Hello peoples! D.o.T. here, and I'd like to present my very first fanfiction EVER! A lot of thought and collaboration went into this, and I hope you enjoy it! So, without further ado, Time/Space Productions presents: Through the Video Games!
General P.O.V.
It was July 21st, the sun was beating down in Everett, Washington, and LJ Di'Andreas was typing away on his computer. He had found a brand-spankin'-new MMOG. It allowed you to play almost any kind of game from any sort of console or website, invite friends and, suspiciously, it had records of almost every single person on the planet, whether they had played the game or not.
LJ had just finished signing up when he realized that he could invite other people.
"Psh! That is awesome! I wonder who I should include?" He thought for a moment, and then typed out the names of some of the people he knew. He was surprised that the system already had his friends emails, birthdates, address, and the rest of the whole nine yards. Without thinking, he selected the names of his entire high school class and sent all of them emails about the game. He was giddy with excitement, that the moment he finished sending out emails, he pressed "Start" and downloaded the game.
Suddenly, out of nowhere, a swirling, black portal crackling with energy appeared on his computer screen, and started to forcefully suck things in. When it sucked up the keyboard, LJ grabbed the cord and tried to pull it out, but the portal seemed to grab his arm and pull him in. He was sent tumbling down a long dark tunnel, and the last thing he remembered before he hit the bottom was the light from the portal speeding away.
LJ's P.O.V.
When I came to, I was in a pitch-black room surrounded by the people I had invited. Oddly, I could see them as if they were standing in sunlight. There was Carson and Keeten Carnale, David Q-Zelle, Chelsey Lowis, David Filipino, Justin Darnpac, Mark Banderthrow, Esther Gonzoolas, Cameron Quail, Cassandra "Cassie" McMartyr, Olena Macintosh, and Alex Zanderick.
"Hey, looks like Game Freak's finally awake!" Keeten said.
"Shut up Keeten." I replied.
I immediately realized that everyone else was glaring at me. "What'd I do?" I asked, knowing full well what I had done.
"You sent us those emails," Cassie snapped, "and now we're all stuck here!"
"Now now, you could've just deleted that email." I said as coolly as possible, knowing that I was probably about to get pummeled. "Knowing how you avoid me so diligently, I didn't really expect you to open it."
"Well, I did, and so did everyone else!"
"And you know who we think should pay for it?" David Q. asked.
"Me, right?" I winced.
"Exactly." He swung a fist at me, but stopped when a voice boomed around us.
"Now now, let's not defeat each other before the fun begins!" The voice said. The voice was loud, yet geeky, and it sounded like whomever was talking had one too many cups of coffee. "I'm so excited that I have new players! It's only been three hours, and you're the first thirteen people to play! So, shall we get started?"
"How about...No!" Alex shouted out.
"Oh, don't be like that! This'll be fun!" The voice boomed. Suddenly, the floor disappeared and everyone was once again sent tumbling through darkness.
Cameron's P.O.V.
I awoke sprawled in a dumpster in the back of an alley with a splitting headache. When I grasped the sides of the dumpster to pull myself out, I noticed that I was wearing gloves. Not only that but a full body costume! I found a piece of mirror next to the dumpster and when I looked in, I saw that I was dressed as Spider-man! I shook my head in disbelief, but when I tried to set the mirror down, it wouldn't come off my hand. Then, it suddenly dawned on me. I shook off the mirror and, as a test, I placed both hands on the wall in front of me and hoisted myself up onto the wall.
"This is awesome!" I said to myself as I scaled the wall. When I reached the top, I quickly pressed my middle and ring fingers down on my palm, and a thin white web shot out of my wrist with a "Spurt!" The feeling was weird. It felt as if someone was quickly pulling a silky-smooth string out of my arm. In fact, it almost tickled.
I was practising my aim, trying to hit the "C" on a Coca-Cola billboard, when something red shot by me at high speeds. I watched it as it sped down the street and crashed into a building. It seemed to be stuck.
"Well, since I'm Spider-man," I said aloud, "it's my duty to help those in need!" I snagged a string of web onto the corner of a building and leapt off into space. However, I misjudged the length of the web, and instead of swinging back up, I hit the ground and rolled.
I wasn't hurt, but it was then that I noticed something odd about the city I was in. There wasn't a single person around. Sure, there were parked cars on the streets and businesses that said "Open", but there wasn't a living soul in sight!
Suddenly, a muffled yell came from the spot where the flying object had crashed. It sounded like "Get me out!" but I couldn't tell for sure. I noticed that there was a pair of metallic legs flailing about in the hole in the building. From where I stood, I shot a web at the legs and… missed. I shot again, and missed again. It took me another five tries, but I finally managed to snag a web on the right foot of the legs. With all my strength, I pulled the legs out of the building, and they, with the rest of the body, came flying out of the hole. The body landed in a heap a few feet in front of me, and I could see that it was none other than Iron Man! "Iron Man?!" I shouted, not believing that I was standing in front one of the greatest Avengers of all time.
"Spider-man?!" He shouted, also in disbelief. He stood up and shook himself off. "I'm sorry, but I think you've got the wrong super-guy." I didn't understand what he meant until he flipped up his mask. It was LJ in the armor!
"LJ?!" I shouted. "What the heck are you doing in the Iron Man armor?" He looked confused, but seemed to realize something.
"Hold on, I know that voice…" He said thoughtfully. "...Cameron? Is that you?"
"Bingo, chrome face." I said. "It's nice to see a familiar face around here!" I said.
"Same. have you seen any of the others?" LJ asked.
"No, I haven't. I just woke up a little while ago. But hey! Check this out!" I charged at a building and proceeded to literally run up the side of it. When I reached the top, I jumped, flipped, and landed on the roof. "Ta-daaaa!" I shouted down to LJ. I waited, but there was no response. I looked down and saw that he was gone! I looked up and down the streets, and nearly fell off the building when he crashed down on an A.C. unit behind me.
"Two can play at the game." He said, holding up two fingers. He groaned as he stood up. "So, I suppose we should…um…look for the others?" He said suggested.
"Yeah, let's find everyone else and get out of here." I snagged a string of web on a cell tower and once again leapt off the building. This time, however, I shot another web before I hit the ground and yanked myself into the air again. I repeated the process and made my way down the streets. I looked back to see LJ flying along behind me. As we swung and flew down the streets, I knew that this was only the start of something big.