A/N: I'm back baby! Let's get this x-over party started!
Disclaimer: I do not own Soul Eater, Naruto, Bleach, Fairy Tail, One Piece, Trigun, Black Cat, Full Metal Alchemist, D. Grayman, or Shaman King.
Chapter 2: Arrival of Comrades
Serene Citadel:
Maka and Soul followed Death into the domed center of the ruins, with hesitant steps. Being in the same area as Death himself can do that to you. As they walked, Maka and Soul couldn't help but noticed how adorned the walls were. They were depicted with mosaic jewelry piecing together images of men and women worshiping a heavenly light.
After a ways of walking, they came in to a very large circular room with a large orb resonating a blue glow and various entries into the room that illuminated an otherwise dark room. Death stopped in front of them, and turned to face them.
"So, can I get you anything while we wait?" Maka shook her head in response.
"We just want our questions answered." She said. Soul nodded and said.
"Yeah, could you just get to that part?" Death sighed at this, and made a disappointed expression with his mask.
"It would be so much easier, if you could wait for the others." Maka became agitated and responded.
"Well, who knows when they will show up? I mean..."
"Get out of my way, Baka!" Someone said from the corridor they just came from.
"What! You're in my way, Teme!" Another voice yelled.
"Will you two please stop fighting?" This time it was a feminine voice.
"It's his fault! Baka-Whiskers boy keeps getting in my way!" The voices were slowly getting closer.
"Whiskers? That's it!" Then, the sounds of fighting were heard and next two teenaged boys charged in trying to strangle each other.
One was a spiky-haired blonde, with blue eyes, and whisker marks on his cheeks. He wore an orange outfit, with a black line down the front of the jacket. On the back was a red swirl, and in his head he wore a headband with a metal piece attached that had a swirled leaf etched into it.
The other had a spiky orange hair, brown eyes, and a bit taller than the blonde boy. He wore a black kimono, with a large bandage single edge sword strapped to his back.
As the two were fighting, a girl around their age ran in. She had long green hair tied into two ponytails, and dark lavender eyes. She wore a tight black jacket, with an intricate white trim and a silver cross emblem over her left breast, and a short skirt to match, and on her legs she had thigh high boots.
"Please, stop this!" The girl pleaded. Then, the two pushed away from each other and stared down. The blonde brought his hands up and made a hand sign.
"Kage..." He stared. The orange haired one put a hand on his hilt-less sword and began.
"Getsuga..." Then, Death popped up between the two and raised his abnormally large hands.
"Death Chop!" He said, and brought down his hands on the fighting teens heads, which produced a 'Gak!' from each. The two fell from the ground, and the orange haired one grumbled from the pain.
"I'll... kill...you." The blonde replied with,
"Not...before I...kill you."
"Praise the Lord!" a voice exclaimed from behind Maka and Soul. The two jumped back and turned around to find a tall man with messy black hair, and black eyes hidden behind dark sunglasses. He wore a black dress suit, and carried a large strapped cross slung over his back.
Next to him, was a rather short girl. She had black hair, with one strand between her eyes, and violet eyes. She wore the same attire as the orange haired teen, but her sword was a katana, and was strapped to her waist.
The black haired man grinned and said.
"That was getting pretty hairy." The girl just looked between the two, and responded.
"They're both idiots." Maka stared the two down, and asked.
"Who are you two?" The man was about to answer, but was interrupted by another entering group. This time it was a teenaged boy with messy black, which draped down from a straw hat with a red band on it. He wore an open red cardigan, with four buttons. On his chest, there was a large x-shape scar. Below his waist he wore a yellow sash, and blue jeans rolled up above his knees.
With him were a boy and a girl of the same age. The boy had mid-length white hair and silver eyes, with an odd tattoo going down his left eye. He wore a similar outfit to the green haired girl from before, but he had black pants, and heavy duty boots on.
The girl had shoulder length black hair and violet eyes. She wore a blue suit jacket, with a white undershirt, tie, and on a plaid skirt.
The silver haired boy looked over the scene.
"Are we in the right place?" He asked.
"I don't know." The girl said, "But, there are no cute boys." The straw hat one made a pained face, and grabbed his stomach.
"Ah~, I just want to eat." He said. Maka held up her hands to everyone, and spoke up.
"Wait! Before we continue, can you all please say your names?" In response, the blonde from before stood up, and pointed his right thumb at himself.
"I'm Naruto Uzumaki." He said. The orange haired boy he was fighting with stood up, and said.
"The name is Ichigo Kurosaki." The girl in the middle of them stepped forward, and introduced herself.
"My name is Lenalee Lee." The man in the black suit put on a smug look.
"I am Nicholas D. Wolfwood." He said, with confidence. The girl next to him nodded, and replied.
"I am Rukia Kuchiki." The white haired teen smiled, and stated.
"My name is Allen Walker." The girl next to him raised her hand, and cheered.
"I am Kyoko Kirasaki!" The straw hat one crossed his arms, and showed a big grin.
"Name is Monkey D. Luffy." Then, there was sudden flash of red, and there was man with blonde hair sticking straight up, with a couple of strands coming down from the forehead, and green eyes hidden behind yellow tinted sunglasses.
He wore a red duster-style trench that had buttons lining the front all the way up to the high collar. The trench only had one arm, and his left arm was strapped down with leathers straps. He wore black pants, which holstered a large silver revolver on his right leg, and army grade boots.
He flashed a smile, and said.
"I am the warrior that chases the elusive mayfly of love. I am Vash the Stampede." The rest of the group was unmoved. Vash made a nervous grin, and rubbed the back of his head. "But, you can just call me Vash."
"Get back here you little idiot!" A feminine voice screamed from another hall. They all turned, and a boy with frost blue hair tied up with a head band ran frantically in. He wore a white and blue skiing outfit, dark shorts, and skiing boots.
"It was an accident for crying out loud!" He yelled. Soon, a girl with short pink hair and green eyes ran behind in a raged state. She wore a red top, black gloves, black boots, black shorts, and a white apron skirt.
The boy got behind Vash in an attempt to be protected from the pink attacker. The pinkette stopped in front of Vash and screamed at the blue head.
"I'm going to kill you, Horohoro! How dare you grope me!" The entire group reacted with,
"What!" The Horohoro shook his head in denial.
"No! We both tripped, and my hand just went there! Please have mercy, Sakura!" He pleaded.
"Oi!" A voice called out from another passageway. "What's with all the racket?" The group turned again to see a man with mid-length red hair, that also draped from a straw hat, and three scars over his left eye. He wore a long black cape that covered his left arm, a white buttoned shirt, purple shorts with a gold floral pattern. Around his waist he wore a red sash that strapped down a sabre.
Behind him where two others. One was a man in his twenties, with spiky brown ruffled and yellow eyes, and a red choker with a tiny bell attached. The other was a teenaged boy, with neck length dark brown hair, dark brown eyes, and a pair of large orange head phones.
The man wore blue open jacket with the sleeves rolled up, and four medallions on either side. Under the jacket, he wore a white v-neck shirt, with a hem that draped down past his waist. The low neck line revealed a roman numeral thirteen tattoo. On his legs, he wore blue pants, that holstered an odd revolver on the right leg.
The boy wore a black vest and trimmed shorts with an orange lining, and wrap-up sandals. In his right hand he carried a katana blade.
"It looks like the kid got too much than he bargained for, Shanks." The brown haired man. Shanks nodded, and replied.
"I think you're right, Train." He then turned his head to the boy. "Yoh, what do you think?"
"I think we just need to get along." He replied.
"Couldn't have said it better." Another new voice called out. This time, a teenage girl walked in. She had long blonde hair tied into a bunch on the right side of her head, and brown eyes. She wore a white blouse with a blue cross going down the abdomen and across the chest, but with no arms. She also wore a blue skirt that ended mid—thigh, and black high heel boots. Attached to her waist, where odd shaped silver and gold keys, and on the other was a black whip with a heart shape end. On the back of her right hand was an odd pink symbol.
With her were another teenaged girl with long silver hair that went to her heels and blood red eyes, and a teenaged boy with long black hair tied into a ponytail, with a group of bangs pointed downwards on the right side of his forehead and squinted eyes.
The girl wore armored sandals with spikes going through the soles, but did not pierce her skin. She also wore a chastity belt like piece in her abdominal region, and thumb screws on her hands, and a crown piece on her head. All in light purple and silver.
The boy wore loose white trousers and a goldenrod shirt which bared a white flame pattern at the base and cuffs, small wing decals at the collar and a large bird's head marking on the back, and worn open to reveal his bare torso and the sword strap that keeps a Dao sword suspended across his back. The sword was wrapped in white tape. His forearms and abdomen were also wrapped in strips of white cloth.
Maka sighed.
"More people." She said. "So, who are you?" The blonde smiled and replied.
"I am Lucy Heartfilia."
"My name is Jeanne." The silver haired girl said.
"And, I am Ling Yao." The boy said. Death popped into the center of the room, knocking Vash out of the way, and onto the floor.
"Well," He began, "Everyone seems to be arriving quicker than I expected." Soul leaned in towards Maka and whispered.
"Good. That means will get our answers quicker."
"Excuse me, do we have the right place." A man asked. Coming down the hall, was a man with unkempt black hair falling over his dark eyes, and a tomboyish woman with short black hair and violet eyes.
The man wore a military uniform. It consisted of a dark blue jacket, with a silver trim and shoulders with a pattern on one large gold stripe in the middle, two on the sides, and three gold stars in the large stripe. He wore pants to match the jacket, and black boots.
The woman wore a white blouse, with a purple ribbon tied at the collar, blue pants and white heels, and a white cloak.
Death tilted his head, and asked.
"Ah, more people. Please introduce yourselves." The man nodded, and spoke.
"I am Roy Mustang."
"And, I am Meryl Stryfe." Death nodded, and said.
"Good, good..."
"Out of my way!" Someone snapped, and Roy and Meryl were pushed to the ground. The culprit was a teenage boy with long blond hair tied into a ponytail, with bangs framing his face and a single strand sticking up like an antenna, and gold eyes.
He wore a bright red, long-sleeved, hooded cloak whose tail comes down to his upper calves. Emblazoned in black on the back is a flame. Under that, he wore a sleeveless black shirt with a black jacket that has silver/white lining along the edges, and black trouser, with black boots. He also wore white gloves on his hands.
Following behind him was another boy with longish, bright red hair woven up in a bandana, and green eyes, but his right was covered by an eye patch. He wore the same outfit as Allen, but strapped to his right leg was a holster carrying a small black hammer.
The redhead bent down, and helped Meryl up.
"Sorry about that." He said. "Edward is just in a rush. I'm Lavi by the way." Meryl nodded, and replied.
"It's okay." Lavi nodded in return.
"Good." He said, and then a heart appeared in his good eye. "Now, how about thanking me with a kiss?" Meryl growled at this, and smacked Lavi in the head and sending him into the room, just missing Edward as he walked by.
Roy jumped and yelled and the just mentioned blonde.
"What is your deal, shorty!" Edward stopped in his tracks, and turned slowly to face Roy.
"How...Dare you!" He snapped, and lunged at Roy, but suddenly a silver suitcase was swung upwards, and hit Edward in his chin. This sent Edward flying back, and he landed right on top of Lavi.
The suitcase was carried by a man with scruffy green hair, and gold eyes. He also had a black eye patch over his right eye. He wore a white fedora with a blue fabric strip, a blue dress shirt, with a red tie, a white dress jacket, white pants, and black dress shoes.
The man let the suitcase drop to his side, and looked at Edward.
"Sorry, but I don't think we need a fight breaking out." Shanks nodded to this and said.
"Well said...uh..." Sven looked over to Shanks.
"Sven. Sven Vollfied." He stated.
"There are too many hotheads in here." Train said then he pointed at Naruto and Ichigo. "Especially those two."
"Watch it!" The two yelled in unison. Vash sighed, and asked.
"How much longer do we have to wait~?" Then, as if fate answered him directly, four more people arrived.
The first was a teenaged boy, with spiky rose hair, and dark eyes. He wore a scarf that is detailed with white scales around his neck. His outfit was a black waistcoat with gold trimmings over his chest with no shirt underneath, short white trousers that go down to his knees, and a wide black wristband on his left wrist. On his right shoulder, was a red symbol that was the same as Lucy's.
The second was another teenaged boy, with spiky auburn hair, green eyes, and the kanji for 'Love' on his forehead. He wore full-length dark trousers, with a pair of laces on each leg, respectively a few inches below the waist and the knees, a long-sleeved crimson coat with flaring hemlines on the front and the back, a grey holster vest held in place by a single strap over his left shoulder and by two buckled belts which he used to carry a gourd. He also wore another pair of casually worn belts around his waist.
The third was another boy, who was shorter than the other two, with bright blue spiky hair, with the spikes sticking out in the manner of a star-shape, and green eyes. He wore a sleeveless black shirt with a funnel-like collar, with white trousers that are black from the knee down and just a little short of being full length jeans. On the front of his collar, two short strips of grey material adorned with rivets stretch down from the top of the collar to the breast of his shirt. Similar strips were wrapped around his neck in the form of a scarf, and around his waist in the form of a belt. Rivets were also on his pockets and on the ends of his trousers. On his hand, he wore gray fingerless gloves with heavy wrist weights and has a band going across the back of each hand, adorned with a star. And, on his right shoulder, he had a black star tattoo.
The last was a tall teenaged girl, with long black hair tied up in a ponytail and large indigo eyes. She wore a pale yellow, sleeveless outfit with a skirt end that has a slit down the side with a bright yellow star emblazoned on the right side of the chest. She also wore a dark brown scarf and a tight dark brown stocking on her right leg starting just above the knee and white boots. She wore a sash that looks similar to the blue haired boy's gray riveted straps that wraps around her waist twice and hangs down diagonally from right to left.
Maka turned to see them and asked.
"What are your names?" The pink haired boy spoke first.
"Natsu Dragneel."
"Gaara" The auburn haired one said coldly.
"Black*Star!" The blue haired boy exclaimed.
"And, I am Tsubaki Nakatsukasa." The girl said. Maka nodded.
"Good." She said, and turned to Death. "Can we start, now?" Death held up one large finger and wagged it in front of Maka's face.
"No, no, we have one more."
"Guess you're talking about me." Someone said, and everyone turned to see a man with mid-length wavy black hair that draped down from an orange hat, with two faces, one smiling and one frowning, strapped to it.
He wore black boots, black knee-length shorts with an eyelet-studded orange belt, and a blue pouch belted around his left leg. He also wore a short second belt with a large red "A" on the silver buckle over his right hip, but was unfastened and threaded the free end along the back of his shorts. A dagger in a green sheath hung at his left hip. On his left arm, he wore an odd compass like device and a red and white striped bracelet around his wrist, an orange elbow guard, and an "ASCE" tattoo. He wore a string of red beads sitting above the rim. Two long orange side straps hung down sides of his hat and met at a large medallion of a bull's skull with orange tassels.
"And, who are you?" The new comer smiled, and answered.
"Portgas D. Ace, but you can call me Ace." Horohoro raised an eyebrow at Maka, and said.
"You know, you have been asking us our names, but you never told us yours." Several of the group replied in unison.
"Yeah!" Maka smiled nervously.
"O-oh yeah. My name is Maka Albarn, and this is Soul." She said. Soul was laughing quietly at how Maka got embarrassed.
"Okay!" Death started. "Now that everyone is here, let's get things under way." He then turned to the only passage that no one had come down. "You can all come out now." Then, four people and a black cat appeared.
The first was a teenage boy, with straight black hair that draped past his yellow eyes, with three white rectangles dyed in to the left side of his hair. He wore a standard black business suit with white rectangles. The rectangles are placed in a manner that is completely symmetrical. There are at least six small rectangles along the seam where the sleeves attach to the jacket, and four small rectangles run along the front of his jacket. It is possible that these shapes could be replacements for buttons. His undershirt is a formal white dress shirt, and a metallic skull rests under his collar, and could be used as a tie.
The second was a tall teenage girl, with dark blonde hair that reaches her mid-back and dark blue eyes. She wore a tight sleeveless red turtleneck belly shirt with a white tie, cowboy hat and black high-heel boots and long jeans.
The third was another girl, with neck-length blonde hair and light blue eyes. She wore the same as the other girl, but she wore shorts instead of jeans.
The last was a young man, with black hair sticking up at the top, but bangs coming down at the middle of his forehead and to the side framing his face, and dark eyes. He wore red and tan robes, along with a large, white, flowing toga draped around his main body and across his chest. He also wore a circle-shaped necklace.
Death held a hand out towards them, and began to introduce.
"The two ladies are Elizabeth and Patricia Thompson." The long haired one nodded, and said.
"Hey, just call me Liz."
"Hello!, I'm patty!" The blonde exclaimed. Death motioned his hand to the boy, and said.
"This is Death the Kid."
"Tch, nice name." Ichigo said. Kid focused on Vash, and his eye twitched.
"Your left arm." He said. Vash raised his arm and looked at it.
"Yeah, what about it?" He asked.
"It's not symmetrical!" He yelled. "It's an abomination!" Then, Liz smacked Kid upside the head to shut him up. Vash turned to Lucy and whined.
"Is my arm really that bad?" Lucy patted Vash on the shoulder and reassured him.
"No, no it's a perfectly fine arm." Death coughed to get everyone's attention.
"Moving on." He said, then he pointed to the young man. "This is Zeref." Zeref smiled and said.
"It's nice to meet you all." Finally, Death motioned at the cat, which was licking its paw.
"Last, but not least, this is Yoruichi Shihoin." The cat stopped licking its paw and spoke in a male voice.
"Hello."
"Gah!" Naruto exclaimed. "The cat can talk!" Train gave a grin, and said.
"Awesome."
"Yoruichi, could you please show your human form?" Yoruichi nodded. Then, there was a burst of smoke, and slowly a dark-skinned woman, with golden eyes and long purple hair kept in a ponytail stood, but the most striking trait was the fact she was nude, but her more desired areas were completely covered by the smoke. She smiled and asked.
"So, how do I look?" Then, Vash, Wolfwood, Naruto, and Horohoro each gave a thumbs up, and said together.
"Perfect!" Then, several knuckles could be heard cracking.
Enough time for the four to be beaten, and Yoruichi to put on clothes:
The four were on the ground completely bruised, and all the women were giving Yoruichi evil eyes.
She was now wearing a backless, black sleeveless undershirt, an orange over-shirt with two white straps on each shoulder, a large beige sash around her waist, and black stretch pants with a pair of lightweight brown colored shoes
Kid sighed, and said to her.
"That was uncalled for." Zeref smiled, and replied.
"Oh, let her have fun." Yoruichi leaned in close to Zeref and gave a mischievous smile.
"So, you liked what you saw?" She asked. Zeref blushed a bit, and stammered.
"I didn't..." Death waved a hand, and spoke up.
"Now, now, we need to get back to topic."
"What was with those copies?" Maka asked. Ichigo nodded to this and said.
"Yeah, those things were dumber than the real Naruto." Naruto stood, and yelled.
"Why you!" He started to tackle him, and Ichigo returned the attack. But, the two were stopped by an elbow from Wolfwood to Naruto's head, and an elbow from Sven to Ichigo's head. Death sighed, and turned to answer Maka.
"Those are called Replica's. Their origin is unknown, but they seem to always take an altered form of the foes they face."
"I think the better question is, why are we here?" Roy asked. Death nodded and began to speak.
"Yes, that is the real topic. You see, all of you are skilled and powerful fighters. That is why I have chosen you all for this. I am Death, Lord of Order. I have been in a constant struggle with the one known as Asura, Demon of Madness. It has always been an equal fight, and there has never been a clear superior. I have brought you all here to tip the scales, as Warriors of Order."
"Oh, so were your pawns?" Edward asked. Death shook his head.
"No." He said. "You are very important. Every one of you has a special trait or skill that is needed here."
"I have one question." Sven said. "Why don't we have any memories?"
"That is so you have nothing to hold you back." Death explained. "The only way for all of you to get your memories back and return to your world is to defeat the ones Asura has brought to fight for him, the Warriors of Madness."
"Where do we start?" Gaara asked.
"Just get started." Death answered. Then, Naruto and Ichigo ran a passage, and booked it to outside.
"Once it's done, I can be rid of Naruto!" Ichigo exclaimed.
"Same to you, teme!" Naruto returned. Lenalee ran after them saying.
"Hey, wait for me!" Then, Vash got in front of who was left, and shouted.
"Charge!" Then, the entire group began running out of seperate passages, splitting up in various smaller groups. But, in the havoc, Meryl was left tumbling around. She almost fell, but was caught by Shanks. He smiled down at her, and said.
"Whoa there. Let's take this slow." He stood her up, and walked with her and Yoh out of the room. The only ones left were Death and Yoruichi.
"I let you keep your memory for a reason." Death said. "Because he has his." Yoruichi looked at Death, and said.
"Right."
"You may not always have an eye on him, but when you do, watch him closely." Yourichi nodded, and disappeared in a flash. Alone, Death sighed. "Each of them has their own reason to fight, but the goal still remains the same. No doubt Asura has discovered my plans by now and has prepared a counter attack. I hope those kids are ready for what's on store for them."
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