The Spy Who Came To Ludus

by It'sAllGooeyAndSticky

This is my version of the story, and what I-r0k had to do with any of it. It's a terrible story, but I had fun writing it, and reading the real book. Thanks. Characters and story property of Ernest Cline. My hero.

3. Chapter 3

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The next time I would hear from James Halliday was the week before his death. He introduced me to Ogden Morrow, or Og as he was known in the virtual world. That week we were both told of how the contest would be held, and what would happen when James died.

He had hidden his entire estate and the secret to control over the OASIS in an egg. The egg later became one of the most famous Easter eggs hidden in a video game in the entire world. It was one of the most sought after prizes in the history of game winnings. There was never, and would never, be a prize as genius as that one. He never revealed the location of the egg to either myself or Morrow. We were also forbidden from entering the contest. From that time on, I was a spy working for GSS (Gregarious Simulation Systems), and IOI.

As a "Double" employee, I was now receiving two salaries. The salary paid by IOI, and the one paid by GSS. I was not trying to become a wealthy man by any means. This was just a bonus that came with working both jobs. My first task lay ahead of me.

Last month, in the middle of December when Halliday had first contacted me, I was given a new identity for my avatar. I was also given the new credentials that made me a sixteen year old boy. I was told to go to Ludus, and attend school like a normal boy. Halliday explained that the planet Ludus was the location of the first clue to the egg. And, since I had already graduated from school, I couldn't attend as my real person, so I got a new identity. I didn't use that, because I was still the same old Taisei. But my avatar was now I-r0k.

James D Halliday died that next week.