How is everyone doing? This is an ALO and RWBY story that I had in my mind lately. I'm also working on an ESO and RWBY story with the help of my friend and fellow writer ShadyViper. He's got some awesome stories I recommend checking them out. Anway a quick note it's been years since I last saw SAO I'm rewatching the show and the setting for the story will also be using the setting from Sword Art Online: Lost Song. So I apologize in advance if some things are out of sorts. If there's anything important I need to know about ALO please let me know. Thanks in advance, and thank you all for taking the time to read the story and I hope you enjoy it; Please let me know what you think.
I don't know RWBY nor SAO
Normal speech
Thoughts
One last thing: At the end of the chapter there is a question I would like you all to answer if you don't mind helping me out.
The breeze blew over a calm meadow making a windmill turn slowly at a farm; in the distance, islands floated around the meadow. The serenity of the scene was broken as a young man flew through the farmhouse wall as a spear flew out of his hand landing in the nearby field with the tip stuck in the dirt. The young man groaned sitting up shaking his head sending dirt from his dark blue hair before he turned his forest green eyes towards the hole he made to see a large monster walk out of it, the monster looked to be made out of black armor with red stripes on it showing where its eyes would be with two large red ears sprouting from its head. It towered over the player before raising a massive hammer to swing down at him.
"Sora!" A voice yelled out before the hammer hits a small circle shield bouncing off it and sending the owner of the shield sliding towards Sora stopping next to him as the dirt that was sent flying due to the players feet dragging against the ground settled revealed a young blonde hair man panting slightly as his sword and shield shook as the vibration of the hammer on the shield still went through his body.
"Jaune! We have to get out of here!" Sora said managing to standing up on his feet as red data flys from a large dent on his side.
"Yea but I don't think it's going to let us!" Jaune said as the monster rushed at them raising its' hammer to finish them off.
Jaune and Sora watched in horror as it came closer as a single thought flash through their mind.
"And to think...this all started this morning with a meeting."
In Vale, a young man rode a motorbike through the busy streets before taking a side street and stopping at a small cafe with a wooden sign that said "Dicey Cafe" on it. He took off his helmet revealing black hair and matching eyes as he fixed his black jacket making sure what he had in the inside pocket of the jacket didn't fall out before walking into the cafe and nearly instantly feeling relax from the atmosphere and the music playing from the jukebox filled the small business. He smiled as he saw a tall dark skin male at the counter wave at him and he approached the counter.
"Hey, Andrew did it come in today?" The young man asked as he sat on a stool at the counter.
Andrew nodded smiling pulling out a package from under the counter as the young man grinned.
"Now can you tell me why you asked to have it sent here to the store instead of to your house Kazuto?" Andrew asked getting Kazuto a drink.
"It's a gift for a friend; if my sister saw it knowing her she would have told him what it was or gave it to him before I had the second part of the gift," Kazuto explained.
"If you're going through all this trouble this friend must be a close friend."
"Yea, Sora Neverwinter, he, Jaune Arc and I, we've been best friends since we were little. But lately, we haven't been able to hang out like we used to. I've been busy with college, Jaune is going to Beacon Academy and Sora...well…" Kazuto trailed off looking at the drink Andrew placed in front of him sadly.
"He can't really get out like he uses to. I hope you don't mind if I invited them here to meet up."
Andrew laughed and waved his hand off waving off Kazuto's comment.
"It's fine, I'm quite curious to meet them as well. Still, you said his name was Neverwinter? I heard that name before." Andrew said placing a hand on his chin thinking as the door open and two voices arguing got his attention.
"Damn it Jaune if I didn't know better I say you were trying to get rid of me." A voice said
"Hey! Not my fault we were on the hill and I accidentally let go of the back!"
Kazuto chuckle slightly walking over to the door holding it open as a blonde haired teen wearing the beacon uniform walks in backward talking to someone else. Andrew finally remembered where he heard 'Neverwinter' before he looked at the door and saw an auburn hair young man in a wheelchair roll in wearing a red jacket with 'honor' and 'courage' wrote on it in an ancient language.
"You know Sora I swear you were taller the last time I saw you," Kazuto said chuckling.
"Go ahead and laugh it up Kaz, Just because I can't feel my legs doesn't mean I can't use them to beat you," Sora said rolling in as Kazuto shut the door.
"That's right a month ago in the paper I read the Neverwinter family got in a really bad wreck killing the couple in the car and their son who was in the backseat got away with being paralyzed from the waist down I believe; it was a miracle he lived through it." Andrew thought to himself as all three came up to the counter, Sora rolled the wheelchair to the side where it wouldn't be in the way if any more customers came in, Kazuto sat in the middle and Jaune sat beside him.
"Alright, so what was so important you had to drag us away from our comfy homes?" Sora asked.
"Speak for yourself, I just got ready for class and I'm not looking forward to the schoolwork; I mean why would I need to know the weakness to an Ursa?" Jaune said resting his arms on the counter.
"Maybe to defeat it?" Sora asked in a sarcastic tone.
"I have no problem pushing you into traffic," Jaune replied.
"I know, you nearly did it twice on the way here."
"Accidents!" Jaune said with an exasperated sigh.
Andrew couldn't help but chuckle at their interactions as Kazuto cleared his throat cutting off the comment Sora was going to make.
"I called you two here for two reasons first I missed hanging out with you two. And two to give Sora this." Kazuto said pushing the box to Sora who stopped it with a hand before opening it his eyes widen as he pulled out an amusphere.
"I know you can't really get out as you use to so I thought this could help you. And I got you two these as well."
Kazuto said reaching into his inside jacket pocket before pulling out two game boxes giving Sora one and Jaune the other.
"ALO?" Jaune read aloud.
"Yea I figured we could play it when you two have time. Sort of how we use to when we were little." Kazuto told them.
"I have to dig out my amusphere from the closet in my dorm but it will be a welcome distraction from Grimm and my studies," Jaune said.
"Don't you need a subscription to play it though?" Sora asked looking at the game sadly.
"Yep, but you don't have to worry, I know you're struggling with money right now so I'll be paying for your subscription as well as Jaunes too."
Sora and Jaune looked in each other in surprise before looking at Kazuto.
"So what do you say? Are you two up for an adventure tonight?" Kazuto said grinning knowing the answer already.
"I'm in," Jaune said grinning.
"Oh hell yeah!" Sora said smiling for the first time in a month since that fateful day that shattered his life.
The three friends decided to meet up online once Jaune was finished with training with Pyrrha and his homework. Kazuto had other things to do so he told them he would meet them later with his other friends to help them level up. With their help, Sora managed to get home and inside; thanks to the ramp that was recently built on the front porch thanks to his father's old boss and some neighbors. It was a one-story house with his room being in the far back left corner looking out into the backyard he inserted the game into the amusphere before smiling and setting it on the nightstand beside his twin size bed before rolling into the kitchen to fix himself something to eat as he waited for a message from Jaune. Around 7 at night Sora got a message from Jaune telling him he was about to log in. Sora quickly rolled into his room parking his wheelchair next to his bed and used his arms to pull himself into bed before putting his legs in the bed. He put the amusphere on his head lying down.
"Link Start!" He said happily his eyes flashing with excitement as the amusphere booted up ALO.
Sora blinked getting his bearings before looking at his hands clenching them into fists before he looked down seeing himself walking. His smile widened as he looked around the town which looked like a village with stone buildings surrounding a small rock with a blue circle on it beyond a large stone gate was a park with some benches around it. He quickly ran to a shop window seeing his reflection. He had dark blue short messy hair, forest green eyes, pointed ears, which showed he was a Spriggan, and wore tan leather armor with a metal arm guard that fitted his entire right arm he looked at a player who walked past him.
"Excuse me? Can you tell me where this place is?" He asked the player.
"Newbie huh? You're in the Floating city of Ryne part of the new ALO update that just launched a few hours ago." The player replied calmly before he walked away to a couple of more players and they headed to the circle on the stone and disappeared.
"Great character Sora." A voice said behind him.
He turned to look and was greeted by a man who had the armor of a knight and what looked like a black line through his eye with a smaller one beside it. It was easy to tell he was a newbie as well from the rustic color of the armor and how it only covered pieces of his character instead of a full body set of armor.
"Jaune?" Sora asked unsurely.
The player gave a thumbs up and grin.
"Yep, the one and only Jaune Arc!" He said energetically.
"How did you know it was me?" Sora asked as he and Jaune walked away from the shop window.
"Well... you still have that air of friendliness and social awkwardness around you even in-game," Jaune explained crossing his arms and nodding.
"I don't know if I should feel insulted by that or not," Sora commented as large sweatdrop appeared on his head.
"Hey, I got an idea!" Jaune said stopping making Sora looked at him curiously.
"What is it?"
"Why don't we take on a quest?! I know Kaz said he would help us but come on he isn't here plus he's always the one taking the lead and teaching us how to play games like this. Let's show him we aren't complete noobs!" Jaune said filled with determination and a fire in his eyes.
"You already got a quest don't you?" Sora asked unconvinced of Jaune's speech as he crossed his arms.
"Well yea I did but it's a simple kill everything mission at a farm on the outskirts. It'll be easy!" Jaune said walking to the teleportation circle in the center of the town as Sora sighed.
"Famous last words," Sora said aloud before following Jaune to the circle.
Kirito aka Kazuto looked around Ryne walking; his black trench coat waving around him as he rubs the back of his head sighing.
"Don't tell me they went on ahead." He said aloud.
"Who are you talking about?" A female voice asked
Kirito turned around and saw a blonde hair woman with pointy ears and wearing a white outfit with a green jacket over it walks up to him followed by Andrew aka Agil and a woman with long light blue hair and wearing a white outfit.
"Oh leafa, agil, Asuna. Two of my friends from IRL were supposed to be here but I can't find them anywhere." Kirito explained.
"Oh? Whose joining?" Leafa asked curiously.
"I believe Jaune and Sora were their names," Agil commented earning a nod from Kirito.
"What? Sora and Jaune are here?! Why didn't you tell me they started to play?" Leafa asked smacking Kiritos arm.
"Who are they?" Asuna asked curiously looking at Kirito.
"They are old friends of mine, we have known each other since grade school. We haven't seen each other lately so I called them to the Dicey cafe and gave them a copy of ALO so we can play together." Kirito explained to her.
"Daddy!" A high pitched voice says before a small pixie girl with long black hair and pink dress on flies up to him from his pocket.
"What is it Yui?" He asked looking at her.
"I think I found their ID they are at Woglinde," Yui said sitting on his shoulder.
Kirito sighed facepalming as Leafa just shook her head sighing as well.
"I wonder which one dragged the other there," Kirito said
"I bet 200 yuld it was Jaune," Leafa said slightly annoyed.
"Well let's go bail them out of trouble," Kirito said walking to the transportation circle.
"Sounds like you already know they are in trouble," Agil said as they follow Kirito.
"With Jaune and Sora always assume they are in trouble. They tend to find it no matter where they are." Leafa said sighing.
Two kobolds broke into glass particles floating in the air as Jaune lowered his sword before looking at Sora who swung his spear downwards slicing at a flying enemy before landing on his feet swinging his spear towards a kobold cutting it in half finishing the mob of monsters.
"Strange shouldn't we have finished the quest by now? Or is there an enemy we missed?" Jaune asked looking around and he starts to walk around the small farm.
Sora looks at the farmhouse curiously before walking in his desire to explore getting the best of him hoping to find some good loot or at least something he can sell. He placed his spear on his back before looking around in the dirty dimly lit farmhouse, his feet making the floorboards creak. He turned around to search a cabinet. As he searched he felt something move behind him, he glanced in a glass panel seeing a shadow moving raising something. He quickly got his spear out blocking a hammer hit however it broke through his defense into his side damaging him as a chunk of his side is gone showing red data as the impact sends him through the farmhouse wall. He groaned sitting up shaking his head sending dirt and debris from his hair before looking towards the hole he made as a large kobold walks out holding a massive hammer before raising it up to hit Sora for the finishing blow.
"Sora!" Jaune yelled running towards him raising his shield up blocking the hit, however, the impact sends him sliding across the ground stopping next to Sora the impact making his body vibrate.
"That thing is strong…" Jaune said gulping.
"We have to get out of here!" Sora said as he managed to stand up holding his side.
"I know but I don't think that thing will let us out!" Jaune said pointing at the Kobold raising its hammer to finish the two friends off.
However, before it could something flew down to them blocking the attack and pushing back as Kirito lands in front of them with two black swords drawn pointing at the Kobold. He looked at Jaune and Sora smirking.
"Couldn't help but go on ahead could you two?" He asked smirking
"You were taking to long to show up," Sora said as Asuna ran to him and started to heal his side.
Kirito took a fighting stance as Jaune stood next to him raising his shield and sword.
"I'm ready for round two!" Jaune said causing Kirito to smirk.
"You're still low level so focus on hit and run tactics," Kirito told Jaune before both of them rushed at the kobold. Kirito drew the kobold attention as it swung the hammer down missing Kirito as he jumped back while Jaune was slicing at its legs creating gashes and making it stumble ever so often. It finally had enough backhanding both of them away before tensing its legs up to jump up for an attack however it fell on the ground when they heard a chuckle.
"What's the matter? Spriggan got your tail?" Sora asked making the others look to see Sora drove his spear into the kobolds tail pinning it to the ground.
"One final attack!" Kirito yelled making Jaune and Sora nod.
Jaune copied Kirito's move by holding his sword to the side as Sora pole vaulted over the spear pulling it out of the kobolds tail aiming it down at its neck before thrusting it downward at the same time Kirito and Jaune charged the monster slicing across its head making an X. The kobold burst into millions of glass particles. Jaune and Sora grinned at each other as Kirito gives a thumbs up.
"This game doesn't mess around," Sora said catching his breath.
"Well, it was your fault for running ahead and challenging a high-level monster." Leafa scolded smacking him the back of his head.
"Huh?! S-Suguha?" Sora asked gulping slightly.
"Yep, it's me now tell me whose bright idea was it to go ahead?"
"Jaune!" Sora quickly said fearing her wrath.
"Hey!" Jaune said before Suguha drew her sword.
"Uh-oh...Mercy!" Jaune cried as she started to chase him while brandishing her sword.
Kirito and the others started to laugh as Sora got a prompt congratulating him for defeating the boss and he pressed the accept button giving him 3,000 yuld for completing the quest.
"They seem...interesting." Asuna said unsurely causing Kirito to laugh.
"Yea, they are a handful at times but they're some of the best friends a person could ask for," Kirito said grinning as he stood next to Asuna.
"We have an oblivious thick skull guy," Agil said as he turned to see Leafa finally having Jaune cornered as he pleads with her.
"And a guy who is more obsessed with loot and treasure then Philia is. Our group just got a lot more interesting." He said looking back at Sora who was staring at the yuld with stars in his eyes talking to himself about what to buy first.
"Yep with these two, there will never be a dull moment around," Kirito said nodding in agreement.
A few hours later Sora logged out of ALO; once his eyes opened he removed the amusphere and shivered slightly noticing his bedroom window open. He raised an eyebrow and placed the amusphere on his nightstand where he noticed a note folded up where he normally placed the amusphere. He took the note after setting the amusphere down and opening the note to read it.
"Be prepared, They found Kayaba Akihiko 'Sword Art Online' data and codes." Sora read aloud his eyebrows furrowing worriedly reading the line over again.
"No use in worrying about it, who knows maybe they won't know what to do with it." Sora shrugged throwing the note away in the trash can as he laid down in bed. Unbeknownst to him, the note folded out when it hit the bottom of the trashcan revealing the white fang emblem
There you have it, everyone, I hope you enjoyed it please let me know what you thought but please no flames. Thank you all for taking the time and reading the chapter and I hope you are looking forward to the next chapter. Also if you all don't mind please pick a love interest for Sora. It could be an SAO character or RWBY I also have planned two OC's that are in the white fang and one of them can be his love interest. Let me know who you wish to see him paired with, Thanks in advance til next time take care.