The next morning Netto snuck out with his PET in hand leaving Maki and Dream in his room to sleep. He and Rockman had just received a message from Mejin to get down to Net Savior HQ and he wasn't in the mood to babysit. Not at 8:30 in the morning.

He and Rockman rolled into the large building some fifteen minutes after receiving the message. As always Laika and Enzan were standing outside of the room waiting for him. "Morning," Netto muttered.

"Good morning to you too," Laika said with his eyebrow raised.

Netto shot him a dirty look and went in the room.

"He's not a morning person," Enzan said quietly.

"Obviously," Laika retorted.

The two boys walked into Mejin's office and sat down in the plush chairs in front of his desk. "Okay, I heard most of the story from Enzan and Laika last night. Care to elaborate on anything, Netto-kun?" Mejin asked.

Netto shook his head.

"Okay then, I'm sorry but we're going to have to wait for the next strike. There are no data trails and I don't think we'll get any information out of your new friend Dream."

"What about Netto and Rockman?" Enzan asked.

"What about us?" Netto replied.

"I mean, they're obviously after you two. We know they can manipulate Rockman programming which means they might even be able to manipulate you Netto. So, what are you planning on doing to make sure nothing happens?" Enzan asked.

"Uhhh…" Netto really didn't have an answer to that.

Mejin sighed, "Well, I can make a suggestion but I can't really do anything about it. Netto and Rockman's lives are their own when they're not on duty."

Netto stuck his tongue out at Enzan.

"However, I can strongly suggest what to do. Mostly because I'm an adult and you're still 12."

Enzan and Laika both his smiles behind their hands and Netto glared at them.

"Netto, Rockman I'm not saying you two are little kids but you do need help. It's not a weakness to accept someone's help and trust me, with what has happened and what can happen accepting someone's offer might not be a bad idea," Mejin said.

Netto crossed his arms and flumped into his chair. "So, what's your suggestion?" he muttered.

"A sleepover," Mejin said.

"Come again?" Enzan asked.

"Well, just to make sure nothing happens and if it does you two will be there to help. Come on, I'm sure you've been to a sleep over before," Mejin said.

Laika and Enzan shared an uncomfortable silence.

It was now Netto's turn to laugh. Though he didn't try to hide it in the slightest.

Mejin was slight disturbed that the two older boys had never been to a sleep over before. Then again it was Laika and Enzan.

/Makes you almost feel sorry for them/ Netto thought to Rockman.

/Hush Netto-kun, that's mean/ Rockman said with the barest hint of amusement in his mental voice.

/Then why do you think its funny/ Netto asked slyly.

/I don't/

/You do too/ Netto chided.

Mejin cleared his throat and everyone's attention was turned to him. "Well, as I said it was a suggestion, but a strong one. You three are dismissed until something happens."

Netto, Laika and Enzan all got up and left the building. "Well, what do you think?" Enzan asked.

"It's a good idea," Laika murmured.

"I still can't believe you two have never been to a sleep over," said Netto, missing the point entirely.

"Well, when you're raised to be the vice president of IPC sleepovers don't happen very often," Enzan said irritably.

"But still…" Netto said.

/Netto-kun/ Rockman warned.

Netto smiled but clamped his mouth shut.

"Well, it can't hurt and in case anything does happen it's probably the best idea we have," Laika said.

"It's probably your best bet to get a social life too," Netto laughed.

/Netto-kun/

/I couldn't resist/ Netto laughed.

The two boys gave him angry glares but didn't reply. "So whose house?" Laika asked.

"Not mine," said Netto. "Unless you want Maki-chan, my mom and aunt Sakura bugging us all night."

Laika and Enzan didn't reply directly to the statement but Enzan quickly said, "We'll have it at my house."

Rockman giggled and Netto said, "Okay, we'll see you at five. Bye!" he waved and took off down his street.

"Bye," Enzan said when Netto was well out of earshot. "He's hyper isn't he?"

"No, what makes you say that?" Laika asked sarcastically.

/

Netto ran into his house and managed to take off his shoes before he was attacked my Maki. "Yay! You're back!" she yelled.

Netto was knocked over by the force of her slamming into him and he grunted as she attached herself to his mid section. "Oof, hey Maki-chan."

"What did you do? Did you beat anymore bad guys?" she asked.

Rockman laughed, "No Maki-chan. Mejin-san actually told us to lie low for awhile."

"Lie low?" Dream asked.

"Not bring attention to ourselves until the enemies make their move first," Rockman explained.

"Yeup, so tonight, Laika, Enzan and I are having a sleep over," Netto said.

Haruka with her ability to hear any word that was important uttered in the household poked her head in. "Really?" she asked.

Netto nodded, "Yeah, I was invited after we left HQ." He left out the part about how it was to make sure nothing happened to him and Rockman.

"Ooooh, can I come too?" Maki asked.

"No," Netto and Rockman said simultaneously.

"Awww," Maki started to pout but Haruka put her hand on Maki's head making her sniffles stop.

"I think it's great that your friends are starting to open up. Just make sure you get there before the storm," she said.

"Storm?" Netto and Rockman asked.

Haruka nodded, "Yes, there is a storm warning for this evening."

"Okay, mama, we'll leave before the rain," Rockman said.

Haruka smiled, "I know. Make sure you two have fun."

/

Later that evening after many games of tag with Maki, Netto finally managed to escape his house and head towards Enzan's.

"Netto-kun, do you think anything will happen?" Rockman asked in a semi-worried voice.

"Nah," Netto said casually. "I doubt they will try anything so soon."

Rockman sighed, "Yeah, I guess you're right, I just can't help but shake the feeling that something bad is going to happen."

"Something bad will happen. We know that, but not right away," Netto said.

Rockman relaxed a little. "Yeah, I guess you're right.

They skated up to Enzan's huge mansion and looked around it in wonder. "Wow," Netto said.

"Agreed," Rockman answered.

Enzan came out of the front door to greet them. "Hey, you two are late," Enzan said.

"Netto-kun is always late," Rockman said.

"Not my fault! Maki wanted to skate!" Netto said.

Enzan rolled his eyes then gazed at the threatening sky above. "Come one, we better get out of this," he said.

Netto and Rockman didn't need telling twice and they followed Enzan inside.

Maki snuck in behind them and quickly his in a closet.

"Maki-chan I don't think this is a good idea," Dream said in a worried whisper.

"You're being a scaredy cat!" Maki scoffed. "Everything will be fine. I wanna see what Netto-chan is really doing."

"Maybe they're really having a sleepover?" Dream said.

"No, I bet they're going on some secret mission. And when they do I'll be there to see it all," Maki said excitedly.

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Netto followed Enzan into the living room and whistled. "Wow, do you live here all alone?" he asked.

Enzan nodded. "My dad rarely comes home so it's just Blues, me and the cleaning robots."

Netto frowned, "That's depressing."

/Netto-kun/ Rockman reprimanded.

/Well it is/ Netto said.

Enzan sighed heavily. "I know, but I'm at work most of the time anyway. So it doesn't matter."

Netto instantly felt bad about saying that and tired to cover it up by laughing nervously and telling a bad joke.

Enzan smiled and recognized the feeble attempt to make him feel better.

Rockman left his PET to join Blues and Searchman in the cyber world. "Hey," he said as he linked onto the main homepage.

The two navi's greeted their friend with small waves which was more then Rockman was expecting.

"When did Laika get here?" Rockman asked.

"A half hour ago," they answered in unison.

Rockman winced, "Netto-kun was playing with Maki-chan," he said.

Blues gave a small smile, "I guessed as much. A lot has happened huh?"

Rockman sighed, "No kidding. Thank god she thinks it's all a big sci-fi movie and isn't scared about it. I thought for sure she would have freaked out by now. Epically after the first time when Netto-kun and I got captured by Neo WWW."

"What?" Enzan yelled into the monitor.

Rockman slapped his forehead.

/Niiiiiice/ Netto said sarcastically.

/I'm sorry, I just said it, I forgot…/ Rockman said drifting off.

"What happened now?" Laika asked.

"It's no big deal," Netto said laughing to make it seem lighter. "See, when Maki-chan first came Mejin-san gave me a mission about two hours after mom and aunt Sakura went shopping. So, you know having a five year old on a mission didn't bode very well…" Netto trailed off.

Enzan rubbed his temples, "And?" he asked.

Rockman laughed nervously, "They caught Maki-chan and used her as bait to get me and Netto-kun."

"That's low," Searchman muttered darkly.

"That's what I said!" Netto said. "Anyways, that's all done with. We don't even need to worry about Neo WWW now. We need to worry about Obsidian."

"We don't need to worry about anything tonight," Rockman said matter of factly.

"That's right!" Netto said. "Tonight is for fun. Did either of you order pizza?"

"Huh?" Enzan asked.

"Pizza, you've had it right?" Netto asked.

"Of course!" Enzan and Laika yelled.

Netto help up his hands in defense. "Just making sure!" he laughed nervously. "Pizza is always ordered at sleepovers."

Enzan sighed and picked up his PET. "I don't know what's around here," he said doubtfully.

"You don't want curry?" Rockman asked a bit surprised.

"Nah, WWW deserves a break almost as much as we do," he said.

Rockman blinked, "How surprisingly mature of you."

"What?" Netto hissed.

"Nothing, nothing," Rockman said innocently.

"Yeah right," Netto muttered.

Enzan used his PET to call the nearest pizza place. "Who wants what?" he asked.

"Cheese," Laika said.

"Pepperoni," Netto said.

Enzan sighed, "Okay." He placed the order over his PET line and said, "It will be here in 15 minutes."

"What did you get?" Netto asked.

"One large one medium, the large is half cheese half pineapple and the medium is pepperoni since I figure you will eat a whole pizza yourself," Enzan said pointedly to Netto.

Rockman snickered in the back ground and Netto growled.

"Pineapple?" Laika asked.

Enzan blushed slightly. "I like it," he muttered.

"O-okay," Laika said.

They talked until the pizza got there. When it did the air was thick with a promise of rain. Enzan took the pizzas from the pizza guy and gave him the money plus a tip. Then he took the pizza inside.

"It's here," he said and set the pizza down. Netto immediately dived into his and started too much on the cheese.

Maki smelled the pizza from her hiding place in the closet. It was just then when her stomach gave a loud growl and she leaned against the wall. "I'm hungry," she said softly.

"I told you they weren't going on a mission," Dream said softly.

"Maybe they're just saving up their energy," Maki said hopefully.

"I don't think so," Dream said doubtfully.

Maki crossed her arms. "Well, that shows how much you know," she said.

Dream sighed. Maki was going to get into so much trouble when they found her.

Outside there was a low rumble of thunder.

"Oh, looks like there's going to be a storm," Netto said.

"Hope Maki-chan will be okay," Rockman said doubtfully.

"Don't worry. She'll just go to Aunt Sakura or mom," Netto said.

"Is Maki-san scared of thunderstorms?" Blues asked.

Rockman nodded. "She's climbed into bed with Netto cause of it."

Netto coughed. "Yes well, mom and Aunt Sakura are with her tonight, so it's not my problem."

/

Maki heard the thunder and pushed herself into a corner of the closet. She whimpered softly and tried to make herself as small as possible.

"Maki-chan are you okay?" Dream asked.

Maki shook her head no.

"Are you afraid of thunderstorms?" Dream asked.

Maki shook her head no. Then in the distance there was another, louder, crack of thunder. She quickly nodded.

"You know thunder is just created when the lightning heats the air around it so fast that it expands creating a large sound right?" Dream asked.

"Dream?" Maki asked in a terrified whisper.

"Yes?"

"Please be quiet," she said.

/

Netto and the others laughed outside as the storm approached. The boys didn't notice it and the navi's didn't either until they were forced to by the lightning being a tad to close to a signal receiver. Then all they did was return to the safety of their PET's and link the homepages.

Then there was a bight flash of lightning and a loud crack of thunder that shook the walls. Not long after they could hear a wail.

"W-what was that?" Netto asked.

"A g-g-gh-ghost?" Rockman asked in a terrified whisper.

"Don't be silly," Enzan said. "It's probably just a cat that got caught in the storm."

There was another loud crack and a distinct sobbing noise.

"E-enzan, it's in the house," Netto said shakily.

"Okay, no one panic. We're Net Saviors, we can handle anything on our own," Enzan said calmly.

"Enzan, the receivers are jammed cause of the storm, we can't call for help," Netto said.

Enzan paled slightly but moved on boldly. "It's all right," he said, almost as if he was trying to assure himself.

"N-netto-kun?" Rockman asked.

"Yes?"

"Do you think it's a g-g-ghost?"

Netto shook his head. They were so nervous they didn't even realize that the conversation they meant to be mental was spoken out loud.

There was one more crack of thunder and all three heard the distinct sound of crying.

"I knew it, this place is haunted!" Rockman said.

"Pull yourself together," Searchman said.

Netto crept cautiously to the closet that the wails were coming from. As soon as he opened it he was attacked by something and knocked to the floor.

Enzan and Laika prepared to spring but they all stopped short as they saw who was sobbing in Netto's arms.

"Maki-chan!" they all said in unison.

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Okay, update! Sorry this wasn't up sooner. was down for quite awhile.