The next day, Y/n was hanging out with Five in the van, staring blankly at the TV while Five spaced out while cooking

K. Moon: "And surprising nobody, Mitch Williams secured his number one spot in the Hinobi Smash Tournament today..."

Papi: "Need that order up in here Five!"

You and Five are both fixated on the TV until Five snaps out of it and flips a burrito that ends up landing on his face. Papi looks at you, who's still fixated on the TV. He snaps his fingers, which wakes you up.

Papi: "You fall asleep on me in there, playa?"

Y/n: [stammering] "What? Oh uh, sorry. Um, I'm awake Papi. I'm awake..."

Back in Miko's room, her family returns to see a complete mess in the living room

Miko's Mom: "Miko!"

Miko: [waking up] "I'm awake!"

Miko's dad: "And she's awake...."

Miko: "You guys are never gonna believe what happened!"

Miko's parents look at each other, unamused.

Miko: "I was in this VR game, killin' it like always, when a no-joke-giant-monster hand came through the plasma, grabbed me, threw me on the couch, and zschoop, got sucked back into the TV. Next thing I know the TV's all, "Don't move" and I was all, "Boom! Waugh! Voo-oosh!" You guys believe me, don't you?"

The next thing she knew, she found herself locked in her room with no video games.

Miko: "Mom please, it's not fair! You can't just take my console away!"

Miko's mom: "I can, and am, young lady. I hope ditching your family today was worth it because it's the last video game you'll be playing in a long time."

Miko's mom walked away as Miko sulked against the door.

Miko: "I was telling the truth!"

Miko hears phone noises and turned around to her little sister, who was playing on her phone.

Miko: "Lexi?"

Lexi: "What?"

Miko: "Can I maybe...borrow your phone for just a second?"

Lexi: "Mom told me not to let you use it."

Miko: "Mom doesn't need to know...just a special secret between us super-cool gal pals?"

Lexi: "What'll you give me if I let you?"

Miko: "All of your chores for a week."

Lexi: "Month. And a jetpack for my mermaid Mindy doll."

Miko: "Ugh...fine!"

She snatched Lexi's phone out of her hand and tried searching up your Gamertag, only to completely forget about it so she tried searching Five's.

Miko: "Here...now what was his friend's gamer tag...yes! Here he is! 'High_Five.' He'll know what's up. Hype, hype!"

She then looked back at Lexi, who had a smug smirk on her face.

Miko: "Uh, how much not to tell mom I'm sneaking out?"

Lexi: "Mindy needs a laser blaster-"

Miko groans, and minutes later she's riding through town on her bike.

Miko: "That mongrel should be a lawyer-"

Miko speeds through the town, looking for the Taco Truck that Five had advertised on his profile.

Miko: "Come on High Five, where are you?"

Miko stops at the Taco Dragon, and matches it with the one in the photo. She sees Five get out of the truck to take the garbage out.

Miko: "Yes! Five! I found you! In an alley! No judgments...oh man, I'm so glad that statue monster didn't crush you."

Five struggles to take out the trash bag, and the trash lid slams on him, as he stands up.

Five: "Do I know you?"

Miko: "It's Me_KO!"

Five: "Me_KO?"

Five is hit with flashbacks of being defeated, sniped, and absolutely obliterated by ME_KO and jumps back in fear.

Five: "Uh...never heard of you!"

Miko: "We just played in a tournament together! You know, Nobi Smash? The game glitch? The statue monster?"

Five: "We were in a tournament?"

Just then you came out of the van, eating a taco.

Y/n: "Hey Five, who's this?"

Five: "I dunno, she said her name was ME_KO."

Y/n: "Oh, well I'm Y/n, nice to meet you."

Miko: "Yes! It's you! You remember me right?!"

You look at her with slight confusion before taking another bite of your taco.

Miko: "How could you not remember? [gasp] Maybe somebody doesn't want you to remember! Maybe some...evil somebody who's trying to hide the truth like some kind of...some...some...some conspiracy!"

Five: "Haha. Come on, I think I'd remember Nobi Smash with a statue monster."

Miko: "So...you didn't get a wristband? And you didn't go to the Hinobi Store?"

Y/n: "Look, the only place we've been for the last three days, is this truck. And trust me, it never goes anywhere. If this is a joke, I don't get it, but y'know, ha ha, you got us!"

Miko: "You were at that tournament, Y/n! You need to believe me-"

Y/n: "Why? What does it even matter?"

Miko: "Because you won...."

Miko rode off as you and Five looked on.

Five: "Some conspiracy? Cita loco!"

Y/n: "Me? In a tournament? Like I've been anywhere but-"

You and Five both look down only to spot a trail of tire tracks starting from the van.

Five: [stuttering] "Abuela? Uh, did you or Papi move this truck in the last few days?"

Abuela: [laughs, hitting the van] "This old beast hasn't moved in the last few decades!"

Y/n: "Sorry Abuela, we gotta go!"

You grabbed Five and pulled him over to where your bikes were. You both grabbed your bikes and started riding after Miko.

"HEY! WAIT UP!"

Author's Note:

Sorry for the lack of updates on this book in two whole years. You see, AGBrandon15, the writer, had to deal with constant on-and-off writers block and personal matters in his life. That's why it took two whole years for this book to get another chapter. Anyway, consider this an early present regarding my fifth-year anniversary.