(Open Author's Note) A/N: Okay...This is gonna get confusing/strange/weird in places...I'm not sure where or how. Just know it will :P (Close Author's Note).

Megumin grumbled as she wondered through the outskirts of the adventurer town that she had left the previous day.

Time: Just past Sunrise.

Location: 30008, by 76, by 98753

Megumin slowly came to a forest log and sat down on it. 'Grrr, I hate you Kazuma...No, wait, I love him...So, why did I have to leave? Oh right, the argument...Stupid Aqua...'

She stood up and shook her head - Turning to the right and began to walk in a certain direction, she pulled out her adventurer's card:-

Level of Megumin: 68.76% towards level 30. Stamina rating: 15%. Explosion rating: 90%.

She groaned as she put it away. 'Still not good enough'

Megumin felt her cheeks burn slightly when she thought about Aqua more seriously. Her curves where annoyingly infatuating. In either case...She thought that on the one hand, she liked the water goddess, but on the other she was infuriating...Whichever way she looked at it...It was confusing even her.

"GAH!" She yelled as she decided to break into a run. Saving her explosion magic for the most extreme of circumstances - Such as if she was being chased by a giant duck...Wait-

She cast a look behind herself and there was indeed, a giant duck, following her at high speed. If she didn't use her explosion magic, she would be killed and possibly end up where Kazuma said he met Aqua...

She shuddered and spun on her heel. Pointing her staff at the giant duck and began to conjure up the magic from inside.

"EX- PLOSION!"

She felt her body go backwards into a tree as the duck was surrounded by the explosion magic and the explosion occurred. Sending the duck's body into random places...Including a piece headed for Axel.

Not that, that mattered...

For she was knocked out the second she hit the tree.

The last thing she saw - Was the approach of a creature and she smiled sheepishly. "Gr...eat...Just when I need Kaz...Ugh..."

She fainted at this point.

Game Over. Continue?

What is this?

[Seven Hours Later]

Megumin began to stir and opened her eyes slowly, groaning in pain as she woke up.

"Ah! You're awake!" A familiar voice rang in her ears. "Don't move...You're heavily injured. In fact, go back to sleep. It's what I'd do~"

Megumin tried to nod her head but fell back to sleep much to the giggling of whoever it was.

Much later when she had more rest, Megumin woke up properly and rose up in the bed.

She started to panic...As you know, that's what Crimson mages often do.

"What in the!? Where am I!? My staff!" She reached out and tried to grab her staff, which was far to far for her to grab in one go.

"Damnit..."

Her eyes eventually adjusted to the wagon she was in. It was now in the capital city...But how it got there and how she was still alive were still mysteries to Megumin who shook her head.

"Ah, you're awake again"

Megumin turned to the voice and her eyes widened. "Dark...Darkness?"

Darkness smirked. "Glad you remembered my name. How are you feeling? That was...Quite the predicament I saw you in...Ah...ha..."

Megumin avoided making contact with Darkness' rather...Odd looking game she was doing. (In essence - Playing with herself). And looked down instead. "Ummm...Why did you help me?"

Darkness pointed to a huge bandage on Megumin's right arm. "When you hit the tree you damaged your arm and-" She pointed to Megumin's skull which was partially covered - Megumin could only see the bandage out of the corner of her left eye. "Your head. You knocked yourself out straight away. You're lucky I got to you when I did"

Megumin nodded slowly, trying to avoid more pain. "So, why did you help me? I hate to ask it again but, didn't you guys just let me go?"

Darkness snorted. "Do you really think I would let you go? I might let Kazuma or Aqua go, but not you. Until I know you can look after yourself you crazy girl" She messed with Megumin's hair which made the young mage giggle.

"Good point. Anyway..."

Darkness cut her off. "I've organised, with a little help from someone I know, to have you set up properly in the capital. You can do whatever you want...Just know I'll never be TOO far behind...Just be mindful. 'kay?"

Megumin nodded. "'kay, oh and Darkness?"

Darkness hummed. "Yes?"

Megumin felt herself go red. "Thank you..."

Darkness nodded and looked to the carriage driver. "How much further?"

"Around 3 and half minutes!"

Darkness nodded, yet again, and when the carriage stopped started to organise it so that Megumin didn't have far to go when she dismounted the wagon/carriage thing.

"Can I meet this, friend, of yours?"

Darkness nodded. "Of course, apparently, she adolises you...and she loves you to bits..."

Megumin had made her blush go away but it came back at this point, even more than before. "Ugh...I'll deal with that later..."

This was gonna be a long day...

Alright, more to come soon...I'm sorry this has taken so long! Just had too much to do...