Chapter 1: F/GO GO
"Yo, Professor Romani!" Gudako rushed through the front door of Professor Romani's lab, eager to get her first Servant and become a Servant Master. "Sorry I'm late, I accidentally overslept!"
"Ah, Gudako-chan. Are you here for your first Servant?" Romani asked.
"Yeah! I haven't decided if I wanted a Sumanai Saber, or maybe I should get a cute and sparkly Marie Antoinette."
"Now, now, lets not rush. Let me see what Servants we have left, and then you can- uh oh." Romani frowned as he searched the archives for Heroic Spirits.
"Eh? What's wrong, professor?" Gudako asked.
"We seem to have run out of Servants to give out. I'm sorry." Romani replied sadly.
"W-what?" Gudako looked like she was about to cry.
"W-wait, I think there might be one more Servant left somewhere!" Romani quickly interjected as he saw Gudako begin to tear up. "Lemme dig around the drawers here, and- oh, here it is."
He pulled out a peculiar gray Servant card.
"This here is an experimental new type of Servant that Chaldea made, called a Demi-Servant. She might not be the easiest to start out with for a beginner, but if you train and bond with her, I'm sure she'll become very powerful. Would you like to take her in?"
"Woah, you're really giving this to me?" Gudako asked. Romani nodded as he held out the card.
Gudako looked at it in awe as she held it in her hand.
"Go on, try letting her out."
Gudako nodded as she threw the card in the air. It split open as a beam of light shot out, and a purple-haired girl with purple armor and a large shield materialized.
"A-ah, hello there. I ask of you, are you my Senpai?" the girl meekly asked.
"Yes!" Gudako ran up and hugged her. "I'm Gudako, what's your name?"
"I-I'm Mashu Kyrielight. It's nice to meet you, Senpai."
"Good to see that you're both getting along." Romani spoke up. "She's a very unique Servant, so there are a few things that you need to know, Gudako."
"I'm listening." Gudako replied.
"First of all, she is a Shielder-class Servant. That means she has no class affinity whatsoever, so she has no advantages, but at the same time, she also has no weaknesses."
Gudako simply nodded.
"Also, her Noble Phantasm seems to be incomplete. Right now, she can only use a pseudo-deployment of her Noble Phantasm, which is currently called Lord Chaldeas. We hope that as you bond and battle with her, she'll eventually unlock her true Noble Phantasm."
"Cool! I'll be sure to have her max ascended in no time!" Gudako declared, making Mashu blush.
"That's good, Gudako. She's the only one of her kind, so make sure you take good care of her, okay?"
"Don't worry, Professor Romani, I will love her and spend time with my cute eggplant every day!" Gudako enthusiastically shouted, making Mashu blush even harder.
"Haha, that's good! I know you'll be a good Master!" Romani replied. "Now, let's make sure you're completely prepared for your journey. Let me see your hand."
Gudako stuck out her right hand. "Very good, you have the Command Seals already... here, you need this."
Romani handed a smartphone over to Gudako.
"That's the ServantDex, just point the camera at a Servant and it'll tell you everything you need to know. It works the same as a regular smartphone, you can use it to get a map of the surrounding area and make calls just like a normal phone. You can manage all of your Servants with it too, just remember that you can only carry six Servants with you at the same time. If you catch more, it'll automatically get sent to the Second Archives."
Gudako pointed her ServantDex at Mashu.
Mashu Kyrielight, the Shield Demi-Servant.
An experimental Demi-Servant created by the Chaldea Security Organization, there is not much information on her due to a lack of field testing. Appears to be an Arts oriented Servant, her pseudo-Noble Phantasm is Lord Chaldeas, a defensive Arts-type NP. It is speculated that it is possible for her to gain a proper Noble Phantasm with enough bond levels and battle experience with a compatible Master, but that cannot be confirmed at this time.
Her class is Shielder. An extra class with no affinities, it deals and takes neutral damage from all other Servants.
"Wow, that was pretty useful. You're so cool, Mashu!"
"A-ah, thank you, Senpai." Mashu replied quietly.
"Here, take this too. Here's the standard starting outfit for new Masters as well as a backpack. Go ahead and get changed in the back room over there." Romani pointed to a door in the back of his lab.
A few minutes later...
Gudako emerged from the back room in her brand new uniform. It consisted of black leggings and a black undershirt, black shorts and a white cropped jacket, along with a pair of sneakers and fingerless gloves. She had a Servant Card holder secured to her belt. On her back was a backpack and on her head was a black baseball cap with a Chaldea logo on the front. All in all, it was a functional, stylish look.
"Looking good, Gudako. Now you look like a real Servant Master." Romani complimented her.
"Can I go now?" Gudako asked excitedly.
"No, not yet. We need to have a Servant battle first! It's a rite of passage for all new Masters!" Romani pulled out a bronze Servant card.
"Woah, sweet! Let's go, Mashu!"
"Y-yes, Senpai! I'll do my best!"
"Blackbeard, I choose you!" Romani exclaimed as he threw the card. A middle-aged topless man with a black beard and a hook attached to his right hand appeared.
In response, Gudako pointed her ServantDex at the new Servant.
Edward Teach, also known as Blackbeard, one of the most famous pirates in history.
One of the most infamous pirates of all time, even his own subordinates considered him to be an incarnation of the devil. However, he becomes a massive pervert and seems to have become an otaku when summoned in the modern era. His Noble Phantasm is Queen Anne's Revenge. His current class is Rider.
"Ohohoho, who's this pretty young lady?"
"Senpai, the way he's staring at me makes me feel extremely uncomfortable."
"Alright, Mashu, lets get ready to beat him up!"
"Yes, Master. Mashu Kyrielight, preparing for combat!"
"Go Blackbeard, attack her with your hook!" Romani ordered as Blackbeard ran towards Mashu lecherously.
"Mashu, block it with your shield and counterattack!"
Blackbeard swiped his hook towards Mashu's chest, but was stopped by her shield. She quickly thrust the shield forward, shoving him back.
Think fast, Gudako. How do we exploit his weakness...wait, that's it!
"Mashu, seduce him with your body!"
"W-w-w-what?! I d-don't know how to do that!" Mashu cried out.
"Just squeeze your boobs or something, that'll show 'em!"
"U-um, how do you like t-these?" Mashu stuttered as she squeezed her breasts in front of Blackbeard, who was immediately totally paralyzed and began nosebleeding.
Shaking off her embarrassment, she picked up her shield and bashed his skull in, knocking him out.
"We did it, Mashu!" Gudako ran up and hugged her Servant. "You were really amazing!"
"A-ah, thank you, Senpai." Mashu replied with a small smile.
"Unbelievable," Romani commented as he returned Blackbeard into his card form. "To think that you could exploit his weakness so fast and score a one hit knockout, you have amazing Master potential, Gudako!"
"Ahaha, thanks, but it was Mashu here who did all of the work." Gudako replied as she pat Mashu on the head.
"Either way, you've passed your initiation, so this is your reward to help you get started." Romani pulled out a gift card from his lab coat and handed it over. "You need gift cards to buy more Saint Quartz for catching Servants, so don't waste them needlessly. Also, when you defeat another Master in a battle, you get to take half of their money. Microtransactions aren't cheap, you know."
"Yay! Thanks, Professor, you're the best!"
"Before you leave, go visit Da Vinci at her shop, she'll sort you out with supplies. You know where her shop is, right?"
"Yeah, don't worry, Professor. Return, Mashu!"
"Y-yes, Senpai!" Mashu replied as she turned back into her card form.
At Da Vinci's shop
"Da Vinci, I need supplies!" Gudako shouted as she pushed the door open.
"Welcome, Gudako-chan! Is it your first day?"
"Yep! Romani told me to come here to get supplies!"
"Alright, let me get the starter pack for you real quick." Da Vinci reached under the counter and pulled out a small box of supplies.
"Here it is. We have some dried food, packaged water and outdoor cooking kit here. Over here is a first aid kit, and this is a small jewel to quickly restore your prana in an emergency. There's a space blanket and a poncho to keep warm in case you have to sleep outside, a fire starter and some iodine tablets in case you want to avoid using magecraft for any reason. Here's a survival guidebook for newbie magi to help survive in adverse conditions. Also instead of handing out regular knives, we're giving out a Black Key to all new Masters since we seem to have a surplus right now. Just push a bit of prana into the hilt and you'll get a good blade to work with, it's very useful."
"Thanks a lot!" Gudako closed up the supply kit, noticing that it fit perfectly into her standard-issue backpack. "Wow, it fits perfectly."
"Of course, I designed everything myself." Da Vinci said proudly. "Now, you also get a 3* Craft Essence to start with. May I ask who your starting Servant is? Fergus mac Roich seems to be rather popular lately. His power and easygoing personality makes him a good pick for newbie Masters. The loyalty displayed by most Japanese Servants are also quite beginner-friendly, especially Kiyohime."
"Ah, Professor Romani gave me this Servant. Come out, Mashu!" Gudako held out her Servant card and released Mashu.
"Oh, hello, Da Vinci." Mashu greeted her politely.
"Wow, Romani entrusted you with Miss Kyrielight? I have to say, this is rather unexpected. It shows that he has a lot of faith in your abilities, Gudako-chan!"
"I-is that so?" Gudako scratched the back of her head.
"Of course, Miss Kyrielight isn't a Servant that we can just hand out to anyone, you know. I'm happy for you, Mashu, you can finally go out and explore the world. Now, where were we? That's right, the Craft Essence. Hmm... what would be a good choice for Miss Kyrielight..." Da Vinci muttered to herself as she flipped through a book listing all of the available Craft Essences.
"Ah, here's a good one. Dragon's Meridian, start off the battle with 30% NP filled. Sorcery Ore is also a good choice, as it increases NP gain by 15%. Both are good for a defensive Servant like her, but it's up to you."
"Hmm... I think I'll take the Sorcery Ore."
Da Vinci handed the Craft Essence to Gudako, who promptly equipped it onto Mashu.
"And the last thing on the list for new Masters is the free Saint Quartz. We'll start you off with thirty of them, but you'll have to pay for your own supplies and Quartz from now on, okay? Just come back here if you ever need to buy anything."
Gudako quickly put the valuable Quartz away in an easily accessible pocket on the side of her backpack. "Thanks a lot, Da Vinci!"
"Be safe! Don't be afraid to come back to Chaldea if it gets too dangerous!" Da Vinci called out as Gudako and Mashu left the shop.
"My, they grow up so fast..." Da Vinci said to herself before turning back to tend to her shop.
Back in Professor Romani's lab...
"We're back!" Gudako called out as she entered the lab.
"Oh, welcome back, you two. Are you both fully prepared?"
"Yep, we got all the supplies ready!"
"Very well, come over here and we'll pick out a good place to rayshift to." Romani motioned for Gudako and Mashu to follow him to a large screen on the side of the wall. Together, they looked at a large image of the world map.
"Hmm, the Great Holy Grail War in Romania probably isn't the best for a beginner, there's too many people running around over there. Fuyuki, perhaps? The Fifth War should be a pretty nice place for a beginner... the Fourth one is rather brutal, so that's no good. Moon Cell is definitely a no-no, way too dangerous in there. The Tokyo Grail Wars are also pretty dangerous too. Alright, the Fifth Holy Grail War in Fuyuki seems like the best one for you at the moment, Gudako."
"Hey, what's this one? There's another marker here at Fuyuki."
"Oh, that one leads to a Grail War where people literally "wear" the Servant over their bodies by using the class cards on themselves. It's not really beginner friendly. Tell you what, if you can do well in the Fifth Grail War in Fuyuki, I'll let you try the alternate Class Card Grail War if you want."
"I'll think about it. But for now, the Fifth Grail War is fine. Is there anything I should know?" Gudako asked.
"That Grail War is probably the least bloody, at least compared to all the others. There's a good mix of 3* and 4* Servants running around in there, and I heard that you might run into a 5* Gilgamesh if you're really lucky. Promise me you won't confront Gilgamesh until you're truly ready, though, I don't want a promising young Master like you dying on me because you weren't prepared."
"Don't worry, I promise. Me and Mashu will be careful!"
Romani nodded. "Very well, then. If you're all set, then step in that rayshift coffin over there. Oh, and please return Mashu into her card form, it's easier to rayshift one person instead of two."
Gudako did as he asked before stepping into the coffin. Romani gave one last warning before he closed the coffin.
"If things get too hairy in there, just call Chaldea with your phone and we'll pull you out. Just don't do it too often or it'll look bad on your Master record! People that get pulled out are barred from rayshifting for at least a week before they're allowed to go back in."
"Alright, Professor, I'll keep that in mind."
"And be on guard as soon as you arrive, if you're unlucky, you might get rayshifted straight into a battle zone, so be careful."
Gudako nodded once more.
"Alright, just close your eyes and stay still. Commencing rayshift in five... four... three... two... one..."
The last thing Gudako felt was the space around her bending.