Mahou Sensei Negima: The Next Generation
Chapter 11: When Past Meets Future
The next day, Negi called the rest of the staff and his friends together to discuss something important. Also, Negi called Rose and Grace since he believed they should know about this as well. They all gathered in Negi's office.
"What is it Negi? Something wrong?" Madoka said.
"Yeah. Apparently, Karula McDowell has gotten her hands on the Reaper's Claw." Negi said. Evangeline gasped.
"She has what?" Evangeline said. Negi nodded.
"That's bad. Right?" Jennifer said. Evangeline and Chachamaru nodded.
"If they nod quietly, it must be a big problem." Chao said.
"And if that wasn't bad enough, she is using it to revive those dark parasites that Gragon used. The only problem is they've taken on the forms of you when they possessed you." Negi said. Yue and Nodoka gulped.
"You mean...they already look like us?" Asuna said.
"Yes. Last night, Setsuna, Mana and I were attacked by Mana's dark form in her third state. I don't know if the other forms could reach the third state as well." Negi said.
"Oh geez. That's BAD!" Yuna said. Kotaro nodded.
"Not again! I don't want to be that wolf thing again!" Ayaka said. Asuna told her that she couldn't ever be the werewolf again since the bugs can't infect people twice.
"Well, we're safe from becoming them. But what does...?" Satomi said.
"But...what does she want those monsters for?" Konoka said. Asuna bet Karula was going to use them to annihilate them before she can summon Gragon back.
"That's my guess as well. In any case, when we fought, I noticed the dark version of Mana somehow had more magical energy than when she was controlling Mana." Negi said "Either they can become stronger without a host or the Reaper's Claw influence must have some connection to this." Konoka grew worried and Setsuna held her.
"Mr. Springfield. This is...all too scary. What can we do?" Rose said.
"I know you guys can. But, Rose and I can't fight monsters like those." Grace said. Chamo hopped on Grace's shoulder.
"Well, you could at least report any strange activity." Chamo said. Evangeline looked back and told Rose she could fight with them. But Chachamaru and Jennifer weren't sure judging by how much stronger the dark Mana became.
"Do we have any leads as to where that witch is?" Kotaro said.
"Not for the moment. Unless we can catch one of them and make them confess, we're lost as to where she is. But, for right now, we need to strengthen our odds in case another attack comes." Negi said. Mana nodded.
"If anymore students had came out last night during the fight, their lives would be in serious danger." Mana said "I don't think my dark self would mind attacking innocent lives." Negi nodded.
"As for the time being, I only have one suggestion." Negi said.
"What is it Negi?" Asuna said. Negi brought them outside and Nagi joined them after Negi called him.
"Hey son. So, you need a little help with this spell?" Nagi said. Negi nodded saying "a lot of people" would be coming.
"Huh? Wait a second. What are you talking about?" Yue said. Negi told everyone to watch and see. Nagi stood directly across from Negi and Chamo drew a magical circle in the dirt. Negi and Nagi put one hand down on the circle and begun saying a spell.
"Eh? I'm a little lost here." Ayaka said. Satomi nodded.
"Wait. Negi? What's going on?" Asuna said. But Negi said nothing and kept saying the spell. When Negi and Nagi were done, they released magical energy into the circle and it lit up. A giant light version of the circle appeared in the sky.
"Whoa!" Rose said.
"I think...I think something's coming!" Madoka said. Kotaro was pretty sure she was right. Evangeline, Chachamaru and Jennifer watched without a sound.
"What's Negi trying to call for? I don't get it." Evangeline thought. Just then, they saw what looked like Negi's staff falling through the circle above and hitting the ground.
"Hmm?" Setsuna said. Just then, they started to hear voices yelling. Everyone looked up towards the circle above and gasped. Down came several figures and they all hit the ground yelling. A giant smoke cloud covered the ground upon impact.
"Geez. What the heck was all that?!" Yuna said. Ayaka coughed and swatted the smoke away. As the smoke began to clear, they saw who Negi was calling. In the smoke, Yuna thought she saw a younger version of Fuka.
"Man. I'm dizzy..." she said.
"Hey! Isn't that...Fuka? And...me?!" Yuna said. She saw herself and Fumika rising up after Fuka. When the smoke was completely gone, everyone saw the entire Class 2-A, including Kotaro, Jennifer, Chamo and Negi, from fifteen years ago!
"That..That's us! From when we were in class together!" Konoka said. Negi nodded. The younger Negi and Asuna sat up feeling dizzy.
"A...Asuna. What happened?" Negi said.
"How should...I know? We just fell through a hole in the sky." Asuna said. When they looked ahead, they gasped. They were looking at their future selves again.
"Hello again." Negi said. Past Negi and Asuna gasped.
"Hey! It's us again! What's up guys?" Asuna said waving. The others gasped when they saw their younger selves regaining consciousness.
"Whoa! Either I've gone crazy...or I'm looking at myself!" the past Yuna said.
"Is that...me?!" the past Evangeline said. She looked at herself as Satomi looked curiously.
"I think, based off their physical details, that we must be fifteen years into the future. Or maybe it's more." the younger Satomi said. Nodoka and Yue couldn't believe it when they were looking at their younger selves.
"Wait a second. You called for US from the past?" Kotaro said. Negi nodded. Just then, the younger Kotaro approached him.
"Whoa. Cool. That's me." younger Kotaro said. Chamo and younger Chamo were checking each other out and complimenting each other. Fei Ku and Kaede were looking around.
"Wait. Where is our future sevles?" Fei Ku said.
"They sort of are at a martial arts tournament now." Asuna said. Fei Ku and Kaede smiled.
"Oh wow! Sweet!" Fei Ku said. The two Ayaka's looked at each other to see what changed.
"I can't believe it. You're really me from fifteen years into the future?" younger Ayaka said. She nodded and whispered something into her ear. When she heard it, the younger Ayaka gasped and turned to the younger Asuna completely mad.
"Bells! This can't be right! She just told me you and our future professor are going to be married! What are you thinking?!" Ayaka shouted. The past Asuna and Negi gasped and looked at themselves.
"Yeah. It's sort of true." Asuna said showing them the ring. The past Ayaka growled and looked at the younger Asuna.
"I can't believe you! What is going through that twisted little mind of yours?! Why would our sweet Professor Springfield EVER want to marry a bonehead like you?!" Ayaka shouted.
"Hey! You got a problem with that blondie?! Just by looking at ourselves, I can easily tell who has the BETTER future!" younger Asuna said. The two of them soon started fighting with each other again.
"Oh boy. To think that was really us when we were younger." Asuna said. Ayaka nodded. Just then, younger Asuna and Ayaka stopped fighting and looked at their future selves.
"Wait. You two...don't even fight with each other anymore?!" they said.
"Man. If they don't fight anymore, what kind of future is this?" Fuka said. Meanwhile, Kazumi and Sayo were looking at Rose and Grace.
"Who are these two? I don't recognize them." Kazumi said. Negi introduced Rose and Grace and told everyone about what threat awaited them.
"Wait. Those hideous versions of us...are alive?" Misora said.
"But...But how?" Fumika said. Negi explained about what Karula was doing and Evangeline growled.
"My...sister! I can't believe she's causing problems again. That old hag!" younger Evangeline said.
"Evangeline? I didn't even know you had a sister." younger Asuna said.
"All of this...sounds really scary." Sayo said.
"That is why I summoned you all here from the past. If the dark versions of us have gotten stronger, we may soon be powerless to stop them. If you join forces with us, we may be able to stop them before any harm can happen to your time." Negi said. The younger Negi looked at his class and then at himself.
"All right then. If it's for the sake of our future, we'll help." Negi said. The two Negi's smiled and shook hands. Nagi figured this would be quite interesting.
"Yeah! I always wanted to see the future! Come on guys! Last one to the future academy is a rotten egg!" Fei Ku said. Negi led everyone back to the school and they soon were exploring. What surprised their younger selves the most was that Negi became the new dean.
"All right! High five for the major promotion Negi!" Makie said. The past Ayaka and Nodoka just looked around completely stunned.
"I can't believe it. My grandpa...is dead." Konoka said. Her future self stood besides her along with the younger Setsuna.
"Don't worry. He figured his time would end soon. But what he told me...was he couldn't be more prouder to have a grandaughter like us." Konoka said. The younger Konoka felt better and smiled.
"Wow! Sweet digs Negi!" the younger Chamo said. Meanwhile, some of the other girls were exploring the school. A couple of the other students from the time were a little disturbed.
"It's so amazing. Check it out. I really can't believe this is our academy fifteen years into the future!" Sakurako said. She, the younger Kakizaki and Madoka were looking around with the older Madoka.
"So wait a second. In the future, I...marry Kotaro?" Madoka said. Her future self nodded and Madoka groaned.
"Don't feel that way. He's actually a really great guy." future Madoka said. Just then, Sakurako saw a newspaper clipping about their band performing in California.
"Oh my gosh! We have a band?! Wow! We're...superstars!" Sakurako shouted. Yue, Nodoka and Haruna were checking out Library Island alongside the future Nodoka and Yue. Haruna was a little dissapointed that her future self wasn't with her friends.
"Well, we do talk with each other once in a while. I'm sure she'll visit sometime." future Yue said. In Satomi's lab, Chao and Satomi from the past were looking at all the latest gadgets and inventions the future Satomi invented.
"Actually, to be precise, Chao helped me with at least twenty of these things." future Satomi said. The younger Satomi was really impressed with how different Chachamaru had evolved over time. Meanwhile, Evangeline sat on the rooftop with her younger self.
"I can't believe it. You're in your true self and I'm still stuck in this pint sized body." the younger Evangeline said.
"You better thank your professor and Nagi for that. After all, they were the ones that set you free. But as for now, my only concern...is Karula." Evangeline said. Both of them looked out towards the sun setting.
"If she is back, we'll make sure...that this is the last time she ever tries to mess in our life." the younger Evangeline said.
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