UNITY FORCE STORIES
CHAPTER 3: A World Like No Other
DISCLAIMER: All characters in the story are not owned by me, save for my OCs.
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[U.F. Academy, U.F. Earth]
One day after the intense training slash battle between the Class 1 students, some of them have decided to take some solace and relaxation in another Earth, known as the Normal Earth. And why is that said Earth called like that in the first place? Because that's where most of the normal characters live! It is a world where magic and supernatural do not exist. Instead, Normal Earth is often visited by the Unity Force students, as means of relaxation.
In the dormitories within the Unity Force Academy, Chito and Yuuri are later seen putting different clothes, instead of their usual military-esque clothing that they usually don.
Chito is seen wearing a white checkered flannel shirt, blue denim pants, and red sneakers, as she later puts her long hair into the usual twintails.
Yuuri, on the other, wears a white shirt with the logo of a fishbone, as well as a word named "Sakana", which is translated to "Fish", below the logo. She also wears blue denim pants and blue sneakers.
"Do you really have to copy me?" Chito asked in annoyance.
"Can't help for the fact I like it!" Yuuri exclaimed.
"You know what, forget it." Chito grumbled. "We should be heading to the Unity Triangle." She ended.
Both Chito and Yuuri leave their own rooms, where they are greeted by Laala Manaka, Sophy Hojo, Mirei Minami, and Kaori Miyazono.
"Hello there, Chito-chan and Yuuri-chan!" Laala greeted.
"Are you going to the Normal Earth?" Kaori inquired.
"Oh yeah!" Chito said. "But how can we go there, exactly?" She added.
"The Unity Triangle, of course!" Mirei added. "According to Vash-sama, I think."
"You mean there are portals that lead to that said world?" Yuuri added, to which Sophy responded with a nod. "Alright then, lead us the way!"
Chito, Yuuri, Laala, Sophy, Mirei, and Kaori later leave the dormitories, as they later head to the famous Unity Triangle. Sophy then points into one of the towers, the Harmony Tower, before the i-Ris members and Kaori part ways with the survivors.
The Unity Triangle is comprised of three tall towers forming in a pattern of one equilateral triangulation: the Harmony Tower, the Peace Tower, and the Resolution Tower. With the three towers having 216 floors each, they are considered to be the tallest towers, surpassing Burj Khalifa. Because of its imposing height, it can be seen from afar from most of the cities. During night, the towers are coloured blue, red, and green, respectively. Entry into the floors of the towers are often done by high-speed elevators.
What stands out for the towers, however, is its unique observation decks located at the apogee of the towers, as viewers can see the bird's eye view of some of the cities and towns around U.F. Earth.
The Peace Tower is often known to be the de jure tourist destination for all visitors of the multiverse, as it contains several attractions inside, including a bowling alley, an arcade station, a casino, a neon-themed café, etc.
The Resolution Tower is where the staff members and workers of the Unity Force often take residence in, hence it is less visited by the Unity Force students.
The Harmony Tower is often to be known as the "Passageway Tower", due to the abundance of multiverse portal rooms with portals that lead from one Earth to the other. Its other nickname, "The Death's Passageway", is often strangely appropriate due to the said tower being used as the only passageway into the Bridge of the Souls. Its second nickname is also an irony, since the dead who have been resurrected from the Bridge of the Souls after being given second chances always use it upon their arrival.
Later on, we see Gohan Son at the academy's gym lifting one of the barbells, as well as Asta, Blade, and another man doing a lat pulldown exercise.
The man is a very tall individual with a heavily built upper body and broad shoulders, but a comparatively slim waist and lower body that reflects his higher agility. In terms of facial features, he is often depicted having a tall face and strong nose. He has long blond hair that he keeps in a ponytail near the back, with long bangs in front that are kept out of his eyes by a red bandanna. He also wears red body paint forming streaks that go down both of his shoulders, along with jagged streaks under his eyes. This is Alex, a student of the Unity Force Academy, who is a participant of the third World Warrior Tournament.
Meanwhile, at one of the basketball courts, we see Zoro Roronoa, Tetsuya Kuroko, Sanji Vinsmoke, and three other young men playing basketball, as well as two girls sitting on the bench, conversing from one to another about what appeared to be an online game they have played.
The first man has medium-length grey hair that was slicked back and distinctive purple eyes. He is seen wearing what appeared to be a black and red cloak with red cloud patterns, which is slightly opened that reveals some of his chest. He wears a forehead protector around his neck, as well as an amulet around his neck. He then wears grey pants and shinobi sandals. He also wore dark green nail polish and an orange ring on his left index finger. This is Hidan, a student of the Unity Force Academy, who is a former member of the erstwhile evil organisation known as Akatsuki.
The second man is a tall young man, and is considered good looking. He has yellow/blond, medium long hair and golden eyes. The distinct feature he has are his long eyelashes. He also has a piercing in his left ear. He is tall and athletic. He wears a dark blue jersey with the number 7. This is Ryota Kise, a basketball player from Kaijo High, and a friend of Tetsuya.
The third man is a tall and handsome, young adult with spiky orange hair, peach skin and brown eyes. He is wearing a black gii, hakama pants, white socks and brown slippers. This is Ichigo Kurosaki, a human and also a Shinigami.
The first girl has pale skin, and big, slanted violet eyes. She has long black hair styled loosely after a hime cut; heavy bangs across her forehead with straightened sidelocks that reach past her shoulders. Her casual attire is seen as modest with neutral colors and frilly accents. Rinko wears a white buttoned blouse with ruffles sleeves and a frilly collar tied with a black ribbon. She also wears a black knees length skirt, worn tightened around her waist with gold buttons down the middle and accents. This is Rinko Shirokane, the pianist of a band known as Roselia, and is the student council president of Hanasakigawa Girls' High School.
The second girl is a short, petite girl with big, sharp crimson eyes. She has long light purple hair worn in curled pigtails with matching forelocks and straightened bangs. Her casual attire borders on the mix between punk and gothic design with a cute flair. This is Ako Udagawa, the drummer of Roselia and a student of Haneoka Girls' High School, who is best friends with Rinko.
Right now, we see Rinko and Ako conversing about their favourite online game known as Neo Fantasy Online, while watching a basketball match, comprising of Zoro, Tetsuya, and Ichigo playing against Ryota, Sanji, and Hidan. As usual, Zoro and Sanji are acting like the usual rivals again.
While the madness happens, Rinko and Ako simply try to ignore what goes on, especially for the former who is deeply shy amongst the crowd, and the latter who tries her very best to cheer her friend up.
"Those guys... T-they're scary..." Rinko commented, as she witnesses Zoro and Sanji acting like the usual rivals they are.
"Come on, Rin-rin!" Ako gleefully said. "This is our opportunity to take a break from all the band activities and watch them playing! Don't you see?" She added, with Rinko nervously nodding.
Meanwhile, both Chito and Yuuri later arrive at the tall towers right in front of them, but both of them are left stunned and confused as they have no idea where the Normal Earth portal is within the towers.
"Sophy-chan said that the portal to Normal Earth is here in the Unity Triangle!" Yuuri said. "She said it should be within the Harmony Tower." She continued.
"But she didn't mention which part of the Harmony Tower it is." Chito inquired. "We haven't even seen most of it yet."
We then see Gon Freecs passing by Chito and Yuuri, along with two other boys beside him.
The young boy has spiky silver hair, very pale skin, and blue eyes. He is seen holding a skateboard in one of his hands. He also wears baggy clothing, with an attire consisting of long-sleeved and dark-colored shirts. Most of his clothes have a turtleneck. He wears shorts that reach above his knees, as well as him wearing purple boots. This is Killua Zoldyck, Gon's friend and a Rookie Hunter.
The teenage boy has medium blonde hair with grey eyes. He wears a blue tabard decorated with a red-coloured hem and a white full-body training suit underneath. He also wears a single, drop earring ornamented with a ruby in his left ear, as well as black contact lenses. This is Kurapika, a Blacklist Hunter and another of Gon's friends.
"Oi, Chito-san! Yuuri-san!" Gon greeted.
"Who are those two weird-looking friends of yours?" Killua inquired rather rudely.
"Do you really have to be that rude?" Kurapika asked. "Sorry about Killua. He tends to be rude to strangers."
"Say, where are you guys going?" Gon asked.
"To Normal Earth." Chito answered. "Sophy-san said that the portal there should be within the Harmony Tower."
"Oh, I heard that Meliodas-san and Ben-san are going in Harmony Tower, as well." Gon explained. "And speaking of which, they are now entering the said tower." He said, as he points at the two teenage boys entering Harmony Tower.
The first boy has a shaggy brown hair, green eyes, pale skin, and he's quite skinny for his age, though he shows a lot of muscle definition due to being athletic. He wears a black shirt that has a green stripe in the middle with a white 10 and green stripes on the sides of his shirt. He wears brown cargo pants with pockets at the knees and green and white shoes. He also wears a white hooded jacket with green stripes on both arms and a green number 10 on the right side. He wears a device known as the Omnitrix on his left wrist. This is Ben Tennyson, commonly known by his nickname as Ben 10.
The second boy has the appearance of a child, is short, and has messy blonde hair and a pair of emerald eyes. Despite his childlike appearance, however, he is relatively muscular, possessing an array of well-developed abdominal muscles. He is often shown wearing an ordinary, clean white button-front shirt and a black sleeveless vest on top with a loosely worn tie. His sword scabbard is held on by a green leather belt with gold-colored buckles. He wears a pair of boots with no socks on it. His most distinctive trait is a dragon symbol carved at the top of his left bicep, just below his shoulder. This is Meliodas, the leader of an affiliation known as the Seven Deadly Sins and the Dragon's Sin of Wrath. In spite of looking like a child, Meliodas is over 3,000 years old.
Meliodas and Ben later see Chito and Yuuri who are about to enter inside the Harmony Tower.
"Oh, who are you guys?" Ben asked. "Name's Ben, by the way."
"I'm Chito." Chito introduced. "And that is Yuuri there." She added, before pointing to the blondette.
"I'm Meliodas." Meliodas introduced back. "Ben-san and I are about to go to Normal Earth." He added.
"But do you know where it is?" Chito asked. "We're going there, as well." She added.
"Of course!" Ben answered. "It's in the Harmony Tower!" He added.
"Before that, however..." Meliodas said. "I want to meet the headmaster of the academy first." He added. "I just arrived from my own world and then here through a portal from the Harmony Tower." He said.
"You mean grandpa?" Ben said. "His office is within the Resolution Tower, right there!" He points at the said spot of the Resolution Tower, which is presumed to be the highest point of the said tower. However, Chito starts to have second thoughts upon seeing the said area.
"You have a grandfather?" Chito questioned.
"And he is Unity Force's headmaster?" Yuuri added. "Come to think of it, we'll be planning on asking him on how to train our own powers in the meantime, as well."
"Grand Headmaster, to be specific." Ben corrected. "You will see once you meet him there." He mused, as the group later head inside the tower's main hall.
Inside of Resolution Tower's main hall we see Hayate Ayasaki, Kanta Mizuno, and Nagi Sanzenin walking altogether, when the former two go into their usual rivalry and argument again, before they are both smacked by Nagi, much to the confusion of Ben. The group later head into one of the three doors in front of them. One is the facility's elevator and the other two doors in the left and right sides of the building being the other two high-speed elevators.
"This place surely is big." Chito remarked.
"Probably bigger than the castle in the Kingdom of Liones." Meliodas said. "Not to mention, this whole tiny place is a thousand years removed from the future than the entire Kingdom, as a whole." He described. "I can't believe how humans have progressed in this world." He continued.
"These towers are the tallest in this world, much taller than the Burj Khalifa in Dubai!" Ben added.
"I... I'm having doubts over this." Chito remarked, as she glanced above the towering, semitransparent floors of the Resolution Tower. She attempts to run away, but Yuuri ends up grabbing her friend by the collar happily.
"Don't worry, Chii-chan!" Yuuri exclaimed. "I'm sure you'll be fine!"
"I feel like a side of beef." Chito remarked rather annoyingly.
Chito, Yuuri, Ben and Meliodas later head inside the tower's elevator. Much like all else, it is extremely futuristic in nature. It is more so, when Ben proceeds to push the "216" button, causing the elevator to move at a rather rapid pace.
"Whoa!" Meliodas exclaimed. "How fast does this thing go?"
"Really fast." Ben simply answered.
"This contraption is so much faster that I'm having the fun of it!" Yuuri added, while she is oblivious to Chito's current state. "You okay there, Chii-chan?" She asked.
"S-so scary..." Chito said, as she looks at the glass floor under her, where she sees the Unity Force Academy getting smaller, as well as her seeing the bird's eye view of the cities around the academy.
"Are you scared of heights, Chito-san?" Meliodas inquired.
"I'm not scared!" Chito denied, albeit her current body language and her languid state tells a completely different story.
It didn't take for the quartet to ascend from the 1st floor to the 110th floor within 48 seconds inside of the said elevator that they are currently in. But for Chito, she desperately clings into the closest railings of the elevator, while clinging to the last bit of her own sanity left within her. In contrast to that, however, the trio see the bird's eye view of the Unity Force Academy, with Meliodas and Yuuri in utter awe.
A few seconds have passed, the group later reach the 190th floor of the Resolution Tower, with Chito now seen clinging onto Yuuri tightly.
"What has gotten into Chito-san?" Meliodas asked in worry.
"She's just afraid of heights." Yuuri answered. "Come on, Chii-chan!" She added. "We're getting close!" She ended.
"No, I'm not afraid..." Chito hoarsely denied.
"Only a few more floors before the 216th floor, Chito." Ben said.
Despite the reassurance from Yuuri, Chito is about to go in a state of mental breakdown, but the blondette keeps clinging into her best friend, with Meliodas chuckling.
After that trip, Chito, Yuuri, Meliodas, and Ben later exit the elevators upon reaching the highest floor of the Resolution Tower, which turns out to be the tower's observation deck.
"We're here!" Ben said. "This is the 216th floor of the tower, which is the observation deck."
The observation deck is comprised of a mix of extremely durable concrete and transparent glass floors, as well as observation lookouts that give sightseers a complete bird's eye view of the cities and towns surrounding the Unity Force Academy from near and far. Several benches are to be seen, as well.
"Wow! I can see multiple cities and buildings from below!" Yuuri exclaimed.
But in the middle of the observation deck is a giant-sized building, with the door tag labelled "Grand Headmaster's Office" on it, which is presumed to be an office where the academy's grand headmaster often situates.
"Here we are." Ben mused. "This is the headmaster's office. His name is Max Tennyson, my own grandpa who runs the Unity Force Academy." He added.
"So it was your grandfather who visited our world, a few days ago, then?" Yuuri said.
"That's right!" Ben then looks at Chito. "Are you okay there, Chito?"
"Y-Yes..." Chito answered nervously.
"Let's go inside." Meliodas said.
The group later head inside the office, which is a huge facility around them, comprising of several huge rooms that are presumably for the staff members. They later see a gray-haired man sitting at the desk talking to a middle-aged woman and a middle-aged man about something important.
The man on the desk is wearing a white shirt, covered by a red buttoned-up Hawaiian shirt with a floral design. He had grey hair and blue pants, as well as brown shoes. This is Max Tennyson, Ben's paternal grandfather, a member of the intergalactic organisation known as the Plumbers, and the grand headmaster of the Unity Force Academy.
The middle-aged woman is a fair-skinned woman with brown eyes and straight blonde hair that parts above her forehead. Her hair has shoulder-length bangs that frame her face and the rest reaches her lower-back. She has a violet diamond shape marking in her forehead. Despite her age, she is considered youthful in her appearance. She wears a grass-green haori with the kanji for "gamble" (kake) on the back, inside a red circle. Underneath she wears a grey, kimono-style blouse with no sleeves, held closed by a broad, dark bluish-grey obi that matches her pants. Her blouse is closed quite low, revealing her sizeable cleavage. She wears open-toed, strappy black sandals with high heels. She has red nail polish on both her fingernails and toenails and uses a soft pink lipstick. This is Tsunade, one of the headmistresses of the Unity Force Academy.
The middle-aged man is a fairly tall, broad-shouldered gentleman with the appearance of a man of relatively healthy middle-age. He wears his long, golden-blond hair in a loose, shoulder-length ponytail with two or three loose strands of hair falling over his brow and sports a full Donegal-style beard on his square jaw. He also wears spectacles over his golden eyes. He wears a white dress shirt and tie under a black vest with matching slacks and a brown overcoat. This is Van Hohenheim, the estranged father of Edward and Alphonse Elric, who is one of the vice-headmasters of the Unity Force Academy.
"We have some findings regarding the mysterious 'Black Matter', Grand Headmaster." Tsunade said, as she hands over what appear to be documents.
"But we can't deduce his true identity, let alone his intentions, yet." Van added. "Nothing seems to come up."
"Until then, keep a lookout, and we'll plan on sending the Unity Force students on a mission for anything amiss happening with multiverse." Max said with a slight smile, albeit the situation is serious. "It's best if we know what he is up to, before it is too late." He added, as he finished drinking some coffee.
"Got it." Tsunade responded.
"We'll be taking our leave today and we'll be vigilant." Van continued.
"Alright, both of you are dismissed for today." Max said, as Tsunade and Van leave, while heading into their own offices.
"Black Matter?" Chito inquired.
"I have no idea who that 'Black Matter' is." Yuuri added.
"Whatever that is, we should be ready for it." Ben added.
Max then sees the group, before speaking: "Ah, Ben! You're here now. You have brought in Mr. Meliodas, Ms. Chito, and Ms. Yuuri, as well."
"They're here now, grandpa." Ben added, before leaving at the door to wait for them.
Chito, Yuuri, and Meliodas later stand up in front of Max. The noirnette tries to put up a calm front, but the experience she faced earlier in the elevator is something else. She is still utterly frightened on the inside, let alone nearly traumatised from the elevator's speed, after dealing with her intense acrophobia, the likes of which Chito hasn't experienced before.
The survivors, however, have known Max Tennyson when he visited their own universe.
"I'm Meliodas, the Dragon's Sin of Wrath!" Meliodas introduced, with Max chuckling slightly.
"I think you don't need need to introduce yourselves, Ms. Chito and Ms. Yuuri." Max said. "Anyways, what brings you three here?" The Grand Headmaster added.
Chito and Yuuri speak first.
"We've been wondering how we can train ourselves in the not-so-distant future to be heroes, like the rest of the fighters in our own class." Chito said.
"Yeah!" Yuuri exclaimed. "After seeing most of our class fighting against one another in the Thunder Dome, I was wondering if I would be able to be a Unity Force hero like them." He added.
"Hmmm..." Max pondered, as he looks at the holographic calendar.
"Whoa, is that a hologram?!" Yuuri exclaimed.
"Was that the same hologram thing we saw a day ago from Rinon?" Chito asked.
"That looks like it." Yuuri said.
"So you want to be Unity Force heroes?" Max asked, with Chito and Yuuri nodding.
"Yes..." "So on!" Both Chito and Yuuri respectively answered.
"I also want to be a hero, so that I can conquer my fear of heights..." Chito says sheepishly. "Like what just happened earlier."
Max only chuckled, as well as Meliodas, before the former looks at the schedule. If Chito truly wants to be a Unity Force hero material, she has to conquer her crippling acrophobia that is pushing her back in order to do so.
"Your schedule for training will be within twodays." Max simply said, as he turns the holographic schedule off.
"Alright!" Yuuri said.
"I'm regretting every second of it." Chito added.
Meliodas then proceeds to talk to Max, with Chito and Yuuri leaving the Grand Headmaster's Room. Meliodas is later briefed in by Max about the existence of several worlds, as well as the multiverse and the foundation of the Unity Force and its mission to purge out any threats within the multiverse.
"No way... Grand Headmaster." Meliodas answered. "You mean there's like so many Earths around this multiverse you speak of?" He continued.
"That is right, Mr. Meliodas." Max responded. "While we don't know the extent of the multiverse's breadth, we know that there's a lot of Earths, including yours." He continued.
"Come to think of it..." Meliodas said. "That portal from my own Earth led me to come here." He added.
"Correct!" Max jovially said. "You have been chosen to be a Unity Force hero, based on the records that I have when you entered here in this world." He added. "Welcome to the Unity Force Academy, Meliodas."
"And speaking of which, since I want to spend my break for now before doing some training, where is the portal to this Normal Earth, as what Ben-san said?"
"It's in the 167th floor of the Harmony Tower." Max said.
"Alright. Thanks, Grand Headmaster." Meliodas responded, as he leaves the office.
With Chito and Yuuri...
"So what did you talk to my grandpa?" Ben asked.
"Training to be a Unity Force hero, much like most of my Class 1 mates there!" Yuuri exclaimed. "Not to mention, planning to train ourselves!" She continued. "Except for Chii-chan, right here." She chuckled, before Chito huffed.
"Don't be silly." Chito added. "Speaking of which, Ben-san, we're waiting for Meliodas-san to come out."
Chito, desperately not trying to look into the glassed floors and walls in front and below of her, is clinging to Yuuri. A few minutes of waiting later, Meliodas later comes out, as he joins with the trio waiting outside.
"So we should be heading to 167th floor now?" Meliodas said.
"You mean to the Normal Earth portal?" Ben asked, with Meliodas, Chito, and Yuuri nodding.
After that, Chito, Yuuri, Meliodas, and Ben leave the 216th floor, before heading down to the elevator to use it to visit the 215th floor and tunnel through one of the walkways that lead through the Harmony Tower. They later descend to the 167th floor through one of the elevators, as they visit one of the portal rooms that lead to Normal Earth.
"I can't wait to visit this world!" Yuuri exclaimed, with Chito standing statically. "What are you waiting for?"
"Really...?" Chito questioned. "I'm not sure about-" But she is interrupted by Yuuri, when she grabs her arm, as the two go inside the portal. "Stop it, you idiot!"
But it was too late as Yuuri entered inside the portal with the unfortunate noirnette still in her grasp. Both Meliodas and Ben later enter inside Normal Earth, or so it seems for them.
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[Unknown Part of Normal Earth]
Both Chito and Yuuri later end up in Normal Earth from the portal within Harmony tower, where they end up in what seems to be a town, but they soon realize that Ben and Meliodas are nowhere to be seen. Instead of the vanilla Normal Earth where they can meet with normal characters within the multiverse, they later end up in a different part of it, much to their dismay. The most bizarre thing, however, is what they are seeing in front of them.
It is still Normal Earth, thanks to the lack of magic and all the schmancy happening within any average life-and-death battle. But in front of them? Something else they have never witnessed in their lives. They later end up in what appeared to be in the middle of a farmland that is contrasted with the abundance of Danchis, a type of public housing that mostly comprises fo a cluster of old and cheap apartments. There is also a strange-looking black cube in front of them that is big in size.
But it was the bizarre emptiness that astounds them the most.
If you wonder why it's like this? That's because Normal Earth is a collection of several Earths, normal in nature, coalesced into one single Earth!
"What the heck..." Chito questioned annoyingly. "Where is Meliodas-san and Ben-san?" She asked.
"Uhhhh..." Yuuri added. "Are we supposed to be in Normal Earth with them?" She continued.
"Heck if I know." Chito added. "It was the same portal we have just entered."
"This place has no cars and no people passing by." Yuuri continued.
Trying to comprehend the oddity of the situation in front of them, both the survivors decide to find any signs of life in this Bizarro World that they have stepped into. First and foremost, however, they later head into one of the apartments within the Danchi, hoping to find signs of life. However, the two survivors later see a skeleton, a young man, Rinko, Ako, and three girls standing curiously in front of the strange black cube.
The skeleton is extremely tall, who is dressed to more colourful and high-end clothes, as though to represent a rock star. He has heart-shaped sunglasses, a yellow feather boa, a top hat with a giant crown on the brim and orange red trousers with a floral design. This is Brook, one of the members of the Straw Hat Pirates who works as the crew's musician.
The young man is slightly taller and more muscular, who has a slightly long woolly hair and a long nose, which is alluded to Pinocchio. He wears a pair of goggles around his neck and has some headphones or ear protectors on. He a has a little goatee along with a new white suncap he wears on his head. He has a pair of rolled-up yellow pants with red suspenders and a pair of boots. He has a red satchel and a blue and white striped wristband on his left arm. This is Usopp, who is the sniper of the Straw Hat Pirates.
The first girl beside Usopp has slanted green eyes and long, light, teal hair about navel length with her forelocks worn behind the ear with a curl on the end. Her bangs are neatly parted with the exception of a single loose lock. Her casual attire is simple with a tomboyish, yet cute tone, mixing pale and dark shades. This is Sayo Hikawa, the guitarist of Roselia and the older, serious twin of the Hikawa siblings.
The second girl beside Sayo has sharp, gold eyes and long silver hair worn loose with some type of hair decoration. Her long forelocks rest over her shoulders and her bangs just reach her eyes. She wears a casual attire that is fairly fancy with muted or dark tones. In her initial outfit, Yukina wears a white buttoned-up shirt with frills and a knee-length black pencil skirt. Her outfit is complemented by a black butterfly hairpin and black bracelet with a rose on it. This is Yukina Minato, Roselia's vocalist and leader.
The third girl has fair skin with curvy green eyes and long, wavy, soft dark ginger hair with thin curled forelocks and long, thin bangs. She wears a part of hair up in a ponytail. She also wears a pair of pink earrings shaped like upside-down bunnies in both her spring and summer outfits. She wears a casual attire consisting of a knitted off-the-shoulder dress, a black belt around her waist, and knee-high boots. Her outfit is completed by a black upside-down bunny necklace. This is Lisa Imai, Yukina's childhood friend and the bassist of Roselia.
Chito and Yuuri later witness Sayo castigating Usopp about them being sent into this world.
"You have got to be kidding me, Usopp-san..." Sayo uttered in annoyance. "You said that the portal to Normal Earth would lead us back to CiRCLE at our own world!"
"But we just simply didn't know and we just entered." Usopp replied cowardly.
"Yeah, right..." Sayo answered aloofly. "If not for your 'act first, think later' gaffe, we wouldn't be in this predicament."
"But on the bright side!" Brook responded goofily. "Maybe the people in this part of Normal Earth might find us unique!" He added, to which Sayo only facepalmed. "Might as well be playing my own lovely guitar!" He gestured, as he takes out his own guitar.
"You seriously have a wanton disregard for secrecy, do you, Brook-san?" Yukina inquired.
"A-are we okay a-about this?" Rinko asked in a mousy manner.
"Maybe this world isn't this bad, after all." Lisa mused with a mischievous wink.
"I mean look at it!" Ako added. "Maybe we can find some strange people in here, outside of the U.F. Academy!" She answered in glee.
"But seriously, though." Yukina said. "What is this black cube in front of us?" She continued rather quietly.
"Probably a portal into the demon world where the Devil King of this world lives!" Ako exclaimed.
Chito and Yuuri later approach the group standing into the said strange structure that they are standing, before they all turned their heads into the bizarre collection of Unity Force students in front of them.
"Chito-san. Yuuri-san." Sayo greeted. "I guess you are also stuck in this predicament, as well."
"You couldn't be more wrong. Sayo Hikawa-san, right?" Chito responded, with Sayo nodding. "Name's Chito and this is Yuuri." She ended.
"We're the members of a band known as Roselia." Yukina introduced. "Myself, Sayo-san, Rinko-san, Ako-san, and Lisa." She points at each member including herself, as they introduce each of them to Chito and Yuuri.
"Brook, your one and only musician of the Straw Hat Pirates!" Brook introduced.
"My name's Usopp!" Usopp said.
"Arguing isn't going us anywhere." Sayo mused. "We should find some people here, at least..." She continued.
"Maybe by checking at one of the apartments within the Danchi." Yukina suggested.
And with that, the ragtag group of Unity Force students including Chito, Yuuri, Brook, Usopp, Rinko, Ako, Sayo, Yukina, and Lisa later leave the mysterious black rock, as they head in one of the supposedly abandoned apartments lying around.
Everything around them is completely decrepit like out of a horror movie. Apartment blocks close to dilapidation, empty playgrounds, empty rooms, and eerie silence that permeates this very place. Usopp later takes out his tablet, as the group are attempting to look for any signs of life around this place, but found none, or is it. That is, until they see a strange girl a few metres away from where they are standing, who is roaming around, while holding a not-so-threatening looking bident in her hand, as well as two teenage girls who appear to be closing in on the apartment complex, as they are walking across the empty town.
The girl has a diminutive, childlike appearance who is holding a rounded bident in one of her hands. She wears what seems to be a hat with two protruding "ears" on it. She wears white clothes and sandals. This is The Gardener.
The first teenage girl is a young girl, most likely in her mid-teens. She has almost waist-length straight black hair and blue eyes. She has two shimeji mushrooms growing on her head. She wears a school uniform comprising of a long-sleeved blouse with black collar and white streaks on it, as well as a black ribbon and a black pleated skirt. She wears white socks and white shoes. This is Shijima Tsukishima, a former hikikomori, who is known as Shimeji due to the said mushrooms growing on her head.
The second teenage girl is a young girl, who is also in her mid-teens. She has short blonde hair that goes to her neck and orange eyes. She also wears large red glasses, as well. She has a half-fried egg that hovers over her head. Much like Shijima, she wears a school uniform comprising of a long-sleeved blouse with black collar and white streaks on it, as well as a black ribbon and a black pleated skirt. She wears white knee-length socks and black shoes. This is Majime Yamashita, Shijima's true friend and classmate.
"Is it just me or is it two of the three girls there have food in their heads?" Chito asked.
"It's disappointing that it is not rations." Yuuri said.
"Talk about a strange encounter in this strange world." Sayo added.
"This world is getting weirder by the passing moment we roam around here." Yukina said.
"I-I agree with both of you..." Rinko said.
"It's nothing short of weird encounters!" Brook exclaimed.
With Shijima, Majime, and The Gardener...
"It seems you are visiting your friend's apartment now, huh." The Gardener said, as she refers to Majime visiting Shijima. "Should I fix both of you?" She added sardonically. "I'm just joking. Ciao, both of you. Have fun." She ended, before she leaves silently.
With just Shijima and Majime left, the latter has seen the ragtag group standing by at the paved sidewalk leading to the former's apartments behind them. The former can only look at dismay as they see the Unity Force there, who are still confounded of what just transpired within them.
"Is something the matter, Shijima-chan?" Majime asked.
"Those are my neighbours at my apartment." Shijima said, who is referring to Chito and Yuuri. "But I never remember my neighbours living with those strange people before." She continued, as she refers to Brook, Usopp, Sayo, Rinko, Ako, Yukina, and Lisa.
"Huh..." Majime remarked. "Maybe your neighbours really have strange friends." She continued.
"But I don't think I've met those people before." Shijima said."Not to mention, Onee-sama hardly has any idea who these people are." She added with uncertainty. "The apartments are empty." She ended.
"Best if we approach them!" Majime confidently answered. "Maybe we can make great friends with your neighbours, as well!" She added, as she grabs Shijima's hand.
"Calm down!" Shijima said. "Plus, I don't know who those people are!" She ended.
But in the end, it was all in futility for Shijima...
Later on, we see the ragtag group later seeing Shijima and Majime approaching Chito and Yuuri, as well as their own "neighbours", much to the survivors' confusion.
"What the?" Chito observed, as she sees Shijima and Majime approaching the group.
Usopp, on the other hand, has seen both girls who have food growing into their heads, including Shijima with a mushroom and Majime with a fried egg. The former, on the other hand, is enough to drive him mad.
"Why you have mushrooms in your head? Why?! Why?! Why?!" Usopp exclaimed in a cowardly manner, as he sees the shimeji mushrooms on Shijima's head. "You know how I hate them ever since!" He then proceeds in a failed attempt pluck the mushrooms from Shijima's head, but only for the noirnette to kick him hardly in his testicles, causing him to fall down and groan in utter pain. "That damn hurts like a nuclear bomb..."
"That's gonna leave a mark." Lisa said, as she takes care of Usopp. "Are you okay there, Usopp-san?" She asked motherly.
"I didn't expect that one coming..." Usopp responded, as Lisa comforts him.
"What is with your problem?" Shijima questioned in front of Usopp.
"Sorry about him, gals!" Brook exclaimed. "He's just scared of mushrooms, due to an unfortunate incident." He said honestly.
"My bad..." Majime said. "Shijima-chan locked herself in a closet for two years, because of the mushrooms growing in her head, as well." She revealed.
"Honestly..." Shijima said, before focusing on Chito and Yuuri. "Also, you didn't tell me that you have neighbours?" She questioned in front of Chito and Yuuri. "Not to mention, these strange friends of yours?" She added.
"Huh? What are you talking about?" Chito asked.
"We hardly even remembered you being a neighbour before." Yuuri simply said. "Not to mention, we hardly know you."
To make matters even more confusing and baffling, both Chito and Yuuri have no idea what Shijima even is referring to, as the survivors know that they're not even neighbours with the noirnette at all.
"But you live there!" Shijima points at the respective rooms of Chito and Yuuri, that is according to her. "And you haven't told me that you have other neighbours, as well." She added.
This only made Chito facepalmed herself even more.
"Look, I don't know what people you're talking about..." Chito said. "But we're not your neighbours."
"Can we just take this conversation at your home instead?" Sayo questioned. "This is just getting even more awkward by the passing minute." She ended.
"I'd guess so." Shijima added.
"Oh boy!" Brook said.
"Just be quiet for a moment." Yukina said.
After that brief awkward moment, Shijima, Majime, and the ragtag Unity Force group later head to the former's room within one of the dilapidated apartments, as Chito wants to explain the ever-growing insanity surrounding within the latter group, so they go inside the living room. But the Unity Force members also try to find a seating spot, as they notice some objects cluttered around the floor, so Chito, Yuuri, and Rinko later take the initiative of cleaning up.
"My name is Shijima Tsukishima." Shijima introduced. "Sorry if my apartment is a little cluttered."
"And Majime Yamashita!" Majime introduced. "And who are you guys?" She asked. "The egg I have is edible, but it cannot be eaten, which the same goes to Shijima-chan's mushrooms!"
"Ah! So, you're mushroom-head and egg-head!" Brook said, before Sayo stomps at Brook's ankle, causing him to slightly whimper.
"Pardon for the intrusion." Sayo said. "We're from the Unity Force."
"Unity Force?" Shijima asked. "You mean both of them do not live here in Room 109 and 110, at all?" She continued, as she looks at Chito and Yuuri.
"You're just confusing both of us with somebody else." Chito deduced.
Chito begins to explain the existence of several worlds, as well as the multiverse and the foundation of the Unity Force and its mission to purge out any threats within the multiverse.
"No way..." Majime said in awe.
"So that means you're not from this world?" Shijima added, with Chito nodding.
"If we only know what goes on." Yukina said.
"Then we can get out of this mess..." Usopp added.
"Then if both of you do not live here." Shijma added. "Then what about the similar-looking people that are my neighbours who live here?"
"Again, you're confusing us with those look-alikes." Chito said.
"M-maybe they are impostors!" Rinko said nervously.
"Speaking of which, I've seen other strange people in Restaurant Heaven, as well." Majime said.
"That must be the Unity Force." Chito added. "We were supposed to be visiting a part of Normal Earth, only for us to end up here in this part that is bizarre." She ended.
"I heard from Tennyson-sensei that Normal Earth is really huge." Yukina said.
"But what about those strange people in the restaurant?" Majime asked.
"That's what we are about to find out." Chito said.
[Restaurant Heaven, Normal Earth]
Restaurant Heaven is a family restaurant that is strange in nature, as it is mostly supported by steel beams that go in groups of four, giving it the impression of a storied building.
Inside, we see Asta, Tetsuya, Ryota, Tsunayoshi Sawada, and Reborn sitting at one of the diner far from the entrance, where they are not as confused as the others in Shijima's apartment. On the other desks are three females conversing one another. Then the waitress of Restaurant Heaven is to be seen.
The first female has long blonde hair with flaming orange tips and red-orange eyes with dilated pupils, and a buxom figure with large thighs and plump, bouncy breasts. She also has a horn in her head as well, which can be mistaken as a cosplay. This is Tohru, a female dragon that can transform into a human girl.
The second female is a bespectacled young woman with bright red hair that is always tied in a ponytail and dead fish hazel brown eyes. She is known to be flat-chested. She also wears a light-brown cardigan with a white shirt underneath. This is Kobayashi, a computer programmer and a reluctant "lover" of Tohru.
The third female is a diminutive young girl. She has white-lavender hair with shades of purple, a well as blue eyes. Her style of clothing comprises of a white capelet with a fur collar, a pink blouse, a white frilly skirt, and pink doll shoes. She ties her hair into pigtails, each adorned with three dark blue beads. This is Kanna Kamui, Tohru's friend and also a dragon. But unlike Tohru, her horns, tails, and wings are hidden, making her true form far more inconspicuous.
The waitress is a young adult with a ruby-coloured hair that is tied in a ponytail, has brown eyes, and has white wings. She wears what seems to be a waitress outfit comprising of an apron, a white shirt, beige skirt, white ankle-length socks and light-brown shoes. This is Komachi Azusagawa, the Winged Waitress of Restaurant Heaven.
Komachi later serves Tohru, Kanna, and Kobayashi their own orders, while the latter is confused at how she ended up in this part of Normal Earth.
"Thank you for your patronage!" Komachi said, before heading to another table.
"What the heck..." Kobayashi said, as she takes a sip from her drink. "First, I've met dragons like both of you, and now this surreal world." She added. "My ever-growing list of confusions won't just end here." She sighed in annoyance. "Not to mention, I saw those two girls with food on their heads, as well as one with an octopus on her head, a book on her head, and even one of them wearing a shark outfit!"
"What are you talking about?" Tohru asked. "I'm liking this world, as well!" She continued, as she eats her own food rather quickly.
Kanna, on the other hand, continues sipping her juice, not caring at the madness that is happening around her.
With the rest of Unity Force, Shijima, and Majime...
"This is getting nowhere..." Chito said.
"We're getting close." Majime said.
"Say, you mentioned that these look-alikes are like both of us." Chito said in front of Shijima.
"One of them works at a convenience store from across the town, while the other is a university student, I think." Shijima said.
As expected, the group later encounter what looked like look-alikes of Chito and Yuuri, much to the prime Chito and Yuuri's confusion, as well as the rest of Unity Force.
Shimeji!Chito has a similar-looking appearance to the prime Chito, who also wears the same clothing, with the exception of the her wearing a beige checkered buttoned shirt.
Shimeji!Yuuri, on the other hand, wears a white shirt with the Japanese word "Crab" as the logo, which differentiates the prime Yuuri from the Shimeji!Yuuri. She also wears blue pants and white and red sneakers with white ankle-length socks. She is also seen with a white cat, as well.
"So these are your neighbours?" Prime!Chito asked.
"They're impostors! FAKE!" Prime!Yuuri exclaimed. "Tell us what you're planning!"
"Whoa, calm down...!" Shimeji!Yuuri said. "I just came in from my work at the convenience store!"
"Tell us the truth, you phony, or I'll blow your head off-" But her threat is interrupted by Prime!Chito, when she whacks her friend with her fists. "Ow..."
"No killing, please." Prime!Chito warned. "We're already having problems, so don't add yours here."
"So if both of you are look-alikes with Chito-san and Yuuri-san..." Yukina said, as she looks at Prime!Chito and Prime!Yuuri. "Does that mean you are Chito-san and Yuuri-san of this world?" She added, looking at Shimeji!Chito and Shimeji!Yuuri, to which the two are only giving the group confused looks.
Prime!Yuuri begins to explain the existence of several worlds, as well as the multiverse and the foundation of the Unity Force and its mission to purge out any threats within the multiverse. But also, Brook goofily explains the existence of Shimeji!Chito and Shimeji!Yuuri being the alternate in-universe incarnations of their prime counterparts, as well.
'So that means that both of us have the same appearance as those two?!" Shimeji!Chito questioned rather confusingly.
"Amazing!" Shimeji!Yuuri exclaimed.
"Thank heavens..." Prime!Chito sighed in relief.
"So, where are you guys going?" Shimeji!Chito asked.
"To Restaurant Heaven." Shijima said.
"Alright, then. We'll see you later!" Shimeji!Yuuri responded.
Both Shimeji!Chito and Shimeji!Yuuri later leave, as the group are nearing Restaurant Heaven.
"T-that was a weird encounter..." Rinko remarked.
"What do you mean?!" Ako exclaimed. "They may be the children of the Devil King, but they are not that bad!" She ended.
"Say, can we and Majime-san join in with you guys with this Unity Force?" Shijima asked.
"Of course!" Yuuri said. "There's like a variety of people in there, ranging from robots, to even a walking gemstone, and even aliens being part of Unity Force! Not to mention, this skeleton guy over there." She uttered, mentioning Brooks.
Sayo then looks at her tablet, as she sees a message from Ichika Takatsuki.
"Looks like we have found what is causing this phenomena. Apparently, Tsunemori-san told us that a chipmunk was seen lurking around 167th floor, who bit into the wiring from the portal switch, and she managed to catch it.
- Ichika Takatsuki"
"So it was a chipmunk who caused it, after all?" Lisa questioned.
"Our trouble from this world was all for naught just for a chipmunk?!" Yukina questioned rather scathingly.
~~~0-0-0~~~
A few hours later...
[U.F. Academy, U.F. Earth]
In the Normal Earth portal in Harmony Portal, we see Max Tennyson, Ichika, and Akane Tsunemori who are observing the portal, with Ichika repairing the damaged wiring, and the latter holding an imprisoned chipmunk in the cage
"It looks like we found what causes the Unity Force students to be sent from one destination to the other in Normal Earth." Akane said. "A chipmunk has caused it."
"I'm getting close to fixing it." Ichika said. "And there we go!" The portal switch is now fixed, where the students also later come back from the portal, including Chito and Yuuri, as well as the new students including Shijima and Majime.
"Finally... We're back!" Yuuri mused.
"But how long we've been stuck there?" Chito asked.
"Three days." Akane said.
"But we only stayed there for like 5-6 hours." Chito said.
"Time flows much more slowly there than here." Max explained. "Not to mention, you and Yuuri-san missed the training day, which was yesterday."
"What?!" Chito exclaimed.
"That can't be..." Yuuri added. "NOOOOOOOOOOOO!" She screamed almost as loud as possible, before the members of Roselia, Brooks, Usopp, Max, Shijima, Majime, Ichika, and Akane leave.
"I feel bad for them..." Ako said.
"Now then, you're students from your own world, right?" Max asked Shijima and Majime.
"That is right!" Majime said, with Shijima nodding.
"I'm Max Tennyson, the Grand Headmaster of Unity Force Academy." Max introduced, as both Shijima and Majime follow the academy's Grand Headmaster.
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The characters that appear in this chapter (in order):
Alex from Street Fighter III
Hidan from Naruto
Ryota Kise from Kuroko's Basketball
Ichigo Kurosaki from Bleach
Ako Udagawa, Rinko Shirokane, Sayo Hikawa, Yukina Minato, and Lisa Imai from BanG Dream!
Killua Zoldyck and Kurapika from Hunter X Hunter
Meliodas from The Seven Deadly Sins
Ben Tennyson and Max Tennyson from Ben 10
Tsunade from Naruto
Van Hohenheim from Full Metal Alchemist
Usopp and Brook from One Piece
Shijima Tsukishima, Majime Yamashita, The Gardener, Komachi Azusagawa (Winged Waitress), Shimeji!Chito, and Shimeji!Yuuri, from Shimeji Simulation
Tohru, Kanna Kamui, and Kobayashi from Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid
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[OMAKE: After The Experience in a Surreal World]
We see Asta, Zoro, Maya Tendo, and Son Gohan sitting in one of of the food courts, with Asta eating a burger. From the other food court table, we see Shijima and Majime sitting, while they converse.
"You mean you met two girls, one of them with a mushroom and the other with a fried egg on their head?!" Zoro questioned rather sceptically.
"Too bad you missed out on all the fun in there, guys." Asta remarked.
"But how did you end up in there, instead of it being in Normal Earth?" Maya questioned.
"Takatsuki-san told us that there was a chipmunk who bit the wiring into the Normal Earth portal switch." Asta said. "And it managed to mess up the switch that would send us to any points in Normal Earth, based on what part of that world we land."
"This world is something..." Zoro said.
"What happened to Chito-san and Yuuri-san, though?" Maya asked.
"I heard they missed the U.F. Training Day, which happened yesterday." Gohan added.
"We got stuck there for three days, when it was just 5-6 hours." Asta continued, as he eats his burger.
Zoro only shrugs.
"I hope those two can recover." Maya said.
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A/N: This story is inspired by the ideas of someoneStupED, XP4Universe, and Tamama900. That is right, manga-exclusive worlds and characters will make an appearance in Unity Force!
On the next chapter of UF Stories: The Bridge of the Souls will make its first appearance, as well as other deceased characters who have been considered dead from their universes to be given a second chance in life to live. Chito and Yuuri will have limited screen time within the next chapter.