The City Of Love

*CrashMan jumps to the side in an attempt to dodge*

CrashMan: <Fucking hell! My button pressing is interrupted for this?!>

Jack: <Crash, what's happening?!>

CrashMan: <There's some poker faced jerk here throwing cards at me!>

~Alto, Edge & Kelphy~

Kelphy: <I-I'm jacking in!>

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GateMan: <Hahaha. Time to cross the gate to the data limbo!>

*A hand stretches out of the gate again, punching towards Axl.*

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~Jack, Minato & Razz~

Razz: <...Sheesh, thanks asshole.>

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*The card explodes, probably hurting CrashMan a bit. IceMan comes running down the hall.*

IceMan: <Wait, wait! Don't just go attacking random Navi like that, we're supposed to try and help Axl!>

*He turns to CrashMan.*

IceMan: <Who are you?>

*A 2D screen appears floating over Iceman, Kelphy's face on it. Everyone probably recognizes her as being the old Mayor's daughter.*

"AXL JACK OUT NOW!" Alto slams the jackout button on his PET.

Spider: <Eh? Is he the one we're after, or....>

Edge: <No he isn't, you jackass!>

Spider: <Erm... oh.>

Zeno: <She->

*He stops himself, realizing that this girl has ties to the people holding him captive.*

Zeno: <I broke out. I hid a pocket knife up my sleeve and used it to cut my bonds.>

*But the card didn't hurt CrashMan all that much since he's resistant to explosive damage*

CrashMan: <Who am I? Who the fuck are you clowns? Mormon Jesus Christ, what the fuck is going on around here?!>

Jack: <Sorry, too much shit's going on at once. CrashMan was about to push a button that I think is linked to our elevator when some Navi came out of nowhere and attacked him. They stopped attacking now for some reason.>

CrashMan: <Wait a damn minute, aren't you the mayor's daughter?>

Jack: <The mayor's daughter?!>

*Jack.FaceDisplay*

Jack: <Please forgive his rudeness. I'm Jack Skifter. Me and some friends of mine came here to investigate your father's disappearance.>

~Jack, Minato & Razz~

Razz: <"Your father"? Are you talking to the Mayor's daughter?>

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*Kelphy: <W-We're doing the same. The network is structured like the hotel itself, except the elevator has an extra button that leads to a secret underground level. Our friend's NetNavi went there and got attacked so we were about to go and help--Oh, it seems he just jacked out. We're staying in room 23, if you want to come and meet us. We can all plan to take on the secret floor together this time...See you soon.>

IceMan: <Later!>

*IceMan's jacked out and Kelphy's face disappears.*

"SHIT!" Alto slams his fist down.

Edge: <Spider, we're leaving for now.>

*Spider sighs and waves to the Navi he accidentally attacked.*

Spider: <Well, sorry for the shock factor. Maybe I'll see ya again some time.>

*Spider jacks out.*

~Zeno~

Olympe: <I'm going to kick your ass so hard you'll-->

Ella: <Hey lady, leave my boyfriend alone. We were just about to go play hide'n'seek!>

*Ella is standing behind Olympe. Olympe turns around, raising a hand, but doctor Roca walks out too.*

Dr.Roca: <Olympe! Let the boy be for now. He can keep Ella busy for the day. But take his PET.>

*Olympe takes Zeno's PET from Ella and heads inside with the man, leaving Ella and Zeno by themselves.*

Zeno: <I'm not your boyfriend!>

*He sighs and shakes his head.*

*Jack jacks out CrashMan and jumps back into the elevator*

Jack: <Alright, so the mayor's daughter and her friends are staying in Room 23. That green button Crash found apparently leads to where the mayor might be held. I say we regroup with the others at their room and later we'll all charge in together. What do you guys think?>

Razz: <Oh, that's just great. More noisy people. Sure, why not.>

*He presses a button the floor below. Soon, Kelphy opens the door to Jack, Minato and Razz. Edge and Alto are in the room with her. Inside there are two queen-sized beds, a large window with a balcony, a coffee table with a few pizzas and Pepsi cans, a computer embedded on the wall, a couch, a plasma TV, and a private bathroom.*

Kelphy: <H-Hello.>

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Ella: <Of course you are. We'll kiss, and hug, and marry, and have tons of kids. But first we'll play hide and seek.>

*She starts running around him. He sees that there are several other office and terminal doors along the hallway, and an elevator at the end.*

Alto is typing furiously away on his laptop possibly working on something or other.

Minato practically leaps through the air to land on one of the beds. "Comfy~" he relaxes, "Its too bad we won't be enjoying this for long huh?"

Zeno: <Um... Sure! Okay! But before that, let's go play push the ground floor button of the elevator game!>

*Jack smiles a bit*

Jack: <Yo.>

*A few minutes later, after everyone has been introduced, they start planning for the battle against the guardian of the secret level.*

IceMan: <It was a NetNavi called GateMan. Axl fought him but was unable to land a single hit on him and was beaten up pretty badly. The dude is strong.>

Kelphy: <He had a very solid defense skill.>

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Ella: <Don't be silly. That elevator is locked. And we're under the ground.>

"Axl should be back to 100% now but I'm still not confident about this..."

"Well as long as Starman actually behaves this time..."

<"Hey Axl started it last time Minato!">

"No excuses~"

Jack: <If we combine our powers, we may be able to stop him together.>

CrashMan: <Shit, just let me at the guy. I'll blow him so far up his ass, he won't know Fortran from Java!>

Jack: <Yeah, just like how you couldn't even beat that knight?>

CrashMan: <Shut up! I mean, I wasn't in the zone then! Hell, I hadn't seen some real fucking action in...weeks?>

Edge: <Whatever, I doubt he's all that bad. With all of us, he should be taken down in one shot.>

Spider: <I hope we do as great as you say we will... because I'm not so sure about this.>

Edge: <C'mon, you've never been one to back down from a fight!>

Spider: <I'm merely thinking logically here.>

Edge: <Screw logic, let's kick his ass!>

Iceman: <So we all agree. We can jack in to the computer on the wall one at a time.>

*Kelphy heads to the computer and jacks in, then unplugs the PET.*

Zeno: <Well elevators go up too... y'know... But ah, "girlfriend" of mine, what should we play BESIDES hide and seek?>

Alto jacked in next followed by Minato.

*Jack does the same*

*Edge jacks in as well.*