[IC] - All the World's a Game

[WriggleRid3r]

Hotel - Honolulu, Hawaii

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"Will do, command." EVE beeped, continuing to repair the barrier. It was no easy task, and it could take a while. "Alright, where was I..."

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Dark alley, Honolulu, Hawaii

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The gangster man took Nitori to a man with a peg leg. The man with a peg leg also had no left arm, which was replaced with an axe.
"Senor Morgan." The Visor nodded. "We have a customer."
"Give her the USB." The peg-leg man motioned, and the Visor nodded again, taking a USB drive out of his jacket pocket and handing it to Nitori.
"What is this?" Nitori asked.
"That USB contains every dirty things US government committed, both public and private, for the past 100 years, dating all the way back to the World War II era." The peg-leg man answered. "Once you read all the files, you should think twice about whether you can really trust those around you."

[Koishi]

Hawaii

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The elevator opened on the top floor.

"Ah, we're here!" Koishi said.

[wonderweiss]

"I never really left. Now then, who are you? This is going to be important because from now on, you're going to be seeing more of us. I want to know that Nitori is safe."

[NeoFox]

Hotel - Hawaii
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Model X watches as the door opens. "Lead the way." He said to Koishi.

[WriggleRid3r]

Honolulu, Hawaii

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Nitori drove back to the hotel, and then contacted EVE.
"EVE, I want you to put this conversation in private." Nitori commanded, and EVE did so. This conversation was now inaudible to anyone but Nitori and EVE.
"What happened? Feeling better?" EVE asked.
"No. I want you to access every file in this USB drive." Nitori answered, plugging the USB drive she received from the peg-leg man into ADAM's USB Port. The files sync'd to EVE, and the folder opened up in front of Nitori as a holographic data.
"These are all labeled SS-rank or higher..." EVE reported, observing the file classifications. "Are you sure you want to access all these? These files must be encrypted harder than the National Bank..."
"They aren't. Trust me. Open the one labeled: Vietnam01." Nitori assured. EVE opened the file out of doubt, and the file opened without any ACCESS DENIED page.
"Whoa, a SS-ranked file that isn't encrypted? Where'd you get-" EVE gasped in surprise and shock.
"Don't ask, just access." Nitori gnarled. EVE pouted, but did her job nonetheless. Nitori then started reading: all 253 text files, pictures, videos, presentations, and other media format files, her face distorting every time she moved to the next file.

[S121]

"I never really left. Now then, who are you? This is going to be important because from now on, you're going to be seeing more of us. I want to know that Nitori is safe.", the pink-haired woman said.

"My name is Isaac Clarke. I'm a Systems Engineer. As you can see, I'm a video game character. I'm from a game called Dead Space, a game where I had so survive against monsters named Necromorphs..", Isaac said as he pulled up a video on his holographic display, for Yuyuko to see.

"As you can see, Necromorphs are basically space zombies. I had to go through that kind of stuff three times, but still survived. Of course, I didn't escape completely unscathed. I suffer a form of Dementia, due to exposure from the Marker. It causes me to hallucinate, but that doesn't mean that I'm some kind of monster, or that I'm dangerous to those around me. I'm actually a pretty nice guy when you get to know me.", Isaac finished.

"Who are you?", Isaac then asked.

All of a sudden, Nitori came back.

"Hey Nitori. We have a visitor.", Isaac said as he pointed to Yuyuko.

[Koishi]

Hawaii

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Koishi opened the door right to the left of the elevator, revealing the quite big and fancy hotel room.

"Here we are! Home sweet temporary home!" Koishi said, lying donw on one of the beds.

[S121]

Plane

It had been an hour or two and John was now feeling the effects of sleep deprivation.

"I'm going to sleep. Wake me when you need me.", John said as he laid his head back and slowly drifted off to sleep.

[WriggleRid3r]

Plane

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"Good night!" Utsuho smiled, looking at John.
"It's not night, though. It's broad daylight." Yuuka snickered.
"Oh."

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About an hour later, a commotion.
"S- stop the plane! I have a bomb!" A young man with a knife threatened the passengers. Some of them were alarmed, but none panicked.
"Sir, I would like to ask you to sit down and put your knife away." A stewardess tried to soothe the anxious passenger, emotionless.
"G- go tell the pilot to turn the plane around, or I'll-" The man swung his knife around, and the stewardess caught the knife with her bare hands, swung the man around, and performed a suplex. The man was knocked out, and the passengers clapped and cheered at the delightful sight.
"What was that?" Utsuho asked, fully amused.
"A false alarm." Yuuka said, not as amused. "I wonder how that stewardess managed to handle that would-be terrorist, though."

[S121]

Plane

John quickly woke up.

"What just happened?", John asked.

[WriggleRid3r]

Plane

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"Some terrorist attack stopped by a stewardess." Yuuka said indifferently.

[S121]

Plane

"Some terrorist attack stopped by a stewardess." Yuuka said indifferently.

"Great. I'm going to try and go back to sleep. I need rest for when we get to Hawaii.", John said as he laid his head back down and slowly drifted back to sleep.

After an hour or two, John began having a dream about his augmentations. He dreamed about the pain he endured to gain them and what happened after.

"No, it hurts.", John mumbled.

He then dreamed about how he looked like a patch-work human afterward. How stitches formed lines on his body and how simply moving was painful.

He looked at his wrists and fingers, then at the back of his hands and knuckles.



John fidgeted in his chair.

(How could anyone survive this?), John thought as he dreamed.

He then dreamed about the first time he noticed his abilities.

It was after his augmentation procedures, on the Atlas. He was fourteen and in a gym, where four ODSTs decided to fight him in a boxing match. Not fully understanding his newfound strength, John accidentally killed two ODSTs and severely injured the other two.

This sparked major resentment for the whole SPARTAN program throughout the Marine Corps.

John dreamed of the time when one of the ODSTs, Major Antonio Silva, said that John and his Spartans were freaks, and that they died because they were weak and could not adapt in battle. Silva said that John was the last of a failed experiment and a dying breed, that real humans would win the war, not Spartans.

This caused John to furrow his brow and grit his teeth, something that was clearly visible to the others.

[Koishi]

Hawaii

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"So, X, what'ya wanted to talk about?" Koishi asked.

[NeoFox]

Hawaii
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Model X floats into the room and to the window. He remains quiet for a few minutes before turning around.

"I wanted to talk about what exactly I am."

He floats over to Koishi's side and looks at her.

"I am a Biometal. An ancient artifact where I'm from. Originally there was only one Biometal. Model W, a Biometal that fed off of the pain and despair of others. It was an evil Biometal. It drove anyone who used it insane." Said Model X as he displays an image of Model W.




"In an effort to stop Model W one of the scientists studying it developed seven new Biometal's in hopes that one day someone would come forward and stop Model W." Said Model X as an image of Vent and Aile fighting and stopping Model W.

"It wasn't until those two. Vent and Aile. My original wielders. Helped put a stop to Model W. Though it wasn't until a few years later when All of the Model W's were destroyed." Model X said as he turns away from Koishi.

"After that the world was at peace. Then one day I was brought into this world along with the other Biometal's. Vent and Aile were supposed to come to, but due to a mishap they couldn't be brought into this world yet.

Me and the other Biometal's were scattered across this world. Destined to search for someone new to wield us. To become the new Mega Men. I have noticed how you decided to help me, how you were so kind to that yellow creature.

You're a kind person Koishi. That is why I have chosen you as my new partner." Said Model X as he floats into Koishi's hands. "Will you accept me as your new partner? Will you help me find the other Biometal's?"

[WriggleRid3r]

Plane

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"Ladies and gentlemen, we will soon be arriving to Honolulu, Hawaii. Please have your seat, fasten your seatbelt, and turn off all your electronic devices. Thank you." The pilot's voice was heard as the plane entered the vicinity of Hawaii, an archipelago of tropical islands and the home of America's main tourism.
"Wow, it looks beautiful!" Utsuho exclaimed, looking out the window. The sea was emerald green, reflecting the ground below as if it was translucent. The beaches were glistening with sand white as snow. Surfers, beach-goers, and families gathered together in the beaches, swimming, hanging out, surfing, having a good time.