Detector

As soon as they got there, Ban, Hiro and Ran were ordered to scout the area with their LBXs and riding saucers. Hiro nearly ran into a blimp at one point, before continuing the aerial scanning.

"Takuya-san, can you see what's happening in the city?" The brunette asked.

"Yeah."

Canberrun, Australia's capital, was in shambles. Cars were scattered, roads were a mess, and LBXs were lined up all over.

"It's been completely conquered." Cobra stated.

"Papa, are you seeing these photos?" Jessica called.

The director's voice came from the other side of the line. "Yes. I have to send this to the president too. Otacross, have you found the commanding computer?"

"No, I haven't found it yet." The elder man replied, rapidly typing on the computer. "This one is different from the others!"

Then, the screen suddenly went to static and a masked man appeared. "To all humans that reside on the Earth, Canberrun is just as you see it is. Nothing is impossible for Detector. With the amount of power we hold, actions on this scale are nothing more than child's play. Canberrun is currently under our complete control. Furthermore, in three hours from now, we will send a large LBX army to capture all of Australia. And once we have gained control over Australia, we will launch a simultaneous strike on the entire world with LBXs. The world will shortly belong to Detector. To all humans that reside on the Earth, offer yourselves up to Detector!"

"In three hours..." Ban muttered as the static disappeared. "At 6 pm, they'll take all of Australia."

"What do we do?" Hiro asked. "We can't save the entire continent by ourselves."

"But if they're planning on sending that many LBXs, they need more than a few commanding computers." Yuuya stated.

"Since they're so confident about this, they probably already have everything prepared." Ran replied.

Cobra nodded. "Probably, to put it bluntly."

Jin's gaze remained on the brunette. "Ban, what are you thinking of?"

"Why did Detector suddenly decide to attack the whole world? Up until now, they only had demands for the countries they attacked."

"This is certainly different from the other attacks."

"Right. It feels strange."

"Well, let's put the information aside for now." Jessica interrupted. "First, we have to focus on stopping the command computer."

Cobra turned to the older male. "How about it, Otacross? Have you found it yet?"

"Not yet." His fingers were still rapidly typing on the console. "I didn't think it'd be this much trouble... Something really is different this time!" It was only a few minutes after Ban, Hiro and Ran got back that he finally found it. "Right here!"

"There's four of them?" Ban asked, staring at the red dots on the screen.

"That's right. There's not just one computer, there's four!" At all the confused faces, he added, "Don't get surprised just yet. The problem lies in where they're at!"

"That is...!"

"The blimp that Hiro almost crashed into earlier!"

"Exactly!" The picture minimized to show all the aircrafts. "These four blimps are floating around in the skies of Canberrun, and all four of their computers are being used as command computers!"

"They're all in the air... What a nuisance." Cobra muttered. "We have no choice but to board them using the Duck Shuttle..."

"That's too dangerous!" Hiro warned.

"But the only way to stop the brainjacking is to board those blimps and return their computers to normal." Ban stated.

"No worries. The blimps are automatically controlled by a navigation system. I can just hack into that navigation system and land them."

"Oh, I see."

"Otacross, get to it!" Takuya ordered.

"Roger! Breaking into the system!"

Jessica turned to a certain duo. "Slave players are probably guarding each of those command computers."

Jin nodded. "No doubt."

"I wonder if it's Kazu." Eva spoke up suddenly. "We haven't seen him even though he was kidnapped the same time as Ami."

"I'm sure we'll see him soon enough."

"Something's rapidly approaching us!" Otacross called out.

An image of a familiar grey aircraft appeared. A smile made its way to Ban's face. "Eclipse!"

Hiro blinked at him. "What's that?"

The image disappeared and was replaced by a video call. "Ban!"

"Ami!"

"It's been a while, guys!"

A red haired man appeared beside her. "We were dispatched here on Prime Minister Zaizen's orders. We're here to assist you in recovering Canberrun."

"Yagami." Takuya couldn't help smiling.

Yagami's agents began to appear one by one to encourage them.

"Ban, now that we're here..."

"...You don't need to worry anymore!"

"Let's do this!"

"Ban," Ami called out once again. "I'll fight together with you!"

Ban's smile grew. And with this, the group grew stronger and they set up a plan to take down all the commanding computers.

~~~~~

Ami had filled them all in about what was happening back in Tokio City. LBX stores and companies like Tiny Orbit are being pushed to shut down. Even the prime minister had been receiving complaints from the people. However, she also mentioned that there are children who are asking for the LBXs to remain. That much is enough to increase their motivation to fight.

Otacross had managed to get all four blimps to land and they all split to groups of two. Eva stayed behind as back up, though she was sure they wouldn't actually need her help.

"But it's strange." Yagami suddenly spoke up.

"Something on your mind?" Cobra asked.

"It's about the four blimps. They were all floating above intersections, as if they were strategically placed there."

Mano had the map opened with the blimps' coordinates. "Now that you mention it, you're right."

Takuya still had some doubts. "Those blimps are for advertising. It's only natural that they'd be in a place that stands out..."

Yagami however, remained suspicious. "Take a look at this." He pulled up the images from said intersections. "There are vast amounts of cars parked in each of those intersections."

"I see... That is rather strange."

"There has to be some kind of reason to it."

"Detector has to be aiming for something." Takuya turned to the only other blonde in the room. "Eva."

She stood up straight with a nod. "I'll start investigating them straight away."

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