Jax sat at the control panel, monitoring Anya's vitals in VR. She was breathing regularly and her heart rate was normal. He was confident that she would be able to find more information about Space Corp.
He also kept an eye on the radar, watching for any signs of the two Space Corp shuttles approaching the moon. He knew that they would be arriving soon.
Jax had a plan. He was going to use Anya to infiltrate Space Corp and find out what they were up to. He knew that it was dangerous, but he was willing to risk it. He had to find out what Space Corp was doing with the kids.
Anya's eyes opened in VR. She was standing in a large room with a view of the moon. She was not on Earth and not on the Moon. She could see the two Space Corp shuttles approaching. She was on a space station.
"Jax," she said. "I'm in a Space Station simulation I think."
"I see," Jax said. "It's the best way to train their astronauts. It's also a good place to hide their secrets."
"What should I do now?" Anya asked.
"Look around and see if you can find anything useful," Jax said. "But be careful. Space Corp is not going to be happy to see you there."
Anya nodded and started to walk around the space station. She looked at the different consoles and displays. She saw that Space Corp was conducting experiments on something, but she couldn't figure out what it was.
Suddenly, she heard a noise behind her. She turned around and saw two of Space Corp's astronauts approaching her.
"What are you doing here?" one of the astronauts asked.
"I'm just looking around," Anya said. "I'm an NPC maintainer."
"We don't need any help from NPC maintainers," the astronaut said. "Now get out of here."
"But I just want to help," Anya said.
"I said get out!" the astronaut shouted.
Anya knew that she was outnumbered. She turned and ran.
She ran through the corridors of the space station, with the Space Corp astronauts hot on her heels. She knew that she couldn't outrun them for long.
She turned a corner and saw a dead end. She was trapped.
The Space Corp astronauts surrounded her.
"Well, well, well," one of the astronauts said. "If it isn't the little NPC maintainer."
"What do you want?" Anya asked.
"We want to know how you got in here," the astronaut said.
Anya didn't say anything. She knew that if she told them the truth, they would kill her.
"Fine," the astronaut said. "Have it your way."
He turned to the other astronauts. "Take her away," he said.
The astronauts grabbed Anya and dragged her away. She didn't know where they were taking her, but she knew it wasn't good.
Jax watched on the monitor as Anya was dragged away. He knew that he had to do something, but he didn't know what.
He couldn't just barge into the Space Corp space station and rescue Anya. He would be killed.
He had to think of a plan.
He turned back to the radar and watched the two Space Corp shuttles approaching the moon. He knew that it was time for him to make his move.
Jax coded fast, searching through his old files. He found an old script he used before to create the VR. He told Anya, "Anya, I've sent you a tool. Check your packet. Take the tool and touch the NPC with it.
Anya felt a strange sensation in her hand. She looked down and saw a small, silver device in her palm. She had never seen it before.
"What is it?" she asked Jax.
"It's a teleportation device," Jax said. " It should be able to teleport a person in VR." Touch the NPC with it.
Anya nodded. She knew that she had to trust Jax. She picked up the device and touched it to the NPC she was standing next to.
The NPC disappeared in a flash of light. He was teleported outside the space station and froze. Then he disintegrated in a cloud of dust.
Anya was shocked. She had never seen anything like it before.
She took a deep breath and opened the door to the next room.
She found herself in a large room full of kids. They were all different ages and sizes, but they all looked scared.
"Who are you?" one of the kids asked.
"I'm your new instructor," Anya said. "My name is Anya."
The kids looked at each other, confused.
"What happened to our old instructor?" another kid asked.
"He's gone," Anya said. "But don't worry. I'm here to take care of you now."
The kids still looked hesitant, but Anya could tell that they were starting to trust her.
"I'm going to get you out of here," she said. "But first, I need to know what you know about Space Corp."
The kids looked at each other again.
"They're bad," one of the kids said. "They're doing experiments on us."
"What kind of experiments?" Anya asked.
"We don't know," the kid said. "But they hurt."
Anya's heart sank. She knew that she had to save these kids.
"I'm going to get you out of here," she said again. "But first, I need you to stay quiet and do everything I say."
The kids nodded.
Anya talked to Jax about the kids. Jax assumed that the kids were becoming sick in the real world because of the experiments that Space Corp was performing on them. He believed that the kids were being forced to learn too fast, and that subliminal information was being pushed through the VR set. He told Anya that they had to disconnect the kids.
Anya told the kids to put their hands on their ears and drag them up. She explained to them that everything was not real and that they were in VR, but that they had forgotten. She told them not to enter back into VR under any circumstance, because they would die otherwise.
Anya was relieved to have saved the kids. She watched as they disappeared from the room, one by one. She knew that they would wake up at their homes on Earth, and they would remember who they were.
She took her VR set off, returned to Jax and said, "We did it."
Jax smiled. "Yes, we did," he said. "But our work is not done. We still need to stop Space Corp."
Anya nodded. "I know," she said. "But first, let's go get some rest."
Anya and Jax had been working hard, and they were both exhausted. They ate some snacks and collapsed into their small tent on the Moon, falling asleep immediately.
The next morning, Anya and Jax woke up and began planning their next move. They knew they had to stop Space Corp, but they weren't sure how.
To be continued... how will Anya and Jax find Toby?