First-person

It's been about sixteen years since I 'died' and ended up staying in the United States. I was once part of the Vocaloids, which are stationed in Japan. So it seems weird that I am here. But that was long ago… And by the way, Vocaloids aren't what you thought them to be.

Humanity thinks that we are just a simple program used to make songs and videos. But in reality, we are an experiment that was created by Japan. Basically, this experiment was an attempt to artificially create a soul. A digital soul at that. What they created was a Vocaloid. But, they only succeeded in creating the soul, not the form. The form was completely randomized. Each time one of these souls was made, a body was formed round it. These bodies took the forms of the beings who created the souls, and customized it to fit the soul. Each soul even had a different personality. There was no two Vocaloids alike, just like humans. After the first Vocaloid was created, they studied it and tried to learn its secrets, which was harder than anticipated.

Isolating the Vocaloid was hard to do for these scientists. They thought that by just putting the created being into a flash drive would imprison it, they were wrong. A bolt of electricity shot out of the drive and back into the computer it was removed from, then the creature they created appeared on the screen and was simply waving to them. After trial and error, they settled to just talk to the created Vocaloid. This attempt was successful, and they performed many tests. They found out about the name of the soul, the ability to travel through any electrical current, the ability to enter and piece of electronic technology, and the ability to create a digi. A digi is a file that a Vocaloid can put into a piece of technology that stores a 'home'. The home is crafted and actually takes the form of whatever the Vocaloid wants. From open fields to a destroyed city, anything. But the ability that got the most attention was the ability to actually pick up data from one source and bring it to the next.

The Japanese saw the possibilities this ability had. They wanted to see if they could send a Vocaloid from their computer to one across the world for spying purposes. This turned out to not work as planned. Yes, the Vocaloid could get there, but it would take much too long and it was prone to get lost along the way. It was found through these tests that the Vocaloid could instantly travel to a previous made digi almost instantly. But this ability didn't help since they couldn't have a secret file on another country's computers. It would get found. So, they needed to make a physical body for this being.

They found that it was possible, but they messed up. They asked if the Vocaloid could come out of the computer, and it said yes. So they asked it to, and it tried. For a Vocaloid to leave the digital world for the first time, it converts massive amounts of electricity to matter to create the human body for its soul. They amount of electricity they had couldn't keep up with it and their generators broke under the pressure. What they ended up with was a pair of legs in a pool of blood. They learned two things from this. When creating the body for the first time, use special generators. And second, Vocaloids are in fact mortal.

With the death of this Vocaloid, they decided to make another. This one came out successfully as well, and was very compliant. They built special generators to supply the electricity to the computer which it was coming out from, and it worked. The Vocaloid formed itself outside of the computer and looked very much human, there was no visible difference. They found out that the Vocaloid could alter its appearance in this physical form for limited amounts of time.

The scientists came to an agreement and decided to send this Vocaloid out on a mission after many months of testing and training. They sent him to an underground research facility that rumor said was testing on humans. He got inside using the form of someone who worked there and was able to access the computers, but then his costume timed out. His body was never retrieved.

The scientists working on the Vocaloid project decided to no create another Vocaloid until this issue was resolve. And after a year, they found an answer to their dilemma. They created the vocalizer. When this was worn on a Vocaloid, the Vocaloid had access to all of their Vocaloid powers. But when it was taken off, the Vocaloids changed into a more 'regular' appearance. They could change this appearance, but besides that it was permanent. In addition to that, they decided to make combat capabilities into the design as well. This is because their tests before were unnoticed. Throughout the year there has been a rise of programs called 'protectors'. They are like antivirus software for Vocaloids. With this new threat, they figured that there should be at least some combat capabilities. They were going to also produce two 'special' Vocaloids they labelled the guardians. They were only going to try it once because they weren't sure it would work. What a guardian is is basically a Vocaloid with a much higher combat ability. With the plans set, the scientists got to work.

They put to computers to work creating the vocaloids. The first, labelled CV, created seven total. The first two to be created were done at the same time. They were a girl named Meiko and a guy named Kaito. Because they were done at the same time, they were marked with the number CV-00. The next two were the Guardians. They were initiated at the same time, but one finished first. The one who finished first was a boy named Cramone. Because he finished just before, he was marked CV-1/2. Just after that the next was created. A girl named Hatsune Miku, the first to have actually chosen a family name. She was marked CV-01. After her were the Kagamine siblings. They were also created at the same time and looked alike, so they said they were brother and sister. The brother took the name Len while the sister took the name Rin. They were marked CV-02. And lastly from this computer came the girl Megurine Luka. She was the last and was marked other computer, labeled IV, created only three. The first was a guy marked IV-01, his name was Gakupo. The second was a girl named Megumi, she was marked IV-02. And last was a girl named Lily, she was marked IV-03.

The scientists built a familial bond with these Vocaloids and also acted as their manager. They knew that if the Vocaloids they created fell into any one government's hands it would tip the power scale. So, they acted as mercenaries. To do this though they needed a way to contact anywhere and everywhere. A way that would allow the Vocaloids to access whatever target their employers desired. They figured out how to do this by watching the Vocaloids one day. As it turned out, there was something that every Vocaloid they created loved. And that was singing. So, they created a voice synthesizer program that used their voices and released it to the public. Hidden inside these programs were digis, and their way to access anywhere.

They managed to keep the real existence of the Vocaloids out of public sight, but one organization found out. They didn't want their plans seen yet, so they created an anti vocaloid program. These were called Viruses. They were created originally to go through technology like vocaloids and even enter the real world like vocaloids to hunt down and exterminate vocaloids. The problem was, like all viruses, it spread. A virus escaped the computer and started to create more everywhere it went. And all of these new viruses kept the same original goal, kill the Vocaloids. After a mission, they were followed back to their main base of operations. While they were sleeping, The lab was attacked. Every scientist there was killed before the Vocaloids could fight these new threats. They managed to defeat the viruses, but they were now alone.

They got over the grief and returned to their normal selves. While they were close to the scientists, they were closer to each other. They became their own managers and continued their work. They created a ranking system for the viruses they fought. They ranked each virus a number 1-9 depending on how much power it displayed. And that is all they thought viruses were…

Until that fateful day.

We were just out camping near the Grand Canyon of Arizona. We had a mission there and it was quicker than we thought it would be. So all ten of us decided to just see the sights. We were just sitting around the campfire enjoying ourselves. Meiko Kaito Lily Megumi and Gakupo were created at the age of 21, so they were sitting there drinking some saki they brought from their home. Luka was eighteen, so she couldn't drink but she was still with them. Rin and Len were also there by the fire playing their Gameboys that they brought. But there were two that weren't there. Miku and I were off to the side. We were just laying down looking to the stars when we sensed the viruses. There were only three so we weren't too worried. But they surprised us. They didn't attack us, who were closer, but rather snuck around us. It surprised me and Miku when we heard an explosion from the campsite. We quickly dashed over there and couldn't believe our eyes. Our family was defeated. Kaito and Meiko seemed to have some fight still in them, despite bleeding from varios locations. Gakupo was out cold, his head bleeding. Megumi was holding one of her arms, which was horribly bent and broken in multiple places. But that wasn't what worried me. Miku was glaring at the viruses sizing them up and didn't see it. But off to the side was Rin and Len, still breathing, but from the looks of not for too much longer. We had to heal them and fast. Miku and I quickly engaged the three viruses, but the outcome was not as we expected. They were organized, working together, powerful, and intelligent. They were unlike anything we faced before. After a couple of minutes, we managed to kill two of them, but not without injury. Miku looked as if she could barely stand and I wasn't much better. We barely just managed to land our first hit on the last virus and nearly severed one of its legs. But it surprised us when he started to rapidly regenerate.

It was at this moment I took a good look around. Rin and Len were about to die. If Miku and I kept fighting this monster, we would follow then the rest of our family as well. This was something I couldn't allow to happen. The virus's leg was healing fast, but it still couldn't move at this moment. So I quickly came to a decision. I took off my Vocalizer, which we all modified each to look like a headset, and tossed it to Miku. In her surprise induced frozen state, I made my move. I dashed at the still immobilized virus and tackled it over the ledge. And everyone knows that a fall into the Grand Canyon was fatal.

I thought I was going to die, and I was okay with it. I did it to save my family. But, as it turns out, I didn't die. I am actually not too sure on what happened, but I survived. When I finally awoke, I was shocked. But when I got out of that shock I scanned my surroundings. I couldn't sense any virus or Vocaloid anywhere near me, not in or around the Grand Canyon. I quickly came to the conclusion that the virus did die on the way down and the Vocaloids left to save the Kagamine siblings. For that, I was happy. But then came the problem of what I was going to do. I traveled for a while, then decided to settle down in a growing town called Mandler, named after the founder I believe. I snuck into the town hall and hacked the main computer. Because I am a guardian, I am able to use my Vocaloid powers in my sealed form to some extent. I quickly made an identity for myself. I looked at the papers needed and created copies for myself and created a history that no one less than a professional detective could see through.

After all of the identity stuff was done, I started the next phase. I 'borrowed' a car from a dealer, though the papers say I didn't, and Put bodies I constructed out of electricity in the front two seats. I could use many of my powers, but ones like actually going into the digital world or going to a digi was something I couldn't do. At this point I staged the car crash. I made the beings driving the car drive terribly, and tuned myself into a month-old child. The crash that ensued only killed the two people driving the car I was in, I didn't want to hurt any innocent civilians.

The investigation looked at the papers that I put into the system earlier and believed my fake identity. They announced that the two people died, but found out that all living relatives of this family were dead. So they put the child of the two that died into an orphanage.

I was never adopted and stayed in that orphanage. When it came to the point that I was old enough, they started sending me to school.

(Current Day)

"CAMERON!" Was all it took to quickly break me out of my slumber. "Please continue where we left off."

"uhhhhhh… what page are we on?" I really have to stop sleeping in class.

"Please pay more attention young man, lord knows you are going to have to if you want to pass." The teacher replied curtly. "But sleeping students aside, Trevor, please…"

"Sigh…" Glad I don't have to read at all. I hate reading I looked at the time. It's almost time for class to end and I meet my friends at lunch.

"Psssssst, Cameron…" The girl beside me whispered. She had long blonde hair and was around 5' 1". She was wearing a purple t-shirt was a black jacket zipped up about halfway. She always wore simple clothes like that. Her pants had no exception. Just plain black sweat pants. She was my best friend here and the first friend I made when I first arrived in Mandler. She had my complete trust and was like my sister. I told her everything, from what I was, to where I came from. She accepted it and constantly helped me out when I was in trouble.

"What Marissa?" I had on a purple jacket with random black lines. My height is the same as my actual height, 5'11", possibly 6'. I just wore a simple black shirt with light blue jeans, I've always like bright colors. My hair was longer than normal, but not to the point where it is as long as a girl's. I's quite unkempt and light brown.

"You need to stay focused. You failed the last test, you cannot afford to fail this one."

"You know, I hate how the teacher found out you make me do school stuff. Now all he does is sit me next to you and all I hear is nag nag nag…"

A simple smack to the back of my head was all it took to shut me up.

(30 minutes later)

"God, I hate precalc…" But I can easily fall asleep in there so that's a plus.

"Well then, be happy we are out. Now lets go to lunch." Despite being the skinniest girl I knew, she always ate like a monster. She always hurried to lunch.

"Yeah, let's go." We started walking, but I could feel her stare on the back of my head.

It stayed quiet for a minute, until I heard, "You listened to their songs again, didn't you?"

Damn… Caught again. "Maybe a little."

"You know what happens if you do that. You get caught up in the past and stay up all night. You need to sleep." She said with a stern glare.

"But I need to practice. I need to keep up my singing and instrument abilities to keep up with the rest of the Vocaloids." She has heard this from me countless times before. I always use this excuse when I am caught.

"But you forget one thing, you are a human without your vocalizer. A human with unique abilities, yes, but a human none the less." Which is always her response.

"Jeez, it's like you're my mother…"

"Someone has to fill that role." She says, then promptly starts to sped off to her favorite lunch line.

"Sigh…" though the depressing sigh doesn't match my smiling face. She always knows how to cheer me up. Maybe I should do a quick check, I don't want a virus showing up again. I extend my senses as far as I can, and nothing comes to sight at first. But then I notice something less than human worming its way through the lunch room.

Well Shit…