Disclaimer: I do not own any of the anime characters listed in the story. However, I do own Douglas Kreig (Father), Terry McCormick (Alchemist), Ivan Gredenko (Knight), Rina Kisungji and Vespin Otonashi (Queen).
Rina and her team reached on the streets of Fuyuki city.
"My God," gasped Rin as she looked at the city. The city was dull and deserted. The sky dark, buildings crumbled, cars burnt, signs and lamp posts fallen and plants withered. The scent of smoke filled the air. It looks like a complete war zone. Not a single life is found wondering on the abandoned city grounds. Rina's team, led by Rin, went through the streets of Fuyuki city, searching for the guardian called Knight.
Suddenly, a group of stickmen with swords and maces charged at the team from nowhere. Rin sees the crowd and takes some of her jewels and throws at the stickmen. The jewels blew up upon contact, wiping out the group. Then another group appeared. Alphonse quickly drew an Alchemic Array and used alchemy on it. The ground opened on where the stickmen were on and swallowed them all.
"Quick, let's get outta here!" shouted Rina as more and more stickmen came out from their hiding places to attack them.
"Move on ahead! We'll cover your backs!" shouted Ueki as he summoned a Kurogane and shot at a few stickmen while Rinko tried to stop them with her bead bombs. But they were engulfed in no time.
"Ueki! Rinko!" shouted Rina, but Rin pulled her along.
"There's nothing we could do to save them. They could only save themselves," said Rin. They continued running until they reached the Fuyuki city bridge.
"Here, this way!" said Rin as she led them to the bridge. Then a line of stickmen marched between them and the bridge and blocked their path. They stopped and tried to run back, but another line of stickmen blocked their only escape route.
"Damn," said Rin. She had another bunch of jewellery in her grasp, ready to fling them to the stickmen. Then, a sound of laughter could be heard across the city. Everyone stayed still and looked around. Without warning, a guy, donned in a knight's armor, holding a sword, zoomed down from the sky and sliced through a bunch of stickmen.
"That must be Knight," said Rin. Knight ran swiftly through the stickman crowd and sliced through all the stickmen on his path. Then he went past Rina's group and Rina recognized him immediately.
"Ivan, what are you doing here?" said Rina. Knight did not respond and opened an entry for them to access the bridge.
"Get through here quickly. I'll deal with these fuckheads myself," shouted Knight as he grinned. Rina, Rin and Alphonse went past him and got on the bridge. Then another army of stickmen climbed from below the bridge to attack Rina's team.
"Not again...," said Rin. Then suddenly a big giant ball fell from the sky and crushed the stickmen in front of them. They looked up and saw Ueki with wings and a big cannon on his right hand and carrying Rinko in the air.
"Sorry, we got hung up over there," said Ueki. Rinko flung some of her bomb beads at the stickman army and cleared the path for Rina, Rin and Alphonse. Knight ran after Rina's team when they reached across to the other side of the city. The stickman army went after them.
"Quick! Destroy the bridge!" shouted Knight as he got off the bridge. Alphonse drew an array on the bridge and used alchemy to destroy the bridge. The bridge crumbled as the stickmen tried to reach the other side as well. The stickmen fell to their deaths in the murky river that cuts through Fuyuki city. They all then went into an abandoned building to hide.
"Brave travelers in this doomed world, I am guardian Knight, the greatest knight of all the lands," introduced Knight, in a snobbish manner.
"Aren't you Ivan?" asked Rina. Knight looked at her for a while, and then sighed.
"Yep, that's right Rina. I may be Ivan in the real world, but in here, I am Knight," replied Knight, sarcastically.
"I bet guardian Alchemist had taught you how to open portals with the Pen in you, otherwise you wouldn't be here," said Knight. Rina nodded in agreement.
"How did I get in your prophecy?" asked Rina.
"What?" asked Knight.
"The prophecy. You said if all three of you guys got trapped in this alternate world, I'll be the anime world's savior," said Rina.
"Oh, that. Well, you have to ask guardian Father when you get him," replied Knight. Rina nodded and then noticed the sword Knight is carrying. It looks exactly like Saber's from Fate/Stay Night. Knight notices Rina looking at his sword.
"I see you're admiring my sword," said Knight, grinning. Rin only then notices the sword.
"Saber's sword, Excalibur. Knight, how did you.......," Rin said before interrupted by Knight.
"It's an exact copy. The real one is still with Saber," said Knight as he slipped his sword into its sheath.
"Is that a copy as well?" said Rin as she pointed at the sheath.
"No, this is the real Avalon. I found it at Shirou's home before it got destroyed. If we don't return this to Saber, she'll disappear," replied Knight before turning his head towards Rina.
"Rina, I need you to open the portal now," said Knight.
"But there's not enough space here, and the stickmen are finding us," said Rina. Then the anime characters looked at each other, wondering what to do. Then Rin came out with an idea.
"How 'bout we make a perimeter around Rina and hold it until she opens the portal?" suggested Rin. The other anime characters and Knight agreed with the idea.
"Okay, let's go," said Rin as she jumps out of the abandoned building. The others followed suit. Rina was the last to come out. All the anime characters formed a perimeter and Rina walked to the middle of the circle. Then she started to summon the portal.
Out of nowhere, a red beam was heading towards Rina. Knight saw the red beam and ran towards Rina. He grabbed her and pushed her down on the ground. The red beam barely missed them and hit the ground they were on. It created a huge explosion, leaving a crater where Rina was standing. The anime characters were thrown off their feet.
"Damn," said Knight as he got up. Rina was shocked, but was okay. Then laughter is heard.
"Come play with me, Knight," said the voice. Knight recognized the voice.
"Gilgamesh," said Knight as he drew out his sword. Gilgamesh appeared with an army of stickmen.
"Rin, Ueki, Rinko, Alphonse, you fight the stickmen. I'll deal with him," said Knight before he launched himself towards Gilgamesh. Gilgamesh got into defense mode, expecting to be attacked by Knight. The stickman army attacked Rin and the others, and they defended with ease.
"Rina! Open the portal!" shouted Rin as she fights off the stickmen with her depleted amount of jewels. Rina quickly summons the portal and the portal opens.
"Okay, the portal is open! Get in before it closes!" shouted Rina as she jumps into the portal. The other anime characters followed after. Alphonse drew an array and summoned a barrier to stop the stickman army from getting into the portal. Knight sees the closing portal and launched a few offensive attacks at Gilgamesh before rushing towards the portal. When the portal is about the size of a truck tire, Knight went in. Gilgamesh tried to follow, but the portal is too small and the portal closes in front of his eyes.
"We will meet again, Knight," said Gilgamesh as he turned away from the area and disappear.
Author's note: Chapter 4 is live. Enjoy.