Chronology: Ultimate

B.J. Blazkowicz

Meanwhile, at the side of the restaurant...

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  • After finally having her fill of television, Megumin decided to sleep as well. "Goodnight, you two."

    She had a hard time dozing off, as usual. Even if it had been a year since she had no choice but to live in the Cape, she never did get used to sleeping so far from home. Without Chomusuke's purrs, Darkness's snores, Kazuma trying to get Aqua out of a drunken stupor, and the sounds of nocturnal monsters reminding her how safe she was in the mansion, the air was as empty as outer space. This was even worse, though...At least in those times, she had Samus and Mao Mao to make sure she slept well. Now...well, could you even sleep in Twilight? Once in a while, she felt tempted to snuggle in with her roommates, or at least go and retrieve Lucky. Despite the temptation, however, her body refused to leave its comfortable position, and she had no choice but to fall asleep.

    The mage awoke in that same dark cavern, all but abandoned by her friends. Ganondorf, as usual, chuckled, giving her a full view of his jagged yellow teeth. "Nobody's even here to see you off! Some friends..." Somehow, Megumin could not think of a rebuttal. Her brain went numb. He just chucked her into the back of his throat, and, ass Megumin dropped past his dark, slimy innards, it looked like the end.

    Shortly after Ganondorf reclined, however, he would notice his ribcage beginning to glow, and his internal organs began to feel an unnatural heat. It baked his lungs, making breathing difficult enough that he needed to heave like a fish out of water. It felt like a hefty burp was going to come out of his throat, or maybe a very thick lump of vomit or mucus. The terrific force soon blasted his jaws open in a splatter of blood and spit, but Megumin flew out unharmed. This was because, on her way down the throat, right before she was to hit the stomach acid and die a low death from dissolving and suffocating at the same time, a terrific bird made of flames came rising from the depths of the digestive tract, and effortlessly caught Megumin on its back.

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    Despite the thrilling escape, Ganondorf wasn't dead yet. In a hungry rage, he swiped at the bird, snarling and spewing up blood-infused saliva. With Megumin in its talons to make sure she wouldn't fall off, the phoenix dove down, staring fearlessly ahead. Its melodic cry was very clear: "EXPL-OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO-SIOOOOOOOOOOOOON!" Instantly, rings of fire were summoned from its wide beak, and the bird topped it off with a concentrated beam of flame, which ignited the rings and ensured Ganondorf's fiery destruction. As she watched the Twilight King burn away, Megumin understood. "Explosion! Your physical form is amazing!" The phoenix happily chortled in agreement.

    After that debacle, the spell took Megumin away, far over cleaner lands, leaving nothing but ember-like feathers behind. Now that they were back together, nothing could stop them. When a cloud of those same blowflies from that creepy indent showed up, Explosion burned them down to their wings, which spiraled to the ground like maple tree seeds. The disembodied head from that music video tried to swallow them, Explosion burned a hole through his forehead, which they glided through with ease. Toga and Jerome each saw themselves shredded and then disintegrated by Explosion's blazing talons. The Director tried to catch them in a net, but Megumin simply cut them free with the shank Lealan had given her. Archmage and spell laughed at all those who challenged them, free from turmoil's fetter.
 
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After hearing the explanation from Pennington, he said “That is troubling indeed...... but whoever is doing this probably doesn’t care of who they get. So there are a number of things, and it can be anything, whether it’s for trying to cause a hostage situation for something of value..... or planning on doing something horrible to them like some sort of sacrifice to something. Still...... this would be a difficult case indeed.” as he began to sip from a coffee mug that appeared out of nowhere. Hearing suggestions from other people, he just waited until Pennington responded to some of them.
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Soma then asked what was happening, in which she looked at him. "There's four missing passengers on this train and we need to find out what happened to them and where they are, if they're alive."

She looked over at the woman, who was introduced as Shanoa and gave her introduction. "Blake. The both of you should grab something to eat and sit down." With that, she went back to her seat and sat down.

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Aloy was the next out of the three of them to enter, getting her food and coming to sit down with them. "Good morning, Aloy. And I did, yeah." It was then that she heard a voice coming from behind them, looking to see it was a man that knows Aloy.

He certainly didn't look like Price, so was this Corvo? The answer was probably. "So you must be Corvo. I heard you were competent, which is good, we are in the market for more competent allies."​

 
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(Hey. You ever wonder why we're here?) (I...don't know.)

Weiss and Yang watched as Blake started to answer...only to suddenly pause in the middle of her own answer. It was clear that what had happened back in that bathroom yesterday was already haunting her. Even if Yang, Megumin, Lucky, and Deadpool delivered payback for the event, it was never going to be easy to recover from.

Just like Adam.

'D--Damn bastard got what she deserved,' she thought, 'but none of this should've happened in the first place...'

It was then, Blake finally spoke up. She said she was fine...but she wasn't. Weiss and Yang immediately knew what going on, judging by the tears she had wiped away, and the strange behavior she displayed at first. They wanted to make sure she was okay.

"You alright? You can take some time off if you want."

As Weiss continued to eat, she took a look at Yang's food, and noticed that she had actually only taken a few small bites of the waffle at best. Meanwhile, Weiss had only gotten through almost half of her own oatmeal, and Blake, well, Blake was eating normally as well, I guess.

"Yang, aren't you going to--"

"I will."

Weiss sighed, proceeding to rest her head against her left hand, the respective elbow rested on the table, as she continued to eat. However, as she ate, Blake happened to recognized who was otherwise a nearly-complete stranger from her own days out of the world. Then she introduced her to the two members of the reduced team.

"Hello," Weiss said, simply greeting Soma in response with a smile as she stood up for her. However, the smile did not last very long, as she paused for a bit, looking around the room. This time, however, she was able to push through to eventually introduce herself, preventing a repeat of yesterday's introductions.

"...I'm...Weiss Schnee." Weiss smiled again, even if it was not intense as before.

"Yang." You-know-who simply said, standing up to offer a handshake. Whether either Soma, or the girl -- now known as Shanoa -- accepted it or not, she eventually sat back down, then continued to eat her food.

As the two kept chowing, Aloy approached the group, offering to sit with them. Weiss was about to answer, when suddenly, she complimented her dress. She looked down to what she wore, then looked back up to her, smiling.

"Yes, and thank you."

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Soma Cruz & Shanoa

"I see. Then we will help whatever we can, just like old times." Soma said with confidence before taking Yang's hand and shook it. After being told to sit down and take breakfast, he and Shanoa would do as they told and start eating. "So how are you all doing? It has been a very long time since we first met." Soma would ask while Shanoa stays silent. Not quite the talker is she.

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Once the two sat down with their food, he then asked how they were all doing. Blake inhaled a sharp intake of air before responding. "...I'm fine, Soma. The others are doing good." To him and Shanoa, it was clear that something happened to her and she looked like she had been crying.

Blake had then remembered that Soma wasn't aware of what happened to Sub-Zero. If no one had told him... she'd have to be the one to break the news to him.​

Weiss had asked if she was fine, saying that if she wanted, she could take some time off in which she shook her head. "...No, I'm fine, Weiss. We need everyone present to save the multiverse after all. I can take time off when we stop Ganondorf and Zant."​

To Weiss and Yang, this began to bring back memories of when she was obsessed with stopping Torchwick. Now here she was, doing it again, but instead of putting aside sleep, she was putting aside her feelings.

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Akari "Paladin" Kishiri
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"I... wow." Was all Akari could say at Benrey's explanation of Black Mesa. "Extraterrestrials, huh? That's quite the story." He looked at the clock near his bed, and said, "I could tell my own story, but... perhaps another time. It's getting a bit late, after all."

In the morning, Akari joined the rest of the MPF in the dining car for breakfast. Pennington had arrived a bit later, and announced that today was the day that the search for the missing passengers would commence. He ordered some pancakes waffles, which were... oddly shaped like mushrooms, along with some orange juice. "I suppose I should have expected them to be shaped like that... still, they do look nice and fluffy."

Pennington explained that the missing passengers were ordinary Toads, and that there wasn't much to go off of. "Well, Pennington, have you been able to get us some sort of clearance, like I suggested yesterday? It's going to be tricky to carry out a proper search if the train personnel are going to be stingy about where we can go, after all." Akari asked Pennington.

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Lealan tosses the covers off and stands, stretching the nights tightness away. "IIIIIIIt's Morning~!" She announces to her roommates, before a flash of blue summons back her clothing from yesterday. "Let's to get some food!" Lealan declares, before leaving the room and making her way to the dining area. She sits down and takes a menu, ordering quite the large amount of food. She listens to the Detective's speech, nodding when he mentions the Hunt. When her plates of food arrives, she wastes no time in consuming the many morsels before her. Half way through the meal, she injects herself with a Stim Pack, then goes back to eating.
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  • Once Aloy moved, Ikaros would peek his head into the fridge and dragged out the whole fish he’d been eyeing just before beginning to wolf it down. Only after he was finished with the fish (sans the bones) did he also move on to whatever leftovers Aloy’d left behind, obviously not bothered by half-eaten food.

    Either way, Kassandra shook her head at her own animation before another program came on- this time, about a redhead who looked oddly familiar. She exchanged a glance between herself and Aloy before finally putting two and two together. When asked if anything on there was true, she laughed softly and shook her head.

    “Greece is nothing like this, I promise. I don’t throw helmets around turning into pillars, do I?” She pointed out. Once Ciri declared she had enough and began undressing, the Spartan nodded.

    “Good idea; I think I’ve had enough of this world’s humor already.” And whilst the other two went off to bed, Kassandra turned off the TV mid-Aloy animation. And I thought the Athenians were strange a long time ago. I don’t think I’m going to get used to this contraption like I did the Athenians, though...

    Regardless, the Spartan clambered on the upper bunk bed, gently testing it with her hands. It certainly beat sleeping on the Adrestria, that was for sure. Whilst the other two quickly dozed off, the Greek put her Spear of Leonidas on top of the bedframe, within arm’s reach, before putting her head on her pillow. Still armored up, it only took her a few moments of staring at the ceiling to get some shut-eye, whilst Ikaros- like any other eagle- tucked his head in his wing and went into a half-sleeping state on the fridge.

    When Ciri woke up, so did Ikaros; the Golden Eagle wordlessly watched her go about her morning routine, though looked away as the Witcheress went into the bathroom. The same went for Aloy once the huntress got up; unfortunately, both of them would have to leave Kassandra, as she didn’t seem likely to leave any time soon. The Greek remained where she was until after the duo left. This prompted her bird companion to caw loudly, finally awakening the Spartan after a short stir.

    “Na. Thanks for the wake-up call...” She yawned, rubbing her eyes with one hand whilst snagging her grandfather’s Spear with the other. Normally, she was more alert and attentive to her surroundings when resting, but it’d been a rough series of events so far to the point where she’d been more fatigued than usual. Regardless, she rolled out of her bed right onto her feet like a cat before heading off to the bathroom. This time, she didn’t mess with the showers and tried the bath, though this rapidly ate away at her time even if it felt refreshing. She came out of the girls’ room with her Greek mercenary outfit and Price’s scarf, her only weapons for now being the Spear of Leonidas and her Hero’s Sword sheathed on her hip. If she needed her bow, dagger, or armor, she could always come back to the room... right?

    Either way, the bean-and-mushroom scented misthios (mercenary) was the last of the Blood Gulch Blues quartet to show her face, carrying Ikaros perched on one arm as usual. Only then did she spot Corvo, and a huge wave of relief washed over her.

    The original four were reunited.

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    When Ciri asked about Corvo, the brunette walked into the dining room, nodding in response.

    “Maybe the gods are smiling down upon us after all. And you are correct, this would be the one and only Corvo Attano. With him, that makes all of us-“ The Spartan gestured to herself, Aloy, Price, and Corvo- “back as the one good group in Blood Gulch. Corvo, meet Ciri, Witcheress and swordfighter.” Again, relatively vague, but she knew Ciri could properly introduce herself. The Spartan took a seat, glancing at everyone around them.

    There were a couple new faces and some people had tidied themselves up, though it still seemed like the girls from Remnant looked a little worse for wear. She made a mental note to try and talk to them, see how they were faring. But for now, she dropped Ikaros off at the table momentarily before going off to grab a plate alongside a couple eggs and what looked like burnt bread. Once she returned, she sat down and pushed her plate towards Ikaros, who was happy to feed on the eggs once more- though he stayed off to the side, trying not to draw too much attention- at least, for a Golden Eagle that was eating inside. Regardless, Kassandra kind of overheard the group’s discussion earlier, so she threw in a couple more questions about what could possibly be going on.

    “It would certainly help to know when these... er, Toads... disappeared. If they haven’t been gone for too long, they’d have to be close. Well, so long as they didn’t jump out.” She frowned at the continually shifting scenery outside before taking her toast and gingerly biting into it without the butter. She’d had worse, but it didn’t seem like it was something she’d like to bring back to Greece...
 
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("OH, NO!" screamed Weiss.) ("HERE WE GO AGAIN!" screamed Yang.)

"Tired, but...I'll get through."
"Yup," Yang started, then yawned, fanning her mouth with her hand, before she continued, "Same."

What Blake said, however, was rather concerning. The first time, Weiss and Yang were already feeling concerned about what she was feeling, and how she needed not to push herself. The second and third times, however, were starting to look like something familiar: Torchwick and the White Fang. Blake and her sleep...and the dance. Now, it was Ganondorf and Zant. Blake and her feelings.

It was also at this moment Weiss realized she had forgotten that Aloy had asked her about Corvo and the Captain, Price. She was about to answer her...then she noticed that Corvo had just came up to Aloy.

"...Uhhhh...yeah! He's..." Weiss said, with an awkward smile, eventually facing Corvo. "...Right there?"

'Just end it here already..!'

Weiss quickly took in a deep breath, then quickly spouted towards Aloy, "...And-I-don't-know-where-Price-is-Sorry!" before immediately slamming her face down on the plate of oatmeal, blushing.

She was lucky she finished it a moment ago.

"I don't know what I'm doing!"

Yang, who had watched Weiss embarrass herself in front of several people, sighed, then said towards Blake with a frown, "Blake, please. You don't have to force yourself to do something. We can handle everything ourselves for now while you take the time to rest. Just...please."

A tear started to form in one of Yang's eyes.

"We care about you. That's why we tried to help you, when that one time, you wouldn't even want to sleep."

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Soma asked her if she was sure and hesitantly, she nodded. "You... could say that." God, she was so bad at trying to hide it, as evident by the others worrying over her.​

Then, while Weiss was busy embarassing herself, Yang voiced her concern. Blake looked at her and from the tear and mentioning how she didn't sleep when all she did was be focused on stopping Torchwick. "I-" She stopped herself as arguing with Yang while they were in this state wouldn't be good and would hurt Yang more. Signing, she looked Yang in the eyes. "Fine..."​

Finishing up her eggs and taking a few sips of her drink, she looked at the two. "Be careful you two. The kidnapper might be dangerous." Getting up, she exited the room and quickly walked back to her room.

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Just then, Kassandra finally joined them, making Ciri look at her and give her a smile. "I see you're up. And glad that I'm right about him being Corvo, otherwise it would be awkward."

She then introduced the two, making her look at Corvo and stuck her hand out to him for him to shake it. "It's nice to meet you, Corvo. And if you're wondering about what a Witcheress is, the explanation is simple: I'm a monster hunter."​

 
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Lealan cleans up the cooking area, scarfing down her Spicy Ribs and Ultimate Juice. Somehow keeping it from splattering everywhere. She watches the odd cartoon on the TV while licking her fingers clean of sauce. "Ah, that burns so good. And yeah. Go ahead!"
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Orbeck was the only one remaining as Snake and Lealan decide to explore the train. He, however, was content to remain...even if he had to watch the previously mentioned satire of his own world. From the Admitly hilarious portrayals of certain figures like Old dragon slayer to some of the more confusing bits (What is with the depiction of the cristal sage? and the way that Pontiff Solivan was "defeated", by some shield? just like that? And who is John Snow?! And the part with that ugly dragon like creature, Who was that ocelot guy?) But what made him turn the tv off was the way this...can he even call the person an unkindled? Had defeated the soul of cinder, the LITERAL manifestation of the first flame. Capable of many feats beyond the means of most undead. And do you know what he did?! he said...



When the outhers would return, they would find Orbeck in his bed. pondering over what he had just seen...

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Lealan tosses the covers off and stands, stretching the nights tightness away. "IIIIIIIt's Morning~!" She announces to her roommates, before a flash of blue summons back her clothing from yesterday. "Let's to get some food!" Lealan declares, before leaving the room and making her way to the dining area. She sits down and takes a menu, ordering quite the large amount of food. She listens to the Detective's speech, nodding when he mentions the Hunt. When her plates of food arrives, she wastes no time in consuming the many morsels before her. Half way through the meal, she injects herself with a Stim Pack, then goes back to eating.
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Orbeck got out of bed, making his way obtain one breakfast item in question...coffee.
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B.J. Blazkowicz

Meanwhile, at the side of the restaurant...

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"I...can take that extra cup, if you don't mind." seems as if this coffee dispensing machine was having a few issues,

Regardless of B.J's response, he sat himself down as he listened on to the discussion of this case. four people missing, Just right out of nowhere as far as he knows. Seemingly unimportant.

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Soma Cruz & Shanoa

When Blake left, Soma felt concern for her. He would look at Yang ask "What's wrong here? It looks like she is holding back something. Did anything bad happened at all?"

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At the sight of those three girls from Remnant, and their clear grief. It occurred to Orbeck that maybe he should try and intervene, and explain the situation himself. So he got himself up from his seat and gestured to the two newcomers to come over.

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(You wanna talk abou--) (Don't. Think about it.)

"We will!" Weiss said, raising her finger while her face was still firmly planted on the plate. As Yang watched Blake walk back to their own cabin, she smiled, nodding, as she wiped the tear with her hand.

"Thank you." She huffed, happy that she listened, for once.

As Yang was about to take another bite from her waffle, Soma suddenly started asking a question, and it was heading in a direction she did not like. The one she was starting to hope he didn't ask. Suddenly, she dropped her fork onto her plate, then shut his lips before he could finish his second question, attempting to process what he was asking, and what she could say as an answer.

Only later did she lean in on his ear and whispered,

"You really want to know this badly?"

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Soma Cruz & Shanoa

It was from there that things took a dark turn. Did Soma and Shanoa arrive at an inopportune time? Or did the former asked too much? Either way, when someone gestured the two to come and Yang whispered if Soma want to know badly at what happened, he and Shanoa nodded. "I guess the two of you might as well inform us of what's happened." Soma said as he and Shanoa get up from their seats and went over to the man who gestured them to come, hoping for Yang to do the same so she can explain along with him.

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"What nightmare? I didn't have a nightmare!" Megumin replied cheerfully. "Well, it did start out like one, admittedly. At first, I had the same dream I had on the flight to Atlas, where you guys had left me to be eaten by a giant Ganondorf. But right before I fell into his digestive tract, Explosion manifested itself into a phoenix, and rescued me! Then we flew over the land and took out all the characters from those creepy things I saw on the TV last night. I think I saw all of you cheering us on from the top of a rainbow! It was thrilling!" She clenched both fists, trilling with excitement.

"God, you even got to kill people in your dreams? Fuckin' lucky." Lucky grumbled. "In the dream I had, I'd somehow wandered into Lana's tomb, but Lana was still alive. She was crying up a storm, though. It was up to me to free 'er, but then she reminded me that I had no excuse to leave her behind when the Director dismissed us." He shuddered, kneading the table. "Then four Toffees came out of the walls all around me, and three of them peeled away their disguises to become the Director, Van Tastic, and Kendall. Toffee told me that I left Lana to die because I became too soft." There was another somber look at the butter. "So then Toffee chopped me apart with a huge knife, and that same black matter that kidnapped Lana came gushin' out of me instead of blood. I ended up drowning in it, while those four scum piles laughed at me."

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Orbeck of Vinheim
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It was from there that things took a dark turn. Did Soma and Shanoa arrive at an inopportune time? Or did the former asked too much? Either way, when someone gestured the two to come and Yang whispered if Soma want to know badly at what happened, he and Shanoa nodded. "I guess the two of you might as well inform us of what's happened." Soma said as he and Shanoa get up from their seats and went over to the man who gestured them to come, hoping for Yang to do the same so she can explain along with him.
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Of course, Orbeck had no intention of dragging Yang along back into that dark place. Even if the two never intended on such actions. So as the two newcomers came along, he made certain that Yang was not even prying into that conversation, gesturing to her to remain where she is. He then got started.

"I may as well introduce my self before I explain. I am Orbeck of Vinheim, a sorcerer, an undead, and a former killer for hire....Where to begin...From what I have heard, you where with Blake during the Tesseract incident...well, what was known as the cape was attacked by the enemy forces of one Ganondorf, the master of Zant. We have been doing what we can to rid of Ganon's influence on the various worlds in the multiverse."
A sip of the bitter coffee would be made before he continued.

"The last world that we were at had us dealing with Cobblepot, a man that you had the displeasure of dealing with. We were eventually able to end his life...but at the cost of another. A dear friend of Blakes and a sister to...yang was killed by the conflict. The three girls are still grasping at their loss, it is not to be taken likely. So I ask that you refrain from the topic for the sake of their mental wellbeing."
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(Alright, fine.) (...)

After Yang whispered in Soma's ear, she looked around and saw someone gesturing the two of them to come over, possibly to explain what had happened. Good thing that someone was there; he had just spared her and Weiss from having to explain something personal themselves.

None of the team had wanted to explain.

"We're good," Yang said, immediately dismissing Soma and Shanoa before the former could finish. Then she turned away from him and continued eating, once more.

'Can I really blame them for not knowing what had happen?' Yang wondered. 'I mean, I don't think any of us, Blake notwithstanding, have even seen them since, well, this whole mess started. If she did tell about us, and he happened to listen, then he might've assumed that our team leader was still...h--here...'

Yang stopped eating again. This time, she was able to at least finish her waffles and eggs before moving on to the cereal.

'No, I need other thoughts... Come on, Yang... Okay, how about the time w...when I said I always kick my semester off with a "Yang?" That was pretty...well, it sounded good in my mind around that time.'

"Hey, Yang..?" Weiss asked, her head no longer on the plate, as she began to take her tiara out of her pouch. "What's with the new outfit?"

"Oh, just...something I wore a long time ago."

"Huh. I guess things can come in a roundabout after all."

"You can say that, for sure."

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Despite Megumin and Sonic's antics, Whisper fell asleep first with her mask on...

"Remember Shujinko? She's practically dead now." Hiryu said, sitting on his bunk. "I don't know the full details on why, but she got absolutely demolished by Xiao Long-san." He recalled, "Guess what I'm saying is, don't be surprised you lot don't see Shujinko tomorrow." He said, soon laying on his bed, and eventually, drifting to sleep.

The next morning arrives, and Hiryu had gone out of the cabin to have breakfast. It was then that the Penguin Detective briefed them that they're looking for four identitcal missing persons. Which prompted him to raise a brow.

"If they look the same, then how do we know that we actually found them?" Hiryu asked as he began to eat what seems to be a bowl of race and fish on a separate plate.

Whisper...Well, I was gonna make her eat Dog Food as a joke, but it doesn't look like they have those, so she's having pancakes.
 
Chronology: Ultimate
DR ALEXIS KUROKI
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As the night began to set in, Alexis obliged with the light conversation that Sage attempted to make with her and Leo, but she didn’t really have her mind on those topics. She was wondering when the boy would bring up the topic of the baths...if he brought it up at all. It wasn’t long after the sun fully dipped below the horizon and the moon was comfortably gliding through the night sky that the kitsune finally decided to rip the metaphorical bandaid off and raise the question, “So…do you not want to talk about what happened? Even if it’s...awkward...we can’t just pretend it didn’t happen.”

The pyromancer's immediate reply had been yet another flinch, an almost hop bop upwards that indicated shock. Jolted back awake from the drowsiness he had been already naturally easing into, Sage was suddenly uncomfortable on two instances, mentally due to the subject, and physically as the constant 'squeeze' became a bit tighter holding what could have been yet, another fiery outburst. He shot a glance at her, quick and erratic for a moment, only to avert his gaze again and briefly direct it to Leo who probably didn't know anything about the matter.

"I....... N-no!", he had suddenly raised his head again, in an unusually harsh tone, his inability to focus on a single spot, betrayed just in how big of a dilemma he was over everything, "No, I- I really don't. ...At all.", despite the intensity that came with the sentence it, actually almost sounded like pleading by the end.

Alexis nodded as she surveyed Sage’s erratic behavior, taking note of how uncomfortable the boy was. She shifted so that she was no longer lounging in her bundle of tails, opting to sit cross legged. In her previous position, Alexis couldn’t quite meet Sage’s eyes, but now, she would have a direct line of sight...though whether Sage would make eye contact with her was another matter. She clutched one of her tails like a pillow for comfort as she said, “I see… but I think if a topic is uncomfortable, there’s all the more reason to talk about it… You were pretty embarrassed weren’t you?”

"I- Y-yes. Yes I was, but- Like..."

Welp, there was no escape now, he was being forced to open the game. The young man could only take a deep breath in resignation and give in to face her with mild hints of annoyance. Not at her directly, no, at the situation, and then some of it at himself. He felt... unnecessarily guilty for not wanting to acknowledge it and, seemingly driving her to believe that the subject itself was the issue. Because it, wasn't. The true problem was something a lot deeper that underlined it all. Also a lot trickier to admit to.

"Okay, look, I'm... Not even upset about... well that like, I totally get that it was an honest, maybe a bit weird, mistake with no ill intent behind it. I just...", his gaze fell again as he tried to find the next sentences, "I was actually dreading this part. ...This- This was the thing that I was trying to avoid.", the young man proceeded to slowly hide his face with his palms in shame, letting out a little exasperated 'arrrgh'.

Alexis felt a little bit stung by the annoyed stare, but it wasn’t because it was directed at her. It was the implication that he was annoyed at the situation...a situation that Alexis created. While Sage said that he wasn’t bothered by the situation earlier, Alexis wasn’t entirely sold on it. Still, she cared about the boy, even in his shame, giving him a gentle smile, as she coaxed him, “Hey...it’s okay, you don’t have to be ashamed. Look at me.”

“I get it; uncomfortable conversations suck, but you gotta talk things through. If what happened was just a mistake—and I own up to it—then this conversation shouldn’t be that difficult, should it? Is there something else going on?” She paused for a moment to consider whether she should continue before deciding that it would be best for her to ask her question, “Are you afraid that you wouldn’t be able to handle this kind of conversation and leave me hurt...or is it that you’re scared about not knowing what to expect?”

Following her lead, Sage had indeed raised his gaze out of the cover, albeit just barely enough to see Alexis. As she kept going, he was feeling sillier and sillier over his concerns. The way she was putting things really put to light how much of it was just his mind making stuff up, blowing it out of proportion, and how much was really possible. And honestly, almost everything was on his own pessimism, realism and self-deprecation... He was fussing over issues that didn't even truly exist!
When she had nailed it with the final question, the pyromancer had once more sighed, in a mix of relief for being found out but also, apprehension. With nowhere or no longer a reason to hide, he had slowly pulled his arms back down, still rather conflicted over what he was about to do.

"Both... actually.", he had finally admitted, rubbing the back of his neck with nervousness, "I was, both worried that you might be upset or ashamed over it but also, what was worrying me the most was...", he paused, the words didn't really want to come out and he had to be a little pushier with it than normal, "That... we, wouldn't... recover from... it. And it would- absolutely wreck our relationship. Which, I- realize now was, stupid!", a soft nervous laugh made it out, "It was a really silly concern to have..."

There were few things that would destroy a relationship with Alexis, and number one is hurting her kin. Everything else aren’t even close seconds. Compared to hurting her loved ones, an awkward bathtime encounter wasn’t even on the radar in terms of importance for the kitsune. While it was difficult to make Alexis sever a relationship, the same did not apply to others, and that was the situation Alexis worried about. As volatile as fire was, it can be rock-steady and comforting when consistently fueled and tended to. Alexis was fueled by her love for her family, which allowed her to be that consistent flame, but Sage...didn’t have anything solid to ground himself, making both him and his flames unpredictable.

“No, it’s not a silly concern at all!” Alexis reassured Sage, knowing that the boy couldn’t afford to lose any more self esteem. She smiled a little bit wider seeing that the boy was opening up and working through insecurities that he’s always had. “I know many people who are also worried about saying the wrong thing, even I’m afraid of saying something wrong at times! You don’t have to worry about hurting me with words or by bringing up something awkward.”

Speaking gently and with sincerity in her voice, Alexis encouraged Sage, “I don’t care if a conversation is awkward or not, so don’t be afraid to express your feelings to me. I promise that there is nothing you can say that could wreck our relationship.”

"R-right..."

Hearing with such certainty that it wasn't actually a silly concern had been quite the surprise, the young man raising his gaze back at her with a certain wonderment. The logic was very sound too, everyone else was afraid too, not just him. Perhaps, this had been exactly why the Kitsune couldn't leave the matter alone, she as well had been worried to have stepped over a boundary too hard. Then came the conclusion, about the same as Leo's, and even so, different.

It was different because what Sage had towards Leo was almost sibling-like. It was possible to say that, more than Lucy who felt more like an acquaintance that ended up knowing some things, Leo was truly his best friend and he'd do everything in his power to keep him safe from harm and happy. Alexis was, equally as important, but when you paired apparent age and Hierarchy, and therefore experience, she felt more like a teacher figure; Like a mix of instructor and adviser. This is probably why the idea had to be reiterated, while it seemed the same in essence, in practice it was not. It didn't feel right to apply to her the same which he applied to Leo.

"Thanks I-", the pyromancer had replied with a sheepish, yet appreciative smile, "I'll try to keep that in mind." he almost ended it with 'a next time', but he sure hoped that there wouldn't be a repetition of that bathroom mess. Ever again.

“That’s good.” Alexis looked outside the window to see the moon high in the sky already, indicating that the night was progressing quickly. They better take advantage of this time to go to sleep while they can; Alexis had the impression that they would have a long day ahead of them. Alexis would tuck Sage in for the night and give him a light peck on his forehead as she would with all of her children, “Good night, Sage. Sleep tight, we’ll have another big day tomorrow, but hopefully not too big.”
With that, Alexis returned to her bed and curled up into a ball of fur, falling into a deep, peaceful sleep.

(Collab End)

Falling asleep, Alexis was immediately transferred into her Soulscape. She wasn’t surprised that she ended up here after Kagutsuchi and the others had a little bit of free time thanks to the shenanigans of Bill and the Gleeful Twins. What surprised her was that she was greeted rather peacefully. Sure, the Kagutsuchi’s pagoda and the scenery that surrounded it were as idealistic as it came, but the Pressure was not hostile unlike most times Alexis was forced to visit.

Upon entering Kagutsuchi’s realm within the Soulscape, Alexis was greeted by a forest of sakura trees that were perpetually in bloom. However, these trees were far from the ones that could be found in picturesque gardens in Japan. Instead of the bright pink blossoms that these trees were so famous for, each flower glowed like embers, and instead of normal trunks, the bark of these trees were black, as if they were charred by an intense blaze. Every breeze sent countless particles of glowing lights through the air before they disappeared into the night sky. Each tree served as a lamp casting a warm orange glow through the forest of blackened trees and lighting up the tiled road that led up to the massive pagoda that sat in the center of the sprawling garden. The temple would more accurately be described as a mansion, with its clean white walls, scarlet wooden beams, charcoal black roofing, and gold trim. The tower that was at the very center of the building shot into the sky, tipped with a blaze such that it resembled a lighthouse.

Alexis cautiously stepped through the forest and up the stairs that led into the pagoda, greeted by the warm colors of stained wood, wallpaper depicting colorful landscapes, and paper lanterns. Taking off her shoes, Alexis entered the pagoda and followed the lanterns that burned a bit brighter than the others. The lanterns led Alexis through the halls of the temple until she entered a dining room with a low wooden table bearing several teapots and teacups. Around the table were tatami mats, on which sat a surprising cast of people.

Of course, Kagutsuchi (On the Left) sat at the head of the table, but on the sides sat Shin Don (On the Right), Hestia (Ref. Image), Bisterne (Ref. Image), and Iblis (Ref. Image). These were the five most powerful souls within Alexis, the only five that have managed to resist being consumed, and instead, taken permanent residence within Alexis’s Soulscape. In the past, each of them have made efforts to take permanent control over Alexis’s body, save Shin Don. Each of them bore a grudge against Alexis, but while most of them have gotten used to their new lives, Kagutsuchi’s pride still burns hot with the desire to make Alexis suffer. In direct opposition to Kagutsuchi was Shin Don, who has done everything in his power to protect Alexis from the others, accruing significant amounts of resentment from the four goddesses beside him.

With this kind of history, Alexis was understandably shocked to see all of them gathered in Kagutsuchi’s domain, peacefully drinking tea and awaiting Alexis’s arrival. The kitsune was shocked enough that she took a seat at the end of the table opposite to Kagutsuchi and began to sip on a cup of tea. All six beings sat in silence, with the crackle of flames being the only noise in the room for a while. Eventually, Kagutsuchi set down her cup and spoke with a chillingly calm and polite voice, “Alexis, sweetie...do you know why we’re all here?”

Alexis shivered at the kitsune goddess’s words. Kagutsuchi was known for her short temper and hotheadedness, so seeing and hearing such cordiality and politeness was unsettling. Something must be wrong. The motherly kitsune cautiously answered, “No, I don’t...and don’t call me ‘sweetie’ again. You’re only a few hundred years older than me.”

Kagutsuchi gave Alexis a sly smile and continued to speak as she did, except she placed extra emphasis on “sweetie” every time she addressed Alexis, “Why are so worked up, sweetie? We’re just here to have friendly chat about some important things, right guys?” The other four deities at the table nodded their heads to varying degrees of enthusiasm, prompting Kagutsuchi to continue, “I know you’ve seen the...issue that we identified. There’s this twisted substance that’s around this part of the multiverse...Twilight...that’s what these people are calling it, right, sweetie? Twilight is a problem, more specifically, the person that’s using that Twilight.”

“Yeah, Ganondorf.” Alexis impatiently interjected. She did not want to sit and listen to Kagutsuchi longer than she had to. The hatred between the two woman was mutual, and neither of them had much patience to deal with the other, “I know. I’ve seen what Twilight does to people, and I’ve seen a bit of what he’s capable of. He is a threat and he needs to d-.”

At Alexis’s interruption, Kagutsuchi literally exploded. She slammed her hands down on the wooden table, sending scorching waves of black flame through the dining room as her tails and eyes set ablaze,
“DON'T F###ING INTERRUPT ME, B###H!!!”
Kagutsuchi’s anger burned for a moment before she settled down as if nothing happened. Everyone else at the table, including Alexis sure acted as if nothing happened, if anything, there was mild annoyance at both parties involved, for both the outburst and the interruption that triggered the outburst.

Once Kagutsuchi settled down, she continued, “Anyways, as I was saying before I was so rudely interrupted by Alexis, Ganondorf is a problem. He’s threatening to destroy the multiverse or whatever, weak sh##. What I’m more interested in is how he’s wielding such a hostile element.” Shin Don politely raised his hand until Kagutsuchi noticed, “Yes, Shin Don, what is it?”

The only male at the table spoke up with a genuine politeness and gentleness, one that closely resembled the softer tone of Alexis as he looked back and forth between the two female kitsune, “Well, we sorta know what’s allowing Ganondorf to control that stuff. It’s either some kind of artifact or some kind of thing that protects him from Twilight, otherwise he’d be dead. We don’t really know anything else. Not very helpful, but I thought you would at least like to know.”

Shin Don right, the information was hardly useful right now, but Alexis still thanked him with a smile, “Thank you, Shin. I appreciate it.” Alexis’s eyes turned back to Kagutsuchi, and she gave an respond with as much passive-aggressive energy as she could pack into into one sentence, “So what do you want me to do, sweetie?”

Kagutsuchi snarled but didn’t explode like last time. Still, the kitsune goddess’s eyes flared yellow for a moment before she met Alexis’s passive-aggressive tone with one of her own, “Well what do you think? Go adopt Ganondorf and f### him into submission?” A scowl formed on Kagutsuchi’s face before she practically screamed at Alexis, “FIND OUT WHAT THE F### HE’S USING AND MAKE SURE NO ONE ELSE CAN USE IT!!!”

Shin Don added, drawing a glare from the kitsune goddess, “Yeah, what Kagutsuchi meant was, you have to make sure whatever he’s using to control this Twilight is gone. Not you, not me, and definitely not Kagutsuchi. She’s agreed that if she couldn’t have it, no one can have it...also, she’s annoyed that there isn’t such a thing as Twilight Fire. I mean, I think it may be possible, but she’s convinced that it doesn’t exist.”

“And how would I do that? I can’t fight to the best of my ability if I have to keep on adapting to the Aether of different dimensions. Besides, only Hestia and Shin Don are willing to lend me any magic, and you know how limited that’s been.”

“You greedy little b####,” Kagutsuchi rolled her eyes as she looked at Bisterne and Iblis. The former was close to falling asleep from boredom and habit, while the latter wasn’t even paying attention to the conversation at hand. Kagutsuchi cleared her throat, “Ahem. That’s also why we brought you here. From now on, we will be encouraging these two slackers to contribute to this body’s wellbeing. I’ve had enough of these two b####es’ attitudes and laziness.”

“Oh, you’re one to talk, huh?” Hearing herself get called out, Iblis actually started paying attention. Her voice bore a Middle Eastern accent with an aggressive and authoritative edge, “What do you do all day? Sit around and try to get your petty revenge on the prison you created, that’s what!”

“I didn’t invite you to my realm just so that you can insult me, Iblis!”

“Well, I didn’t accept this invitation to be accused of being lazy by a child focused on petty revenge. If you wish to get Vengeance, go all the way!”

“A child! This child has achieved more in a hundred years than you have in your entire life! Some Goddess of Wrath you are!”

“Kagutsuchi...Iblis…It’s not going to help if-”

“No no, let them fight, Shin Don. I want to see what happens.”

“Are you serious, Hestia? Those two are going to tear each other ap-”

“What have you achieved? You almost died because you wouldn’t stop killing other fire deities. The only reason you aren’t dead is because your hunters took pity on the girl you tried to possess! If you want Vengeance, start with yourself!”

All while Kagutsuchi and Iblis went at shouting at each other, Bisterne finally passed out and smacked the table head first. The dragon goddess didn’t even notice the fight going around her, and Alexis was really resonating with why Bisterne was always napping. Fights between the others was practically a weekly occurrence, and Bisterne just didn’t want to deal with it.

The bickering continued for what felt like hours, after a while the shouting became monotonous and almost peaceful. Alexis was actually starting to feel what Bisterne constantly felt, slowly slipping out of consciousness within the Soulscape. When Alexis finally fell asleep, she was kicked out of the Soulscape and into an actual sleep.

The next morning, Alexis woke up after the sun came up, an oddity considering that every other day, she would always wake up well before sunrise to prepare breakfast and pack lunch for her family. Even when she was juggling what may well be the most emotionally draining full time job, constant threats from god-like beings, and nine children, she had rarely woken up late. The kitsune chalked it up to time flowing differently in this universe and proceeded to get up and get dressed. This time, she was far more considerate of Sage, creating an opaque wall of Aether around herself as she changed. Today, Alexis opted for a cream-white blouse, black leather jacket, black skinny jeans, and nude stiletto pumps. (Outfit Reference)

Once dressed, she made her way to the dining car, leaving Sage to sleep in if he wished. All that they’ve been through the day prior was exhausting by every metric, so it would make sense if the boy would want some extra sleep. She took a seat and ordered a nice, hearty breakfast for herself, but withheld ordering for Sage, wanting to give him the option of eating what he wanted. Before long, a bagel stacked high with thick, crispy bacon; over-easy eggs, and gooey cheese was in Alexis’s hands and quickly disappearing. A tall iced coffee with conservative amounts of creamer and sugar accompanied the sandwich to wash it down and give Alexis the kick she would need to get through the morning.

As she ate, Pennington cheerfully greeted them and announced that they would be hunting down the perpetrators of the kidnapping case. Alexis truly hoped that the threat they were facing would be nice and simple, but everything she’s experienced so far would imply otherwise. It really would be a shame, since this train ride has been so nice so far.

 
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Soma Cruz & Shanoa

The story was very heart wenching. Not only has Ganondorf destroyed the Cape, but also, someone precious to Blake, Weiss, and Yang sacrificed her own life to defeat Cobblepot, whom Soma has already forgotten since leaving to his world to live a normal life which he wanted. That sparked memories to deaths of those whom Soma had held dear in the past.

Yuuma and Leon Kennedy.

Both people who's lives were taken away by the villains that they tried to take them down. Soma could not believe what he has ended up in, the same to Shanoa, whom she doesn't know the struggle the former had went through. Soma begins to feel guilty.

"I'm so sorry to hear. If only I had accepted the MPF invite, then I could have..."

Shanoa would notice Soma's hands shaking violently. She begins to feel worry.

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"In their train cars," Pennington explained to Weiss and Ciri as he sipped on his orange juice. "As for anything of note... no. It was almost as if they were taken completely randomly. Very strange indeed..." He pondered as he caressed his beak with his flipper. Then, Megumin asked him if he'd encountered any leads in his dreams, which caused Pennington to shake his head. "Nope... all I dreamt about was winning the Top Penguin Detective in Astute Learning Award, as well as finally beating my arch rival, Jeremy..." The penguin growled a bit as he spoke, even balling up his flipper some as he narrowed his eyes. However, he was snapped out of his hate-filled trance once Lucky approached him, asking him once the leads were.

"Ah, yes, the leads!" Pennington would exclaim as he rose a flipper into the air, seeming to take a complete one-eighty degree turn from his supposed hatred towards Jeremy. "Well, all that we know is that every victim has had something important stolen from their cabin as well! A diary, a sock, a weapon of some sort, and some toothpaste." He then turned to face Akari, and nodded happily. "And yes, indeed I have. Since you all are aiding in the ongoing investigation, the train staff is more than happy to allow you to explore the train as you please." He then turned to face Kassandra. "As for when they disappeared... well, they started about four days ago... with one person disappearing each day around noon." He glanced up to the clock, which appeared to be set to around nine a.m. "Which means that we only have a mere three hours to act before this dastardly denizen strikes again!"

At Hiryu's question, Pennington would shrug. "Well, I'd assume they'd be tied up somewhere or something along those lines. I do believe that would be, as those with simple minds call it, a 'dead giveaway.' "

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