*Huff, huff, huff* Jake kept running, losing what little stamina he had rather quickly. He hated the fact that he was always bullied, but with his frail form and track record he wasn't going to change that anytime soon. turning a corner, he grabbed a satchel housing his VIRUS guantlet which he was releived was stored in his GPS memorybanks on his neurolink, slipping it on and activating it.<br/><br/>As the metal slipped around his body he felt the sudden drain on his emotions, making it seem like he had none to onlookers. "What's wrong? Afraid to face someone in a V.D.S.(Virus Duel Session)?" he smirked below his Suit.<br/><br/>"Shit, you think we can't beat a wimp like you?" The first bully asked cockily. Jake just laughed, but without his emotions it wasn't really sounding like he had done so. Holding up a hand for them to aproach, he simply said, "Please do try and make me angry!"<br/><br/>"Jaaaaake! Dinner!" A female voice called. "Well, that's my cue, boys! We'll beat you up later! Vee? Thrusters."<br/><br/>And with that the suit deployed it's thrusters and rocketed Jake to his house. As he approached the door, the suit went back to guantlet mode, revealing his badly bruised face and pale frame. he tripped and fell, scuffing his jeans a bit. As his butler-bot wheeled over, he opened the door and walked to the table. "What's for dinner?... What?"<br/><br/>"Honey... where did you get those bruises this time?" His adopted mother asked. He frowned. "They started it! I got away anyways! Stupid idiots wouldn't have beat me in a fight with my Syphonicator, and Vee was there!"<br/><br/>"Thank you for putting so much trust in me sir!" A mechanical voice said from his guantlet. His mother sighed. "Just be careful, sweetie. Come on, you'll be late for the shuttle."<br/><br/>"Mom! Why do I have to even take the shuttle? So many kids stare at me!" Jake complained.<br/><br/>One good thing about the shuttle. He didn't have to worry about being late because space had no daytime. Within  minutes they were speeding towards school colony SECTOR 14. It took about an hour, but he found his classroom and sat down to begin the next scheduled lesson as the robotic professor switched topics.<br/><br/>"And now for our "VIRUS Suit" Lesson. those of you who wish to participate in tournaments, please listen up!"<br/><br/>Jake was at rapt attention, learning that there was a tournament soon, on... Mars? "Cool!" He thought. that's when he saw someone he hadn't seen since he was 16... 2 years of no contact. Was it really her? one way to find out!<br/><br/>"Madeline. Hey Madeline! is that you?" He said as he approached her. the girls around her seemed off put by this pale weirdo who knew their friend. But if that was her...