James…?

James what have you done?

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I did what I had to-

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Y-You stupid-! How… how could you?! She's-she's only four! She's already scared about being in school and you did this to her?!

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I didn't know things would go out of control

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James! If she loses her hearing because of you, I will never forgive you. You have a problem and you're letting it take over

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People in the building are stealing my work

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For Heavens sake James LEAVE then!

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I can't, father is there

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And what has he done? Wily is even causing problems how is that not being resolved? Why is it that you're not being caught between their feud?

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I… I can't turn my back on Wily, he… he is one the reasons I am where I am now

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A paranoid fool that's what you are! I understood when we were younger that it was hard after the death of your parents and younger sister but this ridiculous, James why are you so desperate to keep contact with this man?

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I told you, I owe him and Dr. Light

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And what about her? She broke the rules for you and yet this is how you repay her?

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I never asked for her to do it

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HAH! You are important to her now you're harming her more than ever by doing this. James you need to decide on what you want to do because I am this close to leaving and taking her with me

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You don't mean that! Rayna you don't-

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Don't I? James! We lost three children to a mad man and I am tired of losing having to lose another person in my life.

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She's not even born and you want to leave

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If it means sparing her from this then I would leave in a heartbeat. You and &*&*, you are obsessed with him and don't think that I don't know what you've been doing! She told me James

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….

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She told me that you took her blood with a needle and what's worse is that you've been doing it more than once. How is it that you're using up the test blood so quickly? We both know she has my blood, she is sensitive and you're scaring her. Why are you doing this to her? You know that you're not allowed to take her blood without her permission. There are consequences by doing that.

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What choice do I have?! She's going to run out of time

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How about having faith in her? She's lasted this long James, why are we going through this over again? The answer is the same.

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I am not accepting this

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Is that why you're in touch with Wily? Because he and Dr. Light might have some insight that we're missing? Darling you're only making yourself ill by stressing about this, just enjoy what time we have left with her. Otherwise you'll be missing more before you know it. You even yelled at her for looking at your computer despite the fact she was sick with a high fever, she was looking for you because I asked her to. James you're tired and paranoid. Come with me to see a therapist; please don't leave me like this. I can't bear to see you this way, Dr. Light would agree and so would Wily. What did Wily say three hours ago?

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… He said to take a break, spend time with her

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He also scolded you for screaming at a child, a four year old of all things.

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I thought…

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She only saw him and last time I checked they were just looking at one another.

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The blood… something happened to him, he's… different.

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What do you mean by that?

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It's nothing… sorry my mind was on something else.

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James! What did you do to him? Please tell me you didn't give him her blood!

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I had to see… if he would absorb it and develop an anti body

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JAMES! HE COULD HAVE BEEN DESTORYED OR WORSE!

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I know, I know! But I had to try.

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And? Did something happen?!

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I don't know, he acts differently but when he saw her… they were not moving until I yelled. His face afterwards, he was angry

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As he should be! She's a child

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I know Rayna! But he was really worked up, I can't explain it but I think the blood has done something to him

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… Will you be able to find out what has happened?

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All I know is that the blood didn't kill him but…

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But?

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It mutated the code in his program, his ability kicked in stopping him from being erased.

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But you can't be sure as to why this has happened?

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I'm testing him every day until he's stable

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Another thing James, where is Orgiri?

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Orgiri?

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Her puppy, you know my dog had a litter or pups and I gave one to her. It's gone missing- wait why is your face pale? What did you do to him? Did you give him her blood as well? You crazy hooligan-

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I didn't give him her blood, heaven's no! But… you know how I've been perfecting the digitizing software

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You mean that stupid machine that you've used to digitize the furniture?

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It's not stupid!

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It is if that's all it's ever good for, I don't need to replace my stuff and I asked you nine times to dedigitize them

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I have to practice with that because it doesn't have a feature for that yet.

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So what does this have anything to do with her pup- you son of a b-

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I'm sorry

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WHERE IS HER DOG YOU MORON?!

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I…

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Say Digitized and you are dead!

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It was in my computer

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YOU WHAT?!

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I was testing living organisms

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HER DOG! WHY DIDN'T YOU GET A POTTED PLANT OR A RODENT?! WHAT DO YOU MEAN WAS IN YOUR COMPUTER? WHERE IS IT NOW?!

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I… I had to lock it away

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Why? What happened to it?

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It's not in our world; it's still in Cyberspace… I had to lock it in a virus sealing box.

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A WHAT?! WHAT DID YOU DO?!

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It… Rayna I tried to save it but just seconds after it was digitized viruses attacked it somehow it absorbed the viruses. It was growing out of control…

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BECAUSE YOU CHOSE TO PUT IT IN YOUR COMPUTER YOU LOON! WHY WASN'T HE STOPPING THEM ATTACKING THE PUP?

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He was trying Rayna, somehow they appeared in such a large swarm not even I was prepared for it. I asked father to take a look at it in order to see if I can try to rescue it. Right now it's in a deep sleep

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You! You idiot! She's going to be so upset! That was her present and you had no right to take that from her!

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And I regret it, believe me I am sorry

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James you are walking seriously THIN ice, you really have to stop

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I…

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James… I'm worried about Anny too; as far as I know so is he. Stressing is going to cause more problems.

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But I am already making progress

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James you know she has to go home soon, this isn't where she belongs so cherish your time and get that thing off her.

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I'll see what I can do; I really just wanted her headaches to stop

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James she's sensitive, she should be learning how cope with this new skill. Not resenting it because her father became obsessed. She feels it James, she knows you mean well but you're upsetting her.

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I'm sorry… I just don't know what to do

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If it's negative this time around then let it go, I'm sure she's strong. Have a little faith in her

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If he can make the antibodies then I'll find a way use it to cure her, but only if he is able to do it

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Why not just let them bond? Keeping him in the dark, he was your pet project you developed when you were eleven. Treat him and yourself with some respect. You owe it to both of you.

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I will, once I'm sure he's stable, oh by the way Mikhail's coming to check on him so if you want we three can go outside for a bit? The park?

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?! O-Okay! Won't he be upset?

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Mikhail? No he's going to join us later, you know what he's like with *&*&. He dotes on my project like an uncle

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I think your project's gaining a mind of it's own.

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It's AI I know, I programed him to be like that. He's to be independent but will only have one partner. So he'll have rely on that partner and vice versa.

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AI? Artificial Intelligence? James… please

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He's not dangerous

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I know he's not, mother would have told you off and you know she would

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She's kind, she hardly tells me off

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She did for what you did to Anny; you know she loves her so much

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I am thinking of giving him to Anny once he's finished and given the all clear. If anything happens to me Mikhail will no doubt take care of him and pass him over to Anny once she's old enough to handle him

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James…

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I know, I know I shouldn't be thinking that far but I know she has to go in a few weeks.

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You just want her to be safe, but what about him? He will be devastated once he is made to separate from you; you're a father to him

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I know Rayna, that's why I'm planning to seal his memories of me so he'll be free from the pain

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James that is unfair, he'll hate you

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Not if there's a fail safe, he knows me and will know that I would never do anything without a reason. It'll hurt but it's going to hurt me as well. It's like losing a part of myself

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Like losing a child, James… we have to think of another way, I don't want either of you to be hurt

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We have to take it as it comes I'm afraid; it's bad enough that idiot is marrying my sister. I just got her back thinking she had died and now he's taking her away

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Don't be like that, they love each other

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He's not right for her, I feel it… he's going to cause problems the longer he stays with her

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What do you mean?

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You know the wind gossips right?

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And you know I can't hear anything from the wind, that's your skill

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I heard how Anny got here, it's called a Past Tunnel. Somehow she ended up in Cyberspace and fell through the hole. What I can't understand is how she ended up in Cyberspace?

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She… what if there was an anchor that pulled her inside?

Anny sighed as she waited for her blood pressure checks to be completed, eyeing the doctor wearily she watched him write down his findings before removing the strap.

"Anny, your pressure has been up again. What's been going on? You said that you would be resting" the doctor said, beside her Yuichiro was watching with worried eyes.

"School and other stuff" Anny muttered faintly causing the doctor to frown and Yuichiro to sigh.

"Well you need to stay the night so we can monitor your progress, if you spiked by just a bit more then I doubt I would need to explain" the doctor said gravely, biting her lip Anny looked at her clenched hands.

"I will take her home tomorrow and monitor her progress" Yuichiro said feeling more worried about Anny thanks to the tests.

"She needed to be monitored almost every five hours, Yuichiro that was the deal if she is monitored and kept away from stress she would have been able to avoid hospitals for months. I would need to prescribe medicine just to stabilize the spike" the doctor said sternly, Anny's eyes widened in horror.

"No please-"

"I don't think it would be necessary" Yuichiro said hastily.

"What can we do Yuichiro? She can't be monitored at school because Lan doesn't know how to, she can't be at your work place and Haruka has enough on her plate"

"I… I'll find a way to make sure it doesn't happen again" Yuichiro said while looking at Anny who bit her lower lip, her eyes grew sombre knowing that this was bothering him deeply.

"Perhaps… but just to be safe we will be keeping her over night" the doctor said while slamming his folder causing an unforgiving sound to enter their ears. "Anny please follow me"

"Can I have the same room as Mamoru please?" Anny asked as the doctor waited for her at the door.

"As long as it helps you relax" he assured her, turning to look at Yuichiro she deflated even as he gave her an encouraging smile.

"It'll be alright, I'll see you in the morning" Yuichiro said warmly, nodding sharply Anny followed the doctor silently to the elevator.

"I know it seems like I am being harsh but after what happened last time" the doctor said with a heavy look on his face.

"I know…" Anny said meekly.

"You could have died back then, the injury hasn't even healed properly and despite some progress it's still fragile. Any extracurricular activities only aggravate it, something Maeda has informed me of" the doctor said sternly causing her to flush from being caught out.

"Some guys were going to attack him, I couldn't just stand there" Anny said earning her a sigh.

"I know… just like your mother, look I can't pretend to say this will sort itself out but you need to think of yourself not just other people. Yes the mark has almost vanished strangely enough but the danger is still there" he added with a concerned look on his face

"Yes sir" Anny said feeling more upset about making him worried.

"Mikhail would be furious if I allowed you to get worse, by the way I heard that there was a problem with washing machines. Know something about it?" The doctor asked surprising Anny at how quickly he changed the subject.

"Bubbleman did it, WWW is back" Anny replied with a cold look, she watched his jaw tense up from the name.

"Great… more problems, here's the floor I'm sure you can go into your room while I get some stuff for you" he said with a wry smile.

"Yes Doctor Stone" Anny said before walking in a normal manner knowing that if she ran it would get him ranting at her. Once at the door she smiled and opened it to see a surprised brown haired boy wearing pajamas.

"Anny!" the boy cried out with a smile as Anny went over to hug him.

"Hi Mamoru, how's life?" Anny asked with a smile as she sat on his bed.

"Sarah came to visit me, she's gone to get me some water" Mamoru said causing her to nod.

"Great, she'll be 'ecstatic' to find out that I'm staying the night" Mamoru's eyes widened in shock.

"Did you spike again?" Mamoru asked now growing worried for her.

"I'll be fine, just got angry at Mr. Blaze senior who had an attitude towards me for showing my face near his son" Anny replied with a shrug. Mamoru's eyes immediately grew heavy from the reply.

"So Chaud doesn't know?" Anny shook her head causing his mood to deflate more.

"It's fine, best to keep him at arm's length anyways. I don't want what happened to his mother to happen to him" Anny said while waving it off, now smiling she laid down side ways from Mamoru.

"You know that me being here means sleepover right?" Anny winked as Mamoru's eyes widened, a small gasp left his lips as his smile grew with excitement at what this meant for them. "I'll sneak some food in as long as you don't say anything"

"I won't you know I won't" Mamoru said with an excited smile. Soon the door opened revealing a tired black haired teenager with icy blue eyes.

"I got the snacks- please tell me-"

"Sleepover?" Anny opted to Sarah's dismay.

"Anny!"

"Shuuseki" Anny said flatly causing anything that was about to leave Sarah's mouth to vanish. Pausing she soon closed her mouth and frowned.

"Fine, I'll give you that but you need to stop letting him rattle you up"

"He hit me in the face and blamed me for his wife's murder, I only arrived just before she was on death's doors. How was I suppose to know she knew that she would be ambushed? You think blowing up a plane with half dead people while escaping with a bleeding woman in your arms was easy? Sean's parents were on that plane mind you and that still haunts me" Anny replied sharply.

"Sean's forgiven you, if anything he knows you didn't destroy their remains out of spite. If they had been on death's doors I'm sure that they would not want him to see them like this" Sarah said softly while handing Anny a bottle of water, Anny nursed the bottle while looking at the lid.

"Death is a heavy burden" Anny muttered.

"You saved lives, by blowing up the plane with that psycho on it you stopped him from hurting more people. Yes the police blamed it on WWW who for some reason agreed to take the blame but no one besides us knows the truth, it was just bad luck Anny"

"A psycho killed three of my siblings in front of me Sarah, how is that coincidental? By the way I went back there to investigate" Anny said stiffly shocking the pair.

"Anny! You know-"

"I know Sarah, but I couldn't let that part be left unchecked. I had to be sure" Anny commented with a firm look, frowning Sarah leaned on one of the arms.

"What did you find?" Mamoru asked looking nervous about what she saw. Anny looked at him briefly before eyeing the lid.

"Robot parts" Anny said bluntly confusing the pair "only they were futuristic. There was some sort of chip or something that controlled it but I think judging by the memories of the robot the attacker had been human and yet was data" Sarah turned her head slightly and frowned.

"That makes no sense, what did the attacker look like?" Sarah asked now trying to rack her brain for answers.

"If it's who I think it is, then I am not the only victim. Someone close to Wily was also attacked for something he had. I think the attacker wanted my parents dead to prevent me from existing and seeing me with my siblings caused him to act up. Thinking he had a chance now and took it only my grandmother got involved" Anny explained.

"She destroyed the robot before being killed?" Sarah asked with a sick look on her face, not saying anything Anny nodded slowly.

"She sent him back to his time" Anny explained shocking Sarah.

"He used the Past Tunnel as well?!" Sarah cried out in horror.

"Judging by the remains yes, however he was not responsible for the plane. That was someone who hated my father deeply, more than Shuuseki" Sarah bit her lip and looked down.

"He should have been taken care of, how your father trusted him is beyond me. He wasn't so shy in selling your father out for murder that he didn't commit, not to mention it was your father's own parents and sister to boot" Sarah said coldly.

"Dad had severe PTSD, what that man and the killer did to him really damaged him. Uncle Maeda told me that the only thing keeping dad sane was tinkering with machines, Grandpa Light and Wily were the ones who saw potential. They tried to bring the best out of him which resulted in jealousy from others" Anny explained. Silence echoed in the room before Anny eyed the remote.

"Enough sadness let's hang out, I'm sure you're bored" Anny smiled at Mamoru before turning the TV on. The trio soon found a comedy show to watched and enjoyed it with a few laughs in between. Soon they found themselves asleep from where they sat by the time it was nine in the evening.

As they slept Anny's right eye slowly twitched, moving slightly she scrunched her eyes after inhaling air through her nose.

"Ugh what?" Anny opened her eyes to see smoke outside the room's window, curious she slipped out of Mamoru's bed while stretching her stiff joints and peeked out the window. Her eyes went wide as she quickly opened the door to see vines on the walls and ceiling only that wasn't the major thing that left her panicking. Smoke was coming from the lifts and the plants were emitting some strange flickers of light from the vines. Unsettled she rushed to the nearest fire alarm and broke the glass before pulling the lever down, without wasting time she rushed back to Mamoru's room and shook Sarah awake who immediately started coughing from the smoke.

"What is going on here?" Sarah cried out in alarm before going with Anny to wake Mamoru up, seeing he was okay after Anny covered his mouth and nose to prevent anymore smoke inhalation Sarah investigated the hallways.

"Something's wrong, I think the Tree of Life has been hacked" Anny cried out over the loud noise, horrified Sarah closed the door shut so they were in the room and looked outside to see if there any ways of escaping. To her dismay there was none except jumping down a high building, which would be problematic thanks to Mamoru's safety.

"We're going to have to jump" Anny said before smashing the window so they could avoid getting hit by glass.

"We can't Anny, Mamoru's ill. The stress could hurt him or worse" Sarah said loudly as she shielded Mamoru from the shards.

"I will be fine, we need to get out of here otherwise we could get sick from the smoke" Mamoru said before coughing, looking at Anny's masked expression Sarah nodded.

"Okay, I'll take his wheelchair you take Mamoru. Do you think your body can handle this?" Sarah asked with a concerned expression, Anny's eyes lit up and a confident smile formed on her face.

"Of course! We need to move now!" Anny yelled.

"Anny!" yelled Surf Hacker who appeared in the TV. "Anny it's WWW they're trying to get something called a Tetra Code" he said to Sarah and Anny's horror.

"Surf Hacker we need to log you out" Anny said before plugging her PET into the TV, sighing in relief she took him out and placed her PET in her blue bag that was left at hospital during her visits.

"We will talk later" Sarah said before grabbing the wheel chair after flattening it securely. Nodding Anny held Mamoru in her arms before they made a mad dash towards the windowsill.

"Don't let go okay" Anny said as she jumped onto the sill.

"I trust you Anny" Mamoru said despite the fact he was shaking, smiling Anny felt the air surround her and made her hair fly upwards. Despite the fact they were falling Anny relished in the cool fresh air before discretely levitating downwards in a steady manner towards the sandy floor. Once the trio landed they were immediately bombarded by nurses and doctors who came to check on the trio.

"Are you both okay?"

"Are you crazy? How can you jump out of a building?"

"How much smoke did you inhale?" Anny and Sarah remained calm, Mamoru however started to cough badly causing the teen girls to snap at the doctors for overcrowding him.

"We just escaped a burning building and you're blocking his air, give us room!" Anny snapped at the group who then backed away to give space. Dr. Stone rushed through the group in order to check them, meanwhile Anny's eyes soon caught the fire tipped vines that started to peek out of the building.

"I need to get inside, there's probably a virus or worse WWW" Anny said before being pulled down by the doctor.

"Do not get involved"

"We almost died because of them!" Anny snapped before giving Mamoru's shaky form to Sarah "make sure he's okay when I get back, relax okay" Anny said softly to Mamoru who nodded weakly. Rushing towards the door located where the basement was despite Dr. Stone's cries of protest, to his dismay he had been blocked off thanks to the patients as well as the other doctors and nurses.

"Anny!" he yelled before gritting his teeth and rushed back to check on Mamoru, he was not going to lose two patients today.

"Anny this is the code" Surf Hacker showed her as they went down the elevator.

"Great, can you-?"

"Create a strong encryption of course. Right on it but what can we do now?" Surf Hacker asked looking more worried as they reached closer to the basement.

"Flarer can you try to put out the fires?" Anny asked the Navi who appeared beside Surf Hacker, Ballara and Starlight.

"Yes of course, just plug me in and I'll take care of the rest" Flarer said with a firm nod. Once the doors opened Anny's eyes widened as she the room had nothing but fire and smoke filling the room.

"I'll need to get inside the network, this smoke might kill me if I stay too long" Anny said while coughing, covering her nose and mouth she rushed towards the system, she soon closed her eyes and began to feel a pull towards the computer. Feeling the pinches increase she allowed herself to be submerged within the cocoon that it provided her until finally the pinches and pulling ceased completely. Looking round she noticed her Navis and the corrupted areas.

"We have a lot of cleaning to do" Anny said with a frown.

"You can say that again…" Ballara commented before they got to work restoring the system as much as they could. To their relief whoever had launched the attacks had left which added to their suspicion that something didn't add up. Soon the fires and plant viruses had been dealt with just seconds before Megaman could show up leaving with him to help Anny find an exit point in order to escape thanks to the fact the basement had been nearly destroyed.

"This Tetra Code… didn't father and grandfather talk about that once? Could it be because of Alpha?" Anny pondered before seeing an exit point.

"Thanks Hub" Anny smiled before vanishing through the portal. Surf Hacker thanking Megaman followed quickly with Ballara while making sure that she had the code with her.

"Are you that incompetent?!" a man yelled in anger as two of his subordinates flinched from being screamed at. "Not only did you both fail to procure the code but you also brought awareness to unwanted parties, you've made it personal to them!" the man added while slamming his cane onto the floor.

"But Lord Wily, we were outsmarted by a Navi. He created this wall that stopped us from obtaining the Tetra Code" a man said with a fearful look on his face.

"I want no more excuses, leave my sight at once!" Wily snapped before turning his back on them, once he was sure that they were gone he turned on the screen to see the news. His eyes twitched as he caught Anny's appearance on the news and bit his bottom lip; gripping his cane tightly he observed how sickly she looked after coming out of the hospital doors. She was almost covered in soot and looked exhausted thanks to what the news called a daring escape via the window which was from a few floors high. Wily knowing that no one would be able to do it gripped the cane and unflexed his fingers in frustration.

"Thankfully no one was killed in the bizarre fire or from the bizarre actions of the Tree of Life. However there have been over fifty injured and most of it was from either stampede or smoke inhalation. We will give you news once we find out more" the reporter said, staring while remaining still for a bit Wily pressed a button which then showed Anny and Mamoru on the beach getting treatment. Wily soon raised his brows as Lan and his family showed up to find Anny.

"You almost died…" Wily's eyes turned to his draw and opened it to see a picture of himself when he was younger, there between him and what appeared to be a younger version of Dr. Light was a boy with black hair and silvery grey eyes. Despite looking anxious he was trying to smile as he held what looked like an invention tightly in his arms, his fingers in the image were more pale thanks to the strain he was putting into holding it. Just seeing the image Wily's eyes grew troubled.

"She almost died and because I didn't know she was there, you told me you needed my help and I couldn't give it to you. You were becoming like me as Dr. Light claimed- obsessed. You wanted to cure what might never be curable, not waiting until technology had somewhat improved but instead pushed past boundaries that were classified as unethical. As a result you met your end along with your wife leaving your daughter to be passed around from friend to relative. You left one thing but you never told me what it was" Wily muttered with distain on his face "whatever it is I hope you gave it to her… I just wish I could have found your remains so I could burry both of you, giving you the peace you both deserved" Wily mused before looking at Anny who appeared grumpy.

"She definitely acts like you two" he said before turning the monitor off "I doubt she'll be aware of what I'm planning, no matter I'll get what I want in the end. She's already too late in stopping me gaining the other codes" Wily said before a figure appeared on his screen.

"Perfect" A mental smirk formed on his face as he recognized who it was.

Anny despite having escaped her room thanks to Sean so she could see her Yuichiro bit her lip, just shortly after another plant attack she had found out that Wily did in fact cause the attack on the hospital and then the fires in the area. Despite the fact she was forbidden to return to Sci Lab she broke into the overheating building and tried to get everyone out, to her dismay Yuichiro and some scientists were also caught in the situation of trying to back everything up which left her trying to cool the room down as best she could with Fleara. However it almost proved too much for Fleara and had nearly suffered severe injures. To Anny's relief however Lan had managed to stop the fires allowing them to get treated, unfortunately that meant Sarah and Doctor Stone would start another round of screaming at how reckless she had been. Not that she minded as she was too tried to think about anything so she allowed them to rant while drowning them out. Eventually the pair stopped and allowed her to rest except Sarah stayed behind to make sure she was okay.

Now for sure Sarah was going to chase her round the hospital Anny followed Sean as quickly as she could. She had to inform Yuichiro about the Tetra Codes and ask where the last one was. To her relief she was able to sit once they arrived at his room, only instead of saying anything she allowed Sean to talk since he had to speak to Yuichiro. Listening with curious eyes Anny held Sean's hand, comforting him as she knew this was hard for him to even say anything about his experience.

"Lan?" Sean's voice snapped her out of her daze.

"Hey Lan, how are you?" Anny asked with an airy voice, looking guilty Lan approached them causing her to blink in surprise. "Lan, it's not your fault. We never know what people are like, they might or might not change but in the end it's up to him. There's nothing wrong with a having a kind heart" Anny smiled at Lan who was now full of tears, soon a sob left his throat causing her to smile at him. Opening her arms she allowed him to approach and hug him as tightly as she could.

"You could have all died because of me, how can you not be mad at me?" Lan cried.

"How can I be mad? Lan don't let him get to you. Be better… besides we'll get him next time and last time I checked Anetta failed to get what she wanted before. So we have some leverage on him" Anny added.

"What did they want Anny?" Sean asked looking perplexed despite the guarded look on his face, looking at her uncle figure she sighed.

"Wily is looking for the Tetra Codes, there was one in this building but Surf Hacker grabbed it before they could the day the hospital was in smoke" Anny replied with a frown. Horrified the trio gasped.

"So wait, Wily caused the attack?" Sean asked feeling more upset than ever.

"The fire attack tipped me off, plus the plants had a similar virus attack. Wily wanted to kill two birds with one stone but he was intercepted" Anny replied.

"Where is the code now?" Yuichiro asked looking at her with a grave look.

"Ballara has it, it's been encrypted so only Surf Hacker can open it" Anny said sternly. Nodding Yuichiro sighed and leaned on his bed.

"Anny… can I talk to you for a bit?" Lan asked looking anxious, curious she nodded and allowed him lead her out.

"What is it Lan?" Anny asked while adjusting the sling on her arm thanks to the burns in the lab.

"I… Chaud tasked me on a mission, it's dangerous but we have no other option" Lan said causing her to blink in surprise, her smile faltered as she took in his words.

"What mission is it?" Anny asked while observing the area slightly, Lan bit his lip before taking a deep breath.

"It's to investigate the Undernet and to get the program hidden there"

"No! No way Lan, out of the question. Sorry but no you are not allowed there!" Anny said sharply surprising Lan.

"W-But I have to-"

"Lan that place is a cesspool, it's crawling with bad Navis along with other things I won't mention" Anny said in the same tone, "I know Hub is strong but there are dangerous things in that place and only the Under King in charge, it's the place you would invite mafias and psychos if you wanted to get killed quickly. Every Navi is for himself and any signs of weakness means deletion. There are NO rules compared to the games you play here" Anny said, worry continued to from at how bad this plan would be. How could Chaud be so stupid?

"But we have to try" Lan said.

"Absolutely not! Lan if you go in there you are putting a target on your back, Wily's goons will finish the job and then what? What then?" Anny added with a frown.

"I can't just stand here and do nothing! I made the mistake of allowing them to hurt everyone"

"Self righteousness will get you nowhere…" Anny faltered as she saw his expression. "You will need to find the right paths to get inside to see the Under King and even with a guide then you have to get up the ranks. That in itself is a harsh test of strength. I can't stress on how taxing it will be…" Anny paused as a thought came to mind.

"There's going to be a soiree in a week's time, it's the perfect time to sneak in undetected without being caught" Anny said with a defeated sigh, startled Lan looked at her with wide eyes.

"But how do we sneak in?" Lan asked with a worried look.

"An invite, as it turns out the Under Queen who works along side the Under king gave me an invite" Anny said before showing him an email Surf Hacker crafted with Ballara's help. "The soiree involves a gathering before the fight for ranking the next day, if you speak to the either you will have to keep close"

"Wait you're coming along?" Megaman asked looking baffled as Anny pursed her lips.

"Don't have much of a choice do I?" Anny said with a frown.

"But you're injured-"

"I'll heal, besides I needed a plus one anyways so I'll reply" she shrugged.

"How do you know the Under Queen?" Lan asked "not that I doubt you" he commented as she stared at him, she shrugged once more.

"A friend of a friend knows her, she is the only one who took down the undefeated Under King. However she may look like a push over but don't underestimate her, she's going to be in disguise. No doubt WWW agents will be after her" Anny explained gruffly.

"I see… looks like we have to plan for the day if we want to get ahead of them. What time do we need to be there?" Megaman asked as he marked the day down thanks to Ballara.

"I'll be leaving around four, it'll take about an hour to get there so around sixish?" Anny replied as she tried to sum up the time.

"What disguise will I be wearing?" Megaman asked, smiling Anny tilted her head.

"Don't worry, Surf Hacker's got that covered" Anny replied before they went inside, as they did Anny mentally screamed at how she ended up being roped into helping him get inside the Undernet knowing it would not end well.

"By the way, how come police came to question you?" Lan asked as Anny sat down beside Yuichiro and Sean.

"It's because of something that took place years ago, it was just a follow up to make sure things were okay" Yuichiro replied while Anny frowned at him for giving a half baked truth.