Sailor Moon Fan Fiction / Digimon Fan Fiction / Crossover Fan Fiction ❯ Sailor Moon Online: Gaiden ❯ Story 11: Twin Tales of a NervGear ( Chapter 11 )

Now, as you know from reading this story series two timelines, you know that Suguha managed to get her hands on a NervGear from a friend before the events of Floor 75 boss room in SAO. However, two different things happened in which in one timeline, Suguha never got the chance to use the NervGear, but in the other timeline, she used the NervGear and entered SAO forging a series of different than the timeline where she didn’t use it. But how did she get it and what are the events that happened when she did and DID NOT use it? Well, you don’t have to guess since those questions are going to be answered now! However, before I start, I have to 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 11: Twin Tales of a NervGear

 

Part 1

 

Note: This part of the story/stories will take place around Chapter 6 to Chapter 7 of Sailor Moon Online.

 

July 2024, Tokyo, Akihabara

 

In the area of Akihabara, part of the Chiyoda and Taito wards of Tokyo, Japan, we find 15-year-old Suguha Kirigaya walking out of Akihabara Station and looking all around.

 

Suguha thinks in her mind, “Didn’t think that I would be back around here? However, mom may have a point that I need to get away from it all for now. With what’s been happening in my life, I need to get away from it…somewhat at least. With Kazuto still trapped in that horrid ‘death game’ and what happened with me…” Suguha puts her hands on her neck and she thinks in her mind, “It is best not to think about it or I’m going to go insane. However, it has been around six months…Six months and the nightmares won’t end. No matter how high I fly in ALO…These days, I’m really understanding on why big brother goes into ‘other worlds’ so much. ALO has been a place of comfort and where I can experience the freedom…” Suguha gives a deep sigh and she thinks in her mind, with a smile, “Anyway, it would be good to see them. Personally, I heard that they are still doing their ‘Akiba Freedom Fighters’ thing in which they are making sure that the area is still safe. If I know them, they are still at MOGRA. With Full-Dive VR technology on the rise, as much as I hate to say it, old fashioned and classic arcades are going down, but then again, they have been going down since early this century since home consoles were getting better and better and hand-held consoles were rivaling home consoles in quality and quantity. I feel bad for Pops, but he might figure out something and there might be plenty of people that love ‘old fashioned’ games.”

 

(Sometime soon after)

 

Inside of what looks like a classic game bar, Suguha is sitting down on a couch as a young blond haired and blue-eyed Caucasian woman wearing a French maid outfit gives her a cup of tea.

 

Suguha tells the young woman, “Thanks, Kati.”

 

The young woman responds, “No problem, Suguha.”

 

As Suguha takes a sip of the tea, an elderly individual of late fifties with grey hair under a black cap, grey beard, small gray mustache, and wearing a plain red shirt, black jeans, and sneakers tells Suguha, “It is nice to see you, again, Suguha.”

 

Suguha tells the elderly man, “It is nice to see you, too, Pops.”

 

The elderly man says, with a grin, “You’ve turned into a fine young lady there, Suguha. I bet that you have to use that kendo sword of yours to beat off the boys.”

 

Suguha says, with a blush, “No, Pops! Geez!”

 

A young woman with light brown hair tied in a ponytail, violet eyes, and wearing a female sports top, shorts, and sports sneakers says, annoyed, “Pops, cut it out! You are starting to sound like a lecherous old man!”

 

The elderly man, Pops, retorts, “Hey! Hey! That’s not fair, Tohko! I’m just saying what a wonderful young lady that our Suguha has become.”

 

The young woman in the maid’s outfit says, with a smile, “Yes, she has. She is like one of those anime and manga characters with the cute faces and super-model bodies.”

 

Suguha says, with a mad blush, “Kati! I’m not like that!”

 

The young woman with light brown hair says, with a smile, “I don’t know Sugu-chan. You are quite one that rotten perverts go for.”

 

Suguha yells out, with a mad blush, “Like you are one to talk, Tohko!”

 

The young woman, Tohko, responds, annoyed, “Don’t remind me, Suguha.”

 

Pops tells Suguha, with a smile, “Anyway, it is nice to see you, again, Suguha.”

 

Suguha says, smiling, “Same here. Sorry that I haven’t been around lately.”

 

Tohko says, “It isn’t surprising that you haven’t Suguha. You have been through a lot.”

 

A young man with dark brown hair and dark blue eyes with a regular green and black striped shirt over a shirt that shows an obvious obsession with anime and blue jeans says, “No joke! We know how you feel.”

 

The blond-haired woman, Kati, says, “Plenty of our friends are trapped in that awful situation as your brother.”

 

Suguha gives a look of surprise and she says, a look of realization on her face, “Oh, yeah. You told me about that over the phone. I’m amazed that you are still doing what you are doing.”

 

The young man says, “Are you kidding, Suguha? We’ve got to keep Akiba safe so they have a safe place to return to!”

 

Suguha says, with a smile, “I guess so, Kaito.”

 

Another young man with the same brown hair and blue eyes as the young man with the anime T-shirt on him, but he has glasses in front of his eyes come forward and he asks, “Anyway, we have rarely heard from you lately. Is something wrong?”

 

Suguha gives a slight nervous look and she says, “I’ve been busy.”

 

Tohko yells out, annoyed, “Yuto, you baka! Didn’t we just mention that Kazuto is trapped in that ‘death trap’? Geez!”

 

Suguha tells Tohko, with a kind smile, “Easy, Tohko. Yuto didn’t mean to offend.”

 

Tohko gives a sigh and she says, “Anyway, what’s been happening with you lately? It is nice to see you, but we have been out of the loop for a while.”

 

Suguha says, with a smile, “A lot. It has been a difficult time for around the last two years with big brother and SAO.” Suguha says, with a weak smile, “All I do know is that he is alive and well and he is a top player in there.”

 

The young man with the anime T-shirt, Kaito, says, with a grin, “That’s no surprise! Your brother has been a gamer ever since we met!”

 

Yuto, the young man with glasses, says, “Indeed. He has also proven to be as much a shut in as Arata’s little sister.”

 

Suguha wanted to argue and she says, with a sigh, “As much as I hate to admit it, you have a point.” Suguha says, with a weak smile, “Big brother and making friends doesn’t seem to fit together.”

 

July 2024, Sword Art Online

 

Inside of the virtual world of Sword Art Online, we find Suguha’s said brother, in his virtual SAO avatar, out in the fields and sneezing causing him to be confused that since they are in virtual reality, he, along with everyone else still alive and trapped in this ‘death game’ shouldn’t get colds. He shakes his head and continues on to advance the game forward to win the game and get them home.

 

July 2024, Tokyo, Akihabara

 

Back in the ‘real world’, Suguha is in MORGA, the classic game bar, talking it up with the people that she calls Pops, Tohko, Kati, Kaito, and Yuto, who are also joined by another young man with short brown hair, hazel brown eyes, and wearing a simple blue shirt, blue jeans, and black sneakers.

 

This young man tells Suguha, “Wow, Suguha.”

 

Tohko tells Suguha, with a smile, “I never penned you for the game type.”

 

Suguha says, with a smile, “Well, if this never happened, I doubt that I would be even thinking about using an Amusphere at all.”

 

Pops says, “It was surprising that a new Full-Dive device came out so soon.”

 

Yuto says, plainly, “Well, I know why. The Amusphere is heavily based on the NervGear.”

 

There are looks of surprise from the others and the young man asks, “Really?”

 

Yuto says, displaying an Amusphere in his hands, “Yes. From what my understanding of the NervGear and Amusphere, they are similar units. However, the Amusphere uses a low-frequency transmitter and doesn’t have an internal battery.”

 

Tohko says, “Which means no chance of frying anyone’s brain.”

 

Yuto says, with a nod, “That’s right, Tohko. Not to mention that it has a ton of security features to prevent such a thing among others to happen to anyone.”

 

Pops says, with a smile, “That’s good to know. People can have fun in VR and don’t have to worry about anything like…that.”

 

Tohko tells Suguha, with a smile, “Anyway, it sounds like you really enjoy this game, Suguha.”

 

Suguha says, with a smile, “Yeah, I do. It is for the flying.”

 

Kaito asks, “The flying?”

 

Suguha says, smiling, “Yeah, as I already mentioned, the players of this game are fairies in which they have their own sets of wings where they can use them to fly.”

 

Kati asks, amazed, “Really?”

 

Suguha says, with a nod, “Yep. But you can’t fly in dungeons and you can only fly for ten minutes at a time. Then you need about an hour to recharge your wings in order to fly for another ten minutes.”

 

Tohko says, “Well, that sucks.”

 

Suguha says, with a smile, “Yeah, it is. But having the ability to fly is really incredible.”

 

Yuto asks, curiously, “So, how do you fly in ALO?”

 

Suguha asks, curiously, “Don’t you guys have Amuspheres?”

 

Kaito says, “No duh, we do! We’re not going to let an asshole like Kayaba scare us away!”

 

Pops says, with a grin, “These guys have been busy bees with keeping up patrols, helping around the café, and…other stuff.”

 

Suguha asks, curiously, “Other stuff, pops?”

 

Kaito says, a bit nervously, “Oh, it is really nothing.”

 

Suguha is a bit suspicious by Kaito’s tone and the last young man in the room asks Suguha, “So, can you explain how flying in ALO works?”

 

Suguha decides to let her suspicions of Kaito go for now and she responds, “Okay, Arata!” Suguha then starts to explain about the virtual world of ALO to the others in the room.

 

When she is done, Kati says, “Wow. That sounds amazing, Suguha.”

 

Suguha says, with a grin, “It is, Kati.”

 

Yuto says, “It is also quite unique for all sorts of games. Usually, games, especially MMO games, are level based in which you have to increase your level to boost all of your stats. However, this is the first game that’s skill based and that also may make it more difficult than other games.”

 

Arata asks, “How so?”

 

Yuto says, “Your health and magic barely go up for one thing, so, you can’t fight even weak enemies in just standing around and take on their damage like level based games. You need to keep moving and dodging as well as countering since your skill and abilities are your true ‘main strength’. Also, your own real-life skills can translate into game in which Suguha’s kendo skills can be used in combat in the game.”

 

Suguha says, “Yeah, but there is a difference between kendo and combat situations. Remember, this is a Full-Dive and you aren’t using a controller on a console. You ARE the ‘controller’. You are moving your avatar exactly as you are moving your own body. So, you aren’t fighting in a simple kendo match, you are fighting like in real combat and there is a difference between kendo and combat especially aerial combat which is a new dimension added in ALO.”

 

Yuto says, with a nod, “Good point, Suguha. You aren’t in a simulator flying a simulated airplane. You are using your own wings of your own virtual avatar and human beings aren’t born with wings, so, it is understandable why a good amount of the players aren’t unable to fly without the controller even those that are veterans of the game like you.”

 

Tohko says, with a smirk, “That means that you are quite something, Suguha.”

 

Suguha says, with a nervous blush, “Cut it out, Tohko. There are plenty of players that can fly without controllers like me.”

 

Tohko retorts, with a smile, “Oh? Then how many players are among those as the ‘Five Great Sylphs’?”

 

Suguha says, with a nervous blush, “Oh, geez!”

 

Tohko says, with a smile, “Anyway, you really like the game is because of the ability to fly!”

 

Suguha asks, with a smile, “Am I that transparent?”

 

Kaito says, with a smirk, “With all of the enthusiasm that you talk about the flying part of that game, it doesn’t take a genius to figure that out.”

 

Suguha asks, “You don’t think it weird?”

 

Tohko says, “No way, girlfriend! Who hasn’t wanted to fly without using an airplane or something like that? Come on!”

 

Kaito says, with a grin, “Yeah! You think that there are so many anime and manga about flying on your own for nothing? No way!”

 

Suguha says, nervously, “Okay…”

 

Tohko says, changing the subject, “Anyway, we’re about to go on patrol. I was wondering if you could come along.”

 

Suguha says, with a smile, “Sure!”

 

Pops says, with a grin, “Great! It is always nice to have another set of eyes!”

 

Tohko says, with a nod, “Yeah! Arata, you should come along with Suguha and I.”

 

Arata says, nodding his head, “Okay.”

 

Kaito says, annoyed, “Man! Dude, why do you get the luck with the girls? Give me a break!”

 

Tohko says, annoyed, “Give me a break, Kaito.”

 

Pops says, “Come on, little dudes!”

 

Just then a female voice says, “Hold up!” Everyone looks to the source of the voice to see a young teen girl with fair skin, blue eyes like Arata, and lengthy black hair with a stubborn cowlick. She appears as an innocent school girl who wears a white bobble jacket, a black frilly-skirt and red shoes. Under her jacket she wears a pink top and she also carries a cat-shaped backpack, as well as a band aid on her right knee.

 

Suguha asks, curiously, “Nana?”

 

The young teen girl says, “Been a while, kendo girl.” The young teen girl looks directly at Suguha’s chest area and when Suguha notices it, she wildly blushes.

 

Suguha yells out, embarrassed blush on her face, “Hey, Nana, what are you staring at?”

 

The young teen girl asks, with a glare, “Are those natural?”

 

Quite a few of the others blush at those words and Arata yells out, annoyed, “Nana!”

 

The young teen girl, Nana, responds, “Just wanted to know, big bro. You only see those kinds of things in anime. She is like the busty tomboy girl.”

 

Tohko says, changing the subject, “Okay, we’re leaving.”

 

Nana says, “Before you go, could you get me this? I’ve been waiting for it for a long time.” Nana hands something to Arata and he look at it.

 

Arata says, with a sigh, “Okay…”

 

Nana says, with a smile, “You are the best big bro.”

 

Tohko says, with a sigh, “Okay, let’s go.” Soon after, Suguha, Tohko, and Arata left MOGRA in which Nana goes back into a backroom of the arcade café.

 

Kati says, with a smile, “It is nice that Suguha came to visit.”

 

Pops says, with a nod, “Yep. Little lady must have been going through a lot lately.”

 

Kati says, “All of us have been effected by SAO.”

 

Kaito says, “I was surprised that Suguha would touch an Amusphere after what happened with her brother.”

 

Kati says, “It was really horrible to hear about that.”

 

Pops says, “Well, her brother is tough and I don’t think that a little something like a ‘death game’ is going to stop him.”

 

Kaito says, with a grin, “No kidding, Pops! He is one of the best gamers that there is! Too bad that he is a shut-in like Nana.”

 

Kati says, “Oh, come on. Kazuto isn’t like that.”

 

Yuto says, “I have to say that I agree with Kaito. Kazuto is more of an ‘associate’ of ours and Suguha is more of the ‘friend’.”

 

Pops says, “Geez! Harsh, little dude!”

 

Kaito says, “Okay, our relationship with Suguha’s bro isn’t as ‘close’ as with her due to the ‘distance’, but even if he wasn’t our friend, Suguha is.”

 

Yuto says, with a nod, “Indeed.” Yuto thinks in his mind, “However, it is for the best that she doesn’t know about what I’m doing. SAO is already deep on her mind and seeing what I have might cause some problems.”

 

(On the streets of Akihabara; Sometime soon after)

 

On the streets of Akihabara, Suguha, Tohko, and Arata are walking through the streets and looking around.

 

Suguha says, with a smile, “It doesn’t look like much has changed.”

 

Arata says, smiling, “Maybe…” Arata looks over at one place and Suguha and Tohko look to see a display for Amusphere.

 

Tohko says, with a smile, “Well, there might be minor changes, but you have a point, Suguha.”

 

Suguha says, with a grin, “It is always the otaku center that it always is and always will be.”

 

Tohko says, with a smirk, “Yeah, you got that right.”

 

Arata says, with a warm smile, “Anyway, it is good to see you, again.”

 

Suguha says, with a nod, “Nice to see you and Tohko, too, Arata.”

 

Arata tells Suguha, “I was really surprised when you told us that you are playing a VRMMO game.”

 

Suguha says, with a smile, “I’m not surprised that you are.”

 

Tohko says, “Well, you really like it.”

 

Suguha says, with a smile, “I do.”

 

Arata asks Suguha, “Why did you start playing in the first place?”

 

Suguha says, with a sigh, “As I said, it was because of this situation, but to be more specific…”

 

Arata asks, curiously, “Your brother?”

 

Suguha says, “Yeah. Actually, there is something that I should tell you.” Suguha then explains what his mother told her around the start of SAO.

 

When Suguha is done, Tohko and Arata are surprised and Tohko asks, “So, you and Kazuto are actually cousins?”

 

Suguha says, with a nod, “More or less. My aunt and uncle, Kazuto’s real parents, died when he was just one year old and mom and dad took him in as their son since we were the only family that we had. We never knew this since Kazuto was just a baby and I was probably about just born, so, we never knew. However, when Kazuto was ten, he found out. He found records and confronted mom and dad about it.”

 

Arata asks, “Kazuto figured it out?”

 

Suguha says, with a weak smile, “Mom told me that she and dad were shocked that Kazuto had managed to figure it out.”

 

Tohko asks Suguha, “So, you think that’s why you and Kazuto became so distant?”

 

Suguha says, with a nod, “I think so. When I found this out, I was probably asking the same questions that he was at the time.” Suguha then asks, looking up, “Who is this person? And what is my true relation to them?”

 

Tohko tells Suguha, “Does it really matter if you are related by blood or not? The two of you grew up as brother and sister and you are like brother and sister.”

 

Suguha says, with a smile, “I know, Tohko. It was a silly question.”

 

Arata asks Suguha, “Is that why you started to play ALO?”

 

Suguha responds, with a smile, “Yeah, it is the main reason why. I wanted to get to know Kazuto better. To know him and reestablish the bond that we once had. You may think that it is silly…”

 

Tohko yells out, “No way, girlfriend! I think that this shows that you are really brother and sister despite your ‘blood relations’.”

 

Suguha says, with a smile, “However, I learned to love ALO on my own for my own reasons. Soaring through the virtual skies of Alfheim is such a treat every time.”

 

Tohko says, with a grin, “I’ll bet.”

 

Arata tells Suguha, with a smile, “Maybe once Kazuto is back, you can show him ALO.”

 

Suguha says, with a smile, “Maybe…someday…” Suguha looks up into the sky as she keeps walking with Arata and Tohko.

 

(Back inside of MORGA; on the meanwhile)

 

Returning to within MORGA, we find Kaito walking in on Yuto as he is working on something.

 

Kaito says, “Hey, bro.”

 

Yuto says, “Please keep it down.”

 

Kaito asks Yuto, “Are you sure that you should be working on that?”

 

Yuto says, “If we are going to find a way to get Kazuto and the others out, I need to use every spare second that I have.”

 

Kaito says, “Well, they have been working on it as long as you have and they aren’t any closer.”

 

Yuto says, “True, but they haven’t given up, have they? There is a solution to this. You just need to look closely.” As we move around, we find that Yuto is looking at a fully functional NervGear.

 

Kaito says, “I still can’t believe that they haven’t found out that you kept it for all this time.”

 

Yuto says, with a plain tone, “The duplicate that I provided must have proven sufficient.”

 

Kaito asks, “Yeah, but wouldn’t they have noted that since Argus and stores would have records for every single NervGear sold?”

 

Yuto thinks in his mind, “That’s actually a good point. I’ve gotten the one that I gave them when careless driver dropped an unsold NervGear rig during the recall around the start of SAO…” Yuto says, shaking his head, “With the chaos of SAO, it must have gone unnoticed.”

 

Kaito says, nodding his head, “You have got a point, bro.” However, both brothers get a bit of a ‘bad feeling’, but they decide to put it away for the moment.

 

(That evening)

 

In the evening hours, Suguha is sleeping on a mattress on the floor of MORGA and she is doing since she is staying over for the evening. She had already called her mom and got the okay from her in which Pops allowed them to stay the night. Suguha had fun with Tohko, Arata, Kaito, Kati, and even Arata’s sister, Nana, who came out of room which is a rare event. Right now, Suguha is sleeping and she then groggily wakes up in which she sees Tohko, Arata, Kaito, and Kati, in their sleepwear and sleeping on mattresses, in which Suguha gets, but she then notices a light coming from nearby. Suguha sneaks over to the light, which was coming from behind the door, and she slowly opens the door to see Yuto working in front of a workbench in which she sneaks in closing the door behind her.

 

Suguha asks, sleepily, “Yuto, what are you doing?”

 

Yuto asks, a bit surprised, “Suguha?” When Yuto turns his body to look at Suguha, she gasps to see a NervGear on the workbench.

 

Suguha yells out, surprised, “Yuto! That…That’s…!!”

 

Yuto gives a sigh and he says, “It is what you think it is.”

 

Suguha asks, shocked, “Where did you get a NervGear? How did you keep it?”

 

Yuto says, “It is my NervGear. I never gave it up.”

 

Suguha asks, surprised, “What?”

 

Yuto says, “A careless driver had dropped an unbought NervGear and I used it to fool the authorities that I had turned in my NervGear.”

 

Suguha asks, stunned, “But why…?”

 

Yuto responds, “It is obvious why, Suguha.”

 

Suguha says, plainly, “I see.” Suguha tells Yuto, “But the government has a group working on this and they have been working on this for over a year and they haven’t been closer to figuring out a way to get them out there.”

 

Yuto says, with a nod, “I know, Suguha. I’ve been going over their data to make sure that they didn’t miss anything.”

 

Suguha asks, surprised, “Wait! How did you get information from the government?”

 

Yuto says, with a smirk, “Kaito and I have our ways.”

 

Suguha says, nervously, “Okay…”

 

Yuto says, with a plain tone, “However, based on what I managed to get and my studies, all I can say is…the perfect trap.”

 

Suguha asks, nervously and a bit annoyed, “That’s all?”

 

Yuto says, with a plain tone and a nod, “Kayaba set up the perfect trap and I can’t seem to find one single flaw to exploit.”

 

Suguha says, “I know that you want to help, but you could get into big trouble if the government knows that you kept that.”

 

Yuto asks Suguha, “True, but how far would you go for the people that you care about?” Suguha’s eyes widen at that remark and that gets her thinking about it.

 

Suguha thinks in her mind, “How far would I go for the people that I care about?”

 

October 7, 2024, Tokyo, Kirigaya Residence

 

It is nighttime where we find Suguha, wearing her ‘night gear’, as she prepares for bed and lying down as she looks up at a poster in the ceiling containing her ALO avatar of Leafa flying through the clear blue skies. She can’t help, but to think about a meeting that she had with her mother while visiting Kazuto as his body lies in his hospital bed with his mind trapped in SAO.

 

Flashback; Earlier that day

 

Inside of the Saitama Prefecture, we find ourselves within one of the hospital where we find someone that looks like Kirito lying down on a hospital in a hospital gown and having a NervGear on his head in which Suguha Kirigaya and a youthful looking woman with black hair tied around her head, brown eyes, and rough blouse over a cotton shirt and slim jeans with her looks makes her seem like a woman in her twenties or thirties, not a woman in her early forties. Her name is Midori Kirigaya and this is the mother of Suguha and the young teen boy in the bed, Kazuto Kirigaya, in which it is his sixteenth birthday today. They are celebrating his second birthday trapped in SAO by visiting his motionless body and while they only know what little data that government organization working on what is now known as the infamous ‘SAO incident’ that Kazuto AKA Kirito, though they don’t know his avatar name, is alive and he is one of the top players of the game, but that’s about it. As they talked about Kazuto, who is the adopted son and nephew of Midori, who took him as a baby when his parents died in a horrible accident, they hear footsteps and they look to see none other than Ami’s mother, Saeko Mizuno, at the entrance of the door.

 

Saeko says, “Forgive me, I was observing while on my errand here.”

 

Midori asks, “Are you a doctor here?”

 

Saeko responds, “No. I’m Saeko Mizuno. I’m from Juuban actually. I’m part of the team that’s working on the SAO incident with my daughter.”

 

Midori asks, surprised, “With your daughter?”

 

Saeko says, “Yes. You see, a very precious friend of hers is also trapped in SAO.”

 

Suguha and Midori gasp and Midori says, “I see, Saeko-san.”

 

Suguha asks, “Wait! Your daughter is working for the government.”

 

Saeko responds, with a smile, “Yes, she has become well-versed in Full Dive technology. Ami is just about to enter college.”

 

Midori asks, “Your daughter about to enter college and she is working for the government?”

 

Saeko says, “Just on this horrible incident. Her friend means the life to my Ami-chan. You see, Ami is a very smart girl and in fact, one of the smartest in the nation if not the world. However, like many genius, she, originally, didn’t have a good ‘social life’ until her friend came and now, she is part of a group of very special friends.”

 

Suguha says, “I see. This friend must be like a sister to her.”

 

Saeko says, with a nod, “She is. That’s why she is working so hard.”

 

Midori asks, “How does your daughter get into college while she is working on this?”

 

Saeko says, with a weak smile, “By studying and reading books. My daughter, when she is stressed, studies or reads books to focus her mind which she is doing a lot now thanks to this whole mess. It is the only thing keeping her focused in this whole mess.”

 

Suguha asks, “So, she calms down by studying and reading books?”

 

Saeko says, with a nod, “That’s my sweet girl. She wishes to become a doctor just like me, but she is also very good with technology.”

 

Midori says, with a weak smile, “Kazuto is the same way. He created his first computer when he was only ten years old.”

 

Saeko says, amazed, “Oh, wow. That’s pretty good.”

 

Midori nods her head and she says, “I forgot to introduce myself. I’m Midori Kirigaya.”

 

Suguha says, “I’m Suguha Kirigaya.” Suguha says, “And this is… my brother, Kazuto.”

 

Saeko says, “Nice to meet you and hopefully, my daughter and one of her friends will figure out a way to end this nightmare. They have been studying the Full Dive technology day and night.”

 

Midori says, “We can hope.”

 

Saeko says, “You can’t give up on your son, Midori-san. If he has survived this long, then he must be strong.”

 

Suguha says, looking at him, “Yeah, he is strong.”

 

Midori tells Saeko, “Thank you for your kind words, Saeko-san.” Saeko nods her head and walks away in which Midori and her daughter look at Kazuto’s pale form on the bed and continue to hope for the day that he will come home.

 

End Flashback; Return to the Present

 

As Suguha lies in her room and looking up, she thinks in her mind, “That woman’s daughter also has someone that she cares about so much trapped in that ‘death game’. From what she said, this precious means a lot to her and she is really worried about her. But she isn’t sitting around and doing nothing. She is working with the government to find a way to save her.” She then remembers back around a few months ago when she found out that Yuto had been keeping a hidden NervGear, which seems a bit suspicious that the government, who worked hard to get rid of the NervGear other than the ones used for their studies, missed even one, in order to save friends of theirs who are also trapped in which they include her brother. She remembers what Yuto said about ‘doing what it took’ to save the people that you care about. Suguha thinks in her mind, “Doing everything in your power to save the people that you care about.” Suguha then has horrible flashes of a ‘dark dragon’ and people screaming in her mind in which she thinks in her mind, solemnly, “All that I used my ‘power’ for was to hurt others when I let darkness and anger take over and control me. All that I ever used my ‘power’ for was pain and misery.” Suguha sighs as she rolls around in bed and looks at her Amusphere causing her to think about a lot of things including about Yuto, the NervGear, the meeting with Saeko, and so much more, but there is one thing that comes to mind in which involves the image of the fact of Akihiko Kayaba, the creator of this ‘terror’, and one question: Why?

 

November 2024, Tokyo, Akihabara

 

Returning to Akihabara, we are returning within MORGA where we find Kati working inside all alone in which while her back was turned, a figure sneaks by and goes into the room where Suguha found Yuto working on his NervGear that he managed to keep. When we go into the room, we find none other than Suguha, herself, looking at the NervGear.

 

Suguha stares at it for a few moments, but when she steps towards it, Suguha hears Yuto’s voice boom, “I figured that you would try this.” Suguha gasps in which she looks to the source of the voice to see Yuto stepping out of the shadows.

 

Suguha says, shocked, “Yuto!”

 

Yuto tells Suguha, “You really need to sneak around better. I saw you come in from the train station.”

 

Suguha says, “Look…”

 

Yuto tells Suguha, “Don’t tell me about going into a speech about turning it in to keep me safe or something like that? You are planning to use it yourself.”

 

Suguha doesn’t reply for several second and Suguha says, “I remember what you told me and I also remember something else that someone else told me. About doing what it takes to save the people that you love and care for. This is the only path for me…to save Kazuto…”

 

Yuto tells Suguha, “Just because you have experience in ALO doesn’t mean that you can help your brother in SAO, Suguha.”

 

Suguha says, “Maybe it will and maybe it won’t. I just know that I need to go help him.”

 

When Yuto looks at the stern look in Suguha’s eyes, Yuto says, with a plain tone, “When you get like that, I know that there isn’t any stopping you. However…” Yuto then throws a Neo Domino City style duel disk at Suguha, who catches it, and he says, displaying another duel disk attached to his left wrist, “There is no way that I can let you go that easily. You are stronger than me due to your kendo training, but do you think that you can escape with my NervGear so easily? I’ll make it simple. Beat me and you can take it without ANY complications that I could give you. I win and you walk away.”

 

Suguha asks, a bit nervously, “Duel you?”

 

Yuto replies, “That’s right.” Suguha becomes really nervous, while not showing it on her face, as a flash of a ‘sinister version’ of her with a ‘dark dragon’ over her is looking down at someone kneeling before her before the ‘dark dragon’ attacks that person.

 

Suguha mentally slaps herself and she says, sounding determined, “Okay.” Suguha then attaches her duel disk to her left wrist and she thinks, “I guess that I know why I brought my deck with me.”

 

(A bit later on)

 

In an alleyway near MORGA, Suguha and Yuto are facing each other as they insert their decks into their duel disks, but Suguha then ‘feels something’ as she takes out a card from hidden pocket causing her to remember something in which she puts the card into her duel disk’s Extra Deck.

 

Yuto thinks in his mind, “What was that card? I guess I might find out.” The two of them activate their duel disks, their disks’ life-point counters display 4000 life-points for each duelist, their decks are shuffled, and after that, the two of them draw five cards from their respective decks.

 

“Duel!” Yuto and Suguha say in unison as their duel starts.

 

Starting Scores:

Suguha: 4000

Yuto: 4000

 

Yuto tells Suguha, “I’ll allow you to start off.”

 

Suguha says, drawing a card, “Okay, I draw!” Suguha draws a card and she says, putting one card onto her duel disk, “I place one monster face-down.” Suguha says, putting one card into one of the spell/trap slots of her disk, “And then I end with one card face-down.”

 

Yuto says, drawing a card, “That’s it, huh? Well, it is my turn.” Yuto says, putting one card on his disk, “Since you have monsters and I don’t, I play Cyber Dragon in attack mode!” Just then Cyber Dragon (2100/1600) appears on the field in attack mode and Yuto says, putting one more card on his duel disk, “Since that’s a Special Summon, I can also play my Cyber Dragon Zwei as well!” Cyber Dragon Zwei (1500/1000) appears on the field in attack mode and Yuto says, “Zwei, now, attacks your face-down monster and due to Zwei’s ability, its attack points are boosted by three hundred attack points.” Zwei’s stats goes from 1500/1000 to 1800/1000 as Zwei attacks Suguha’s face-down monster which is revealed to be Skelengel (900/400) which is destroyed instantly, but since it was in defense mode, Suguha doesn’t lose any life-points.

 

Suguha says, drawing a card, “Since you revealed my Skelengel, I get a new card from my deck!”

 

As Zwei goes back down from 1800/1000 to 1500/1000, Yuto says, “But you are now wide open for a direct attack!”

 

Cyber Dragon attacks Suguha directly and she says, pushing a button on her disk, “Wrong! I use my Defense Draw trap card!” Suguha’s other face-down card is revealed to be the Defense Draw trap card and as a shield protects Suguha, she says, “This card protects me from damage and allows me to draw a new card!” When the attack is done and the shield fades, Suguha draws another card from her deck.

 

Yuto says, putting two cards into the main slot, “Not bad. I end my turn.”

 

Suguha says, drawing a card, “My move!” As Suguha looks at her cards, she thinks in her mind, “I, once, used cards like these to hurt others, but this time, it is different! I’m dueling for the right reasons this time!” Suguha says, putting one card into the spell/trap slots of her disk “I activate my Seed of Deception! This allows me to play one level one or two Plant monster from my hand! And I choose Dark Verger!” Suguha puts one card on her disk and Dark Verger (0/1000) appears on the field in defense mode. Suguha says, putting another card on her duel disk, “Then I release my Verger to play Gigaplant!” Dark Verger vanishes in which Gigaplant (2400/1200) appears on the field in attack mode. Suguha says, seriously, “And you are going to find out that he is one nasty weed!”

 

As Gigaplant moves in to attack Cyber Dragon Zwei, Yuto says, pushing a button on his disk, “Wrong. I activate my Attack Reflector Unit trap card!” Yuto’s face-down card is revealed to be the Attack Reflector Unit trap card and Yuto says, “And now, I release one Cyber Dragon on my field…” As one Cyber Dragon vanishes, Yuto puts a card from his deck on his duel disk causing him to say, “…In order to play Cyber Barrier Dragon in attack mode!” Cyber Barrier Dragon (800/2800) appears on the field in attack mode and Yuto says, “And due to his ability, since he is in attack mode, he can negate one attack per turn.” Cyber Barrier Dragon creates a shield that protects Cyber Dragon Zwei from Gigaplant’s attack.

Suguha says, putting two cards into the spell/trap slot of her disk, “Pretty good, Yuto. You are calculating as ever. I end my turn.”

 

Yuto says, drawing a card, “Indeed, Suguha.” Yuto displays Evolution Burst spell card and Yuto says, “I use my Zwei’s other ability! By revealing one spell card in my hand, Zwei counts as a Cyber Dragon this turn.” Yuto says, putting the Evolution Burst spell card into the spell/trap slots of his disk, “And that’s good for me since my Evolution Burst requires a Cyber Dragon and now, one card on your field is destroyed and I choose your monster.” Cyber Dragon Zwei unleashes its flames onto Gigaplant and vaporizes it in which Yuto says, putting one card on his duel disk, “Next, I play Proto-Cyber Dragon in attack mode!” Proto-Cyber Dragon (1100/600) then appears on the field in attack mode and Yuto says, putting one card into the spell/trap slots of his disk, “Next, I activate my Polymerization in which I fuse Zwei and Proto-Cyber Dragon, who also counts as a regular Cyber Dragon!” The two said monsters go into a fusion vortex, Yuto takes a Fusion Monster card from his Extra Deck, and he puts it on his duel disk causing him to say, “I Fusion Summon Cyber Twin Dragon!” Out of the fusion vortex, Cyber Twin Dragon (2800/2100) appears on the field in attack mode.

 

Suguha says, nervously, “Oh, boy.”

 

Yuto says, “You know what my dragon can do and double attack in the same turn.”

 

Suguha says, “Practically flawless as ever, Yuto.”

 

Yuto says, “I’m sorry, Suguha, but I’m not going to let you get that NervGear. We may not know each other too well, but I know that your brother wouldn’t forgive me if I let you get it and I refuse to put another friend at risk! Cyber Twin, it is time to end this!”

 

As Cyber Twin Dragon prepares to attack Suguha directly, she yells out, pushing a button on her duel disk, “Wrong! I activate my trap: A Hero Emerges!” Suguha’s face-down card is revealed to be A Hero Emerges trap card and she says, displaying the two cards in her hand, “Now, you need to choose one card in my hand and if it is monster, I get to summon it!”

 

Yuto says, “The card on your right.”

 

Suguha says, with a smile while putting the card on her duel disk, “You win some and you lose some, but I get my cute little Dandylion!” Dandylion (300/300) then appears on the field in defense mode.

 

Yuto says, “No matter. I still attack.”

 

As Cyber Twin targets Dandylion, Suguha says, pushing a button on her duel disk, “Guess you aren’t so perfect after all, Yuto. I use my other trap: Wall of Thorns!” Suguha’s other face-down card is Wall of Thorns trap card and Suguha says, as a wall of thorns appears in front of Dandylion, “This trap card destroys all attacking monsters when you attack one of my Plant monsters!”

 

Yuto says, pushing a button on his duel disk, “I have a face-down card, too, Suguha. It is a Trap Jammer.” Yuto’s face-down card is revealed to be the Trap Jammer counter-trap card and Yuto says, “This trap card negates your trap card.” Suguha winches as the protective wall of thorns vanishes in which Cyber Twin Dragon vaporizes Dandylion, but since it was in defense mode, Suguha doesn’t lose any life-points.

 

Suguha says, “When Dandylion is sent to the grave, I get two Fluff Tokens in his place!” Two Fluff Tokens (0/0 X 2) appear on Suguha’s side of the field in defense mode.

 

Yuto says, “Well, it is a good thing that I still have one more attack with my Twin Dragon.” Cyber Twin Dragon destroys one Fluff Token and Yuto says, “And Cyber Barrier Dragon is in attack mode too.” Cyber Barrier Dragon then destroys the other Fluff Token, but since both were in defense mode, Suguha doesn’t lose any life-points. Yuto says, with a plain tone, “That’s enough for now.”

 

Suguha draws a card from her deck and she says, “My move!” Suguha says, putting one card into the spell/trap slots of her disk, “I play Pot of Greed and draw two cards!” Suguha draws two cards from her deck, looks at the cards, and Suguha tells Yuto, with a sigh, “Yuto, you are a great friend and I know that you think that I’m wrong, but I have to do what I feel is right. I’m sorry, but this duel is over.” Suguha says, putting one card into the spell/trap slots of her disk, “First, I start with my Mark of the Rose equip spell card! I remove one Plant monster in order to equip this card to one monster that you control and I take control of your monster for this turn!” Suguha’s Dandylion (300/300) monster card comes out of her graveyard slot, a rose ‘tattoo’ appears on Cyber Twin Dragon, and it goes over to Suguha’s side in which she yells out, “And now, taste the wrath of your own monster!”

 

Cyber Twin Dragon fires its beam at Cyber Barrier Dragon and Yuto says, “Cyber Barrier Dragon negates that attack.” Cyber Barrier Dragon creates a shield that negates Cyber Twin Dragon’s attack.

 

Suguha says, with a smirk, “Lucky for me that your dragon has two attacks.” Cyber Twin Dragon attacks, again, and Cyber Barrier Dragon explodes as it is hit causing Yuto to grunt as he loses 2000 life-points.

 

Yuto says, “You may have damaged my life-points, but this duel is far from over. You have used up all of Twin Dragon’s attacks and I still have life-points.

 

Suguha asks, with a grin, “Are you sure?” Yuto gives a look of surprise as Suguha puts one more card into the spell/trap slots of her duel disk causing her to say, “I equip your dragon with my Vengeful Servant equip spell!” Yuto gasps in shock and Suguha tells Yuto, “You know what this means Yuto, don’t you? This duel is over. I end my turn and you regain control of your dragon.” Cyber Twin Dragon returns to Yuto’s side of the field and Suguha says, “And my spell finishes you off.” Cyber Twin Dragon then slams Yuto with its tail causing him to stumble backwards as he loses 2800 life-points as well as the duel.

 

Final Scores:

Suguha: 4000

Yuto: 0

 

With the end of the duel, the final Solid Vision holograms fade and Suguha tells Yuto, “It’s done. I’m taking your NervGear.”

 

Yuto says, “I thought so. To be honest, I couldn’t stop you even if I won the duel. It’s all yours.”

 

Suguha tells Yuto, “I’m sorry, Yuto.”

 

Yuto tells Suguha, “Don’t be Suguha. I’ll keep what happened a secret as long as I can.”

 

Suguha says, with a nod, “Thank you.” Yuto nods his head and Suguha looks towards MORGA in which she thinks, “Hang on, big brother. I’m on my way to bring you home!”

 

November 7, 2024, Tokyo, Kirigaya Residence

 

Within the Kirigaya home, Suguha is looking at the NervGear that she had taken from Yuto.

 

Suguha thinks in her mind, “Soon, big brother…” Ever since Suguha got the NervGear from Yuto, she knew that she also had get an SAO game cartridge to use in conjunction, but while the government was focused on the NervGears and not the SAO game cartridges due to the fact that without the NervGears, there wouldn’t be any danger since they were compatible with the Amusphere despite them being on the NervGear, but plenty didn’t take any chances in which they destroyed them or locked them away. Suguha’s and Kazuto’s mother, Midori, didn’t destroy Kazuto’s SAO game cartridge, but she put it away. Thankfully, she didn’t throw it away and actually had forgotten about it. However, she locked it in a place where she can’t get it right away, but Suguha has already developed a plan to get the game cartridge and see that by using it and the NervGear, she could to get to SAO. Just then she hears the phoning ringing and she goes to the phone in the living room which Suguha asks, answering the phone, “Hello?”

 

The voice of Suguha’s mother, Midori, yells out from the phone, “Suguha!”

 

Suguha asks, concerned, “Mother? What’s wrong?”

 

Midori says, over the phone, “The television! Turn on the television!”

 

Suguha asks, confused, “What?” Suguha immediately goes over to the television remote and turns on the television in which she sees on the screen about a report about the surviving SAO victims starting to ‘wake up’ causing Suguha to say, shocked, “I…I can’t believe this…”

 

Midori says, excitedly, “It is said that they started to ‘wake up’ around an hour ago.”

 

Suguha is stunned silent for a few seconds and she says, excitedly, “Kazuto…It must have been Kazuto! I don’t know how mom, but it must have been big brother! He did it! He beat the game!”

 

Midori tells Suguha, “Yes, sweetie.”

 

Suguha yells out, “I’m heading over to the hospital right now, mom!”

 

Midori responds, “Wait, Suguha…!!”

 

Suguha tells Midori, “I’ve got to know, mom! I’ve got to know that this is true! We, both, need to know! I’ll see you over there! Sorry!” Before Midori could respond, Suguha hangs up the phone and races off to get ready to run over to the hospital where her brother has been for the past two years in which she looks at the NervGear in her room before she throws it under her bed as she runs off to head out leaving the NervGear never to be used again…at least in this time.

 

End of Part 1

 

Part 2: Hollow Fragment Timeline

 

(Note: This part of the story takes place around Chapter 1 of Sailor Moon Online: Hollow Fragment)

 

November 7, 2024 (Hollow Fragment Timeline), Tokyo, Kirigaya Residence

 

In another timeline where SAO didn’t end in the battle between Kirito, Usagi/Sailor Moon, and Heathcliff because of an overload/error caused the game to continue going while causing Heathcliff to mysteriously ‘vanish’, we return to the same moment where Suguha is staring at the NervGear that she took from Yuto, but unlike the last scene in the other timeline, the phone doesn’t ring at all in which Suguha decides to make her move where she goes over to her mother’s room where she uses a key to unlock a drawer where she finds a box in which when she opens up the box, she finds Kazuto’s SAO game cartridge inside.

 

Suguha thinks in her mind, “I’m sorry, but this is the only way. Yuto and that woman reminded me on what I need to do and I intend to do it.” Suguha then takes the cartridge and covers up the evidence that she had taken it so her mother wouldn’t realize it until it was too late, but she doesn’t plan to make her attempt tonight. She still has a bit of preparation to do first.

 

November 10, 2024, Tokyo, Kirigaya Residence

 

Inside of Suguha’s room, Suguha is leaving a letter that has her mother’s name on it and she takes a deep breath on what she is going to do.

 

Suguha thinks in her mind, “Forgive me, mom. But I can’t wait any longer. It is time that I take matters into my own hands. Don’t worry, I will bring big brother home as soon as I am able. I realize that if I truly care about someone, I will do what it takes to save them just like Saeko-san’s daughter is trying to do for her friend trapped in SAO, who I pray to Kami is still alive, and Yuto was trying to do with this NervGear. Now, it is my turn and to be honest, I hope to make some kind of amends for the sins that I have caused through it might be possible after what I have done.” Suguha then goes over to the phone and calls emergency services.

 

A female voice calls out, “Yes?”

 

Suguha says, trying to sound panicky, “Yes! Yes! I need help! Please, I need help immediately!”

 

After Suguha gives out her home’s address, the female voice over the phone, the receptionist, asks, seriously, “Yes, what is the situation?”

 

Suguha responds, “I know that this sounds…impossible, but this is no joke! I just found out a friend of mine has a NervGear! A working NervGear!”

 

The receptionist yells out, stunned, “What?!”

 

Suguha says, pretending to sound panicky, “It’s true! I saw them with it and they planned to use it because my friend’s brother is trapped in SAO! I tried to stop her, but…but it is too late! She is on the bed with the NervGear on and it is working! You have to hurry over here!”

 

The receptionist says, with a serious tone, “Okay! Okay! I understand! Don’t touch the NervGear at all! Do you understand?!”

 

Suguha replies, with a nod, “Yes! Yes!” Suguha thinks in her mind, “Sorry, but I’m going to ‘mess’ with it.”

 

The receptionist says, “We’re sending police and medical teams to your address immediately! Remain on the line!”

 

Suguha responds, “Right…Whoa!” Suguha then pretends to fall down and she cuts the line in which she quickly gets onto her bed. She quickly lies down, straps the NervGear to her head, and she turns it on causing it to activate. Suguha thinks in her mind, “No turning back now. Goodbye for now, mom…dad…Big brother and I will be home soon.” Suguha then sends the commands that will ‘seal her fate’ in this time as she yells out, “Link start!” Suguha then feels her mind ‘torn away’ from her body as she plunges into the virtual world, but as she is diving, something feels off to her, however, before Suguha could register a thought, she is immediately ‘blacks out’.

 

November 10, 2024, SAO/Aincrad, Floor 76, Fields

 

Within the virtual world of SAO, we are within the floating castle world of Aincrad and heading up to Floor 76, we are going out into the fields and within a clearing, we see a young woman with long blond hair tied up in a flower-like headband, white and green collar around her neck, white and green clothing with brown boots, small green fairy wings coming out of her back, and she also has elf-like pointed ears. She gives a groan as she slowly goes into a kneeling position before falling down to the ground on her bottom in a sitting position.

 

The young woman holds her head and she says, in Suguha’s voice, “Well…that was different.” The young lady shakes her head, opens her eyes, showing that she has green eyes, and she is surprised when she sees her gloved hands causing her to say, still with Suguha’s voice, “Huh? What the heck?!” The young lady leaps to her feet, looks over herself, and she says, “This is…!!” The young lady spots a small pool of water nearby and she runs over causing her to gasp upon seeing the reflection of her face in the pool of water causing her to say, in Suguha’s voice, “This is my ALO avatar, Leafa! What’s going on here? Am I in ALO?” The young lady, none other than Suguha in her virtual avatar of Leafa, a female humanoid fairy avatar from Alfheim Online or ALO, looks around and she says, “No…No, I’m not. This looks very similar to ALO, but its difference.” Her eyes glance to her right and in her vision, she sees status screen along with the left corner causing her to see avatar name of Leafa and HP bar, but there is no MP bar. Leafa says, “And I have a health bar, but no mana or MP bar.” Leafa then tries to open a player menu screen with her left hand, but nothing happens causing her to ask, “Huh?” She tries again a few more time and she says, “I really hope that there is no bug in my avatar data.” Leafa then swipes with her right hand and a menu screen appears in front of her causing her to say, going through the screen, “This is exactly like on ALO…” But she then stops when she finds something and she says, “Wait! There is no log-out button!” She goes through the menu screen, again, and she says, “There is no log-out button! So that means…!!” Leafa looks around and she says, amazed, “I did it. I actually made it. I’m in SAO!” Leafa gives a smile, but then she says, confused, “But hold on! Since I logged in here for the first time, shouldn’t I be at the starting city and not out in the field? Could it have to do with that blackout that I experience when I came in? This is just too weird even for this!” Just then Leafa hears a buzzing sound and she turns to see a pair of bee-like enemies dropping down on her in which she manages to roll around the side. Leafa yells out, “Whoa!” Leafa draws her sword and she says, looking at it, “I can’t believe that I have my sword here! Well, let’s get to work!” Leafa leaps up into the sky, but she then yelps as she falls back down to the ground on her stomach causing her to say, “Hold on, I…Wait! Damn it! This is SAO, not ALO! This doesn’t have a flight engine!” Leafa then yelps as she rolls out of the way of another diving attack from the huge bee-like flying enemies and Leafa says, with a grunt, “And I don’t have magic since I managed to hear that this game doesn’t have a traditional RPG ‘magic system’! That means that all I’ve got is close combat skills! Just great!” Leafa then takes a kendo style stance and prepares to fight back as the bee-like enemies in which she manages to side-step the enemy and she spins around to strike, but her sword glows in which she strikes the bee-like enemy with a strong strike causing it to shatter into hundreds of data pixels causing Leafa to give a look of shock.

 

Some distance away, a group of front-line SAO players sees the signs of a defeated monster causing one of them to say, “What was that?”

 

Another player says, “It looks like somebody or someone just got crushed!” Immediately, the players head off to the source of what they saw in which back with Leafa, she manages to block the other bee-like enemies’ attack with her sword and manages to throw it back in which she leaps up, prepares to attack again in a kendo style fashion, and yet again, her sword glows in which she hits the bee-like enemy with a strong strike causing its HP to delete and it to shatter into hundreds of data pixels.

 

Leafa looks at her sword and she asks, “How did I do that?” Leafa then says, putting her sword away in its sheath, “Better not stick around. If this is like ALO, if there are other monsters nearby, I could be attracting them. I better find some kind of ‘safe zone’ or something.” Leafa then runs off into the distance, not knowing that group of players manages to catch a glance of her in which they report to other players about a ‘life-sized fairy’ which reaches the ‘ears’ of a certain dark-skinned axe warrior/merchant player.

 

(Later on; that same day)

 

In another part of the ‘field area’ of Floor 76 of Aincrad, Leafa is thinking about what happened when she just arrived in SAO.

 

Leafa thinks in her mind, “So, that was a Sword Skill, huh? In this game, you don’t have magic, but Sword Skills. Special attacks that are more powerful than ‘regular attacks’ that you make with swords. Once you get into a certain stance, the system assists you by moving faster than any player would alone to pull off combos that you couldn’t do in real-life…Heck, you couldn’t do them in ALO! The higher your proficiency in Sword Skills, which is separate from leveling up, which increases your stats, like strength, speed, and the like, the stronger Sword Skills you can use, but using them makes you unable to use them again until a ‘cool off period’ which may involve being unable to move and that’s dangerous in battle especially when you are facing a strong monster, like a boss, or multiple enemies at once. By the looks of it, my sword is a classified as a one-handed sword, so, I used a basic One-Handed Sword Skill which why I suffered only a short ‘cooling down period’. There is quite a bit to learn in here, but much of it seems to be similar to ALO which is quite weird. It seems like ALO was based off this game…”

 

However, Leafa is brought out of her thoughts as she hears a female voice shout out, “Over there!” Leafa turns around and her eyes widen at the sight of three players.

 

The first player is a female player with long orange-brown chestnut brown hair, hazel eyes, and wearing a red and white uniform with a rapier attached to the left side of her skirt.

 

The second player is another female player with long golden blond hair in two long pigtails that nearly reach grown with the buns of the pigtails shaped like meatballs, gorgeous cerulean blue eyes, light pink hue on her lips, and most of her outfit was covered by a large pearly white hooded cloak with the hood down that shows her facial features.

 

The third and final player, the one that Leafa is most interested in, is a male player with thick and neat black hair, black eyes, a face that doesn’t show masculinity in which he could be mistaken for a girl, and he is wearing black pants with a black belt that had a large silver buckle, a black V-necked shirt that was worn underneath a black trench-coat with gray lining going down the sleeves, and black boots with silver plates to protect his shins. He had a silver plate worn on the left side of his coat, and a pair of black fingerless gloves. He wore a strap that went over his right shoulder and under it to wrap around his left side. Attached to his back are a pair of swords in their sheaths.

 

When Leafa looks at the male player, she thinks in her mind, stunned, “It’s him!” Leafa then asks the male player, “Big brother, is that you?”

 

The three players are shocked by this question of Leafa’s and the male player asks, surprised, “Brother?”

 

Leafa thinks in her mind, “It is Kazuto! That’s his voice!” Leafa runs up to the male player, grabs his head, and she says, excitedly, “We’re able to finally meet big brother!”

 

After a few seconds, the blond haired female player shakes out her stupor and she asks, “Huh? What’s going on here?” When the two female players look at the male player, who gives a look that says ‘Don’t look at me’, while the blond haired female player looks at Leafa, she sees that she has a green cursor which signifies her as a player.

 

The male player says, “You must be mistaken. I can’t be your brother and my little sister… doesn’t have a chest that big.” Leafa gives an annoyed look and she smacks the male player down to the ground.

 

The chestnut haired female player asks, shocked, “Kirito-kun?”

 

The blond haired female player tells the male player, “I know she isn’t an NPC especially since her cursor is green.” The male player, revealed to be Leafa’s brother in his SAO avatar of Kirito looks at Leafa, with her hands crossed against her chest, and he sees the green cursor.

 

Kirito says, “Yeah… I can see that now.”

 

Leafa says, annoyed, “We meet after two years with me only seeing your body in the hospital wasting away and all you can do is harass me big brother! Geez!” The fairy girl also says, with flush cheeks, “Anyway, who said that I couldn’t have a growth spurt! It has been two years! And also, this avatar has no reference to reality! It’s me! Suguha! Suguha Kirigaya!”

 

There is a moment of silence and Kirito shouts out, flabbergasted, “Sugu?!”

 

The chestnut haired female player asks, curiously, “Sugu?”

 

Kirito responds, “That’s the nickname for my little sister.” The chestnut haired female player gives a major gasp and she looks back and forth between Leafa and Kirito.

 

Leafa responds, “It really is me, big brother! Don’t you remember how you quit kendo after two years and grandpa really let you have it until I cried and say that I would train for both of us? Or that embarrassing time…?”

 

Kirito yells out, frantically, “Okay! Okay! It’s you, Sugu! It’s you!”

 

The chestnut haired female player says, with a light smile on her lips, “Maybe I should hear the rest of the story to make sure of that she is your sister, Kirito-kun.”

 

Kirito yells out, nervously, “Asuna!”

 

The chestnut haired female player, Asuna, says, with a giggle, “Just kidding, Kirito-kun!” Asuna and the blond haired female player, Usagi, share giggles at Kirito, who is groaning in embarrassment, in which Leafa looks at them curiously.

 

November 10, 2024, SAO/Aincrad, Floor 100, Ruby Palace

At the top floor of Aincrad, we go inside the only structure on the top of the floating castle, the Ruby Palace, and within the Ruby Palace, we are inside a massive throne room draped in red where we find a red and golden throne in which we find a man dressed in red knight’s armor with a massive silver shield that has a red cross in it in which the shield also acts a sheath for his sword. The man is looking at a screen showing Leafa meeting up with Kirito, Asuna, and Usagi and he smiles at this event.

 

The man says, with a smile, “Hello, Selene. Even in that avatar, I know that it is you. Welcome to SAO…Or should I say…welcome home. And now, SAO can truly begin.” As we start to move away from the man, who is none other than Akihiko Kayaba, the man who created the NervGear and SAO, in his SAO avatar of Heathcliff, we can see images of a battle to come where Heathcliff is battling an Eternal Sailor Scout that has a face that looks a lot like Leafa and wielding Kirito’s swords of Elucidator and Dark Repulser, but that’s another story…

 

End of Part 2

 

The End…For now

 

So, what do you think? Now, I know that plenty of you must be confused, so, I’ll try to clear things up a bit. Remember, original Sailor Moon Online story timeline and the Hollow Fragment timeline mirror each other a lot. You should also remember that in Shadow of Aincrad, a story of the ‘original’ Sailor Moon Online timeline, it was mentioned that Suguha managed to get the NervGear before Kazuto/Kirito and Serena/Usagi beat Heathcliff on Floor 75 of SAO/Aincrad, but she never got the chance to use it. However, the Hollow Fragment timeline, Suguha got the chance to use it since SAO continued on due to that ‘error’ caused the game to keep going since Heathcliff had been teleported away due to the protocols that Heathcliff put in the game for such a situation. I hope that clears up the confusion that this one-shot may cause and hoped that you enjoyed the way that I showed what happened in the two timelines. Later and best wishes, Crossover Fans!