Sonic: Have fun in the microverse, Quinella.

Knuckles: Ya did great out there, Sonic.

Tails: You kicked her butt real good. As always.

Sonic: That's how I roll.

Cardinal: Well done, everyone.

Kirito: Hey, you should give credit to Sonic. He did the most work in the end.

Mighty: Yeah, he's pretty much MVP.

Eugeo: Now that Administrator's gone, does this mean we can bring back Alice's memories?

Cardinal: Yes it does. Those shining blue crystals up in the ceiling are memory fragments of the Integrity Knights. I will call down Alice's fragment.

Cardinal raises her rod and Alice's memory fragment flies down to Eugeo's hand.

Sonic: We still gotta take out that Piety Module inside her head.

Cardinal: That's right. I will take it out.

Cardinal uses a sacred arts spell to take out the Piety Module from Alice's head. Then, Eugeo gives her the memory fragment, and she passes out for a moment.

Eugeo: Alice!

She steadily opens her eyes and looks up to Eugeo.

Eugeo: Do you remember?

Alice: E-Eugeo.

Eugeo: Alice.

They both hug each other. Everyone else looks with smiles on their faces, happy to see that Alice's smile has returned.

Alice: I thought I was never going to see you again. But now, you're here.

Eugeo: Yeah. I've had enough of being a woodcutter. Hey Kirito. I just remembered. You were friends with us during our childhood, before Alice was taken away. Remember that?

Kirito: I do, now that you've told me.

Flashback from their childhood.

Alice: Your hands are idle, Kirito. I'm almost done with mine. How far along are you?

Kirito: I'm faster than you. Just this much left.

They both are almost finished with a wooden sword and scabbard.

Alice: Then let's keep going a little longer and finish.

Kirito: Actually, we should head back now, or he'll find out.

Alice: But we still have time. Just a little longer.

Kirito: *Sigh* Ok then.

They keep going and very soon, they finally finish.

Kirito: All done.

?: There you are. I've been looking for you both.

Eugeo is behind them.

Eugeo: So, what are you doing?

They try to hide the sword and scabbard, but then, Alice takes the sword from Kirito, because she knew that there was no way of hiding it.

Alice: I know it's three days early, but...

She shows Eugeo the wooden sword in the scabbard.

Alice: Happy Birthday, Eugeo!

Eugeo: This is for me?

Kirito: It's not the one your big brother has, but this one is better than any wooden sword you find in the shop.

Eugeo looks with a smile and takes the sword.

Eugeo: It's amazing! I'll be sure to treasure this. Thank you both so much!

He starts crying tears of joy.

Eugeo: I've never gotten a present that made me this happy.

Kirito: Hey, don't cry!

Eugeo: I-I'm not!

He wipes his tears. Then, they all start shedding a little bit of tears.

End of Flashback.

Kirito: Welcome back, Alice.

Eugeo: Welcome back.

Alice: Thanks, you two.

A while later, something appears from the floor near them. The object looks to be a console.

Tails: Is that a GM console?

Cardinal: We can use that to contact the real world.

Cardinal heads up to the console, along with everyone else. Cardinal types the keys, and then she stumbles on what looks to be an external observation wall with the name, Seijirou Kikuoka.. She taps it and the description says "Fluctlight Acceleration Rate will be set to 1.0 upon performing this option. Are you sure?" And she clicks accept as the entire area around them spins a little.

Sonic: Woah!

Cardinal: You may speak to him.

The system says sound only.

Kirito: KIKUOKA! DO YOU HEAR ME?!

He slams his fist on the left of the console.

Kirito: KIKUOKA!

Then, they hear some noise coming through the com.

Sonic: Is that gunfire I hear?

?: Lt. Colonel Kikuoka! The door has just been breached! We don't have much time! We're abandoning Maincon and closing the pressure-resistant bulkhead!

Kikuoka: Just hold them off for two minutes! We can't let them have this place yet!

Kirito: What's going on?

Tails: Did Rath get breached?

Kikuoka: Higa! Is the lockdown done yet?

Higa: Just another 8... No, 70 seconds! Wait a second! We're getting a call from inside! It's Kazuto! And Sonic and the others too!

Kikuoka: What?! Sonic? Kirito?

In the real world, a bunch of troopers shoot guns at some of the agents to try to get into the computer room. Ruby, Weiss, Blake, and Yang fight back with all they can, along with the agents themselves.

Blake: There's too many!

Kikuoka: Kirito! Sonic! Are you there?

Ruby: Sonic?

Sonic: KIKUOKA! I'M GOING TO RIP YOU A NEW ONE WHEN WE GET OUT OF THIS!

Kikuoka: Listen! You can beat me up later! But you have to listen to me right now!

Sonic: Fine!

Knuckles: But wait! What's happening over there?! Did the place get breached?!

Two of the enemies start heading somewhere else.

Kikuoka: There's no time to explain! You guys have to look for a girl named Alice, and then...

Kirito: We already have her! She's right here with us!

Kikuoka: She is?!

Higa: Holy snap! It's a miracle!

Kikuoka: Ok. As soon as this transmission ends, I'm going to return the FLA rate to 1,000! Take Alice and head to the World's End Altar!

Mighty: World's End Altar?

Kikuoka: As soon as you exit the Eastern Gate, the Altar's due south...

Nakanashi: Not good! They're about to infiltrate the electrical room!

Kikuoka: What?!

At the door to the electrical room, one of the gunmen takes out a saw-blade and tries to break in.

Gunman 1: You only need to sever the power line. Just make sure you don't harm the Lightcube Cluster control lines.

Gunman 2: Just leave it to me. I won't mess up.

Back to the computer room.

Higa: This is bad! If they sever the power line, it'll cause a surge! The Lightcube Cluster is protected, but the surge will hit Kirito and the others STL's in Subcon! Their Fluctlights will get fried!

Everybody gasps.

Ruby: I'll stop them!

Ruby heads to the electrical room door to try to keep them from breaking in.

Tails: Can you log us out?!

Kikuoka: There's no time! I'll handle the lockdown procedure! Higa, take Asuna and Dr. Kojirou and evacuate to the upper shaft!

Ruby: I'm too late! They're inside already!

Higa: They're cutting the power! The screw propellers are going to stop!

Then, inside the Underworld, a massive blast comes from the sky and hits Sonic, Tails, Knuckles, Mighty, Ray, and Kirito.

Eugeo and Alice: Kirito!

Cardinal: This isn't good! They've cut the power!

The six users start to fall on the ground, then Kirito looks and sees what looks to be Asuna coming down toward him.

Asuna: Kirito! Everyone!

Kirito: Asuna?

To be continued.