Hey Bass, you know that I think of you as a friend right?

….You always care for me, not like the other people do. Well uncle Cossack does as well but you make me feel safe and happy. So… I want to say thank you, and that no matter what I will always think of you as a friend. Okay?

"Um… Lan" Anny blinked as she stared at her cousin sharply. "Please explain to me HOW I GOT STUCK IN THE COMPUTER?!" Anny yelled angrily as she placed her hands on the screen, Lan who was balking in horror stared at her not knowing what to say.

"I don't know! All I know is that I tried to send Megaman into the computer and you vanished" Lan cried in shock.

"While I was only touching your arm for a minute Lan, a MINUTE! AND I ENDED UP IN THIS MESS! WHAT DID YOU DO?!" Anny yelled as she stomped her foot, beside her Megaman a blue suited teen and Ballara stood beside her in confusion not knowing what to say about the predicament.

"I swear I did nothing, you saw me I wouldn't know how to send someone into the computer" Lan said while Anny folded her arms, she bit her lip sharply as a growl left her lips.

"So help me Lan, if I don't get out of this computer I'm getting uncle" Anny warned causing him to go pale.

"Please don't" Megaman pleaded weakly "look this isn't going to help blaming Lan, we should try to figure out how to send Anny out" Megaman said while Ballara smiled weakly.

"He's right Anny, please calm down it's not going to help anyone" Ballara said in hopes of calming the distressed girl, it had only been a month and things were going on with WWW and school. To Anny's dismay the Undernet had a series of skirmishes thanks to WWW and other issues involving not only gangs or criminals but Bass had also became an issue to some. Not that Anny could blame Bass given how some had the gals to challenge him to begin with.

"Fine… "Anny sighed before looking at the Navis, soon her eyes caught the surrounding area and tilted her head, her blue fleece creased slightly as she folded her arms "I'm going to explore the area until we obtain a solution" she said before vanishing just as the group was about to stop her.

"Sh-she vanished?!" Lan screamed now going pale due to fear, worry filled him knowing his mother and father would be furious. Not only had she somehow ended up in his computer but she was now wondering around going who knows where.

"I'll look for her, I'm familiar with her signature Lan. Don't worry" Ballara said with a soft smile "in the meantime focus on finding a solution okay?" she assured the troubled boys before vanishing.

"What a mess" Lan whined as he slumped on his desk, at the same time Megaman slapped is forehead weakly not knowing what to make of the situation. They were in trouble for sure.

"Let's just focus on fixing this mess, I'm sure Anny's going somewhere to cool off" Megaman said, however deep down worry continued to fill him at what could await her that it left him wanting to find her.

"Y-Yeah… she often tries to cool off when she gets mad" Lan agreed wearily, soon he slowly sat up before hearing her phone go off. Looking at the ID he went pale- Netto the Dumb Weasel could be seen on the phone's ID.

"Um… her cousin's calling" Lan said while looking at Megaman who blinked.

"Shouldn't we answer?" Megaman said before pausing "actually let's not, we don't want to stir up a panic" he said now pushing the original thought out of his mind.

"Good idea" Lan muttered now trying to come up with ideas on how to fix the mess.

Serenade blinked furiously as she took in the appearance of Anny who was frowning deeply.

"Yeah… hi…" Anny bit crossly as they stood on a set of steps inside the Secret Net.

"How… did you… get… in?" Serenade asked looking at Anny with baffled eyes.

"Lan…"

"I… beg your pardon?" Serenade blinked furiously as she tried to wrap her mind around what Anny had said.

"Lan tried to plug Megaman in, I just touched Lan's arm for a brief moment and I ended up in his computer. Surprise!" Anny cried sarcastically while waving her hands madly earning her a scowl from the Navi.

"You need to get out of the net, who knows what- wait did no one bother you?" Anny shook her head shocking Serenade deeply "how did no one notice you?"

"I'm often overlooked" Anny shrugged before looking around the brightly coloured area, "looks nice, finally I can see why you like this place so much" Anny commented with a smile.

"You need to find a way to get out otherwise-"

"How do you leave the net though?" Anny asked causing Serenade to pause.

"Wait what-?! Oh bother!" just realizing why she could Serenade slapped her face.

"I'll help you get out, so stupid…." Anny blinked with a small smile at how funny her friend could be at times.

"Hey could I customize myself like you?" Anny asked with a bright smile earning her a sharp look from the Navi.

"Absolutely not! Who knows who would go after you!" Serenade snapped only to pause from seeing Anny grin.

"Hey… if I beat you can I stay? You'll have to teach me as well" Anny said before moving her right hand to the side, their eyes blink as soon as a bluish black sword appeared in her hand, in the center of the hilt was a greeny bluish black stone that shone as the light continued to touch it.

"Nice! What else can I do here?" Anny cried out in glee as she looked at her sheepish friend, Serenade as she saw this tried hard not to smile at her friend's new found item.

"I'd rather you stay safe" Serenade said as she placed a hand on Anny' left shoulder, Anny feeling the hand frowned at her.

"Sarah! Please, you know I'm often sick but here I feel just fine. Even if it's temporary I just want to at least enjoy the time I have here" Anny pleaded as Ballara appeared with a startled but relieved look. Serenade who was staring at her friend's pleading look sighed.

"Fine… but don't go saying my true name out loud like that, the last thing I need is trouble" Serenade said lowly earning her a wide smile from Anny, something that made Serenade smile faintly before it vanished.

"Let's get started" Serenade said only to gasp as she was sent to the ground by large icicle stalagmite like spears, Anny who was staring at Serenade gasped before a wide smile formed on her lips.

"YAY! I took down the king! Down with the king~!" Anny whooped with joy while Ballara and Serenade were left stunned.

"…" Serenade remained still and wide eyed from what took place, no words left her lips before she slowly regained her composure and made the icicle stalagmites vanish with her power.

"Okay… I was wrong to think you wouldn't be able to defend yourself, but please understand being here will put you in danger. I don't want you to be hurt" Serenade said softly before pausing as Anny hugged her. A giggle left Anny's lips as they were the same height thanks to being in cyberspace.

"Stop worrying, I feel fine if anything that was fun. Your face though…" Anny snickered while Ballara resisted the urge to chuckle from seeing Serenade scowl at Anny.

"Okay missy! I am still the Under King!" Serenade said sternly.

"Not anymore…" Anny muttered with a sly smirk causing Serenade to go red in the face.

"That was a cheap shot!"

"How many times do you not think to keep yourself open at close range? Didn't I teach you better than that?" Anny's smirk continued to grow to Serenade's disgust.

"Ugh! Fine! You've taken my rank, what else do you want?" Serenade muttered darkly before Anny bumped her with her arm playfully, slowly Serenade turned to look at her friend darkly before blinking in surprise at the genuine smile Anny had.

"Well as Queen I do need a 'King' to help me, shouldn't be too hard right? Besides, this is perfect" Anny commented confusing the pair who looked at her with baffled expressions. Anny soon lifted her hand up revealing tiny snowflakes that floated above her hand.

"What is?" Ballara asked sounding confused.

"If I can find a way to enter and leave Cyberspace, I could use this to help everyone. Not just as the Under Queen but as the leader" Serenade as she listened blinked in surprise.

"You're… right. This could be useful for us when it comes to dealing with trouble, as long as you have a persona here it could sprout fear to the troublemakers here and keep the Undernet in order. Not that I can't do that myself" Serenade said quickly, Anny as she heard this chuckled knowing that was true.

"Ah but you need someone to back you up when you have to leave the net, I can do that no problem" Anny winked before sighing. "Think you can help Ballara?" Anny asked Ballara who jumped in surprise, her eyes went wide from the fact that Anny was trusting her with something so important. Just this left her happy knowing that she could be useful and that the bonds they had would be even more tighter than ever before.

"Yes, I will" Ballara smiled warmly only to pause as Serenade cleared her throat.

"How about changing your appearance first before you jump the gun?" Serenade said bluntly knowing that Anny could only keep hidden for so long.

"So how do you do that?" Anny asked with an eager look, a look that truly unsettled the Under King deeply.

"Darn it!" a man yelled as he slammed his computer, a Net Navi he had assigned to embezzle and extort money from various companies had been deleted while sirens could be heard from his apartment. Just seeing the Net Navi who had somehow located him and it was a Navi he had not heard of before. The only thing he did know however was that it called itself the Under Queen. Wearing a long bell black dress with thin black sleeves and black flats, the long haired Navi who's hair was in a messy bun had despite looking like a push over destroyed his Navi and all the viruses he had created to his dismay. Distracting him long enough for the police to now break down his door.

"Honda Reiki you're under arrest for embezzlement and extortion" an officer said before he and another officer took him away. As he left a Navi appeared with a grin on her face.

"Gotcha! Now this is more easier to catch troublemakers Mr. Hija's going to be thrilled knowing that his money's coming back to his account" the Navi grinned before spotting a yellow Navi. "Hey Serenade! Did you see what I did?" the Navi said before doing a twirl earning her a raised brow from the Under King.

"Uh huh… I saw what you did, that was reckless. What if he destroyed the data Anny?" Serenade asked bluntly.

"Ah but he didn't because I stopped it" Anny giggled as she skipped towards her tired friend.

"Come on, let's take you home" Serenade muttered earning her a groan from Anny.

"Come on! Party pooper!" Anny muttered "first time in months that I finally become happy and you take it away from me" she said while they vanished, Serenade as they vanished felt a smile form on her face before they appeared near Lan's computer terminal.

"Take care now and please be safe" Serenade said softly as they hugged one last time.

"I'm coming back tomorrow, there is no way for me to not come and see you again. Plus I know where you live" Anny added which earned her a frown from her friend.

"Don't start" Serenade muttered as Ballara observed the pair. After bidding Serenade good bye the pair rushed back to Lan's terminal and stared at the screen. To their relief the screen was still on causing Anny to sigh softly.

"Okay… now let me remember what she said… I need to-OOOP!" Anny released a yelp in surprise as she somehow phased out of the computer screen just in time to see Lan open the door. As she phased out she felt a small snap surge through her body leaving the girl curious as to what could have caused the sudden feeling.

"Anny!" Lan yelled as he dropped his bag and ran to catch her, the pain winced in pain as they landed on the floor.

"Laaan… why?" Anny groaned as she rolled off Lan's fallen form and allowed her back to hit the floor lightly.

"Sorry, I was trying to help" Lan muttered before the pair went silent. Ballara as she saw this pursed her lips in order to stop herself from laughing due to the comical scene that took place. "Wait a minute!" Lan quickly sat up and looked at Anny in surprise.

"How did you get out?" Lan asked looking completely baffled but relieved. Anny who was laying down opened her eyes weakly and glared at him.

"I pushed myself out the screen, mind helping me?" Anny groaned before Lan snapped himself out his musing and began to help the injured girl.

"So wait, does that mean you're okay? Nothing broken or anything?" Lan asked as he checked her over.

"No I'm fine, just shaken but I'll live" Anny said as she looked at the computer to see a relieved Ballara.

"I'm just glad you're okay" Lan said weakly causing her to look at him "I'm sorry… I didn't mean to get you stuck in the computer" seeing this she smiled.

"It's fine Lan, I know it was an accident. Maybe we'll never know why it happened but it was fun so thanks" Anny grinned widely to his surprise.

"Anny?" Lan blinked rapidly, seeing this her eyes quickly showed concern as she saw his expression.

"What is it?" Anny asked as she took a step towards him.

"You… you smiled?" Lan said before a smile formed on his face, startled Anny blinked before a small smile formed on her face.

"I… did?" Anny asked as she looked at the mirror while tilting her head slightly "so I am"

"I haven't seen you smile in ages, it's nice" Lan admitted causing Anny to blink in surprise "don't stop smiling okay" he added causing her face to go pink.

"Sh-shut up idiot" Anny muttered as she looked away "trust you to make a big deal out of it" she added darkly causing Lan to smile even more, Megaman as he was watching the moment after being plugged into the computer smiled alongside Ballara.

"Come on, it is! You haven't smiled in how many years?" Lan asked with a grin.

"I don't know! Lan do I need a smile chart to tell you how many times I smile a day?" Anny asked feeling a little uneasy about how he was making a big deal about the situation.

"I think so, come on let's go see mum I'm sure she'll be happy to see you smile. You should smile often you know" Lan said causing her to blink rapidly, a curious look formed on her face as she stared at him.

"Why?" Anny asked earning her a small snort from Ballara.

"What do you mean why?! You have a nice smile, shouldn't I as your cousin be worried about you being happy? Most of the time you're always quiet and keeping to yourself, do you know how many times I worry about you when you go to that school?" Lan asked causing her to pause and smile.

"Yeah… about that" Anny looked away slyly. "I'm moving school, too snotty" Anny commented, Lan as he heard this froze.

"Wait what?!" Lan cried in alarm. "Where will you be going to?!" Lan asked as she grinned at him, something that left him uneasy.

"Class I want you to say hello to Anny Hina Rune, she will be joining our class starting from today" a brown haired woman named Miss Mari said with a soft smile, Anny as she stood before the class smiled brightly, mentally she smirked at Lan who's face had dropped given how he had often asked her to come to his school for over a year.

"Hello everyone I'm Anny Rune, it's very nice to meet you. I hope we can be great friends" Anny giggled softly before hearing the students greet her in response.

"Look on the bright side Lan, she's going to be in your class now" Megaman commented to Lan who eyed him weakly.

"Yeah… not that I'm unhappy but I just wish she had told me" Lan muttered to his Navi who laughed quietly from hearing the response.

"I'll sit here" Anny said catching Lan's attention as she took a seat beside him to most of the student's surprise. "Oh and Lan please make sure you pay attention, wouldn't want to have to explain everything to you if you drift off" Anny teased which resulted in a nervous chuckle to leave Lan's lips.

"I wouldn't dream of it" Lan muttered weakly as Maylu, Megaman and Ballara chuckled softly from seeing the banter between the pair unfold.

"So I hear we're getting a new girl in a month's time, do you both know who it is?" Anny asked quietly to the pair as class started.

"Beats me" Lan commented quietly.

"I think her name's Yai Ayano" Maylu replied only to blink in surprise as Anny slapped her face lightly.

"Great… I thought I was free of rich snobs" Anny muttered darkly surprising the pair.

"Rich snob?" Lan asked looking baffled.

"Why don't we give her a chance?" Maylu suggested "we might actually be friends with her" she commented with a positive smile only it vanished from seeing Anny's look.

"You're going to eat those words…" Anny muttered as she looked at Miss Mari "that girl is snobbish and arrogant, she is equally as bad as this rich brat Chaud Blaze" this made the pair blink in shock not knowing what to make of her words.

"Why did she have to leave us?" Netto muttered weakly as Sabrine groaned from hearing Netto whine about their cousin.

"She probably wanted to be away from you, you're always annoying her" Sabrine muttered to herself.

"Look she just wants to live normally, if anything this place despite having high tech stuff doesn't have a good atmosphere and it's her choice. She'll come and visit" Sabrine assured her pouting brother.

"It's not the same…" Netto as soon as he spotted Chaud who had suddenly sneezed, turning to look at where Netto was Chaud almost frowned from seeing Netto glare at him "it's his fault I'm sure of it" he muttered causing Sabrine to slap her head and sigh heavily.

"Boys…" Sabrine muttered darkly to herself, now wishing she could change schools if it meant avoiding the pair.