A/N Chapter 22! Sorry for posting a bit late, The only excuse I have is that... I procrastinate a lot. ANYWAYS!
Thank you Evankey and for favoriting this story. Thank you dragonbane522 for favoriting and following this story. Thank you bast234, XY Kid, freebyte, JohnAwake, RaiseDaDragz, someonestupED, 9feetnerd, tendaysromeo, damnlastwords, xiodan56, and Marcus the Kane for reviewing.
Marcus the Kane: I was going to make a funny comment to that but then I realised... I'm terrible at being funny.
bast234: I totally agree with you. Yoshino is and has always been my favourite Date A Live character.
damnlastwords: Okay if you say so. I'll read it as soon as I have free time. No I am not trying to think of excuse not to read your story, It's just it's hard to juggle school word and writing stories. at the same time. But I will read it as soon as I can. I might read the story that has Ed and Saki in it.
xiodan56: Yes I know. But I chose the twelve year old Naruto. Why you ask? Well, you see I'm more good at writing immature and childish personalities. I find it harder to write a mature personality. I actually do remember watching the first few episodes of Naruto years ago, and that was when Naruto was twelve. So in a way, I would be more experienced with the twelve year old Naruto the I would be with the 17 year old Naruto. Does that make sense? Also, if Naruto is going to be carrying Natsu in the future, Naruto has to be small like Happy. And this is my response to the second thing you said... EHHHHHHHHHH?! But he looks so young! How can he be that old!
tendaysromeo: I totally agree with you. I have a good idea (Well, in my opinion it's a good idea) about what Levi's weapon should be, I'll be giving it to him in the next arch.
JohnAwake: Really? I never knew that. I'll keep that in mind when I'm writing chapter 25. Don't worry, everyone is going to get their fair share of action in chapter 24...If they survive that it, Muahahahahaha *Cough cough* Anyways! So you said Neptune was acting OOC ... *Opens new tab and searches in google "What does OOC stand for"...* *After seconds of research*. So if I'm not mistaken, OOC stands for Out Of Control. EH? Well, Neptune didn't really do anything in the last episodes, I can't see how neptune was acting weird. She seemed to be acting normal, at least to me. If your referencing to the part where she slept with Plutia (That sounds so wrong) well, it actually is normal for Neptune. If you look in one of the endings in Hyperdimention Neptunia 3 Victory the game, it actually shows a picture of Neptune sleeping with Plutia because both of them were too lazy to do any work.
I think that's all I have to say for this one. Anyways, hope you enjoy the chapter and I hope I don't disappoint you (Probably will though)
Disclaimer: I own none of the characters in this story except for Jason... and Jack.
Unknown Location
"Can't we just attack Beacon now while they're gone?"
"No, It's too heavily guarded and the Cannon is not ready yet. Even if we do manage to push through their defenses, Jason will most likely be there guarding the school."
"Wouldn't it be easier to deal with Jason while his along. I mean, he can't take all of us on... can he?"
"No... if we want this plan to succeed, we need Rock and her friends to be inside Beacon... especially Yomi."
"You're going to need a lot of energy in order to power the Cannon. Where are you going to find it?"
"Don't worry, I know someone who can supply us with that energy... if she refuses then I'll just use force."
"..."
"But with Rock and the others, Jason, the atlas army, and all the other huntsmen and huntresses. Wouldn't the school be even more heavily guarded?"
"Don't worry, if everything goes according to plan. Their defenses won't stand a chance"
"And why is that?"
"Because were going to attack the school from the inside out."
Cargo Ship XY3 (STAB, KNOL, CFVY)
"Done!" Otonoshi yelled as he dropped the broom.
It took longer then expected to clean the two rooms considering how tiny they were. Mostly because of Levi not being happy with the state it was in.
"I guess that'll be all for today." Levi said still debating whether they did enough work.
Coco walked into the room and whistled. "Whoa, I guess you guys can basically clean anything. No matter what size huh"
Nepgear laughed nervously "I guess you could say that"
"This ship moves really slowly" Shido commented as Team STAB entered the room. Asuna and Tooru admired the room while Blanc ignored everything and continued reading.
"Wait, We're Moving!" Yuuki said in excitement.
"Yeah, we left the doc a couple minutes ago" Tooru pointed out.
"I'm guessing it's thanks to all this Cargo. I didn't realize" Otonoshi said.
Yuuki didn't say anything. She immediately got up in excitement and ran out of the door to see what a moving ship looked like, she also wanted to see what the sea looked like when you were moving across water. Levi instinctively followed after her.
The sound of a camera taking a photo was heard throughout the room. "Those two sure do spend a lot of time together" Velvet commented as she joined the group. "Their like the perfect couple"
"Umm... I see it more of like a Father and Daughter thing" Asuna said nervously
"What's makes you say that?" Shido asked.
"I had a chat with him once... and I discovered that his..." Asuna didn't know whether she should finish her sentence.
"His what?" Blanc asked who was now curious.
"Levi is actually... 34 years old" Asuna said.
There was a long moment of silence in the room. People were still processing what Asuna just said. But after they did, they all yelled.
"EHHHHHHHH!" Everyone screamed besides Asuna.
"yeah, I know. I was pretty surprised myself" Asuna said trying to calm everyone down.
"But, but, but. His so...so... SHORT!" Otonoshi said.
"H-how old is Yuuki?" Asked Nepgear who was recovering from the information that was just given to her.
"15" Asuna answered.
Again there was silence in the room. Velvet immediately regretted her words.
"Anyways" Asuna said trying to change the subject. "Where's Fox and Yatsuhashi" Asuna asked
"Their already outside scouting the ship" Velvet answered
"We should probably do the same" Tooru said.
Everyone nodded in agreement.
7:00 am
It's been one hour since their departure and nothing has happened. The boat continues to sail across the sea. The four boats sailed in a diamond shape with the battle ship sailing behind. It's already been an hour and yet everyone is still on guard. No one relaxed, everyone was tensed and was ready to battle at any moment. Professor Oobleck was on the fourth ship and said he would change ships from day to day. Shido, Otonoshi and Tooru went together in a group. Blanc partnered with Nepgear. Levi followed Yuuki. Coco went with Velvet and Fox went with Yatsuhashi.
Asuna looked for Yuuki. Shido held the only weapon he had which was a handgun, Shido was ready to summon Sandalphon at any moment, and Tooru had already equipped his blaze weapon which was a shield. Blanc and Nepgear walked through the ship although they were unequipped for now, they were still ready for battle. Velvet and Coco stayed on high alert. Yuuki continued to admire the ocean. Yatsuhashi held his great big sword over his shoulder as he walked across the ship while Fox's blades were already attached to his arms.
Everyone was tensed, ready to fight at any moment.
8:00 am
Still nothing has happened and everyone has relaxed... a bit. They still didn't let their guard down. Nothing out of the ordinary happened. Yuuki watched the ocean as her purple hair flied gently in the wind. When Yuuki noticed that the atmosphere tensed down a bit she asked Levi "Do you think people would mind if I flied around the ocean for a bit?"
Levi thought about this. He thought it was foolish to have fun in a situation like this. But then again, he technically had no right to question her decision. Even though Levi was 2 times older than Yuuki... Yuuki was still the leader of team KNOL and she had the skills of one too. "Up to you" He said briefly and emotionlessly.
Yuuki smiled excitedly as she faced the ocean. Purple wings appeared on her back and off she went flying around the ocean. Levi just sighed, he sometimes found it annoying how Yuuki just couldn't take things seriously... but that didn't mean Levi hasn't seen her serious before.
Despite how immature she could be sometimes, Yuuki knew when it was time to be serious. Like that time when Yuuki challenged him to a duel.
(FLASHBACK)
"Excuse me?"
"You heard me, I challenge you. If I win then you'll cooperate with us. If you win, You can go and do whatever you want"
"You can't be serious. There's no way your going to win"
Yuuki didn't say anything, she only responded by taking out her sword.
Levi narrowed his eyes before taking out his own weapon.
(FLASHBACK ENDS)
During their duel Levi and Yuuki were neck and neck. Yuuki's wing against Levi's 3D Maneuver Gear. Yuuki had the better weapon but Levi had the environment. Their duel just so happened to take place in a forest full of tall trees which meant it was easier for Levi to dodge attacks, move more quicker and smoother and throw more surprise attacks. Levi had to admit though, Yuuki's reflexes was on point. Every time Levi thought he was going to win, Yuuki would turn around at the last second and block the attack.
Still, Levi had the bigger advantage.
However, Levi made one mistake that gave Yuuki the upper hand and that was underestimating Yuuki. Levi would sometimes blame his weapon for losing since his weapon broke twice during that duel meaning he had to replace his weapon while in the midst of the battle twice. But deep inside, he knew it was because he had completely underestimated Yuuki's skill.
The strongest ALO player. Asuna once told him. He was well aware of Yuuki's past and how she died from a disease called AIDS. She couldn't live a normal live since she was never able to leave the hospital. Thanks to that, Yuuki spent most of her time playing ALO. In other words, Yuuki spent most of her life... fighting and training in a game.
For a gamer, Levi was surprised to see that Yuuki would charged straight in without hesitating when it came to enemies and monsters. She would show no hint of fear even if she knew that the battle might lead towards her death. Levi thought to himself, maybe it was because Yuuki had already died once so she wasn't really worried about wasting her life. Then again, Yuuki was miraculously given a second chance at life and that's something you really shouldn't throw away.
He was also surprise how Yuuki was able to live for 15 years before dieing. In Levi's world, if you caught AIDS then you were might as well dead. The technology in Asuna's world must be really advanced, Levi thought to himself.
"Levi?"
Levi stopped looking at the ocean and looked behind him. It was Asuna.
Levi already knew what Asuna wanted. She was looking for Yuuki. Before Asuna could say anything, Levi pointed in a direction and said "Over there".
Asuna looked and her eyes widened a bit in anxiety.
Meanwhile
Yuuki flied throughed the ocean admiring every bit of it. She made sure she wouldn't fly too far away from the ships but couldn't help but yell in enjoyment.
Then an idea popped up in her head. Yuuki flied really close up to the water until the ocean and Yuuki were only 10 cm apart. Yuuki then placed her hand in the water. Yuuki somehow felt a rush of adrenaline as she felt her hand running across water.
It was one of those moments where Yuuki truly felt alive.
Yuuki's thoughts were interrupted when she heard Asuna call her name.
"Asuna! You wanna join" Yuuki said excitedly.
A frown was clearly visible on Asuna's face which made Yuuki stay quiet. "Yuuki, your not allowed to leave the ship. What your doing in dangerous."
"Awwww... 5 more minutes"
"No! It's too dangerous out here, what if a water grimm jumps out of the water and attacks you." Asuna scolded.
"But-"
"No excuses, Get back to the ship!"
"Awww" Yuuki complained as she slowly filed back to the ship. "Onee-chan can be so bossy sometimes" Yuuki mumbled to herself.
Asuna looks at Yuuki. She sighed and facepalmed before following after her.
9:00 am
Tooru, Otonashi, and Shido walked through the edges of the ship. As soon as they felt the tension calm down a bit they decided to chat.
"So... how's life?" Shido asked.
"You mean besides the fact about going to another dimension. I would say pretty normal" Otonashi joked.
"Good to know" Shido replied.
"You know, I actually have a friend who looks like you" Otonashi randomly said.
"Really? What's his name?" Shido asked.
"His name is Hinata. I actually don't know for sure if you guys actually do look similar, I think it's just because both of you have blue hair."
"Are you serious?" Shido asked.
"Hey. I just rarely see people with blue hair." Otonashi said defensively.
"Yoshino has blue hair" Shido pointed out.
"..."
"True that"
Shido and Otonashi stopped when they released Tooru wasn't following. Otonashi turned around and asked Tooru "Tooru? Something wrong?"
"Are we being watched?" Tooru asked.
Now that Otonashi thought about it. It did feel like they were being watched.
"It's probably the others" Shido said "I bet their probably just waving at us"
Tooru decided to take that as an answer and continue walking. At first there is silence again, there wasn't really anything to talk about. They patrolling a boat in the middle of nowhere, what were they suppose to talk about.
Then, Otonashi thought of a topic. He faced Tooru "You and Julie seemed pretty close huh?"
Tooru just smiled at Otonashi's question. "Yeah, we are Duos after all."
Shido and Otonashi just stare blankly at Tooru with he said the word "Duo".
"Although I have to admit. I'm not as close to Julie like you are to Kanade."
Otonashi immediately blushed. He knew Tooru was referencing to that moment where he and Kanade...
"That was really surprising though" Shido commented. "I mean, I expected it from Asuna and Kirito but..."
"AAHH! Can we please talk about- Is that Yomi?" Otonashi asked.
"Trying to change the subject I see" Shido said.
"No I mean, Is that Yomi!?" Otonashi said pointing in a direction.
Tooru and Shido looked to where Otonashi pointed to and they soon released Otonashi wasn't joking. They saw Yomi in the ocean... and she was drowning.
"Oh My Gosh! We have to help her." Shido said.
"How?" Otonashi asked.
"I don't know!"
"I'll go get help!" said Tooru who was about to run off.
"Wait!" Otonashi yelled.
They all looked as the events unfolded themselves. The distance between the ships weren't that far so they could see who was who. They saw a person who probably was Dead Master, used chains to pull Yomi back into the ship.
Shido, Tooru and Otnashi sighed in relief.
"I guess the other really can take care of themselves" Shido commented.
Yeah but even so. We should continue to protect each other" Tooru said.
Nothing was really said after that. Each one of them had someone they cared about on the other ship. Tooru was worried about Julie. Shido thought about Kotori and Yoshino. Otonashi wanted to see Kanade.
10:00 am
"..."
The two girls continue to circle the ship. They have been doing this for the last three hours. Nothing has happened and nothing has been said. Conversations were heard from the other here and there, but other then that. The ship was filled with complete silence. Suddenly, Blanc lost her patience and yelled.
"ARG! When is something Interesting going to happen!"
Nepgear tried really hard to calm down Blanc. "Well umm, Don't you think it's good that we haven't faced any problems yet"
"Yeah it would be good. IF I WASN'T SO *BEEP!* BORED!"
"Language" says a familiar voice.
Nepgear and Blanc turned around to see where the voice came from.
"Jason! Can you please stop censoring my words. It's *BEEP* Annoying!"
"Jason? What are you doing here?" Nepgear asked
"..."
"Oh yeah that's right, I'm not suppose to be here" is what Jason said before he disappeared.
"..."
"What was that about?" Blanc asked.
"I have no idea".
11:00 am
Velvet took another photo of the ocean before moving on.
"So, how much have you gathered?" Coco asked.
"A lot. I've learned so many new fighting techniques. Techniques that I've never seen before. And their weapons are so..." Velvet tried to search for a word to described it.
"Out of this world" Coco said
"Yeah, Can't wait to use them." Velvet said calmly.
"Just don't waste them. It's not easy gathering those you know" Coco pointed out.
"I know" Velvet said "I was just a bit excited. For me to gather this much would usually take me half a semester." She said holding up her camera.
"Tell me about... so, now you even know Levi's fighting style" Coco asked.
"Yep!"
"I guess your semblance can really mimic ANY fighting style huh" Coco commented
"Yeah, but most people need their weapon in order for their fighting technique to work." Velvet
"Well, just keep those safe for now. I have a feeling you're going to need them soon" Coco warned.
"Wait, you mean? I can use them on this mission!" Velvet asked excitedly.
"Don't get your hopes up just yet. Only if were in trouble ... but if you do end up using them, just remember" Coco faced Velvet still wearing her sunglasses "Make them count"
11:55 am
"You really need to learn to take things more seriously. You could hurt yourself" Asuna scolded.
"Yes Ma'am" Yuuki mumbled
Levi just stared as he followed behind the pair. He came from a world where everything was messed up so he wasn't really used to these friendly conversations... of course, there was those silly conversations that Petra, Oluo, Gunther and Eld used to have but Levi tried not to think about them... Back then Levi didn't show any emotions when they were killed, he stayed strong and kept moving. Although Levi wasn't the type of person who would show emotions easily, the death of Petra Ran, Gunther Schultz, Oluo Bozado, and Eld Jinn really did a number on him.
"What's wrong Levi?"
Levi looked up and saw Yuuki staring back at him. Concern was written all over her face.
Levi wanted to laugh, a fifteen year old was feeling concerned for him.
"It's nothing" Levi replied.
"You know, if anything is bothering you. You can always talk to us about it" Said Asuna who shared the same feelings as Yuuki.
"No thanks" Levi replied coldly. Levi wasn't the type of person who would do that. It just seemed unlike of him. Besides, Yuuki and Asuna has never been to his world so they wouldn't understand.
Yuuki wanted to say something. Anything that would assure Levi that he didn't need to hide his feelings, that he didn't need to act so tough all the time. But before Yuuki could say anything a gunshot echoed through the four cargo ships.
The tension raised from 10 to 100. The three of them immediately prepared themselves. Levi took out his twin swords and looked around with extreme caution. Taking in every detail of the environment.
Suddenly, an alarm was heard throughout the ships. A voice was heard through the speakers.
"GRIMM ARE HEADING OUR WAY! ALL MEN, HUNTSMAN AND HUNTRESS PREPARE FOR BATTLE!"
As soon as those words were spoken, Sea Serpents popped their head out of the waters surrounding the four cargo ships.
"Let's go" Levi said in his most serious tone.
Asuna and Yuuki nodded and took out their weapons. The three of them headed straight towards the grimm. Yuuki was still worried about Levi but decided to ignore it for now.
12:00 pm
Sea Serpents surrounded all four cargo ships. The grimm came in all sizes, some was tiny while others were giant. Team STAB, KNOL and CFVY were already spread across the ship. Levi used to her Manoeuvre Gear to swing around the ship, he was always moving hooking into one object to another. Coco turned her handbag into a machine gun. Yuuki and Asuna flied in the air above their ship. Blanc and Nepgear, not in HDD form, took out their HDD weapons. Otonoshi, Tooru and Shido already had their weapons out.
The battle ship that came with them had already shot down two giant serpents.
Bullets rained on the Grimm. Hundreds and hundreds of bullets fired from Coco's machine gun. She killed of all the grimm and came in front of her. Using martial arts, Velvet drove off all the serpents that tried to attack Coco from behind.
Coco moved her machine gun to the right and then to the left killing Grimm both small and large. Velvet kicked, jumped, and did front flips dodging every attack that came her way.
A serpent managed to get pass Velvet and charged at Coco. Luckily, Coco saw it coming from the corner of her eye. She quickly changed her machine gun into a handbag and smashed it into the serpents head killing it.
Velvet and Coco exchanged quick glances to check if the other was alright. Once they confirmed the other was alright, they quickly returned to killing grimm.
12:10 pm
Just like Velvet, Fox dodged attacks with both efficiency and agility. With his hand blades, he slashed any serpent just came near him. Cutting them in the eye, tail and body.
A medium size sea serpent popped it's head out of the and roared at Fox before throwing it's head at him. Fox jumped dodging the serpent's charged, while still in the air For aimed his blades. He spurned around in mid air to gather momentum before landing on the serpent's neck using his blades to cut it. The serpent roared in pain before dropping on the ship.
Fox stared at the lifeless body of the grimm. He pulled back his hand and punched the serpent's body. Suddenly, the serpent's body exploded sending spikes in all direction killing all nearby sea serpents.
Yatsuhashi didn't even flinched when he saw spikes fly in all direction. All spikes that came his direction, he simply deflected them with his giant sword. You get used to it, when your working with Fox.
Three serpent heads popped their heads out of the water and faced Yatsuhashi. They roared at him before charging at him. All three of them opened their mouths attempting to eat Yatsuhashi.
Without even breaking a sweat, Yatsuhashi swung his sword with great physical strength. In one swing, he killed all three serpents sending their bodies back into the water.
Yatsuhashi didn't used his ground pound move for it would damage the ship itself. So he was stuck with just swinging his sword, not that he needed to use that move. So far, everything went smoothly for Fox and Yatsuhashi.
12:20 pm
Blanc swung her hammer downwards with inhuman strength killing the serpent dared try to eat her. However, she damaged the floor in the process.
Nepgear was worried. She wasn't worried about the grimm, she was worried about the ship. Blanc would probably end up destroying the ship if she continued this.
However, she had no time to tell Blanc to stop for she was pretty busy herself. Nepgear held her weapon close, she found it useful that she didn't need to go HDD to access her weapon. Her weapon was a combination between a laser sword and laser gun which suited this world nicely for it was usual for a weapon to change from melee to long ranged.
She fired multiple shots, dodged and swung her sword. She had already lost count on how many she has killed, although Blanc has probably destroyed two times more then Nepgear has... along with pieces of the ship.
12:30 pm
Otonashi fired his handgun, making sure to hit the grimm in eye for that seemed more effective. He has had plenty of practise back in the afterlife so he was well experienced with a hand gun.
Tooru protected Shido and Otonashi if any sea serpents managed to get close to them. Tooru would blocked, Otonashi would fire and Shido would swing Sandalphon.
Shido made sure not to act too recklessly. They were in the middle of the ocean which meant they didn't have much space to move in. They were at an disadvantage when it came to environment. Still, they continued to fight.
A grimm appeared and attempted to bite Shido's head off. Shido reacted by swing Sandalphon, the serpent was overpowered and killed however it left Shido wide open for another sea serpent to attack him.
Just when Shido thought he was dead, Tooru ran in front of him and blocked the attack. Otonashi pointed his gun and shot it in the eye causing it to fall back, roaring in pain.
"Thanks" Shido said briefly.
"Don't mention it" Otonashi replied.
"Incoming!" Tooru yelled.
12:40 pm
Asuna and Yuuki flied in the air while still staying close to the ship. They found it more productive to stay in the air. They flied straight in towards the grimm dodging any attack that came their way.
Every time a grimm would miss an attack they would be left wide open for Yuuki to attack. Asuna who was currently in her ALO avatar used a dagger to slash her enemies.
Levi's 3D manoeuvre gear was designed to used Gas to boast him when he hooked to one object to another hence the reason why he is able to swing around the ship with great speed. However, he had to conserve gas. He was told that he could resupply himself on the ship but if he could still run out of gas during a battle.
Using his 3D manoeuvre gear, he hooked onto the serpent's neck. Using gas to boast himself, he charged the serpent and spin himself in the air to gather momentum. He landed a critical hit on the serpent killing it. As he fell, he wasted no time. He quickly hooked on to another serpent's tail and used the same method to chopped the tail off. He immediately hooked onto the serpent's head and repeated the same process chopping it's head off.
As soon as one was dead, Levi moved on to the next one. By now he had already killed above 10, not that he was counting, compare to titans these grimm were nothing.
12:50 pm
10-15 sea serpents appeared from the waters and were starting to slowly overpower the par. Even with a machine gun, their numbers didn't decrease.
"Velvet!"
Velvet faced Coco and already knew what she was going to say.
"Really?" Velvet shouted in excitement.
"Just use one, and make sure it's a weapon that can deal with great number!" Coco yelled.
Velvet nodded before slowly walking up to the grimm. The sea serpents roared at her before charging at her.
She got into battle position. She held back her right arm and placed her left arm in front of her chest. Suddenly, a hard-light copy of Rock's insane cannon lance appeared on Vevlet's right arm. She swung the lance killing all the serpents that charged at her.
With a chain attached to the lance. Velvet threw the lance in the air exactly like how Rock would do it. While still in the air the lance pointed at a large amount of grimm. Velvet pulled the Hard-light copy of a trigger and fired.
At that moment, Vevelt could all her other comrades staring at her. She couldn't blame them, I mean she was using Rock's weapon after all. This is probably the first time team STAB and KNOL saw velvet using her weapon.
After killing 15-20 grimm. Velvet returned the Insane cannon lance back to her right arm and pointed it at the remaining grimm. Coco stood besides Velvet with her machine gun in hand and both Velvet and Coco rapidly fired at the grimm. Velvet rapidly fired at the grimm until her photographic copy of Rock's weapon disappeared.
1:00 pm
Levi hooked onto one object to another. Killing grimm one after the other.
Then he saw it. Two Giant size Sea Serpents appear out of the water. The biggest Levi had ever seen, probably bigger then an average size titan. The two giant sea serpents were wrapped their around the other ship 5 times before reaching the end. One was attacking ship XY1 and the other was attack ship XY4. The other cargo ships were currently slowly being crushed.
Levi didn't worry about Ship XY4 for it contained Rock, Chariot, Dead and Strength. He was already well aware of their skill. Levi had already acknowledge them as the strongest warriors among the group. He wasn't surprise when he saw Rock single handedly kill the giant serpent by herself.
However he wasn't so sure about about Ship XY1. Sea Serpents roared at Levi, Levi continued his job so he didn't see what happened to ship XY1. One thing was clear, they had their mission and he had his.
3:00 pm
The chaos continued for another 2 hours for the grimm wouldn't leave them along. But after 2 hours of firing, fighting, swinging, dodging, blocking and punching. Everything became calm and all nearby Grimm had either been eliminated or had retreated.
Everyone was panting greatly. Some had to sit down while others fell on the floor. None of them realized how tired they were until the battle actually ended. They had been fighting non stop for 3 hours straight. The only people still standing were Yuuki and Levi.
Luckily none of Levi's blades broke during the battle but he had to resupply in gas. As he went to get more gas Yuuki followed him which wasn't a surprise to him.
Everyone knew this mission was going to be hard. But they didn't expect it to be this crazy. It hasn't been one day yet and already they have witnessed a horde of grimm.
Nepgear thought their ship was pretty damaged because of Blanc. But she sooned learned that Ship XY1 and Ship XY4 suffered way more damage. It made her wonder how they were going to survive the next attack, and the next one, and the one after that.
3:30 pm
Still sitting down, Shido ate his bread and drank his water. After what just happened, he could eat anything. After he finished his food, he stared at the ocean and there was silence. He didn't think about anything nor did he say anything. He was so tried, he could've probably stayed like that for hours.
"Hallo Shido-san" Said a familiar voice.
Shido almost jumped when he heard her. Combine the silence with his fatigue, Shido was technically jump scared. He stood up despite his tiredness.
"K-Kurmi?!"
"Hallo. Nice to see you again" Kurumi just said casually.
"W-what are you doing here?... Why? How?" Shido said.
"I came to meet you of course" Kurumi said seductively. "Kotori-san is not here, So I thought this would be the perfect chance"
"B-But how?"
Kurumi just responded by smiling.
3:40 pm
"You sure?"
Levi didn't even bother answering to Yuuki's question. He knew Yuuki was trying to help him but now she was being annoying.
To Levi's relief, Yuuki finally gave up after she released it was pointless. After he refilled on gas, he turned around and faced Yuuki.
"So what are you going to do now?" Levi asked.
"Oh yes. I was going to fly to other ships" Yuuki said returning to her usually cheerful tone.
Levi narrowed his eyes. "Didn't Asuna tell you not to do that". By now Levi had already realised that Asuna had authority over Yuuki, almost like a bigger sister, she was the leader of Team STAB after all.
"Yeah but this time it's not to play. I just want to check if the others are alright." Yuuki said defensively.
Levi sighed, it was still going against orders. "If you really want to then go" He said finally.
"Thank you!" Yuuki said as she flied to ship XY4.
3:50 pm
Yuuki flied towards ship XY4 searching for anyone. She then saw Mato. Mato was currently looking down on the ocean like she had just dropped something. Half of Mato's body was literally over the iron bar.
Suddenly, Yuuki got this 'great idea' to surprise Mato.
"HEY MATO!" Yuuki yelled.
"AAHH" Mato screamed as she fell over the iron bar and into the ocean. But, before Mato reached the ocean Yuuki grabbed her leg and placed her back on the ship.
Mato panted in shocked before saying. "Yuuki?! Please don't do that again."
"Sorry, you just seemed so vulnerable" Yuuki said, still in the air, she was currently trying to hold her laughter "what were you doing anyways?"
"Oh yeah that. Umm I kinda tripped and dropped my bread down the ocean" As soon as Mato said that, her stomach started growling.
"You can half of mine if you want!" Yuuki quickly responded.
"Really?" MAto asked "Aren't you hungry?"
"Nah, I'm not that hungry" Yuuki said as she broke her piece of bread and gave it to Mato.
"Thanks" Mato said.
Yuuki safety landed on the platform next to Mato and asked. "So, I see your ship is pretty damaged, are you okay? did anyone get hurt?"
"No were all fine. Thanks for asking. Although, Rock, Chariot, Dead and Strenght did most of the work" Mato replied honestly.
"Okay" Yuuki said as she ate her half of the bread.
At first there was silence for a short moment, the only thing that could be heard was the chewing of brea. However, Yuuki felt like she was being watched but she ignored the feeling. Then Yuuki heard Mato mumble to herself.
"Yeah I know" Mato said to herself.
"Mato?" Yuuki asked
Mato jumped like she just woke up "Y-Yes?"
"Were you talking to yourself?" Yuuki said.
"AHH. Well, yes and no. It's really hard to explain. Anyways, I was about to ask, are you allowed to move between the ships" Mato asked trying to change the subject.
Yuuki just shrugged as she finished her bread. "Don't know, Just wanted to check to you guys were okay. Speaking of which, I should go and check on Kirito-san"
"Oh okay, well cya!" Mato said
"Bye" Yuuki said and she started to fly towards ship XY1.
At first, Yuuki was lost. She forgot which ship was which. They all looked the same. Then she spotted Kirito and Shinoa. She decided to do the same thing she did to Mato.
"Hey Kirito-san"
Kirito almost jumped "Yuuki?!"
Yuuki was currently in the air above water right in front of Kirito and Shinoa who were standing on the ship. Yuuki saw Kirito had his right hand in his ear, it was at that moment Yuuki remembered that she had the ear-comlinks that were given to the leaders.
"Yuuki, your not allowed to fly around like that" Kirito said.
Yuuki also picked up that everyone was speaking english.
"Aww, that's exactly what Asuna said" Yuuki replied.
"Aren't you tired?" Kirito asked. "And what are the others doing?"
"Eating, walking, talking you know, the usual" Yuuki replied.
"Same here" Mato said answering Kirito's question before he could even ask.
Suddenly a new voice entered the conversation. "You guys seem like you're having fun" Yuri spoke who was currently in Cargo Ship XY2
"Hey Yuri" Yuuki said who also had an ear comlink since she was the leader of team KNOL.
Mato asked took this opportunity to ask "How are you guys going?"
"You mean besides the fact Plutia is scaring team CRDL to death... Yeah were fine" Yuri replied. "Well, I did break my leg and a couple of bones"
"Ouch!" Mato said.
"Your not planning on shooting yourself again are you?" Kirito asked.
"..."
"Maybe" Yuri said. Kirito couldn't see Yuri but from her tone of voice, Kirito could tell Yuri was smiling innocently.
"Wait, What do you mean by Again?" Yuuki asked who was currently curious now.
"Is team CRDL even helping?" Shinoa asked completely ignoring Yuuki's question.
"If I think about... There completly useless." Yuri said casually.
Cardin's voice was heard in the background "HEY! I heard that!"
Mato laughed nervously before saying "Yeah, I think we should just return to our jobs"
Everyone agreed, even Yuuki.
The rest of the day went pretty smoothly. There was another attack of grimm from 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm but it much smaller then the last one. Sometimes one or two serpents would attack but they was easy to deal with. They were only dangerous in numbers and sizes. However nothing interesting happened after that. As said, dinner was a bit better then lunch. A small plate of Mash potatoes and chicken was given to each member.
After that most people went to sleep.
10:30 pm
The broken moon was in the sky and everyone was happily sleeping. Of course. Their mission was still to guard the ships so one person from each ship needed to stay up late and take the night shift for a certain amount of time. The only people who were currently awake were Levi, Velvet and Shido.
Levi volunteered. Velvet was chosen by Coco, as a Faunus Velvet had night version and super hearing so she was the perfect candidate.
Shido volunteered because he was afraid of what Kurumi might do to him if he was asleep. So here he was taking the night shift with Kurumi following him. To shade's surprise, Kurumi and Shido had a casual conversation. They talked about everyday things, there was nothing unusual about their conversation. Although Kurumi did cling to Shido's arm the whole way. If anyone saw them, Kurumi and Shido could be easily mistaken as a couple. Not that Kurumi was complaining, in fact she was more then proud to show her feelings for Shido.
Levi stood on the giant cargo containers to get a better view of the landscape. Velvet was scouting the opposite side of the ship.
Surprisingly, The night went smoother then expected which was something Levi didn't expect.
(THE NEXT DAY) Day 2
"Shido-san... Shido-san" Kurumi said genteelly exactly how a mother would wake up their child.
Shido slowly woke up, the first thing he saw was Kurumi's face. By now, he had already expected it.
"Kurumi? What is it?" Shido said as he yawned.
"Why don't you go outside and find out" Kurumi replied.
At that moment, Shido knew something was wrong. He could tell by Kurumi's tone of voice.
He quickly headed outside and that's when he saw it. There was a fog... a thick fog at that. The Fog covered the four Cargo ships in a heavy mist. You couldn't even see the sun anymore. Everyone gathered in the middle of the ship.
"How did this get here?" Coco asked.
"I don't know. It was clear yesterday right?" Nepgear asked.
"Any word from the captain Asuna?" Levi asked.
Asuna was currently talking to the captain using her ear-comlink. Her eyes widen in fear.
"What is it?!" Yuuki asked.
"We've lost all contact with Vale" Asuna said slowly.
Everyone froze. It was exactly like the message. Ozpin said they lost contact with the eight cargo ships two days after their departure and this was day 2.
"So we can't call for help? Then w-what do we now?" Nepgear asked.
"Everyone prepare for yourselves" Levi said in a commander's tone of voice "Someone or something is out there to kill us. They disabled out communication to make sure we don't call for help. Get ready and stay on alert at all times because from now on... we're on our own.
Cargo Ship XY3(STAB, KNOL, CVFY)
Team STAB (Team Stab)
Shido Itsuka (Date A Live)
Tooru Kokonoe (Absolute duo)
Asuna Yuuki (Sword Art Online)
Blanc/White Heart (Hyperdimentional Neptunia)
Team KNOL (Team Nol)
Konno Yuuki (Sword Art Online)
Nepgear/Purple Sister (Hyperdimentional Neptunia)
Otonashi Yuzuru (Angel Beats)
Levi Ackerman (Attack On Titan)
Team CFVY (Team Coffee)
Coco Adel (RWBY)
Fox Alistair (RWBY)
Velvet Scarlatina (RWBY)
Yatsuhashi Daichi (RWBY)
A/N Chapter 22 End. Anyways, again I'm sorry for posting this a bit late, I just procrastinate a lot. Anyways, you may be wondering why Fox and Yatsuhashi didn't get to say anything in this chapter. Well, That's because they didn't really say anything in the actually anime. Fox and Yatsuhashi didn't really say anything, so it's hard to pick up their personality. I could just read the wiki but that would've taken longer.
Anyways, hope you enjoyed this chapter. If you have any problems with this chapter, please tell me in the reviews and I'll try make it right. Other then that, thank you for reading and I'll see you in the next chapter.
This chapter was finished on 5/03/2017