Yoshi's Adventures of Sword Art Online Episode 16 Transcript

Land of the Fairies

Meet up at Agil's

(On an out-of-the-way street in Tokyo, we see a little place with "Dicey Cafe" on the sign on the door. Inside, smooth American jazz is playing on a jukebox and a large African-American is cleaning glasses behind a bar. This is Andrew Gilbert Mills, the man behind the "Agil" character on SAO. Into the otherwise empty cafe comes Yoshi, Setsuna, Chloe, Sachi and Kirito, with a backpack over his shoulder.)

• Agil: Yo, you're early, man.
• Yoshi Dinosaur: Hey Agil, good to see you again.
• Chloe Cerise: I see your rehab went well.
• Agil: You got that right. It's nice to see you guys again.
• Kirito: (walking up to the bar) What'd ya do, scare all your customers away?
• Agil: Very funny. Man, at night, it's off the hook in here.
• Setsuna Meioh: I can imagine.
• Kirito: (after sitting on a stool) Well, I'm here. What's the deal with that picture you sent? (remembering the pic of someone who looks like Asuna)
• Yoshi Dinosaur: Yeah Agil, what's up with the pic you sent us?
• Agil: (reaches behind the bar) Yeah, that's gonna take a little explaining. But, first, check THIS out. (pulls out a DVD/game box and slides across the bar to Kirito and the others)
• Kirito: (looking at the box) A game?
• Agil: It's an MMO for the AmuSphere. It's what replace NerveGear on the market.
• Setsuna Meioh: Oh right, I remember Usagi and Chibiusa bought Yoshi one for Christmas.
• Kirito: Huh. So it's a VRMMO, just like Sword Art. (reads the title "ALfheim Online") "Alf-heem" Online?
• Yoshi Dinosaur: (confused) What does 'Alf-heam' mean?
• Agil: Uh, actually, it's pronounced "Alf-HIEM".
• Sachi: ALFheim?
• Agil: Yeah, it means, "Land of the Fairies".
• Kirito: Fairies, huh? (looks at the cover, showing two such fairies, armed and with wings, hovering above the ground)

{SAO Fairy Dance Opening Song: "INNOCENCE"}

[THE LAND OF THE FAIRIES]

• Kirito: (as Agil pours him and the others a cup of tea) "Land of the Fairies"...sounds like a cute game.
• Yoshi Dinosaur: You're probably right, sounds like it's a soft game for all.
• Agil: Yeah, that's not what *I* hear, brothers.
• Chloe Cerise: Uh, what do you mean by that Agil?
• Agil: For one, PKing's allowed. And it's got this hardcore Skill System.
• Kirito: What do you mean "hardcore"?
• Agil: I mean the game's not level-based. It's SKILL-based.
• Yoshi Dinosaur: Wow! A game that's not level-based? That's something you don't see every day.
• Sachi: So what do you have to do exactly Agil?
• Agil: You gotta use your Skills over and over to improve 'em. And combat depends on your real-life physical abilities.
• Kirito: (impressed) That IS hardcore.
• Yoshi Dinosaur: (smirks) You can SAY that again.
• Agil: There's no Sword Skills. Other than that, it's like SAO with magic. What I hear, people are going NUTS for it 'cause, in the game, you feel like you're flying.

KAZUTO: Say what?!

ANDREW: You know how fairies have wings?  Well, the game's got this "Flight Engine" thing.  And, once you figure it out, you can fly.

KAZUTO: Who-o-o-a!  How's a player control it?

ANDREW: No idea, man.  I *do* hear it's a pain to get used to, though.

KAZUTO: (now smiling at the game) Yeah, I bet!  How are you supposed to CONTROL something you don't HAVE?  Maybe you have to use the muscles in your back! (Andrew clears his throat loudly to snap him out of it) Right.  OK, getting back to Asuna, what does SHE have to do with this game?

ANDREW: (pulling out some prints of the same pic) Look familiar?

KAZUTO: It looks like...Asuna.

ANDREW: I'd kinda figure you'd say that.

KAZUTO: Would you cut the crap?!  Where the hell is this?!

ANDREW: ALfheim Online.  That was taken IN the game. (turns game box over to show a map, a large tree in the center) Right in the middle, you got the World Tree.  At the top of THAT, there's this legendary castle.  Players are divided up into nine races.  Each one of those races is trying to be the first to get to the castle.

KAZUTO: Why don't they just fly up to it?

ANDREW: It's already been tried.  But the game's got a limit to how long you can stay airborne.  Check it out: these five players stacked-up, bigger players on the bottom.  They tried launching themselves like a rocket.

KAZUTO: Good idea.  It's insane but kinda clever.

ANDREW: (as dramatization of players is shown) Yeah, well, those cats didn't even make it past the lowest branch.  They DID manage to snap a couple of shots, though.  And, when they checked out the pics, they saw something weird.

KAZUTO: A bird cage?

ANDREW: You could call it that.  And, after zooming in on it as far as they could, (points to Asuna in the pic) they saw her.

KAZUTO: (picks up game box) OK.  But, if it's really Asuna, what's she DOING there? (notices the bottom of the box and who produces it) "RCT Progress"?!

(Flashback to what Sugou said to him yesterday: )

SUGOU: Without getting into specifics, you could say I'M the one keeping Asuna alive!

(Kazuto clinches his teeth as he gets his first clue.)

KAZUTO: Agil, can I borrow this for a couple of days?

ANDREW: Sure, it's cool. (Kazuto puts the game in his backpack) You thinking about goin'?

KAZUTO: Yeah, I gotta check this out. (smiles at Andrew) A game where it's OK to die shouldn't be THAT big a deal. (Andrew shirks from the look on Kazuto's face.  Kazuto gulps down his tea, all but slamming the cup down) Crap, I still gotta buy the hardware for it.

ANDREW: It's compatible with what you got.  The AmuSphere is just a NerveGear rig but with better security.

KAZUTO: That's a relief.

ANDREW: (holds out fist) The battle's not over 'til it's over.  Y'feel me?  Get her out and come back safe!

KAZUTO: Sure.  And, when I do, let's all meet up here! (bumps fists)

(Back at the Kirigaya residence, Suguha is lying on the porch, a plate of muffins and a juice box beside her.  She's thinking about what happened last night, when she saw Kazuto crying and held him close.  She then sits up, blushing.  She shakes her head briskly to get the thoughts out of her head.)

SUGUHA: Ugh!  What am I doing?!  I'm so STUPID! (grabs a muffin)

KAZUTO: (coming up the driveway) Hey, I'm back.

SUGUHA: (stuffing the entire muffin in her mouth, THEN noticing Kazuto) Ah, where'd you go... (starts to choke and writhe, reaches for her juice box but knocks it over)

KAZUTO: (hands juice box to her) Here.

(Suguha sips the juice, washing the muffin down.)

SUGUHA: (pants) I...I thought I was gonna die...

KAZUTO: You're such a spaz.  Those muffins aren't GOING anywhere. (sits next to her) Sugu, about last night...

SUGUHA: Yeah?  What?

KAZUTO: I just...I dunno...thanks a lot.  Thanks to you, Sugu, I feel better.  You're right.  I *can't* give up!  And I'll get Asuna back, no matter what!

SUGUHA: (mixture of sadness and happiness) Well, good luck.  I'm looking forward to getting the chance to meet her.

KAZUTO: (stands and pets Suguha's head) When you do, I'm sure you'll hit it off.  Anyway, I better get going. (walks away, leaving Suguha with conflicted feelings)

(In Kazuto's room, he picks up the NerveGear, the cause of his two-year-long coma...and the only thing that can help him now.  He thinks more of what Sugou told him: )

SUGOU: We're having the ceremony here on January 26th, a week from now.  Save the date.

KAZUTO: (to the NerveGear as he grips it tighter) I need your help again...one more time.

(He puts the ALfheim Online cartridge into the system, plugs the NerveGear into the internet, puts it on and lies on the bed.  The time on his display says "14:30".  As the NerveGear boots up, Kazuto closes his eyes and shouts...)

KAZUTO: LINK START!

(The same log-in process is shown, with all five senses accessed and language set to Japanese.  Then we see a round room with the words "Welcome to Alfheim Online!" shown.  Kazuto is virtually standing in the middle of the room as a voice takes him through the initiation process.)

ALO VOICE: Welcome to ALfheim Online! (A virtual keyboard appears before Kazuto) Please enter your gender and the name you wish to be identified as.

(As Kazuto starts to do this, he remembers when Sugou and he first met: )

SUGOU: (gasp) You're THE "Kirito"?! (steps up and shakes Kazuto's hand) You're a hero!  It's an honor!

(With that in mind, he types in his name and gender: "Kirito" and "male".  Before him now are the races of fairy.)

ALO VOICE: There are nine race of fairies to choose from.  Please select which race you wish to play as.

(Not knowing thing one about any of the races' strengths and weaknesses, Kazuto sees the one dressed in black.)

KAZUTO: THAT one looks good. (scrolls until the black-robed fairy is in front of him and selects it)

<Though the whole description of the race isn't shown, here's what IS shown when we zoom in a little later:>

[...territory in the northeastern part of ALfheim]

[...ancient ruins is the capital.  Their agility and...]

[...masters of illusion magic.]

ALO VOICE: You have selected "Spriggan".  Your character's appearance will be decided at random.  Do you wish to continue? (Kazuto touches the "yes" button) You will now be teleported to your hometown in Spriggan Territory.  Good luck, player.

(Everything goes white...and the next we see, Kirito is revved-into the game, looking very much like Kirito in SAO (save for the pointy ears).  He opens his eyes and finds he's falling towards a town with a Mayan-like pyramid.  He seems excited.  But, suddenly, he halts in mid-air and electricity starts to flash around him.)

KIRITO: (looking around) NOW what? (a digital "hole" is made and Kirito falls through it) Wh-WHAT'S GOING O-O-O-ON?!

(Suddenly, in the middle of a jungle, we hear Kirito crash to the ground with a grunt.  He's landed face-first into the ground and falls on his back.  As he looks up, we learn that he's in...)

[ALfheim: Neutral Territory, Elder Forest - January 20, 2025]

(Kirito looks at the scenery, which seems right out of "Avatar".  He clinches his fist to make sure he's not dreaming.)

KIRITO: I'm back in other game...(smiling to himself)...even AFTER everything I just went through. (He kips up and looks around) Wait, where *am* I? (tries to access his menu with his right hand a few times...then succeeds when he goes to his left.  He goes to the top immediately and, sure enough, there is the "Logout" button denied him for years) THERE it is.  Thank God! (hits the button, which shows a screen saying, "Alert: [You cannot instantly logout in the field.  Is that all right?]" He sighs in relief and hits "No" before accessing the rest of his menu) OK, where's the Status window?

(Kirito opens said window...and is shocked when he sees: )

[Race: Spriggan]

[HP: 400]

[Mana: 800]

[Skills:]

KIRITO: What is this?  Oh, please, don't be a bug!

[One-Handed Sword: 1000]

[??????????????????????]

[Blade Throw: 967]

[Weapon Defense: 944]

[Scout: 1000]

[Track: 96?]

[Hide, Night Vision, Inventory Expansion, Sprint...]

KIRITO: (gasps, remembering his SAO days) It's all my skills and stats from SAO!  The hell's going on?!  Am I back inside SAO?! (checks his Items list...and all of them have "?????????????????" on them) Ut-oh.  HUH?! Oh, crap! (scrolls through the question marks) C'mon...please be here...

(Kirito then spots one that is not "?????????????????" but rather says, "MHCP001".  He accesses it, and a teardrop-shaped jewel emerges.  He touches the jewel...and a sudden bright light appears around it.  As Kirito blocks the light with his eyes, the jewel grows and fades to reveal, to Kirito's shock, a little girl in a simple white dress...the same dress she was in when he last saw her in SAO.  The girl opens her eyes and looks down at Kirito where she's floating above.)

KIRITO: (opening his arms) Hey, Yui.  It's me!  You remember?

YUI: (gasps...then smiles with tears in her eyes) I do!  I remember you,...Daddy!

KIRITO: Yui!

(Kirito thinks back to the brief, happy days with her in SAO: )

YUI: Mommy!  Daddy!

ASUNA: (laughing as she lifts Yui up while standing on the bed) You must be starving.  How about breakfast?

YUI: Okay! (chomps into Kirito's spicy sandwich) I like it! (sleeping in a chair) Mommy...Daddy...

(Back in the present, Yui floats into Kirito's arms and they embrace each other.)

YUI: DADDY!  Daddy!  Daddy...

KIRITO: You're back!  It's a miracle! (thinks of the happy family: himself, Yui and Asuna, holding hands)

(Fade out)

(Fade in, Kirito is sitting on a log stretched over a small river, Yui in his lap.)

KIRITO: So, do you know where you are or what's going on? (Yui "uh-uh"s and looks at Kirito expectantly) Oh, well,...we're not in SAO anymore.  We're in a totally different game now.  It's called "ALfheim Online".

YUI: (puts hands to her ears) I need a few seconds to assess it. (pause) From what I can tell, this world has been copied from the Sword Art Online servers.

KIRITO: Really?

YUI: Yes.  The engine, programming and graphics format are exactly the same.  The Cardinal System is updating, but that's the only thing that sticks out to me.

KIRITO: (in thought) Huh.  That makes sense, 'cause Argus was the company running SAO.  They folded and RCT took over.  Yeah, and if RCT's already got all of Argus' technology, it figures they'd port it over.  Although...when I checked, I still had all my old Skills and Stats.

YUI: Strange.  I'll take a look at your data and see what I find. (closes eyes and accesses) Very interesting.  You're right.  This is the same character data you used when you were in SAO.  The formatting for save data is almost identical.  Whatever Skills you had that were similar in both games were ported over and merged.

KIRITO: (looking at the Skill set again, particularly the "?????????????????") Oh.  THAT'S why my Dual-Wielding Skill's gone.

YUI: Not JUST that.  All your Items seem to be lost, too.  You might want to delete them before the Error Detection Program finds out about it.

KIRITO: Yeah, I'd better. (accesses menu)

("Alert: [Do you want to delete all items?]"  Kirito hesitates...then finally hits the "yes" button, sighing that all his hard work is gone.)

KIRITO: OK, what am I going to do about my Skill level?

YUI: No one else can see them.  Well, no one except the Game Master.  And, as long as HE doesn't, you should be OK.

KIRITO: Oh...awesome.  Huh...I guess I'm not a "beater" anymore.  Just a plain ol' cheater now.  How are YOU being identified by the system?

YUI: (thinks as she accesses) Let's see...it's classifying me as a Player Support Program.  In the world of the game, I'm a Navigation Pixie. (starts to glow)

KIRITO: (shielding his eyes again) Uh,...HEY!

(Yui reappears in a cute dress and wings...and considerably smaller.)

YUI: (giggling) This is what I look like as a Pixie!

KIRITO: Whoa! (pokes at Yui with his finger, which is half as long as Yui is high now)

YUI: No!  Daddy, that's annoying!

KIRITO: (still pokes a bit) You had Admin privileges in SAO.  Do you still have them?

YUI: (pushing the finger back) No.  The System will only allow me to access the Wide Area Maps and the Reference Database.

KIRITO: (pulls finger back) Oh.  Listen, Yui, I think your Mommy...might be stuck in here somewhere.

YUI: Mommy?!  Really?! (lands on Kirito's shoulder) What do you MEAN she's stuck?

KIRITO: (thinking of Asuna in her hospital bed) After SAO was cleared, Asuna never woke up in the real world.  I found out she was seen in ALfheim.  There's a picture, but it's too blurry to tell.

YUI: What are we going to do?

KIRITO: Well, I got a pretty good idea where she MIGHT be.  It's something called the World Tree. (looks of into the distance) I think it's over there.

YUI: Mommy's there?  Really?!

KIRITO: (after some thought) Oh, hang on a second.  I was supposed to start the game in a town in Spriggan territory.  So how come I ended up here in this forest instead?

YUI: I don't know.  Your Location data may be corrupted.  Or perhaps there was some interference?

KIRITO: Either way, it would've been nice if the game dropped me a little closer to the World Tree. (stands) Well, let's go. (his wings appear on his back) Wow...these are my wings, huh?  How do I fly with 'em?

YUI: (hovering nearby) You have to access your controller first.  Raise your left hand.  Then position your fingers like you're grabbing something. (Kirito does this, and the controller appears in his hand) Pull it towards yourself to elevate.  Push it away to descend.  And move it left or right to turn.

KIRITO: OK. (pulls the controller towards himself...and lifts off with a bit of surprise)

YUI: Hold down the button to accelerate.  To decelerate, just ease up on it a little. (Kirito tries, starting by jerking around a bit but slowly getting the gist) As long as your wings are shining, you can stay airborne.  But you can't fly forever; after a while, you'll need to rest your wings.

(Kirito starts doing loop-de-loops and laughing at how easy it's becoming.  He lowers himself back to the log.)

KIRITO: This is great!  I think I got it down.  Do me a favor: scan the map and see where the nearest town is.

YUI: (doing so) There's one in Sylph territory west of here.  It's a town called Sylvain.  It's the closest one. (gasps and looks around)

KIRITO: Something wrong?

YUI: There are other players near here.

(Kirito and Yui look up to the moon...and across the moon flies a blond, long-haired, green-suited female fairy.  Behind her is another green-suited fairy, a male with short green hair who looks exhausted.  He's holding a flight controller like Kirito has.)

MALE FAIRY: Hey!  Wait up for me!  LEAFA!!

LEAFA: (looking back with disgust) Hurry it up, Recon!  A little further and we'll be in Slyph territory! (gasps) Watch out, Recon! (A fireball appears from the forest, nearly striking both fairies.  A group of five red-clad fairies - all with helms, shields and lances - rush them from below.) Geez!  They never give up!  OK, then...(draws her own sword)...prepare for battle!

RECON: (moaning as he floats behind Leafa) Ohhh, what are you DOING?!  Sigurd and the others are already THERE by now!

LEAFA: I'll keep these guys busy!  You try to knock one of them down, OK?

RECON: (whining a bit) If you say so...

LEAFA: (giggles) Show me how USEFUL you can be!

(Leafa charges the group, evading the leader's lance and swatting him down.  She turns and stabs another in the chest, forcing him into another such player.  After another slice, the player glows like he's killed.)

LANCER 1: DAMMIT! (turns into a red flame)

(Others charge Leafa, who evades the lances.  She looks up and sees Recon flying around another, swiping with his dagger.)

LEAFA: (thinking) We can WIN this! (another fireball appears, which Leafa misses but Recon gets struck across the chest.  Out loud: ) IDIOT!  Don't stop!

(Too late, as Recon gets run through by the fighter's lance, though the fighter himself is mortally wounded)

RECON: Sorry... (both he and the other fighter turn into green and red flames respectively)

LEAFA: Recon!

(More fireballs appear, which Leafa manages to dodge.  Other lancers rush her and Leafa gets distracted enough for a fireball to hit her dead-on.  She falls into the forest.  Fade out.)

(Fade in.  Leafa has her back to a tree and her sword out as she pants.  The remaining lancers have cornered her and are still airborne.)

LEAD LANCER: Sorry about this.  We're on a mission, though.  Give up your money and items and we'll let you go.

LANCER 2: What are you acting like a gentleman for, Kagemune?

LANCER 3: Yeah, we haven't fought a chick in forever!  C'mon, let's WASTE her!

LEAFA: (holding her sword with two hands) Go on, TRY it!  But I'm taking one of you WITH me!  Whoever's not afraid of dying, c'mon!  Step up and get some!

KAGEMUNE: You're a stubborn girl.  Suit yourself.

(The three back off a bit and prepare their lances.  Leafa readies her sword, waiting for the attack.  Suddenly, someone crashes nearby.  Everyone turns...and sees Kirito, head on the ground again.  He falls backwards onto his knees and groans.)

KIRITO: (rubbing his head) Damn...gotta work on those landings.

LEAFA: (stupified while Kirito stands up) What are you DOING?!  Go, get OUT of here!

KIRITO: Would someone tell me why three big guys are fighting one single girl?  That's pretty uncool, if you ask me.

LANCER 3: What did you say?!?

LANCER 2: Better get your ass outta here, newb!  Fast! (The two surround Kirito, who stands there and smiles) You ASKED for it!  Get ready to DIE!

(The Lancer charges and Leafa closes her eyes so as not to see the slaughter.  But, when she opens them again, she's SHOCKED to see that Kirito has grabbed the lance and is keeping the Lancer at bay!)

KIRITO: (pushing lance and Lancer away) See ya. (Lancer hits the other and both fall to the ground.  To Leafa: ) Excuse me.  Hate to interrupt but do you mind if I take care of this?

LEAFA: (confused) Uh,...I guess if you really WANT to.  It's not like they were gonna let you walk out of here alive anyway.

KIRITO: (drawing his sword) Then sit back and let me at 'em!

(With unholy speed, Kirito sprints right past the two Lancers as they stand up.)

LANCER 3: Crap!  Where'd he go?! (suddenly explodes into a flame; he had been sliced by Kirito)

KIRITO: (looking back at the other Lancer and Leafa, both who look stunned) OK, who's next?!