The Legend of Zero

(NOTE: this is not a rumor or a fake story completely made up by me. It is a dramatization of what might've occurred. Info gathered directly from Legendary AJ. This story is about 1,100 words long, so make sure you have a lot of time if you wanna read it)

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About six years ago, the world of Jamaa was young and blooming like a flower in spring. The magical place had been created by the mystical beings a long time before. Jammers had just gotten together and built a community, and the alphas finally had just driven back the evil phantoms and halted the attacks. Yes, Mira had lost her beloved Zios, but all was now well. 

When a young jammer first arrived, she saw the many names others had. Some were dubbed "Rad" and "Julian2" and even "Snowyclaw" (such peculiar names! this jammer thought). This was way before names were limited to a minimum of four letters, so there as no limit on imagination. 

As much as she liked names some of the short names, she wanted something unique, something special. Well reindeer poop, "Unique" and "Special" were already taken. She thought a long time, and then an idea struck her like a phantom's lightning. She would call herself "Zero" for it meant that she was unusual, just like the number.

Since then, Zero had a wonderful time in Jamaa. But even though she liked to explore the unknown lands, fight phantoms, and chat with friends, her favorite thing to do was make accounts.

It does sound rather unusual, but AJHQ soon decided to delete several beta accounts, and she knew all the simple, short-word names would be soon used by other jammers again. In the future, she could strut around and watch as animals gasp and realize her short name must mean that she was a beta player. She made some names in order, such as "Two" and "Five." She also added "Temple," "Arcade" (did I forget to mention she liked to play games?).

Even Legendary was on that list.

But she still liked Zero the best. That was her main, and she put portals in her other accounts' dens leading to Zero's den. Her other dens were rather empty, and when she added the portals, they surprisingly didn't spruce it up. Instead, the single, glowing circle that pulsed with mystical colors and marking gave the house an eerie vibe.

Several years passed, and Zero began to make quirky outfits. They were usually that of a dark-grey koala, red, crossed out eyes, and a white underbelly. Some jammers would whisper and stare at her, but she' didn't mind. It wasn't like she was a zombie or a ghost or anything.

Then the year 2016 came. All jammers, despite the cold and gloom of winter, huddled outside to watch firecrackers launch sparkling colors into Jamaa skies. The 1st went by all too quickly, and soon the excitement died down and then January 2nd arrived. 

One didn't watch many Animal Jam videos, but Zero had recently been fascinated by glitches. Oh, she thought, they can alter the system in so many ways! They can make non-winged animals fly! They can make smoothies disappear and scams succeed! But she sadly never realized that glitches could also be dangerous.

She and he friend, Blanketzzz, were in her den, simply making small talk. Suddenly, Blanketzzz, (or Westerndude), said they could show her an amazing glitch, one that could manipulate the game in a way she never though possible.

"Really?" she asked, her X-eyes staring at them in amazement.

"Really," they assured her. 

For a moment, she thought they were grinning ever so slightly, but it was a nasty grin, one that sent a shiver up Zero's spine. Despite this, she shook away the ridiculous thought and told them to perform the glitch with her. They did, that very same day.

There were a few moments of silence, then the room began to shake. Zero's beautiful den rocked from side to side, knocking down old planters and breaking rocking horses. Cami's frogs were ripped in half, and Zero suddenly found her clothes wiped clean.

"Don't you know anything?" Blanketzzz said maliciously, now dripping with her rares and beta items. "You were so stupid to have trusted me!" They grinned that grin again, except it was bigger and wider and scarier.

"NO!" she cried, lunging forward. "Give them back!" But as she reached out a paw, the hacker was gone in a cloud of smoke. 

Zero stared down at the spot where he stood just a second ago. She wished she could cry, but  that's rather hard when you have crossed out eyes. Then she looked around her. Everything was gone. Her buddy list was empty, he den was stripped of its furniture, and all she had left was a handful of gems. She just sat there, shocked.

January 3rd came, and she decided to buy a few things with what little she had (for she was a member). She bought a large, limestone fountain that spewed turquoise water from Zios's mouth. At Epic Wonders, she collected a few cherry blossoms and situated them along the bare path that lead to her small den. She used her diamonds and got several rainclouds, and put them high above near the rooftop of her den with her flying animal. Their drops were destined to pit-pat to the ground for eternity. She also added her epic tiger plushie to the backyard, and covered the doorway with some droopy vines and arch made from branches with ivy crawling up them. Se put a koi pond, with a single fish swimming peacefully.

Finally, she got a tombstone, bearing a single skull, and placed it right where she and Blanketzzz was standing there a day before. She went to a claw machine and kept playing it until she won a black koala plushie. Instead of recycling the other plushies, she kept them locked away in another account. By then she was totally out of gems. She placed the symbol in front of the tombstone, with a plant of blue flower behind both of them.

To complete the look, she used to last few hundred to buy some music. She chose a slow, sad song, that had ominous beats and tempos. 

Then, saddened by grief, she just . . . left. And never used that account again. 

Zero soon got banned, and even though nobody can look up that particular username or click her player card, her den was still like that until mid-September of 2016. I assume after the rumors grew out of hand, AJHQ stepped in and deleted all the member items in there. All that's left are the rainclouds, the tombstone, the epic tiger plushie, and the black koala plushie.

There are still ways you can see the remnants of Zero. Go to her alternate account, and find the portal. Some have it and some don't. You'll also see that those account have a koala dressed exactly like Zero. The dark-grey color, the white underbelly, and the red X-eyes. Nine is a bit different, as they have a sparkling silver ring, and a headfeather. Ten is the same except there is no ring.

Here is a list of dens with the portals:

Temple

Three

Five

Eight

Nine

Ten

Pictures of what Zero's den  previously looked like: (credit to Julian2):