A freighter from Siberia pulled into port in the middle of the night and as soon as they dropped anchor began to unload its shipping containers into the warehouse. As soon as the coast was clear one of the crates began to shake until it opened revealing three boys inside.

“ Man that was brutal if escaping that hell hole was not hard enough the waves were worse,” Ace said.

“ At least we made it back onto American soil,” One of the boys said.

“ You said it Cipher now let's move on to phase two,” Ace said.

“ Which is?” Cipher asked.

“ Getting revenge on that sissy bitch Silver,” Ace replied.

“ And on the man that ruined my family’s company,” The other boy said.

“ Yes Zeke The Silver Family will pay for what they did,” Ace said before they left the docks.

The next day Turquoise went downstairs to see her father speaking on the phone and was surprised to hear him shout.

“ What do you mean the numbers on last night’s Shipment aren't balanced,” Bullet shouted.

“ I mean there is a problem with the number of crates we ordered,” Turquoise could slightly make out on the other end of the phone.

“ Don,t tell me those guys in Siberia tried to cheat us with less than what we paid for,” Bullet said.

“ Quite the opposite we received an extra crate but for some reason, it was completely empty,” The guy on the other end said.

“ Look into it and report back to me,” Bullet said before hanging up.

“ Morning Turquoise,” Bullet said returning to his cheerful self.

“ What was that all about?” Turquoise asked.

“ Just my accountant telling me about an inconsistency in our last material shipment, for some reason we ended up with an extra crate,” Bullet said.

“ That's not too bad more material to work with,” Turquoise said.

“ Normally you would be right but the strangest thing was that the crate was completely empty,” Bullet said as he gave his daughter a quick hug. " Anyway enough about my business how are you coming along with that game of yours?”

“ I managed to not only fix all the mistakes I made but also managed to finish the next two floors so right now I am developing the fourth floor,” Turquoise replied.

“ Fourth Floor?” Bullet asked.

“ Yes, the land of Fenos is divided into nine floors which are all connected by the World Tree after fixing the glitches and stuff from last week I managed to complete the first three levels and developed the fourth one close enough for exploration,” Turquoise replied.

As Turquoise and Bullet were talking Ruby along with Lemon and Haruka joined them. Turquoise explained how she managed to finish the first three floors and the planning process with the fourth floor.

"I had to put in an emergency exit in it to ensure I can get out after testing." Turquoise wrapped up.

"That's amazing princess." Haruka rewards her future wife to be with a kiss.

“So…. How many floors does Fenos have?” Lemon asked.

“ Nine and they are all connected by the World Tree,” Turquoise explained.

“ By any chance is the world tree based off of Norse mythology?” Haruka asked.

“ Yes each floor is themed around one of the nine realms connected by Yggdrasil,” Turquoise explained.

“ And the human-animal hybrids?” Haruka asked.

“ I wanted my game to stand out and other than physical changes with Characters when equipment is changed I wanted something that sets my game apart from others and I don,t think anyone tackled this idea yet,” Turquoise explained further.

“ So may we see the other floors?” Lemon asked.

“ Now that I got the issues from last time fixed sure it also gives me time to show you the main quest line needed to reach each floor,” Turquoise replied.

Meanwhile outside the Mansion Ace and his two friends snuck around looking for a way in and entered through the servant's entrance. Ace was surprised to see how empty it was.

“ I thought you said Silver was loaded where are the maids and butlers?” Cipher asked.

“ They are not here yet they don,t clock in till eight sharp so that gives us a half hour for you to do your thing,” Ace said.

“ What is the plan again?” Zeke asked.

“ Silver told me he was recreating the Nerve Gear from SAO so Cipher is going to plug his USB stick containing his back door program and hack into the game and trap him and his friends inside,” Ace explained.

“ But won,t Silver notice the stick plugged into his computer?” Zeke asked.

“ The stick is only a way to install the back door once it's installed we leave the grounds and Cipher works his magic from outside the grounds,” Ace said.

Ace and his friends reached the second floor and found Turquoise’s room. As soon as they entered they were greeted to a room full of cuteness and femininity.

“ Are you sure this is the room it's too cutesy and pink to be a guys room?” Cipher asked.

“ This is the place alright see,” Ace said pointing to the three nerve gears resting on the bed.

Cipher plugged his stick in and initialized the installation process. Right before it started a pop up appeared asking for a password to continue.

“ Uh, guys we have a slight problem,” Cipher said.

“ What is it?” Ace asked.

“ Silver has his own computer password protected and the hint is very confusing,” Cipher replied. "The hint says as sharp as water."

Ace remembered back to when he dated Turquoise and then it dawned on him. "Try blade of the sea." The password was successful and the plan continued and was completed in less than a minute. As soon as Cipher retrieved his USB Stick they heard Turquoise and her friends coming. Ace looked around for hiding spots and found one.

“ Quick into the closet,” Ace said as he and his friend ran into the closet.

The boys were surprised to see the inside of the closet was bigger than a normal one but what was more noticeable was all the girl’s clothing inside and not a single piece of boy’s clothing. Ace told Cipher to begin on his mark. As soon as the girls were inside the game Cipher used his back door to access the game and removed the log out button. The boys made their escape while the girls were in the virtual world but before they could reach the exit a security guard caught them and brought them to Bullet.

“ I caught these three coming out of Lady Turquoise’s room sir,” The guard said before Bullet recognized Ace.

“ Ace? What the hell are you doing here?” Bullet said.

“ Simple revenge on that sissy son of yours,” Ace said.

“ Turquoise is not a sissy she is my precious gem and I will not let you hurt her again,” Bullet said reaching for the phone.

“ Who are you calling?” Cipher asked.

“ The US Government, you three are no longer American citizens so once they come you three will be deported back to Siberia where scum like you belongs,” Bullet said only for the phone to not work.

The boys turned white with fear and broke free from the guard's grip and ran for the exit this time making it off the mansion grounds.

Meanwhile, inside the game, the girls were enjoying some pie and cider after a long thought battle in the fields east of Fenexia.

“ I don,t know how but this is the best pie I ever tasted,” Lemon said.

“ Thanks, it’s one of my mom’s recipes,” Turquoise said.

“ Anyway, you mentioned there were nine floors in this game?” Haruka asked.

“ Yes, and to reach each floor you need to gather the four Celestial keys to unlock one of the nine gems that give the Sword of Naturia its power,” Turquoise explained.

As they kept talking Turquoise received a notice that someone was on the voice chat channel. Turquoise answered it and noticed her father was on the line.

“Turquoise are you and your friends ok?” Bullet asked.

“ We just got back from training but we are fine,” Turquoise replied.

“ You three need to log out we have a crisis,” Bullet said.

Turquoise pulled up her menu and noticed the log out button was missing. Lemon and Haruka noticed the same thing.

“ Dad we have a crisis on our end too we can,t log out because the button is missing,” Turquoise said.

“ So that’s what Ace was up to,” Bullet said.

“ Can,t be him he should be frozen to death in Siberia by now besides he is not smart enough to do something this complex with a computer,” Turquoise said.

“ Maybe not him but I bet one of his two friends did this,” Bullet said.

“ We will worry about them later but for now get Twilight she may be able to help on your end,” Turquoise said.

“ What are you three going to do?” Bullet asked.

“Remember earlier I said I added a temporary emergency escape on the fourth floor for just such an emergency so me and the girls will try and get there,” Turquoise said.

A half-hour later Bullet comes back with Twilight. Twilight looked through Turquoise’s desktop and found something. She and her friends weren't just sitting around with their thumbs up their asses no they been pushing to the emergency exit.

“ Bad news Turquoise someone installed a back door on your computer thus granting them access to your game. Good news is I can remove it but I can’t bring back the log out button,” Twilight said.

“ Its ok Twilight I will bring it back once we return,” Turquoise said before she and the girl’s resumed their quest after Twilight had informed them of the situation.

Haruka asked where they should go first and Turquoise suggested the Phoenix Sanctuary Temple. Lemon and Haruka were a bit skeptical at first until Turquoise assured them that everything is fine now. The girl’s set off for the Forest of Shadows to find the Key of wind. As soon as they entered the forest a bunch of birdmen with spears jumped them and the fight began. After wiping out the army of birdmen the girls felt like they gained a level.

“ What is this feeling?” Lemon asked.

“ Like most MMOs, we just leveled up need I explain more?” Turquoise explained.

After more walking, the girls reached an ancient looking building with a phoenix emblem above the entrance.

“ I assume this is the Phoenix Sanctuary Temple?” Haruka asked.

“ Yep quick warning the Raven Berzerker has been balanced and may not so easy to beat,” Turquoise replied.

“ It was not easy the first time that thing is ruthless,” Lemon said.

As soon as they entered they were greeted by a huge room with three hallways.

“ Well Turquoise since you made the place which way do we go?” Haruka asked.

“ I will guide us but please promise me you won,t tell anyone about this I want the players to figure it out on there own,” Turquoise said.

“ You have our word not a single detail will be leaked,” Lemon said.

“ Good now if we go left or right an entire army of crow soldiers will ambush us so we need to go through the center hall to get to the next room,” Turquoise said as they went straight.

The girls reached a room full of bats and noticed a locked door ahead. Turquoise pointed to a gem above the door and told Lemon to try hitting it with a fireball. Lemon did so and suddenly a new passage opened leading to a new room. As soon as they entered they noticed a chest being guarded by a couple of Crow Archers.

“ Ok Turquoise any ideas?” Haruka asked.

“ Normally we would need a class with a shield to defend against them so since neither of us is a Sheild wielder we are going to have to be careful,” Turquoise said as she drew her sword.

Haruka followed Turquoise and sliced most of the arrows while Turquoise delivered the killing blow to the archers. Lemon opened the chest and pulled out a silver key.

“ Let me guess you programmed these dungeons like the ones from the legend of Zelda?” Haruka asked.

“ Not exactly these dungeons are my own design the locked doors and keys are a standard part of any dungeon it makes the players use their brains,” Turquoise said.

The girls thought their way through many monsters and eventually found the key for the boss chamber which was a golden key with a phoenix motif with rubies embedded in it. The girls reached a spiral staircase that leads to a huge door with the same emblem as by the entrance. As soon as the girls put the boss key in the door automatically opened and revealed a huge room with stain glass windows. As soon as they entered the room the door closed and the Raven Berzerker swoops down and drew his mighty ax after unleashing a loud screech. As soon as the battle began a very ominous tune began to play. Haruka unleashed her Flash Blade attack which put her behind the Raven and as she sheathed her sword a quarter of the boss’s health bar was reduced. Lemon unleashed her fire magic while Turquoise performed a four-hit combo attack. As soon as the Berzerker’s health bar reached half its amount he unleashed a much louder screech and prepared to use his ultimate attack.

“ Ok ladies are you ready for our Team attack?” Turquoise asked.

“ As ready as I’ll ever be,” Lemon said.

“ All set to go, love,” Haruka said.

The Raven Berzerker unleashed its ultimate slash attack but this time he missed. While Turquoise and Haruka slashed him by the sides Lemon summoned a pentagram of fire beneath him and caught him in a pillar of fire thus finishing him. As soon as the boss got devertualized a winner icon appeared and a green key with an emerald shaped like a bird embedded into it appeared.

“ Ladies we just got the Celestial Key of Wind,” Turquoise said as she grabbed it and placed it in her key items spot in her inventory.

As the girls were leaving the Temple Turquoise got a notification that Twilight was in the voice chat channel. She answered it and was glad to hear Twilight.

“ Good news and bad news girls,” Twilight said.

“Let's hear the good news first,” Turquoise said.

“ Good news is I managed to remove the back door so no one else should cause any more problems,” Twilight said.

“ And the Bad News?” Turquoise asked.

“ When I looked over the code for your game I noticed they did not just remove the log out button but they also added some extra stuff on the fourth floor,” Twilight replied.

“ Great Ace and his cohorts not only trapped us in here but to make matters worse they may have left a boss monster of their own to guard the exit,” Turquoise said in frustration.

“ Don,t worry love whatever they left will be no match for us by the time we get there,” Haruka said assuringly.

“ But we don,t know what is up there or what it can do,” Lemon said.

“ No matter what it is we three shall not yield,” Turquoise said before she and her friends continued on their way back to Fenexia.

Meanwhile inside an abandoned Warehouse Cipher was looking at his laptop and noticed his back door access was cut off.

“ Ace I’m afraid someone just found my back door and removed it,” Cipher said.

“ No matter did you place our pawn in position,” Ace asked.

“ The Blood Extractor is in position and ready to suck them dry,” Cipher replied.

“ Excellent with Turquoise embolized her friends won,t stand a chance,” Ace said while laughing evilly.

Author's Notes:

this is just the beginning of their journey. If anyone has any ideas for enemies or bosses feel free to submit them but I do have some rules.
1: the enemies must be animal based.
2: The bosses for each dungeon must have some relation to the dungeon they are in.
3: The bosses can,t have any op attacks or abilities. we are not on the top floor yet.