11Alright, here's the first chapter of a crossover between SAO and Teen Titans. I've recently got hooked on the series, as well as Shingeki no Kyojin, Fairy Tail, and Blue Exorcist. I'm still working on other stories, don't worry. Enjoy the read!
Chapter 1: SAO
Beast Boy groaned. Why was it his day to get the mail? He muttered about the inhumanity before he finally got to the pneumo tube that brought mail to Titan's Tower across the bay from Jump City. Opening it, he saw several letters, a few magazines, and a package.
"Let's see, we have the biweekly letters from the city that we're 'too reckless' in our protection of the city, something for Raven from the library, probably one of her ancient tombs, Robin got something from a dojo, Cyborg got something from a garage, and- wait, the package is for me?" In his excitement, Beast Boy ripped open the package, finding a letter inside, once again addressed to him:
Beast Boy-san,
I am the owner of a videogame company, and the creator of a gaming device you may have heard of while in Tokyo: the NerveGear. This item freezes your body so that you can play virtual reality games without worry of what danger your body might be in. As a reward for your services in Tokyo saving us from Daizo and Brushogun, I have sent you one, along with a copy of Sword Art Online, a VRMMORPG that I'm sure will interest you. Now, when you start the game, you may wish to warn your friends that it is dangerous to remove the NerveGear while it is in use.
Happy Gaming!
Now the changeling jumped for joy. He had heard about the NerveGears, but he didn't have enough money for it, plus it was Japan exclusive, and they were busy while they were in Tokyo. And now he had one, he could hardly wait to play!
And so he gathered up the rest of the mail, running it into the main room before running into his room, and setting it up. The box for SAO (the game was on a chip, which was inserted into the NerveGear) intrigued him, showing two crossed swords. In his excitement he booted it up, lay on his bed, and placed it on his head, feeling the sides brush his pointed ears before his vision was filled and his body went numb.
Kirigaya Kazuto's Residence
Kirigaya Kazuto, known as Kirito in many forms of videogames, cursed. Apparently his copy of SAO was taken by someone else. He had been looking forward to it since the beta after all. He thought of his cousin before smiling a bit. Maybe he could hang out with her, at least until his replacement came in…
Back with Beast Boy
He reached out to the 'Create a Character', and smiled when he saw that he could copy how he actually looks in real life and use that as a base. He did just that, changing his skin and hair to pale and brown respectively. He rounded his ears and made his fang shrink back to a regular tooth. When asked what he wanted his starter weapon to be (sword, sword and shield, greatsword, lance, spear, dagger), he chose a single sword, knowing that his reaction time would make him able to evade any blows rather than blocking finally, for his name, he put in Logan, knowing the ridicule that awaited should he use 'Garfield'
He flashed into a plaza, along with hundreds of other people. There was silence for but a moment, before 'Logan' meandered off, eager to try out the Basic Sword on his back. He noted that he was wearing light armor, having little defense, but plenty of movement and speed. He looked up to the left corner of his eye, where his health bar (500/500) and name was before taking off to the West Fields.
Smirking he went out of the safe zone, finding plenty of fields with Boars in them. A weak enemy, but one that would be a good test. Logan wandered closer, intent on finding out whether the Boar was hostile immediately. His question was answered when it screeched and charged at him. He unsheathed the blade and sidestepped, thrusting the weapon at the animal as it charged past him. This caused the boar to crash, as the blade making a gash in its side disbalanced it. It screeched once more before it disintegrated into pixels, leaving the item Boar's Meat and a few coins, Col they were called, as well as a bit of EXP. The changeling grinned. At this rate he'd be levelling up before the Titans would miss him.
"Oi! How'd you kill that thing without a sword skill?" The guy who had shouted had reddish hair, a chin strap, a red headband, and looked to be somewhat over 20.
"A sword skill?" When Logan asked this, he opened the menu and saw an area that said Skills. Looking it over, he saw that there were several special strikes that you could use with a weapon, depending on intent. "Oh, I see. I guess I was just lucky. Maybe it was a critical hit..." He trailed off before sheathing his sword on his back and reaching an arm out for the man to shake. "I'm Logan by the way."
"Klien. Hey, you think you can show me how to take these things down?" The now introduced Klien asked, confessing how inept he was at basically any fighting game. Logan smirked. This would be a grand opportunity to get more Col and EXP, and maybe even a friend who he could play the game with.
A few hours later, Klien was still comically incompetent at fighting Boars, his health reaching yellow (Half health and lower. 25% is red) several times as he tripped over his own feet and was rammed by said Boars. Luckily for Logan, he had levelled up (He was confused by the Skills at first, especially considering the fact that his Skills were already rather high in some areas, perhaps because that was how he started in the real world, but he eventually decided on levelling Acrobatics, Sprint, and upgrading his Single Sword Skill), found plenty of Col from the MOBS, and even taught Klien how to not completely suck at fighting. Klien waved goodbye, saying something about a pizza, before he said something odd.
"Hey, Logan? There's no logout button." Now Logan was confused. Did Klien open the wrong section of the menu on accident?
"Of course there is, its right…" Logan opened up the menu before gasping. Klien was right, there was a space for the logout button, but it was blank. "Maybe it's a bug, or we can only log out in safe zones like the Town of Beginnings?" Klien accepted that, before they were suddenly transported.
They were back at the town square, and everyone else, about 10,000 if Logan estimated right, appeared as well. There were some mutterings of an event or a main quest of some sort, but then error messages in red encased the sky. Then, blood poured out and formed the shape of a hooded man.
"Hello players! I am Kayaba Akihiko, creator of the world you are standing in now. By now, many of you may have discovered the lack of a logout button. You see, this is not a bug, but a feature. That is what makes this world so grand, you cannot leave. If someone removes the NerveGear, your brain will be fried, approximately 200 have already died that way. Now, if you die here, you die in real life, think of that as another feature. The only way to leave is to clear all 100 floors. Also, since people are known to lie in these worlds, you will return to how you are in the real world. Good luck!" Kayaba vanished, and Logan immediately knew that he had been roped into a new world that needed saving, even as cries of shock, fear, and horror rang out, all the while flashes of light returned people to their true selves.
Thinking quickly before people thought he was a MOB, Logan equipped a basic hooded cloak, which was a dark brown and hid his features. Just in time too, as a flash altered him right after he had equipped the item. He sighed in relief before steeling himself. He knew that they needed someone to lead them. They were scared, and that could mean their deaths. Taking advantage of his natural speed and agility, he ran off, knowing he needed to train so that he could face the 1st floor boss, and hopefully make sure no one died during the fight. He knew he couldn't save everyone, but if he could make a difference, that was all that mattered.
Yo! Alright guys and gals, tell me what you think of the (admittedly kinda short by my standards. Don't worry, that was just the intro, the rest will be up to my standards!) first chapter of this story. Also, if you want to try writing one of the story ideas on my channel, let me know, I may be able to give you a hand. Keelah se'lai!
