Sailor Moon Fan Fiction / Digimon Fan Fiction / Crossover Fan Fiction ❯ Sailor Moon Online II: SAO Shippuden ❯ Arc II, Chapter 4: Nega Nebulus meets Speedy Valkyries ( Chapter 12 )

This is the next chapter of the story and I have to say before we start that there is going to be plenty of Yu-Gi-Oh Arc-V elements within this arc of the story. However, it doesn’t mean Digimon and Accel World elements are ‘just for show’, folks! Rest assured that there is plenty of Digimon and virtual world action! Okay, everyone, I get that this is getting old and even older, but I would like to give thanks and credit to Belletiger and 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. 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.

 

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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!

 

AD 2047, Lyusula

 

Within Lyusula, Future Kazuto and Future Asuna are looking at a holographic screen that only they can see due to them using a communication link via their Neuro-Linkers with the screen showing an image of a person with long chestnut brown hair, eyes, golden-red sigil on her forehead, light pink lips, and wearing a pink uniform.

 

Future Asuna says, “It is nice to see you, Kari-chan.”

 

The young woman responds, “It is good to see you, too, Asuna.”

 

Future Kazuto asks, with a sly smile, “So, how is our world famous ‘Star Dragon Emperor’?”

 

The young woman retorts, with a smirk, “Very funny, Kazuto. He is doing just fine.”

 

Future Asuna says, “It must be tough since he is the World Turbo Dueling Emperor and he is a world famous chef with the best noodles all over the world, Kari-chan.”

 

The young woman, revealed to be none other than a future version of Hikari ‘Kari’ Kamiya, responds, with a giggle, “Not to mention keeping up as head of Data Squad, but Tai didn’t choose Davis to leader the younger Digidestined for nothing and Yolei has to admit that.”

 

Future Kazuto says, “However, you have to admit that Jack Atlas hasn’t lost any fame ever since Davis took his place. But then again, he and Yusei Fudo founded the Action Dueling that’s the mainstay of dueling and even Turbo Dueling of today.”

 

Future Kari says, “Not to mention that he is the head of one of the top dueling schools in the world. He and Dai-kun have become great friends.”

 

Future Kazuto says, “Actually, all of us have with Yusei and his friends and some more than others.”

 

Future Kazuto gives a sigh at the end of his statement causing Future Asuna to giggle at this and Future Asuna says, “It must be tough on both of them.”

 

Future Kari says, with a smile, “They are handling it just fine. Dai-kun, especially, since he has a lot of time for me.”

 

Future Kazuto says, with a smirk, “Not surprising since you have a total of eight kids already.” Future Kari gives a major blush and Future Asuna playfully bashes him in the side.

 

Future Asuna asks, seriously, “How is Suguha-chan?”

 

Future Kari asks, “How are you taking it?”

 

Future Kazuto responds, in a plain tone, “How do you think?”

 

Future Kari says, with a sigh, “Suguha…Selene is keeping it together as best as she can, but you know how it is.”

 

Future Kazuto says, “I know. I would feel the same way with Sugu as I am feeling with Serena. They are my sisters after all.”

 

Future Kari says, “We know, Kazuto. We’ll help in any way possible.”

 

Future Asuna says, “We know, Kari-chan. However, you have to remember that your access to the Accelerated World is limited.”

 

Future Kari says, “Yeah. However, the few that we have work hard and we are grateful for their work.”

 

Future Kazuto says, “Thank you for your help and to let you, we have help on our end.”

 

Future Kari asks, curiously, “Help?”

 

Future Kazuto responds, with a smile, “You wouldn’t believe me even if I told you.”

 

Sailor Moon Online II: SAO Shippuden

 

(Sword Art Online II music ‘Courage’ starts)

 

As we start, we see dozens upon dozens of swords and various other blades in which we can see in the reflect surfaces, the eyes of Serena, Kazuto, and Asuna are seen.

 

Then Kirito, Asuna, Yui, in her human form, Usagi, Leafa, Sinon, Klein, Lisbeth, Silica with Pina on her shoulder are then seen with Kirito, Asuna, Usagi, Klein, Lisbeth, and Silica are in their SAO avatars with Leafa in her ALO avatar and Sinon in her GGO avatar.

 

Usagi then looks to see Rini and she transforms into Sailor Neo Moon in which she leads Usagi who transforms into Eternal Sailor Moon and then Valkyrie Sailor Moon into a portal emerging in the Tokyo of 2047 AD.

 

Valkyrie Sailor Moon then looks to see the ‘accelerated world’ of Brain Burst and ‘dives in’ where she and Rini transform into their Brain Burst Duel Avatars in which they look over the accelerated world from a skyscraper roof within the BB world.

 

There is an image of Serena surrounded by her SAO avatar of Usagi and Sailor Senshi form of Valkyrie Sailor Moon with various scenes of locations in SAO surrounding her while Rini ‘shadowed’ by her Sailor Senshi self as Sailor Neo Moon and as her ‘dark self’, Wicked Lady, is surrounded by scenes of Crystal Tokyo during the battle with the Negamoon as well as scenes of her battles against the Heart Snatchers and Dead Moon Circus.

 

They are joined by Kuroyukihime, Haruyuki, Chiyuri, and Takumu, who are ‘flanked’ by their Brain Burst Duel Avatars of Black Lotus, Silver Crow, Lime Bell, and Cyan Pile, are surrounded by scenes of their battles and ‘trails’ in the Brain Burst world.

 

The next scenes show Serena, Rini, Kuroyukihime, Haruyuki, Chiyuri, and Takumu together in the real world and then they are in their Brain Burst Duel Avatars.

 

A mysterious young woman with short violet hair and wearing violet glasses in front of her eyes gives a sly smile and shows something in which a gateway to the brand new section of the Digital World is revealed and hundreds to thousands of Digimon bursting into the real, virtual, and Brain Burst worlds with Brain Linkers and other ‘cyber warriors’ with brand Digivices ‘teaming up’ with these Digimon.

 

With the next scene, Black Lotus, Silver Crow, Lime Bell, and Cyan Pile are joined by Serena and Rini in their own Brain Burst avatars along with the members of the Red Legion and few other members Nega Nebulus partner with many Digimon leading them against other Burst Linkers and other ‘cyber warriors’ in an all-out battle in the Brain Burst and ‘cyber worlds’ causing shockwave that are felt in the ‘real world’ as well as the Digital World. Then we see Sailor Moon, with a brand new Duel Disk, flanked by Blue-Eyes White Dragon (3000/2500), Dark Magician (2500/2100), and Ancient Fairy Dragon (2100/3000) dueling against a ‘mysterious shadow’.

 

The next scenes show Nega Nebulus and the Red Legion somewhere within a mysterious region that flanks the Digital World and the Brain Burst one in which a gateway opens in which Serena, in her Brain Burst Duel Avatar, steps through with the scenes changing to the Moon Kingdom, locations in SAO, then locations in ALO, and finally, the Brain Burst world.

 

The final scenes show Sailor Moon’s battles with the Negaverse, Negamoon/Doom Phantom, Heart Snatchers, Dead Moon Circus, and Shadow Galactica, then her battles, as Usagi of SAO, with Kirito and Asuna from inside of SAO, and finally, the final battle with Kirito, Sailor Moon, and Sailor Celestial against Kayaba/Heathcliff within Sword Art World. It then shows Serena and Rini flanked by the Sailor Scouts, Digidestined, and SAO survivors on the left with the Brain Linkers of Nega Nebulus on their right where the last part is Elucidator and Dark Repulser swords on the ground with a Neuro-Linker around the hilt of one and a digivice hanging off the hilt of another.

 

(Sword Art Online II music ‘Courage’ ends)

 

Arc II, Chapter 4: Nega Nebulus meets Speedy Valkyries

 

AD 2047, Tokyo

 

Inside of the Tokyo of 2047 AD, we find ourselves inside what’s called Tokyo International Museum which is a new museum built after the mysterious ‘Genetic Wars’ that happens after Serena’s current time in December of 2025 and this time of 2047 AD. Right now, Serena is amazed at the exhibit detailing the early holographic Solid Vision systems and the duels of Yugi Moto’s time including against Pegasus and Seto Kaiba in which the images are only seen by her eyes due to her Neuro-Linker.

 

Serena says, “This is amazing.”

 

Rini tells Serena, with a smirk, “Not surprising that you would be so amazed Meatball Head.”

 

Serena retorts, “Sorry if I don’t see this every single day in my time.”

 

Rini says, “Fine, you got me.”

 

Serena gives a cheeky smile and she then asks, “So, this museum was built after this ‘Genetics War’?”

 

Rini says, with a nod, “Yeah, it was nasty stuff.”

 

Serena responds, “It must have been since my identity was exposed.”

 

Rini tells Serena, “Trust me, Meatball Head. You aren’t going to be able to change the events.”

 

Serena replies, with a plain tone, “You know how I feel about that. I’m not the same Serena that you knew during my early days as a Sailor Scout.”

 

Rini thinks in her mind, “That’s what worries me, Serena. And I’m not the only one that feels that way. Ever since you got it, it has just been one reminder after another of SAO.”

 

Serena says, “Anyway, this museum is quite incredible. I mean, it just doesn’t involve Duel Monsters, but it involves world history and all other stuff…though I prefer the cool stuff that I like.”

 

Rini says, with a smirk, “I know what you like.” Serena gives Rini an annoyed glare and Rini smirks victoriously at Serena.

 

Serena says, “Anyway, you said that we would find Burst Linkers in here.”

 

Rini says, “At this time, Neuro-Linkers are only over a decade old so the oldest Burst Linkers would be teenagers at best and two, a Burst Linker can only pass on the program to one person which means that the number of Burst Linkers isn’t that huge.”

 

Serena says, with a nod, “I’ll bet.”

 

Rini says, “They are mainly focused, here, in Tokyo. Maybe I should say spread out in Tokyo. The majority of them are in one of the legions led by the Kings of Pure Color.”

 

Serena asks, curiously, “Legions? Are they like guilds and such in VRMMO?”

 

Rini says, with a nod, “Exactly, Meatball Head. However, it means it will be difficult since we are ‘solo Linkers’ after all.”

 

Serena says, “Don’t I know? Well, I have been a solo player back…you know where. However, I have been able to get help and cooperation of guilds and parties before.”

 

Rini tells Serena, “Well, don’t think it will be that easy Serena. The Accelerated World isn’t an easy place. Brain Burst can give you plenty of advantages in the real world and Burst Linkers will fight to keep them.”

 

Serena says, with a nod of understand, “Right.”

 

Rini tells Serena, “Just be careful, okay?”

 

Serena says, with a nod, “Okay.” Serena and Rini head off to continue looking around in which we find the students from Umesato Junior High School as part of a tour group with their tour guild, a young lady in a female business suit, as they enter another wing.

 

The young female tour guild says, “Everyone! May I have your attention please? Now, I have to ask you to be respectful for the next part of the tour is where we are getting into more recent history and into more sensitive subjects. Right now, we are about to enter the ‘SAO Memorial Wing’. Please follow me everyone!” Everyone follows the tour guild in which there are statues and models of Aincrad, the monsters, the players, and even the weapons and items used in SAO. The tour guard stops at a display case showing a NervGear with an original sale sign for Sword Art Online and she says, “This is one of the original signs used for the day of the sale of Sword Art Online.”

 

One student asks, “Oh, is the NervGear real?”

 

The tour guild responds, shaking her head, “No. After the ‘incident’ started, all of the NervGears were collected from the public by their respective governments and destroyed. After SAO ended, the remaining NervGears, the ones wore by the survivors, were destroyed as well. This is a non-working replica of one that has been made for this display.”

 

With the tour guild, there are four students, Kuroyukihime, Haruyuki, Chiyuri, and Takumu and Chiyuri asks, “So, that’s what they used back then?”

 

Kuroyukihime responds, “Yes, Chiyuri, it is.”

 

Takumu says, “It is what started to get where we are today. The NervGear is a second generation Full-Dive devices. The Neuro-Linker is a fifth generation.”

 

Kuroyukihime says, “In terms of developed, twenty years is just a ‘drop in the pan’.”

 

Haruyuki says, “Wow.”

 

The tour guild says, “When the NervGear came out, it was revolutionary technology for the time. I know that many of you are used to the Neuro-Linker, but you have to understand that people didn’t have it back then. In fact, the vast virtual universe that ‘shadows’ our world wasn’t even born yet. When the NervGear, the first Full-Dive technology that could be used at home, came out and people started using them, the gaming industry was set for a revolution. You don’t just play the game, you ‘live’ the game. There was incredible excitement and hundreds of thousands of the NervGear were sold around the world. However, the gaming community was waiting for some big. MMORPG or Massively multiplayer online role-playing game are one of the most popular games there ever was, but the public was craving for one in the virtual world. And it looked like a dream come true when the creator of the NervGear himself, Akihiko Kayaba, announced the creation of the first VRMMORPG, Sword Art Online, with one thousand people chosen as beta testers. It looks like dreams was become reality, but as we know, the dream was about to turn into a nightmare.”

 

Haruyuki thinks in his mind, “Yeah, no kidding.” The group then moves onto another display showing various magazine, newspaper articles, and whatnot displayed while the group sees in front of their eyes, through their Neuro-Linkers, television news articles about SAO.

 

The tour guild says, “On November Sixth, Twenty-Twenty-Two, the retail version of Sword Art Online went public and those that managed to get a copy mainly logged in immediately for obvious reasons. But then shortly thereafter, there were reports coming in about NervGears ‘malfunctioning’ and killing people. However, it was no ‘malfunction’. Soon enough, Kayaba had told the world public about SAO and how he had trapped ten thousand people inside as well as warning them against attempting to remove the NervGear because a failsafe that he put into them would kill them instantly. Sadly, people didn’t take him seriously and on the first day of tragedy, two hundred and thirteen people lost their lives when their family and friends attempted to remove the NervGears. The world learned that it was no bluff and no trick. Kayaba had turned what was supposed to be a ‘new frontier’ into a prison of death. On that day, SAO became a ‘death game’ because if any of the trapped players died in the game, they would die for real since the NervGear would destroy their bodies in real life the instant that they died in game with their avatar deleted. In the first month alone, two thousand people died from Kayaba’s madness.”

 

Another student shouts out, “Why would he do such a thing?”

 

The tour guild responds, “We aren’t completely sure of his intentions, but what we do know, from survivor testimony and other sources, Kayaba said: ‘The purpose of Sword Art Online is control the fate of a world of my design.’ No act of terrorism, no ransom, and basically, nothing sane about it. The first VRMMO, which was supposed to be a dream come true for gamers and possibly the next evolution in gaming, became a pure nightmare.”

 

Chiyuki says, “Scary.”

 

Takumu says, “Imagine what it was like for them, Chiyuki.”

 

Kuroyukihime says, “I doubt that anyone of our generation could Takumu.”

 

Haruyuki says, with a nod, “Yeah, Kuroyukihime-sempai.”

 

Another member of the tour group, who wasn’t a student, asks, “Is it really true that Sailor Moon was trapped in there?”

 

The tour guild responds, with a nod, “That’s correct. One of the most famous people that was trapped in SAO that we know today was the heroine, Sailor Moon, who as we know is Serena Tsukino. Tsukino-san was Kayaba’s niece. His mother, Ikuko Tsukino, was Kayaba’s sister.” There are gasps from plenty of the group and the tour guild says, “Out of respect for our famous heroine and her family, we can’t go into deep details. However, sources tell me that Tsukino-san and Kayaba were very close. They were more like father and daughter than uncle and niece. That’s what makes her entrapped in Sword Art Online more shocking and more horrible. Tsukino-san, as a little girl, had heard about SAO while not knowing the deep sinister plans for it. As her uncle kept its true purpose from her, she imagined it to be a ‘dream castle’ where people can have fun and enjoy adventures. Sadly for her, like Argus and the beta testers of SAO, she became an unwilling pawn as her childhood ‘excitement’ helped Kayaba in which she was the inspiration for the game mechanics for combat where there was no magic and it focused on ‘Sword Skills’.”

 

There are gasps of shock and Haruyuki says, shocked, “That’s incredible…and horrible…”

 

Kuroyukihime says, with a nod, “Yes, Haruyuki-kun. A cruel twist. She helped in the creation of her own prison.”

 

The tour guild says, “Tsukino’s younger, Sammy Tsukino, was a beta tester for SAO, but on the day that it went retail, Sammy Tsukino had an appointment and he was spared getting trapped in the game, but like many siblings of SAO victims, they had to endure two years of watching their beloved family members lying in hospitals while their ‘spirits’ are off in practically a ‘foreign world’ trying to survive and get home. As you know, for some people, their siblings would NEVER return.” The group then heads over to another area where they find pictures of Serena in her SAO avatar of Usagi, Kazuto in his SAO avatar of Kirito, and Asuna in her SAO avatar. This causes their Neuro-Linkers to display images of hand-made pictures of them and what they did in SAO along with video recreations.

 

One person asks, “Who are they?”

 

The tour guild says, pointing to picture of Serena/Usagi, “This is Serena Tsukino’s SAO avatar, Usagi. As you well know, Kayaba used the physical data from the NervGear to redesign everyone’s SAO avatars to look like what they do in real life at that moment in time basically everyone’s SAO avatars are virtual recreations of their real world bodies on the day that they entered Sword Art Online. The two that you see with them is two of Tsukino-san’s best friends in SAO and the other two ‘heroes’ of Sword Art Online. The male is Kazuto Kirigaya, who was at the time a young junior high student that was quite ‘shy’ when it came to ‘social matters’, and his avatar’s name was Kirito, a ‘modification’ of his real name. The female is Asuna Yuuki, she was the daughter and young child of Shouzou Yuuki, at the time the head of RCT Industries, a top electronics company that’s one of the few that rivaled Kaiba Corporation, and a person of wealth and privilege. She used her real name for her avatar name. It shouldn’t be surprised that as a daughter of a wealthy family in which she was expected to be successful herself and until SAO, she was focused fulfilling her family’s dream for her. However, things changed when her older brother, Kouichirou Yuuki, got his hands on a NervGear and Sword Art Online. However, on the day of the retail release, he had to go to an important business and Asuna, being a young lady with brimming curious about the ‘world’ outside of the ‘world of wealth’, couldn’t help to ‘borrow’ her brother’s NervGear and explore this ‘other world’. What she didn’t know is that she would be ‘borrowing’ her brother’s NervGear for the next two years with a life changing experience for her ahead through, like all SAO victims, it would be filled with hardship, pain, and so much more.”

 

Chiyuki, Haruyuki, and Takumu gasp when they see Kazuto’s and Asuna’s SAO avatars and Takumu tells Kuroyukihime, “Master…”

 

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

 

Haruyuki says, “I can’t believe. We had fought two of the heroes of SAO.”

 

Chiyuki says, shocked, “That’s incredible!”

 

Takumu says, “Then what you said was true, Master. They looked like they were just reaching adulthood when we saw them, but they should be in their forties today.”

 

Kuroyukihime says, with a nod, “I believe that you are correct, Takumu. You have to remember the concept of the Neuro-Linker, but the development of the Neuro-Linker goes back to their time period. It might be possible that we interacted with a quantum computer that they were experimenting with.”

 

Haruyuki asks, “Wait a minute? Kuroyukihime-sempai, did we go into the past or they did come into our time?”

 

Kuroyukihime says, with a smile, “Maybe a bit of both, Haruyuki-kun.” Chiyuki, Takumu, and Haruyuki look at Kuroyukihime in confusion as they continue on with the tour group.

 

AD 2047, Digital World

 

Heading into the Digital World, Gennai of this time period, not looking much different from the Gennai of that younger Digidestined team knows, is within some kind of future lab and looking over some kind of data.

 

Gennai says, “I don’t get how they are creating a gateway between the virtual worlds and the Digital World.”

 

Just then Izzy’s voice booms, “You would think that there would be able to be detected by the security system that we have set up after the war.”

 

Gennai says, with a nod, “Yes, Izzy. I know. The only way that they would be able to do this undetected was them able to have knowledge of the security that they have set up.”

 

The voice of Izzy, the Izzy Izumi of 2047, responds, “Impossible! The only other ones other than us that know the details of the security system are Kazuto, Ami, and the Digimon Sovereigns.”

 

Gennai says, “And none of them would allow such chaos to happen.”

 

This Izzy Izumi, Future Izzy, asks, “Is there another possibility?”

 

Gennai says, “There might be, but ‘they’ haven’t tried anything especially since some of your partners took over the positions of their predecessors.”

 

Future Izzy says, “Yes, but it doesn’t mean that they were happy about it.”

 

Gennai says, “Yes, true.”

 

Future Izzy says, “These happenings and the disappearance of Serena can’t be a coincidence.”

 

Gennai says, “I agree, Izzy. Sailor Moon is one of the most powerful beings in this universe, rivaling her own sister, and holds one of the most powerful ‘items’ in our universe as well.”

 

Future Izzy says, “The Digidestined that are among the few Burst Linkers are exploring every angle, but they are coming up with nothing.”

 

Gennai says, “Yes. However, there is also the matter of that time-space distortion.”

 

Future Izzy says, “I’ve already met with Trista. She already told me not to worry about it. It has been already taken care of.”

 

Gennai says, “Yes, I know. However, I can’t help to feel that ‘they’ may be involved in all this.”

 

Future Izzy says, “If those in the Digital World are involved, it would seem to be doubtful. But then again…”

 

Gennai says, with a serious tone, “Both of them have a reason to hate humanity as a whole, Izzy.”

 

Future Izzy says, “True. However, ever since their defeat in the war, the survivors have gone deep underground and sometimes, I think that it means literally.”

 

Gennai says, “Same here, Izzy.”

 

Future Izzy says, “Anyway, we already have the problems of the hackers that are using Digimon to sow chaos throughout the virtual world.”

 

Gennai says, “Yes. And with the ‘virtual universe’ that shadows the real world now, the Digital World has experienced an incredible boom, but the vast new numbers of Digimon and the vast ‘Digital Frontier’ is hard to control and the situation in the ‘Digital Frontier’ is intense causing the whole situation in the virtual universe of the real world.”

 

Future Izzy says, “Hopefully, whatever Kazuto has planned will be able to help.”

 

Gennai asks, “What does Kazuto have planned?”

 

Future Izzy responds, “Kari told me that Kazuto said that she wouldn’t believe him if he told her.” Gennai gives a confused look, but he decides to get back to work on figuring out the whole ‘situation’ that they are in now.

 

AD 2047, Tokyo

 

Back inside of the Tokyo of 2047 AD, we return to the Tokyo International Museum. Deep within the museum, we find Kuroyukihime, Haruyuki, Chiyuri, and Takumu walking around with their schoolmates as they go up to statues and huge pictures depicting Sailor Moon and the Sailor Scouts, the Digidestined and their Digimon partners, and so much more including images of Aincrad. With the four Burst Linkers and their schoolmates, there are other people and plenty of Digimon between them.

 

They stop at a platform containing the sign for Yolei’s family store and the museum employee leading them says, “This was the original sign for Inoue family store before the Battle of Odiaba. As you well know, the Japanese Self-Defense Forces, the Sailor Scouts, and a huge force of Digidestined and their Digimon partners led by those from Odiaba faced a powerful army from the Enhanced including Dark Digidestined and their partners as well as many rogue Digimon.”

 

One boy with a Gazimon as a partner tells his dad, who has an Elecmon as a partner, “Hey, dad, weren’t you and Elecmon a part of that?”

 

The father says, “Tim…”

 

The museum employee says, “Oh, you are a veteran of the Genetics Wars? It is an honor to be in front of the many heroes of that war.”

 

The man responds, “No, I’m not a hero. My partner and I were survivors.”

 

The museum employee says, with a nod, “Understandable, sir.” The employee then says, “As you well know, the Genetics Wars was named that way because the antagonists in that conflict were genetic created so-called ‘supermen’ known simply as ‘Enhanced’ and as a bit of a joke, they got inspiration from the legendary American science fiction series ‘Star Trek’ and their ‘Eugenics Wars’ being similar to the situation that we faced. However, as you well know, what happened wasn’t a work fiction of any type, it was a real war that caused much damage to the Asian and Pacific regions as well as caused world-wide terror. They, the Enhanced, were ‘created’ by rogue private military organization known as MIST who were once part of DOAETC. They originally created biological weapons by cloning some of the greatest male and female warriors on our planet using the Dead or Alive tournament in order to get the needed DNA samples, but they moved onto building their ‘ultimate warriors’ from the ground up using the prototypes and the DNA samples from the elite fighters and others including the Sailor Scouts as a bases. They were powerful and intelligent as well as cunning with ambitions to rival Alexander the Great, Julies Caesar, Napoleon, and the worst tyrants in history.”

 

Chiyuri says to her friends, “They sound terrible.”

 

Takumu says, “They were terrible. They took over the government of North Korea in order to get their nuclear weapons and waged war against South Korea, China, and Russia in which they were winning.”

 

Kuroyukihime says, “Until they got to our home of Japan and they got a surprise. When they attacked Tokyo, the Sailor Scouts and Digidestined were waiting for them. They gave our Self-Defense Forces a headache, but their arrogance believed that the Sailor Scouts were nothing. However, with their Valkyrie Sailor Scout forms, they destroyed an entire army in one day and it was an elite army that the Enhanced had created using genetics to improve the already powerful North Korean army.”

 

Chiyuri says, amazed, “Oh, wow!”

 

Takumu says, with a nod, “It was, but it doesn’t mean that Sailor Scouts just blitz through and won the whole war. Their enemy adapted and with alliance with other ‘unsavory forces’ including Dark Digidestined, they counterattacked and Japan took a bit hit. It took an alliance of Digidestined and their Digimon from all over the world to fight back and even then it wasn’t easy.”

 

Kuroyukihime says, “That’s right. The Battle of Odiaba was a hard won victory. The entire district suffered incredible damaged and casualties were good and high. Remember, we may think about that war being distance, but it is just over a decade since that war. And as I have read, old ‘soldiers’ who have gone through the horrors of war remember those moments as if they happened yesterday while they have forgotten a lot of other things.”

 

Haruyuki asks, “Really, Kuroyukihime-sempai?”

 

Kuroyukihime says, with a nod, “Indeed, Haruyuki.”

 

Takumu says, nodding his head, “Master is right, Haru. The Genetic Wars cost a lot and not just lives. Remember the Sailor Scouts lost their secret identities thanks to Enhanced exposing who they are especially Sailor Moon, who is an SAO survivor.”

 

Kuroyukihime says, “And remember, not just an SAO survivor, she is the niece of Kayaba and despite plenty of the still surviving SAO survivors showing her as a hero, there are plenty of those family and friends of those that died wouldn’t be so kind to her and her family.”

 

Chiyuri says, “I think that it is just stupid.”

 

Takumu says, nodding and sighing, “It is stupid, Chiyuri. However, it is just how human beings think. But despite that, she is still protecting the world.”

 

Haruyuki says, “She’s a strong person.”

 

Chiyuri says, with a smile, “I wish that I could meet her.” What this female Burst Linker doesn’t know is that said Moon Princess, the one from 2025 and in disguise, is watching them and the whole part of the museum dedicated to her, the Sailor Scouts, and the Digidestined.

 

Serena thinks in her mind, “Man! This whole ‘Genetics Wars’ was a major event! Maybe I can learn…!!”

 

Rini then tells Serena, with a suspicious tone, “Where do you think you are going?”

 

Serena responds, a bit nervously, “Well…”

 

Rini tells Serena, “Meatball Head, don’t even try.”

 

Serena responds, nervously, “Can’t blame a girl from trying.”

 

Rini says, “I could, but I won’t.”

 

Serena says, looking around, “I never thought that I would experience an event as horrible as SAO…”

 

Rini says, with a sigh, “Well, it is far harder than that especially since the stakes are far higher.”

 

Serena responds, “No kidding.”

 

Rini tells Serena, “Anyway, Serena, you know why we are here.”

 

Serena responds, with a sigh, “Right.” The two of them head off, but then her ‘danger sense’ that she developed from SAO ‘goes off’ in which she glances towards the group with Umesato Junior High School, but doesn’t see or ‘sense’ anything else causing her to feel that it is just nerves. However, the ‘nagging’ that she is getting from her ‘danger sense’ doesn’t fade away. As they leave, she doesn’t notice Kuroyukihime looking in their direction after Serena turns her away from her and her fellow Umesato Junior High School students.

 

Takumu asks Kuroyukihime, “Is something wrong, master?”

 

Kuroyukihime responds, “No, Takumu. Haruyuki and I will be right back.”

 

Chiyuki asks, surprised, “You are leaving the group?”

 

Kuroyukihime says, motioning to her Neuro-Linker, “Not exactly. He and I have some ‘business’ to take care of.”

 

Haruyuki thinks in his mind, “Huh?” When he looks to see Kuroyukihime motioning to her Neuro-Linker, he and Takumu gasp as they understood what she meant with Takumi whispering into Chiyuri’s ear causing her eyes to widen. On the meanwhile, Serena and Rini are looking around.

 

Serena asks Rini, “Why are we looking for a place to hide?”

 

Rini tells Serena, “Despite time in the Accelerated World running one thousand times faster than in this world doesn’t mean time has stopped, Meatball Head, we still need to be careful.”

 

Serena asks Rini, curiously, “What could happen?” Just then the whole around them changes as it goes into the ‘blue zone’ of the Accelerated World and transforms again as the words ‘Here comes a new challenger’ appears above them with Serena and Rini in their Brain Burst Duel Avatars of Silver Valkyrie and Cherry Cheetah with the museum ‘transformed’ into a post ‘end of the world’ type scene.

 

Cherry Cheetah asks Silver Valkyrie, annoyed, “Did you have to say that?”

 

Silver Valkyrie responds, nervously, “Sorry.” When they look up, they see their names and gauges, special attack and health, to the right of the screen and the gauges and names of two others to the left: Silver Crow and Black Lotus. Silver Valkyrie thinks in her mind, shocked, “Wait! Those names…!!”

 

Cherry Cheetah says, “Behind! Duck!” Cherry Cheetah grabs Silver Valkyrie and they duck down avoiding a beheading blow from Black Lotus in which they turn to face her.

 

Black Lotus says, “Impressive. You are no ‘hay seed’ as the saying goes.”

 

Silver Valkyrie thinks in her mind, shocked, “It’s that ‘person’! One of those four strange ‘people’ that Kazuto, Asuna, Darien, and I met during our venture into Sword Art World to help save Suguha, Davis, and Kari! Wait! Does that mean that we ‘linked’ into the future or something?!”

 

Cherry Cheetah says, “Be careful. That’s Black Lotus.”

 

Silver Valkyrie tells Cherry Cheetah, sarcastically, “I kind of figured that.”

 

Cherry Cheetah says, annoyed, “Black Lotus is a top level Burst Linker, level nine, and one of the infamous Kings of Pure Color!”

 

Silver Valkyrie asks, stunned, “Eh?!”

 

Black Lotus says, “It isn’t surprising that you have heard of me. However, I have never heard of a Burst Linker known as ‘Cherry Cheetah’ through something tells me that I should watch out for high-speed attacks.” Black Lotus says, looking at Silver Valkyrie, “But you seem to be familiar. I’m wondering if we met.”

 

Silver Valkyrie responds, nervously, “I must have that kind of…face.”

 

Cherry Cheetah mentally slaps herself and she thinks, annoyed, “Really, Meatball Head?” Cherry Cheetah thinks in her mind, looking around, “Wait! Where is her partner? Silver Crow?” Cherry Cheetah then grabs Silver Valkyrie and leaps away at top speed before Silver Crow can land a powerful aerial kick from a massive hole in the ceiling of the ‘field’.

 

Silver Crow asks, stunned, “What the?!”

 

Black Lotus says, “I thought so. Crow, Cherry Cheetah is a high speed type and I suspect that no one in the Accelerated World has that kind of speed.”

 

Silver Crow says, “No kidding. I’ve never seen such speed before.”

 

Silver Valkyrie yells out, “Whoa! Hey! We aren’t here to fight!”

 

Black Lotus asks, “You must be new to the Accelerated World, aren’t you?”

 

Silver Valkyrie says, nervously, “Well…maybe.”

 

Cherry Cheetah mentally groans and Black Lotus says, “Then here is your first lesson: Burst Linkers can only fight each other single mindedly! It is the law of the Accelerated World!” Black Lotus attacks Cherry Cheetah and Silver Valkyrie and they yelp as they barely manage to dodge her attacks with Silver Crow taking flight.

 

Cherry Cheetah tells Silver Valkyrie, “Get up in the air after her partner! I can’t defend myself and you at the same time!”

 

Silver Valkyrie says, annoyed, “Thanks a lot!” Silver Valkyrie activates her wings and takes to the air much to the surprise and shock of Silver Crow.

 

Silver Crow thinks in his mind, flabbergasted, “What?! Another Burst Linker that can fly?! How can that be?! I should be the only one with that ability! Not even Raker-san could rival my flying ability!”

 

Black Lotus thinks in her mind, “I must say that today is full of surprises.”

 

Silver Valkyrie says, “Look! We’re not here to fight! We’re here to find information!”

 

Silver Crow asks, curiously, “Information?”

 

Black Lotus tells Silver Crow, “Truth or not, Crow-kun, you know what must be done.”

 

Silver Crow says, with a nod, “Right.” Silver Crow prepares to fight, but Silver Valkyrie then reveals her wrist blades and Silver Crow thinks in his mind, “Seriously? How come she has blades and I need my speed for my ‘special attacks’?”

 

Black Lotus continues to attack Cherry Cheetah and she barely manages to avoid them in which Cherry Cheetah thinks in her mind, “Oh, man! It is no wonder she is a legend in the Brain Burst of my time! If I didn’t have my super-speed, I would be dead meat!”

 

Black Lotus says, “You are very good. Most likely, you are a high level Burst Linker and possibly, a level nine.”

 

Cherry Cheetah says, a bit nervously, “No, I’m just that good.” Just then the whole area starts to shift and change a bit and Black Lotus looks around in which she mentally starts to panic.

 

Black Lotus thinks in her mind, “What? Here?!” Soon after, the whole area starts to shift and morph confusion everyone minus Black Lotus.

 

Silver Crow asks, confused, “What’s going on here?”

 

Black Lotus says, “Silver Crow, be careful! This isn’t a normal part of the duel!”

 

Silver Crow asks, surprised, “What? What’s going on then?” Soon after, the whole area start to shift until it looks like the museum or the Brain Burst version of it has been taken outside with a Tron-like ‘sky’ above them.

 

Silver Valkyrie asks, “What is this?”

 

Silver Crow asks, seeing that the time is gone, “What happened to the timer?”

 

Black Lotus says, seriously, “This isn’t a duel anymore. A ‘Digital Shift’ happened.”

 

Silver Crow asks, “Digital Shift?”

 

Black Lotus says, “It is something that has been happening in the Accelerated World just recently. I’m not surprised that you haven’t heard of it. I only heard of it recently. It seem like powerful ‘digital waves’ have been spreading through the Accelerated World lately and causing ‘errors’ in which typical duels are turned into some kind of quasi-Unlimited Field.”

 

Silver Crow asks, surprised, “I thought that you could only get in there with a certain command which takes ten Burst Points to use!”

 

Black Lotus says, with a nod, “It usually does. However, these ‘Digital Shifts’ seem to be causing the fields to ‘warp’ the duel fields into quasi-Unlimited Fields without the costs, but there is a catch.”

 

Silver Crow asks, “Catch?” Just then there is a mighty roar and everyone looks to see a Machinedramon in front of them.

 

Cherry Cheetah shouts out, “A Digimon!”

 

Silver Crow asks, “How did a Digimon get into the Accelerated World?”

 

Black Lotus says, with a serious tone, “There is no time to figure it out! We need to run now!”

 

“Giga Cannon!”

 

The Machinedramon unleashes a barrage of energy blasts where all four Burst Linkers barely manage to dodge and they immediately take off into the distance.

 

Silver Crow yells out, “Can’t we ‘log out’?”

 

Black Lotus responds, “That’s the second side-effect of Burst Linkers caught in the ‘Digital Shift’! You can’t log out until you get back to the original field that you came from!”

 

Silver Valkyrie yells out, “Hold on! Didn’t you say that these ‘Digital Shifts’ cause the whole duel field to ‘change’ or something like that?”

 

Black Lotus says, with a nod, “From the information that I heard, that’s correct.”

 

Silver Crow asks, “So, what do we do?”

 

Black Lotus responds, “We need to find the source of the ‘Digital Shift’ and get rid of them. It is the only way that it will return to normal.”

 

Silver Valkyrie asks, “How do you know this?”

 

Black Lotus says, “I have heard about it from my sources that got it from the Burst Linkers that experienced this ‘occurrence’ lately.”

 

Silver Valkyrie tells Cherry Cheetah, “Is this the kind of thing that we are looking for?”

 

Cherry Cheetah responds, “Very funny, Meatball Head.”

 

Silver Valkyrie asks, confused and annoyed, “What?”

 

Silver Crow asks, “So, what should we do?”

 

Black Lotus says, “Due to the situation, I believe that it is best that we work together on this.”

 

Silver Crow asks, “Are you sure?”

 

Black Lotus says, with a nod, “This isn’t a typical situation for Burst Linkers and from what the reports said, it was a miracle that the Linkers that got into a similar situation managed to get out off.”

 

Silver Valkyrie asks, “What do we need to do?”

 

Black Lotus responds, “It is a simple. We need to find the source of this and get rid of it.”

 

Silver Crow asks, “Do you know what we need to do?”

 

Black Lotus says, “From what I heard, there is a strange sphere that we need to find in order to break this.”

 

Silver Valkyrie asks, “A strange sphere?”

 

Black Lotus says, “It is best that we hurry. The longer that we stay here, the longer for something ‘unfortunate’ to happen to us. We can be sure since this isn’t the ‘normal’ Acceleration World anymore.”

 

Silver Crow says, “Good point.”

 

Black Lotus says, “Crow, you and Valkyrie are flying avatars, so, you can stay high and find what I had mentioned. However, remember the disadvantages of flying.”

 

Silver Valkyrie says, “Like being a big fat target since we are highlighted by the virtual ‘skyline’.”

 

Black Lotus says, “Correct. Be careful.”

 

Silver Crow says, “I guess that we are working together Valkyrie-san.” Silver Valkyrie nods her head and she and Silver Crow take off while Cherry Cheetah and Black Lotus move along the ground.

 

Black Lotus says, “So, you are investigating these strange happenings in the Accelerated World? This ‘incidents’ barely started.”

 

Cherry Cheetah responds, “We’re on an important mission.”

 

Black Lotus asks, “Mission?”

 

Cherry Cheetah says, “We’re independent of the kings including yourself, Black Lotus. And by the way, who doesn’t know about you? You are one of the most infamous or famous, depending on your point of view, Burst Linkers in the Accelerated World.”

 

Black Lotus says, “Point taken.”

 

Cherry Cheetah says, “We were only here to find Burst Linkers to ask them out the incidents.”

 

Black Lotus says, “You are a powerful Burst Linker, so, you should know better.” Black Lotus asks Cherry Cheetah, “You are a level nine, aren’t you?”

 

Cherry Cheetah responds, a bit nervously, “How can I be a level nine? You know as well as I do that only the King of Pure Color, including yourself, are the only ones to reach level nine!”

 

Black Lotus says, “True, yes, but it doesn’t mean that anyone else can’t become one without beating one of us.”

 

Cherry Cheetah tells Black Lotus, “If you think about not trusting me…You should know that I feel the same. Remember, you are one of the most infamous Burst Linkers in the Accelerated World. Wanting to know about the truth about Brain Burst, I get it. We’re human. When a mystery is up our butts, we want to know the truth behind it.”

 

Black Lotus replies, “Indeed. We are those kind of creatures.”

 

Cherry Cheetah says, “Since you were prepared to sacrifice everything in order to find out about the Accelerated World, you can see why I’m hard pressed to work with you.”

 

Black Lotus says, “Understandable. And in fact, very wise of you.”

 

Within the skies, Silver Valkyrie and Silver Crow are flying through the air and Silver Crow asks Silver Valkyrie, “So, why are you here?”

 

Silver Valkyrie says, “Something important.”

 

Silver Crow responds, curiously, “What is it?”

 

Silver Valkyrie says, “I can’t say.”

 

Silver Crow says, with a shrug, “Okay.”

 

Silver Valkyrie asks, curiously, “And you are okay with that?”

 

Silver Crow says, “You have your reasons and we were the ones that attacked first in which you fought back only to defend yourselves, so, technically, Lotus and I were the aggressors at that point.” Soon after, he spots something and he yells out, “Over there!” When Silver Valkyrie looks at where Silver Crow is looking where they see a massive sphere in the distance.

 

Silver Valkyrie says, “That must be it. Let’s get back to the others.”

 

Silver Crow responds, with a nod, “Right.” Silver Crow and Silver Valkyrie then fly back to Black Lotus and Cherry Cheetah and tell them what they found.

 

Black Lotus says, “Good work. Now, we need a plan.”

 

Silver Crow asks, “A plan?”

 

Black Lotus responds, “Do you think that something like that won’t be unguarded?”

 

Silver Crow says, “Good point.”

 

Black Lotus says, with a plain tone, “I already have a plan.”

 

Silver Valkyrie asks, surprised, “You do?”

 

Black Lotus says, looking at Cherry Cheetah, “However, it depends on our fast friend here.”

 

Cherry Cheetah asks, confused, “Huh?” Later on, Silver Valkyrie and Silver Crow are flying towards the sphere.

 

Silver Valkyrie asks, “Is this a good idea?”

 

Silver Crow says, “I’m sure that she won’t steer us wrong.” On the meanwhile, Black Lotus is speeding across the ground.

 

Black Lotus thinks in her mind, “This is a risky move. Hopefully, Cherry will be able to do the job.” However, she then spots a legion of Tankmon rolling towards her. Within the air, there is a group of Airdramon.

 

Silver Crow asks, “Where is all these Digimon coming from?”

 

Silver Valkyrie responds, “You got me, Crow-san. I know that is that they are Airdramon and they are Champion level.”

 

Silver Crow says, with a nod, “Yeah. I read about them in school.”

 

Silver Valkyrie asks, shocked, “You learn about Digimon in school?”

 

Silver Crow asks, confused, “Don’t you?”

 

Silver Valkyrie says, nervously, “Um…” Silver Valkyrie says, “Here they come!” Silver Valkyrie and Silver Crow dive to avoid the attacks from the Airdramon while Black Lotus gracefully and calculatedly avoid the assaults of the Tankmon.

 

Black Lotus says, “Impressive.” Black Lotus then counterattacks and manages to cut down two of the Tankmon while Silver Valkyrie and Silver Crow yelp as they dodge the assaults of the Airdramon.

 

Silver Valkyrie yells out, annoyed, “Why do we have to play the decoys?!”

 

Silver Crow says, “Black Lotus has a plan, Valkyrie-san. I trust her.”

 

Silver Valkyrie says, with a nod, “Okay.” Black Lotus, Silver Valkyrie, and Silver Crow continue to fight the Digimon set against them through they were mainly on the defensive the whole time despite their abilities in their Brain Burst Duel Avatars. However, on the meanwhile, Cherry Cheetah, using her super-speed, manages to get around the defensives surrounding the strange orb, and moves into position to attack it.

 

Cherry Cheetah says, “Well, here goes something.” Cherry Cheetah then uses her super-speed to propel herself like a bullet and goes through the sphere like a knife through soft butter causing the sphere to spark wildly.

 

Silver Valkyrie says, excitedly, “She did it!” Soon after, the sphere ‘explodes’ into a wave of white light forcing everyone to cover their eyes and when they open their eyes, they find themselves back at the duel field that they were on and look to see the timer about to run out.

 

Black Lotus says, “Since our duel was interrupting, I think that it is best that we end it in the draw.”

 

Cherry Cheetah says, “Thank you for your help.”

 

Black Lotus says, “You are welcome. However, remember, the next time that we may meet, we will be enemies.”

 

Silver Valkyrie is mentally surprised, but Cherry Cheetah responds, “We understand.”

 

Black Lotus and Silver Crow turn to leave and Black Lotus says, slyly, “By the way…It is strange that you don’t remember me, Silver Valkyrie.”

 

Cherry Cheetah and Silver Valkyrie mentally yelp and Silver Valkyrie thinks in her mind, nervously, “Shit! She must have met my future self!”

 

Silver Crow asks, “What do you mean?” However, before Black Lotus could answer, the timer runs out and Serena and Rini found themselves back in the real world with barely any time pass.

 

Rini says, nervously, “Oh, boy.”

 

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

 

Rini says, “Let’s head back to Uncle Kazuto and the others.”

 

Serena says, with a nod, “Okay.” Serena and Rini take off to leave the museum, but Serena senses someone watching them and she glances to see Kuroyukihime glancing at them, however, Serena focuses on leaving with Rini. On the meanwhile, Takumu and Chiyuri are listening in as Haruyuki tells them what just happened.

 

Chiyuri says, amazed, “No way!”

 

Haruyuki says, “Yeah, there is another flying Burst Linker and they have bladed weapons too.”

 

Haruyuki sighs and Takumu says, “Haruyuki, you can’t be the only one that’s going to fly. There are plenty of people out there that want to do that same thing and if and when they become a Burst Linker, they might gaining a flying avatar too.”

 

Chiyuri says, with a smile, “However, you are the first one with the ability to fly. That has to say something.”

 

Haruyuki says, with a smile, “Yeah, you’re right, Chiyuki.”

 

Kuroyukihime says, “Chiyuri is right, Haruyuki-kun.” Kuroyukihime thinks in her mind, “At least the first known Burst Linker. The Silver Valkyrie that I know never had it and not to mention that this one didn’t know who I was. I wonder…”

 

AD 2047, Tokyo, Juuban District

 

Within the Juuban District of 2047, Serena and Rini are inside of an apartment building while they are talking to Future Kazuto via a communication line from their Neuro-Linkers in front of a screen only their eyes can see.

 

Future Kazuto says, with a nod, “I see.”

 

Rini asks, “Have any of these ‘Digital Shifts’ been reported by the Burst Linkers in the Data Squad?”

 

Future Kazuto responds, “Actually, quite a few.”

 

Serena asks, curiously, “Any idea what they are about?”

 

Future Kazuto responds, “We aren’t absolutely certain, but I think that your future self, our Serena, encountered one the instant that we used our virtualization technology to get her into the Accelerated World.”

 

Rini says, “That’s the way that she disappeared.”

 

Future Kazuto says, “Most likely, Rini.” Future Kazuto says, “We really don’t know much about the ‘Digital Shifts’, but it seems to bring the virtual realms and the Digital World together.”

 

Serena asks, “The virtual realms? You mean that the Accelerated World isn’t the only place effected by these things?”

 

Future Kazuto says, shaking his head, “No. We’ve managed to keep it on the down low, but there have been digital shifts in the ‘regular’ virtual worlds as of late too.”

 

Rini says, “That’s not good.”

 

Future Kazuto responds, “No, it isn’t.”

 

Serena asks, “So, what do you know about Black Lotus?”

 

Future Kazuto says, “From what the Burst Linkers in Data Squad know is that she is known one of the most infamous Burst Linkers in the Accelerated World. She was…She is one of the Kings of Pure Color, but she has been in hiding for a while before reappearing ‘on the scene’ some time ago. She went into hiding because she was against the ‘peace’ that came in the Accelerated World and she wanted to venture to top level in order to find out the secrets of the Accelerated World. The former Red King preached peace, but Black Lotus…took his head literally from what I heard.”

 

Serena asks, nervously, “Took his head?”

 

Future Kazuto says, “Exactly as you heard. An instant KO and basically ‘killing’ the Red King before the current one. He didn’t truly die, but he was a Burst Linker no more since Rini told you that when this Burst Linker lost Brain Burst, the memories of it, went with it and he was a Burst Linker no more.”

 

Rini says, “As well as for good.”

 

Future Kazuto says, with a nod, “Black Lotus, who we know is a she, tried to kill the others, but she was in over her head. One elite Burst Linkers going against five others like her at once is just plain insane. She didn’t get them, but she didn’t lose herself either. The timer went out and all of them returned to the ‘real world’.”

 

Serena asks, “And she has been hiding until recently?”

 

Future Kazuto says, “Until the Burst Linker, Silver Crow, appeared and defeated a member of the Blue Legion, Cyan Pile, or basically, he forced him to submit in order to keep Brain Burst. From the information, she then revealed herself and revealed that she had returned as well as her group, Nega Nebulus, was reborn.”

 

Rini asks, “So, could she be trying to get to level ten again?”

 

Future Kazuto says, “Maybe. It isn’t exactly known what her intentions are, but she is regaining strength to rival the other five kings, including the current Red King, in which Silver Crow seems to be her right hand man as of right. He rose quickly through the ranks despite most likely being a newbie, but the fact that he is the known flying avatar in the Accelerated World is making him well-known throughout Burst Linkers added to the fact that he is Black Lotus’ reborn legion.”

 

Serena says, “He doesn’t seem to be a bad person.”

 

Rini says, “Maybe, Meatball Head. However, it is like Black Lotus said. It is a ‘doggy dog world’ in the Accelerated World. And you have to remember that, at best, the Burst Linkers are teenagers at the oldest. They are just kids after all. Brain Burst gives them incredible advantages in this day and age. Since homework is done in the ‘cyber world’ these days, they could use Brain Burst to get it while barely a second passes in the real world.”

 

Serena says, with a nod, “Yeah. I have to admit that I would have loved that at school.”

 

Future Kazuto says, nodding his head, “It is like a candy, Serena. And since you lose your memories if you lose Brain Burst, it is like losing a part of themselves. However, the idea of losing Brain Burst is just enough for them to fight for it. And they will fight for all of their strength to keep it. So, be careful out there.”

 

Serena says, “Right, Kazuto.”

 

Future Kazuto says, “Now, it seems like someone wants to use the Accelerated World for something and we need to find out what.”

 

Rini says, “Black Lotus seems to be well-informed, but as a veteran and elite Burst Linkers, it doesn’t surprise me.”

 

Future Kazuto says, nodding his head in understanding, “Not surprise. They wouldn’t be at the top if they didn’t learn the ‘tricks of the trade’ of the Accelerated World.”

 

Rini tells Serena, “However, we can’t rely on her and her group as a source of information. Remember what Uncle Kazuto just told you.”

 

Serena says, “Right. But she doesn’t seem like an evil person.” Serena thinks in her mind, solemnly, “However, I’ve been wrong before. Nearly dead wrong.”

 

Rini tells Serena, “Maybe, Meatball Head. However, from what we know, she wants to get to the top level and find out what’s there. And she betrayed her fellow king in order to attempt to get it. She may be honorable, but it doesn’t mean that she won’t do what it takes to get to her goal.”

 

Serena asks, “So, what are we going to do?”

 

Rini responds, with a smirk, “Duh, Serena. We are going to duel other Burst Linkers and find out information for them.”

 

Serena tells Rini, “I don’t think that it will be that easy.”

 

Rini replies, sarcastically, “No duh it won’t be that easy, Serena.”

 

Serena gives an annoyed look at Rini and Future Kazuto says, “I’ll leave it to you, two.” Serena and Rini as the link with Future Kazuto is cut and the two of them stare at each other.

 

Serena asks, “If you are so smart, where should we start?”

 

Rini retorts, with a grin, “I have a good idea.”

 

Serena thinks in her mind, nervously, “Why do I have a bad feeling that I’m not going to like this?” As Serena and Rini discuss their plans, Serena can’t help to wonder what other surprises are in store for them.

 

Rini thinks in her mind, “Man! It was a real risk to bring her into the museum. Knowing Meatball Head, she would have tried to find out about any events that would be ‘bad’ and try to change them. It is a good thing that I made sure that she didn’t find ‘that’ part of the museum.”

 

AD 2047, Tokyo, Tokyo International Museum

 

Back within the Tokyo International Museum, we are looking at the exhibits including the history of SAO and the ‘Genetics Wars’, but then we go pass them until we reach a point where we find another room displaying a statue of Serena’s Earth brother, Sammy Tsukino, looking at he did in his teenage years, but the statue or should I say, statues, don’t just contain the image of Sammy Tsukino alone.

 

The statue by the statue of Sammy Tsukino in his teenage years looks to be a male armored warrior that looks similar to Kamen Rider Black of the Kamen Rider series, but his armor color is silver instead of black with the transformation belt looking similar to Black’s belt, but there is something that looks like Sailor Moon’s Silver Crystal and the golden crescent moon sigil of the White Moon family on it, the golden crescent moon sigil is also on the upper left chest area of the armor, and the helmet looks similar to Kamen Rider 1’s helmet, but the antennae are the same as the antennae on Kamen Rider Black’s helmet as well as golden crescent moon sigil on the forehead section of the helmet. This armored warrior also has a golden scarf/muffler around his neck and covering the mouthpiece of the helmet with the White Moon sigil in silver on both ends of the scarf/muffler.

 

There is a plaque at the feet of the statue of the armored warrior and the plaque has name ‘Kamen Rider Lunar’ as well as the words ‘Warrior hero from another time and Earth that aided in the incident of the “Alternating Scales of Sword Art Online” and prevented SAO II.’ As we look at the statues, we can see other statues in the distance, but they are covered in shadows so we can’t get a good look at them.

 

AD 2047, Digital World, Unknown location

 

Somewhere within the Digital World, there are two figures looking at an image of a sleeping Valkyrie Sailor Moon in front of them.

 

One of them says, in a female voice, “Sailor Moon…one of the most powerful beings of that wretched world…”

 

The other one says, in a male voice, “Indeed. She has great power and so do her partners.”

 

The female figure says, “Traitors and pretenders.”

 

The male figure says, “I know, Crusadermon.”

 

The female figure says, “I hate that we have to work with them. They were created by humans.”

 

The male figure says, “Yes, but they were also rejected by humans and they share their own hatred of humanity especially her and the others.”

 

The female figure says, “True, but they are all too human themselves.”

 

The male figure retorts, “They would take insult to that Crusadermon.”

 

The female figure responds, plainly, “Like I care, Leopardmon.” Out of the darkness, we can see the two figures where we find one of them to be a brown and white armored humanoid Digimon with a face-shaped like a leopard’s head and carrying a rapier style sword.

 

The other Digimon is a pink and dark violet armored humanoid Digimon with a yellow gantlet/shield with a pink cross in the center over her right hand/lower arm.

 

The brown and white armored Digimon tells the pink and dark violet armored Digimon, in the male figure’s voice, “Easy, Crusadermon. They are just means to an end, but we must be wary of them. They desire to use us as a means of an end in their form of revenge against humanity.”

 

The dark violet and pink armored Digimon responds, in the female voice that we heard, “We shall see who is using who, Leopardmon. True justice will be done, the false knights will fall, and restoration of the true Digital World will come. The will of King Drasil will be fulfill and not even those wretched sovereigns can stop us. They may be the heirs of Huanglongmon, but we are servants of King Drasil and him alone. He inherited Huanglongmon and that made him the true heir of the whole Digital World.”

 

The brown and white armored Digimon, Leopardmon, says, “Yes, Crusadermon. The false king will fall along with his partner.” The two armored humanoid Digimon, Crusadermon and Leopardmon, give evil laughs while not seemly notice that they are being observed.

 

End of Chapter 4 of Arc II

 

(Sword Art Online ending music ‘No More Time Machine’ starts)

 

As the music starts to play, we see a Gatomon and a black version of Gatomon, BlackGatomon, running around.

 

The scene switches to Serena/Sailor Moon as we see her go through the ‘eventful moments’ in her life starting as Sailor Moon up to the end of SAO in which she ‘splits’ into her ‘real-life self’, her ‘SAO self’, her ‘ALO self’, her Brain Burst avatar, and her various Sailor Moon transformations including what looks like upgraded version of her Valkyrie Sailor Scout form.

 

Next, we see Rini/Sailor Neo Moon and the eventful moments of her life, starting from when she arrived in the past during the ‘Negamoon Saga’ up until currently where she then splits into her ‘ALO self’, her Brain Burst avatar, and Sailor Neo Moon transforming including what looks like a Valkyrie form.

 

Then we see Kuroyukihime, Haruyuki, Chiyuri, and Takumi together with their real-life selves, their virtual avatars, and their Brain Burst avatar forms.

 

And then we see Sailor Moon looking at the vast ‘virtual universe’ in front of her and she then turns to see a group of hands where we find Sailor Neo Moon along with the ‘future versions’ of Sailor Moon, the Sailor Scouts, and the Digidestined extending their hands and pointing the way to something.

 

Next, we see Serena, Rini, Kuroyukihime, Haruyuki, Chiyuri, and Takumi in their Brain Burst avatars within one of the fields of the Accelerated World facing off against other ‘Burst Linkers’.

 

The next scene is them still in the Accelerated World with their avatars and they are on the back of Imperialdramon Dragon Mode.

 

Finally, we find Serena, Rini, Kuroyukihime, Haruyuki, Chiyuri, and Takumi, in their Brain Burst avatars, running towards a mysterious shadow with Serena’s future self below him with her arms crossed in front of her and looking like in a deep slumber with them and two legions of Digimon facing off against each other.

 

(Sword Art Online ending music ‘No More Time Machine’ ends)

 

Preview (Rini’s voice)

 

“Next time: Shifting into new Digital Action.”

 

We’ve made it to the fourth chapter and it seems like the plot is thickening, huh? Serena and Rini have met the Burst Linkers of Nega Nebulus including the leader and she seems to know about Serena’s future self? You want to know how or why? Well, you are going to have to read to find out, everyone! Later and best wishes, Crossover Fans!