Jeremy: Scanner. Transfer. Virtualization.
Factory
Jeremy slides into his chair and starts up the Supercomputer's Virtualization program while Yumi, Ulrich and Aelita get in the scanners.
"I am seeing seven enemies guys, so be prepared. We have no backup." Jeremy tells them. Ulrich nods his acknowledgement before they are virtualized. "I hope they can handle it."
Xanadu. Mountain region
All three of them Virtualize and land on their feet.
"Where are we headed Jeremy?" Ulrich asks.
"It's to the south east, near the edge of the map. Give me a second." He says. A minute later a mechanical horse with blue eyes virtualizes, right next to it a giant mechanical bird also Virtualizes. "Say hi to your mounts."
"Awesome. So you really have being doing something useful." Ulrich jokes just before he jumps on the horse. Her leans over and pulls Aelita up behind him. Yumi hops on the birds back. Ulrich flicks the reigns of his horse and it takes off going almost as fast as he can. Yumi's bird flies above them and has no trouble keeping up.
"I would not recommend fighting while on them right now. They only have twenty life points." Jeremy tells them. Ulrich nots and urges his horse even faster.
When they get close to the tower Ulrich stops his horse and him and Aelita dismount while Yumi lands. Once they are all on foot they check out the enemy. There are four ghouls around the Tower and three Phantoms a little ways from the ghouls.
"Aelita, we need you to get to the tower as soon as possible. You need to get in there and stop this. We can't afford to waste time." He tells her. She nods and Yumi looks over at him with a raised eyebrow. "You and me will need to fight as a team if we hope to beat them."
She nods and they all sprint for the tower. Once fifteen feet from the tower the ghouls notice them and take action. One charges Aelita but Ulrich is right there and slashes up it's body (20 damage ghoul 1). Aelita runs past and Ulrich forces his blade into the ribs of the next ghoul that attacks her (30 damage ghoul 2).
The third ghoul goes for Aelita while the fourth goes for Ulrich. Ulrich lets go of his sword to dodge while Yumi's blades slash the face of the Ghoul attacking Aelita (40 damage ghoul 3) and she makes it into the tower. Ulrich looks up from his kneeling position to see the ghoul that attacked him and the ghoul he stabbed standing over him. The both reach for him when Yumi's blades cut into the arms on the way back to her (10 damage ghouls 2 and 4).
Ulrich takes the opening to grab his sword and rip it out of the ghoul (40 damage ghoul 2) and jumping backwards with it. The first ghoul charges him while the third ghoul now recovered goes for Yumi. Ulrich super Sprints into the one charging him and stabs it in the chest with his sword (120 damage ghoul 1). He creates his clones just before the Ghoul explodes, destroying his sword.
Yumi throws her fans into the Ghouls shoulders (40 damage ghoul 3) and they stick in it. It stalks closer when she suddenly closes the distance and jumps onto it, grabbing her fans. She rolls over it and tugs with all her might, pulling her fans out and landing behind it. She turns and slashes it's head off (60 damage ghoul three). It explodes and Yumi turns to help Ulrich.
The ghoul Ulrich had stabbed charges one of his clones a slams into it destroying it. The second clone slashes the ghoul (10 damage ghoul 2) but gets destroyed when it backhands him away. Ulrich gets up only to be struck by the ghoul (20 damage ulrich) and sent flying. He jumps back up and dodges the ghoul when it comes at him again. One of yumi's fans strike it in the head (30 damage ghoul 2) and it explodes destroying her fan.
Ulrich turns to smile at her as her second fan flies past him and hits the final ghoul in the chest (30 damage ghoul 4) and stumbles back. Ulrich holds up his hand as his sword virtualizes and it goes through the ghouls head (100 damage ghoul 4) and it explodes, damaging Ulrichs sword but not breaking it. He runs over to you and kisses her.
"Great job." He tells her when they break apart. She smiles at him before frown as she sees the three Phantoms approaching them. Glances back at them and shrugs with a half smile. "Heroes never rest."
Kadic woods
Odd leans against a tree as he rest. He's been walking around for an hour now with nowhere to really go. As he starts to relax his thoughts drift toward his friends. He feels bad for leaving them but he had needed time alone, time to think. He starts to sit down when he sees a shadowy figure walking around twenty feet away. Curious he follows it.
He follows it for ten minutes before it stops in front of a smaller tree. He looks around to make sure no one with around and when he looks back it's gone. He walks over to the tree and sees a note on the ground. He picks it up and reads it.
If you want to help her, DIG up part of her past.
He frowns as her puts the note in his pocket. He looks around the spot but finds nothing of interest. He is hesitant to go back but it seems that whatever he was following wants him to help Aelita. He turns to go and then pauses. But why would it bring him right here to tell him to go back. On a whim he turns back to the tree and starts to dig where he found the note.
Xanadu
Ulrich and Yumi are sitting against the tower with yumi wrapped in Ulrichs arms when Aelita gets out of the tower. She smiles down at them.
"You to seem comfortable." She says with a teasing tone.
"Well you gave us plenty of time. You took forever in there." He tells her. She laughs at that.
"I know, but the haunting was slow so we decided to get some information out of the tower first. We found out a bit more about what the scientist were trying to create. We got two more videos and a but of coding information.
"That's wonderful Aelita. But we need to Devirtualize and get to class. We have already missed first period." Yumi tells them. The get up and return to the real world.
Kadic. Hours later
Izzy walks out of the school to find Sissi waiting for her. She speed up to get to her friend sooner. Once they are together both turn to head for the bus.
"So do you know any good place in town to get ice cream?" Izzy asks. Sissi laughs at her friend.
"Yeah I know a couple. But I can't be gone long. My dad wants me home early tonight." She tells Izzy. Izzy nods and the get on the bus. After ten minutes the bus hits it's next stop and Sissi has them get off.
"Now the place we are going to isn't very popular but it's a nice little place and has pretty good ice cream." She tells the younger girl. Izzy smiles at her.
"That's perfect. The less people the better. What? I don't like large groups of people." She says defensively when Sissi looks at her. Sissi laughs and pats her friend on the head.
"That's alright Izzy. There won't be any large groups of people. It will probably just have a few old couples." She says. Izzy smiles brighter at that. It really is almost like a date. At least to her it was. After a few more minutes of walking they stop in front of a small ice cream shop.
"Jamie's ice cream shop. Sounds nice." Izzy says. Sissi opens the door and they walk in. They walk in to find the place empty except for a single booth with and old couple in it. They go and sit down next to a window and wait for some to come over and take their order. After a minute a tall plump redhead woman walks out of the kitchen and over to them. She beams down at Sissi.
"Hello Elisabeth. Whos your little friend?" She asks kindly. Sissi seems to relax as her smile now brighter.
"This is my friend Izzy. She is new into and at school and wanted to know where she could get ice cream. So I bought her her." She says. The woman beams down at Izzy.
"Well hello Izzy. My name is Jamie. Me and my husband run this little ice cream shop. Now what kind of ice cream would you like?" She asks with a twinkle in her eyes. Izzy feels herself relax in the Jamies presence.
"I'd like a cup of ice cream with a single scoop of mint chocolate chip, two scoops of cookie dough, a single scoop of rocky road and sprinkles please." She tells the woman. Jamie laugh while Sissi just stares at her.
"I'll have my usual." She says still staring at Izzy. Izzy's face turns red and she looks down at the table.
"What? I like ice cream and I have a high metabolism, so I usually get a lot when I get ice cream." She tells Sissi shyly. Sissi laughs and leans back in her seat.
"It's fine Izzy. You just don't look like you eat much." She tells her. Izzy blushes and looks away.
Kadic. Boys dorms
Jeremy, Ulrich, Yumi and Aelita are all gathered in Jeremy's room as he loads the videos up on his computer. Once they are finally up he plays the first one.
2003. June 10th
"Is it on?" Kenji asks looking into the camera lens. After a moment of movement he gets it set up on something so that it is pointed at him. "Alright. So I am here today to show you just what we have been working on and what we plan to do with it."
He starts working on his laptop for a moment before what looks like an untextured Xanadu comes up.
"This is Xanadu. We obviously got a lot of work todo but in three months time you'll see hills covered in grass and plants dotting the landscape. Now I know that does not seem like much but what if I told you that four months after that you could take a stroll on those hill."
"I know it sounds crazy but that's what we are doing here. But that not where we plan to stop. We want to make a full ecosystem. A real living world. My team are made up of experts in their fields and we are all willing to dedicate years to this. I believe that we can make a true virtual world."
Present day
"That was….different from his other videos." ulrich says unsure of what to do with the information.
"I think he was pitching the idea to people, in order to get money for the project." Jeremy says. They all look at him and he pulls up the next video. "Lets see what up with this one."
2004. June 18th
"Mom, dad. Everything is going well. We are making great progress. I think we can finish in the next year and a half to two years. But what we have done already is so amazing. The world really is starting to feel alive. I can't wait to see you and when I do I have something important to tell you."
"But for now i want to say I'm sorry mom. I know I say it alot but I just feel so bad. I am so sorry for the accident. But that's why i am working on this. I will give you the ability to walk again. You will be able to go one walks on the beach with dad again. I promise. I got to go now. I love you both. Bye."
Present day
"He was making this world for his mom. He was gonna help her." Aelita looks at her.
"I don't think so. At least not entirely. I think he wanted to make the world for her. But then decided to make it for you. To give you your own world." He says. Tears start to form in Aelita's eyes and she backs up from the thought. He cared that much about me.
"I think we should all get out for awhile. Lets hit a fast food restaurant for dinner." Everyone agrees and they head out for dinner.
Kadic woods. Nine o'clock
Odd was still digging. He was almost seven feet deep in the ground now. He got two feet down after two hours and was about to give up when he found a note in a plastic bag.
Keep digging
So here he was still digging at nine at night to find god knows what. As he brings his hand back up it brushes the side of the hole and he feels his fingers touch metal. He pulls his hand out and dumps the dirt off before reach into feel the item. After a moment of fumbling he finds it again. It's a small metal handle. He tugs and tugs on it. On his six pull it comes out of the hole.
He holds it up to find it's a small suitcase. He fiddles with the latch for a moment before it opens. Once open he finds three items in it. One is a small lock box. He sets it aside for the other two items. Two envelopes. He opens one of then and pulls out a letter. He immediately starts to read it.
If you're reading this then I want to first off apologize. I never wanted this but Obviously you are dealing with my problem now. If you have no idea what I am talking about then just ignore this and please rebury.
If your still reading that means you know of Xanadu and have probably even been there. It also mean the creator is now fully active and trying to kill you. The first thing I must tell you is that finding him will be very hard. He is hiding in the tower we made for him. His tower is the only place you will find him. I made it so he can not leave.
Next I must warn you of his power. He can create monster but that is not the limit of his powers. He can also corrupt the people who enter. You must never let him capture one of you. The last thing I need to tell you is that there is a secret heir to Xanadu. You must find them and help them awaken their true power. Only then can Xanadu truly live again.
Now I must ask a favor of you. I need you to protect my daughter. She is the most important thing to me and I need her to be safe. Adn let her know that I am not dead. However I can not meet with any of you. I am alive but I must seal myself away to protect myself.
The final thing I have to say is about the box found with this note. It has a special digital lock that requires the password. I have made a riddle for it. No computer on the planet knows the riddle and the super computer has a program that keeps it from figuring it out. You need what's in the lock box. Here is the riddle:
We protect you from harm and keep you safe. We help you grow but let you go when your done. She tell you are mistakes but let you make your own. You became our world even thought we had never heard of you before. What are we?
Odd stares down at the riddle confused. After a minute he puts it back in the envelope and opens the second one. On it are instructions on how to open a program and what to do with it. Odd eventually puts it away and puts both envelopes in his bag along with the lock box. He then leans against a tree and goes to sleep.
Kadic. Girls dorm. Midnight
Izzy wakes up with a start. She bolts upright in her bed and looks around. Here eyes land on a shadowy figure next to her dresser and she freezes. It points to her and she looks down. She finds a not on her blanket. She picks it up and reads it.
Follow me
She stands up and pulls on a shirt and a pair of Pajama pants. Once she is dressed the figure walks out of the room through the door. She follows it and it leads her out of the building. After a minute it reaches the edge of campus and looks back at her.
"Where are you taking me?" She asks the wisp like figure. It just beckons her to follow and then keeps walking. After a moments hesitation she follows it. It's another ten minutes before they reach a cabin. She follows it onto the porch and stops at the door. The figure goes through and she hesitates.
She is about to turn back when the door slowly opens and it is standing there waiting for her. It beckons her again and she reluctantly follows. Once in the living room she can hear someone snoring in the cabin. She freezes but the figure ignores it. It walks into a room and she slowly and quietly follows it. Lucky the room she enters is empty.
She looks up to find the figure looking at her. She walks up to it and suddenly it starts to dissolve. All it's smoke seemed to flow down and she sees a small finger sized gap between two boards. Once all the smoke is gone she puts her finger in the gab and grips the board. She pulls hard and it pops up. She looks into the new gab and sees a journal. She grabs it and finds a note on it.
Take this and hide it. Give them the flash drive when demons attack.
Her breath catches when she reads it. After a moment she puts the floor board back and leaves with the book. Once back in her room she opens the book and a flash drive falls into her lap. She examines it before turning to the book. She opens the first page.
If you're reading this then something probably happened to me. I am sorry if this puts you in danger, but if something has happened to me I must ask you to look after my daughter. She is only thing I have left and is the key to everything.
