Chapter 5
"Speaking"
'Thinking'
"Magic Wand"
Attack/Spells/Noble Phantasms
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Staring at the girl in the hood that appeared before them, the children were the most confused, and oddly, equally as confused as the girl that they were all staring at. Luvia, Rin, and Caules all quickly plastered on fake smiles as the moved in front of all Illya, Deion, Miyu, and Kuro, trying to hide them from view.
"Hey there... Gray... What are you doing out here?" Rin asked.
"I was... just... wondering... what's taking you all so... Why are all the Mystic codes with children?" She asked as the nervous look on all their faces seem to tell her just about everything.
"So... what happened?" She finally asked as the three mages let out a sigh in defeat.
"Well, you see..." Caules began before Luvia stepped.
"We sort of... Lost them... and they partnered up... with these kids... and they been helping us." She said.
"I and Rin have been with Illya and Miyu here for a while, Caules has just met Deion here the other day."
"Try yesterday," Caules remarked under his breath. Gray's expression didn't change from confused, but now she was deeply confused about this. She tilted her head.
"But why haven't you told Teacher?" She asked them as they all had the same fearful reaction. While Lord El Melloi II wasn't the most powerful mage, something about him strikes fear into them. Might be the way he looks at them. Gray looked at them, taking pity on the three of them since they were working on a mission that could. She looked at the three mages, then to the children behind them, all of them looked worn out from the battle.
"Do you promise to protect these children? You do realize what you're putting them through?" Gray asked.
"Um... Miss Gray? We all choose to do this of our own free will, to fight alongside Caules, Luvia, and Rin because we were bonded to Emerald, Ruby, and Sapphire of our own free wills. We were told the danger and been asked many times by them if we wanted to quit... But we decided not to quit, but to fight with them." Deion said, Illya, Kuro, and Miyu having the same thought and feeling about it. Gray looked at them before a smile formed on her face.
"Don't worry, your secrets are safe with me." She said to all of them as the older teens let out a sigh of relief.
"But I still expect regular reports from all of you..." She took one last look at them, Deion in particular... he looks like... that man she knew... That Mage Killer...
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Opening 1: Starlog by ChouCho
*Music starts as the new class cards fall through a dark void, only 16 of them pass through as a person fall through after them, they seem to be holding something in their arms before they fall into a light, revealing the present-day*
Don'na ashita ga hoshikatta n darou
*It flashes to Deion hanging out with his friends, but a gust of wind blows over and leaves, seemingly looking by the class cards rush, past him as look off to the distance for a second
Nani mo shirazu ni nozonde ita n da ne
*It moves next to Illya, Kuro, Miyu, Rin, and Luvia all at the airport, Rin and Luvia getting into a fight as the girls look around in wonder at their new surroundings*
Hontou no jibun kowagatte nigecha
*Caules looks out from his view from on top of the hill he climbed, he was on the phone with Lord El Melloi II and Gray before his partner, Emerald, stole the device, always causing havoc in his life*
Owari no nai sono yume ni mayoikomu yo
*Another Lone figure is seen looking over a map of the leylines in the are, detecting many anomalies on them: The new class cards*
Te no todokanai negai wa iranai
*Deion, Caules, and Emerald rush towards the location of where they need to jump from into the mirror world. Deion takes hold of Emerald as running towards the different area, Illya's gang is heading towards another class card, unaware of what they're about to walk into.*
Sotto te wo toreru yuuki… hoshii
*All three Mystic Codes activate at the same time, shining their powers over their respective masters; Illya, Miyu, and the newly minted Deion as the three of them transformed, for the moments, unaware of either group*
Hoshi wa kawaru sekai no yami to yoru wo terashite
*Deion as in his transformed state battles Both Rider of Black and Saber of Red, stopping their attacks with his hands before delivering powerful punches to them. He gets knocked back before Caulse uses a spell to try and help him out. Deion is then standing once more as he Includes Archer of Black and uses his bow*
Michibiku sora he tonde ikeru n da yo
*The girls all fight Lancer of Black and Ruler Jeanne as they seemed to be holding their own, Both Illya and Miyu shoot out twin burst of their main attacks while Kuro uses her bow from a distance. Rin and Luvia using their jewels to help out as well*
Kanatta subete no koto wa shinji egaita seiza ne
*Deion, Miyu, Illya, and Kuro seem to finally meet as they face a many enemies in front of them, from a hulking Berserker, A Witch like woman, a master samurai, and lastly a woman holding her arm out as many golden portals open up.*
Ano hi kawashita yakusoku no youda yo
*They all look at each other, giving a nod, before pulling out some of the class cards they have collected so far, letting Illya, Miyu, and Deion become engulfed in powerful light... the scene clears to the girls standing in front of the two boys as Deion extends his hand out to them...*
I Believe
*It ends with all three of the girls reaching out to him, happy to have the new person around.*
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"Alright, Mission complete!" Rin gave a thumbs-up as the four preteens looked up at her, while she was tired, she wasn't as out of it as all of them where. They did do must of the heavy fighting. Caules was the first to pick up his respective kid.
"I should take him home before his parents worry." He said as Deion blinked.
"Caules... I can... no... please carry me." Deion got out as he couldn't stand anymore.
"You can at least help us out with these three!" Rin hissed at him.
"Oh don't worry, I have August bringing the car around for us to return to the Hotel. Caules, would you like us to drop you and Deion off?" She asked him.
"I'll manage, his house isn't too far from here. I'll make sure to get him in the morning so we can discuss our next move." He waved her off.
"Suit yourself." She said as said car came around the corner. Deion gave a small and tired wave to the girls, who waved back, happy to have their new friend with them in battle from now on. As they crested a hill, the trio of Caules, Deion, and Emerald walked down a familiar road, the same one they were on last night to save the girls.
"Hey, Caules..." Deion mumbled as he seemed half-asleep at this point, the younger boy liked the fact he didn't have walk home.
"Hm... Yeah?" Caules shifted his eyes towards Deion.
"I... Thought about something you said... About a choice so big at my age... and what you said about being the head of some kind of fallen family... I... Think I understand why you were so against me doing this at first." These moments of maturity struck Caules, never expecting him to be thinking about such things.
"I'm... Glad you do... But, I will say this, you have some real guts kid." He was beginning to doubt he would have been able to serve in a Holy Grail War, much unlike his older sister. When it came to this stuff, Deion takes to Emerald much faster than he did, he figures it was because he was her preferred kind of partner.
"We have a long road ahead of us." He said, not just talking about getting him home, but collecting the remaining class cards.
"I didn't think you two would seem like brothers this quickly! But very few things in this world are as pure as the bond of brotherhood!" It seems the Kaleidostick had her own thoughts on what is going on.
"He... kind of does remind me of my older brother." Deion comments, still sort of half-sleep. This made Caules chuckle a bit.
"Well I don't have an older brother, but I do have an older sister. Tell me about your brother and I'll tell you about my sister." The teen offered up as Deion nodded.
"Well... He's much older than me... he goes to school overseas so he only comes home every few months. He's the best big brother ever, but sometimes he's really protective over me, not that I mind. He does sometimes give me bad advice as he told me I had to fight my bullies, I tried to fight them before I was ready and yelled at me for being stupid." Deion giggled as Caules had a smile on his face, hearing that made him did feel like he was like his older brother in a way.
"I don't think I have given you bad advice yet so. But everything else sounds about right. Now I know that he's very protective of you, he might kill me if I let anything happen to you." The crossed the point where they when the went to help the girls other night, marking they were halfway back to Deion's House.
"My sister. She's normally reserved. She isn't cut out for being a mage like me. Even so, she can be a bit bossy around me. I study far away from her as well and only see her every once in a while. I'll still follow her to end of the earth... but I didn't that one time..." He said as that time was when their family almost restarted the Holy Grail War.
"And I'll do just about anything for her, but she insists on doing a lot of things on her own... You see, she's in a wheelchair, she can't walk because of a birth defect that left her like that. But, she makes the most of every day doing what she can." He said as Deion nodded.
"She sounds like an amazing person..." He commented as he finally faded off into sleep. Caules let out a sigh of relief that he was finally sleeping.
"Hearing you two bond like that really hits me in the feels!" Emerald said before Caules hushed her, not wanting to wake Deion up.
"Just be ready to get us in and me out of his house. I don't want his mom getting the wrong idea, it's already super late, I'm surprised she hasn't called the cops." He commented.
"Oh I put a spell on her to think her son is there where he isn't, just something to buy us time, but I need to keep casting it and need to be close by her, it's going hard to carry him home after every battle when they start getting away from here." She commented.
"I believe Luvia can help with that problem. I'm sure those two want to talk about our next move beforehand." Caules pointed out, not knowing that Rin and Luvia were knocked out sleeping already, but shivered a bit because Caules was thinking about them. It wasn't long before Caules finally had his sleeping partner in bed, thinking about how much all of this changed his life, and how it's all his fault.
'If we're going to be partners from now on, I'm going to give it my all as I know you will.' He thought before the young mage made his way out of the house, walking into the night...
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The morning sun stirred Deion from his sleep once more, this time finding Emerald floating over him.
"Good Morning sleepy head! Wow, after last night, I thought you would be out until Noon again, but nope, you're up bright and early!" She said as she was happy to see that. Deion did look at the time and it was about 8 in the morning. He peeled himself out of bed as he didn't say a word to his Kaleidostick.
"You ok sweetheart?" She asked as once more he didn't say a word. He simply got up and went to the bathroom, she waited for him to get back, which he did after almost half an hour to shower and brush his teeth.
"Good Morning Emerald." He was far more awake now and seemed to be completely booted up.
"I guess you need to get yourself ready before you speak to anyone in the morning." She said with a sweatdrop.
"DEION!" He heard his mother called. Of course, it wasn't mad, or as excited she sounded when the girls came over... Speaking of the girls he should get dressed before anyone of them show up. He went through his clean clothes, finding a black teeshirt and some clean basketball shorts.
"I'm coming mom, just getting dressed!" He called back to her.
"Can you... retract your handle?" He asked as Emerald sighed and retracted her handle before finding her way into Deion's shirt. He came downstairs just as his mom was finishing cooking breakfast.
"I didn't hear you come home yesterday. You were knocked out until this morning." She said plating him some food.
"I... got back pretty late Mom, I don't even remember. But Illya's family was kind enough to give me a ride home." He lied as his mom nodded.
"I'll have to thank them for making sure you got home safe and sound." She smiled.
"Dad's gone to sleep already?" He asked.
"Yeah, you know how he is. Oh, don't forget your brother comes home today." Best news he heard in a long time. Emerald remembered the talk she overheard last night and made tried to contain herself. As she said, the bond between brothers is a strong one.
"I can't wait!" He said as Deion lite up. Thought, moments after that, the doorbell rang.
"Now who can that be this early in the morning." His mother said as she went to get the door. Deion followed, wondering if it was the girls coming Early to come to get him. Thought it wasn't Illya and the girls, but Luvia's butler August standing at the door.
"Good morning and excuse the early interruption of your day, but I'm here on the behalf of the Edelfelt Foundation. Young Master Deion has been selected to join a one month trip around the United State to learn about many places, cultures, and the history of this great nation." He said as his mom blinked. Deion also blinked.
"I don't... remember... signing you up for..."
"Oh yeah, I forgot, it's something I signed up for at the school, in fact, I just remember that was another reason Illya, Miyu, and Chloe are because they are international students chosen to be in it too! They just came early to visit family here!" Deion said covering for the new cover story, they did talk about the cards being all across the nation.
"Ah... I wish you remember to tell me these things, it's like the time you tried out for that basketball team all over again. Well, when do you leave." August supplied that.
"We leave this afternoon, he'll be staying in a hotel before we leave for the airport tomorrow morning. Here are a list of location and the phone numbers of the hotels if you need to get into contact with your child or one of our staff for the trip." Aka magecraft will be used, though the list seemed planned out at least.
"I'm sorry we didn't come sooner, someone messed up and forgot to send the email, when we noticed no one has reached out to you, we decided to come in person. We'll be back with the car later to retrieve young master Deion, good day to you madam." With that, August turned, though not without leaving a letter, a proper one that was clearly made up as recent as earlier this morning.
"Well... I say go, you're friends have all left for the summer, so I think this will be fun." His mother was very chipper about it as she bent down and kissed him.
"Plus if you're going to be with those girls, I'm sure you'll be alright." Maybe it was a charm in the letter, or his mom just had a feeling, who knows, but she was willing to let her son go on this trip.
"I'll make sure to tell your dad about this so he won't worry. But you should be here at least to see your brother." His mom said. It was a bit sad, he doesn't get to see his brother often, but this was something only he could do right now.
"I will, I have to at least see him before I go." Deion was still happy to see him even if it just was for an hour or two.
"Well, go pack your bags, I'll let you know if your girlfriends come over." His mother teased as the African-American boy turned bright red.
"MOM! IT'S NOT LIKE THAT AT ALL!" He said only for his mother to giggle at his expense, watching her son retreat upstairs after finishing his breakfast...
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Meanwhile, the 3 mages of the Clocktower met in one of the business rooms of the hotel Luvia has rented out for them to stay in. They managed to get a video call from Bazett who has found the next card location.
"... Just as I thought." Caules spoke up as they all looked at each other, he pointed the leylines to where they were fluctuating on the map, placing it down on the city next to it.
"Our next stop is Las Vegas." He said as his finger did indeed land on Las Vegas, Nevada. The fluctuation seemed to be to the northwest of the city. It was also in a chain of Leyline fluctuations along the Interstate through the area since, in the U.S, the main interstate highways follow the path of the Leylines throughout the country.
"It seems these disturbances are random, mostly centered in the western United States save for the two I collected in New York and the one here in Florida." He pointed out, though Rin and Luvia have checked out his explanation as their minds were still on the fact they were going to Las Vegas, dining, shopping, gambling, all things they would love to do... and can get away with.
"VEGAS!" Both of them sounded excited as they almost had daydreams of the kind of luxury they would be met with once they arrive. "Focus you two," Caules said sharply as he wasn't as interested in goofing off as both of them were.
"We might not spend more than a few days. there, 3 at most so don't get any hopes up." He told them as he had a bit of cold look in his eyes, the light gleaming off his glasses. Both girls stiffen at him.
'Scary...' they both thought as they forget how Caules could be at times.
"I'll start making the arrangements. Bazett would like to join us at our hotel, I only sent you to the general area of the card because we didn't have a good idea of where it was." She said as they were using Bazett's mana as a beacon to home in on where the point of distortion and fluctuation in the leylines were.
"No thank you, I have been able to manage. Once the operation is underway I'll join you on the battlefield, I don't see it necessary to help you play babysitter." She was blunt but didn't mean it as a joke, though the comment did tick off the protective teens as their younger charges came to mind.
"We'll contact you when we arrive in Las Vegas than," Luvia said simply before ending the call.
"Nerve of that woman, those girls beat her into a stalemate and saved her life," Rin said with a huff, crossing her arms under her chest. Caules placed his hand on the back of his head.
"Luvia, did you send August?" He asked.
"He should be returning any moment now. I hope your plan works." She said as then, there was a knock on the door, speak of the devil, August returned just in time.
"Lady Luvia, Young Master Deion's Mother has been given the information she'll need." He informed them.
"Excellent work as always August." She said.
"I believe it's time to wake the girls so they can spend more time with him as well." She said as Caules nodded.
"He needs all the practice he can get and they are perfect for that." There were many other reasons they wanted them to have time together, building a friendship is important, moreover when they are all the same in a sense. But they were the best teachers for Deion at the moment.
"Well, I should go make the report to Gray than and I should be able to catch her before she leaves for London," Caules said standing up.
"Yes, that is perfect, we don't need El Melloi breathing down our necks." Rin let out a short snort at the thought of the teacher hovering over them, even more so at the situation they were in with their mystic codes being the way they are.
"And I shall begin making the preparations for our departure."
"You better not trick me into flying by myself like on the way here, Luvia."
"Oh I wouldn't dream of it, I'm above that petty nonsense."
"YOU DID IT ONLY 2 DAYS AGO YOU HAG!"
"YOU WANT TO GO MISS GORILLA!" That didn't take long.
"Yeah... I'll just leave you two be..." Caules said not wanting to caught in the middle of one their fights as he slipped out the door, August following to wake the girls himself...
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Deion paces the living room, his mind on one thing, seeing his older brother again. It's been a couple of months since he's been home. When he called the other day, he was attending his last class, and with everything happening between that last phone call and now, he hasn't talked to him since.
'Will might be so upset that he comes home and I'm going be leaving... I know, I'll spend time with him when I get back!' Deion meant the world to Will, and vice versa as the feelings were shared between the siblings.
"Deion, why are you so stressed? He's your brother, he'll understand since he's gone all the time leaving you here waiting for him." Emerald pointed out as she floated by him. His mother wasn't in the room so it was safe for her to float around for now.
"It's just I never missed a summer with him since he started that school overseas. I don't know how he's going take it that we won't be able to hang out." Deion explained.
"He is years older than you, like 10 years?"
"He's 14 years older than me."
"My point is he is an adult and hanging out with your brother isn't always cool." She said as Deion gave her a dark look, the first time she's seen a face like that, which finally gives her an understanding of their relationship.
"He doesn't think about that. If it comes down between hanging out with friends and me, he chooses me all the time... But I can't just leave Caules, Illya, Miyu, Kuro, Miss Rin, and Miss Luvia like this after last night. That thing was too powerful, and there are other things just as powerful and I'm the only one who can help them." He said as Emerald gushed, zipping around the room.
"Oooh! So passionate! So bold! So heroic! That fire inside you burns bright! Oh, how I love it!" She said as she jittered around.
"Ok, now you just made it weird Emerald." He deadpanned to the Kaleidostick.
"I'm sorry, I just couldn't hold it in because it was so cute and brave that you're thinking of the fate of your new friends! That brimming well of justice that is inside every little boy just shines so brightly in you. You're forgoing your own happiness for the sake of others. I couldn't be more proud!" She exclaimed as Deion made a bashful look now.
"You can stop... It's not like I'm a superhero or anything... I don't even look like one and my friends will die of laughter if they saw me in your outfit."
"You mean Your outfit. It's different for every user like if you transformed with Ruby or Sapphire, your outfit will look different than Illya and Miyu mostly because I don't think you want to wear a dress or a leotard." She explained. Right after, Deion looked out the window, seeing a car had pulled into the driveway while they were talking. It had to be his brother.
"... He can't see you!" He said before grabbing her and shoving her into his shirt. "Stay down." He ordered as his worries seemed to melt away as the front door twisted. Walking in was a rather tall African-American man, who was in his early to mid-20s in looks. His hair was in braids that were rather long, touching the back of his neck and upper back. He slim but had a muscular build to him overall. He was wearing a black trench coat, and combat clothes, cargo pants, a thick shirt that looked like a form of body armor.
"There he is!" His demeanor was cheerful as he squatted down, opening his arms.
"Come here shorty!" He said to his brother as a massive smile formed on Deion's face.
"Will!" He said as he flung himself and embraced his older brother.
"And I'm not that short, I'm a whole 3 inches taller since you were last home for my birthday." He told him as that was months ago.
"You sure? Look the same to me?" Will asked as he grinned, patting his brother on the head.
"You know it was mean to not call me back the other day, I even made sure I didn't have anything going on so I would have a lot of time to talk." He lightly and playfully scolded him. Deion's smile went down a bit as he knew he had to tell him the lie now.
"Well... Umm... You see I kind of getting ready to go on a very long trip. In fact, I was going to leave today. I just had enough time to see you come home." Deion explained as Will's face had a bit of confusion.
"You're going on a trip?" He asked.
"Yeah... Just something I signed up for through the school and apparently I got a spot, but a mix up happened and I didn't find out until this morning I was going." Deion hoped he was buying. Will looked at his brother before patting his head.
"Looks like we are going be having some bad timing for a while." He said.
"I did have other things I need to do this summer, though if I get them done sooner, I can be home for the rest of summer to spend it home when you get back." He was understanding... Then again, Will wasn't like him who threw a fit the time Will couldn't spend time with him a few years ago.
"You're... the best!" Deion said hugging him.
"I even met some friends who will be on the trip with me," Deion explained.
"Oh, that's cool. Will I get to meet them?" Again, as if the universe just loved to have things happen right at the perfect moment, the doorbell rang.
"I got it," Will said, both to his brother and to his mom who was coming to greet her son. As Will opened the door, he looked down at 3 girls; Miyu, Illya, and Kuro. They were clearly expecting either Deion or his mom to open the door.
"Oh... are we at the wrong place?" Illya asked as she looked around, she could have sworn they were at the right place. Thought, the person they were looking at did look like Deion.
"Aono... is Deion up?" Illya asked as Will smiled at them.
"I take it you are the friends who will be going with my brother on the trip?" He asked.
"Umm yes sir."
"That is correct."
"Yep." All three of them answered.
'My little brother is smooth!' Will couldn't be more proud of his brother hanging out three cute girls. Deion finally pushed his way past them as all three of them smiled at him.
"Hey, you three. This is my big brother." He said to all of them he gave off the same aura that their big brother, Shirou Emiya, had. For Illya and Kuro, it was his friendly nature and his caringness he displayed, for Miyu, it this sense of protection and kindness she felt.
"It's nice to meet you," Illya said.
"You three look after my little brother, he sometimes gets way in over his head, but he'll get through it with enough motivation. Plus, he loves playing the hero." Will explained as Deion looked embarrassed once more.
"Will!" He said.
"Oh, hello again you three!" Great, now his mother was there. He could hear Emrerld giggling in the back of his head, even though she wasn't making a sound right now.
"All of you have fun and be safe out there!" The older woman said waving to the three.
"We will ma'am, and it was nice to meet you Deion's big brother." Illya could tell Deion wanted to get out there as soon as they can.
"Please, call me Will, take care!" He said.
"Oh you three came to pick him since you're all going on the trip, I just finished making sure his bags are packs." She was pulling two suitcases behind her.
"Oh tell your family to thank you for making sure he got home safely last night." She said.
"Oh and I made sure to pack your power ranger PJs Deion, you forgot them." She said as Kuro and Illya began to giggle, thought Miyu didn't seem to understand why they were.
"Mom..." He said as he wanted to hide.
"Come on mister power rangers," Kuro said as she grabbed one of the suitcases to help him, Deion grabbed the other, taking one last look at his brother and mother, knowing that results of their battle could end... his life. This might be the last time he sees them...
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"You're not going let me hear the end of it, huh?" Deion asked as he, Illya, Kuro, and Miyu reached back to the hotel for their last night in California. They were in their makeshift training area where Illya and Miyu were teaching him some of the things he was still had trouble with, including the proper way to include class cards. He did it once with the Berserker card, but that was it, he honestly didn't know how he did it, even with Caules' help with it. But the whole time, Kuro and Illya, who grew up with shows like Super Sentai and Kamen Rider, found it amusing how much he liked the counterpart.
"It's just so cute!" Kuro teased.
"You really do like superheroes." She added.
"What's wrong with that?"
"Nothing, nothing," Illya said with a smug face, though she really shouldn't be talking because of all the magical girl animes, which Kuro snickered about herself as she knew for a fact the two were like two peas in a pod when it comes to that stuff.
"We really should get back to training..." Miyu suggested as she gave them all a deadpan looked.
"Yeah, I agree with Miyu," Deion said thought it seem he only did because he wanted to get out merciless teasing of Kuro and Illya, Kuro, for the most part, was teasing, and of course being her normal, flirty self with him.
"Tough boy can't handle a bunch of girls teasing him?" She asked getting in his face, making his blush and flinch as he thought she was going to kiss him again. She blinked and grinned as she made a mock kiss face.
"Scared I'll kiss you again huh, or are you hoping I do?" Kuro was really on the roll.
"Ok, knock it off, we should get back to helping him, we might not have much more time before dinner and bedtime." Illya piped up. The sun was setting after all and they been at this trying to help Deion figure out how to use his prana blast without calling out 'Mint Laser' again since he and Caules both agreed he should never use it again.
"Why is doing a blast so hard now when I did it the first time with no problem?" He asked, though Illya came and patted him on the back, smiling at him.
"It takes a while, but you'll get the hang of this." She assured him, not just him getting the prana blast down, but being a magical boy overall.
"It takes time to get a handle on it all, so please train well and we'll be there to support you," Miyu added as she finally had a small smile on her face, she was a lot more open and accepting of Deion because of his actions when they all first met,
"Yeah, besides, you been doing good so far, you can only get better," Kuro added, once more getting way too close, but wasn't trying to tease or kiss him for mana.
"I...Um..." Deion blushed as all three of them were very supportive of him. Barely 2 days since they all met... and he was already being welcomed and accepted by them. Knowing a bit of Japanese culture, or at least what he's seen in anime, Deion bowed his head.
"Thank you all!" He said as he was overjoyed with being friends with them.
"Don't sweat it and no need to be so formal." Kuro pointed out as Illya giggled.
"Someone watches too much anime."
"Like your one to talk!" Ruby cut on there as she laughed.
"It's so great seeing all of you getting along so fast." She added.
"Hey, I don't watch too much anime!"
"You do Lady Illya... You're corrupting Lady Miyu with some of the indecent things you watch." Sapphire chimed in.
"I DON'T WATCH ANYTHING INDECENT!" Illya said as Miyu giggled.
"Don't be so hard on her Sapphire." She said.
"Besides, you must remember you have a boy with you now!" Emerald added.
"And be sure to remember, he's single!" This comment made Deion turn bright red.
'I will kill you, floating piece of trash!' He thought as he glared at his partner channeling the same rage Rin feels towards Ruby but wanted to die from the fact she just implied that he might end up in a relationship with one of them. Illya and Miyu didn't take well to comment either.
"IT WON'T BE LIKE THAT EITHER!" Illya shouted.
"Deion is a good friend," Miyu said, but Kuro.
"I don't know, he is cute." She said with a playful smirk, playing around.
"If you two won't take him then I just might have to." She once more got close only for Deion to zip away, jumping into the sky.
"... At least he has the hang of that." Illya pointed out. The training lasted for another 10 to 15 minutes after all of that as they were brought in for dinner. It was sort of a family-style dinner for the 7 of them, Luvia at the head of the table because she was the one paying for it all, Deion sat with Caules to his right, Illya across from him, and Miyu to his right. Kuro was across from her with Rin across from Caules at the table made for 8 people.
"As we looking at it, our first stop is Las Vegas, we'll be staying there 3 days, one day to get everything set up at our next base of operations, this time I rented out a house. One day to take down the card, and one day to pack up and head for the next location once it's scouted out." Luvia made sure the kids knew the plan right away, treating them as equals here in this instance.
"But for tonight, everyone should rest up and be ready early in the morning," Caules added, knowing that Rin of all people who wasn't a morning person was dreading getting up in the morning.
"So tonight, we're going to welcome Deion and Caules into our little 'team'" Rin added playfully as the two males looked around them. Luvia stood up, holding her glass up.
"To completing this mission and returning home safely. And to welcoming our invaluable allies, without whom, I don't think we would be here tonight." She said. Miyu spoke up as something has been on her mind for a while.
"Do you think... we'll be able to collect all these new cards if the fights are going to be like that?" The that she was thinking about was their last fight. For a moment, it was quite before Deion spoke up.
"We can do this... together." He told them, making everyone at the table beam at him. It seems not just the trust in the newly minted magical boy was quickly growing, but also trust in the male mage for the forsaken family was on the rise since the girls had no problem with him, and it was clear to Luvia and Rin that he was someone they can trust because of his commitment to finding the cards and his commitment to protecting his own Prisma partner. The group was in for rough times ahead, but these moments show that this team will make through the coming challenges... Together...
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"3 days, where have you been for 3 days?" Lord El Melloi knew where she has been clearly, but wanted to know why she had to go. Gray only smiled as she placed down a file, Caules's report.
"Just had to check on something." She said.
"And he's making great progress, I caught him as he linked up with Rin and Luvia, 4 cards have been collected already." She added before walking off.
"Teacher, I have a feeling we'll be needed to help them, so please allow me to travel to them when they are in need." She said. Waver didn't look at her for a moment. While she's been away, he's been chasing another lead, something is brewing and he doesn't like it. That cards were one thing, but what he was looking at was just as dangerous.
"Do as you will, but when the time comes, I'll need you to bring them to me." He informed her. She only nodded, walking away, unaware of her master's thoughts, and the coming darkness the group she was now protecting will face...
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A lone figure stood at the football field Deion's first battle was, scanning the area with his eyes for a bit, not sensing the class card anymore. It confirms what he has been finding out. New York, Washington, now Los Angeles, the cards that were once there were gone. His phone went off as he answered it.
"What did you see?" The man asked as he spoke with a serious tone. A young female voice spoke from the other end of the line.
"One person has come around the place where the Archer and Rider cards in this area. A woman, The one sent by the Accosiction, the same woman who was first tasked with collecting the cards from Fuyuki." She said.
"She didn't enter the disturbance but seemed to just be scouting it out. She may be working with others." The woman added. The man-made a grunt before he said something.
"Those Kaidostick Mystic Codes are being used in this area, so it has to be one of those two who Lord El Melloi II sent to Fuyuki... They don't know what they're messing with... the power of these cards." He speaks as if he knew why those cards were there, and moreover, the ones that were hidden.
"Standby, we'll allow them to collect these cards to see who they are so we can look into how to stop them."
"Alright... I'll be waiting for you once you get out here in a few days. I'll keep an eye on this location and report if anything changes." The woman said before the two hung up the fun. The man turned from the football field and began to walk back to his car.
"Why now... 10 years they didn't make a noise...now." He said to himself. For now, it was about stopping the collection of the cards. He'll do whatever it takes, as long as the Holy Grail War never takes place again...
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Ending: Believe by Kalafina
*Music slowly starts to build as a dark room is slowly gaining light, until the light is revealed to Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald glowing as they were watching over Deion, Illya, Miyu, and Kuro as they sleep*
Mada nani mo shiranai
Futari datta
*It than cuts to Caules who is shown talking to his sister, Fiore, as he looks at her state of being in wheelchair, knowing how she got there*
Hidarite de hakanaku
Kyomu wo masagutt
*Rin and Luvia are looking at new class cards, but behind them loomed something they didn't want talk about with Miyu, and moreover, Illya, Kuro, and Deion.*
Wazuka na kattou ga
Kimi no te wo shibatte
Mirai no sugata wo azamuku
*Deion is finally hanging out with his older brother Will as the two play, but Will is feeling something off about his brother, but for moment, doesn't question it, since he has his own secrets to hide, some he plans on taking to the grave*
Mamoru koto sae shiranai kedo
Itsuwari no omoi demo kamawanai
*Illya and Kuro, both ready for combat, nod to each other before turning to Deion, they were helping him practice a bit, Miyu for now watches. All four of them still getting used to new situation of being together*
Ikite mitai
Jibun wo
*Deion is shown running up to Caules and Emerald, both of them look to him. Caules extends his hand to partner as they went after the next card, behind him are Illya and company, ready to join him*
Megurikuru
Toki no naka de deatta
Kimi to ita boku wo shinjiteiru
*It breaks to all of them playing on a beach, finally having a carefree day. So far, they all seem to trust each other. Deion is tackled by Illya, Miyu, and Kuro playfully as their Kaleidoscopes watch on floating around them. In the background, Rin, Luvia, and Caules watch over them protectively, but happy they are all bonding and relaxing*
Kono yume ga yasashiku hateru made
Kirihirake aoi hibi wo
*But, that peace is ready to be shattered as dark forces loom over the group, wanting to break this scene. Images soon pass of everyone in battle. The last scene is of Group looking towards new enemies as they were about to face*
fight your fate
*It ends with A close shot of Deion, Illya, Miyu, and Kuro. Of them are fighting for something dear to them; Staying together. *
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AN: Chapter 5 and we have reached the end of the first arc! Hooray! With the team firmly cemented, we move on to their first major test in collecting class cards together. Which cards will they face in the next arc? You'll have to wait and see! Oh yeah, and for those interested in Gray's presence in the story, she'll make an appearance every once in a while, along with Lord El Melloi II aka Waver Velvet, took keep an eye on the group, as well as help them out when needed. Though there are... other matters she has to tend too in the background, more on what that is later.
Will: His character is someone you might want to pay close attention too. He may pop up in some unexpected places with some... Familiar faces to say the least.
Life and other Updates: As of posting in this chapter, I have started classes again. It already takes me years to put out chapters in some cases, but I already have chapter 6 in the works so that will be coming out. Chapters for my Bleach work haven't been started... some I should since their going 3 plus years without an update for some of them... But I want to get an update for them because of the anime returning and for Burn The Witch, hyped about both of them. And hope everyone is handling the pandemic well! We're all going through it so remember, practice distancing, wash your hands, wear face protection in public, and keep yourself and everyone around you safe! Be a hero!
Once more Thanks to Drago3511 for editing the chapter as always, be sure to check out his work, including the Boku no/My Hero Academia story "Our Hero Academia" We co-write together!
Thanks to W1rath56 for reviewing!
Preview for the next chapter:
Miyu: "I never seen so many lights..."
Illya: "I didn't know about Magecraft until I met Ruby."
Kuro: "Oi! Love birds, get over here! You got to see this!
Caules: "I believe in all of you."
All: "There are two of them!"
Deion: "I don't know... If I can really do this after today..."
Next Chapter: Greek Myths; Wavering Conviction!
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K. Deion: Didn't you finish this months ago and just didn't- *Is once more having his mouth covered*
Me: I will call Kuro!
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