Rosario Vampire

Across Eternity.

So, this a thing that came to me the other day. Totally inspired by the masterful Rosario Vampire fanfic "Here in my Arms" by Platinumsabr, and the One Piece fic "Second Wind" by The-Lost-Samurai, just thought I'd be straight with you guys on that. Always been a fan of the Rosario Vampire Manga since it appeared as a guest comic in Shonen Jump here in North America, and thanks to Platinumsabr was inspired to re-read the entire series. Of course that got my writing engine flowing. Yes it's a time travel fic. Yes it's connected to my other stories. No you don't need to have read them to understand this. Tsukune Aono is the best version of the Harem male lead I can find. Insomuch as he is actually a likable guy and not a flat ordinary character. (Though he seems to start this way, we quickly learn he is not.) Major Spoilers for all of the manga for both seasons. I tried to watch the anime but it was just too much pointless fan-service and not enough story for me. Oh also here are the warnings and Disclaimers;

This is a fan based production. I don't own Rosario Vampire or Rosario Vampire II

Warning: The following will include violence. So much so that I'm rating it M just to be safe. Lots of descriptions of blood and such.

Also there will be crossover elements due to being connected to my other stories. It's par for the course if you have read anything else I have written.

Also Tsukune X Harem! My usual Oc's will be here too but the focus is the newspaper club of course.

Anyway. Enjoy!

Chapter 1: Who's been messing with my timeline?

The Masked King, having just revealed himself as Alucard, or part of him anyway, effortlessly defeats Tsukune Aono and his friends. Despite seemingly being defeated by Akuha, he summoned forth deadly tentacles and impaled Moka through the chest, shattering her rosary, and nearly killing her right there.

Tsukune himself has seen better days. Despite his recent attainment of vampiric power he is nothing in the face of this creature.

Things happened so quickly after that.

Tsukune finally became a Shinso Vampire.

He finally confessed to a dying Inner Moka, saved only by an infusion of his own blood after his transformation.

The three dark lords appeared, including Moka's mother when her rosary was placed upon Alucard.

In one universe it would be enough to stop this evil, despite the cost of the three dark lords lives. Despite the loss of "outer Moka" it would be enough.

But here? In this universe, fate took a very different turn.

It wasn't very nice about it either.

A spell to annihilate Alucard would have worked with so much energy behind it.

But here, in this universe, another evil, behind the scenes, chose this moment to strike!

Or to be more specific, it already had.

A massive explosion, power that hadn't been seen for over 200 years and may never be seen again.

And it wasn't enough.

"Did you think it would be so easy!" A dark voice rings out. "The three dark lords, sacrificing themselves for those humans! And yet, I'm still here!"

"N..no!" Tsukune Aono growls, rage coming to the surface. He had sacrificed everything... Everything he, no, they had left. They had lost so much. And Alucard's voice could still be heard. This was unacceptable.

But things could get worse.

As if from a single cell, in his humanoid clone form Alucard re-appeared in front of Tsukune and Moka.

"You." Alucard spat, his normally stoic face twisted in rage. "Without the dark lords, or Akasha, you are nothing."

"You should be dead!" Tsukune growled, as if stating that would make it so, forcing his body in between the reborn clone and Moka

"I was Dracula! I AM ALUCARD! THE vampire. Nothing will stop me this time! I have the powers of over a thousand monsters. The very air and ground obey my command. I will not be outdone by something so amateur-hour as having my body turned against me. Burn my flesh, seal me if you can, but I will always come back." The ground shakes with every word, the collapsed buildings around him disintegrate, turning into energy flowing into him. "It was always my world. Your just living in it."

"Tsukune" The silver haired vampiress calls out, "There is nothing we can do, we must run!"

"To where? Please tell us, where you are going to run too?" Alucard's voice comes from behind them this time. Another clone. This one carrying the very broken form of Kurumu, the two vampires tensing as they sense her ebbing life force. "I brought you a present." The clone tosses the near-dead succubus at Tsukune, forcing him to catch her.

"Kurumu-San!" Moka, normally calm and stoic, calls out, taking her from Tsukune's arms,

"Don't worry, none of your closest friends will die, until I can make them all watch me kill you." Alucard snarled. "I may not be able to erase humanity today, but I am nothing if not patient. Another 200 years to build up my power again, but with no more Dark Lords in my way... Oh the things I'll get done. My true form may have been destroyed, but 30 or 40 clones should be more than enough to end you and your little friends.

"T-that many?" Tsukune stammers out, his rage matched only by his fear. Only for an explosion of dust around them to reveal the rest of their friends. "Mizore, Yukari, Ruby. Kokoa" He whispers the names, pulling their beaten bodies back to Moka's side. He turns to the first clone, murder in his eyes, the Shinso blood that now beats within him feeding back into that singular emotion.

RAGE.

"This entire adventure of yours, human, is nothing but a pointless distraction. A series of build-ups to payoffs that only help me."

Tsukune throws himself at one of the clones, tearing it to shreds with his bare hands. But another rises into place.

"I needed to see if the Rosary could control me. And you let my men bring it to me." This clone smacks Tsukune back. Before dodging an enraged blow from the freshly minted vampire. "I needed to get rid of the dark lords, and they sacrificed themselves in a failed attempt to save you." Another smack to the other side of Tsukune's face. "I wanted Akasha out of my body, and you put the rosary on me so she would come out and try to stop me." A kick the rib cage, sending the boy in heap to his helpless loved ones.

"How does it feel, boy, knowing that no matter what you did, in the end, it doesn't matter." Another clone this time comes and fuses with the previous one. Doubling its power. "How does it feel to watch your dreams die. Humans destroyed my kingdom. Wiped all of them out. And in the end, atop a mountain of corpses, and in spite of all the so-called progress they have made. I will see that they suffer the exact. Same. Thing."

They were surrounded now, beaten. Tsukune, his vampiress, the succubus, the snow woman. Two witches. Against any other opponent such power would be overkill.

But to this enemy, it is nothing.

"Go ahead children. Beg me for your lives. Beg me to spare the humans you love so much."

"Go to hell!" Kurumu coughs out, fighting to stand.

"We won't give up!" Mizore adds, icicles propping her up.

"That's right. We're a family.-desu" Yukari, the youngest of them cries, her magic and will the only thing keeping her standing.

"And we'll never stop fighting for each other." Ruby smiles, herself shaking but standing tall.

"Or for tomorrow." Moka, the silver haired vampiress finishes as she pulls Tsukune to his feet.

The young man stares at the nearest clone. Raising his fists, he glares at the nearest clone. His breath is ragged, his body calling to him in pain, but his eyes are filled with determination. "What they said." He agrees as he steps forward.

Alucard simply starts to laugh. "A family? What a mess. Well, at least you will all die together!" He roars as he begins his charge. The Youkai Academy Newspaper Club collectively tenses-

And vanishes before the Ultimate Vampire's eyes.

"Where did they go!" The clone rages, smashing his fists into the ground and causing nearby buildings to shake.

"Somewhere you can't reach." A new voice calls out.

"Who goes there!?" Alucard sneers, his clones converging to increase his senses as they merge back together.

"I am only deigning to talk to you because I want you to know who it was that sparked the beginning of your downfall." The voice returns. "I have no illusions of being able to finish every one of your clones. or hunting them down to begin with. Enjoy your victory Alucard, it was well earned, but where I'm going, you will never even get this far, or should I say, when I'm going." Alucard listens more closely. the voice is distinctly male.

"Cease your prattling and show yourself!" Alucard demands, before looking down at his arm and seeing it start to fade.

"No. You don't get to see my face. You just get to wonder how."

Tsukune had been many things in his lifetime. A former human. An ex-Ghoul. As of a few minutes ago he had made the transition to full-fledged Shinso-level Vampire.

But right now, he was only two two things.

Rage and Sadness.

He had done everything he could, and it wasn't enough.

He'd given up his humanity. He had lost at least half of the soul of the woman he loved. And failed to stop Alucard.

"Mr Aono."

He couldn't think, couldn't listen. Filled not with the blood-lust but righteous, justified FURY.

"Aono-san, STOP!"

He couldn't sense them, Couldn't see them. Moka, and the others, gone. Or was it him. Was he gone-

"Snap out of it!" A smack to his face, two hands grab his shoulders, giving him a hard shake. "Tsukune it's over! Your safe!"

"Wha- where am I?" the sea of red dissipates before his eyes, showing him in a black void. A lone man stands in front of him. Dressed in what looks like a business suit.

"take a deep breath, your safe, for now." The man says, dusting his suit off and puling out a gold pocket watch. "Yes, she said it was about this time I think." the man whispers to himself, putting the watch back in place.

"Who are you?" Tsukune demands, barely containing his malice.

"Oh I have many names." The man, whose face was hidden by shadows, responds, "You may call me Tyler."

"Where am I?"

"In transit."

"To where?"

"Let me put it to you this way." Tyler steps forward, revealing a 18 year old looking man with blue eyes and short brown hair. Now that Tsukune thought about it, his Japanese had a slight accent to it, sounding like an American. Tyler waves his hand as a pair of chairs appear. "I want to offer you a deal."

"Wha-" Tsukune began but was cut off as he sat down.

"Short version? Someone has messed with your past. Warned Alucard what would happen to him after he encountered you, specifically about how he was supposed to die." Tyler sits down across from the former human, another wave of his hand accompanying a table appearing with two pitchers and glasses. One filled with a red liquid, the other water.

"The Three Dark Lords final act," Tyler continues, "in the original timeline, wiped Alucard off the face of the earth. Someone warned him about that, causing him to make extra clones of himself the minute he had control of his original form again. You saw the result. Even his clones are frighteningly powerful when they are being serious. Here" Tyler handed Tsukune a glass of the red liquid.

Tsukune smelled the liquid. "It's blood."

"Well your a vampire now right? Thought it might help. Should keep your strength up." Tyler smiles, drinking water for himself.

"I guess." Tsukune tipped the glass back, it tasted relatively fresh, at least Tsukune assumed so, having never drank blood since becoming a vampire (albeit only moments ago). He found that it did calm him down a bit. His rage settling down enough to notice he was very thirsty, he quickly pours another glass . "So why am I here?"

"Well..." Tyler took a deep breath, "the person who caused your current situation, is an enemy of mine. I feel somewhat responsible you see."

"And the others?" Tsukune asks, re-filling his glass.

"They all sustained serious Injuries. You can help them, but they are dying."

"What?" Tsukune's improving mood reverted back to the rage and worry.

"What would you be willing to give up, to save them Aono-san?" Tyler smiles.

"Anything." Tsukune growls, somewhat offended by the question.

"I think then, that we will get along just fine."

"Huh?"

"Like I said, I feel responsible." Tyler laughs, "I knew that this was a good idea, but I had to be sure. Hesitation. Doubt. You are beyond these when it comes to protecting your friends. That is why I need your help. What I intend to do will leave me severely de-powered. My potential is limitless, my power is not."

"I'm not really following, what does any of this have to do with me and my friends?"

"There is an old saying, not sure where it comes from but it goes something like this; 'if I knew what I know now when I was young, I would have done things differently.'"

Tsukune took that in, he had heard similar things from older people before. "What are you getting at?"

"My plan, to stop my enemy from causing your deaths, is to send you back into your younger self."

"What?"

"Time travel. You. Back in time. Save everyone." Tyler says more slowly. "You'll keep all your power of course. I'll blend your current body into your younger one. you'll still be a full Shinso Vampire."

"And the others?"

"Right. So that right there is the tricky part." Tyler pulled a small disk out of his pocket, a hologram of Tsukune's friends in what looks like hospital beds. "I can only take one person back in time with me and blend their body into their younger self. However, we need every advantage you can get. So I devised a plan to pull their minds and souls back in time to their younger selves instead, by using their bonds with you."

"W-what?"

"Your asking that a lot today. Here's the simple version. You and I will go back, and when you meet one of your friends that you see here," Tyler motions to the holograms of Moka, Yukari, Kurumu, Mizore, Ruby and Kokoa. "I will show you how to pull them back to their younger selves. I wouldn't ask you to try to remake those bonds. They are your real power, after all." Tyler finishes with a smile.

"So your saying, they will know what happened?"

"After you meet them, yes. If you don't go back, they will die here."

"What do I have to do?" Tsukune says with a determined face.

"Like I said, I'm coming with you. But just so your aware, it's going to hurt, drink the rest of the blood." Tyler says, finally standing up.

Downing the rest of the blood, Tsukune also stands.

"See you soon!" Tyler puts his hand on Tsukune's shoulder, and the world turns white for Tsukune Aono.