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Glitched CH7: How Deep?

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"I can't believe we have a bounty on our heads!" Mac yelled. "We haven't even done anything evil since we got here!"
"Not for lack of trying, anyway," Molly muttered quietly.
"I expected to have their heads on a platter, get the gold, and we can live in peace in some dirt town, taunting the locals, but no! We have to go into hiding BECAUSE WE'RE..."
"Will you keep your voice down, Mac?!?" Molly finally snapped. "Damn, you'll give us away if you keep that up."
"Hold it right there!" a voice exclaimed
"...I stand corrected," Molly sighed. "You've already given us away."

A group of 10 people surrounded the duo. The group was varied: some wore blue armor, some wore black. Others wore red, while the only one that stood out other than the captain wore gold. The captain stood in the shadows, so it was difficult to make out exactly who, or what, he was. He nodded toward the gold-armored soldier. The soldier pulled out the wanted poster with Mac and Molly's faces on it, and read out loud, "You two are under arrest for the murder of several officers."
"What officers?" Mac asked.
"We received word that the two of you," Gold-Armor pointed to Mac and Molly, "were responsible for the deaths of multiple Kishidan officers in the Lost Caves. Resistance is not recommended."
"We have no idea what you're on about!" Molly remarked. "We were attacked by monsters in there!"
Gold-Armor sighed. "Always the hard way with you criminal types. Captain, we'll handle them."

"Very well," the captain replied. "I'll take the trainees with me to find the other two." He gestured to the blue armored soldiers. The three immediately backed off and followed the captain. When they were out of sight, Gold-Armor turned back to Mac and Molly and said, "Last warning. Are you gonna come quietly, or are we gonna have to drag you back to HQ?"
The two gangsters removed their hats and tossed them to the side. All of the soldiers suddenly became scared. Mac and Molly weren't human. They were robotic. Mac gave the group a look and said, "You won't even last 10 minutes against the two of us."
Gold-Armor quickly regained composure and yelled, "KISHIDAN, ATTACK!"

---Blackfire's Hideout---

"I figured there would be setbacks, but having my minions die by the hands of BOUNTY HUNTERS?!?" Blackfire yelled. The shadow cringed. When Blackfire got worked up, she started showing her minions how she got her name. And he didn't want to be a target
"So what are we going to do about the blade, milady?" the shadow asked.
Blackfire sighed. As much as she hated to admit it, that defiant minion was right. Everyone else was starting to group together, talk about life after the mission, and her insanity. If she kept working them to the bone, a rebellion would be inevitable. Besides, with the new threat, she needed all the warriors she had at her disposal.
"Round up all the troops. Including the ones looking for the blade," she said.
"By your leave," the shadow replied. He disappeared into darkness to relay her message.
Blackfire sighed and began her daily meditation. What am I doing wrong? she thought. Stars of the sky, show me the way. What should I do?

---Tedd's House---

"Alright, ready for all of this?" Tedd asked. Arron had woken up from fainting at the sight of Ronnie, who had been turned into a tiger by accident. Tedd's TF Gun was malfunctioning, so now Ronnie was stuck like this for another day or so. "Which, in book time, is 3 chapters," Ronnie muttered. Arron smacked him upside the head. Grace was awake, too, happy to be back in Tedd's arms. She learned from Tedd that Arron and Ronnie were responsible for returning her home, and that she should thank them. "If it weren't for you, I'd probably be..." she started, but Arron held up a hand. "We know," he replied. "We're just glad you're ok."
"I'm in your debt," she nodded.
"Ok, Tedd, I think we're ready to learn what's going on," Ronnie said.

"Here goes nothing, then." Tedd pressed a button, and a projector turned on, revealing the same map as Arron and Ronnie carried, except it didn't mark the spot to the Blade of a Thousand Lives. "As you may have noticed, this is the map of the current dimension you're in. However, it didn't used to be like this. In fact, 6 months ago, it didn't even exist. Everyone lived in one dimension or another. You met the people you know, you loved them or hated them, and all that good stuff. However, around 3 months ago, we," Tedd gestured to himself and Grace, "were caught up in a dimension portal. And before you ask, no, we don't know what caused it or why it showed up. All we know is everyone that's been transported here has ended up staying here. We're trying to create an item that will allow us to warp back to our dimension."
"Is that even possible?" Ronnie interrupted.
"Sadly, we're not sure," Tedd admitted. "But the point is, unless a dimension port key is created, we're stuck in this dimension. I don't even know what it's called."
"I'd call it the Different Dimension," Arron remarked.
"If you want to," Grace said "We've been making progress, but we just can't find anything to program as a port key. If only we had something small, portable, and with a screen. It'd at least be a start."

Arron and Ronnie gave each other a glance. Could Grace read minds, or was it just coincidence? Either way, they knew what Arron was going to do. "Actually..we have something that might help..." Arron replied.
"You do?!?" Tedd asked excitedly. "What is it? What do you have?"
"These," Ronnie replied. He pulled out his red GBA and handed it to Grace. Arron pulled out his blue one and gave it to Tedd. "Maybe they can be programmed as a port key or whatever?" Ronnie added.
Tedd and Grace examined the systems carefully. They looked at each other, nodded, and Tedd responded, "They're perfect for the job. Thank you." As soon as Tedd finished his sentence, everyone heard a knock at the door.
"Uh-oh, the Kishidan!" Grace whispered. "I bet they're here to ask about those two guys on the wanted posters."
"I'll talk to them again," Tedd replied quietly. "They should know we don't have a clue about them."
Again, Ronnie and Arron glanced at each other. These two had no idea how much crap they are getting into, Arron thought.
Chapter 7 up so soon? What am I doing?!? Doesn't matter. That's just one less chapter to worry about...right?
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