Thanks for the Reviews, Story- and Author-Favs!
And extra thanks for my beta-reader HubiKoshi AKA andarion
*Story Start*
Carefully examining his surroundings the red Knight dares to take a deep breath, no one in sight, nothing to hear and even his magical senses detect no immediate thread for him. The sky is so blue, when was the last time he saw it? Well about three hours ago, when he got summoned into that backyard. Sure feels longer to him, a lot longer. The last 30 minutes were uneventful, save for some strange discoveries. Meaning: the Root is preparing a big surprise for him. Might as well meet it head-on. He activates the communicator he got from that Chisame-girl.
"I'm alive and in position. What's next?"
He waits, but not for long. Three minutes after he made the call, the reply comes.
"Respect, no alarms, no explosions, nobody knows where you are."
"Sounds good to me."
"Rin-kaa-san is making a list of things she will do to you."
"Is that so." EMIYA doesn't sound concerned.
"A long list."
"Naturally." A hint of amusement mixes in his voice.
"Don't you care? I would be paralyzed with fear if she was just angry with me. For you she is planning a full-course punishment."
"She isn't searching for me, that is prove that she has no clue where to find me, so she bets on the other wives to catch me. Otherwise she would do everything to get me first."
Besides he just realized: 'I have an Ace in the hole.'
"At least you are calm, now to business. Your mission right now is a simple retrieval. Get in, grab the goods and begone before anybody sees you."
"Since you didn't include 'find it' I assume you know the exact location?"
"I do, south-east of your location is a three-story-building, a small modern-style apartment-building. On the second floor, the room in the south-western corner. It's my sister Keiko's room. She borrowed a customized PDA from me. 'Just for a bit', she said. That was four months ago."
"You couldn't just ask your parents?"
"Tried, but it gets low priority and gets forgotten with everything that happens around here. Besides it's a good test-run for you, easy job and only mild consequences if you fail."
"The trust you put into my abilities is heartwarming."
"Anyway, avoid contact and get my PDA. It's in the beige drawer next to her bed. Call me when you got it."
"Not so fast, who is in there. And exactly is Keiko? A proper briefing is basic for a successful mission."
"Keiko is Rin's daughter. She loves guns and uses her mother's jewel-magic with bullets. Cheaper that way. She uses Reinforcement, Projecting of Rune Bullets, Jewel Crafting and Mana Burst. Don't underestimate her, she got some serious fighting experience."
Surprise, surprise. Here it comes.
"Roger, who else might be there?"
"My younger sister, Karin, might be there, she very close to Keiko. Then Koyuki blue-gray hair-color, gray eyes, she is an ice-user, even when you encounter her, as long you don't attack she will ignore you. Riko might be around, but last info says she is hunting you in the northern sector. Arika, Saber's daughter, looks a lot like her, has a deadly jab. Aya, blonde, golden eyes, some power over water, but her true strength is boosting the power of others, please be nice to her. That should be all."
"Roger, see you on the other side."
*scene break*
Getting into the building was easy, no cameras, no Bulgar-alarm, spell-circles were set up to let Shiro Emiya pass, not even a guard, magical or otherwise. Too damn easy, EMIYA's instincts were screaming, not even the residents were in sight, his guts felt like it was rotating, nothing tried to kill, maim, catch or rape in almost a hour, there had to be a catastrophe with his name on waiting for him.
The first floor was deserted, allowing the red Knight to quickly advance to the stairs. Still nothing.
Double and triple-checking the corridor, he memorizes the layout, furniture, potential entry points, hiding spots and escape routes. Everything relevant for a quick escape, stealth or an ambush.
He sets foot on the stair.
A door opens, his reflexes launch him into cover, hiding he listens. Steps, one person, light-weight, maybe female, maybe child, possibly both. Walking at a normal pace, no sign of discovery. Have a blade ready.
She walks into EMIYA's field of view.
Female, blonde, long hair, average size and weight for approximately 15 years. Magical power more than Chisame less than Riko. Eyes are focused on far side of the corridor, she is going out.
True or trick?
She leaves EMIYA's field of view.
He can't attack a child, not like this, so the red knight forces himself into a more peaceful state of mind. The front door opens, the girls steps out, the door closes. Save...? To early to let the guard down, once more the counter guardian's sharpens his senses.
Nothing.
He takes a half-step out of his cover.
Still nothing.
He leaves the cover.
His senses, all of them, say 'path is clear'. His experience is whispering 'to easy, hurry'.
Listening to the latter EMIYA takes the stairs into the second floor then makes a beeline for the targeted room. Nobody on the corridor and no one in the room. The door is locked, Tosaka-style. A small smile forms on the red knight's lips. Nostalgia, he had to deal with this so often... it takes only fifteenth seconds and he is in the room.
The room is surprisingly normal, but EMIYA wouldn't call it girly. A large bed, a desk, a closet, a couple of small, cute pillows and of course the drawer next to the bed, this stuff he expected. A second desk, no more of a workbench, of which half is filled with flasks and items that can't be described other than arcane. Not that surprising, he knows that Rin's daughter is a Magus, a workshop of some kind is normal. It's what fills the other half and the posters in the room that make him wonder, bullets, guns and parts of guns, posters of large caliber weapons and soldiers in heroic poses. That is not what he calls girly. EMIYA blames Shiro, certainly the red-headed wannabe has messed up as a parent, how else would a girl develop such interest in such crude weapons. Swords he would understand, archery he would expect, both are common clubs at many schools in Japan.
Now it makes sense why Chisame couldn't get her device back, this Keiko has to be a brutal delinquent, neglected by her parents, finding like minded friends in dark streets. Now neither her siblings nor her many mothers can reach her and Shiro is useless when comes to girls anyway.
The red knight reconsiders putting a couple of blades into the man, of course for good of the world. Or maybe just 'un-man' him, a quick death seems unjust in this case.
Putting these thoughts in a mental note, he continues his mission, the drawer. Turns out there are three, top, center and bottom. No charms or magic traps here, could be a simple unprotected piece of furniture. He checks for non-magical traps anyway. Turns out to be the right decision, there is a small alarm, triggered by opening any of the drawers, he carefully disarms the simple trap and opens the bottom drawer.
Stockings, many pairs of them, and a box with bullets, 9mm. EMIYA stares for a second, before he confirms that nothing else is in there.
A pad should be quickly to grab, he tries the top drawer next. It contains a dairy, T-Shirts and a mix of writing utensils.
That leaves the center drawer, he opens it and sees panties. Panties and bras as well. Ignoring a bad feeling he starts searching this drawer as well. A bit hidden under the underwear he find it, a 14 x 23 cm electronic device, being mostly a touchscreen. As he makes the grab for it the door slams open.
"Karin! How often have I told you... huh?"
A red-headed young girl storms into the room. She sees EMIYA with his hands in her drawer.
"P-P-Pervert!"
She explodes in fury, follow by an actual explosion that EMIYA barley dodges. He has his price, but now he has to get it out. Keiko, it has to be Keiko, the family-resemblance is uncanny, is suddenly armed with a rifle and he has little space for maneuvering here. He jumps over the bed putting it between himself and the gunslinger. This cover will buy him only a few seconds, but than is more than enough for this seasoned warrior. The rifle looked like a modified M24, the ammo-clip and the bulge at the internal cartridge mean two more bullets than the standard specs. Equals 8 + 2 + 1 in the Chamber, so eleven shots, leaving 5 more.
*Bang*
Four more.
Rifles. Been a long time since he had to face one, still remembers the tactics against them. He quickly traces two knifes and throws them form his cover.
*Bang**Bang*
The girl shots them down. Two more bullets. Then he has the opening to bring her down without harming her. He traces Kansho and Byakuya and jumps towards the girl.
*Bang**Bang*
The two last shots are fired, the enchanted bullets shatter the black and white blades. But now it's checkmate. EMIYA reaches for Keiko's neck, aiming for the nerve cluster. That is the moment he notices, she dropped the rifle and pulled a revolver, a Pfeifer Zeliska .600 Nitro Express if his memory is right, a really rare and big gun. It's aimed at his torso.
"Oh crap."
"Tell the devil to expand hell's perv-division, I send the rest soon."
She pulls the trigger.
*scene break*
NEO TIGER DOJO!
Round 3
Again, he is in the re-purposed Dojo of his youth. Checking his body he finds himself intact and pain-free.
"I really could have used this in the Heaven's Feel..."
Steeling his resolve EMIYA looks up, Ilya should be somewhere close, most likely in another outlandish outfit. He wonders if he could trick her into cosplaying Saber... nonono bad thought hero, bad thought, don't get sucked into her plan. Finish this fast, get the information from Ilya and then the heck out of here. Good plan, too bad that the white-haired tease isn't anywhere in sight.
Instead the Gorgon-Sisters welcome him.
The Loli on the right begins, "Welcome to your after death counsel."
The Loli on the left continues, "Where your mistakes maybe be redeemed with blood."
That doesn't surprise the red knight.
The polar opposite of a Loli, sitting on the ground in the middle, finishes "I have no clue why I have this dream, but let me enjoy this to the fullest."
The Twins smack her. "Don't be selfish giantess." "Ruin this and you won't get a single drop, you understand?"
Yes, that is rider, aka Medusa, between her older sisters, getting disciplined by them. "Why do you think this is a Dream and how did you get here?"
"Ara? I just took a nap and opened my self-seal a bit, Rin has always so sweet, almost innocent fantasies, also you wouldn't believe how innovative Akitsu is and Miya, fufufu, the more proper they pretend to be... kya." The youngest gorgon blushes like a schoolgirl reading the juicy part of a shoujo-manga.
Apart that EMIYA has no clue about who Miya and Akitsu are, he is alarmed. Rider just got into his safety, by accident and without realizing what happened, but it still means he is no longer safe here. Also Rider spies on kinky dreams?
"Don't ignore us!"
Right, the twins, maybe they brought Rider here. That would mean she couldn't come here on her own. Hopefully...
Full stop, first EMIYA has to understand the situation.
"Where is... the teacher?"
"The Snow-tigress has been sent to the penalty box."
"She is getting easy out of this, but at least we get you just for us."
So no Ilya, is that good or bad? Next Point.
"What are these outfits?"
"You noticed, good."
"From the closet of the german ace of the IS-Academy, Laura Bodewig..."
The Twin of the right, in baggy white pants and high, which look like they belong to a WWII-pilot, and a white blazer with long sleeves with a blue necktie. Is this some kind of military gala-uniform?
"Her school-uniform!"
...okay...
The Twin of the left, in what looks like a gray tight fitting one-piece swimsuit and leg stockings that reach form her thighs to her ankles. She is barefooted. A school-swimsuit?
"Her IS-Suit!"
What is an IS and what fetishist designs the outfits?
"AND"
They force Rider to stand up. She wearing something black made of strings and a bit fabric. A bikini-top and -bottom with a very, very short skirt. It definitely was made for somebody smaller, a lot smaller, than rider. It looks a bit painful and close to self-destruction by voluptuousness.
"Her first swim-suit!"
The twins are finish in the introduction in unison. Since they all wear clothes made for the same person, a small part EMIYA deducts that 'Laura Bodewig' is also a Loli. The rest is trying to avoid a lethal nosebleed by sending the blood into lower regions. Damn you, you old wet dreams of rider from long ago. He has to change the flow of this meeting or thing will get bad -okay they are already bad- .
"Hint!" He blurts out.
"What?" All three sisters stop.
"The show is nice and all." "And all?"
The small part of the Counter Guardian EMIYA, which is capable of clam judgment and exact analysis under heavy fire, agonizing pain and mind-shattering terror was slowly rebooting itself after the revelation of the sheer number of Emiya-family members that shocked EMIYA's whole self. Now it finally reached the level of stability it needed to act, as all other thoughts focused on lesser functions.
"But I am not here to a school-fashion-show, again."
"Uh..." The twins realize that they already used a school-theme last time, Rider seems confused and the majority of Archer wonders what the smaller part is planning.
"I mean, I was just blasted into Oblivion by a teenager, a heavy-armed, juvenile delinquent sure, it still shakes my confidence."
"Ah, that must been Keiko, but she isn't a delinquent." Rider wakes from her confusion. "She is a bit wild and has Rin's temper, but that's it."
"She shot me with a rifle and a gun."
"So? That is what she chose as her tools, why did you fight anyway?"
"She found me searching her drawer."
"The one with her underwear?"
"Yes..."
"Then be grateful she didn't use grenades. Keiko-chan despises perverts."
Chisame could have mentioned that.
"Why has a teenaged girl access to an arsenal anyway? There are law against that. Brings she her to school too?"
"We are the Emiya-clan, laws of man or mage have little meaning for us. Not even physics mean much to us. The mage association fears the change we bring, but desires our power and resources. The governments have so many contracts with us, we can command armies if we wish to and putting the power of a dozen mage-families aside, we have a Sorceress and a goddess among us. But Keiko-chan knows how to hide her stuff, she also would't use it at school, except in emergency."
That is something too shallow, EMIYA saw the workshops so he can guess what the clan could work in terms of magecraft, he also knows about Aozaki, but government contracts and a goddess? No more important: what kind of goddess or which?
"What do mean with goddess? I know you three are fallen ones."
"I mean Alaya-ko, the personification of the Will of Humanity."
"What? But Shirou is! HOW?"
"Divine spirits are not immune to Shiro's charm, it helps that she's a tsundere. Shiro know how handle them just right."
EMIYA can believe that, this also means that his escape gets more and more tricky. His small ball of common sense and genre savvy-ness tells him the rest: they need more information and a miracle. Lets start with the info.
This turns out a lot easier than he expected, Rider gives him a summary of the clan's history.
Beginning after the Heaven's Feel, where Rin somehow managed to keep Saber, then the incident in London, which led to Shiro meeting his blood-related mother and some magical species called Sekirei -EMIYA still has to precess the mother-part, so that part goes only half-heard – of which a dozen or so bond to the young magus. This in turn was part of something called the ekirei-plan and the start shot for the clan, as more and more females fell for the inhuman magnetism of Shiro Emiya. In the aftermath of the Seikirei-plan, Shiro took control of a corporation named MBI giving him access to Money, connections and political power. Meeting and getting the affection of Aoko Aozaki, Altrouge Brunestud and Alaya-ko made the clan a superpower in the magical society as well.
After a while the first children were born and at some point a nanny became necessary, they choose Gilgamesh for his mental endurance. The clan went through hardship and many difficulties, but together they overcame all and eventually build this place, the Emiya-estate. Here the kids can play and explore their abilities while their mothers keep milking the father.
"Say WHAT?"
"Shiro has a nice ass and is so skilled in bed, but we are over 20 wives and he only has that much stamina and his libido is average at best. So we have to act aggressive to get satisfied."
"...and exploring their abilities got me here?"
"No, Haru just wanted somebody to take over his chores."
Rider is talking nonstop, her sisters seem astonished by her current life, EMIYA understands, to fully comprehend the clan and built a working plan just to escape them, even he would need weeks of reconnaissance and research. What he learned from Rider will come in handy, but anymore might overtax that small part on which he relies so heavy. Time to end this.
"So, then how do I avoid certain death in my dance with Keiko"
"Huh?"
"Oh..."
"That..."
The three goddesses look a each other. Suspicion arises in EMIYA.
"You don't know?"
He gets a collective nod.
"Hehe, this is my cue!"
A familiar Voice calls out behind the sisters. Ilyasviel von Einzbern makes her entrance. If EMIYA would know about IS he also would know about Chifuyu Onimura, then he might have known about her swimwear, he doesn't. So nothing prepares him for black temptation Ilya has wrapped herself in. A minimal black bottom, almost disappearing in her curved body, the bikini-top sports three sets of straps in various shades of dark gray, bustier, over the shoulder and around the neck, finally a black band with around her left upper tight draws eyes to her shapely legs. The contrast between Ilya's alabaster skin and dark bikini is somewhat unreal.
"Fighting Keiko in that situation is suicide, but she has an emergency exit under the bed, use it to get away."
She walks towards EMIYA, her hips swinging.
"Now for my reward..."
""Cheater!""
Then the twins jump her. A catfight between a former Loli and two eternal Lolis ensures. The red knight looks for the exit, as he tries to get away a hand grabs him. Rider used the fight of the other girls to get unnoticed to EMIYA.
"About rewards, my throat is so parched."
Before anybody can react she reaches for his neck bites him. The motion throws both of them to the ground and EMIYA can feel the voluptuous gorgon press against him, her lips on his skin. Then a the surreal world fades and he feels himself returning to the mortal plane of existence. The last hears is a three voiced "NOOOO!"
*scene break*
*interlude in*
"Fufufu, we hit the mother-lode, I almost had it."
"Almost isn't enough."
"Don't worry, I have now everything to succeed next time!"
Two female voices join in scary laughter.
As he returns to his last choice, EMIYA has a vision of a pair of shining glasses and fearsome grin.
*interlude out*
*scene break*
Back again, EMIYA's small collection of survival instincts takes instantly over. Tracing a light-elementar dagger and breaking it for a one-time use as a flash-bang. He rushes under the bed before the light dies down, the exit turns out to be a slide-door in the floor. Without losing his momentum he keeps moving, the door leads to a small tunnel, barely high enough to crawl, between the first and second floor. His improvised flash-bang will buy him only a little time, so he moves fast without any stealth. The tunnel leads to a ladder and again to a tunnel, this time high enough to stand and, what finally calms EMIYA down, leads to several exits all over the estate. He is save for now.
*Chapter end*
please comment, I love feedback