*In OZ*

Keji looked up at the Emerald Gate. How was she meant to open this thing? When she clicked on it, it didn't come up with a password box, so she couldn't get a code to solve. She walked up to the door and stopped just in front of it. Suddenly the door glowed and a screen appeared in front of her. There was a long string in the centre of the screen and three adjusters in the top left corner. It look like a very simple recording program.

"Yo, Keji."

Keji turned around to see three avatars heading towards her. One was a tall dog looking male avatar, one was something that looked like something that belonged in Loony Toons, and the last one looked like a female elf.

"Hajime, Ayane, Saita." Keji said in surprise. "What are you all doing here?"

"We did some research into the Emerald Gate." Ayane's elvan avatar said. "And we found something interesting."

"It seems that the original head developer of OZ had designed the Gate to only open for members of his family." Hajime explained. His ruff voice matching his dog avatar very well.

"It's also apparently meant to be linked to the main operating system of OZ." Saita finished.

"That explains why Love Machine is after it." Keji sighed. "But it still doesn't explain why he's still around. I thought we'd gotten rid of him for good."

"Well..." Ayane began. "OZ is essentially just one big program. And like all programs, it would have backup systems and files for everyone that uses it, in case of power outage or computer crash, to help ensure that the users don't lose any of their stuff. So, it would stand to reason, that there would be a backup file for Love Machine as well. Since Oz is a program, it would have simply made the backup automatically."

"But wouldn't the operators have deleted it after the whole crisis to get rid of it for good?" Saita asked the question that was on everyone's mind.

"You would think so, but," Ayane looked at the Emerald Gate. "Maybe not." Everyone looked at her questioningly. "Think of it like this. OZ is a main computer, and The Emerald Gate is like a USB. OZ has the main files and backups, but the Gate is a secondary backup for emergencies. It would also have the backup of Love Machine's files in it. Love Machine didn't show up before now because the Gate wasn't plugged in, but as soon as it was, Love Machine was able to infect OZ again."

"That would explain why it look so glitchy before." Keji said in realisation. "It's only got some of its data, and the rest is still in the Emerald Gate. That's why it needs to get in there. But if we get in first, we can delete his data for good."

"Sounds like a plan"

*Real world*

Kisa spun around to come face to face with Kazuma and Natsuki. When had they gotten there? Natsuki smiled at her and gave her a thumps up.

"Let's find a way in." She grinned.

Kisa smiled and nodded. She turned to face them fully and showed them her phone's screen.

"When my avatar got close to the door, this screen popped up. It looks like a really simplified recording program." Kisa explained.

Kazuma looked at it for a moment then at Kisa. "It could be that the Gate reacts to sound. Hey Ayane."

"Just a sec, I'll put the speaker on." Kisa said, pressing one of the buttons. "Ayane."

"Yeah?" Came Ayane's voice through the speaker.

"You said that the Developer had apparently made the door to only open for members of his family right?" Kazuma asked.

"Yeah, according to the rumours."

"Maybe the door is meant to have voice recognition." Kazuma murmured.

"But who's voice?" Kisa voiced aloud.

"We need to find out who the original Developer was." Natsuki said.

"Is." Ayane corrected. "The main developer is still around. He's the one that controls John and Yoko. No one knows his real name, just his account name, 'Shiro'."

"Then we'll just have to contact him." Kisa said.

"I take it you have a plan." Kazuma said as Kisa grinned.

Heaven help whoever stood in the way of that grin. Kisa asked to use Kazuma's laptop and went straight to John and Yoko. When she attempted to access them she got a password screen. Good, this she could deal with. She type in a stupid password and got a caution screen and code. Natsuki handed her a note pad and pen and Kisa set right to work. There were lots to numbers to this code and it took her a full half hour to solve it. Then she had she typed in the password before she had stopped to absorb what was written on it. When she hit 'enter', the screen went white. For a moment, Kisa thought that it had crashed, but then someone started talking through the speakers.

"Well, well. I'm quite impressed." Kisa's heart nearly stopped. She knew that voice. She'd heard it a thousand times over the phone. "This is the first time someone's managed to hack into John and Yoko. Though I'm not sure what you're hoping to find."

"It can't be..." Kisa murmured. "Dad?"

"Kisa?"