This was supposed to be the second chapter, but since this one is more original, I thought I'd put it out there first.
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CHAPTER START, THE HOPE OF A NEW WORLD
Kyoko Kirigiri, Aoi Asahina, and Sayaka Maizono were currently traveling together on a mission for their guild. Life had greatly changed since Makoto's wish. But everyone could agree that it was for the better.
Makoto hadn't understated it when he said he had gifts that would help them in the new world. He left equipment and tomes. With the Ultimate Mechanic and the talents of those like Byakuya's and Sonia's, it was easy to help make life easy for the newcomers.
The tomes gave information about the world that hadn't been entered into their brains when they were 'fixed'. They were helpful in assisting their adjustment to the new world. Especially because Makoto left certain tomes for specific people. Those ones had showed them magic spells that were best suited for each person.
It had taken a good few months until they decided it was finally time to make contact with the new world, and one of the first things they did was create a guild given how important those seemed to be in this world. Missions were sparse in the beginning, but they were Ultimates. Humans that reached the Peak of Human Abilities. It hadn't taken very long for them to get attention even as a new guild.
Sayaka, Junko, Sonia, Ibuki, and Hiyoko, were one of the the attention gatherers due to their experiences and talents. Sayaka the Singer. Junko the Model. Sonia the Princess. Ibuki the musician. And Hiyoko the Dancer. They were often invited on magazines and were asked to make appearances and interviews, but unlike the old world, they didn't attend to many of these unless necessary since they put other goals over 'careers'.
Of course that wasn't to say that only they were famous.
Kyoko the Detective. The woman that was able to solve mysteries behind missions.
Mondo the Biker. Who lead comrades to defeat bandits and dark guilds.
Kiyotaka the Peacekeeper. Who ensured no trouble occurred within cities. He kept the law and order wherever he was.
Celes the Gambler. The girl who never lost a bet and gathered many favors and money for the guild.
Yasuhiro the Seer. Who now had an increased percentage of correct fortune telling. He also had no debts to ever worry about with his now unbreakable crystal ball.
Mukuro the Invincible. Who completed missions one after another without an injury. Her marksmanship earned her the other nickname "Bullseye" among other gun users.
Toko and Hifumi the Writers. Who with their stories of their friends and otherwise brought fame and money.
Sakura the Fighter. Who beat both mages and monsters that she challenged or was challenged by.
Kazuichi the Builder. Who even with unfamiliar technology could create anything he put his mind to.
Fuyuhiko the Criminal. He was not famous like the others, he was known only to criminals that were given no choice but to work under him or face Peko the Swordswoman-who would cut them down if they disobeyed the law of the new underworld empire. Of course, many tried to evade this, but even if they succeeded, they wouldn't for long.
Teruteru the Chef. Who won over all who ate his food. He was also known as a very perverted man by those who met him.
Gundham the Tamer. Who could control even the most chaotic of animals and monsters. It seemed that very few could actually resist his hand.
Each ultimate had their own title. Simple as those titles were, they had gathered attention easily.
The way they had adjusted to the world was almost scary, but they had to thank Makoto for helping them indirectly.
Which lead them to their most important goal.
Find Makoto Naegi.
The woman they had met had hinted that something happened to Makoto that they were not told. Likely because he himself did not wish to worry them in the process. While they wanted to find him as quickly as possible, the woman reminded them that he gave them a responsibility to fulfill, and also hinted that gaining attention would bring him to them.
And thus it lead them to making a guild.
Missions were easy business for many of them given that they always worked together in groups or even pairs if necessary. Taking missions alone may not have worked as well, but together they prospered.
Those like Sakura, Mukuro, Nekomaru, and Akane were able to take to any mission easily. And thus were the first to qualify for the S class. While the rest of them were tough, they were at their strongest working along with the other Ultimates because their magic and talents were synergetic.
Kyoko, Aoi, Sayaka, Junko, and Mukuro were currently on a mission to take down a slave trade. The last two were following a separate lead and they would regroup later.
And so the first three followed Kyoko's lead to a port town. They followed a trail of missing women's cases that the slavers foolishly made. It was easy for Kyoko to notice because the slavers didn't make a confusing pattern, and and were obviously kidnapping women as they move along. Mukuro and Junko arguably had the more dangerous part and followed the actual slavers partners.
As they communicated back and forth it lead them to Hargeon Port.
The three of them currently used magical disguises to hides themselves. Because they were well known, if they were mobbed by fans then it would break their cover. And while Sayaka enjoyed meeting her fans, it just didn't have the same effect as before. With her memories back, and more importantly, memories of Makoto back, it was hard for her to stay as cheerful when memories of what she did came back.
She tried to not let it get to her though. She didn't want to make Makoto feel guilty since he might find out. She wanted to make him proud by moving forward.
"Kyoko-chan, you said our culprit's around here right?" Aoi asked.
"Given the trail we've been following, I'd say yes. This town has yet to have any kidnappings, which means the slavers are currently here or are satisfied with the amount of women they have." Kyoko responded.
Sayaka smiled. "You really are amazing Kirigiri-chan."
The Ultimate Detective smiled. "Thank you."
Kyoko rubbed her chin. "I suppose the first thing we should do is see if any celebrity figure has arrived lately. Each of the previous towns mentioned a popular Mage figure from a guild had been there, so perhaps rather than a coincidence, the slaver is impersonating others. "
The two girls nodded as it would make sense.
"You don't think this guy would actually try to copy one of us do you?" Aoi asked. It would be a problem if a rumor of one of their guild members being in a town and not having stopped a kidnapping spread.
"It's likely not something we'll have to deal with. Our target hasn't done so so far, and we are going to catch them." Kyoko said in a matter of fact tone.
Sayaka giggled. "You sure sound confident. Is that the guts feeling of a detective at work?"
Kyoko sent them a smirk before becoming serious again to question a vendor. After a brief talk, he mentioned that apparently the 'Salamander' was in town.
Before the three could comment any further, Aoi's stomach growled.
"Oops. Sorry guys. I guess I need to fuel the tank."
"I could use some food too, so I guess this is a good time as any. Kirigiri-chan?"
"Unfortunately, we'll have to be quick about it. As a port, it's possible the target will escape at any moment. Of course I'm sure we have until midnight at least. And we need to hear from those two still."
Sayaka frowned as they went to a nearby spot to eat. Each girl had food that they themselves made. While most of their guild ate Teruteru's food, the girls wanted to make some themselves so they could give it to a certain luckster with an ahoge.
They sat at a bench and brought out their lunch boxes.
Kyoko's was simple. It had onigiri and vegetables. She took an onigiri and began to eat it.
Aoi's had one thing. Donuts. Lots of them. She grabbed two of them and happily ate.
Sayaka's had dumplings that looked dark and gave a poisonous vibe. She sighed and closed the box.
"Eh?" Sayaka was surprised when two different food choices popped up in front of her.
"Eat. You will need to keep up your strength."
"Don't worry, I got loads of donuts still!"
Sayaka giggled. "Thanks. We might be rivals but we're still friends."
The two smiled at her.
"Geez. That Makoto sure is lucky. Getting the attention of something like the Ho-" Aoi stopped her next word but continued after it, "-Well, he really is amazing isn't he?"
"He truly lives up to his title as the Ultimate Hope."
Sayaka stopped chewing and thought for a bit. Sighing, she said, "I wish I was able to see it myself. With our memories back, it's easy to see how even back then he had that Ultimate Hope Aura that you guys spoke of." What was left unsaid was "I wish I believed in it."
Aoi changed the topic to what she hoped would be something to cheer Sayaka up. "So how exactly did you deal with Hanamura anyways? The dude has a huge crush on you or something doesn't he?"
"Well~~~ he is a fan of mine from back then but it doesn't look like he particularly likes me." She emphasized the last word. "And in any case, he's never really talked to me or anything you know? And he's at least stopped fawning over me when I'm around."
"Hehe. I think a lot of your fans from before have backed off a bit."
"That is a relief. It means I can chase after the other things I love!"
Kyoko shook her head with a knowing smile. "Don't you mean chase after whom you love?"
"A-ah. Um." Sayaka blushed and hid her face by eating.
The two girls laughed at her expense. It was all in good fun. No offense was meant.
Their lunch was ruined as they heard a boy yelling loudly. They turned and saw a pink haired boy getting harassed by a group of ladies surrounding a man. Rather than ignore it, they were put on edge because of the amount of women together.
Immediately, Kyoko activated her magic and analyzed the man. With her magic, she was able to see through the man and noticed he was illegally charming the women. Quickly searching through her mental database showed her that this man was the criminal Bora.
She used one of her magics, Archive, by summoning a small keyboard under her hand and quickly typed on it. Allowing it to disappear, her comrades gave the sign that they received the information. Grabbing their things, they prepared to remove their disguises and fight.
The criminal had stopped the ladies from harassing the boy any longer, and them walking up to him brought his attention to them.
"Ah hello ladies, how would you like to come to my ship and party with us?"
"As if creep." Aoi responded.
The man flinched in shock. "W-what?"
The ladies got angry. "Don't insult him! I bet you're just jealous we can party with him."
Kyoko refused to waste time. She allowed Junko's magic to dissolve, showing her true appearance-she was wearing her Future Foundation outfit. "Consider yourself under arrest slaver." Not allowing him a moment to respond, she forced his arms behind his back and forced him onto the ground. She broke the magic surrounding him and the ladies realized what was going on. The boy looked as confused as ever while a blonde girl seemed to be scolding herself.
Kyoko easily put handcuffs on him before they glowed purple and covered his body with handcuffs. Literally. Only his head was left free.
"Ah! What the-URGH!" He was interrupted as Kyoko willed the handcuffs to tighten.
"Tell us where your allies are. Now. Or else I'll squeeze harder until you barely have enough air to breathe." She threatened him.
"Agh! We have a-a- ship!" He caved immediately. He told her where it was exactly before begging further. "P-please loosen it up!"
Kyoko responded by tightening them further anyways. She would not forgive scum like this. It wasn't as if it would permanently damage him. Except for a fear or women and handcuffs. But that didn't matter to her.
She nodded at Aoi and Sayaka while quickly typing on a screen once more. They removed their own disguises and the ladies gasped at seeing Sayaka.
Aoi was wearing shorts that went just under the knee and a red jacket over a white shirt. Sayaka on the other hand wore her idol outfit. All three of their outfits were enhanced by magic to be more sturdy.
Sayaka jumped on Aoi's back and the latter ran fast enough to leave a dust cloud.
Kyoko, in the meantime, manifested the Archive keyboard. Rather than summon the screen, she summoned it directly to her eyes so only she could see it. She looked at the map of the area and mentally linked Junko, Mukuro, Aoi, and Sayaka.
While she would have liked to take care of the scum herself, she was more suited for supporting away from the battlefield. Plus, she would need to explain to and comfort the ladies.
"I'm sure you're all still confused at what's going on, but don't be alarmed. There is nothing to worry about. You're safe now." As she said that she sent a message to the local authorities to pick up the criminal near her first.
"Hey! What's going on!" The pink haired boy jumped up and shouted at her while pointing a finger.
Not batting an eye she responded, "It's nothing that concerns you."
"Fine. Don't tell me. I'll go find out myself then." He moved off to run only for her to stop him.
"Don't. If you try to interfere then you'll simply mess everything up." The boy started to get angry but she looked at him pointedly. "I'm on a mission right now alongside my team. We do not need outside interference distracting us." The boy seemed to quiet down after that. Unknown to her, he was reminded of a certain red head he was afraid of.
The blonde girl asked her what her mission was exactly.
"To summarize, we're investigating a string of kidnappings likely involved with illegal sex trafficking. My four comrades were to assist me in finding those were doing the kidnapping, while the rest worked separately to take down the actual ring."
"So it was something that big! I can't believe I was just gonna leave them like that..." The girl was surprised when Kyoko out a hand on her shoulder and smiled comfortingly.
"You couldn't have known about it. There's no reason to feel bad. Also, where do you think you're going?" She flung something behind her without looking and the boy and his blue cat were handcuffed like the criminal but only enough to stop him from moving. They had tried sneak ng away likely to where the ship was. She wasn't sure why she did it to the cat as well but she just did what her instincts told her.
As the authorities arrived, she told them to leave the boy alone but also to not allow him to leave, as she knew he would interfere.
She told the authorities where to go and that they should wait first before moving in.
With that said, she left immediately to where her comrades were, keeping an eye on the Archive screen.
Aoi ran at full speed with Sayaka on her back. She may have been the Ultimate Swimmer, but she was more than just that. She was an athlete that was amazing in all areas.
It hadn't taken a minute to reach the ship, and so with a hefty jump, the two girls landed on the deck next to each other.
"Woah, where'd they come from!"
"Don't they look familiar?"
Sayaka and Aoi looked at the men disgustingly. They prepared for battle, Sayaka got out a mic on a mic stand while Aoi tensed up ready for action.
"Hold on, aren't these chicks from that new rising guild? They'll fetch a fine price."
"You can try scumbag!" Sayaka said.
The men licked their licks before an explosion on the ship took their attention. They looked back and saw a big part of their ship ruined. And behind them were two girls.
"Helloo~~. The amazing Junko and her invincible sister are here to send you to jail for free of charge~~" a pink haired girl said.
Next to her was a girl that had a rifle in her hand. She took aim and waited for the signal to fire.
Before they could say anything, beautiful singing took their attention. The Idol had begun singing into her mic and it amplified her voice despite their being no speaker. Colorful Music Notes and small colorful sound waves emitted from her. The girl's comrades began to glow a rainbow color and the music notes began to move and strike at the criminals.
"Agh!" All of the scumbags began to panic and try to fight back as they were being taken out by magical bullets and music notes.
They tried to aim for Aoi and Junko, acting under the assumption that they were weaker, only to be sorely disappointed.
"C'mon guys! You didn't think some low class thugs like yourselves could actually touch the incredible me did you?" Junko playfully said as she flipped and struck certain points of the criminals that attacked her.
Despite being the Ultimate Fashionista, Junko also held the title of Ultimate Analyst. This allowed her to know exactly what move would be enough to take down the third rate thugs as she had experience defending themselves on the streets as well knowledge of martial arts. Her analysis abilities showed her the best martial arts moves to use.
More than a dozen criminals had been taken out by her alone. If her ability as the Ultimate Analyst allowed her to beat the Ultimate Boxer, then these guys were no problem.
Aoi similarly had an easy time. Just as Mukuro was keeping them away from sneaking behind Junko, Aoi kept them from attacking Sayaka.
Aoi was no rookie when it came to fighting, her best friend was the Ultimate Martial Artist after all. Adding in the power boost from Sayaka's magical singing, these guys stood no chance.
A single punch or kick was enough to take them out. When a group of them rushed at her at once, she used her magic to clear the way.
"Water Hazard!" A magic circle appeared beneath her and water sprouted upwards. It sent the group of men into the air where they were sniped off by Mukuro.
Mukuro dropped the rifle and it disappeared in a magic circle, then she pulled out two pistols from her thigh holsters and rapidly shot out with magic bullets. Each bullet hit its target. For the Ultimate Soldier, such a thing was as easy as breathing.
"Looks like its mission accomplished." Sayaka sung.
"Glad we didn't miss the party." Junko said with a 'V' sign.
Aoi gave a similar sign. Despite Junko being the person who caused a great deal of sadness and anger in her life, she was more than able to let bygones be bygones. It wasn't the fashionista's fault really if what the woman said was true.
"I see everything's wrapped up nicely." Kyoko said as she came with authorities.
"Haha. You should have been here Kyoko-chan! We didn't even need to use magic against them."
"I see. That's good. The man from before spilled everything needed for the others to take down the rest of the ring." The lavender haired woman smiled.
The girls sans Mukuro smiled and the authorities who were picking up the unconscious criminals blushed. How unfortunate for them that all the girls in question already had a special someone in their hearts.
With their mission done, all that was left was for the Magic Council to reward their guild later. With that in mind, they peacefully began to travel back to their home.
They barely made it out the city when someone called out to them.
"Hey! What was the big deal with tying me up! Not only that, but that guy was using Fairy Tail's name, I should have been the one to take him down." The pink haired boy from earlier shouted at them. With him was a flying cat and a blonde girl.
"Hm. There are more important things that were at stake aside from your guild's pride." Kyoko coldly said.
Junko sighed. "Shouldn't have said that." It was easy for her to see what the loud mouth's buttons were. And one of them was just pushed.
They heard a growl from the boy. Specifically his stomach.
"Aw man. Couldn't you have bought me some food Luigi?" The boy asked.
"My names Lucy!" The now named girl said. "I know you said you were gonna bring me to Fairy Tail but there's no way I'll use up what little money I have left."
Kyoko has an idea to get him off her back. "Take this kid." She tossed something at him.
"Oh thanks. You aren't as bad as I thought I guess." He ate the food whole.
And then promptly collapsed.
"Woah! What was that!" The cat and Lucy shouted together.
Aoi laughed. "Haha. I guess at least the food you made didn't go to waste eh Sayaka-chan?" She turned only to see the girl hunched over depressed with a dark rain cloud above her head.
"It's not like I want my food to be disgusting and horrible...how am I gonna impress Makoto when my cooking tastes more worse than his and would make him faint..." Sayaka mumbled barely audibly.
Aoi sweatdropped.
Mukuro hadn't reacted aside from keeping a hand close to her gun. She was ready for the possibility of the boy attacking like he meant to do.
Junko just laughed at the whole situation that was happening.
They felt the ground shaking and saw a red haired woman with armor and a muscular woman. They were both carrying a large horn. It was literally bigger than a house.
"Sakura-chan?" Aoi asked.
The red haired woman looked at the boy and then at them. Given the way Sakura described her comrades she already had a feeling she knew what happened.
She grabbed the boys head, lifted it up, then slammed it into the ground and bowed her head. "I deeply apologize for whatever this fool has done! Please forgive him!" Then she turned him over to his back. "Natsu! Haven't you learned your manners yet! I should have listened to 'him' when he suggested doing 'that' to calm you down."
The boy, now named Natsu, grumbled, "Uggggh. Erza...Pease don't-" he was interrupted by the aforementioned woman who punched him.
At this point, only the cat and Junko were laughing, but only the latter sounded heartily. Lucy had an expression that said "what the hell" while Mukuro and Kyoko looked stoic. Aoi smiled at Sakura and had an arm on Sayaka. And Sayaka was still completely depressed and had no idea what was going on.
"...in any case, I have some important news my friends." Sakura said.
"What is it?" Aoi said as she got out one of her donuts.
"Bad news: there is a deadly threat from one of the dark guilds that we must focus on."
Kyoko frowned. "Hm. Mondo-san should still be helping out Fuyuhiko-san and Pekoyama-san. But perhaps he will be able to help out. In the meantime. I'll have to contact the others back home. Is that all?" She looked back at the muscular woman.
"I bring good news as well. My new friend Erza here and I met during my mission, and she mentioned something important." Sakura smiled.
"What is it?" Aoi asked.
"She says that Makoto may be at her guild at the moment." She dropped the bomb on them.
Mukuro finally reacted with wide eyes, Sayaka got out of he mini depression and looked hopeful. The other three looked shocked at the information.
Kyoko then nodded. "I see. Before we contact the others about this, we should make sure ourselves that he is there."
They looked at the red haired woman with looks that showed they wouldn't allow her to deny them.
"Yes. Of course I will guide you. Makoto-san has been very helpful and has always spoken of his friends to us. Though he is not a member of my guild, he is a friend and I will happily reunite you all."
The girls smiled. They had many things to say to Makoto.
They couldn't wait to find The Ultimate Hope.