Disclaimer/s:
-Lucky Star is not mine.
-Any anime/manga/video game/book that I will mention here do not belong to me.
-Fight Pan is a fictional game corporation that I made up and is not related to any gaming company.
Stranded in a Twisted RPG
Chapter 1: Title Screen Introduction
"Remind me again why we're here?" Kagami muttered as she crossed her arms. It was a weekend, and exams were next week. She was studying when Konata barged in and dragged them here, to a very tall building.
"I told you, Kagamin. I received an invite to test a game at Fight Pan." Konata explained as she adjusted her cap.
"What's a Fight Pan?" Misao asked.
"Is it some sort of utensil?" Tsukasa tilted her head.
"No, Tsukasa that's a frying pan." Miyuki relpied.
"One more question." Kagami raised her hand again.
"Hm?" Konata turned to the purple-haired girl.
"Why the hell did you bring all of us?!" Kagami pointed to herself, Tsukasa, Miyuki, Yutaka, Minami, Hiyori, Patty, Misao and Ayano.
"That's because I was allowed to bring nine of us, since Fight Pan is a new company and they're short on testers."
"Why would they pick you? You're just a high school girl!"
"I don't know. Maybe because of my legendary skills? Or maybe it was a contest I had forgotten about?" Konata shrugged as Kagami slapped her forehead.
"Minami-chan, we're going to play a new game no one has heard about! I'm getting excited!" Yutaka turned to the green-haired girl, whose expression was blank.
Minami nodded. "Yes. Let's do our best."
"Hehehe…I wonder…what kind of game?" Hiyori snickered.
"This is lucky, right Hiyorin? We might trigger some flags while we're here." Patty said cheerfully.
"Yeah…maybe I'll get to draw more of Minami and Yutaka….hehehe…or maybe the sempais will try and make a new pairing?" Hiyori said as she grinned evilly, her glasses glowing while her grip on her trusty sketchpad tightened.
Patty only pouted as her cheeks turned a little red. "That's not what I meant…"
"Hm, I wonder if this game is as fun as that racing game?" Misao said as she put her hands in her pockets. She then turned to the orange-haired girl beside her. "By the way Ayano, what games do you play? I don't see any consoles in your house."
"I haven't played any games before but hopefully I can manage this one." Ayano replied as she scratched her cheek.
"I'll help you then." Misao grinned as Konata snickered behind her.
"Looks like there's gonna be an event here…Say, why don't we join in Kagamin?"
"Oi, don't you dare involve them in your fantasies."
"Ooh, Kagami's trying to protect them…Hm, don't tell me Kagami has a crush on one of them?" Konata joked as she slowly stepped back.
"I do not!!"
"Hmm…maybe it's Minegishi-san? I have to admit, she looks good. Right Hiyorin?" Konata turned to the dark-haired girl, who had heard Konata's previous statements.
Hiyori looked at the orange-haired girl for a moment before nodding. "Hmm…Minegishi-sempai does look good. Though I think she could do without the headband."
"Oh, so that's why Kagamin can't take her eyes off her." The blue-haired girl poked Kagami's shoulder as the purple-haired girl tried to contain her anger.
"Ah, that's a nice idea! Minegishi-sempai has a boyfriend, yes?" Hiyori said as an idea for a story popped in her head.
Konata nodded, making Hiyori's glasses glow once more.
"Yes, that has to be it. They have nothing more than a classmate relationship, but the girl tries her best to protect the other who has a boyfriend. Then after a heated little visit she will--"
Patty, sensing that a certain sudere will threaten their lives the moment Hiyori finishes her story, cut off Hiyori's narration as she pulled the other girl by the collar. "W-we'll be going on ahead, Konata!"
"Patty's really straightforward. I admire her boldness." Konata smiled as she saw that the blonde was blushing when the two entered the building.
Kagami said nothing as she loosened up a bit.
"Hm, come to think of it, you didn't blush when I was teasing you with Minegishi-san." Konata tapped her chin. "Hmm…so that means the one you like is….Misao?"
The purple-haired girl frowned as her anger increased tenfold. Konata sensed this as she then ran towards the building's entrance.
"KONATA! GET BACK HERE!"
"Hiiragi's gone in." Misao pointed out as she saw the couple disappear behind the doors.
"Shall we, Misa-chan?" Ayano asked, earning a nod from the other girl as they proceeded to the door.
"Yutaka, it's best if we don't get left behind. Let's go." Minami shyly grabbed Yutaka's hand as she blushed.
"Y-yes." Yutaka said as she followed the other girl, not knowing that she too was blushing.
"Ah!! We're the only ones left outside!" Tsukasa noticed as she halted her conversation with Miyuki. "Let's go Yuki-chan! Oneechan and the others must be waiting for us."
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"YOU LITTLE--" Kagami stopped herself as several of the workers looked at her. She blushed as she made her way to the blue-haired girl and lightly bopped Konata's head. "Idiot."
Konata chuckled. "Sorry Kagamin, it's pretty hard not to tease you. Your reactions are funny, not to mention cute."
Kagami said nothing as she blushed. The blue-haired girl grinned at the sight. Konata then noticed Miyuki and Tsukasa enter the building, making their way towards them. "Time to get started."
The girls went to the front desk as Konata rang the bell on the right side, causing a blond woman with glasses to come out of the room. "Do you have an app--Ah!"
The woman tripped, causing a few of the girls to snicker.
"Nice situation." Patty said as she gave a thumbs-up.
"So that's how the body position is after tripping." Hiyori nodded, mentally noting the position of the limbs.
"It's a good thing she was wearing pants or that would've been hell of a lot more embarrassing." Misao pointed out, grinning.
"Now, Misa-chan, that's not very nice." Ayano scolded.
"Ow, ow…Stupid cable…" The woman rubbed herhead, turning to the new arrivals. Konata raised her hand as if to wave. The blonde's eyes widened. "Oh! Legendary Girl A-sama! We've been expecting you. I see you've brought your friends."
Konata wiggled her eyebrows. "See Kagamin? I told you it was my legendary skills."
The woman approached them as she smiled. "My name is Sei. Please follow me to the conference room."
Konata nodded as Sei led her and her friends to a large lobby, with doors on both sides. They stopped at one on the left side. "The company president would like to speak with you before we start testing."
Sei opened the door, and revealed someone who shocked three of the girls.
"Hi-Hikaru-sensei?!"
Kagami was glued to the floor, Misao's jaw dropped, and Ayano was so shocked she almost fainted.
Class 3-C's teacher raised her eyebrows as her red eyes went wide. "Kusakabe, Hiiragi and Minegishi? Ah, and some of Nanako's students? What are you girls doing here?"
"They're here for the game testing Hikaru-san." Sei bowed.
"Oh. So they're the ones my cousin invited for today." Hikaru nodded. "Wait here. I'll call her."
Their teacher went out the door opposite the room. The girls heard some steps and then saw Hikaru enter the room once more, only with another woman who looked exactly like her but with brown hair. "This is the company's president: Sakuraba Satomi."
Satomi pushed up her glasses. "Legendary Girl A and company I presume? Please take your seats at the table."
Konata nodded. Everyone took their respective seats, sinking in the soft, comfortable chairs while Kagami mumbled. "Don't call us 'and company'…"
"I invited you girls here so that you can test the new online game that we've been working on. Hikaru would have invited Nanako-san to test this in your stead but it seems that she has other affairs. It's just a matter of luck that Legendary Girl A was her pupil, so we easily got the contacts."
Nine of the girls stood in awe while Kagami sweat-dropped. "Isn't that sort of like stalking?"
"Anyways, let me brief you on the game platform." Satomi looked at Sei as the blonde nodded. Sei pulled out what looked like a helmet, with a pair of gloves to match. "This here is the VRE. Would anyone care to volunteer?"
Yutaka uneasily raised her hand. "Can I…?"
Sei smiled. "Good. Come here and I'll help you put this on."
Yutaka approached Sei and put on the helmet. She laughed a little. "It's a little dark…"
Sei then put the gloves on Yutaka's hands and adjusted the straps. "You're all set. Sha-chou (company head)?"
Satomi nodded and pointed to the screen opposite her. "Everyone please look there."
The girls did what they were told as the screen lit up. "Hey, it's Yu-chan!"
The screen displayed what looked like a real-life version of Yutaka. And on the upper-left side there were some gauges.
"Those are the HP, MP, and EXP bars. Since the game is that of an RPG type, it's only natural to have those." Hikaru explained. "Kobayakawa, was it? I've heard a lot about you from Fuyuki, the school nurse. Please try to move around by focusing your thoughts."
Yutaka nodded as she did what she was told to do. The girl was surprised at how easy it was. "Wow!"
"Your movements and actions are controlled by your thoughts. There's a small mike on the side of the helmet's interior, so you can speak. Ok, now try and pick up that item over there." The red-eyed teacher said as a little sword popped up a few steps ahead of Yutaka.
"Okay." Yutaka walked over and picked up the sword.
"Now, let's try fighting. Would that be alright?"
The Yutaka on the screen and the real Yutaka both gulped. "O-Okay."
"Don't worry; we won't be threatening you with boss monsters until you've properly formed a party. And you have infinite lives here, so dying isn't a problem."
A little blue blob popped out of nowhere and purred its version of a roar.
"Aww, how cute!" Patty smiled at the sight.
"Ah, a level 1 monster." Hiyori nodded.
"Kinda reminds me of gelatin." Misao rubbed her stomach.
"Go Yu-chan! Kick its semi-liquid butt!" Konata cheered.
"All right. Try to defeat that thing Kobayakawa."
"Y-yes." Yutaka hit the blob with the sword, making a little number 6 appear above the monster's head. And with that, the blob proceeded with its own counterattack.
Making two '12''s appear above Yutaka's head.
"Wow. That blob's got spunk!"
"Kobayakawa is at level 1. You will all start out with 100 HP each, and depending on the job class and your stats, that will eventually increase. Kobayakawa, let the little thing attack you until you're HP is below 50."
Minami almost stood up but Konata grabbed her arm. "Don't worry, she'll be alright. Yu-chan's my cousin after all."
Minami only nodded and sat back down, her blue eyes watching the screen with an intense gaze.
"It's getting hard to move…" Yutaka said, her HP around 45.
"Yes, you can fight normally until half of your HP is left. You'll get weaker as it goes below that." Hikaru nodded, and the blob then disappeared. "Kobayakawa's HP is currently at 20. You can't fight when only 1/5 of your HP is left. Thus you will assume this position." The teacher then pointed to Yutaka, who was sitting as little number 1's popped out above her head. "You can regain stamina as time passes, depending on your recovery rate. Now, let's try fighting that monster again."
The blob appeared once more as Yutaka's HP went back to 100. "Now let's try a few spells. Spells are only available for spell-casters, summoners and the like but it is important that we show you how. Kobayakawa, mentally say spell."
Yutaka gulped. 'Spell.'
A little menu appeared on Yutaka's left side. "Now, choose any spell you like, as long as you say it in your head."
Yutaka nodded. 'Um…how about…Thunder.'
A little lightning bolt struck the blob, making a giant 64 appear above its head. It then disintegrated as the experience bar rose a little. "You can acquire experience judging the monster's level, your level, and how you defeated it. Normal attacks do fine but you can gain more experience by using your jobs ability or spells. Now try thinking 'item'."
The item menu appeared and Yutaka selected a lollipop. "You can access most of the menus and items by thinking of them. Such as 'item', 'weapon', 'equip', 'spell' and other commands. Kobayakawa, think 'escape'."
Yutaka did what she was told and the screen was turned off. "That command will allow you to leave the game. Kobayakawa, you can take off the helmet and gloves now."
Yutaka took of the helmet and smiled. "That was really cool! I can't believe we're going to test a game like this!"
"We're glad that you are happy with it." Satomi said. "Now, are you all ready to play? The realm is a little bit different from the demonstration area, so please be prepared to have the time of your lives. Please follow Sei to the testing room."
"Aww, we won't test it here?" Konata frowned a little, not wanting to move from the soft haven that was the chair.
Hikaru smiled. "The chairs in the testing room are much more comfortable than these chairs, since they're designed to keep the person relaxed while they're playing."
Konata then stood up. "What the hell are we waiting for?! Let's go!"
Sei nodded as she, once again, led the girls to the large lobby.
Chatroom LS
--start--
Konata: Hello! Welcome to the chatroom! Here we will be able to relay chewy bits of info to you regarding what will happen the next chapter!
Kagami: Wait…Isn't chat-type format not allowed?
Misao: Geez, Hiiragi. This story is about an online game! How can we not have chat? Bsesides, we'll be using chat once we're in the game. So why not start now?!
Kagami: I just hope there won't be any lol's and XD's here. It's annoying.
Konata: Hopefully we'll be too busy to do that. Since we'll be busy with--
Konata:….
Misao:...?
Konata: Tsukasa, press Enter.
Tsukasa: Ah. I guess I forgot again…
Kagami: No wonder you haven't said anything all this time.
Misao: I was wondering why there were only three of us, seeing that there should be at least four of us who'll introduce the next chapter.
Konata: Anyways, I said we'll be busy next chapter. Choosing jobs and such.
Tsukasa: I wonder which job I'll get?
Misao: Hopefully mine won't be something technical…those things bore me.
Konata: Kagamin's probably going to get something brutal.
Kagami: Shut up.
Konata: Oh, right. And Misao will be going through great pain next chapter, in more ways than one.
Misao: EH? Crap. Don't tell me I'm gonna die in this one?
Kagami: Konata, stop giving out spoilers.
Konata: Oh, and next chapter we'll be registering our usernames! Should I go with the usual or should I think of something else?
Kagami: I said stop giving out spoilers. Tsukasa, give out the title before Konata gives out the whole second chapter.
Tsukasa: OK. Next chapter: Welcome to the Server.
Misao: Hey, no one's answered my question! Am I going to--
--cut--
