Sword Art Online: Double Adventure

Episode: Strea - Chapter 3: The Problem with Strea

~ Inside the Kirigaya House | December 4th | Time: 3:30 p.m. ~

Kazuto and Asuna began their grand tour of the house for Strea, hoping she could get accustomed to the new life she was given. As she walked alongside them, Yui followed while Yuna was off by herself. They just paid a visit to Yui's room.

"And this is my room. Cute, isn't it?" Yui asked. Strea looked around the room, seeing her bed covered with various stuffed animals and a bookshelf full of books on the other side. On the wall above Yui's bed were several framed pictures of her many enjoyable days with her family since coming to the real world. A puzzled look laid on Strea's face, which Asuna quickly noticed.

"Hmm? Something wrong Strea?" Asuna asked. Strea looked up and shook her head.

"No. Its nothing. Its just….this room….its WAY TOO GIRLY." she said. Yui gasped, quickly dashing to Strea's side.

"W-What?! What's wrong with my room?!" Yui asked. Strea glared at her sister before snickering slightly.

"N-Nothing. Nothing. Now that I remember whose room this is….I feel like it really suits you." she said. Yui groaned, betting that Strea was just teasing her. Afterwards, Kazuto felt a tug at his pant leg.

"Say, daddy? Where's my room?" Strea asked.

"Oh. I'm sorry. You see….we didn't really prepare for you well. I'm afraid….we don't have a bedroom quite ready for you yet." he said. Asuna crouched down to Strea's height.

"If you'll be patient and wait until tomorrow, we'll be able to get a proper place for you set up. For right now, we'll have to ask that you share a bed with one of your sisters tonight, okay?" Asuna asked. Strea lightly nodded.

"Okay mom. I don't mind. In fact, how about I stay with my big sis for tonight?" she asked, looking back to Yui. A tad surprised, Yui pointed at herself.

"W-Who? Me?" she asked. Strea nodded.

"Why not? After all, we technically ARE practically sisters…seeing as we both came from the same place." she asked "I think me and Yui are going to get along fine." Kazuto and Asuna looked to each other.

"Hmm. Sounds okay with me. Strea makes a good point too." Kazuto replied. Asuna nodded as well.

"Yes. I bet Yui would love to get to know her new sister." she added. As their eyes looked back to Yui, she looked to Strea. A brief silence fell before she nodded.

"All right. I don't mind." she said. Strea smiled and approached Yui.

"Aww. Thanks sis!" she giggled, suddenly throwing her arms around Yui. And just like before, Yui found herself in another viciously tight bear hug.

"W-Whoa! Strea! Remember earlier!" Kazuto stuttered. Strea, realizing what was happening, looked to her partially suffocated sister and let go.

"S-Sorry." she said.

"It….It's okay." Yui muttered. As their conversation went on, we find them being watched by Yuna in the nearby room, watching Strea and Yui.

~ Later That Day | Time: 8:49 p.m. | In Yui's Bedroom ~

As the day went on, Strea began to explore her new home with the curiosity as a newborn kitten. However, at strange times, she seemed to be glitching up as she would suddenly freeze in place or her strength break out and destroy anything she touched. This started when Asuna asked Strea to help set the table at dinner. While handing her some plates to set, it began and she locked up, her hands suddenly breaking the plates in half like crackers. It happened again later when Strea was exploring Yuna's room and saw her stuffed animal collection. Like before, she experienced what could only be explained as a glitch and ripped one of Yuna's dolls in half. We now come later to Yui's room, later that night, as Kazuto was examining Strea's compartment on her back. Both little girls were now dressed in their pajamas.

"That's weird. Nothing seems wrong with you. But still…what's causing this glitch?" Kazuto asked, closing up after. Strea looked back to her father.

"Then…what's causing it daddy?" Yui asked. Kazuto scratched his head.

"I dunno. Then again, Kayaba did originally cut her from Aincrad because of something. Maybe this was the reason?" he asked. Strea looked down at her feet. Kazuto quickly took notice and began to stutter, placing his hand on Strea's shoulder.

"I-I'm sorry Strea. I shouldn't have said that. D-Don't worry. Glitch or not, you're still a member of our family. We'll figure this out, okay?" he asked. Strea glanced up at him and nodded.

"All right." she said. Kazuto smiled and kissed her forehead before turning to do the same to Yui.

"Okay. Its getting late. You two should be getting to sleep now. I'll come check on you later." he said. Yui nodded and hugged Kazuto.

"Good night daddy." she said. Kazuto smiled and hugged back, turning to hug Strea too. With that, he left the room and closed the door behind him.

~ That Night | Time: 12:48 a.m. ~

Soon afterwards, it was late at night as everyone was fast asleep in their beds. In her room, Yuna was sleeping with her favorite bear at her side while Yui and Strea slept side by side with each other. Their backs were turned to each other as they slept soundly. But suddenly, Strea's eyes flashed open and they darkened to a bright blue. As her sister continued to sleep, she climbed out of bed and began walking around the room in a zombified like state. She stopped when she felt something soft under her feet. Looking down, Strea saw what looked like one of Yui's stuffed animals. Picking it up, Strea blankly looked at the doll before taking both arms of the doll in her grasp. And, without warning, she ripped the doll in half. The sound of the torn fabric woke Yui from her slumber, slowly opening her eyes in a daze.

"H-Huh? What the…?" she muttered. She looked across the room, seeing Strea continuously ripping the remainder of the doll to shreds.

"S-Strea?!" Yui gasped. Strea then turned to the bookcase and eyed it the same as her doll. When Yui hopped out of bed to examine her, she saw the blue light emitting from her eyes. She gasped.

"Oh no! It must be that glitch daddy talked about!" she thought. Strea suddenly turned to Yui, causing her to gasp again.

"S-Strea? Can you hear me? Its me….your sister Yui." she said. But rather than say anything, Strea remained still. Suddenly after, she shoved Yui to the ground.

"S-Strea!" Yui gasped. Strea then turned back to the bookcase and grabbed hold, using her tremendous strength to pull it down. As it came tumbling down towards Yui, she quickly rushed to her feet and leapt onto the bed, screaming as she ran. The impact and Yui's cry reached her parent's bedroom. Asuna was the first to wake, gasping in shock.

"W-What was that?" Asuna gasped. She turned to Kazuto, laying asleep at her side.

"K-Kazuto! Wake up! I think someone's in the house!" she whispered. Shaking him viciously, Kazuto eventually awoke.

"W-What? Huh? Asuna? What's up?" he mumbled, still half asleep. Just then, another cry came from Yui's room, shocking Kazuto awake.

"That voice…that's Yui!" he gasped. The two hurried out of bed and rushed towards her bedroom, throwing open the door.

"Yui! What's…?!" Asuna shouted. But before she could finish, she fell dead silent as she looked on in horror. Yui's room was torn apart and now Strea, still affected by the glitch, was strangling Yui against the wall behind her bed.

"YUI! STREA!" Kazuto exclaimed. He hopped through the debris and grabbed onto Strea.

"Strea! What are you doing?! Let go of Yui this INSTANT!" Kazuto shouted. The sounds soon woke Yuna as she was seen making her way to Asuna's side.

"Mommy….what's wrong?" she muttered. Asuna gasped and quickly hugged Yuna, taking her away as to not see the struggle going on. Kazuto continued to try and force Strea's hands from Yui. He managed to pull back a few of her fingers before Strea took notice. Kazuto gasped.

"W-What the..?! Strea! What's wrong with you?" he thought. Strea quickly released one hand off Yui before lunging it at Kazuto, grabbing onto his neck now. Yui peeked out of the corner of her previously shut eye, seeing Strea focusing on Kazuto.

"D-Daddy!" she gagged. Kazuto had both hands locked onto Strea's wrist, trying to pry himself free.

"S-Strea! I know….you can hear me! Y-You've gotta fight this! Its….the glitch controlling you!" Kazuto groaned. Seeing her father losing the struggle, Yui freed one of her hands.

"Strea! STOP!" Yui exclaimed. As Strea turned back to Yui, she violently slapped Strea across her face. Shortly after, her eyes began faltering and pixelated between colors, stopping when her original colored eyes came back. Snapping back to her senses, Strea quickly took notice of her surroundings. She gasped and released Kazuto and Yui. Both coughed for air as they rubbed their throats. Strea laid motionless, fear shaking in her eyes.

"S-Strea….are you….okay?" he asked. Strea looked back at Kazuto, her eyes on the brink of breaking into tears.

"Strea…?" he continued. But as he tried to reach out for Strea, she gasped and swatted away his hand. She then jumped out of bed and ran right out the door, passing Asuna and Yuna in the hall, before making a bee line for the front door.

"Strea? Strea?!" Asuna gasped. But without a word, Strea ran clean outside and slammed the door behind her. With the scene slowly coming to an end, Asuna looked back to Yui and Kazuto. Kazuto's eyes turned to her as all was dead silent.

TO BE CONTINUED…