"In other news the highly anticipated VRMMORPG Fable Online has officially launched, stores are being flooded across the world as fans race to get what copies are available. We now go to Jennie Tedder for the live report."

Denise sank further into the couch, her body snugged against her husbands as they watched the late night news. Her frizzy brown hair resting on the navy blue leather of the lounge while her husbands darker brown hair did the same. Around them was a dark room, the only light from the 60" LED screen that sat plastered against the wall. As the young reporter began to talk Denise spoke up.

"Peter do you think?" she asked, looking deep into the seemingly far away mans eyes. He only responded with a smile.

"It would be pretty out of character for him, though maybe the other two could coax him into doing it. Best buy is only 10 minutes away on foot, maybe they were taking turns waiting the line?" Peter said while keeping his eyes on the TV.

"It has been just minutes since the game has officially launched and already tens of thousands of unit's have been sold across the world!" The woman on screen said, hoards of fans moving wildly behind her.

"That'd explain him being so active lately…" Denise said, now to training her gaze on the TV.

"Wait….We are receiving word that shortages are already running rampant! New York, London, Tokyo, Los Angeles, Paris…" she said while putting her hand on her ear, but before she could continue a loud roar erupted from the crowd.

"Wow everyone seems to be really going crazy over this game" the wife said as he husband only nodded in response.

"Yes and it now seems even our very own Denver has run dry! This is truly an unparalleled entertainment launch in human history. The uproar and anger for this single device is just-" she paused, both Peter and Denise's eyes widened when a brown haired boy ran across the screen followed by face in the camera.

"WWOOOOH FABLE ONLINE!"
"Damn it Bryce…"

Both the parents burst out laughing, Denise even fell over on the catch unable to contain the amusement. On the screen the shocked news reporter regained her composure and tried bring back the topic at hand, however the camera man only seemed to turn at the three teenagers who were standing on the edge of the forest. This caused Peter and Denise to laugh even harder.

"Should we let them?" She finally asked after a few minutes of hard laughing, the apparent knock on the back window letting them both know the boys have returned.

"Honey its okay, let them have fun for once he never gets to do stuff like this." Peter said while placing his hands on his wife's shoulders gently.

"All right…" Denise said before sinking back into the couch with her husband as they changed the channel.

Over an hour later the couple still sat in the sofa, Peter already fallen asleep while leaning back in the comfortable leather cushions. Losing her consciousness herself Denise half-heartily flipped through the channels, only minutes away sleep. Finally stopping on CNN to see a boring man wearing a boring tie doing a boring interview, Denise closed her eyes for a few seconds before opening them for what she thought would be the last time before succumbing to sleep. Oddly the interview that was once on her screen had disappeared and was replaced with a red banner.

"BREAKING NEWS!"
This was all she needed to see to wake herself.

"Reports are coming from across the world about people playing Fable Online on the NerveGear suddenly dying."
"Dying?" Denise said to her groggy self before the words meaning hit her like a tidal wave of extra large bricks.

Within seconds she had shook her husband awake and pointed at the scream. The two watched in horror as live footage was shown of bodies being carried out on stretchers with authorities holding the crying families back as they watched the smoke rise from their loved ones burnt skulls. The next few moments involved both the parents violently screaming at each other, the only audible word from the ruckus being Milo.

This only lasted for seconds before Peter ran towards the stairs as fast as his body would let him, at the top was a little girl with a doll in her hand staring blankly.

"Daddy?" she asked before the man barely dodged her while ignoring the little girl completely, causing her to tear up while the sounds of a baby crying came in from the other room.

The dad banged on the door loudly while the mom ran up the stairs before reaching the top, twisting her ankle and brutally falling on the mat in front of her crying daughter. Ignoring the pain she forced her body up and began yelling at Peter as he began kicking the locked door with all his might, the wood splintering and the door caving in as endless screams filled the house.

"Hah…I got em!" Bryce yelled victoriously, the games natural fatigue system causing him to have to catch his breath while his other two friends sat on the grass breathing similarly.

Before them lay three dead boars, there bodies only bleeding for seconds before shattering into countless glass shards and awarding each of the boys equal experience for the battle.

"Damn….were still not even level 2" Bryce said while panting on the ground, a rusty longsword stuck in the dirt beside him.

"Maybe we should do some quests." Felix said in between breaths, a rusted rifle laying on his lap while his arms were outstretched behind his back and planted flat on the smooth grass.

"Damn I just remembered something." Milo said to himself solemnly while his two friends conversed, just barely loud enough for them to hear.

"What the character creation screen?" Bryce said snickering, he then continued before being cut off.

"Or was it that you don't like that you named your hero-"

"No I forgot to pee before full diving, and grandma always said to go pee before bed or else you're going to have a bad time." Milo said while not even making eye contact with the hero, instead pulling up the virtual menu.

"Yeah that's a good point maybe we can take a short five minute break here." Felix said while also pulling up his menu, causing the swordsman to form a pout face.

"Whatever…" Bryce said in between grumbles.

"Guys I think we have a problem." Milo said as he stared wide eyed at his menu screen, getting a weird look from Bryce before Felix joined in.
"Oh shit this bad." the sharpshooter said worriedly, panicking taking over his once calm personality rapidly.

"What's wrong?" Bryce asked, utterly confused.

"There's no log out button!" Milo said in a hurried voice, rapidly scrolling throughout all the sub sections of the menu while trying to justify the problem.

"Wait is there any other way to log out?" Bryce asked, now looking at Felix while expecting the answers the boy usually had in abundance.

"None of us read the manual…" Milo said as he rubbed his forehead, trying to cope with the problem.

"You guys don't understand this a major problem, this could not only jeopardize the future of Fable Online but the fate of all VRMMO's if they don't fix it fast." Felix said as he closed his menu and sighed.

"I guess we'll have to just wait for an admin" The blonde haired warrior said, his usual confident smile all but gone from his face.

Suddenly a three red pillars of light engulfed the heroes, before they could even speak they were gone, leaving nothing but the faint sound of wind while distant packs of wild NPC animals roamed the plain.