"Alright!" I jumped through the portal into Platform Tower. "Kiyoko, get ready! We're gonna be playing Extreme X mode!"
"No way! I've wanted to play for ages!" Kiyoko had obviously been waiting for me; otherwise she wouldn't have been talking to MCPU. She jumped up from her sitting position, and ran over to hug me. "Why the sudden change?" she released her grip slightly. "Don't your friends want to play in Floor 6?"
"Yeah, they want to play. But they've all got class now!" I pushed her away gently and pulled her by the arm to the Main Control center.
"Chris, Kiyoko. If you are going to Floor 2, there is something I must tell you." the MCPU appeared in the robotic toy.
"What's that?" I was setting the save file in the memory system for Floor 2, setting the location of where we would start. Kiyoko was watching what I was doing.
"The sun-spots that have been occurring, may affect the holo-projection of Floor 2." bad news.
"What?" that stopped me from typing. I and Kiyoko looked down to the MCPU. "But that means..."
"Means that I could end up anywhere on that floor each time we open the save file." Kiyoko finished off my sentence.
I began working on the Main Control center again. Trying to find a way to bypass the dilemma. I and Kiyoko had quickly learned that, even during easy player difficulty, players needed to stay together on Floor 2.
"Washing Machine!" I glomped Kiyoko. She had no idea why I was hugging her, of course, but she returned the hug.
"What's up? Can we start together?" she began getting excited over the possibility.
"No! But I can make sure we start in the same dungeon!" I seemed still overjoyed, and Kiyoko joined in on the excitement.
"That's fantastic!" Kiyoko jumped for joy, like she would do in nearly any situation.
"Just make sure to pick up anything that even looks remotely like a weapon." I programmed in data for the elevator to send us to Floor 2.
"Like a television!" Kiyoko jumped in the elevator as the doors opened.
"I like your train of thought! Just make sure it's not plugged in." the doors closed and my heart began to race. "I'm scared."
"I'm scared too." Kiyoko shivered. We hugged each other for the last time before we had to say our goodbyes for the next couple of minutes to hours. "See you later."
The door opened and I fell out.
I woke up with my head slumped in my arms on a table. I was in Happy Burger.
"Kiyoko?" I called out for her. Though there were people talking, I couldn't see anyone. "God dammit. I wonder where she woke up." I stood up and stretched out. "I think I should go outside..." I walked out the restaurant and found myself in the Central Square Shopping Center... Probably isn't the name, but I can't remember what it's really called.
"Chris." I was stopped by someone; I turned around and saw Douglas Cartland. The detective. I'd talked to him before, and found that acting exactly how Heather acted towards him was best. Except, he could follow me into the bathroom. Which I found a problem when trying to get away from him...
"Hm?" I stopped and turned around, pretending I had no idea what was going on. Good thing imma good actor.
"I need to talk with you." he stopped walking after me when I stopped.
"Sorry. Not supposed to talk to strangers!" I teased, turned back around and waved at him with the back of my hand. I sniggered in my head whenever I did this.
"Hold on! This is important!" he tried to get me to stop again, but I continued. He continued to walk after me. "It's about your friend, Kiyoko."
I stopped. The story had changed slightly. I had always been the one who Douglas wanted to escort to Claudia. But since now it was Kiyoko, I felt a little more strongly towards the storyline.
I turned around harshly. The bathroom was next to me, luckily. "You stay away from her! Don't even speak about her, EVER!" I pushed him, but not enough to make him fall over. He was shocked by my sudden outburst of rage. I stormed into the bathroom, and locked the door behind me.
"Wait! Chris! You don't understand! Your friend, Kiyoko, someone wants to meet her! It's about her birth! If you try to protect her, I don't know what might happen to you!" he began to bang on the door, understanding that I had locked it.
"I understand plenty! You pedo!!" I began to whisper to myself. "Shit. Kiyoko's in danger." I looked up and saw the window to the alley. My exit away from Douglas, and hopefully my passage closer to Kiyoko.
I jumped out the window. I first looked to the left, remembering about the special item that was down there. I ran down and prayed that it was there.
When reaching the trash cans I searched around for the unlimited sub-machine gun. It wasn't there. I swore aloud as I kicked one of the cans. I knew I couldn't get over the chain link fence, so I had to go the way that was instructed in the game.
I passed the window that I had exited out; the banging from Douglas had stopped. I knew what to expect next, but I knew I would still be terrified.
I walked through the door, back inside. I knew exactly where I was going, fortunately for me, so I wasn't going to easily get lost. Besides, it's not like it was particularly difficult. The way is generally linear.
I walked into the clothes store.
"Oh god, oh god..." I turned to the left and saw the monster. The Closer. Eating away at the flesh of the poor individual. Hologram or no, I still felt sorry for it. "Oh gawd..." I shuddered. I saw the pistol of the floor. I don't know what I should've done, I didn't think. I dived down and grabbed it.
Bang. It was still coming at me. Bang. It wasn't going to stop. Bang. I was begging it to stop. Bang. The thing wasn't going to die! Bang. It flopped to the floor. I kicked it before I fell backwards onto the shelf.
"Sh-Shit." I rested my right arm, the one carrying the gun, down to my side. "That was down after two shots on Easy. Oh gawd." I fell onto the floor, the shelf gave way, and I wanted to fall onto the floor anyway. "Kiyoko. I really hope you're alright." I stood up. "I can't cry. I've gotta be strong for her. I've gotta make sure I find her before Claudia does." I walked around the room and picked up the bullet packets. I took the back entrance.
The Numb Bodies were about. I could hear them from a mile off. I walked to the end of the corridor, wondering if I could find the beam saber. Unfortunately it wasn't there. But it was just another extra item. So I wasn't going to find it very easily, if at all.
I shot down the Numb Bodies, and ran into the main part of the mall. Pendulums were about. The grinding of metal was a total give away. But I had to get around them. I really had to conserve my ammo. For the boss monster.
I walked into the bakery. Tongs. I had to find tongs. I had to get this key, so I could continue through the mall, and find Kiyoko. I picked up the tongues, and exited.
Without realizing, I was batting a Numb Body with my tongs. Then I realized what I was doing, and started shooting them. Not enough to kill them, but enough to stun them. I stepped back into the corridor.
I ran, nearly, through the door that I thought was the way to where had to go to get the key. Luckily I remembered that it was the door next to the one I was about to go into.
I reached under the crate with the tongues in my hands, and pulled out the key to the book store. I remembered doing all this recently, added to that with the amount of times I've done this part of SH3, I had no trouble remembering it all.
I entered the book store. Shakespeare. I hate Shakespeare tragedies. They're so... Sad. I suppose they're supposed to be, but they do take the mick a bit. Especially Romeo and Juliet. That one is pretty bad, and has been used too often. Anywho, I was in the book store.
"How in the hell am I supposed to figure this out?" I looked at the puzzle blankly after I read it out. I sighed, draping my arms and my head in shame. "I wish Beth was here... She could figure this out in a snap." I lent on the door handle, and the door pushed open. 'Someone had already solved the puzzle?' I thought. 'Was it Kiyoko?'
"They're here to witness the beginning." Claudia's voice was heard. "You, Kiyoko, you are the chosen one."
"I don't understand! What are you talking about? I'm not anything special!" I could hear Kiyoko.
"You're more special than anything. You are the mother, and daughter of God! This is nothing without you!" Claudia laughed slightly while speaking.
"You best SHUT UP!" I stormed out of the book store and pointed my pistol at Claudia.
"What are you going to do? Shoot me? That will bring nothing but pain to the giver of God." Claudia gestured to Kiyoko, who still hadn't really noticed that I was there yet; she was more focused on the fact that she was currently the main character. Not me.
"Shit." I lowered my gun, and placed it back in my back pocket.
"That's a clever little urchin. Now, please move. This conversation is not between me and you." she gestured to Kiyoko, "It is between myself and Kiyoko." she laughed. I stepped out of the conversation reluctantly.
"I don't understand what's going on! Why do you want me?" she was acting really well, I thought. I think she was just trying to play the part well. "Did you do all this? All those monsters outside?"
Claudia paused momentarily. "It was the hand of God."
Kiyoko fell to her knees and started cradling her head. She was crying out in pain. The otherworld was entering. I bent down swiftly to help Kiyoko as she screamed. I knew that I could do nothing. I didn't know why I was doing what I was doing. I could only watch as Claudia walked away.
Kiyoko stopped screaming, which I noticed straight away. I was able to see if she was alright.
"Are you okay?" I kneeled down to see if she was okay. I tried to see if I could open her arms.
"Who are you?" she looked up at me.
