Summary: In an alternate reality, Cyberspace is allied with the Real World. Not only have they gotten rid of enemies, such as Hacker, but both sides have been benifiting from the sharing of technology and problems plauging boths sides have been resolved. But this peaceful universe isn't quite like it seems. A conflict is arising...and Matt and Inez are stuck in the middle of it...

Rated: K+, just in case.

Takes place after my other Cyberchase Fan fic, "The Time Traveler".

CYBERCHASE

PARALLELISM

1.

The Accident

Thirty cybermeters from cybersite, Aquari-Yum...

"Inez, watch out!" Matt yelled.

Inez quickly jerked the controls of the two-seater Cybercoop, dodging out of the way of a fast-flying piece of debris.

"Are you guys all right?" Jackie asked over the radio, alarmed.

"We're fine." Matt assured her. "Just had a close call. Hacker hasn't seen us yet."

"You sure you wanted to take that Cybercoop?" Digit voice broadcasted on the radio next. "I've got our four-seater prepped and ready to go."

"It's too big, Digit." Inez said, concentrating on driving, "If we're to stop Hacker, we need to catch him by surprise, and the four-seater Cybercoop is too easily seen."

"Are you sure you wanted drive Inez?" Jackie asked next. "I could've driven the Cybercoop."

"Jackie, I've seen you drive, and I know we have better chances of success if I drive." Inez answered.

"Well, Inez, I've seen you drive too, and you're no better." Jackie pointed out.

"Personally, I don't care who drives, just so long this mission works." Matt interrupted. "We just have to seal the breech in Cyberspace Hacker's generated by throwing Dr. Marbles's Space Fabricator in. It'll patch the hole, and we leave. How hard can that be?"

"I'm more worried about after that part." Digit voiced his concern, "Hacker will undoubtable be after you once he sees that his plan failed. I'd feel better if I had driven. I know what the Grim Wreaker can do and-"

"Can we stop arguing over who should've driven?" Inez interrupted. "It's too late now, anyway! Just tell me where we need to be to drop the Space Fabricator!"

"One cybermeter from the edge of the breech." Digit said. "Any closer and you'll get sucked in."

"Gotcha." Inez said, and tilted the Cybercoop to drift closer to the breech.

"Mattie, when you throw the Space Fabricator in, make sure it crosses over the breech's threshold." Digit added.

"Don't worry, I will." Matt said, patting the spherical device sitting in his lap.

Inez drove the Cybercoop along the edge of the breech, just skimming the tip of the statically mess.

"Three cybermeters." Inez read off the distance gage on the Cybercoop's dashboard, "Two cybermeters, and...one cybermeter! Throw it in Matt!"

Matt quickly unbuckled himself and stood up in his seat. Unrolling the coop's sunroof, he stood out of it, the Space Fabricator raised above his head.

"You know," Matt said as he prepared to throw, "We use this sun roof for everything but a sun roof."

He was just about to throw when Inez suddenly sped the Cybercoop forward, throwing off Matt's aiming.

"Hacker's spotted us!" she yelled in explanation as Matt sat back down in his seat with the Space Fabricator, "The Grim Wreaker is turning to face us!"

"Do you think Hacker will madder at us than usual after that incident with the time traveler?" Matt asked urgently.

A spray of weapons fire suddenly rained down on them in all directions.

"Does that answer you're question?" Inez said, very alarmed.

She was forced to veer off, away from the breech in Cyberspace.

"Give it up kiddies!" Hacker's voice now came over the radio. "You'll never beat me this time!"

"Unfortunately, we can't let that happen, Hacker!" Matt said into the radio's receiver, "If a breech of this magnitude is left unattended for too long, it'll tear Cyberspace apart! There'll be nothing left!"

"Exactly!" Hacker exclaimed. "As I see it, if I can't have Cyberspace, no one can!"

"Has he lost it?" Matt asked.

"Yeah, he's lost it!" Inez said.

She veered the Cybercoop off again as the Grim Wreaker released another spray of weapons fire as it pursued.

"Besides," Hacker went on to say, "It won't have to come to that if Cyberspace just gives control to me once it sees that's better off than getting totally destroyed!"

"Not very." Matt muttered under his breath.

"I heard that!" Hacker exclaimed. "Now, either back off, or face my wrath!"

Matt and Inez looked at each other real quick. "Wrath." they chose and said together.

The two ships played a quick game of cat and mouse, only the cat, in this case the Grim Wreaker, had the advantage with weapons.

"What's going on guys?" Jackie's voice suddenly came on the radio, "We lost contact with you for a moment!"

"Hacker's spotted us!" Inez explained quickly, "He's chasing us!"

"I knew I should've driven the Cybercoop!" Jackie and Digit both exclaimed together.

"FORGET WHO SHOULD'VE DRIVEN ALREADY!" Inez shouted, losing her cool.

"Okay, don't panic, Nezzie," Digit said, "Have you dropped the Space Fabricator in the breech yet?"

"No!" Matt said, getting to thrown to one side as Inez did an impromptu barrel roll.

"Then do it and get out of there!" Digit said, "I'll have Motherboard ready a portal you can escape in!"

"Copy that!" Matt said, then turned to Inez. "Okay, Nezzie, you'll have to get us back at the breech again!"

"Don't, call, me, NEZZIE!" Inez roared, punctuating each word by suddenly turning the Cybercoop in various directions, "It's not like I'll be able to stop at the exact distance either!"

"It'll have to be close enough!" Matt said, poking his head out the sun roof again, "Just don't get too close!"

Inez turned the coop towards the swirling mass of chaotic static, zooming straight for it at full speed, with the Grim Wreaker nipping at their heels. Matt watched as the coop rapidly got closer and closer to the breech's threshold, hoping Inez could turn away fast enough. Finally they reached what seemed to be an appropriate distance to Matt, and he geared up to throw the Space Fabricator.

Then, Hacker's aim finally proved true. A weapon's blast walloped the Cybercoop's side making it suddenly veer off course and hurtle across the cyberbreech's threshold. Instantly, Matt felt an invisible grip grab him at the ship from all angles, threatening to pull him and the ship apart into pieces.

For a moment, Matt hesitated, too afraid to react, but then realized their only chance of surviving now was to throw the Space fabricator now. They were definitely close enough. The intense pulling the breech was inflicting on Matt made him struggle, but he finally he managed to get the Space Fabricator flying free as the coop was getting dragged to the intense and strong center of the breech.

Suddenly, a flood of debris clouded Matt's vision, but he saw out of the corner of his eye the Space Fabricator start to glow. Just when Matt thought it was too late, an echoing bang rang, and a shockwave jolted the Cybercoop once again, then everything was dark.

"Guys, what's happening? Please say something!" Jackie's voice was still being broadcasted.

But all that answered was static...