Disclaimer: I do not own .hack or any of the characters within it.
PG-13: I could probably get away with PG, but not sure just how violent it might get later, so better to be safe.
Author's Comment: So you know, all areas mentioned can be reached in the game and are to a great degree accurate.
Warning: Again, I shouldn't need to mention it, but I will anyway. This has spoilers for those who have not played .Hack: Outbreak.
Author's Note: For those of you who have reviewed thus far, thank you. To others who may have been reading, please do review.
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Logging into Fort Ouph, Kite glanced around the Chaos Gate. No one save one or two players moving between the magic shop and the item shop, but no one else nearby. She was late.
Sighing to himself, Kite took a few steps away from the gate and turned to face it. He'd just have to wait for BlackRose to arrive. What made it more annoying was that she was the one who had sent him the email saying she wanted to meet him here. Well, at least it was better than having to find her in some dungeon. He had other friends who liked to do that to him, but never her.
Wondering how long he might have to wait for her to arrive, Kite leaned up against the side of a cannon near the path to the Recorder and began to think back to when he first met BlackRose. She had acted so tough, like hanging around with her should be an honor for him, calling him a rude newbie. Come to think of it she was still like that, even though she really did have a soft, caring side of her, one that she hated to reveal to anyone.
The fact that she had been a newbie just like him back then only made it more amusing. She had jumped in fear of a mere goblin when they first arrived at ? Hidden Forbidden Holy Ground, leaving him to handle it. It was the first time she had let down that rough exterior of hers, and maybe it was then that he had begun to.
"Hey Kite, stop staring off like that, it's rude you know!"
Shaking his head away from his thoughts, Kite looked out into the shining brown eyes that he had come to know so very well over a rather short period of time. "BlackRose."
"What? You have a staring problem you know that? I call you here because I get important information and all you can do is act rude."
Kite just chuckled and replied with a smiley.
In return BlackRose's mouth seemed to shrink, nearly disappearing in a strange frown, eyes narrowing to slits. Kite was fairly certain a soft growl was hiding behind her lips as well. "Stop smileying me!"
Kite just repeated the smiley in amusement. Throwing her arms up in the air, BlackRose shook her head for a moment, then sighed. "I give up. Anyway, I heard from someone that there's a strange area where we might find some information on the Epitaph of Twilight. It's supposed to be really dangerous though, but with me here you should be fine. Still, I was trying to get hold of Mistral since a Wavemaster could really come in handy, you know, just in case, but I couldn't get her to reply."
"Mistral's having a baby. She won't be around for awhile."
Mouth dropping open, BlackRose just stared at Kite in shock. "A-a baby?" Turning away from him for a moment, BlackRose fidgeted a little as Kite watched on from behind her. The moment ended quickly enough as she spun back around, and the usual bluster was back. "Why didn't you tell me she was having a baby? She must think me heartless now to request her to come while she's having a baby! This is all your fault you know, not telling me about it, making me look like an idiot newbie in front of her. Still, a baby. Wow, that's wonderful!"
Kite just chuckled to himself. She put on such a show, especially in front of him. They were of course just as experienced as he was, although honestly that wasn't that much, especially compared to some of the real veterans. It had only been his bracelet that had saved them both from the numerous situations where most other players far better than them would have died. They both knew it, just she didn't like to admit it all that much. Her pouting was kind of cute though.
Glancing around again, Kite's eye caught a small figure duck behind a cannon on the other side of the walkway near the Recorder as his gaze passed by. He watched the spot for a moment, sure whoever it was had been watching them. Suddenly he received a sharp shove in the back. "Hey, are you paying attention to me? What's with you today. Come on, we'll just have to handle this area ourselves. The area's ? Billowing Betrayed White Devil. Let's check it out."
Nodding, Kite stole one last glance over at the cannon across the way suspiciously, then turned to add BlackRose to his party before activating the Chaos Gate, transporting them to the waiting water area, and whatever secrets it held.
As off in the distance Kite and his partner gated away, a soft sigh filled with much disappointment came from behind the cannon that Kite had just been eyeing. The figure behind it felt the shame of spying on him like she was, but she just couldn't help it. Rising from her kneeling position now, the young player turned away from her gaze at the gate and smashed her nose right into the chest of another player, knocking her to the ground. "I'm so sorry" she spurted out, head down in even more embarrassment and shame, "I wasn't paying attention, it was just-."
"Mycinity, is that you?"
Looking up now, Mycinity gasped. "SM? What are you doing here?"
Leaning over to offer her his hand, StarMan Slayer gave her a soft smile. "I'm here looking for you. I got an email from KenRyu that you have been coming here to ? Server for the last few days on your own. This is not a veteran server Mycinity, not a place for a newbie like you to be wandering around. A server like ? might be smarter."
Pulling herself to her feet with some assistance from the tall, lean Long Arm, Mycinity lowered her head, then glanced off towards the Chaos Gate again. "So it was KenRyu who ratted me out huh? That girl is dead. She can't keep her mouth shut, EVER! Why I ought to-."
"You ought to be thanking her for caring about you so much, even if you are right about how much she talks." Both players laughed for a moment and smiled at one another. "So," StarMan Slayer finally said breaking the momentary quiet, "why have you been coming here?"
"Well" Mycinity began, pausing for a long moment, "It's kind of hard to explain."
"It doesn't have anything to do with that high level Twin Blade in red does it?"
Eyeing the Long Arm suspiciously now, Mycinity flipped her Earth Sword around to her other shoulder. "KenRyu really doesn't know how to keep her mouth shut about anything does she?"
Chuckling under his breath as he stretched out his sleeveless arms, clutching his Fairy Spear in his right hand, StarMan Slayer patted her on the head with his left. "Now don't go working yourself up like that. Although I'm not sure why you always confide stuff in KR like you do, I will defend her by saying that it wasn't her that told me. It was Elnon."
"El?"
"Yeah, apparently you two and Barricade ran into him a week ago in some area on ? Server?" He paused, waiting for her to confirm. Mycinity just gloomily nodded. "I figured that was why you came here. You act just like my little sister used to before."
Gasping, Mycinity grabbed his hand, sorrow on her face. "You don't have to talk about it SM, I know how it makes you feel."
"Thank you My, you are really sweet."
Face reddening, Mycinity just smiled back.
"Oh, almost forgot," StarMan Slayer said as he turned towards his item stash. "I picked this up for you at the ? Server weapon shop. He then presented her with a Kotetsu Sword. "Thought you might enjoy that. It's a Level 8 Rare item, ought to make Elnon jealous with it, he loves those hard to find ones."
Face lighting up at the sight of the weapon, Mycinity reached out and grabbed it from him quickly, then dove in and wrapped her arms around the Long Arm, hugging him tightly. "Thanks SM, you're way too good to me."
Hugging back, StarMan Slayer nodded. "I know, but what can I say, I spoiled my sister just like I do you now." Pushing her back finally, he grinned, then said, "Come on, lets head back to ? Server together. We can go check out that area you wanted to see. I can protect you, and hopefully we can level you up a few in the process. Which place was it again?"
Mycinity smiled and nodded. "It was ? Expansive Passionate Artic. It's a Level 6 Water area."
The Long Arm smiled down at her as they began to walk towards the Chaos Gate. "Sounds chilly. You like going to levels higher than you are don't you?"
"Well Kite said that with the right people those areas can be won with lower levels and you can level up quickly. Besides, I'm up to Level 3 already, I can handle myself."
"Of course you can, but why don't you let me watch your back anyway. I'd feel horrible if I didn't at least help you out, it would be dishonorable. By the way, is Kite the name of that Twin Blade who you.?"
Mycinity just nodded as they activated the Chaos Gate, on their way to ? Server with her companion in tow. He was always such the gentleman. Still, she wasn't thinking about that just now; her mind was on the name of the area Kite and that girl had gone, ? Billowing Betrayed White Devil. It was silly really, Kite could obviously handle himself, but for some reason, woman's intuition maybe, she had a really bad feeling that something dangerous was there.
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Hope you all are enjoying this. Don't worry, there will be some action soon. Also, a word of warning to those who are thinking of going to the places I mention in my story, ? Billowing Betrayed White Devil is a Level 68 Water area that can do some damage to you unless you're really high up there in the levels. I suggest more than just Kite and BlackRose on this one, although you don't need to take BlackRose's advice on a Wavermaster. Anyways, R&R, hope to have more out sometime in the near future.
PG-13: I could probably get away with PG, but not sure just how violent it might get later, so better to be safe.
Author's Comment: So you know, all areas mentioned can be reached in the game and are to a great degree accurate.
Warning: Again, I shouldn't need to mention it, but I will anyway. This has spoilers for those who have not played .Hack: Outbreak.
Author's Note: For those of you who have reviewed thus far, thank you. To others who may have been reading, please do review.
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Logging into Fort Ouph, Kite glanced around the Chaos Gate. No one save one or two players moving between the magic shop and the item shop, but no one else nearby. She was late.
Sighing to himself, Kite took a few steps away from the gate and turned to face it. He'd just have to wait for BlackRose to arrive. What made it more annoying was that she was the one who had sent him the email saying she wanted to meet him here. Well, at least it was better than having to find her in some dungeon. He had other friends who liked to do that to him, but never her.
Wondering how long he might have to wait for her to arrive, Kite leaned up against the side of a cannon near the path to the Recorder and began to think back to when he first met BlackRose. She had acted so tough, like hanging around with her should be an honor for him, calling him a rude newbie. Come to think of it she was still like that, even though she really did have a soft, caring side of her, one that she hated to reveal to anyone.
The fact that she had been a newbie just like him back then only made it more amusing. She had jumped in fear of a mere goblin when they first arrived at ? Hidden Forbidden Holy Ground, leaving him to handle it. It was the first time she had let down that rough exterior of hers, and maybe it was then that he had begun to.
"Hey Kite, stop staring off like that, it's rude you know!"
Shaking his head away from his thoughts, Kite looked out into the shining brown eyes that he had come to know so very well over a rather short period of time. "BlackRose."
"What? You have a staring problem you know that? I call you here because I get important information and all you can do is act rude."
Kite just chuckled and replied with a smiley.
In return BlackRose's mouth seemed to shrink, nearly disappearing in a strange frown, eyes narrowing to slits. Kite was fairly certain a soft growl was hiding behind her lips as well. "Stop smileying me!"
Kite just repeated the smiley in amusement. Throwing her arms up in the air, BlackRose shook her head for a moment, then sighed. "I give up. Anyway, I heard from someone that there's a strange area where we might find some information on the Epitaph of Twilight. It's supposed to be really dangerous though, but with me here you should be fine. Still, I was trying to get hold of Mistral since a Wavemaster could really come in handy, you know, just in case, but I couldn't get her to reply."
"Mistral's having a baby. She won't be around for awhile."
Mouth dropping open, BlackRose just stared at Kite in shock. "A-a baby?" Turning away from him for a moment, BlackRose fidgeted a little as Kite watched on from behind her. The moment ended quickly enough as she spun back around, and the usual bluster was back. "Why didn't you tell me she was having a baby? She must think me heartless now to request her to come while she's having a baby! This is all your fault you know, not telling me about it, making me look like an idiot newbie in front of her. Still, a baby. Wow, that's wonderful!"
Kite just chuckled to himself. She put on such a show, especially in front of him. They were of course just as experienced as he was, although honestly that wasn't that much, especially compared to some of the real veterans. It had only been his bracelet that had saved them both from the numerous situations where most other players far better than them would have died. They both knew it, just she didn't like to admit it all that much. Her pouting was kind of cute though.
Glancing around again, Kite's eye caught a small figure duck behind a cannon on the other side of the walkway near the Recorder as his gaze passed by. He watched the spot for a moment, sure whoever it was had been watching them. Suddenly he received a sharp shove in the back. "Hey, are you paying attention to me? What's with you today. Come on, we'll just have to handle this area ourselves. The area's ? Billowing Betrayed White Devil. Let's check it out."
Nodding, Kite stole one last glance over at the cannon across the way suspiciously, then turned to add BlackRose to his party before activating the Chaos Gate, transporting them to the waiting water area, and whatever secrets it held.
As off in the distance Kite and his partner gated away, a soft sigh filled with much disappointment came from behind the cannon that Kite had just been eyeing. The figure behind it felt the shame of spying on him like she was, but she just couldn't help it. Rising from her kneeling position now, the young player turned away from her gaze at the gate and smashed her nose right into the chest of another player, knocking her to the ground. "I'm so sorry" she spurted out, head down in even more embarrassment and shame, "I wasn't paying attention, it was just-."
"Mycinity, is that you?"
Looking up now, Mycinity gasped. "SM? What are you doing here?"
Leaning over to offer her his hand, StarMan Slayer gave her a soft smile. "I'm here looking for you. I got an email from KenRyu that you have been coming here to ? Server for the last few days on your own. This is not a veteran server Mycinity, not a place for a newbie like you to be wandering around. A server like ? might be smarter."
Pulling herself to her feet with some assistance from the tall, lean Long Arm, Mycinity lowered her head, then glanced off towards the Chaos Gate again. "So it was KenRyu who ratted me out huh? That girl is dead. She can't keep her mouth shut, EVER! Why I ought to-."
"You ought to be thanking her for caring about you so much, even if you are right about how much she talks." Both players laughed for a moment and smiled at one another. "So," StarMan Slayer finally said breaking the momentary quiet, "why have you been coming here?"
"Well" Mycinity began, pausing for a long moment, "It's kind of hard to explain."
"It doesn't have anything to do with that high level Twin Blade in red does it?"
Eyeing the Long Arm suspiciously now, Mycinity flipped her Earth Sword around to her other shoulder. "KenRyu really doesn't know how to keep her mouth shut about anything does she?"
Chuckling under his breath as he stretched out his sleeveless arms, clutching his Fairy Spear in his right hand, StarMan Slayer patted her on the head with his left. "Now don't go working yourself up like that. Although I'm not sure why you always confide stuff in KR like you do, I will defend her by saying that it wasn't her that told me. It was Elnon."
"El?"
"Yeah, apparently you two and Barricade ran into him a week ago in some area on ? Server?" He paused, waiting for her to confirm. Mycinity just gloomily nodded. "I figured that was why you came here. You act just like my little sister used to before."
Gasping, Mycinity grabbed his hand, sorrow on her face. "You don't have to talk about it SM, I know how it makes you feel."
"Thank you My, you are really sweet."
Face reddening, Mycinity just smiled back.
"Oh, almost forgot," StarMan Slayer said as he turned towards his item stash. "I picked this up for you at the ? Server weapon shop. He then presented her with a Kotetsu Sword. "Thought you might enjoy that. It's a Level 8 Rare item, ought to make Elnon jealous with it, he loves those hard to find ones."
Face lighting up at the sight of the weapon, Mycinity reached out and grabbed it from him quickly, then dove in and wrapped her arms around the Long Arm, hugging him tightly. "Thanks SM, you're way too good to me."
Hugging back, StarMan Slayer nodded. "I know, but what can I say, I spoiled my sister just like I do you now." Pushing her back finally, he grinned, then said, "Come on, lets head back to ? Server together. We can go check out that area you wanted to see. I can protect you, and hopefully we can level you up a few in the process. Which place was it again?"
Mycinity smiled and nodded. "It was ? Expansive Passionate Artic. It's a Level 6 Water area."
The Long Arm smiled down at her as they began to walk towards the Chaos Gate. "Sounds chilly. You like going to levels higher than you are don't you?"
"Well Kite said that with the right people those areas can be won with lower levels and you can level up quickly. Besides, I'm up to Level 3 already, I can handle myself."
"Of course you can, but why don't you let me watch your back anyway. I'd feel horrible if I didn't at least help you out, it would be dishonorable. By the way, is Kite the name of that Twin Blade who you.?"
Mycinity just nodded as they activated the Chaos Gate, on their way to ? Server with her companion in tow. He was always such the gentleman. Still, she wasn't thinking about that just now; her mind was on the name of the area Kite and that girl had gone, ? Billowing Betrayed White Devil. It was silly really, Kite could obviously handle himself, but for some reason, woman's intuition maybe, she had a really bad feeling that something dangerous was there.
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Hope you all are enjoying this. Don't worry, there will be some action soon. Also, a word of warning to those who are thinking of going to the places I mention in my story, ? Billowing Betrayed White Devil is a Level 68 Water area that can do some damage to you unless you're really high up there in the levels. I suggest more than just Kite and BlackRose on this one, although you don't need to take BlackRose's advice on a Wavermaster. Anyways, R&R, hope to have more out sometime in the near future.