Xavier stared at the starry skybox above him as he lied in the field. Countless stars glistened across it, and Xavier knew that someone had to work hard to create this one thing most people don't even pay any mind to. He gave a small mental "thanks" to whomever was in charge of creating the skies of this MMO, and the clock counted down.

[b][i]10...[/i][/b]

[color=ed1c24]"Well, it was nice playing you, YGGDRASIL."[/color] Xavier said, his tone slightly less energetic than usual.

[i][b]7... 6...[/b][/i]

[color=ed1c24]"I'll definitely play a sequel if it comes out... But..."[/color] Xavier started, closing his eyes as the servers counted down to their end.

[i][b]4... 3...[/b][/i]

[color=ed1c24]"... I wish I could just play for a while longer..."[/color]

[i][b]0[/b][/i]

Xavier felt the temperature increase slightly. As he opened his eyes, the sky above him was blue and spotted with clouds. It was day. Xavier sat straight up, looking around at the grassy plains he was in. No, the [i]different[/i] grassy plains. He was surrounded by a forest before, but there wasn't a tree in sight now. Just acres of grassy field, with the occasional hill.

Speaking of grass, Xavier looked down at his hand as it brushed across the ground. He could [i]feel[/i] each strand. Soon enough, Xavier was touching all over his body, patting his face, knocking on the metal of his armor. He quickly reached into his inventory and pulled out a small cube (somehow without the use of the HUD, which had disappeared), throwing it on the ground in front of him. It floated into the air and unfolded countless times to form a body mirror.

Xavier stood to attention and inspected himself in awe. He felt all over himself again, and made silly faces in the mirror. No doubt about it: he was Xavier Falcon, unarmed master. Such level of detail wasn't possible in the original game. He flexed his muscles, admiring himself in the mirror.

[color=ed1c24]"... Oh my god... I'm [i]HOT![/i]"[/color]

He lifted his shirt and felt his now extremely toned abs.

[color=ed1c24]"And I'm [i]RIPPED![/i]"[/color]

He fixed himself and stood in the mirror, giving himself a smug grin.

[color=ed1c24]"... Well, I was [i]always[/i] hot and ripped... Now just more than usual."[/color]

He closed the mirror with a touch and put the re-folded cube back into his inventory. Thinking about his current situation for a while longer, Xavier decided to try and teleport back to the guild. Maybe the guild and it's members are here too? If that's the case, on the slight chance that this is a "you die in the game, you die for real" type of dealio, there's safety in numbers.

But once he does figure this out, though, you can bet he's going to try and explore every inch of this new land.

Xavier quickly pulls a box with a big red button on the top of it out of his inventory. It's labeled "Emergency Return-To-Guildhouse button".

[color=ed1c24]"Look out, world! Xavier Falcon, Unarmed Extraordinaire, coming through!"[/color]

[i]click[/i]

As Xavier presses the button, he vanishes in a beam of light.