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

Who was he kidding? They were in so much trouble. 5: Home Is Where the Head Is


Fox waited in the Cerebrum alone, trying to go through the motions of his daily life, but feeling a great big ball of panic lodged somewhere between his throat and his chest. He checked his messages from people IRL who were asking after his work, or friends who were just making sure he had arrived safely. They didn’t know who he was in the Cerebrum, and thought his only worry was that he was in a strange land by himself.


He was by himself, and it was very disconcerting.


No one in the Cerebrum had messaged him back. He’d left notes in all the usual places to ask for a meeting and waited anxiously for one of them to respond. He thought for sure that at least Joanne would contact him, but he hadn’t heard a peep.


Chapter 27