Candidate Rebirth,
AN: is it bad I see blitzball as less ridiculous than Quidditch?
AN2: current ideas for Chloe's pairing, Cyberconnect2, Adult Neptune from V2, C-sha, or S/E-Sha. Or just for giggles, Histore.
AN3: I wish you could delete a signed review. I just got one from a religious nutcase, whom made a rant about his religion, the same rant on his profile, and every single one of his 58 'stories'. Only looked at one, but since all of them have the same bloody word count, I would like to warn people they should block pen name Live-to-forgive user ID 4385886, as he will probably start spamming your reviews. It might be a good idea for people to start reporting him.
I don't call religious people nutcases normally you understand, but when you post the same thing on your account 66 times, plus spamming the same bloody thing as reviews, you probably qualify.
Chapter 6: Dumbledore arrives.
It had been exactly four years since Harry died, and Dumbledore had finally figured out a way to use the sole tracking device left to reach 'Harry'. He wasn't quite sure where the boy had ended up, or why the other devices had stopped working, but today was the boy's birthday, and so the connection was the strongest it would ever be.
Activating the ritual he had found, using the device, and the Hogwarts quill as a focus, the quill started writing in a jerky manner, like it was fighting itself, at least for the name.
Harry Potter
Chloe's privet quarters.
Leanbox Primary Basisicom.
Leanbox Capital, Leanbox
Gameindustry.
Later, hindsight would have him admit that he should have used just the quill.
Looking at the address in confusion, one reason being that Harry is apparently living in a girl's room, as well as the rest making no sense to him.
"Can you get me there old friend?" he asked his phoenix Fawkes, as he really didn't want to use the other ritual he found, as it required him to sacrifice animals.
The self roasting bird trilled and landed on the old man, and delaying only to allow him to grab the acceptance letter before flaming him to another world.
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He landed on the ground and looked around. He was confused, this place looked like nowhere he knew in the world, with the closest place by how people were so oddly dressed being Akibahara in Japan. He winced when he realized that hundreds of people saw him arrive... and was also shocked when nobody seemed to care.
He looked at the shops around him and saw a bookstore. A bookstore with a book Titled 'Colored Magic for Beginners. Black, White, Red, and Blue' next to a book titled 'Hardware and Software, Building Your Own Computer' in the window display.
He completely disregarded the large building he appeared in front of, thinking that Basilicom was the local word for an apartment building, so it wouldn't be that fancy.
He continued looking around, and saw magic being used openly, right next to technology far more advanced than he has ever seen in his rare forays into the muggle world, for example a magic user wandlessly healing a child's scrapped knee, and nobody looking shocked.
He walked towards a food vendor and asked, "Can you help me find a place called Basilicom?"
The food vendor looked at the man oddly, and pointed at the rather large building behind the man.
Dumbledore thanked the man, all the while grumbling at missing the obvious, he entered the building, nearly being run down by a green cloaked figure and her companion, whom were on their way out.
"Sorry sir, we weren't paying attention," said the cloaked figure. "Let's head out CC.
The mentioned CC nodded and with a "Sorry," of her own followed her younger companion.
Dumbledore chuckled and commented, "Such a polite young lady, I wish more had her manners."
He walked up to the receptionists desk, and said, "Hello, I'm looking for Harry Potter, I have information he lives here.
Chika, whom was manning the desk since the regular woman was sick shook her head and answered, sorry sir, I know everyone whom lives here, and there is nobody by that name."
Dumbledore was irritated. He had proof he was here. And after a moments thought, he showed the woman the envelope. "this was written by magical means. It has never failed to write the address of a student."
Chika took the envelope, and looked at the address before giggling. She continued for more than five minutes before calming down and answering the old man, "Sorry, the very thought of Chloe letting a boy live in her room is just so funny. That her sisters would allow it is even funnier."
Taking the envelope back, he tried again, "Can I at least look?"
The oracle snorted, and replied, "You are free to look around the public areas, but nobody is allowed into the private rooms without the express permission of their owners."
"Could I speak to Chloe?" the old man asked.
"You were nearly run down by her," came the amused reply. "She probably won't be back until dark."
"You let a young woman go out that long?" Dumbledore thundered, only to stop when the woman across the desk was looking at him oddly.
Chloe had been introduced publicly three years ago, and by now she was as well known as the rest of the candidates. The fact that he didn't recognize her bumping into her, would be rare, but nor unheard of. The fact that he didn't recognize her name, or that she would be perfectly okay being out that long with her partner... that was more than odd.
"Where exactly are you from that you don't recognize her name, looks, or power?" Chika said slowly.
The old man stopped, he didn't want to answer that he was from another world. "Scotland."
"Never heard of it," came her answer. "Is there anything else I can help you with?"
"Can I talk to her sister? It's important." the old man tried.
"No, she's in meeting all week, and at one of her sister's big games the day after her last meeting. I can set up an appointment for eight days from now if you want, barring an important one cropping up, or an emergency."
Dumbledore sighed and replied, "That will be fine." He knew he didn't have the authority or reputation to press the issue here, he also left a description of the boy he was looking for. Calling for his transportation he headed home after setting up a one pm appointment eight days from the day he made it.
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It was unfortunate that he decided to go back seven days, after doing the tracking ritual again.
It was the season finale of blitzball, and Chloe was facing her opposite in the game. Leanbox vs. Lowee, a rivalry that has existed for quite some time.
Just as the ball was about to launched in... a man with a bird appeared in the middle of the sphere of water, without the enchantments the players have on them to allow them to survive the game.
Thinking fast she called a time out, grabbed the choking man, plus a bird that was now a chick, and swam with them to the edge of the water globe, and chucked him at the medical staff on duty, whom started giving the man CPR immediately. Seeing the thumbs up the staff gave her, she returned to her spot.
The game was fast, and it was as brutal as it could get within the rules, with at least three players tackled outside the globe per half of the game, with Chloe being one that was kicked out.
It was the cleanest game ever between the two teams.
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In the medical section, a quarter of the way through the game, an old man, formally in hideous robes, was waking up. He was confused as to why his chest was bare, and why he had small circles glued on it, with wires heading to a machine that was making a most irritating beeping sound.
"Ah, your awake!" said a really chesty woman in a pink nurse outfit. "My name is Compa, and I'm the nurse currently assigned to you. Why did you teleport into the middle of a blitzball game?"
"Blitzball?" asked the old man asked.
In response Compa gave the old man a look, one that showed that she wondered what he was on, and turned on the TV, that was on the station showing the current game.
The old man blinked at the under water game, and watched in fascination as a teenage blonde girl nailed a goal with a vanishing/reappearing ball.
"You're in a bit of trouble," a new voice sounded. "Only team members, or maintenance crew are allowed in the main part of the stadium."
"Cave?" Compa asked a bit surprised.
The woman named Cave had red hair in twintails. A skimpy red, black, and red dress, a maid like black and white headband, white boots, and black knee high socks. She also had a well developed figure.
The old man looked at the woman and responded, "I was using a ritual to allow Fawkes to... where is Fawkes?" the old man started panicking.
"Fawkes?" Cave asked.
"My phoenix!"
"Oh the bird, we put the chick in a cage, we will bring him to you after you are cleared to leave by both myself, as the head of Leanbox Security, and Compa as a medical professional."
The old man leaned back and sighed, he would be stuck here for at least two weeks until his bird reached an age that he would be able to carry him back.
He was forced to answer the questions to the best of his abilities, and even the fact that he came from another dimension came out... a fact that Cave just nodded to and noted down, after all they had experience with such a thing before.
After the interview they brought in the baby phoenix, and let the man get some rest, although they wondered what the man would do for money as he had no local account.
A fact that he would soon find out after being released.
But for now, he decided to fool around with the TV controller, and accidentally accessed something called the internet.
He managed to avoid the two most common things found on the internet, and started a three year old news video file by accident while typing the name 'Chloe' in.
The file name?
"The Big Reveal! Leanbox has a Goddess Candidate!"
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News file Plays:
Two reporters seem to start fighting over camera space.
"This is Famitsu!"
"And this is Dengekiko!"
Together: "And today we are reporting on a surprise announcement by Lady Vert!
Famitsu: "She has given to indication on what the announcement is, is it a new game? New hardware? Or some new project?"
Dengekiko shoves Famitsu out of the camera: "stop talking it's starting."
Vert walked upon the stage, flanked by her oracle, and a cloaked green figure. The figure, who's face was hidden appeared nervous.
Vert then started speaking, "People of Leanbox, I am holding this event to introduce to you a very special someone, or more precisely to have her introduce herself!"
The green Cloaked figure took a deep breath and walked up to the microphone, which was in the middle of a spotlight. Lowering her hood, she exposed her face to her nation for the first time in public, and spoke for the first time to her nation, "Hello everybody, m... my name is Chloe, and I'm your CPU candidate. I pledge to do my best!"
there was a giant "aww" from much of the crowed at the shyness of their new candidate, which caused her to blush, increasing her 'cute' factor. She then withdrew as her part was nearly over, she just had to stand in the background and pretend to be a piece of furniture.
Her atomic blush wouldn't go away though.
The rest of the story was entirely Vert fielding questions, about how long she had a sister, and why she kept it secret so long, as well as speculation about what Green Sister looked like, and how she acted.
The general consensus was that people were hoping she kept her shy and sweet personality.
They would be in for quite a shock when they found out.
…
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Then he accidentally found the porn.
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The next day saw a very hungry old man apperating to the basilicom for his breakfast appointment with Lady Vert.
He noticed a different 'secretary' than last time, (in reality the old one whom had recovered from being sick) and checked himself in. He was then led to a meeting room, in which two blonde females, one of which he recognized as the blitzball player on the marvelous muggle device he saw while being in the medical center, another which looked like an older version of her, and the original 'secretary' he met.
"Mr. Dumbledore, My name is Vert, the Goddess of Leanbox, and this is my sister Chloe, and our Oracle, and unofficial middle sister Chika, whom I believe you met when the secretary was out sick," Vert started out.
Chloe meanwhile, in her jeans and T-shirt combo, since she wasn't out for battle, narrowed her eyes, that was the same man she bumped into over a week ago, and whom interrupted the game.
"I have to ask before we start, are you stalking me? I find it odd we keep bumping into each other." the little sister asked.
"No young lady I'm not, the ritual just seems to keep dropping me by you for some reason," came the slightly confused reply.
Shrugging her shoulders she leaned back to wait for her sister to continue.
"I heard you are looking for a Boy named Harry Potter, and would like to search some private rooms. We have done a thorough search of all the records of our nation, both for the name, and the appearance, and I can guarantee there is no such boy here," Vert started off. "Why Don't you tell use why you think he's here?" She then paused hearing his stomach rumble, and continued, "we were about to start breakfast, would you like to join us?"
The old man blushed, and pulled out his bird from his pocket and set him on the table before answering, "Please, I'm stuck here, and I don't have any local currency."
Chloe shook her head and said, "If you wish you can accompany me on some low level quests to earn enough for a cheap hotel, and once you get used to it, we can set you up with a E rank provisional guild license. It would just be for some easy quests, but you should be able to earn enough until you find a way back."
"Thank you for the offer young lady, I would only need the help for two weeks while my phoenix regrows. I can also use the time to search for Harry, I probably should never have left him with the Dursley's..."
"Excuse me, did you say Dursleys?" Chika said in a voice that made liquid nitrogen feel like the sun.
At the same time Vert went grim, and Chloe flinched, and went blank faced, then her temper went nova, and she barely restrained herself from jumping across the table and tearing the old man's head off.
"How exactly did you track this 'Harry' here?" Vert asked coldly.
Dumbledore flinched, the power radiating from the three females across from him was more than either him or Tom put out, and that was for the weakest of the three, the strongest was putting out more power than both of them put together, and they were all focused on him.
He needed to talk... FAST. "I used soul magic to track him, and yes I said Dursleys, why?"
"I think I know hat happened to this 'Harry Potter' but I have to ask, what would you do if you found him?" Vert asked.
Dumbledore, despite the obvious threat from the girls replied, "I would have to get the boy's relatives out of prison, and put him back with them for his safety. I set up a bloodward that would protect him if he lived in the same place as his aunt since she was the closest blood relation to his mother."
Chloe was about to lunge at the man when Chika grabbed her and led her out of the room. If looks could kill the man would've been atomized.
"Then I won't tell you, after all you are going to put the child back in a murderous, and abusive home. So no, you won't get the location, and by how Chloe was acting, you won't have her help either. I will have your meal to go, better stretch it out," came Vert's reply.
"Please, It's for his protection! At least let me move his cousin to the same home as him!" Dumbledore pleaded. "He also needs to attend Hogwarts, the wizarding world has been eagerly expecting his return for a decade!"
The door opened again, and Chika returned, accompanied by... Green Sister.
"Sister," the transformed Chloe said in her creepy monotone, "I will tell him."
"Why did you...?" Vert asked.
"Someone needs a clear head, I will head out to a dungeon or field to let Chloe vent after this meeting," came the reply.
Green Sister explained, about how Harry, although the boy didn't know his name at the time of death, died and was reborn as Chloe, as well as all the issues that she needed to deal with after the rebirth.
Dumbledore was disturbed and horrified. Both by the story of abuse, and the person speaking about it.
At the end the old man took out the letter and sighed. There wasn't a Harry Potter to attend. He then had a thought, why not have Chloe attend instead. He could conceal Harry not being there by saying he's getting special training. That would keep everybody off his back, and have him technically still attending.
"How about Chloe attend instead? We can keep her reincarnation a secret as long as possible, and let her meet some friends that won't be intimidated by her position."
Vert Shook her head and replied, "Impossible, without enough share energy present she couldn't survive."
"Share energy?"
"It's the energy our followers give off, either through worship, or more commonly playing games on our counsels."
"What if I could get enough generated?" Dumbledore asked. "As it sounds like if I set up enough of these... counsels, and enough people play them, it would solve the problem of her attending.
Vert shut her eyes and took a deep breath, now that the initial anger was depleted, she was thinking clearer. She activated a computer counsel built into the dining room table so she could work while eating in an emergency, and quickly created a account for the old man, and transferred a few thousand credits in.
"I have created a account with some money for you, it should last you a few days. Come back in three days and we will talk."
The old man nodded, and after getting instructions on how to use the account, he left. Green sister left right after him, dragging her partner out of her room, and flying to a field to allow Chloe to blow up some monsters for stress relief, and to vent her anger, as well as the backlash from transforming.
It would be two years before she set foot in the school.
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Status: Chloe
Lvl: 34
Stat rankings (since making the actual numbers I would screw up.)
Hp D
SP S
Str C
Def D
INT (spell power not IQ) S
MDEF A
AGI B
Spells Current (Source of spell).
Will take Suggestions for more.
Low Level:
Fire bolt (Star Ocean 2)
Wind blade (Star Ocean 2)
Mid power:
Ice maiden (Valkyrie Profile)
Sacred Lance (Valkyrie Profile)
High Level (currently locked by not being high enough level):
Indignation (Tales of Abyss Jade chant)
Judgment (Tales of Symphonia Kratos Chant)
Status: Green Sister
HP S
SP B
STR SS
Def A
MDEF A
INT F
AGI S
Skills:
Still in development.
Shadow Blow: Dark element strike, range single target, unless targets are in a pile.
For LVL comparison.
Dumbledore 25
Voldermort 23
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EN: longer than expected.