Nextgen Kids: Legend of the Nine Newborn

Operation: AINCRAD, Level 20: First Steps

Out of all my stories, I don't think I ever cranked out chapters as fast as I did with this one! We got a new chapter almost every day! I just had the scenes pictured so strongly in my mind, I was like, "Okay, then we're gonna have this interaction, then we get a surprising mini twist, and then this happens"! The story managed to stay consistently focused and on track, I feel like! That said, I can agree that the ending chapters went a little off-the-rails, and its main shortcoming was that there wasn't very much focus on the villains. Either way, I think I did a lot better than the preceding stories in terms of focus and pacing. And of course, I thank Sarstar98 for her comments, now let's start the epilogue!

Nearly all the Let's Players made videos detailing their experience in Aincrad... however, King Kazma's had become remarkably popular within the following two days. The dark-skinned youth flipped on his camera and sat cross-legged on his cushion. "So, yeah... Aincrad. That was a thing, right? Sigh, but no, really, that was messed up. Like... I was legit afraid. I mean, I kept telling myself, 'I'm strong, I'm strong,' but... it's a different feeling when your life is on the line. Like, in videogames, things are set up to kill you at almost every turn, and when that's happening for real... it really sucks, dude. I saw someone die. He was The Guy. Now, you guys know I didn't like The Guy... but he didn't deserve what he got. And, just because I have my problems with people, it doesn't mean I want anything bad to happen to them. No way. So... my heart goes out to Guy and anyone else who died in Aincrad. Now, with that... I guess I'm gonna tell my story. I mean, I might leave some parts out, but I'll keep the important parts."

KND Moonbase

"Big negative REVIEWS were given to Aincrad after the atrocious disaster that's transpired! All the top employees of Hinobi have been swiftly arrested as soon as the building was made open. They will be questioned individually for their involvement with the project. However, President Kayaba was found dead within his personal game capsule, and it seems our renegade queen, Gaz Membrane, has confessed to the act."

The screen showed Gaz. "Yeah, dude was a mass murderer, a lunatic, and a possible pedophile, I didn't think anyone would be sad to see him gone. P.S., I'm still alive, bitches."

"The Hinobi officers claim that the rogue hacker known as Infinite was an officer of Dr. Eggman, who effectively hacked Aincrad's system and initiated the death game, a command that Kayaba was initially planning to enforce themselves. The Master Control Program of Aincrad was used to further carry out this command once the threat of Infinite had been dealt with. However, according to some Hinobi employees, along with numerous Aincrad survivors, the Control Program seemed to have undergone a change of heart, both apologizing for her actions and claiming to have been under Hinobi's control. She freed the captive gamers shortly after, and the Aincrad network appears to have been shut down completely. King Mickey, what are your thoughts on such a development?"

"All I can say is I've never felt so disgraced!" The mouse king was charred slightly and bandaged. "Kayaba played me like a darn fool, using my money and the good name of Disney to sell his virtual trap-hoho! But rest assured, fellas, that I'm sending money in reparations to all the poor families who were lured into Hinobi's trap."

"That's wonderful, Your Majesty! But could I ask why you look so beaten up?"

"I was trying to put a stop to the rogue MCP using special A.I.'s that I hacked into Aincrad. But they were destroyed by a group of KND operatives and caused my computers to explode-hoho."

"Eh? KND operatives prevented you from stopping the MCP? But why?"

"They claimed they were going to stop her without killing her. But I couldn't tell ya why."