A/N: Ten! Ten! Ten! Hello there! This is tendaysromeo and welcome to the third chapter of DreamTheater Intermix: The World Within! Nothing much to say, so let's start this chapter!
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"I know that you're wondering why is there an entire city inside a single square-shaped building in the middle of nowhere." Pinkie Pie acknowledged, "And to be honest, I don't know either." she admitted, "No one knows how this world came to be or how the people here come together while living in peace and harmony." she stated while hearing the sound of car crashing from the background, "In fact... some people had been searching for answers in so many years and yet they couldn't come up with any conclusion!" she added, "So... people decided to screw it and just move on with life." she declared, "I know you guys are still in shock but you'll get used to it soon enough!" she expressed with a wink.
Pinkie got a response in the form of a Funeral March playing in the background while Edwin "Ed" Horace Hall melted in a yellow-colored puddle, Eddward "Edd & Double D" Marion Vicente is lying on the ground having a breakdown in a straight jacket mumbling "Scientifically Impossible" over and over again, Eddy Skipper McGee is seen banging his head on a nearby mailbox, Kevin Dorscherr is hanging on a lamppost with a noose around his neck, Nazz Van Bartonschmeer is sitting on a wheelchair wearing a neck brace, Jimmy Tweetums laid on the ground dead while Sarah Hall tried to revive him using a defibrillator, Rolf Von Olsson is turned into a roasted turkey with an IV, Lee Kanker laid on a bed while on life support, Marie Kanker held an icepack on her left head, May Kanker is covered head to toe with bandages, Jonny 2x4's body is laid inside an Iron Lung and Plank is snapped in half.
Tenma Daytona Romeoford then slides in front of everyone, "WHAT THE FUCK IS THIS?!" he exclaimed in disbelief, "I understand that you guys are in the state of shock..." he understood, "... BUT YOU'RE OVERREACTING!" he exploded in anger.
After recovering from their 'shock', Pinkie is now showing Tenma and the Cul-de-sac Kids around the city, and the newcomers can't helped but be awed with everything in front of them.
"No matter where I look..." Kevin uttered, "... this place is nothing short of amazing." he commented.
Rolf nodded, "Yes." he uttered in agreement, "Rolf bet this city had customs weirder than my old country's weird customs." he stated.
Ed looks around with an eager look, "Cat girl, robot boy, a werewolf, a vampire, a princess, a guy with a bomb for head..." he listed off, "Haha! Ed loved this place!" he cheered.
Sarah then turns to Double D, "You're doing good, Double D?" she asked.
Double D pops a few pills of aspirins in his mouth before taking a drink from a bottle of water, he then let's out a sigh, "I'm doing good, Sarah." he reassured, "I'm still trying to accept and comprehend that everything I see right now is real." he stated.
"Learn to accept reality, Double D." Eddy advised, "There is no denying that science can answer a lot of mysteries..." he admitted, "... but sometimes what's in front you is enough to understand some things." he stated.
Double D sighed in response, "I guess so." he uttered in acceptance.
Tenma then turns to Pinkie, "Not to sound like an overeager goody-two shoes that loves to attend school..." he stated, "... but this place is called City Saints Academy right?" he pointed out, "But where is the actual school?" he asked.
"Oh!" Pinkie chirped before spreading her arms open, "This is it!" she answered.
Tenma raised an eyebrow, "This is what?" he uttered in question.
"This whole city is the school!" Pinkie revealed with a big smile.
"WHAT?!" everyone bellowed in shock.
"You got to be shittin' us!" Tenma exclaimed in disbelief, "If this whole city is the entire school..." he assumed, "... then where's the classrooms?!" he demanded.
Pinkie then pointed a finger at a large sports stadium at the distance, "See that stadium over there." she pointed out, "That's where the classes are being held." she revealed with a smile.
Marie, Lee, May, Nazz and Sarah had their hands covering their mouth with Lee mouthing 'what the fuck' while Tenma, Ed, Double D, Eddy, Kevin and Jonny's jaws dropped to the ground with the accompanying sound of a cash register, and Rolf had to pluck his eyes out, breath on it and then wiping it on his shirt before putting it back on his sockets.
And as for Jimmy... he fainted.
"H-H-How?!" Double D stammered in shock.
Pinkie then brought out her notepad and flips a few pages, "You see..." she began, "I don't know if this is true or not..." she mentioned, "... but the founders of the City Saints Academy thought that it'd be more convenient to put every students in this school into one class, so they decided to build a stadium that can house more than a million students." she explained.
"If that's so..." Tenma uttered while still in the state of disbelief, "But how can the instructors teach well with so many students in such a big ass sports stadium?!" he questioned.
"Oh! The instructors will just stand on a platform in the middle of the stadium where everyone can see them via large screen projector from above, and everyone can hear them speak through a loud speaker system." Pinkie explained.
"Can the instructors even take notice if a student is even paying attention to class or not?" Double D questioned.
Pinkie nodded, "Sure they do!" she answered, "The entire stadium had a built-in system that can detect any students that aren't listening, chatting to their classmates or sleeping." she explained, "And if a student is caught being tardy in class, they'll be sent flying into the air and will head straight down towards the instructors' platform where they'll get chewed out in front of everyone." she added with a smile.
"That's a bit too much." Double D commented before turning to Ed and Eddy, "But if it keeps some certain students from slacking off, then I approve such methods." he admitted.
Eddy facefaulted in annoyance, "Great... more reasons to hate school." he grumbled.
"School bad for Ed." Ed whimpered.
"If classes are being held in that stadium..." Kevin pointed out, "... but what about the sports activities?" he asked, "Where is it being held?" he added.
"Oh!" Pinkie chirped before pointing a finger at another large sports stadium right next to the class-stadium, "We do it over there!" she answered with a smile, "What do you guys think?" she asked.
And once again, Pinkie got a response in the form of a Funeral March playing in the background while Ed melted in a yellow-colored puddle, Double D is lying on the ground having a breakdown in a straight jacket mumbling "Scientifically Impossible" over and over again, Eddy is seen banging his head on a nearby mailbox, Kevin is hanging on a lamppost with a noose around his neck, Nazz is sitting on a wheelchair wearing a neck brace, Jimmy laid on the ground dead while Sarah tried to revive him using a defibrillator, Rolf is turned into a roasted turkey with an IV, Lee laid on a bed while on life support, Marie held an icepack on her left head, May is covered head to toe with bandages, Jonny's body is laid inside an Iron Lung and Plank is snapped in half.
"WHAT THE FUCK IS WRONG WITH YOU, PEOPLE?!" Tenma exclaimed in disbelief.
Suddenly, they heard a loud grumbling noise, everyone then turns to Ed lifting his shirt up to see his belly rumbling like some sort of vibrator.
Ed chuckled, "Haha! Belly is hungry." he mused.
"Well, I could use some grub." Lee said, "I haven't eaten a thing since our last stop." she confessed.
"Me too." Marie said in agreement.
Tenma pats his stomach and with a nod of his head, the rookie mage turns to Pinkie, "Any nice place to eat?" he asked.
Pinkie nodded, "I know a nice diner close from here." she answered, "Follow me!" she beckoned.
Pinkie then led Tenma and the Cul-de-sac Kids to a one-floored building with yellow walls and a red & white rooftop called Pop's Moon Palace where they saw a man wearing what looks like a modern-caveman attire while handing fliers to passing people.
"Welcome to Pop's Moon Palace!" Pinkie presented.
"Seems like a nice place." May commented.
Nazz then noticed the modern looking-caveman standing outside the diner, she raised an eyebrow at the man's attire, "What's his deal?" she asked.
"Oh! That's Mister Flintstone." Pinkie answered, "And he is a caveman." she revealed.
"Caveman?" Eddy uttered in surprise, "But I thought cavemen had messy hair, carry clubs and acts like a monkey." he listed off with a raised eyebrow.
Pinkie giggled, "Well that's true and all..." she admitted, "... but Mister Flintstone and his people are pretty different." she reasoned before approaching the caveman, "Hiya, Mister Flintstone!" she greeted.
The man named Fred Flintstone turns to them, "Oh hey, Pinkamena." he greeted back, "What can I do for you today?" he asked.
"Nothing too much." Pinkie answered, "I was just showing the new kids around and we got hungry, so we decided to eat here." she stated.
Fred smiled in response, "Then don't let me stop you kids from getting something nice to eat." he said in glee before turning his attention towards Tenma and the Cul-de-sac Kids, "Welcome to Pop's Moon Palace and to City Saints Academy as whole!" he greeted, "I hope you'll have a great time here and please feel free to drop by this place any time." he encouraged.
Double D nodded, "Thank you, Mister Flintstone." he said in gratitude.
Fred then gestured Pinkie, Tenma and the Cul-de-sac Kids to enter the diner which they happily complied while Fred resumes handing fliers to passing-by people.
"Despite being a caveman..." Nazz spoke, "... that guy is pretty nice." she commented.
Pinkie giggled, "Like I said before... Mister Flintstone and his people are pretty different." she said, "They may look like your typical cavemen but they're well educated with a lot of things." she revealed, "Just don't get on Mister Flintstone's bad side." she advised, "Once, he stopped a fight by picking up two full-fledged adults singlehandedly." she shared.
Tenma and the Cul-de-sac Kids turns their heads back at Fred, and they noticed his rather muscular physique and add his imposing stature, they didn't doubt one bit of what Pinkie just said.
As they reaches the front entrance of the diner, three girls came out from the front door and these are Honoka Kousaka, Umi Sonoda and Kotori Minami.
"Hiya, Honoka! Hiya, Umi! Hiya, Kotori!" Pinkie greeted.
"Hello, Pinkie Pie." Honoka greeted back.
"How are you doing?" Kotori asked.
"I'm doing good." Pinkie replied, "I'm just showing the new kids around and we decided to fill our tummies here." she explained.
Honoka then turns to Tenma and the Cul-de-sac Kids, "Wow! That's quite a number." she uttered in awe, "Hi there!" she greeted, "I'm Honoka Kousaka and please to meet you all." she introduced herself.
"Likewise." Tenma replied.
Everyone then proceeds to introduce each other when Kotori spoke, "Where did you all come from?" she asked.
"We came from Peach Creek, Colorado." Double D answered, "Though it was a week ago that we received our invitations to attend this school, it took us quite a while to get here, so it's safe to say that we had a rather long journey." he explained.
"How are you guys liking this place so far?" Honoka asked.
"Well eccentricities aside and the fact that we're taking classes in a large stadium..." Double D mentioned, "... I must say that City Saints Academy is a very marvelous place and I can't wait to see what awaits for us here." he admitted.
Umi nodded, "A positive start." she uttered, "That's good." she complimented.
Taking a liking to Umi, Eddy decided to zips in front of her with a rose in his mouth, "Hey there sweet cheeks!" he greeted with a grin while wiggling an eyebrow, "Wanna go on a date with a hotstuff like me?" he asked while flexing his non-existent muscles.
Feeling her personal space being invaded, Umi cringed in response before taking a step back, the blue-haired girl then responded by slapping Eddy on the face really hard, "GET AWAY FROM ME YOU CREEP!" she shrieked.
The slap was so hard that it sends Eddy flying into the air, spiraling in 360 degrees with his shirt, pants and shoes flying off his body before hitting the ground head first and then lying down with a dazed expression while in his tiger-striped underwear and white socks, Fred looks at him for a minute before shrugging his shoulders and then going back to work.
Umi panted heavily as Pinkie, Tenma and the rest of the Cul-de-Sac Kids clapped in awe and amusement while Honoka facepalmed.
Kotori chuckled nervously, "Sorry about that." she apologized, "Umi-chan doesn't like it whenever a guy gets close to her." she explained, "It makes her uncomfortable." she reasoned.
"She got androphobia?" Tenma assumed, "Got it." he acknowledged.
"No, I don't have androphobia." Umi dismissed, "I just had trouble getting close with boys." she admitted.
"Don't worry, we'll respect your boundaries." Kevin reassured before jabbing a thumb at Eddy, "We don't wanna end up like that flirt over there." he admitted.
"Ed-Boy!" Rolf shouted, "Adorn yourself!" he beckoned, "You are being a disgrace to everyone!" he pointed out.
"And I can't believe that you are wearing a tiger-striped underwear!" Nazz exclaimed in disbelief.
"It's my brother's!" Eddy shouted off-screen.
Sarah cringed in disgust, "That's even worse." she grumbled.
A/N: Thank you very much for reading this chapter, I hope that you all enjoyed it.
Character Debuts:
The Flintstones
Fred Flintstone - Fred had a stout appearance, he had a messy black hair, he had black eyes, a large nose and a five o'clock shadow. He wears a orange-colored tunic with tattered ends with a blue tattered collar and necktie, and he is barefooted.
Love Live! School Idol Project
Honoka Kousaka - Honoka had a cinnamon-colored and medium-length hair that had a yellow bow holding the left side of her hair into a ponytail, and she had blue-colored eyes. She wears a dark blue blazer over a pale yellow sweater vest on top and a white collared shirt, and wears a blue, red and green ribbon. She wears a pleated blue striped skirt, black knee-high socks and brown loafers.
Umi Sonoda - Umi had a slim frame, she had a long blue hair along and had light brown eyes. She wears a dark blue blazer over a pale yellow sweater vest on top and a white collared shirt, and wears a blue, red and green ribbon. She wears a pleated blue striped skirt, black knee-high socks and brown loafers.
Kotori Minami - Kotori had a slim frame, she had long khaki hair with two ponytails tied by a green ribbon while styled like a feather and she had saffron-colored eyes. She wears a dark blue blazer over a pale yellow sweater vest on top and a white collared shirt, and wears a blue, red and green ribbon. She wears a pleated blue striped skirt, black knee-high socks and brown loafers.
Please look forward for the next chapter! I'll see you then!
