"What the hell? He still hasn't given up... If he catches us we're going to be in way over our heads." muttered Masuku as the wolf began to dash towards them. He then readied himself for battle, his masks appearing on his head. Time seemed to slow down as the female navi called to them. When Narcoeptina began to pull at his hand, he nodded to her and ran with her to the riverbank where the female navis were. They both jumped on the sheet at the same time, both of them aiding the launch power when they jumped off of it. As they landed on the other side of the river, Masuku smirked and said "Well then, let's be glad you didn't actually get caught then...and still won't, eh?" before he ran away from the bank of the river, practically dragging Narcoleptina behind him.

As Masuku ran, Joshua prayed to whatever benevolent forces that may or may not exist that Masuku and Narcoleptina. As the two navi's ran as fast and far as they could, they eventually came across a small outpost on the horizon. Pushing himself as hard as he could, Masuku managed to get to the gates of the outpost. He decided to check behind him, an action he soon came to regret as the wolf NetNavi was still chasing them. Masuku then banged on the gates as hard as he could, shouting "Hey! Let us in! Or help us at the very least!" What he was met with was less welcoming than he had expected. He heard the sound of something clicking as he looked up, seeing two NetNavis, one styled like some sort of knight whilst the other looked like some kind of cat-like creature, wielding rifle-styled weapons pointed directly at Masuku. "So, we should let you in? How do we know you aren't that bandit guy, or whatever he was, that we've been hearing an awful lot about. How do we know you aren't using the girl as some kinda bait?" the cat Navi snarled, it's voice revealing it to be a female Navi. The knight Navi looked out into the distance before taping the shoulder of his colleague and stammered "B-Because the criminal was s-supposed to b-be a w-wolf Navi.... a-and the w-wold N-Navi is over th-their!" as he pointed to the wolf NetNavi who was quickly closing the distance between himself and his targets.

"Ok. Open those gates and close them when these two are through! Calibur, fire at will!" she shouted to the people that must have been in charge of the gates and then the NetNavi besides her respectively. "Y-Yes, Amay!" the knight stuttered, as he began to shoot in the direction of the wolf, who swiftly dodged the energy shots like they were nothing. As soon as the gates opened, Masuku pushed Narcolpetina inside and finally sighing with relief. "Thank God that that's over..."

Masuku smiled and then sighed "Th-thank you for the subchip....and thank you for being safe, Narcoleptina." He had now discovered that he truly cared for Narcoleptina and he was willing to protect her at all costs, even if it included his own life. He then responded to Narcoleptina's apology by saying "Don't worry. Friends help each other out, and for me, it doesn't matter if my life is in danger."

After Narcoleptina had fussed about him, restored his remaining HP, given him a subchip to make up for the one he had lost and began to walk off, Masuku followed after her, keeping his Pyre Pistol out just in case they got attacked by a virus. "He then turned towards Narcoleptina and muttered "Say, what do you think he would have done if you had actually ran away and he had found you?" This was because he was intrigued by the wolf navi: why he stole from other; what he used the money, and objects, he had stolen for and what Narcoleptina had thought of him. He was also very sure they would encounter him again.

(I apologize that I took forever to reply to that)

"Good luck, Narcoleptina, you're gonna need it..." Masuku sighed, as he used a MiniEnergy subchip and his mask disappeared. After checking he was okay, Masuku began walking in the direction the wolf navi went in before muttering "I'm a fool...It's surprising what love, or anything close to it, can do..." Fully aware of how this was essentially a suicide mission, Masuku still struggled through the forest, not even sure which way he was supposed to be going. Masuku realized that Joshua hadn't spoken a word since the battle against the Wold Navi. He shouted "Hey, Josh, got any idea of where to go?" wondering about what the Navi would do to Narcoleptina.

"N-no...What you said back there got me thinking...What would I do if you got deleted..." Joshua sighed, the happy-go-lucky tone he unusually had, absent from his voice. Instead, he had a serious and worried tone, that made him sound like a whole other person.

"Let me guess? You wouldn't be able to go anything." Masuku sighed, beginning to run before shouting "Narcoleptina...wait for me, and I will come...Give up, and I will still return!" He also hoped he would run into a virus or two that would yield a heal chip to act as a last resort.

"I don't care if I die here, I will protect things important to me, no matter what" He sighed as his fox mask appeared on his face and he prepared to attack, knowing that he had no chance. "Its funny how a cornered dog fights, isn't it...sure to die, sure to fight...and if I lose will I also lose my life, I wonder" he thought aloud.

Via the microphone within the mask, you could hear Joshua saying "Yeah, and lets not name our attacks this time". Both of their voices seeming less lively, and seemed like they accepted the apparent mistake as their responsibility.

Joshua then slid the HeatShot Battlechip into the P.E.T., as Masuku's weapon glowed red, as he fired a ball of fire in the direction of the wolf navi, praying that it hit.

Joshua then whispered "If he comes in up close, use the shield Battlechip and then if he does any attacks afterwards, try to dodge those, as he then slid the Shield Battlechip into the P.E.T., hoping that they were in luck.

Turn Summary:
1. Battlechip: HeatShot (40fire + spread1 x 1hit)(+5 fire from Navi Type?)
2. Battlechip: Shield (1 Hit Shield) + (Reflect(up to 60 + Piercing + Line Attack): On Hit)
3. Dodge

Masuku helped Narcoleptina up before asking the wolf navi "If you want that package, how about we have a fight, could be a bad move, I know...but I will do anything to protect the belongings of someone I consider a friend...and them in general." He then prepared his Pyre Pistol, hopping the wolf decided to show why NetNavis usually ran from him.

"God.... What is your problem with us? All we are here to do is to deliver something to someone, so nothing of importance to you should be in there!" Masuku shouted at the navi, angry at both the situation, and how the vibe he got from the navi was sort of correct. "Plus, it isn't right in any way to look through the possessions of a young girl, especially when she is unconscious" he added, trying to buy himself and Narcoleptina more time. He also added "And especially if she is a friend of mine....or somewhere close to being a friend" after that, sighing to himself due to him having the intention to think those words, not say them. Masuku then readied his Pyre Pistol and got prepared to fight the NetNavi.

"...I...have no idea where the path went. Should we go back and take a different path?" Masuku sighed as he checked his Pyre Pistol, expecting the situation to turn sour very quickly, anticipating all the possible angles they could be attacked from. His expression also became quite serious despite his voice now carrying a hint of worry, and he wondered if he was expecting the wolf NetNavi to attack them, or if he was just paranoid that the wold NetNavi had planned to get them lost so they could be attacked by viruses and he could take their stuff later on.

"If I say to get behind me, then please do it, Narcoleptina. It could just be me...but something seems wrong" his voice sounded stern, worried, and gentle all at the same time as Masuku told his Operator to prepare a battlechip for if they got attacked.

"He...he said apparently the road on the right is the needle road and it is apparently shorter, and strait, but with more viruses. And this one on the left is the nail road. This one is apparently longer, easier to get lost on and has less viruses but...I'm not sure I trust him..." Masuku sighed, as he helped Narcoleptina up before telling her "I'll let you decide which way we go, but he gave me a 'wolf from a children's story' kinda vibe...so...be careful with your decision."

"Oooooohhhh God!" Masuku sighed to himself as Narcoleptina hit the ground, unconscious. He looked around as he pulled out a Pyre Pistol and looked around him. "Well...with Narcoleptina out cold, all I can do is wait here. And when one of us is unable to fight, that would be when viruses attack...if viruses are capable of that level of thought." He said to himself as he checked on Narcoleptina before scanning the surrounding forest and preparing for a battle.

"Um...well...I accepted the mission because I like helping people and I am quite good at battling...and...when I said you sleeping thing was cute...I didn't mean it. It's just that when I'm nervous and around new people, I say things differently to how I'm thinking them. I don't know if it is a condition, or a bug. But, yeah...I also haven't taken up a mission before...so yeah, don't take that sleeping thing to heart." Masuku sighed as he looked to the ground with a somewhat worried and upset expression on his face.

"Also, and don't judge me on this, but because of that speech thing, I only have one friend, my Operator..." Masuku sighed, expecting her to laugh at him or possibly attempt to move away from him slightly.