"All of Radopolis power is now stabilized." The AI responded. The two technicians that worked in the control panel checking reading on other planets and systems wrote on clipboards. One particular new technician sat down to type away on the holographic board.

"It's been quite some time since Lyros because the new Motherboard. You don't mind this at all do you Marbles?" Max stood up, staring the old doctor with crystal blue eyes. His ivory hair was slicked back as flecks glared into the stronger lights. He appeared more mature with a tuft of black nested under his bottom lip. The old doctor's eyes smiled.

"It's more secure and stable than the four of us that worked on Motherboard. Though, it would be nice if I can hook her up for old times sake. I have her backup drive right here." Dr. Marbles patted the secured box.

Max snorted, "Two carefully designed AIs running Cyberspace? Doc you got some spunk..." As he checked some files in the database.

"Where is Digit?" Marbles checked his watch. "Digit? How are things down there in Icesotope?"

Digit yelped as he dodged flying snowballs and other icy forms as he talked to Marbles, barely, "Does it look like I'm enjoyin' myself!?"

Marbles chuckled, "Indeed, the snowmen have taken a liking to you. Just making sure everything went okay with Kraken."

"Yeah yeah!" As a snowball whizzed over his baseball hat. "I see ya lata!" As the call cut off. Marbles watched as Max studied on the holographic tablet where he was with an alliance with the earthlings that were here. Clips of old memories from his previously recovered microchip disk was inserted on the side. Marbles studied over the intern's shoulder.

"Nothing much changed, except that Hacker isn't ruling Cyberspace. And there's no portal that is randomly opening between our world and theirs." Marbles placed a hand on Max's broad shoulder. The man didn't stir to his touch.

"You're not an android anymore Max. You have feelings and you're free to express them anyway you want." He assured.

Max side-glance the doctor, "Of course Doc. It's just somethin' im adjusting to Besides, I can come and go as I please. But I prefer staying here with..."

Marbles paced the metal floor, "She has changed ever since you two..."

Max bit the inside of his cheek to avoid barking at Marbles's discreet teasing of him and Jenna's current...relationship. "We were always on good terms...mostly. She was there for me from the beginning."

Marbles chuckled, as Max glared at the amused old man. "So Max, what do you think about the earthlings now?"

Max turned back around and stared at the holographic photo of the four earthlings, "I guess,...they're okay."

/

Matt and Inez survived the first week of college...in a breeze. Matt was adjusting well with his three-day schedule, but he was tempted to take an extra 2-hour math course on Tuesdays and Thursdays to finish his master's program faster. On the other hand, Inez had a full-week schedule. But she was managing with only four hours of two classes each day. This left them umphant time to meet up and spend more time together.

At this rate, Matt was noticing his feelings for Inez was spiking. He could remember his heart always beginning to race when he saw her, or when they were in Cyberspace...

Cyberspace.

It was something that was always fresh to him. The place was always a part of the squad's life, and for long as they lived it will never be something passed on as some childhood happy place.

"Cyberspace is more of a figment of your imagination." He remember Max casually saying. But was it true?

Or he was just trying to confuse him?

Matt was laying in his dorm on his Zapbook Pro, browsing the web aimlessly until he decided to look up past stories on when the world was once in peril. When it was almost completely destroyed along with Cyberspace. Ever since then, the memories he once wanted to find became no longer relevant.

And now the incident appears to be nothing that ever happened.

There was nothing between those few days about failing computerized systems or databases, abnormal temperatures and weather, and definitely nothing about war with the Eastern nations. They were replaced with stories on organizations, laws, and criminal justice.

It was weird that mostly everything that happened...or was supposed to went smoothly thanks to my decision. This is surreal. Almost too...

"Normal." Matt uttered as he checked the time; 1:27 PM.

Inez should be getting out of class in a bit. He got up and shrugged on his leather jacket and slipped on his deep-burgundy Chucks. Grabbing his wallet and ID he made his way out the hall. Lingering students, either sophomores or freshmen, hung outside dorms chatting and starting the weekend light with bottles of Mikes.

Matt headed down the West Hall where he bumped into someone on accident.

"Sorry man." He apologized as he patted the guy on the back. He took a double take as he saw the thick black hair from the corner of his eye. He spun around fully to confront a scowling Max.

"Nothing." Max said in a hush voice as Max blinked, seeing no one in front of him.

"What the-" Matt shook his head, swearing he saw Max. He hadn't seen him for weeks now.

But he had seen him. Just now.

Only imagining things. I'm just a bit anxious.

For old times sake he stood outside his girlfriend's class; a room half-full with only 18 of their colleagues. Inez placed herself on the third to last row to the front as she rested a hand under her smooth jaw. With astonishment, she still wore square frames rather than her contacts more often than Matt thought, which was okay. Her eyes were still the soothing, brown texture he always adore.

His chest fluttered as he saw the rush of students depart their classes; either to their dorm, outside with friends, or to the next one. He watched from the corner of the glass door as Inez carefully packed her books in her bag and sling it over a shoulder. He shifted on his feet as he tried to maintain a cool attitude.

Exiting the class were Inez's colleagues and of course, herself. She exhaled as she admit to the first week of college over. Her eyes fixed on Matt's crystal blues as she walked up to her boyfriend.

"Waiting on me, like usual." Inez smirked. Matt slightly lifted a deep red brow.

"Of course, Nezzie." He teased her. She scowled as her hand nested in his. They walked out to the west part of the campus on the bench, staring up at the approaching fall solstice. Coloring trees and skies.

"I really appreciate how you're always waiting for me after class, but soon you're gonna be piled with studies." Inez insisted Matt as he slowly grinned.

"Trust me Inez. When the time comes I'll managed. I'm making the most of my time with you..." He lifted her hand and kissed it. She blushed, casually.

"Things been going smoothly, since...you know." Inez started, leading to the conversation about Cyberspace. Matt nodded.

"Too smoothly, I mean...Doc said things will always balance out, but when?" Matt was anxious. He was waiting for some consequence to happen. Man was he paranoid or what...

"Time will tell Matt..." Inez said as she stared off into space. Maybe if they could see the future...

Maybe Doc could a bit...

Matt breathed shaking his head, "Walk with me." As he got up and walked through the grass. Inez skipped up and walked up beside him.

"I know that things been trying to flow smoothly since...a few months ago.." He told her. "But I can't help to think why I've been seeing Max lately."

Inez grimaced. She had a feeling this was going to be a problem between them for a bit. She didn't take Matt's hallucinations lightly ever since...his head got messed with. Even though after he made a decision to set things on a a perfect slate; there were going to be some side effects.

"You haven't seen him in weeks. Not since...back home." Inez said with less confidence. Matt sighed, running a hand through a matted red mop of hair.

"I know, and...it just bothers me that everything is perfect, yet I have the weird, illusions and think I see Max. He's probably back there working with Marbles on some new ways of upgrading parts of Cyberspace so it's back up and runnin' better. He doesn't jump between our worlds anymore." Matt said. "'Ts not like he...really has to anyway."

"How...do you know? I mean...why wouldn't he is he has the ability to do that? He made it seem like he'll be watching over us..." Inez wondered. "In a weird way."

"You know I'm kinda thinking you're agreeing me on some parts of this." Matt smirked. Inez groaned as she pushed him. They continued to walk until they reached a railing that lead to the pond a bit out of the campus area.

"I think it isn't a threat. After what you did...that day, that changed everything, it fixed all of our problems." Inez stated. Matt grimaced. His neck burned with an itch.

"You know." Matt thought before spitting out some crazy bullshit about some alternate dimensional epidemic. He didn't want to worry Inez. He wanted to show her that he cared about their relationship more than some stupid headcase of his. "Let's walk a bit more." As he gripped her small hand.

/

"Cheers." Slyder toasted to his girlfriend as they sat in a fancy restaurant enjoying their Friday evening. His eyes continuously grazed over Jackie's outfit; a slim-fitted, sleeveless, black dress with jewels gleaming down the skirt. Her neck was decorated with a silver choker he gave her from her past birthday a few weeks ago and he just couldn't help but stare.

He would pinch himself away to wake himself up and be reminded to not look like a pervert as much. She fixed a loose curl on the side and brought it around her ear as her daring brown eyes bore into his own.

Slyder shifted.

"So we're celebrating the first week through college huh?" She raised a brow. Slyder sipped his champagne and exhaled.

"And...possibly, our belated...fourth anniversary." Slyder said sheepishly.

Jackie wanted to squeal, rollover, and die after seeing the bashful face of her boyfriend. She squeezed his hand.

"Gosh, and thought I was the only romantic sap in our clique!" Jackie sighed, with the biggest smirk on her face. The dance floor further outside on the balcony seemed more inviting to them than before. Slyder got up and held out a hand.

"Dance m'lady?" He mocked a formal accent as she giggled.

Jackie stared back at how he fit the portrait as the perfect gentleman in the charcoal black suit, shirt, and grey bowtie as his precious brown hair was now slicked back , revealing both of his stormy gray eyes and charming smile. Jackie took his hand with her own gloved, and they made their way to the center of the dance floor, slow dancing. Slyder wrapped an arm around her waist and held her hand as she placed one on his broad shoulder. There was little to no space between the couple.

"Happy fourth anniversary Jacks." Slyder whispered smoothly into her ear. She smiled as she leaned back to stare at him.

"Happy-" Jackie was interrupted when Slyder's face changed to an off-expression of surprise and slight annoyance. He glanced up at Jackie as his arm dropped from behind her. His hand slipped into his slacks' pocket and stared at his phone. His expression softens.

"It's Dad." Slyder said, wondering what was so important that he had to call in the middle of their big date. They went into the empty hall as Slyder switched his zPhone to speaker.

/

"Slyder!" Mr. Hayden called. Slyder leaned on the wall as Jackie stayed beside him.

"Hi Dad..." Slyder groaned as Jackie rolled her eyes and smiled.

"I'm sorry, I uh, am I interrupting something?" He apologized as there was clanking in the background. Probably working.

"Sure, maybe I was celebrating mines and Jackie's fourth anniversary." Slyder folded an arm over his other.

"I'm sorry big guy." Mr. Hayden laughed. Slyder raised a brow.

"It's alright Dad. What you need?" Slyder listened.

"No I was just...thinking about you. Like, I always feel there's something I've missed all my life and it's bothersome because I've known you all my life.." Jackie blinked. They exchanged glances.

"Dad, you don't remember the accident? You went missing for...quite some time." Slyder said. "But remember you always took me to your workspace and you worked on creating the first hovercraft?"

"Now I do! Haha, yeah I guess my head is still a bit racked up since then. I'm darned to be alive...I just want to make sure...you were okay." Mr. Hayden checked. Slyder smiled.

"Yeah I'm just fine." Slyder stared at Jackie.

"Good! And treat the little lady like royalty! She's going to be my future daughter-in-law! Oh with grand-kids too!" Stan Hayden was cracking himself up. Slyder clenched his teeth as he side-glanced at a giggling Jackie.

"Goodbye Dad!" Slyder hung him up as he stared darkly at an entertained Jackie, bent over clutching her stomach.

"Quite honest Sly', I wouldn't mind your Dad at all." She managed to say in between laughs. Slyder raised a brown brow as he loomed over his girlfriend.

"You should be minding me and how I'm gonna get you back. How could you side with him over me." He feinted a hurt expression as he possessed the waist of his girlfriend in his arms.

"Becausssseee-" She didn't get to finish her trace of though, as her mind was completely wiped by the smoldering kiss by her boyfriend; melting into his arms.

/

Inez could see that there was something up when Matt brought her out in the middle of nowhere but nature and a beautiful evening sky. The sun lit the sky with a dim orange and indigo texture announcing dusk.

"Matt..." Inez began as he gripped her hand and steered her towards the hill. He held her firmly as they hiked the semi-steep hill and finally reached the top.

Beneath their feet was a panic blanket, a bottle of champagne with two drinking glasses.

Inez stared in awe.

"Because I couldn't really scavenge enough money for a real, real date yet...and I'm waiting for this application for this job-" As Matt was interrupted by a fierce hug from his girlfriend. Her head nested in his neck as he wrapped his arms around her and held her.

"I don't care. It's perfect." She told him. Matt smiled as they separated momentarily from each other to sit down. He poured Inez half a glass of champagne as well as himself, as they sat to face each other.

Inez changed into her weekend best, still rocking the purple with a snug button-down, a black 3/4 sleeve blazer, blue cuffed pants with beige flats. Her hair was pulled back into a ponytail with a part of her hair hanging.

"Cheers." Matt smirked as he raised his glass. His eyes set on Inez's daring browns; intimidating him or...possibly flirting with him.

"Cheers." Inez slyly grinned as their glasses clinked. Before Matt sipped his glass he had a thought.

"Would be cool if we could do that thing where we drink from each other's glasses..."Matt wondered.

"Don't know..." Inez raised a brow. Matt smirked.

"You're my girlfriend, my lover, and my best friend silly." He realized. "So, whatever stupid things we want to do we should be allowed to. Together."

Inez chuckled, "Maybe."

But before she could realize what he was doing, he presses himself against her and enclosed his lips with his. Heads tilting, with arms around each other as they braced themselves on the grass. Aside the sounds of nature and Matt's zPhone on Pandora, he was not oblivious to the sighs that exceeded from both of their lifted Inez up so she was sitting in his lap.

He always wanted to take things slow with them, and he was pretty sure Inez wanted to go even slower, her studies and her future in her mind. He never wanted to do something that will astray them from their future. He was always afraid that their budding romance was delicate and could shatter easily like a glass mirror.

As she moans.

Maybe, even our future?

So as a gentleman, he backs away from indulging further with his girlfriend by attacking her neck with a hefty love bite. She yelps as she jumps back and hold the spot where he bit her with a hand. Her face was flushed and she couldn't meet his eyes. He grinned.

"As a memory of today." Matt told her. "And of course, there will be more than just that." He promised.

"I dare you." Inez stared at him intently with challenging eyes. He scoffed as he knew she was bluffing, but if she ever knew how much further he wanted to go...

He got up as he threw the empty glasses. They took turns sipping off the last of the champagne.

"Thank you Matt." Inez nestled against him.

"For?" He asked.

"Everything. Being with me..." As she shut her eyes. Matt stared up, now realizing how much more a single decision change the course of his day. How...he put his insanity aside for the sake of his beacon.

Oh how the goddess of love work in mysterious ways.

/

Max sat back in the dark, shutting down the lights in the control panel. He wouldn't be back for another 9 hours, so he would be headin' home to see his partner.

He knew that Matt was going to call. But he also knew he didn't. Because he knows himself as much as Matt because they're both alike in so many ways Doc warned them both.

Curious.

One thing for sure, he belonged somewhere that Matt couldn't nor he could be replaced. And he belonged to someone that care for him long before when he didn't have human feelings.

"Soon though Lyros." He told the working AI, "He'll call. But for now, I think he's considering procrastination."

"Sir...", Lyros warned.

Max chuckled.

"Yeah but hey, sometimes the right time is at the very last second." Max said." Oh and Lyros? Run Motherboard backup drive in about one hour. By morning she should be back up. Explain to her everything." As the door closed behind him.

/

Max retired at his home in the shrouded castle. He lazily stripped off his lab coat and dropped his suitcase by the door as he was greeted first by Henry. He picked up the wolf-cub and scratched his head as it yapped.

"Goodnight to you too little guy." Max said wearily as he entered the kitchen and placed Henry on the table. He fixed himself a cup of tea as he heard he shuffling of someone else nearby.

"It's late, you should be sleeping, Jenna." Max slightly turned to side glance at Wicked. uite enough, she dressed almost too scandalous to bed. Max couldn't decide of whether it was on purpose or something she felt like naturally wearing.

Both thoughts that are too dangerously close to believe.

"It been a long night, you've been working overtime again." Jenna said sleepily as she wiped the corner of her emerald eyes. Max nodded as he sipped his tea.

"It's going to be a long few days before we can assure everything is back to normal." Max approached her. "I'm sorry if...I worried you."

Jenna wistfully smiled, "Worried? I'm not sure this is the same Max I practically fell head over heels with. Oh dear.."

Max chuckled as he sipped the last of his tea and swiftly lifted Jenna up by the waist. He reached over and kissed her briefly on the lips as he placed her back on her feet.

"I promise to never leave you again. But only if I have to save the world again." Max chuckled as he nuzzled his face against a sleeping Jenna's. He carefully lifted her up in his arms and carried her back upstairs to her bedroom, joining her in the slumber as sleep overcame him.

The joys of being mortal; being about to sleep.

/

That next morning, Matt found himself in an unfamiliar environment. Everything was platinum white with green wires running around him. He rubbed his eyes as his gaze followed to glance at Inez.

"'Nez?" Matt croaked.

"Matt!" Inez head turned and ran beside him, "This is-"

"Guys!" Slyder called from across the room. Beside him was Jackie. All of them were dress casually; wearing their favorite colors as they tried to figure out what was going on.

"I was just sleeping..." Jackie yawned. "If we're all here like this...that means..."

"Cyberspace." Matt grimaced. "What now?"

"Welcome back Cybersquad." As they felt the hairs on their neck stand excitedly as they heard that familiar voice of a goddess. A familiar tremolo that guided them sweetly through their adventures as kids. That saved them from annhilation when Cyberspace was doomed.

They all turned and faced Motherboard.

"Mother B!" The squad chanted. They were astonished. The AI had a complete make over, maintaining a sixty-style hair style but with flawless facial features of a human being. Her appearance was all blue, but her eyes sparkled wildly with new life.

"Oh my." Dr. Marbles entered the room from a white door as he stared at awe at Mother B.

"YOINKS!" Digit fell from the ceiling landing on a stack of papers.

"Digit!" The squad chanted.

"It's wonderful to see you all together again. It's been five Earth years since then." She said sweetly. "You have all done outstandingly and grown up so much. And I always had faith."

"Oh geez, did I do this?" Max followed right behind Marbles wearing a black shirt under his lab coat. Beside him was Jenna the Wicked, hair tied back wearing rounded frames and the same labcoat. Jackie felt a hint of anger.

"What are you doing here? Jackie growled at an amused witch.

"Hospitality Jackie. And peace. She is no longer the enemy you sought out before. I believe we have made new allies over these harsh few months." Motherboard said.

"There's been so much-" Matt throat was dry. "To explain...and-"

"It will make a terrific bedtime story Motherboard." Dr. Marbles said honorably. "How these..." As he glanced at everyone: Matt, Inez, Jackie, Slyder, Digit, Max, and Jenna. "..heroes, saved Cyberspace."

"I'll be glad to listen to this intriguing tale, Marbles." Motherboard chuckled. "But as for now, excuse me as I acknowledge each individual here."

/

Everyone waited in silence as Motherboard decided who she should call first.

"Jenna." Motherboard called as the witch stepped forward.

"I've caused so much trouble in the past-" Jenna began her apology as she stopped midway to stare at the smiling eyes of Motherboard.

"Jenna. The past has past. What you've contributed up to this moment brought the fate and the future upon everyone in this room. You put your fate in someone who first struggled to obtain humane emotions and guided him as a beacon. You could've turned your back and abandoned him, and let the world crumble beneath you. But you didn't. Because you are not alike to many witches here in Cyberspace, for you have a heart." Motherboard announced, "Thank you."

Jenna said no more as she returned to her spot by Max.

"Digit." Motherboard called. He scrambled on his feet as his avian wings flapped wildly. He calmed down a bit to tuck his wings.

"Y-yes m'am!" Digit saluted. The gang chuckled.

"You are very interesting. Despite your clumsy and bashful ways, you have a strong heart indeed. I had faith that when you were put in that coma, for so long, you would still survive. You hold great ambition, and your aid to the Cybersquad has contributed to this success."

Digit nodded furiously as he tried not to shed a tear.

"Jackie." Motherboard called.

Jackie stepped three steps forward, folding her hands.

"Your burning passion and optimism was indeed something the squad needed. Without it, hope would've been lost. Yes, you gave people hope. You cheered on your friends and offered great advice. You promised the civilians that no matter what, you will save Cyberspace. Never let that burning fire in your heart ever ignite. It will take you far."

Jackie whispered a thank you, before returning to Slyder's side; his hand lingering in his.

"Slyder." Motherboard called as he made three steps forward.

"Your innovative ways indeed lead to great solutions in saving Digit. I'm very impressed with you works of rebuilding his exterior completely, as well as constructing a new, ambitious, yet risky way of returning to Cyberspace, before Max. You truly have the blood and the spirit equivalent to your father's and you have surpass him. Be proud."

Slyder smiled as he returned beside Jackie.

Motherboard turned towards Inez.

"Inez." As her head turned slightly as she hesitant walked up three steps.

"This has been a difficult journey for you torn between the truth and the lies. You came across dead ends and sudden traps and didn't know where to turn. But you found a way. And in that way, you have also help reestablish the broken friendships from the past hasty years, and truly moved the one you loved the most. He wouldn't succeed and fulfill his destiny without you." Motherboard acknowledged.

Inez nodded bravely as she returned to Matt's side. He squeezed his hand reassuringly.

"Matt." Motherboard called. He felt his heart flutter as he made four careful step towards her.

"Out of the four in the squad, you have indeed been through the most. You saw your future without having to see in the Bin. You confronted a identical part of you that was and wasn't you. Your father's careless mistake left the fate of our world in your hands. You carried the sky. And I acknowledge you. Making bold and rash risks against foes alike to Hacker and Dr. Alvin, you had a clear mind of what you had to do. You listened to your friends, and even the one part of you that was awfully stubborn and cruel, but for a higher reason. For that, you are indeed a person of leadership quality." Motherboard acknowledged.

"Thank you." Matt whispered as he returned beside Inez.

"Well, if that will be all, we should be heading back to where we came." Max coughed, rushing to leave.

"I wasn't done, Maximus." Motherboard said, amused. "Come here."

Max chuckled nervously as he hastily stood in front of Motherboard.

"It's awfully rude to leave when someone has not acknowledged the one person who is solely to be thanked for this. You Maximus. You've been tied and torn between two worlds: machine and mortal. You feared your mortality will weaken your machine strength. You fear failure and unexpected turns. You strive for perfection, plans, and satisfaction for all. You masked your heart with bitterness and hatred in hope not to fall easily against your foes. You sacrifice your emotions to save humanity. Though, you didn't fully succeed if emitting all your emotions because Matt would always be a part of you. A part of you that will always care for the earthlings, and the soft spot of you that will always love the one who was there for you in the beginning. Where she never doubt your motives and understood you from the heart." Motherboard acknowledged. "So thank you for telling your fellow AI Lyros for running the backup drive and allowing me back to work in Cyberspace again."

Max scowled as he saw the grinning faces of everyone around him.

"That mean you'll be running Cyberspace again?" Dr. Marbles asked.

"Alongside you, Digit, Max, and Lyros. A new generation of scientists is needed to keep Cyberspace running." Motherboard nodded. "And so I return you all to your calmful slumbers, until next time."

"See ya Motherboard!" The gang chanted as they jumped in the portal one by one. Max followed behind Jenna as the portal closed.

"Amazing hmm?" Dr. Marbled smiled.

"It is. This will not be the last time we will see them. They will return again, but only at their will." Motherboard assured.

And it's done! Chapter 63. Extended twice as much as it was before sitting on my computer. That concludes the extravagant conclusion to this fic. See ya!