Nextgen Kids: Legend of the Nine Newborn

Operation: AINCRAD, Level 8: Getting the Band Back Together

I don't wanna rush into the next Pure Heart, so let's just progress some side-plots!

Karaoke Backstage

"I saw her dive into that chest." Tronta said, pointing to a large costume chest.

Miko went to crack the chest open. She saw the sweater of the mint-skinned girl wearing a dragon mask. "Sayu, are you okay?" Miko bent down to pull the mask off. "I'm really sorry that man did that to you."

"W-Wait!" The girl sat up. "You changed me back into Sayu, didn't you? Can you do it again?"

"Uh, sure." Miko aimed her glove and flashed her. The girl swelled on the verge of morphing, but then she popped back into her nerdy form. "Error: this avatar is admin-blocked." Boly said.

"Admin what?! You mean I can't change her back?"

"I can't be Sayu, anymore? Sigh...good night then." The girl took her mask back and lied in the chest.

"Uh...okay?" The starlit singer, "ShootingStar" replied awkwardly. "Anyway... heya, guys! It's nice to see other operatives here!"

"You two are operatives?" Quill cocked a brow up at the very tall woman.

"We're from Sector GF." The gnome with a pine-tree hat answered. "I'm Dipper, and this is Mabel."

"Dipper and Mabel?" Carmine repeated. "Wow, I didn't recognize you at all!"

"I mean, it's not like we ever talked to you guys~" Mabel chortled.

"I happened to run into them while I was playing." Tron replied. "I went exploring to find other operatives and luckily found Vanellope, too."

"Okay, Miko, can you change Tron into his alien form?" Jenny asked. "He just feels weird this way."

"Fair enough." Tron shrugged. Miko flashed Tronta and shrunk him to his green-skinned alien form, though his eyes were uncovered by his magenta bangs and he still wore his Tron suit. "So, have you guys run into anyone else?"

Sector Q recapped finding Raleigh, then explained their main quest. "And it seems like a Pure Heart is right at the top of this tower." Miko recapped. "Now that it's tall like this, we should be able to climb up now!"

"Yeah!" Dipper nodded. "We were trying to make the tower rise because we thought it could lead us to the boss."

"Then let's just start climbing." Quill decided. "This might be our easiest heart, yet!"

"Miko, I have important information surrounding this topic." Boly said. "While my data on the boss is scrambled, I can confirm that we will require the aid of the singer who finished the erection of the tower."

"Ugh, there's just no good way to use that word." Miko cringed. "But, are you saying that we need Sayu?"

"Sayu produced a tremendous amount of Music Chi to give the tower its current form."

"In that case..." Miko went over and calmly opened the chest. "Sayu? Did you hear that?"

Her spectacled eyes peeped up. "Go away."

"Why are you so shy? You're famous."

She rose up a little more. "I'm not famous, Sayu is. I'm just Tila."

"But you can still sing, can't you?"

"No!" Her eyes curved in frustration. "I..." She glanced down and away. "I'm not good in front of crowds. Even in school, I freeze up when the teacher calls on me."