Jake Elwood was already at the school, sitting on a bench just outside the front doors and surfing the NET with his NET Navi, Blade.EXE. The two of them had been together for a number of years, since he was about eight, and the two were quite the accomplished pair of virus busters, having even been asked by the teachers to help take care of any viral trouble they might have, and taking out the occasional heal navi. Tournaments and challenges were common too. However, today wasn't a day for virus busting, and they weren't surfing the NET for the fun of it. They were waiting for one of the supposed sophomore geniuses to show up, one Hiro Alexander. Rumor had it that he and his NET navi weren't to be trifled with or taken lightly. In other words, a challenge. Which Jake, as usual, was making jokes about.

"So rumor has it the Navi has a scythe or something? Sounds like he's getting ready for the harvest season. Do Navis have a harvest season?" He laughed at his own joke, but his Navi, Blade simply sighed.

"No we don't have a harvest season. Now please FOCUS on what we're going to do today. These two are just as established virus busters as us, plus they're no strangers to facing other navis. They've won every challenge they've been given." Jake simply shrugged.

"So? We have too. Just goes to show most of the operators in this town just talk a big game." shaking his head again, Blade returns to the research they were doing, looking for videos of fights involving this Xero.EXE.