Chapter 4
After ten minutes of futile searching Harper tried to make conversation with 'Aria'.
"so, what is she like."
"Me."
"I see."
Dylan and Beyaro were outside with Beyaro getting impatient. "Excuse me captain, I need to make a transmission."
"Of course."
Beyaro walked a safe distance then…
"Did you do it?"
"Yes, it is in the computer." The man on the flexi said.
"Good, now send the virus."
"Wait a minute, what have we here?" Harper asked.
"what?" Aria asked.
"A file. But it isn't like the others, it has no protection, no access coeds. Nothing."
"So whatever it is…Anya…"
"didn't put it there."
"Very good." Said a man appearing behind Anya. "I did. But, these files with never eave this matrix. And neither will you." With that, he injected one of the 'walls' with something. "Goodbye." And disappeared.
"What the hell!" Harper asked running over to the wall. "Uh oh, I think this is a virus."
All of the sudden, a white dressed Aria showed up. "Somethings..wr-wrong." Her voice seemed to jump around robotically. "I can-can-can't access systemmm-m-ms."
"What the hell?" Harper asked looking from Aria to Anya. "You aren't the AI, she is! And you had him plant the virus so I couldn't get those files!" Harper said running over to Aria. Anya met him there.
"No! You don't know what you are talking about. Did you see his uniform? He is a personal assistant to Beyaro."
"Blocking, pa-pa-passage. Energy-gy-gy-gy draining. Functions shut-shut-shutting down. I am being scam-scrambled." Aria got a shocked look on her face then collapsed on the ground twitching.
"She's out cold." Anya said.
"How can she be out cold? She is an AI?"
"I made her very very human." Anya said. "She isn't out cold, but she cant do much, maybe mumble a few things and override small systems."
"I need to report to Dylan." Harper said and tried to leave the matrix but…
"OW FREAKING BIG OW!" Harper said. "It's blocked us from leaving!"
"What? OW!" Anya said, trying too.
"We are trapped inside a dead AI."
"With no way to fix it."
"What do you mean? I can reverse the virus."
"With Beyaro's equipment he used on this, that would take weeks, monthes even! WE are stuck."