Chapter 14 - Hazel's Real Secret

In the previous chapter, the duel challenge between Gardina and Ghost Gal occurs in Link Vrains, while Playmaker, Mouse Hero Boy and Soulburner watching them from the farther distance. Anxiously worried for Gardina, the two insisted him that he should never give up on her. In the end, Gardina wins the duel match. The next day, as Yusaku was on the way home from school, he was been cornered by Sumi, who was forcing to come with her, but he refuses. Jeru, Theodore Hamilton (the English name of Takeru) along with Hazel arrives in and they stopped her. And so, Sumi revealed her true intention to them, making the three were shocked in surprised. The group escaped, thanks to Hazel's green power teleportation. Return back to Kolter's van, Yusaku feared that she might after him again and so, they planned to hide Yusaku in a place where no one can find with. Later that night, Hazel and Jeru were guarding Yusaku at his own home that he was staying at. The next morning, the two realized that Yusaku was been disappeared, thought that he was been kidnapped by Arga, who had lured him into her trap. In Link Vrains, Playmaker was awoke, and Arga arrives in before him. Jeru and Hazel entered in Link Vrains, in order to rescued Yusaku.

Will they can able to find the secret hideout of the Virus Clan? Will Theodore and the others will arrived on time to helped them and to stop the evil threat and destruction?

Find Out

In a flashback, before the events of the series, 12 years ago, an unidentified flying object was crashed on an island in Japan. Some people witnessed that it was a comet that's came from outer space. The unidentified flying object was landed on a large hole, under the ground. No other people had heard the sound crash until an adult man named Mr Bert, came out of his home, to searched for the sound crash came from. A minute later, he found the unidentified flying object in a large hole. He went down, so that he will checked out on what was in inside of that flying object. As he slowly approached to the vehicle, he saw a humanoid green woman, who was in a brink of death, was carried a baby on her arms.

He asked the woman " Oh, my! Are you alright? I need to helped you out. "

" No need to do that. "

" But... you are almost fall to death. What should I do? You have a baby in your arms. "

" please... you must take care of my daughter. "

" Your daughter? "

" Yes, I was came from a far away world called the world of Greens, where I was lived with, as a ruler leader. I have been here in the world of mortals for a year ago, fell in love to a human being, and we have a child, a beautiful one, purely human with half green breed. I have been escaped from my world because due to disobedience, and so I used a spaceship to flee myself, however some of the green armies chased me down so terribly until I reached back to Earth, in which the place where I met my lover. "

" If that's so... but how? How I will gonna take care of your daughter? "

" please... that's was my last dying wish... to her. If she will grown up in the future, she will gonna learned everything of her real secret, as the heiress of the Green world. "

And the humanoid woman dies, closed her eyes. Since then, Mr Bert adopted the child, in which he names Hazeline. As years passed by, Hazel was grown up as a cheerful girl. She learned on how to respect and to take care of nature in every surroundings and loves to talked and communicate with animals. Mr Bert treated and take care of her as his own daughter. He doesn't have a child after his wife died 2 years ago, due to immediant illness. As Hazel was growing up as a mature young lady, he was started to trained her on how to become a great pilot because he was formerly worked as a pilot in Japanese Air Force. 1 year later, she was been sent to worked and trained in American Air Force at the early age. Before she could leave the country, Mr Bert said something to her.

" Hazeline, my dear. I need to tell you something. "

" Yes, what's it, uncle? " as she turns her back to him

" Well you see... I will gonna tell you about your secret. "

" Huh? My secret? Of what? "

" Yes, it is. The truth is that you are not a purely full human being. You are born as human breed with breed of green humanoid. Even that, I'm just only your adopter, not a real parent. "

" What? I'm born with green humanoid breed? But why? If you are not my real parent, but then who was my real parents? Are they still alive? " with a shocking expression on her face

" Actually... your parents were gone away 12 years ago. You were so very young at that time. Your mother was a humanoid ruler from a world called Greens and your father was a pure human. I'm the only one who had found your mother when a spaceship crashed down on the island. She almost laid dying to death, and she tells me that her dying wish was to take care of you when she was gone in this world, and that's how I adopt and treated you for all those years. You are the next heiress to your real world. "

" me? as heiress? "

" Yes, your mother told me that before she dies. That's explains it why you are so very connected to nature because of your breed that it was inside your veins. I think you are a princess and later queen in waiting. "

She went silent for a moment. After a few seconds, she said to him " Uncle, I know that it was hard for me that I'm not a pure ordinary human, but still I wanted to lived as a normal person even though I was truly belong to a world in which I couldn't ever imagined with. But I will fully accepted of who I really am. Even though my real parents were gone away in this world, you are still my number one foster father and close relative in the whole world. "

" Hazeline... "

And the two hugged with each other. After that, he tapped his hand on her shoulder, with encouragement " Just be careful out there, Hazeline. I will always prayed for your safety at all the times. "

" I will, Uncle Bert. See ya, Bye! " waved her hand at him

" Bye, Hazeline, dear! " did the same way as she did

After saying farewell to her adopter and foster father - relative Mr Bert, she went to America, to worked and to trained as a skilled pilot in the American Air Force. Since she was there, she gained new friends and classmates. Some of the staffs including the teachers and mentors in the Air Force were been respected her due to her positive attitudes, dedication and passion to her work, despite that she was far more different from any normal human beings. She had never tell her real biological secret to anyone until she admitted the truth to Yusaku, her childhood friend and love interest.

(In the present time)

A few days ago before his disappearance, that very moment, Hazel approached to Yusaku, to admitted the hidden truth of her real biological secret. (It was happened after Chapter 11, after Hazel tells her real secret identity to Yusaku)

" Um, Yusaku. I need to tell you something. "

" Yes, Hazel. What's it? " turned his head to her

" Well you see... I need to tell you about my real secret. "

" Your real secret? But you have already tell your real secret identity to me a night ago. " with a curiosity on his face

" It wasn't that, Yusaku... I mean.. my real biological secret. "

" your real biological secret? What do you mean by that, Hazel? "

She deep sigh breathly, then she went on " Actually... I'm not a purely full human being as you people lived here on planet Earth. I'm actually a purely human being but with a breed of greens, in which it was inherited from my real mother, who was the ruler of that planet. She was died when the spaceship she rode, was crashed down on Earth 12 years ago. After my mother died, Mr Bert was the one who taking care of me, treated me as his own daughter. He had admitted the truth before I going to America, to trained as a pilot. That's explains why I was so very connected with nature, and possessed this green power ability, that it can enables to healed everything in surroundings. And also, I'm the heiress of the world where I truly born with. I really wanted to tell to anyone but I'm afraid that if I tell to anyone about my real biological secret, I will disperse out for good and so I think that you are the only one who can able to understand my real secret. But... it was very hard to accept it... haven't you? "

" I have finally understand that. "

" Huh? Yusaku... don't tell me... "

" I already know who you really are. Cal Kolter was one of your foster relative close friends at that time. He and I were visiting your former home a day ago. He had told me everything all about you and your real biological secret. I didn't doubted that you are far more different from anyone else but still... you are the only strongest protector, my only childhood friend and my only love of my life. I was so very lucky to have you in my life forever.. whoever you are, I will keep on believing in you always. "

" Are you saying that you are fully accepted of who I really am? "

" Yes it is, superheroine or not. You are still the only strongest Hazel in my whole life. I cannot be like this today without you... you are so very grateful to me. I will completely understand you and you will completely understand me... always. "

" I will, Yusaku. I will be always there to loved you no matter what it's takes, even as a humanoid or not. I will humbly accepted of who I really am. "

" I love you, Hazel. "

" I love you too, Yusaku. "

The two shared a kiss with each other. After that, she tells to him " Don't tell to anyone else, including your pet Jeru and your close pal, Theodore Hamilton about my real biological secret except for Cal Kolter, okay? "

" Okay, I will, Hazel. I will kept it that way. "

And so, Yusaku was the first mortal person who can able to understand of Hazel's real biological secret, that he learned from Cal Kolter, who was the close friend of her foster relative, Mr Bert.

(Back in Link Vrains)

Gardina and Mouse Hero Boy were riding on their Duel Boards, to searched for Yusaku and the hideout of the Virus Clan. While they are not on the way to their respective destination, they are having a private conversation with each other.

" Um, Mouse Hero Boy... I mean.. Jeru.. I need to asked you for something. "

" Yes, what is it, Gardina... I mean... Hazel? "

" Did you have your own family member before Yusaku had adopted you? "

" Actually... I'm not an ordinary mouse creature... and I don't have any family members of my own. "

" You are not an ordinary mouse? But then who are you really exactly? "

He sigh, and he went on " I'm actually a pure mouse but with machine breed. I was been created by my master a long time ago, through a cell that can able to formed a brand new creature. "

" Yusaku had created you? He didn't tell that to me about that. And then? "

" It was happens when my master was at the age of 13 after the Lost Incident. He had discovered a new cell that it was found in a cyber space and he decided to create me, with his own intelligence. After he had created me, I can able to speak through human language for the first time, and I can able to talk to him. And so, he named me, Jeru. It was came from the same name of a country. Even though that I was created from a human. I can able to understand person's expressions, and feelings. No other people who had knows who I really am except for my master and Cal Kolter. "

" I see, just like the same way as I did. Your bonding friendship with him is farther stronger than it's seems. I never thought that you are so very protective to him. "

" A pet should always protect the owner from great dangers, just like you do. "

" I guess you got the point there. You are so very important creature in his life. "

" Thanks, Gardina... I mean... Hazel. " with a smile on his face

" No problem at all, Jeru... I guess we found it. "

" the what? "

" The hideout of the Virus Clan. It was over there. " pointed the place, through her index finger

The hideout of the Virus Clan was actually a large castle, similar to a royal palace that it was existed in European Medieval times. Mouse Hero Boy, was surprised when he saw the hideout for the very first time.

" No... way... this is the hideout of the Virus Clan? It was so very huge, looked like a palace. "

" I think this is must be it. "

" So, shall we entered in inside? "

" Sure thing "

But before they could went there, they were interrupted as Varis along with Soulburner, the members of the Knights of Hanoi, Blood Shepherd, Ghost Gal and the Gore, arrived in, with Ai (in his human form) (Note: he was not an evil person) along with the other Ignises by his side.

" Everyone... Why are you guys doing here? " Gardina asked

" We have been heard that Playmaker was been captured by the Virus Clan and so we learned that you and Mouse Hero Boy will going to the hideout to rescued him, and so, we have been decided to helped you two out and to stop the evil force at once, with the help of Playmaker's Dark Ignis. " Varis said in response

" Woah! Ai, you have been changed. " Mouse Hero Boy said in a surprise manner, as he saw him, in a real persona

" I have been changed because I wanted to helped him, to escaped from the wrath and darkness of the Virus Clan. I will never forgive that evil Arga of what she had done to him. I will crushed her for good, as long I can do... with all my strength and power. " Ai said, gripping his hand, with a little anger expression on his face

" We shall helped you too. It was too dangerous for you two to go in the hideout all by yourselves or else your lives will be at terrible risk. We need to make a better counter strike plan. " Flame stated

" Okay, if you say so, but.. Playmaker needs me... " Gardina said

" He needs your help, but why? " Ghost Gal asked

" I sensed his distressment through my green power ability, entering in my mind, screaming for help, and he was so very agonizing in terrible pain. " Gardina said in response, with a little worried expression on her face

" I think Arga was the responsible for this. She wanted to used him as the resurrection of their ruler, the Virus King. I think you can sensed his feelings in your own mind. That's was the same goes for me. I never thought that he will be in terrible danger this time. " Soulburner stated

" I know of what you have feel for him, Gardina. But the Virus Clan members were so very strong and they used usually Dark decks. You can't able to handled it all by yourselves. Just like what the Fire Ignis said from a while ago, we need a better counter strike plan, to defeat them, one by one. " Varis said to Gardina

" I guess you guys are right... but still... Playmaker needs my help... " Gardina uttered, turning her back, looking at the castle

But suddenly, a huge shaking was heard.

" What's was that? a huge shaking? " Mouse Hero Boy wondered

" I think all the Link monsters were been sacrificed to the Virus King, in order to resurrect him, strong, powerful or not. " Varis said

" they used those Link monsters as sacrifices?! Even Playmaker's Cyberse deck will be... " Ai uttered

Then, a huge tornado came out from the top of the castle, looked like a Data Storm, reaching out to the skies, and a moment of sudden, it was turned pitch black, and the entire Link Vrains world were been covered in dark shadows. As they witnessed the whole scene, they were surprised in horror. Then, they heard the pleading echoes of every Link monsters whom it was sacrificed to the Virus King and suddenly, Mouse Hero Boy was started to feel a strange pain in inside of his chest, and he suddenly collapsed down, can't able to move. Gardina and the others rushed to his aid.

" Mouse Hero Boy! Are you alright? " Ai asked, with a panicked expression on his face

" What's the matter? " Soulburner asked him

" I think I cannot move... this strange pain... I think my master was in terrible... pain than ever seems... He can't able to move just I did... I could feel his presence through my mind... screaming loudly, agonizing... and he was getting been... " Mouse Hero Boy replied, still can't able to move

" Of what? " Ai asked

" and... he was getting been... assaulted in a sexual manner... much worst than sexual harassment and abuse. I think it was Arga's doing... " Mouse Hero Boy said, as he was about to get collapsed

They were shocked in surprised of what he had said.

Before he could collapsed, he turned to her, told " You are the only one who can able to do this. My master was still believing in you.. always... he needs you so much.. I will leave the duty to you, Gardina. "

" But... " Gardina uttered, trying to say something

" Just saved him from darkness and pain.. please... Everyone were counting on you... Gardina.. " Mouse Hero Boy uttered

And he fell collapsed on her arms.

" Mouse Hero Boy! Mouse Hero Boy! Wake up! Wake up! " Gardina shouted, trying to wake him up

" Just leave him to me, Gardina. I will gonna take care of him. You guys go ahead in the castle. " Ai said to her

" Are you really sure that you will gonna healed him up? " Soulburner asked

" He will wakes up again if Playmaker's pain will be faded away. If it was keep going on this, both of them will be disappeared away from Link world. But it will depend on the ongoing situation, and it was depends on you, Gardina. You are the only one who can able to do this, to saved not only Link Vrains but also both Playmaker and Mouse Hero Boy as well. You will be the one to shined the true light, in order to defeat the Virus Clan and to restored the world from great eternal destruction. " Ai answered in response

" a true light?... " Gardina uttered

" Hurry up, there is no much time left. Just get hurry to the hideout immediately. " Flame told them

" I guess we need to be hurried up, let's go! " Varis said in a rush

Before they could went on, Gardina turned her head to the unconscious body of Mouse Hero Boy, hold his hand, and said, with determination " Don't worry, Mouse Hero Boy... I make sure that I will saved you and Playmaker no matter what, even my own life that I will gonna spared with. I won't let you two down. "

" Let's go now! " Soulburner called her out

" Okay then " Gardina responded

Then, Gardina and the other players were went off, going at the hideout of the Virus Clan. Ai, was watching at Gardina from the distance, thought on his mind " Hazel... Yusaku needs you... he's was counting on you... always... everyone will be relied on you... to saved the world from great darkness and destruction... "

Meanwhile at the Virus castle, Playmaker, reversed back to his civilian form, was been agonizing in pain, as he was been sexually assaulted by Arga. He was been defenseless and helpless for the entire whole time.

His tears were falling from his eyes, said to her, in a pleading manner " please... Sumi... don't ever do this to me... please stop it... please.. "

" I will never stop this until you will be belonged to me, along with your powerful deck of course, to be offered as the main sacrifice for the Virus King, and soon he will gonna ruled the entire Link Vrains world, with full of darkness, destruction, death, pain and suffering. "

And then, she touched his face, through her hand, said to him, with amusement " Oh, my dear darling Yusaku... I mean... Playmaker... you are the most gorgeous and purest person in the whole world. After all, I wanted to spared your life instead of being using you as the main sacrifice. "

" Say what? " with a shocking expression on his face

She looks at him, nearer, said in a whispered manner, in a declaring way " I wanted you to become my eternal king partner forever. You and i will ruled the entire Link world. That's was my ultimate goal that I need to be accomplished with. After all, you are just a little bird who was slowly fell down from the tree branches, because they were getting weak, just like you. "

" I will never to be with you, Sumi! ever! My heart and my love will belonged to the only lady whom I loved with. "

" You mean that Gardina one? Ha, I will never let you to be with someone else, except for me. If you say that for the third time, I will killed your beloved lover and your precious friends to death. "

" No! Don't killed them! please... " with a pleading expression on his face

" Hm, you really say so... I will not killed them? What a pity you are, my darling Yusaku... Well fine, I will never killed your friends and your dear precious lover to death but in one condition. "

" What's it? "

" I will sacrifice your deck first to the Virus King and then... you will gonna stayed with me in the castle... for eternity. I do really loved you so much, my darling. " in a low tone voice manner

That very moment, she went near to him, then, she wrapped both of her arms at his waist and she hold him, and then she kissed him on the lips. Yusaku, had no other choice, but to be held, followed and to be fall into her evil succumbing, became totally defenseless and helpless person than ever seems and he started to cry in tears, fell down from both of his eyes, and so he recalled everything in his mind, about his secret terrifying past of the Lost Incident, his unforgettable moments and duels, and his closest friends and allies who were supported him at all the times: Cal Kolter, Theodore, Ai, Varis, and his only pet animal: Jeru along with his only one true love of his life, Hazeline (Green Lantern Girl / Gardina).

But then, he sensed in his mind that Mouse Hero Boy was collapsed, can't able to move, and he was started getting weak and that very moment, he pushed her down on the floor. After that, he transformed back into Playmaker then he run away from the room, locked it up with chains. Then he runs off, going down from the top floor of the castle. As he kept on running downstairs, he thought on his mind "Don't worry, Jeru... just hanged in there... I'm coming to saved you... I'm coming.. "

On the other side, some of the people in Link Vrains were saw the dark skies covered the entire place, making everyone were shocked in horror, wondering of what's was going on. Brave Max (the virtual secret identity of Naoki Shima) along with his pet nephew, Carde (the virtual secret identity of Mana Shima), the classmates of both Yusaku and Jeru in real life world, looked up at the new scenery.

" What was in the world was going on? "

" Is this is kind of a new threat? This is not so good... " as he covered his forehead through his palm hand

And also, Cal Kolter witnessed the same scene on the computer, was shocked in surprised of what he had saw, then he thought on his mind " What was this? Is this is the doing of the Virus Clan? I hope Yusaku and the others are okay in there. " as he kept on typing and watching.

A hour later, Arga woke up from unconsciousness, was surprised that Yusaku had escaped away, but she can't able to open the door, because Yusaku locked it up with full of chains. And so, through the voice caller, she ordered every armies to searched for him around the entire castle, to catch him immediately. After she commanded them, she thought " You can able to hide but you can't run... You will never escape this time.. my darling Yusaku... I... mean... Playmaker.." with an evil laughter on her face

Back then, Gardina and the other players were finally on the way to the castle's main entrance. On the other side, Playmaker, still running and hiding in some huge walls, so that the Virus army will never noticed him. As the army went away, he kept on running, in order to get out of the castle, but he didn't know that Gardina along with his close friends and allies were on the way to rescued him.

Now the darkness of the Virus Clan has been arising in, as every Link monsters, powerful or not, was been sacrificed for the upcoming resurrection of the Virus King. Yusaku (Playmaker) on the other hand, was been forced by Arga to stayed with her, as her new eternal king, despite his rejection towards her. But when he sensed that Mouse Hero Boy (Jeru) was in terrible state, he had escaped himself from her grasp, running away, in order to catch up to saved him. On the other hand, Gardina (Hazel) along with the other players, were on the way to the castle, to saved him. Also, the darkness in the entire Link Vrains were been covered the whole place, making the people and other players, wondering of what's was really going on.

Will they can able to make it on time? Will Yusaku (Playmaker) can able to escaped from the Virus Castle, in order to catch up with Gardina and the others, and to saved Jeru (Mouse Hero Boy) from terrible state and also to avoid being captured by Arga once again?

The real battle mission has been begun.

Find Out

In the Next Chapter

Chapter 15 - Attack To The Virus Castle

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" Whoever you really are, just keep on moving and lived in a better way with the people whom you been loved and cared for you. Don't believe in other people's gossips or opinions about you. "

- Jeru (Mouse Hero Boy)