Chapter Three: Old Friends

Author's Note:

Here's Chapter Three: Old Friends. Three old characters return to the scene in this chapter! Enjoy and review please! I'll see ya at Chapter Four: Hack Attack. Until then, see ya! ;-)

-CelestialTime93

"According to the files from the Security Cameras," Jackie explained as the detectives and their dog got out of their car, "Inez was last seen here, at the sewage hole. Our best bet is that we'll find her down there."

"Hacker's our only suspect." Slider said as Matt lifted the sewage lid, "We should be able ot find them easily."

"Let's hope - whoa!" Matt slipped on the walls of the sewage hole and fell into the sewers. Obi barked in panick and jumped in after his owner.

"There's no ladder in the sewer!" Slider cried.

"Matt!" Jackie cried, "We're coming! Whoaaaaa!"

"I'm coming, too!" Slider cried, jumping in after Jackie.

"Whoa! Ugh!" Matt broke his fall and landed stadily on the ground.

Obi howled from above.

"Obi!" Matt cried, outstretching his arms, "C'mon, boy! It's okay, I'm right here!"

Obi whimpered when he landed in his owner's arms. Matt stepped out of the way when Jackie and Slider landed on their hands and feet.

"Okay," Jackie squeaked, "How are we supposed to get out?"

"Maybe there's another way out." Matt suggested, clipping a leash on Obi's collar, "But right now, we need to find Inez. Anybody have something that belongs to her?"

The detectives looked around.

"Hey, look!" Jackie exclaimed, taking out rubber gloves and a plastic bag, "Inez's glasses!"

"But, Inez can't see without them!" Slider cried, as Jackie picked up the glasses, "She's in real trouble right now."

"It's definatly Hacker." Matt said, "He obciously wants revenge. After all, Inez was always the one that taunted Hacker all the time."

Then, there was a crash from the right corridor.

Jackie took out a flashlight and shone it in the direction of the noise. Matt and Slider held their guns steady.

"Come out!" Matt demanded, "Whoever you are!"

"Arf! Arf!" Obi continued barking.

"Hey! Watch where you point that thing!"

"Digit!" the detectives exclaimed. Jackie lowered her flashlight and the boys put away their guns.

"How did you get here?" Matt asked with a smile. Obi barked and licked Digit's face happily.

"Down, boy." Matt demanded gently.

"Ew..." Digit groaned, shaking the slober off, "Anyway, to answer your question, Motherboard sent us. And another thing; who are you?"

"Did we change that much?" Slider asked.

"How's this?" Jackie pulled out her Skwak Pad that she and her friends recieved 11 years ago.

"The Skwak Pad?" Digit exclaimed, "Then that means-"

"Missed us, Didge?" Matt smiled.

"Matt! Jackie! Slider!" Digit exclaimed, hugging Jackie, "You guys have grown!"

"Wait." Matt said, "You said that Motherboard sent 'us.' Does that mean there's more reinforcements?"

"Digit!"

"Where have you been?"

"Shari and Creech?" the young detectives exclaimed.

Obi cocked his head and whined in confusement.

"I'm sorry but," 22 year old Shari Spotter frowned, "Do we know you?"

"Shari! Creech!" Digit laughed, "This is the cybersquad from 11 years ago! Matt, Jackie, Slider, and - hey! Where's Inez?"

"That's why we're here." Matt said, "We recieved a case file this morning of Inez's disappearance."

"So far, her glasses are the only clue." Jackie explained, holding up the glasses in the plastic bag with her gloved fingers, "She was last spotted around this area."

"Wait." 20 year old Creech Kahuna said, "You guys are detectives?"

"Ones that work for the F.B.I." Jackie answered, half sheepish.

"The F.B.I.?" the three newcomers exclaimed.

"Don't worry, it's a good thing!" Jackie reassured, taking out her identification card and handing it to Digit, "And here's proof."

Digit accepted the card and saw the profile.

"Is this the same with Matt and Slider?" Digit asked, handing the card back to Jackie.

"Same with Inez also." Matt added.

"Her too?" Shari asked.

"Yep." Matt answered, "Been like that since High School. Jacs, let Obi sniff the glasses."

"How's that gonna help us find Inez?" Digit asked.

"A dog's sense of smell is three times stronger than a human's." Matt explained as Jackie carefully retrieved the glasses from the plastic bag with her rubber gloves.

"It was a good thing that Inez was wearing contact lenses today." Jackie said, "Okay, Obi. Smell and sense! C'mon, boy! Just like practice!"

Obi sniffed the glasses, sniffed the air, then sniffed the ground. He barked and ran down the main corridor.

"Whoaaaaa! Heel, Obi! Heel!" Matt cried.

"Arf! Arf!"

"Matt!" Jackie cried, chasing after Matt and his dog, "Wait up!"

Slider and the others followed.

Suddenly, Obi stopped dead, and started sniffing again, only more harder. He soon whimpered.

"Matt, why did you stop?" Jackie asked, catching her breath.

"C'mon, boy!" Matt said, "Can you sniff out Inez's scent?"

Obi whimpered and shook his head.

"We lost her." Matt frowned.

"Matt! Jackie!" Slider cried.

"You're on a trap!" Digit cried.

"Huh?" Matt and Jackie stood up straight. Obi began to bark wildly.

When the rest of the team joined, a circle was carved around the cybersquad.

"What the-" Matt was at a loss of words.

"Arf! Arf!" Obi barked. Then, the platform was mechanically risen to an opening that lead to the surface.

"Who's behind this?" Jackie demanded.

"Welcome to the party, kiddies!" a cold voice boomed.

"Hacker!" the cybersquad cried.