AN: I wanted to go over some things before we begin this story. First off, this is a 'pseudo crossover' instead of a full one so it won't follow the actual laws of the second universe, just takes some of their concepts. In this Story Jedi and Sith don't mean good or evil, just the style of Force ability that they have. In the movies Sith Force techniques seemed a lot more blunt and combat related what with Force Lightning (which I only ever saw Sith use), Force Choke (which was Sith until Return of the Jedi), and other similar skills. The Jedi on the other hand use things like the Force Push which is useful in combat but more of an aide than the actual attack as it only seems to really hurt droids which look like a feather could make them fall over and break. So please don't get all up in arms about 'Jedi and Sith working together' as it's just a way to define the Force skills that they have.

AN2: Also, not that big of an impact on the story, but the tavern he meets Argo in is one that is named after a Tavern my family used to own and that was created and run since before the ratification of the American Constitution and was kept within the family for over two centuries…until a generation or so ago when one my 'cousins' (I don't know how distant) sold it…I was less than pleased when I heard the story.

Force of Aincrad

Chapter 2

-Kirito-

Getting into the small town that Argo said she would meet him in he saw Klein staring intently at every face they passed, his friend likely looking for the bastard that had led to the deaths of Klein's friends earlier. "There's the tavern," he said as he pointed at the small building with the sign marked the 'Black Horse Tavern' "my friend's inside.". Seeing Klein nod in recognition he pulled open the tavern door and immediately spotted Argo sitting in the corner, the purple marks on her cheeks helping her stand out. Sliding into the booth she was sitting in he rolled his eyes when she raised an eyebrow and glanced in the direction of a still sullen Klein.

"So you said you had some important information you needed to get a hold of." Argo said as the information broker sipped her drink "What sort of info and why?".

"A player led my friends into an Ambush," Klein snarled angrily "I only survived because the system alerted Kirito that someone on his Friend's list was in mortal peril nearby him.".

At that statement Argo choked in her drink, coughing and spluttering as she gaped in shock at the information before her face bore a matching scowl to Klein, "I may not end up knowing who it is but I can most definitely find out." Argo promised "I didn't like PK players back in the BETA and with this being a Death Game I hate them even more.". Nodding he listened as Klein explained what he could of the Character's physical appearance from the height, hair color, skin tone, and jewelry as well as the type of armor and weapon the PK player used.

"I don't recognize the description but I'll keep an eye out and try to find out from any other Info Brokers I run into." Argo promised as Klein nodded gratefully. His red haired friend was about to climb out of the booth when he put a hand out to stop his party member, an idea having come to him as he turned towards Argo.

"Do you have somewhere we can talk in private Argo?" he asked as Klein's eyes widened, his 'Jedi' friend having realized what he was going to do.

"Upstairs…why?" Argo asked warily as she eyed him, the little info broker trying to figure out where he was going with the question.

"I have something I want to talk with you about," he said seriously "I don't have a lot of friends but you and Klein are two that I actually consider such. I want to do what I can to keep the two of you alive.". Mollified Argo nodded and slid out of the booth before leading them up the flight of stairs, the little brunette having known him long enough to be able to tell when he was lying.

"So what did you want to talk about?" Argo asked once they were settled in her room within the Tavern's upper floors, the Info Broker flopping down onto a chair. In response he opened his inventory and pulled out the letter from the SAO programmer, handing it over to his friend as she quickly read through it, her eyes growing wider and wider with every word. "Holy shit." Argo said wide eyed as she handed the letter back before glancing at Klein, "Is he one of your 'Force Followers'?".

"Jedi Force Push." Klein said bluntly, firing a small force push at a basked on a nearby table as it was blasted into the wall, an 'immortal object' panel appearing upon impact.

"And…and you're offering to give me a power as well?" Argo asked hesitantly as he nodded.

"Sith Force Choke." He said as he pulled up the screen "And while I don't have any 'Light claws' I do have a light whip which will most likely be your light energy weapon instead of a Lightsaber.".

"I'll agree on one condition." Argo said as he raised an eyebrow at her and gestured for her to say it. "You have to let me come with you." She said bluntly as he blinked in surprise.

"Argo say what?" he asked as his friend rolled her eyes and sent him a party request.

"I need to make sure you don't do anything stupid and end up getting killed," Argo said bluntly as she crossed her arms "and if that means coming with you then I'm not going to let you out of my sight…that and I have a feeling sticking with you will be both entertaining and profitable.".

"Same old Argo." He said as he rolled his eyes but accepted the party request, recognizing her point as a valid one and with these new skills it would be helpful to have someone else learning to use them as well and with Argo earning a good bit of money she would be a great asset, the benefits counteracting the negatives of having another person with him.

As he accepted the party request Argo accepted his 'Force Follower' request as she shuddered with the data change before pulling out her new Light Energy weapon which was, like he had guessed, the light whip. "A girl can get used to this." Argo said with a grin as she brought the glowing red whip cord to life "Where to next? Or are we just going to go around to different quests and mob dungeons to level up?".

"Levelling up for now," he answered "we still need to get used to our new 'Force Skills' and we should also make sure to always have a regular weapon in our inventory that reflects our light energy weapon as, from what I found by looking through the skill descriptions, the light weapon skill we use will reflect the regular weapon level so they can level each other up. For me it would be one handed straight sword, for Klein it would be a curved sword, and for you it would be a whip.".

"And we need to level up so we can have the other skills back into use that our new ones replaced." Klein added, "I lost my battle healing and tracking skills." Klein said with a shrug, "What about you Argo?".

"I lost hiding and lock picking." Argo said with a pout.

"I lost all my old skills," he said with a snort "and with the fact that we only unlock new skill slots every five levels it will be a while till I can get them back.".

"Alright," Argo said with a nod "I know of a couple of quests for a few melee weapons that fit our needs as well as some decent armor. We can head out now and reach the first quest in about two hours of travel.".

Nodding he was about to get out of his own spot sitting on the bed when Klein shot to his feet wide eyed, "I just remembered the name of the bastard who killed my friends," Klein growled "I've been trying to think of it since Kirito told me you might know who he was. The bastard's name…as Kibaou.".