Emiya Shirou, EMIYA, and EMIYA Alter.

Despite being the same person, they act differently from each other because they came from different timelines which the events between each timeline are different from each other.

For example, Emiya Shirou came from a timeline where he managed to win Arturia's heart and convinced her to change her decision of using the grail while both EMIYA and EMIYA Alter came from a different timeline where they failed to do so. Furthermore, both of them made a pact with Alaya while Emiya Shirou did not.

In short, all three of these people are different in general, in both heroic tales and many more.

However, despite these differences, there is one thing that they all have in common.

They can cook up a good meal, and that is shown when it comes to Arturia and her counterparts. They can chow down on meals made by them like a pack of lions.

However, what would happen if all three of them were gone from the kitchen for a while...?

"Eh? A vacation?" Shirou asked.

Ritsuka nodded in reply. "Yes. Starting from today, you and your counterparts will go on vacation for a few days."

Shirou, EMIYA, and EMIYA were confused with the orders Ritsuka just gave them. "Um...master, may I ask why all three of us need to go on vacation starting from today?"

"Well...recently, I feel like I've been piling so much work on you three lately, so I think you three need a vacation, especially Shirou."

"Eh? Me?"

"Yeah. I mean, lately, you've been the victim of many pranks and accidents that were either made by Merlin or potions and mystic codes made by Da Vinci or even your mom."

Both EMIYA and EMIYA Alter nodded. "You can say that again. And don't mention the aftermath of all of those pranks and accidents..." they both thought in unison.

"Anyways, those are your orders," Ritsuka said.

"Are you sure about this? I mean, all three of us are on kitchen duty," EMIYA Alter replied. "And who knows what would happen if all three of us were gone for a few days..." he muttered softly.

"Yeah. I have a weird feeling something bad might happen while we're gone," EMIYA said.

"Relax. I've already asked Boudica, Raikou, and Beni-enma to cover your shifts within those few days, so enjoy yourselves for once! Plus, it's already paid for all three of you!" he replied with a smile on his face.

At that moment, Shirou, EMIYA, and EMIYA Alter felt something familiar in Ritsuka's words. "Jeez, I'm starting to think master took lessons from mom..." they thought in unison. For a moment, Shirou, EMIYA, and EMIYA Alter looked at each other before Shirou asked Ritsuka something.

"Hey master, can you give us some space for a moment. We need to discuss something."

"Sure. I don't mind," Ritsuka replied as he soon gave the three some space to have their discussion. As he did, Shirou, EMIYA, and EMIYA Alter huddled together in a football-team like action.

"What do you think about master's suggestion?" Shirou asked.

"Well, it's an order from master, so I can't refuse," EMIYA said.

"Me neither as well. Plus, I could use a vacation once in a while," EMIYA Alter replied.

"Very well. Guess we're all in agreement then," Shirou said before the three ended their discussion. Soon, they went back to where Ritsuka was. "All right, all three of us had a discussion on taking a vacation, and we decided to take it."

Ritsuka's smile grew even bigger. "Great! Now then, let me show you were you three are going," he said as he brought out pamphlets from his pocket and handed one each to Shirou, EMIYA, and EMIYA Alter. As the three looked at the pamphlets, their eyes widen in shock.

Because the pamphlets were brochures of Kobe, Japan, which was the place they all came from.

For a moment, the three of them didn't say anything, making Ritsuka worried if he chose a bad vacation spot. "Um...is there something wrong with the location I chose?"

"Well, no master. It's rather...well, you happened to choose the place all three of us were born in," Shirou replied.

"Eh?! Really?! S-Sorry about that. Should I choose another place then?"

"No master. We're fine with this place," EMIYA Alter replied.

Ritsuka let out a sigh. "Very well, now pack your bags! You three are going to Kobe by tomorrow!" he said happily before he left the room he was in with Shirou, EMIYA, and EMIYA Alter. As Ritsuka left, Shirou, EMIYA, and EMIYA Alter felt a slight shiver from seeing Ritsuka's behavior.

"Okay. That looked way too similar to mom..." Shirou said.

"You can say that again. Even him leaving the room at that moment felt like something she would do..." EMIYA said.

Meanwhile, as Ritsuka got out of the room, he was in, he came across Mashu, who was waiting for him. "Well, did it work?" Mashu asked.

"Yeah. I managed to convince Shirou and his counterparts to go on vacation for a few days. And furthermore, the place I chose them happened to be where they came from," Ritsuka replied with a smile on his face.

Mashu let out a sigh of relief. "Well, that's a relief, although are you sure this will work out?"

"Relax. They'll be going on vacation for a few days. It's not like they'll be attacked in Kobe or something bad happens in Chaldea while they're gone for a few days."

Little did Ritsuka knew that the moment Shirou and his counterparts left Chaldea, things will get chaotic...

Ritsuka was walking down in the hallway, minding his own business. "Well, it's been a few days since Shirou and his counterparts went to Kobe for vacation. And it looks like nothing bad is going to happen," he thought happily before he heard his stomach growl. "Well, looks like I need to get something to eat right now."

Ritsuka then began to head towards the cafeteria. However, when he arrived, he saw Arturia and her counterparts at the tables, sulking with their heads down on the table.

"Shirou...where are you...we're hungry..." they muttered in unison before turning their heads to see Ritsuka, who watched the entire scene in front of him.

Ritsuka gulped at the stares he was receiving. "Uh oh."

"Master, where is Shirou?! It's lunchtime already! We're starving!" They yelled in hunger and anger.

Ritsuka gulped again. "Uh oh, looks like Mashu was right! Apparently, ordering Shirou and his counterparts to go on vacation for a few days seemed to be a bad idea right now!" he thought with fear. As Arturia and her counterparts looked at Ritsuka with stares of anger in their eyes, Ritsuka was going through his head to think of a good way to tell Arturia and her counterparts that Shirou and his counterparts were on vacation without making them mad. "Um...well, they're...gone..." he muttered in reply.

For a moment, Arturia and her counterparts were silent for a moment. "Gone you say...?!" they said creepily and angrily, making Ritsuka realize that he just said the wrong words.

"R-Relax! He's on vacation right now! Along with his counterparts as well!" Ritsuka hastily said.

Arturia and her counterparts' mood slightly changed for a moment. "Really? They're on vacation?"

Ritsuka let out a sigh of relief. "Yeah. And in case if all of you were wondering, I told them to do so upon seeing how much work those three do. Right now, those three are in Kobe."

Arturia and her counterparts let out a sigh of relief. "I see."

"Yeah. So...I guess for a few days...can you handle not seeing Shirou?" Ritsuka asked nervously.

For a moment, Arturia and her counterparts were silent again, making Ritsuka worried if he said the wrong words. "Hope I didn't anger them. If I did...well, it's good bye for Chaldea."

"Well...if Shirou is on vacation, then everything is fine," Arturia and her counterparts said, making Ritsuka sigh in relief.

However, it was then the alters began to say something. "However, master. If anything bad happens to Shirou on that vacation you told him to go to..."

They then drew their weapons, and then an aura appeared around them.

"We'll find him and drag him back here. Understand?!" they said menacingly.

Ritsuka quickly nodded. "Y-YES!"

"Good," the Alters said as they returned to their seats. As they did, Ritsuka had shivers going up through his spine.

"Oh boy...I hope nothing bad happens to Shirou and his counterparts...if so...then like I mentioned before, it's goodbye for Chaldea..."

(Meanwhile, in Kobe, Japan...)

"Achoo!" Shirou said as he let out a sneeze. "Jeez, am I getting a cold right now? Even as a servant?"

"Hey, don't laze around, we've got somewhere to be," EMIYA reminded Shirou, snapping him out of his thoughts.

"Yeah. Now hurry up, the show's about to start," EMIYA Alter said.

"Got it." Shirou then headed towards where EMIYA and EMIYA Alter were. Soon, the three of them arrived at a movie theater. As they did, they paid for the tickets and headed towards the room the movie they were watching was being aired. Soon, the movie started, and all three of them watched the movie. As they did, all three of them have some thoughts in their mind.

"Wow. A vacation. And to Kobe of all places. What is master thinking? And why did he drag us along with my younger self as well? If anything, I don't feel like I've been overworked at all. Compared to the dirty work I had to do for Alaya, work in Chaldea is practically heaven for me," EMIYA thought.

"A vacation huh...it's been a long since I had one. In fact, when was my last one...ah, forget it, it was probably nothing that special anyways. Honestly, I think this vacation is a bit unnecessary for us. We're heroic spirits. And plus, I'm going to forget it anyways..." EMIYA Alter thought.

"A vacation huh...well, normally I would not ask for one, but if master tells me to go on vacation, then I guess I could accept it. Although I'm a bit worried though...I hope that nothing bad happens in Chaldea, especially to Arturia and her counterparts. For some reason, I have a weird feeling that something bad might happen during these few days..." Shirou thought.

And the three continued to watch the movie with peace and silence...

"So, what do you think of the movie?" Shirou asked to his counterparts.

"Well, it wasn't bad at least," EMIYA replied as he sipped on a cup of tea.

"Hm...I don't know actually," EMIYA Alter replied as he sipped on a cup of coffee.

Right now, Shirou, EMIYA, and EMIYA Alter were at a nearby café after they were done watching the movie. As the three were sitting at their table, Shirou couldn't help but feel like they were being watched by some of the patrons.

Especially since some of those patrons were girls.

Shirou let out a small sigh before continuing the conversation. "Hey, since we're in Kobe...want to check of this timeline's Fuyuki?" he asked.

Both EMIYA and EMIYA Alter were silent upon hearing Shirou's words. "Are you serious?" EMIYA and EMIYA Alter asked in unison.

"Yeah. I want to see what this world's Fuyuki is like. You don't mind?"

Both EMIYA and EMIYA Alter then turned to each other. "Well?" EMIYA Alter whispered.

"Hm...well, I suppose it wouldn't hurt to visit this world's Fuyuki. Plus, since we technically don't exist here, there shouldn't be any trouble around there," EMIYA replied.

"Very well," EMIYA Alter said as he and EMIYA turned back to Shirou. "Sure. We'll go to Fuyuki next."

Shirou let out a small smile. "Well, time for a trip back home..."

"So, this is this world's Fuyuki..." Shirou thought as he, along with EMIYA and EMIYA Alter were in a bus that was heading towards Fuyuki. As the bus came closer to Fuyuki, all three of them got a glimpse of its view and felt nostalgic upon seeing it once more. "It looks the same as my world's..."

"Fuyuki...how long has it been since I've been there..." EMIYA thought.

"That place...it's so familiar even I can't forget about it..." EMIYA Alter thought.

Soon, the bus stopped at the bus station as it arrived in Fuyuki. As it did, they then got off the bus and looked at their surroundings, which was familiar to them since they were born here. "Well, let's head off, shall we?" Shirou asked.

"Yeah," EMIYA and EMIYA Alter replied.

Soon, Shirou, EMIYA, and EMIYA Alter began to explore the many tourist spots of Fuyuki. As they did, they say many places that were in their world that greatly reminded them of their life. At the same time, there were minor differences in Ritsuka's Fuyuki that they didn't recognize as well.

"Hm...so this is this world's Fuyuki...it's similar, yet different at the same time..." Shirou thought as he was walking with EMIYA and EMIYA Alter. As the three continued to walk, Shirou stopped for a moment.

"Hm? Why did you stop?" EMIYA asked.

Shirou pointed to a certain direction. "Over there."

Both EMIYA and EMIYA Alter turned to the direction Shirou was pointing at. As they did, they immediately knew why Shirou pointed at the direction earlier.

"That direction...it's just a park," EMIYA Alter said.

"Yeah. And remember what happened to that park in our world?" Shirou asked.

Both EMIYA and EMIYA Alter thought about Shirou's question before realizing what Shirou meant. "Oh. That park was destroyed from the aftermath of the fourth Fuyuki Grail War in our timelines. Now I remember," EMIYA said.

"Yeah. And seeing it in front of our eyes...I can't help but feel a bit relieved about master's version of Fuyuki," Shirou said.

EMIYA let out a small sigh. "Well, what's done been done. Now let's move on."

"Yeah. So, where do you want to go next?"

Before EMIYA could answer, EMIYA Alter spoke first.

"Well...there is a place all of us should go now that we're here, and it's a place we already knew to begin with," EMIYA Alter said.

Both Shirou and EMIYA were slightly confused before immediately knew what EMIYA Alter was talking about.

The Emiya Residence.

(A few hours later...)

"Honestly, I'm surprised that you wanted to visit this world's version of our house," EMIYA said as he along with Shirou and EMIYA Alter were walking up the hill that led to their home.

EMIYA Alter sighed. "Hey, that place has never left my memories, even after what that woman did to me in the past." Soon, the three of them arrived at the residence. "Anyways, here we are."

Both Shirou and EMIYA turned around to look at the residence in front of them. As they did, they saw the residence in complete disarray. Portions of the house were broken, the grass looked wild, and the pavement was broken.

All and all, it was abandoned.

For a moment, nobody didn't say anything as they all looked at the place, each with their own thoughts in their heads.

"So...this is this world's version of my home is like...well, since there was only one holy grail war in this world, I guess my old man never joined it, which meant no one bought the place..."

"Jeez, I know that the me, Taiga, the old man, and a few others fixed it when he bought the place...but the damage here is disastrous..."

"Wow. This place has seen better days..."

Eventually, all three of them were done expressing their thoughts. "So...want to go now?" Shirou asked.

"Yeah," EMIYA and EMIYA Alter replied in unison.

And the three left, knowing what happened to their home in Ritsuka's world...

"Well, that was fun," Shirou said.

"Hmph. All we did was just look at landmarks we already knew, and bought a few things as well," EMIYA said. "Although it was refreshing to be honest..."

"Yeah," EMIYA Alter said.

Right now, Shirou, EMIYA, and EMIYA Alter just got back from their vacation and are now walking in one of Chaldea's hallways, carrying a few shopping bags. As the three were walking, Shirou let out a sigh of relief. "Phew. Looks like nothing bad happened when I was gone..."

However, he was wrong.

Because at that moment, an explosion was heard in the distance. And in the distance, something flew out.

"Or not..."

Shirou, EMIYA, and EMIYA Alter then headed towards the source of the explosion. As they got closer, they immediately recognized what flew by earlier.

It was Gilgamesh, who was in a complete mess.

Shirou, EMIYA, and EMIYA Alter first looked at Gilgamesh's body before turning to the side to see what made him fly.

Which was Arturia and her counterparts, and they were angry.

"Uh oh..."

Arturia and her counterparts then turned to see Shirou, EMIYA, and EMIYA Alter. For a moment, nothing happened between the groups before Arturia came up towards Shirou with an angry look on her face.

"A-Arturia?" Shirou asked.

Arturia then grabbed Shirou's kimono. "SHIROU! FOOD!" she yelled before she started to drag him, with her counterparts following them.

Meanwhile, EMIYA and EMIYA Alter just looked at the scene in complete silence. "What just happened...?"

It was they heard a new voice. "Heeeeyyyyyyy!"

Both EMIYA and EMIYA Alter turned around to see Ritsuka, who was in the distance, running towards them. As he arrived, he was breathing heavily. "Great...you're back already..." he huffed.

"Master, what just happened?" EMIYA asked.

Ritsuka was still breathing heavily before continuing. "Well...Gilgamesh tried to hit on them...and they snapped...and unleashed a few days' worth of stress and anger on him..." he huffed.

Both EMIYA and EMIYA Alter mentally facepalmed. "He never learns...that King of Heroes..." EMIYA Alter said.

"You can say that again. Furthermore, when I told Arturia and her counterparts about the vacation Shirou was on for the past few days, their mood quickly changed. I don't know why though..."

Meanwhile EMIYA and EMIYA Alter immediately knew. "Ah, they missed our cooking..."

And thus, one should never separate the sheath from a sword...or rather, a personal chef from his private patrons.