Darker Days
Hey, I have a question. How hard is it to play a simple video game with a group of friends? Eh, not too hard. Well, here's a better question for you. How hard is it to play a video game when you are sucked into it and forced to fight for your life in a world that is unknown to any of you? Pretty dang hard.
Disclaimer: I do not own the Teen Titan's.
"Victor, hurry!" shouted a blonde haired boy with green tips in his spiked up hair. "We have to hurry up before they are sold out!" His feet continued to move, one foot in front of the other. His breath quickened as the anticipation was getting worse. They had to hurry before it was too late!
The large dark skinned male was right behind his shorter best friend. Victor Stone clenched his fist and took a deep breath as he let his athletic legs pick up the pace and pass his friend. "Don't worry Gar! I've got this!" He ignored the sweat that ran down his face as the sight of the large store came into view. Once the front doors were in reaching distance, Victor pushed the double doors open and stopped when he reached the front desk.
Garfield Logan's eyes widen when he collided with his friends back. Victor, being the bigger of the two didn't even flinch. Garfield groaned when he found himself on his butt, rubbing his head from the impact.
Looking over, he saw the curious faces of three people.
"Um, Victor? Garfield? What's the rush?" said the only male from the new three faces. His hair was slightly messy, but the looks he gave girls made him live up to his reputation as Prince of Gotham City. He wore a white tee-shirt and over it was a leather black jacket. He wasn't the tallest male in the group, but he was finally getting taller than both females of their group of friends. His jeans seemed to fit perfectly with his growing legs, well, at least an auburn haired girl thought more than once as she found herself looking at him multiple times.
The girl, better known as Kori, smiled and giggled when she watched Garfield hit the ground and groan in pain. "Yes, it is strange to see you both rushing like this. Please, take a pill that will chill you and take a few breaths." Garfield stared in confusion and Kori Anders couldn't help but blush in embarrassment. Her English was still off, but she couldn't help it. When you are from another country, in this case France, then you can't help it.
Kori wore a simple pink tank top with blue jeans and sandals to finish off her attire. Her hair, which reached lower than mid back, hung loosely and rather straight for not even doing anything to it that morning. Still, the main thing that made her stand out over every girl in Gotham was her eyes. The bright green orbs shined brightly and with so much innocence it was nearly impossible to believe until seen.
She glanced over at her dark friend who stared at the two males.
"Idiots."
She turned away to go and browse the store. Opposite of Kori, Rachel Roth wore a dark purple shirt with a white skull on it. To add to the shirt, she wore skinny jeans with black converse shoes. Her hair, just above shoulder length, was dark and held a slight purple tint to it depending on the light. Her eyes were hard to read, but the purple color they gave off always seemed to draw people in.
Victor, dressed in jeans and a blue shirt, frowned, "They better have it still!" He scanned the store and laid eyes on the shelf that was supposed to be full. Key words; supposed to be.
Garfield crawled over to the shelf and frowned. Reaching his hands up, he looked at the ceiling and let out a long exaggerated yell of 'No'. He let his hands cover his face and he sat there. "We were too late Vic... All sold out..."
Rachael rolled her eyes. "Get off the ground before you dirty your clothes." She looked him over. His greens shorts and lighter green colored shirt were already dirty from whatever he was going earlier, but it didn't mean he had to make a fool of himself and look homeless in the store. "Actually," Rachael rethought, "Go ahead and dirty that shirt. Then you can throw it away after you are done."
Garfield sighed and stood, crossing his arms. "Well, now that Mega Monkey Blaster 6000 is all sold out till next month, what do we do?"
Robin shrugged, looking around, "It's a game store. Take your pick of games."
"Ahem," began an older looking man. His hair was grey and a mess, but he seemed to hold himself up as if he were a simple forty year old man instead of fifty. "Might I suggest a game for you all to play?"
All five friends walked to the counter as the old man turned away and pulled something out from a box. "This game is brand new on the market, but it's a huge favorite. The critics love it." Looking at the teenagers, he smiled at their curious looks. Placing the box on the counter, each Gotham High student looked over it.
On the cover there was a city at night. Lights shined in the buildings in the background and on the cover there was a masked man. He wore a large cloak over his body which made the attire under stay hidden. He stared over the city in a crouch position on top of what seemed to be the highest building in the city. Written at the top said 'Dark Ages' and under was five gold stairs almost completely filled up. Aside from the stars were large numbers that read '4.8' in ratings.
Garfield's eyes shined at the sight of this game and he grabbed it, looking it over better. Turning it over, he read out loud, "Best MMORPG since Spawn of Ages!" He looked at Victor, who in return shared an understanding look, "This game must be epic as shit!"
"What is MMORPG?" Kori asked, a curious look still on her face.
Victor turned to her and chuckled, "Well, Little Lady, it stands for Massive Multiplayer Online Role-playing Game."
A blank look came in reply.
"What is the game about?" Richard asked, taking the game from Garfield. Ignoring the protest his shorter friend had, he read out, "'Join an epic adventure and create alliances and foes as you battle for power. Whether you are a courageous hero or a dangerous villain, join others in this multiplayer adventure to fight for your city.'"
"Let's all get the game. Maybe it's something we could use to hangout more." Richard said, looking from friend to friend. While the two other males fully agreed, the two females simply shrugged and decided that they had nothing better to do. Looking at the shop owner, Richard smiled.
"We'll take five."
"Okay, everyone sound off when I say go."
"Okay." four people said in unison.
"Go."
"Kori here."
"Rachael."
"Sexy!"
"You wish Garfield. Victor here."
"Good. Everyone have their game installed?" Richard asked, adjusting his microphone so his friends online could hear him. Once again, a chorus of 'yes' rang through his headphones and he nodded. "Sweet, well let's check this out."
Minutes went by and each person logged in. Garfield, being the most excited, clicked the button that said 'Create a Character'. Once the screen loaded, he grinned, "No way! You can customize the character big time. Hair, eyes, skin, blemishes, and more! This rocks already!"
Victor chuckled, "Well we better get creating or Garfield's going to beat the game before we even figure out a name."
"We could only hope." Rachael said while using her infamous monotone voice, "Hopefully he does. More peace for us."
"That's mean." Garfield said, ignoring the chuckles and giggle.
"It says that we can create alliances and stuff in the how to. How about we all choose what we want to be. I'd say... Hero?" Richard offered.
A giggle came from Kori and she agreed happily, "This is glorious! We shall save the lives of all!"
An hour went by and finally everyone finished.
"Well, before we play the game we need to add each other to the friends list." Garfield said, clearly stating the obviously.
"No shit Sherlock." Rachael said.
"What is everyone's names?" Richard asked before an argument would form.
"Mine is Cyborg."
"Beast Man was taken... so I'm Beast Boy."
"Raven."
"Glorious, I am Starfire!"
"I'm Robin."
After a few clicks and typing was done, Richard asked, "Are we all ready to go?"
After a chorus of yes, each teen clicked the login button.
Next chapter will get into the characters and stuff. Hope you all like. Review so I know if it is worth continuing.