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Ch. 18

The elevator opened and we stepped into a room filled with computers and technology. Yukio led us through the room and I could feel some of the people staring at Kazuto and me. I leaned in to his ear.

"Why are they staring at us?"

He thought for a bit.

"Maybe because you're the only American here or that they know you're the one who's going to fix the glitch in the system. "

I nodded as we came to a giant circular control panel in the center of the room. We stopped in front of it and Yukio got right to explaining.

"Alright, so since you're here, let's get started."

He said as he pressed a button on the control panel. The circular pit of the panel began to glow a bright blue as it started to hover. The blue light appeared as a holographic dome and rotated. It looked like a three-dimensional map of the globe but it wasn't the Earth. Yukio pulled a laser pointer from his shirt pocket and pointed it at the dome.

"This is ALfheim. Now, as you can see, this is a map of the whole land area of the game. This is the world tree right here."

He said as he pointed to the familiar tree.

"And this is Aincrad right here."

He said as he pointed to the 100 floor castle. Thee world tree and Aincrad gave off a golden glow to show that they were the most important buildings. Yukio sighed and pointed to the tree again.

"Now, of course, the tree is the main focus of the game but that's not where the control panel is. Since you can go up there now, we had to move the system all the way to the 100th floor of Aincrad."

My eyes went wide and I knew Kazuto's did too. Did they expect us to go through all of the floors with a glitch running around the system!? It was virtually impossible for someone to go through all of those floors anyways. I was brought out of my thoughts by Yukio's voice.

"Now I know what you're thinking. And no, we don't expect you to go through every single level just to get to the top."

Kazuto and I sighed in relief and Yukio smirked a little bit before he continued to explain the plan. I interrupted him for a second just to ask one simple question.

"So how come you, the creators, can't reach the system control if you own the game?"

Yukio sighed again and bowed his head.

"We have no idea why the game is not letting us in. We have all of the passwords but we just can't seem to break through the firewall. That's why we think it might be a risk in going in the game and fixing it. I actually didn't get to apologize for bringing you here without warning."

I waved my hands in the air and laughed nervously.

"No! It's totally fine! I'll do whatever I can to help you guys fix this problem. Please continue."

Yukio smiled and continued, circling the red light around the Ruby Palace on Aincrad.

"Instead, we will be teleporting you to the 100th floor. We own the game so we can basically do anything we want as long as it isn't crazy like what Kayaba did. So you will be teleported to the Ruby Palace on the top floor and will probably have to face Heathcliff as the final boss. Keep in mind; he is the strongest boss so you might want to bring equipment of some kind."

I nodded.

"Now…..I know I shouldn't really tell you this. But it would be pretty wise if you brought a couple of friends to help you with the boss. But if you even consider that, you need to stress the risk that they are putting upon themselves. I'm saying this because we don't really know if the glitch is severe or not. But just to be safe, we will close the servers as soon as you are teleported to the Ruby Palace."

I brought my hand to my chin and thought about the situation. I could bring Sugu and the others. But I could be putting them at risk of something…..or maybe it's just a stupid glitch and fixing it could be a piece of cake. I guess I will just have to talk it over with them when we get back to Kazuto's house.

"So once you get there, we will give you the codes for the panel and you will fix the game from the inside. And that's about it."

He said as he clicked off the laser pointer and dropped it back into his pocket. I looked at Kazuto and saw that he was smiling. I shook my head and laughed under my breath because I knew what he was thinking. He knew this was going to be another challenge to take upon and that it would be somewhat fun. I just hope he doesn't get carried away and do something stupid.

"Well I'm in."

He said with a smirk. I laughed as we pumped our fist together.

"Me too."

Yukio smiled and crossed his arms.

"Awesome! You can go home and get some rest because tomorrow we start the mission. If any other friends agree to help you, they are more than welcome. However, anyone who helps needs to come here to dive in the game. We will have someone monitor you and make sure that your heart rate and breathing levels are normal. You know, just to be safe."

Kazuto and I nodded as we both shook hands with Yukio and began our way to the elevator. Yukio closed the elevator doors and we descended back to the lobby.

"We would like for you to be here at about 14:00 in the afternoon. That seem fair?"

I looked at Kazuto and gave him a confused look because I still wasn't use to that kind of time that they used over here. He laughed nervously and responded.

"That'll be fine. We'll be there at least five minutes early."

"Sounds good."

Said Yukio as he led us to the exit of the building. We saw the desk lady again and we gave her a death glare that she quickly returned. Yukio saw the three of us and shook his head. We waved good-bye to Yukio and walked back to Kazuto's bike. I stopped walking and just stared at the bike as Kazuto laughed and patted the seat.

"Get on, beyotch."

I groaned and got on the seat hesitantly, putting on the helmet securely. Kazuto put on his as well and then roared the bike on. He heated up the engine and then we were off. This time wasn't as scary as last time but I still felt like I was going to fall off and die a horrible death. We went finally reached the house and Kazuto stopped the bike.

"You finally grew some balls that time haha."

He laughed as he took off his black helmet. I waved my hands in the air as I walked inside the house.

"Yeah! Yeah!"

I came in to see Sugu and Asuna watching a movie from the kitchen counter. I walked up to her and gave her a bear hug from behind, making her scream and blush.

"What the fuck!? Oh. Hey Thorn! How'd it go?"

I sat beside her and leaned my head on one arm.

"Well…..he basically told me what the problem was and asked me if I wanted to bring anyone to help me."

Kazuto came in and kissed Asuna on the cheek.

"Yeah, I'm going so you two should too. It's going to be totally kick-ass!"

Asuna smiled and leaned her hand on Kazuto's shoulder.

"Well if Kazuto is going, I'll go too."

I smiled and looked at Sugu. She seemed to be thinking about it. She finally nodded her head and smiled.

"Sure. Sounds like fun!"

I smiled but then remembered something.

"Well, that's great and all but remember that there is a risk in going in the game. Anything could happen so I don't want to force you into helping me fix the problem if you don't want too."

Sugu grabbed my face and gently kissed me with her soft pink lips. I gasped slightly at her touch but quickly regained posture when she began to speak.

"You don't have to worry about me. You know I'm the toughest girl out there when it comes to fighting."

Asuna stood up straight and mushed up her face.

"Hey!"

Suguha shushed her and continued talking.

"Quiet, we're in the moment. Thorn, you have to know that I will always be there when you need me to be so I'm totally up for coming with you. I love you and that's all that matters."

I smiled and blushed slightly. Every time she said those three words, it made my heart grow just a bit stronger with every pump. I pulled her into a hug and stroked her long hair.

"I love you too. We just have to be careful, okay?"

She nodded and we sat back down again. I looked at Asuna and she tilted her head at me, waiting for my question.

"Asuna, do you have the numbers of Lisbeth, Silica, and Agil?"

"Of course, their like my best friends."

I smirked.

"Well can you call them tonight and see if they will also join in our mission? It would be a great help if they came."

She got up and patted my shoulder.

"You got it and don't worry, I got this."

She said as she ran into Kazuto's room to make some phone calls. Kazuto laughed and took a grape from the bowl on the counter.

"Well she seemed pretty confident."

He said as he got up from his stool. He brought both of his arms in a stretch and yawned.

"Well, I think I'm going to go to bed a little early today. So I will see you two tomorrow, goodnight."

He said as he made his way to his room. We were all alone now and didn't really have anything to do. Sugu scooted a little closer to me and linked our arms together. I blushed again and looked at her.

"Well since everyone is going to bed early, maybe we should too."

I was about to protest because I wasn't that tired but I knew what she meant.

"You mean…in your bed?"

I said in a hopeful tone. She simply nodded her head and the next thing she knew, we were on her bed and making out. Did I mention that I love life? Because I do! Her tongue was so moist and tasteful, as usual. We parted to take a breather and looked into each other's eyes.

"You…..ready for…..tomorrow?"

"Yeah…"

I smirked in between gasps for air.

"You ready…..for tonight?"

She smiled and shook her head.

"Just…take me already…..Jesus!"

She said as she pulled me on top of her and turned off the light.

Round two I guess, hehe.

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