"Christmas in July or A Summer Romance in the Snow"

Episode 1

"It's too hot..." moaned Chika as she laid on her bed with a handheld fan in her hand. "Stupid heatwave." Even with the AC on, it was still hard to deal with the strange heatwave consuming most of Japan. "Mom and Dad are working, Mika and Luca are out... How can they stand this?" Chika wondered. "If they were here, we could go fight some exhibition matches in the Arena." She turned on her TV and PS2, plugged in her controller and M2D, and inserted the "The World R:2" disc. After a quick hum-sound from her PS2, the screen displayed the title screen.

"The World R:2" -A Dazzling Twilight Dream-
-NEW GAME
-DATALOAD
-OPTION
-CONVERT

-DATALOAD
Alkaid
Twin Blade
Lv150

-DELTA: Eternal City: Mac Anu-

When Alkaid entered the Root Town, she wasn't prepared for what she saw. The rivers were completely frozen. The Shop NPCs were dressed like elves. Even the Town itself was covered in snow. "What the hell?" asked Alkaid in surprise. "It was CC Corp.'s idea." Alkaid turned to see that the voice had come from Haseo. "Apparently, they thought it was a good idea to have a 'Christmas in July' event to help everyone forget about this heatwave," said the Adpet Rogue. "Hey Haseo, I... you have something on your head" Alkaid said, as she pointed to a Santa hat on Haseo's head. "Silabus and Gaspard completed the Event Quest, and this was one of the prizes. I told them I didn't want it." sighed Haseo. "You can have it, if you want." He then removed the hat from his head and handed it to Alkaid. "Thanks, Haseo." She then placed the hat on her head. "Say, how about you and I go complete the event?" asked Alkaid. "Sure," answered Haseo, "Anything to get my mind off the heat." Haseo's Emotion Window, HP, and SP then appeared on Alkaid's HUD. "Let's head over to the Quest Shop in Breg Epona." said Haseo. "You lead the way." Alkaid replied.

-SIGMA: Twin Heaven City: Breg Epona-

Haseo and Alkaid made their over to the Quest Shop, and registered for the "Holiday Havoc" quest. Soon after, the two were approached by a Vital Vista dressed like Santa Claus. "Please, adventurers," the NPC cried, "You have to help me! Some insane pumpkin monster has taken over my workshop! If he is allowed to continue his actions, Christmas will be ruined! He put up a barrier around the workshop, which you will need 3 keys to unlock: the Gold Key, the Frankincense Key, and the Myrrh Key. You can find my workshop at SIGMA: Jolly-Winter-Holiday. His undead minions are very strong, so be prepared!" The NPC the walked away. "Well, Haseo, are you ready to save Christmas?" asked Alkaid. "Might as well" said Haseo as the two headed over to the Chaos Gate and warped to SIGMA: Jolly-Winter-Holiday.