Dear god it's short. This probably would have done better as a drabble but, dammit, it continues. Oh well, enjoy.

Disclaimer: I own nothing related to .hack, Tsukasa or Endrance or else, scary stuff happens.

I need to start writing more longer stories.

An Shoji looked at her empty computer screen for what seemed like eons. Ever since the events that happened so long ago, she told herself she’d never go back. However, a good friend of hers, not knowing what had happened before, told her that The World was possibly the greatest game ever. An laughed at her friend when she said that but An knew she was serious.

The fates liked to toy with her. Apparently even Mimiru was playing again. And so was Sora, or so they thought. How long had it been since she had seen the twin blade? She had seen him once when he was in his coma but, that was a long time ago. Temptation was her biggest fault. She wound up rushing to the computer store and purchased The World but, she wound up just standing there, wondering. Was Aura alright? How much had changed?

Again, temptation knocked her into her senses and she installed and created. She stuck with the same name and color scheme as her old avatar but, maybe actually being a girl this time would help her not be reminded of Subaru. She hadn’t seen her in a while and she wasn’t ready to be reminded of her. She decided on being a twin blade, like he used to be, that and it was the only class she recognized.

Mac Anu…the starting town and the place she most recognized. Tsukasa looked around, amethyst eyes taking in the new features.

“Wow, what an improvement.” She said as she moved toward the entrance to the dome. She opened the door and was greeted by sunlight and a rushing rouge. She barely managed to dodge as the silver haired rogue ran into the dome, followed by a blonde cleric. Atoli stopped and bowed before the bewildered twin blade.

“So sorry about Haseo. He’s just mad.” Atoli said as she hurried to chase down the fuming teen. “Haseo!! Stop already!” Tsukasa just chuckled.

“Wow, and I thought I used to have no manners.” Tsukasa said as she continued down the steps. So many people were around today, it almost frightened her. She brushed back a few strand of her fine silver hair and continued to explore the new Mac Anu.

Long blue hair swayed in the artificial breeze, red eyes hoping for the one he adored. However, he had run off in a bad mood. So he was left with a very jumpy and in-your-face shadow warlock by the name of Saku.

“Master En!! Helloooo? Are you even there?” Saku said in her ‘nails on the chalkboard’ voice. Oh how it annoyed Endrance…His eyes then caught a familiar face. He remembered the wavemaster that looked a lot like his old PC, and this player happened to have the same face as that one player. Endrance knocked away Saku and hurried toward the player, however, she was already far ahead of him. Saku fumed and sat there.

“Things really are different.” Tsukasa said and then a flash mail appeared. “’I think I know who you are’…What’s that mean?” She looked around and noticed a blue haired blade brandier (she thought) running toward her.

Endrance ‘caught his breath’ and looked at her. She did seem the same.

“You’re Tsukasa, right?” Endrance asked. Tsukasa stared wide eyed and nodded. Endrance seemed to beam with happiness. “I knew it. I knew I’d recognize that face!”

Tsukasa blinked twice. She shifted uncomfortably in her tan colored armor. Who exactly was this guy?

“Oh, sorry, my name is Endrance. I used to be a character called Elk.” Endrance said, noticing Tsukasa’s confusion and discomfort. “We met at that party Helba set up.”(1.)

Tsukasa squinted a little and then her eyes lit up.
“Elk!? You mean that Elk? I almost didn’t recognize you!” she said and hugged the blade brandier. She stepped back and smiled. “How have you been?”

“I’ve…been well. I was wondering when you’d come back.” Tsukasa stuck out her tongue (how she did that even she didn’t know.)

“A friend tipped me off…how about we go somewhere? Just so I can get used to being the new me.” Endrance nodded and offered Tsukasa her member address, of course she accepted, invited him and they were off.

AN: Okay, this was meant to be a new addition to Chronicles of the Lore but it became too long. This is going to be my new story with a crack pairing: EndranceTsukasa. This takes place…I dunno when. But, hopefully it’ll be an okay story. And well, the pairing is possible.

1: In .hack/Unison, Elk met Tsukasa and both were amazed to see a character type similar to their own. This story has Unison as a part of the past, except Sora was just an AI at that time…sort of.

I dunno how much impact everyone else will have on the story but, I’ll try. Please read and review, flames will be eaten and corrections are well adored!