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Katdrama: Both offices are in "The World," so that if the need arises they could warp to a field. I don't know if it will, but...
Jungle
Kenshi was warping. The red gate had been an exit. All he had to do now was wait. Wait and see where he was going to land. He was hoping to land in a place like Mac Anu, but didn't want to leave Cheetra behind.
Then again, he thought, she might be at the city.
He hoped for that, and then knew that he was being foolish. She wouldn't be there. He needed to find her, and hoped that wherever he was landing, Cheetra would be there.
* * *
Varuchio was glaring at the screens in front of him. They shouldn't have gotten even this far. Three phases gone? This was getting ridicules. He shook a little in anger. His black hair wavering in front of his face. His pale hands clenched, and then relaxed. They would eventually be stopped. He hadn't a need to worry. They didn't even know where to find his office!
Varuchio smiled, and leaned back in his chair. He had other ways to stop their progress, even if they could defeat all of the phases.
* * *
Tsukazi sighed as another wave lapped into the sand. Why was he still sitting there? He sighed again, and tuned out the world around him.
The wavemaster probably shouldn't have done this. As he closed his eyes, Sharie warped into the patch of sand he was on. She fell from a little above him, and had a rough landing that was partially broken by Tsukazi.
"Ow!" he cried as the heavyblade crushed his ribcage. "Get off of me!"
Sharie slowly forced herself up with her sword. She watched Tsukazi stand up, and rub his head.
"Look out!" cried Sharie, but was cut off in her warning as Subaru and Kenshi made their way to the new field. Tsukazi was forced down to the ground again, and wheezed with pain as Subaru stood up on top of him. Her high-heeled boots digging into his spine.
"I'm so sorry!" apologized Subaru when she realized he was under her. She hastily jumped off.
Kenshi rolled of into the sand face first. He stood up, and walked around in a little circle for a while. The fall made him dizzy. When he finally got things in perspective, he saw no sign of Cheetra. He sighed a little, and slumped over to where the girls where standing.
Tsukazi finally got up, and rubbed his aching back. He smiled wearily at them and then sat back down.
"Aren't we gonna get going?" asked Sharie.
"What's the point?" asked Tsukazi.
"We are going to find an exit," explained Subaru.
"There isn't one," argued Tsukazi.
"Whadda ya mean 'there isn't one'?" demanded Sharie. She knew full and well that there had to be some place for Tsukazi's phase to come in.
"I've walked around this place for hours. The only thing I've seen is this patch of sand.
Kenshi glanced at him uneasily. Being in "The world" for so long, he had gotten a good mind for how much time had passed. He knew that half an hour ago, they had fallen into this torturous place.
"Do you think that someone outside of this place might be deciding when a phase would attack and where the place where the phase would be?" Subaru asked Sharie.
"I wouldn't doubt it. It's the most likely case, and why the phases activate when they do," Sharie agreed.
Tsukazi stared at them in a confused way. "Phases? What are you guys talking about?" he asked.
Sharie smiled at him. "I'll explain on the way. Now let's go!" As if she knew he would follow, she and the others walked down the jungle. He hastily ran after.
* * *
Bear glanced at the clock in the bottom left corner of his PC. Half an hour left. His nerves were killing him. Why would someone want An? How could he have been so blind?
He had been living with a person who was being controlled by a virus! It would explain why she took so long to respond. How could he have been so blind?
Bear stopped blaming himself for his own stupidity and started counting down the seconds. He wanted to help An. He wanted to do something this time.
Mail flashed under his account. Bear clicked on it, and gasped. It read;
Sender: CC Corp. Administrator / Subject: Virus
=====To all players of "The World,"
A lethal virus has begun to spread over the network. We have
discovered through thorough investigation that this is not a simple
virus. It can cause a lot more then just harm to your character.
=====This virus seems to run along the same bases of the Deadly Flash
incident a few years ago. Due to continuing requests, starting of
tomorrow, it will be impossible to log on without an administrative
password. Soon the entire system will be discontinued. We apologize
for any inconvenience.
===============Shut Down Date: 7/27. One week from today. ==========
==================CC Corp.=================================
=========================Management========================
Bear struggled to grasp what he was seeing. In a few hours, it would be impossible for him to log on with out one of those passwords. It was seven p.m. There was no way to rescue Tsukasa in the given time.
* * *
"So, if you see static, let us know immediately," finished Sharie.
"Uh...okay." Tsukazi thought he under stood what she was talking about. He didn't want to ask any questions anyway. She had just finished explaining about the phase thing she was talking about earlier. He blinked a couple of times, and then continued following her down the rough road.
They walked slowly down the forest path. Kenshi glanced at Tsukazi a couple of times. He finally decided to ask what he wanted.
"Uh...Tsukazi?" he asked.
"What?" responded Tsukazi instantly.
"Have you seen Cheetra around here?" he asked.
"No," but as he saw the look on the boys face, he added, "I'm sure we'll find her soon though."
Kenshi gave a half-hearted smile, and then looked back down at his feet.
"Look!" gasped Subaru. There was a temple up ahead. An ancient temple. It was made out of stone, and covered in growing plant life.
"Be careful," warned Sharie. "It's just like a phase to be hiding in a place like this. Let us know the second you see static,"
Tsukazi nodded, and they walked into the temple.
The first room they walked into was shaped like a square, and there was nothing else there. He was about to sigh at the fact that one of Sharie's red chaos gates weren't there when he started to see the temple in front of him flicker. He wanted to tell Sharie, but he seamed to lose his voice.
He was swept away in a sea of static. Angry red flashes formed letters, and spelled out a nightmare for Tsukazi. Phase Four: Green Fidchell; The Nightmare of Father.
When the static cleared, everything was blurry. He dropped to his knees; his world was spinning.
"What's happening to him?"
A voice. It echoed, and then faded. He couldn't make out who said it. Tsukazi couldn't even make out simple shapes anymore.
"Is it his phase-?"
The echoing voice faded, and he felt like throwing up. He finally passed out on the floor, and his head struck the cold stone.
* * *
Helba stared into the jungle screen. Phase four could originally see into the future. Would it use its old powers on the wavemaster? He had been put into a coma-like state. Helba knew that he wouldn't wake up until he could master his fear.
"What is this fear again?" she asked herself. She pulled up her virtual guide, and flipped through the pages in search for the answer.
"Ah, yes," she said to herself, "His father. And his brother siding with his father. Let's see how this will work out." She sighed, and waited for something to happen on the virtual screen.
* * *
Tsukazi was in a dark void. He swam through it like he was in a pool. He saw a shimmering glow up ahead. The wavemaster swam for it, and then suddenly realized he was running. In his house, actually.
He was afraid of something. Something...dark. He looked down at himself and saw that he was only about six. He looked over his shoulder, and saw a menacing figure running after him.
Tsukazi tried to run, but the figure was faster. It was an unfair match. He ran until he slammed into a wall. He rolled over onto his back, and the figure pinned him to the ground.
"Rachael is gone! It's all your fault, brat!"
Tsukazi's ears stung as the name of his mother sighed through the figures lips. Light finally hit the man's face, and Tsukazi saw his father's evil glare.
"N-no! Your wrong!" He didn't even realize the cry through his mouth as the man punched him in the face. After the blow, he left.
Tsukazi rolled over, and actually felt the stinging pain. Blood dripped out of his swollen mouth, and one of his baby teeth with it.
Tsukazi was in the void again, and was no longer in pain. Although he was still trapped in a younger version of himself. He felt himself being swept toward another light.
This time he was at a park. His brother and himself were waiting for a turn on the swings. He realized that he was now eleven or so. He turned around to see his twin brother smiling at him.
Finally a swing was open. He ran to it, and jumped onto the swing. He went up high on the first swing. He seemed to almost be in the clouds. It was an old sensation that he never wanted to end. But he soon had to swing down.
As he neared the bottom, he felt a foot collide with his tailbone. He wheezed onto the ground in withering pain. He managed to roll over and see his father glare at him as he sat his brother on the swing he was just on.
Tsukazi felt hot tears bleed from his eyes. He whimpered a little, and saw the sad look on his brother's face before being swept back into the void.
This time he was himself again. He struggled to not enter the next tormenting memory, but was soon swept into his house again.
He was alone, and a gray light filled the hallways. He walked over to his room, and saw the door was open a crack. Lying on the floor was his brother. Dead. Tsukazi choked a little, and then watched in horror as what wasn't supposed to be happened.
Dain lifted his head off of the dusty and cold floor of the Californian house.
"I'm dead because of you," his cold voice said.
"No..." whispered Tsukazi.
"You killed you brother Maggot!" he heard his father's voice cry before being pushed onto the ground. He rolled over onto his back, and stood up. He knew what he had to do, and he wasn't going to run anymore. He had to face his father, no matter how scared he was. He crawled to his feet, and glared at the middle-aged man.
"What do you think your doing?" demanded his father.
"You've gone to far," he said.
"What are you talking about?"
"You know what I'm talking about!"
"Shut-up!"
"No!"
"What did you just say?" demanded the man menacingly.
"I said no!" he said boldly.
"Your in for it now!" He raised his fist, and before he could do a thing, Tsukazi punched him in the gut. The man collapsed on the floor.
"I'm not afraid of you anymore," he spat, and then found himself in the void again. Suddenly, in front of him was what looked like a mask with a golden coin for a right eye. It was covered in moss.
"Green Fidchell," sighed Tsukazi before raising his staff.
"BIGAN DON!" he hollered, and then watched the rocks rain on top of the creature. It was soon defeated, and Tsukazi grew tired. He laid down on the void, and fell asleep.
* * *
Kenshi was worried. Tsukazi had been out for a good ten minutes. He was about to panic, when he saw the wave master wake up, and struggle to his feet.
"Are you alright?" gasped Subaru.
"Fine," Tsukazi answered, and then gave them a thumbs up as a stair case fell from the ceiling.
Sharie knew he defeated the phase, as they saw a red gate spinning on the second floor. They climbed to it, and warped to the next destination, as Kenshi hoped past anything that Cheetra would be there.
**END**
Okay, sorry I took a little while to update. I'll try to have the next chapter up before the week is over. ::gasp!:: Thanks for reading! And be sure to review! Oh, and I'm also going to be doing something else. I'm going to make a 'DVD' of the first four chapters of .hack//VIRUS. I'll add something special that you can read with it. There only going to be one chapter with around four chapters of my story on each, so if you want to check them out I'm just letting you know. The first will be out tomorrow or so. Okay! Thanks for reading! And if you think that's I dumb idea then just let me know in your review. I won't care if you do.
Katdrama: Both offices are in "The World," so that if the need arises they could warp to a field. I don't know if it will, but...
Jungle
Kenshi was warping. The red gate had been an exit. All he had to do now was wait. Wait and see where he was going to land. He was hoping to land in a place like Mac Anu, but didn't want to leave Cheetra behind.
Then again, he thought, she might be at the city.
He hoped for that, and then knew that he was being foolish. She wouldn't be there. He needed to find her, and hoped that wherever he was landing, Cheetra would be there.
* * *
Varuchio was glaring at the screens in front of him. They shouldn't have gotten even this far. Three phases gone? This was getting ridicules. He shook a little in anger. His black hair wavering in front of his face. His pale hands clenched, and then relaxed. They would eventually be stopped. He hadn't a need to worry. They didn't even know where to find his office!
Varuchio smiled, and leaned back in his chair. He had other ways to stop their progress, even if they could defeat all of the phases.
* * *
Tsukazi sighed as another wave lapped into the sand. Why was he still sitting there? He sighed again, and tuned out the world around him.
The wavemaster probably shouldn't have done this. As he closed his eyes, Sharie warped into the patch of sand he was on. She fell from a little above him, and had a rough landing that was partially broken by Tsukazi.
"Ow!" he cried as the heavyblade crushed his ribcage. "Get off of me!"
Sharie slowly forced herself up with her sword. She watched Tsukazi stand up, and rub his head.
"Look out!" cried Sharie, but was cut off in her warning as Subaru and Kenshi made their way to the new field. Tsukazi was forced down to the ground again, and wheezed with pain as Subaru stood up on top of him. Her high-heeled boots digging into his spine.
"I'm so sorry!" apologized Subaru when she realized he was under her. She hastily jumped off.
Kenshi rolled of into the sand face first. He stood up, and walked around in a little circle for a while. The fall made him dizzy. When he finally got things in perspective, he saw no sign of Cheetra. He sighed a little, and slumped over to where the girls where standing.
Tsukazi finally got up, and rubbed his aching back. He smiled wearily at them and then sat back down.
"Aren't we gonna get going?" asked Sharie.
"What's the point?" asked Tsukazi.
"We are going to find an exit," explained Subaru.
"There isn't one," argued Tsukazi.
"Whadda ya mean 'there isn't one'?" demanded Sharie. She knew full and well that there had to be some place for Tsukazi's phase to come in.
"I've walked around this place for hours. The only thing I've seen is this patch of sand.
Kenshi glanced at him uneasily. Being in "The world" for so long, he had gotten a good mind for how much time had passed. He knew that half an hour ago, they had fallen into this torturous place.
"Do you think that someone outside of this place might be deciding when a phase would attack and where the place where the phase would be?" Subaru asked Sharie.
"I wouldn't doubt it. It's the most likely case, and why the phases activate when they do," Sharie agreed.
Tsukazi stared at them in a confused way. "Phases? What are you guys talking about?" he asked.
Sharie smiled at him. "I'll explain on the way. Now let's go!" As if she knew he would follow, she and the others walked down the jungle. He hastily ran after.
* * *
Bear glanced at the clock in the bottom left corner of his PC. Half an hour left. His nerves were killing him. Why would someone want An? How could he have been so blind?
He had been living with a person who was being controlled by a virus! It would explain why she took so long to respond. How could he have been so blind?
Bear stopped blaming himself for his own stupidity and started counting down the seconds. He wanted to help An. He wanted to do something this time.
Mail flashed under his account. Bear clicked on it, and gasped. It read;
Sender: CC Corp. Administrator / Subject: Virus
=====To all players of "The World,"
A lethal virus has begun to spread over the network. We have
discovered through thorough investigation that this is not a simple
virus. It can cause a lot more then just harm to your character.
=====This virus seems to run along the same bases of the Deadly Flash
incident a few years ago. Due to continuing requests, starting of
tomorrow, it will be impossible to log on without an administrative
password. Soon the entire system will be discontinued. We apologize
for any inconvenience.
===============Shut Down Date: 7/27. One week from today. ==========
==================CC Corp.=================================
=========================Management========================
Bear struggled to grasp what he was seeing. In a few hours, it would be impossible for him to log on with out one of those passwords. It was seven p.m. There was no way to rescue Tsukasa in the given time.
* * *
"So, if you see static, let us know immediately," finished Sharie.
"Uh...okay." Tsukazi thought he under stood what she was talking about. He didn't want to ask any questions anyway. She had just finished explaining about the phase thing she was talking about earlier. He blinked a couple of times, and then continued following her down the rough road.
They walked slowly down the forest path. Kenshi glanced at Tsukazi a couple of times. He finally decided to ask what he wanted.
"Uh...Tsukazi?" he asked.
"What?" responded Tsukazi instantly.
"Have you seen Cheetra around here?" he asked.
"No," but as he saw the look on the boys face, he added, "I'm sure we'll find her soon though."
Kenshi gave a half-hearted smile, and then looked back down at his feet.
"Look!" gasped Subaru. There was a temple up ahead. An ancient temple. It was made out of stone, and covered in growing plant life.
"Be careful," warned Sharie. "It's just like a phase to be hiding in a place like this. Let us know the second you see static,"
Tsukazi nodded, and they walked into the temple.
The first room they walked into was shaped like a square, and there was nothing else there. He was about to sigh at the fact that one of Sharie's red chaos gates weren't there when he started to see the temple in front of him flicker. He wanted to tell Sharie, but he seamed to lose his voice.
He was swept away in a sea of static. Angry red flashes formed letters, and spelled out a nightmare for Tsukazi. Phase Four: Green Fidchell; The Nightmare of Father.
When the static cleared, everything was blurry. He dropped to his knees; his world was spinning.
"What's happening to him?"
A voice. It echoed, and then faded. He couldn't make out who said it. Tsukazi couldn't even make out simple shapes anymore.
"Is it his phase-?"
The echoing voice faded, and he felt like throwing up. He finally passed out on the floor, and his head struck the cold stone.
* * *
Helba stared into the jungle screen. Phase four could originally see into the future. Would it use its old powers on the wavemaster? He had been put into a coma-like state. Helba knew that he wouldn't wake up until he could master his fear.
"What is this fear again?" she asked herself. She pulled up her virtual guide, and flipped through the pages in search for the answer.
"Ah, yes," she said to herself, "His father. And his brother siding with his father. Let's see how this will work out." She sighed, and waited for something to happen on the virtual screen.
* * *
Tsukazi was in a dark void. He swam through it like he was in a pool. He saw a shimmering glow up ahead. The wavemaster swam for it, and then suddenly realized he was running. In his house, actually.
He was afraid of something. Something...dark. He looked down at himself and saw that he was only about six. He looked over his shoulder, and saw a menacing figure running after him.
Tsukazi tried to run, but the figure was faster. It was an unfair match. He ran until he slammed into a wall. He rolled over onto his back, and the figure pinned him to the ground.
"Rachael is gone! It's all your fault, brat!"
Tsukazi's ears stung as the name of his mother sighed through the figures lips. Light finally hit the man's face, and Tsukazi saw his father's evil glare.
"N-no! Your wrong!" He didn't even realize the cry through his mouth as the man punched him in the face. After the blow, he left.
Tsukazi rolled over, and actually felt the stinging pain. Blood dripped out of his swollen mouth, and one of his baby teeth with it.
Tsukazi was in the void again, and was no longer in pain. Although he was still trapped in a younger version of himself. He felt himself being swept toward another light.
This time he was at a park. His brother and himself were waiting for a turn on the swings. He realized that he was now eleven or so. He turned around to see his twin brother smiling at him.
Finally a swing was open. He ran to it, and jumped onto the swing. He went up high on the first swing. He seemed to almost be in the clouds. It was an old sensation that he never wanted to end. But he soon had to swing down.
As he neared the bottom, he felt a foot collide with his tailbone. He wheezed onto the ground in withering pain. He managed to roll over and see his father glare at him as he sat his brother on the swing he was just on.
Tsukazi felt hot tears bleed from his eyes. He whimpered a little, and saw the sad look on his brother's face before being swept back into the void.
This time he was himself again. He struggled to not enter the next tormenting memory, but was soon swept into his house again.
He was alone, and a gray light filled the hallways. He walked over to his room, and saw the door was open a crack. Lying on the floor was his brother. Dead. Tsukazi choked a little, and then watched in horror as what wasn't supposed to be happened.
Dain lifted his head off of the dusty and cold floor of the Californian house.
"I'm dead because of you," his cold voice said.
"No..." whispered Tsukazi.
"You killed you brother Maggot!" he heard his father's voice cry before being pushed onto the ground. He rolled over onto his back, and stood up. He knew what he had to do, and he wasn't going to run anymore. He had to face his father, no matter how scared he was. He crawled to his feet, and glared at the middle-aged man.
"What do you think your doing?" demanded his father.
"You've gone to far," he said.
"What are you talking about?"
"You know what I'm talking about!"
"Shut-up!"
"No!"
"What did you just say?" demanded the man menacingly.
"I said no!" he said boldly.
"Your in for it now!" He raised his fist, and before he could do a thing, Tsukazi punched him in the gut. The man collapsed on the floor.
"I'm not afraid of you anymore," he spat, and then found himself in the void again. Suddenly, in front of him was what looked like a mask with a golden coin for a right eye. It was covered in moss.
"Green Fidchell," sighed Tsukazi before raising his staff.
"BIGAN DON!" he hollered, and then watched the rocks rain on top of the creature. It was soon defeated, and Tsukazi grew tired. He laid down on the void, and fell asleep.
* * *
Kenshi was worried. Tsukazi had been out for a good ten minutes. He was about to panic, when he saw the wave master wake up, and struggle to his feet.
"Are you alright?" gasped Subaru.
"Fine," Tsukazi answered, and then gave them a thumbs up as a stair case fell from the ceiling.
Sharie knew he defeated the phase, as they saw a red gate spinning on the second floor. They climbed to it, and warped to the next destination, as Kenshi hoped past anything that Cheetra would be there.
**END**
Okay, sorry I took a little while to update. I'll try to have the next chapter up before the week is over. ::gasp!:: Thanks for reading! And be sure to review! Oh, and I'm also going to be doing something else. I'm going to make a 'DVD' of the first four chapters of .hack//VIRUS. I'll add something special that you can read with it. There only going to be one chapter with around four chapters of my story on each, so if you want to check them out I'm just letting you know. The first will be out tomorrow or so. Okay! Thanks for reading! And if you think that's I dumb idea then just let me know in your review. I won't care if you do.