Chapter 1: A Great Task

Doki Doki Literature Club. What fucking experience that was. I knew only two things before I started to play the game: the deaths of Yuri and Sayori. Yet when I still played, I wasn't prepared for anything that happened. I couldn't nearly sleep after finishing the game. It fucked me up for a few days. But let's talk about now. The day everything changed.

I was playing Stronghold Crusader while talking to my friends through Xbox. It was 2 am and most of my friends had gotten off for the night. While trying to build up my horse archer army, a pop-up came. Odd, never would expect one to show up now. I read it.

You're about to be given a great task. Do you accept?

I closed out of it and it popped up again. I decided to press yes because why? What's the worse that can happen? Stronghold autosaved, which it shouldn't do, closed out the game and my screen showed a picture of Yuri. A text message popped up as well.

Thank you.

The screen started flashing many arrays of colors and extremely loud noise filled my ears. I couldn't move my body for some reason. Then something came out of the screen and knocked me out of my chair which cause me to black out After an unknown amount of time later, I woke up. Everything seemed okay. I stood up and flipped on the light switched. I see a body of a purple haired girl wearing a school uniform lying on the floor. It's Yuri. I kneeled down beside her and check for any signs of life. She's breathing but she's out cold. What the hell is going on?

"Think, Alex. Don't freak out and get ahead of yourself. Just pretend a beautiful video game character didn't just appear in your room." I quietly tell myself.

I should her to my bed and watch over her until she wakes up. I attempt to carry her bridal style. her skin is so soft! Holy shit! I gently set her down on the bed. I check the time, it's 7 am and it's still dark outside. I guess I was out for a good while. I pull out my phone to check Discord. While casually scrolling through my servers, I hear a gentle voice break the silence.

"Where am I?"

I look over at Yuri to see that she's looking at me. I have to try to answer her question the best I can.

"You're in my house."

"But, Bartiand, this doesn't look like your house."

I had forgotten Yuri knew me, well the MC, by my Gamertag. This is going to be interesting.

"Yuri, I don't know the best way to explain this to you but you're in the real world now." Yuri looked at me, confused.

"What do you mean by the real world?"

"Let me show you."

I picked up my phone and brought up the DDLC cover art and show it to Yuri. Her eyes were wide opened.

"It's me and the others! What is going on? Where are my friends?"

"Look, you're from a video game called Doki Doki Literature Club where it's start off like a dating simulator but turns into a horror game later on. During this game, you and Sayori killed yourselves but it was made you two do it was Monika editing the files throughout the game. Monika also deleted Natsuki and locked up the MC in a room forever until the player deleted her. Monika then restores all the girls back but she isn't there. Unfortunately, Sayori gained Monika's powers at this point and tried to do the same as Monika. Sayori is stopped by Monika and she deletes most of the major game files."

Yuri is taking all of this in. I can't read her expression but I think she might cry.

"So, everything I loved and knew was a lie?"

I only nod. Yuri turns away from me and starts to softly cry. I stood up and lied down next to her. I proceed to wrap my arm around her and softly sing a lullaby. She turns to face me and our eyes meet. Those eyes are a weakness to me. It seems like forever before anything happened.

A muffled doorbell ring forced me to leave Yuri's side.

"Where are you going?!" Her voice showed slight distress.

"To answer the door. Don't worry, I'll be back."

I make way to the door and open it only to see a delivery guy with a decently sized box. He must have the wrong address.

"Does a Mr. Doyle live here?"

Alexander Doyle. My name. I don't ever remember ordering a package.

"Uh, yes. I'm him."

"Good, sign here and here," -I signed to confirm that I received the package- "Have a good day."

"You too."

I walk back inside and placed the package on the living room table. I noticed there is a piece of paper sticking somewhat out of it. I pull it and it looks like it's a letter. I open it only to read some unexpected.

Alexander Doyle, I am glad you accepted my offer. Your only goal is to protect Yuri. Keep her safe at all cost. In this package is a box of some of her personal stuff such as clothes and her oils. You may or may not receive more packages and/or letters. Sincerely, the Linker of Worlds.

Well, that's interesting. This Linker of Worlds wants me to protect a video game character at all cost. It can't be that hard but there are many dangers out there. I should give this to Yuri. I pick up the package and walk to my bedroom and I realized something. Do I tell Yuri my real name?

I find Yuri has sat up and was reading a book. It was Soldier X by Don L. Wulffson. I thought I had lost it.

"So, you found a book of mine. Which chapter are you on?" Yuri looks up at me, startled.

"I-I'm on a chapter called Prisoners."

"I remember that one. In other news and having no good way to explain this, a package came for you."

"F-for me?"

"Yes. You can read the letter that came with it."

I hand her both items. She reads over the letter a few times before she speaks again.

"Who's Alexander Doyle and the Linker of Worlds?"

"Alexander Doyle is me. If you wish to use my real name, use Alex. You can still call be Bartiand, as for it's my alternative name. And as for the Linker of Worlds, I honestly have no clue but whoever they are, I think they made it possible for you to come here. And maybe, just maybe, the others are here as well."

"Do you really think so, Bar-Alex?"

"It's possible. You're here, aren't you? The others, however, may be in different parts of the world."

"Oh…"

Yuri looks sadden by that. They were her friends, real or not. I glanced to her right and remember the package for her.

"Yuri, I think you should open your package now."

"Oh! You're right."

She carefully opens it. She pulls out some clothes, including her outfit from Sunday of Act 1. She also pulled out candles, several books and… aw shit… her knife from Act 1. That's going to be a problem. I only saw a glance of it because she hides it away almost immediately.

"What was that?" I asked even though I already knew the answer.

"No-nothing." she averts her gaze.

"Really? Then you would have no reason to hide it."

Yuri avoids eyesight and says nothing for about a solid minute before she slowly revealed the knife to me. I want to take it away from her right then and there but It's probably a bad idea. I believe that there is a better idea.

"We could add this to my collection."

"Col-collection?"

"Big one. It has many items in it. Follow me."

My collection contains knives, swords, guns, jewels, etc. Almost everything is locked up behind a glass display of some sort. Yuri follows me to the room. She's in awe about this. She's naturally drawn towards the knife which only contains 6 knives, including a kukri. I take out a key for the lock and open it. Yuri gently places her knife down on the velvet. I lock the display up and put the key away. I hope Yuri doesn't get ahold of it anytime soon. I let her explore the room for a bit. She's deeply engrossed in everything around her. I want to have a little fun with her. I grabbed the Priest of Anubis mask that was next to me and put it on. Perfect fit! Slowly, I snuck up behind her and gently tapped her shoulder. When she turned around, she nearly screamed and fell over. I'm not containing any laughter here.

"D-don't do th-things like that."

"I'm sorry about that but I want to tell you can try on the stuff here if you want to."

"Really?"

I simply nodded. Yuri picked up a USSR officer hat and a Roman legionary helmet. She puts on the hat first.

"What do you think?" she asked me.

I decided to show off my understanding of the Russian language.

"Вы выбрали хороший выбор, товарищ Юрий! (You have chosen a good choice, comrade Yuri!)"

"W-what?" She asked, filled with fear and confusion.

"Relax, I'm speaking Russian. I said you made a good choice, fitting as well since your name is Yuri."

"I don't follow."

"Yuri is a name in Russia as well as Japan but they have two different meanings."

And also a type of hentai.

"Oh. That's somewhat confusing."

"This whole damn world is confusing. I wonder what you would look like in the whole uniform. Sadly, I don't think it would fit you."

"Probably because of my b-gah!" She exclaimed.

Her breasts. They're pretty big, to be honest. Maybe a double D. She covers up her chest as if she was trying to hide them.

"Probably because that the Soviet Union didn't have many female officers and the uniform is for a male." I coolly replied, hoping to ease her a bit.

"Y-yes. That's probably why." She softly muttered.

She must be really self-conscious about her breasts. She has taken off the hat and has now put on the helmet. It's too big as it completely covers her eyes. I chuckle slightly.

"What are you laughing about?" She asked somewhat concerned as she removed the helmet

"Oh, It's nothing. You're just too damn cute."

"T-thanks, I guess."

Her face turned bright red. Her stomach suddenly growled. She looks away from me, embarrassed.

"Would you like something to eat?" I asked.

"Y-yes, please."

"Okay, I'll go make something. Please put the hat and helmet back. Once you're done with that, just come into the kitchen."

She nods. I head towards the kitchen to make whatever the hell I can make. I got nothing too fancy. I think simple cheesy scrambled eggs will do for now. As I'm making the eggs, I feel like someone is watching me. I turn to see Yuri has sat down at the kitchen table and was staring at me. She's immediately turned away when I look back. I grab a plate and fork and serve her the eggs. She takes a bite of the eggs and her eyes fill with joy. As I start to wash the pan, I hear quiet sobbing. I turn to see Yuri covering her eyes and her body shaking. Oh no. I rush over to her and kneeled down to her height.

"What's wrong?" I asked.

"It's just… just… No one has treated me like this before." She said before she broke into sobbing.

"It's okay. Nothing bad with happen to you here." I said as I hugged her.

She in return hugged me tightly like a boa constrictor. She looked at me and our eyes met. Her purple eyes. They really bring out her beauty. I want to kiss her. But is it too soon? I didn't get to make the decision. She finally lets go of me and wiped her tears. I think she wants to save it for a special moment.

"So, What do you do in your free time?" Yuri asked me.

"I either read, watch Youtube videos, listen to music, or play video games. What about you?"

"I usually read but play video games here and there."

I didn't think DDLC put in coding for video games but you never know. I'm more surprised that Yuri even said that. I would never expect that from her.

"Do you remember what kind?" I asked.

"It's all an empty void to me. Like certain memories are there but others aren't."

"Possible amnesia then. Maybe I could show you my collection of games. There's a lot of them. Not all of them are physical copies though."

I walk into the living room which is basically next to the kitchen. Yuri puts her plate in the sink and then walks into the living room as well. There are 3 consoles connected to the TV. Each one is a different generation of Xbox. That's right. I still play on an original Xbox. The games are all on a giant bookshelf, organized by both console and name. Something just had occurred to me.

"Yuri?"

"Yes?"

"Would it be more comfortable if you changed into some clothes that are better suited for home?"

Yuri looks down and also realizes that she still has her school uniform on.

"You're right!" She said as she nearly sprinted to my room to change.

I smile. What did I do to deserve Yuri here with me? Yuri comes back into the living room 5 minutes later. She's wearing what appears to be a T-shirt and yoga pants? I don't know fashion very well. Yuri is very formal, however. I've would've never expected this. The T-shirt also reveals a nice portion of her breasts. Don't look at them, Alex. Don't do it.

"Well, pick one of the many games that lay before your eyes," I said as I gestured to the shelf, trying my hardest to stay focused to maintain eye contact.

Yuri lightly giggles. Aw shit. I think she knows my predicament. I'm going to get teased so fucking hard.

"You could look at them if you want to," Yuri said.

"Look at what?" I replied, hoping to reflect on an as dense MC.

"Nothing, nevermind," She said, slightly saddened by my fake denseness.

Thank god that worked. Yuri walks to the shelf and browses. It takes her a while to find a game.

"I would like to try this one."

She hands me the case. Brothers in Arms: Road to Hill 30. No fucking way that she would pick this one.

"This is a good choice. It's one of my favorites."

She smiles in delight at my words. I get everything ready for her to start play. I hand her the wired controller. It's one of the smaller ones.

"Now be warned, this isn't your normal FPS game."

Yuri only nods. She picks normal difficulty for the campaign. I sit through the prologue mission with her. She's able to kill enemies, which says she isn't a noob to FPS's. Once it ended, the real fun begins. I watch how she plays. She's really good, to say the least. Maybe even better than me.

"Hey, Yuri?"

She pauses the game and looks at me, slightly flustered.

"Y-yes?"

"Well, two things. One: We need to get you stuff since you're staying here. Two: I think I'm going to 1v1 you."

"1v1… That's like a duel in video games, correct?"

"Yes and we're going to have one once you finish that mission."

"Okay. You're on and I'm going to kick your ass."

"You haven't seen The Peddler play before."

I'm referred to as Bartiand the Peddler by my friends. Now things have gotten interesting.