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After saying our goodbyes I walked home. I was humming as I walked until I remembered my bike.

"Shit..! I forgot about my bike!".

I can't believe I forgot my own bike to school! The school was already locked so I couldn't picked it up. I can't believe it...

I was cursing in my thoughts about how stupid and forgetful I am until my phone rang.

*Ring* *Ring*

I opened my phone and saw my mom calling me. I answered it and was greeted with a lecture already.

"Next time you bring your bike to school make sure you don't leave it! Your teacher called me today and saw your bike laying inside the school perimeter!".

I listened to every word what my mother said before she finally calmed down. She was far more scary than my father.

Once she hang up I took a deep breath before sighing. I was holding onto the box that she brought me.

I would just tell Mom and Dad that Kylie gifted me this. Let's hope they won't ask how much the price is or I'll end up getting in trouble.

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I reached my house. I opened the door to see my brother, Jason had invited 2 of his closest friends. It was Ronald and Henry.

Ronald was quite athletic while Henry is a shut in. Opposites really do attract...

"Oh! Hey, Luna!". Ronald called out to me while waving his hand.

"Hey".

I took off my shoes and socks. I was about to head upstairs until my brother called out to me.

"Yo, what do you have there?".

"It's just a gift from Kylie".

"Oh? Did you give her anything in return?". He asked.

"Well, she told me to do her a favor tomorrow".

"And? Are you going to do it?".

"Of course! Plus, her favor isn't even that hard".

"It's obvious your feeling guilty after I told you about your ungrateful attitude".

"Shut up. At least I don't spend my time on virtual girls like a weirdo!". I said as I stuck my tongue out.

"Shut up! You uncultured swine wouldn't understand".

Ugh... I am questioning myself how are we even related? Someone who enjoys interacting with virtual teenage girls is creepy... especially knowing the boys were already in their 20.

I started to head upstairs to finally plug in the game. I was so excited that I didn't bother changing out of my school uniform.

I locked the door behind me to make sure no one interrupts my gaming session. I threw my backpack on my bed and started to open the box, but the box was difficult to open so I looked around my room to see if I can use anything to cut the tape. There was a box cutter laying on my desktop, so I quickly grabbed it and started to cut open the box.

I was filled with joy on the inside as I slowly opened the box to reveal the head gear, arm gear and also the face mask used for the identification process. I dropped my cutter and began to equip the face mask.

I pressed the button that was located from the side of the mask and a holographic message popped up.

[Identification is in process]

I was so excited to try out this new game. The procedure took about 5 minutes before another message popped up.

[Identification complete]

I took off the mask and saw a chip slowly emerge out of the it. I gently pulled it out of the gear and took a good look at it. It seems like an ordinary chip, so I put the gear back at the box like the cashier instructed us to and I placed the small chip inside of the head gear.

I wanted to wear the gear, but I wanted to enjoy this moment before putting the gear on. I decided to change out of my uniform for more comfortable clothes while I'm going to play these cool game.

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After changing out of my uniform I wore a long, cotton pants and a simple T-shirt. I sat on my bed and started to insert the helmet on top of my head. I heard buzzing noises from the gear and also felt a vibration from it.

[Identifying Player...]

[Identification completed]

[Teleporting to character making station...]

Wohoo! Character designing! I normally hate designing characters, but this was an exception since I was curious to know what type character customization it would show me. Would there be a lot of options? Good outfits?

[You have arrived at the character making station!]

I looked around and saw nothing but a line of clothes, holographic messages and also mannequins inside of the area. It was like looking at a futuristic clothing store! I was so hyped to see the amount of options I had.

But before I do that I looked at a mirror that was beside me and saw my character that looks exactly like me. The face identification was so realistic, that it was like I was inside of the video game itself! I wore a simple shirt and pants, and was also barefooted.

I couldn't wait any longer, so I began to walk over to the clothes. In the real world I wasn't moving meaning I don't have to be worried on accidentally breaking something from my room.

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Kylie's POV:

I was eating with my parents until my father asked.

"So? How was school?".

"It was fun. Luna is planning to come over tomorrow after school".

After I said that I noticed that Mom and Dad's eyes lit up in excitement. It wasn't a surprise since I had expected them to react that way... I was tired of them blabbering and asking me to invite her over and over again, so I decided to finally ask Luna herself.

Luckily, she agreed since I brought her that expensive game.

"Oh! I should cook both you and Luna's favorite food!". My Mom said.

"And I should take the day off from work tomorrow!". My Dad said.

"Why didn't you guys just take a few days off of work and visit Luna? I don't get why you guys overwork yourselves". I asked both of them.

"It is quite difficult..."

I saw the gloom in my Dad's eyes as we talked about his job, so I didn't ask him further more. After eating I headed in my room and began to lay on my bed.

I was bored so I decided to text Luna out of boredom.

[Kylie: Oi, are you still awake?]

I waited for her reply, but there was none. The message wasn't even left read, so I assume she's already playing the game. I was too lazy to play today so I turned on the TV and saw the news.

"Dear Citizens, please remain calm and listen to what we have to say. All of this unknown happenings is still being investigated by the authorities and government. We'd like to advise everyone to remain inside of their houses until further notice".

I was confused why they wanted us to stay in our houses. Was there a terrorist attack? No, this investigation is the same as the zombie one. Did the zombie apocalypse finally happened?!

I should message Luna about this just in case.

[Kylie: Hey! Have you heard the news?]

As I was about to send a message a warning popped up on my iphone and there was also sirens ringing outside of my house.

[Warning: All citizens must stay and lock their house doors! A lockdown is in development! Please stay inside of your homes and don't leave! This is not a drill. I repeat this is not a drill]

I was becoming more and more scared as I read the warning. Shit! Luna had to be playing a video game when the end of the world is near.

I can't leave my house and I can't even reach Luna's phone.

I ran downstairs to see my parents boarding up the windows and doors.

"Mom? Dad?".

"Kylie! Help us barricade the doors and windows! Use anything that can cover up the doors like the tables and chairs!". My Dad shouted at me.

I could hear groaning outside of the house. It was already happening. I wasted no time and began to drag two chairs towards one of the back doors and placed it beneath the door handle.

It was strange for me to stay calm despite all this. I was more concerned about my family and Luna's family. If Luna is playing in such a time, could she perhaps be in danger?

I should try to dial her house phone while this happening is starting. I was about to contact the phone number until a strange message popped up from beside me.

It was a holographic message which led me speechless.

[Ruined Society is about to commence]

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