"Hey Laura, how are you? I miss you so much." Crystal said into the phone in her temporary room at N'Tek. "I'm alright, what about you. How is that new job?" "I like it so far. Guess what, I met Josh, Pete, and Berto already. They all say "hi" and they miss you too. Oh, and Josh says he will be there to pick you up." "Cool, so what do you think of them, isn't Josh adorable?" Laura asked with a giggle in her voice. "Yeah, he's cute, not quite my type, but attractive none the less. So, how's the trip now that I'm gone?" Laura thought about her response for a moment, not wanting to sound insincere. "Uh, I'm okay, but it's not as fun as when you were around. Not too many people for me to talk to since I don't know to many people around here." The two carried on for nearly half an hour before Laura had to go. It was time for her to begin her research for the day. Crystal hung up her phone and went off to work, hoping for a chance to get some hands-on time with the main computer.
"Hey guys," she said as she walked into one of the labs where she found Max, Berto, Pete and Kat. "Oh hi, you must be Kat, I'm Crystal." She held out her hand like she had done to everyone else. Kat looked at her funny and then said "Huh, I was expecting a female version of nerd-boy over here, I guess being a dork isn't required in order to be really smart. See, there's hope for you yet Berto!" Everyone in the room laughed except for Berto, and nobody could blame him for not being happy with her comment. "I am not a nerd, shut up Kat." Berto left the room for a few to begin his surveillance routine. He came back in to find Crystal organizing his things. "Well, nothing unusual on the radar to…" he stopped at the sight of her moving things that he needed. "What are you doing? Are you insane? Leave that stuff alone, it is sensitive equipment." Rolling her eyes, she continued to move things despite his demand. "I know what I'm doing, I have just as much training as you do, remember? Don't worry about it, I'll be careful."
Max looked at Berto and smiled a bit. "Well, since there is nothing going on, lets go bro." "Go where?" "Vacation, remember, that's why we called her in. Now, let's get going." Berto sighed, knowing that he couldn't get out of this. He began to show Crystal how to get in contact with him and Max, and what everything in the computer room did. She rolled her eyes again, but let him babble just to get him gone. Max dragged Berto away after nearly an hour, and asked him what sounded fun to him. "Working," Berto said sharply. "Forget it Bro, it's not gonna happen. Surfing, Skating, basketball maybe?" Berto thought about it for a minute and finally said, "Uh, what about biking, that sound good to you?" I'm going to regret this; I just know it, Berto thought as he answered Max. Well, at least I know how to ride a bike, so I'm doing better than usual. "Great, biking it is, I know this great mountain trail not far from here, and I have an extra bike just waiting for your sorry butt! Hey Pete, you up for the challenge?" Josh waved for Pete to come along. "Can't, class in an hour, Sorry." Pete shrugged and said goodbye to everyone. Pete walked out of the lab, followed by Josh and Berto.
Crystal walked into the room that housed Berto's massive computer. Kat followed her to see what she was up to now that the boys were gone. Crystal sat in front of the main screen and began to type. She decided to re-scan some of their enemy bases, seeing no drastic changes. Satisfied, she turned to Kat. "So, what do you say to a little training session?" Kat smiled brightly at the thought of kicking some ass. "Sure, hope you know what you're up against Crystal." The two girls left the room and went through some warm up exercises before getting serious. They began to battle, and Kat had Crystal on the mat in ten minutes. "Not bad for a first timer, bout you're no expert. I can help you with that if you're willing to work for it." Crystal nodded and told Kat, "hey, I'm an N'Tek agent now, of course I'm willing to work for it!"
Kat continued to work with Crystal for most of the day, and the two began to strike up a friendship. This is so cool, I haven't even been here for a week, and everyone seems to like me. Yay! Crystal thought this many times throughout the day, and was right, everyone did like her so far, although Berto did still have his reservations as to her motives. He knew that she wasn't called in to replace him, but her intentions weren't necessarily so pure as just to help him. I wonder how the boys are doing on that biking trip. That was the other thought that raced through the minds of the two girls, knowing that Berto wasn't really into sports, and that Josh had a tendency to forget that the probes helped him whether he was in Max mode or not. They hoped the guys were alright, and that Berto would survive the day.
"Hey guys," she said as she walked into one of the labs where she found Max, Berto, Pete and Kat. "Oh hi, you must be Kat, I'm Crystal." She held out her hand like she had done to everyone else. Kat looked at her funny and then said "Huh, I was expecting a female version of nerd-boy over here, I guess being a dork isn't required in order to be really smart. See, there's hope for you yet Berto!" Everyone in the room laughed except for Berto, and nobody could blame him for not being happy with her comment. "I am not a nerd, shut up Kat." Berto left the room for a few to begin his surveillance routine. He came back in to find Crystal organizing his things. "Well, nothing unusual on the radar to…" he stopped at the sight of her moving things that he needed. "What are you doing? Are you insane? Leave that stuff alone, it is sensitive equipment." Rolling her eyes, she continued to move things despite his demand. "I know what I'm doing, I have just as much training as you do, remember? Don't worry about it, I'll be careful."
Max looked at Berto and smiled a bit. "Well, since there is nothing going on, lets go bro." "Go where?" "Vacation, remember, that's why we called her in. Now, let's get going." Berto sighed, knowing that he couldn't get out of this. He began to show Crystal how to get in contact with him and Max, and what everything in the computer room did. She rolled her eyes again, but let him babble just to get him gone. Max dragged Berto away after nearly an hour, and asked him what sounded fun to him. "Working," Berto said sharply. "Forget it Bro, it's not gonna happen. Surfing, Skating, basketball maybe?" Berto thought about it for a minute and finally said, "Uh, what about biking, that sound good to you?" I'm going to regret this; I just know it, Berto thought as he answered Max. Well, at least I know how to ride a bike, so I'm doing better than usual. "Great, biking it is, I know this great mountain trail not far from here, and I have an extra bike just waiting for your sorry butt! Hey Pete, you up for the challenge?" Josh waved for Pete to come along. "Can't, class in an hour, Sorry." Pete shrugged and said goodbye to everyone. Pete walked out of the lab, followed by Josh and Berto.
Crystal walked into the room that housed Berto's massive computer. Kat followed her to see what she was up to now that the boys were gone. Crystal sat in front of the main screen and began to type. She decided to re-scan some of their enemy bases, seeing no drastic changes. Satisfied, she turned to Kat. "So, what do you say to a little training session?" Kat smiled brightly at the thought of kicking some ass. "Sure, hope you know what you're up against Crystal." The two girls left the room and went through some warm up exercises before getting serious. They began to battle, and Kat had Crystal on the mat in ten minutes. "Not bad for a first timer, bout you're no expert. I can help you with that if you're willing to work for it." Crystal nodded and told Kat, "hey, I'm an N'Tek agent now, of course I'm willing to work for it!"
Kat continued to work with Crystal for most of the day, and the two began to strike up a friendship. This is so cool, I haven't even been here for a week, and everyone seems to like me. Yay! Crystal thought this many times throughout the day, and was right, everyone did like her so far, although Berto did still have his reservations as to her motives. He knew that she wasn't called in to replace him, but her intentions weren't necessarily so pure as just to help him. I wonder how the boys are doing on that biking trip. That was the other thought that raced through the minds of the two girls, knowing that Berto wasn't really into sports, and that Josh had a tendency to forget that the probes helped him whether he was in Max mode or not. They hoped the guys were alright, and that Berto would survive the day.