Hey guys, it is time for another chapter of this story! Now I actually have a team of people helping me with this but we kind of need a girl's touch. Does that make sense? We need a girl on the team and we also need that girl to make an OC that I will include in the story so if you want to help us just PM me please! You guys did awesome with reviews! I'm glad you guys liked the first chapter even though the story will start out slow. So keep doing it! FOREIGN WORDS WILL BE FOLLOWED WITH THE ENGLISH TRANSLATION IN PARENTHESIS! Finally, I'm going to stop talking and say here is the chapter!

Ch. 2

"Yes Mom...I am fine with them...Japan is very nice...Yep...Yes, I will pay for the long distance call...Okay...Alright...Love you bye."

I sighed as I hung up the phone. Sugu and Asuna teased me for saying I loved my Mom and I flipped them off. Kazuto, who was the best engineer I could ask for, got a call and had to meet someone somewhere. So that meant that I was stuck with these two girls. It wasn't so bad. I love Sugu to death and Asuna's a great friend so it was okay. Sugu was very efficient in designing. Her girly charm made the aspects of the game more beautiful than I thought it could be. Asuna, on the other hand, was awesome at coming up with ideas and monsters. Right now, we had a lot of the game finished. When I say that, I mean that we had the way it looks completed. Yeah that's it haha. However, we needed to add on to it somehow so I left Kazuto to think about that.

"The cooking in this game will be interesting Thorn. Since it's a realistic game, the food will be like in the real world. Some of it could be poisonous too so that's cool...Well not cool but funny if you get poisoned."

Asuna laughed as she closed a holographic window. When creating a game, the people who work on it dive into the same server and start up in the same place. At the beginning, we all just landed in an infinite space of whiteness. Now, we were surrounded by trees and forests because we were working on designing the United States of America. Our main idea is for the player to start in a big country of their choosing and conquer other countries. Some will be real and some will be made up by us. The big countries can't be conquered but the made-up countries can; territory by territory. The player will conquer the territory for their country and fight to keep it thay way. Like I said, our idea isn't complete yet so we are just trying to design the starting countries.

"Can you actually design it to where the food can go spoiled Asuna?"

I asked her. She nodded and showed me a rotting piece of fruit. I grinned and nodded.

"Awesome! What are you working on Sugu?"

The beautiful girl with long blond hair and bright green eyes smirked at me and showed me a picture of what she was doing through a clear floating window.

"I just finished the freaking Atlantic Ocean bitch!"

My eyes went wide and I grinned.

"Holy shit! Nice! Did you put any monsters in it?"

"Nah, that's Asuna's job."

She said as she nodded over at the auburn-haired girl. Asuna narrowed her eyes at the blond and huffed.

"Sure, make me create all of them! I've already made soldiers, bears, birds, monkeys, deer, some robbers, snakes, bees, spiders, murderers, and some other bad monsters that will kill you. Now you are telling me that I need to make whales, sharks, and fish!? Jesus, I'm exhausted!"

Even though she was over-exaggerating, I still felt bad for her.

"Don't worry, I'll help you."

I said; making her smile once more. Let me tell you how we do this. To design a monster or AI, you physically draw a hologram of them, color it, list it's personality and traits, say if it is an enemy or an ally, and then press the "form" button. The monster will then be generated in front of you for the final evaluation, and then sent to your storage until you make the environment the monster will live in. Once you make it, the system saves it so you can make as many as you want with just a push of the button. Making the environment was a bit harder. Of course the countries weren't going to be as big as the real thing but you still had to design every little corner and area.

It's a bitch, I know...Especially if you have to make America...

"Kazuto told me he started the transportation system last night. You know how he is. He told me he was going to make a subway system for players who didn't have money to buy a vehicle. That's going to take him forever."

Sugu muttered with a snort. She brushed her hair with her hand and sighed.

"He also said that he would make these cool tanks from War World One and Two. He just loves that stuff! Man, I can't wait to blow up someone in a tank! A fucking tank!"

She screamed. I love her so much...

"...Anyway, did he say when he would be back babe?"

She asked me. I shook my head and she shrugged. I hope he comes back soon though. We needed to get the game finished as soon as possible. America is the only country we have made so far and we are still working out the tweaks at that. We're also aren't doing states; just regions. It's easier that way haha. Like Alfheim, each country will have their leader so it'll be bad-ass! While the girls have their own specific jobs, I'm in charge of weapons and skills; which I think is the best fucking job for the game. So I am creating cool military knives and armor. I really want to make real military guns and grenades but my boss told me not to. That won't stop me from asking him though!

"Hey guys, I'm going to log out and talk to my boss for a sec. I'll be back in a bit so keep working."

I said. They both gave me a look and put their hands on their hips.

"Excuse me, don't tell us what to-"

"Sorry! Gotta log out!"

I yelled as I pressed the button. The next second, I opened my eyes to see the brown ceiling in front of me. I sighed and wiped some sweat from my forehead. The room had gotten hot while we were in the game. I looked over to see that Sugu was sweating as well so I turned on the fan to cool her off. Alright Thorn, time to text your boss. I really don't feel like calling him right now.

To: Mr. Harrison

I know you said, "don't make guns your main weapon in your game," but can it be included with the other weapons? I really want to get the "military feel" in the game and I need guns and other stuff like that to achieve it.

From: Thorn Royer

I waited a few seconds before he replied back.

To: Thorn

Hmmm...I guess it's okay. You are just making us money anyway so why should it matter? Have fun!

From: Mr. Harrison

I grinned and pumped my fist in the air.

"Hell yeah! This game is gonna be fucking great!"

"Do you have to yell every word you say?"

I turned my head to see Kazuto coming into the room with a blank expression on his face. I laughed nervously and shrugged like an idiot. What could I say!? I was the typical loud American! He huffed and sat on the bed.

"I gotta tell you something..."

I frowned at the tone of his voice and crossed my arms. He was usually cheerful and happy, but it was serious if he acted like this. He waited until he knew he had my attention before speaking again.

"The person I met with gave me this investigation-type assignment. I...kind of told him I would do it so I will have to leave development for a couple of days. Sorry dude..."

He said; looking down and gloomy.

"What do you have to do?"

I asked him curiously. He sighed again and leaned back in the bed with a groan.

"This guy told me that something strange has been happening in GGO lately; like some killer who somehow killed a player with a bullet in the game. Weird huh? Well anyway, he wants me to go check it out to see if it was just a coincidence since the guy who died had a heart attack. At least, that's what the investigators said..."

This sounded all too weird to me. My boss hasn't told me anything bad about GGO. He just keeps saying how much money he makes off of it. Typical businessman...I tilted my head at the black-haired male and continued to ask questions.

"Killed him with a gun in the game? How is that possible? The Amusphere isn't capable of doing any real harm to the user. So being killed in the game shouldn't have any affect on the body in the real world."

I said while rubbing my chin.

"That's what I said but he insisted that I check it out. Such a drag..."

"Well...Do you want me to ask my boss for a special account so you don't have to start out as a beginner?"

I asked him. He became really happy for a second before frowning again.

"Nah, That would be suspicious to the suspect. Thanks though. And one more thing, please don't tell Asuna or anyone else. You and I know that they will try to help me in any way possible. Given the circumstances, I don't want to risk them getting hurt. You're the only person I'm going to tell since you're my bro."

He said with a smile. I grinned and nodded.

"Yeah, okay. I won't tell them. Just promise you will come back. I really don't need my best engineer to die on me. That would suck some major ass! Anyway, while you were gone, we finished the South-Eastern part of the United States. My boss gave me the 'go' to create guns and other military stuff as well. Dude, it'll be so awesome when we get finished! Asuna has created monsters and AI that are so realistic! And it's none of that fantasy bullshit, it's the real world stuff! Sugu, being the kick-ass girl that she is, has made everything beautiful in her own little way. She told us you said something about making transportation?"

I asked; sitting next to the bed. The whole GGO conversation just basically disappeared as we started talking about the new game. We were all really excited about it! Kazuto nodded with a happy smile and patted my back.

"Yep! I'll show you my blueprints when we dive. Since we can't fly like in Alfheim, I thought about giving the players some killer vehicles. It's shame I will have to put it on hold though. Again I'm really sorry but he is paying me a lot for it so we could use the money to enhance the game."

Kazuto replied with an apologetic smile. I swear, he and his sister were too nice. It's not that a couple of days would hurt us, it was just that it would put more work on the other people on the team. Oh! I almost forgot!

"I told you it's okay dude, but seriously, did you think of a way for us to get more ideas or members on the team?"

I asked him. We did ask Silica and Lisbeth but they were busy. Klein and Agil said they had to work so they were out as well. Kazuto stood up at my question and showed me his phone. I gave him a weird look and he laughed.

"Just look at it."

I did what he said and took a look at the phone to see that it was an invitation for Beta Testers. My eyes went big at the thought of it. The invitation called for a few Beta Testers to help us test the game and build ideas. Genius idea! I snatched his phone with happiness and waved it around the air.

"Holy shit! Awesome idea!"

"Haha yep! I sent them out on my way here! Hopefully, we get a reply. I sent them to America, Japan, Russia, Britain, and France. I sent it to anyone who had a game account. My phone didn't have enough data or space to send them to anyone else. I could've sent them to other countries after the first send, but I thought that that was enough..."

He trailed off with a shrug. This is why he was a part of my team! He was totally awesome with ideas and other stuff. Seeing that I couldn't hold in my excitement, he punched my arm and chuckled.

"Shut the hell up bro. I know you're excited, but we have to dive in and help the girls before they have bitch fits. Asuna was pissed before I even left so there's no telling what she is feeling now. Anyway, see ya in the game."

He waved at me and walked to his room. It was true. I was excited but he was right; we had to continue work on the game. I laid down next to my beautiful girlfriend and gave her a kiss on the cheek before putting on my Amusphere. I just hope we get people from those other countries he listed! Alright. Focus! Just dive in, damn it!

"Link start!"

I yelled as I saw the bright colorful rays. Time to get back to work...

(Elsewhere in Moscow, Russia)

News. News. News. Ugh, I really hate news. It's always about Putin trying to take over something or the military trying to recruit other people. Why even bother when America and its allies will just beat the crap out of us again like they did back in 2018. I was rooting for anyone but Russia anyways. Love the country; hate the leadership. They all just needed to relax. As of now, I have been staring at my computer screen; just waiting for an email from a friend or something like that. I got one every few seconds but it felt like ages!

"Arkady! Где ты? (Where are you?)"

I turned to the door at my Mom's voice and smiled. She knew where I was; she just wanted to hear me talk. A lot of people have told me that I have the perfect Russian tone and voice. I'm just like, "cool whatever" but it's nice to hear people say that.

"В моей комнате, как всегда мама! (In my room, as always Mom!)"

I heard her foot steps as she came into my room. I stood up and she gasped. She cooed about my 6'1 height like any Mother would and rustled my caramel-brown hair. I was only seventeen so she loved to annoy me with those kinds of things. She wanted to make sure she spent a lot of her time with me before I left for college. Like I said, that was fine with me. I just went with the flow.

"Я просто хотел бы спросить вас, если вы хотите купить новый ноутбук. Я нашел объявление в газете о дешевых один, это компьютер лучше, чем тот, который вы имеете теперь... (I just wanted to ask you if you wanted to buy a new laptop. I found an ad in the paper about a cheap one that is a better computer than the one you have now...)"

She also knew I was picky with my money. I only bought the things I needed and saved the rest. That's just the way I am.

"Нет, спасибо. (No thanks.)"

Was all I said to her. She simply shrugged with a Motherly smile and gave me another hug before leaving my room. I sighed and perked up when my laptop suddenly made a noise; signaling that I had an e-mail. I walked over to my chair and sat down with interest as I saw that the e-mail was in English. It was a good thing I knew a lot of English, but I pressed the translate button anyways. Now that I could read it without any obstacles, I laid my eyes on the e-mail.

Dear Gamers!

We are looking for a few Beta Testers to help us out with an awesome VRMMORPG we are currently trying to create. The main idea of the game is to be as realistic as possible; countries, weapons, everything! However, it couldn't hurt to have someone else's touch on the game. This game will be designed to be an "international" game! What this means is that people outside of the United States and Japan will be able to play the game as well! The game will also bring foreigners together and help relations! A name has not been created yet but we plan on coming up with one soon! We cannot release this kick-ass game before we have some kick-ass helpers so please contact us if you're interested! Just reply to this e-mail! Power to the players!

- Thorn Royer, employee of Zaskar

I stared at the screen with my light blue eyes for a couple of seconds before turning away to think. Zaskar was a famous American video game company that made the newly-released game, Gun Gale Online. I bought an Amusphere online so I could play it, but It was only allowed in America and Japan; as the e-mail says. Now that pissed me off, but I knew something like this would come up sooner or later. I glanced at the Amusphere in the corner of my room and walked over to it. I wiped some dust that had gotten on it and smiled as I looked at it more and more. I REALLY want to use this thing! And...It would be kind of cool if I helped create a game...Well shit, I'm in! I slammed my ass on my seat and typed erratically in reply to the e-mail.

Would you like to send this e-mail?

The computer asked me.

"да! (Yes!)"

I said happily. I have to admit, it would be kind of cool to work with an American...

And that is the end of the chapter! Yes, we have a new OC and he is Russian! His name is Arkady Yakushev! Cool huh? He was made by a very awesome member of my team, scarfgang1000. So yeah! If you don't like the parenthesis after the foreign words, just tell me and I will change it differently haha. AGAIN, I WANT A GIRL TO JOIN OUR TEAM FOR THIS STORY! WE NEED A WOMEN'S TOUCH AND THAT GIRL WILL MAKE US AN OC FOR THE STORY SO PLEASE PM ME PLEASE! Please review and comment on the story. Tell me what you think! I kind of rushed this chapter but I hope you still liked it! Finally, thanks for reading and I will see you next time!