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Summoning Mecha Eli-chan! Part I (Requested by Darebear the bear-san)

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I hummed a soft random tune as I finished spreading out the last of the blood to form the magic circle. While it was disturbing…it's a necessary evil! I clapped my hands together in front of me, silently praying for success...before going over the checklist. Location, a forest along one of the ley lines. Summoning circle, check. Time...I got a minute. Then we have the incantation...ah, here we go. Okay, here I go! I held my hands out, my magic circuits glowing a faint blue from beneath my skin.

"Fill. Fill. Fill. Fill. Fill. Let each be turned over five times, simply breaking asunder the fulfilled time. Let silver and steel be the essence. Let stone and the archduke of contracts be the foundation. Let silver be the color I pay tribute to. Let rise a wall against the wind that shall fall. Let the four cardinal gates close. Let the three forked road from the crown reaching unto the kingdom rotate. I hereby declare. Your body shall serve under me. My fate shall be your sword. Submit to the beckoning of the Holy Grail War. If you will submit to this will and this reason, then answer! Your power shall become my own, your fate lies with my own! I shall obtain the heavens and dominate all of the evils in hell! Together we shall obtain the Holy Grail! Come forth! Guardian of the holy balance!"

All of a sudden there was an explosion and I was thrown backwards, hitting a tree. I stifled a cry as I looked at who I summoned only to be met with a robotic looking girl with horns, wings, and a long tail. I sat on my knees, forgetting my pain for a while as I stared up at the girl. My first thought was, awesome! My second thought is, pretty! Her 'hair' is pink, but it looks super cute!

"I am Magus Aegis Elizabeth Channel of the Alter Ego-class. Since that's long, you can call me Mecha Eli-chan. Are you my Pilot candidate?"

"Ah...do you mean Master?"

"..."

"...Yes, I am."

"Understood, what is your name?"

"Yuiko!" I stood up, dusting off my skirt. "I am ten years old! I'm entering the Holy Grail war for the sake of my teacher!"

"Very well. Your orders, Pilot?"

"You said your class is Alter Ego, right? I'll just call you Alter or Alter Ego instead of Mecha Eli-chan. It'd be dangerous if someone finds out about your identity."

"Very well...Pilot, it appears to be a problem with my processor. I cannot access the ability to my Spirit Form along with several other abilities."

"Heh...I'm not good with machines as I am making puppets...well, let's get back for now and see what we can do, okay?"

"Understood."

"By the way, that dress is super cute!"

"Thank you."

I brought Alter Ego to my workshop. It took me a while to fix her up in a way to hide her true form within that of a puppet. A cute young girl a bit older than myself with long flowing pink hair and bright green eyes. I dressed her up in a fluffy frilly pink and white version of her dress. I put a large top hat on her head to hide the horns, something I couldn't get rid of despite getting rid of the tail and wings. I made a spare body in case she destroys this one. I added on some of my personal touches...cute mini stuffed animals on the hat. All in all, she looks like a weird girl in sweet Lolita styled clothing.

"You're good at this kind of thing." Alter Ego said looking over her body.

"I have to be. Puppets aren't like golems or homunculi, they're a lot more complicated and they have to be controlled manually." I adjusted the ribbon around her waist. "I have a few homunculi that I made myself, but they're not like the ones other Magus makes. I only keep them around to cook and clean for me, doing some chores as well." I explained shrugging my shoulders.

"Pilot, why is it you desire the Holy Grail?"

"It's simple, I want to obtain it to prove that my teacher's training was superior. I plan on entering the Fourth Holy Grail War in Fuyuki for that reason." With one hand on my hip and the other against my chest. "They made fun of my teacher's puppetry art, but I shall use it to win this war!"

"What is your wish then?"

"Don't have one! I'll give it to you if you help me."

"I'm afraid that I have no wish either."

"Then we can come up with one throughout the war."

"Acceptable."

"Still, I never heard of an Alter Ego for the Servant classes. I wonder if it's new. Well, who cares! I'm tired so I'm going to head to sleep. Alter Ego, feel free to watch TV or something."

"Very well."

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"Pilot, I have found my wish."

"...That was fast." I was brushing my teeth and getting ready for the day. "What is it?"

"I wish to obtain a human body so that I may become an 'idol'."

"Sounds interesting. Then I'll be your private designer when you do become an idol."

"Much appreciated, Pilot."

"Then shall we go to Fuyuki? It's a short train ride away."

"Do you not have to attend school?"

"Skipping. Do me a favor and refer to this puppet as your 'Master', okay?" I pointed at the male puppet that looks like a grown up version of me. "I'll be using this as a decoy."

"I see, very well."

"Let's get going then!"

I allowed my puppet to carry me about as we went to Fuyuki to do some surveillance and obtain a temporary base. I bought some magazines to keep myself entertained as I sent out my puppet and dozens of tiny familiars. Alter Ego, is with me the entire time. The two of us discussing which outfit looks the cutest or the best method to becoming an idol. It was a lot of fun, the first time I had someone to talk to about this kind of thing.

"Oh, that's right. Since you're under an unknown class and all that...are there any problems with you, Alter Ego?" I asked nibbling on some Pocky.

"I am unable to access a large number of my memories and most of my abilities have been sealed. It appears my summoning must be a malfunction in itself and as such my strength has degraded." Alter Ego explained circling some of the outfits she liked most.

"Well, that means we'll have some of an advantage! We're an unknown class and if we make use of my puppets, we can win this! Let's do it!"

"Yes, Pilot."

"Hm? Hey! That's not fair!"

"Pilot?"

"They're having a big fight at the harbor! Let's go, Alter Ego! We'll show them our strength!"

"Yes, Pilot!"

Still, by the time we got there it was all over, so lame! I puffed out my cheeks, trying not to cry as Alter Ego patted my head trying to calm me down. I wanted to show off the greatness of my teacher's art...how can I do that when we're late to the party?! I let my puppet carry me back, but I still can't believe we were late! If we were a bit faster, we could have made a super awesome entrance!

"This sucks! How do we expect to win if we can't even get there before it ends?! We can't drive since I don't know how to use a car and I hate taxis!" I cried throwing a tantrum in our hotel room.

"Cheer up, Pilot. Shall we have some ice cream?" Alter Ego asked holding up the white peach ice cream I bought.

"...Feed me." I said flopping down across her lap.

"Of course."

I cheered up after having Alter Ego feed me for a while. I slapped my cheeks before shaking my head. Next time, next time for sure until then...I'll make some puppets that Alter Ego can use in battle. I pulled out the tools of my trade before tying my hair to give Alter Ego an upgrade. I wasn't used to technology, but...I have to learn. I provided her with explosives that she was able to make part of herself so it could actually damage a Servant rather than do nothing if it was any normal situation. It was like a puppet...just a lot more metal and wiring, I guess.

"Alter Ego, what does this wire do?" I asked curiously.

"It acts as the nerves that connects my shoulder to my left hand." Alter Ego answered calmly.

"How much damage do you think you can endure if the situation comes to it?"

"So long as my core remains, I still qualify as a Servant. Although I cannot repair myself in such a situation without the necessary materials."

"Where's your core?"

"..."

"Alter Ego?"

"That is best kept a secret, Pilot."

"Okay. Here. Make use of this little guy if you do end up getting blown to bits." I handed over a cat puppet. "It'll follow you around in battle whenever I can't and it'll gather up the pieces of you to bring back to me to fix. If your core is still around, I can put you back together in a puppet temporarily."

"Pilot, what will you do if I were to be destroyed?"

"Hm...get revenge the only way I know how."

I gave her a thumbs up with a wide smile, but it seems my reply frightened her a bit. Logic is too much work, following Rei's teachings is a lot easier. If someone screws with you, kill them! Basically! Alter Ego patted the top of my head, saying to just leave everything to her or I might get myself killed. Hm...well, it doesn't really matter that much to me, but since it worries her I'll let it go for now. After all, aside from Rei...no one has ever cared about me before.

"Let's do our best to win the Grail, okay?"

"Yes, Pilot."

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Summoning Mecha Eli-chan! Part I

I think Yuiko and the original Elizabeth would get along great if you can ignore the two fighting over who is the cutest. This Yuiko is basically a normal girl who is learning how to become a Magus from her teacher, Rei. She's a genius, but at the same time a normal girl so her throwing tantrums or doing super childish things would make sense, even wanting to make a grand entrance to introduce herself to the war. As the translated lines of Mecha Eli-chan didn't give me much and there isn't a translated version of the event with her in it, I decided to make her a bit more robotic with a caring side towards her Pilot. I'll take parts of the original Elizabeth as well. This will mostly be a comedy instead of anything serious and will have maybe two more parts. Welp! That's all for today so until next time my dears! Bye-bye~!