Sailor Moon Fan Fiction / Digimon Fan Fiction / Crossover Fan Fiction ❯ Sailor Moon Online II: SAO Shippuden ❯ Arc I, Chapter 7: Death Gun, the Sniper, and Twin Gunswords ( Chapter 7 )

Well, this is the chapter before the final chapter of this first arc of this new story. Remember, I said that this story would be divided into four arcs and this is the first arc in this new fanfiction story everyone. Now, it is the big battle between Death Gun, Usagi, and Kirito as well as the climax of this story’s first arc, folks. Anyway, since there is really nothing left to say other than this, I would like to give thanks and credit to Belletigerand Kanius and Kanius’ YuYuGiDigiMoon series, especially this author’s 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.

 

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Warning: This story contains intense mature violence, blood, gore, death, mild to explicit suggestive themes, including firearms usage, 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 this whole story!

 

December 14, 2025, Tokyo, Juuban District, Crown Fruit Arcade

 

Inside of the Sailor Scouts’ base within the Crown Fruit Arcade, the Sailor Scouts, minus Lita and Raye, who are at the hospital where Kazuto is Full-Diving, and our Digidestined and their Digimon partners in which they are looking at the motionless forms of Serena, Darien, Kari, and Davis with Amuspheres around their heads as they are Full-Diving into GGO. Davis had logged out of GGO shortly after Pale Rider had been murdered by Death Gun and now, thanks to some deductive reasoning by Ken, they have a clue on who from the survivors of Death Gun in which they are working on right now.

 

On a nearby screen, they are tapped into MMO Stream showing that Bullet of Bullets finals in GGO and Mina says, with a smile, “Asuna is going to want to talk to Kirito for that.”

 

Amara tells Mina, “Get serious, Mina. That’s Davis’ and Kari’s friend from GGO and most likely, she is one of Death Gun’s targets.”

 

Tai says, “Since Kazuto and Serena are with her, then I agree big time.”

 

TK says, with a nod, “Yeah, I agree. And it looks like we were right, he is taking down well-known GGO players in order to spread fear and panic.”

 

Ken says, “Sinon is one of the few snipers of GGO because the abilities needed to be a sniper are also skills developed by more like player skills rather than game stats.”

 

Matt says, “Plus, she also wields one of the rarest guns of GGO: The Hecate II sniper rifle.”

 

Yolei says, “Wait, but that Pale Rider guy didn’t appear in GGO until around a month ago and he was formally one of our suspects. Since Sinon is well-known and didn’t hear from him, it doesn’t make sense that Death Gun would target him. I mean, he is good, but his skills haven’t become well-known.”

 

Ami says, “Yolei has a good point. While Pale Rider had the skills to match the well-known players of GGO like XeXeeD and Tarako, he wasn’t well-known since he is a recent addition. Also, based on what we know, Dyne is quite well-known in that game and Death Gun didn’t even give him a glance. Remember, in the tournament, once you are eliminate, you have to stay in your ‘dead’ avatars until a final winner, so, he could have shot him in his helpless condition, but he didn’t.”

 

Michelle says, nodding her head, “Ami-chan is right.”

 

Hotaru asks, “What is so different about Sinon from that Dyne?”

 

Ken says, “That’s a good question Hotaru.”

 

Cody says, “However, since player information is so guarded by the company, who is ‘sketchy’ and ‘secretive’, it is going to be hard to figure out.”

 

Yolei says, rolling her eyes, “That’s for sure.”

 

Ken says, “Well, something tells me that Kazuto might have already figured it out.”

 

Just then a familiar female voice shouts out, “That would be big brother for you.” Everyone whips around to see none other than Eternal Sailor Celestial walking into the room in which she is flanked by her guardian feline, Trivia, and Mina’s and Serena’s guardian felines, Luna and Artemis.

 

Joe says, nervously, “Oh, boy.”

 

Gatomon says, “Got that right, Joe.”

 

Sailor Celestial says, “I figure that you would be here since the only places that you were be sure to do this are few and far between including the Moon Kingdom.”

 

Mina says, nervously, “Hey, Sailor Celestial…”

 

Sailor Celestial says, “Asuna is on her way to the hospital where big brother is diving now.”

 

There are looks of surprise and shock from most of the others and TK says, with a sigh, “Yeah, Death Gun is part of Laughing Coffin.”

 

Sailor Celestial says, “We already figured that out.” Sailor Celestial asks, “Do you know how he is doing it?”

 

Ken says, “We’re not sure, but we have a theory.”

 

Tai says, “Technically, you have a theory, Ken. We are just following up on that theory.”

 

Ami says, her eyes growing wide, “And I think that theory might have panned out everyone.” When everyone looks at Ami, she says, “I may know who Death Gun is in real-life and who he was in Sword Art Online.”

 

Everyone’s eyes grow wide and Sailor Celestial asks, with a serious tone, “Who?”

 

Sailor Moon Online II: SAO Shippuden

 

(Sword Art Online II opening song ‘Ignite’ starts)

 

In the starting scene, we find Kirito and Usagi, in their GGO avatars, standing back to back as they look in the direction that Kirito is looking, then it switches to Sinon, with a determined look in her eyes, and finally, there is none other than Death Gun and he fires his gun creating a bullet hole through the ‘screen’.

 

We next see Kazuto and Asuna sitting down in front of a table outside of a café in which images of Kirito’s SAO and first ALO avatars are walking down the street and the scene then switches to see Eternal Sailor Moon flying through the air with a plain look on her face as images of Usagi, in her SAO and ALO avatars appear by her sides, in which all of them look to see the shadow of Heathcliff/Kayaba looming over them in which the images of Valkyrie Sailor Moon and Usagi’ GGO avatar then appear.

 

The next scene shows Shino Asada sitting down on a swing as images her 11 year old self and Sinon appear and she then looks to see Kyouji Shinkawa in front of her, but he is then engulfed in flames where the infamous Death Gun appears from those flames.

 

Death Gun’s face is seen with Kirito and Usagi, in their GGO avatars, fighting back to back against ‘ghosts’ of SAO while the next scene shows Sinon being dragged into darkness.

 

The next scenes show Asuna, Leafa, Silica, Lisbeth, Klein, Strea, Philia, and Yui in ALO watching something and Asuna and Yui praying in which it switches to the Juuban Sailor Scouts, including Nebula and Neo Moon, watching and motioning from their secret base at Crown Fruit Arcade, then our Digidestined, minus Davis and Kari, and their Digimon partners also watching something, and from a room within GGO itself, Mamoru, Dai, and Akari, in their GGO avatars, are looking at the same thing with Mamoru praying in his own way.

 

Then Usagi and Kirito leap onto the battlefield in which they work together, using their photon/light-swords and guns, beating their opponents one after another with Sinon, using her Hecate II, taking out another opponent from a long distance.

 

Next, it goes into the main city of GGO itself where Kirito and Usagi are fighting against Death Gun himself where the deadly player is beating them off with an estoc and his ‘Death Gun’ with Kirito and Usagi fighting back against him with their guns and swords in which Kirito and Usagi seem the images of Laughing Coffin, the murder guild of SAO, as they charge him for one final attack.

 

On the meanwhile, Sinon snipes one opponent causing him to ‘explode’ and when she turns, she faces a barrage of bullets, but she leaps and starts to fire a submachine gun at her unseen enemy while the image of a mysterious Sailor Scout forms behind her.

 

Finally, Kirito, Usagi, and Sinon walk towards each with Kirito’s SAO and original ALO avatars behind him, Usagi, with images of her SAO and ALO avatars along with Eternal and Valkyrie Sailor Moon behind her, and finally, Sinon, the image of the mysterious Sailor Scout behind her, before all of them start running towards each other and it ends with all of them massed together.

 

(Sword Art Online II opening song ‘Ignite’ ends)

 

Arc I, Chapter 7: Death Gun, the Sniper, and Twin Gunswords

 

December 14, 2025, GGO, ISL Ragnarok

 

Within ISL Ragnarok of GGO, Kirito is outside of the cave and having his terminal for the satellite scan in which he activates it to look at the display for the whole landscape in which he knows that Usagi and Sinon wouldn’t appear on the display since they were in the cave. Kirito notices that Death Gun or Sterben, as his actual player handle in this game, isn’t also displayed, but it isn’t surprising since Kirito, now, knows about his Optical Camo. However, he is surprised to see a lot of grey dots in the desert area in which indicates a lot of players were ‘terminated’ in this area in which he noticed that two of the last ‘blips’ on the screen showing that two of the surviving players knocked each other out. But then Kirito sees something that makes his eyes grow wide.

 

Kirito thinks in his mind, “That’s not good at all. Usagi’s theory might be right.” Kirito then returns inside of the cave and Usagi and Sinon looks at Kirito.

 

Usagi asks, “What’s up, Kirito?”

 

Kirito responds, “Not good, Usagi. I think that you might have been right in what you said before.”

 

Usagi asks, “Huh?”

 

Sinon asks, “What’s the situation?”

 

Kirito responds, “In the last scan, two players knocked each other out and that leaves you, Usagi, I, Yamikaze, the second place winner of the last tournament, and Death Gun despite not being seen by the terminal.”

 

Usagi says, “We know why with that camo of his.”

 

Sinon says, “That means that we are the last left. I wonder why no one has looked in this area.”

 

Kirito says, “Death Gun might have done that. I saw a lot of grey dots in the area. Most likely, Death Gun wants to take us down himself and he is letting no one get in his way, but thankfully, because I can see them, they weren’t ‘disconnected’ that means that they weren’t Death Gun’s targets.”

 

Sinon says, “That’s good. However, it looks like he will get the ‘Max Kills’ award.”

 

Kirito says, “Yamikaze, however, might be on his way since he could have seen in with his terminal. All I know about him is that he is the runner up in the last tournament from what Usagi, Dai, Akari, and Mamoru told me. I need to know a little more just in case.”

 

Usagi says, “He is a heavy AGI and known as the ‘Run and Gun Demon’ since he runs around and shoots a lot of bullets with his lightweight submachine using the dodging the effect to avoid major damage from his opponents, but he is a pretty good sharpshooter no joke. While XeXeeD won the last tournament, they saw that it was due to him getting that rare gun and armor with his ‘dirty trick’ with his promotion of AGI stats while going with strength and vitality. There are plenty that say that Yamikaze is the better player skill wise.”

 

Kirito says, with a sigh, “Well, that’s good to know.”

 

Sinon says, “No disrespect to Yamikaze, but I think that we should use him as bait. Since Death Gun is after me and his accomplish is waiting to inject me only when I got shot by the pistol and by the pistol only, we could use him as our decoy. When Death Gun shoots him with his rifle to get Yamikaze out of the way, we can figure out his location and take him out. It is a better idea than using both of you as bait.”

 

Usagi says, with a nod, “True.”

 

Kirito says, “I would be for that…until this complication came up. I checked the count of losers and survivors and the number only goes up to twenty-seven. There is one missing.”

 

There are gasps and Usagi asks, “Wait! Are you sure, Kirito?”

 

Kirito says, “I checked, Usagi. I checked hard. It has been only thirty minutes passed when Death Gun had shot Pale Rider and then attempted to murder Sinon which meant that Pale Rider’s home was thirty minutes away from where Sinon is in the real world. It might not be impossible, but I really don’t think so.”

 

Usagi asks, concerned, “You mean that I was right to say that Death Gun could have more than one real world accomplish?”

 

Sinon gives a look of shock and Kirito says, with a nod, “We can’t deny that possibility, Usagi. Remember, there were around ten survivors of Laughing Coffin when SAO ended and I wouldn’t be surprised that they found reach other when they were forced to go through ‘mental rehab’ as other ‘criminal players’ had to.”

 

Usagi says, with a snarl, “This is why I said that players like them had to be sorted out and those like Laughing Coffin should have been put in mental institutions for the rest of their lives.”

 

Kirito tells Usagi, “I would be lying if I said that I didn’t agree with you, Usagi.”

 

Sinon asks, in disbelief, “I don’t…I don’t understand! Why? Why would they go to such lengths? Why? When they were released from that horrible game…?”

 

Usagi responds, with a solemn tone, “Kayaba…He twisted and destroyed many lives, but just because he ‘destroyed’ a life doesn’t mean that they were killed.” When Sinon looks at Usagi, she says, solemnly, “Death Gun represents the darkness that was left over from Sword Art Online and those in Laughing Coffin are those that still carry on that darkness. During the year after the game, I found plenty of those that couldn’t let the darkness of SAO go.” Images of Kaiou and Rosalia come into Usagi’s mind and she says, “SAO wasn’t a game…A normal game anyway. It was a wonderful dream turned into a sadistic nightmare because of the obsession of one man and it created pure fiends like Death Gun. Death Gun is part of the legacy of SAO and I can’t rest until that legacy is nothing more than just a memory which can never hurt anyone again.”

 

Sinon asks, “How do you live with such a burden?”

 

Usagi replies, with a smile, “It is friends like Kirito that helped me kept me sane in SAO and it was the people I love back IRL that inspired me to keep going. And it is all of them that help push me on into the future.” Usagi says, with a serious tone, “However, you can’t fully understand, but this is more than personal for me. I need to do this. I trusted that man. I loved him like a second father in fact and he betrayed me in the worst way possible. I, now, live with scars in my heart that will never heal. I fight on to make sure that no one will suffer by that man like I have suffered ever again. His legacy have put burden on others including people that are close to me that you can’t imagine, Sinon.” Within Usagi’s mind, the memories of what happened with Suguha/Sailor Celestial comes back to her mind.

 

Sinon says, amazed, “Usagi…”

 

Kirito tells Sinon, “It can also be also like why I am a swordsman and why you are a sniper.”

 

Sinon says, “Well, we can’t let them win. To be honest, I can’t call Death Gun and his associates PK because players who PK fight fair, but this…this is cold blooded murder. They are making a mockery of us, player versus player type players. We can’t let them get away with this. We have to beat Death Gun and bring him and his associates to justice.” Usagi was about to say something, but Sinon says, “And don’t tell me that it is yours and Kirito’s responsibility. The instant that they started killing…murdering people that play this game, it became my fight as much as yours.”

 

Kirito tells Usagi, in a whisper, “Something tells me not to argue with her.”

 

Usagi responds, nodding her head and in a whisper, “Yeah.”

 

Sinon says, “I’ll take out Yamikaze.” Usagi and Kirito give a look of surprise and Sinon says, “Until we know otherwise, Yamikaze could be a target of Death Gun and the instant that he is hit, he is a goner. But he doesn’t know that he will seek to take you since he must have saw you during the last scan. It won’t matter that Usagi will be with you since he has faced multiple opponents before. You can’t have him on your butts as you and Usagi are fighting Death Gun in which he will take advantage as you are distracted by him. When I take of Yamikaze, you can focus all of your strength on Death Gun.” Sinon says, with a glare, “And I don’t need protecting you as you two are thinking.”

 

Usagi says, nervously, “Uh, yep. I got you, Sinon.” Usagi gives a sigh and she gives a look that tells Kirito ‘don’t argue with her’.

 

Kirito says, with a sigh, “Okay.” Kirito tells Sinon, “Usagi and I will go on the buggies and you should go to a high up location to find a good sniping location.”

 

Sinon says, “Understood.”

 

Usagi tells Sinon, “Remember, Sinon, after you take the shot against Yamikaze, so, Death Gun will see any shot when you go after him when you take care of Yamikaze.”

 

Sinon responds, “Roger.”

 

Soon enough, Usagi and Kirito take the buggies and Usagi tells Sinon, “Good luck.”

 

Sinon replies, with a nod, “You too.” Usagi and Kirito then race off in the buggies while Sinon looks around in which she then takes off running to a good sniping location. Later on, Kirito and Usagi are standing together on top of a sand berm knowing that their enemy is out there, invisible due to his Optical Camo, but the two of them go back to the lessons that they learned from SAO to detect him. On the meanwhile, Sinon is on top of a rocky structure and set up to keep an eye for Yamikaze to take him to allow Usagi and Kirito to focus on Death Gun. For a short while, there is nothing, but silence as Kirito closes his eyes and focuses his senses to find Death Gun. While her eyes remain open, Usagi is also focusing her senses and recalling her experiences in SAO, the skills and abilities that she had as the ‘White Valkyrie of SAO’, to combat this threat. Just then both Kirito and Usagi sense major ‘killer intent’ and where it has coming from.

 

Usagi yells out, “Kirito, bend your head away from me now!” Usagi bends her head in one direction and Kirito does the same in which a bullet passes by his head clipping one of the long bangs going down the left side of his virtual avatar’s face before it zipped off to a nearby rock formation. Nearby, Yamikaze, going after Kirito and Usagi, didn’t expect such a thing and while he doesn’t duck down, he slows down to take cover in a nearby formation of rocks.

 

Sinon thinks in her mind, “Now!” Sinon steadies herself, uses her scope to zoom in on Yamikaze, and she pulls the trigger in which her Hecate gives off a roaring boom as it fires. Sinon sees the shocked look of Yamikaze’s face as he noticed the Hecate’s muzzle flash before the bullet strikes home and sends Yamikaze sprawling to the ground in which a familiar red sign with the word ‘Dead’ on it appear over Yamikaze’s form indicating that he was out. Sinon reloads her Hecate and turns her scope to Usagi and Kirito who are making their charge at Death Gun in which the shots from his Silent Assassin, but Kirito and Usagi are either dodging the attacks or blocking them with minor assistances from the bullet line defensive system built into the game itself. Sinon aims her scope at Death Gun and he, noticing the bullet line from Sinon, aims at her in which they fire at the same time. The two virtual bullets miss each other by mere millimeters causing both bullets to be sent slightly off course due to the closeness of each other causing Sinon’s scope to be smash by Death Gun’s bullet and Sinon’s Hecate bullet to destroy Death Gun’s Silent Assassin.

 

Usagi thinks in her mind, exciting, “Way to go, Sinon!” Usagi tells Kirito, “Sinon destroyed his gun!”

 

Kirito says, “And he can’t use his pistol against us since it would expose him as a phony. Take him down now!” Usagi nods his head as the two of them charge, but they notice that Death Gun has what looks like his destroyed gun’s barrel in his hands, however, Death Gun takes out something from the barrel which seems to be a pointed metal rod. However, Kirito charges in what looks like a Vorpal Strike, but Death Gun manages to dodge and impale Kirito in the shoulder causing him some minor damage, but plenty of discomfort since GGO had a low level pain absorbers.

 

Usagi yells out, “Kirito!” Usagi charges in with her light sword, but Death Gun easily pulls his ‘pointed rod’ out of Kirito’s virtual avatar, dodges the assault, and Usagi yelps as she gets hit from something similar to the Star Splash Sword Skill of SAO/ALO causing multiple ‘scratches’ to appear on her virtual avatar form.

 

Kirito shouts out, shocked, “Usagi!”

 

Usagi grunt as she manages to stay on her feet, leap away a bit, and she grunts out, “I’m okay, Kirito.”

 

Death Gun says, “Not for long, White Valkyrie. It seems like your skills have dulled. If it was the ‘old you’, she would be shaking her head at such a sloppy attempt to dodge.”

 

Usagi asks, “How do you know that I’m who you say I am?”

 

Death Gun responds, “Like you, the other players didn’t know our faces and let’s just say that I had a bit of ‘help’ in tricking the survivors of the last boss battle to learn what you look like and your name that your friend, the Black Swordsman, shouted out during that fight when you nearly killed yourself.”

 

Kirito says, “I thought so.”

 

Death Gun says, “You are no better, Black Swordsman. If the old you saw that attempt at a Vorpal Strike, he would be shaking his head.”

 

Kirito says, “True, but you are not part of Laughing Coffin anymore.”

 

Death Gun asks, “Oh? So, you finally remember?”

 

Usagi retorts, “After all of the clues that you gave us…We might.”

 

Death Gun retorts, “You may not remember as much as you think, White Valkyrie.”

 

Usagi asks, confused, “What’s that supposed to mean?”

 

Death Gun responds, “You are going to find out.”

 

December 14, 2025, Tokyo, Chiyoda Ward

 

Within the Chiyoda Ward, we find Sailor Mars and Sailor Jupiter using Michelle’s/Neptune’s Aqua Mirror to look inside of Kazuto’s hospital room.

 

Sailor Jupiter says, “Man. He looks stressed out.”

 

Sailor Mars says, “He must be in intense combat ‘over there’. I don’t like this.” Soon after, the two of them witness Asuna entering the room and going by Kazuto’s side.

 

Sailor Jupiter asks, shocked, “What’s she doing here?”

 

Sailor Mars says, “They must have found out.”

 

Sailor Jupiter asks, “You don’t think…?”

 

Sailor Mars says, with a nod, “Yeah, I know so, Jupiter.” Soon after, they witness the MMO Stream picture of what’s happened at the Bullet of Bullets tournament at GGO appear on a nearby television screen where they see Kirito and Usagi facing off against Death Gun.

 

Sailor Jupiter asks, shocked, “Is that them?”

 

Sailor Mars says, “I think so. It has their typical handles. However, I’ve got to say that Meatball Head really has no fashion sense.”

 

Sailor Jupiter tells Sailor Mars, with a smirk, “Really, Mars?”

 

Sailor Mars asks, with a glare, “What’s that supposed to mean?”

 

Sailor Jupiter says, “Anyway, it looks like they found Death Gun.”

 

Sailor Mars asks, sarcastically, “What was your first clue? The creepy cloak?”

 

Sailor Jupiter asks, curiously, “Okay, I get it. But what’s with this handle? Steven?”

 

Sailor Mars says, “I don’t think that’s Steven misspelled Jupiter.” They then overhear from Nurse Aki that Death Gun’s ‘true GGO name’ is Sterben and it is the German and medical term for a person dying in the hospital.”

 

Sailor Jupiter says, annoyed, “Not surprising there.”

 

Sailor Mars says, taking out her communicator, “I’m going to call the others to see what’s going on their end and tell them this information. It might be a clue.” Sailor Jupiter nods her head as Sailor Mars prepares to call the others on her communicator to inform them of what they saw as well as see if learning of Death Gun’s GGO handle is a vital clue.

 

December 14, 2025, GGO, ISL Ragnarok

 

Back in GGO, we return to the situation between Death Gun, Usagi, and Kirito as they stare at each other.

 

Kirito says, “That’s an unusual weapon. In fact, I never heard of metal swords in GGO to begin with.”

 

Death Gun responds, “That’s very poor study for you, Black Swordsman. The Bayonet Creation skill, an offshoot of the Knife Creation skill, let’s you make this.”

 

Usagi says, “I get it. It is kind of a Blacksmithing skill and you make bladed weapons that you can attach to an end of a rifle. It is not exactly a sword, but an attachment to turn your empty rifle into a pike.”

 

Death Gun says, “Very good, White Valkyrie. However, this is the longest and heaviest I can make it.”

 

Kirito says, “Well, I doubt that you can make anything that Usagi and I would like.”

 

Death Gun retorts, “Still prefer swords with high strength requirements? Then the two of you must be disappointed with those toys in your hands.”

 

Usagi says, with a smile, “You know there are plenty of sci-fi buffs that would disagree with you.”

 

Kirito says, with a grin, “As well as I because I always wanted to use one of these. I’ve seen quite a few sci-fi shows and flicks myself. Plus, a sword is a sword after all. If it can cut your health to zero, I’m happy.”

 

Death Gun says, “You, two, haven’t lost your spunk, but can you pull it off? I doubt that. The two of you have breathed too much of the real world’s stinking air.”

 

Usagi retorts, “Same would go for you, pal.”

 

Death Gun says, “Maybe…or maybe not. You should remember that I am a true red player unlike the Black Swordsman. He only killed to survive and out of fear.”

 

Usagi yells out, annoyed, “And to protect others from sick fiends like you! SAO is over! It no longer exists!”

 

Death Gun responds, “Wrong, White Valkyrie. You are still here and as long as you remain, like the Black Swordsman and I, it isn’t over. Not yet.”

 

Usagi says, “It will be once Kirito and I stop you. We will not allow the players of GGO or the game itself suffer under your yoke. You will not turn this into another Sword Art Online.”

 

Death Gun replies, “We shall see, White Valkyrie.”

 

Kirito says, “Sooner than you think since we know your little trick.”

 

Death Gun asks, “Oh?” Kirito then informs Death Gun about how he figured out he killed the three possibly four players so far with what he discussed with Usagi and Sinon.

 

When Kirito is done with his explanation, Usagi says, “I have three IRL friends that worked as part of the SAO Task Force and they know all of the survivor’s character names and real names. Once we figure out your old handle, it will be a piece of cake to find you in the real world and then it is ‘game over’ for good, jerk.”

 

However, after some moments, Death Gun gives a nasty laugh and he responds, “Very interesting idea, Valkyrie. However, you and the Black Swordsman can’t stop me. That’s because you will never remember my old name.”

 

Kirito asks, “How can you be so sure?”

 

Death Gun says, “You have forgotten, huh? When the battle was over, before you sent me to jail, I tried to you my name. But you said: ‘I don’t want to know your name and I don’t need to because I will never see you again.’” Kirito gasps as he remembers what happened after that horrible battle and Death Gun tells Kirito and Usagi, both of whom have shocked looks, “You and the White Valkyrie don’t remember my name because I NEVER gave you my name. You can’t do anything. I will crush both of you and you will watch, helplessly, as I kill the girl.” He then rushes at seemly incredible speed and attacks both Usagi and Kirito in which they try to counter him, but their light swords, which seemly cut through anytime, are blocked by the estoc with Death Gun also out maneuvering them in which he keeps hitting them with a lot of strikes. The strikes don’t cause a lot of HP damage to either of them, but there are so many of them that both Usagi’s and Kirito’s HP continue to drop. Even with the battle being two on one, Death Gun is outmatching them.

 

December 14, 2025, Tokyo, Juuban District, Crown Fruit Arcade

 

Back in the Sailor Scouts’ base within Crown Fruit Arcade, the others, now joined by Sailor Celestial, only watch helplessly as they watch as Kirito and Usagi are getting out matched by Death Gun on the screen.

 

Sailor Celestial says, concerned, “Sis! Big brother!”

 

Amara says, with a serious expression, “They are getting pummeled.”

 

Hotaru asks, confused, “How is this possible? Kazuto has his ALO avatar data transferred and Serena-hime developed her GGO avatar quite well.”

 

Trista says, “Since GGO is another game developed by ‘The Seed’ which has its bases from SAO and the original ALO, Death Gun must have transferred his SAO data into the game and most likely, he has been improving.”

 

Cody says, “He could have been improving in prison too.”

 

Ken says, with a sneer, “You are most likely right Cody.”

 

Tai says, with an annoyed sneer, “He has been in prison for around several months and plenty of them to gain a few new ‘tricks’.”

 

Matt says, with a sneer, “And personally, I think he’s glad they are here. He wants to make them suffer by making them unable to stop him from killing Sinon-san.”

 

Amara says, “Typical. Revenge plot.”

 

Ken says, shaking his head, “No, it isn’t just revenge. As we have said, in a way, he has ‘tasted blood’ and like vampire, he can’t get enough of it.”

 

Yolei says, nodding her head, “That’s right. They are in it mainly for the killing. It is like a drug to them. They want to make Kazuto and Serena suffered because they, especially Serena, worked hard to stop them, but this is to satisfy their ‘bloodlust’.”

 

Mina says, shocked, “That’s sick!”

 

Tai says, seriously, “That’s Laughing Coffin.”

 

TK says, with a nod, “They lost their humanity a long time ago. However, Kirito and Usagi…Kazuto and Serena stopped them before and they can do it again.”

 

Joe says, “They aren’t doing so good, TK. Even two on one, Death Gun is getting the better of them.”

 

Sailor Celestial thinks in her mind, “Come on, big brother. I know you and Serena can do this!”

 

December 14, 2025, GGO, SBC Glocken

 

Back within GGO, we are inside of SBC Glocken as Dai, Akari, and Mamoru are looking at the same scene with looks of shock and horror on their faces.”

 

Dai yells out, “Damn it! They are getting pummeled!”

 

Akari says, “I can’t believe his skill.”

 

Mamoru says, with a serious tone, “He isn’t any ordinary player. Remember, he is an SAO survivor like Kirito and Usagi.”

 

Dai says, “No joke. In just a while, he has become as good as any of the elite in this VRMMO.”

 

Mamoru says, “It could be possible that he added his SAO avatar data into this avatar too.”

 

Akari asks Mamoru, “Are you sure?”

 

Mamoru says, “It is possible with the way that VRMMO are in these days.”

 

Dai says, “Whatever the case, they are getting their asses kicked.”

 

Mamoru’s hands turn into the fists and he mentally hated being so helpless to help the person that he loves in which he thinks, “Come on, Meatball Head. You have gone through Beryl and Metallia, the Negamoon, Heart Snatchers and Pharaoh Ninety, the Dead Moon Circus, and Chaos who possessed Sailor Galaxia as well as SAO itself! I know that you can do it! I believe in you! Win!”

 

December 14, 2025, GGO, ISL Ragnarok

 

Back to the battlefield of the BoB, Usagi and Kirito are doing their best to fight against Death Gun, but even two on one, Death Gun is matching them move for move and while he is landed significant blows with his estoc, which is made from the hardest metal of the game which can block even their light swords, and inflicted significant damage on both of them.

 

Kirito thinks in his mind, “Just one opening. If Usagi or I could make an opening for the other. I’ve also got to remember. I know now. I didn’t forget. I pretended to forget. I had to know his name somewhere.” As Kirito sorts through his memories, Death Gun prepares to inflict another hit on Kirito.

 

But then Usagi’s voice booms out, “That’s it! XaXa!” Death Gun recoils and hesitates allowing Kirito to deflect his estoc as well as leap back. Usagi then shouts out, “Kirito, his name is Red-Eyed XaXa, one of the top lieutenant in Laughing Coffin! The one with Johnny Black, the poison knife wielder!” Death Gun then yelps as he is hit in the arm by several shots from Usagi’s weapon and he leaps away in which Kirito looks at Death Gun and his eyes widen as the memories scream back into his mind.

 

Kirito shouts out, seriously, “You’re right! You! You’re Red-Eyed XaXa! That was your name!” As Kirito and Death Gun stare down each other, a bullet line appears in their sight and goes over to XaXa in which XaXa. Kirito doesn’t hear the shot and quickly realizes that it was a feint by Sinon causing him to leap to attack, but Death Gun prepares to use his Optical Camo and dodging ability to get away. However, he had forgotten about Usagi allowing to use up her magazine in her rifle and land enough shot to disable his camo by landing enough hits. Death Gun prepare to unleash another barrage of assault with his estoc, but Usagi gets in his way and takes the hits for Kirito with one impaling her in the waist, however, she then grabs Death Gun’s arm and restrains him.

 

Usagi yells out, “Kirito, now! Do it!” Death Gun roars as he throws Usagi aside, but it is too late as Kirito uses his light sword to cleave Death Gun’s avatar too and in massive explosion, his cut apart avatar flies up before crashing down to the ground with a ‘thud’. With that done, Kirito, with many pixels in his avatar’s forms due to the damage that he took, struggles to regain his breath.

 

However, Death Gun says, “It’s not over…We won’t let it end…He will…” However, the light from his avatar’s eyes fade and the sign with the word ‘Dead’ appears over his form to show that he is been ‘eliminated’ from the tournament and his threat to Sinon is over.

 

Kirito says, “No, XaXa. It is over. We will find your accomplices in no time. This is the end of Laughing Coffin and their bloodshed for good.” Kirito turns to Usagi, but he sees that the ‘Dead’ tag is over her avatar as well. Kirito says, with a smile, “Thanks, Usagi. Don’t worry, we’ll get you back home in no time.” Soon after, Kirito confronts Sinon gives him her real world name and information while using a plasma grenade to ‘kill’ them both causing both of them to be declared the winners of the third Bullet of Bullets tournament of GGO.

 

December 14, 2025, Tokyo, Juuban District, Crown Fruit Arcade

 

Within the Sailor Scouts’ base within the Crown Fruit Arcade, Darien, Davis, Kari, and Serena open their eyes and when they regain ‘consciousness’, they remove the Amusphere from their heads and look into the eyes of the others.

 

Veemon says, “Davis, you’re back!”

 

Davis nods his head and Davis tells Serena, with a smirk, “Nice to take one for the team.”

 

Serena responds, “Yeah, but I don’t want to do that again. It wasn’t as bad when Sugou negated ALO’s pain absorbers, but it isn’t fun.”

 

Kari says, with a smile, “I’ll bet Serena.”

 

Darien tells Serena, “Great job, Serena.”

 

Serena says, with a smile, “I try.”

 

Sailor Celestial says, “Try to scare us half to death sis.”

 

Serena yells out, surprised to see Sailor Celestial, “Celestial, what are you doing here?”

 

Amara tells Serena, “Why do you think Dumpling?”

 

Cody says, “They saw what happened to Pale Rider in ALO.”

 

Serena says, nervously, “Oh.”

 

Sailor Celestial says, “And we got the full details from Seijirou too.”

 

Serena says, rubbing her head nervously, “Oh, right.” Serena says, “But that means…”

 

Sailor Celestial says, “Asuna is probably with big brother now.”

 

Serena says, nervously, “Oh, boy.”

 

Mina says, “You got that right, Serena.”

 

Serena says, shaking her head, “Oh, wait! I’ve got to tell you now! Death Gun! He is…!!”

 

Tai says, “Red-Eyed XaXa. We know Serena. We managed to figure it out.”

 

Serena asks, surprised, “You did?”

 

Izzy says, with a smile, “Ken worked on a theory when we learned about Death Gun’s GGO avatar name.”

 

Serena asks, confused, “So, what? It is just a messed up version of Steven?”

 

Ami tells Serena, “It’s not ‘Steven’, Serena. His penname is Sterben. It is a German word and a medical term for someone that has died in a hospital.”

 

Serena’s eyes grow wide and Cody says, “Because of that, Ken crossed referenced the survivors of Laughing Coffin with hospitals.”

 

Ken says, “Death Gun or Red-Eyed XaXa’s real name is Shouichi Shinkawa. His family is in the medical ‘business’, but he has been sick and frail much of his life and he has been moving from hospital and home as well as school for much of his early life. His family gave up on him taking over the business and pushed it onto his younger brother…”

 

Davis, Kari, and Serena latch onto Ken’s words, through with different reasons, and Serena says, “A medical business? That explains on how they did it.”

 

Lita asks, “Did what?”

 

Serena responds, “Kill those players, Lita. Kirito managed to figure out how Death Gun did it.” Soon after, Serena explains what Kirito, Usagi, and Sinon discussed about how Death Gun killed players like XeXeeD and Pale Rider.

 

When she is done, there are plenty looks of shock and Darien says, “Now, it is starting to make sense. Since he is the son of a medical practitioner, he could have easy access to the chemicals.”

 

Joe says, “Plus, easy access to a special ‘Master Key’ that medical, especially emergency personal, use to get into people’s homes when they are in trouble and they can’t unlock the electronic locks.”

Tai says, seriously, “Now, we know his trick.”

 

Kari asks Ken, “Ken, does he have a younger brother?

 

Ken responds, “Yes, he does.”

 

Davis yells out, “Veemon, you need do digivolve and get us to Yushima on the double!”

 

The others are shocked and TK asks, “What’s the rush?!”

 

Davis shouts out, “Because that jerk’s younger brother is the ‘other Death Gun’!”

 

The others gasp in shock and Jun asks, “But how do you…?”

 

Davis says, with a serious tone, “There isn’t time! We’ve got to get to Sinon’s place right now!”

 

TK says, “But we don’t know where she is.”

 

Darien says, “But Kazuto does. We saw them talking before Sinon-san blew both of them up to make the tournament a tie for both of them. We need to call Kazuto.”

 

Kari says, “We already know. Sinon’s real name is Shion Asada and she lives in Yoncho-me in Yushima.”

 

The others give shocked looks and Matt says, “We don’t have the time.”

 

Sailor Celestial says, “I can teleport us there.”

 

Serena tells Ami, “Contact Raye and Lita. Tell them to go with Kazuto and assist him since Death Gun’s ‘assistant’ can still be there.”

 

Luna and Artemis, the two guardian felines, leap over and Luna says, “We’ll send over the information to Seijirou. Like it or not, we are going to need his help.”

 

Amara says, “I already don’t like it.”

 

Tai says, “Let’s move people!” Soon enough, our heroes and heroines prepare to move out to Sinon’s IRL home in order to save her from the danger that’s looming over her.”

 

December 14, 2025, Tokyo, Bunkyo Ward

 

However, it seems to be too late as we arrive on the scene at Shion Asada’s home in Yushima, part of the Bunkyo Ward, as we find her on her simple bed with a young teenage male of around 16 years of age in which he is small and skinny with short brown hair and brown eyes with dark blue jeans and a dark yellow nylon pullover looming over her. His name is Kyouji Shinkawa, the younger brother of Shouichi Shinkawa AKA Red-Eyed XaXa of SAO. He has a syringe of succinylcholine in one of his hand and he has just revealed that he is part of the Death Gun plot in which for the first two murders, XeXeeD and Tarako, he was the one in his brother’s avatar, Sterben AKA ‘Death Gun’, in which he shot them in-game while his brother injected them. But with her, Kyouji insisted to be the one to do since he is obsessively in love with Shion.

 

Kyouji tells Shion, showing an insane look in his eyes, “I didn’t want anyone else to touch you. In fact, I didn’t want to inject you with the drug today though I knew my brother would be mad. Come on, we can go away. We don’t need this stinking reality. We could go into another VRMMO…a fantasy themed ones…we can live there as husband and wife…going on adventures…It will be a blast…”

 

Shion says, fearfully, “You can’t…without his partner…your brother will be a lost…I didn’t get shot by Death Gun…and everyone will start to doubt it…”

 

Kyouji responds, madness evidence in his eyes, “It’s fine. We had three targets today and brother brought another helper to carry it out. A guild mate from SAO he said. He’s already got a replacement for my position. I don’t want to put you in scum like XeXeeD and Tarako. You belong to me not Death Gun.” Kyouji starts to touch Shion in ‘intimate way’ causing Shion to whimper in fear and she tries to deny that this was happening. This wasn’t her friend.

 

Shion asks, weakly and fearfully, “But you shouldn’t think about dying…What about becoming a doctor?”

 

Kyouji gives a wide-eyed look and he then says, an insane expression on his face, “I decided that this stupid reality doesn’t mean anything to me anymore! As long as I could become the strongest in GGO I would have been happy…But then that piece of crap…XeXeeD…He lied how AGI builds being the best…and thanks to that cheating coward, Spiegel can barely equip an M-Sixteen! I can barely even make back the fee! GGO meant everything to me! I gave up everything for it!”

 

Shion asks, horrified at his words, “You mean that why’s you killed XeXeeD?”

 

Kyouji responds, with an insane smile on his features, “Is there any better sacrifice to make to create a legend about Death Gun being the greatest player in GGO…No, the greatest player in all VRMMO games?! I killed XeXeeD, Tarako, Pale Rider, and Garrett! Even the idiots playing GGO have to realize that Death Gun’s power is reveal and I’m the greatest alive! Now, I have no need for this dumb reality anymore. Come with me, Asada…”

 

Shion says, weakly, “Shinkawa…you can’t do this. You can still turn back…you can start over…come with me to police…”

 

Kyouji says, with the insane look in his eyes, “Reality doesn’t matter anymore. Now become one with me, Asada…you are so beautiful…” Shion whimpers as her insane friend’s hands roam all over her body causing her feelings of major disgust and he says, with an insane smile, “I love you, Asada…I’ve always loved you…ever since I heard what happened to you at school…” Shion’s eyes widen and Kyouji says, “You wouldn’t find another girl that shot a bad guy dead with a gun. It’s incredible. Didn’t I tell you have true power? That’s why I pick the Black Star Fifty-Four to be central in Death Gun’s legend.” Kyouji started to say Shion’s last name with the insane tone in his voice and she fell into despair as she realized that she never understood the person that she thought was the only person outside of her family that she could trust. She lost herself in despair and retreated into her own mind. She wanted not to experience this…this betrayal and she just wanted to fade away. However, her thoughts turn to Usagi and Kirito and she realized that those two could come over in which if they come over, one of them could die because most likely, Kyouji could turn the poison on them.

 

In the depths of her mind, Shion, curled up into a ball, couldn’t let that happen, but she thought, “It wouldn’t change a thing. I can’t…do anything.”

 

Just then familiar female voice, sounding much like her own, responds, “Yes, you can. We’ve only watched out for ourselves. We’ve only fought for ourselves. That’s why we never noticed what happened with Kyouji. It may be too late for us now, but at least, we can fight for someone else in the end.” Shion looks to see herself as Sinon of GGO right in front of her and Sinon extends her hand.

 

Shion doesn’t know to take the other’s hand, but another female voice says, with a strong yet gentle voice, “You have the power, Shion. You have the strength within you. The future is what you make it. Take her hand…your ‘other hand’ and come into the light. You have the power, Shion.”

 

The warmth of those words give Shion strength and she takes her ‘other self’s’ hand in which Sinon gives a smile causing her to say as both of them glow, “I have been waiting so long, Shion. You have taken the first step. Now…Let’s go.” Soon after, ‘Sinon’ then transforms into a brand new Sailor Scout!

 

This new Sailor Scout has Sinon’s hairstyle, but she has pale blue hair with her bangs on either side of her face held by black clips, a golden sigil in the shape of the symbol of Orion on her forehead, light pink colored lips, a black cloth choker with a golden jewel in the shape of a bow and arrow in the center of the choker around her neck, jewels in the form of a bow and a sniper rifle adorned her ears as earrings, her sailor collar is a dark forest green, her bodysuit is silvery-white with dark silver heart jewel with a golden bow and arrow attached to the silver heart jewel along with four silvery-white wings attached to the sides of the heart jewel, she has shoulder pads similar to Eternal Sailor Moon’s shoulder pads expect they are pale blue, she has black fingerless gloves that goes up to her elbows with pale green bands at the ends, her skirt is a mixture of pale blue, deep dark forest green, and silvery-white, and she is wearing a black version of Sailor Uranus’ high-heeled boots with a pair of two huge and fluffy silvery-white feather wings coming out of her back. In her two hands, there is a beautiful golden and black European style long bow.

 

Shion gasps as she is enveloped in the light and she feels new ‘inner strength and power’ flowing through her and back outside of her mind, Shion’s body starts to glow, much to Kyouji’s confusion, but he then yelps as a powerful ‘force’ from Shion’s form throws him to the wall opposite of Shion’s bed rendering him senseless, but not unconsciousness, for several moments. When he regains his senses, he looks up only to see the brand new Sailor Scout that ‘Sinon’ transformed into only with a ‘major upgrade’!

 

This brand new Sailor Scout has Sinon’s hairstyle tucked in a silvery-blue zunari kabuto Japanese samurai helmet with a golden majestic eagle on top portion with an icy-blue jewel in the shape of an Asian Leviathan wrapped around it, her face remains the same, the black cloth choker has been replaced by metallic version, her earrings remain the same, her sailor fuku has been replaced by a full armored version of the Sailor Scout fuku that’s icy-blue in color with dark silver heart jewel now has icy blue jewel that looks like Black-Winged Dragon along with golden bow and arrow as well as eight silvery-white wings, her shoulder pads are now armored and they look the armored shoulder pads from Rowen’s Armor of Strata, her arms are covered in black colored armor with her hands covered in fingerless armored gloves with a silver metallic mini-crossbow attached to her right backhand, her armored mini-skirt is silver-white, black, and icy-blue color, she has black armored kneepads, and silvery-white armored high-heeled boots that goes up and connected to the kneepads with the high-heeled boots having three inch knife-like stiletto heels. She has a silver-blue version of the Pink Mighty Morphin Power Ranger’s Power Bow attached to the rear of her skirt with an icy-blue version of the Red Ninja Storm Ranger’s Hawk Blaster and a white version of the Turbo Ranger’s Turbo Blaster attached to right side of her skirt. Finally, there are eight huge and fluffy silver-white feathered wings coming out of her back.

 

The new Sailor Scout that Shion has become looks over herself and she thinks in her mind, “I-I’m a…Sailor Scout?!”

 

Kyouji’s eyes widen in shock and surprise and he says, stunned, “No way.” He then looks to see the syringe of the compound that he threatened and he crawls over to it only for an arrow from the new Sailor Scout’s crossbow to shatter into pieces spreading the dangerous liquid all over the floor.

 

Kyouji looks back to see the new Sailor Scout glaring at him and she says, “I trusted you and you used my painful past to murder people.”

 

She then aims her crossbow at Kyouji and he says, weakly, “Asada…”

 

The new Sailor Scout responds, “The name is Valkyrie Sailor Orion to you! I am the huntress of the Sailor Scouts, dedicated to hunting evil and dropping them with my keen eye! And you are my prey.”

 

Kyouji says, weakly, “You won’t kill me…”

 

The new Sailor Scout, Sailor Orion, responds, “Are you sure about that? You said it yourself. I am the one with the power and now, I have the power to decide your fate. Now, let’s see how you like when your life or death is in someone else’s hands.” The willpower drained from Kyouji and his ‘gun of death’ gone, he can only do one thing: Run. He leapt to his feet, ran for the door, unlocked clumsy, and opened it door.

 

However, a female voice shouts out in front of him, “Hey, Death Gun!” Kyouji turns around only to get bashed in the face by two fists and send spiraling onto the floor as well as into unconsciousness. Soon after, Sailor Jupiter, Sailor Mars, and Kazuto enter the room where they find the unconscious Kyouji and Sailor Orion waiting for them.

 

Sailor Mars asks, surprised, “Who are you?”

 

Sailor Orion replies, a bit nervously, “I’m…I’m Valkyrie Sailor Orion.”

 

Kazuto asks, recognizing Sailor Orion’s voice, “Sinon?”

 

When Sailor Orion looks at Kazuto, the image of his GGO avatar comes to her mind and she asks, surprised, “Kirito?”

 

Sailor Jupiter asks, “Friend of yours?”

 

Kazuto responds, “Dai’s and Akari’s friend from GGO.”

 

Just then a familiar female voice shouts out, “Hey, is everything all right in there?”

 

Sailor Orion thinks in her mind, “Wait! Usagi?!”

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Sailor Jupiter responds, a bit nervously, “Yeah. By the way, does Sailor Pluto know a Sailor Scout by the name of Sailor Orion?”

 

There is silence after several moments and Sailor Mars responds, with a plain tone, “I think that’s a ‘yes’, Jupiter.” As Sailor Mars, Sailor Jupiter, Kazuto, and Sailor Orion stare at each other, we can see outside that Sailor Celestial, the rest of the Juuban Sailor Scouts, Tuxedo Mask, and the Digidestined and their Digimon partners are assembled outside of Shion’s/Sailor Orion’s home, but what none of them seem to sense is that a figure from the rooftops that’s some distance away from Shion’s apartment home is watching with a pair of binoculars before taking off to the rooftops with super-human agility.

 

December 14, 2025, Unknown location

 

At the mysterious location, a young lady with long flowing dark blue hair and with lavender-white pupiless eyes is with Suzume.

 

Suzume asks, “Are you sure about this?”

 

The young lady replies, “Yes, Suzume-sensei.”

 

Suzume says, “This is…unexpected.”

 

The young lady asks, “Who is she?”

 

Suzume responds, “That’s what we need to find out Hinata.”

 

Soon after, Sakura makes her appearance and she asks, “Suzume-sensei, what will we do?”

 

Suzume asks, “What are you talking about Sakura?”

Sakura responds, “Our job with Zaskar, Suzume-sensei.”

 

Suzume says, with a smile, “Yes, I know. I already got what they wanted.”

 

Sakura asks, curiously, “What do you mean?”

 

Suzume replies, with a sly smile, “I’ve captured the third ‘Death Gun’ and I’m going to make sure that Zaskar will get compensation from the Shinkawa family.”

The young lady with the dark blue hair asks, “You aren’t going to ‘fix’ any sort of suit that Zaskar will make?”

 

Suzume says, with a sly smile, “No, but get truthful evidence that will force them to ‘pay up’ to the company.”

 

Sakura replies, “That doesn’t mean that you won’t ‘fix’ a few things in order to make sure that they will get it their way.”

 

Suzume responds, “True, Sakura.”

 

The young lady, Hinata, asks, “Suzume-sensei, what do you truly want?”

 

Suzume replies, with a sly grin, “What do you think Hinata?” Suzume walks away, ‘fixing’ her glasses, and giving a cool sly smile on her lips as she walks away from them.

 

December 14, 2025, Tokyo, Bunkyo Ward

 

Back at Bunkyo Ward, we are at the roof of the apartment complex that contains Shion’s/Sailor Orion’s apartment home as said new Sailor Scout is being looked over by Sailor Venus.

 

Sailor Venus says, with an annoyed tone, “Man! Why are all of these new Sailor Scouts getting the ‘legendary upgrade’ and none of us outside of Sailor Moon is? It’s just not fair!”

Sailor Mars tells Sailor Venus, “Don’t be a baby, Venus.”

 

Sailor Sun asks Sailor Pluto, “So, she is one of my Sailor Scouts?”

 

Sailor Pluto responds, “Like the Moon Kingdom, the Solaris Kingdom had an alliance of its own kingdoms with the kingdom at its head. Sailor Orion came from a world hidden within the Orion constellation and like her mythical namesake, she is the great huntress of the Sailor Scouts. She is like the shinobi for the Sailor Scouts. Or in present day Earth terms, she is like Special Forces and snipers of the world’s militaries.”

 

Sailor Uranus says, “That makes her an ‘elite Sailor Senshi’ then.”

 

Sailor Pluto says, “Very elite, but only because of her skill. Back in the Silver Millennium, her ‘hawk eyes’ allowed her to shoot an arrow into a target no larger than a pigeon from about a mile away and if that target was said bird, she would get it right in the eye.”

 

There are plenty of amazed looks and Mimi says, “Wow.”

 

Sailor Orion asks, “Are you…Are you sure about me?”

 

Sailor Venus says, “You are wearing the armor…you wield the power…Sailor Scout for sure.”

 

Sailor Moon tells Sailor Orion, “Sinon…I mean Shion…I know that this is a lot to take in, but being Sailor Orion is a part of who you are.”

 

Sailor Orion tells Sailor Moon, “I don’t know…”

 

Kazuto tells Sailor Orion, “Sinon, I know this is tough, but I think that like my sister, you have these powers because you are the only one that can handle them.”

 

Sailor Orion says, “I…”

 

Sailor Moon tells Sailor Orion, with a smile, “I believe that you can.”

 

Tuxedo Mask says, “Anyway, I think that you’ve had enough on your plate tonight.”

 

Sailor Orion asks, “What do you think will happen to Kyouji?”

 

Sailor Uranus says, “That’s a good question. Technically, why he didn’t kill anyone, he is still part of a conspiracy to murder.”

 

Sailor Mars tells Sailor Orion, “Add to the fact that you could be considered attempted murder and attempted rape.”

 

Davis says, “The dude is in major trouble, Shion.”

 

Sailor Orion says, remembering, “But he also saw me transform into Sailor Orion when I ‘awoke’.”

 

The others look at each other and Sailor Venus says, with a smile, “That won’t be a problem.”

 

Sailor Orion asks, “How?”

 

Gatomon says, with a grin, “Look into my eyes.”

 

Sailor Sun says, with a smile, “Geez, Gatomon.”

 

Sailor Uranus says, “We didn’t want to go to the level of that asshole, Sugou, but in order to protect you, we had Gatomon use her hypnosis abilities to erase that memory from his mind. He thinks that you bashed him off and ran for the door, unlocking before he stopped you, and then Sailor Mars and Sailor Jupiter knocked him out.”

 

Sailor Orion asks, “You did?”

 

Sailor Jupiter says, with a smile, “He won’t be using that as some kind of ‘edge’ against you anytime soon.”

 

Sailor Orion asks, “What about his brother?”

 

Sailor Pluto says, “After we found that you were okay, we immediately went to their home and found Kyouji’s brother who was Red-Eyed XaXa in SAO. He is now with the authorities in which we found the real life information for many GGO players including yours, XeXeeD, Tarako, Pale Rider, and another player that they killed during the tournament: Garrett.”

 

Sailor Orion asks, with a solemn tone, “They did kill two people during the BoB after all?”

 

Sailor Mercury says, with a solemn nod, “We went to the addresses after we found the information. Shouichi made sure to write down the details of their victims and potential victims. Pale Rider and Garrett are really dead and we found the same compound that was in the syringe that Kyouji was prepared to use on you, Orion-san.”

 

Sailor Jupiter says, with a snarl, “That makes Death Gun’s ‘count’ four.”

 

Kazuto says, “Thanks to our ‘associate’ in the Ministry’s VR Division, the police were brought those locations quickly and there is more than enough evidence to determine their deaths were unnatural. And something tells me that we will get testimony from Shouichi soon enough.”

 

Sora asks, “What makes you say that Kazuto?”

 

Yolei says, “He is from Laughing Coffin. They were proud of the horrors and misery that they caused. And remember, as Death Gun, he and his brother made sure to showcase their killings.”

 

Sailor Sun says, “I believe that he will talk.”

 

Davis says, with a snarl, “No joke.”

 

Sailor Orion asks, “But what about the ‘third Death Gun’?”

 

Sailor Uranus says, “That’s the problem. He was long gone. And I’ve got a bad feeling that despite we are going to learn who else’s in on this, he won’t be easy to find.”

 

Gabumon says, “That’s because he has a major ‘head start’ on all of us.”

 

Patamon says, “No kidding.”

 

Sailor Orion says, “I…I just don’t get all of this. I don’t get why he did all this.” Sailor Orion then remembers her ‘meeting’ with Kyouji and she thinks in her mind, “No…No, maybe I do.”

 

Sailor Moon says, in a comforting tone, “I know, Orion. It is hard to understand.” Sailor Moon sighs, looks up into the sky, and she says, “They are remnants. Remnants of a dream that was turned into a nightmare prison for ten thousand people where nearly four thousands of them never returned from that nightmare.”

 

Sailor Orion says, “Sword Art Online.”

 

Sailor Moon nods her head and she says, “He…Kayaba is gone, but his legacy still lives on through those that can’t let it go and continue its legacy in ‘other worlds’ like here and in GGO.”

 

Sailor Orion asks, “Do you think…that the story of the legacy of Sword Art Online will ever end?”

 

Sailor Celestial says, walking over to Sailor Moon, “That’s a good question, Orion-san. That’s a VERY good question.” Tuxedo Mask walks up behind Sailor Moon, embraces her, and she nuzzles herself against him as everyone looks at them and towards the sky as well as the moon in which questions of the future dominate their mind as this story, the story of ‘Death Gun’, is coming to its conclusion.

 

End of Chapter 7

 

(Sword Art Online II ending music ‘Startear’ starts)

 

As the scene starts, we find Shion Asada looking around and then an 11 year old Shion Asada looking solemn with dark shadows looming all around her.

 

The next scene shows the teenage Shion running from some kind of unknown pursuer.

 

She is then in a school classroom looking out the window, looking bore sitting in front of a school desk, and walking away from a chalkboard.

 

Shion is then wrapping a long scarf around herself and she is joined by her child-like self in which they look to see Sinon, Shion’s GGO avatar, looking at them.

 

Sinon, wielding her large sniper rifle, is in her hands and the unknown Sailor Scout with a compound bow that transforms powerful futuristic sniper rifle aiming at some kind of unknown foe.

 

Shion then looks at the unknown Sailor Scout in the eyes as she extends her hand to her and she takes it into her in which Shion gains a pair of huge feather wings with the image of the unknown Sailor Scout behind her as they look to the skies as a group of people including Dai and Akari extend their hands to them.

 

(Sword Art Online II ending music ‘Startear’ ends)

 

Preview (Usagi’s voice)

 

“Next time: The Next Step.”

 

And there we go, everyone! The second to last chapter for the FIRST ARC of this new story is done! If you are a fan of my Hollow Fragment storyline, then you knew that this was coming, right? However, I doubted that the ‘instant upgrade’ was on your mind, huh? Well, Shion/Sinon/Sailor Orion isn’t going into the ‘background’ and she is going to be a mainstay in the upcoming arcs AFTER the second arc of the story is done. What do I mean? You are going to have to read and find out, but I did give a preview of the second arc of this story in the final chapter of my last story of this storyline. Later and best wishes, Crossover Fans!