The next morning...

Anthony: "(yawning) Morning..."

Isabel: "(stretching) Morning..."

The twins walk into the living room, finding a note from Liam.

Isabel: "(drowsy) Looks like Liam was called in early again."

Anthony: "(drowsy) Let's just wake up, eat breakfast, and go log in."

Isabel begins preparing some eggs as Anthony sets the table.

Anthony: "Huh?"

Anthony and Isabel's ID Gloves begin to vibrate.

Isabel: "Looks like Kyle is logged in."

Anthony: "And the others just woke up."

They quickly finish preparing and eating.

Anthony: "Let's get going!"

The two change and rush out the door.

Isabel: "And we're here!"

The twins rush into the Login building and log in.

Kyle: "I was starting to get bored."

The twins walk up to Kyle.

Isabel: "And it also seems like the others are just getting up."

Kyle: "(cocky) Well, the three of us can handle Rank 4 on our own."

Anthony: "So there are ten bosses in Pixel Reality ranked 1-10."

Isabel: "And they're split up into bronze, silver, gold, and platinum levels. 4, 5, and 6 are silver."

Kyle: "Enough talking and let's go!"

The three walk up to a burnt tower a ways away from the town as they run into even more zombie Players.

Isabel: "Talk about a battlefield..."

Kyle: "Rank 4 is at the top."

As the three make their way up...

Aegis: "It appears that Shining Star wishes to further improve their latest additions."

Aegis began watching the three begin their trek up the tower through the spectator screens in her office.

Aegis: "(smirking) Guess I could speed it up a little. Wouldn't hurt."

Aegis begins messing with her computer.

Aegis: "I'll just send Rank 5 right there. The RX gene will ensure that they will win."

The three near the top of the ruined tower.

Isabel: "(shakily) A-Are we almost there?"

Kyle: "Yes, but why are you slowly crawling up?"

Anthony: "She has a fear of heights."

The three emerge to see a bird covered in flames perched atop a fallen bell.

Isabel: "A phoenix?"

The phoenix lets a shriek that echoes across the server.

Kyle: "Then let's get-"

Another cry is heard at the base of the tower.

Kyle: "T-That's not supposed to happen?!"

Anthony: "Then what is?!"

A griffon leaps onto the top tower.

Kyle: "W-What's Rank 5 doing here?!"

Isabel: "Are we seriously taking on Ranks 4 and 5?!"

Kyle checks his guild chat.

Kyle: "We need to at least keep this up for now. William and Andrea are on their way."

Kyle lets a light arrow loose.

Anthony: "What about Micheal and Robert?"

Kyle holds off the phoenix's fire feather storm as the twins dodge.

Kyle: "Not fucking up grades."

Anthony: "They're seriously going to study all day?!"

Isabel slashes her claws at the griffin and staggers it for a few seconds.

Isabel: "If anyone should do that it's you two!"

Anthony shoots the phoenix as it tries to take flight.

Anthony/ Kyle: "What's that supposed to mean?!"

Isabel: "What I said."

The three perform their best. Shoot, slashing, and blocking as many attacks as they can, until...

Kyle: "(panting) Fuck. This is..."

Isabel: "(sweating) Hard."

Anthony: "(wheezing) Their health bars still have 40% of it left."

Another feather fire storm and griffin slash sends the three flying back.

Aegis: "Looks like they need at least one or two more member, guess I just get to watch and laugh!"

Their health bars are in the red.

Isabel: "(in head) Where are you two?!"

The final attacks begin to charge as they can barely move.

???: "Really guys?"

A massive gust of wind send the two flying back.

Anthony: "What took you guys so long?!"

Andrea and William emerge from inside the tower.

William: "Oh... that's why you guys are struggling."

Andrea: "Traffic. Couldn't get to a log in building sooner."

William tosses the three health items that bring them mostly back to full.

William: "Why are Rank 4 and 5 in the same area?!"

Kyle: "We have no idea."

Andrea: "Let's just finish them off and go meet up with the others."

The five use beyond expert teamwork to swiftly finish the bosses off.

William: "Here."

Anthony and Isabel use the EXP Crystals with Anthony getting two and Isabel three, raising them to Lv30 and Lv32 respectively.

Andrea: "Now we should meet up with Micheal and Robert at my house."

Anthony: "Alright."

The five log out and quickly arrive at Andrea's house.

Robert: "Guys! The zombie Players are all over the news!"

Micheal: "Check this!"

Andrea: "(sighing) Guess it is impossible to get them to study without me."

Kyle: "The zombie Players?!"

They check the giant TV in the room and find every channel talking about the Players.

Kyle: "Parents are now afraid to let kids nearby log in buildings?!"

Micheal: "And to think that we need Walker's help to stop this."

Robert: "But, we need to keep studying for now. In a week we'll be ready for this RLA program to activate."

Andrea: "I like that choice."

Isabel: "I'll focus on Anthony and his geometry."

Anthony: "(moaning) Great..."