Sword Art Network

In response to lyokoMARVELanime's challenge, I'm going to try my hand at writing a SAO and Battle Network crossover. This story will take place after the anime season Beast and the end of SAO season one. Also, Kirito never reset his stats in this fic. Beast+ and GunGale will not take place unless I get a burst of inspiration. There may be elements from the games involved, but it will be in the anime universe.

Now: LADIES AND GENTLEMEN! LET THE SHOW…BEGIN!

Disclaimer: I own nothing. (That intro was even taken from Kaitou KID)

It was a sunny day in the VRMMORPG known as ALfheim Online. A small group was relaxing in the shade of a large tree, enjoying the calm breeze and soft grass.

"I was skeptical, but you were right big brother," said Leafa, "this is very relaxing."

"Ah," said Kirito, "this is great weather for a break."

"This weather is the optimal conditions that the system offers this time of year," offered Yui as she rested on Kirito's chest in pixie form.

"Kirito has always liked napping," said Asuna with a chuckle, "even in SAO, he was often found napping in the shade."

"That's true," said Yui with a giggle, "Papa always liked to sleep."

Suddenly the environment around them began to twist and warp.

"What's going on?" exclaimed Kirito as the group sprung to their feet.

"An unknown outside force is affecting the coding of the ALfheim world," said Yui, "it is causing a rift in the Virtual Environment."

Before anything more could be said, the three players and one pixie felt themselves being sucked into the rift in the coding. They weren't given a chance to react before they fell into the void.

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Meanwhile, in another world…

Lan Hikari and his friend Mayl Sakurai were at SciLab to test out a new model of PET.

"So dad," said Lan, "what is this great new PET design?"

"It's called the Trans-PET," said Lan's father, Yuchiro Hikari, as he held out a device that resembled a silver gauntlet with a keypad and screen, "it's the latest in PET technology and has features that can boost a Operator's coordination with their NetNavi."

"Sounds pretty cool," said Lan as he strapped one to his arm.

"I'll say," said Mayl as she did the same.

Suddenly alarms started blaring in Lan's father's lab.

"What's going on?" asked Lan.

Lan's father typed on his computer, "It looks like there was a surge in the lab where we are studying Reverse Synchro Chips, resulting in some sort of rift in the network."

"Alright," said Lan, "how about we test these new PETs out and jack in to check out the problem?"

"Alright," said Lan's father, "just be careful."

"Don't worry about us," said Lan, "we'll be fine. Now, Jack in: MegaMan. Power UP!"

"Right Lan," said Mayl, "Jack in: Roll. Power UP!"

The two NetOps transmitted their NetNavis into the computer through infrared beams, sending them into cyberspace.

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MegaMan and Roll appeared in the Network in a burst of energy. Once there, they saw some sort of vortex that was spewing out bursts of energy.

"There's some kind of reverse vortex here," said MegaMan, "its spitting out vast amounts of data."

"That must be what's causing the problem," said Lan's father, "the servers are being flooded with the data that's being emitted from that thing. You'll have to destroy it."

"Alright then," said MegaMan, "Mega Buster!"

"I'll help too," said Roll, "Roll Arrow!"

The two NetNavis fired their attacks into the vortex, causing it to fluctuate rapidly. Suddenly, it spat out three bolts of energy, one green, one black, one blue, and one white. The rift closed and the bolts of light formed into four figures with pointed ears. One was a young man wearing a black outfit with silver linings and a black longsword strapped to his back. The second was an attractive woman with blond hair and white and green clothes. Strapped to her hip was a sort of katana. The third figure was a young woman with bright blue hair and blue and whit clothes. On her hip was a rapier. The final person looked like a black haired pixie girl that was only a few inches tall and wore a white dress.

"Lan," said MegaMan, "some people just appeared from the rift."

"People?" said Lan, "You mean more NetNavis?"

"They don't look like any NetNavis that I've ever seen," said MegaMan.

"Where are we?" groaned the woman in green.

"I have no idea," groaned the one in black.

"I'm not getting a reading from the ALO server," said the pixie.

"How is that possible?" asked the girl with blue hair.

"Um, excuse me?" said MegaMan.

The group looked up and saw the two NetNavis standing there.

"Um," said the one in black, "can you tell us what game this is?"

"Game?" said Roll, "This is the SciLab Network."

"You mean like the internet?" asked the girl in white.

"Exactly," said Roll.

"The rift must have ripped our avatars from ALfheim and sent them into the network," said the boy in black said.

"That seems like the most logical explanation, papa," said the Pixie girl.

"So what are your names?" asked MegaMan, "My name's MegaMan and this is Roll. Do you have any NetOps?"

"I'm Kirito," said the boy in black.

"You can call me Leafa," said the blond woman.

"I'm Asuna," said the girl with blue hair.

"My name's Yui," said the Pixie, "and what's a NetOp?"

"A NetOp is the person who Operates a NetNavi from the real world," said Roll, "you guys are NetNavis, right?"

"Actually we're humans," said the boy in black.

"You don't look like humans," said Roll.

"We look like this because these are actually virtual avatars for a Virtual Reality game that we logged into," said the boy, "we took the forms of various fairy races. I'm Kirito, a Spriggan."

"I'm Leafa, a Sylph," said the blond woman.

"I'm Asuna, an Undine," said the blue haired girl.

"I'm Yui," said the pixie, "I'm a Nav-Pixie."

"It's nice to meet you," said MegaMan.

"How did you guys get here?" asked Roll.

"We were relaxing in ALfheim, the game that we came from, when a strange rift opened up in the virtual environment," said Kirito, "we were sucked into it."

"It must have been because of the experiments with Reverse Synchro Chips," said Lan's father through a screen that showed the real world.

"Who are you?" asked Leafa.

"I'm Dr. Hikari," said Lan's father, "my son Lan and his friend Mayl are the NetOps of MegaMan and Roll."

"What is a Reverse Synchro Chip?" asked Yui.

"It's a special chip that allows humans to materialize in cyberspace," said Dr. Hikari, "the experiments must have torn a rift to your Virtual Reality and brought you here."

"Is it possible to send us home?" asked Asuna.

"I don't know," said Dr. Hikari.

Suddenly alarms went off, startling everyone.

"What's going on?" asked Leafa.

"There's an intruder in the data core," said Dr. Hikari, "they are attempting to download information on the Synchro Chips and the chips used by the Asteroid Navis to materialize."

"Don't worry," said Lan, "we can take care of it."

"We'd like to help," said Kirito.

"Alright," said MegaMan, "if you're sure."

"We can defend ourselves," said Kirito.

"Alright," said MegaMan, "let's go."