Disclaimer: I do not own the monster in this story - it belongs to Nexon.

A/N: I suggest going to Youtube and looking up "Mabinogi G9 Final" to see why Davis is so freaked out. I would be too. X.X


"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!!"

Davis was running for his life as a humongous red demon monster with swords as wings clawed at him. The creature roared and let out a wave of nearly black smoke at him, which he did his best not to breathe in.

He rolled out of the area of attack. "Izzy!" he shouted into the microphone of his headset. "I've already shot bolts at it and whacked it a few times, I don't feel pain when I get injured, and now my left arm won't move, I think your simulation works! Can I leave yet?!"

"No, there's still one more feature that needs to be tested."

Davis had been seriously hoping to avoid that part.

"You're kidding me!" he started complaining, but had to duck from a whirlwind of flying blades. He fended them off and continued running. "You seriously want me to let myself get killed?!" he finished.

"The simulation's programmed to end if you die," Izzy answered cheerfully. Davis swore that the other boy had to be smiling at his misfortune.

He growled. "But - "

Davis was suddenly thrown across the room; he had failed to notice the incoming claw. As he fell to the ground, he gulped as he saw the monster charge directly at him. He screamed again, realized his vision had gone dark, and...

He was back in Izzy's lab.

Izzy was indeed smiling. "This is awesome," he exclaimed, pumping a fist into the air. "We can practice and test combat without harm to our actual physical selves! If I can make it so multiple people can be involved at the same time, we can even work on strategy. Yes!"

He jumped out of his chair in front of the screen and began doing a little victory dance.

Davis just frowned, pulling the electrodes off his head. "Glad it worked. The fight felt real too. A little too real. Now, can..."

He didn't make it any further before vomiting into a nearby trash can.

"You owe me," he glared at Izzy, who looked slightly apologetic and left to fetch a couple towels and some water.