Promises Kept
By: Kasumi Rose
~ Once Dormant and Now Made Real~
When did the line between my fantasy and the real world blur?
"A wish you want me to make a wish? I'm data; how can I make a wish?" A voice spoke.
A wind whistled through the disserted sanctuary. Almost everything was death and decay. Most players in the game never warped here so it had fallen into disrepair. The wind blew a blade of grass around. It was the only green artificial vegetation here. On the ground the wind blew a dangling eye on an ancient teddy bear, making it swing. Fallen brass poles and a deteriorated mattress were the only evidence a bed once stood there.
"Alright if remnants of data can wish, Then I wish I had a real body," the voice of a young boy whispered.
The broken bits of data that were the last pieces of Harold Horwick heard the wish.
"You helped my Aura. I will grant you your wish," he moaned out
**********************In the Real World********
Electricity flashed through the virtual reality headset of, Ken Hakiri, he fell to the floor stunned. In the next minute he threw the head set off. His eyes became unfocused. One look around Ken's apartment revealed that he was highly skilled in computers. Wires ran all over. Ken stood up shakily. He moved toward the door of his apartment in a trancelike state.
"Yes, Mr. Horwick," he muttered under his breath
Mechanically, Ken went into the closet and felt around the top shelf. His hand brushed against a metal lock box. Ken then dug under the carpet at the bottom of the closet and retrieved a key. With the key he opened the lock of the box. Within the box was yet another key. Ken took this key and put it in his pocket. He walked out the door of his apartment softly. Harold Horwick's apprentice and confidant walked through the city streets. He arrived at an abandoned looking apartment building. Ken climbed up the stairs and into the apartment building. Instead of climbing up the stairs, he approached a door that was on the side of the stairs. No one would have noticed it if they didn't look closely. Harold pulled the key from his pocket and inserted it into the keyhole of the door and turned. There was a click and Ken pushed. The door swung open breaking up cobwebs that had formed between the door and the frame. Ken remained in his trance and walked into the door.
The door led to a basement laboratory, the secret lab of Harold Horwick. Ken closed the door gently behind him and locked it again. He slipped the key back into his pocket. Ken walked straight to a machine. It looked something like a sensory deprivation tank hooked up to a computer. Ken turned on the monitor and tower of the computer. The screen flashed.
"What is the password?" an electronic voice chimed
'Aura' Ken typed in
The screen flashed a few minutes and soon came to a desktop. Unseeing, Ken clicked on an icon marked 'Genesis Program,'
"Activating Genesis program," the computer announced
In the next instant the incubator tank filled with blue liquid.
"Enter Character," The computer commanded
'Tsukasa,' Ken typed
"Scanning World database. Player found," the computer trilled.
"Good," Ken said with no emotion in his voice.
"Use attributes in Genesis input?" the computer asked
'Yes' Ken typed
"Hair color: silver, Eye color: purple...." the computer began to spout out physical attributes.
The screen flashed again. The incubator tube lighted and began to whir. The liquid inside bubbled. Ken picked up a helmet beside the computer. He hooked two cables into the computer and put it on. Electricity crackled through the helmet and again Ken threw the helmet off. He collapsed onto the floor and snored softly.
*******************The next morning**************
Ken awoke with a strong headache.
" Hey mister, are you alright?"
"Call me Mr. Hakiri," Ken groaned
He looked up and gasped at what he saw. A young boy (about 16 by his looks) with silver hair and amethyst eyes stared curiously down at him.
He leaped back up.
"Who are you?" he shouted
Ken looked around
"I'm back in Sensei Horwick's lab. How? What happened?" Ken wondered
Tsukasa looked confused for a minute.
"I'm sorry Mister, but I'm confused too. All I know is that I was a bit of data in the world last night. Then I woke up here in this old lab."
"I –I see. Extraordinary. Please tell me your name," Ken stammered with excitement
"Tsukasa," The young boy answered
Disclaimer: I do not own .Hack//Sign. It is a property of Bandai entertainment.
Hmm and I swore I would never write another .hack fic, but this idea is so tantalizing. I'm leaving you with this mysterious prologue for a while. Don't worry a few more things will be explained come chapter 2. Tsukasa's character is now in the real world. Now what will I do with him? You'll just have to read chapter 2 to find out. Any comments, questions, or concerns, can be sent to Nkitpanich@msn.com
Sayonara.