A/N: Hey there! Thanks for stopping bye, dropping bye, clicking that link whatever. Welcome to my first piece of Fanfiction,The Heaven's Gambit.

The inspiration for this little fic came to me one day whilst reading an omake for the fan made manga Sword Dancer. For those of you that know about this manga and or read it you know what that means. That's right this story will feature the one…the only…the goddess like beauty Archerko! Also known as alternate world Ilyasviel von Einzbern.

Now this fic will be quite a bit serious and may get angsty and dark the further along the story goes. And who knows where that will go? I'll tell you for damn sure that not even I know, as I don't plan out stories. A story comes into my head and I type it out. I do always have a general outline in my head of where I want to go with this and more importantly, the possible endings.

As one of my favorite youtube anime reviewer's states "The ending is ALWAYS paramount." And while for a good movie or show of some kind I don't…necessarily, completely, agree with this, I do think that it is true for any plot as a whole.

…Now I, just need to figure out how to…get to those endings and find an ending that will satisfy not just you the reader but me as the writer. And my LORD this has taken up an entire page as well as two hundred and fifty six words.

Therefore, without further adieu.

Disclaimer: I don't own Fate/Stay Night or any Type-Moon production of any kind or Sword Dancer.

Chapter I: To Begin Anew/Genesis

"The greatest plans of mice and men often go astray."

-Robert Burns

"Okay, try to think back to what went wrong with the spell." The girl muttered as she surveyed the area trying to figure out why the Hell she was in that Bloody Fucking forest the Einzbern's threw her in all those years ago.

'Well at least Berserker's here with me, not that I need much protection but help would be nice.' She stopped pacing back and forth taking a glance at the giant of a man as he stared back standing ramrod straight at attention.

"…Berserker."

"…" He kept silent and continued to stare.

"…" She walked towards him and stared up at the hero not saying a word.

"…Jiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii" Escaped her mouth as Ilya stared at the giant.

Finally, Ilya snapped "Goddamnit, say something, anything! I know that madness enhancement is off so say something!

Heracles stared a little more before opening his mouth and in a deep, rumbling tone said. "I am simply thinking to myself as I haven't the faintest idea of what is going on. You should know that magecraft is something I have little knowledge on from my legend.

'At least I assume you know who I am as the first words that came out of your mouth…was Heracles.' He thought to himself.

He stared some more as he looked over his new master. She, much like the little girl that he saw for a few seconds before being replaced by this older girl (at a height of 5'7) was wearing a purple color scheme. She wore a purple dress shirt with a black tie on as well as a mid length black skirt that went slightly above her knees with stockings and wearing flats. She had long white hair (Much like his master of all of a couple of seconds) knotted, yet it still fell down too her behind, with a red bow cutely tied at the end.

If he could blush he would have as she was certainly not…Lacking, in the body at all, very curvaceous with large and very nice- assets front and back. If it wasn't for the fact that he knew better he would say she was a goddess. 'Because Zeus knows, this women reeks of power like thousands of corpses on a battlefield.' He thought to himself.

"Berserker?" his new master called shaking him away from his thoughts.

"Yes master?" he replied. She breathed out a sigh before saying "Berserker please tell me what happened from your point of view."

He explained "I was just summoned by a little girl who looked very much like you when suddenly the girl glowed she disappeared and you were here. You are my master now as you carry my command se-" He stopped as he looked at his fair skinned master noticing she was now even paler than she originally was.

"Master? Is there something wrong?" he questioned warily.

"Yes…yes of course that would explain it wouldn't it. And that would mean…how could this happen, this is not the point that I wanted to go back." She rambled on frantically as she began to pace again not noticing him at all

Berserker had enough of being out of the loop and shouted "Master!"

She stopped and looked at him. 'Good he thought it seems I have her attention now.' He took a moment before asking. "May I inquire what you are talking about? Particularly the 'That would explain it' comment." She looked at him before heaving a sigh and saying "Essentially the little girl you saw was fused with me by Gaia as a solution to stop both of us from physically and mentally breaking down ergo the reason for my prana being double the amount that it should be as you can most likely tell."

He stared before opening his mouth and saying "How and why would Gaia do that?"

"…" She didn't reply so he asked again.

"Maste-"

"Because three grails cannot exist at the same time in any one given moment, and even two is pushing it." She replied.

He stared for a moment and if he could change his expression he would look as shocked to the core as he felt at this moment. Finally he managed to open his mouth after a few minutes. "You are a grail? And so was that girl?"

She nodded "Yes we are both living grails made for the same purpose."

"…Shouldn't Gaia just erase one of you then?" He rumbled out.

Once again she nodded and said "Usually but, what if we had the same spiritual signature? The same origin, the same flesh and blood everything down to the last hair what would happen then? What if it didn't know which was real and which was fake? "

Berserker's eye widened slightly before he replied. " I don't know."

"I didn't either she said guess we do now." She went to the slab of rock in which Berserker was summoned and sat down arms crossed.

They stayed in their positions for a while before finally Berserker asked. "How are you two the same person?"

She breathed out into the cold German air and watched her breath appear and disappear before answering "Time travel." Berserker stared before saying flatly "Explain."

"So here's what happened."

She walked around the summoning circle she had drawn on the floor making sure every detail was as perfect as can be. After finishing surveying it she stepped into this circle. 'This Has to work I need this I don't know what I'm going to do if this fai- NO!' She shouted in her head 'This is going to work…Heavens Feel is Materialization of ones desire right? So this should work. All it needs is a little push.

"Fill. Fill. Fill. Fill. Fill. Let each be turned over five times, simply breaking asunder the fulfilled time." She began to chant the aria for summoning in the grail war.

"Let silver and steel be the essence. Let stone the archduke of contracts be the foundation."

"Let my great master be the ancestor."

"Raise a wall, against the wind that shall fall."

"Close the four cardinal gates."

"Come out from the crown." She began to slowly raise her prana level.

"Rotate the three-branched road reaching the kingdom."

"-I shall declare here your body shall serve under me. My fate shall be with your sword."

"Submit to the beckoning of the Holy Grail."

"If you submit to this will and this reason…... then answer!"

"- An oath shall be sworn here! I shall attain all virtues of all of heaven. I shall have dominion over all evils of all Hell! – From the Seventh Heaven, attended to by three great words of power, come forth from the ring of restraint, Protector of the Balance!" And with a flash of light she disappeared.

"And that's how this all happened." She finished.

"I see, so what do we do now my master?"

She suddenly, slowly gained a sadistic grin on her face that made even Berserker rather…uncomfortable.

"Well Berserker… you see now my family, and I use that term very loosely are the ones that turned me into a human grail. And they've been oh so cruel to me. Maybe you could help me…Talk to them." She finished, and at this point her smile was downright demonic.

Berserker nodded at this and said. "As you wish master."

She smiled at him before getting up and dusting of her skirt and saying "Always dependable hm Berserker?"

He inclined his head and responded "I simply do what I must, my master." As he started to walk with her, he realized something. He did not know her name.

"Master, what is your name?" he asked.

She looked back and smiled before saying "My name is Ilyasviel von Einzbern, you may call me Ilya."

Japan, Fuyuki City

Same Time.

Rin Tohsaka was the school idol and a magus as well as an average one. Someone who has incredible talent and therefore had incredible ambitions as well as idea's. Rin Tohsaka's ambition was to reach the Root. The Akashic Records.

After years, upon years of research Rin decided that there was only one way to reach the Root.

The Holy Grail War.

Rin knew this wasn't going to be a walk in the park. The war had raged on for two centuries and yet had never been one not once.

Rin knew that everyone wanted the prize and nobody would shy away from attacking even before one summoned their Servant. And so just in case she needed to try and summon her servant quickly if attacked she set up a magic circle two months ahead.

She didn't do anything but leave a jewel there on it as a catalyst. So when damn near midnight she found a strange red glow spreading through out the mansion she knew something was wrong.

She immediately headed for the empty room in which the magic circle was. And lo and behold that was where the glow came from. "What the hell is going on-?" And with that the light flashed brighter and blinded all in the room.

The Next Day, Fuyuki City

"Uh Rin groaned where am I?" She said as she got up. "Wait…isn't this Tohsaka Manor? But I abandoned it." She frowned and though 'How did I get here? I was pretty sure that I was in Shirou and I's- She stopped and realized what was wrong with that statement. "Right, my flat." She muttered.

She took a couple of breaths, eyes closed before opening her eyes and smiled. "Okay now to figure out what's going on here." And so Rin began her trek throughout the manor. As she walked through the manor she reached a familiar room- her old bedroom. She opened up the bedroom and stood still shocked as she looked inside.

"How…is this possible?" she stared in shock. The room was in perfect condition as if it wasn't abandoned at all. She ran to her wardrobe and looked wide-eyed at the same clothes she wore back in Japan as well as several Homurahara High uniforms.

She looked it over she stopped and thought 'The date, what's the date!' She tore off as fast as she could towards the living room downstairs, exactly where the calendar was. As soon as she reached the calendar she stopped cold. The date on the calendar circled in bright red "2004. March 18, 2004." She couldn't help herself anymore, she was positively ecstatic. She ran for the bedroom again and quickly got dressed in her school clothes and headed of to school faster than she ever did before.

May 1st 2004, Fuyuki City 7:55 P.M

"Thank you for the meal!" Rin said with a smile. Shirou smiled back and replied "It's nothing that's what friends are for right?"

She nodded, blushing and replied. "No really thank you. I hate to admit it but I'm a terrible cook." Shirou smiled back and said. "I'm sure your not as bad as you say Rin."

Rin couldn't help herself. She smiled again "Actually Shirou, can I ask you something?" He gave her an amused look and said. "You just did, but yeah, you can ask me something else."

'Okay she thought to herself just ask him out it'll be easy, just ask him out you've been planning this for month's, literally!' She breathed in, and then out, and began "Shirou-"

And as if some kind of karmic force wished to take advantage of her, she was interrupted. "Shirou come quick Fujimura-sensei is going to eat all the food!" Shirou couldn't help but stare back into the house in horror at the thought of a month's worth of food disappearing in an instant. "Taiga don't do iiiiiiiiiiiit!" he wailed as he hurried back into the house. "Ah! Sorry Rin, you'll have to wait for tomorrow." He managed to say looking back.

"Never mind, don't worry about it, it was something stupid anyway!" Rin called back determined not to show him any of her disappointment. She turned and started to walk away, only to stop when she heard Her voice say. "I told you already but I'll repeat myself since you clearly didn't hear. As if I'd let you have him…Rin-chan." Rin turned around glaring at the Bitch that got in her way. "And what the fuck gives you any right to him Ilyasviel." She spat out the name as if it was poison, Ilya noticed.

'That's fine with me, she may be cute but she's continuously trying to get in my way. It's starting to thin my patience. I honestly didn't expect anyone else to come back from the future.' She sighed loudly, in a way that was obviously, greatly exaggerated. "Rin I told you Shirou-kun is mine first. You would be a nice second though, if you came around I wouldn't mind sharing with you or anyone else."

At this little comment Rin turned as red as her favorite turtleneck "What? I thought you said-!?" Ilya, amused at how flustered she was, interrupted her "I said I have no interest in Men but Shirou. I never said anything about women." Rin paused at this and said slowly "So let me see if I have this right, you would be willing to share Shirou as long as they be your lover as well?"

Ilya perked up at this, her amused smile turning to a very wide and cute smile. "Oh, are you actually thinking it over? Yes that is essentially the gist of it though you would be a second, kind of like a concubine-" Rin at this interrupted face even redder "As if I would be that desperate to even think about submitting to your whims like that is an insult to my pride as a magus! No way I would ever do that, ever!" She finished with a shout.

Ilya was genuinely disappointed at this fact and said as much "Well that's very much unfortunate then. It seems like you'll never have Shi-kun." She said with a giggle. Ilya turned with a flourish of her skirt began to walk inside.

"Besides the fact that your request is completely unreasonable, it seems that you've forgotten that I vowed to kill you for what you did." This statement from Rin stopped Ilya cold. She looked back at Rin with a ghastly smile and said "That incident was as much your fault as it was mine so please, don't try it with me. I'd hate to have to mess up that cute face of yours." At this Rin returned the smile and taking out a fist full of jewels she replied with two simple words "Try me."

The air began to thicken with magic. And Ilya's red eye's glowed. And then…it stopped. Ilya sighed hands on her hips and said. "I can't believe I let myself get so riled up by you of all people." She looked at Rin for once a smile not present on her face "If you really wish to finish this fight then we'll do it tonight on the Grail War's Official beginning." She looked up at the slowly setting sun and offhandedly said. "You should get home soon. It's bad for a girl to walk home when it's dark. Summon soon Rin-chan." And with that she closed the door.

Rin stood there for a couple more moments glaring at the door hoping Ilya could feel it before turning and walking away. As she walked she couldn't help but snort and mutter "Summon soon, you already know that I summoned already…didn't you Ilyasviel I know you could feel it. Right Archer?" She looked to her left to see a darkly tanned man in red and black quietly floating there.

Then she realized something rather interesting…. Archer was sweating 'He's sweating, I didn't even know Servant's could sweat.' She decided to voice her worry "Archer are you alright?" Archer glanced her way and said "Sorry just a little surprised at the power you two were outputting." He replied reassuringly. Rin smiled proudly and responded exactly how he expected her to "I'm glad you acknowledge how strong I am my Servant." She said proudly puffing her chest out as the hand that wasn't occupied with her schoolbag was put to her hip.

At that moment she realized something. 'I forgot to ask if he remembers his identity.' She took a look at him and said "Hey Archer, have you remembered your identity yet?" Archer shook his head "No he replied but I'm sure it'll come back to me eventually." He replied easily. Rin sighed in annoyance and said. "That's going to be a problem because that means you don't remember your Noble Phantasm, which is apart of your legend." She sighed heavily once more and stopped walking.

Archer noticing this asked in concern for his master "Are you alright my master." Rin breathed in and he noticed she was practically holding her breath before she let out an angry "Aaaaaaaaaaagh! Why can't this be easier did you see how smug she was I'm sure that she summoned a powerful Servant, maybe even Saber! Aaagh why can't this be any simpler." She shouted at the Heavens while pulling on her pigtails.

Archer, true to form, was rather amused at this display and couldn't help but think 'Well at least something's the same here.' Then he realized something that he saw back at the Emiya estate that he was planning on relaying to Rin.

"Rin he began I saw something odd when we were at that glasses wearing-boy's home." Rin blinked at this before getting up dusting off her skirt, picked up her bag and asked "What is it?" Archer paused before he said "Every now and then… I could have sworn that glasses wearing bo-." "Emiya." Archer blinked and said "What?" Rin gave him a hard look and said "You will address him as Emiya." Archer nodded and said "The Emiya boy… I could have sworn that he was looking at me a couple of times."

Rin blinked for a second before flatly asking. "Archer, is that supposed to be a joke?" Archer glared at her before replying. "Of course it's not a joke!" Rin sighed before saying "Archer what your saying is impossible she began as the manor that she called home appeared in sight no one should be able to see you at all in spirit form. In fact the only reason I can see you is because of the command seal connecting us." She finished. Archer sighed before saying. "Yes my master." She nodded and replied "Good. Now let's hurry to the mansion."

Archer grunted in response. 'It seems that even in this world my master holds to the 'facts' that certain things are impossible. It looks like I'll have to do a little investigating, maybe even find out what this incident that they're talking about.'

Shirou sighed as he finally got Taiga to leave. 'Honestly I don't know what I'm going to do with her. She seems to eat everything in sight with no thought to what she'll eat the next day. I may be a nice guy but I don't plan on cooking a months worth of food for anyone person.'

He sighed again before grinning at Ilya and saying "Thanks for the help would you like me to walk you home?" Ilya smiled back before picking up her bag, having already put on her shoes and replied. "No I wouldn't want to trouble you."

Shirou nodded and said "Good night." She nodded in kind and replied "Good night." He shut the door and sighed muttering. "Well at least the guest's are gone." He looked to his right and said. " You can materialize now Saber." In an instant a girl wearing a rather interesting set of clothes appeared. She wore a white with blue at the top and bottom, tube top with short shorts and a red leather jacket, a pair of black boots on her feet. "Master I don't know how you put up with all those girl's they're reeeeeeeeal clingy. Annoyingly so." Amused he patted her head and said. "Is someone feeling a little jealous." He said with a grin on his face.

She turned red and stuttered out "A- a-as if I w-would be." She turned away huffing in anger. He rolled his eyes and said. "I apologize for hurting your pride Mordred."

She turned around nose upturned and haughtily replied. "Apology accepted." Shirou sighed before asking. "So what do you want to do Mordred? My treat."

Mordred smiled. And Shirou immediately knew what she wanted. "Very well let's go." He said taking out a pair of black leather gloves from his pockets and slipping them on.

In a flash of red, Mordred's armor, and helmet, thick and bulky enough that no one would be able to recognize her appeared. Sword in hand she smiled, a vicious, hungry smile. And asked.

"Shall We Go Hunting Tonight My Master?"

A/N: Hey welcome to the bottom, glad you reached it. Now I shall address a few things. First of all Archer. I know some people will complain about him obeying Rin and telling her information so easily. It makes him seem like some sort of 'Yes man'. Well Archer has quickly realized that he is not in the timeline that he knows and as such is treating every thing as trial and error. He is doing things to gauge her reactions and telling her things to gain information.

He's honestly rather worried and I can see him being cautious unlike in other stories where he ends up in an alternate timeline. Next, the lack of Sakura in this story. Sakura is going to be a pretty big part of the story as she is in Heavens Feel route. She won't be neglected and will make an appearance in a couple chapters. For now she's... indisposed.

Third, Shirou's personality and Mordred was summoned!? Now I'll have you know that this Shirou is not from the future unlike Rin and Ilya. He's just different due to actually being trained as a magus a little by Kiritsugu and a couple of people in the Association. He is distorted but his Ideals are a bit different and because of this he summoned Mordred by accident while using Avalon as a catalyst. I came up with this idea when I thought about it a little I realized that Saber and Shirou have similar ideals when you think about it and are both idealistic. So I thought about it and realized that Shirou's dreams might have been an additional catalyst.

Mordred isn't as…Mordred as she is in the light novel's because Shirou used the two months and a couple days to get to know her…and then took it upon himself to fix her, (Read save her from herself) needless to say he succeeded. Though she still has some unresolved issues such as that of her gender. She does kind of like Shirou in a romantic light, but she's not really sure because of those problems and she's unfamiliar with certain emotions. These things they go through along with Shirou's training and experiences will be shown in flashback's. Sometimes in the middle of a chapter, sometimes they'll take up a full chapter. Depends on it's importance.

Aside from that I think I've got the character's of Rin and Ilya down pat. Ilya's playful, cute, and childish personality yet cold when pushed. As well as Rin's annoyance at things just not going as planned, along with her magus attitude coming forth. She is also using her Idol school self whenever others are around, though she is much nicer to Shirou due to losing him once already to Ilya, for fear of losing him again.

Anyway thanks for stopping by and hope to see you again.