<span style="color: #FFFF00">JD was about to reach for the second bottle of milk when the stage changed and he almost immediatly lost his remaining health. "Dammit!" he shouted at the air as he waited for Garsot to get done with his level. as it turned out he didn't have to wait long. "Probably due to some sort of time difference in how long it takes inside the different areas?" he thought out loud. Tails was waiting for them outside with a thoughtful look on his face. JD could only assume that the two tailed Kit was thinking about what he should say in regards to the message he had sent the kit earlier.<br/><br/>Suddenly JD did a double take as he heard someone coughing rather violently. That could only be one person. one very tall, very deadly and very awesome to watch person. JD loved Star Wars too much to not know that coughing fit when he heard it.<br/><br/>JD started running. not away from the noise like a sane person would either. Mid-run he switched to his GGO avatar and unbuckled his plasma beam sword. after all, he needed something to fight a Lightsaber if that wasn't just an NPC. he skidded to a stop next to a hunched over caped robotic giant.<br/><br/>"So..." he began as Tails and Garsot arrived behind him. "I don't suppose Dooku's lapdog is up to a battle of skill between himself and the Savior of Sword Art Online?"<br/><br/>He was almost immediately regretting his choice of words as he got an up close look at the General of the Seperatists. Tails was in even worse condition. being only three feet tall himself, he fainted at the 8 and a half foot Kaleesh Cyborg's massive frame.</span><br/><br/><br/><span style="color: #00FF00">Zach/Grievous turned to the figure who had run all the way over here to seemingly issue him a challenge. A voice that wasn't Grievous's came out from behind the figure's mouthpiece. "Uhh....I wouldn't antagonize him if I were you...especially with that thing in your hand, he's in a real mood right now."<br/><br/>Just then the young man's voice was replaced by a somewhat Russian sounding raspy one. "I have killed many Jedi in my time, boy. Do not think that because you have some sort of special lightsaber that you can insult me and get away."<br/><br/>Grievous threw his cape to the ground, revealing his cybernetic body as he took two lightsabers from their clips on his robotic pelvis, and ignited them. As expected they were blue and green.</span><br/><br/><br/><span style="color: #FFFF00">JD/Kirito immediately equipped his blood red Trench coat he had received in his inventory at the start of the game. While it was bulletproof, he wasn't sure what a lightsaber could do to it. "Better safe than sorry!" he said smirking and igniting the purple plasma blade. as expected, he saw his opponent's eyes narrow. he laughed. "First one to knock the other to 25% health wins." he smirked. "and to make it more interesting... where are your other arms?"<br/><br/>Tails, who had regained consciousness, fainted again.<br/><br/>JD lunged at Grievous, knowing that despite not having the force, Kirito's muscle memory from the MMOs he'd been in would more than compensate. That and the fact that Grievous technically couldn't use the force either....</span><br/><br/><span style="color: #00FF00">Laughing a very wheezy laugh, Grievous replied. "I don't need four arms to take on scum like you!" The cyborg blocked the oncoming attack with the hiss of the plasma blade coming into contact with the lightsabers. He then began to attack<br/><br/>With surprising speed remniscent of his abilities in the 2003 Clone Wars, he began to swiftly attack his opponent, one blade spinning in his hand like a sawblade, and the other blocking any oncoming blows and countering.</span><br/><br/><br/><span style="color: #FFFF00">JD jumped back just in time to receive a blow to the chest from the sawblade-like saber. "Hmmmm... looks like this is going to be harder than I thought... Alfheim Online time."<br/><br/>Grinning, he skillfully evaded Grievous' onslaught while bringing up his avatar switch system. Soon the sword in Kiritos hand was MUCH larger, and his hair was no longer in as much danger of getting cut by a lightsaber blade. He was also sporting Fairy wings.<br/><br/>Flying out of reach of the Seperatist's Metal weaponized warrior, he uttered an illusion spell, and suddenly there were ten of him. A chorus of the same voice yelled "Come get me now metal-butt!" as they all attacked him at intervals.</span><br/><br/><br/><span style="color: #00FF00">Cackling and wheezing, Grievous's torso began to spin independent of the rest of his body, the blue and green sabers created a whirlwind like effect around him, and as he was attacked by the group, this kept them either at bay or slashed them.</span><br/><br/><br/><span style="color: #FFFF00">Eventually Kirito was back to one of himself, and since that cloning ability still took down his HP, he was rendered down to 21% of his original amount. He smiled. "Well I must say General, you are much more formidable than I first thought. Care to prove it in front of millions of people?"<br/><br/>Tails looked like he was going to faint again as they waited on the General's response. Either that or puke at the sight of the independently spinning torso.</span><br/><br/><br/><span style="color: #00FF00">Grievous's voice was again replaced by the young man's., he groaned as held his head. "Urrgh...care to warn me next time ya do that? But in answer to your question, I'm in...and he won't admit it but I know his pride won't let him turn you down....whoever ya are."<br/><br/>Grievous or rather..his player looked over at the queasy looking fox. "Ya gonna be ok? I know he's gross and all but try not to hurl."</span><br/><br/><br/><span style="color: #FFFF00">JDizzle pulled up his friend list, finding that Doce had removed herself from it. "Well that's unfortunate... at least Jack and Rukia are still in the customization plaza south of here. Come on," He turned to the trio of players he now had following him. "I think the rest of the team would like to meet you guys. And before I forget..." He turned to Grievous. "How often does Grievous take over? I ask because something similar would happen periodically in the Beta, and it is a bit unsettling to know it can happen in the game here too."</span><br/><br/><br/><span style="color: #00FF00">Zach/Grievous blinked his yellow slitted eyes. "Pretty much only when his abilities are required...or if he's talked to directly so far...or if he needs to actually hack up a lung." Grievous blinked again, "Who's Rukia? Sounds rather familiar."<br/></span><br/><br/><span style="color: #FFFF00">JDizzle took in the information with undivided attention. "So there really hasn't been much change since the Beta besides the extra features..." he mused. Then he answered Grievous' question. "She's from Bleach... and she's a special kind of immposibility. I'm not sure how she still exists after we left the Beta, honestly. by the way... what's your name?"</span><br/><br/><br/><span style="color: #00FF00">Grievous hacked and wheezed, afterward answering JD's question of his name. "Its Zach...and I currently have a certain general who has something to say." In the same raspy Russian-like voice the real Grievous said. "I was once known as Qymaen jai Sheelal...but those days are past, I am now called Grievous. You are one of the few Jedi that I have let live, I hope you do not waste the opportunity"</span><br/><br/><span style="color: #FFFF00">JD smiled. "I'm honored sir, but I'm no Jedi. Just a VRMMO player with just enough stat boosts to be good enough to fight the great General of the Seperatists."<br/><br/>At this point the quartet of players had come up to the Customization plaza, At which point Rukia had gotten bored enough waiting on them that she was now back to her Android 18 look. "Friends of yours?" she asked before she looked up at the giant of a Seperatist General and suddenly raising her hand to Ki blast the mechanized behemoth. JD quickly jumped in front of the blast and blocked it with his broadsword.<br/><br/>"Rukia, he's not the enemy. These three are all new friends." He said, ignoring Grievous' apparent interest in 18/Rukia. Then JD noticed Doce and the crossdressing assassin boy. "Who's the kid?" he asked.<br/><br/>"you don't remember me? I was HellMaster Phibrizzo in the Beta! I think we should stick together. there's something fishy going on. I keep hearing reports of a player dying, then being seen two minutes later in another section of the game... it disobeys the one hour time limit on death, and it is a bit more than perplexing. what if there is still a way to hack into the game's code?"</span>