[IC] Stuck in the game [1x1 with NightmareInd and BeautifulSnow]

[BeautifulSnow]

Ashlinn was in her last class, and it would only last for five more minutes as she felt her phone buzz in the pocket of her black leather jacket. She looked up and then took it out of her pocket while she was working on her homework for later so she could start gaming earlier, she really wanted to beat the boss she needed for a guild quest. She opened the text message and smiled as it was from her best friend, and crush, Sam. I've got the game finished, Wanna try it out after school?. She grinned and looked up, seeing him look at her from the other side of the room, she nodded and then putted her phone back in her pocket, just in time.

When the bell rang and everyone packed their stuff, Ashlinn walked towards Sam which was still writing, she tapped on his little desk. ''Hey, school is over, let's go to your house to try the game'' she said with a smile, he had been working on the game for a while now and she really wanted to try it. She had seen screenshots and even her idea's he had tried to realize. ''I am so looking forward too this'' she said, she closed his book and giggled as he looked a little disturbed at her. ''Oh Sam, come on! Let's hurry'' she said

Sam and she had been friends since halfway the first semester of high school, when she had dropped in because her dad traveled a lot for his work. She was glad she could convince him that she wanted to stay on this school, so now until graduation they would stay here and then her dad would probably start traveling again but she would be in college by that time.

[NightmareInd]

Sam just finished his text and send it to Ashlinn. He watched as she picked up her phone. He smiled as she read it, then looked his way and nodded. He got back to his homework while making a happy dance in his mind. He would finally show her the world he created for them, and them alone. A few minutes later, he noticed Ashlinn suddenly standing next to him, and tapping on his desk. He didn't hear the schoolbell again, but he wanted to finish his homework quickly so he wouldn't have to do it at home. He didn't get the chance though, as Ashlinn closed the book in front of him. He looked disturbed at her, but secretly couldn't contain himself any longer either.

They walked together from their school to Sam's house. It wasn't far at all, so it wouldn't take long before they got there. Sam was so hyped for the game they would play that he didn't hear anything Ashlinn would've said, if she said something to begin with. However, when they finally arived, he opened the door for her, and as they walked inside, he noticed that no one else was home, meaning that his parents were out for the day like they planned to. They had the whole house for themselves.

He had the laptops already plugged in into the TV, so he had a split screen showing what they would see when they put on their helmets. The laptops would only carry a part of the game's processing, the most would be done by the helmets. "Well..." Sam started nervously. "This is it. I already implemented the details you gave me earlier for your character, so they should be ready to go. Take a seat." He said, while sitting down on the couch. He meanwhile put on his helmet and laid down. "Don't be afraid. The diving function is working beyond expectations. It's the first time I'm using it on my own game though." Sam then pressed a button on the helmet, wich then started beeping. A few beeps later, Sam was out of this world...

[BeautifulSnow]

Ashlinn smiled and sat down next to him, she waited a few seconds and then also putted the helmet on. Knowing that he never had tried it before made her a little nervous but then again: Getting stuck in a game only happens in comics! She pushed the little button and then relaxed, sitting next to him.

She was gone in a minute or two and when her eyes opened again, she saw a NPC that would help her discover her new ability's. She listened to it and looked at her own hand, now claws with blue fur and her tail which moved a lot. This was new and it was amazing! It felt so real! When the introduction was done, she was placed in a wood and looked around. ''Hello?'' she asked.

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Outside the game, something happened with the systems and because they both where playing the game, they couldn't do anything. An Error appeared on the tv screen and then, it happened.. All the electricity in the house snapped for a moment... Two minutes later it all got back but it was too late, Sam and Ashlinn got stuck in the game.

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Inside the game, it would feel like a little earthquake-ish happened and when Lyra opened her eyes again, she didn't remember anything. She took her bow from the ground and looked around, feeling the urge to find herself food. ''Hello?'' she once asked before and then climbed into a three and started her hunt.

[NightmareInd]

Sam opened his eyes in a world he recognised as his own creation. He was in the middle of a forest he knew as 'the trees of the end'. He was speechless at how good everything seemed to work and how real it all looked. He took out his sword and got into a fighting stance. He then cut a small tree in half. "Everything seems to work fine. Now, let's find Ashlinn, or must I say Lyra." He said to himself with a smile.

Then, a small earthquake occured. "Something... Is... Wron..." He said before passing out and hitting the ground. When a few minutes later he opened his eyes again, Shade stood up and picked up his sword. He sheathed it, then walked into the direction of the nearest village. I need to get more supplies. he thought. He could fly there, but he knew he needed his wings for in combat.

[BeautifulSnow]

Lyra used the threes and to climb around and hide for everyone else. They couldn't see her but she could see them. She moved around and killed a few little monsters and then dragged them away from the path that was made clearly so they wouldn't be noticed by other people. She then heard someone and went out to see who it was, she saw a human.. Or wait, he had wings? What was he? She got curious but didn't get down.

She kept an eye on him and climbed from three to three and saw he was going to a village. She looked at the tiny leather bag that she wore around and opened it, a few pieces of gold where in there and so she jumped down, landed on her feet and hide in the bushes from the human.

[NightmareInd]

Shade walked further, and saw a few birds in the air. He thought about slaying a few of them for the money and ingrediënts, but he was never much of a cook or alchemist, and he knew the effort wasn't worth the little amount of gold they would drop. However, something was odd about the birds. They seemed to be focusing on something, but he didn't know what it was. It didn't bother him until the birds scathered and he heard a faint sound of leafs being disturbed. He took out his longsword, got into a fighting stance and faced the direction he heard the noise from. "Who is there? Don't make me come and get you!" He kept focusing on any movements that seemed out of place and was prepared for anything that would attack him.

[BeautifulSnow]

Lyra kept quiet and sat was squatting, her tail moved very very slowly and she looked trough the leaves to the man with the wings. She slowly moved, not making or trying to make any leave move and took an arrow and raised her bow. She placed the arrow on the bow, closed one eye and aimed at him. He didn't really treat her, so this would be just a warning, so the arrow would only pass by his face really close. Yet then, right when she wanted to shoot the arrow, her eyes saw a mouse move, and she dropped her bow and tried to catch it.

Once.. Twice.. Third times and with her fourth try to catch the little animal, she ended on the path, a few feet away of Shade but with the mouse in her claws. ''Got it!'' she said and grinned, then looked up. ''Oh god..'' she said, she took her knife, killed the mouse and then got up. She took it by it's tail and dropped it in her mouth, eating it and swallowing it as it had laid there on the ground. ''Okay, so.. I am the one that, sort of followed you'' she said and looked at him. They were at the same length and she looked at him. ''Wait.. What are you?'' she asked, she raised a eyebrow and laid a hand on a arrow just to find that her bow was still laying in the bushes.

[NightmareInd]

Shade looked a bit confused at the blue woman who just got out of the bushes, chasing a mouse. He wasn't expecting this from the one sneaking up on him. He was also a bit stumbled by the question 'it' asked. "What... what I am? Well, I'm a fairy. What are you?" Shade said going through his mind trying to find out what the creature was. A image flashed by from the exact same woman, which he saw through something which looked like a magic portal. He grabbed his head when he did so, as it hurt him. What is this? Where have I seen this thing before? He asked himself in his head, but the more he tried to think about it, the more it hurt.

[BeautifulSnow]

Lyra raised a brow at him as he grabbed his head but something told her he was in pain, how? She didn't know or understand, she hadn't touched him with her poisonous arrows or anything. Yet she did take this time to grab her bow but when she had it, her vision started to blur and she blinked several times but it didn't work. She saw... Things.. And even though it didn't hurt her, it did confuse her. She stumbled back to the road with her bow which she dropped once she was back on it and looked at the fairy boy. He seemed to be okay again and her vision started to come back too..

''That.. was weird'' she said and shook her head. ''Okay.. so you don't know what I am, but you are in what I would like to call: My forest'' she said. ''I am a Na'vi... Or, cat-like human.. I walk like humans, I speak like humans but I look like a cat and I behave like a cat..'' she said and grabbed her bow again. This time she did take a arrow and pointed it at him. ''And now I would like to know from you why you are here'' she said.

[NightmareInd]

Shade was a bit annoyed by the answer of the woman. "Your forest? I didn't see any sign saying 'owned by cat-woman'. For what I was doing here, I was passing through so I could reach the next village. You have a problem with that?" He made sure that he was ready to fight if it turned into one, and seeing she had a bow, he was focusing on the arrow.

[BeautifulSnow]

''Cat-woman?'' Lyra asked and looked at him. ''You seriously called me a cat-woman?'' she said and then shot an arrow at him, yet it wouldn't hit him but also not be able to be blocked. ''That was a warning, I live here already my whole life, if you think you can just say that I am a cat-woman then you are far in the wrong side of life'' she said. ''Fairy's fly over the forest, so use those petit wings and fly'' she said.

[NightmareInd]

Shade didn't move even a bit as the arrow shot past his face. He knew the arrow wouldn't hit him, but used the moment to analyze the attack. It didn't seem to be a particular strong arrow or fast one, but it was silent and he could notice a faint smell as it passed him. Poison... She is a hunter, which probably means she lacks the skill in combat... Sam then laughed. "You think these wings are petit? They can actually carry a lot of weight, including..." He dashed for the woman and stopped right in front of her, grabbing her around the middle before she even had the chance to react. "...you." He then flew up into the air with the woman still in his arms. Around 50 meters above the ground he stopped. "Don't worry, as long as you don't do anything stupid, you won't fall. Just remember to not look down." He said. This would teach her a lesson. If not, he could always go higher.

[BeautifulSnow]

Lyra growled and when he grabbed her around her waist and dashed of into the air, she used her claws to scratched his arm. ''Put me on the ground you stupid fairy!'' she said and now even hissed at him. ''Grrrr...'' she kept growling and started to struggle. She knew there was a big chance that she would fall but once near the tree's she would be able to grab and hold onto the thicker branches and disappear into the woods. She looked at his, her eyes narrowed and her hand now on his arm, her claws scratching deep into the arm he had around her. ''Let Go'' she then said again and then used her feet. She bend her legs and placed them on his belly, pressing against his guts.

It got her free and caused her to fall down but she didn't care. ''See ya!'' she called out and the moved her body so it almost looked like she was going to dive into the waters. Stupid Fairy, what does he think? Taking me up into the air like I wouldn't mind it she thought and then she felt the first branches. Her life long training cause her to be able to grab and hold onto a very thick branch and got down by slowing down that way. Once she hit the ground, she actually was able to land on her feet and looked up in the air.

[NightmareInd]

Shade ignored the stinging pain in his arm as the woman scratched his arms. However, when the feet hit his belly, he couldn't keep her in his arms anymore, and he watched as she fell down towards the trees. Shit, shit, SHIT! He thought. He wanted to teach the woman a lesson, not to let her die. As fast as he could, he went after her. He saw how she was able to slow down her speed by using the branches. As he landed on the ground a few steps away from her, he looked at her, his face filled with panic, and asked: "Are you okay? You could have died there!" Then he realised it was his fault she got into danger in the first place, and with a face of guilt, he looked at the ground. "Look, I'm sorry I took you up there, okay? I just wanted to show you I don't like to be messed with." He scratched the back of his head. "Is there a way I can make it up to you somehow?"

[BeautifulSnow]

Lyra turned around and raised a brow at him. ''I freed myself because I don't like it when someone is close to me.. I might look a lot like a cat and even in my behavior sometimes and sure, I do purr when I am happy but I'm not a cuddle cat.. I am a hunter and when something happens that I don't like, I'll do what ever it takes to turn that around'' she said but when she saw his panic she sighed. She walked up to him and laid her hand on his shoulder. ''It's okay, don't feel guilty or panic.. there is no need for that'' she said and gave him a little smile. ''Really, I am okay.. I've grown up with trees around me, I know how to make them work for me'' she said and when he scratched the back of his head and offered her a way to make it up too her.

''It was pretty cool up there'' she admitted and then said: ''Let's head to that village together.. There you can get me something to drink and then I am fine... Oh, and we must clean that scratch.. I put poison on my nails.. Don't worry, it ain't a fatal one, mostly because I didn't found a fatal poison that wouldn't kill me too but it can make you feel really ill'' she said and then let go of his shoulder.