*Inside OZ*
King Kazama appeared in the battle area, waiting for Love Machine to show up.
"Kazuma!"
KK turned to see a familiar white haired avatar skating towards him. Her long braid flying out behind her and a worried look on her face.
"Keji, what are you...?"
Keji Kisa came to a stop in front of him and gave him a stern look.
"You're nuts if you think I'm going to let you do this on your own."
KK blinked in surprise before smiling. At that moment, there was the warning sound that meant there was a avatar incoming. They looked to where the warning was directed and saw a face they had hoped to never see again. Love Machine. As the AI landed Keji blinked, thinking there was something wrong with her monitor. Love Machine was badly pixelated, and was glitching in and out of existence.
KK rushed at Love Machine, but the AI ignored him completely, heading straight for Keji. Keji dodged the punch aimed at her head, using the speed boost from her roller blades to give her extra mobility. Love Machine continued to attack the small neko-girl relentlessly, until KK punched him, sending him flying.
"Leave her alone." He growled at the AI.
The AI growled and then disappeared from the screen. The two avatars shared a confused look.
*Real World*
"Why did Love Machine attack me?" Kisa voice aloud.
"Maybe he considers you the one that actually beat him. After all, you're the one that was always breaking the codes to get us into OZ." Wabisuke answered.
Kisa bit her lip. She had no idea what she was going to do. There was another beep on her phone displaying a message. Kisa looked at the message a got even more confused.
"'Give me the key'?" She read aloud.
"Could Love Machine know about the Emerald Gate?" Kazuma ask Wabisuke.
"He was messing OZ for a while before we got him out. I can imagine, a section of the server that he can't access would get his attention."
"But why would he think that I can open it?" Kisa asked. The family all gave her a look. "Oh... Right..."