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Lan, Maylu, and the rest of the Guard were about an hour into their flight and coming up on the Rocky Mountains when Maylu started to get a little bored. "Lan, do you mind if I put in one of my CD's?" she asked.
"No, what type are they?" asked Lan.
"They are mixes of songs that Roll and I downloaded. Don't worry, they aren't sappy songs," said Maylu as she looked at Lan's face. She put one in and a soft rock song came on (A/N: an example of a soft rock song is Photograph or Wake Me Up When September Ends). "So, what is life like in Texas?"
"Not really all that different from Dentech," said Lan as he moved his car over towards Daniel's. When their cars were parallel, he turned on the radio. "Race you to the mountains."
"You're on," said Daniel. They got out of formation and kicked up the speed.
"Lan, are you sure that you know what you are doing," said Maylu. She appeared to be a little afraid of Lan's flying.
"Yeah, when we get to the mountains, we fly back to formation. You scared?" asked Lan he and Daniel were going at breakneck speeds towards the mountains. "Little farther, little farther," he said as they neared the peak. They both put on the thrusts, but Daniel's car made it over first. "You win," said Lan over the radio.
"Thanks. I think you scared Maylu with your flying. Let's get back into formation before we get in trouble again," said Daniel as he and Lan flew back to their spots.
"Did I scare you?" asked Lan as he looked at Maylu.
"Yes, you did," said Maylu as she leaned back in her seat.
"Maylu, I need to tell you something about Mega before we get to Houston," said Lan.
"What is it? Did something happen to him!" asked Maylu.
"No, he's ok," said Lan as he told her about Mega being Hub.
"Does Roll know?" asked Maylu after Lan finished his story.
"Yes, I know that he told her," said Lan. Maylu sat back in her chair in a state of "wow, that's amazing".
"Hey Lan, we are going to land for lunch. There is this awesome restaurant here that I wanted to try at this resort," said Jena over the radio as she started her descent towards one of the mountains. They found the resort and landed in the parking lot. They all went inside and had lunch.
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The Guard arrived in Houston around five. They had spent a few hours in Colorado, and were just now getting home. "WE'RE HOME! AND WE BROGHT SOUVENIRS FROM COLORADO!" yelled Jena when she walked in the door (A/N: they parked in a covered section outside).
"Hi, what did you bring me?" asked Zemmi as she walked over to her op followed by Mega, Aviato, Roll, Gig, and Xantho.
"How are you able to be in the real world?" asked a stunned Maylu.
"Maylu!" said Roll as she went over to her op and pulled her into a hug. "Are you ok?"
"Yes, and you are apparently ok too," said Maylu. "Now will someone please tell me how you can be in the real world?" Jena walked over to her and explained how the hologram pulled the Navi's out of the net. "Wow, that's really advanced. And you built that almost all by yourself?"
"Yes, but Joey and Ryan helped a little bit too," said Jena. Mega walked over to Lan and whispered something in his ear. Lan shook his head and walked over to Maylu.
"Maylu, do you want me to show you to your room?" he asked.
"Sure," she said. Lan looked at Daniel, and the two of them took Maylu's rolling bags, while Mega took her duffel for her. Maylu followed the guys and Roll up the stairs and down the hall.
"Welcome to your new room," said Lan as he opened the door and stepped aside so she could get a good look around.
"Wow, this is amazing," said Maylu. She walked over to her bed and sat down. Her room was pink all the way from the windows to the wall.
"My room is right next door, Daniel's is right across the hall from mine, Jena's is right across from the stairs, Joey is across the hall from her, and I think that Ryan is right across the hall from you," said Lan as he walked into her room with Mega, Daniel and Roll and set her bags down.
"Ok, and when I get lost, I will ask Roll for directions," said Maylu, laughing.
"Until then, I will be in the net," said Roll, "coming Mega?"
"Coming," he replied.
"Now you two don't get out of our sight or we will call Zemmi up here to find out where you two went," said Lan. Mega just turned off the monitor as Lan and Daniel started laughing.
"What would they do? They may be more than friends, but really Lan," said Maylu. Lan replied by laughing even harder. "Ha ha very funny. Now if you two don't mind, I'd like to unpack, so LEAVE, NOW!"
Lan and Daniel walked out of the room and went to their own rooms. Mega and Roll, however, were talking about what might happen next. "We have you and Maylu here, Yai should have security teams around her and Glyde, Tory is almost always helping with his dad, and Dex is still under house arrest, or so last I had heard," commented Mega.
"Yes, but what happens if they get captured?" asked Roll. She didn't want to make Mega worry, but that comment did. "I'm sorry, I shouldn't have said that."
"No, you're right," said Mega, "Lan and I can't protect them all the time. We are here and they are there. Chaud has to take this one by himself." Mega looked like he was about to pass out from exhaustion. "Why are Lan's and my lives so hard?"
"I don't know, but remember, Maylu and I are here for you," said Roll as she hugged Mega. Mega hugged her back and almost broke into tears.
"I know that you are. It's just that my life is so hard. I can't protect everyone all the time. I'm only one Navi and Lan is only one person, and yet everything seems to happen to us. Why?" Mega asked as tears started to stream down his face.
"It's because you and Lan are strong and you can handle this," said Roll as she pulled Mega closer, trying to comfort the blue Navi while not breaking into tears herself.
"I know. Thank you," said Mega as he gave Roll a kiss on the cheek. Roll looked in his emerald eyes, and wiped away his tears.
"Everything will get better soon, you'll see," she said. Mega pulled her into another hug and held her tight.
"I hope you are right," he commented as he let her go. If only Roll remembered that things usually must get worse before they get better.
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Yai woke up on a hard floor in a dark room with her hands tied behind her back. When she tried to move them, she felt two other sets of hands. "Hello?" she asked. This seemed to wake the other two figures.
"Yai? Is that you?" asked Tory.
"Yes, why are our hands tied behind our backs?" she asked.
"I don't know," said Dex. "Let me see if I can break one of your ropes." He started to move his hands up Yai's ropes, and found the knot. He started to pull on one of the sides to loosen it, but it was a futile attempt.
"That won't work sweeties," called a woman's voice from the shadows. "You are all tied together with the same rope, so unless one of you has a pocket knife, you won't be able to get out."
"What do you want?" asked Yai.
"Simple, I want revenge on Lan Hikari. He ruined my father's life, and so I want to end his," she said with a sneer.
"Who are you?" asked Tory. The mysterious woman laughed.
"Like I am going to tell you! That is the best joke I have heard in a while," she said. "You will get meals, and restroom breaks, but in the meantime, I will have you put into separate restraints. Guards!" When she called, the guards came in and undid Yai, Tory, and Dex's restraints, and took the squirming kids to three bars, and handcuffed Yai, Tory, and Dex to them.
"Goodbye, see you at dinnertime!" said the woman as she walked out of the room followed by the guards. Once outside, she told the guards to stand guard over the room. Back inside, the three kids were trying to figure out a way to escape.
"Dex, do you have anything that could get us out of here?" asked Tory. He had sat down and looked like he had already given up hope of escape.
"No, sorry. What can we do while we wait for someone to rescue us?" he asked.
"We could try to figure out who that woman is. She said something about Lan ruining her father's life. How many people's lives has Lan ruined?" asked Yai.
"Let's count," said Tory, "Count Zap, Mr. Match, Yahoot, but they all got back into the curry business, and so he helped them, Dr. Regal, I don't think that he has children, Dr. Wily, he has no kids, Gauss Magnets, I don't think that he has children either. Who is it?"
"Well, we can eliminate the entire old world three and Wily, so it is either Gauss or Dr. Regal," said Yai. The three of them sat in the dark pondering the question in the darkness until dinner (slop) was served.
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"DINNER!" yelled Joey up the stairs. Lan and Daniel had a race to see who could get to the kitchen first, and ended up falling down the stairs and landing in a heap at the bottom. "Next time, you should make sure that you use every step."
"Yeah, yeah. What's for dinner?" asked Lan.
"Beef stew," said Jena as she handed him a bowl. Maylu came down and got her food after Daniel. Joey and Ryan already had theirs, and Jena served herself last.
"Where is mom?" asked Daniel.
"They went to a conference in Philadelphia, remember?" asked Jena.
"Oh yeah. Can we throw a party while they're gone?" he asked.
"Um, maybe. But first, eat," Jena said, closing the topic.
"Jena, is there a mall around here? I need to buy a few new outfits," said Maylu.
"Sure, you wanna go the big, medium, or small one?" she asked.
"Which is best?" asked Maylu
"The Galleria is the biggest, and it has everything. Memorial City is nicer, and smaller," explained Jena.
"Can we go to both?" asked Maylu.
"Sure, we'll go in my car tomorrow," said Jena as she got back to her stew.
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Hagio looked at the Navi entrance to the Garage. "Not very impressive. Oh well," said Hagio. He had decided to send the note through Mega's window while they were eating dinner, but it appeared to Hagio that Mega was in his room. "What to do now? Oh well," he said as he threw the heavy note at the window. Once he heard the glass break, he logged out and went to his mistress' computer.
"Is the deed done?" she asked him.
"Yes," he said.
"Good, now go and rest for tomorrow," she said. "Poor Lan," she thought, "how much pain will you feel when you find out that your friends are in danger, and there is nothing you can do about it. And Mega, how will you feel when you realize that you are an insignificant parasite who can't even save his friends?"
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Mega was in Roll's room talking to her when he heard his window break. "What was that?" he asked. "Roll, go and get someone. I am going to see what happened." Roll went to go and find the Navi's as Mega went through the hall to his room. When he entered his room, he found a note attached to a brick.
To Megaman:
I have your Op's friends. If you ever want to see them again, you and your Op are to go to the warehouse district of Dentech city alone in two days at six o'clock pm. If you fail to comply, Tory, Yai, and Dex will be killed.
Signed,
Hagio and your worst nightmare
"Shit," said Mega as his door opened. Roll, Zemmi, Xantho, and Aviato entered his room.
"What happened?" asked Zemmi. Mega just gave her the note, sat down on his bed, pulled his legs up to his chest, and buried his head in his knees. Roll read the note over Zemmi's shoulder, and went over to Mega.
"Mega, it's ok. We'll get them back," said Roll as she put her arm around him. Mega looked up at her, sadness in his eyes, and Mega just buried his head in his knees again and started to cry. Roll pulled him into a hug and tried to comfort the Navi. "Shhh, it's going to be fine. There there," she said as she took off his helmet and started to stroke his hair.
Zemmi looked at Aviato and Xantho, and they left the two and went downstairs to where the Ops were eating dinner. "Um, Jena, there is something you need to see," said Zemmi. Jena walked over to the Navis and asked what's wrong. Zemmi handed her the note.
"Shit," she said.
"That was Mega's reaction as well, only he had an emotional breakdown afterwards. I guess he feels like he has to carry the world on his shoulders. Poor guy," said Zemmi.
"Should we tell Lan?" asked Xantho.
"I guess," said Jena. "Lan, come here."
"What?" he asked. Jena handed him the note, and he paled as he read it. "Oh my word."
"We should send this to your other netsaver friend in Dentech. Aviato, can you copy this, take a copy into the net, and send it to Chaud Blaze, addressed from The Guard?" asked Jena.
"Sure," he said as he took the note from Lan.
"You should go and lay down," Jena told Lan. Zemmi and Xantho helped him to his room while Jena went to go and tell the rest of the group.
"What's wrong?" asked Joey as he saw the look on Jena's face.
"Tory, Dex, and Yai have been kidnapped, and the note told Lan and Mega that they are supposed to go the warehouse district of Dentech alone in four days or else the three kids will be killed," said Jena as she sat down.
"Well, we need to figure out how to save them," said Ryan. Maylu got up and went to see how Lan was doing as the rest started to think up a plan.
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Sorry about how late the update is. I had a funeral to go to this morning. My mom's friend's mom died, and I went to go and see how my mom's friend's daughter was. She is my friend, and I feel so sorry for her. It was so sad. Well, another Chapter tomorrow. Let me know if you want the Recap to comeback. I REALLY WANT REVIEWS! They let me know that people like/ dislike my story. Thanks to Megaolix and Terratasha and Cricketchick1990 for reviewing!
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