Chapter 7: I know You're Out There Somewhere
'Dr. Marbles have begun his search for Inez while Inez has run into some trouble of her own. What's going to happen now?'
Control Central
Dr. Marbles is continuing his search for Inez in Cyberspace while Matt is continuing to play with his yo-yo and wait, hoping that Dr. Marbles finds some traces of Inez soon. The scanner now leaves R-Fair City, having come up with zero results and begins searching Mount Olympus. Watching as the scanner begins searching Mount Olympus, Matt can feel himself becoming increasingly frustrated with waiting.
"Can't that scanner go any faster?" Matt suddenly asks while trying to keep his impatience under control.
"Matt, you have to be patient." Dr. Marbles replies, not making eye contact with the boy. "I have to scan every cybersite in the surrounding area if Inez happens to be on one of them. This is the best that I can do at the moment."
"But while that scanner is searching, who knows how many cybersites that are out there, Inez could be hurt or worse!" Matt argues. "You have to speed that scanner along!"
"Thinking of the worst won't help with finding Inez go any faster." Dr. Marbles says to Matt while trying to remain calm. "And I've already told you that this is the best that I can do. You will just have to be patient."
Not being able to take waiting any longer, Matt shoves his yo-yo into his pants pocket, storms out of the main room, and goes into control central's vault room. Closing the door behind him, Matt begins pacing back and forth, wishing that Dr. Marbles could speed along the scanning process and find Inez already. How hard can that possibly be?
"All I've been told to do is just wait, but I just can't wait!" Matt begins raving. "I can't just sit back and wait, not knowing what is happening to Inez! I don't know if she is hurt or if she's alright! I just have to know somehow!"
While Matt is continuing to pace, Jackie walks into the room carrying a small brown box. Noticing Matt's pacing, Jackie sets the box down in a nearby chair.
"Matt, are you alright?" Jackie asks in concern, getting the red head's attention.
"No, I'm not." Matt answers as he now takes a seat on the couch. "I can't help but to worry about Inez and where she could possibly be at the moment. We don't know anything about where she could be and all I keep being told to do is just wait and be patient. I can't wait and be patient until I know that Inez is alright."
"We are all worried about her Matt, but you have to remember one important thing about Inez." Jackie begins as she takes a seat next to Matt. "She would never allow herself to get wound up in any situation that she couldn't think her way out of. She is ok and well, I know she is and you have to believe that too. She will come back to us and Dr. Marbles is making sure that she does."
"I know, but I want to be able to see for myself that she is ok." Matt says as he turns to Jackie. "You know what I mean?"
"You really care about her a lot don't you?" Jackie asks.
"I care for Inez as much as I care for you Jax, but Inez is…She is….I see her as much more…." Matt begins, but finds that he can't put his words into the right perspective.
Matt completely drops his current thought and turns his attention to the ground.
Jackie nods and smiles, already knowing how Matt feels about their best friend. He doesn't need to explain it.
"It's ok Matt, you don't have to explain it to me." Jackie sincerely says. "I understand."
Jackie now embraces Matt in a hug with Matt returning the hug.
"Inez will be back with us soon and wherever in time and space she is, I know that she is ok." Jackie whispers, continuing to embrace Matt and console him.
The Wreaker
Hacker is sitting in his recharger chair and is very disgruntled at losing to the kids once again, especially when his plan to keep Inez separated from Matt and Jackie by stealing the UVO was fool proof. Somehow, no matter how fool proof a plan seems to be, he always looses in the end. Not only is he disgruntled at losing to the kids, but his one and only signature wig has been charred during his fight with Matt.
Picking up his hand held mirror again, Hacker looks at his wig once again and sighs in frustration, seeing that the smooth texture and lushness of his wig has disappeared and is now frilled up from the laser hitting it. This should be a lesson in knowing that synthetic hair and heat doesn't mix.
"That earth brat is going to pay for this!" Hacker hisses, slamming the mirror on the control panel, cracking it a bit. "Now how am I suppose to maintain my lush good looks if my wig looks like this?"
"It doesn't look that bad boss." Delete says. "From a distance, it still looks the same."
"Yea boss, it looks brand new." Buzz adds in.
Hacker now turns to his henchmen, who are wrapped in covers and are trying to stay warm after falling into the icy lake of Penguia.
"You idiotic dunce buckets!" Hacker shouts. "Anyone can clearly see what that earth brat did to my wig! It's more than noticeable!"
"So what are you going to do now boss?" Buzz asks. "Those earth brats have the UVO."
"That, my tin can friend, is a plan that is still in the works." Hacker replies, cracking a grin. "With Sam seeing to it that the one earth brat remains where she is, that still gives me the advantage in splitting up the remaining two. Once I have successfully separated the last two, Motherboard will have no way of protecting herself. It is all too perfect. Now you two leave me, I have a plan to put together."
Buzz and Delete do as they are told and leave the room while still wrapped in the covers.
The Lost Dimension
Inez is in the dungeon and is pacing back and forth, trying to figure out how she is going to get herself out of that predicament.
"I have to find a way out of here since it's obvious that Sam won't be of any help to me." Inez says to herself as she continues pacing. "I can't believe that he is working for hacker and after everything he told me. This is downright unbelievable! Now I'm going to be a pawn in a plan that he and Hacker scheme up. This is so not good."
As Inez continues pacing, Sam now enters the dungeon. Inez halts her pacing and takes notice of him. Turning to him, Inez folds her arms and narrows her eyes at him.
"So, come here to tell me which part of the plan I am to be used in?" Inez sternly questions.
"That's what I have come here to talk to you about." Sam replies. "Inez, please listen to me. I have something to say."
"What else do you have to say to me Sam?" Inez snaps. "That I'm really in cyberspace and am close to home, but you found a way to block my SWKAK's signal to keep me from being found?!"
"Inez please." Sam begins, but is cut off by Inez's continued rant.
"Or do you want to tell me that you're really not a prince and that you are really a spy for Hacker?!" Inez continues raving. "Or are you coming to tell me that you're letting me go and that you're calling off your joint plain with hacker?! Just what did you come here to tell me?!?"
"Inez, I'm letting you go." Sam simply says.
"I knew it!" Inez shouts. "So you are a….wait, did you just say that you're letting me go?"
Sam nods yes.
"If this is true, then what's in it for you?" Inez asks, eyeing the prince suspiciously. "No, better yet, what's in it for hacker?"
"Nothing." Sam answers as he takes a seat on the bench. "Inez, I've been doing a lot of thinking and I have decided that I'm busting you out. I had no right to try and keep you here."
"What made you change your mind?" Inez softly asks as she takes a seat next to Sam.
"I simply can't live this lie anymore." Sam replies. "Inez, there is something that I have to confess to you and please hear me out."
Inez nods.
"Inez, you're not really in the Lost Dimension, you're on a cybersite named Sector, otherwise known as the forgotten cybersite." Sam confesses as he turns to Inez. "This site sits at the very edge of cyberspace where very few inhabitants can survive, me being one."
"But why did you lie to me?" Inez questions. "You could have told me the truth."
"The reason for all of this, including me siding with Hacker, is because I didn't want Hacker to destroy my home, my cybersite." Sam continues. "He has already killed my parents so in order for me to survive, I had to cooperate or else I would have suffered the same fate as my parents. So I found it easier to side with him so he would leave me to live in peace. Inez, I am so sorry and I promise you that I will help you escape from here. You don't deserve to be here."
Having taken in Sam's confession, Inez can't help but to feel sorry for him. Sam didn't have a choice but to do what Hacker said or else he would suffer severely. Inez's frown now changes to a small smile.
"No Sam, I'm not escaping." Inez replies. "We're escaping."
"I wish I could go with you Inez, but I can't." Sam says. "This is my home, however, it's not yours. Follow me, I'm going to help you contact your friends. After that, I'm going to contact Hacker and tell him that the deal is off."
"But aren't you afraid of what Hacker might do to you?" Inez asks. "He's still expecting you to stick to the plan."
"I will deal with Hacker, but for right now, I need to get you back with your friends." Sam replies as he stands.
Sam now extends his hand out to her.
"Inez, do you trust me?" Sam asks.
Unsure of what her answer is, Inez looks between Sam and the hand he is offering her. Seeing the determined look on the prince's face, Inez nods, knowing what her answer is going to be.
"Yes, Sam I do." Inez answers as she takes his hand.
"Then, let's get you back to where you belong." Sam replies.
Sam now leads Inez out of the dungeon, determined to right his wrong.
Didn't see that coming did you? How will hacker take Sam breaking off their partnership? Keep reading to find out! It gets better!
A/N: Ok end of chapter 7 and I hope you all liked it. Didn't see that coming did you? Like I said, it gets better from here. Anyway, please no flames and chapter 8 will be out next week. This next chapter will give a few details on how the story will end so keep on the lookout. If anything is confusing, please let me know and I'll fix it in the editing. If nothing else, please review.
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