20 Azeroth
Without anyone noticing they had already arrived at Oliver's pre-mission room. Oliver could clearly see the confusion written on everyone's face. But he really wasn't in a mood to explain everything slowly to everyone... more precisely he didn't know where to start and what to say.
Lena saw that Oliver was the calmest of all present. "Oliver do you know what is happening here?"
Everyone's vision landed on Oliver. While Lena, Emily, and Ashely had a questioning look in their eyes, it seemed that some kind of understanding was dawning upon his subordinates... except Molly. She was busy exploring her new surroundings.
'I know, I just put everyone in deep shit, and I don't know how to explain it.'
Before Oliver could answer her question the Orb took over.
[Greetings, Candidate #2212345678! The emergency mission will start in 30 minutes. Due to unexpected circumstances, you are eligible for certain benefits. Would you like to hear them?]
'Nice save Orb.'
Oliver instantly recognized that this wasn't the real Orb talking or at least it wasn't paying much attention to him.
'He must be busy with repairing the... ugh, whatever he is repairing.'
"Yes, I would like to hear everything that you to have to say before making a choice."
[Good. Your group will be provided four benefits. First, a legal identity will be provided for the following people - Lena Hanover, Emily Auburn, Ashely West, Luca Romano, Jeff Hasan, Emma Mustafa, Matilda Garcia, Chloe Medina, Molly Herrera, and Ellie Corona. Second-]
"Wait! Why isn't my son getting this legal identity thing?"
[Candidae #2212345678 is an official candidate who has already completed his first main mission. He is not eligible for this benefit.]
"Mom, not now. I have only 30 minutes to arrange everything. We can properly talk after that."
[Second, All the members present here will receive double SVP during the first month in the mission world. Third, Candidate #2212345678 can use the Ozaru transformation for 5 minutes without losing rationality. Fourth, Candidate #2212345678 can choose 3 skills for each member, except himself, from the following options -
1)Melee weapons Mastery (Level 1) - Knows how to use all the melee weapons without cutting himself.
2)Wind Step (Level 1) - Increases movement speed by 200% for 2 seconds.
Cost - 0.5 Spirit.
3)Berserk (Level 1) - Increase Strength and Agility by 50% for 1 minute.
Cost - 50% HP, can only be used once per day.
4)Lunge (Level 1) - Increase Strength by 10% when you execute a successful lunge at your opponent. Cost - 0.5 Spirit.
5)Common Human Race language (Level 2) - Can communicate using the most common Human language present in the mission world.
6)Common Orc Race Language (Level 2) - Can communicate using the most common Orc language present in the mission world.
7)Aristocrat Trait (Level 1) - Provides some basic amount of aristocratic dignity and etiquettes.
8)Command (Level 1) - Is able to better lead a small group of fewer than 10 people.]
Oliver took a moment to properly read each and every skill. He realized that there were four combat skills and four auxiliary skills. To determine their usefulness though, he needed some information.
"Orb can I get some information about the mission world for free, or do I need to pay SVP?"
[The following information is free - Orcs are attacking the world of Azeroth. Stormwind is their first prey.
Any more information requires purchase through SVP.]
When Oliver heard the words Azeroth and Stormwind he almost stopped breathing for a second.
'Great! Fuckin' great! A world where war doesn't end and your enemies return stronger every time you defeat them. It would be such a nice thing to have a passage to this world in your living room.'
He took a few deep breaths to calm down his wildly beating heart and started focusing on the task on hand.
'I can't fail at all. There's no way that the Burning Legion won't like to add one more world to its conquest list.'
"And what is the main mission Orb?"
[Main Mission - Win the First War against the Orcish Horde. Better victory will lead to better rewards.]
"What do you mean better?"
[Better - of a more excellent or effective type or quality.]
"Ha ha... so funny, Sigh I guess you won't answer that."
Oliver took a moment to organize his thoughts. He turned to look at his subordinates.
"Orb I remember that other people here should also have access to a status menu right?"
[Yes.]
He quickly ordered his subordinates. "Guys please say status with all your attention. Ellie, make a note of everyone's attributes and skills please."
Now, it was finally time to deal with Lena, Emily, and Ashely.
Oliver gingerly walked towards them while embarrassedly rubbing the back of his head.
"Um... so... as you can see not an everyday situation here. But you don't have to worry at all. You got dragged into this mess because of Orb's and my negligence. I will make sure that nothing happens to you. In fact, you can treat this whole experience as a long amusement trip to a different world. So, just sit back and explore a new world while I will take care of the mission... "
Lena narrowed her eyes, "Oliver why are you rubbing the back of your head?"
Oliver quickly pulled his hand to his side and said, "Me? Rubbing? There was just a... uh a small itch, nothing more?"
Lena didn't believe him though. "I am your mother. I have watched you grow up for 20 years. I am very familiar with all your habits, mister. Now, what are you hiding?"
Oliver did his best impression of a fish out of water for a few seconds before giving a tired sigh. He noticed that Emily and Ashely were both giving him the look too.
Suddenly, he remembered a memory buried deep within himself.
'Ashely really liked power puff girls because of how strong they were despite their age. Always using their powers for justice - she was really fascinated by that idea.'
A hearty smile appeared on his face. "Mom, Emily, Ashely I will properly talk about this later but I will give you a quick summary. We are going to a different world to save our own."
He gestured to everyone in the room, "So, in a way, we are going to become superheroes. And the best part is that you get to learn awesome skills and develop your own superpowers."
'If you are lucky.'
"It is a little dangerous, but I'm used to doing this. So, if you listen to my advice nothing will go wrong."