Hello! Here is the second chapter! I hope you enjoy this! Natty worked hard on this. So please don't flame her. She is a freaking fabulous writer. Please point out any spelling errors! She is a fabulous person! I will be going back to my regular update schedule next week. So be prepared for a new chapter next week on Saturday! Bye!

About a half hour later, they had explored most of The Town of Beginnings. Right now, they were trying to find the main marketplace.

"Sword Art Online is so huge!" exclaimed Payge.

"It's awesome…" followed Taylor.

"We're actually only on the first floor out of the one hundred!" stated Emily.

Natalie interestedly peeked over at her map. "Really? The manual said there was a lot of levels, but I never imagined 100!"

"I think Sword Art Online is a freestyle game." said Emily.

"Sort of like Minecraft," Aidan remarked.

Taylor huffed with a bit of annoyance, "Can you find the marketplace?!"

Maddy turned to her. "Patience."

"Ooookay! I was only trying to look around!" said Emily. "The main marketplace is down this road and just around the corner, I think."

Suddenly, Payge and Taylor broke into song. "Just around the cornerrrr!" Everyone else joined in. Some players and groups stared at them as they walked by.

They ceased once they reached the market. It was a long, open alley with lots of tents, players, and vendors crying out things such as: "Get your weapons! Quality weapons!" and "We've got HP-nutritious food! Buns, poultry, fruit, you name it!"

"Wow," breathed Natalie. This game was like another world. Everything was so real.

"Come on!" said Payge. "Let's look around!"

"Wait," said Maddy. "What about money? How are we supposed to buy stuff?"

"Is there a virtual ATM anywhere?" Taylor yelled. Payge burst into laughter.

Natalie ignored them and said quickly: "We all start out with 100 col. Emily, how much is that worth in U.S. dollars?"

Even though she had just started playing a half hour ago, Emily was quick with her dashboard. But she couldn't find it.

"It doesn't say anywhere. There aren't any guides."

Natalie swiped with her two fingers and pulled up the menu. "Let's see… nope. Hey, where did Payge go?"

They all looked around, scanning the alley. But she couldn't be seen.

"Wait." said Natalie. "This is hopeless. We can't find her like this. It's way too crowded." She opened up her menu again and applied her search vision.

Aidan suddenly jumped backwards and waved her arms around. "Gahh! Natalie, what the heck! Your eyes! They're green! Like, REALLY green."

"It's called search vision, I think. Apply it and tag it on Payge."

They said no more and started to look. They didn't search for more than two seconds when Payge's figure came bounding up to them. "Hey fwends! Look what I-" she stopped in her tracks. "What's wrong with all of your eyes?"

They unapplied their special vision. "We'll explain it later." Maddy said. "What were you saying?"

"Oh, well, I saw these people handing out guides. I think they were called 'beta-testers'-"

Beta-testers, thought Natalie. They know all about this game. They're the experts of Sword Art Online.

"-and they gave these out for free." Payge explained.

Aidan laughed. "LOL! Just a few minutes ago we were trying to search for you, and for a guide."

"That was so convenient." Taylor said.