A/N: Welcome to Chapter 2 of Fairystuck 2.0! My name is IllusionalFennec, and this chapter's name is The Tour (part 1).
First of all, review replies:
Mental-Internecine: It's nice that you feel that way about Fairystuck! Thanks for the comments.
NepetaAndTerezi: Aw, thanks! I don't really think this fanfic is that good...but thanks!
I doubt I really need to say this again for my new version, but I will. Because...reasons.
In this story, I will be expressing the trolls' quirks when they are speaking. For example, Karkat's will be in all caps (as you saw before), Kanaya's Would Be Like This, and Terezi's WOULD B3 L1K3 TH1S. Don't like that in stories? Well, sorry. If you're allergic to troll quirks or something, then I can provide a quirk-free version for you. But if you are allergic to troll quirks, I feel bad for you.
The kids will talk normally, even though most of them talk in lowercase.
This chapter is in Kanaya's POV, and don't forget to review, and/or follow and/or favorite if you enjoy the story!
Disclaimer: I don't own anything from Fairy Tail or Homestuck. Hiro Mashima and Andrew Hussie (respectively) own these franchises, and I only own the plot of this fanfic, and maybe new characters.
Chapter 2: The Tour - PT. 1
-Kanaya-
How surprised was Kanaya when she heard Karkat's story?
Well, of course the young troll was surprised. Very surprised, in fact. Karkat wasn't usually the type of troll who would agree so quickly to a random girl he had just met. Maybe this universe was doing things to him.
Or maybe it was something else? Kanaya wasn't so sure, but she didn't provide much confidence on her second thought - that maybe Karkat actually felt something for the human girl. Last she checked, Karkat was attracted to Terezi.
Karkat entered the building for their guild, called Alternian Beforus. Upon arriving in Fiore, a few people had whispered that they might be "wizards". The rumor had flew across the country and as time passed more and more people said that the trolls and kids combined were wizards. They had been forced to set up two guilds - one for the humans, and one for the trolls. The trolls' was called Alternian Beforus, and the humans' was called Skaian Earth. They stayed in Fiore for six months, then Jade sent them back to their universe because there was unfinished business to attend to. Then they stayed in their universe for six months, but then some strange force zapped them back to Fiore right after that time period was up. This was their second time in this universe. And, unfortunately, their computers wouldn't work very well. There wasn't a connection in Fiore and Kanaya hadn't ever heard of anyone setting one up.
However, the second time around, the trolls and humans both grouped into Alternian Beforus, leaving Skaian Earth. They needed to stay together this time around. So when Karkat marched into Alternian Beforus, fourteen pairs of eyes (minus Gamzee, who was currently out, and what was what Kanaya preferred him to be) turned to look at him.
"OKAY, EVERYONE," Karkat said. "STOP TALKING, ALL OF YOU. LOOK HERE."
"3V3RYBODY'S 4LR34DY LOOK1NG 4T TH3 HUG3 RUCKUS YOU M4D3, K4RK4T," Terezi said. "NO N33D FOR FORM4L1T13S."
"WHO CARES?" Karkat replied. "ANYWAY, LISTEN UP. THERE'S SOMETHING IMPORTANT THAT I HAVE TO TELL EVERY SINGLE ONE OF YOU ABOUT. YES, EVEN THE IDIOTS. AND BY THE IDIOTS, I MEAN ALL OF YOU."
"You do know that means you're an idiot too, right?" Vriska said.
"AT LEAST I'M FACING THE FACTS!" Karkat responded. "YOU PEOPLE PRETEND THAT YOU AREN'T IDIOTS, BUT AT LEAST I CAN ADMIT-"
"Just get on with it, Karkat," Rose sighed.
"OKAY," Karkat said. "SO I WENT TO THE PHANTOM PLACE. AND THEN I 'SAVED' ONE GUY WHO WAS DEFEATED BY THE PHANTOM DUDE. THERE WAS THIS GIRL THERE, TOO. HER NAME WAS LUCY AND SHE WAS A HUMAN."
"Well, of course she's a human!" Vriska said. "I don't think any other people 8esides us on this earth aren't human!"
"WHATEVER," Karkat said. "THAT'S BESIDE THE POINT. THE POINT IS THAT SHE ASKED ME IF SHE COULD TOUR OUR, QUOTE UN-QUOTE, 'GUILD'."
No one had asked if they could tour the guild before. Kanaya wondered about this. Maybe they had gotten publicity since they had left? All they did before was maybe go on a few jobs, pretend to act like a real guild. They just… pretended to fit in. If there was a crisis, they would just go to save the people they thought were "good". That was all they had done before. Kanaya wondered why people were paying attention to them now.
"s0 y0u refused and made her mad," Sollux said. "isn't that what happened?"
"ACTUALLY, NO," Karkat yelled - though everything he said was yelling, so Kanaya thought the term was pretty standard.
Silence.
"What?" Jade asked, after a while. "You mean… you didn't say no?"
"WHAT DID YOU THINK I MEANT BY 'ACTUALLY, NO'?" Karkat grumbled.
Kanaya finally decided to speak. "Everybody… Well, Knowing You, Everybody Thought You Were Going To Refuse The Girl. I Think We Were All Surprised When You Said That You Didn't Refuse Her, But That You Did The Opposite. Would You Care To Elaborate?"
"WHAT DO YOU MEAN, 'CARE TO ELABORATE'?" Karkat said.
"By That, I Mean If You Would Care To Tell Us Why," Kanaya said. "Or Maybe Its Something Super Duper Private-"
"YES, IT IS," Karkat said. "I MEAN, IT IS SOMETHING SUPER DUPER PRIVATE."
"If So, Then Maybe You Might Be Roma-"
"NO. FORGET THAT IDEA. I ACTUALLY DON'T KNOW WHY I ANSWERED YES TO HER QUESTION. IT WAS A STUPID THOUGHT. I THINK MAYBE I WAS POSSESSED? I DON'T KNOW. DID VRISKA HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH IT?"
"Uh, no!" Vriska defended. "I don't want anyone to come here as much as you do. I like my privacy."
"ANYWAY," Karkat said, clearly trying to change the subject. "I'D LIKE TO GO BACK IN TIME TO FIX IT, BUT THAT'S STRIDER'S JOB, NOT MINE. AND WE KNOW HOW GREAT OF A JOB HE DOES AT IT."
Karkat looked pointedly at Dave.
"SHE TOLD ME TO MEET AT FAIRY TAIL'S 'NEW PLACE' TOMORROW AT NOON. JUST FOR PROTECTION, THOUGH, I NEED SOMEONE TO COME WITH ME TO GO TO FAIRY TAIL."
"W3LL, WHY DONT YOU BR1NG M3?" Terezi said. "1-"
"YEAH, UM, NO." Karkat instantly shot down Terezi's offer. "FORGET THAT IDEA. WE NEED SOMEONE TRUSTWORTHY, AND, YOU KNOW, SANE. SOMEONE THAT PEOPLE CAN TALK TO NORMALLY AND TRUST. NO, VRISKA, THAT IS NOT YOUR CUE TO RAISE YOUR HAND."
"But Karkaaaaaaaat!" Vriska complained. "You know I can hold my own in 8attle if it ever comes to that. And I'm definitely trustworthy! I only made a couple 8ad choices earlier in life 8ecause… well… some people needed to learn lessons!"
"DON'T GIVE ME THAT CRAP," Karkat said. "ANYWAY." He looked around the guild, surveying all of its members. Kanaya didn't say a word. She'd much rather avoid all of this.
"KANAYA, CAN'T YOU COME WITH ME?" Karkat asked. "YOU'RE THE ONLY SANE ONE HERE. AND I KNOW YOU'RE LIKE, A RAINBOW DRINKER AND ALL. BUT I STILL THINK YOU'D BE THE BEST OPTION."
Kanaya paused. She'd have to consider this. If she went with Karkat, and if the whole thing turned out to be a trap, what could she do? She couldn't go around bisecting people with her chainsaw, or use anything at hand, really. Maybe she could cut off a few body parts, but other than that-
Okay, Kanaya's thoughts were getting really gruesome. Just so she could avoid thinking about other, more painful things, she said, "Fine. Ill Go."
"GREAT, THANKS," Karkat said. "I DON'T KNOW WHAT I WOULD'VE DONE IF YOU HADN'T GONE. WOULD I HAVE TO GO WITH LALONDE? I MEAN-"
"Are you criticizing me?" Rose asked. Her tone was level and she didn't sound too perturbed about the whole thing - but Rose was Rose.
"DEFINITELY NOT," Karkat answered. "REMEMBER, DIMWITS, THE LUCY HUMAN SAID TO MEET AT FAIRY TAIL AT NOON TOMORROW. SO KANAYA, PRACTICE WITH YOUR CHAINSAW OR SOMETHING. GREAT. BYE."
Karkat immediately walked out of the guild building, ignoring Nepeta's plea to at least sit down.
Kanaya looked around. "I Guess Ill Be Going Too," she said and followed Karkat out.
A construction site loomed ahead of her as Kanaya dove behind another bush, alongside Karkat.
"So Tell Me," Kanaya said. "Why Did You Agree to Lucys Request?"
"I TOLD YOU," Karkat said. "I DON'T FREAKING KNOW, OKAY? I JUST THOUGHT, MAYBE IT WOULD BE RUDE OF ME TO SAY NO. OR MAYBE BECAUSE SHE WAS GOING TO QUESTION ME ABOUT WHY I LOOKED SO WEIRD. SO I KIND OF DELAYED HER QUESTIONING, I GUESS."
"We All Know That You Never Accept Peoples Offers Or Requests, Under Any Circumstances," Kanaya said. "Youre Tough To Talk With, In That Way. But Ill Let It Go."
They traveled a little more, until Kanaya and Karkat finally arrived at the construction site itself. There was a Fairy Tail symbol emblazoned on a stack of logs, and Kanaya ducked behind another stack of logs. Karkat followed right behind her.
Kanaya saw a blue-haired girl with curls at the end of her hair peeking out from a stack of logs. Kanaya knew she was in no position to judge, having horns and grey skin, but what was with the hair colors of these people in Fiore?
The belltower clanged twelve times. "IT'S NOON," Karkat muttered. "I SWEAR, IF THIS IS A TRAP-"
"Hush," Kanaya said. "Just Wait A Few Minutes."
During those few minutes' wait, Kanaya studied the construction site. For one day of construction, it was already going pretty well. Logs had already been arranged in a formation resembling a building. Now the spaces were being filled in, the inside being constructed.
Kanaya saw four people chatting amiably while they were working. She presumed that these were Lucy and her friends. There was a blond-haired girl, a pink-haired boy, a black-haired boy, and a red-haired girl. A blue cat was flying around them, which Kanaya found odd. Then again, there was magic in this world. And she had found weirder things in hers.
She nudged Karkat. "Which one's Lucy?" she muttered.
"THE BLOND ONE," Karkat replied.
Kanaya studied Lucy. She had blond hair that stretched to the middle of her back and a little hair tie. She was dressed in a white shirt with blue lines and a blue skirt.
After a few minutes, Kanaya was almost ready to give up, when Lucy said something to her friends and strode over to the same stack of logs that Kanaya and Karkat were behind. The young troll didn't know how she knew. It might have been instinct, or a lucky guess, but Kanaya wasn't sure that it was either.
Lucy seemed somewhat surprised at Kanaya's presence. "Um, hi," she greeted. She looked at Kanaya. "Who are you?"
"Im Kanaya," Kanaya introduced. "Kanaya Maryam. Karkat Decided To Bring Me Here."
"Karkat probably already told you, but I'm Lucy," Lucy said. "It's nice to meet you!"
Kanaya nodded. "And The Same To You."
"SHOULDN'T WE GET GOING?" Karkat said.
Lucy and Kanaya both nodded. The former smiled.
"Let's go!" she said.
When they had gone halfway to Alternian Beforus, Lucy suddenly stopped. "Oh, yeah, I forgot to tell you guys," she said.
"What Is It?" Kanaya asked, turning around. She was interested as to why Lucy had stopped. Was it something important? Most likely.
"My friends are coming, too," Lucy replied.
They were coming? Kanaya hadn't ever heard of this. But if Lucy's friends were also coming, that could prove to be troublesome. They didn't exactly look like the people Kanaya would trust to not go blabbing off. The pink-haired boy had seemed far too energetic, the black-haired boy hadn't had any shirt on, and while the red-haired girl seemed normal enough, she had been dressed in a construction worker outfit.
Kanaya glanced over at Karkat, and saw that he was panicking. He was cursing under his breath.
Clearly not aware of what bomb she had set off, Lucy continued. "I'm sorry I didn't tell you about this earlier. I hope it's okay with you! They've been following me this whole time… I'm so sorry I didn't tell you before! It's okay with both of you, right?"
"NO, IT ISN'T!" Karkat shouted. Lucy winced. "THIS CAN'T BE HAPPENING! WHY DIDN'T YOU TELL ME OR KANAYA SOONER? THERE'S SUCH A THING AS PERMISSION! I ONLY AGREED TO YOU COMING OVER, NOT ALL OF YOUR HOOLIGANS!"
"I'm sorry!" Lucy said. "I'm sorry I'm sorry I'm sorry! I just completely forgot. And it wasn't like I was trying to stage it like this… so can we please continue?"
"CAN I TALK TO KANAYA ABOUT THIS FOR A BIT? PRIVATELY?" Karkat said. Lucy nodded.
"Yes, I understand. Sorry I didn't let you know sooner."
"GREAT. COME HERE, KANAYA. WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT THIS." Karkat walked away, and Kanaya followed.
"So What Do You Plan On Doing?" Kanaya said.
Karkat pulled out his computer. "WE NEED SOME IDEAS FROM EVERYBODY ELSE," he said. "UNLESS YOU HAVE ANY?"
"You Know Our Computers Dont Work Here," Kanaya said. "What Are You Thinking?"
"WHEN WE CAME HERE FOR OUR SECOND TIME, I TOLD SOLLUX TO SET UP A CONNECTION. IT'S ONLY SUPPOSED TO BE USED FOR 'EMERGENCIES', BECAUSE APPARENTLY THERE'S A TIME LIMIT ON IT. ANYWAY. ANY IDEAS?"
"I Have One," Kanaya replied, albeit after a little pause. She had never heard of a connection from Sollux. The rest of the guild probably didn't, either. The Virgo troll wondered why, but brushed it aside.
"GREAT! SHARE IT."
"Id Like To Put It Aside As A Last Resort, Though," Kanaya finished.
Karkat groaned. "FINE, FINE. PULL OUT YOUR COMPUTER TOO. I'M GOING TO SET UP A MEMO."
Kanaya nodded. She pulled out her computer and logged on to Trollian, using the connection Sollux had programmed into each of their computers, apparently. Trollian ran a little slowly, but eventually Kanaya navigated her way around it and found the memo Karkat had created.
- MEMO -
CURRENT carcinoGeneticist [CCG] opened memo on board TEAM ADORABLOODTHIRSTY.
CCG: ALRIGHT, TEAM.
CURRENT grimAuxiliatrix [CGA] responded to memo.
CGA: It Does Not Seem Like Anybody Else Is Here Karkat
CCG: WE'RE IN A BIT OF A CRISIS RIGHT NOW REGARDING THE LUCY HUMAN AND HER FRIENDS.
CGA: Karkat Did You Hear What I Said Or Are You Just Ignoring Everybody Right Now
CGA: I Said That Nobody Else Is Here But You And Me
CCG: OH, DON'T WORRY, THEY'LL START COMING. BY THE TRUCKLOAD, I BET.
CCG: ANYWAY.
CCG: WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE LUCY HUMAN HERE. YOU KNOW, THE ONE I TALKED ABOUT YESTERDAY. GET IT? GOOD FOR YOU! DON'T GET IT? WHY ARE YOU HERE?
CGA: Karkat Nobody Else Knows About The Connection But You Me And Sollux
CGA: You Do Understand This Right
CCG: OH, CRAP.
CCG: ONE SEC. I NEED TO TALK TO THAT BRAINLESS MORON ABOUT THAT.
- Brief timeskip -
CCG: ALRIGHT, HE TOLD EVERYBODY.
CURRENT twinArmageddons [CTA] responded to memo.
CTA: alright spill it KK, what's g0ing 0n here
CTA: i didn't seal my death sentence f0r n0thing
CTA: everyb0dy here hates me f0r n0t telling ab0ut the c0nnecti0n s00ner
CTA: what's the big deal
CCG: OKAY, THING IS, THE GIRL BROUGHT HER FRIENDS TOO AND WE NEED SOME WAY TO GET THEM AWAY.
CCG: KANAYA HAS AN IDEA, BUT SHE WANTS TO HEAR EVERYBODY'S IDEAS BEFORE SHE PUTS HERS IN ACTION. JUST TO SEE IF THERE ARE ANY BETTER ONES.
CURRENT caligulasAquarium [CCA] responded to memo.
CCA: wwhy dont wwe just use force to drivve them awway
CCA: wwe all go to wwhere you are and fight them
CCA: wwe probably havve more people, wwe stand a chance
CCG: HOLY CRAP, NO WAY IN HELL.
CCG: FIRST OF ALL, WE'D BE DESERTING THE "GUILD".
CCG: AND SECOND OF ALL, THEY'RE REALLY DAMN POWERFUL. UNLESS YOU'RE REALLY THAT CONFIDENT IN YOUR BATTLE SKILLS, I SAY NO.
CCA: wwere good enough arent wwe
CCA: wwhy dont wwe take a stand
CURRENT cuttlefishCuller [CCC] responded to memo.
CCC: W)(y can't we just negotiate wit)( t)(em?
CCC: Or maybe we could just let t)(em go! It's not a big deal.
CCG: OH MY GOG, NO.
CURRENT gallowsCalibrator [CGC] responded to memo.
CGC: WHY DO 4LL OF YOU H4V3 TO 4RGU3 4BOUT 3V3RYTH1NG?
CCG: YOU REALLY SHOULDN'T BE TALKING. YOU ARGUE TOO.
CGC: NOT WH3N W3R3 SUPPOS3D TO B3 COLL4BOR4T1NG!
CGC: HON3STLY, 4LL OF YOUR 1D34S 4R3 T3RR1BL3
CGC: SO H3R3S MY PROPOSAL
CCG: OH, GREAT.
CGC: WHY DONT 4LL OF YOU M3RG3 YOUR 1D34S TOG3TH3R?
CCG: HOW WOULD THAT EVEN WORK? WOULD WE BE FIGHTING WITH THEM AND THEN TRYING TO NEGOTIATE WITH THEM? I MEAN, WE'RE PRETTY DISORIENTED, BUT NOT *THAT* DISORGANIZED.
CGC: 1T W4S 4 JOK3
CGC: 1 DONT R34LLY W4NT TO P4RT1C1P4T3 1N TH1S, OR W4ST3 MY BR41NPOW3R ON 1T
CGC: SO 1LL L34V3
CCG: NO, WAIT! WE MIGHT NEED YOU, EVEN THOUGH I KNOW TIMES ARE DESPERATE WHEN I SAY THAT.
CGC: TOO L4T3
CGC: YOU D1DNT R34LLY S33M L1K3 YOU W4NT3D M3 H3R3, 4ND 1 C3RT41NLY DONT W4NT TO B3 H3R3
CGC ceased responding to memo.
CGA: I Dont Really Think This Was Your Greatest Idea Ever Karkat
CGA: Honestly I Think We Should Just Talk About It Alone, Itd Be Easier Without All Of This Fighting And Chaos
CCG: YOU KNOW WHAT? YOU'RE RIGHT.
CCG: CONGRATULATIONS, YOU JUST GAINED A COUPLE EXTRA BRAIN POINTS! YOU ARE NOW AT LEVEL 2 ON THE BRAIN LADDER!
CGA: Is That A Compliment Or An Insult
CGA: Well, Ill Take It As A Compliment Even Though Im Pretty Sure It Was Meant To Be The Opposite
CTA: if that's all y0u want t0 d0, i'm 0ut 0f here
CTA ceased responding to memo.
CCC: I'll t)(ink I'll be taking my leave too!
CCC: I don't reelly sea t)(e point of coming )(ere if you're just going to s)(oot down everybody's ideas, but o)( w)(ale!
CCC: S-EA YOU! 38)
CCC ceased responding to memo.
CCA: ill be leavving too
CCA: youll regret ignoring wwhat i said, but do wwhat you wwant
CCA ceased responding to memo.
CCG: OKAY, WHAT'S THIS GRAND IDEA YOU HAVE, KANAYA?
CGA: Im Thinking Of Challenging Lucy To A Duel
CGA: Of Course The Whole Idea Isnt As Basic As That, There Are A Lot Of Other Things Involved In The Process
CCG: LIKE WHAT?
CURRENT arachnidsGrip [CAG] responded to memo.
CGA: Speak Of The Devil
CAG: What do you mean?
CCG: DAMMIT, VRISKA, WHAT DO YOU WANT.
CCG: CAN'T YOU SEE THAT KANAYA AND I ARE IN THE MIDDLE OF A CONVERSATION HERE?
CCG: YOU DON'T NEED TO BE HERE.
CAG: My, my, Karkat.
CAG: Calm down! I just wanted to see what this was all a8out.
CAG: I guess it's just trash, as always.
CAG: So if you don't need me here as you say, even though I'm sure you're lying and just disguising the fact that you need and want my intellect here, I'll 8e skedaddling along!
CGA: Actually Vriska Wait
CAG: Hmmmmmmmm?
CGA: I Have Something To Ask Of You
CCG: DOES THIS HAVE TO DO WITH YOUR IDEA BEFORE?
CGA: Actually Yes It Does
CGA: Anyway Vriska Im Sure Youre Aware Of Whats Happening Right Now
CAG: Of course I am! That girl called Lucy is trying to 8ring her friends to our guild! Honestly, fussy little meddlers.
CGA: I Wonder If You Would Mind Controlling Them
CAG: You know I can't control humans, right?
CGA: Putting Them To Sleep, However You Do It
CAG: Okay, so when?
CGA: Just Do It When Karkat Signals You Via Trollian
CAG: Ugh, why him?
CAG: Anyway, it's a deal. See you l8ter! :::;)
CAG ceased responding to memo.
CCG: OKAY, SO WHAT'S YOUR IDEA?
CGA: As I Said Before I Will Be Dueling Lucy With My Chainsaw
CGA: If She Wins We Have To Let Her Party Tour The Guild
CGA: And If She Loses Only She Can Tour The Guild And She Has To Promise Not To Tell Anyone About What She Encountered At Our Guild
CCG: SO WHY DO YOU NEED VRISKA FOR IT?
CGA: I Cant Exactly Hurt Her With My Chainsaw Without Killing Her Or Fatally Wounding Her, And I Really Dont Need To Deal With Murders Right Now
CCG: OH.
CGA: Yes I Think You Understand Now
CCG: OKAY. WHAT SIGNAL ARE YOU SENDING TO ME DURING THE FIGHT? BECAUSE OTHERWISE I WON'T KNOW WHEN TO CONTACT VRISKA.
CGA: The Signal Will Be My Second Charge With The Chainsaw
CGA: Obviously I Wont Try To Hit Her, Just Maybe Her Weapon
CCG: GREAT. LET'S DO IT.
CCG closed memo.
- END OF MEMO -
Both Kanaya and Karkat closed their computers. Kanaya hadn't known what it had been like to go on Trollian for an extensive period of time for a long time. It had been so long since she had gone on Trollian, much less interact in a memo.
Karkat looked over at her. "YOU'RE SURE ABOUT THIS?" he asked.
"Completely," Kanaya said aloud. Deep down, though, she was nervous. This might not work at all, especially if she ended up getting dominated by Lucy. The girl might potentially be a very strong fighter.
"THEN LET'S GET BACK TO LUCY," Karkat said. The two trolls walked back to where Lucy was waiting.
"You took a really long time," Lucy said. "So? What are you doing?"
"We Have Come To An Agreement," Kanaya replied.
A/N: Was this a good continuation of Chapter 1? I feel like this wasn't one of my best works, and that I copied too much off of the old version, but please let me know what you think in the reviews! I accept constructive criticism, but flames will be returned with their own fire.
Also, maybe we should clear up the time period and everything.
This takes place DURING the Act 6 intermissions, but it's also somewhat of an alternate timeline, where the same events happened to both the trolls and the humans as in the alpha timeline, EXCEPT the trolls that would've died are alive. Except of course the god tiers, or Kanaya resurrecting as a vampire. So, for example, Feferi was knocked out and received major wounds from Eridan, and was close to death, but managed to survive. Stuff like that. Because I need all the trolls here, and I'd prefer for half of them not to be dead.
If you enjoy the story, please follow and favorite, and again, leave your thoughts down in the reviews!
Part 2 of this chapter (The Tour) should hopefully be up soon, maybe next week or the week after, and you can always check my page for story updates if you forget!