Geek: Yo, I got a ton of announcements, so bear with me please!
Okay, one, a lot of comments have been asking for Patrick Seitz to be in the fanfiction. I do know a lot of characters Patrick plays like Germany from Hetalia, Agni from Black Butler, Laxus Dreyar from Fairy Tail, Sloth from FMA Brotherhood, and Nekozawa from OHSHC. However, I think I should wait on him for plot purposes and I also don't think it'd be a good idea to rewrite the whole Haberkorn chapter just so I can put Patrick in there. That doesn't mean he won't show up, but that also doesn't mean he will. He's kind of a toss up at the moment.
Two, Nin- is Nina from Full Metal Alchemist who I did not know was voiced by Brina. Brina also voiced Nyo Italy. Who knew, right?
Third, 'Daniel' refers to Daniel Fredrick, the beautiful soul that voices Grell from Black Butler.
Lastly this chapter is very angsty and a lot of stuff goes down. If you have questions do tell me, but this one of those rare 'OH MY GOD SO MUCH PLOT WHAT DO.' chapters.
Now, on with the story!
France poked at the 'Mignogna' screen that was on my left for a test. I watched him, curious if it would react differently. It didn't.
"Hey-woah! Heya, you're France!" A familiar voice says.
I run over to the screen.
"Vic!" I shout, relieved.
Vic's blond hair is standing up as it usually does, and his golden-brown eyes shimmer with the playfulness of a child and the seriousness of an adult. He wears a tan shirt with some printing on it and the start of jeans appear on the screen.
"Bonjour! I'm glad you know me!" Smiles France.
"Kyoya, Scar, France, Erwin, Sebastian, meet Vic Mignogna. He's worked on a lot of stuff with me including…"
"The King of Hosts is here! Is Mommy there like you said?" An exaggerated version of Vic's voice asks, looking into the screen with large purple eyes.
"Wait, who's that? And wait! There's Kyoya!" Smiles Tamaki happily.
Tamaki sports the usual Ouran uniform.
"I'm J. Micheal Tatum. And yes, Kyoya's right here."
"Nice to see you too, Tamaki." Kyoya sighs, trying to sound like he could care either way. But I have a feeling he's relieved his best friend is okay.
Tamaki laughs, despite the Shadow King's claimed coldness.
A yawn comes from the monitor.
"Oh for God's sakes, Greece! Get up!" Vic yells, obviously annoyed.
A sleepy Greece with long brown hair messed up and green eyes sleepy but shimmering. He wears a calming light blue tee shirt, from what I can see.
He waves sleepily and smiles softly.
"Hold on, anyone I know there?"
"Yes, Edward." Vic smiles.
Edward wears his red jacket and black shirt. His long blond hair is tied back, and his gold eyes glow.
"Anyone?"
"...Hey, pipsqueak." Scar smirks, looking smug.
"I'm not short!" Screams Edward.
Scar smirks wider, knowing that always gets Edward worked up.
Erwin smirks too at Edward's freak out.
And he laughs.
All of my characters stare at him.
"He would be a good soldier, I think." Smirks Erwin.
"Commander Erwin?" A voice asks.
"Eld Jinn?"
"And I thought my name was weird…" Mumbles Sebastian.
Eld Jinn, Levi's second in command, looks at the screen, his brown eyes cold.
His blond hair is pulled from his face and he wears the Survey Corps uniform.
"Commander, this is...unlike I've ever seen." Eld says, worry lacing his usually strong voice.
"Calm down. We'll be home, whether we want to or not, again." Erwin assures him.
For the first time since we've gotten here, his voice sounds like the strong commander he is. But he also sounds like he can't forgive himself for the lives lost. All of them on his hands. And I wish I could help him.
"Okay...I trust your judgement captain." Eld says, his eyes hardening.
I look at Erwin's face and I see a brief flicker of ragged pain and grief. But then it's gone.
"Anyone else, Vic?" I ask, trying not to stare at Erwin.
"Well not a person per say…" Vic grins.
He looks at the bottom of the table.
"It's okay...they can't and won't hurt you…" Vic coos, his voice soft and safe.
A light yellow, horse like creature comes into view. It has a blue tail and a blue hood like fur around it's head. A horn peers out from it's head and it's mane is glowing with power, a fiery red. Dark blue marking appear and frame it's glowing brown eyes. It shimmers with awoken power.
"That's not…" I whisper.
Vic just smirks. "Boys, meet Keldeo, the colt pokemon. A member of the Swords of Justice."
Sebastian stares at Keldeo with wide eyes.
"I have something like that...in my realm…" He murmurs.
"That's it. You've won. You got the better characters."
"Oh but there's more." Vic grins.
"What? Who?" I ask.
A dark red haired boy in his upper teens appears, his eyes are a bright red and his smiling teeth are sharp like a shark's.
He wears a swimming club shirt.
"Rin Matsuoka!" Rin laughs, his voice happy.
"So where's Rei?" Rin asks.
"What? There's no Rei here." France says.
Suddenly, the back of my head is hit with a sharp pain.
I wince.
"Michael?" Sebastian asks.
"I'm...I'm fine." I say weakly.
The look on Sebastian's face tells me he doesn't believe my lie.
"Let's make this explanation quick." He tells the others.
Oddly, they all look...scared. And worried. Maybe because their lives hinge on mine?
Vic nods as Erwin completes his explanation.
"Okay, see you there. And J?" Vic asks.
"What?" I reply.
"...Be safe." He bites his lip, his face full of concern.
I nod and smile. "Don't act like this is the last time I'll see you, dude! See you soon!"
Vic smiles, but something tells me he's not telling me something. His smile seems...forced.
"I hope so-" His voice cuts out as everyone on his side of the screen freezes.
"Did you hear that?" Whispers Ed.
"Yea-"
A bloodcurdling scream comes from their side and I hear Vic shout at Edward. Then the screen goes black.
"Vic? Vic?!" I shout, my voice rising an octave.
No. I think. No he can't be dead.
I laugh hysterically. He can't be dead. He can't be dead.
My laughter continues, turning onto an insane.
I sit down on the carpeted floor.
"He's not dead. He's not dead. He's not dead…" I say over and over, trying to assure myself.
A louder laugh breaks over my assurances.
"You decide to take one of my friends huh? Huh?!" I laugh, a smile of pure madness breaking over my face.
My hand clench at my hair.
"I hate it here. I hate it here. I hate it here." I say.
"Michael! Get ahold of yourself!" Erwin shouts.
I ignore him and quickly grab and uncap Kyoya's pen sword, stepping away from the characters.
'They're fake…' an unfamiliar voice hisses in my head.
'They don't care about you. Just end it.'
I laugh and hold the sword up to my neck.
"Sebastian! Scar!" Kyoya shouts.
Sebastian nods and sweeps the sword out of my hand. Scar grabs one of my arms and Sebastian grabs the other. They pin me to my wall so I can't move.
"Let me go, let me go!" I screech, sounding like a wounded animal in my ears.
Kyoya walks up to me, his silver eyes dark.
And he slaps me.
"Get ahold of yourself! This place is messing with you!" He shouts.
I look at him, my eyes widening. What did I think? That voice in my head...that wasn't my thinking.
"You think killing yourself will solve your problems!? No! People care about you, and hurting or killing yourself hurts more than just you! It hurts everyone around you!" Kyoya shouts.
"You don't think we have problems?!" Roars France, his eyes filled with tears.
"The woman I loved died. By her and my own people! I have seen much more than you have ever even glimpsed at! And I sure as hell know that all of them have too!"
"Killing yourself will solve nothing. And certainly won't help. And neither will yelling. We need to focus. This place...it's pitting us against one another. We need to stay level headed and calm." Erwin advises.
Everyone collectively took a deep breath. I guess that's something we all did.
"So…" Scar asks, as he and Sebastian let go of my arms.
"Who's Rei?"
"He's a character I playe-agh!" The same sharp pain hits the back of my head.
I notice the others cringe this time.
A pain that hurts like an axe hitting your head splits through me. I shout and rub my head when it finally stops.
"Holy…" A voice says.
"Aw crap." I groan.
Rei Ryugazaki. Part of the Iwatobi swim team. His purple eyes blink. He's here. Blue hair and all. He adjusts his red glasses.
"Where...am I?" Rei asks, looking around.
Sebastian's eyes glimmer a deep magenta as he smiles.
"Welcome to Hell."
