Corrected & Connected in Cyber Space Interface

[Reialgo]

Nathan smiled to himself in response to the girl's left at the back, though he kept his head forwards and suppressed the chuckle following it, he would never hear the end of it if one of them caught on. Despite how obscenely cheesy they both sounded, he found it pretty humorous, and high spirits was always a plus in battle. He clenched his weapon tightly, wanting to get rid of the disgusting Vs as soon as possible. He simply nodded in response to Devon and watched as he achieved the first strike(s). Unfortunately they weren't going to go down so easily, worse the target countered with some kind of acid, that really resembled snot try as he might to not think about it. Who the bloody hell prog'ed these things! he though and started to move his feet in preparation to sprint forwards.

Surprisingly, to him at least, he was seconded by Nicholas, Nathan thought he might have saved his awesome weapon for the finisher of at least this bugger. He patiently waited while Pessimism unleashed another quick ocmbo with his scythe, though the failure of the second strike did not go unnoticed by Nathan it wasn't something he would say. For whatever reason, generosity or something perhaps less generous, his fellow collector didn't finish the job, perfect he wasn't left out for this one. "Sorry Shade!" he shouted before dashing forwards. Quickly he was reminded that this wasn't like a stagger state in Final Fantasy IXX, the bug V shifted it's attention to the faster moving corrector approaching it and fired off another acidic bile shot, this time at Nathan. Not one known for being brash, he instantly jammed his foot down and twisted to the right, moving slightly in that direction to avoid the gunk. He then carried the spin, and momentum, through and resumed running straight for it, going for a horizontal slash with the blade closest to the V. He continued briefly, ending up just behind it and turning to face it, the V turned to but it was too late. Casually Nathan reached out with a finger and tapped the thing, and then it was gone. What had once been a ginat mosquito was now a swirling mass of data dissipating upwards, he found air to be somewhat inappropriate word in this world.

He made a sigh of relief, luckily he had not sucked, though his attack was pretty unnecessary. Though they couldn't celebrate yet, two more hovered very nearby, and he was sure that they both turned to him. "Shade...not that it's much of a bother but if your going to attack can you do so soon? I don't think these guys like team-killers...". Of course he was well aware that he was in almost no danger, form there attitude they looked like they would only counter attack people, but there was nothing wrong with some wit here and there. He looked over to Sasha and Sheela again, neither of them looking particularly pleased with there current setting, though he recalled it wasn't that long ago where they were fighting a V susceptible to projectiles... In any case, he spun his weapon again as he always did and turned to the next lot, the sooner this was done the sooner they could stop staring at green mucus. If only one of his fellow corrector's weapons was actually a aerosol cannister, this would have gone much quicker...

[Snowflying]

Shade stood back as her teammates took charge of the fight. If they wanted to charge in head-first, she wouldn't stop them. These Vs didn't seem to be too much of a threat, anyway. But that didn't mean she wouldn't take them seriously; Rey took every battle seriously. Right now it was just a matter of waiting for the right moment to strike.

The enemies hovering in front of her looked like – as Sasha had pointed out – mosquitoes, which bothered Rey. She hated bugs. To her, they were pointless, annoying distractions, and seeing three giant ones in front of her didn’t put her in the best mood. Vs irked her enough in the first place – they were contaminating the beautiful Digital World. And Rey certainly considered it beautiful, because it was her escape from a harsh reality. The DgtWld was the perfect haven for an orphan girl and her younger brother, a paradise beyond the computer screen. She loved its crisp cleanness and it’s blue streams of data, despite the fact that the new digital age was the reason for her brother’s death. However, she didn’t blame technology – she blamed the hackers. And someone was trying to wreck the digital world with these Vs.

The thought of a hacker sitting behind a computer screen or typing on their cell phone as they programmed the Vs made Rey scowl. Raising her swords again, she sized up the situation. Devon and Nicholas had started off the attack, while Nathan finished off the already-battered first V.

"Shade...not that it's much of a bother but if your going to attack can you do so soon? I don't think these guys like team-killers..."

But Shade was already moving, narrowing her eyes at the Vs who had just hostilely turned towards Nathan. She had had enough waiting around; now was the time for action. “I’ll get the one on the right,” she called to Nathan as she passed him. Gaining speed as she ran, she launched herself into the air and brought one of her crimson blades down in an aerial strike at the V. The bug evaded it, but Shade wasn’t surprised. Instead she brought her other blade around in a follow up slash that cut it cleanly across the middle. The mosquito was obviously aware of the threat Shade posed to him and was now attempting to fight back, jabbing at her with its long nose. Shade dodged each jab, trying to stay as close as possible to the bug. If she backed away, she would only be leaving more room for it to continue attacking.

After a few more deft sword strikes, Shade finally slashed the bug down the middle, causing it to dissipate into a stream of data. She breathed a sigh of relief, resting for a moment before checking up on the situation with the other V. She had come out victorious, but she was out of breath from dodging and had a few scratches from the V’s pointy nose.

[Genkai]

"Go team go!" Sasha cheered and jumped up and down. She waved her hands a bit. "Ya almost got em!" She smiled. She ceased her jumping and glanced to Sheela. "I know being a cheerleader for this mission isn't what we wanted but at least we're having fun right?" She smiled a little. Though the battle was short lived and she couldn't complain as long as she and her friends were enjoying themselves. Devon side stepped and materialized his fishing lined and threw his line at the last of the Vs and trapped it.

"Alright you guys finish it off!" Devon yelled as he kept it in place for the others to land their blows quickly. He was ready to have the battle over. Hopefully whoever sent the bugs out wouldn't start sending even more. That was always an omnipresent danger they had when they put themselves in the line of fire. Hackers could always send off stronger viruses and bugs to corrupt data, steal it and defend themselves. For right now he couldn't concern himself with what ifs or anything as they were so close to being done. Someone would drive themselves insane with worrying like that.

Suddenly there was a familiar whizzing and a faint song could be heard in the distance. It was Vypr, a well known adversary of the DgtWld. The woman could be seen riding her broom with her white coo-coo bird. Devon grit his teeth. "Crap, look who shows up but the witch herself...did you send these bugs?" Devon glared up at the woman whose music seemed to override their own personal soundtrack with her own cyber theme. The girl flew down and raised a gloved hand at the last V and a calculated blast was emitted at the bug. In a red blast, it hit and the V was deleted easily. Devon took a step back and glanced to the others.

Sasha quieted down and her expression changed from serious to worried and then slowly to excitement. She couldn't handle such high pressure situations and like her friends knew, she often could be too naive for her own good. "Oooh you helped us Ms.Vypr!" She praised. The girl wanted to believe that maybe the enemy had seen the light of justice and was now on their side. "Thank you so mu-"

"Don't thank her." Devon spat and raised his spear at the woman. "She's our enemy and we always have the order to delete on sight. For all we know, she's a hacker or worse a sophisticated virus." He said. Sasha, like most women he knew, was too emotional and forgiving.

Sasha shook her head, it felt wrong to hurt someone who had just helped them. Vypr simply remained sitting as her white bird sat on her shoulder. She remained silent since she rarely spoke. It made Sasha wonder if Vypr's lack of speech meant that she was indeed just a virus. Vypr kept her long slender legs crossed as she studied the Correctors. The woman then raised her hand toward the mass of them and aimed a red blast at them. She then fired two at Sheela and Sasha. Sasha yelped and jumped back and instinctively her hand went to her shoulder to retrieve a weapon to throw.

Her hesitation was obvious but Vypr didn't take the shot that she could have and simply allowed the white bird to fly into the air. It created a rip in the air with its beak and Vypr fly into before anyone could try to attack her. And just as quickly as she had graced them with her presence, she was gone. Sasha let out a pained cry as she walked over to everyone. "Oww...what was that all about? She's be acting weirder and weirder lately." Sasha whined and rubbed her back slightly. She would be a bit sore for a day or so but it wasn't anything bad. "I guess we're all done today...I say let's get together for a movie or ice cream!"

Devon glanced to her and then to the others. "If everyone is alright...I don't see why not." He muttered. The male wanted to discuss matters that had just transpired but for now it seemed like the preferred course of action was to just log off and try to have some fun in the real world. He didn't blame Sasha for thinking that way but he wondered if Resa would be up to going out, and of course Nicholas was another matter but surely Sheela and Sasha could do something if they wanted, maybe even Nathan would want to hang out. His participation could sway in either direction in all honesty.

"Aqualoooo goooooo...with us!" Sasha laughed. She had used his formal username so it showed how much she wanted everyone around. "You too Shade, Sear, everyone! Come on." She begged. The anthem of Vypr had already faded away leaving them with the usual silence that remained after a battle.

[Frenetic Raptor]

The first Virus had fallen, its digital data dispersing from the DgtWld; the second followed in quick succession, left with the same inevitable fate. The upper hand had been obtained, and their opponents were falling like flies. Ok, not exactly. Sheela got smart with herself, realizing fully well that they weren’t flies. So what, these bugs are all the same. Her bummed out attitude migrated over to the other side once more, Sasha’s uplifting words providing that lively spark. What would we all do without you Sasha? She kept herself in deep thought, prolonging her silence. No, really… what would I do without you? I know I would be lost. Sheela wasn’t a cheerleader, far from it, but that didn’t necessarily mean Sasha's vibrant demeanor didn’t have a positive effect on her.

Encouraging her even further, Sheela felt pressured words upon her. “Sure, I’m having a great time, hanging out with everyone.” Her words expressed joy, but that didn’t keep her from pouting from within; the fire that burned inside her desired for just one single shot. The thrilling words that followed close behind, from Devon, almost sent her completely off the edge. Let me please shoot one arrow. She would never tell Devon everything that went inside her head, going against his orders. If not for that reason, knowing too much about went on inside her mind might officially deem her as insane. Not the kind of rumors she would ever want to openly spread across the public streams of data. She could hear it now, all the unwanted names she would acquire.

Wait a minute, that’s not what I hear. That tune, where is it coming from? If she only took a moment to look ahead, she would have realized the true origins of a familiar undeniable presence. Sheela glanced to see what her brother Nicholas was doing. She could feel his intensity flowing through her own body. Those eyes of his immediately discriminated Vypr’s presence. In her own eyes, she couldn’t possibly understand what he was truly feeling, bottling up so much lingering angst towards her. Sure, she didn’t like her presence one bit, but her grasp didn’t tighten around complete hatred. She just wouldn’t ever get it, as much as she tried to figure things out.

For Nicholas, to destroy a measly Virus with such ease left a bitter taste in his mouth. She comes all the way here just to show off. If she wanted to go that route, why didn’t she go and delete them all. That way these little games of hers wouldn’t have to be played out. To do this for the thrill of the fight and to get a rise from others was all a twisted charade. There was nothing else to explain Vypr’s reasoning. If that wasn’t the case, then he would more than happily listen to her true intentions. Not going to happen, I’d say. Not with all the rational thoughts in his head questioning everything. That just isn’t her style and I certainly wouldn’t expect any less from her.

Feeling uncomfortable, Nicholas didn’t like Vypr’s presence from the very get go, safety his primary concern, not just for Sheela, but for everyone else standing by. That’s just where she wanted all of them, to acknowledge her presence. Nicholas wasn’t fully aware what rationale Sasha was using, on the eve of thanking the digital devil herself. At least Devon was quick with his words, cutting off any unjustifiable thankfulness. Besides, they had all of this under control well before she decided to get involved. Vypr’s intentions would never change, so it was best to leave things alone.

That was all fine and dandy for him, but when another’s life was threatened that was a different matter entirely. With an eye intently focused on Vypr’s actions, Nicholas became slightly aware of an impending attack, arm raised to the digital skies. The energy released was pulled, dragged, and unleashed towards Sheela and Sasha. An instinctual reaction led to an impulsive response. “Watch out!” Nicholas couldn’t keep himself calm, his overprotective nature kicking into overdrive. Not like his words would provide any sort of use. He watched the strike unfold, staring helplessly.

Sheela sprung backwards, feet leaving the ground. If not for her quick cat like reflexes, she might have been done for. Yeah right, I don’t have such a thing. She would give Vypr credit; there was no getting any closer. That awful sensation lingered. Not a direct hit, but she would be sore for some time. Unlike Sasha, she didn't express any vocal feelings of pain; cringing was the only sign of her pain. Her body would get over it, healing itself in no time. The best of Correctors had to be strong and that was what she was.

As if none of this really happened, Nicholas overheard Sasha bringing up the unexpected. “Movie or ice cream?” He whispered to himself. With his free hand he raised it up, getting ready to palm his forehead. He was unsuccessful, thankfully. He didn’t want to make a big deal out of a little fun. Unfortunately for him, he had other important arrangements. There was no doubt Sheela would take up that offer. Speaking of Sheela, I hope she is alright. He took a couple of glances in her direction. She appears to be fine. He would question her later, if necessary. Right now, a change of scenery is what they really should be going after.

“I’m alright. A little bit scathed, but what are you going to do.” Sheela brushed off any doubts and put away her bow. She was as anxious as Sasha to get going, maybe more so, if that was even possible. She smiled in response to Sasha’s laughter, beckoning everyone to go with. Even though the mention of Nicholas’ name specifically was not to be found, there wasn’t any reason why he shouldn’t. What else was he going to do? Nothing very constructive as far as she could tell. “Oh, and Nicholas is coming with us too.” Just twist his arm, that’s all it would take. There was no way he could refuse an offer like hers.

Unbelievable, she did it to me again. He gave off a cunning smirk, and let go of his scythe as it disappeared. “Alright Sheela… everyone. Looks like I am going along with you all.” The least sarcastic of words were spoken from him all morning. Not like anyone could be serious all the time, right? Didn’t think so.

[Reialgo]

"Oh" was the sound that Nathan simply made as Rey tore past her, of course he shouldn't have doubted that one of his team-mates was already on the move! He stood back and watched as she made short of the right V as she had promised, wolf whistling before saying, "Show off". It was all in good sport, it wasn't like they could take enemies of such low calibre with much seriousness. He walked over to the panting girl and gave her a light tap on the shoulder, grinning as he said, "Badass as ever, sorry to dump that one on you" he heard Devon shout out, but figured the other two could easily handle an trapped, lonely V. Of course, the situation was about to take a turn for the worst.

Suddenly the looping song that had been playing mildly in the back of his head disappeared, being replaced by a techno-styled tune, that normally shouldn't have been possible. "Oh hell..." he said and turned around, only a hacker could have a chance to do that, and who was the worst hacker around? Vyper hovered, seemingly casually, above the battle. In response Nathan tensed himself up, waiting for something to happen while Devon fired off the questions that were on everyone's minds. Slowly he edged back to the other correctors as they waited for Vypr to break her silence. However, out of nowhere the being gracefully flew down next to the final V and...obliterated it? what the hell? Nathan though, I didn't think she was the type to show off...a disagreement between hackers then? though even if that was true, he would have imagined that she would have instead waited for the correctors to finish the Vs and perhaps be weakened, logically that waould have been the correct course of action.

Nathan resisted a strong urge to facepalm as Shasha burst out with praise to the dangerous foe hovering overhead, for once her naive nature had slipped his mind. Devon quickly corrected that. But, deleting this person here and now could be pretty tough he thought as Aqualo recited there orders, and there was that unknown distinction with the hovering girl before them. Hacker or Virus? know one knew, not even the admins, for what they had told the correctors of her anyway. Regardless there was a time and place for contemplation, and it certainly wasn't now. One by one Vypr locked gazes briefly with each corrector, almost scanning them like a machine. Apparently satisfied she finally moved, though it wasn't a part of her body they had hoped she would move. From her raised hand she launched a deadly-looking red energy wave at them, and from the damage it seemed to do to the previous V Nathan had no intention of getting hit by it. "Cra-" he cut himself off, the blast did nothing more than kick up some pointless particles near the group, the real targets seemed to be the two "cheerleaders" at the rear of the party.

Nicholas stole the words right out of his mouth, and he could only watch as the two girls dodged the blast, Shasha being far more effective. Sheela was grazed somewhat by the attack, but she was ignoring it. Nathan glanced back to vyper, preparing to throw his weapon at her in retaliation. But before he could attack the being made a swift escape, tearing through the digital world's reality and disappearing instantly, the tear closing along with her. Cursing to himself Nathan let go of his sword-staff, de-materialising it into thin air. There was no other sign of danger around, especially since Vypr's overriding tune had disappeared. Nathan clicked off the loops song as it came back to him, he needed a clear head for now. "At least you guys aren't hurt...badly" he replied to the unavoidable whine from Shasha. He was taken slightly aback by her sudden suggestion that they all bo for some form of entertainment, easy as it had been, a battle was a battle shrugging off the feeling instantly was...weird. "No problems here" he said, though he only meant in terms of damage, the other matter he was a little unsure of. He glanced back to Rey, the thought of damage having reminded him that she took a few hits, but the quick glance told him that everything seemed to be normal, infact Sheela was probably the most damaged of the group.

Nathan paused, thinking the offer over for a moment. He had nothing better to do today...so what the hell? He sighed then said, "Well now, how can I resist when you actually remember to use our usernames! yeah sure I'm in" he smirked as Nicholas was pretty much forced into it, but the more the merrier as the saying went. "You guys know any good movies out now? I haven't really been paying attention..." he was slightly ashamed by his lack of current knowledge, especially since he knew exactly what the cause for that was.

[Snowflying]

As Rey turned to look at the final V, she had hoped to see one of her comrades finishing it off. She had told Nathan that she would go for one on the right, and if her teammates couldn’t figure out that she in turn wanted to them to take care of the one on the left then she would have to question their competence as Correctors. After all, it’s not like this was the worst battle they had ever faced. These three Vs were nothing; just small distractions from the real threat to the Digital World: hackers. But it wasn’t the hackers that sent out low-level Viruses like these mosquitoes that worried Rey the most; it was the malicious ones, the murderous hackers, and especially whoever was responsible for Vypr. Or was she a hacker herself? Rey couldn’t be sure. But she had a burning desire to find out.

As Rey’s gaze settled on the final V, she was disgusted to see that no one had taken care of it. But before she could get angry and possibly start yelling at someone to attack it already, she realized that something strange was happening. The haunting melody of Lux Aeterna, the song she had been listening to, had suddenly given way to an ominous techno song. Shade froze, gripping the hilts of her twin swords tightly. Rey recognized the tune, for she had stored it into her memory. She knew what was happening even before she turned around and laid eyes on the odd, silent woman who sat passively on her broom. – it was Vypr. Rey’s brow furrowed in determination as she glared at the newcomer.

The next thing she knew, Vypr was shooting at the remaining V, sending out a deadly accurate blast from her gloved hand. Rey’s hostile expression turned into one of confusion and slight anger as the V was obliterated right in front of them. A few years ago Rey might’ve been jealous at how easily Vypr had eliminated the V, but right now her wounded pride was unimportant. The enemy was right in front of them and Rey couldn’t let herself get distracted.

Rey’s mind began to race, calculating her next move. Vypr may have helped them, but there was no way Rey would ever trust her. One of her dark eyebrows twitched in annoyance as she heard Sasha call out praise to the enemy. Vypr didn’t respond right away, but instead studied the group of Correctors with her cold, digital eyes. The silence and lack of movement was unnerving. But when Vypr raised her hand again, Rey suddenly made a decision. She ran at the woman on the broom, knowing that, with the Vs gone, there was only one thing Vypr could be aiming for – Rey’s friends.

The blast was not aimed at Rey, however, and instead veered off towards Sheela and Sasha. As much as Rey wanted to help them, there was no way she could block the blasts in time. Instead she stayed on a straight course for Vypr, holding her swords out in front of her. Rey cursed as the witch-woman began to move, her odd white bird creating a gap for her to escape into. Vypr had escaped, and Rey screeched to a halt. She stood there for a moment to catch her breath, then turned back to her friends.

Sheela and Sasha had been hurt, though the hit hadn’t been too direct and they weren’t too severely damaged. Rey herself was still a bit worn from her encounter with the V, though that was simply one of the consequences of being a close-range fighter. And it wasn’t like this was her first battle. She would get over it. Her swords dematerialized into thousands of tiny particles, and as they faded from sight she began to walk back over to her friends.

"I guess we're all done today...I say let's get together for a movie or ice cream!"

Sasha’s boundless optimism never ceased to amaze Rey. She had just been hit by one of their greatest enemies, and now she was thinking about movies and ice cream? Rey shook her head in bewilderment, though not in rejection to Sasha’s offer. As she came up to the group of Correctors, she saw that Sheela, Nathan, and even Nicholas had conceded to going with Sasha. Even Devon seemed to be all right with the endeavor. Not wanting to alienate herself from the group, Rey decided that it would be good for her to get away from the DgtWld and the wall of question marks waiting for her back at her apartment for one evening. With a soft sigh, she said, “All right, I might as well go,” and left it at that. She figured it would be enough for Sasha.

[Genkai]

When Sheela had said she and her brother would come along, Sasha jumped up and down. "Oh yay! This gonna be so much fun, you guys have to come too!" She looked to Devon, Nicholas, and Rey. Devon simply shrugged and looked to the others, not wanting to say he'd go if he'd be stuck with just the siblings and the bouncing anime freak. When Nick told Sasha that he would also enjoy going out, Devon took a step back because he knew something was going to happen. "Oh awesome!" Sasha cheered. "Ohhh, that leaves you two!" She grinned and looked to the two sour grapes who would be the biggest challenge to wrangle out into the real world. When Rey finally gave in, Sasha ran to her and gave her a rather giant bear hug. "This is gonna be so much fun! You won't regret it! I'm gonna make you smile tonight." She declared and let go and turned to Devon. "You! You're gonna right right?"

"Yes, I'll go." He smiled slightly. It was as if Sasha's constant happiness and smiling was rubbing off like a contagious disease. "Anyway text me." And with that Devon logged off before he would be attacked with a bear hug. Once he left the DgtWld, life came flooding back to him. He looked around and he was sitting at his desk. He looked at the cell phone in his hand and slowly stood up. It was always tricky getting back to the real world for him. His body needed to adjust to the changes. He used the wall for support as he headed back to his kitchen to get some water and await instructions from the busy bee, Sasha.

He really didn't mind her cheer, but sometimes it felt draining to be around someone who was so happy. Of course he understood why she was constantly trying to please everyone. They lived in a dark time and no one knew it or wanted to admit it. In the Correctors line of work, they put their lives in danger every time they logged in. And there was the chance that their loved ones were being risked as well. Devon sighed and leaned against the counter with his glass of water. 'Today wasn't bad but it's barely the late morning.' He glanced at the time and saw 10:49 AM. 'It's sometimes annoying that the DgtWld has time run a lot slower but come back to reality and time moves much faster.' He mused as he finished his drink and began to wash his dishes. He headed back to his room when he was done, thankfully his legs weren't asleep anymore so it was much easier to walk but he was still careful.

The last thing he needed was a broken leg in the real world. Though he would happily just spend his time online but how he got injured would be damage to his male ego. Falling due to a leg being asleep? Pathetic. He got to his desk, picked up his headphones, he sat on his bed but didn't turn any music on. He just relaxed with his phone and felt like he was in his own world without needed the aid of music to carry him to another lo location. His mind would be fine and he knew he would soon be getting a pink colored text from a certain someone.

Meanwhile Sasha looked to the others in the DgtWld. "Okay well I'll text you all bye! And no taking back what you all agreed to just now." She added before she logged out, her body dematerializing like Devon's had. She opened her eyes and she found herself laying on her bed in her room. The smell of bacon and pancake was now almost suffocating. She sat up quickly and suddenly felt dizzy, as well as sore. She put a hand to her head and laid back down. The girl sighed in slight pain and heard knocking at her door. "Y-yes?" She called out.

"Sasha, we've been calling for you for almost ten minutes, your breakfast is getting cold." Her mother said.

"Oh! Coming!" She said and grabbed her cell phone and got up and straightened her dress out and headed out. She went down the stairs and seated herself down. Her stomach growled as if knowing it was about to get the needed sustenance that Sasha had been depriving it in order to vanquish some naughty Vs. "Smells good as always mom!" Sasha complimented and took no time to wait for her father to sit down. She began eating with the speed of a cobra. In her hand her fingers were already typing out a message for her friends as her other hand fed strips of crispy bacon to her mouth. [Hey guys! Why don't we meet up at the MegaMovie at 11:15 AM? We can all decide on what we wanna watch k? XD See you there! <3 Sasha] She then sent it off to everyone and set it on the table so she could give her full attention to filling up.

When the girl had finished her plate, and felt like she was about to explode, her father ventured in and had said he had eaten already. Sasha sighed as she was now being given a lecture on being prompt. "I know I know. I'm sorry but I told you, sometimes I just need to listen to my music and stuff..." She said, feeling guilty since her job always came between her and her family. She fidgeted. "I'll find a place to live and you guys won't be so bothered by me okay? I mean I'm in college..."

"Well you hardly act like it!" Her father snapped. "Forget about any plans you made with your friends."

"You can't tell me what to do!" Sasha suddenly spoke up. She jumped to her feet, grabbed her phone and ran outside. She ran all the way to the bus stop and paused to wipe her eyes. 'It's not my fault.' She thought sadly as she tried to stop herself. 'This job is so hard...I don't have a choice. I'm sorry.' She thought as she tried to stop the tears. When the bus came, she used her cell phone to show her ID and pay the fare and sat down. She finally stopped herself from crying because she knew if she let herself sink into depression, there could be little hope of rescuing herself. 'Everyone else is suffering like me but I have to be optimistic. I don't care if it's childish. It's hope.' She told herself as the bus stopped in front of MegaMovie. She got out and leaned against the wall.

It seemed that she was still having trouble shaking off the onslaught of guilt and sadness. Meanwhile Devon had gotten the text message and walked down to the MegaMovie since he lived so close to it. He arrived and saw Sasha get off the bus. He didn't let her see him as he didn't want to cause some scene. Though he did notice she seemed awfully down which wasn't like her at all. Not that she shouldn't be allowed to be sad. 'I wonder what's eating her. If she's depressed, where does that leave me and everyone else?' He thought and walked over to her and leaned on the wall next to the girl. "Is something on your mind...?" Devon wasn't one to listen to girls talk on and on but it looked like she was upset about something.

"Oh no no." She said and waved a hand, trying to sound perky. "I just miss the others! It was so fun fighting together this morning...like a family." She said and trailed off with a small smile. Devon decided to drop the matter since he believed her, at least a part of her words anyway. He pocketed his hands and looked at the movies and cringed. Most were romantic in some way.

[Frenetic Raptor]

Freedom was within grasp and a weekend group outing was near; a drastic change from the tense moments beforehand. Sheela just knew Sasha would remain that uncontainable bundle of excitement, hearing of Nicholas’ unexpected agreement. Of course, one would wonder how much more ecstatic a person could ever get. There was certainly one way to find out. Why not ask the remaining two participants lingering behind? Sheela witnessed one surprise after another, Sasha pulling through to the very end, successful in her playfully devious way, persuading them all to follow along. Whether or not the stars aligned under such an event, bestowing them all with the unlikely opportunity, all that mattered was to have some much needed fun. Maybe this would get everyone’s mind off of serious matters that lingered amongst the worldly pair of existences.

Nicholas approached Sheela and followed up with another one of his whispered, smart remarks. “Yeah, you better not take back your decision to go with us.” He braced himself for a bit of sisterly retaliation, a playful shove within sight.

“As if I would ever.” She clenched a fist, holding herself back. You would get me started, wouldn’t you? Unfortunately for Nicholas, she would not give into her immature impulses, restraining herself. “Hey Nicholas, why don’t we settle this with a little competition?” She turned her focus to her brother, giving him a mischievous glare. We’ll see who wins this time. Confident that she would not lose, she gave her brother a competitive glance and dematerialized from the DgtWld, leaving Nicholas in the dust. That’s what she could only hope for. Playing unfair was the only way she could get any sort of upper hand.

With the disappearance of Devon and Sasha, followed by Sheela, Nicholas was ready to follow suit, abandoning post. Directing his attention to Rey and Nathan, he expressed his final words. “Got to run as I have some catching up to do, it seems.” He almost felt like rolling his eyes. He gave them both a friendly wave and disappeared, his full conscious reappearing within his own room. Nicholas backed up, away from the computer, and immediately stood at attention, preparing himself for action. You know you can’t win this time, Sheela. He understood what kind of toll the DgtWld had on an individual’s physical strength. That little attack of Vypr’s no doubt would leave her sore, to say the least. That alone would be enough to even out the odds.

Unlike Nicholas, Sheela was already scouring the kitchen, rummaging through the fridge, alone, searching for more food. The thought of consuming any of her leftovers didn’t impress. Not the best of cooks, Sheela was, her mother holding the natural talents of the family. She was off to work again and wouldn’t be back until the late evening hours, on a weekend of all times. Her family did what they had to do to keep a living, even if it meant sacrificing a proper meal. She closed the fridge and kept herself preoccupied with the limited contents of the pantry. That was until her phone alerted her of another message, originating from Sasha. “Already?” With almost no time remaining, she would have to skip out on breakfast. Quickly accessing and reading the message from Sasha, the green light was given and it was off to the races, quite literally.

Nicholas held his phone up, getting an anxious vibe. “I hope you’re ready Sheela.” He took off out of his room, pulling the door closed behind him. The front door slammed shut, his sister already prepared for his relentless pursuit. He would not run within the house, showing a little respect, unlike his oblivious sibling. Following close behind, he kept his focus on her movements as she unlocked her bike and hopped on, a foot resting upon a single pedal, propping herself up. “Why are you waiting? Don’t you have somewhere you need to go?” He shouted, giving her a push in the right direction. She would take it personally and get all reckless on him. At times, Nicholas wished she would get a bit more self control. Maybe at a later date, for any advantage was better than none at all.

She growled at her brother. “I’m not waiting for anything.” Aggravation getting the best of her, she took off; both feet planted upon the pedals and rode off into the distance. The MegaMovie wasn’t too far away; bike trails always within reach no matter where one lived in the city. Keeping her momentum steady, she relaxed, easing her grip on the handles. Periodically she would glance behind her, searching for Nicholas’ lingering presence. Is he letting me win? At this moment, she would not see him. Give it some time, he would be within her sights soon enough.

Nicholas kept her within a reasonable distance, just outside her gaze, saving up for the element of surprise. This was a familiar route to the theater, and the easiest to navigate around. He took a glimpse at his phone, time steadily approaching Sasha’s deadline, while a familiar landmark was passed. Time to kick this up a notch. Switching to a higher gear, Nicholas increased his speed, going over a hill and giving him the sight of his sister, unbeknownst. Taking the downward slope in stride, he was fast approaching, Sheela feeling his presence closing in. He gave her a friendly wave in her direction as she looked back. He had to be getting to her, her own speed increasing as a result.

Almost there. I can see the building now. The thoughts raced along with her, seeking out the main entrance, or at the very least, the parking lot. Sheela could never tell where the finish line was ever at, not reaching it before Nicholas. She had no doubt he was always playing unfair, and changing it on a whim. Between her heavy breathing, the sound of Nicholas’ advances was within an ear apart. Nicholas had done it again, riding side by side, with ease. Am I that out of shape? Only a sudden cramp in her side provided an undesired answer, confirming her questioning assumptions. Just push through the pain, just a little longer. Closing in, her last ditch attempt allowed her to break away from Nicholas, increasing the gap. No matter what he did, he would not catch her, Sheela reaching the finish line first. Only a bittersweet realization came to mind, keeping the personal cheering within.

For Nicholas, he was defeated. Not like he didn’t have any part in her moral victory, letting her get away with it. He could have easily passed her if he wanted to. The whole thing was all for show and if it uplifted her spirits that much more, all the better. Not something he would ever relish in, but he had to feel good about a little healthy competition. As Sheela slowed down, catching her breath, Nicholas passed her up. “Good job, Sheela. Now let’s find Sasha.” He further encouraged her as he took off to lock up his bike.

“Ok, brother.” As she followed behind, she spotted Sasha, and Devon. No one else as of yet, it seemed. Pleased with herself, she shouted out, hoping to grab their attention. “Hey guys, I’ve finally arrived! I’ll be there in a minute!” She passed them and reached the bike rack, securing it before returning to her two friends once more, brother close to her side. “Did we ever figure out what we wanted to see? I am open for anything, especially after beating Nicholas just now, at a bike race.” Nothing like persistently rubbing it in his face. She glanced over just to check and see if her words were digging at his skin.

[Reialgo]

Nathan simply stood quietly as Sasha's usualy hyperactivity kicked in, threatening to glomp anything that moved. It was certainly impressive, in a way, how she kept the ultra happy act up, making it practically impossible for anyone to refuse her and brining the whole wing along to her little outing.He smirked as he watched the others gradually de-materialised back to the real world, chuckling as he noted the sibling rivalry between Sheela and Nicholas had already spiked. He returned Nicholas' wave considering saying something along the lines of 'kick her ass' but thought that would have sounded too cheesy. This that left only him and Rey as the sole correctors in the current area he thought about looking around the place for any hidden trouble, but brushed the thought away thinking that it was too early for any hero stuff. He took a deep breath before noting aloud "De-materialising, oh joy", glancing to Rey he then said "Catch you later then" giving a casual wave as his body started to disappear.

Back in the real world Nathan flung his eyes open standing up but instantly pulling his hand to his head in reaction to blood rushing quickly to his head. His legs were also oddly weak, so he sat down for a moment. How long have I been out? he mused and checked the time on his phone, rolling his eyes as he read 10:51. Being in the DgtWld always seemed to have the same mysterious effect on time as being heavily engrossed in something, only it was an actual time difference not a trick of the mind. He judged that his body had been like that for easily over an hour, what a pain. He made a mental note to himself that the next to her materialised her should hit his bed first hand. He gave his legs a few minutes to register that they were being needed again before taking another shot and standing, this time being a little slower. Nathan sighed and scratched his head for a moment, as crazy as Sasha seemed to be he had to admit, if she didn't suggest a film he might have died from boredom today. Once again he had woken to a silent housing, and sometimes that really did suck.

Half-wandering around the kitchen as he cleaned up after himself, another thing he was irritated that he forgot to do before entering the dgtwld, he thought about his next location, MegaMovie wasn't exactly a usual place for him to go, though it wasn't hard to miss either. Looking outside he noted the weather was fairly mild, not really cloudy but not really sunny either. He was thinking of simply walking to the cinema complex, that it before he got Sasha's text. darn thats earlier than I thought trust Sasha to put forward such a quick timing, he guessed he should have seen that coming. "Bike it is then" he muttered to know one, it would leave him strapped for time but he wanted to work his legs after sitting in one posiiton for that length of time.

He pretty much needed to leave within the next 5 minutes if he wanted to avoid a mass scolding for bieng late by the others, in another time this would involve a mass of hurried movement through different rooms in a mad search for key items, but his house was relatively empty. All he had to do was tap his cell phone's buttons untill he came to a folder he aptly named "key items", feeling somewhat like he was playing an MMO like that old anime.... and now he was distracting himself. Nathan pressed for a jacket, his wallet, and house keys. He sometimes wondered if it was a good idea to keep everything he needed into the hardrive of one object, sure it offered ease of storage but if it was stolen or misplace everything would go to hell. Not that that had happened yet of course. Satisfied he made for the door, taking his time with the locks like a ritual then jamming the ring of keys into the nearest empty pocket he had on himself for old times sake.

Outside his bike was crudely chained to a neighbouring lamp post, the best, and closest, thing that he could find the first time he moved in here. Pulling out the keys again Nathan flicked away varying bunches of metal until he found the very specific one he was looking for, the smallest of the bunch. He then freed his bike and de-materialised the chain into storage. Mounting his bike he gave the sky one last glance before he set off, patches of blue could be seen almost equal to the number of white clouds, no change then. As Nathan rode further into the city, his thoughts trailed off, focusing mostly on that Vypr person. There was a vast amount of mystery surrounding her, or it depending on whatever she was. Vypr seemed more sophisticated than any V currently around by hackers, it was smarter and seemed to posses a level of sentience on par with a human's, not appearing to be locked down to a specific purpose. Why was completely unknown, he was referring to her as a virus because he severely doubted that Vypr could be a hacker materialised in the dgtwld, only the grvn had the power to grant something like that and even saying that there security systems were bleeding edge technology would be an understatement, they were practically invulnerable and for good reason. So, going with Vypr being a V, what the hell was the point in bothering to make it so sophisticated? It wasn't like it was in the case of saving time making it, it's data could be copied after first made. There was also another oddity, the fact that it was unique, you'd think a V that could challenge correctors easily would have been massed produced. Indeed the fragments of chaos didn't seem to be adding up in this situation.

"WATCH WHERE YOUR GOING RETARD!" Nathan shook his head and realised he had just crossed through red lights, narrowly avoiding a blistering car. He cursed to himself and pedalled harder before the man could catch up, he really couldn't be bothered listening to a randomer lecturing him about road rules in some way. Shaken from his train of though, and subsequently losing it, the teen could now take a look around at where he was, he was actually surprising close to the MegaMovies complex, actually he could see it. He paused his cycling for moment to take a look at his phone for the time, he still had about five minutes left, surprising even himself with the timing. "Why does no one have ny railings anymore" he grumbled to himself, materialising the bicycle chain in one hand as he casually cycled, steering himself with the other hand. As Nathan came to a T junction, two bikes whizzed along the horisontal road before him, one just missing his own front wheel. He was in his half mind to shout after him like the man before when he properly caught sight of them, Sheela Nicholas were racing....again. Shaking his head with a grin Nathan followed suit, albeit at a softer pace. He passed infront of the group of other teen at the front of the building thst now also consisted of Sasha and Devon, but he went unnoticed unti he found the bike rack and sighed with relief. He chained the bike to one of the few spare ones and walked over for the group, calling out, "Hey guys, I'm not late this time" as he did so. He had no idea what they were going to see, but he just managed to stop himself from laughing at Devon's pained expression, with the number of romance themed films on the go, there was a high chance that Sasha, the unofficial team leader as it seemed, was going to pick one. This was certainly going to be an....interesting day

[Snowflying]

Shade watched as each of the Correctors disappeared, dematerializing out of the DgtWld one by one. Soon only her and Nathan were left, standing awkwardly as he muttered something about dematarializing, waved, and then disappeared. Rey turned away from the empty space he had just recently occupied, silently admiring the data streams for the moment. With the Vs and Vypr gone it was amazingly peaceful, making her want to stay in this moment forever. The Digital World wasn't all bad, and it was moments like this that reminded her of how much she loved it. But as much as she would've liked to stay here for a while, she remembered that she had promised her friends to meet them at a movie. A few years ago she would have scoffed at the idea, but now she had friends, and they would all be there waiting for her. The boys would be attending as well, so hopefully she wouldn't be stuck watching a cheesy romance flick. At least it wouldn't just be her and Sheela and Sasha; she liked having them as friends but sometimes their combined optimism overwhelmed her.

Heaving one last sigh as a goodbye to the DgtWld, she dematerialized and woke up back in her bedroom. She had slumped against the wall, her head hanging uncomfortably off to the side. Straightening into an upright position, she rolled her head a few times to try and loosen the tightness in her neck. She felt sore in other places as well, no doubt the combined effect of dematerializing and the attacks of the Vs. She was fairly used to the side-effects of leaving the DgtWld, however, and determinedly got to her feet. She'd be uncomfortable for the next few days or so, but she'd live.

As she steadied herself against the wall, she heard the familiar beeping sound that accompanied the arrival of a text. That must be Sasha, she thought, looking down at the phone around her wrist. 11:15, eh? Rey would have to hurry up. Typing quickly, she accessed her clothing and materialized some casual clothes that were fit for going to the movies. Then she speedily left her apartment in order to catch the bus.

Her apartment building was more on the side of the town, away from the main businesses such as MegaMovie. She wasn't too terribly far from the center of town, and if she had more time she might've rode her bike or even walked, but she would have to take the bus this time to avoid being late. As the vehicle pulled up to the movie theater, she saw that she was the last to arrive. Now she regretted dawdling in the DgtWld so much. She got off the bus in silence, quickly coming up to the group of friends. "Sorry for taking so long," she said simply, absentmindedly surveying the list of playing movies. She glanced over at Devon and noticed that he was grimacing somewhat at the list. She gave him a slight, sympathetic grin. If she was going to have to sit through a romantic chick-flick, at least she wouldn't suffer alone.