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Arc (Boy No. 7, KH-Vids administrator, forum, put down his silver knife and fork and looked around the gigantic ballroom in which he sat. The high walls were a soft golden brown, reflecting a bright beautiful light from brass lamps that hung about the large room. Other knives and forks clattered and scraped against delicate china plates as he folded his white cloth napkin gently before wiping his mouth. Across from him sat Angel (1wingedangel, Boy No. 1) who was just finishing up his delicious pork and rice. To Arc's left was his girlfriend Sara (Girl No. 2), another administrator at the forum they all so frequently visited.

It had been Deathspank (the creator of kh-vids, administrator) who had come up with the astonishing idea; for as many people on the kh-vids forum to meet as possible. He had organized this huge event where (if they had the money) forum members could fly out to sunny California and for one week hang out with other members of the growing message board. Coincidentally, 15 girls and 15 boys had shown up to the hosted event - all using money out of their own pockets to fly down and meet each other. It seemed like only the most dedicated members had shown up, and some not so known ones appeared on the scene as well.

Deathspank sat to the left of Arc. He had barely touched his cooked meal as he was deep in conversation with Boris the Blade (Boy No. 6). Boris had turned up out of the blue (to the dismay of some) after he had been banned from the forum. Seeing as he was out in California, and had obviously paid a large sum to come here, he was welcomed to the members only party - after all, they couldn't just send him back the way he came. The table Arc sat at seemed to be full of staff members from the website. Sora (Sora, Boy No. 13) was sitting next to Angel and was looking around at some of the other members who had shown up for the festivities. Their table was one of many which hosted about 6 people. Deathspank had done a grand job - the tables were nice, the china, cutlery and waiters were all perfect, it really was more than Arc deserved. But he decided that while he was on vacation he would enjoy it as much as possible.

Looking across the room, he saw a table that sat all girls. He was only able to see the back of Yukai (Girl No. 14) who was deep in conversation with Claryssa (Girl No. 9) and Mish (Girl No. 10). It looked like they were done with their meals, as the hushed conversation was fast and low spoken. Roxas-chan (Girl No. 1) and Riku (Girl No. 8) were holding a whispered conversation as well. 'Girls will be girls,' though Arc, giving off a slight smile. He followed their eyes to a table that sat only two people.

The Indian one, Xehsin (Boy No. 4) sat talking to Cin (Boy No. 2). They seemed to be close friends on the forum, and it was for sure that they were both into this entire GFX signature making stuff (which Arc knew nothing about). Xehsin was a member with a hazy past but was now a mod and did his job well. Cin was the designated 'Site Helper' who always seemed really attached to the staff members. Arc knew that he wanted to become a staff member one day, and it would probably come true at the rate he was going. It seemed as if the two had finished their meals and were simply chatting. He had no clue what they were talking about, but it may have had to do with conflict with another member, Roxas (Boy No. 11).

Roxas, with long blonde hair, long baggy jeans, a baggy blink 182 T-Shirt and lots of wristbands didn't look like he belonged there. Everyone else had dressed up for the nice occasion, but he just seemed to stroll around in his casual, messy clothes as if nothing was wrong. He was currently laughing loudly at something another forum member had said. For all Arc knew; it could have been anything. Roxas was quite the playful jokester, who, for some reason, liked to have fun taking the mickey out of some of the helpful moderators. He still managed to cling onto his probation though, and Arc had no real problem with him.

Sitting next to him was Vivi (vivi's dark side, Boy No. 8) who was grinning about something that Arc couldn't here. Vivi was the easy-going forum member that always followed the rules but wasn't afraid to loosely abode them either. He was heavily into the anime Naruto, and his profile was littered with various allusions to the show. Roxas and he shared similar tastes in music, which may have led them to become quick friends on the forum. They both played guitar too, but Arc was unable to figure out what truly brought them so close.

Roxas and Vivi were talking mostly to themselves, but General Grievous (Boy No. 3) and Darkwatch (Boy No. 9) also sat with them. The two were talking in a casual tone, not whispering or bombastic, and seemed to be enjoying themselves on this rare occasion. Next to them was Shiomi (Boy No. 10) who was busy eating his meal. Shiomi filled out the table, which seemed to be enjoying itself as a whole.

"Ahem," Arc looked to his left to see that Deathspank had stood up and was addressing the whole banquet hall.

"Hello, everyone," he said. Ris (Roxasishot, Girl No. 3) and MistyMighty82 (Girl No. 5) cheered at this. Although it was loud and unneeded, Deathspank laughed at their jubilancy.

"I'd like to start by saying welcome to all you forum members who were able to come. Thanks for making this possible," he said. At this point all eyes were glued on him. Arc found himself looking at Deathspank too; who seemed to have a commanding voice that would echo throughout the great room.

"We started out as a small forum. On my first day I only had a handful of new members, two of which are here," he then pointed at Roxas and Riku. "Others soon joined," he pointed at Sora. "And now our forum has become what it is today."

Some kids clapped and cheered. 'I don't think the clapping and cheering is actually necessary,' thought Arc. The voice in his head said it comically as Arc was enjoying every moment of the party.

Deathspank continued, "My website and the forum has had its ups and downs, but seeming as we're all together and united - let's make this the best week of our lives!"

Arc clapped along with everyone else as Deathspank sat back down in his leather coated chair. Arc turned to him with a grin.

"Nice speech," he said.

"Thanks Arc," said Deathspank. "Well, I really have to go to the bathroom so I'll be right back." Arc watched as Deathspank rose and walked across the carpeted floor, which was smothered with multi-color diamond and triangle patterns; each which were either an olive green or gold.

"Arc, this is something I would never have expected to happen," said Sara. Arc turned to face her as he heard her voice. Sara was smiling - she was truly happy. "Seeing so many members," she continued, "It seems like a surreal dream. I guess we should enjoy this vacation as much as we can."

Arc replied, "Yeah, this is great. I also can't believe that we're here either. It's going to be awesome talking to all the other dedicated members for the first time."

A loud splintering sound came from across the hall. The size of the room magnified the sound and Arc looked to see Xekvin (Boy No. 15) staring at a shattered plate in front of his feet. Xekvin looked up to see the rest of the forum members staring at him.

"Oops."

Everyone cracked up as two waiters cleaned up the mess. Arc decided he would take this time to have everyone introduce themselves.

Standing up, he began, "Hey everyone. I'm Arc, and I'm sure I don't need to introduce myself. I was wondering if anyone else would like to give a more formal introduction."

The first to raise their hand was Misty. She was wildly smiling as she stood up to introduce herself. "Well, hey, guys. I'm a mod at kh-vids… uh, and you all know me as MistyMighty82. I'm really glad to be here and really excited too. I'm sure we'll all get to know each other a little more over this next week, and it'll bring the forum closer together. Um… go Macleods!"

A few other members cheered at the sound of this.

Arc stood up, "Would anyone else like to introduce themselves?"

Ris was next to go. "Hey everyone, I'm the Roxasishot girl who you all know. I'm also the biggest Roxas fan girl in this room."

Screech!

Across the room, Kairi (Kairi', Girl No. 4) was standing and looking straight at Ris.

"You're wrong," she said. "I'm the biggest Roxas fan girl."

"And who are you?" asked Arc.

"I'm Kairi, nice to meet everyone!" She then waved her arms frantically before pointing them in Ris's direction. "Now, let me get it through to you Ris, I am the biggest Roxas fan girl in this room!" she exclaimed.

"None of you are!" this time it was KHAngel (Girl No. 12) standing. "I am the biggest Roxas fan girl!"

Ris replied, "You all know I'm the best, you're just jealous!"

"Jealous!" screamed KHAngel, "Who would be jealous of you?"

"Look who's talking!" said Kairi.

"I'm glad my name is Roxas. This makes me feel special," commented Roxas out of nowhere.

"Enough!" said Arc, almost doubling over with laughter. "The battle of the fan girls will begin after the banquet, deal?" The three nodded firmly in agreement. 'They're a little… too serious,' thought Arc. 'I mean come on; he's a CG video game character for Christ sakes!'

When Arc asked for any more introductions, no one said anything. Everyone must have been acquainted with each other just before the banquet started.

He sat down and looked across the table to see Angel and Sora with their eyes closed. Their chins were resting on their shoulders and their mouths were half open.

"Guys?" he asked. They made no response.

"Are you guys asleep?"

Yet again, there was no response. Arc looked to his left to see Boris with his head on the oak table, breathing gently. Sara was doing the same. Then Arc began to feel drowsy as well. An inescapable haziness overwhelmed him, swallowing him like a thick curtain. All zeal he once felt was veiled behind dark gray fog and his mind was swimming. His brain was commanding his blue eyes to close. Arc noticed that other members of the forum were succumbing to sleep too, or were spiraling dangerously towards it. A misty wall flattened all his remaining senses, and with one small nod he was fast asleep.

The bald waiters who had been serving food entered the banquet hall. They were all wearing gas masks. The one who had cleaned up Xekvin's shattered plate looked at them with pity. Deathspank also entered and looked upon them with contempt.

Their bodies were collected and loaded onto a bus. The bus took them to the California International Airport, which then flew them across the country to the Detroit Metro Airport. From here they were taken by another bus to Mackinac City, located at the top of Michigan's Lower Peninsula. Their unconscious bodies were hauled onto a boat which made a 27 minute trip to Mackinac Island. At this point, there was no hope for the poor souls as they landed on the docks of the once populated land mass. It was night; a dark black night, and one which perfectly suited their arrival.

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