"STAR!" Sam leapt from her seat and dashed over to the wall monitor. "Star, are you all right? What happened?"
"What happened? I'LL TELL YOU WHAT HAPPENED!" It was at this time that Starfire proceeded to tell the two young netbattlers in the room exactly what she thought of ShadowMan, using the loudest, most profane language she could muster.
After the rant was over, Sam gave a low whistle. "Dang Star, I didn't even know you KNEW that many curses! And did I hear some Russian in there?"
"Actually," Corrected the small Navi, "It was part of a Portuguese voodoo ritual." Shaking her head, Star was back to business again. "But we don't have time to stand around here and discuss voodoo. Sam, ProtoMan's in trouble!"
"WHAT!" Chaud said in disbelief. But something else startled him. It was the way Starfire reacted to his voice, like she hadn't seen him.
"Chaud?" Angling her head towards the sound of the voice, the golden haired Navi blinked. "Oh, sorry. Didn't see ya there. Course, I can't really see much of anything now that I mention it…."
Both Chaud and Sam glanced at each other before Chaud spoke. "What do you mean by that?"
With a deep breath, Starfire looked up. "I hate to tell you this, but I'm blind."
Sam made a small noise, halfway between a squeak and a scream. "Oh Star! But…how?"
With a quick shake of her head, Star crossed her arms across her chest. "My data was corrupted when I was hit with a rock. But we need to get GutsMan, MegaMan, and Roll! They're the only ones who can help me save ProtoMan and Bass!"
Chaud nodded, picking up his bright red PET, which is short for Personal Terminal. "I'll contact them. You get going back to ProtoMan!"
When Chaud was in the other room, Sam looked at her Navi. "So you found him?"
"Yeah. He even remembered me! The plan worked!"
Smiling, Sam plugged in her sky blue PET. "That's amazing Star." She wiped a tear from the corner of her eye. "That's really great."
"Sam, are you crying?" Asked Star in a gentle voice.
Blinking a couple times, Sam nodded. "Yes, but how'd you know?"
Smiling wryly, Starfire shrugged. "Your voice sounded a bit funny."
Chaud returned from the family room. "All right, they're on their way."
No sooner had the words left Chaud's mouth than three Navis appeared on the monitor.
GutsMan. EXE was a large Navi that reminded Sam of a gorilla. A gorilla that had been turned into a robot and had the intelligence of toast. He was very smitten with Starfire and Roll, but unfortunately for him, they liked guys who could actually think.
Roll. EXE was designed almost exactly like Starfire; except for she was all pink, instead of Starfire's bright orange and red color scheme. On her head were two gold things that resembled ribbons, which curled back and ended almost behind her head. Her ponytail was stiff, with a green ribbon at the end of it, unlike Stars, which looked like ProtoMan's. Both girls were blonde, but Roll was a bit more of a yellow blonde and Star was a golden blonde.
MegaMan. EXE was a small blue Navi, but he packed a punch! He had glittering green eyes that matched Rolls eyes. It wasn't a big secret that he liked Roll, but he had never gotten the courage to ask her out before. His specialty was the blaster, but he was versatile.
"Starfire! GutsMan miss you much, Guts Guts!" Boomed GutsMan as he prepared to hug Starfire.
"Touch me GutsMan and you'll be eating through a tube for the rest of your life." Starfire threatened and GutsMan immediately backed off.
MegaMan smiled. Starfire may be irritating, she may be a bit crazy, and she may be a bit odd, but she was a good Navi beneath it all. She of all people didn't deserve to be blind.
Turning, Starfire seemed to look directly at MegaMan and Roll. "Hey Mega. Hey Roll. It's nice to see you two again. Or, rather not see you." She gave a cheerful grin. "Well, we gotta go! Proto and Bass need our help!"
Roll's face was concerned. "But how will we find our way back?"
Starfire threw a playful arm around Roll's shoulders. "Roll, don't you think I don't know my way?" Then she winked. And from the shadows, an unseen spirit winked back at her.
