Game Grumps: The Elemental Arena

Chapter 1: The Mysterious Invitation

Arin and Dan were checking through their mail seeing what games people sent them (with Suzy helping them label and categorize everything of course) “ Well I think that's all of 'em” said Danny. “Wow, that's a lot of games. Oh great, another Glover... I swear every time we open mail, there's at least 5 copies of Glover!” Arin exclaimed. Meanwhile, Barry was looking through the letters, and came across a strange envelope that was black and covered with bright blue lines. Barry walked in saying “Hey guys, have you seen this? This letter is addressed to all of us... and Ross.” “Why is that weird, these are always addressed to the grumps or sometimes all of us.” Arin looked at the letter “Pretty cool envelope though, alright lemme read this” Arin opened the envelope inside had a very fancy tron-like paper, but with a different color than the envelope (The envelope was blue, the letter was red). Arin started to read:

Dear Arin Hanson, Daniel Avidan, Ross O'Donovan, Barry Kramer, and Suzy Berhow.

We are pleased to inform you that you all have been invited to test a new virtual reality video game, where you play with 195 other participants. Some of the selected are from Youtube such as yourselves, others are not. We cannot divulge too much information in this simple letter. The only thing we can tell you right now, is that the only ones that can come are you 5. You cannot invite anyone else, not even to spectate. Let us say that this is a once in a lifetime opportunity, and you are some of the few that were selected. If you are interested, or simply want more information, please call the number below.”

Sincerely, Othius Inc.

“Dude that sounds so cool! A virtual reality game with 200 people!?” Danny shouted excitedly. “It's weird how specific they were about it being just us 5.” Arin said. Suzy then added “It does sound interesting, but I think we should find out more information before we call. Was there a name on there?” Arin looked at the letter again. “No it only says Othius Inc.” Danny grabbed his laptop and began to search. “ Let me see here. Othius Incorporated, ah here we go. Othius Inc. a company created to, um...” “Well what does it say?” said Barry. “ Well, it's blank. No seriously, look at this, the whole wiki page is blank.” At this moment Ross came in through the door “Hey guys what's goin on, opening some mail?” “Hey Ross” Arin said quietly. “Why do you all look so serious? What's this letter...” Ross continued to read the letter. “Guys this sounds really cool, I don't know why you're so worried. Let's just call and see what they say.” “Yeah Ross is right let's just call the number. Chances are this is awesome tron shit, and we're missing out just by thinking about it! I'm gonna call them!” Danny grabbed the phone and called the number. “Hello. Is this Othius Inc.? … uh huh … alright here he is. He wants to talk to you Arin.” Arin grabbed the phone. “Uh Hello?” Arin talked on the phone for a couple minutes, he got excited with some of the things he described, and then proceded to write some notes down. “Alright cool, thanks.” Arin then hung up the phone. “What did they say?” Asked Suzy. “Well so apparently, they have this new technology, they explained it to me. They were originally going to partner with the Oculus Rift to make this game, but then they discovered a special technology that wasn't available to the public, or even mentioned. He said for us to go to this address I wrote down, tommorow at 10 am.” Arin explained. “Wow, that's eerily accurate that it's set on our one day off... I think it sounds fun. I say we go!” Suzy exclaimed. Everyone got excited, and decided to go to this place. Little did they know what awaited them there...

Chapter 2: Preparation

The next day they all got in the car and headed to the Othius building. They arrived at Othius Inc, and they were told to go to the 16th floor to room number 140. “Alright, 16th floor... what room was it?” asked Arin. “140 I believe” said Danny. “Wait that can't be right this is room 1, there is no way there are 140 rooms on this floor.” They started walking, and 15 minutes later they arrived to the room # 140. “Wow. 140 Rooms.” Danny was kind of tired. “I can't believe there's even more than 140 rooms, this is just the room we had to go in. All this seems kind of weird... anyone else feel the same?” asked Suzy. “Hmm I don't know... Ooh, look at that!” Ross ran towards a table with the “Game Grumps” and “Steam Train”. “Ross don't just run everywhere.” Danny remarked. “Let me see here... okay:

Welcome. This is the entrance to the games, if you turn on that switch...

“Could someone turn on the switch on wall” Danny went to turn the switch, at which point the lights turned on to reveal 5 very high tech looking machines. “Whoa that's really cool” Arin shouted.

It will reveal the 5 stations that will allow you to enter the games. Now if you weren't already, read the following aloud to everyone as these are the rules and they are very important.

“Alright, you guys all listening?” Everyone nodded. “Okay then.”

The game you will all play is called the Elemental Arena. It is a 100% virtual reality Battle Royale, in a very large room. You will be wearing a helmet that displays all your stats including your health.you Each will have a single life, and it is possible to heal yourself in various ways. You can also gain improvements to your health. You 5 will be separated into a group, and are unable to attack each other until you are the last 5 remaining. When the game starts, everyone is given 30 minutes to create their own armor, weapons, and powers. You can give your armor different stats, and you can choose the look of your armor. Keep in mind that this is all based on a outdoor nature setting, and the armor you can choose from is based around a fantasy, or a“Steampunk” style of armor (No mixing between the two.). You can select from the following starter weapons:

1h Weapon (Sword, Axe, Dagger) with Shield, an accessory, or Dual Wield

2h Weapon (Sword, Axe, Spear, Hammer)

Magic Weapon (Staff, Wand, Dagger)

And you can select from the following elements of Magic:

Fire (High Damage, keeps opponent burning for a short time. Higher levels grants Lava Based abilities.)

Ice ( Medium damage, can freeze enemies. Higher levels can create Blizzards )

Lightning (Med-High- Damage, can stun enemies. Higher levels can create Storms)

Earth (Highest Damage, Higher levels can manipulate the Landscape)

Wind (High Damage, can create Fog. Higher Levels allows gliding)

Water (Low damage, can create rain, also used for powerful healing. Higher Levels can make Tsunamis Making it a High Damage ability)

Grass (Medium damage, can be used for Healing. Higher levels have Poison based abilities)

Dark (Medium damage, stealth, traps, can create Darkness. Higher levels have Demonic Powers)

Light ( High Damage, can blind enemies for a short time, can create Light. Higher levels have Holy Powers)

The weapon and element you choose will not change, however you can get new upgrades as the game progresses. All the elements can be used by themselves, but they can also be used to upgrade weapons. Combine the weapon, armor, and element how you please, but choose wisely, because once the game starts, you cannot choose again. There are many terrains, and keep in mind that there are a total of 200 players. Don't worry about the technology, the whole point is to make you feel like you are actually there, and trust me you will. The game starts at 11:00 so make sure to be inside the machines by then. The winner is the last one standing.

“That sounds freaking amazing! I am super psyched for this!” Ross said excitedly. “Alright its 10:55, let's get into those machines, and customize our characters” Suzy stated. “This is gonna be great, just like monster hunter!” exclaimed Barry. Everyone proceeded to step into the machines. Inside, Arin looked at everything going on in the machine. It was a relativity small room, and there was a suit and a helmet to put on. Arin put on the suit and helmet, and the moment he put on the helment, everything changed. It was a white room, with a big blue screen hovering in mid air. It was one those things you'd see in movies where you can kind of see through it. Some relaxing music started playing, at which point Arin saw a mirror where he could see himself completely. Some text appeared on the screen: “ Welcome to the Character Customization room. Here you can customize your appearance, as well as choose your armor, weapons, and powers. Arin started with a default grey basic armor, with a simple 2 handed sword, and the element of fire. He started by customizing his armor: What he had in mind was a swift character that attacks fast, so he selected leather armor. He designed his armor like a Rogue, and made the colors a combination of many shades of Pink. He decided on dual wielding a special kind of sword that had the ability to be thrown and it would come back, and chose the element of Water. Arin then noticed that the whole time he was on a conference call with the rest of the group to decide what to do. They were required to come up with a team name, and logo. And they could discuss any sort of strategies. “Should we just call it the Game Grumps?” Danny asked. “I don't know, maybe something different, the grumps would be just a team of you and me.” Arin explained to Danny. “Well since the show we all play on is steam rolled, maybe we should call it Steam Team!” declared Ross. “Ross that's a really stupid idea. Nah I’m just joking, sure Steam Team sounds good.” said Dan. “Alright let me make a logo here...” Arin started to work on the Steam Team Logo. Arin finished and everyone put the Steam Team logo on their back. They also each got a Grump face on their arms, and names on their backs (depending on the person who had it). “Alright are we ready then?” asked Barry. Danny shouted,

“Let's do this!”

…

“Ugh how long is this going to take?” Danny was tired of waiting. “Yeah I guess we took to long with the character making” Said Ross. “I'm still putting the finishing touches on mine...” Suzy exclaimed.

…

After a long silence, Arin decided to shout: “ALL AROUND THE WORLD!” at which point everyone burst out laughing. The game was beginning, and everyone was excited. “Call is ending in 10, 9 -” The machine started to say “ Oh crap we forgot to plan a strategy! Um um... let's just meet up somewhere ok?” Arin was trying to come up with something “5,4” Ross then started to say “Hey you guys like my sw-” The call ended. “Goddammit ross!” Arin shouted.

Chapter 3: The Games Begin.

Arin stepped out of the white room into wasteland. Literally, it looked amazing. There was a clear sky with the sun out, and there was brown cracked ground for miles ahead. There were even some tumbleweeds. And best of all, he couldn't feel the sun. He was wondering where the other players were, so he started to walk. Meanwhile, Ross came out in a rainy bog, it was semi dark, but he didn't really mind. Ross had chosen cloth robes, fashioned in the color of light blue, and a staff. His main ability was Wind however he was still able to create boxes. Good job Ross.

Suzy came out into the middle of a snowy mountain, and was amazed how she could feel the slight breeze as though she was there. She could even feel the light snowflakes. Suzy also got some cloth armor, but it was all black, with a small part in gold. She chose a dagger and a magical book that improves her stats, as well as the power of Ice. One thing she noticed is that the terrain was all very well made as she jumped down a small cliff. She could feel every step she took.

At the same time, Barry walked out of the door and into a forest, it was all nice and bright. Barry chose to have a large 2 handed axe as his weapon. He chose Plate armor, and it was all steam punk, based around the colors gold and brown. He selected Earth as his element, so basically, he had a lot of strength, he attempted to use his Earth magic around him, and he managed to make a small clump of dirt hover in mid air. Danny came out of the room wearing a variation of his Ninja Sex Party costume made of leather. He had chosen to dual wield daggers, and used the power of darkness to sneak around. “Son of a bitch. Out of all the places I could of appeared in, I get the dark cave? Great. Just like Zebes huh.”. Danny walked out of the cave, it was true, the outside was really dank and depressing, it looked like it was taken straight out of a Metroid game. He looked around to see if there was anyone there, when he saw some guy holding a sword and a shield, he looked kind of nervous, he thought this would be his chance to get the first kill... or at least practice. He took out his daggers and started to sneak towards the guy.”come on... don't move.” Danny whispered “Aha!” Danny managed to strike him with his dagger once before he jump forward. “Hey man, the game just started.” Said the guy nervously. Danny shouted “Yeah? Well I'm in it to win it!”

…

“Alright dude you gotta admit that was lame” said the guy. “Yeah. Well either way, you're going down!” Danny ran towards his opponent and shot out a sphere of darkness (“Whoa that was awesome!”). The opponent did a back flip and avoided the attack, then proceeded to rush him with his sword. They both fought it out with their weapons, and Danny attacked him perfectly. He used another sphere of darkness, at which point the opponent turned into pixels and dissapeared. “Phew, lost quite a bit of health there. But wow that was so cool! That guy just straight up did a back flip, and I can shoot magic? Well in any case, I should probably find the other guys.” Danny faded with his darkness and kept walking. He began to walk out of the cave where he saw someone walking from far away. “Maybe I should leave this guy alone, I mean I’m not exactly full on health. Eh might as well see him from up close.” He began to walk towards him, he saw his pink armor and immediately knew. “Arin?” Danny asked, hoping he was right. “Dan? Oh man it's great to see you. Nice armor by the way.” Danny was relieved it was actually Arin. Danny then asked him “Hey have you seen any of the other guys around?” “ Nah dude, in fact, you're the first person I’ve seen in this whole game.” “Seriously? I already got a kill on some guy.” Danny bragged “Nice, well although I haven't been seeing anyone, I’ve mainly been exploring seeing all these amazing landscapes. And practicing my new abilities of course. Speaking of which, you look a bit beat up, lemme heal you.” Arin proceeded to use a healing ability. “You can heal? That's great, it'll really help with a lot of situations.” Arin then told Danny “I just hope I’m not the only one who can heal, that could be a problem... Well either way let's search for the others.

Chapter 4: Teams Revealed

Suzy continued to enjoy the scenery when she heard something behind her. She sharply turned around and attempted to use her Ice magic. She fell down when she shot out a sharp icicle, as she didn't expect it. Turned out it was just a small rat... made of dirt? She thought it was odd but ended up ignoring it. She continued to scale down the mountain while practicing her Magic, She was able to shoot out icicles as well as create a strong gust of cold wind that could freeze things, unfortunately this is all she figured out. As she continued to walk down the mountain she saw the same rat from before, she knew because a small piece of dirt had fallen off due to her icicle. She knew something was up, so she yelled “Who's there!?” At which moment a rock just barley missed her. “Ah! Wow that was close.” At which moment she began to shoot icicles in the direction the rock came from. At which point a girl with brown hair jumped out of some trees. She had the name Trish on her right arm and a logo that said “SF”. She began to shoot stones from her hand, and drew her sword with the other, charging at Suzy. Suzy tried to freeze her feet, which worked for a couple seconds, at which point she remembered she had a book to improve her abilities. Using what she learned from the book, she created a sword made of Ice and attacked the girl. They both fought with their respective swords (Suzy noticed the surprising durability of the ice) at which point Suzy managed to hit her opponent knocking her down. “You got lucky this time.” The girl ran down the mountain before Suzy could do anything else. “Wow that was actually really cool... but if I would've lost there, would I of died for the rest of the game? I should be careful...” She took a different path down, practicing her Ice abilities on the way.