Overload
By Nidonemo
Somewhere, in an alternate time and space of the city of Jeuno…
"Okay we need you to not nuke and kill the enemy…" The Thief said.
"What? Why!" Nido asked, bewildered. He was completely surprised. Someone asking him not to kill in Dynamis? It seemed absurd!
"Because, the treasure hunter will be activated…" The thief explained.
Nido shook his head. "…I don't get it…"
Just then, Nido's Tell phone rang, and he answered.
"Hey Nido…" a voice started.
"What? I'm busy, what's wrong?" Nido replied.
"I'm so close to level and my party left me." The voice answered
"I'm sorry but I can't help you right now. I'm extremely busy." Nido said and hung up.
"THREE LINKS! COMING FROM THE NORTH!" Someone shouted from the front line.
"So tell me again, what's the purpose of me being here if I'm not going to kill the enemy?" Nido inquired of the Thief.
"You nuke…" the Thief replied, somewhat amazed Nido didn't understand.
"INCOMING! MAGES READY!"
"Yeah, to KILL the enemy right? I thought that was what my firepower was for!"
"No, to weaken it…"
"But it won't just weaken it; it will blow its entire molecular structure into the stratosphere. I use my most powerful magic here; I could have sworn that's why people enlisted Black Mages in Dynamis. It's what I take pride in!"Nido explained, then his Tell phone rang again and he answered it.
"MIDGET!" someone screamed on the other line.
"What! I told you not to call me that! What do you want? I'm busy!" Nido screamed back.
"NOTHING! I'M JUST BORED!" the voice screamed again, Nido then hung up, irritated.
"Ugh do people even read search comments anymore? I said 'Do not disturb, in Dynamis' and no one seems to be able to read!"
"Dude, don't nuke so much!" the Thief complained.
"I just cast ONE spell!" Nido said, annoyed. Nido's Tell phone rang yet again, and Nido looked as if he were about to blow the whole area to hell and back.
"Nido?" a voice asked.
"WHAT! I'M BUSY! WHAT THE HELL DO YOU PEOPLE WANT FROM ME?" Nido screamed into the phone.
"Jeeze, never mind…" the voice said.
"Ugh no I meant…" Nido tried to say but was cut off.
"No Nido, you're an asshole." The voice spat, and the line went dead.
"Goddess damn it…"
"Nido please lessen on the nuke."
"THEN I WONT BE NUKING!"
Nido's Tell phone started ringing again. Nido then stood still. His eyes began to fade, his face turning a light shade of red. Everything around him went silent. Then voices in his head began to release themselves upon his memories.
"Tch, what kind of Summoner doesn't heal?"
"Hey Nido help me."
"Sorry Nido you can't come…"
"You need an entire party of Summoners…"
"You do have experience…okay. What? No. You can't lot, first run."
"I'd help but…"
"Dude, lighten up on the nuke man…"
"Sorry I'm busy…"
"HEY MIDGET!"
"Hey Nido!"
"Nido help me!"
"Sorry I'd love to help but…"
"Tarutaru suck…"
"RMT just bit it! Hahahaha!"
"JP players are all stuck up…"
"Dude that's so gay…"
"Sorry I'd help but…"
Nido then let out a scream. A scream so loud everyone stopped fighting and stared at him. He screamed louder, people nearby needed to cover their ears, lest they begin to bleed. He screamed louder, monsters nearest him fell to their knees, and wept in pain. He screamed even louder, people began to panic and run.
Then…he stopped, fell to the ground, and vanished.
"What the hell? Where is he!" a White Mage shouted.
"What the fuck was that all about!" said yet another from the front line.
-Elsewhere-
A GM seated at a computer panel notices the blip she was monitoring had just vanished. She leaps up from her chair and curses loudly. She grabs a nearby phone.
"Ma'am! We've lost his signal!"
"WHAT?"
"He's gone! We can't find him anywhere! He's really gone!"
"I want everyone tracing that signal, find out where he went right now! We can't lose him at this juncture! Not now!"
"Yes ma'am!"
"Shit…"
-Somewhere Else-
Inside a small, sterile white room floats a sphere of glass. Inside is a curled up Tarutaru, fast asleep. Across from the sphere a door opens, and a young man in his early twenties enters the room. He smiles and places a hand softly on the sphere.
"It's all right little one…We think it best we let you rest a little while…" he says reassuringly as he turns and walks toward the door. "All you need to do is sleep."
The man leaves, and the lights dim, soft music begins to play to aid in the Tarutaru's slumber.
"Do you think that was a good idea, just to yank him from his world like that? It may have negative effects in the long run."
"I'm quite sure he'll be fine."
"What about the ones who befriended him?"
"Our main focus is his mental stability. If that is to be broken, all our work will have been for nothing."
"Yes, I agree, I'm just uncertain about how this will affect his world."
"I'm sure everything is fine. If we run into any problems, we'll deal with them. However for now, let's just allow him to rest. Our little guy needs it above anything else."
"How long do you plan on keeping him here?"
"Two weeks at the least."
"One thing still bothers me…"
"What?"
"What happens when he wakes up?"
"We'll just tell him the truth. I'm quite sure he'll be able to handle it."
-To be continued-