UnaEXE – A week in Each Others Shoes
Chapter 2 – Surprises in Store
"What do you mean a confession?" asked a surprised Una. It wasn't like their aunt to drop surprises like this on them.
"It's kind of complicated," replied Sarah laughing.
"So what is it then?" asked Hub impatiently.
"You know how BlazeTech is running the World Championship," started Sarah, "Well someone thought I needed something to do over the summer and put me in charge of running the tournament as a whole."
"Wow!" exclaimed Hub his eyes wide open.
"Don't you have a say in if someone can go through without passing the prelims then?" asked Una hopefully.
"One person," replied her aunt seriously, "And that spots already taken."
"By who?" asked an upset Hub.
"That's my secret," replied Sarah walking towards the door and attempting to open it. Attempting being the operative word as the door refused to open.
"Hub, the house wouldn't be in emergency shutdown would it?" asked Sarah a little too nervously for Hub's liking.
"Why would it be in emergency shutdown?" asked Hub laughing nervously as he waved his hand through Una.
"The maniacal laughter on the other side of the door kind of gives it away," replied Sarah backing carefully away from the door and indicating that Hub and Una should do the same.
Suddenly the door burst into pieces with a loud crash and Una shielded herself against the debris as Sarah and Hub stood there looking at the unbroken door. A silver foot moved itself through the door followed by the rest of Scyler in MetalMan Style.
"I knew that visit to Tamako before I came here would pay off," laughed Scyler, "At least MetalMan will finally get some bed rest after all that training." She looked around until she spotted Una.
"So you're the big famous Una," she snidely commented looking her up and down, "And I suppose the meat is Hub?"
"Don't you dare insult Hub like that!" yelled Una, nobody ever spoke that way about her op and got away with it.
"And what's the little pink brat going to do about it?" teased Scyler with a smile on her face, she enjoyed these few moments in the field where she could tease these human loving ops, and if they were Hikari's or Blaze's then it was even better.
Hub watched as Una became a pink blur heading for Scyler which quickly turned into a pink blur heading for the wall after Scyler struck it. Una was plastered upside down across the wall before she fell off onto the floor.
"That hurt," moaned Una attempting to stand up. She mentally kicked herself for forgetting the first rule that her mum and dad had told her, never try to tackle a navi in anger.
"Why are you just standing there sister?" asked Scyler facing Sarah, "Not helping your niece isn't very nice is it?"
"Thanks to you I can't," snapped Sarah, "When you activated the emergency shutdown it sealed the access ports, Una's the only one who can defend the house now."
"So no BattleChips," replied Scyler grinning, today was beginning to feel like a good day.
"Oh, he can download Chips alright," smiled Sarah, "But no other navis can enter the system until you've gone."
"Is that my biggest problem?" asked Scyler bored, she really expected more from these pair.
"No," yelled Hub running forward to punch Scyler before falling through her.
"Hub, the entire house is in emergency shutdown," went Sarah tapping her foot in annoyance of Hub's impulsive behaviour, "What happens in emergency lockdown?"
"The dimensional field is shutdown to prevent humans from being hurt whilst the house network is under attack," replied Hub sheepishly.
"Right, and can you hurt Scyler during the emergency shutdown?"
"No."
"I hate to break up the lecture," yelled Scyler, "But I think I'm about to break your little friend." She stood over the now unconscious Una with the DarkSword ready to ready to strike.
"You wouldn't," hissed Sarah.
"Try me," smiled Scyler faking a drop of the DarkSword and nearly forcing Hub into a relapse.
"You wouldn't because you know you couldn't absorb Una's data in time to gain the source of her power," replied Sarah, "After all that's why you're here isn't it?"
"I'm little Miss smarty-pants," sneered Scyler, "Of course that's why I'm here stupid."
"You know you won't get it don't you?"
"And why's that?"
"Because," replied Sarah pointing to Hub, "He's her source of power."
