Hello, everyone! I'm back with a new story inspired by Kiri Kaitou Clover's Vanguard and FCBF crossover, Time's Inconsistencies! This story might be a little similar to his but I hope everyone wouldn't mind. Without further ado, let's start!

Normal POV

In the ruins of the future, Tasuku and the others were discussing about what was going to happen now that Gratos had been dealt with in the future as they failed to spot someone watching them from behind a door.

" Chrono!"

The boy that was watching them turned to the small voice as he panicked. A beam was immediately fired as the boy got the little creature out of the way before it could be incinerated. He coughed while the smoke started to disappeared.

" Watch where you're firing that thing! You almost hurt Dran!"

That was when he realized what a bad mistake he made for revealing himself.

" Chrono-nii!" The twins exclaimed

" You two! I told you to never come out alone or you'd be killed out here!" The boy, identified as Chrono, scolded

" Sorry..."

" Jeez! You better give a full explanation to Kouji and Aichi-san when you get back, got it?! You don't know how worried we were when you two went missing again!"

" We're really sorry..."

Chrono sighed and then turned to Tasuku and the others before realizing that both Sofia and Tasuku had drawn out their respective weapons using extra Dark Cores.

" Who are you?"

" O-Oi... W-W-Weapons...?! Why does Tasu-!"

Chrono immediately shut his own mouth when he realized yet again that he said something wrong.

" When can I ever keep my mouth shut properly?!" Chrono grunted

" Because you're the type that speaks whatever's in your mind." Dran giggled

" I didn't need your opinion, Dran!"

" You better hurry and respond by the way."

Chrono turned behind to see Tasuku, who's already angrier thanks to Chrono, and holding his sword higher.

" H-Hold it! Calm down! I'm not an enemy! I'm from this world!"

" How do we know that? You and your friend were apparently eavesdropping on us." Kenran stated

" Well, will it help if I say that we have a machine that lets you guys travel back in time without untested power source?"

At those words, they froze.

" That's better."

" Y-You have that sort of stuff here?" Paruko questioned

" Sort of. At least it's better than using a Dark Core."

" Don't worry! You can trust Chrono and I!" Dran assured

" You can trust them for sure!" The older twin said

" Yeah!"

Tasuku retracted his sword and Sophia put away her bow and arrows as they decided to follow Chrono.

" We're not going to walk all the way there, are we?" Kenran ask

" If you'd like."

Chrono took out a card as he summoned Chronojet Dragon. He let the twins up Chronojet's arms before climbing onto Chronojet himself.

" Dran, get everyone ready for a time jump and if Aichi-san does anything that we told him not to, tell me immediately."

" Yes!"

Dran disappeared as they started to fly off.

" I have a question. Why do you know my name?" Tasuku ask

" ... I'm not sure what you're talking about."

" Admit it. You think I don't know but I can tell that you recognise me. Who are you?"

" Time will tell, that's all I'm saying."

Dran flew back soon after with the most anxious expression Chrono had ever seen.

" What's wrong, Dran?!"

" Chrono! Aichi has fainted and I think he might slip into a coma again!"

" What?! Chronojet, faster! You've got to fly faster! Keep up with us!"

Chronojet picked up speed as the others had to pick up their speed as well. That was when they spotted an abandoned factory as they felt something passing through them. They landed as Chrono came down from Chronojet.

" Get them back to their rooms!"

Chronojet nodded and brought the twins back to their rooms. Tasuku and the others tried their best to keep up with Chrono. The doors opened as they saw a lab with many people that were barely over 20 or they were as young as Chrono or even more younger. Dran brought in a lab coat as Chrono wore it. Kenran's three comrades turned back into their cards after landing.

" Kouji!"

A white haired man walked towards him.

" Where is he?!"

" Over there."

Chrono went over to a screen as they saw a boy inside a capsule, asleep.

" How did this happen?"

" Stride Force conversion to the barrier outside had to be maintained and he spotted the problem first before he went to use his Stride Force to strengthen the barrier. Of course, it's the usual. He can't control the output of his Stride Force and put too much effort into it. Don't worry. We've checked. He won't slip into a coma. He's just asleep for now."

Chrono heaved a sigh of relief as he checked the screens on the side.

" Stride Force absorption is at 95%. He'll wake up soon. Is the time jump ready?"

" Yeah. But what do you need it for?"

Chrono motioned to Tasuku and the others as Ibuki flinched when he saw Tasuku. He whispered to Chrono after that.

" Hey... Why is he back here?"

" Gotten into trouble on purpose I suppose... Like parents, like child..."

" We better send him back before Aichi wakes up."

" Yeah. By the way, where's Kai-san?"

" Come on, that guy has no self control. We sent him to his room to let off some steam when this happened to Aichi."

" You're right..."

" Well, since he's already inside, we might as well."

" But..."

" Don't worry. He's strong."

Chrono nodded as Ibuki went to a mic and pressed a button.

" Aichi, if you can hear me... Your Stride Force is at 99% right now. So if you don't mind, I want to use some of your Stride Force to bring out the time jump gate." Ibuki said before pausing, " ... Just hang in there a little longer."

Chrono sighed inwardly.

" Begin Stride Force conversion to the gate! Use as little amount of Stride Force as you can!"

" Yes!"

" Stride Force conversion: 50%!"

" All systems green!"

" His Stride Force is at 95%, we can do it..."

The door slammed open as they turned their heads to see a brown haired boy and he looked furious as he stomped over to Ibuki.

" Stop it! Ibuki, stop it! Let him recover first! It's just too risky to let him summon the gate after fainting! He's going to slip into a coma again!"

Many of the other people inside tried to stop him.

" Kai, stop it."

" Yeah. Calm down."

" Alright, everyone stop!"

They all turned to Tasuku.

" Stop arguing! If using a gate causes so much risks, then don't summon it yet! I won't go through with something that needs a sacrifice."

Kai was shocked to see Tasuku and yet, he couldn't let his emotions show.

" Alright."

Chrono pressed a button as everything stopped and Aichi started to regain his Stride Force again.

" We'll use this another day. For now, you guys can stay here. I still don't recommend using untested energy source after all."

" Okay then..."

That was when Chrono felt a hand on his head as he flinched.

" By the way, Shindou... I have something very important to talk to you about."

" H-Huh...?"

He turned nervously to see Kai even more furious than before as he gulped and had no choice but to follow him.

" Everyone, pretend nothing happened and get back to work. Don't forget we still have Yamigedo to deal with sooner or later."

" Yes."

The other people went back to their stations as Ibuki heard beepings. He turned to see that Aichi had completely absorbed the Stride Force.

" His Stride Force is back to normal levels. Hey, Ka-"

He was cut off by Chrono's screams as he sighed.

" Wakamizu."

Another smaller screen appeared. A dark haired man with some makeup around his eyes was there.

" What is it?"

" Take care of Aichi should he wake up and no funny business or I'll be the one paralyzing you, got it? Or if you'd prefer, I'll be glad to get Satoru to replace you for the overlooking of the system."

" Yes, yes. I got it. I just need to make sure he doesn't do anything foolish right?"

" Good that you understand."

The screens turned off as Ibuki sighed.

" Stay here for now. I've got to stop Kai from messing around."

Ibuki exited the room as they decided to explore the lab a bit more.

" Oh! You guys must be the ones Chrono brought back. Welcome to the Vanguard Association HQ, or what it once was."

" You are?"

" Kamui Katsuragi. The guy that brought you guys here is Chrono Shindou and the white haired surly one is Kouji Ibuki and the other surly one is Toshiki Kai. The ones you guys saw on the screen just now are Aichi Sendou, who's sleeping, and Sousuke Wakamizu. And these are our other friends. Well, there are more but they're currently resting from the night shifts. Everyone! Come and introduce yourselves!"

" Nice to meet you, I'm Shion Kiba."

" Tokoha Anjou. My brother is Mamoru Anjou but he's currently resting."

" Misaki Tokura."

" Taishi Miwa!"

" I'm Naoki Ishida."

" Shingo Komoi."

" Ren Suzugamori."

" Leon Souryu."

" Christopher Lo. You can call me 'Chris' instead."

" Am Chouno."

" I'm Luna Yumizuki."

" Hello! I'm Taiyou Asugawa!"

" Hiroki Moriyama!"

" Satoru Enishi."

" Tasuku Ryuenji."

" Sophia Sakharov."

" Jack."

" Paruko Nanana! This is my Buddy, Takosuke."

" Kenran Suzaku, also known as Sixth Omni Storm Lord, Variable Cord."

Kamui and the others flinched a little when Tasuku said his name before going back to normal.

" Huh? Aren't we missing someone...? Oh, right! Hey! Come here and introduce yourself!" Kamui shouted to a child that looks not more than 7 years old

" I'm not eligible to." The child spoke but that was all, not even a single eye contact

" He's still blaming himself, huh... Sorry. That's Ryuzu Myoujin. He may look young but due to past occurrences, he's actually in his mid 30s or so."

" Mid 30s?!"

" Yeah."

The door opened as Kai, Ibuki and Chrono entered.

" Ow... You really gave me a real beating there..."

" Hmph."

" If I didn't show up then it'll be worse."

" Well, it's a bit worse just now! Why couldn't you be earlier, old man?!"

" What?! I'm not an old man! I'm still 20 years old!"

" That's why I'm calling you an old man!"

" What?!"

The two glared at each other as Kai sighed before leaving the room.

" They are arguing again..." Tokoha sighed

" Chrono should really learn to have more self control. Besides, how is 20 considered old...?" Shion sighed

" In his book, I guess..."

" What a childish quarrel." Miwa chuckled

" I am curious though. How do humans have a time travel mechanism here in this future?" Kenran questioned, his eyes narrowed

" That system is something we had for a long time now. It's just that... Well... There were many circumstances before it was officially functional." Misaki replied, pausing in the middle

" Circumstances?"

They all fell silent as Kamui took off his coat and folded it neatly before placing it on a nearby table.

" Kamui-san? Where are you going?" Chrono ask

" I'm gonna walk around for a little breather."

Kamui exited the room.

" I'm going back to work."

" Misaki-san!"

" Don't worry. I'll talk to her. Wait for me, Nee-chan!" Miwa chased after her

" You all can go back to what you kids need to do. We'll take it from here. Don't worry. Ibu-kki, you're in charge of them." Ren said

" Ibuki! Don't push your ridiculous nicknames onto me!"

" Too bad! I'm going to do whatever I want!"

" Why you!"

" Calm down, both of you. Now you're the ones in the childish argument." Chrono stated

" The one who started the first one is saying something smart for once but that's only once." Tokoha added

" What?!"

" Now, now. Come on, you two. Don't get into an argument too."

" Yeah, Chrono-san. You better hurry or we'll never get anything done."

" Tch! Kouji, let's go!"

Chrono dragged Ibuki out as the rest followed them. Ren stuck out his tongue.

" Hey."

Leon pulled his ear.

" Ow!"

" You better concentrate on this situation or I'll make sure you're going back to getting yourself soaked."

" I'm sorry!"

Leon let him go.

" Sorry. The past circumstances are a touchy subject for some of us. Mentioning it always spoils the mood... But it's alright. It's not your fault. They'll get over it soon, don't worry." Chris assured

" Um... I don't mean to pry but... I really want to know. What are those past circumstances you're talking about?" Tasuku questioned

" Tasuku?"

" I want to know..."

" ... Follow us."

They exited the room as well as they started to walk around the base.

" This is bigger than I'd expected."

" Takochu."

" Remember that boy you saw at the screen sleeping?"

" Aichi Sendou?"

" That's right. Just a few months ago, Chrono, Ibuki, Satoru and Luna had to go out to search for something. That was when Yamigedo attacked the base." Ren explained

" Huh?!"

" We can summon units from a planet called Cray, much like how you guys summon Buddy Monsters." Leon continued

" Chrono and Luna were our Peacemakers here. They have the ability to summon those units. But not just them, the ones who possesses Psyqualia can do that as well." Chris continued

" Psyqualia? Peacemaker?"

" You're looking at us now. Me, Leon-kun, Chris-kun and Aichi-kun are all Psyqualia users. We give our powers to the others so that they can do the same as well. But on that same day, the three of us had been down with overused energy. We fell ill and couldn't fight. Amongst us all and even adding the Peacemakers, Aichi-kun still tops us all in terms of strength and power."

" And he used his strength to protect us all and fended off Yamigedo by his own self. But as a result, his body turned far too weak to control the output of his strength now. He can still fend off Yamigedo single handedly but it'll result in him fainting more frequently. Right after fending off Yamigedo, he fell into a coma until two weeks ago." Chris explained

" And then today, he even mended the barrier when it had broken down a little. That guy does things whether we liked it or not, just so we could be safe. He'd never think of his own health and safety. Luna was here but by the time she found out, it was too late."

They stopped in front of a door as they entered.

" We're here."

" That's... Kamui-san?"

" Kamui."

Kamui turned to them.

" Oh, it's you guys... I'm just about to go back to work. See ya."

Kamui quickly went out of the room as they headed over to the glass panel where Kamui was standing at.

" Oh, he's awake. And he seems to be doing well."

" Isn't that..."

" Toshiki Kai."

" So that's where he went."

" He's been here for an hour now." Wakamizu stated

Kai was talking to Aichi about something.

" Stay here for at least a night of observation. I'm worried you'll faint again."

" I'm really alright, Toshiki-kun. I've already recovered."

" No, Aichi. We might've overlooked something. I really want your body to fully recover, then you won't keep fainting on us again. So, do me this favour and stay here and rest. I promise I'll come over and take care of you as well so rest."

" Alright..."

Kai smiled as he grabbed a pillow and a blanket. He laid Aichi down before covering him with the blanket.

" Just sleep. I'll be back soon."

Aichi nodded as Kai exited the room and he didn't look too happy when he saw Ren and the others.

" What are you guys doing here?"

" Nothing. Just thinking and talking about stuff."

" Don't tell me you're telling them about our situation? Ren, I told you to not tell strangers anything! Aichi's already in bad shape, what if they're one of Yamigedo's underlings?!"

" I can assure you that we are certainly not associated with that beast. And with proof, here. This is my emblem as the Sixth Omni Storm Lord, Variable Cord."

" Yeah, so what?! Don't forget that we're in this future because you never helped to seal Yamigedo away!"

" My, my. It's a noisy party here. I'm going to get some more tea. Just don't destroy anything while I'm gone." Wakamizu exited the room after that

" Kai, calm down. Aichi-kun's still sleeping. You wouldn't want to disturb him."

" Fine! But let me tell you this! If you hadn't done that, then we wouldn't have to separate ourselves from the most precious person in our lives! If you had done something and helped, then Aichi wouldn't be in this state! And we wouldn't have to separate ourselves from him... It's all because of you that this happened!"

Kai stormed out of the room after that.

" Sorry you had to hear that... Those two have been through too much to count and bringing it up always has its side effects. Don't worry. Kai will get over it soon and then you two can become friends." Ren assured

" Hmph! What an idiotic human!"

" Enough, Kenran Suzaku! Haven't you caused enough grief?! Besides, he's right! You abandoned your duties as an Omni Lord and brought not only the demise of this world, but also your own! You should know the pain more than they should! How is it to lose something precious to you!"

" Whatever. I'm going for a walk."

" I'll go with you. This base isn't going to lead you around itself. You'll get lost, Omni Lord or not." Chris shrugged

" Fine." Kenran scoffed

Both left the room as the others apologised to Ren and Leon.

" It's okay, really. It's just... Bringing up those memories always breaks their hearts, especially Aichi-kun's. It may not look like it but Kai usually storms back to their room to cry it all out and make sure none of it shows when we see him. As for Aichi-kun, he can't hide any emotions... He just lets it all out."

" Sorry if you had to bring it up again..."

" It's fine, really. Kai's only doing this to protect Sendou. He knows him better than anyone and he knows how he feels even more deep inside his heart. He's the only one that can read Sendou like an open book if Sendou chooses not to let his emotions show."

" I see..."

" And as Ren said, Kai will get over it soon. It's just a matter of time."

They all fell silent after that.

In Aichi and Kai's shared room, Kai slammed the door shut as he sighed deeply and walked over to the bedside table that had a face down photo frame on it. He put it up as it shows a picture of him and Aichi, with an extra little baby boy with a pacifier in his mouth. They were wearing similar pendants and were smiling to the camera when the photo was taken as tears dripped down Kai's cheeks, his grip tightening on the similar pendant that he took out from inside his shirt.

~ Flashback start~

A few years ago... A wail was heard in a house as Kai was carrying a baby while Aichi was panting in bed.

" You did great, Aichi."

" How is he...?"

" Look."

" He's so cute..."

" Sorry you had to go through that."

" Well, we didn't know... Who knew that I had an extra female organ in my body..."

" Rest now, Aichi. I'll get the doctor's advices and wash him up."

" Thank you..."

" Love you."

" Me too..."

They kissed a little before Aichi fell asleep as Kai went to ask the doctor a few questions while learning how to wash the baby. One year later, Aichi and Kai were in a photo studio to take pictures of the three of them together as the baby crawled towards Aichi as he picked and lifted him up in the air.

" Good work, Tasuku-kun!" Aichi cheered

The baby cooed happily.

" His eyes still remind me so much of my Father..."

" He inherited them after all. It's all in your papa's genes that your grandfather had red eyes, right? That's why you also have red eyes. Well, I don't mind. You're just so cute!"

" I prepared gifts that we can wear as a family."

" Really?! What is it?!"

Kai took out three pendants as he put it around Aichi and Tasuku first before putting one around his neck as well. The pendant was decorated with a silver crescent moon, a sun and stars surrounding it and a gold circle kept them together.

" It's so beautiful!" Aichi exclaimed

" I'm the Moon. You're the Sun. And... Tasuku's the Stars."

" It really suits us! But it's too big on Tasuku-kun..."

" Don't worry. When he grows up, he can wear it again."

" Yeah!"

" Now then, it's our turn. Let's go."

" Yeah!"

A few years after Yamigedo's attack, almost everyone except for Tasuku and the twins were affected by their time frozen bodies as an attack from Yamigedo had almost endangered Tasuku. Without having any second thoughts, both parents immediately decided to send a six year old Tasuku into the time jump, 8 years back into the past.

" Tasuku-kun. I know this is going to be hard but... Don't remember us anymore. Your name doesn't have Kai anymore... Your name is Tasuku Ryuenji... Live a happier life in the past and don't get into trouble. If you want, you can keep your pendant. We're sorry..."

Aichi pushed Tasuku into the portal after that and he was in the past, eight years ago before Yamigedo's destruction or so they thought...

~ Flashback end~

" Tasuku..."

Meanwhile, Kenran and Chris were walking down the hallway when Kenran closed his fan and suddenly stopped in his footsteps. Chris turned to him after realizing that he wasn't following him.

" What's wrong?"

" I just have one question for all of you in this base. Why has your time all stopped?"

" So... You noticed."

And that's the end of this chapter! I hope everyone enjoyed this chapter and I'll see everyone in the next chapter! Thank you for reading!