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Zero: Anyways, this chapter is about half the size of the first. They're all in different lengths, so don't expect them all to be like 7 pages long. I'm also sorry if I insult any females in this chapter. There is slight rape, but it doesn't go too far. Ah, now for the review.

x-Red Eye-x: Thanks. Actually, I already finished the entire fic except for the ending. I'm just posting each chapter up one by one, to see how it's going for the readers.

Lynas: Nothing much left to say. Just that Zero doesn't own Dead or Alive.

Xyrho: And we're off.

Chapter 2

The Awakening of a Boy

Heroine

"Onii-chan!" A little girl ran up to Elliot. He lifted her up happily, swung her around in a circle, then gently placed her back on the ground.

We arrived in a large area, where there were stairs that reached high up to a temple.

"Oh, how cute!" I exclaimed.

"Her name's Mei Lin. She's the granddaughter of my master, Gen Fu. He's a nice guy, that is, unless you're his opponent. That's when he goes all out on you, no matter who you are." He chuckled strangely at the end with a weird smile on his face.

I bent down and patted her head, then lifted her up with both arms. She was much lighter than I thought.

"It looks like you brought a guest." I looked across from the girl, and saw quite an old man, with white hair and beard. He was wearing Chinese clothes you usually see in those kung fu movies. This old man was probably Elliot's master.

"Um, hello sir!" I bowed after placing Mei Lin back on the ground, "My name is Komiya Emi. It's nice to meet you!"

"Hmm…one with manners." He stroked his beard, "It seems you have found a good woman, Elliot."

I noticed him blush slightly, lowering his head, "M-Master, please don't say strange things like that." My own face felt really warm, as well.

"Bah, it doesn't matter to me." He waved a hand in the air, "I do not have any intention of caring of your personal life too much. I'm not your father, you know."

"Onee-chan, let's go play!" Mei Lin tried to pull my arm with a lot of strength, but it felt like a small tug to me.

I looked at Gen Fu, who gave me a strong nod, then at Elliot, who came over and took one of her arms, while I held the other, "I'll come along as well."

"Yay!" she cheered, as we ran along with her at random directions.

Hero

"Gochisosama." I said, resting the fork I used gently on the plate.

"Wow, you really cleaned out your plate." Hitomi was somewhat shocked, seeing the completely empty dish, save for the sauce used with it. She, on the other hand, barely managed to finish off half of it at the same duration of time.

I smiled a bit, "It's cause it was really good. I enjoyed it very much." Heh…this was probably the first homemade meal I had in over 5 years.

A touch of redness lightened up her cheeks, "I'm not that good of a cook. I think I can fight better than anything."

"Still, it was good. No matter what you say, I can't deny that. I should learn how to cook myself actually." I then laughed pitifully, "Since I can't really keep buying take-out or fast foods for the rest of my life…"

"What do you mean?"

"Well…my parents died in an accident when I was in my second year of middle school. I managed to stay alive till now with the fortune that my father made my working as a…huh? How pitiful am I, to even forget my dad's job. I don't really remember anything about both of them, actually. All I have are their faces, which are all in pictures everywhere in the house…" I felt a bit of wetness slide down to my cheek. I quickly pulled my arm up, wiping it off, "Heh, still crying…huh? I swore that I wouldn't cry about it as long as I lived…"

"It's okay…to cry about things." I looked up, seeing her smile, "If you didn't feel sad, then you wouldn't really be human, right?"

I chuckled, "Yeah…I guess…you're right…"

Heroine

"Oh no!" I screamed, my schoolbag opening up, "I can't believe it!"

"What's wrong?" Elliot asked, running over with Mei Lin.

I poured the contents of the bag out to the grassy ground, "Star Ocean, Rockman, Final Fantasy, The King of Fighters…these are all video games!" I was wondering why my bag was so heavy! Even though I didn't know any of these titles, the fact that they had the names of the consoles on them proved my guess correct.

"What…are these?" He opened up a case called "Otogi", looking at the disc, "This is…a video game, isn't it?"

"Yes…they're not mine though…" I gave a huff, "How could I have gotten his bag instead of mine?" I saw a card on the ground. Hey! It was his student ID card! I picked it up, "Tokiha Yamato, 3rd year…" I sighed, dropping the card, "I can't believe I have all his stuff now…!"

"We should give them back to him, then."

"But the problem is that I think he's is Japan…or…!" I gasped, "What if this was all real…"

"Pardon?"

"Maybe I got teleported or something…oh, but what are the chances of Tokiha going with me…" I have another huff.

"So…do you know where he lives?"

I gently relieved Mei Lin of a game case she was trying to open called ".hack/Erosion Pollution", sticking it back into the schoolbag, "He lives…in Japan."

"Well…you're only here to visit, right?"

"Uh…well…" thus I began to tell my unbelievable tale about the Xbox 360…

Hero

"Goodbye!" Hitomi smiled behind the doorframe.

"Yeah, I'll see you." I nodded, turning away.

I heard the door close, then stopped walking. Now what? I sighed.

I was in Germany. I was completely alien to the landscape. I was completely lost to the direction of the nearest hotel, not that it mattered, since I only had about ten thousand yen on me, meaning that I'd only last for two nights foodless, considering that I'd even find a place to convert my money.

Before long, I found myself in a forest. Damn I hate being lost. Just then, I heard a large wind. That's right. I only heard it. I looked up, and saw that it was because it was only in the sky. The clouds became a spiral, as rain began to poor down. I started hearing thunder, and also saw some lightning off in the distance.

I fell forward with my eyes barely intact when I lightning bolt struck a tree almost right next to me. I felt a sharp pain in my back, as I let out a deafening scream, blood flying from my mouth, as I laid there on the ground, motionless.

"Yamato-kun!"

A voice? What the hell? I gathered some strength to look up, as I saw a figure running towards me. I immediately figured out who it was, "Hi…to…mi…" I barely managed to say. Why did she…?

"Stay still." My back gave a flinch as the pain increased a bit, "This is going to hurt, but please bear with it."

"Guah!" I screamed again, feeling something being ripped out from behind me, but also making the pain slightly go away afterwards. I turned my head, and saw a wooden spike covered in blood. I get it. That thing stabbed me, huh?

"Yo! What's happening?"

I looked up. It was a black guy. Although I couldn't see his face well, if he's a DoA fighter, I can only think of one person, "Z…Zack…" I coughed out.

"Zack!" Hitomi apparently didn't hear me, "What are you doing here!"

"What? I just wanted to see you, sexy, as well as that boy over there." He smiled devilishly.

"Me…?" I managed to get out between coughs.

"Yeah, you know…to kill ya."

"Kill…?" I hated Zack's character (for his crazy attitude, mind you), but knew him enough to know that he would never kill anyone without an extremely good reason.

"Yeah, you know…" he repeated, "to get rid of you in this world, alien."

My eyes widened. He knew I wasn't of this Earth. I struggled to get up, but only got to a knee before coughing a gunk of blood.

"Heh, you don't look so good, my man! Maybe I don't really need to get rid of you after all. You can actually do that yourself."

"Zack! When the hell did you become such an ass! I mean, tricking us all about your stupid island was bad enough, but wanting someone to die!" Hitomi shouted at him angrily.

"Shut up, bitch. After I get rid of this guy, I think I'll make you my little plaything." He laughed, but instead of the cheery one I usually hear in the games, he sounded like a maniac.

"That's it!" Hitomi launched forward with a side kick, but Zack just knocked it to the side. She recovered quickly, retaliating with a punch of the other side, but Zack grabbed her arm, twisted her around and into a lock, making her completely immobile. She started squirming, trying to get out of his grip.

"How cute, and how innocent…" he laughed again with the same level of creepiness, gripping onto one of her breasts, kneading it roughly.

"Bastard!" I shouted, "Let her go!" This wasn't Zack! Not at all!

"Why should I?" he grinned, continuing his disgusting action.

"Let go, you pervert!" Hitomi screamed, trying to break free with all her might, face red as a beet.

"Damn it…!" I felt too tired to do anything. If only I wasn't hit. I needed something. More power! Anything!

Just then, I felt it. I dunno what it was, but it felt good. Power seemed to flow in me infinitely. I stood up, and looked at myself. I was covered by some blue aura giving off gas of the same color, "Zack, let her go." My voice came out normally, but also accompanied by a voice shrieking out the same words, which felt extremely natural to me for some reason.

"Yamato…" Hitomi stopped completely, awed by my glowing body.

"No…I couldn't stop it…!" Zack's hand dropped from what it was doing, eventually letting go of Hitomi entirely, trying to run away.

New techniques flowed into my brain. A flash appeared, blurring my vision, then everything became clear, but in a different view, as I saw Zack running towards me now.

"No…! Get away from me, you monster!" He shouted in fright, falling on his butt from weak legs.

I slowly walked up towards him. He scooted back, trying to get away from me, but I swiftly grabbed his collar, lifting him up. I took my other hand, cracked his neck painfully, then placed my palm near his chin, "I don't know what happened to you…" my hand felt warm, as if charging with energy, "but never come back again with that attitude, or else you're gonna feel my full force." With a small push of my hand, he was blasted away, slamming into a tree. He grunted in pain as he fell forward from the hit, falling limp on the ground.

"Fainted…" I convinced myself, trying to stop the raging, merciless killing intent inside me. My vision blurred again, as it cleared to a vision of Hitomi sitting against a tree, eyes wide open at me.

"Ya…Yamato-kun…?" she said unsteadily. Oh, that's right. In her story mode for all the DoA games she's been in, she never had to fight anything out of the ordinary.

I groaned, feeling extremely tired. Just as I felt like I was about to faint, my vision blurred again. I felt myself being pulled somewhere. Then, everything went black, and the power I felt was gone…

World View

"Huh?" Zack woke up, then looked around, "Where is this place?" He stood up, continued to look around, "Hmm…" he smiled enthusiastically, "Whatever! I don't care! Where's the nearest casino!"

Name: Beta Yamato
Fighting Style: Tae Kwan Do with Rough Ninjutsu
Information: With a sudden surge of power, Yamato has unlocked an overwhelming power that he never knew existed. The power has just entered his body, so he is still getting used to it. It is still far from being perfected and controlled.

Zero: And it's done. Sorry for bashing on Zack like that, but there's a purpose to that.

Lynas: You readers will find out that reason in later chapters.

Xyrho: Review, please.