Hello Fanfiction and fellow writers. How is everyone doing? Sorry I haven't posted a new chapter in a while. School got a little busy and than I went to a movie screening. I'll tell you what it was at the end of this chapter! X3

So recapping the story so far, or heroine Samantha Kisaragi has entered into the Holy Grail War consisting of 128 others and has summoned Archer. So far the two aren't getting along and are off to a rocky start,but will their first elimination battle change all of that? And will any of our heroine's questions get answered today? Well I guess it's time to find out.

Thoughts=Thoughts

Talking=Talking

Noble Phantasm=Noble Phantasm

Strange Voice=Strange Voice

It had been a day since Samantha had summoned Archer and gained the portable terminal which from Sakura's description, was to give her info on the Holy Grail War. The first information which she was given though was not the best of news.

'Elimination battle with Shinji? So...I have to kill him?' The same question kept running through the young girl's mind for who knows how long. Samantha had never thought of taking a life before, especially one so close to her as Shinji.

Sure he was a bit of a jerk at times, but he was a good guy at times and would help her with some things she didn't know. Now she was thrust into a war where she now had to kill him. And he didn't even seem like he would mind it.

"This is crazy." Samantha said, getting out of her desk seat and walking out of the classroom and down the hall.

Samantha looked over where she was walking halfway and stopped, seeing Shinji and the girl. What was her name?

Rin Tohsaka. That was it. She remembered when she had to "investigate" the strange girl for the journalism club. She remembered when she kept touching her and invading her personal space which quite confused and rattled her a bit.

So why were those two who seemed to hate each other talking?

Archer appeared beside Samantha, looking over at the two as well. "Master, this war would be best in your favor if you had information. It would be smart to get closer and see if we can learn anything from them."

"You sure? For all we know they could be just chatting it up." Samantha said with a nervous glance. She was a bit worried actually. Having to eavesdrop and hide form enemies to get info sounded a bit tough and dangerous, especially since she wasn't an experienced magi like the other people here.

"*sigh* Do I have to do all the work?" Archer said before pushing the young girl hard and leading her near a wall a few feet away from the distracted teens.

"O-Oi! Don't push me so hard!" Samantha yelled at Archer before he disappeared. She than hid behind a wall, quietly listening on the conversation from the experienced magi.

So far the conversation between Shinji and Rin was about the Arena which all masters and servants trained in and the two having so type of rivalry. 'C'mon. Give me at least something to work with!' Samantha screamed in her mind.

"With her armada to back me up, I'm invincible! Nothing you can do will even be able to touch me!" Shinji proclaimed with confidence.

'An armada? Like ships?' She though in confusion. So Shinji's servant was like some captain or something? That info wasn't going to help solve anything.

"Oh one more thing. I wonder if the Invincible Armada might be relevant to anything." Rin rebutted with a smirk and watched Shinji walk off with a pale look on his face.

'Invincible Armada? What's that?' Samantha thought while walking out of her hiding spot. She suddenly though felt an intense glare at her and turned to see Shinji looking right at her.

"You...! You weren't there the entire time were you? WERE YOU!?" Shinji yelled at Samantha.

Samantha tensed a bit by his yelling but stood her ground. "W-Why does it matter to you? It's not like this hallway is yours or anything. I was just relaxing out here is all!" Samantha lied terribly.

"H-Heh...Well it's not like you can beat my Invi-I mean servant. Whatever, like it matters. My servant is going to beat your no sweat and I'll win this match with no problems. Better not disappoint me at the match." Shinji said with a rude smirk before walking off with his inflated ego.

"Heh. That boy has no clue about information in this war. He's an idiot but that doesn't mean we should keep our guard down. You got some information so far that though." Archer said, appearing next to Samantha in a flash.

"Yeah. The Invincible Armada. That might be some important info we could use. It could even be directly related to his servant. Might as well go check it out in the library." Samantha said with a smile to Archer.

"Alright than. But from now on, make sure you have a back bone and don't sleepwalk through our investigations ok?" He said with sarcasm before disappearing.

The smile on Samantha's face melted off, her annoyance of her sarcastic servant now taking grip. Why couldn't he eve be nice to her for more than a minute?!

Samantha just continued her way to the library and walked in. Once inside, she began searching the books for any info on the armada Rin had mentioned in the conversation. She soon found a book and grabbed it, holding it in her hands hesitantly.

"How do I know this isn't blank like last time?" She asked herself. The last time she was in the library was when she was searching frantically for her name and who she was. The school registry was blank, so all the other books could have been blank too.

'Well...here goes. Don't fail me now books.' She thought before opening the book. To her relief there were words in it. Coherent words that made perfect sense and told her things she could use.

She read the book intently for about 20 minutes, reading over the info about the Invincible Armada.

-About the Invincible Armada-

The name given to the Spanish Navy during what is known as the Age of Exploration. With over 100 thousand-ton ships and 65,000 crew members, it almost subjugated all of England. Through the might of its navy, Spain was seen as the -kingdom on which the sun will never set-.

"So that's what the Invincible Armada was. So maybe Shinji's servant could be a crew member of one of the ships." With that done, Samantha walked out of the library and down stairs. She remembered when Shinji and Rin were talking about the arena and took a deep breath.

Summoning Archer and nearly dying there were the main things that happened there. Now she had to go back in, survive, and train along with Archer for the Elimination Battle.

"I have to go in. I need to gather those triggers or we can't go to the Elimination Battle." Samantha took a deep breath before walking to the door and opened it, a bright light engulfing her form.

-First Chimeric Lunar Sea: First Floor-

Samantha seemed to experience deja vu as the light that engulfed her died down and the area soon became clear to her. The transparent walls, data like area, and strange monsters floating around in the dungeon were all too familiar.

"Are you ready master?" Archer asked, looking at Samantha. "Are you alright?"

Samantha's tense body cringed a bit before loosening up a bit. "I-I'm fine. I'm just still a bit weary of this place since the last time I was here. You know. Since I almost died."

"Do not worry. With me by your side we will get through this dungeon no problem. As long as you command me properly and watch your back." Archer explained in a kind tone to Samantha.

Samantha nodded, getting her confidence back up and smiling. "Okay! Let's get through this dungeon and find those triggers!" Samantha said with a burst of energy before her and the red clad servant began their departure into the labyrinth.

Going to the first room of the dungeon, a small floating cube like monster spotted them and soon attacked, Archer jumping in front of Samantha and guarded her from an attack. "Master, stay back ok?"

"Y-Yeah. Be careful though Archer. Those things are tough and they pack a punch." Samantha warned the servant, glaring at the monster. "I was kinda hoping though we could get through this place without a fight."

"That would be stupid master Keep in mind, if we don't fight any of these programs, we don't get stronger. Which means in the long run you'll be killed by that Shinji Matou." Archer said, shooting an arrow at the Klein attacking them, hitting it at it's weak point and disintegrated. "Do you want to die without getting your answers?" He asked, turning to Samantha.

Samantha frowned. Was she willing to fight again? She fought with a fiery passion to survive the fourth day, get to the goal, and stay alive, just to find out her name. But after that, she now is afraid to just fight a small monster she's already fought. Why was that? Was she being cowardly because of this war? Because she had no memories?

Archer looked at Samantha and closed his eyes, putting his bow away before walking next to her. "Your silence isn't an answer. If you are worried about fighting still and your abilities, it will only get yourself killed faster. How about I help you fight? You can assist me in these fights against the weak monsters. Get some experience."

"R-Really? You'd let me do that? But I thought keeping a master safe was a necessity for you now." Samantha questioned.

Archer smiled a bit at her question. "That is true, but if my master is not willing to fight and survive, there would be no point in protecting you now would there? Here." Archer said, holding his hand out before summoning a small sword.

Samantha looked at the sword, lifting it in the air and bit and swinging it a few times, getting a feel of the weight and use. "You're going to let me use one of your swords?"

"Of course. What else would I give you? If your fighting with me, let's hope you know how to use that than just swinging it around." Archer said. "Now are you ready to move on master?" Archer asked in a serious tone to Samantha.

Samantha looked at Archer and shifted hr gaze to the sword she was given. She gripped the handle of the weapon tightly in her small hands and looked up at Archer with a smirk and fire burning in her eyes. "Yeah. Let's go kick some ass."

"That's what I want to hear. Now stick close. These dungeons tend to be hiding some programs to jump us." Archer said before the tag team ran into the next hallway.

Samantha smiled to herself. She had felt much better from the small pep talk Archer gave her. Sure it had to due with her learning she would die and never get answers to who she was, but it helped give her a kick in the butt about having to fight for her life and gave her the confidence she needed to move on in the dungeon.

'Maybe Archer wasn't as much as a jerk as I though he was. I've got a good feeling about this partnership.' Samantha thought.

"Smiling like an idiot isn't going to keep your guard up you know." Archer said to Samantha as they stopped in front of another enemy, this one looking like a floating purple butterfly of sorts. Samantha couldn't describe it.

'Good feeling gone.' Samantha thought with a groan. The monster known as Inspire floated front of the duo floating, waiting to take their first move. "Archer, do you want to fight this one?" She asked.

"I'm fine. It's your turn to fight for your survival. Remember, these programs are willing to kill you and they have attack patterns." Archer said.

"Yeah. And don't be reckless." Samantha said before running at the monster, sword un hand and swung with all her strength, hitting Inspire with force and damaging it quite a bit. The Inspire was pushed back, but soon retaliated with an attack of it's own.

Caught off guard, Samantha was hit in the chest, knocking the wind out of her and made her skid to Archer's feet. The bow wielding servant, bent down and gently helped Samantha back up. "You alright?"

"Just great. But now I want to kick that thing's ass more." Samantha said, wiping a bit of blood off her mouth.

"Don't let that anger get the better of you. Just remember the attack pattern. It tried to attack you and than retaliates if it gets hit." Archer said, examining the Inspire's movements.

"Attacks than retaliates. Gotcha. You can jump in anytime you want." Samantha said before running again for the second time at Inspire and threw a swift slash at the program, cutting it before putting the sword in front of her to guard herself from the counter.

Inspire countered like before, but instead only gave a small bit of damage to Samantha before she countered herself with another slash, getting the last of its health before it disappeared. Samantha stood where she finished her battle, trying to regain her breath and using the sword as support.

Archer walked over to her, putting a hand on her shoulder to make sure she didn't fall. "You need a break master?"

"I'm...hah...fine. We can keep going if you want. But you're getting the next one." The bluenette said with a small smile. "I did it. I beat it all by myself."

"Yes. You did well. I'm glad to see my words didn't fall on deaf ears. Or an arrogant master." Archer said with a smirk.

"I'm not arrogant. I'm just getting more confident in our abilities that's all. That's not bad is it?" She asked jokingly with a smile to Archer.

Archer as well smiled and chuckled. "No, it isn't. We should get moving though. If we stand here any longer that program will reappear."

"Yeah. Good idea." Samantha said, walking with archer to the next room. Once in the third room, a new enemy Samantha had never seen before was inside. The monster was a light purple, and seemed like a giant fly but with large claws and was a lot faster.

'It's kinda creepy.' The teenage girl though with a cringe. "It looks a bit faster than the normal enemies. You want to take this on alone?" Samantha questioned Archer.

"No. Even if I am a servant I don't know how these programs act. We should double team it, that way we both get experience and we can learn it's attack pattern more with four eyes than two." Archer explained, taking out his iconic dual swords Kansho & Bakuya.

Readying her sword, Samantha nodded in agreement and looked at the Crix. "Alright than. I'll draw its attention while you attack from be-"

"No." Archer said, cutting her off. "You aren't as strong as I am. If you get its attention it'll damage you more. I can take it. I'll keep its attention and you'll attack from behind." Archer ordered.

Samantha looked at her dual wielding servant and sighed, nodding and smiling a bit. "Well looks like I'm not the one giving the orders anymore." She joked before the two jumped into battle.

Archer ran at the monster, waiting for it to strike him while he kept guarding himself. Sure he would get damage at some point, but he would still keep himself from getting anymore damage.

Samantha on the other hand got her sword ready and lunged at the Crix while it was distracted by Archer. A swift stabbing motion and a second later it was on the ground, trying to move from the damage it took. With a few seconds later, it got back up and turned its sights on Samantha.

"I won't let you get a chance to attack my master." Archer said, running toward the Crix before jumping in the air and slashed down with his dual blades, destroying it. He than landed on the ground, watching the monster disappear into pixels.

Samantha smiled, running over to Archer, than was great Archer! Guess we make a great team huh?"

"Well why wouldn't we? You are the one who summoned. Every master of this war who has successfully summoned a servant has summoned those servants specifically for two things. From any ties they could have from them, or because they are similar in personality." Archer explained.

"So you're saying you're m servant because we are similar in some ways?" Samantha said.

"In some ways sure. Though I don't know what exactly it is we are similar in. Either way, I am your servant, here to protect you and help you obtain the Holy Grail." Archer stated. "We are almost out f the dungeon. We better hurry or we may be here all day."

"Good idea. I don't want to get stuck in here or something." The two began their walk through a hallway and found they were almost out of the dungeon. On the way, Samantha spotted a strange fountain of sorts, It looked like a fountain from close and far range, but it was digital like and had green water.

"Green water? What kind of fountain is this?" Samantha asked.

Archer walked over to the fountain and rested the palm of his hand in the water flowing out, a small cut on hi hand soon healing. "It seems this fountain water has healing properties. My strength and magic feel like they are slowly returning." With that in mind, he rested his hands in the fountain and took a bit of water out and dank a bit, the small cuts on his body he had soon closing with great speed.

"Wow. That's amazing. I wonder if it'll do the same for me?" Samantha said, looking at the fountain. He rested her hand in the fountain, waiting for the healing effects to take over her aching body but felt nothing. "Huh? I don't feel anything."

"Maybe it only works on servants." Archer guessed.

Samantha huffed, glaring at the water fountain. "There is no way you are getting healed and I'm not. Maybe I'm not using enough of this water." Samantha said, jumping onto the ledge of the fountain. She than moved her sleeve out of the way and jabbed her arm into the water and waited.

Still nothing.

'What the hell!? Why won't it do anything!?' Samantha thought in anger.

"Master, you should just give up. If you hurt so badly we'll leave this place." Archer said, tired of seeing his master making a fool of herself.

"No! I want my stupid cuts to be healed too." Samantha said determined, the water dripping off her arm and onto her shoes. "I don't see how your allowed t be healed while I can't! It isn't fair!" Samantha yelled, turning on her heel.

Suddenly, Samantha felt light. She felt her shoe slip off the ledge of the fountain, probably due to the water dripping off her. With a crash and the noise of splashing water, Samantha fell into the water, getting soaked from top to bottom.

Archer face palmed, not wanting to see the sight of his master being so careless and naïve, to slip in on a fountain and soak herself just because she wanted to get healed too. "Maybe I was wrong about our similarities."

Samantha coughed, spitting water out of her mouth while the fountain top kept spraying water out and on her head. "...Okay. I admit that was careless of me. But I still stand by what I said before." Samantha said quietly, her face red with embarrassment.

The red archer looked at his master and smiled a bit, walking over to her and reaching a hand out and lifted hr out of the fountain. "Try not to look so foolish master. It'll make us seem weak. And for your comments, they caused you to be soaked to the bone."

Samantha light glared at Archer, her body shivering a bit. "I'm a little surprised the water was cold." She said with a small laugh before sneezing while she took off her soaking wet blazer.

"And now you might get a cold. If this keeps up, you're going to get sick and cause us to lose a training day." Archer said, taking his long red cloak off and handing it to Samantha. "Here. This will keep you warm for now until we get out f the dungeon."

Samantha looked at Archer surprised, a small blush on her cheeks and reached for it, taking the cloak in her hands and put it on. It was very big on her, the sleeves going over her hands by a few inches and the bottom flowing down to her lower ankles. "T-Thank you Archer. I'm glad to know your a gentleman when it counts."

Archer smirked. "It's no problem. Just because I'm a spirit and may have been summoned before your lifetime doesn't mean I don't have manners." He said, the smallest hint of red on his face, turning to look to the side away from his soaking wet master.

"Well look what we have here. Our opponents taking it easy."

Samantha and Archer tensed up, hearing the familiar voice. They both quickly turned their gaze behind them and looked to see Shinji Matou with his normal smirk across his face. Next to him, a shapely woman with long fiery red hair and a pirate like wardrobe holding dual pistols stood.

Samantha frowned at her soon to be opponent, clutching her servants cloak close for comfort while Archer glared at him.

Future opponents face to face in a dungeon. What would this encounter lead to?

Well done with a new chapter. I'm really sorry if Archer was OOC in this. I wanted to not follow dialogue from Fate/EXTRA anymore since it felt boring to me, but now I feel like I've made him different from his EXTRA self. Please review and tell me if I was doing a god job or not.

Now for a special thing I've decided to do. I thought it would be fun to out up random themes for my OC and Archer as chapters progress, for the fun of it. And I can show you all music I like and what could be fun for you too. So here's the first one.

Samantha Kisaragi's Main Theme: Luminous By. CLARIS

Archer's Main Theme: Fate to Zero: Fate/ZERO Anime

Now like I promised, I'll tell you what I saw in the theatre. I saw the special U.S. screening of Puella Magi Madoka Magica Part 1: Beginning/Part 2: Eternal. I died happy Wednesday. It was the most amazing thing I've ever seen. The graphics were stunning, the music perfect, and the story was like it came out of heaven. I loved seeing one of my fav series into a movie, and I even got to see the trailer for the third movie they are making. I won't spoil anything good, but the the title for it is Puella Magi Madoka Magica Part 3: Rebellion Story. It's sadly not coming out until 2013. T-T

Fun Fact: Luminous by CLARIS is also the movie theme for Madoka. :3