.hack//Virus Buster
FILE 02: Return to The World
It had been a few days now since the trial had ended, and life was just getting back to normal. Tai's mom had already had a bunch of talks with him about how she distrusts 'The World' and doesn't want Tai to play again. But Tai must go back, he spends most of his time there and it's the one place where he can do whatever he wants...
"Hm," He said, "Let's see if I have any mail."
Tai booted his computer up. It was nice to be back at a computer, seeing as he was banned from all Web access during his trial. He still couldn't get over how quickly CC Corporation dropped all of the charges. Magnum must have been quite a hero to all of them.
"Ah!" He screamed, "Too much mail! Oh man, I should've had someone like Molly check it for me so I wouldn't have to sift through so much mail!"
He saw most of it was junk mail, so he deleted those. Other mail was announcements, which he read. He noticed that most of the mail came in the past few days, from players who now thought of Tai as some sort of hero, those ones he moved to a folder to read later. "Oh, man. I hope that I don't get swarmed when I log back on. These newbies are so annoying."
Some of the mail was from Molly, which he read. There was also mail from administrators saying how much they were sorry for everything. Then Tai noticed one from Sara Tetsui, one of the head administrators, and the one who helped him at the trial. He read through it quickly:
"Hello Tai. This is Sara, and I have some good news for you. After everything that happened and you are now allowed to log back on I want to help you out. When the trial started we deleted your character. Your account is there, but with no character and has been banned. But I lifted the ban and have something for you. I went through our records and compiled a character just for you; he has the exact appearance, stats, items, and everything that you had when you were banned. You should now have that character with the same name, which is Tai (BTW. How come you and your friend use your real names? ^^). So good luck back in the world. Oh yeah, if you get a chance come down to the Administration Building in Tristan City on the Gamma Server. See you there. -Sara Tetsui"
"Well, that's good. Time to log on."
Tai accessed the long on page and entered all of the information. It then told him to put on the visor, he did so. It was black for a second but then the screen lit up and Tai saw a blue portal thing in front of him, he stepped in.
"Which Server?" A voice said.
"Gamma Server, the City of Tristan"
"Very Well." The voice said.
Tai was transported to the city. When he got there he was standing by the gate. He looked down; everything was the same as before. He had the same weapons, items, and even the same health he had left with...it was pretty cool.
He walked down some steps into the city. The city of Tristan was a bustling city full of shops and people trading. It was one of the biggest trading cities in The World. He walked through the streets. Hundreds of characters carried on not noticing Tai. He stopped a random wave master and asked, "Excuse which way to the Administration Building?"
"Sorry, I got to go. My party needs these scrolls!" The wave master ran off.
"Damnit! I don't even know what an administration building is." Tai said to himself.
"It is new," A voice said from behind him, "You wouldn't know. You've been gone too long."
Tai turned around to see a familiar female wave master.
"Molly! It is so good to see you!" Tai shouted walking towards here.
She jumped towards him and just hugged him, "It's nice to see you too. I am just glad to see you back."
"Well, I see you've been training," Tai said. Stepping back and looking at Molly. She now had stronger armor and weapons.
"Yes, and I see they gave you your old character back."
"Yes," Tai said, "But could you show me where the administration building is? I need to meet Sara there for something." He said looking around.
"It is right over there. At the center of the city," She said pointing north, "Right next to the Evac Gate."
"Evac Gate?" Tai said confused.
"Oh yeah, you haven't been here in awhile. Sorry. It is a gate like the one back there at the entrance. Except, this one is bigger and is sealed away in case of an emergency, like with what happened with the dragon. And only admins can open it up for the public to use."
"Ok," Tai said, "But what about the administration building?
"It was set up for the admins to overlook the city and run everything from there. People also go there to report problems, and check on bounties."
"Bounties?"
"It is a new system in The World. Now there are a bunch of new Event NPCs around The World. These Bountyheads, as they are called, have a mind of their own. They try to attack players and steal from them. They are only in higher leveled servers. If you go to the admin building and check for bounties, they can give you a list of bountyheads in this server. If you encounter a bountyhead then you can fight it. If you beat it, it becomes a small white orb. You take the orb back to the admin buildings and exchange it for money. It is a pretty neat system."
"Ok, I see. Thanks. Maybe we can catch up later?" Tai said.
"Yeah, I got to go right now. Bye." She said, with a wave as she walked back towards the gate.
Tai walked down to the Administration Building. It was a large classical building. It looked sort of like an old Greek building. He looked to his left. There was the 'Evac Gate'. It was a large gold ring, with a blue portal thing in it, like the other one. It was boxed into a large red-semi transparent cube. That must be what the admins take down when they use the gate.
Tai walked into the admin building. He saw someone walk over to the desk that said 'Bounties' and hand them a white orb. They handed him money.
"Wow, that is a pretty neat system." Tai said to himself.
Tai approached the front desk, "I am here for Sara Tetsui." He said.
"Hm?" The admin said. He was a Heavy Axe type, "you mean Mai? That's here character name. Is she expecting you?"
"Yes." Tai said.
"Character name?"
"Tai."
The admin looked up. He smiled, "Ah yes, congratulations on your victory. Were sorry about the whole trial thing. Go right in. She is expecting you."
Tai smiled, "Thank you."
He walked back towards a large door. He stepped in. Sara, or Mai as she is called in the game, sat at a large desk. She was a Long Arm. She had silver chest armor and leg armor. Her lance was sitting against the wall in the corner. She had long blue hair and blue eyes. She was quite beautiful.
"Ah, Tai come in and sit down." She said wave him to come closer.
Tai walked forward. Tai was a Heavy Blade, and his sword was hanging from his back. It clanged against his blue armor. He sat down and brushed some of his black, spikey hair from his eyes.
"I won't keep you. I know you are eager to play the game. So let's get to the point. I want you to have these. It is the same type of armor and sword that Magnum had. I have to leave soon, so I can't talk much. I have to go to the hospital and see him.
"How is he doing?" Tai said sadly.
"Better. He has actually awoken from the coma a few times, but only lasted a few minutes. We are hoping for the best."
"Me too."
"I am sorry to rush you out," She said standing up and grabbing her lance, "But I must go. Please take that armor and sword, I am sure Magnum would want you to have it."
"Thank you. I will keep it close."
Tai walked out of the admin building. The sun was setting on the city. He had put the large silver armor on. It fit perfectly and was very strong. This sword was much longer and wider than his normal sword. "Now this," Tai said smiling, "Is why I wanted to become a Heavy Blade." He said putting the sword in its holder on his back.
He headed back to the gate and logged out. He was tired and wanted to sleep. He would meet Molly tomorrow...
FILE 02: Return to The World
It had been a few days now since the trial had ended, and life was just getting back to normal. Tai's mom had already had a bunch of talks with him about how she distrusts 'The World' and doesn't want Tai to play again. But Tai must go back, he spends most of his time there and it's the one place where he can do whatever he wants...
"Hm," He said, "Let's see if I have any mail."
Tai booted his computer up. It was nice to be back at a computer, seeing as he was banned from all Web access during his trial. He still couldn't get over how quickly CC Corporation dropped all of the charges. Magnum must have been quite a hero to all of them.
"Ah!" He screamed, "Too much mail! Oh man, I should've had someone like Molly check it for me so I wouldn't have to sift through so much mail!"
He saw most of it was junk mail, so he deleted those. Other mail was announcements, which he read. He noticed that most of the mail came in the past few days, from players who now thought of Tai as some sort of hero, those ones he moved to a folder to read later. "Oh, man. I hope that I don't get swarmed when I log back on. These newbies are so annoying."
Some of the mail was from Molly, which he read. There was also mail from administrators saying how much they were sorry for everything. Then Tai noticed one from Sara Tetsui, one of the head administrators, and the one who helped him at the trial. He read through it quickly:
"Hello Tai. This is Sara, and I have some good news for you. After everything that happened and you are now allowed to log back on I want to help you out. When the trial started we deleted your character. Your account is there, but with no character and has been banned. But I lifted the ban and have something for you. I went through our records and compiled a character just for you; he has the exact appearance, stats, items, and everything that you had when you were banned. You should now have that character with the same name, which is Tai (BTW. How come you and your friend use your real names? ^^). So good luck back in the world. Oh yeah, if you get a chance come down to the Administration Building in Tristan City on the Gamma Server. See you there. -Sara Tetsui"
"Well, that's good. Time to log on."
Tai accessed the long on page and entered all of the information. It then told him to put on the visor, he did so. It was black for a second but then the screen lit up and Tai saw a blue portal thing in front of him, he stepped in.
"Which Server?" A voice said.
"Gamma Server, the City of Tristan"
"Very Well." The voice said.
Tai was transported to the city. When he got there he was standing by the gate. He looked down; everything was the same as before. He had the same weapons, items, and even the same health he had left with...it was pretty cool.
He walked down some steps into the city. The city of Tristan was a bustling city full of shops and people trading. It was one of the biggest trading cities in The World. He walked through the streets. Hundreds of characters carried on not noticing Tai. He stopped a random wave master and asked, "Excuse which way to the Administration Building?"
"Sorry, I got to go. My party needs these scrolls!" The wave master ran off.
"Damnit! I don't even know what an administration building is." Tai said to himself.
"It is new," A voice said from behind him, "You wouldn't know. You've been gone too long."
Tai turned around to see a familiar female wave master.
"Molly! It is so good to see you!" Tai shouted walking towards here.
She jumped towards him and just hugged him, "It's nice to see you too. I am just glad to see you back."
"Well, I see you've been training," Tai said. Stepping back and looking at Molly. She now had stronger armor and weapons.
"Yes, and I see they gave you your old character back."
"Yes," Tai said, "But could you show me where the administration building is? I need to meet Sara there for something." He said looking around.
"It is right over there. At the center of the city," She said pointing north, "Right next to the Evac Gate."
"Evac Gate?" Tai said confused.
"Oh yeah, you haven't been here in awhile. Sorry. It is a gate like the one back there at the entrance. Except, this one is bigger and is sealed away in case of an emergency, like with what happened with the dragon. And only admins can open it up for the public to use."
"Ok," Tai said, "But what about the administration building?
"It was set up for the admins to overlook the city and run everything from there. People also go there to report problems, and check on bounties."
"Bounties?"
"It is a new system in The World. Now there are a bunch of new Event NPCs around The World. These Bountyheads, as they are called, have a mind of their own. They try to attack players and steal from them. They are only in higher leveled servers. If you go to the admin building and check for bounties, they can give you a list of bountyheads in this server. If you encounter a bountyhead then you can fight it. If you beat it, it becomes a small white orb. You take the orb back to the admin buildings and exchange it for money. It is a pretty neat system."
"Ok, I see. Thanks. Maybe we can catch up later?" Tai said.
"Yeah, I got to go right now. Bye." She said, with a wave as she walked back towards the gate.
Tai walked down to the Administration Building. It was a large classical building. It looked sort of like an old Greek building. He looked to his left. There was the 'Evac Gate'. It was a large gold ring, with a blue portal thing in it, like the other one. It was boxed into a large red-semi transparent cube. That must be what the admins take down when they use the gate.
Tai walked into the admin building. He saw someone walk over to the desk that said 'Bounties' and hand them a white orb. They handed him money.
"Wow, that is a pretty neat system." Tai said to himself.
Tai approached the front desk, "I am here for Sara Tetsui." He said.
"Hm?" The admin said. He was a Heavy Axe type, "you mean Mai? That's here character name. Is she expecting you?"
"Yes." Tai said.
"Character name?"
"Tai."
The admin looked up. He smiled, "Ah yes, congratulations on your victory. Were sorry about the whole trial thing. Go right in. She is expecting you."
Tai smiled, "Thank you."
He walked back towards a large door. He stepped in. Sara, or Mai as she is called in the game, sat at a large desk. She was a Long Arm. She had silver chest armor and leg armor. Her lance was sitting against the wall in the corner. She had long blue hair and blue eyes. She was quite beautiful.
"Ah, Tai come in and sit down." She said wave him to come closer.
Tai walked forward. Tai was a Heavy Blade, and his sword was hanging from his back. It clanged against his blue armor. He sat down and brushed some of his black, spikey hair from his eyes.
"I won't keep you. I know you are eager to play the game. So let's get to the point. I want you to have these. It is the same type of armor and sword that Magnum had. I have to leave soon, so I can't talk much. I have to go to the hospital and see him.
"How is he doing?" Tai said sadly.
"Better. He has actually awoken from the coma a few times, but only lasted a few minutes. We are hoping for the best."
"Me too."
"I am sorry to rush you out," She said standing up and grabbing her lance, "But I must go. Please take that armor and sword, I am sure Magnum would want you to have it."
"Thank you. I will keep it close."
Tai walked out of the admin building. The sun was setting on the city. He had put the large silver armor on. It fit perfectly and was very strong. This sword was much longer and wider than his normal sword. "Now this," Tai said smiling, "Is why I wanted to become a Heavy Blade." He said putting the sword in its holder on his back.
He headed back to the gate and logged out. He was tired and wanted to sleep. He would meet Molly tomorrow...