Sword Art Online 2: Back To ALO
Journey's End
*At Asuna's House*
Asuna was the only one inside her house. The fire place was the only thing that lit up the house. She was sitting by herself on the table. She open's her menu, goes to message and click's on Yuuki. She start's typing. 'Please answer me, Yuuki.' She send's it but a error appeared.
*FlashBack*
Asuna has a flashback when Yuuki quickly signed off the game very fast.
*End Of FlashBack*
"Asuna..." Siune said
Asuna look's behind to see Siune.
"Siune! What's Yuuki doing? She hasn't logged in for three days!" Asuna worry
Siune sit's next to her.
"Since then, we've been unable to reach her, either. Asuna, I believe Yuuki doesn't want to see you again. For your sake, and no one else's." Siune said
"Wh-Why?" Asuna said
No respond from Siune.
"No, I understood, actually. You were all trying to keep your distance from me. If I'm a bother to you, I'll leave you alone. But if you say it's for my sake, I can't accept it!" Asuna said
"A bother? We're really happy to have met you. It's thanks to you that we were able to have that last wonderful memory in this world. I'm sure Yuuki feels the same way. But... Please... Just forget about us." Siune tearing up
"Is this really goodbye? Even if the guild disbanded, I thought we could stay friends forever. But was I the only one who thought that?" Asuna said
"I'm sorry." Siune said
Siune open's her menu. She click's on 'settings' and click's the log out button.
"Wait!" Asuna running toward's Siune
Siune log's off the game. Asuna was now alone again.
*The Next Day, Asuna's House*
Asuna was walking down the stairs with some clothes on ready to go to school. She walk's toward's the dinning room. She look's inside to see her mother and father. She leave's the as she start's going to school.
*At The School*
Asuna was walking toward's the school all sad about Yuuki.
"Asuna!"
Asuna stop's and turn's around. She saw Rika and Keiko running towards her.
"Good morning..." Keiko said
"Morning." Rika said
The both of them were tried from running.
"We finally caught you! Tell us about that message you sent!" Rika said
"I heard from Liz that you entered a guild?" Keiko said
"Hey, hey, what's it like?" Rika said
"Well..." Asuna said
Her phone start's ringing.
"Ah, sorry..." Asuna said
She take's out her phone and check's out who is it. It was Kirigaya Kazuto.
*At The Top Of The School Building*
"Yui, how's it look? Can you see me and Sonic?" Kazuto looking at the camera
"Do you?" Sonic said
"Mu vision's a little blurry, Daddy and Brother." Yui said
"Maybe the autofocus isn't working right. Wait a second." Kirito doing something on his computer
Then, the door open's at the top of building. It was Asuna. Kazuto closes his computer and put's it on the side. Asuna was walking toward's them. Sonic and Kazuto both get up.
"Hey." Kazuto said
"It's been a little." Sonic said
Asuna didn't repond to both of them. Instead she lean's on Kazuto's shoulder. Kazuto rub's her back.
"Do you really want to see Zekken, no matter what?" Kazuto said
"I know you really want to." Sonic said
Asuna eyes widen. She move's away from Kazuto.
"Yeah." Asuna nodded
"They said it was better that you don't, right? Even so?" Kazuto said
"Yeah. Even so, I want to see Yuuki and talk to her again, no matter what. I have to!" Asuna said
"Okay." Kazuto said
Kazuto take's out a paper and give's it to Asuna. She grab's it.
"If you go here, you may be able to see her. It's just a possibility." Kazuto said
"How do you two know this?" Asuna said
"It's the only place in Japan that's doing clinical trials for the Medicuboid." Kazuto said
*-hama Port, Northern General Hospital*
"The Medicuboid?" Asuna said
*At The Northern General Hospital*
Asuna finally make's it to the Hospital. She enter's the hospital. She walk's toward's to a woman that work's at the counter.
"Um..." Asuna said
"You're here to see someone?" The woman said
"Yes. But I don't know her name." Asuna said
"I'm sorry?" The woman said
"I think it's a girl around fifteen. Her name might be "Yuuki." Asuna said
"That isn't enough..." The woman said
"Um, I think they're using the Medicuboid you're testing here!" Asuna said
"I'm sorry, buy what's your name?" Another woman at the counter said
"Ah, I'm Yuuki Asuna." Asuna telling her to the woman
"Um... Sit on that bench, and wait for a minute." The woman walking away to somewhere else
"O-Okay." Asuna said
*A Little Later*
Asuna was sitting on the chair doing nothing but just waiting. She soon hear's footsteps. She look's to see a docter walking toward's her.
"Hello, I'm sorry to keep you waiting." The docter said
"N-Not at all." Asuna said
"So you're Yuuki Asuna, yes?" The docter said
"Yes." Asuna said
"My name is Kurahashi. I'm Konno Yuuki's docter." The Docter introducing himself
"Konno?" Asuna said
*In A Different Room*
Kurahashi and Asuna were at a different room talking to each other.
"I'm amazed you found this place. Yuuki said that someone named Asuna might come to see her." Kurahashi said
"Yuuki did?" Asuna said
"But she said she didn't tell you about the hospital. So I told her there was no way you'd find this place, but... When the front desk called me, I was surprised." Kurahashi said
"Um... Did Yuuki tell you about me?" Asuna said
"Sure. All she does is talk about you. But whenever she was done talking about you, she would cry." Kurahashi said
"What?" Asuna said
"She never complains about her own situation. She said she wanted to see you, but she couldn't." Kurahashi said
"After we said goodbye in the virtual world, Yuuki and her friends told me the same thing. Why? Why can't I see her?" Asuna said
Kurahashi slowly put's his drink on the table.
"I suppose I should begin by telling you about the Medicuboid." Kurahashi said
"Okay." Asuna said
"The Mediciboid is something that's currently being developed by the national government. It's the code name for the world's first medical full-dive system." Kurahashi explaining the Medicuboid
"Medical full-dive system?" Asuna said
"That's right. For people with vision or hearing problems, that machine is truly a blessing. Because the Amusphere transmits sound and images directly to the brian. It isn't only signal transmission, either. The Amusphere also has sensation-cancelers. By sending an electromagnetic pulse here, it can temporarily paralyze the nerves. In other words, it functions just like general anesthesia." Kurahashi explaining it
"But isn't that impossible? The sensory levels you cam interact with via Amusphere are limited to very low levels." Asuna said
"That's right! That's exactly right. The Amusphere... No, even the NerveGear can't cancel the pain from surgery or serious illnesses. So the Medicubois enhances the electromagnetic pulse's output, and by fitting it on a specialized bed, we can cover everything from the brain to the entire spinal columm. If this is put into use, it will change medicine forever. And with the Mediciboid's specs, you could combine it with a camera to allow AR-image processing in real time." Kurahashi said
"That sounds like a ture dream machine." Asuna said
"Yes. It truly is a dream machine. But it doesn't treat the underlying illness. The place where it's hoped it will have the most impact is terminal care." Kirahashi said
"Terminal care?" Asuna confuse
"Treatment for terminal illnesses." Kurahashi said
"Terminal..." Asuna said
"Yuuki tild me that if you wanted it, I was to tell you everything about her. But you may wish later that I hadn't." Kurahashi said
Asuna has flashbacks of Yuuki in ALO.
"No. Continue. Please. That's why I came here!" Asuna said
*Later*
The two of them were walking threw a hall. Kurahashi was taking Asuna to Yuuki's room.
"Yuuki was born in May 2011. It was a difficult birth, and her mother was given a C-section. At the time, she was given blood. But unfortunately, that blood was infected with a virus." Kurahashi said
Asuna gasp.
"The virus was detected in September, during a post-transfusion test her mother took. But at that point, her entire family had already..." Kurahashi said
After of minutes of walking, they finally make it to the room.
*Special Mesureament Devices Lab 1*
Kurahashi put's his I.D. on the scan. It accpeted it and the door open's up. They both entered it and the door closes behind them. They both looked at the glass.
"This is it. The room beyond this glass is an air-controlled clean room, so you can't go in. Please understand." Kurahashi said
Kurahashi type's something on the keyboards. The glass was now viewable. Asuna see's Yuuki laying on the bed. Her skin was pale and her bones were viewable. Asuna get's shock. She drop's her bag and get's closer to the glass. Her eyes were covered by the machine.
"Yuuki... Docter, what is she ill with?" Asuna said
"Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome. AIDS." Kurahashi said
"What?!" Asuna shock
"AIDS isn't as terrifying as illness as people think. With early detection, you can delay the onset of symptoms for a long time. But the virus she was infected with a drug-resistant variant. Yuuki's mother despaired for her children's future, and was prepared to kill herself at one point. But she decided to continue to fight the illness instead." Kurahashi explaining the story behind this illness
"To keep fighting..." Asuna whisper's
"Yea. Soon after birth, Yuuki was given multi-drug therapy. It's hard for a young child to take lots of drugs at regular intervals. There are side effects, as well. And she also suffered due to prejudice, I'm told. But Yuuki and her family believed she'd get better, and she did her best. But in fourth grade, her immune system suddenly collapsed. In other words, the AIDS symptoms began, and she was hospitalized here. Still, she was always smiling." Kurahashi explaining what happen during her life
"Docter, why did she decide to use the Mediciboid?" Asuna said
"Just as the public was panicking about the NerveGear incident, the first Medicuboid prototype was completed. But even if we'd wanted to do trials, no one knew what the long-term effects of electromagnetic pulses, several times stronger than those of the NerveGear, would be. They couldn't find a patient who was willing to take the risk. When I heard about it, I made Yuuki and her parents a proposal. If she agreed to try the device, I could have her put in a clean room that would greatly reduce her risk of infection. Sometimes, I still don't know if it was for the best. Both Yuuki and her parents spent a lot of time worrying about it. But her longing for the unknown of a virtual world was probably the deciding factor. She agreed to be a test subject, and entered this room. Ever since then, she's lived in the Medicuboid." Kurahashi explaining how she was there in the first place
"You mean..." Asuna said
"I mean exactly that. She almost nevet returns to the real world. Right now, she's using the Medicuboid's sensation-canceler to alleviate the pain." Kurahashi said
"In other words, she's diving twenty-four hours a day? And she's been doing that..." Asuna said
"For three years." Kurahashi said
"A year longe than we did?" Asuna thought
*FlashBack*
"A product of the full-dive environment. That's what it felt like." Kirito said
*End Of FlashBack*
Asuna removed her hands off the glass and looked at the ground sad. Inside the camera, A girl was sad that she suffered all this. Asuna look's at her hand.
"Thank you." Asuna said
The little girl inside the camera look's at Asuna.
"For letting me see Yuuki. Yuuki'a safe in here, right?" Asuna said
The little girl start's shaking.
"Even in a class room, we can't remove the bacteria and viruses from her body." Kurahashi said
"Then..." Asuna said
"Yuuki's condition is terminal. You can probably understand why she tried to disappear." Kurahashi said
"No... That can't..." Asuna crying
*FlashBack*
"Asuna, I..."
"Leave it to me, Sis!"
*End Of FlashBack*
"Um, docter... Does Yuuki have a sister?" Asuna said
"Yes, that's right. She was a twin. Her sister's name was Aiko. Yuuki was a bright and cheerful child, and she would aleays smile and watch her. Come to think of it, she might have been a bit like you, somehow." Kurahashi said
"Might have been?" Asuna said
"Two years ago, her parents passed away. And her sister one year ago." Kurahashi said
Asuna put's hand on the glass again. Tear's started coming out of her eyes.
"Yuuki... Yuuki..." Asuna crying
The little girl inside the camera look's at Asuna crying.
"Don't cry, Asuna!" Yuuki said
The two of them get shock. Asuna look's to see that Yuuki was talking with her.
"Yuuki! Yuuki! Are you there?" Asuna said
"Yeah. It's through a lens, but I can see you, Asuna. Wow. You really do look just the same as on the other side. Thanks for coming." Yuuki said
"Yuuki, I... I..." Asuna said
"Docter, please let her use the room next door." Yuuki said
"That's fine. The Amusphere I always use to talk to her is in the next room." Kurahashi said
"Right!" Asuna said
Asuna walk's to the door of the next room. Asuna enter's the room. The door closes.
"ALO is om the apps start up list. When you log in, go to the first place we met." Yuuki said
*Inside ALO*
Asuna appear's and start's running. She summon's her wings and start's flying to the location where She and Yuuki first met.
"One more time... I want to see you, just one more time!"
Asuna continue's flying to the location quickly as she can.
"I want to see you, and talk to you for real this time!"
She passes some clouds. She then spot's the location as fly's faster.
*At The Location*
Asuna finally make's it to the location. She quickly land's on the ground and look's around to try to find Yuuki.
"Yuuki!" Asuna yelled
Asuna was running to find Yuuki. She then almost trip's but continue's running. She get's on top of a tree root and yell's out her name.
"Yuuki!" Asuna yelling her name again
She continue's running to look for Yuuki. She stop's and to look around. Then all of a suddem, something started glowing behind her. Asuna turn's around to see Yuuki looking at another direction.
"Yuuki..." Asuna sais
Asuna run's toward's Yuuki.
"I don't know why... But I had a feeling you'd find me in the real world. But since I hadn't told you anything, I knew it was impossible. But you came. It's pretty rare for my feelings to come ture. I was happy... Really." Yuuki said
Asuna slowly walk's up to Yuuki. She was about to grab her shoulder but she stopped. She does it again and touches her shoulder. Asuna the hug's Yuuki.
"You smell just like my sister when she held me. You smell like the sun." Yuuki said
"Akio? Your sister played VRMMOs, too?" Asuna said
"Yeah. She was the first leader of the Sleeping Knights. She was way stronger than me. She met Siune and the others in a virtual hospice called Selene Garden. At first, there were nine of us. But my sister, Clovis, and Merida... Three of them are gone now." Yuuki said
Asuna gasp and stop's hugging Yuuki.
"So we decided that when it was the next person's time, we'd disband the guild. Asuna, I'm sorry I couldn't tell you the truth. The reason the Sleeping Knights are disbanding in the spring isn't because we'll be too busy to play the game. It's because two of our members have been told they have, at most, three months to live." Yuuki said
Asuna get's shock. She get's a flashback of Siune, Jun, Talken, Techii, and Nori.
"So we wanted to have one last memory from this wonderful world. We wanted to leave proof that we were here on that huge monument. We wanted to have an incredible adventure to brag about to my sister and the rest. But it wasn't going well. We decided to find one person who could help us. But we caused you trouble, and I'm sure this is unpleasant for you. I'm sorry. I'm sorry, Asuna. There's still time for you to forget us." Yuuki said
"I can't do that." Asuna tearing up and hugging Yuuki again
"I'm really happy I met you all, and I was able to help you. I still wish I could be part of the Sleeping Knights." Asuna crying a little
"Yeah. I'm really happy I was able to come to this world and meet you... What you just said is enough. It's enough for me. I'm satisfied with everything." Yuuki crying and hugging Asuna as well
"There are still... There are still a lot of things you haven't done, right? I'm sure there are all kinds of places in ALfheim you haven't visited yet. And if you include the other virtual worls, it's infinite. So don't tell me you're satisfied." Asuna said
They both stop hugging. Yuuki look's at the tree.
"Over the past three years, we had a lot of different adventures, in a lot of different worlds. I want the last page to be the adventure I had with you." Yuuki said
"But there are things you want to do, places you want to see, right?" Asuna said
"That's right. I want to go to school." Yuuki said
"S-School?" Asuna said
"I'm sorry, I know it's impossible! I'm really glad you feel that way. But I really am satisfied." Yuuki sais
They both looked at the sun rising.
"You might be able to go..." Asuna said
"Huh?"
"You mighy be able to go to school!" Asuna said
To...Be...Continue...
"Next Time: Beginning Of A Dream." Kirito and Sonic as narrators
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