Yumi sighed "Well since that's over what the plan…"

Jeremy said "Hey Kat before you start dancing you think I can look at your Accessory Orb?"

Kat said "Oh yeah, yeah, sure" She tossed it at Jeremy who caught it with ease.

Jeremy said "Thanks… Come on guys let's go sit in the lounge and we'll talk while Kat dances and bring her up to speed later."

Kat said "Fine with me" and selected Carmelldansen as her song for her next DDR session.

The group headed to the lounge and sat in two tables

Jeremy scanned the orb. "Ah I see…"

Aelita said "So what is it?"

Jeremy said "This accessory orb once used on a person allows a person to use another accessory by adding another accessory slot to the player however there is a limit you can only have six slots as it is a program normally has one weapon slot and two accessory slots but with accessory orbs and weapon orbs they can have up to 6 total slots. Which means someone could have up to 4 weapons or up to five accessories depending on which orbs you use. The catch is once you use an orb you can't take it back. It stays with you unless you get a format and then the orbs don't come back and you're back to basic status before you used the orbs."

Liz said "hmm… so if Aelita does use it. She'll have her three accessories slots and one weapon slot."

Odd said "That's pretty neat. It will allow Aelita to use the Shadow Band without losing access to her angel wings or her voice."

Ulrich said "Hey Jeremy I'm curious what would happen if I de-equipped my swords I wouldn't have a weapon right."

Jeremy said "That's correct but what I'm understanding here via this tutorial menu is that all programs have basic moves that can be used against opponents like punches, kicks and there are training courses that teach other moves like all your Martial Arts Ulrich. You don't necessary have to have any of your slots filled to go into battle here

Ulrich commented to himself "So some do like hand to hand combat here."

Aelita said "So if I don't want to use this accessory orb but instead save it for a better time all I have to do is de-equip one of my accessories and switch it for the Shadow Band.

Liz said "But what would happen if you de-equipped your voice Aelita wouldn't that cause you to be mute."

Aelita said "I don't know. Jeremy how can I makes changes."

Jeremy said "That's simple. As long as you have access to the supercomputer via the Internet you can just pull up a screen in front of you and modify your own items"

Ulrich said "Really?"

Jeremy said "Yeah it easy." He pulled up a screen in front of him and accessed his items "When the forms are in use only the player can change things around."

Odd said "So how did you pull up a screen."

Jeremy said "All I have to do is think about looking at the screen in the lab and it pops up right in front of me. The whole pulling up a screen in midair is just to add a bit of flair to it."

Aelita said "hmm… modify most things with just a thought."

Liz said "What was that Aelita?"

Aelita said "Oh something XANA told me when I was kidnapped that most inanimate objects can be modified with just a thought maybe…" She focused a little and drew her finger on the table and a screen of her own appeared on it. "hmm… interesting"

Odd copied the draw "Cool the more I hang out here in the Internet the more I'm loving it.

Liz followed Aelita example "hmm…"

Ulrich said "Let's see" He turned to the side to pull up a screen with his own stats

Yumi had a screen of her own pulled up and said "Hey Jeremy is this tab marked databattle allows us to modify our databattle stats as well."

Jeremy said "Yes…"

Aelita said "Let see" She de-equipped her voice and felt something sharp in her throat and grabbed her throat seeming to choke

Jeremy gasped and got up and said "You okay Aelita."

Aelita coughed slightly and said faintly "Yeah I'm okay just caught my breath wrong."

Jeremy sighed "Woo… thought you were going to go mute on us."

Aelita recovered and said "No… I just felt something sharp in my throat and then it disappeared."

Yumi said "that must have been your voice being de-equipped."

Jeremy said "And now you can't use healing song nor creativity which here just appears to be a powered up modification ability. I think using it you can break down barriers and firewalls and create different things in the internet but it cost lifepoints to use

Aelita said "hmm… well let me equip the Shadow Band and that will be that." She equipped the Shadow Band and went to exit out of the menu but an alert popped up

Alert: De-equipping your Angel Voice has disabled one or more of your databattle moves please make modifications.

Aelita:

Current Moves:

Healing Song (disabled)

Energy Field

Available moves

Stun touch: Stun an opponent by touching them (range 1) Effect: makes opponents move rate 0

Low Note: Deletes a panel range 1 (disabled)

High Note: Creates a panel range 1 (disabled)

Hover: Negates negative effect panels on move phases

Cloak: Hides position on board for next turn

Aelita said "oh… forgot that I use Healing Song in the databattles"

Ulrich said "Guess you got to modify it."

Aelita said "hmm…" while looking over the screen "Stun Touch, Hover, or Cloak…" She thought outloud "maybe Cloak will work." She concluded and clicked the attack to select it.

Liz said "hmm…" and pulled up her own databattle stats "Even though Clip said that I'm the most powerful form with my current attacks I think I want to go down a level." She switched her Flame Circle for Sword Dash. "I want a balance between my sword and my fire."

Ulrich said "Hey Einstein when we took our elemental orbs did we get moves from them?

Jeremy said "We should have. If you have an open accessory slot the orbs will give you elemental moves to use and some armors like your Samurai Armor has a sub-slot which allows you to equip an elemental accessory to it."

Aelita said "hmm…"

Yumi said "Interesting… It appears I have a slot open. So all I have to do is equip the Ice Orb." She equipped it and the Ice Orb turned into the Ice Ring and appeared on her right hand ring finger. "hmm… I wonder what I can do with this power."

Jeremy said "I believe the basic Ice move is known as Icy Wind however you may be able to freeze someone if you punch them with your ring hand or even touch them"

Yumi said "Icy Wind… and Ice Punch hmm…" She walked behind Ulrich deliberately running her right hand across his shoulders and back leaving a small trail of Ice

Ulrich grunted slightly feeling his shoulders go numb "Yumi, you mind, ease up on the ice"

Yumi said "Oh sorry" and deactivated her ice powers

Odd said "Well that must be a literal definition of giving someone a cold shoulder."

Ulrich gave Yumi a sour look and said "Yeah…" He shivered and shook off the chill

Yumi smiled at him playfully "Just think I'm your elemental weakness. Hand to Hand with elements I could wipe the floor with you."

Ulrich grinned and said "Oh yeah…" and Equipped his Samurai Armor with his Earth Orb which turned into Samurai Leaf Armor "care to prove it, outside"

Yumi said "After you"

Ulrich said "Don't mind if I do."

Ulrich and Yumi walked out of the lounge.

Kat had just ran out of tokens and saw Ulrich and Yumi walk past both with grinning expressions "huh"

The rest of the group came out

Kat said "uh mind telling me what's up"

Odd said "Ulrich and Yumi are going to spar and they decided to do it outside"

Jose said "you mean fight?"

Jeremy said "More like seeing what they can do to each other using their elemental powers."

Clair said "What Vs. What"

Odd said "Earth Vs Ice, Ulrich got Earth, Yumi got Ice"

Jason whistled slightly "I hope Ulrich can handle a loss. Ice freezes Earth. Yumi got the elemental advantage but if she doesn't activate her Ice aura the damage can't be blocked."

Jeremy said "I doubt either of them are going to activate the aura just to keep it even."

Ulrich and Yumi spaced themselves about 10 feet apart.

Ulrich said "Ready to do this Yumi"

Yumi said "Oh yeah."

Clip came out to see this and to slightly ref. "Alright you two let's keep it clean."

Both Ulrich and Yumi bowed to each other in respect.

Clip said "Begin!"

(Song Selection: Fight On *Those who fight further* Album: FFVII)

Ulrich looked up and said "hmm" He shot at Yumi with his palms open.

Yumi put her hands up in defense her right hand shimmering slightly as she charged up

Ulrich noticed and ran around the side just as Yumi shot of a gust of ice from her hand.

Yumi laughed slightly "What the matter Ulrich don't like snow."

Ulrich huffed and turned sharply. "You're not going to let me get close are you"

Yumi said "Only if you want to chill."

Ulrich said "Chill right… Supersprint!" He shot toward Yumi

Yumi inhaled and let out a blast of ice wind out of her mouth almost like a flamethrower. The ice hit the ground and spread into a three foot circle

Ulrich hit the ice and lost his footing "Yah!" He landed on the ground on his behind and slid up to Yumi.

Yumi smiled slightly "Giving up already Ulrich?"

Ulrich growled and tried to get up but kept slipping preventing him from getting up much less moving "uh… not good!" he grunted

Yumi stepped on the ice and didn't slip due to an ability known as anti-chill which allowed her to move on an ice field without slipping and not to take damage from ice storm which was an ability that damaged everyone except for Ice elementals or anyone with the anti-chill ability. "Now let's see… what should I do next…" She smiled slightly as a naughty thought came to her mind on how to finish Ulrich off. "I know…" Her lips turned slightly blue as she focused her ice powers into them and knelt down toward Ulrich face

"Watch out Ulrich" cried out Amy "She's gonna kiss you!"

Odd blinked in confusion and asked "isn't that usually a good thing?"

Clair said "That kiss will freeze Ulrich solid."

Ulrich blinked and said "Yikes!" He used his hands and pushed sliding away from Yumi and back onto non ice ground

Yumi pouted slightly and looked at him "Ulrich" she said in a hurt tone "I just wanted a kiss."

"Some other time Yumi…" Ulrich said as he got up "maybe back in the real world without your Ice powers."

"hmm…" Yumi sighed as her lips turned normal colored "suit yourself. You're missing out though"

Ulrich grunted "Alright now how can I attack Yumi without getting close she's using elements with distance like her Ice Breath and Ice Wind. What my move that can do the same thing…" He shifted a little and noticed a couple of thick leaves in his belt. "huh." He pulled one out and looked at it. It seemed sharp edged "A leaf what good is that?"

Odd said "Try throwing it you never know."

Ulrich said "hmm…" He threw the Leaf like a throwing knife and it spun toward Yumi.

Yumi dodged it and said "hmm…"

Ulrich said "well…" he pulled out two more and thought up of a combo... "Hmm… Yumi catch!" He threw each leaf

Yumi dodged by sidestepping each one but then all of a sudden Ulrich appeared in her face and said "Impact" and slammed her just below the chest with his palm

Yumi coughed and was sent backwards the data just below her chest flickering like someone had stabbed her with a knife

"Nice combo Ulrich" called out Jeremy "using Leaf Kunai to drop Yumi guard then Thorn Stab to deal some damage but if would aimed a little higher you would have done a critical hit doing more damage by hitting her core or center point of her body.

Erica said "You know that considered rude if you hit a girl there on hand to hand."

Jeremy looked at his screen and said "oh… right" he blushed slightly realizing where the core was near.

Ulrich chuckled and said "How you liked that Yumi."

Yumi grinned "The fun just beginning Ulrich"

Both traded blows and it went back and forth for a bit, the crowd cheering at the two fighters. Jeremy was monitoring their lifepoints making sure that if one of them was close to the point of logout he call for a end match if one of them didn't call it.

It took about three minutes but Ulrich managed to do another combo sending Yumi to the ground and she hit the point.

Yumi groaned and got into a sitting up position and said "Alright maybe I was a little fast to suggest that I would own you Ulrich."

Ulrich was panting "I don't know I haven't got much left."

Yumi said "But I'll call it… You got me." She put both hand on the ground to support herself

Ulrich sighed "ah… that was fun"

The crowd cheered at the conclusion of this battle

(insert FFVII victory Fanfare here)

Clip clapped and said "Alright I think a drink for both of you is in order."

Ulrich walked over and held out his hand for Yumi "Need a hand Yumi?"

Yumi took it and said "Thank you Ulrich." She got up and smiled at him

Ulrich smiled back but then noticed something… "Yumi look out!"