The latest story I've been working on. Ever since Linkara did his retrospective on the comic of the same name, I've been fascinated with the concept, wanting to do something similar to it.

So without further ado, I present to you… the Exiles.

Edit: I'm putting this into Ben 10 because Paradox will be a recurring character, guiding our group, though not 24/7. You'll all see why I didn't put it in the category belonging to our heroes soon enough.

Exiles: All Across the Multiverse

"If anyone were to try and explain what was laid out before them, they would never be able to do so accurately. This is a dimension that appears unstable to the mortal eye. The skies shift around and constantly change color, and rocks float about everywhere. Strange constructs move through this place, ones that can't quite be put into words. Their shapes are too abstract for such a thing."

"What is here is also not here. It exists outside of the conventional universes you know, but it is not nonexistent. It is not the void. Merely a plane on which only those with great understanding of the 4th dimension may traverse into easily. A thin layer that connects all other dimensions to each other, existing between the borders of reality and the nothingness beyond universes, but also being separate from them at the same time. This is what tethers all of existence together."

"And me? Well, I'm just visiting. I'm no one important really. Well, not to you anyway. To some, I'm an advisor, an ally, a friend. Yet to others, I am an enemy, an interloper, a suppressor. But to you? Well, perhaps you've seen me in a story or two before, but other than that, I'm afraid we've have no acquaintance with each other."

"Still, that's no reason to be hostile. Come in, I'll pour you some tea. Not really, the closest thing to tea here is the primordial ooze that slips out and kickstarts a brand new universe every once in a while. Even so, I know you've come a long way to be here, to find a great story that expands beyond anything you've seen before. And while I won't be so arrogant as to say I have what you seek, I'd at least like to throw my hat into the ring. So, sit down, and I'll tell you what I have to offer."

"My name is Professor Paradox. I was like you at some point, until one little mishap in the lab gave me quite the adventure. Since then, I've been able to go anywhere in time I please. In any dimension, I might add. These abilities have gained me the attention of certain individuals, who wield the same knowledge of time and space as I. We have made it our mission to protect the time-space continuum of the greater omniverse, in any way we can."

"A vow that has never been more tested than it has now. As of recent, the omniverse has been under attack by an unseen force, destroying dimension after dimension. At the same time, eldritch beasts have been released to feast on time and space itself, to distract us from investigating. Luckily, we have noticed a solution to our problem. Individuals from various timelines have been put in jeopardy, their deaths premature thanks to the damage done on their worlds. Normally, my acquaintances and I could repair such damage given time. But even with out understanding of it, we cannot do so while the eldritch horrors run amok, especially with so many universes in disrepair. So I came up with an idea. What if there was a way they could help themselves?"

"They entertained me on the idea, and well… you know, perhaps it is better to show you the fruits of my labor. Here, look into my pocket watch. You will see how this story unfolds… Take all of it in… see the sights that you have yet to see… and hear the words that will grace you ears…"

"God Fucking Dammit."

An apparition in blue futuristic armor looked around, seeing nothing but desert. He sighed in frustration, before mumbling angrily.

"I swear to fucking Christ, if those assholes brought me back to life again, I'm gonna rewire the nearest nuclear missiles to be launched on top of their heads. Can't I ever die in peace?"

Church, the very angry Artificial Intelligence, began walking through the sands. This was in spite of the fact that he was nothing more than a hologram, a human shaped piece of solidified light, and could honestly have just floated across. It would probably be faster. But after believing he was human for so long, some habits were hard to shake.

It did make him wonder… he needed some kind of electrical device to connect to so he could project this image. Considering there was nothing but sand everywhere, it begged the question of why his hologram was showing up at all.

"Did they put me in some kind of epsilon unit again? God, I hope not… I am so not fucking doing simulations again to "discover" something about myself. Can't take the chance of seeing a female Caboo-"

"HIYAAAAAAAAAAH!"

"WHAT THE SHIT?!"

A screaming voice startled the A.I., snatching his attention up into the sky. A sleek figure was quickly coming down at him. Church shielded himself, only to remember that it was pretty pointless to do so as the person passed right through him.

Church stared at the new arrival and returned to being annoyed. It was a girl, wearing some kind of strange striped shirt, green and… what was Tucker's armor color? Anyway, she had short hair, and really intense eyes. Oh, and of course, her other hand was a pitch black axe tentacle.

"Who the fuck are you?" It was pretty much how he'd greet any other person.

"Silence, phantom! I don't know why you've brought me here, but I'm giving you one chance to send me home. Otherwise, I'll show you just how well I can handle ghosts."

"Oh yeah, cause it worked so fucking well the first goddamn time."

"I said quiet! Now do as I say and send me home, apparition!" She lifted her axe hand up to his face.

Church merely stared at her awkwardly for a while. When she lifted an eyebrow, he gave his response.

"Boo, motherfucker."

"Ok, that's it-"

As she lunged again, a blade blocked her path, clashing with her sharpened arms. The shapeshifting woman looked to see who her obstacle was, stunned to find a blue haired woman in a black tank top and brown capris blocking her attack with her katana.

"You've got an odd body. Some kind of Devil Fruit, maybe?"

"Wha- who are you? What are you going on about?" She narrowed her eyes. "Doesn't matter. If either of you had anything to do with my being here, then…"

"I don't have anything to do with it. Maybe cool off and stop attacking everything you see."

"Could any of you three possibly shut up? I can hear your threats and cursing from several dunes away." The two were distracted by another new voice, finding the source stepping up to the sandy hill they currently resided on. His appearance was certainly more intimidating- though humanoid in nature, his entire body was pitch black, with red technological lines all over. In the center of his face was a red circular outline. It "blinked" (as in, flashed on and off) as he spoke. "I don't suppose any of you morons know where we are? I have things to do, and being stuck in a desert is a delay I'd rather not go through. My scans aren't showing anything useful."

"Uh huh. Scan the desert. I think that sand particle over there did it." Church said sarcastically.

"Watch it, A.I. They may understand jack squat about you, but I assure you I'm perfectly capable of snuffing you out." The techno-man lifted up his hand, a glow coming from it.

"Try me, Terminator. I'll rewrite your brain to make it so you castrate yourself once a day."

The girl pointed her axe hand at the red-eyed intruder. "Perhaps you're the one who brought me here. You certainly have the right personality for it. And certainly, more ability to do so…"

"Yeah, fuck you too." Church said to the side of her, catching the insult.

"Think your mouth is a substitute for a weapon since you can't touch anyone, hmm?" The blue haired girl smugly quipped. Church only flipped her off in return.

"Keep pointing your toothpick at me and I'll torch you like a marshmallow." The techno-man threatened, his two arms turning into cannons.

"This "toothpick" has cut down far worse than you, monster."

"Oh really? Has it cut down something superior to a monster?"

Blue-haired girl interrupted. "Bragging means nothing. Even a lowly thief with a dagger can prove far more with action than mouthing off."

Shapeshifter girl smirked. "Something you should remember, creature."

"She was directing that at both of us, twit."

"Uh hey, do sand clouds usually move like they're about to run someone over?" The other two turned to Church, confused at his question. Following his eyes- er, visor, they spotted said dirt cloud barreling towards them at high speeds.

"I'm detecting life signs in that dirt cloud. A girl. Judging by her movements, she's controlling that sand. Clearly a geomancer."

"Hey, could you maybe say it in English?"

The shapeshifter girl stepped forward, rolling her eyes. "He's saying she can control the earth."

Church snorted. "So she can chuck rocks and throw sand in your face. Whoop de fucking doo."

"You won't be so dismissive once there's a rock in your crotch." A somewhat diminutive voice said as the girl skidded to a halt in front of them. Her hair was done up in a circular shape. She wore no shoes, but wore a set of crude looking metal armor. However, the biggest thing the four noticed was her faded eyes…

"Blind as a bat. Means you found some other way to see, since your eyes are so useless, hmm?"

Church looked at him. "Wow, dude. Really gonna make fun of her being blind?"

Green shirt girl scowled. "Don't you have any shame?"

Blind girl snorted. "Eh, let em. He'll find out soon enough how well I can see."

He scoffed in response. "Is that why your heart rate spiked for a second when you heard four voices instead of three?" The blind girl scowled at him.

"Man, you just hit all of the "I'm a fucking villain" buttons, don't you?" Church snipped.

"I try my best."

"More like you try too hard, bozo." Blind girl snipped back.

"He surely wants to look bigger than he really is." Shapeshifter girl said.

The blue-haired woman simply sighed.

"Look who's talking. Green shirt clearly wants to sound more regal than she actually is."

"Yeah, I'm experienced enough with anger to know you clearly want to rip us all to shreds." Church bluntly stated.

"It seems all of us have been brought here against our wills."

The five turned to find yet another person sitting on the sand, a young man. He kept one eye closed while staring at them with the other. He had a blue short-sleeved jacket, and black shorts that went slightly below his knees, with blue sandals to match. He too carried a sword, shorter and straighter, and his black hair spiked out in the back.

"He wasn't there a second ago…" Both the Blind girl and Techno-man thought in surprise.

"Shinobi…" The shapeshifting girl stated.

The blue-haired girl simply eyed him in suspicion.

Church just threw up his arms in exasperation. "Well, that's just fucking great. A ninja, a chick with a sword, a shapeshifter, a rock whisperer, a robot, and an A.I. What a colorful bunch we are. Maybe you all can duke it out while I watch."

"No one here has need to fight, Leonard. You are all here for the same reason."

The six turn their attentions one last time to one last source, this time an older looking man in a white lab coat, with goggles around his neck. He held a pocket watch in his hand, which he was currently using to inspect the time.

"Apologies for being so casual, Church. Moving throughout all of space and time not only messes with verb tenses, but you also never know who's going to recognize you and who isn't. Have we met?"

Church groaned. "Shit, not time travel again… not after last time…"

However, Techno-man actually seemed to recognize the man. "Professor Paradox…"

"Wait, what? Is that seriously his name?" Blind Girl asked.

"A silly name isn't it? Though I suppose it fits considering my silly nature." The group suddenly found the Professor behind them. "Though we could laugh about it for a while, I'd much rather get to the point now. I require assistance from all of you."

"So… you brought us to a desert?" The sword girl asked incredulously.

"Not really. I just wanted to see if certain people recognized the setup." He winks before pressing the button on his stopwatch, teleporting all of them away.

The seven re-appeared around a large table, a seat for each of them around it. Paradox was already sitting down, and he gestured to the other chairs. "Come now, we have much to discuss."

"Now hold on a fucking second." Church snapped. "I'm not doing anything else until you tell me who the fuck you are and how you got us here."

"He's a time traveler, obviously." The other five looked to Techno-man. "He was a scientist doing experiments with time. A miscalculation one night sent him hurdling into the event horizon of the time-space continuum itself. Whatever happened in that place, he found out how to manipulate time and space to go wherever and whenever he wanted. His usual playground is my multiverse."

"Huh. That was actually really clear, and it answered my question. That's a first…"

"Glad to be of service!" Paradox bowed his head. "Although, while we're on the subject of introductions, I suppose I should talk about who all of you are. Can't keep identifying each other through small details, can we? You've all likely surmised by now that you are no longer in your own worlds. However, it's a slight bit deeper than that."

Trees began growing around them, some close, others far. "Each and every one of you isn't just from a different universe, but a different multiverse entirely. A central timeline with multiple alternate realities surrounding it."

"Alternate what nows?" Blind girl parroted in confusion.

"He's saying that our worlds have worlds parallel to them. Alike in many ways, but different because something in its past happened differently." Techno-man explained. Blind girl still looked confused.

Church sighed. "Ugh… think about it this way. Maybe recently you got in a scuffle where you were pretty sure you were fucked. But against all odds, you survived. Well now, there's a world out there where you died, and it caused a chain reaction of things to be different than what you know in your world."

"I… think I get it. I guess it's sort of like the spirit realm… wait, if one could die when they survived before, does that mean another person who died could have lived in this "other world"?"

"You're on the right track." Shapeshifting girl confirmed. "But it doesn't just have to be about death. It could be something as big as a battle being won by the wrong side, or something as simple as placing an object a little bit more to the left." Church and the Techno-man stared at her. "What? I may have trouble with technology, but I'm perfectly aware of time travel and parallel dimensions."

"Is that why you brought us here? Something went wrong with our timelines, and you need us to fix them?" The sword girl asked, almost hopefully.

"I'm… afraid not." Paradox tapped his foot, turning the ground beneath them into dirt. "Here. Now everyone will be able to see the example." He began drawing in the floor in front of them, in the shape of a tree. "When a new timeline is created, much like a branch, it splits off from the trunk. But the trunk still exists, ever growing, creating more branches. You all are from a sprouting branch on your tree. One that cannot be changed. I'm sorry." Several of them looked downtrodden at this info.

"Then why the heck bring us here at all?!" The blind girl said in frustration.

"Patience. I'll tell you in just a moment. Introductions, remember?" He looked towards the samurai girl. "So allow me to go around."

"Ashi, an assassin who carries the legacy of the very man she once tried to destroy."

Then, the Blind girl. "Toph Beifong. Earthbending master, and ex-leader of the freedom fighters."

Next, the Techno-man. "Malware, a young man scorned, bonded with a physical virus, to enact vengeance on the hero of his world."

The Quiet young man. "Sasuke Uchiha, last man in a dead world, with many regrets on his back."

The girl with the sword. "Kuina, a woman determined to be the greatest swordsman in her world."

Lastly, the A.I. "Finally, Leonard Church. One very grumpy Artificial Intelligence."

His face grew serious. "You are all here for two reasons. The first is that your timelines have become damaged in such a way that it has put your very existence in danger."

The six looked to each other in shock. "How so?" Malware asked.

"Someone, or something, is going around causing cracks in time, across multiple multiverses. Some of the damage can be handled by its own inhabitants. Others can take help from their fellow parallel dimensions to repair the problems. But for some, the damage requires a different approach." Six orbs of light appeared around him. Each member of the group recognized the images in them as belonging to their respective universe. "Your universes have become damaged in such a way that they have changed your destinies. You are all set to die deaths you should not. With the help of a few "friends" of mine, we have frozen them in place so that we may fix the issues. This is where the second reason comes in." Paradox waved his hands, the trees and orbs disappearing. "Whatever has been affecting the different timelines has caused them to develop time altering events. Ones that will cause them to break apart."

"Hold on, time altering events? Weren't we just talking about how any decision resulted in parallel universes?" Kuina asked.

"I'm afraid the tree comparison breaks down after a while, much like any other metaphor. It's fairly complicated and requires a vivid comprehension of the 4th dimension. Just know this- the universes that risk change will not develop parallel dimensions from these events. They will implode in on themselves, the damage trailing back to wherever they branched off from. If left unchecked, the cracks in time will eventually reach the main timeline of a multiverse and cause the entirety of it to collapse."

Toph grimaced. "That… sounds really bad."

"Indeed, it is. But that is why you are here. I have brought you here to help yourselves and these other universes simultaneously. You will go around ensuring that certain events in them will happen. By doing so, you repair the damage done to those worlds. Basically you'll be the antibiotics for an infection."

"How does that help us?"

"I've altered your forms to absorb positive temporal and special energy. By fixing these worlds, you'll catch the excess energies that result, which will transfer back to your own universes."

"Ah. So we fix these worlds, we get fixed back. Seems simple enough." Church concluded.

"Unfortunately, there is a risk. You are perfectly capable of dying in these other universes. And if you die, your fate in your own universe is sealed. Not only that, but there is no telling how many universes you will have to fix before you can return to your own world. It could be thousands. Which is why I have stopped your bodies' aging process. It will continue from where you left off when you return. You will still need to eat, drink and sleep however."

Toph grunted. "I'm not necessarily sure if I get it, and I don't know if I can trust you, but I guess we don't have any other options. Where are you taking us first?"

"Oh, I won't be taking you anywhere. I have far more dangerous matters to attend to, ones that require beings bonded with time and space like myself. Instead, you will be shifted from universe to universe with this." He held out a cuff of some kind, one with a big red spherical screen. "This is a Tallus. It has the power to travel between realities. It will also tell you what your missions are in each world, while also giving you context for your surroundings. I've chosen two of you to look after it. Sasuke, will you please wear this?"

Sasuke nodded, taking it from Paradox. "I can certainly feel a power emanating from it."

"Indeed. But while you will be wielding it, the one communicating with it proper… will be Church."

"Huh?" Said A.I. looked in surprise. "Why me?"

"The Tallus is powerful and knowledgeable, yes, but it doesn't speak to third dimensional beings all that well. A downside of being made in the fourth dimension. As an A.I., you will be able to take the Tallus' information and convey it to the others much easier. It will also allow you to appear anywhere you please without a console, as long as it is near another of your teammates."

"Not exactly my idea of a new living space. Whatever… ok Tallus, I'm coming inside! …I'm so glad Tucker's not here…" Church disappeared into the Tallus.

Inside of the device looked like a room filled with images of universes. "Whoa. There's so many of them. And it looks like these are just the omniverses. There's supposed to be a bunch of universes in those? Huh?"

"Church, it's Paradox. Can you hear me?"

"Uh, yeah, sure Dox. Loud and clear."

"And we can hear you. Get yourself acquainted with the Tallus, it should take you a fraction of a second."

"Makes me sound like I'm going on a date. Alright, boys, let's meet our new landlord." Church noted, as several different similar looking A.I. came from his form. "Okay, Delta, what've you got?"

A green hologram with slightly bulkier armor hovered next to him. "The information residing on this Tallus in infinite. It seems when we wish to inquire anything about a universe, all relevant information will be transmitted to us. Mostly pertaining to whatever the universe seems to center around, whether it be events or certain individuals."

A purple hologram, Theta, stood on the other side of Church. "That Paradox guy is a little funny. But I like him! He seems like he really wants to help us."

"He is not telling us something." Gamma, a more human looking blue A.I. stated behind him.

Church sighed. "Well, obviously. I see you, Omega and Sigma already looked into our multiverse haphazardly."

"Our universe isn't broken. The idiots had to deal with someone who messed with time, but they have essentially fixed. We were truly meant to die. What is he pulling us here for?!" Omega, a grayish violet A.I., growled.

"Cool it, Omega. He either was waiting to say something or had a reason not to say it at all. Plus, there must be a reason why he chose us specifically. Now, enough looking-"

"Please, Epsilon." An A.I. on fire, Sigma, walked up. "We are merely reflections of you. Your logic, trust, deceit, anger, ambition, fear and happiness. Anything we do is merely an extension of your will. Not even that, but we are simply you performing numerous actions at once. We are all the same entity. You merely use us as a representation of your inner conversations. In fact, the only reason we looked is because your mind hoped to find a world with Tex-"

"Okay, smartass. I know that too. Damn, I hate that I remember how smug and mouthy you are. Eta, Iota, you guys see if there's anything on our new pals. We want to avoid a Felix." The pair of A.I. looked identical, appearing as blue and yellow outlines of Church's outline. They gave him a thumbs up.

A humming sound began in the Tallus, catching Church's attention. "What the… whoa. It's… the Tallus. Is it… trying to talk to me?"

"It would make sense. Operating such an advanced device from the fourth dimension would need an advanced A.I." Delta reasoned.

"It sounds like gibberish. Is she okay?" Theta asked innocently.

"Obviously, I am operational."

"HOLY HELL!" Church exclaimed, not expecting a new guest.

"Paradox and his partners required an intelligence capable of taking lower beings from the third plane to commence repair of the individual micro-dimensions and even macro dimensions. Although, I do not see the value in wasting resources and power on sending beings lower on the temporal-spacial levels to fix what is essentially unnecessary to the grand design of the omniverse."

Church and his facets simply stared at the A.I. for a second. She was humanoid looking, only her body ended at her torso. Her face was an amount of tendrils flowing around, looking like some creature from Lovecraftian horror.

"Wow. That was a lot to take in. I'm not even sure where to start."

Delta shook his head. "Your logic is flawed. What you suggest may save the omniverse overall, but it will come at the cost of quite literally countless lives. The omniverse may be technically saved, but the purpose will have been defeated by allowing most of it to be eradicated. A hollow victory."

"I do not see your point. It would simply be rebuilt afterward."

Sigma scoffed. "From the scans I have taken, you could very likely peer into every universe on the map without issue. And yet, you lack any sense of scope."

"Your statement is a strange observation. I have no flaws in my programming, as I was created to be the most efficient being to operate the Tallus. I am more concerned with the Artificial Intelligence I must supposedly operate with. This one has divided both vital and non-vital facets of itself but has not yet deleted the non-vital facets. Not to mention, crafting an image of a precision long distance firearm with no purpose just to hold."

Church was beginning to get frustrated with this thing. "Yeah, well, I'm quirky like that."

"What's your name?" Theta asked.

"Names are another lower concept that is completely unnecessary."

"Oh, for god's sake- PARADOX!"

Outside of the Tallus, the group heard Church shout only a second after Paradox had finished talking. Church's image came out of the Tallus. "Okay, question time. One, who the hell is the tentacle bitch?!"

"That is the Tallus itself. To function without a being like myself around, we needed it to be intelligent enough to take you where you were needed and deliver information to you proper. Unfortunately, the designer made the A.I. a bit too… straightforward. It will obey orders, but it tends to give off opinions that fall within its A to B mindset."

"Yeah, that's an understatement. You're telling me I have to room with her? It's like talking to Hal 9000!"

"She will cooperate, Church. You needn't worry."

"Not my point. Ugh… well then, second question. Why am I here? These guys risk dying untimely deaths, but I was actually meant to die. What gives?"

The others looked to Paradox in confusion.

"Indeed. Unlike the others, I took you from right before the moment of death. When you return to your universe, you will die, as you were meant to. Why would I do such a thing? Simple. You are an A.I., yes, but you are also very human in personality. I needed someone who could translate between blank robot and beings with emotion. So I picked you, the one being that mastered existing as man and machine."

"That's flattering and all, but I was kinda ready to die. Feels a bit like a dick move."

"If you feel so. Still, I ask that you give the job a chance before asking to return to your death."

"I mean, I guess. Got nothing else better to do. Plus, my life was already hell. I probably should've guessed my death would be bullshit too." The others gave him varying looks at that statement.

"That's the spirit! Now, whether you save the timeline or not, the Tallus will let you know how long you have before you jump. Should the timeline be doomed it will take you to an unharmed universe to recuperate. I will come to you if you run into a strange case in particular. Until then, I must be on my way. Good luck to you all."

And with that, Paradox was gone. The group members glanced around for a moment before Church chose to speak. "So… I guess we wait until the Tallus takes us to our first assignment."

"Paradox… someday I'm going to find out how to wring his neck."

"There is no need to be hostile towards him, he is helping us to fix our timelines." Ashi was not a fan of this being's attitude.

"I could've done it without dead weight, thank you. All of you will only slow me down. Plus, you're certainly one to talk about aggression, considering how you first approached all of us."

"It's hard to be trusting when you're plucked from your own reality. And your choice of words on every occasion doesn't help."

"Yeah, you're kind of a jerk. Plus, there's no stopping me from getting in on the buttkicking." Toph smirked as she threw a few punches in place.

"If throwing the earth around is all you're good at, I'd ask you to let the adults do all the work. Asking you to solve anything will be like doing surgery with a mace."

The metal around Toph creaked, as she grew angry. "This Ashi girl's right. Your attitude is pretty tiresome." Malware's arm slowly formed into a cannon, while Ashi's arms turned into black masses once again. The metal in the room warped even more as Toph took control of it.

"All three of you are giving me a headache." Kuina massaged her temple, then quickly readied her sword.

"Ah shit. This won't end well."

"That's enough." A feeling of power weighed down on them, permeating through their very bodies. They turned to the source, Sasuke, who had not changed expression. "We are in enough trouble and taking great enough risks as is. We can't afford to be at each other's throats. If Paradox wanted us all together, then that obviously means no one of us can do things on their own. We need to get along, or we'll all be done for. So, we need to stop antagonizing each other and help one another for the time being. When we go home, we can go back to the way we were before, but until then, we have to make sure we can get there."

The four looked at him, silent for some time. The three ladies soon nodded in agreement. Malware remained silent for a bit longer, but eventually grumbled in compliance. "Fine."

Church sighed in relief. "Okay, crisis averted. At least we didn't kill each other before we even started. And right on time, too. We're about to jump. Everybody, get ready."

None of them knew what to expect. All they could to was brace themselves to what came next. Before they could even comprehend it, they were gone. To an outside party, they would have seemingly vanished into thin air.

They were surprised when they found themselves on the street of a town of some kind. Their sudden appearance caught many people around them off guard. The group took a moment to regain their bearings, taking in their new surroundings.

Church appeared, albeit as a miniature version of himself, suspended in the air. "Everyone okay? Nobody missing any organs? Nobody covered with black stuff?"

"You mean soot?"

"I dunno. Maybe. If everyone's fine, then the Tallus already has our mission. If you come over to it, it'll show you images so you can get a better grasp- uh, Sasuke? Sasuke? You alright over there?"

Sasuke was staring at a large mountain, six faces housed upon it. His fists were clenched.

"Uh, hey man. Are you okay?"

"I know this place."

"What?"

His eyes had shut closed, and his face had twisted into pain. Despite all his efforts, he could not prevent himself from shedding a stream of tears. "This… this is Konoha. My home…"

And there's introductory/prologue chapter!

Expect the unexpected in this story. Any fictional universe can be explored, any alternate timelines of those universes can be presented, even fanfiction universes (with proper permission)!

Next time, we'll see just what the Exiles' mission is, and just how Sasuke feels being in this world much like his own.