I do not own Fate/Zero or any of the characters used here.
"Come on Rin-chan!" Tohsaka Rin's one and only friend in school, Kotone, shouted while leading Rin by hand to the nearby park. "He's going to be here today!"
"W-who are you talking about Kotone?" Rin stammered out, slightly nervous at her friend's excitement. Rin had met Kotone when she was being bullied at lunch. Rin never liked bullies; they always thought they were so much better than everyone else. And Rin, as a Tohsaka, couldn't just let those despicable bullies hurt Kotone. Afterwards, Kotone began to stick to her like glue and the two became good friends.
"He's so much fun! He plays with everyone and acts so silly!" Kotone told Rin with a giggle as they ran past the sidewalks, making Rin look nervously around. Her mother might get worried if she didn't return in time…
Eventually, they reached the park, which was filled with children playing on playground or having a game of football, not the American version of coarse. Rin then turned to her friend, who gasped in delight before pointing and shouting, "There! There he is!"
Rin blinked before following Kotone's finger to see a man, definitely a foreigner, with spikey blonde hair wearing a long-sleeve red shirt, brown gloves, jeans, and sneakers sitting on a park bench. He seemed to be looking up into the clear blue sky with a small smile on his face. But…
"Why do his eyes look sad?" Rin thought to herself as Kotone lead them to the man.
"Vash-san!" Kotone shouted, making the man named Vash blink and look at the two before smiling.
"Ah, Kotone! Great to see you! And who is your friend?" Vash asked while looking at Rin directly. Rin could not help but feel that Vash was actually studying her.
"This is Rin-chan! She's my friend from school." Kotone told Vash enthusiastically, to which Vash flashed a big grin at her.
"Well, it's nice to meet you Rin! Say…" Vash was then hit in the head by a ball, which knocked him down much to both Kotone and Rin's shock. The boys who were playing with the ball quickly ran to Vash's still form with completely frightened expressions on their faces.
"A-are you alright?" The lead boy asked, and for a few seconds they did not receive and answer. Then suddenly, Vash's head lifted suddenly with a muffled scream making the boys scream and run. Vash followed, however with the ball attached to the mouth.
After a few seconds of chasing the boys Vash stopped and released the ball from his mouth and onto his hand saying, "This was the ball-head trick! All you have to do is apply high amounts of suction from the mouth!" He then flashed the boys a grin before stating, "Totally try this at home guys!"
"I-Is he really an adult? He is acting like us!" Rin thought to herself with a narrowing of her eyes as she watched the boys laugh. Vash then dropped the ball and began to kick it around with them much to Kotone's amazement.
"See Rin-chan? Vash-san is so much fun!" Kotone shouted while Rin simply huffed.
"Don't you think he is suspicious Kotone?" Rin asked, only for Kotone to shake her head.
"Well, he is always nice to everyone and plays with me whenever I come. He once even gave everyone ice cream!" Kotone said, praise evident in her tone. Rin just sighed at her friend's enthusiasm. She had to return home soon, and she really wanted to practice her magic. Her father would without a doubt be impressed when she showed her improved skills to him.
Rin just knew her father would return home soon. Even if Kirei messed up in his job, her father was powerful. He could battle and defeat whatever his 'apprentice' failed to beat.
"Still…" Rin thought to herself while looking down with a frown on her face. "I wish he could return soon…" Suddenly, something small and soft impacted her head making her give out a surprised squeak.
Kotone blinked before looking at the ground and picking up a crumpled up paper ball. "This hit you Rin-chan." She said before handing it to Rin who snatched it from her hand.
"Honestly, they could do better than hitting me with paper!" Rin said with a huff while glaring at the playing boys. She then unraveled the paper and her eyes widened at the short message written on it.
Rin, don't worry about your father. I'll protect him with all my strength.
Beneath the message was a small cartoon drawing of Vash giving a goofy grin with closed eyes and showing two crossed fingers that made a mini 'peace' sign. Rin then looked back at the still playing Vash, and for a split second Vash looked at her with a smile and gave her a thumbs up.
"What was it Rin-chan?" Kotone asked, only for Rin to shake her head and crumble the paper in her hand.
"Something stupid." Rin told Kotone before dropping the note on the ground. All she knew was that her father was participating in a tournament, and that Kotomine Kirei was supposed to both protect and assure his victory. But nothing else, and that worried Rin to no end as to what her father was getting himself into. But, despite not knowing Vash at all, she felt assured at his message. Knowing now that her father had another ally to assure that he will return home.
Rin just hoped Vash would protect her father more than Kirei will.
Elsewhere (Fuyuki Hyatt Hotel):
"Honestly Kayneth…" Sola-Ui muttered while looking at the contents of the fridge, which was nothing. "You could at least go out and get the food rather making me do it…"
"Hmph, it is not my place to do that Sola-Ui." Kayneth told her while leafing through a book.
"And it is mine?" Sola-Ui asked dangerously, making Kayneth's eyes widen. Even he wasn't stupid enough to piss off a woman by insulting their pride.
"No, of course not. However, the other Masters know of my identity as Lancer's Master." Kayneth told her in the calmest voice he could muster. "You however, are unknown to them. They do not know that you supply Lancer with additional Prana. So they will not target you at all." Kayneth then looked back at his book, diverting his eyes from her. "If you are truly worried about your safety, bring the oriental with you. The defenses I have placed in this hotel will be sufficient enough to protect me."
Sola-Ui's eyes narrowed at Kayneth before she glanced at Lancer, who was setting down the pots and pans he would need for their dinner tonight. "Kayneth, you truly take Lancer for granted…" Sola-Ui thought darkly. It was true, Kayneth did belittle Lancer whenever he did something wrong and was not afraid to insult his race when Lancer was in earshot. Kayneth also never thanked Lancer for making their food and tea, instead saying it was his duty as a Servant to do so.
It was really beginning to piss her off.
"Do you want to go Lancer?" Sola-Ui asked, to which Lancer nodded with a smile.
"It would be good to get out for a bit…" Lancer told her before beginning to dematerialize, only to stop when Sola-Ui raised her hand.
"You do not need to be invisible Lancer." Sola-Ui informed him, much to Lancer's confusion. "I have heard that Servants could disguise themselves rather than disappear from view. Can you do that? I am sure you would prefer to interact with things rather than be invisible…"
"Ah!" Lancer gasped as if just remembering something before smiling. "Yes, I can." Lancer's attire then glowed for a minute before it was replaced with a white short-sleeve button up shirt tucked into black pants that had a black belt. His white socks were ankle-length and he wore black shoes. All in all, it looked like a common school uniform.
Sola-Ui smiled before turning to Kayneth saying, "I do need money to purchase the food."
Kayneth then produced a credit card saying, "Do not take too long."
Sola-Ui nodded before snatching the card and walking out the door with Lancer, shutting the door behind her. Kayneth glanced at the door in a few moments with a small sneer on his face. Sola-Ui was getting close to that accidental Servant, and was beginning to talk back at him more than usual in Lancer's defense. Although it was troubling to Kayneth, it was not that big of a concern compared to the Holy Grail War. After all, Sola-Ui was not like that.
Right?
Elsewhere (Mackenzie Residence):
Waver Velvet groaned as he poured himself a glass of water and put two tablets of Advil in hand before popping them into his mouth and washing them down with the water. The stress from last night had provided Waver with a huge headache, and Rider's loud snoring keeping him up all night did nothing to help. But to be fair, Rider's snoring wasn't the only thing keeping him up. Despite Rider's assurances that he was in no danger, Waver could not help but be frightened at the prospect of Kayneth bursting into the house and killing him before Rider could even hope to react. Waver knew it was foolish of him to think a normal Magus could get the drop on a Servant, but still it worried him.
"Yo, Waver!" Rider shouted out while waving an empty milk container. "We're out of milk!"
"That's because you keep drinking it all!" Waver snapped back before sighing. "And you also pour God knows how much sugar in it…"
"Aw common! That 'sugar' stuff tastes awesome!" Rider protested while placing the container into the garbage. "Never had the stuff back at my old pit village. By the way, we are out of that too."
Waver gave out a long, drawn out sigh at this. He was now glad the elderly Mackenzie couple was visiting a few of their friends today and would not be back until later. He was able to hypnotize the two (again) into thinking that Rider was just a friend Waver had made while exploring the town, and that his tattoos were fake. That seemed to placate the couple enough once they were snapped out of their daze, so it left Waver with a few less problems. But now he had to clean up after his 'friend' who left messes almost everywhere
"Alright, I guess I'll head to town and…" Waver said, only for Rider to pound his fist into his hand with a grin.
"Alright! I'm coming with you, I'm way too cooped up here!" Rider told Waver, who shook his head fervently at the suggestion.
"No! Absolutely not!" Waver shouted while pointing at Rider. "You never turn to your intangible form whenever you are not needed, and when you go out looking the way you do people think you are one of the Yakuza!"
"Oh? That's the only problem? My clothes?" Rider asked before his attire disappeared in a flash of light and was replaced with an open billowing red trench coat that revealed his still shirtless chest, scuffed jeans, and red striped black sneakers, which on the heel had the logo of a burning skull wearing sunglasses.
"B-But if you could do that the whole time why didn't you do it before?" Waver stammered out in shock, only for Rider to shrug.
"Meh, didn't feel like it." Rider told him before slipping on his sunglasses and grinning. "Now, let's go!"
Elsewhere:
Kariya ignored the disgusted stares he got as he limped down the street towards another alleyway, one nearby a fast food place. Kariya's now weakened stomach was currently running on fumes, and although Kariya was sleeping in the trash there was no way in Hell he was actually eating it!
"Kaa-san, what's wrong with him?" Kariya heard a child ask his mother, who made the child turn his head away.
"Ignore him. He's just… very sick." The mother quickly answered before asking with a smile, "Do you want to get some ice cream?"
And like most of his age group, the child quickly agreed and completely forgot about what he was asking just a few minutes before. Kariya could not help but wince at this. He was now the 'thing' parents usually hoped to keep their children ignorant about. It truly hurt because he liked kids. He used to spend hours in the park with Rin, Sakura, and their friends because it allowed him to pretend to have something he knew he could never achieve.
A true, loving family.
Never in his life would he ever consider the Matous even close to his family. They were nothing but a dead family of Magus' with a head who just would not die. No matter how much the world would be better off without him. What's worse is the 'training' each Matou actually having working Circuits had to go through. It was disgusting and violating in the worst possible way. And knowing that Sakura had to go through that day in and day out just strengthened his resolve in winning this damn war as soon as possible.
"Tch. How these people are acting is pissing me off." Berserker's voice said only to Kariya's ears.
Kariya simply sighed and muttered, "Better get used to it. I look like I should have been a long time ago." Kariya then limped into a new alley and leaned on a wall. "Besides, what do you care? They can't see you." Berserker then chose this time to materialize with a sneer on his face.
"Maybe, but it still pisses me off since I am always by you." Berserker told him, making Kariya sigh. He then dug into his hoodie's pocket and handed Berserker a few yen notes.
"Look, can you please just get me some food? I'm starving." Kariya asked as politely as he could. After all despite not being a growling lunatic his Servant was Berserker.
"Tch." Berserker clicked his tongue as his clothes disappeared in a flash of light before being replaced with an open black leather jacket, a green t-shirt with a big '06' on the front in yellow which effectively covered his hole, jeans with a small chain leading from his left pocket to his waist, and white sneakers. "Better be grateful for this, don't think I have forgotten that you took me out of my fight with the punk."
Berserker then swiped the notes from Kariya's hand and stomped out of the alley. Kariya could not help but likely smirk as the people still gave Berserker a wide berth, no doubt because of Berserker's appearance which just screamed 'American punk'.
Within a few minutes, Berserker returned with a burger in hand before tossing it to Kariya. Kariya caught it with both of his hands before opening the wrapping and utterly devouring the food while Berserker leaned against the wall.
Perhaps he would let Berserker hunt down Caster, just to thank him for this…
Elsewhere (Fuyuki Bridge):
Caster meditated on top of the bridge, with both parts of the city to his sides. His Master had decided to sleep in for the day, giving Caster plenty of time to contemplate what he would do next.
Although Saber was supposedly the greatest class out of all the Servants, she appeared to be much weaker than the others. However Caster knew, thanks to his past, that most appearances were deceiving. So it was very likely that most of Saber's strength lied in her Noble Phantasm. Archer was not that much of a concern, after all whatever attacks he does perform they would not be lethal. But Caster knew Archer was not above defending himself should he be attacked. And Archer was able to divert the path of a Noble Phantasm with the use of only two bullets, thus he was much more powerful than he made himself appear. Lancer's Noble Phantasms were troubling but Caster knew a few ways to get around them. And Lancer was very inexperienced with combat; something that Caster could exploit a lot when he faces the Servant. Rider was a troubling subject for Caster, for he knew almost nothing about him. The Servant had stayed, unintentionally, out of the fighting thus never revealing anything other than his boastful personality and that he rides mechas. Not only that, but he was able to easily see through the Invisibility Genjutsu with ease.
"Rider can wait." Caster thought to himself while breathing in and sensing the multiple energies of Servants in the city. Evidently everyone decided to go out today…"Berserker however…"
Yes, Berserker would have to be the first Servant to go. The Servant was nothing but raw brute strength and energy with an obsession of fighting. Not only that, but the Servant now had a personal vendetta against him. Thus, Berserker would be the only Servant seeking him out specifically.
"But for now…" Caster thought before breathing out, opening his eyes to the city. "I must think of my plan of attack…" A flash of memory from the other night went through Caster's mind making him smirk. "So, A-Rank spells can harm him."
"That is… helpful…"
Elsewhere (Fuyuki Church):
Assassin sat on top of the couch, clad in nothing but his heart covered boxer shorts and his mask with an open wine bottle in hand watching the TV. On it was a commercial for a new shampoo product, making Assassin groan. "Oh come on! You've been on commercials for five freaking minutes! Whatever happened to the Japanese super short commercials that made so many people ask 'What the fuck'?" Assassin then glanced over and asked, "What? You thought I'd actually go out today like everyone else on this cliché filler chapter? I've got to catch up on my Bea Arthur time."
Kirei then entered the room, and stared blankly at Assassin who stared back. Kirei then looked at what was on the television and slowly closed the door. Assassin sighed before hugging the TV whispering, "It's okay honey, he just doesn't understand. He doesn't understand the greatness of Bea Arthur…"
Elsewhere:
Irisviel looked nervously to Saber, who kept grumbling about things like 'dishonor', 'Excalibur'. 'Monty Python', and 'Kill Assassin'. Apparently Saber really did not like the Monty Python movie. She said it was a dishonor to her life, quest, and her fellow knights. Irisviel did not even dare to laugh at any part of the movie. Not with Saber gripping the seat handles so hard they cracked.
"Um, Saber?" Irisviel asked with a nervous laugh to the Servant, whose head snapped so hard in her direction she thought that she heard a crack. Saber's face had shifted into a scowl, which greatly troubled Irisviel. "A-are you alright?"
"Yes, I am fine Irisviel." Saber said calmly while her face shifted into its usual expression. "I am simply thinking about the future of this war. I believe that Assassin should be the first Servant to be eliminated. His advanced healing would make him the most difficult to kill."
"A-are you still mad about what he said to you?" Irisviel asked, although she mentally kicked herself. Of coarse Saber was still pissed at Assassin's references.
"No, I am simply stating that eliminating Assassin shall make the War go much more smoothly." Saber told Irisiviel before thinking, "I still need to find what he meant by 'magical futanari spell'… Perhaps I shall ask Irisviel. Maybe it is a modern term." "Irisviel, what is a fu…?"
"Saber look! Puppies!" Irisviel said with glee as she put her hands on the pet store glass looking at ten little puppies barking happily. While she did think puppies were verycute, the only reason she did it was to get Saber's mind off of Assassin.
And for some reason, Irisviel really wanted to not answer Saber's next question.
Elsewhere:
"Thank you! Come again!" The store clerk shouted as Rider and Waver left the music shop. Rider grinned as he held a closed black-colored guitar case in his right hand. The electric guitar he had purchased, after convincing Waver enough, was a Leo Fender. Mostly because he thought the classic look on it was pretty cool, and he liked the sound.
Waver groaned as he looked through his quickly emptying wallet. His funds were now practically dried up, and he did not want to beg either his parents or the Mackenzies for money. The first because he wanted to show his family he could complete this on his own and the Mackenzies because using their money was fairly close to stealing. And that thought left a bad taste in Waver's mouth.
"Why can't Rider have his own money to waste…?" Waver thought glumly to himself while walking beside his Servant. What started out as a milk and sugar run was quickly turning into a shopping spree.
"Alright! Glad we got the guitar." Rider told Waver with a grin before taking out a crumpled map from his pocket "Now lets just check out this 'Anime World'. I wanna see those new Gunmen from the TV up close and personal…"
"No!" Waver shouted, before his cheeks reddened in embarrassment when he noticed everyone was looking in their direction. He then harshly whispered, "Do you know how much that guitar cost me? I'm loosing money because of your hobbies! This needs to stop now! I will not help you purchase anymore useless jun…!"
"You dumbass!" Rider shouted before flicking Waver's forehead making the Magus cry out in shock. "Nothing in this world is useless. There is worth in everything you own, you just need to see that for yourself. This guitar is awesome, and you can make a Hell of a lot of songs with it. I mean, look at every guitarist known on the Earth! And Anime? Tales of awesomness need to be told somehow!"
"B-but we still need money to get the milk and sugar for the Mackenzies before they return home, and I can't do that if you use up my money before we get to the store!" Waver shouted in defiance. Rider stared blankly at Waver for a few seconds before laughing and rubbing the back of his head.
"Heh, right forgot about that…" Rider mumbled out with a slight hint of embarrassment.
"HOW COULD YOU FORGET THE REASON WE CAME OUT HERE IN THE FIRST PLACE!" Waver shouted in shock and anger to which Rider just laughed. Rider then stopped for a minute and glanced behind Waver. "Rider, what are you…?" Waver began while turning around to see what his Servant was looking at.
In front of him was Lancer in civilian clothes, carrying grocery bags in both of his hands. And next to him was Kayneth's fiancée Sola-Ui Nuada-Re Sophia-Ri who was also carrying grocery bags.
Lancer quickly got in front of Sola-Ui, glaring at Rider.
Sola-Ui blinked in surprise at the sight of Waver.
Waver began to shiver in fear at the sight of his teacher's Servant and fiancée.
Rider just grinned and said, "Well, well Lancer. Looks like you get to face the Mighty Kamina after all!"
If they were not in public, Waver would have broken down crying then and there.
To Be Continued…
Omake- It's A Real Thing! Taiga Dojo Preview!
"Yo there boys and girls!" Taiga shouted while slamming her Boken on the ground. "Today we will be talking with a very special guest! Please welcome Berserker!"
Berserker then entered the room (Or thrown in by FSN Berserker depending on one's point of view) Before dusting himself off and yelling out, "I'll get you for this you son of a bitch!"
"So tell me Berserker, why have you almost done nothing yet?" Illyasviel asked as she entered the dojo, making Berserker's head snap in her direction.
"What the hell did you just say girl? I've fought that bastard Caster two chapters ago!" Berserker shouted, to which Illyasviel just smiled.
"That fight was incredibly short, and the author simply had you pull out before you could even finish it." Illyasviel said happily. "Not like my Berserker, he was the strongest Servant and almost killed Onii-chan!"
"Bring that fucker here, I'll show him whose the strongest!" Berserker shouted while unsheathing his Zanpakuto. FSN Berserker then tackled FZS Berserker to the back of the room, where they began to tear each other a new one.
"Go Berserker, beat Berserker!" Illyasviel cheered before saying to the readers, "Stay tuned for the next chapter 'Big Robot Rumble'!"
"Check it out…" Taiga mumbles as the dojo began to collapse from the two Servants battling.
Omake- Different Servants: Lancer
Kayneth glared at the Servant in front of him, who was definitely not Diarmuid of the Love Spot. Instead it was a long red-haired teenage girl with angry blue eyes wearing a formfitting red outfit with orange highlights that had the number '02' emblazoned on the part covering her collarbone. She was also wielding a blood-red spear much taller than herself with separated into two bident points.
"Where is Diarmuid you little bitch?" Kayneth growled out while stomping forward. "Answer m…!" Kayneth's foot was then caught by the rug of the apartment, making him cry out in shock and reach forward to grab something.
And that something was his 'Servant's', admittedly large for her age, breasts.
The Servant then shrieked in righteous female fury and kicked Kayneth square in the jaw, making him fly backwards and land face first onto the floor.
"Y-you degenerate old pervert!" The Servant yelled while covering her breasts with her hands. "How dare you feel me up!"
Kayneth simply twitched on the ground while coughing up a glob of blood, saliva, and teeth.
Sola-Ui glanced back from Kayneth to the Servant before grabbing her hand and kneeling. Asking with sparkles in her eyes, "Can you teach me that?"
Lancer, known through life as Asuka Langley Soryu, and Sola-Ui soon became known as the "Pervert Extermination Duo of Fuyuki'.
Kayneth, still hospitalized, kept crying himself to sleep at night.
Note- Yo! Due to mass demand (And my own original plans), I have answered. The next chapter will be a fight between Gainax's greats! Rider vs. Lancer. How will it go? You will find out next chapter! Also, Fate/Zero has ended, and by God it had an awesome final episode! An epic end to an epic series! And as the bearer of good new, I also bring the recently revealed release date for Evangelion 3.0! It is going to theatres on November 17th! And as of today, I will be providing at least one stat per Servant. Here is the First…
Servant- Archer
Identity- Vash The Stampede
Series- Trigun
Theme Song- 'H.T' from 'Badland Rumble' by Tsuneo Imahori
Strength- B
Endurance- A
Agility- B
Magic- B
Luck- A+
Noble Phantasm:
.45 Long Colt- B Rank. Archer's custom made six-shot revolver. Archer hardly misses his intended target using it. Has two second reload time and is necessary to unlockAngel Arm.
Hidden Gun- C+ Rank. Hidden semi-automatic pistol concealed in left cybernetic arm. Good for catching enemies off-guard.
Angel Arm- A++ Rank. Anti-Fortress Type. True form of right arm. Power-wise it can rival or is perhaps even greater than Excalibur in sheer destructive force.
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