Ready Player One: The adventures of Jack

Chapter Six

GoldDragonZ: Please feel free to read my story about a new character Jack, his friends, family, and the High Five as they battle different foes. For now, the main Antagonist's name is Vladislav Volkovskis, also known in the OASIS as Lynx.

It was Sunday Morning. The Patel's Mark, Rodney, and Alexandra woke up at 8:00 am to go to church with their mother and father who were home for the weekend. They had also had dinner together the day before and then Mark had to go to David Miranda's to do the project. Their church started service at 10:00 am but they only had one washroom for the five of them to use as their second one was broken and leaked. They had a third one in their basement but it did not have a vent to funnel steam out of. They needed to have quick showers as well because their water heater could only contain a certain amount of water at a time. They sat down together for breakfast as well.

"So, Mark, how was the project last night?" Mrs. Patel asked her son.

"It was okay." Mark replied. "I'm not that great of an artist but I think the story I came up with was good. One of my partners, David, is a perfectionist so he handled the drawings and panels. My other partner, Krystle, came late because she was working at The Coffee Shop."

"Oh, I love The Coffee Shop's coffee." Mr. Patel, Mark's father chimed in as he buttered a bagel. "Must see if she can get coupons or something for us."

"Okay dad." Mark said.

"Rodney, how was school?" Mrs. Patel asked her other son.

"It was good." Rodney said.

"What did you do?" Mrs. Patel asked.

"Recess, lunch and played." Rodney said, just kidding around with his mother. "No, I have several projects due in the next couple of weeks. I'm probably not going to play on the OASIS that much until I get everything done."

"That's very good of you." Mr. Patel said, and then he turned to Alexandra. "Hey Princess, how are you doing?"

"School is okay." She said. "We learned about BEDMAS. BEDMAS is an acronym for Brackets, Exponents, Division, Multiplication, Addition and Subtraction. For an equation, you first do the math that's contained in the brackets. Next you handle the exponents. And then whatever comes first, division or multiplication, you handle that. It doesn't matter what comes first. And then you handle addition and subtraction. It's easy. In English, we learned about Homonyms. They are words that sound and look the same but mean different things. It's like their and there. One is spelt t-h-e-i-r while one is spelt t-h-e-r-e. Their meanings are different."

"Wow," Their mother said. "You guys are swallowing your hate for school and getting work done. I like that."

"Yeah, don't forget to do your chores, though, and play the piano." Their father said. "Now let's go to church."

After they had come home from church, Mark did the laundry for his whole family. This included sorting out the clothes into different colours, putting them in the washer, putting in detergent and fabric softener, press the commands, let the machine do its thing, take out the clothes, put them in the dryer, put in a dryer sheet, and then press the commands for the dryer to work. He ended by folding up the clothes. Rodney did the mowing of the lawn. Alexandra washed the dishes, swept and mopped the floors. Mrs. Patel did the dusting, weeded the gardens. Mr. Patel cleaned the two cars that they owned and made sure all the fluids were topped up. Next, the three siblings waited their turn to play the piano. They also studied piano music theory and history at the same time. Rodney and Mark were almost at the same point, while Alexandra was at a lower grade. They would help each other as well. They could use the music course as a high school credit, so it was worth while doing. That meant that for Grade 12 in high school, they would have three or four spares instead of just two. Usually you had to do four courses a day in the lower grades grade nine, ten, and eleven. In grade twelve, you only had to do three, and now Mark and his siblings only needed to do two. Mark chose this time to do volunteer work for the school such as cleaning the grounds as all high school students needed to complete 40 hours of community service. It was the month of April, so he would be almost finished this year in a few more weeks. Next month, it was prom. Mark did not know if he should be going as he never really spoke romantically to a girl before. Could he try it? Mark did not know. As for that Sunday, he would be finishing up his homework, and then maybe perhaps going on the OASIS for a little bit.

Amira Qad was an Arabic Muslim girl who went to the same school as Mark Patel. She had been one of his school mates since Elementary School when they were in Grade Seven, or when they were twelve years old when she first came to the city. She was not as Orthodox as other Muslim people, so she did not wear a Hijab. She prayed though. She wanted to be the best that she could be. She also had an avatar on the OASIS. Her name there was Princess May. In real life, she was a pretty girl, and wore black framed glasses. She wore the school uniform daily, while during days she was not in school she wore dresses that looked pretty. Her favorite colour was bright bluish green. She would often wear that colour whenever she was not in the uniform. Her Avatar in the OASIS was a Caucasian female with Jade coloured eyes, long black hair, and wore a bright blueish green dress. She would play racing games online and wore a blueish green jumpsuit and helmet whenever she raced. She also participated in beauty pageants online. She would do up her hair on her Avatar and change the dress. There would always be something blue or bright green on her outfit, be it a gem stone, a jacket, her dress, or something else. Her makeup would be done to make her skin shimmer brightly.

She had been in several classes together with Mark, however he seemed preoccupied. Did he notice her, or did he not really care? In any case, she wished that he would talk to her. And then she learned that he had a favorite movie called The Mark of Zorro, starring Tyrone Power. The movie came out in 1940 and was a classic. During Halloween that year, she had dressed up as Zorro. During lunch, the student council voted on the best costumes. She had hoped that he would notice, but Mark did not seem to even care. However, he was surprised that she had dressed that way. Secretly, Mark had known that Amira liked him. He wanted to speak to her badly, however for some reason he could not bring himself to do it. Was it fear? He just did not feel good enough. Sure, he was a Captain of a ship on the OASIS, but in the real world, he was a nobody. There were jocks in his school who seemed to rule the roost, so to speak, and get the girls. They did not need to pretend to be anyone else. They did not need to use the OASIS at all. Mark was not very good at sports. Sure, he was lean and very skinny, but that did not mean he was muscular. At the very least, he did not feel attractive. He hated himself, but on the OASIS, he had made his Avatar to be the very best thing he could think of. He spoke to people on the OASIS. He felt that he could hide who he really was; a loser who could not speak to girls. He was not that smart either.

In his school, there were three levels of courses. University grade courses were geared towards the very brightest students. College courses were for people who could not get into University type of courses. And then there were workplace courses that were geared to get students ready for the real world. Mark was in the College stream of courses, and did have several University courses. That was how he and Amira shared classes. The best class they had together was called Anthropology, Psychology, and Sociology. The second class they had was a Graphic Design course where you used computer programs to design flyers, documents, websites and GIFs. They also shared the same spare period.

Out of his friends, Tom Calcio was in Workplace geared courses and needed a Teaching Assistant to help him. John Matthews was in the College stream, and Justin Rihaz was in the University stream. Although they were all different, they had grown close because they all had similar personalities. But, Amira did not care that Mark was not in most of her classes. She liked the way he looked. She liked how quiet and shy he was. He was so sweet and she could not tear her eyes off him. He seemed like something was always bothering him. He seemed upset most of the time, although she never saw anyone be mean to him. What could his troubles be? Amira wanted to get to know him, however she was like him, and could not bring herself to speak to him either. There had to be a way for them to come together, but how could they do it? Graduation was close by, and by the time, they might not have the chance to talk at the very least. There was only one thing that they could do; meet on the OASIS. It was against the rules to tell people your AVATAR name so it might be difficult to do that, however Parzival had already shown that you can break the rules by telling the whole world who he was.

Amira decided to speak to several people about finding out who on the OASIS Mark really was. She told some of her friends during the weekend as they were working together on a project for school. They understood where she was coming from. One of her friends, Jessica Walsh was going out with someone that used to go to elementary school with Mark. His name was Tyler Biscuit. They had spoken and worked together, but Tyler could not say that he was a friend of Mark's. They respected each other, but did not go the same parties or hang out anywhere. Tyler was nice to Mark. Mark was, as always quiet and distant, as if he was always thinking about something else. He did not smile often. He was strange, and no one knew what they could say to him. He was not brave, or strong in real life, but on the OASIS, he was all of that and more. As Jack_100292402, he was everything he thought a man could be. He leapt into battle, and relished the thought of winning races and competing with other people. He could battle with the best players and win. Amira liked the real him though. She liked how he was soft spoken and gentle in real life. She liked how he worked diligently on homework whenever he had free time. Amira just wanted him to acknowledge how much she liked him, but she needed help on how to talk to him. Tyler decided that he would talk to Mark's friends on Amira's behalf

"Hey you're Tom, right?" Tyler Biscuit said to Tom as they were heading to the cafeteria for lunch. "You're friends with Mark Patel, right?"

"Why are you talking to me?" Tom asked defensively. "I don't know who you are."

"One of my friends wants to talk to Mark." Tyler said. "Is there a way for you to get Mark to speak to her?"

"It's a girl?" Tom said in disbelief. "No girls have ever wanted to talk to any of me or my friends. What does she want from Mark? Does she want to fuck him?"

"Well…it's complicated." Tyler said. "She just wants to talk to him."

"She can use the OASIS." Tom said. "That's the best way to get in touch with Mark. His name online is Jack underscore 1-0-0-2-9-2-4-0-2. She can just send him a message and he will find her."

"Okay thanks Tom." Tyler said, and then he left Tom alone.

"Who was that?" Justin said as Tom joined him for lunch.

"It was a guy from our elementary school." Tom replied. "His friend wants to talk to Mark."

"What about?" Justin asked.

"She wants to suck his dick." Tom said jokingly.

"Damn it, Nappa." Justin retaliated. "I hope she knows what she's doing."

"What do you mean?" Tom asked.

"I just don't want to see Mark get hurt." Justin said. "He's an awesome guy."

"Some of the other people don't think so."

"Yeah, some people think he's full of himself, but we know him. He's just shy."

Mark unlocked the door to his home and walked in. He took off his shoes and placed his backpack on the floor. He took out his lunch container and cleaned it in the kitchen sink. Next, we went and changed into his X1 suit and then went into the living room where his piano and OASIS console were. He played the piano for one hour and then put on his gloves and Virtual Reality Headset. He then jacked into the OASIS. His Avatar spawned on the deck of the Tensa Zangetsu. His Heads-up display indicated that he had a message. He opened it up.

Dear Jack. It read. I have been watching you from afar for a long while. We go to the same school. Please forgive your friend because he gave me your OASIS name. Rather, one of my friends' boyfriend spoke to Tom and Tom told him your name. Tom said that this is the best way to reach you. I would like to meet you either here in the OASIS, or in real life somewhere, anywhere. I am looking forward to your response,

with warm regards,

Princess May

Jack_100292402/Mark Patel read the note one more time. The name did not ring a bell. He took off his headset and then went up stairs to his room which he shared with his siblings. He took out his yearbook from last year and looked for anyone with the name May. There was no one with that name. And then something flickered in Mark's mind. Could it be Amira trying to reach him? She was the only person who seemed to be interested in him, but Mark was not sure. Mark went back downstairs and turned on his OASIS console one more time and jacked in. He started writing a reply.

Dear Princess May.

I don't know who you are. I have been told by my parents to be vigilant against people I meet here on the OASIS or the internet because people might not be who they say they are. Do we go to the same school? If we do, I will meet you after school tomorrow at the library. I hope that's okay with you. Please let me know if you have other plans or you want to meet some other place.

Truly yours,

Jack.

Mark/Jack sighed. He didn't know what to think. For years, he had wanted and prayed to meet his wife sometime soon. Could this, be it? Had God answered his prayer? Mark did not know what to think. All he knew was that it was not time to be on the OASIS. He had to prepare to meet this person. He did not want to meet them empty handed so he decided to go to the grocery store to get a bouquet of flowers. He hoped whoever she was liked the flowers. He knew that he was getting ahead of himself. She had not even replied, so it was a waiting game. He would be there the day after and if she showed up, he would know. Mark went to the kitchen table and began doing his homework. He needed to get his mind off the letter that was written to him from someone he did not even know.

The next morning, Mark looked at the school uniform. What could he do to make it more presentable? He took a shower, shaved, put on skin lotion, sprayed cologne and combed his hair. He ironed his shirt and pants, and put them on. He took out a black tie and tied it around his neck, under his collar. He took out his dress shoes, and shined them up. He cleaned his glasses. He looked at his watch and cleaned that as well. He left home early and made it to school before anyone else was there to see what he brought. He went to the secretary's office and spoke to one of the secretary to see if he could leave the flowers with them.

"Aww, that's cute." The secretary said to her comrades about Mark. "You kids have fun after school. Remember, to get the girl, just be yourself. She's going to be as nervous as you if not more. Girls are human so you shouldn't feel nervous."

Mark did not know what to say, so he just said good bye with the assurance that the secretary would take care of his flowers. He went through his day very preoccupied. He was thinking about girls and could not stop thinking about sexual activity. Finally, the final bell rang. He picked up his books and stuffed them in his bag and left the cafeteria where he was spending his spare after cleaning with the school personnel. He made his way to the front office. Lost in thought, he walked right passed Amira, who was going to say something to him right then and there but the flow of students pushed her along. He went into the office and picked up the flowers from the secretary's office and went up to the library. There he waited, reading a book to try and calm himself down. His hands were sweaty. His heart was racing. He kept looking at the clock. It was 10 to 3:00 pm. And so, he waited.

This was a mistake. Amira thought to herself. He never even knew I was going to talk to him when I walked passed him.

She stood right in front of the doors to the library where all the computer work stations and books were kept. The librarian's name was Mr. Mosby. He was a very nice guy and very approachable. Amira breathed in and sighed. She had spoken to Mr. Mosby before about many things, but never about speaking to boys. She only spoke to her friends about it, and they were constantly joking around.

Now was the time to decide. Should she go in, or should she wait for a different time? She wanted to speak to him and tell him how she felt. She wanted to so bad. She was squeezing the strap of her knapsack so bad that her knuckles were turning white. She had prepared in the morning, like how Mark prepared. She had a shower, washed her hair, combed and dried her hair, made sure her uniform was well pressed, and put on makeup. Her family never allowed her to use makeup to go to school, but surely this would qualify as a special occasion as she was preparing to do something right after school. She slipped off her glasses and put it in her breast pocket of her blouse that she was wearing underneath her vest with the symbol of the school crest.

I am not Amira Qad. She thought to herself. I am one of the best racers in the OASIS, Princess May.

She opened the door and prepared to greet Mark with a stunning smile; the best that she could muster at that moment. She opened the door and looked around. She saw Mark sitting at a table readying To Kill a Mockingbird. He had his glasses on and was really into the book. He looked up as he felt her gaze on him, and then his eyes widened. He closed the book and stood up. He had the flowers on the table in front of him and he presented them to her.

"Princess May?" Mark asked, and then said shyly: "Amira…hi."

"Mark." She said, "Are those for me?"

"Yes." Mark said. "Do you like flowers?"

"Yes." She said as she walked up to him.

He brought them up and gave them to Amira. She blushed, and so did he. He scratched the back of his head.

"Do you like books?" Mark asked.

"Yeah," She said. "Didn't we do a book report for To Kill a Mockingbird In grade ten English class?"

"Yeah, I know," Mark said. "I like the book."

"Me too." Amira said. "You remind me of Atticus Finch."

"I wish I was half the man that Atticus Finch is." Mark revealed. "I'm not that good at anything. I'm not good at sports. I don't know if I can be good for you."

"Listen Mark." Amira said. "No one is perfect. Michael Jordan was the best basketball player but he was lousy as a baseball player. Find something that you are good at, or interested in and you will find out what your purpose is."

"Why do you like me, Amira?" Mark asked, his eyes swelling with tears. "I'm not good…"

"You're so cute." Amira said. "I just want to hug you."

She came up to him. Mark was three inches taller than Amira. She hugged him. All Mark could do was hug her back.

"Amira." Mark said. "Did you want to go out for hot chocolate or something?" Mark asked.

"Yes, Mark." She said happily. "I would like that very much."

And so, the happy couple said good bye to Mr. Mosby and made their way to the nearest coffee shop where they could also buy hot chocolate or almost anything that they would like to drink. Mark bought himself a cup of coffee, and bought an iced coffee for Amira. They chose a booth to sit in and started talking to each other. Mark was still very nervous, and everything he was saying was very simple. Over time, he started feeling comfortable with Amira. They spoke about their friends and their family. Soon it was 5:00 pm. Mark got up and offered his hand to Amira, who took it. He helped her out of the booth and they walked to the entrance to the coffee shop. Mark went in and hugged the girl, who graciously reciprocated. They went their separate ways, Mark going to his home, Amira going to hers.

"So, did you rock out with your cock out?" Tom_001 asked Jack_100292402.

They were in the OASIS. Tom and Jack were playing together in a free for all game where they were trying to kill as many people as they could. They had each other's backs and just wasted other players.

"It was just the first time that we ever spoke." Jack said. "Watch your back!"

An explosion tripped Tom up and he came crashing down onto the floor. Jack ran over to Tom and fired his assault rifle/grenade launcher/shotgun at the enemies that were closing in on them.

"Piece of shit." Jack muttered as he fired a grenade from the launcher.

He fired several bullets and ended his volley with a blast from his shotgun. Two players died and respawned at different locations.

"All that ammo…" Jack muttered although he knew that he could never run out of bullets.

He was not in a good mood. He had told his parents about the girl, Amira, who wanted to be with him. They responded by saying that it was not the right time for a girlfriend. He needed to focus on his school work to get into a respectful college. In Canada Universities are higher tier institutions, and colleges are second tier. They were not happy that he was not doing majority of University courses and hoped that by doing well in college, he could transfer into University for something. And they did not want him going to any school; he had to be better than what he was right then. He needed to find a way to be more than mediocre. Amira deserved better from him. So, there was also the dilemma of staying for one extra year of high school. This would mean that he would do courses that were University Level so that he could get enough credits to get into University instead of wasting time in College. He needed to play on the OASIS less, and pay attention more in class and do more homework. His parents did not believe in friends either. They could never know how much this hurt Mark, as he desired to be the best Christian that he could be and honour his parents. His parents did not realize that for people to mature naturally, they needed to be around people more, especially at the age that Mark/ Jack was. It was vital at the time in life where he would be making big life decisions. Who did he want to be, and what did he want from life? He needed guidance from someone, but there was no one that came to mind.

"Fuck you motherfuckers!" Jack screamed running into the heat of battle as several players tried taking each other out.

Jack sprinted out and pulled out his two desert eagles. He shot two bullets and got two headshots without even trying. He was strong. He was fast. He was a professional killer online. He was brave, and when people were trying their best to conserve ammunition and save their skin, he was out there braving what was to come. He already had immortality so it was not fair to the other players that he was doing so well at the game. Jack revelled in it. He was in control and he liked the feeling. He pulled out his assault rifle combination and put away his two pistols. He screamed and shot at the foes that were trying to kill him and Tom. He was a demon. He was angry, and this was the only way he knew how to relieve himself of stress. He needed to kill as many enemies as he could. He was a warrior. He threw down a smoke grenade. He threw several flash bang grenades as well to disorient his enemies. He aimed the shotgun at one enemy and shot one shell into the enemy. He used a special type of grenade, threw it at the enemy, and shielded Tom from the shrapnel as the grenade exploded. Tom was using a AA 12 gage shotgun and was blasting away at other people.

They worked well together. And then suddenly, one of the other players had enough of Jack and Tom and decided to pull out the ultimate weapon. They pulled out a massive war machine. It landed and its leg landed on Jack. They had done this on purpose. Immortal though he may be, Jack could no longer play as he was pinned underneath the machine Tom ran and ducked under cover as the machine took aim and fired several missiles at him. His cover exploded and he was knocked down. He swapped weapons to a missile launcher. He aimed as high as he could and fired at the machine. It bounced off the hull and landed several feet away from Tom. It exploded, killing another person. Everyone took aim and started firing their weapons at the huge vehicle that had Jack pinned.

Shit, Tom's going to die if I don't do something. Jack thought as he opened his Heads-up Display and activated his Mac Cannon on his ship, the Tensa Zangetsu. He took aim and waited for the ship to power up. He waited until it was at 15% and fired a rather weak Mac round. He wanted to break open the vehicle that pinned him down, but he did not want to kill Tom in the process as well. He closed his eyes as he felt the ground shake beneath him as the Mac round penetrate the atmosphere and ram down on the vehicle that pinned him underneath its foot. It took a step back, its top blown open. Tom took the moment to activate a jetpack. He flew up over the machine and used Spawn's Hell Chains to rip open the chase of the massive vehicle. The occupants looked up in fear.

"Surprise motherfuckers." Tom said as he tossed in a mini-nuclear grenade into the vehicle.

Tom zipped through the air and the explosion from on top of the vehicle was deafening. Like a nut, the vehicle cracked open, sending molten, radioactive remains on the battle field. Jack got up. He took out his sword and began running towards one of the enemies that were closest to him. He ran and with a flick of the wrist, disarmed his foe. He ran his sword through the enemy and twisted the sword, transforming the Avatar into coins that Jack picked up. Jack pulled out a sniper rifle and looked at his Heads Ups Display. He saw markers that showed where his enemies were per the nearest location to his position. He saw one person taking out a Jeep and got in. Jack wasted no time and shot at the driver seat. His bullets passed through the windshield, slamming into the driver, turning the Avatar into coins as well. The jeep disappeared at the same time. Jack aimed once more to another enemy that were closest to him. The enemy had changed his form and was now a massive Kraken like animal from The Clash of the Titans. It was massive. Jack aimed and fired at the beast's eyes. The animal screamed in pain, and Jack heard through his headset that the player was cursing him out as well. Jack pulled out a missile launcher and began firing it at the Kraken, which began coming after him. He pulled out his Optimus Primal skin and entered it. He activated his Jets and began flying over the monster. He fired several rounds at the beast's head. The Kraken brought its arm up to try and swat Jack from the sky. Jack activated his shoulder cannons and began firing once more at the Kraken. The Kraken raised one of its tentacles and brought it down over Jack, who could not dodge quick enough.

How is it seeing me? Jack thought. I took out its eyes. He felt the pressure of something swatting him from the sky. It was not painful, it just felt like something warm pressing against his body. His Heads-Up Display said something different. He should have been feeling pain or receiving damage. However, with the Easter Egg made it impossible for Jack to die. He was slammed onto the ground. He transformed into Gorilla mode and picked up the massive tentacle. He ripped the tentacle apart and then transformed once more into robot mode. He used his swords to cut up the beast. He fired his shoulder cannons at the beast's head. He flew, up above the Kraken. He activated a mod that he applied to his Optimus Primal skin. His chest opened and revealed a cannon that was bigger than his shoulder cannons.

His cannon on his chest began counting down from ten. The Kraken lashed out wildly. It could no longer see him. Jack aimed his chest cannon and fired a blue ball of energy right through the Kraken's head, killing it, turning the player into coins. The amount of power that the shot used deactivated the Optimus Primal skin, so Jack turned back to normal. He fell and landed on the ground. He pulled out his two Desert Eagles and began running. The other players were busy trying to kill each other, no one even noticed him. He looked for Tom, who was fighting against someone playing as Aquaman, wielding a trident. Tom was using a long sword and a Glock to try and wound his opponent, who was powerful. Jack pulled out another skin, this time of Iron Man's Hulk Buster armor. He used mini-missiles and fired them at Aquaman. The avatar burst into flames, screaming as death overcame him. He turned into coins, which Tom more than willingly picked up.

"Finders keepers." Tom said.

"Let's get a move on." Jack told his friend. "Activate your bike and follow me."

Tom took out his Ghost Rider motorcycle and climbed on. Jack flew as Tom rode the motorcycle. They found someone in a Venom skin battling a Spartan from Halo. The bullets did little to hinder the avatar wearing the Symbiote. Also, the suite that the Spartan was wearing could not be punctured by the spikes that the Venom character was trying to use to kill the enemy with. Jack used two tank missiles to get their attention. Tom did the trick where he rode on the back wheel of the bike and raised the front wheel in the air. He brought down the wheel on the Venom player, who screeched in pain and shock. Jack landed right on top of the Spartan and threw away the player's assault rifle that he had been using. Jack grabbed the player's head and yanked off his helmet. The player was angry, pinned against the floor, unable to move or do anything. Jack pulled out a plasma grenade and pressed it to the player's chest. He leapt off him and the explosion destroyed the enemy.

In the meantime, Tom's flaming bike burned through the Venom player's chest, killing it. Venom roared as his body disintegrated. Tom picked up all the coins that were there to collect, as did Jack from the Spartan. Suddenly, Jack's Heads-Up Display started pinging indicating he was getting a call or voice message. He put out a time up display to stop the other players from attacking him. Tom did the same, curious to see what was going on.

"Hello, Mark?" Amira asked as her avatar, Princess May. "I was wondering if you wanted to meet me at a dance party that's about to start."

"I'm not really good at dancing, but yeah, we can go." Jack said. "It will be fun."

"Okay, I'm sending you the code to get to the dance hall." Amira said. "I can't wait to see you."

"Me too." Jack/Mark said, gritting his teeth as he knew what his parents would expect of him. "I will see you then."

"Okay." She said, and then they hung up.

"Was that her?" Tom asked when Jack turned to face him. "Are you actually going to go dancing?"

"Yeah that was Amira from school." Jack replied. "I'm going to go meet her and see what we can do together."

"Just give us five more minutes." Tom whined. "We haven't won yet."

"Okay, Yeah." Jack said, with mirth. "Let's do this."

Jack spawned on board his ship the Tensa Zangetsu. He went to the Captain's Quarters to pick out something good to wear for dancing. He picked out black dress shoes with no laces, black pants, a blue dress shirt, a black tie and a black blazer. He looked at his avatar, and was pleased with how it looked. However, he needed to do something about the hair. A Top Knot would not do. He decided to comb out his hair so that it parted in the middle and fell down the side of his head and to the back of his head as well. He added blue sparkles to his skin to make his skin shine. He went to the bridge of his ship and piloted the massive ship to hover over the dance rooms in OASIS. He took a drop pod down to the dance hall that Amira/ Princess May specified. He landed outside and looked for Princess May. He looked around and saw that many couples were entering the dance hall. People from all over the OASIS were entering, wearing different but cool looking clothing of different designs. They were all happy together, with nothing held back. Jack on the other hand was sweating and he could feel his heart hammer in his chest. He wanted to make a good impression on Princess May. He did not want to appear to be shallow or vile, but wanted to make sure he showed her the best side of himself. He could feel sweat bead all around his headset. He took time to grab a tissue and dab around his forehead, careful not to accidentally log off. And then, there she was. Her black hair was done up in curls. Her skin was white as ivory. Her eyes first appeared black and dark, and then changed to glistening jade colour. Her dress was her favorite colour. Jack breathed in and held his breath as he saw her. She smiled as she came closer to him. They were the same height although Princess May was wearing high heels. This would turn to be an amazing night.

GoldDragonZ: Hey guys, I just wanted to take the time to say thank you for reading my story. I am enjoying it very much.