Hello, everyone! I'm Asher and I'm writing my first ever story in this website since I have this idea corrupted in my mind thanks to my friend in real life.

Hope you enjoy this original plot that myself & my friend used a lot of our brain cell & time, I'm just not very good to put into words and so is my friend lol.

I didn't own anything by the way, as this is just writing for fun to me. Happy reading.

Important: My english & grammar is not top notch, so expect a facepalm & annoyance when you read XD

Chapter 1: Unexpected accident.

'Damn it, where the heck is he? He said he should pick me up 30 minutes ago!' a boy who wore an unbutton sleeveless River Island Blue Denim casual hoodie jacket together with white short sleeves shirt under the jacket, a pair of fingerless black gloves that one of them reveals an orange colour design with a stylized sun engraved on upper left palm of the glove, while the upper right palm revealed a pattern resembles a Yin Yang enclosed in an eye with a pair of black jeans & the limited edition of Nike Air Jordan 1 OG 'BRED' 2016.

'That idiot called me early in the morning where I suppose to have some time to watch my favourite old anime! But instead, I've got called from my friend to help some stuff. This better be good!' The dark blue hair tapping his right foot with annoyance expression shown on his face. He had waited in front of his house for 30 minutes.

After a few second, a honking sound is heard. The boy looked at the direction of the source, a white minivan is driving towards the boy's location. The minivan slowed down and the window of the co-driver seat is lowered down revealed a shoulder length dirty blond hair guy with glasses on him.

"Hey, Asher Valentine! Waited very long?"

"Kawasaki Itsuki, you bastard! It's been 30 mins late from what you promised!"

"It's that how you greet your childhood friend showing up first? Don't be such a nagging grandma in the morning, hop on."

Asher sighed, he decided to just ignore his frustration and hop on the minivan and greet the driver. The minivan drove them to somewhere and Asher still had no idea where is his friend taking him too and what kind of 'help' he himself suppose to do.

"Hey, Itsuki. You haven't told me what kind of help this is? If it's one of your computer geeky tech stuff, I'm outta here."

"Relax, it's actually about something you've been looking forward too. You bring a gunpla along right?" Itsuki asked

"Yeah, and what's gotta do with it anyway?"

"You see, my friend is one of the engineers for Nielsen Labs R&D division and he said that they're be launching a new gunpla simulation battle system. I don't know the details yet, but they need some beta tester to test it out and you're the lucky winner thanks to my connection." Itsuki explained.

"Why asked for me then? You can help them by yourself can't you?" Asher can't believe what he's hearing just now. If it's about gunpla battle Itsuki can do alone.

"Well, we need a data of someone with great athletic as they already gotten data of non-athletic test subject, and you just come right into my mind when I heard it. You learned Karate and Kendo right?" Itsuki asked.

"Yeah, a black belt in Karate and 3 dan in Kendo. But I didn't do them for quite some time. What's got to do with it anyway?" Asher asked

"You can become gundam."

"Har?" Asker asked confused. He tried to ask what did Itsuki mean by that but Itsuki ignoring him and just replied to wait until they reach Nielson Labs in silence. "I rather become digimon."

"Like those gloves you've been wearing?" Itsuki asked

"Yup! Crest of courage and friendship, base on Omegamon. You know that, right?"

"Sorry, nope." Itsuki lied, he had watch Digimon series with Asher when he was a kid. Itsuki's more on gundam than Digimon, but the series is still very enjoyable. Asher loved a Digimon called Omegamon and his rooms were decorated with posters, model figures, cards of it.

"Jerk." Asher looked away with an annoyed pout with arms crossed, Itsuki just chuckled at the reaction.

After several minutes, they had arrived at Nielson Labs. Itsuki thanked the driver and drove off. Both boys entered the lobby area and Itsuki approached the receptionist while Asher was astonished the surrounding of the labs. It's full of people at any age building their gunpla's it's like a public event or something.

Itsuki called out Asher that they need to move somewhere, during their tour Asher saw places like gunpla shop, battle simulation dome etc. "Wow, there's a lot of facilities here. No wonder people were talking about it that the skilled fighters that able to reach national tournament mostly from here or Gunpla Academy."

"Right? By the way Asher, it's been bugging me for a while. Why didn't you participate any gunpla battle lately? I mean your control skill is good enough to have a decent challenge." Itsuki asked

"Dude, I've been into this gunpla stuff for just 2 weeks. Didn't I told you that the only day I battle is when I finish assemble my gunpla I always dreamed of."

Itsuki stop his track and turn to Asher with a surprised face, "Don't tell me you bring that? It's finished?"

"Yeah? Well, it's not perfect like those hardcore builder's but it'll do. At least, this time, I have reinforced the parts so it won't come off easily like last time." Asher said as he sweat-drop from the memory. It was embarrassing moment where when his gunpla just taking off, the parts instantly fall apart. Lucky it was a CPU test.

Itsuki pressed his forehead with his right hand and sigh, "Well, I told you that for a beginner builder it's too much to make a fully custom made gunpla's. Why not just follow the manual and add some touch with matt spray & marker for a starter?"

"No way! You know the only reason I start this Gunpla thing so I can have my dream gunpla come true! I finally got inspiration and idea for it, so don't destroy it!"

Itsuki gave up, he knew that no matter what Asher will never change his mind when it come's to 'that'. He wondered which of them is more otaku each other. Itsuki sweat-drop at that thought, but he's also interested in Asher's gunpla in terms of performance. No doubt that Asher has good control skill thanks to his martial arts training. Speaking of martial arts, Itsuki wondered why Asher is still looking skinny despite working out but that's irrelevant.

"Oh? We're here." Itsuki & Asher arrived at a metallic door with a tag Testing Area 1. The metallic door split open and reveal few scientist working on machinery, Itsuki & Asher walk into it and one of the lab coats people is rushing straight towards them.

"Itsuki-kun! You finally arrive!" A man with a black messy hair which slid sideways with rounded glasses, the man revealed itself as a written 'total geek' on the image. "So, this is your friend that I've been hearing about? I'm Assistant Engineer, Kadomatsu Hiroki. Nice to meet you Valentine-kun."

"Asher is fine. Calling by my surname is a bit weird for me. Do you mind what is this test is all about? This idiot here just won't lighten me up." Asher said in a mocking tone.

"I doubt that your brain able to interpret what I was going to explain, so I leave it to the experts." Itsuki smirk

"What did you say?!" Asher brings his face towards the taller man, Itsuki adjusted his glasses and stare at Asher.

"You heard me right." In a flash, Asher headlock Itsuki hard enough that cause the taller man patting Asher's death grip arms despite his skinny frame and repeatedly chanting 'give up,give up!'. Engineer Kadomatsu can only sweatdrop at the scene and rub his temple.

"Ahem, Asher-kun will you please come with me? And Itsuki-kun, stop teasing your girlfriend already." Both teenagers are frozen after hearing Kadomatsu's words, Itsuki suddenly burst out laughing as Asher releasing his grip and scowled at the older glasses man.

"I'm a male, get it memorise!" Asher said as he walked past both Itsuki who's still laughing with Kadomatsu lab coat loose on the shoulder with a surprising look. Kadomatsu stare at Itsuki, Itsuki just shrugged his shoulder and wink in respond which later leaving the dumbfounded engineer alone.

"How can someone as cute as that be a boy? Kids nowadays sure are something." Kadomatsu talk to himself as he scratching his head, he finally sighed and trying to catch up with those two teenage boys.

Asher and the rest have arrived at the testing area for the new Gunpla simulation. Kadomatsu explained during their way to the testing area, the Yajima Holdings wanted to implement a new gunpla simulation system where it will be held in cyberspace, to give a new experience of gunpla battle where fighters will physically transfer their body into data and formed as their gunpla to battle as their own body.

Kadomatsu even explain that thanks to the discovery of assimilation phenomenon where gunpla & fighters will become one which improve gunpla's performance from the mutation of Yajima's Plavsky Particle. Researcher's, programmers and scientist had been studying this Assimilation and finally able to duplicate the system.

Kadomatsu's chief engineer & founder of the new plavsky particle, Niels Yajima had personally declared research on this and oversee experiments till now. Kadomatsu said that the new system will be called Gundam Breaker, where fighters will enter cyberspace and battle numerous numbers of customized gunpla CPU and rival fighters as they proceed through 3 stages on each field.

It is an entirely new battle experience to give a feel not just PVP but also a mix of PVE and PVP together.

"We're here everyone!" Kadomatsu said as they approach a tan skin fellow lab coat. "Yajima-san, these are the friends that I've been talking about for testing today."

The Yajima turned around and face the teenagers, Asher can't believe he able to meet the former gunpla fighter that emphasis bushido and Chinese arts during 7th World Championship, Nils Yajima the Sengoku Astray Gundam fighter.

Asher running towards Niels and grab the man's hand and shake repeatedly. "I can't believe I'm able to meet Niels Yajima, the Sengoku Astray Gundam fighter! I was astonished the way you swing the katanas and hand to hand combat during the 7th Gunpla World Tournament Championship video! It's awesome!" Asher said with an extremely happy face that his pupils start shaped like a star.

"Sorry about my friend, he's a martial artist himself and he's been crazy when I told him about your past as a fighter which is one of the reasons he started building gunpla." Itsuki said as he dragging Asher away from Nils. Asher looked disappointed but a slight blush covered has on his face as he remembered that he was being impolite to the adult and bow apologetically.

"It's alright, I'm actually quite happy that there's still martial artist out there interested in gunpla battle. May I know your name, Miss?" Nils asked politely but soon surprised at Asher's scowled look and both Itsuki trying to hold their laugh while Kadomatsu just sweat drop.

"I'm Asher Valentine and I'm a boy, Yajima-san." Asher replied with a slightly annoyed tone at the last words.

"I'm sorry for mistaken your gender, Asher-kun. It's just-"

"Don't finish that sentence! Ahem, so where shall I be start testing this new system?"

"This way, please. Oh, Kadomatsu can you do the system preparation with Nishiki-san?" Kadomatsu give a thumbs up and jogged off to somewhere. Asher & Itsuki followed Nils into a room full of huge spherical looking machine.

"Asher-kun, please get on the simulator chamber. The computer will advise you what to do. Kawasaki-kun, come with me please." Both of them left the room, Asher is a bit anxious being alone with few staff workers working on this 'simulator chambers'. One of the staff worker calling out Asher to hop on the chamber.

Asher finally took a seat inside, it's almost identical to MS cockpit for some reason. The lid has closed and panel lights are online, the robotic voice of the machine spoken to him is very familiar. "Please set your GP base." Asher chuckled at that finding it funny for some reason, the boy placed his GP base on the slot reading his information. The lid beside the GP base slot had opened, the light tag read 'Gunpla slot' is flashing, "Please placed your Gunpla". Asher reached out to his left chest pocket and took out a small case that revealed Asher's personal gunpla.

"Here goes, Omnimon- Ahem, I mean Omni Gundam. Time for deployment!" Asher said as he inserting his gunpla into the empty slot which later closed up. "Beginning Plavsky Particle Dispersal." The gunpla were scanned and dispersed into particle data, the chamber also scanned on Asher that his entire body started to glow & slowly turned into data to prepare to transfer into the cyberspace, but the sparks started to flickers around him and the chamber had announced an emergency abortion. The main monitor shows the progress gauge of returning Asher's body & his gunpla data into the physical form at 5% currently.

"Erm, guys? Does this sparking usually happened inside the chamber?" Asher asked with slight worrying tone. He can't hear what's happening outside but a small panel shows the staff workers in rush hour, looking screaming and everything. Asher heard a loud thump outside which making him jump from his seats.

Asher saw Itsuki's face on the panel, "Itsuki, what's going on?"

"Its Nakiri, that bastard uploaded some unknown virus trying to sabotage when your physical body turned into data, he's trying to create an accident where you be trapped in cyberspace. Kadomatsu is lucky that he noticed something strange early, so not to worry. The workers outside is trying to force shutdown the system, your body

The sparks in his chamber were getting aggressive, some of them almost hit Asher. "Hey, Itsuki! These sparks are flying around me like a freaking hornet or will o' wisp, you sure it's not dangerous?"

"Sparks? Asher what are you-?" Suddenly the sparks getting intensified, Asher raised his left arm to defend himself, his surroundings is blinded by the light, Itsuki's voice is slowly fading. Asher muttered a few words but Itsuki unable to hear anything, the chamber has engulfed with bright light causing the workers trying to open had backed away. Once the light has died out, the chamber automatically opened itself, the workers slowly approach with caution and muttered what they saw.

Itsuki rush towards the room where the chamber capsule is, he pushed away the workers to see if his friend is unharmed. However, what Itsuki saw in front of him was an empty chamber with abandoned GP Base.

"Asher! Oh no, this can't be happening." Itsuki saw Nils entered the scene together with Kadomatsu. Without delay Nils hurried to a nearby computer typing furiously, Nils later slammed after obtaining results. "This can't be!"

"Chief Engineer, what happened?" Kadomatsu stood beside Nils and observing the information displayed on the monitor. Kadomatsu's eyes turned wide, unaware that Itsuki is nearby until he voiced out. "Kadomatsu-san, what happened? Which field map did Asher had transferred into?

"That's the problem, Itsuki. Asher's data and his gunpla are not appearing in any of the maps. No, I should say he's data is not in our testing server!"

"What? That can't be happening?! The server supposed to be quarantined to prevent fighter's data from disarray into the network!"

"It is, but Asher's data and his gunpla have not shown in the Gunpla Simulator. His data couldn't be outside of our testing server."

Itsuki remembered that sparks flickering in Asher's capsule, he wanted to ask about it but knowing them it might be probably the capsule malfunction or some bullshit based on logic. The dirty blond tightening his fist, 'This is not natural, this is not caused by a mere virus and malfunctions. Those sparks that I saw, and Asher's data disappearance was like an unknown phenomenon that only show in fantasy. Damn, I started to sound like Otaku.'

Itsuki adjusted his glasses, he excused himself & head outside as he won't able to do anything in the current situation. 'I'll probably be getting in their way since I'm a high schooler. I'll investigate this my own way. Wait for me, Asher. I'll definitely save you!'

Somewhere in an unknown location, Asher was greeted by the blinding light later on. The boy slowly opened his eye's and saw a blue sky that doesn't seem natural. Asher slowly get up from what he identify as a grass field? 'Wait? Aren't I suppose to be Nielson Lab? Why am I outside?'

Asher got up on his feet, his entire body feel a little sluggish and somehow not feeling like normally do. His body felt like will beginning fall apart for some reason. He shook his head trying to focus the current situation he's in now.

"Ok, first of all. What happen? I was at Nielson Labs together with Itsuki and test this new Gunpla Simulation that fighter able to fight in cyberspace. And then, Itsuki said something about virus and sparks flying like a freaking firecracker and now I'm here in god knows where." Asher mumbled himself.

"No good, I can't remember what happen after that! More importantly, where am I? Am I in a simulation? Kind of looks real to me." The boy looked around his surroundings, it looks like a public park or something. The denim jacket boy just shook his head, 'No point getting confuse here, I have to search around for clues. Based on the environment, I'm at a public park or something with this much greenery here.'

The boy walked around and saw small white pavilions with a person in it typing some computers. 'Perfect! Someone is here! At least now I can know where am I.'

"Excuse me! Can I ask some question?!" The boy rush towards the pavilions while shouted at the person in it. The latter flinch slightly of the voice calling for it and turned around meeting the dark blue hair boy who running towards it.

"Yes? How can I help you?" The person in the pavilions stood up and step out of it, revealed to be a boy in 16 years old with short dark brown hair with layered bangs slide down to his nose bridge, the person has purple eye colour seems to be wearing a complex black leather jacket with white collar, and light green pants.

'Huh? Doesn't this guy seem familiar somewhere? Oh well, must be my imagination.' The denim jacket boy halted his track in front of the cottage. "Hi, My name Asher. Asher Valentine. How should I address you?"

"Kira. Kira Yamato."

Dun dun dunn~

I don't know if this is interesting or not as I never write stories before and I want to get this out of my head very badly, so I share it here in case anyone is interested. :v (I know is a lame beginning)

If any question, send a private message as I always check my inbox (even during working hours Xd). Oh and I'm not looking for beta reader or anything since I'm a very slow like a snail to update & it took few months to draft a chapter thanks to my job.

Thank you for reading and I'll see you later in few months~ tata! W(=w=)

My regret is that I'm unable to draw anything :/