Story: Dot Hack/ Return

Chapter: The Data Bug

Set after the events in G. U. the C.C. corporation has uncovered a backup to the original world that they use to allow old players to play there characters on but within the programming is the original Morganna who begins to cause trouble for The World. Yata calls back not only the G.U. but also the old .hack players who have dealt with similar problems with the World. Now they must all unite and stop Morganna from taking over the World and defeat her once and for all.

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Yata stood impatiently in front of the Serpent of Lore while waiting for Hasseo which he was not the only one impatient in the room. Pi had a very annoyed look on her face while she waited for Hasseo who said he would be there as quick as possible. Endurance on the other hand was calm and quiet as he stood in the room like absolutely nothing was wrong as if in a trance but then lifted his head when Hasseo slowly entered. Hasseo turned around to look back as he walked backwards toward everyone which he was wondering how the player Sora knew so much about him.

"Hey Hasseo were in this direction!!" shouted Pi

Hasseo turned to face everyone but he remained quiet

"Is something wrong Hasseo?" asked Endurance quietly

"Nah…just some player I encountered….anyway what's so important that you need me?" asked Hasseo

"Well you would probably know by now if you didn't take your sweet time" said Pi

"Sorry…just tell me what's going on" said Hasseo angrily

"Sorry doesn't cut it….what if the situation was a world crisis" said Pi

"Pi can we just focus on why I assembled you" said Yata

"Okay I guess I'll let it drop" said Pi

"Where's Kuhn and the others?" asked Hasseo

"They can't make it at the moment" said Endurance

"Figures…probably should have logged out when I had the chance" said Hasseo

"Okay if we are done with idle chatter lets get onto why you are all here. Not too long ago, the serpent of lore was disrupted by something powerful in the world…but the disruption lasted for a moment. That is when I discovered this" said Yata as he made the serpent of lore show the corrupted area.

"What's that? Is Aida back?" asked Hasseo

"No that seems unlikely, players would have mentioned seeing the black particles that send people into comas by now" said Pi

"There have been sightings of Data bugs" said Endurance

"What are Data bugs?" asked Hasseo

"They are monsters corrupted to have unlimited hit points and you don't want to fight one of them" said Yata

"Why?" asked Hasseo

"They are nearly unstoppable unless data drain is used on them to turn them back into regular monsters" said Yata

"So how do you know that?" asked Hasseo

"Why do you think the .Hackers are so famous…it's because we faced Data bugs and the wave though they were not in the world anymore. But now I think the wave has returned, it must have been hidden in the data that the C.C. Corporation combined with the current world to allow players to take up their old characters" said Yata

"Wave again? Man I was hoping we were done with this" said Hasseo

"Well I am not sure but I think the area may be of interest to investigate" said Yata

"So you think that what ever is behind the data bugs is at the corrupted area?" asked Hasseo

"Probably, that's why I want you three to go there and investigate. There is likely a Data bug there so expect a hard fight" said Yata

"I doubt it…there is nothing in the World I can't defeat" smirked Hasseo as he headed for the door.

"Well we will report back on anything we find" said Pi

The three left the serpent of lore and immediately headed for the corrupted area known as Hidden Forbidden Dead Wood which Hasseo didn't like the Idea that the area was where they were heading since it seemed trouble was always their. All three of them appeared in the area and decided to walk further inside the area though Hasseo kept looking around expecting Aida to appear though it seemed very unlikely.

"It is strange" said Pi

"What is strange?" asked Hasseo

"Well this place is one of the Lost grounds and yet it has been corrupted…something powerful must be behind this" said Pi

"Well whatever it is we should be able to handle it" said Hasseo

"I am not so sure, Aida is one thing but Data bugs are something else" said Pi

"Yeah well nothing is going to stop me" said Hasseo

The three soon arrived at the tree where Endurance had spent a long time at after losing the ADIA controlled cat he called Mia after someone he once knew as the player Elk. Suddenly the area began to distort as the tree in the distance seemed to grow corrupted as something appeared in a portal. A Data Bug, a large knight monster with green corrupted data around it charged forward at the three but Endurance stepped forward and held its attack back with his blade. Hasseo then ran forward with twin blades in hand and began to strike at the creature but he noticed that the data was nearly infinite. Pi then joined in the attack but it seemed like the monster was not going to go down which it swung its sword sending the three players crashing to the ground.

"Dam that thing is hard" said Hasseo

"Well he did warn us" said Pi

"Perhaps one of us should use data drain to end this" said Endurance

"Allow me to do it" smiled Hasseo as he stepped forward

"It's all your" said Pi

Data drain began to form on Hasseo's arms before fired a quick blast at the creature that knocked a virus core out of it causing it to return to normal. Endurance then jumped forward and cut the creature ending its life with ease, he stood from the ground with a smirk since it seemed they found the cause of the corruption.

"Well at least that's dealt with, now we can leave" said Hasseo

The three turned to leave but then they stopped when they heard someone begin to clap. They turned to look to see who made the sound but it seemed like it was no one. Suddenly the disruptions happened again but instead of a portal a man teleported onto the surface of the water where he seemed to float onto of the water. The man seemed to smirk to himself in silence while looking at them which the Hasseo and Pi questioned at the person was and wondered if he was the one controlling the data bugs like Ovan with Aida.

"Who are you?" demanded Hasseo

"Sanjuro" said Endurance with a surprised look on his face

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What is going on now? Sanjuro returns after being Data drained and he seems different and why did he appear in disruptions? Please Review because there is more to come.