Fox is a mindnet hacker, one of the best. He and fellow hackers work for a mysterious man known only as King, and they spend their time uncovering dangerous secrets and releasing them to the public.<br><br>Those who dig up trouble are bound to find it, and despite their best precautions, King is captured by an unknown government. While Fox and his team try desperately to find a way to free him, Fox meets another mysterious man who is only known by a number -- Seven. Seven works for the other side, but sometimes, uncovering secrets also raises doubts.<br><br>Fox and company need all the help they can get. Will Seven help them, and at what cost?

All the King's Men

“What’s that?” she asked, voice quiet, although volume made no difference. Her message was lost among all the chat data flowing in the room.


“Government,” he answered. “They don’t even have ID markers.”


It was true, they didn’t. The space above and to the right of their heads that usually displayed ID numbers was empty. Even Fox couldn’t completely erase his.


“What are they doing here?” she asked, and some people nearby turned to look as well.


As soon as people began noticing them, the question popped up again and again until it spread throughout the room. Within moments, all five agents were highlighted as the data in the room fell silent except for the repeating question: What are they doing here?


The first person to try and leave the chat bounced directly back in, revealing to all assembled that the agents had blocked their retreat, locking them in the domain.


Chapter 6