Sailor Moon Fan Fiction / Digimon Fan Fiction / Crossover Fan Fiction ❯ Sailor Moon Online: Gaiden ❯ After Fragments 1: Reassembling Fragments ( Chapter 2 )

Okay, everyone, welcome back to one-shot and short untold stories of the Sailor Moon Online story series! We are moving one from the start of the original Sailor Moon Online storyline and going into the Hollow Fragment ‘timeline’ in which to reveal the ‘backstory’ of World’s Song by telling of the events that happened between Hollow Fragment and the mentioned story. We are going to see events that weren’t told in the Epilogue of Hollow Fragment and bridge this story and World’s Song by showing said events as well as foreshadowing events in World’s Song, folks! You might see what I mean as you read, fans! Now, one more thing in which I have to do is give thanks and credit to Belletiger and Kanius as well as Kanius’ YuYuGiDigiMoon fanfiction series, especially his The Invasion of the Rajita story, for giving me permission to use the idea of Valkyrie Sailor Soldiers and everything that’s a part of them in my fanfiction. I would like to give thanks and credit to Kanius and his YuYuGiDigiMoon series, including this author’s Dawn of Chaos story, and LazerWulf for giving me permission to use the idea for their version of Sailor Charon, namely the fact that she is Sailor Pluto’s sister among other things. I would also like to give thanks and credit to Matty G91 and this author’s story of Kamen Rider Lunar for giving me permission to use Kamen Rider Lunar, his looks, and everything about him as well as the UNI-SHOCKER organization.

 

Now, with that out of the way, as they say on SAO: Link Start!

 

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Warning: These stories may and will contain mature level intense violence, blood, gore, death, mild to explicit suggestive themes, including mind-control and brainwashing, mild to explicit bad language, and mature adult themes/situations!

 

Second Warning: Some to a lot of OOC (Out of Character) actions and mannerisms in these series of stories!

 

Prelude: A castle of stone and metal floating in the sky that consist of one hundred floors. Within this massive structure, there are countless cities, villages, towns, forests, plains, lakes, and whatever you can imagine. There is only one staircase that connects one floor with another and these staircases are located within dangerous mazes filled with monsters. The players with navigate through these floors to the top with nothing than the weapons in their hands. And yes, I said players.

 

This is the world of Aincrad, a floating castle in a virtual sky, and yes, I said VIRTUAL sky. This world and this floating castle world are in a realm made of digital information…the world of Sword Art Online. A world that was supposed to be game, but because a nightmare prison when its creator, Akihiko Kayaba, trapped the ten thousand players within this virtual world and if they die here, they will die in real life. The ten thousand players struggle in this ‘game death’ to reach the top of the floating castle where the final boss and the key to their freedom waits.

 

You may know this story and the stories that come after it, but do you know all of the stories? All of the tales that happened within the floating castle? What about the tales that happened after the floating castle was conquered? There are stories connected to the ‘tale’ of this floating castle, its ‘history’, and its ‘aftermath’, but they weren’t told…until now. These are those stories…

 

Sailor Moon Online: Gaiden

 

Story 2: After Fragments 1: Reassembling Fragments

 

Note: This story takes place in the Hollow Fragment timeline and takes place around the time of the Epilogue.

 

February 4, 2025, SAO, Floor 100, Ruby Palace

 

Right now, we are on the top of the virtual floating castle world of Aincrad inside of the virtual realm known as Sword Art Online, SAO for short, the first VRMMO or Virtual Reality Massively Multiplayer Online Game which has been transformed into a lethal ‘death game’ where losing your life in the game means death in the ‘real world’, we are witnessing the final battle of this ‘saga’ as Heathcliff, the virtual avatar of Akihiko Kayaba, the one who created SAO and turned into a deadly death game that has taken around four thousand lives, is fighting against Valkyrie Sailor Celestial, the legendary Sailor Scout form of Suguha Kirigaya, adopted sister/cousin to Kazuto Kirigaya, one of the prisoners of SAO for over two years and who is known as Kirito, the Black Swordsman, and used an avatar known as Leafa from Alfheim Online, another VRMMO developed from same system that SAO uses, to come into this world around three months before to bring her brother home. But now, she fights against Heathcliff for everyone after learning the terrible truth about SAO and as well as her connection to Kayaba. Long ago, in the Silver Millennium, Sailor Celestial and Kayaba, who was known as Prince Heathcliff of Black and Blue Moon Kingdoms, was the lover of Queen Serenity, Sailor Celestial’s mother when she was Princess Selene Leafa Serenity, younger sister to Princess Serenity who was reborn as Serena Tsukino, another prisoner of SAO, Kayaba’s niece in this life, and the famous magical girl heroine Sailor Moon. In which one of the goals of SAO was to force Sailor Celestial to awaken to her powers in which Kayaba’s plot has succeeded.

 

Now, the former royal father and daughter fight in a deadly duel to the death where Heathcliff tackles Sailor Celestial through the virtual wall and into the palace ground where they continue their intense fight with their virtual avatars becoming unstable due to the sheer might since they aren’t fighting with the ‘power’ provided by the game, but fighting with their own will and their own power as their heritage from the Silver Millennium which have caused the Pain Absorbers, the feature of the game that negates the ‘sensation’ of pain when one is hit in this world, to be completely useless with both combatants feeling unbelievable pain and agony as they strike each other with each other especially since soon neither of them can and will not defend themselves with the one craving victory more will come out the winner. That winner proves to be Sailor Celestial as she launches one final attack and impales Heathcliff with the powerful Kye-Blade, the ultimate Keyblade, she has formed and after a mighty explosion, Sailor Celestial battered and ‘damaged’ avatar stands, barely, victorious over the beaten Heathcliff.

 

Soon after, the system of SAO announces that the death game has been cleared and all surviving players would be heading home causing the majority of the players trapped in SAO for over two years to celebrate all over Aincrad until they were ‘teleported’ off Aincrad before it started to collapse as it is the final duty of the game to ‘cleanse’ the servers of the data when the game is beaten and the players are logged out. All of the players are logged with Sailor Celestial, Sailor Moon, and Kirito being the last of them after meeting a mysterious ALO player known as Yuuki in an area outside of Aincrad and overlooking the crumbling floating castle before she and they left this virtual realm for good.

 

February 4, 2025, Unknown location in the ‘real world’

 

Within a massive facility in the real world, we are looking inside of a high-tech facility where we see a young man of around 18 years of age with well-groomed short black hair, brown eyes with small glasses in front of them giving a ‘cute smart guy’ look, and wearing a lab coat over basic grey shirt, blue jeans, and black shoes. With this young man, there is a small Ultimate Digimon known as Datamon with him. The young man and his Digimon are looking at stuff when a computer nearby glows and the familiar Digimon of Veemon and Gatomon come out of it.

 

The young man asks, surprised, “Veemon? Gatomon?”

 

Gatomon says, with a nod, “It’s us, Luke.”

 

Datamon says, “From the way that you have returned, you must have come from the Digital World.”

 

Veemon says, “Well, kind of! Actually, we came from the Digital World after we returned from SAO!”

 

The young man, Luke, gasps and he yells out, “What?! You found a way into Sword Art Online?! But how? Why?”

 

Gatomon says, “It is a long story, Luke. But you need to know that’s where we find Davis and Kari!”

 

Luke asks, stunned, “What?! They are in SAO?!”

 

Veemon says, with a nod, “Yep! But it’s over now! Sword Art Online has just finished and Davis and Kari should be coming back to their bodies now!” Before Luke could say a word, there are alarms blaring in which Datamon goes to nearby computers and tapping into them in his own way.

 

Luke asks Datamon, “What is it Datamon?”

 

Datamon says, his eyes widen, “My words! They’re right! Davis Motomiya’s and Kari Kamiya’s minds have just returned to the mainframe!”

 

Luke asks, shocked, “Are you sure Datamon?”

 

Gatomon says, “Hurry! Transfer them into their bodies hurry!”

 

Luke responds, “You heard her, Datamon! Call the facility!”

 

Datamon says, plainly, “Understood, Luke.” Immediately, Luke and Datamon start to work on the computers and a short time afterwards, we are inside of an area with a group of what looks like high-tech medical facility with some kind of high-tech medical chamber with similarities to Medicuboids, generation three Full-Dive devices based on the NervGear created for medical purposes. The medical chambers then open up with a ‘hiss’ in which a group of young woman dressed as the nurses rushes along with plenty of female Digimon with nurse’s hats on their heads. Out of the smoke, we can see a male figure emerge from one chamber and a female figure from another in which the nurses bring out robes and blankets to cover them up. Luke, Veemon, and Gatomon then enter the room in which the smoke clears to reveal none other than Daisuke ‘Davis’ Motomiya, around age 17, and Hikari ‘Kari’ Kamiya, also around age 17, clad in the robes and blankets given to them in which they shake their heads to clear the fog in their minds.

 

Davis says, with a grunt, “Oh, man…”

 

Kari says, woozily, “Dai-kun…?”

 

Veemon says, excitedly, “Davis!”

 

Davis and Kari look to see their Digimon partner onto them in which one of the nurses say, “Be careful! They just woke up!”

 

A Floramon nurse adds in, “That’s right! They may have been kept stable while they were in there, but they have been in there for years!”

 

Kari looks around and she asks, “Did we…?”

 

Gatomon says, with a smile, “Yes, you made it. You’re back home.”

 

Luke says, with a smile, “Welcome back. Both of you.”

 

Davis says, with a smile, “It feels good to be back.” Davis looks at Kari and she gives a warm smile in which she feels something causing her to take out a pink heart-shaped broach with four golden wings attached to the sides of the broach while there is a golden-red sun jewel attached to the center of the broach.

 

One nurse asks, “What’s that?”

 

A pink rabbit Digimon, Cutemon, asks, “How did that get in there?”

 

Kari says, with a smile, “It is a bit of a story.”

 

Luke says, with a smile, “One that you can tell us later. Right now, we’re glad for you that you are home.”

 

Veemon says, with a nod, “You know it, Luke.” Kari gently pats Gatomon on the head and Davis smiles at his partner as they feel relief that they are home while the nurses, human and Digimon, start to examine and look them over for obvious reasons.

 

February 4, 2025, Tokyo, Yokohama North General Hospital

 

At Yokohama North General Hospital, we find Shino Asada, the real life name for Sinon and around age 16, is sitting in a hospital bed as her mother is crying while Shino herself is getting examined by doctors and nurses with Doctor Kurahashi in which we can see Shino’s hair is somewhat longer and she looks somewhat paler than she did in SAO as Sinon.

 

Doctor Kurahashi says, with a sigh, “Yusei-san and I had thought so. Due to some kind of ‘error’ in SAO, your machine was mistaken for a NervGear since the Medicuboid was more similar to the NervGear than the Amusphere.”

 

Shino says, weakly, “When I…first got…into SAO…I had lost…my memory…”

 

Shino winches weakly, Shino’s mother gives a really concerned look, and Doctor Kurahashi says, “Easy, Asada-san.” Doctor Kurahashi says, with a nod, “It isn’t too surprising. You were ripped from our virtual program and brought into SAO. The ‘trauma’ from the transfer most likely caused the temporary memory loss.”

 

Shino says, with a nod, “I see…”

 

Doctor Kurahashi says, “Since the Medicuboid got transferred to SAO, we could risk your life in tampering with it since the ‘code’ from the game could have most likely ‘infected’ the programming code of the Medicuboid in which your life was at risk even through trapped via the NervGear.” Doctor Kurahashi says, “Even through SAO is over, we’re going to have to add more security to prevent something like this happening again. However, for the moment, we are glad that you are okay.”

 

Shino nods her head and she then asks, “My friends…?”

 

Doctor Kurahashi says, with a smile, “We’ll see what we can do.”

 

February 4, 2025, Tokyo, Chiyoda Hospital

 

Right now, we are inside of Kazuto’s room within Chiyoda Hospital where both he and Suguha have just woken up after returning from SAO in which the doctors and nurses are examining Suguha and Kazuto in which their examination of Suguha have gotten the doctors and nurses concerned in which the nurse in charge of Suguha is being talked to.

 

The nurse says, “I don’t know at all doctor. I had seen her just before she had woken up with her brother and the other survivors of SAO that are in this hospital and she didn’t have those bruises on her at all.”

 

The doctor says, looking at Suguha, who is currently in a wheelchair, “And the records show that no one entered her room after you did before she woke up and left. There is just no explanation.”

 

Midori asks, concerned, “Is my girl going to be okay?”

 

The doctor responds, “They may take a while to heal since they seem to be ‘bruising’ like you were coming out of a hard fist fight or something, but I doubt that she is in any life-threatening danger. However, I want to take immediate X-rays and further examination to make sure of that.”

 

Suguha thinks in her mind, with a winch, “I’ve got a good explanation for you, doc: Always make sure that the VRMMO games that you are playing have good and working ‘pain absorbers’.”

 

Just then a male voice says, “I believe that’s a wise idea, doctor.” Everyone then looks to the source of the voice to see a man with short messy black hair, brown eyes with octagon glasses in front of them, and wearing a dark green business suit.

 

Kazuto asks, weakly, “Who are…?”

 

Kazuto grunt out and Midori says, “Kazuto, please take it easy.”

 

Suguha says, weakly, “I know…you…You are the head of the SAO Task Force.”

 

Kazuto gives a look of surprise and the man responds, with a smile, “I see that you keep up well and I’m not surprised since your brother is an SAO victim. That’s correct. I’m Seijirou Kikuoka, part of what knows as the VR Division in the Japanese ministry, and I’m head of the SAO Victims Rescue Force also known as the SAO Task Force to handle what is known as ‘The SAO Incident’ and all those involved in it which includes you, too, Suguha Kirigaya-san. I’m interested in how you got that NervGear when they were all supposed recalled and destroyed other than those used by the Task Force to find a way to free all those trapped in SAO and used in development of the current Amusphere rig.”

 

Suguha gives a nervous look and she thinks, “Oh, crap.”

  Midori says, “Kikuoka-san, I know that you want to know what’s going on, but my son and daughter have just gotten back from that horror. Even though Suguha has only been there under three months, her body is significantly weaker and she also has significant bruises that have just appeared on her body on this day that she returned from that horrible death game.”

 

Seijirou asks, curiously, “Really?”

 

Suguha thinks in her mind, “It actually isn’t so mysterious, mom. I have to admit that jerk had gotten tougher since our battle in the Silver Millennium and it just reminds me what a pain in the neck he is!”

 

Seijirou says, “Anyway, I understand your feelings at this, but I rushed here since I need to talk to them since your daughter and her brother along with a few others seem to have played an important role in clearing the game especially the final boss based on the data that we could get from the severs.” There are looks of shock and stares at Kazuto and Suguha.

 

Kazuto and Suguha think at the same time, “Thanks a lot.”

 

Suguha says, with a sigh, “You want to know about Kayaba. Well, you don’t have to worry about him. He’s dead. He was the game’s final boss and I struck the final blow.”

There are looks of shock from everyone, minus Seijirou and Kazuto, and Seijirou says, “The data says as much, but while you did defeat him in the game, it doesn’t mean that he is dead.”

 

Kazuto says, weakly, “He could have…only used a NervGear to enter the game.”

 

Seijirou tells Serena, “True. True. But it doesn’t mean that he didn’t modify the NervGear to make sure that the same rules don’t apply to him. None of us knew that the man that we saw was only a façade or that he was capable of such a horror. You see, Kirigaya-san, like you, I’m a former SAO beta tester myself.”

 

Suguha asks, shocked, “Wait! You are a former SAO beta tester?”

 

Seijirou retorts, “That’s correct, Suguha-san. It is one of the reasons that I was chosen to be the head of the task force for the ‘SAO incident’. I didn’t transfer to the full version since I belonged to what is known as the VR division of the government and I was planning to create a thesis on the other applications of Full Dive technology.” However, Suguha and Kazuto believed that there was more than what he is saying, but they let it go for now. Seijirou says, “Kayaba-sempai was kind of like a teacher to me and I was shocked and stunned when this happened. And we still don’t understand. Why did he do this? Why did he take this technology and turn it into instruments of imprisonment and death? With so little information, we have no idea. And right now, our main focus is going to shift right now. Even as we speak, thanks to your efforts, the over six thousand survivors of SAO are waking up in hospitals all over the nation as we speak and we are going to need to rehabilitate and readjust them to life back here. Remember, your brother has been trapped in that virtual world for over two years and it is like you have been on an alien world going through an entirely different life. It is going to take a lot of work.”

 

Suguha and Kazuto look at each other for about a minute in which they nod their heads and Suguha tells Seijirou, “All right, big brother and I will help you, but with conditions.”

 

Before Midori could speak up, Seijirou asks, “Name them?”

 

Suguha responds, “For one thing, I will tell you how I got my NervGear, but the person that I got it from didn’t give it to me. I took it from him and while he didn’t stop me from taking it from him, he didn’t assist me in anyway. He was using the NervGear to figure out a way to free friends of his from SAO. This information gets buried for good. Agreed?”

 

Seijirou says, with a nod, “Agreed.”

 

Kazuto says, “We also want you to find friends of ours from SAO. I only know most of them by their player names. They are Silica, Agil, Klein, Argo, and Lisbeth.”

 

Seijirou says, “It will take a while, but you said you only knew most of them by their player names. You must know a few by their real names.”

 

Suguha says, “One of them is Asuna and she used her real first name for her avatar name. Her real name is Asuka Yuuki.”

 

Seijirou asks, surprised, “Asuna Yuuki?”

 

Suguha responds, with a nod, “Yes, we already know that she is the daughter of the head of RCT in which you should know the head of one of their ‘divisions’ is a real piece of garbage.”

 

Seijirou says, with a smile, “If you are talking about who I think you are, then you can be assured that HE is in major trouble. Let’s just say that a ‘little Senshi’ let me into his ‘dark secrets’.”

 

Midori and the hospital staff are confused, but Kazuto and Suguha get what Seijirou means in which their eyes widen in which Kazuto says, shaking off the surprise for the moment, “The other one is someone that’s like a sister to me. Her avatar name is Usagi, but her real name is Serena Tsukino.”

 

Seijirou asks, shocked, “Wait! How do you…?”

 

Kazuto says, weakly, “She told Sugu and I her real name and while the other players don’t know this information, the players learned about her connection to HIM a long time ago.”

 

Seijirou says, with a nod, “I see.”

 

Suguha says, “And before you say anything, the players think of her as one of the ultimate victims of SAO and my brother was one of the few friends that she had in SAO at least until I came along.”

 

Seijirou says, with a nod of understanding, “I see.” Seijirou tells the doctors and nurses, “Please leave the room. Suguha-san, Kazuto-san, their mother, and I have something to discuss. I won’t take long since I will be seeing someone else after I’m done here, but please prepare food and water among other things when I leave.” The doctors and nurses look at each other, nod, and they take their leave in which Seijirou locks the door as he prepares for a discussion with Kazuto, Suguha, and their mother.

 

February 4, 2025, Tokyo, Juuban District

 

Within a hospital inside of the Juuban District, we are inside of the hospital room of our Moon Princess and Sailor Scout of the Moon, Serena Tsukino, age 18, looking very pale and very skinny due to her not using her body for over two years is with her parents, Kenji and Ikuko Tsukino, her younger brother, Sammy Tsukino, her beloved, Darien Shields AKA Tuxedo Mask, age 22, and the Moon Kingdom Sailor Scouts along the Lunarian feline advisors, Luna, a female black cat with a golden crescent moon sigil on her forehead, and Artemis, a male white cat with the same golden crescent moon sigil on his forehead.

 

Artemis then shouts out, shocked, “I can’t believe it! Sailor Celestial has been awakened!”

 

Mina tells Artemis, “Cool it, Artemis! Even with Raye-chan’s special sound damping sealing, you can’t be too loud!”

 

Luna says, “I can understand Artemis’ shock.” Luna says, amazed, “This is…This is unbelievable.”

 

Sammy says, “I’ll say. So, Meatball Head had a younger sister when she was a princess? And she was some kind of kick ass Sailor Scout? I can’t help to wonder if she was adopted or something.”

 

Serena says, weakly while glaring at Sammy, “Funny…squirt…”

 

Kenji asks, flabbergasted, “So, all of this madness…all of this death…was to force our girl’s sister from her ancient past to awaken? Do you know how…how insane that truly is?”

 

Mina tells Kenji, “I’m sorry if this hurts Serena’s mom, but you do know who and what we are dealing with?”

 

Amara says, with a snarl, “He also made her remember the betrayal that he inflicted on her causing the end of the Silver Millennium.”

 

Kenji says, with a sneer, “Seems to be a common theme with him.”

 

Serena and Ikuko give solemn looks and Sammy says, nervously, “Dad…”

 

Serena tells Sammy, weakly, “It…It’s okay…Sammy…”

 

Ikuko tells Serena, “Sweetie…”

 

Hotaru asks, curiously, “So, what do we do now?”

 

Amara responds, “We prepare Firefly.”

 

Sammy asks, confused, “Prepare for what?”

 

Artemis says, with a serious tone, “For the battle that’s sure to come.” When everyone looks at Artemis, he says, “With the awakening of Sailor Celestial and the return of her power, of which the true extent even Sailor Pluto never knew before, Kayaba may have had a point. SAO was just the beginning.”

 

Sammy asks, “Beginning of what?”

 

Artemis responds, seriously, “War.”

 

Kenji asks, seriously, “War?”

 

Darien says, “We have to remember what Kayaba said to us at the Ruby Palace.” When everyone looks at Darien, he says, “We have to remember that Sailor Celestial has the power of Etherion, the embodiment of creation itself. Basically, Sailor Celestial has the power of a god…Maybe even beyond that.”

 

Lita asks, surprised, “Power of a god?”

 

Trista says, “Even beyond that. Etherion is the ‘power of creation’ itself through this term is a simple term for what Etherion is. If master, Etherion could allow anyone to make reality what they want, need, and desire it to be. In fact, it is not false to say that Etherion gives a being power BEYOND a deity.”

 

There are gasps and Luna says, “Trista is right.” Luna says, looking at the window, “Even now, I see it…The fighting to come. And ‘they’ will come for her. They will come for her power. As Beryl and others once ‘quested’ for the Silver Crystal, those that desire and crave that kind of power will come for Sailor Celestial. Most likely, they already sensed her awakening. They know that one of the most powerful Sailor Warriors has returned after one thousand years and they will come for her.”

 

Raye says, “Because they crave her ‘ultimate power’.”

 

Luna says, with a nod, “That’s right.”

 

Artemis says, “Kayaba was right about this. Sword Art Online was…just the beginning. There is more to come.”

 

There is silence for several moments and Serena says, “Girls…”

 

Everyone looks at Serena and Mina says, “Hey, girl. Easy…”

 

Serena says, weakly, “Listen…find her…find Celestial…”

 

Lita asks, surprised, “Find Celestial?”

 

Mina says, “But Serena, we only know her by her avatar name…”

 

Serena says, weakly, “Celestial’s…Leafa’s real name is Suguha…Suguha Kirigaya…”

 

There are surprised looks and Amara asks, “She told you her real name?”

 

Serena says, with a nod, “Yes…that’s her real name…find her…”

 

Hotaru asks, “But what about you?”

 

Serena says, “I’ll be fine…Hotaru…”

 

Raye says, “But you can barely speak…”

 

Serena says, with a determined look in her eyes not seen in her before SAO, “That…That’s an order, Pyro…” Darien and the Sailor Scouts are shocked because Serena has never been one to give anything that sounded like an order before, but they can see that the look in her eyes says ‘I’m not kidding’ around.

 

Amara says, “Understood.”

 

Trista says, “I’ll be able to find out where she is with my connections with the SAO Task Force. Most likely, she is staying at the same hospital that Kirito is staying at.”

 

Serena says, with a nod, “Thank you…” Trista starts to leave with Ami, after giving important information to the leader of the SAO Task Force, Seijirou Kikuoka, had come back to rejoin the others in their ‘reunion’ in the ‘real world’ with Serena to locate where Sailor Celestial AKA Suguha Kirigaya is located in the real world. On the meanwhile, Serena thinks in her mind, “I need to get better. I need to get better soon. I won’t…I can’t let what happened ever happen again.” Just then the memories of the people that died in SAO come into her mind and Serena thinks in her mind, determined, “I will NEVER allow something like this happen ever again! I cannot and will not permit anything like this horror to ever happen again! And I will do what it takes to make sure that no one will ever have to suffer since this kind of horror ever again! Even if I have to become a true Sailor Scouts…a true Sailor WARRIOR…” Serena then looks over to her heart-shaped transformation broach and she looks at it with a determined look on her face in which Darien, her family, and the others notice causing them to get a feeling for the reasoning behind that look.

 

February 5, 2025, Tokyo, Chiyoda Hospital

 

Within Chiyoda Hospital, we are looking at Suguha as she is grunting and groaning in bed like she is having a nightmare and she wakes up with a gasp causing her to go into a sitting position, but she grunts in pain due to her external and internal bruising.

 

Suguha thinks in her mind, nervously, “Not again. Not that nightmare again. Why now?”

 

Just then Suguha’s hears her brother’s voice groan out, “Sugu…” Suguha looks to see her brother, Kazuto, slowly getting into a sitting position through looking strained to do so.

 

Suguha tells Kazuto, “Big brother…”

 

Kazuto tells Suguha, “Sugu, is something wrong? I heard you…”

 

Suguha responds, with a nervous smile, “It’s nothing, big brother. I had a bit of nightmare.” Suguha tells Kazuto, “You have to take it easy. You’ve got it worse than I do.”

 

Kazuto says, weakly and in annoyed tone, “Thanks for reminding me…”

 

Suguha says, with a smile, “Sorry…”

 

Suguha then winches from pain and Kazuto tells her, “You may not…as weak…as I am…but you aren’t in good shape yourself…”

 

Suguha says, with a winch, “I kind of got that…”

 

Kazuto tells Suguha, “Sugu…How did you do that?”

 

Suguha asks, curiously, “Do what?”

 

Kazuto tells Suguha, weakly, “How did you get through that fight with that inhuman pain that you were feeling?” Suguha gives a look of surprise and Kazuto tells Suguha, “Sugu…All of us heard that your…power negated the Pain Absorbers…in SAO…Without those…and without the usual chemicals…that the brain produces…to negate pain…since you are in a…virtual body…”

 

Suguha responds, with a sigh, “I…I wonder that myself…I felt…I felt like one of those victims in those monster shark flicks or something…his blows were like giant metal hammers slamming into my body…fangs that ripped into my flesh…I really can’t describe…but while the pain was beyond description…It didn’t dominate my mind…I just…I just had to win…I had to end the nightmare…end that dark legacy once and for all…”

 

Kazuto says, weakly, “I can never…forgive him…” Suguha looks at Kazuto and he says, “That’s why…I will never forgive him…all this…for you to relive a nightmare…in ages past…he murdered so many people…destroyed Usagi’s innocent…made so many suffer…”

 

Suguha says, with a nod, “I know, big brother. And…it isn’t over.”

 

Kazuto tells Suguha, looking at her, “I know. Kayaba was telling the truth. I feel it.” Kazuto tells Suguha, with a smile, “We’ll find the others and we’ll face it together.”

 

Suguha says, with a smile and nod, “Yeah…” Suguha tells Kazuto, “Anyway, you had better take it easy. You’ve got a long road ahead of you.”

 

Kazuto says, with a nod, “Tell me…about it, Sugu.” Kazuto then lies back down and Suguha gives a quite mental sigh in which she looks at the window causing her to mentally gasp to see a young woman across the street from the hospital and in Suguha’s view from the window causing her to rub her eyes, but when she looks in the direction, she doesn’t see anyone.

 

Suguha thinks in her mind, “First that nightmare. And next, I’m seeing things. Just great.” Suguha looks at her brother and she thinks in her mind, solemnly, “You think that I’m strong, but I’m not big brother. I’m not strong as you are at all. I let my anger and rage control me and allowed myself to consumed by darkness in which I did…horrible things. It makes me no better than ‘him’.” Suguha then looks at her sailor transformation broach and she thinks in her mind, determined, “The lives that my powers and I destroyed…can never be taken back. I’m not sure that I can be forgiven, but I will make sure that nothing like this happens ever again and I will do my best to repay my ‘debts’ even though they may never be repaid. I will fight in order to make sure that this dark legacy will never happen again. No matter what it takes, I will create a path into the future…” As Suguha thinks about the path that she prepares to take, some distance away from the hospital, there is a hooded cloaked figure walking away from the hospital and glancing in the direction of where the window of Suguha’s and Kazuto’s current hospital room is.

 

February 6, 2025, Tokyo, Chiyoda Hospital

 

Inside of Chiyoda Hospital, in a hospital, Kazuto, in his weakened condition from just ‘waking up’ from SAO, slowly opens his eyes and he looks at his hands as well as his surrounds in order to remind himself that he is in the ‘real world’ and not in SAO anymore. He grunts as he slowly gets himself into a sitting position.

 

Suguha’s voice says, “Kazuto…” Kazuto looks over and he gasps to see Suguha in a sitting on a nearby bed with her hands in her hair which has grown to end of her back behind her back with also the fact that her ‘new hair’ isn’t black, but it is blond and a golden-blond at that!

 

Kazuto says, shocked, “Sugu, what happened? Your hair…!!” Kazuto winches since his body has yet to start recover from him not using it in the over two years that he was trapped in SAO.

 

Suguha responds, confused, “I don’t know, big brother. I just woke up and found that I have all this hair and it’s blond too!” Suguha moves her hands and she winches in pain from the many bruises, external and internal, that she is currently suffering from due to her fight with Heathcliff in SAO WITHOUT any pain absorbers to negate the pain that she suffered from every blow that she got hit with when Suguha, as Sailor Celestial, battled Heathcliff in SAO.

 

Kazuto says, “Easy, Sugu. You and I aren’t exactly at our peak and while you are going recover faster than I am, you aren’t going to do that right away.”

 

Suguha says, with a groan, “I got that.” Suguha asks Kazuto, “What’s up with my hair?”

 

Kazuto says, “I wish I knew, Sugu. And why is it blond…Wait! It’s blond…golden-blond like…”

 

Suguha says, “Usagi’s hair! My hair as…”

 

Kazuto makes a motion to ‘keep quiet’ and he tells her, “Easy, Sugu. Do you want to announce that to the whole world?”

 

Suguha says, with a nervous shake of her head, “Right. Got you.” Suguha asks Kazuto, “Do you think that this has to do with my powers awaken?”

 

Just then a female voice says, “It is most likely, my princess.” Suguha and Kazuto give looks of surprise as Trivia enters in and leaps down near Suguha’s lap and she says, “Your awakening has given you the powers of your past life, my princess.”

 

Suguha asks, surprised, “A talking cat?” Suguha says, looking at Trivia, “Wait. I know you…”

 

Kazuto asks, surprised, “You know a talking cat?”

 

Suguha responds, “A long story, big brother.”

 

Trivia responds, “I am, Trivia. I am Princess Selene’s advisor and guardian from the planet Mau.”

 

Kazuto asks, “Mau?”

 

Suguha replies, “A planet allied with the Silver Millennium and they are basically ‘cat people’ with the ability to take humanoid and feline forms in which they usually stay in their feline forms outside of their home world.”

 

Trivia responds, “I see that you have gotten back your memories, my princess.”

 

Suguha responds, solemnly, “More than I like.”

 

Trivia says, with a sigh, “I see.” Trivia asks, “While within Sword Art Online, did you…?”

 

Suguha responds, “It was his plan all along and I fought him to finish the game and bring my brother and everyone else home.”

 

Trivia says, with a sigh, “I see.” Trivia says, “Anyway, I believe that the growth of your hair and the change in color is due to the awakening of your power as Sailor Celestial and Princess Selene since this is your ‘royal hair color’, my princess.”

 

Suguha thinks in her mind, “Does this mean that I’m turning back into Princess Selene?”

 

Trivia says, “I believe that I can help.”

 

Kazuto asks, curiously, “Are you sure?”

 

Trivia says, with a smile, “I have my ways.” Later on, the doctor and nurses are coming in to check on Kazuto and Suguha and Suguha’s blond hair has ‘vanished’ in which her hair has returned back to its original state.

 

The doctor says, “Good morning to you, both.”

 

Suguha says, with a smile, “Morning, doctor.”

 

The nurse asks, “Are both of you feeling all right?”

 

Kazuto says, with a nod, “Considering…”

 

The doctor says, “That’s good.” The doctor says, “Anyway, we are still concerned about the mysterious bruising that you have gotten Miss Kirigaya-san, but it seems like there is nothing life-threatening about them and they haven’t gotten worse. In fact, they may have started to get better, but we aren’t sure yet.”

 

The nurse tells Suguha, “However, we want you to take it easy. The bruising may not be linked to any kind of serious damage and you haven’t been trapped as long as your brother, but your body is significantly weaker than several months ago.”

 

Suguha says, with a nod, “Right.”

 

The doctor says, with a nod, “Yes, but I believe that we can start physical therapy for you. Despite not being trapped in SAO as long as your brother, your body has become significantly weaker and thus, you need to rebuild your strength and ‘relearn’ how to use your body.” The doctor says, “Anyway, before we start, you have a few visitors.”

 

Kazuto asks, weakly, “Visitors?”

 

The doctor says, “I already told them that the head of SAO Task Force already visited you on the day that you got back and been through a time with him, but they insisted and they are also here on personal business for a friend who is also an SAO survivor.”

 

Suguha asks, surprised, “An SAO survivor?” Suguha then grunts in pain from the bruises on and in her body.

 

The nurse says, concerned, “Please take it easy, Kirigaya-san!”

 

Suguha says, with a winch, “I’m okay. Please send them in.” The nurse looks at the doctor and he gives a somewhat reluctant nod in which the nurse goes out of the room. She then quickly returns with none other than Trista Meiou and Ami Mizuno walking in with Suguha and Kazuto looking in shock with Trista giving a look and smile that says ‘Don’t tell’.

 

Trista tells them, with a smile, “I’m Trista Meiou. I’m a member of the SAO Task Force and this is friend and associate, Ami Mizuno. I believe that you are Kazuto and Suguha Kirigaya.”

 

Ami says, with a smile, “We’re here not as a member of the SAO Task Force, but for a friend of ours…A friend that you met in SAO.”

 

Suguha asks, “Let me guess: She had blond hair in long pigtails?”

 

Trista and Ami feign surprise and Trista asks, “My, how did you know?”

 

Kazuto says, weakly and with a smile, “A ‘little princess’ told us.” Kazuto and Suguha smile as the doctor and nurses give confused looks, but they decide not to give any real thought.

 

February 7, 2025, Outside of Tokyo

 

Some distance outside of Tokyo and up in the skies of Tokyo, we find ExVeemon, with Davis on his left shoulder, Angewomon, and finally, Eternal Sailor Sun, Kari’s new Sailor Scout form, are flying towards Tokyo.

 

ExVeemon asks, “You think that we should have said goodbye first?”

 

Davis responds, with a smile, “I’m sure that Luke will understand.”

 

Sailor Sun says, “Anyway, we’re just fine. Thanks to those machines, we’re completely healthy.”

 

Angewomon says, “However, I doubt that Tai and the others will be.”

 

Davis says, “No kidding.”

 

Sailor Sun says, with a smile, “Anyway, it will be good to see them in the real world again.” Sailor Sun then sighs and she says, “And…I think that Luke and the others are right.”

 

Davis says, with a nod, “Yeah, I know. I’m with you, Kari-chan. It is time to face our past.” Davis tells Sailor Sun, with a smile, “But remember, we have our friends…all of them. And you have me, your princess, my sunlight princess.”

 

Sailor Sun giggles and she says, “Oh, Dai-kun…” Sailor Sun then flies over and kisses Davis on his left cheek.

 

Angewomon says, with a smile, “Get a room.”

 

ExVeemon asks Angewomon, with a sly smirk, “Is that how an angel Digimon supposed to act?” Angewomon gives a pout while ExVeemon smirks while Davis and Sailor Sun smile as they are also blushing as they head home to meet up with their family and friends that they have left behind a few years back.

 

February 7, 2025, Tokyo, Juuban District

 

Inside of the hospital in the Juuban District, we find the Odiaba Digidestined and their Digimon partners assembled together within a large hospital room with Tai Kamiya, Matt Ishida, Takeru ‘TK’ Takashi, Ken Ichijouji, and Yolei Inoue joined by Davis’ sister, Jun Motomiya, sitting in hospital beds and looking weak and pale which isn’t surprising since Tai, Matt, TK, Ken, Yolei, and Jun have just ‘woken up’ from being trapped in SAO for over two years. Right now, all of their family members have left leaving only our Digidestined, their Digimon partners, and Jun as Davis, Kari, Tai, Matt, TK, Ken, Yolei, and Jun explain the whole of their adventures.

 

When they are done with Kari showing her Sailor Scout transformation broach, Mimi asks, shocked, “So, Kari is a Sailor Scout?!”

 

Davis tells Mimi, annoyed and sarcastic tone in his voice, “Geez, can you speak any louder? I don’t think that they heard you across the city!”

 

Mimi says, nervously, “Sorry.”

 

Joe says, stunned, “Sorry, Davis. This is just A LOT to take in.”

 

Yolei says, weakly, “Don’t…blame you, Joe…”

 

Tai says, weakly, “Yeah…we were shocked when we found out…”

 

Sora Takenouchi, the Digidestined of Love, asks, stunned, “But all this…in order to have Sailor Moon’s sister ‘awaken’ to her powers?”

 

Matt says, with a nod of understand and weak voice, “I know, Sora…insane…but we aren’t talking about…someone that’s sane…”

 

Davis says, with a nod, “No joke, Matt.”

 

Cody says, “Personally, I had a feeling that there was a reason that Sailor Moon has been missing for all this time.”

 

Izzy says, “It was a theory that she could have one of the victims of SAO, but now, we have confirmed proof with you guys.”

 

Cody says, “We just couldn’t never have imagined that she, of all people, is a member of Kayaba’s own family.”

 

Biyomon says, “It is so hard to believe that he trapped a member of his own family in there and one that loved him so much before.”

 

Matt says, weakly, “That shows that…we weren’t dealing with a human being…we were dealing with a fiend…”

 

Palmon asks, “Do you think that she will be okay?”

 

Gatomon asks Palmon, “Do you even have to ask that question Palmon?”

 

Palmon says, nervously, “Yeah…you’re right.”

 

Mimi asks, curiously, “Since we are here in Juuban, do you think that we can meet them?”

 

Davis then ‘senses’ something or someone and he asks, pointing outside, “Maybe you should ask TC’s new girlfriend?” The others give confused looks, but they gasp when they see Eternal Sailor Venus and Eternal Sailor Jupiter floating outside.

 

Joe says, shocked, “Those are…!!” Just then Sailor Jupiter points up and she flies up towards the roof.

 

Kari says, with a smile, “I guess they want to talk with me.” Kari gets up and she says, with a smile, “Be right back.”

 

Davis says, with a smirk, “Not without me, you aren’t.” Kari smiles at Davis in which Davis, Kari, and their two Digimon take off with the others looking outside as Sailor Venus blows TK a kiss before flying off to join Sailor Jupiter on the roof to meet with Davis, Kari, and their two Digimon.

 

Mimi says, looking at TK, “Wow, you actually did get a Sailor Scout as a girlfriend.”

 

TK says, weakly, “Told you…But I would rather not have met her…here like this…”

 

Matt tells TK, with a weak smile, “Better start building up…that muscle…and especially your stamina…we are talking about the…Sailor Scout of Love…after all…”

 

TK says, with a blush, “Matt…” However, Tai is in deep thought as he remembered what happened in the Ruby Palace and what he heard from Kayaba about the ‘war to come’ in which he can’t help to wonder about his sister’s and Davis’ role in it as well as their ‘deeper connection’ to Sailor Celestial and Sailor Moon.

 

February 7, 2025, Tokyo, Juuban District, Cherry Hill Temple

 

At Cherry Hill Temple, the Shinto temple home of our Sailor Senshi of Mars, we find Ami, Raye, Amara, Michelle, Hotaru, and Trista are assembled together in the ‘front yard’ of Raye’s home.

 

Hotaru asks, “So, Sailor Celestial…I mean Suguha-hime is full of bruises?”

 

Trista says, with a nod, “They are not only external, but internal bruises as well.”

 

Michelle asks, surprised, “Internal?”

 

Amara says, “Somehow, it was caused by the battle with Kayaba.”

 

Ami says, “With the pain absorbers practically gone, I can see how the body can be fooled that it got injured through it is hard to believe that it would manifest like that.”

 

Raye says, “Well, she is just lucky that when she got impaled, the real thing didn’t happen.”

 

Amara says, “However, I’m amazed that she could withstand such pain and agony.”

 

Hotaru asks Amara, “What do you mean Amara-papa?”

 

Trista says, “Without the pain absorbers, Suguha felt every single hit and she was in a virtual body which mean she wasn’t getting the usual adrenaline and other hormones that the body produces that usually dulls pain.”

 

Amara says, “Which means that she was feeling the full force of those hits beyond what a person would experience even in real life.” Hotaru gasps in shock and Amara says, “The agony she felt must been beyond belief.”

 

Michelle says, “And yet, she still went on and on until the battle was finished.”

 

Hotaru asks, concerned, “Will she be okay?”

 

Trista says, with a smile, “Yes, she will just fine. The doctor revealed that while she has extensive bruising, she is suffering from no life-endangering injuries.”

 

Michelle says, with a smile, “That’s good to know.”

 

Just then a familiar female voice shouts out, “Hey, is this a private party or can any Sailor Scout join?” Everyone looks to see none other than Kari, Davis, and their two Digimon partners in front of them.

 

Ami says, stunned, “You are…!!”

 

Just then Mina’s voice booms, “That’s right!” Mina and Lita walk up to join Kari, Davis, and their two Digimon partners and Mina says, motioning to Kari, “Here is our little sun spot and her prince.”

 

Kari says, with a dry smile, “Funny, Mina.”

 

Lita says, “Their family and friends that were trapped in SAO are in a hospital right here in Juuban.”

 

Trista tells Kari and Davis, “You realize that we have much to talk about.”

 

Davis says, “Yep.”

 

Kari says, “The others have told us of the situation happening here in Tokyo.”

 

Raye says, with a nod, “Your friends and we are going to need your help than ever before especially with Meatball Head going to be out of commission as she recovers.”

 

Kari asks, “What about Leafa and Sinon?”

 

Trista says, “We haven’t visited Orion just yet, but Sailor Celestial, while it isn’t going to be as long as Sailor Moon, she is going to need time to recover.”

 

Ami says, “You have to remember that she gained her powers a few days…on the day that she beat Kayaba and ended SAO.”

 

Gatomon says, “Her body, while nothing like Tai and the others, is going to be a bit weak.”

 

Lita tells Kari, “That means that we are going to need you on the front lines, girlfriend. You and your boyfriend with your partners.”

 

Davis says, cracking his knuckles, “Well, I say: Bring it on!”

 

Kari giggles at Davis’ enthusiasm and Lita asks, “Speaking of Orion, did you find her?”

 

Ami says, with a smile, “Yes. We are going to visit soon if not today.”

Amara says, “And it isn’t just her. We have to visit everyone else on the SAO ‘Assault Team’.”

 

Davis then says, “Why…Oh, yeah! That!”

 

Amara responds, with a nod, “That’s right. ‘That’. We need to have a word with them.”

 

Davis says, nervously, “No insult, but I’m glad that I’m not the guy or gal meeting you.”

 

Amara gives an annoyed glare and Michelle says, with a kind smile, “I really don’t blame you, Davis-dono. Amara-chan tends to be scary.” Amara gives a blush of embarrassment, Hotaru sighs and shakes her head, and Veemon gives a confused look.

 

February 8, 2025, Tokyo, Yokohama North General Hospital

 

Back in Yokohama North General Hospital, Shino, in a wheelchair, is being wheeled over to the area for her rehabilitation. Despite being in SAO far less than the other SAO survivors, Shino’s body is significantly weaker than before and she needs to build up her strength once more. With her is a nurse that’s pushing the wheelchair that she is in and there is Doctor Kurahashi, who is head of the Medicuboid project in the hospital.

 

A fellow nurse comes over to Doctor Kurahashi and she asks, “Doctor?”

 

Doctor Kurahashi responds, “Yes, what is it?”

 

The nurse replies, a bit nervously, “Two members of SAO Task Force are here to see you.”

 

Doctor Kurahashi asks, a bit annoyed, “What do they want this time?”

 

The nurse asks, “Shall I turn them away?”

 

Doctor Kurahashi says, shaking his head, “No. Send them in.” The nurse nods her head and heads off with Shino looking confused in which she gives a look of shock when she sees Trista and Ami, both of whom wearing female business suits, walk into the room. Doctor Kurahashi says, shocked, “You are…!!”

 

Trista says, with a smile, “Hello, Doctor Kurahashi. It is good to see you again.”

 

Ami says, with a bow, “It is nice to see you, again, Doctor Kurahashi.”

 

Doctor Kurahashi’s look of surprise turns into a smile and he says, “I see.”

 

Trista says, looking at Shino, “As you may suspect, we aren’t here on business from the SAO Task Force. This is a personal matter from a friend of ours.”

 

Doctor Kurahashi says, with a smile while looking at Shino, “I see, Trista-san.” Shino looks at Trista and Ami and she gives a weak smile as well as a nod.

 

February 9, 2025, Tokyo, Tokorozawa

 

Within a top class hospital in Tokorozawa, which was more like a hotel than a medical hospital facility, Asuna Yuuki, age 17, daughter of the head of RCT cooperation, and the only person to use her real name for her SAO avatar and looking much paler and weaker than her avatar looked, is sitting in a wheelchair and breathing heavily while her brother, Kouichirou Yuuki, the one who had brought the NervGear and SAO game cartridge that was used to trap her in SAO, look at her with concern.

 

Kouichirou says, concerned, “You shouldn’t work so hard, Asuna.”

 

Asuna says, weakly, “I know…But I…want to see…everyone…”

 

Kouichirou is amazed at Asuna’s determination in her voice and he says, after several seconds of silence, “These friends must mean a lot to you.”

 

Asuna says, weakly and with a weak smile, “They were…my world for…two long years…brother…”

 

Kouichirou says, with a smile, “I see…” Just then footsteps are heard and Asuna and Kouichirou look to see Ami and Trista walking over to them with Asuna’s and Kouichirou’s father, Shouzou Yuuki, the head of RCT, are by their side.

 

Trista says, with a kind smile, “Good day.”

 

Shouzou says, “This is Trista Meiou and Ami Mizuno. They are both members of the SAO Task Force.”

 

Kouichirou asks, surprised, “They are?”

 

Trista says, motioning to Ami, “My friend, Ami-chan, may seem young since she just entered college, but her ability is not one to be trifled with.”

 

Ami says, solemnly, “However, Kayaba’s own intelligence and ingenuity surpassed my own as well as my colleges.”

 

Trista says, plainly, “However, we are on a personal ‘mission’. One of our friends is an SAO victim…Or more or less, an SAO survivor like your sister.”

 

Kouichirou gives a look of surprise and he says, looking at Asuna with a ‘longing’ look on her expression, “I see. You are here because of one of Asuna’s friends from ‘that world’…”

 

Ami says, with a nod, “That’s right. She is a very good friend of ours.”

 

Trista goes over to Asuna and she tells her, with a warm smile, “Your friend, ‘The White Valkyrie’, says hello.”

 

Asuna responds, “I’m glad…to hear from her…” Asuna’s brother and father give confused looks and she thinks in her mind, “I won’t give up, Usagi-chan. I will continue to go forward until I find you and Kirito-kun again.”

 

February 21, 2025, Tokyo, Kirigaya household

 

Within the Kirigaya household, Suguha, looking much better than she did when she left SAO, is walking into her room and helping her brother, while looking better, but still quite weak looking and walking on a pair of crutches as an aid, into the room.

 

Suguha tells Kazuto, “Easy, big brother.”

 

Kazuto says, “Thanks, Sugu…” Suguha then gently helps Kazuto sit down on her bed.

 

Suguha says, “That rehabilitation is murder.”

 

Kazuto says, “I’m not sure that it is, Sugu. However, this shows that we are back in the real world.”

 

Suguha says, “Yeah, when we are struggling to breath…much less walk.”

 

Kazuto says, with a smile, “Well, you don’t have to worry about that.”

 

Suguha tells Kazuto, annoyed, “Hey, Kazuto! I’m not at full strength either. And while I don’t have to go through that anymore, I still had to go through rehabilitation too. It was a real pain in the neck especially back during those first days.”

 

Kazuto says, with a nod, “Yeah, it was…” Kazuto then looks up at the ceiling of Suguha’s room and sees a poster with Suguha’s ALO avatar, Leafa, flying through the blue skies and clouds.

 

Suguha sees what Kazuto is looking at and Suguha says, with a smile, “Yeah, it was an in-game picture that I paid to make into a poster.”

 

Kazuto says, with a smile, “You look really happy.”

 

Suguha says, with a warm smile, “Yeah, it was an experience. When I was in ALO and flying through the virtual skies, I never felt so…so…so free. Flying high with the wind whipping around your body…it is feeling that you can’t describe.”

 

Kazuto says, with a grin, “I bet, Sugu.”

 

Suguha says, with a warm weak smile, “It was a real pain that it only lasted ten minutes at a time and I originally dreamed of completely the main quest of ALO to become an ALF in which I could fly as long as I wanted…”

 

Kazuto says, with a solemn tone, “Until you learned that dream was a lie. Sugou planned to use ALO for his inhuman experiments by transferring a number of SAO players into ALO with the modifications to the router that he made. That didn’t happen only due to somebody influencing with experiments that got him trapped in SAO with us.”

 

Suguha says, with a nod, “True. However, it was found out what Sugou’s purpose was for ALO and they had to shut it down.”

 

Kazuto says, with a smile, “Thankfully, he wasn’t able to use ALO for his horrible experiments, so, the public at large doesn’t know the full truth for shutting down ALO. Plus, we heard from Trista and Ami that they won’t be taking down ALO for good. They will just eliminate the false ‘Grand Quest’ and they said that when they bring ALO back, you will be able to fly all the time.”

 

Suguha says, “Yeah…”

 

Kazuto looks over to see a ring-like Full-Dive device and he asks, “Is that it?”

 

Suguha says, “Oh, yeah. You never saw it until now did you? That’s right. That’s the Amusphere, the device created to replace the NervGear.”

 

Kazuto asks Suguha, “Can I see it?”

 

Suguha responds, “Sure.” Suguha goes over, takes her Amusphere, and puts it into Kazuto’s hands in which she says, with a scolding tone, “Don’t you dare break it? Mom bought it for me.”

 

Kazuto tells Suguha, “She must have been shocked.”

 

Suguha responds, “Yep. She gave a look that I looked like a grew a second head or something like that.” Kazuto giggles at Suguha’s statement and then they hear a doorbell ringing. Suguha tells Kazuto, “I’ll get it, big brother.” Suguha then leaves her room and heads down to the front door. She then looks out the peephole and she gasps to see Davis, Kari, and their two Digimon partners, Veemon and Gatomon.

 

Suguha gasps as she unlocks and opens the door in which Kari says, “Hello there.”

 

Suguha asks, “Dai? Akari?”

 

Davis and Kari are surprised and Davis asks, “Hey, how do you know those names?”

 

Suguha says, with a smile, “It’s me! I look different since you knew me in my ALO avatar!”

 

Kari says, surprised, “Wait! Your voice…!!” Kari asks, surprised, “Leafa?”

 

Suguha responds, with a smile, “That’s right. However, I’m Suguha…Suguha Kirigaya.”

 

Davis says, amazed, “Wow. You do look different.”

 

Kari says, with a smile, “Well, it is nice to finally meet you in real life, Leafa…I mean Suguha. My real name Hikari Kamiya, but my friends call me Kari.”

 

Suguha tells Kari, with a smile, “Nice to meet you, Kari.”

 

Davis says, with a grin, “The name is Daisuke Motomiya, but my buds call me Davis.”

 

Suguha tells Davis, “Nice to meet you, Davis.” Suguha then asks, “Wait! How were you able to find…?!” Suguha then says, “Oh, yeah.”

 

Kari says, with a smile, “Izzy also assisted the SAO Task Force too.” Kari asks Suguha, “Can we come in?”

 

Suguha responds, with a nod and smile, “Sure.” Suguha escorts Davis, Kari, and their two Digimon partners inside and soon after, they are all together in Suguha’s room with Kazuto.

 

Kazuto says, “It is nice to see you again.”

 

Kari says, with a smile, “It is good to see you, too, Kirito…I mean Kazuto.”

 

Kazuto asks Davis and Kari, “How are Taichi and the others doing?”

 

Davis says, “Well, TAI and the others are doing okay…Well, just as well as you.”

 

Kazuto says, with a nod, “I thought so.”

 

Kari says, “I’ve been with the other Sailor Scouts, but then you already know that already.”

 

Suguha says, with a nod, “Yeah, you have been on the news.”

 

Davis says, with a grin, “And kicking butt, too!”

 

Kari says, with a nervous blush, “Geez, Dai-kun…” Kari asks Suguha, “Anyway, how are you feeling?”

 

Suguha responds, “A lot better. The doctors and nurse are amazed at my recovery despite me being only in SAO for around several months rather than the two years that big brothers and the others were in.”

 

Kazuto says, “Since Suguha does a lot of kendo, it was the perfect excuse to hide her enhanced recovery abilities as a Sailor Scout.”

 

Davis says, with a grin, “Guess that means Senshi of Reality is going to make her grand appearance soon.”

 

Kazuto winches at that and Suguha says, with a sigh, “Big brother, like it or not, I’m a Sailor Senshi and you know that this is my duty.”

 

Kazuto responds, “I know, but I’m your big brother and that’s why I’m worried.”

 

Suguha responds, “It’s not like I’m going to be alone out there. I’ll have Kari and the other Scouts with me.” Suguha thinks in her mind, solemnly, “Like I’m worthy of fighting beside her…”

 

Kazuto asks Davis and Kari, “Anyway, I heard that you will be joining us at the SAO school, right?”

 

Davis and Kari smile and Kari says, “Yes. Luke put in the word that the two of us were in a coma until recently and we had recently come out of rehab. We are to be made ‘special students’ of SAO school.”

 

Suguha says, “Seijirou-san seems to be really interested in keeping anymore ‘incidents’ with Full-Dive VR from ‘popping up’.”

 

Kazuto says, with a nod, “Yes, I get what you saying Sugu.”

 

Davis says, nodding his head, “He is someone to look out for.”

 

Kari asks Davis, “Are you sure?”

 

Davis tells Kari, “After what happened with Kayaba, you can’t be too careful.”

 

Kari says, with a nod and a sigh, “Too true.”

 

Kazuto says, “I have to agree with Davis.”

 

Suguha asks Kazuto, “But it isn’t just what happened with us and SAO that has got you ‘suspicious’ of him, right?”

 

Kazuto asks, with a smile, “I’m that obvious, huh?”

 

Suguha retorts, with a smile, “We are family from two lifetimes, big brother.”

 

Kazuto says, with a nod, “True, Sugu.”

 

Kari asks, “Guess you are remembering more of your Silver Millennium ‘heritage’.”

 

Suguha says, “Same with you.”

 

Kari asks Suguha, “Are you going to be okay?”

 

Suguha says, with a smile through sight hints of nervousness are in that smile, “Yep!” Suguha says, getting to her feet, “Anyway, I’ll get some drinks ready.” Suguha heads out with Davis and Kazuto notice some quickness in her steps.

 

With Suguha gone, Veemon asks, “Is she going to be okay?”

 

Davis, Kari, Veemon, and Gatomon look at Kazuto and he says, with a sigh, “Sugu…has been going through a lot lately. She has been dealing with learning about her ‘connection’ to SAO.”

 

Kari says, solemnly, “All those deaths…just to force her to relive that horrible experience…”

 

Davis says, “What do you expect from madmen like him, Kari-chan? He betrayed her in the past and he betrayed his other ‘former daughter’ today.”

 

Kazuto says, “Which is why I will never forgive him. I can never forgive Kayaba now and forever.” Davis and Kari nod their heads in understand and Kazuto says, “And those facts are worse since the fact that Kayaba is the overall winner of SAO.” Davis gives a look of surprise and Kazuto says, “Kayaba got exactly what he wanted. He created his ‘other world’ and he saw the ‘story’ that developed and most of all, he forced Sugu to awaken as Sailor Celestial after over ten centuries.”

 

Davis snarls at this and Gatomon says, “You have a point.”

 

Davis says, plainly, “That’s stinks.” Kazuto nods his head, but on the meanwhile, Suguha is downstairs and she looks to see her right arm shaking in which she holds her right arm.

 

Suguha thinks in her mind, “I don’t know if I could remain with them much longer. I couldn’t believe it was THEM. Them for all people in SAO! I was shocked that I didn’t break down when I learned that Dai and Akari…Davis and Kari were THEM! The ‘symbols’ of my shame…my sin…” Suguha shakes her head and she thinks, “But then again, I had more important things to do at the time. But now…I just…I just can’t...I’m such a coward! What can I say? How can I say it?!” Suguha looks at her broach in her right hand and she thinks, “Do I deserve redemption after all that I and my powers have done? Do I really deserve a future?”

 

February 28, 2025, Neo Domino City

 

Within the Kaiba Dome of Neo Domino City, Davis, with an activated Neo Domino City duel disk attached to his left wrist, is ‘facing off’ against another duelist in a dueling tournament with Elemental Hero Flame Wingman (2100/1200) destroying an enemy monster.

 

Davis yells out, “Bingo! And due to Wingman’s special ability, you lose life-points equal to attack of your destroyed monster! That means that’s game buster!” Flame Wingman holds out his right hand and blasts the opposing duelist, the ‘owner’ of the monster that Flame Wingman just destroyed, causing him to lose the rest of his life-points as well as ending the duel.

 

Just then the MC, Master of Ceremonies, of the tournament yells out through the speaker system, “With a stunning reversal, Daisuke Motomiya wins the tournament!” There are cheers from the crowds and a bit later on, Davis is on the stand as Lazar, the current mayor of Neo Domino City, comes up and hands Davis a plaque with glass cover in which plaque contains six Synchro Monster cards in which they are: Stardust Dragon (2500/2000), Red Dragon Archfiend (3000/2000), Ancient Fairy Dragon (2100/3000), Black Rose Dragon (2400/1800), Black-Winged Dragon (2800/1600), and Life-Stream Dragon (2900/2400).

 

Lazar says, with a smile, “And now, for the prize of the tournament: These are duplicates of the Synchro Monster cards used by the heroes of Neo Domino City: Team Five-Ds!” There are gasps of shock from plenty in the crowds and such and Davis can’t help to be amazed, but as Davis took the plaque/container with the six Synchro Monster cards, Davis’ right arm gives off a slight crimson glow in which Kari’s right arm also does as well, however, no one seems to really notice other than Lazar for one, who gives a silent smirk at this, while on the stands, there is a familiar light blue haired young man with brown hair with a strange yellow ‘mark’ going down the right side of his face and he looks at Davis and Kari extensively.

 

March 7, 2025, Tokyo, Juuban District

 

Within the Juuban District of Tokyo, we are inside of a certain apartment complex where we find our Moon Princess and Senshi of the Moon, Serena Tsukino, now looking much better than what she just got of SAO through still looking thinner than she usually does, is in the living room of that apartment room.

 

Serena says, with a sigh, “I’m finally glad that I don’t have to use those crutches anymore, but my body is still weak. It feels…weird. Guess…I’m not used to life back here.” Serena looks around and she says, plainly and with a longing look, “It has been a month since I came back…since I returned from ‘there’. I guess that it still doesn’t feel ‘real’ to me.” Just then there is a knock on the door and Serena walks over to the door in which she opens the door, expecting her boyfriend and future husband, Darien Shields, but when she opens the door, she gasps in surprise to find Suguha and Kazuto, on a pair of crutches, at her front door. Serena yells out, shocked, “Kirito!”

 

Kazuto tells Serena, “It’s Kazuto here and it has been a quite a while, Usagi.”

 

Serena responds, “Sorry…And it is Serena.”

 

Kazuto says, “Right, my mistake.”

 

Serena asks, looking at Suguha, “And who is this?”

 

Suguha responds, “Don’t tell me that you forget me already sis?” Serena gives a confused look and Suguha displays her broach causing Serena to gasp in shock.

 

Serena says, stunned, “You are…!!”

 

Suguha puts her right index finger against her lips and she says, “Easy. You want the whole building to know? Let’s get inside first.” Soon enough, Suguha and Kazuto enter the apartment home and after Serena closes and locks the door, Suguha helps her brother onto the couch.

 

Kazuto tells Suguha, “Thanks, Sugu.”

 

Suguha says, “No problem, big brother.”

 

Serena tells Suguha, “You look so different…”

 

Suguha responds, “I did say that my ALO avatar is different from my real self, sis.”

 

Serena says, with a slight nervous smile, “Yeah, you did say over and over again.” Serena says, “Well, it is nice to finally meet you in person, Leafa…I mean Suguha.”

 

Suguha says, “Same here…Serena.”

 

Kazuto tells Serena, “You seem well.”

 

Serena says, “Only because my powers kept me in better than shape than the rest of us stuck all those years, Kirito…Kazuto. And they are helping my recovery. However, I need to eat a lot more and not just to get some meat back on my bones.”

 

Suguha responds, “It is because you are linked to the Silver Crystal and that’s what helped kept you in better as well as helping in your recovery. Because of that, you need to eat to maintain your energy and not have your body turn into bones especially since it isn’t keeping your unconscious body from ‘degrading’ anymore.”

 

Serena says, with a nod, “Yeah.”

 

Kazuto says, “As you can see, Sugu and I are regaining our Silver Millennium memories.”

 

Serena says, nodding in understand, “I see.”

 

Kazuto tells Serena, “It just doesn’t feel ‘real’, does it?”

 

Serena asks Kazuto, “You, too, huh?”

 

Kazuto nods his head and Suguha says, “Can’t really blame you since it only has been a month.”

 

Serena says, “Had a few nightmares about this being a dream and we were really back ‘there’.”

 

Kazuto says, nodding his head in understand, “Feel the same way.”

 

Suguha asks, “Curious on how we found you?”

 

Serena replies, with a smile, “I’ve got a feeling that a ‘little Senshi’ told you.”

 

Kazuto asks, “So, where is Mamoru?”

 

Serena responds, “His actual name is Darien and he is out.” Serena says, having a concerned look on her face, “He said that he was going on for supplies, but I…”

 

Kazuto asks, curiously, “You have a bad feeling?”

 

Serena says, “Yes. I know that he can take care of himself, but I have just got a feeling.”

 

Suguha says, “I’m sure that he is just fine.”

 

Kazuto tells Suguha, “Remember, Serena and Darien forged that bond back in the Silver Millennium and it was a bond made by their true emotions for each other. It is a powerful psychic connection.” Suguha nods her head and she takes a remote control in which she turns on the television which shows a news channel and showing a report with the title ‘Battle at the Bay’.

 

The anchorman says, “News Flash! Tokyo Bay has become a war zone! A legion of monsters is attacking the bay area now!” Kazuto, Suguha, and Serena gasp in shock and on the television, the anchorman says, continuing his report, “The police and the Self-Defense forces have come in, but they…Wait! I’m getting a report that the Sailor Scouts have arrived on the scene!”

 

Serena asks, shocked, “What?!”

 

The anchorman says, continuing his report, “Confirmed! The Sailor Scouts and their mysterious ally, known as Tuxedo Mask, have been confirmed arriving in the area. They have the mysterious new Sailor Scout, Sailor Sun, and various…other ‘allies’. More details as they come in viewers!”

 

Serena asks, shocked, “Why haven’t they called me?”

 

Kazuto tells Serena, “You know why Serena.”

 

Suguha says, “No joke, big brother.” Suguha tells Serena, “You are still recovering Serena.” Suguha says, with a determined tone, “However, I’m not.” Suguha takes out her broach and opens the sidling window door.

 

Kazuto says, “Sugu!”

 

Suguha tells Kazuto, “You know that this had to happen sooner or later, big brother. It’s time for the world to meet Sailor Celestial.”

 

“Valkyrie Celestial Power, Make-up!”

 

With this words, Suguha leaps into the air as her broach opens up and Suguha is bathed in its power as her clothing is replaced by her armored fuku, her hair has become blond and longer in which it is tied in the same ponytail as her ALO avatar, Leafa, and with her transformation done, Valkyrie Sailor Celestial takes flight and moves at incredible speed towards Tokyo Bay.

 

Kazuto says, with a sigh, “There she goes…”

 

Serena says, solemnly, “We knew that this day would come.”

 

Kazuto says, “What Trivia and the other Scouts kept saying to me. I just…”

 

Serena says, taking her Eternal Tier broach from her sub-space pocket, “I know, Kazuto. I know.” Serena looks at her broach and she thinks, “I can’t just stand here! Not after what I…What we went through! People and the people I love are in danger! And I’m just…!!”

 

Kazuto tells Serena, “Serena, I understand. But you aren’t strong enough yet.”

 

Serena says, with a nod, “I know! I know that, but I…I just can’t! After what happened…After all those years of pain…suffering…toil…I can’t stand standing around when people are getting hurt especially those that I love the most! I need to be stronger for them! I need to protect them all!” Just then Serena’s broach glows in which Kazuto and Serena gasp in shock and Kazuto is forced to cover his eyes as the light from Serena’s broach is blind, but somehow, Serena, who’s golden crescent moon sigil appeared on her forehead, is able to see her broach transform into a brand new broach that’s slightly bigger than her previous broach in which heart-shaped broach is like a prism in texture and color, there are crossed silver swords in the center of the broach, a golden crescent moon in the center of the sword, with Slifer the Sky Dragon, Ancient Fairy Dragon, and Ancient Pixie Dragon surrounding the swords, the broach has eight white wings surrounding and attached to the sides of the broach.

 

The light dies down and Kazuto is able to see Serena’s new broach causing him to ask, “What just happened?”

 

Serena responds, confused, “I don’t know…” Just then an image of a woman that looks like a Sailor Scout that’s looks similar to Sailor Celestial, but she also has physical features of her as Sailor Moon as well appears in her mind causing Serena to then says, with a determined expression not seen in her before SAO, “But I know what I need to do with it.”

 

Serena heads towards the porch, Kazuto tells her, “Usagi…Serena, you can’t! You are better shape than me, but you are far from fully recovered.”

 

Serena says, “I know, but…I can’t stand back…I will never stay back ever again.” Serena then heads to the porch of Darien’s apartment home and she prepares to transform and head off to aid Sailor Celestial, her Scouts, and her beloved in the battle in Tokyo Bay.

 

March 7, 2025, Tokyo

 

Somewhere within Tokyo, we are at a café where we find a young woman sitting down at a table and having a cup of tea.

 

This young woman has shoulder-length black hair, black eyes, and wearing a black and white dress with long sleeves, a gray zipper in the collarbone and a white ruff on the neck, black goggles with gray lens and white straps with a black line in the middle on her left arm, a black pantyhose, and gray shoes.

 

She puts the cup down and she looks a deck of Duel Monsters cards in which she thinks in her mind, “I won’t let you get away, Suguha. You think that you can betray us and think that you are through? You will not be forgiven and you will never have any peace. When we have rebuilt…” Just then the young woman sees a person in a business suit sitting down in front of the same table.

 

The man tells her, “I believe that you are Yuuko-san, yes?”

 

The young woman responds, narrowing her eyes and in a plain tone, “And if I am?”

 

The man responds, “I am here as a mere messenger. My employer wishes for you to know the truth about your brother’s death.”

 

The young woman replies, her eyes narrowing dangerous and in the same plain tone, but with a dangerous ‘edge’, “Explain.”

 

The man says, “It isn’t very complicated. The person that has betrayed the organization that she brought you into is the one responsible.”

 

The young woman asks, her eyes widening, “What?”

 

The man responds, “The reason that your brother died was Kayaba was targeting THAT person.”

 

The young woman asks, plainly, “What kind of game you are playing?”

 

The man tells the young woman, “No game, I assure you. Do you wish to know the full details of the truth? If you think that I am playing some kind of ‘game’, I will leave.”

 

The young woman doesn’t say a word for several moments and she then replies, “Tell me everything.”

 

The man responds, slyly, “As you wish. However, I must inform you that rebuilding that organization that you once belonged to may not work and I may have a solution to get your justice.”

 

The young woman retorts, “We shall see after what you tell me.” The man just gives a sly smirk as he starts to tell the young woman something and the more he talked, the more that the young woman’s eyes narrow in anger and rage causing her to break off the handle for the cup of tea that she had.

 

Late March 2025, Tokyo, Okachimachi

 

Right now, in Okachimachi within Tokyo, there is man of around 30 years of age with a bald head and looking of African-American descent and he hears a knock on the door where he looks up to see Suguha and Kazuto, no longer using crutches anymore, is walking into the café.

 

The African-American male says, “Hey, there.”

 

Suguha says, excitedly, “Hey, Agil!”

 

The African-American male responds, “It’s Andrew.”

 

Kazuto says, “Nice to see you again.”

 

The male of African-American descent, Andrew Gilbert Mills, known as SAO as Agil, responds, “Great to see you, too, man.” Andrew says, looking at Suguha, “This must be Leafa’s ‘true form’.”

 

Suguha responds, with a nod, “Yep! My real name is Suguha…Suguha Kirigaya. And this is my brother, Kazuto Kirigaya.”

 

Andrew says, with a nod, “Right.” Andrew asks Kazuto, “So, is it true?”

 

Kazuto says, with a nod, “Yeah…Sugu was there.”

 

Andrew asks Suguha, “How is our girl?”

 

Suguha says, with a plain tone, “Going through a lot…”

 

Andrew says, with a nod, “I’ll bet.” Just then the three of them hear the door open in which they look to see none other than our Digidestined and their Digimon partners coming into the café along with Davis’ sister, Jun Motomiya.

 

Tai says, seeing Kazuto, “Hey, Kirito!”

 

Kazuto tells Tai, “Nice to see you, again, Taichi. You are looking well.”

 

Tai says, “You, too. And it is actually Tai.”

 

Mimi asks, “Is this your friend from that place?”

 

TK says, with a smile and motioning to Kazuto, “That’s right. That’s our friend, Kirito, the ‘legendary Black Swordsman’ of SAO.”

 

Kazuto asks, nervously, “Legendary Black Swordsman?”

 

Suguha says, with a grin, “It seems like you have gained quite the name for yourself.”

 

Kazuto says, with a sigh, “Wish that I didn’t Sugu.”

 

Yolei asks, looking at Suguha, “Wait! That voice…Are you…Leafa?!”

 

Suguha responds, with a smile, “Yep!”

 

Jun says, amazed, “Whoa! You weren’t kidding when you said that your avatar didn’t look like your real self.” Jun says, with a smirk, “Other than your ‘body type’.”

 

Suguha yells out, with a blush of embarrassment, “What do you mean by that?!”

 

Davis asks Jun, “Seriously, Jun?”

 

Andrew says, with a smile, “It is good to see you all again and I see that you have brought your friends.”

 

Matt says, “That’s right, Agil.”

 

Cody asks, motioning to Andrew, “Is he a friend of yours?”

 

Ken says, “Yes, Cody. A very good friend to a lot of players.”

 

Kazuto says, with a smirk, “Through some might not think so.”

 

Andrew says, “Hey, bro. Don’t go off slandering my good man.” Andrew and Kazuto share a nice laugh when everyone hears the door opening again in which everyone looks to see none other than Darien, Serena, and the Sailor Scouts entering the café.

 

Kari says, “Hey!”

 

Mina says, “Hey, girlfriend!” Mina then goes over to TK and he says, with a sly smile, “Hey, Takeru-kun.”

 

TK responds, “It is good to see you, Mina-chan.” Mina then kisses TK on the lips causing TK’s cheeks to become cherry red.

 

Tai says, with a smirk, “Get a room you too.”

 

Just then a familiar female voice says, “Got that right!” Everyone then looks as Darien and the Sailor Scouts then escort Shino, looking completely healthy now and wearing her glasses unlike her avatar, someone that looks like Silica, the dragon tamer from SAO, someone that looks like Lisbeth, expect that her hair was brown along with her eyes, someone that looks like Philia, the treasure hunter from SAO, and someone that looks like Klein, Kazuto’s best friend as Kirito in SAO, walk into the room.

 

Kazuto asks, surprised, “Silica? Philia? Klein?”

 

The brown haired version of Lisbeth asks, “Hey! What am I? Chopped liver?”

 

Kazuto looks a bit confused and Serena tells Kazuto, pointing to her, “That’s Liz!”

 

Kazuto asks, surprised, “Huh? Liz?”

 

The brown haired version of Lisbeth responds, with an annoyed look, “I haven’t seen you in nearly two months and you already forget me, Kirito!”

 

Kazuto replies, a bit nervously, “No! No! It is just…!!”

 

The brown haired version of Lisbeth retorts, with a smirk, “Just joking! Just joking!” She then says, “But seriously, do I really look that different? It is just my hair and eyes that were different.”

 

Kazuto responds, a bit nervously, “Guess I’m a bit used to what you look like in SAO.”

 

The brown haired version of Lisbeth replies, “Yeah, I guess so. Anyway, my name, here, is Rika…Rika Shinozaki.”

 

Kazuto responds, “Nice to see you, again, Liz. I’m Kazuto Kirigaya.”

 

The person that looks like Silica says, “I’m Keiko Ayano, Kirito…I mean Kazuto-san.”

 

The person that looks like Philia says, “I’m Kotone…Kotone Takemiya, Kirito.”

 

Kazuto says, with a nod, “Good to see you again, Philia…I mean Kotone.”

 

The person that looks like Klein asks, looking at Suguha, “Who is the cute girl with you, bro?”

 

Suguha responds, holding up her broach, “Remember me now?”

 

The four newcomers gasp in shock and Keiko asks, “L-Leafa?!”

 

Rika whistles and she says, “Man, you weren’t kidding when you said that your avatar and you don’t look alike.” Rika says, with a grin, “Well, compared to how tall you are and your face, but your body…”

 

Suguha yells out, with a major hue on her cheeks, “Cut it out!”

 

Kazuto says, with a smile, “It seems all of you are doing fine.”

 

Keiko says, “Our bodies are close to being back to what they were before SAO.”

 

Kotone says, “It was hard experience.”

 

Serena says, with a nod, “No kidding. My powers made it easier for me, but only somewhat and I had to eat a lot due to my stomach going into overdrive or I would have been skin and bones for a lot longer.”

 

Shino says, “It must be a hard burden to bear.”

 

Serena says, “You haven’t gotten to the half of it, Shino.”

 

Rika says, with a grin, “Oh, by the way, there is someone else to see you, Kirito.” Kazuto looks at Rika and his eyes widen when Asuna Yuuki walks into the room.

 

Kazuto asks, surprised, “Asuna?”

 

Asuna responds, with a warm smile, “Hello, Kirito-kun.” Asuna then runs and hugs Kazuto in which he hugs her back with the two of them looking into each other’s eyes longingly.

 

Plenty of the others smile at this and Rika tells them, with a smirk, “Get a room you two!” Asuna and Kazuto immediately break off from their hug and blush like mad afterwards. A good time afterwards, all of them are assembled together as Andrew brings out drinks for all of them with the suitcase containing the Duel Monsters cards and the crystal pendulums that they had gotten from Rinko Koujiro, the woman that loved Akihiko Kayaba and tended to his body while he was Full-Dive in SAO and kept his body preserved when he destroyed his brain when he downloaded his mind into the ‘digital plane’.

 

Klein AKA Ryoutarou Tsuboi asks, “So, the jerk had already fried his own brain and downloaded his mind into Aincrad completely by the time that we reached him?”

 

Ami says, “Based on the records, yes.”

 

Kazuto says, “He was making sure that SAO remained stable until the ‘final confrontation’ happened.”

 

Kotone says, “His duel with your sister…Usagi’s…I mean Serena’s and your sister.”

 

Suguha says, with a nod, “Bingo.”

 

Shino says, thoughtfully, “All that death…struggle…and strife…just because he couldn’t let go of the past.”

 

Keiko asks, curiously, “Do you think…he is really gone?”

 

Ken says, “That’s a good question, Silica…Keiko. Remember, once your HP hits zero, your avatar is deleted and you know what happened to your body. However, since Kayaba already destroyed his own body and downloaded his mind into his own avatar…”

 

Cody says, “We can assume that his ‘mental data’ has been deleted along with his avatar.”

 

Darien says, with a nod, “That’s a good assumption. And personally, I don’t think many would blame you for assuming that, but…”

 

Kazuto says, nodding his head, “I feel the same way. Kayaba wouldn’t let himself go…At least not so easily.”

 

Ryoutarou says, “Let’s forget about that jerk. We have a reunion to get to and a big party to plan!”

 

Lita asks, “Party?”

 

Ryoutarou responds, excitedly, “Yeah! We’re out of SAO and we’re finally out of the hospitals! It’s time for the big reunion party to celebration the conquering that castle!”

 

Davis says, with a grin, “Sounds pretty good to me!”

 

Mina says, excitedly, “Yeah!”

 

On the meanwhile, Kazuto asks Ami, “About what I sent you…?”

 

Ami responds, “Thanks to the aid of Ken, Izzy, and Andrew, we’ve made sure that it is completely safe.”

 

Suguha asks Kazuto, “What will you do big brother?”

 

Kazuto says, “I can never forgive Kayaba for what he did to you…to Serena…to all of us, but I think that the technology still has a future and we can’t let what he did ruin it.”

 

Serena says, “I agree. Full-Dive virtual reality and VRMMO should have a fair chance.”

 

Andrew asks, “So, you plan…?”

 

Kazuto says, “Yes, I do. I want to see what this ‘blooms’ into and as much as I hate to admit, I want to see what Kayaba wants to see in this case: What’s over the next ‘horizon’.”

 

Asuna tells Kazuto, “So do I, Kirito-kun.” Kazuto looks at Asuna and she says, warmly, “I want to see the ‘new world’ that can be created. Plus, we can see Yui-chan and Strea-chan again.”

 

Kazuto says, “Ami, Izzy, and the others say that their data is just fine.”

 

Izzy says, with a smile, “We’re making special computers and equipment for them.”

 

Asuna says, “I can’t wait to see them again.”

 

Kazuto says, “Same here, Asuna.”

 

Ryoutarou shouts out, “Easy, lovebirds! You can chill out at your ‘love nest’ later! Let’s get this reunion really started!” Plenty of the others smile at Klein while Kazuto and Asuna gain blushes on their cheeks as well as give annoyed looks, but soon enough, our heroes and heroines assembled together start to enjoy their ‘reunion’ together.

 

Kotone tells Kazuto and Serena, “Kirito, I really don’t how to thank you and Usagi for what you have done for me.”

 

Kazuto tells Kotone, “It was no problem, Philia.”

 

Kotone says, “We knew that you were a good person.”

 

Kotone says, with a smile, “Thank you.” Kotone says, looking outside, “It still feel like it was dream, but we know that it was all real.”

 

Serena says, “Yeah, it was.”

 

Kotone asks Serena, “Will you be all right?”

 

Serena responds, with a sigh and kind smile, “In time, Philia.”

 

Darien comes over and he says, with a loving smile, “And you’ll have us…All of us to help you heal from this Meatball Head.”

 

Serena tells Darien, with a warm loving tone, “I know, Darien-kun.”

 

Darien tells Serena, “And you can’t focus on the negative aspects of what happened.”

 

Kazuto tells Serena, “Your boyfriend is right, Serena.”

 

Asuna says, with a nod, “SAO brought the three of us together and brought us with Liz, Silica, Klein, Sinonon, and Philia. And then brought all of us with them.” Asuna motions to the Digidestined and Sailor Scouts with Jun and the Digidestined’s Digimon partners.

 

Serena says, with a smile, “True.”

 

Kazuto says, looking at Suguha, “Yeah…”

 

Asuna asks Kazuto, “Kirito-kun?”

 

Kazuto responds, “Sorry, Asuna.”

 

Serena tells Kazuto, “You are worried about our sister, aren’t you?”

 

Kazuto responds, smiling at Serena, “Can’t fool you, can I?”

 

Serena replies, “Nope!”

 

Kotone says, looking at Suguha, “Leafa…I mean Suguha has a big burden on her.”

 

Darien says, “Etherion…the power…No, the EMBODIMENT of creation itself.”

 

Kazuto says, “They are going to come for Sugu. All of them that crave her power.”

 

Asuna says, holding Kazuto’s hand, “And you’ll be there for her, Kirito-kun. We’ll all be there for her.” Kazuto warmly smiles at Asuna with Serena, Kotone, and Darien joining in on the smiling in which they join back with the rest of the group as they continue their little ‘reunion’ and plan for a bigger reunion/celebration party in the upcoming month as well as plan to continue onto the future and the battles to come together…

 

The End…For Now

 

Well, here is the next short story. It is basically a kind of ‘retelling’ of the Epilogue of Hollow Fragment though you can call it what happened ‘behind the scenes’. As you may already realize, it shows the connection between Hollow Fragment and World’s Song stories since I included the flashbacks seen in World’s Song. However, there is also a bit of foreshadowing into the upcoming arcs of World’s Song, but I’m going to leave that to you to figure out, folks. However, this isn’t the end of the stories of events that happened in-between these two stories of this ‘timeline’ of the Sailor Moon Online story series, but you are going to have to wait and find out when they come out.

 

With the rate of stories coming from this series, I hope to bring out these stories at least once per month, but we are going to have to see depending on what stories you want, folks! So, you have to keep voting and tell me what stories you want to see! The next poll will possibly be up sometime next month after the third story is up, so, be prepare on what you want to see next, everyone! Now, please read and review and no flames, please! Later and best wishes, Crossover Fans!