Instead of my usual outfit I found myself wearing a green and white suit of armor. As I tried to figure out what was going on, I was surprised by a voice.
"You're not going to blow up now." It said and I jumped.
"Whoa! Are you in my head?" I asked and the robot detached itself from me, hovering almost level with my face. As I watched it folded its arms in front of me.
"Now that we're Ultralinked I can speak directly into your head." The robot told me. I just stood there, still trying to get my head around my current situation and the robot sighed. It moved closer as I looked on and eyed me with its single green eye. "I'm Shock by the way. What is your designation?" Shock asked me and I shook my head.
"You mean my name? I'm Jessie. What do you mean by 'Ultralinked'? And why didn't I blow up just now?" I asked.
"It means that we are bonded together forever. Now I'm able to regulate your Turbo energy to keep you from overloading and you, in turn, continue to provide me with the energy that keeps me from shutting down permanently. When I am attached to you I can speak into your head. "Shock explained. Now that the earlier confusion had worn off I felt much better.
"Thanks for your help. I have to admit the suit's awesome. Almost like Max's except its green and white and not blue." I said and Shock nodded, which involved moving downwards slightly in midair. Having completely forgotten about anyone but Shock and me, I was a little surprised to hear Forge speak.
"How did an Ultralink get out?" He asked and I looked up at him. Noticing the worried look on my face, Shock asked what the problem was.
"He wants me to stay in here." I answered and Shock hovered in front of me.
"Do you wish to escape? I can get you out of here." Shock asked and I nodded. Without warning he flew into my chest and disappeared in a flash of green light. "Taking over now." He said. Suddenly I was running at full speed towards the room's entrance but I wasn't moving my body! Instead, Shock was controlling me like a puppet as he made me race through the door, sending the agents and Forge flying before they could react.
"Sorry!" I called out as we raced past and ran down the corridor, passing other N-Tek employees who watched on in surprise. As I ran I saw Max, Steel and Berto looking back at me, eyes wide.
"Where are you going?" Berto called out as I shot past.
"No idea! Ask Shock!" I yelled back and then they were out of sight. Soon we reached the entrance and I saw Kat and Jefferson standing in my path. Before I could warn them I shot forward and smashed my fists and legs into my friends, knocking them down. On the ground they looked up at me in amazement as I kept going. Moments later I found myself outside. But I was still running across the canyon floor at top speed.
"We're outside Shock! You can stop now!" I called out and I was taken by surprise when Shock detached from my chest. Now in control I tripped and tumbled head over heels across the dirt floor, coming to rest face down. "Owww." I groaned, my voice muffled slightly by the ground.
"What are you complaining about?" Shock asked as I lay there. "You're free now." Unable to think of a comeback, I just lay there. I then heard Shock say something and suddenly I was pulled to my feet. Before I could react I was spun around, made to do a handstand and flipped over. Again I landed on my face.
"Hey! What did you do?" I yelled, jumping to my feet and stomping over to Shock.
"I was just checking your vitals." Shock replied, shrugging again. With a growl I went to grab him and accidently sent an energy blast at him, slamming the robot into a nearby canyon wall. He sparked and ended up hitting the ground. Worried I'd hurt him, I hurried over and picked him up.
"Shock are you okay?" I asked and he flew out of my hands, hovering just in front of me. Still sparking, I saw a thumbs up sign appeared on his face. I grinned, relieved and finally took a look around at our surroundings. From what I could tell, we were somewhere in Copper Canyon. "So what now?" I asked Shock, who just shrugged. As I wandered around, trying to get my bearings, I heard a growl. Looking around I flinched and took a couple of steps back when I saw the Ultimate Elementor watching me from above, hovering in midair.
"Oh no. Not you again." I said as it landed. Pointing a claw at me, it growled again.
"Our fight will end differently this time." It said as it stomped towards me.
"Not really a fight. You tried to crush Berto and I stopped you." I replied as I began to back away. Suddenly Shock shot forward and hovered between me and the Elementor. The Elementor stopped and looked at Shock.
"An Ultralink? What are you doing with this human?" It asked as I watched on.
"She called for help and I answered." Shock replied then attached himself to me again. In a flash I was wearing the same armor as before, only this time I had a helmet. "You got a problem with that, tiny?"
With a roar the Elementor attacked me and I just managed to dodge.
"Do you have to egg it on? It's trying to plant us into the ground, if you hadn't noticed." I told Shock as I struck out at the creature. This time my punch had no effect and I was sent flying, hitting the ground with a bang. Seeing stars I struggled to my feet. "Any ideas on how to stop it?" I asked, shaking my head to clear it.
"Hmm, no idea. Wait, try this." Shock said and we were quickly engulfed in a bright green light. When the light cleared I found myself wearing a new suit of armor. It was bulkier then my previous suit and it looked a lot stronger too. "I call this Strength mode." He added as I took a moment to admire the suit. Flexing my arms, I grinned from beneath the helmet.
"Very nice. Well they say the best defense is a good offense. Let's go." I replied as I ran for the Elementor. As I ran I noticed that I was slower in this form. This time when I took a swing at the Elementor, my blow hit hard and sent the monster into the canyon floor. "Yeah, how do you like that?" I shouted as the creature climbed to its feet.
"So you do have some fight in you after all. Bring it on, human!" It snarled and rushed at me from a standstill. With a tremendous crash we collided. Grabbing hold of the creature I tried to throw it as it did the same to me but we were too evenly matched. Just as I thought that this fight would go on forever, I abruptly found myself off the ground. "I win." For the third time today I found myself on the ground, my suit changing back to the original one.
"That didn't work." Shock said as I coughed up dirt.
"Gee you think?" I grumbled, trying to stand. That's when the Elementor picked me up in one of its claws. As it spun me around, it lost its grip and I was sent flying.
"Oops." I heard the Elementor say as I shot through the air. Eventually I felt myself falling and I made the mistake of looking down, only to find myself far above the canyon.
"Any chance this suit comes with a hidden parachute?" I asked as I picked up speed.
"Nope." Shock told me and I gulped. Shutting my eyes tight, I waited for the inescapable collision with the ground. Thankfully that didn't happen as I felt someone catch me in midair and fly me away. I sighed with relief as I flew over Copper Canyon, now in the arms of C.Y.T.R.O.
"Nice timing." I said. "Ditto." Shock added and I giggled.
"Are you okay?" Berto asked.
"Sort of. I've just had the craziest day ever. Not sure about being 'okay'. I just want to go home." I groaned.
"Since we still don't know where your home is, is N-Tek close enough?" Berto asked me and I sighed.
"Fine. I just want to get out of here as fast as possible." I replied, instantly regretting those words as C.Y.T.R.O picked up speed." Whoa!" I yelled in surprise, though it was a lot of fun travelling at that speed. And we did leave the Elementor in the dust so I shouldn't complain.