S-S: Finally… Finally, it's done!
Sky: What's done? Please don't tell me that you just created another chapter of either Midnight Sun or Crimson Games with more deaths.
S-S: Nope. That's for later. This is different, because I am cowriting a story with another author! It's a Yugioh 5Ds and Sword Art Online crossover!
Sky: *eyes widen* What?! With who?!
?: With me, that is.
*mcdinh appears out of nowhere*
Sky: Ah! It's you!
mcdinh: Hey Sky! Glad you still recognize me since Ask and Torture Cast.
S-S: So you're cowriting with my authoress on this crossover of the animated death game.
mcdinh: Mmmhmm. And that means that Shimmering-Sky's OCs (including yourself), my OCs, and the 5Ds casts are going to be trapped inside the virtual reality game for a very long time.
Sky: *groans* I don't like the sound of it.
S-S: Hey, where's Crystal? I thought she's always around you.
mcdinh: Well not this time. Let's just say… she's kinda occupied for now.
S-S: You didn't tell her about this crossover, did you?
mcdinh: Nope. The only crossover she knows I'm planning to do is the Vampire Academy and Yugioh 5Ds crossover. But that's another story for another time.
S-S: Yeah. Okay. Anyway, we should get started on this. BTW, neither of us own Yugioh 5Ds or SAO.
mcdinh: But we do own our OCs. Shim owns Sky, I own Crystal, and some other characters that will appear later on in the chapter. So enjoy!

Prologue

Sky's POV

I was in a forest. That was how my visions always started, and how they would be for the rest of my life. A forest with extremely tall trees, but no other life except me… until a little wandering took me to a clearing where a familiar creature rested.

The Crimson Dragon, a creature with almost unrivaled power, laid curled up like a serpent at the center of the clearing. I would only have to wait for a moment before her eyes opened - golden, flickering, amongst the orange and red.

As always, she didn't say anything. Her actions were the way she spoke to me; warning me about something in the near future.

But this was where the similarities to my few other visions ended.

The trees turned to weapons, buried in the ground. They came in all sorts - swords, axes, maces, daggers, and so many more - and as I turned around, I could tell there were just so many of them. What were they doing here? Why was the Crimson Dragon showing me this?

And the weapons turned to outlines of people, glowing despite the light shining down from the sky. They, too, came in all sorts of colors. But the ones closest to me were bright crimson, just like the dragon I was bound to.

I knew exactly who those eleven were. The six Signers, and the five Crimson Star Guardians. That meant this vision was extremely important-and could only mean that something dangerous was coming.

A whirlwind of green letters and numbers - was that… code?! - appeared in front of the eleven crimson people, and morphed into some sort of monster. I couldn't tell what it was, but it was definitely armed with some sort of sword. It lunged forward, and everything went black. It was just me and this creature that may or may not be made of code, floating in an endless expanse of darkness.

The monster's attack missed me, but barely. I had no time to react before it swung again, and the sword dug into my side.

I expected pain, but none came. I expected blood. Again, none came. I only felt tired, and when I looked down, a gash made of some red grid was there instead of a lethal wound. Right before my eyes, the wound vanished. And when I looked up, there was a health bar in the corner of my vision, with nearly half of it empty. Was this… some sort of game…?

"Be wary, my envoy," a voice echoed in the darkness. "Very soon, your entertainment may become a source of sorrow instead."

The creature swung at me again, and I could only watch as the sword got closer and closer to my neck and-

I sat up in bed, heart pounding and out of breath. That felt too real - as though I had almost truly died in that vision… What had the Crimson Dragon said, again? Entertainment becoming a source of sorrow? And all of that code, too. Could she have been referring to…? No, the game doesn't officially go on until tomorrow, and how could something so new turn bad just after being released?

Two emerald spheres appeared in the darkness, and a hand grabbed my own. "Are you alright, Sky?" he asked.

I sunk back down into our bed, and sighed. I hated it when I woke up my husband because of my powers. "I'm fine, Shoshan. Go back to sleep."

"You sure? It sounded like you had a bad one this time. And your birthmark was glowing so brightly this time…"

My birthmark was glowing? Lovely. Now I would feel really exhausted tomorrow, and I wanted all of my energy so that I could dive into that game and stay as long as I could. …Ah well, I should just try to sleep. "Mhmm. Yes, I'm sure. Goodnight."

"G'night…" he mumbled, and rolled over.

As I closed my eyes, I couldn't help but think about what tomorrow would bring. That omen seemed weird, but I wouldn't let anything stand between me playing Sword Art Online with Shoshan…

Crystal's POV

"…and that's how I ended up getting the game while getting trampled by all those people."

I smirked when he said those last words. Currently, it was late at night, and I was talking with my friend over the phone. Apparently, we were talking about the opening day of Sword Art Online, aka SAO. "And that's why I told you that you didn't have to go through all that trouble just to get the game for me, Aoi," I said, "I could've gone over there and gotten it myself."

"C'mon Crystal. You were at the audition during that time," Aoi retorted, "And there's only ten thousand copies of these things. If you got there by the time your audition was done, then there would've been none left. Besides, I know how much you want to play this game, so that's why I decided to buy one for you as well."

I laughed, "Well thanks. That's sweet of you. Um…how much does the game cost again?"

My friend sighed, "If you're thinking about paying me back, you don't need to. I-"

"No! I insist!" I said in a slightly stern tone, "I'm not going to let my best friend go through all the trouble getting SAO for me without getting paid back. It's not fair that way."

"But-"

"No buts. After the opening ceremony, I'm going over to your house to give the money to you. That's final!"

There was a long pause on the other side of the phone, before I heard Aoi sigh in defeat. "Alright fine. I'll accept it." Then, his voice brightened up in excitement, "Anyway, I have to hit the haystack right now. I hope to see you in the game tomorrow."

I smiled. "And I hope to see you tomorrow too. Remember that."

"I will." I heard him chuckle. "Night, Crystal."

"Mmm. Good night, Aoi."

I hung up the phone and laid back down on the bed. As I pulled the cover over myself, I heard something that sounded like a "meow" beside me, and turned slightly, only to see a black cat with crimson eyes staring back at me with curiosity.

"Heh. You were listening to us, weren't you Shadow?" I asked him. He only mewed in reply, and I smiled a little, "Well, tomorrow is a big day. This will be my first time in a virtual reality game, and I can't wait to see what it looks like."

Shadow stared at me for a while before mewing again and curled up beside me, before drifting to sleep. I turned to my right, where I saw my NerveGear next to my computer on my desk. Everything was set up and calibrated. All I needed to do was create my avatar on the opening day of Sword Art Online.

Suddenly, I felt the burning pain on my arm and lifted it up a little, revealing my birthmark in shape of a red five-pointed star. My eyes widened as I could've sworn I saw it glow brightly before it dimmed down again. Honestly, I found that strange, because it started doing that a couple days ago, right before the SAO game were on sale. And I had a feeling that couple of my friends, who have the same marks as me, were experiencing the same thing as I did. But, I decided to talk to them about it after the opening day tomorrow. For now, I just need to rest, so I have enough energy to play the game tomorrow.

I turned the light off and drifted to a dreamless sleep. I felt the excitement filled up inside me, that I had a hard time falling asleep. However, little did I know that there were three things that I should've expected, but didn't, would happen to me.

One, the mark on my arm was no ordinary birthmark.

Two, fate awaited me, as well as some other people I will meet soon.

And three, this game will be one that I soon will regret ever playing.

~To be Continued~

S-S: Mm. That's a good start.
mcdinh: Definitely.
Sky: *Stares*
S-S: Is something wrong, Sky?
Sky: *Blushes* Huh? Uh, er, n-nothing! Nothing's wrong.
S-S: Really? I'd say you're flustered about how you're married to Shoshan in this story.
Sky: I am NOT flustered.
S-S: Then why is your face bright red, hm?
Sky: *Scowls* I-It doesn't matter. What DOES matter is that creepy foreshadowing you put in.
S-S: Creepy foreshadowing? Pretty sure most of that was at the end of mcdinh's part.
mcdinh: …Well, most of your section was a vision of the future. I'm pretty sure that's foreshadowing.
S-S: Yeah, but not CREEPY foreshadowing.
Sky: You killed dream-me. That's definitely creepy.
S-S: H-Hey, I'll have you know I'm not letting my muses kill you in this story.
Sky: …Is that supposed to mean something?
S-S: *Sweatdrops* Um… maybe? *Thinking* I better make sure she doesn't find out about my muses' plan for her in Crimson Games…
Sky: Whatever…
mcdinh: Well… I guess this is it for this chapter. Reviews would be great!
S-S: They certainly would be!