Chapter 10 Getting Info
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"I can't belive it's him," muttered Ribbon. "He must have been with you for a while if you're that down," said Drop.
Everyone was at HQ, discussing about NEASOM.
The pictures of Nicole, Edward, Abrie, Saiba, Otten, and Madi flashed by on the screen.
"You all should get information on your assigned member. Then, once done, we'll try to get a meeting with the president and get the location of the Law Program," said Manabe.
"Manabe-san, where's Mejin-san?" asked Net. "No need for formalities!" said Mejin as he came into the room.
"I'm trying to get a meeting with the president. Three of us will be meeeting him. Commishiner Kifune, Manabe, and I," said Mejin.
"I want to meet the president," muttered Net. "I've already met him once," said Red. "It was probably for IPC, right?" Red nodded.
"Well, we should get going," said Lieutenant. The others nodded. "Should we go too?" asked Thoru. "Sure, you can go if you want," said Mejin.
"I'll go with Knightman and Princess Pride," said Abrie. "I'll go with Music and Nylorac," said Zoey. "I have lessons so I won't be able to go," said Thoru.
"You can come with me, Thoru. We have lessons at the same place and same time," said Drop and Thoru nodded.
Everyone headed out as Mejin called the capital.
"If you want to leave a message, press one," said the machine, "If you want to talk to a secretary, press two. If you want to talk to a representive from the Department of Safty, press three."
Mejin pressed one. "If you want to talk to a represenitve from the Department of Education, press four. If you want to talk to a reprisentive from the Department of Business, press five."
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"We have to go find Saiba's instruture. He or she might be able to help us," said Saito. "Can we-" began Net. "Drop. The. Idea. I am not going to cross fuse so you can eat," said Saito.
"Where is it anyway?" asked Net. "Somewhere near dowtown Densan."
Saito got to the subway and got a ticket to downtown Densan. "Why is everybody in Densan?" asked Net as Saito went through a gate.
"A lot of people like big city life. Some have excuses. Like I think Enzan lives there to be closer to IPC. Laika and Pride live there for the time because, well, I think they just chose a random place when they arrived since the International Airport is here in Densan."
"I prefer small town. Not to much traffic and we pretty know everyone in Akihara," said Net as Saito boared the train.
After they arrived in downtown Densan, they went to the dojo that Saiba praticed at. "How do we know all of this stuff about Saiba?" asked Saito. "I talked to him when I saw him on TV. He was in the park and I decided to talk to him."
Saito nodded as he went inside. He went to an office and saw a black belt sitting there. "Excuse me."
The man looked up, "May I help you?" "I'm Hikari Saito, a former Net Savior," said Saito as he showed his ID, "I need to talk to you about your student Saiba."
"Nice to meet you, I'm Kotora, the sensi here. Saiba was a very good student, but he quit at the beginning of summer," said the black belt. Kotora had brown hair and was wearing the karate clothing.
"I think I know why," said Saito, "Have you heard about the group that steals the Control Programs?" Kotora nodded, "I read about it, they call themselves NEASOM, I think. They need one more program."
"Saiba is part of NEASOM. He stole the Travel Program. My friends have faced the members and Saiba did steal the program. I need to find information about him so we can take NEASOM down," said Saito.
"Well, he does karate, you probably knew if you watched the tournment and if you are here. I don't know much about him, but if you didn't know his age, he's 20. He is a black belt, so he just trains here to perfect his moves."
"Do you know anything else, like about his navi?" asked Net as he appeared on Saito's shoulder as a hologram.
"Ninjaman, I remember him. Saiba got him when he was 12. I battled him before. Swords are not the chips you should use on him. If you use a big bomb, that would effect him."
"We should have told Raika and Lieutenant that," said Saito to himself. "Also, Saiba is kind of the oppisite of his navi. He is good at karate, but he isn't good at swords. We tried fenceing once and he wasn't that good," said Kotora.
"Thank you for helping us, Kotora-san," said Saito. "Oh any time. Former net saviors are just important as regular net saviors. Have a good day."
Saito nodded and left the dojo. "Enzan and Blues could beat Saiba, but Laika would probably beat his navi," said Saito.
"Laika can fence and they have Search Grenades, so he could fight Saiba and Ninjaman," said Net.
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"Who are we going to talk to for Nicole?" asked Mei Lin. "My Aunt Susan. I know Nicole is 20 and she moved out of the house, but Aunt Susan knows her pretty well, since Nicole's mother died so she lived with Aunt Susan," said Drop.
"Is this her house?" asked Thoru. It looked like Meiru's house, but it was a little different and was white instead of pink.
"Hai, just knock. Aunt Susan is really nice."
Mei Lin knocked and a woman with blonde hair with pink high lights answeared She wore a pink dress with a yellow apron. "Ohayo, I'm Mei Lin, a former net savior, and this is Thoru," said Mei Lin nervously as she showed her ID, "I need to talk to you about Nicole."
"Oh, don't be shy. I'm Susan, Nicole's aunt. Please, come in, sit down. Would you like some tea?" asked Susan.
"Um, okay. About Nicole," started Mei Lin, "Have you heard about NEASOM? The group that steals the Control Programs?"
"Here's your tea, and yes, I did. Those people are so terrible, trying to take over Japan. What about Nicole? Did the girl get in some trouble with them? Is she alright?" asked Susan.
"It's not like that, Susan-san," said Mei Lin as she took a sip, "Nicole isn't in trouble with them. She in trouble with us. She is part of NEASOM. She is going to steal the Law Program, that's what we guess."
"That girl use to be a very bright young lady. Now, she's nothing, but trouble," said Susan. "We need to find as much information as we can about the members of NEASOM. They kidnapped six people and we are trying to bring them home safely. Can you tell us more about Nicole?" asked Mei Lin.
"Who did they kidnap?" asked Susan. "Hikari Netto, Sakura Meiru, Iuujin Enzan, Nylorac Summers, Laika Antovich, and Princess Pride," said Drop as she appeared on Mei Lin's shoulder as a hologram.
"Meiru is my niece! Oh, I hope you will be able to bring her home safely. I wonder how she is right now?" asked Susan.
"I'm fine," said Drop. "What's that?" asked Susan. "Um… I said I like pines," said Drop. Mei Lin and Thoru held in a laugh as Susan gave an odd look.
"Anyway, what would you two like to know about Nicole?" asked Susan. "Can you tell us who her navi is?" asked Thoru.
"Oh, her navi is Note. She got Note when she was 8 and still has her now at the age of 20. What's your navi's name?" asked Susan. "I'm Drop."
"She has a trouble maker boyfriend though," said Susan. "Who's her boyfriend?" asked Drop. "Her boyfriend does karate. His name is Saiba." Mei Lin, Drop, and Thoru looked at Meiru's aunt with complete shock. "Did I say something?" asked Susan when she saw their faces.
"Saiba is part of NEASOM also," said Mei Lin. "Oh. I'm sorry, but I have to go. I teach a dance class," said Susan. They looked at the clock, "Oh, I have piano lessons and Thoru has violin," said Mei Lin. "I can take you there," offered Susan. They agreed and Susan took the to their lesson.
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"Who do we talk to for Otten?" asked Ryou. "BattlechipTech's vice president, Akooro Kari," replied Red.
They got to the building and went to the 20th floor, where Akooro Kari's office was. "May I help you?" asked her secretary.
"I'm Ryou, former net savior, and also the replacement vice president for IPC, I need to talk to Miss Akooro Kari," said Ryou as he showed his ID. The secretary nodded, "Wait right here, Ryou-san."
A few minutes later, the secretary came back and said, "Kari-sama is in her office. You can go ahead." Ryou nodded and headed toward the vice president's office.
He went in and saw a girl with mint green hair that went past her shoulders. She was wearing what Manabe usually wore, except it was dark blue and she wore a white blouse with the jacket.
"Are you Ryou?" asked the girl. Ryou nodded, "You must be Akooro Kari, I need to talk to you about Otten."
"Oh, him. I haven't heard of him since that meeting in Ameroupe," said Akooro. "Akooro-san, have you heard of NEASOM?"
"Yes, I have, and please just call me Kari." Ryou nodded, "Otten is part of NEASOM and- wait, isn't that your last name, Kari?" She nodded, "Yes, it is. Many can't pronounce my first name, so I just go by my last name. What were you saying now?"
"Otten is part of NEASOM and he took the Trust Program," said Ryou. "He's fired," said Kari. "Um, okay. Can you tell us anything about Otten or Barrierman?" Kari nodded, "Yes, I can. They are both rude, but Barrierman is probably the weakist in NEASOM if you ask me. I battled him once and his weakness seems to be using invis. chips. Use one and you and your attack and go right through the barrier," said Kari with a smirk.
"Can you tell us anything about Otten?" asked Red, since Ryou hadn't said a word. "Otten is very weak if you ask me. There is this guy who works a floor down and he was teaching some people to fence. I learned and I went against Otten. He lost in about one minute."
"How fast did your navi beat Barrierman?" asked Red. "I beat him in 45 seconds," said a voice. A navi that looked like Slur, except was white, pink, and dark blue appeared on Kari's shoulder as a hologram. She had white hair that was just past her shoulders.
"You are?" asked Red. "I'm Slura. Barrierman is very easy to defeat. Who are you?" asked Slura. "I'm Red."
"How old are you? If you don't mind that I ask," said Ryou. "I'm 16. Many think I'm older. Is that all?"
"H-hai. Thank you for helping us," said Ryou as he stood up. "Thank you, for letting me have a break," said Kari with a smile.
Ryou nodded and left. "Blues, is something wrong?" asked Red when they got outside. Ryou let out a low whistle, "If I really were a human, then I would visit your business partner more offten.
"You like Kari?!" Red nearly yelled.
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"So who do we talk to for Edward?" asked Zoey. "I don't know. He's not married, doesn't have a girlfriend, doesn't have any living relitives that live around here or that I know of, and he doesn't really have friends," said Ribbon.
"Does he have anyone who can help us?" asked Zoey. "If you count me," said Ribbon. "Wait, he has a navi friend. I remember asking him about her once," said Mary. "Who is this friend of his?" asked Zoey.
"Her name is MelRose," said Mary. "I can't belive it's a girl," said Zoey. After a while, they were at Saloma's shop and saw a navi that was light green and white, and was holding different colored roses.
"Plug-in, Ribbon! Transmission!"
"Plug-in, Nie! Transmission!"
"May I help you?" asked MelRose. "I'm Ribbon, a former net savior navi, and this is Nie. We need to talk to you about Edward."
"Why of course. What is it about the nice man that require net saviors to tell me?" asked the rose navi. "Have you heard of NEASOM?" asked Ribbon. MelRose's face looked scared all of a sudden, "Oh my, did Edward-san get hurt by them? Is he alright?" asked MelRose, her voice full of worry.
"No it isn't that, MelRose. He's the leader of NEASOM," said Ribbon. "Oh my. What happened?" "His group kidnapped six net saviors amd turned them into navis. MelRose, since Edward was the person I told, and you seem to be lonely, I am one of those net saviors. I told him because he was my butler since I was six. Since you're a solo navi, why don't you come with us?" asked Ribbon.
"I would love to if you don't mind, Miss Summers. Edward told me about you. His navi Ropeman has a weakness by the way. It's swords. Cut through at least one rope, and he'll get easier to beat," said MelRose.
"That's all we need, is there anything else you can tell us?" "Not really, except that he doesn't have much friends. He may be part of NEASOM, but he tries to be fair."
"Okay, you can come with us, you know," said Nie. "I will. I help Saloma-san with her shop. Woodman is a very nice navi. Good day!"
Ribbon nodded and was plugged out.
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"Who do we talk to for Madi?" asked Raika. "Her parents, I guess. I know when she got to high school, DarkWay killed her dad, but her mom is still alive."
They got to a house in Akihara and Raika rang the doorbell. A woman with light blue and silver hair answered.
"I am Raika, a former net savior. I need to talk to you about your daughter Madi," said Raika. "I'm her mother. Madi was a child that I didn't care for much. She was never really useful."
"Um… She's part of NEASOM," said Raika. "That's not news to me, kid. She was part of DarkWay after all. I was proud of her until that day she joined. I was only proud of her because her father loved her. I had her live with a DarkWay member when I didn't want her in the house anymore," said Madi's mom.
"Can you tell us anything about her navi?" asked Lietenant as he appeared as a hologram on Raika's shoulder. "Her navi. Her navi," said her mom, "Coder is his name I think. Just slash his keyboared and you practilley won."
"Is that it?" asked Raika. "She had a boyfriend that is now a net savior, Laika Antovich. If Madiline stayed with him, then I would truly be proud." Raika smirked mentally and decided to mess with Laika.
"I know Laika. He is a ner savior and still lives in Sharo. He has a girlfriend you can say," said Raika with a smirk. Lieutenant went back into the PET and turned light pink. "He has a girlfriend? Who is it?" asked Madi's mom. "I'm pretty sure it's Princess Pride."
In the PET, Lieutenant glared at Raika and turned a light shade of red.
"Madi is missing out if he has Pride herself as a girlfriend. Madi still likes that Antovich guy too," said her mom, "Nice talkin' to you. Now leave, I'm busy."
Raika just nodded with a smirk and left. "Searchman!" yelled Lieutenant with anger, "You know I'm not going out with Pride!"
"It was certainly amusing," said Raika, "Don't forget, Madi still likes you." Lieutenant calmed down, "She does? I didn't hear because I was mentally yelling every curse and swear I've ever heard, and being a net savior dealing with all kinds of people, you got an earful."
"I heard, but I tuned it out when I heard it.
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"I can't belive a six year old is part of NEASOM," said Abrie. "She has your name too," said Pride. "We go talk to her mother, right?" askde Knightman. "No, her mother lives back in Creamland. I guess we ask her friend," said Pride as they got to the Densan DayCare.
"Who's Abrie's friend?" asked Abrie. "Someone by the name of Aaron," said Steve. "Aaron?"
"He is a 2nd grader, but he is her age. He is probably really smart if he's a six-year-old in second grade." They went to the play ground and found the day care teacher.
"Excuse me, I'm Steve, former net savior. I need to talk to a boy in second grade. His name is Aaron and he's six," said Steve as he showed his ID.
"Aaron is that black haired kid right there," said the teacher as she pointed to a short kid, sitting behind a slide, hugging his knees.
Steve walked over and bent down, "Hello there. I'm Steve, a former net savior. I understand that you're Aaron, right?" The little boy nodded, "That's my name. I don't have a friend to play with."
"Do you know a girl named Abrie?" asked Steve. The little kid nodded, "She was my only friend until she moved away."
"My name is Abrie, too. Hey, have you ever heard of NEASOM?" Aaron looked at her, "Yes, miss. I've heard of it. Why do you need to talk to me?"
"Your friend Abrie is part of NEASOM," said Steve. "You mean Miss Abrie?" asked Aaron as he pointed to Abrie. "No, not me. Your friend Abrie. Can you tell us anything about her?"
"Kind of, I know Abrie-chan has a navi named Jewel. Jewel has a job. She goes to BattlechipTech a lot and visits Kari-san. I met her before, she's really nice."
"Is her name Akooro Kari?" asked Pride as she appeared on Steve's shoulder as a hologram. Aaron nodded, "She told us to call her Kari, since I called her Akoora instead of Akooro."
"I'm Pride, by the way. Can you tell us anything else?" "Um… I know Abrie is smart and all, but she is afraid of something," said Aaron. "What's that?" asked Abrie. "I promised her I wouldn't tell anyone, but you guys are net saviors and I always wanted to meet one. She's afraid of clowns."
"Clowns?" asked Pride as she giggled a little. "Hai, is there anything else you want to know?" "Do you know how to defeat Jewel?"
Aaron thought about it for a while. "I think light attacks work. I don't really remember though. It's either they are good against her, or they heal her. Maybe you can try cutting her diamonds. I think that might work. I don't remember though."
"It's okay, thank you for helping us," said Abrie. "Arigato Steve-san, Miss Abrie for letting me meet net saviors and for letting me talk to someone."
"Don't you have any friends?" asked Abrie. "No Miss, Abrie-chan was my only friend. I get lonely now. It was fun meeting you guys."
Steve and Abrie looked at each other. "You can come visit the HQ anytime. You can meet Mejin, he's pretty nice. I wonder what he's doing right now?" said Abrie.
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At the Net Savior HQ….
"If you want to file a complait, press nine." Mejin pressed nine really hard. "If you want to mark this as urgent, press 15."
"There is no 15! yelled Mejin in frustration. He felt like banging his head on the wall. "Let me try," said Manabe as she came into the room.
She called and after a few minutes, "Yes, I'm Manabe, one of the net saviors' bosses. I would like to have a meeting with at least the vice president. We need to discuss about the Law Program and NEASOM."
After a few minutes, she hung up. "How did you do that?" asked Mejin. "Did you forget to punch in the extra numbers? There are certain ones that get you connected to the secretaty. Ours is the offical code," said Manabe.
"I could've remembered that," muttered Mejin.
"Mejin-san!" yelled six voices. "No need for formalities!" he yelled back. "We have more information," said Mei Lin.
"That is nice to know, Roll. Were the people that you talked to nice?" asked Manabe. "Hai," replied Saito. Mei Lin nodded as Ryou said , "Just great."
Raika said, "Kind of, not really, but amusing." Lieutenant turned light pink as Abrie said, "Nice."
"In a week we go to meeting with the president," said Manabe, "Now go home, it's getting late."
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R&R people!
I imgaine that Akooro Kari sounds like Mai Valentine (from Yu-Gi-Oh!), but more serious and business-like, but sometimes not…