6:37 P.M- Paragon studios mailroom, Nyc

Everyone looked up as the new guy, Taka, jolted awake and knocked over a stack of papers. He was sweating and clearly out of breath, the dream had felt so real. He looked around then noticed the papers. He hurried to gather them and put them back in order before apologizing to everyone. "S-so sorry everyone! I guess I just kind of dozed off I promise it won't happen again."

He scratched at his head before sitting down, he hadn't even wanted this job. He had always wanted to be an artist but his father had told him that he wouldn't get anywhere in life like that. His dad got him this job in the mailroom of some big corporation. He didn't even look the part with his baggy gray pants and combat boots. Or the white sleeveless shirt with the blood red diamond emblem that stood out against his dull gray hair and even duller gray eyes.

It didn't help that everyone was twice his age and they made fun of him because the chains that were draped on his right pant leg. The only person close to Taka's age was a year older, a seventeen year old named Cole who declared them rivals on Taka's first day. He fit in a little more at least with blue jeans and sneakers. He also wore a black sleeveless shirt with a red X printed across the front. He also tends to get pissed when Taka makes fun of him for his left ear piercings that are chained together.

Cole came up behind Taka and glanced over his shoulder. "I don't think you're supposed to be drawing in your spare time."

Taka jumped before responding."Fuck! Cole! What are you doing?"

"Aw did I make you mess up your little drawing?"

"Shut up Cole I'm on my lunch break so I can do whatever I want right now." Taka began to erase a stray mark on his paper.

"Well from what I can see you're gonna be here all night until you finish up with that," Cole said while indicating the stack of papers.

"You have just as much to do if not more! Why aren't you working while you're on break?"

"I don't feel like it," He said while shrugging,"anyways I plan on stopping by tonight after work."

"What? You can't just invite yourself over! It's a Friday night! What makes you think I don't have plans?"

"You never have plans, besides I picked something up earlier I think you may find interesting."

"Well, what is it?"

"Oh so you don't have plans?"

"Shut up and just tell me what it is."

"Oh that's a surprize. Now if you don't mind I have to go do some work before someone realizes that I'm not actually on break right now."

Taka sighed then put his drawing he'd been working on would have to get this work done as soon as possible in order to make it home at a reasonable hour. He stashed away his pencils and erasers then started to sort through the mail in front of him. This was going to be a long night.

10:23 PM- Riverside Apartment 4c, Koga residence, Nyc

Taka stumbled through the door and went straight to his room, exhausted after a long day at work. As he collapsed into bed he heard someone knock on the door and he remembered that Cole had mentioned he'd be stopping by. Cole opened the door and went straight to Taka's room. "You up? Come on this is important!"

"Yeah yeah. What is it?" Taka pulled himself into a sitting position and looked up sleepily as Cole pulled out two small electronic devices, a silver one and a gray colored one with a small brass lock.

"I found a few things while looking through my dad's stuff. There were five of them but I was hungry and broke so I sold three of them online and bought lunch. I still have these two though! They were labeled 'D-3'. You want one?"

"We don't even know what these are, and aren't they your dads?"

"He won't notice. Dibs on the silver one."

Taka reached for the gray one and turned it over in his hands examining it. "Why does this one have a lock on it?"

"How should I know? It won't make a difference since it's a physical lock on an electronic device."

"I suppose but why is the lock shining?"

"It's doing what?"

The lock began to shine and pulse with a mysterious gray color while Taka held it. Suddenly the screen lit up, not only Takas but Coles as well. Binary code side scrolled across the screen heading in multiple different directions.

"What's going on?" Cole exclaimed.

"I-I don't know!" Suddenly the screens of each electronic device in the room lit up. First the computer, then the television, then the phone. Until eventually the entire room was filled with a blinding light and no matter where the two looked all they could see was side scrolling binary code. They heard a train passing somewhere nearby. Suddenly they could hear a voice. The same voice from Takas dream.

It is time for the five to rise and give chase to the four. You shall rise as heroes to defend our world and your world alike. It is you alone who can make this stand for the righteous.