Keep in mind:

Milli-nano = second

Nano = minute

Second = hour

Minute/cycle = day

Hour = month

Day = year

A/N: Sorry for the long wait. Between lots more work, writing a completely different story and having trouble focusing enough to sit down and type up chapters, I haven't updated in awhile. But I'm still here, still chugging away with stories. Just playing catch up since it's summer time and laziness is still ingrained after 12 years of public school. :) I should be able to upload another chapter some time within the week (a week from today).

The next cycle, AndrAIa woke up fully and suddenly but without fear. She wasn't sure why that was so. She didn't recognize the room and couldn't recall what happened the previous cycle. AndrAIa looked around at the room, once she saw nothing that would set her so at ease, she looked down to where she was laying. With a blush, she noticed that she had both her hands and her head laying on top of Enzo's chest, who had put on of his arms around her shoulders as he laid on his back sleeping soundly.

At least he's sleeping well. I wonder if he will be OK though, he was so quiet the other cycle... AndrAIa thought as she snuggled back onto Enzo. They slept like that for a little while longer, until Enzo began to wake up. He gradually woke up, content and happy, though he wasn't sure why. Then sudden awareness struck him as he realized how they were laying down and recent memories came back. How'd we sleep like this!? I didn't do anything embarrassing did I? Oh ~ I don't think we did... why are we laying like this? Enzo mentally panicked, never having been so close to a girl before, aside from his sister which didn't count.

AndrAIa could tell when Enzo was awake since he suddenly became very stiff and nervous. As much as AndrAIa would have liked to keep cuddling with Enzo she didn't want to make him too nervous, so she pulled away from him with a yawn. "Morning Enzo." She said with a smile as she looked him in the eye.

"Hey AndrAIa." Enzo shyly responded with a blush and a smile. He sat up and pulled his feet onto the ground. AndrAIa sat up as well and scooted until she sat in the same position next to him. The two sprites looked at the ground as Frisket perked his head up, having noticed that they were awake.

"What do we do now Enzo?" AndrAIa asked as she glanced sidelong at him. Enzo gave a small sigh and sat up straighter.

"We need to find a way out of this system and earn some units. As much as I would rather we go together, we'd get this done faster if we split up." Enzo stated with a grimace. AndrAIa frowned, "But Enzo-"

"I know, I know, I don't like it either. But the faster we get back the better. This seems like a nice system and all, but they need us back in Mainframe." Both sprites gave a sigh.

"Alright Enzo, but only if you take Frisket with you. You've only just got better." AndrAIa said as she looked at Enzo with one eyebrow raised. Enzo gave a small short laugh.

"I'd want him to go with you but I get the feeling that I'm not going to win this argument either..." Enzo said as he raised one eyebrow in return.

"Nope!" AndrAIa quipped in return while she crossed her arms. For a nano the two sprites just looked at each other then broke out laughing and put an arm around the other. Frisket barked once as he watched them, pleased to see the two sprites happy again.

"Alright AndrAIa. But believe me, as soon as I don't need the extra protection, Frisket will be going with you." Enzo said as he stood up. "I'll go earn the units and meet you back here at the end of the cycle. Ok? Come on Frisket, let's go!" Enzo called as he headed for the door.

"Alright. Please be safe." AndrAIa pleaded as Enzo left and she stoop up from the bed.

Enzo couldn't find any other job aside from being a delivery boy. As much as it bothered him, he just didn't have the power, skills or weapons to do anything else. The weapons merchant also helped with the systems bug control, but Glitch wasn't up to the task. So instead Enzo used Glitch to get around Silver City as he made deliveries.

He made it into a workout routine, running, jumping and doing other agile feats. While he did earn some units, it wasn't as much as he hoped, only enough to pay for another night at the inn, some meals and a fifth of the cost for a weapons upgrade. And that was if they were extremely careful with it.

Enzo gave a sigh as he leaped over a gap between rooftops with Frisket following close behind. It will take a few cycles before we can get enough for the basic living, let alone the cost of traveling or upgrades... This is going to be hard. I just hope Mainframe will be alright without us for awhile...

AndrAIa wasn't having much luck with transportation. When she had the chance to see the system, she saw the port but as she got closer she noticed that there weren't any ships in.

There was a zero binome mopping the docks, dressed much like the other citizens of Silver City, with a brown vest and white shirt on. AndrAIa walked p to him and began to ask him questions.

"Hello. Do you have travel between systems here? AndrAIa asked as she waved a hand towards the docks.

"Oh, aye, we have Internet travel. But all da ships be shipped out and our port is busted up from the last virus attack we had. Nothin' in or out now." The binome drawled as he didn't even look up from his work.

AndrAIa frown at this news and the binome's attitude. "When will it be fixed?"

The binome shrugged in response.

"Can one survive the Web? Is there a way to get there by ship?" AndrAIa asked trying to find any kind of news to return to Enzo with.

At the mention of the Web, the binome stopped mopping and stared at AndrAIa with wide shocked eyes. "Aye, there'd be a way to get into the Web and there'd be no captain loony enough to brave it! Any who are lost there are destined for a fate wors' than nulization. Now away with ye, I'd not catch whatever madness ya have ta want to go to the Web!" The binome commanded as he backed away from the sprite. AndrAIa stared at him in shock before turning away sharply and leaving.

Enzo won't be happy to heard that. Perhaps I should look into getting a job as well. We may be stuck here longer than we'd like... AndrAIa thought with a sigh as she walked back towards the inn, looking into various employments along the way.

By the end of the cycle, AndrAIa and Enzo were exhausted and saddened by the news each had. Enzo tried to hide what his job was, but AndrAIa kept asking about it. She didn't think it was a bad job, being a messenger, but could tell that Enzo was ashamed. She tried to cheer him up but he just rested his head in his hands as he sat on the bed. AndrAIa tried for a little while longer before just sitting next to Enzo on the bed and placed an arm around his shoulders.

"Enzo, tomorrow I'll go find a job as well. Maybe they'll be able to fix the port soon." AndrAIa said as she tried to get Enzo to look at her. Enzo gave a shrug in response and merely looked across the room to where Frisket lay in the corner. He tried to pretend that he didn't see AndrAIa's attempts to catch his eye but in the end gave in and laughed while giving her a nudge. Frisket wagged his tail twice from where he was laying, pleased that AndrAIa helping his owner.

I wish it didn't come to this, but we'll have to work with it if we want a place to stay for now... We'll have to keep to the one room, to save on costs. Maybe I'll win the argument this time and we won't be sharing a bed. Enzo thought as he gave a stretch of his arms over his head, making AndrAIa take her arm away from his shoulders.

However, Enzo was not able to win the argument that night either and soon enough both sprites were laying on their own sides of the bed, with their own thoughts to keep them occupied from thinking about how close they were to each other.

A/N: and so ends the chapter. Please let me know what you think, any helpful comments or any comments at all or whatnot. And if anyone is wondering about what other stories I may be working on, just message me, I'd rather not mess up the reboot vibe with my brony-ness. :) Hopefully that's enough hint unless you really want to know more. Also, I may just do more Enzo and AndrAIa chapters, because of the time differences between them and Mainframe... though maybe I'll do Mainframe's so you can see how long it's been? Comments on it? Also, yes, I changed how the time works, I realized I messed up what the time runs like compared to ours. Hopefully this is right. :) See you next time!