Kichi waited in her truck near the SciLabs, waiting for Enzan to come out from his meeting. Netto could use some company, and Enzan looked like he wouldn't mind getting away from that Laika fellow for awhile. She couldn't understand what that man's problem was. Maybe he just didn't like woman.
Or maybe he's just a jerk to everyone Skunk-chan snorted.
"You didn't even see him," Kichi retorted.
Didn't have to. Can tell just from your thoughts.
"And I told you to stay out of my head or I'd turn you into a hat."
Skunk-chan growled and crawled back into the carry sack. Enzan came out at that moment, so Kichi didn't bother trying to coax the skunk back out of the bag. If she wanted to stay in there, that was fine with Kichi. The older girl opened the door for Enzan so he could climb into the beat up pick-up. It still had the dents and such that had been put into it from their adventure into the forest a month ago. Kichi doubted she would ever have them fixed. She didn't really see any reason why she would spend money on something that was most likely just going to get wrecked again.
The drive to the hospital was a silent one. If Yuuichiro had given Enzan any more information, he wasn't sharing it with Kichi at the moment. That was fine, though. Most likely the information was somewhere on the SciLab computers, and her hacker friend could get it for her. That thought made Kichi's lips twitch with a smile. There wasn't much that could be kept secret from her contact. Not that she was going to tell anyone that bit of information.
When they reached Netto's room the boy was sitting up in bed, watching tv. He turned it off the minute he saw Enzan and Kichi enter the room. Rockman waved to both of them before taking off. Kichi didn't mind, the navi deserved to take a break every once and awhile too. He was probably as stressed out as everyone else was.
"Enzan! Kichi! Its about time someone came to visit. Everyone else is in school."
"Bored?" Enzan teased, moving over to sit next to Netto. Kichi chose to lean up against the wall instead of sit. She couldn't explain it, but she had a feeling that something bad was going to happen. It wasn't exactly a feeling, but there was definitely something on the way, and she didn't like the feeling it was creating.
When it happened there was no warning. The Dimensional Area surrounded the entire hospital, putting everything into chaos! Viruses began to show up everywhere, getting into everything. This was what Kichi had been sensing, but couldn't place. It was odd, seeing the viruses everywhere. Of course, that didn't keep her from knocking them out. Enzan was doing the same, and Netto was making a rather weak attempt to help. There wasn't much he could do, though, not in his condition.
"Hehe, what a pathetic sight," a very oily voice growled. The three humans turned to the door, where the black and red navi that Kichi had seen in her visions and the sketch she'd shown Enzan and the others was standing. He was smiling sinisterly, holding something in his hands. Enzan recognized it as a data cube.
"You," Kichi hissed. "You're the beast that's been haunting my dreams."
"Have I now? Interesting. You must be the Seer." The navi's gaze turned to Netto and Enzan. His eyes narrowed dangerously. "And here we have my two favorite humans. I have a chore for you, Enzan."
"Whatever it is, you can forget it," Enzan growled. "The only thing I'm going to do to you is delete you."
The navi laughed evilly. "Oh really? You will help me, Enzan. Otherwise, Netto's going to be joining the Spirit World very soon, and it will be very painful."
Even as the navi said this, Bubbleman appeared behind Netto and wrapped his arm around the boy's neck, and Netto couldn't pull away. Both Enzan and Kichi froze.
"Like I said," said the navi. "I think you will be helping me. All you have to do is touch the data cube, Enzan. Then Bubbleman and I shall leave, and take all of the viruses with us. I'll even leave Netto alone after I leave."
"Why should we trust you?" Kichi growled.
"Because, if you don't, Netto's as good as dead," the navi growled.
"Don't do it, Enzan," Netto whimpered.
Bubbleman strengthened his grip around Netto's neck, cutting off any further words. The other navi held out the data cube towards Enzan. The boy sighed and reached out and touched the cube. He just couldn't stand to see Netto get hurt by these creatures. Immediately the cube opened up, and before they could even see what kind of data it held, the dark navi absorbed it. Good to his words, Bubbleman released Netto and both navis logged out just as the dimensional area disappeared.
"Enzan! You idiot!" Netto screamed. "Why did you do that?!"
"I couldn't let them kill you," Enzan replied softly, helping Netto up off the ground where he'd fallen after Bubbleman had let him go. "I couldn't stand to see you get hurt any more."
"Right. Well, Enzan, you better call this in to Uncle Yuuichiro and those two other guys," Kichi said, heading for the door.
"Where are you going?" Netto asked.
Kichi turned around to look at Netto before putting on her sunglasses. "I'm going to see a cat about hunting a mouse."
Or maybe he's just a jerk to everyone Skunk-chan snorted.
"You didn't even see him," Kichi retorted.
Didn't have to. Can tell just from your thoughts.
"And I told you to stay out of my head or I'd turn you into a hat."
Skunk-chan growled and crawled back into the carry sack. Enzan came out at that moment, so Kichi didn't bother trying to coax the skunk back out of the bag. If she wanted to stay in there, that was fine with Kichi. The older girl opened the door for Enzan so he could climb into the beat up pick-up. It still had the dents and such that had been put into it from their adventure into the forest a month ago. Kichi doubted she would ever have them fixed. She didn't really see any reason why she would spend money on something that was most likely just going to get wrecked again.
The drive to the hospital was a silent one. If Yuuichiro had given Enzan any more information, he wasn't sharing it with Kichi at the moment. That was fine, though. Most likely the information was somewhere on the SciLab computers, and her hacker friend could get it for her. That thought made Kichi's lips twitch with a smile. There wasn't much that could be kept secret from her contact. Not that she was going to tell anyone that bit of information.
When they reached Netto's room the boy was sitting up in bed, watching tv. He turned it off the minute he saw Enzan and Kichi enter the room. Rockman waved to both of them before taking off. Kichi didn't mind, the navi deserved to take a break every once and awhile too. He was probably as stressed out as everyone else was.
"Enzan! Kichi! Its about time someone came to visit. Everyone else is in school."
"Bored?" Enzan teased, moving over to sit next to Netto. Kichi chose to lean up against the wall instead of sit. She couldn't explain it, but she had a feeling that something bad was going to happen. It wasn't exactly a feeling, but there was definitely something on the way, and she didn't like the feeling it was creating.
When it happened there was no warning. The Dimensional Area surrounded the entire hospital, putting everything into chaos! Viruses began to show up everywhere, getting into everything. This was what Kichi had been sensing, but couldn't place. It was odd, seeing the viruses everywhere. Of course, that didn't keep her from knocking them out. Enzan was doing the same, and Netto was making a rather weak attempt to help. There wasn't much he could do, though, not in his condition.
"Hehe, what a pathetic sight," a very oily voice growled. The three humans turned to the door, where the black and red navi that Kichi had seen in her visions and the sketch she'd shown Enzan and the others was standing. He was smiling sinisterly, holding something in his hands. Enzan recognized it as a data cube.
"You," Kichi hissed. "You're the beast that's been haunting my dreams."
"Have I now? Interesting. You must be the Seer." The navi's gaze turned to Netto and Enzan. His eyes narrowed dangerously. "And here we have my two favorite humans. I have a chore for you, Enzan."
"Whatever it is, you can forget it," Enzan growled. "The only thing I'm going to do to you is delete you."
The navi laughed evilly. "Oh really? You will help me, Enzan. Otherwise, Netto's going to be joining the Spirit World very soon, and it will be very painful."
Even as the navi said this, Bubbleman appeared behind Netto and wrapped his arm around the boy's neck, and Netto couldn't pull away. Both Enzan and Kichi froze.
"Like I said," said the navi. "I think you will be helping me. All you have to do is touch the data cube, Enzan. Then Bubbleman and I shall leave, and take all of the viruses with us. I'll even leave Netto alone after I leave."
"Why should we trust you?" Kichi growled.
"Because, if you don't, Netto's as good as dead," the navi growled.
"Don't do it, Enzan," Netto whimpered.
Bubbleman strengthened his grip around Netto's neck, cutting off any further words. The other navi held out the data cube towards Enzan. The boy sighed and reached out and touched the cube. He just couldn't stand to see Netto get hurt by these creatures. Immediately the cube opened up, and before they could even see what kind of data it held, the dark navi absorbed it. Good to his words, Bubbleman released Netto and both navis logged out just as the dimensional area disappeared.
"Enzan! You idiot!" Netto screamed. "Why did you do that?!"
"I couldn't let them kill you," Enzan replied softly, helping Netto up off the ground where he'd fallen after Bubbleman had let him go. "I couldn't stand to see you get hurt any more."
"Right. Well, Enzan, you better call this in to Uncle Yuuichiro and those two other guys," Kichi said, heading for the door.
"Where are you going?" Netto asked.
Kichi turned around to look at Netto before putting on her sunglasses. "I'm going to see a cat about hunting a mouse."
