"Ahh, it's good to be home." This was all he said as Will sat down at his computer.
Will was an eighteen year old guy who was undoubtedly a normal person. He went to work part time and spent the rest of his time in college. Nothing amazing ever happened to him his life was one of repetitiveness same thing all time. He had played videogames and watched anime whenever he could. The only thing that set him apart from his fellow man was his active imagination. It was as if it was driven by some unknown force, and it was, even though unintentionally.
Will was always getting bored, no matter how hard he tried games would eventually lose their luster and anime became mind numbing. The only escape Will had was to imagine stories, and of course himself in them. This was the only time he really felt… normal. He would play out entire scenes of himself piloting an evangelion and defeating the angels or helping Vash defeat Knives. Will had a feeling about life, humans have to be capable of so much more, why are we so normal.
Soon he would find out.
Will had gotten home from work around six and decided to farm some XP on world of warcraft before he went to bed. After about an hour of playing he knew he would have to get up at sin to go to school he decided to turn in for the night. After showering, shaving, and putting on a pair of jogging pants he laid down with some Crono Trigger music playing on his computer. It had struck him again, the inability to just lie down and go to sleep.
He smiled to himself. He cast around for a moment to remember where he had left his story last. He knew it was something to do with the Teen Titans but couldn't quite place it.
"Just open the Gate." Said a female voice
Will sat up startled, the Zeal theme was playing, he stared around the semi-dark room, there was a green light coming from his computer volume knob.
"Do you have the Key?" Rang a second femine voice
Astonished Will realized he was not hearing the things in his ears but in his mind.
"Well I guess that confirms it, I have gone crazy." Will smiled and chuckled to himself. He lay back done but didn't close his eyes. "Maybe..." he sat back up and looked at the wall next to his futon. Slowly he reached a hand out to the wall with one finger, touched the wall and with. He hesitated for a moment then began to draw a circle.
"Hey what's going Lucca?" Came the first again
"I-I-I don't know." Came the voice of Lucca
Half-way through the circle Will's finger began to tingle slightly, a bit further and his whole arm was now on fire. Scared to death but to amazed by this to stop he completed the circle. Nothing happened. Distraught he lay back down and surrendered to the fact that his life would never be anything amazing he fell asleep.
"What was that Lucca?" this time a male voice
"I don't know Crono, I've never seen a Gate materialize on its own, and what's more since we defeated Lavos most of the Gates have shut down." Lucca said with an air of concern
"Hey Lucca why don't we see where it leads?" the first female voice said with glee.
"I don't know Marle that may not be the best thing."
"Lucca we have been to the edge of existence and returned unharmed what could happen here that we haven't already faced."
"Hmmm, perhaps but we should gear up before we go."
Marle and Crono both turned to go gather there equipment, Lucca began to follow then stopped. She turned to the Gate and tilted her head.
"I have only seen a green gate once, I wonder what this means." She then left after Crono and Marle
Will woke up and felt groggy. He groaned and hit the snooze alarm on his clock more out of routine than anything. It took him a moment to realize that the clock hadn't been going off. So sleepily he rolled over and closes his eyes.
Although he was still half asleep he was soaking in a song playing on his computer, but he couldn't quite remember the name of the song, and was getting irritated by that green light. Will rolled over and hit the power button on his computer, waited for chocobo wark and flipped the switch on the power supply.
"Grr, that damn light." He stood and turned the knob on the volume control till he heard the click and returned to bed. It was a moment before he was aware of the still annoying light. He grunted and pulled the cover over his head. He paused trying to think what in the world could be making that light, by now he was well awake. Pulling down the covers he looks at the wall and saw a dull green glow roughly in the form of a circle. Absolutely dumbstruck he reached out a hand and touched the wall. His hand was on fire again.
A hole opened in the wall and gave way to a swirling green vortex.
"Oh my god." These where the only words that came to Will at the moment. Now Will was a very reserved and cautious person most of the time but right at this moment he was without fear or worry.
He dove headlong into the portal.
It was not as if it would seem, there was a hovering feeling but for the most part it was an enjoyable feeling.
After a moment he was deposited on a marble tiled floor, the room was well lit save for a near twelve foot tall judges panel when a number of dark figures sat.
"Your name."
It was obviously a command not a question.
"Err, uh Will, could someone tell…"
"Silence." It was not a forceful statement but had the full effect
"You have finally discovered the truth of you world, what will you do now Will?" this time it was from a different person, or at least he assumed that's what they were."
"What truth?" he said this feeling that familiar adventurous side wake up he only felt when playing a good RPG.
"The truth of your world." Another new voice
"And that would be?" Will was now completely entranced by all that had happened he was ready for anything. There was no answer for a moment.
"Then you don't know?" they sounded curious for the first time.
"No what's going on."
"Is this the first Alt you have visited?" the voice now sounded amazed
"Uhh I guess so, what's an Alt?"
Light was now flooded into the room and faces could now be placed with voices. To Will's amazement the people looked oddly normal.
"Will we have a lot to explain to you please come with us."