Pretty Cure All Stars Enter The Virtual World
Disclaimer
I do not own anything having to do with SAO nor do I own the characters, concepts or powers in Pretty Cure. I only own the OCs.
Chapter 1 A New Mission
A girl who appeared to be around the age of fifteen walked into a dark room. The lights turned on revealing the girl's short hair, her red and yellow eyes, and the X shaped scar on her cheek. She was also revealed wearing what middle school uniform which consisted of a light violet shirt and skirt with a dark purple jacket over it which had a bow tied around her neck. The girl looked around until confused.
"Shawn! Did you call me?" she asked. A man in a white suit appears whose face is similar to the girl's. "Why the white suit?"
"Lilia made me wear it for today since we're going to a little birthday party. You forgot didn't you Ashley." replied Shawn.
"Uh yeah." said Ashley sheepishly. "Anyway what did you call me here for?"
"There's a mission that's come up in another universe." replied Shawn. "I've got spies in said reality who've told me that there's something major that's gonna happen."
"What kind of something major?" asked Ashley.
"There's an MMORPG coming out in this reality." replied Shawn.
"What's an MMORPG?" asked Ashley.
"You know how you like playing WoW, Battle On, Borderlands and so on?" Ashley nodded. "Those are MMORPGs. It stands for Massive Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game."
"So what's gonna happen?" asked Ashley.
"I don't know. He sent me an email saying that a lot of lives were gonna be at risk." replied Shawn.
"How can they be at risk from a game?" asked Ashley. Shawn handed Ashley a helmet like device with a visor. "What's this?"
"It's called a NerveGear. You plug it into the computer you're using to play the game and you control your avatar with it." replied Shawn as Ashley put the NerveGear on. "From what he said you put that on, connect it to the game while it's on, and your mind will be in the game controlling your avatar."
"So the mission is to enter the game and do what?"
"There's a certain player who has potential for something greater. The possibility to become an ally for what's to come." replied Shawn.
"I'm still not sure I follow. Won't everyone log out once they realize that if they die in the game they'll die in reality?"
"When the game launches and the players go in they won't be able to log out." replied Shawn seriously. "The guy who made the game made sure of this."
"So if I go in I'll be trapped."
"Kind of. There is a way out of the game. If anyone finishes the game everyone will be pulled out." corrected Shawn.
"How long's the game?" asked Ashley.
"As far as I know 100 floors and the only way is to open the door from one floor to the next floor is to take out the boss at the end. It seems that the game is set up so that it makes no difference who beats the boss so long as someone takes them out." replied Shawn.
"So I go. Help out and that's it?"
"No. There was a Beta Tester who has a great potential." explained Shawn handing Ashley a piece of paper with something written on it. "In there is the name of the one you have to help and protect."
"I'm not getting a choice in this, am I?" asked Ashley.
"No you're not." said Shawn. "I want you to pick four Cures outside of your team to accompany you on this mission."
"You want me to risk others?" asked Ashley.
"It's understandable that you'd rather leave others out of this but most of the other Elemental Pretty Cure have other assignments and you need back up." said Shawn.
"Understood." said Ashley before leaving.
"Did you get all that, Urara?" asked Shawn. A door opened and the blond pig tailed Urara walked in wearing the same uniform.
"I did." said Urara.
"You and I both know that she won't ask you for obvious reasons so I'll let you decide whether or not to go." said Shawn.
"I'll go." said Urara.
"That was quick but it's understandable." said Shawn. "But what about your career. It's impossible to tell how long this will take."
"I hear being away from the spotlight for a little while can can raise my career to another level." said Urara. "Besides I already told my dad and grandpa I'd be gone for a while and to trust me."
"Alright then get ready." said Shawn.
'This was three days ago.' Urara thought to herself as she walked with Ashley, Miyuki, Reika, Inori, Setsuna, Ellen, and Yuri through a hallway led by Shawn. After they reached a room with a large platform. Once inside he turned to Ashley.
"Everyone ready?" asked Shawn. The eight girls nodded. "Alright then let's go." he said as the platform they stood on began glowing. Afterwards they found themselves in what appeared to be an apartment which was very well equipped. "Come this way." he said leading them into a room. When they went in the girls saw eight beds in a circle with each having a NerveGear on it. All eight NerveGears were connected to eight seperate home computers. "All eight computers are set to work with the game Sword Art Online so once you put the NerveGear on say Link Start." he explained as he checked his watch. "Five to one. Alright everyone please transform now."
"Pretty Cure, Legendary Flame!" called out Ashley.
"Pretty Cure, Metamorphose!" called out Urara.
"Change! Pretty Cure, Beat Up!" called out Inori and Setsuna.
"Pretty Cure, Open My Heart!" called out Yuri.
"Let's Play, Pretty Cure, Modulation!" called out Ellen.
"Pretty Cure, Smile Charge!" called out Miyuki and Reika.
"The Grand Flame of Rebirth, Cure FireStorm!" called out Ashley now with red hair which went just below her neck, she now wore a red top with a bow on her chest, a pad on her right shoulder which was blood red, a red choker, an almost knee length red skirt, red and gold forearm armor, fingerless gloves, and red knee length inch heeled boots.
"The Fragrance of Bursting Lemon, Cure Lemonade!"
"The Yellow Heart is the Symbol of Faith. Freshly Harvested, Cure Pine!"
"The Scarlet Heart is the Proof of Happiness! Freshly Ripened, Cure Passion!"
"The Flower That Glistens in the Light of the Moon, Cure Moonlight!"
"Playing the Tune of the Soul, Cure Beat!"
"Twinkling and Shining, the Light of the Future! Cure Happy!"
"Snow Falling and Gathering, A Noble Heart! Cure Beauty!"
"Alright we don't have much time so listen carefully." said Shawn as each of the girls sat on each bed and put on their NerveGear. "We synchronized a server with one from The Arc so while you're in the game you'll have access to your powers but try to limit the use of them to avoid drawing attention to yourselves. Also you'll all be linked to Ashley because we've added data to the computer that was implanted in her cerebral cortex to include data from all the other Japanese Cures and a few of the international ones. We've also sent some data to your gauntlets which you'll be able to use once inside. Our server will also allow you to send messages to the Arc so we'll get them to the others. We've also included a bit of a diary so you can keep a log of what happens while you're in there. Now as far as I know while you're in the game you'll have a manual which has information from the Beta Testers so I recomend you take a look at while you have the chance. Any questions?" Miyuki raised her hand. "Yeah?"
"Will we still be able to do the Mixi Trans thing?"
"We're not sure but again don't try something like that unless you really need to." replied Shawn. "Now then..." he said walking up to Lemonade before he started changing her hair.
"What are you doing?" asked Lemonade.
"Just need to fix your hair or the NerveGear might get stuck." replied Shawn as he got Lemonade's hair to look like Urara's without the twin tails. Then he looked at his watch. "A minute left. Everyone we're counting on you and good luck." he said as all eight Cures put the NerveGears on and laid down. "System on." At that the computers turned on and started up Sword Art Online. "Oh and one last thing. It's preferable if you use your Cure names for the names of your characters since Pretty Cure don't exist in this reality your identities will be safe and you'll be able to tell each other apart." said Shawn as the clock struck one.
"Link Start!" called out all eight. At that they were logged in and then each made a character using their Cure name. After finishing the first part all eight saw something similar to stars going by as one enters the speed of light in Star Wars. Afterwards they found themselves in the middle of an old town which looked like something from the middle ages.
Floor 1: Town of Beginnings
"Nice." said Firestorm as she looked around.
"Ashley?" asked a girl who approached wearing a light blue skirt with a white shirt and what looked like a black leather vest.
"While we're here call me by my character's name Beat." replied Firestorm.
"Are you a guy?" asked Beat.
"Didn't wanna risk getting a character with a skirt." replied Firestorm who wore a brown pants with a red V neck shirt and a brown leather vest.
"What do we do first?" asked Beat.
"Let's start by find the others." replied Firestorm.
"How?"
"Like this." said Firestorm as she made her menu appear. After a few moments it disappeared.
"What did you do?" asked Beat as a screen appeared in front of her surprising her.
"In games like this you can send friend requests to other players if you know their characters' names. I just sent requests to you and the others. Once they accept we'll e able to find them." replied Firestorm.
"Good thinking Firestorm." said Beat.
"You know what. Firestorm sounds a little redundant so just call me Storm."
"Alright." said Beat as the two began walking around. Within a few minutes they found Lemonade, Passion, Happy, Beauty, Moonlight, and Pine.
"So what do we do now?" asked Happy.
"Well we could either look around town or go out of town and fight some low level monsters so we can start leveling up." said Storm.
"It might be best if we try to find some kind of money source." said Reika.
"Then we fight." said Ashley causing the others to turn to her. "In RPGs you can get money by either taking down monsters, accepting quests, or selling stuff we recieve in battle and since our gear is base level so our best chance is if we fight a few monsters to get some items and some cash. We'll need it to get some food."
"I don't think we'll need it." said Beat.
"Don't be so sure." said Storm. "From what Shawn told me the other day after we entered here he placed stasis fields around our bodies so they'll stay the same while we're here. However our minds will still think about things like hunger and exhaustion so we have treat this place similar to our normal lives. We'll eat and sleep just the same." she said as they walked. As they did Storm looked at the sword which was on her left side and smiled. "I hope you all remember your training from back then."
"If we have our powers while we're here can we just just them?" asked Happy.
"We must not draw attention to ourselves Happy." said Beauty.
"And that's why unless it's absolutely necessary we'll stick to using our equipped weapon and maybe get some new ones along the way." added Storm as they left the village and entered a large field.
"This is amazing." said Lemonade.
"It reminds me of back home." said Moonlight.
"Come on. We haven't even been here an hour and you're all getting melancholic?" asked Storm.
"No one ever said we couldn't enjoy the little things." said Passion.
"I guess you're right." said Storm.
"So where do we go?" asked Lemonade.
"I say let's just wander around for a while. Fight a few base level creatures and go from there." said Storm. As they walked a boar got in front of them with its health bar visible above it. "Alright I'll take this one." she said drawing her sword. The boar got ready to charge but Storm simply kept a bored expression on her face. The others stepped back as the boar charged. Storm jumped over it and turned. "Weird. My body feels a lot lighter." she said as the boar turned and charged once more. This time she moved to the side and slashed it as it ran causing a red line to open at its side. Storm noticed as it turned and charge energy into her weapon. She then ran at the boar before slashing with one swift slash. After she shiethed her weapon as the boar shattered into data bits. Then a window appeared where the boar had been which showed EXP, Cal, and Items which disappeared shortly after.
"I'm not sure I like this." said Pine.
"I wouldn't worry about it." said Storm. "If we don't fight they'll basically keep attacking."
"I see." said Pine sadly.
"Don't worry Buki. This is all virtual so you wouldn't be hurting any animals." said Passion. It was then Storm turned.
"Is something wrong?" asked Beauty.
"I just heard some that kinda sounded like some guy complaining about being hit in the nads." replied Storm trying not to laugh. "Anyway I think our actual skills remain the same but try focus energy into your weapon as you fight. It'll help." The group kept walking and encountered a few more boars so everyone was able to take out a few. Before they knew it the sun was beginning to set.
"So far nothing seems out of the ordinary." said Moonlight as she shiethed her sword.
"True but things aren't always as they seem." said Storm. It was then they heard a bell. "Did you all here a bell too or is my head still ringing from this morning's training?"
"I hear it too." said Beat.
"So do I." said Passion.
"I do too." said Happy as a bright flash of light suddenly surprised them. After they found themselves in what looked like a large colloseum with a clock tower in the middle where there were several other players and where others were still appearing.
"What's going on?" asked Happy.
"I'm not sure." said Storm.
"Why don't we ask around. Someone might know something." suggested Passion.
"Don't be so sure." said Moonlight. "From the sound of things everyone here is confused so it's unlikely they know what's happening."
"So what do we do?" asked Beat.
"We'll be patient." said Storm. "I've got a feeling thing's will be made clear."
"Hey what's that?" asked Lemonade.
"What?" asked Pine. Lemonade pointed up where they all saw a part of the sky blinking in red.
"I think that says warning." said Storm as she squinted. "This can't be good." It was then the entired sky became red with several other red signs before what looked like blood began to ooze out of the lines in the sky which began to combine and formed a large being in some kind of ceremonial robe with a hood.
"Do we have to fight that?" asked Happy.
"I highly doubt it." said Beauty as they heard several people speculating on what was going on.
"Should we get our weapons ready?" asked Happy.
"No." said Beauty. "From what Yayoi told me in this kind of game there may be some kind of ultimate boss who appears at the beginning of the game but is an enemy who is far more powerful than the players who are just beginning. If that is an enemy we will have to fight it at the end."
"Attention players." said the robed figure. "Welcome to my world. My name is Kayaba Akihiko. As of this moment I am the sole person who can control this world. I'm sure you've already noticed that the logout button is missing from the main menu. This is not a defect of the game. I repeat, this is not a defect of the game. It is a feature of Sword Art Online. You cannot log out of SAO yourselves and no one on the outside can shut down or remove the NerveGear. Should this be attempted the transmitter inside the NerveGear will emit a powerful microwave destroying your brain and thus ending your life." Upon hearing this several players began to panic while others remained skeptical of what they had just been told.
"So they weren't exaggerating." said Storm.
"So what do we do?" asked Lemonade as she took Storm's hand.
"All we can do right now is listen." replied Storm. "Unless I miss my guess I'd say this is to tell more than what's been said which means that even if we wanted to we can't leave."
"Unfortunately several players' friends and families have ignored this warning and have attempted to remove the NerveGear." said Kayaba. "As a result two hundred thirteen players are gone forever from both Aincrad and earth."
"Is he serious?" asked Beat with widened eyes.
"Do not forget that is part of the reason we are here." said Beauty.
"That's right. We're on assignment and we need to help end this as quickly as possible." said Storm as she lightly squeezed Lemonade's hand.
"As you can see, news organizations across the world are reporting all of this. Including the deaths." said Kayaba. "As such you can assume that the danger of a NerveGear being removed is now minimal. I hope you will relax and attempt to clear the game. I want you to rememeber this clearly. There is no longer any method to revive someone within the game. If your HP drops to zero your avatar will forever be lost and simultaneously the NerveGear will destroy your brain." Upon hearing this everyone became silent. "There is only one means of escape. To complete the game. You are currently on the lowers floor of Aincrad. Floor 1." he said as he used his menu screen to make a map of Aincrad appeare which showed all 100 floors. "If you make your way through the dungeon and defeat the Floor Boss you may advance to the next level. Defeat the final boss on the 100th floor and you will clear the game." Upon hearing this people began talking again. "Finally I've added a present from me to your item storage. Please see for yourselves." Hearing this a few players including Storm, Moonlight, Beauty, and Passion checked their inventory and saw they had a mirror in their inventory which they got out. It was then all the players were enveloped by a blue light from below one by one which began surprising them. All the players began looking around including the Pretty Cure. To their surprise their appearance had changed. They all now looked like their actual selves so Storm's hair and face were now as they really are including her scars. Lemonade's appearance was similar to how she'd gone into the game with her hair down. The other Cures looked at each other and became confused.
"What happened?" asked Happy.
"The Nervegear must've scanned us which would explain the whole calibration thing." said Storm.
"Well at least this will make it easier to tell each other apart." said Beat.
"That's true. Especially since our hair colors are a way different than normal." said Storm.
"Right now you're all probably wondering "why?"." said Kayaba. "Why would Kayaba Akihiko, developer of Sword Art Online and the NerveGear, do all this? My goal has already been achieved. I created Sword Art Online for one reason: To create this world and intervene in it. And now, it is complete. Thus ends the tutorial for the official Sword Art Online launch. Good luck player." At that smoke began to come out of Kayaba as he disappeared and the sky returned to normal. After that everyone remained silent for about a minute before a girl's scream was heard and everyone suddenly realized that what was said was true.
"Let's go." said Storm as she began walking while still holding Lemonade's hand.
"Where are we going?" asked Lemonade.
"Disregarding everything this is still an MMORPG which means we need to become stronger and the boars and stuff around here will be wiped clean by the players who regain their composure the fastest so we need to head to the next village and get stronger. Otherwise we'll end up botching the mission."
"So who are we supposed to protect here?" asked Passion.
"Someone who uses the name Kirito." replied Storm.
"Isn't there anything we can do for them?" asked Lemonade.
"While they're here they won't be in danger of being taken out but..." said Storm.
"You believe that some may not be willing to continue if they're trapped here." finished Beauty. Storm nodded.
"So what do we do?" asked Pine.
"We fight." said Storm. "We fight for those who are lost and those who fall in battle. We fight to get finish this mission and free everyone. But most of all we fight to get back to everyone we care about. Are you with me?" Lemonade squeezed Storm's hand.
"Always."
"I'm in." said Beat.
"Me too." said Happy.
"Right now I think it's safe to say we're all in." said Moonlight as the others nodded.
"Then let's go!" called out Storm with a smile as she held up her fist. At that most of the others did the same and they began walking.
To Be Continued.