Login 2: The Strange Cat Player

I know it's a little early for another chapter, but I love writing things to much! Plus, I'm bored with summer. I need something to do! I'll try to make the next story a little longer, so it might be a while before the next one comes up. Who knows what'll happen. All I know is that I need new characters. Read the note at the end to find out more.

Just saying a few things. I DIDN'T RATE MY OWN STORY LAST TIME! That was my brother. He didn't realize I was logged in at the time, so it came up under my name. Also, this isn't based completely on "The Epitaph of Twilight." I've played the games, watched the TV show, and read the manga. By now, I know everything .hackrelated. Oh! Before I forget, more than one person in "The World" can have the same character name. Such as, there can be 2 Kites, or 2 Orcas. So, don't complain about that! Thank you.

Ryo-oki put on the headset. She hadn't gone online in a week. She sighed. Was everything before a dream? No, it couldn't have. Mia was in a coma. "I HATE THIS!" she cried. She couldn't see her friend, and everyone at school was asking about her. "Oh well, maybe I can find something out on 'The World.'"

'Hey! Maybe someone on the board will know about this!' Ryo-oki thought. She posted.

Topic: Please Help Me

My friend went into a coma from playing the game. Can someone give me any info about it? Has anyone else had a friend go into a coma? Please help me!

"Delta… I hate this city…" Ryo-oki sighed. "I don't like Mac Anu at all…" She looked up. There were a lot of people walking around. "Mia?"

"Yeah," Mia didn't seem to care.

"It's me! Ryo-oki!"

"Really? It's you?" She waved from the bridge. "I thought you had a different design… What? And you're a Twin Blade too?"

"Yeah long story." Ryo-oki explained what had happened.

"I guess you had an adventure without me." Mia smiled. "Ryo-oki… I've been stuck here for a week…"

"I know…"

"Is everyone giving you a hard time at school?"

"Yeah… They are…"

"That's horrible..." Mia looked down into the water. "You know… I heard a strange rumor. This cat player is running around with some silly Wave Master that collects Aromatic Grass..."

"What's that?"

"It's an item that's completely useless. It can't even be sold for much…"

"So what?"

"Cat characters are illegal! That's what!"

A Wave Master ran by. "Now what area was it?" he muttered to himself. He was carrying a handful of Aromatic Grass!

"Hey!" Ryo-oki called. "I'm trying to collect info. I'm trying to find-"

"I don't know any cat character named Mia! Honest! What cat character!" He blurted out. "Oops… I-I mean I have a cat named Mia!" He looked at me shyly. "Hey! That's an interesting character design."

"Don't try weaseling your way outta this one!" Mia said, grabbing his shoulder.

"No! I'm telling the truth!" He cried. "I've never seen a Twin Blade like you."

"Tell us about this cat character." Ryo-oki asked calmly. She held out a piece of Aromatic Grass. "I'll give this to you if you tell us."

"I can do better than that! Follow me!" He ran to the Chaos Gate. "I'll take you there!" He activated the gate. "'Hidden Eternal Fallen Angel.'"

They warped to a large forest. "A level 2 area?"

"Yeah." The Wave Master said. "Come on!"

"Hey! Wait up Kid!" Ryo-oki called.

"I'm not a kid. I'm… Elk." He said calmly. "Hurry up you guys!"

A cat player sat in a tree. "Hey Elk!"

"Mia!" Elk called back. He held out the Aromatic Grass. "I found this for you!"

"Wow! This much!'

"Um… Excuse me…" Ryo-oki tried to get their attention.

"Who's this?" The cat asked calmly. "That's an interesting bracelet you have there."

"I'm Ryo-oki."

"Cute name. Where'd you get that bracelet?" she persisted.

"From a girl in all white. She looked like a ghost…"

"Ah… I see. Did Aura explain how to use it?"

"Use it? The bracelet?"

"Yes. Of course. What else would I be talking about?"

"How do you know so much?" Mia cut in.

"I know everything. You're in a coma, correct?"

"How did you-"

"Like I said, I know everything. Everything, but what the world outside of this game looks like."

Ryo-oki understood what she meant. "You're… an AI?"

"Yup. Took you long enough to figure it out."The cat laughed.

"How do I use this?"

The cat smiled and ran off. "Follow me!"

Ryo-oki and Mia followed Elk and Mia-Neko to a magic portal.

The portal opened and 2 Swordmanoids appeared. "There! Now, use Data Drain on 1 of them!"

"What?" Ryo-oki asked stupidly.

"DATA DRAIN! USE IT!"

"Oh! Sorry. Data DRAIN!" Ryo-oki pointed the bracelet at the monster.

The monster glowed and turned into… "A Limp Knife?" Ryo-oki slashed it in half. "What did I do to it?"

"You hacked the monster's data and rewrote it. Basically, you turned it into a weaker monster."

"Hey!" She yelled happily. "I leveled up!"

Elk smiled. "Wow! Congratulations!"

"Uh oh. I gotta go!" Ryo-oki said, her smile vanishing. "Mom's calling me."

"Here." Mia-Neko said. She gave Ryo-oki her Member Address. "Elk?"

"Oh. Right! Here!" Elk gave her his Member Address too.

"If you ever need us, just call. We'll be glad to help you."

Ryo-oki and Mia gated out of the area.

"Nice going Mia." Kite said calmly from the tree.

"We only did what you told us to, Kite."

"Still, not mentioning me… Good job."

"That girl's pretty and smart. You should invite her to join the .Hackers."

"Not just yet. Let's let her learn some more things before we ask her to join us. After all, she's got a bad impression from Shugo. She thinks he's a pervert. :-D"

"I would to, if a guy suddenly picked me up like that, even if it was to save me."

"You do have a good point Mia."

"Hey, Mia, Kite, you guys… w-wanna go on a dungeon adventure?" Elk said cheerfully.

"Yeah! Let's go!" Kita said, jumping down from his perch.

Ryo-oki jumped onto her bed. She made 2 new friends! "Tee-Hee! Now I can see Mia whenever I want!" The clock downstairs struck 9 o'clock.

"Ryo-oki! Time for bed!" Her mom called again. "No jumping on that bed either!"

Ryo-oki sat on her bed. "Alright Mom!" She dived under the covers and went to sleep.

Hey! Can't believe the 2nd chapter just ended! A few things I want to say. I know that in the .hack games, you have to break the Data Barriers before using Data Drain. The bracelet is a lot more powerful than Kite's and Shugo's bracelets. Oh! And the stuff said after Ryo-oki leaves an area, she doesn't hear. It's just so you know a little more of what's going on.

Now, after that announcement, I can talk to my fans (if I have any). I always slip a character in that's like my clone. In this one, it's Ryo-oki. My nickname happens to be Ryo-oki, so I thought it was a perfect name. I don't know how many chapters this fanfic's going to have. Oh! If you want to be in it, Email me! I'll need more characters than just these guys. Please email me a username and a character description (what the character looks like, class, personality, etc.) No made up classes! Heavy Blade, Twin Blade, Blade Master, Wave Master, Long Arm, Heavy Axe Man are the classes. Also, NO ANIMAL CHARECTERS! Only Mia and anyone I put in will have animal designs. I'll try and fit as many people as possible, but it's first come first serve. I'll be using the first people first. Please! Tell me if you wanna be a character! Later!