Firewall/Transcript

[Theme Song plays]

[The scene cuts to Lucks going into the elevator as he opens his ear piece’s UI.]

Lucks: Project Log Day 183. Research on the nature of subject 2 remains inconclusive. [The elevator opens as Lucks walks out.] He continues to display potential far beyond a normal computer program. And attempts to replicate his manifestation in the physical world have proven… fruitless. BUT if we can crack this enigma then I have no doubt this will be the greatest discovery in the history of computer science. [Lucks turns off the comms as he notions a scientist to turn on the screen as it shows Theo in the cage.]

Theo: Maybe- yep- no. Hmmm- what about- eh no- that’s worse.

Lucks: [Ahems]

Theo: Oh. [chuckles nervously]

Lucks: Good morning Theo. And how are we today?

Theo: Well let me see. I am still stuck in here. Just like yesterday, the DAY before that, and the day before that.

Lucks: Now Theo we have been through this. Your room is a necessity otherwise you would still be glitching out or just frozen in a memory card. You are safe there. Just think of it as your home. [He nods to the scientist as he spawns in a stool for Theo to sit in as Lucks gives a gentle nod for him to sit in the stool.]

Theo: Hmmm, [looks around and is slightly planning something] Ah. Well I had a home until someone crushed it. And it had more stuff in it too. [Picks up the stool as he starts to position it.]

Lucks: Yes and that was… regrettable. But believe me we are working on a way to get you out of that room. Wouldn’t you like that?

Theo: Well that does sound nice. But I’m pretty sure I can get out of here by myself! Wahey!!! [Theo then jumps as he glitches into the stool as he starts doing movements that resemble a speed running trick as he makes stock game sounds. He then clips through the walls of his confinement.]

Lucks: [Is startled as he gets up] Where did he just go?! [He turns to the scientist who just shrugs as Lucks comes over and pushes him aside as he gets on the computer as he sees that there is an anomaly in the server.] Is he in the server?!

[The scene cuts to inside the server as Theo is inside there.]

Theo: Crackerjack! I’m free! Whoa… [Theo then runs forward as he jumps on a cube as it turns red signifying it glitching out as he keeps on running.]

Lucks: Get him back here! NOW! [The scientists just shrug.]. Greh! [Lucks then starts to get on the computer himself as he tries to do something about it as he creates a data partition.]

Theo: [Sees a pretty light] Oooh~ Pretty~ Huh? [A wall appears in front of Theo as it is quite high. Theo then throws his coconut as he makes it stay in place as he jumps on it as he uses it as a stool to jump over the partition.]

[It shows that the data partition failed as Lucks angrily then runs the quarantine program. Theo gets his coconut back but then a flying bot then grabs Theo as it is trying to take him back to his jail.]

Theo: No! I can’t go back to jail! YOU WILL NEVER TAKE ME ALIVE!!! YA HAH!!! [He takes the coconut as he then turns to hit the quarantine bot as it breaks apart as it then explodes flinging Theo straight into one of the blue cubes.] AAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHH!!!

[The scene then cuts to hidden heroes Tari and Evelyn in a game called Hidden Heroes using their robotic avatars as Tari and Evelyn exchange a few sword slashes with each other. Evelyn then uses a string to drag a block as she moves out of the way as the block hits Tari. This causes Tari to get knocked out and be dazed.]

Belle: She gotta stop falling for that trick. Finish her off Evelyn.

[Evelyn smiles as she then finishes Tari off as she goes back to her senses.]

Belle: [Talks to the scientist] Well go unhook her. [The scientist goes off as Belle then sees a UI glitch out a bit.] What the?

Theo: AAAAAAAAHHH!!! Oof! [Theo then falls into the “ground” of the UI as he then jumps up. He then looks over as he sees Belle.] Uh- hi. You wouldn’t happen to know where I am would you? The server is surprisingly big and confusing.

Belle: The server? YOU’RE IN THE SERVER?!

Theo: Yeah I did this thing where I fall off the stool a bunch of times and- [Quarantine Bot noises] Uh oh. [A Bot charges after him as he jumps on one as he throws a coconut at another as the Bot gets demolished.] Yeah hah! [A Bot the does a surprise attack as it grabs Theo.] Hah! AAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHH!!! [Theo then gets carried away.]

Belle: Hey wait! Get back HERE!

[Evelyn and Tari look at her funny.]

Tari: Is everything alright?

Belle: Yeah Yeah I am fine. Look we’re done for today just- just get out of here.

[The scene then cuts to Theo getting dropped back into his cell.]

Theo: AAAAAAHHHH! Oof! [Coconut bonks him on the head.] Ah! [He then gets up as he sees the stool disappear and Lucks angry look on his face as he then chuckles nervously.] So um is that offer to get me out of here still on the table? [Lucks just does not say anything as he turns the screen off.] Oh……

Lucks: Would anyone here care to explain how he did that? [A bit of silence from the crowd.] The greatest minds at TASCorp and NONE of you have anything to say?! [More silence and scientists not knowing what to say.] I want him monitored, analyzed, and studied until we figure out exactly what makes him tick. Am I clear?

[The scene cuts to Evelyn going out of the door.]

Evelyn: Ugh! Why do I have to share my debut show match with someone who has the charisma and gaming talent of a MALFUNCTIONING Bot Boy?!

Tari: Um-You know I can hear you right?

Evelyn: I know, that’s why I said it.

[She then bumps into a TAScientist as he drops his mobile device.]

Evelyn: HEY! WATCH WHERE YOU ARE GOING YOU LUMMOCKS!

[Tari picks up the mobile device the Scientist dropped as the game shows itself called Pocket Gakusei. Evelyn rudely takes it from Tari.]

Evelyn: Pft! Pocket Gakusei?! Well that explains your mask. I would hide my face too if I played an online anime dating sim.

Tari: An online anime dating sim?

Evelyn: Seriously? On top of everything else you are an otaku as well?

Tari: No! Well I mean there is nothing wrong with being an otaku. Some of my best friends are otakus.

Evelyn: Wait? You have friends? [The Scientist is trying to get his device back as Evelyn prevents him from doing so.] Apapapapap! You’re not getting this back. Say goodbye to your waifs because they are mine now! [Evelyn then walks past the scientist.] Would would even play this thing?

Tari: I think I would know who would play that.

[The scene cuts to Lamar and Sofia in a rundown room with Masa.]

Lamar: So- nice place you got here.

[A few guests come in]

Masked Dude: Hey Masa! You still owe me money for- Oh! You have got guests! My bad. [He then walks out and closes the door.]

Lamar: Nice neighbors too.

Masa: Okay lemme make sure I understand the situation. Belle found your phone back at the arena and has the entire TASCorp server backed up on it.

Sofia: Right. And if the alerts are anything to go by she has been trying to get into it herself. She is trying to find some answers on the server as well.

Masa: So she finally came to her senses. Just wish she would’ve done it a little sooner. Alright can’t we send her the decryption key so she can access it.

Sofia: TASCorp really upgraded their security ever since we did that whole crashing their server thing. Anything I try to send to Belle is just going to get flagged by the company’s firewalls and tip off Lucks about the phone.

Masa: You know for a moment I thought you guys showed up. I actually thought you had some good news.

Lamar: Hold on because we one more speed bump we gotta get over. Tari and Theo.

Masa: …What about them?

Lamar: What about them? They are stuck in TASCorp being used by Lucks as human shields! They are our friends! And they are in danger!

Masa: They ARE not our friends!!! Theo was a spy and Tari was involved with that Project Blue and Doctor Sheridan!

Random Dude: [Barges in the door] Knock Knock! Hey Masa can I borrow y- oh your still busy. I will come back later. [He then walks off as he closes the door.]

Lamar: Look. I don’t know anything about Tari and Project Blue and all that mess. But we made a promise to those two. We promised we would keep them safe we DIDN’T! I don’t know if you left behind more than just an arm at the arena but the Masa I know would do anything to keep a promise.

Sofia: We wouldn’t be here right now if it wasn’t for the sacrifice she made. We owe her Masa.

Masa: Alright a promise is a promise. We will get them out of there.

Lamar: Now we found Masa. Y’all already got some plans cooking up in that head of yours don’t you?

Masa: A couple, yeah. But for any of them to work I am going to need a new Meta Runner arm.

Sofia: Okay well telling you right now we are WAAYYY too broke to buy one. But we may be able to win one.

[Masa then smiles.]

[Episode End]