I DO NOT OWN FATE OR RWBY
-xXx-
"It…it… IT'S A SUCCESS!"
"Yes… but I was expecting a monster, not a knight."
From deep below a house, three individuals in a dark basement saw a strong figure slowly stand up. The candlelight only showed how battered the knight's armor was as it clicked and clank when he stood tall.
Zouken has to admit, he truly wonders what went wrong; he spent a good amount of time creating a special summon for this war after the failure of the last. He intended to do what the Einzbern did for the Third Holy Grail War and summon a special servant of a different class.
Oh, he wanted to at least get maybe an Avenger Class of that Greek Monster, Medusa. Or maybe a Ruler Class since that beast was once beloved as a god.
He was slightly annoyed that he probably summoned that dog again, but from that strong blue and clear eyes through the helmet; he saw nothing but clear intelligence and wisdom.
"…hmmm is that you, Sir Lancelot? Are you now summoned as a Saber Servant."
The figure didn't answer, as he looked at the three individuals carefully.
"Hey! He asked you a—"
"Quiet boy!" the vile man shut down his "grandson", "Why don't you speak?" he addressed the servant.
The servant didn't say anything, as he slowly looked at the last individual… deep violet hair and a Japanese beauty with clear sad, and tired eyes.
The Servant looked at his master; he saw everything by just looking at those eyes. How vulnerable she was to the point that she allowed herself to be surrounded by worms while naked.
The beauty started to shake, as her knees buckled at an unknown weight before tears slid down her cheeks, normally Shinji will think Sakura just feels humiliated to be exposed to such a powerful being. But he didn't care… his little "sister" would just submit to the servant if she was asked to. That is why he will be the maste—.
"…please." The naked and weak girl said.
Zouken snapped wide as he saw a golden glow surround the rusted knight, as clear and powerful mana gathered around him.
"…what?!" Shinji yelled before antlers slammed at him. Zouken was too focused on the servant before him that he never notice a jackalope carrying both Shinji and Sakura out of the building by ramming through the walls and escaping with extreme speed.
Sakura's world blurred as she lay on soft fur and held it tight, giving her utmost trust to a stranger who saw through her…
… and wanted to help her at all costs.
The old and vile magus summoned his worms around his foe as they swarm him… but before they got close, water started to flow from the soles of the servant's boot.
"After all the lessons she learned."
The basement shook, as power was invoked. Zouken's worms all died by the potency of the mana around him.
"And the friends she made and loss, who has she become?"
Space itself began to crack, as fireflies appeared, and sand grew on the ground.
"Would she still be the same? The leaves in the trees rustled,"
Far away, a golden-haired man perked up from his seat.
"And on the wind"
A red-eye dog stood up from the roof as he felt power.
"She heard one more question…"
A man covered in madness looked up from a castle as he recognized this power…
And on a jackalope, Sakura can only look back at her old home, brimming with a mixture of all kinds of energy, as she Master Skill to read her servant's stats stuck right at her face.
VOYAGER CLASS
Strength: B+
Endurance: B+
Speed: D
Speed (with mount): A-
Magic Resistance: C
Luck: D
Skills:
Aura: C+
Aura Amplification: C
Mind's Eye (True): [A, B, C, D]
Riding: B
Battle Continuation: B
Charisma: A
Class Skills:
Independent Navigation: A-
Contact with Civilization: E (C for weapons and armor)
Noble Phantasm:
The Girl Who Fell Through the World: A
The Ever After: EX
Zouken can only stare in pure fright, as all mana around him vanished. Facing a power no one in the modern world will ever experience.
Divinity.
Divine power flowed through the cracks as slowly, his world and reality broke… and revealed a colorful world worthy of that of a fairytale.
"What are you?"
[THE EVER AFTER!]
Then leaves with a myriad of colors surround the man. The man of evil. A man of nothing but worms. An old man is due for his death.
And now, as he lost connection to all of his worms and magecraft, the ground cracked open and as he fell through the void… one thing remained in his head.
"…was everything worth it?"
-xXx-
Wind blowing through her hair as she sat on a soft animal, Sakura suddenly felt a jolt in her heart. It arched, but relief immediately came after that parasite slowly vanished from her chest.
"...how?" she said with a relieved and fragile voice as tears slowly fell. She held her chest, where that worm used to be, and felt extreme joy knowing that it is gone with the other worms in her body.
Suddenly, the beast she was on made a wobbling sound as it finally stopped. Slowly, Sakura got off for the beast back, and felt its fur. It… feels like that of a rabbit.
Getting a better look at the beast, she found that she found a huge rabbit with antlers… immediately her studies back when she was a Tohsaka.
"You're… a Jackalope," Sakura said in complete shock as a phantasm beast stood before her. The animal merely made a wobbling sound in confirmation, because it look on its back and found a passed-out Shinji.
"Eh? We need to get onii-chan to a doctor…"
"No need." Suddenly, Sakura saw her knight in rusted armor land on the ground, before he walked up to his mount, "You did good Juniper." he complimented the beast with a pat as the now-named Juniper made a wobbling sound.
The knight then placed a hand on her brother, before he glowed gold. Shinji made a relieved sound, but soon after the knight stopped, "That is much healing I can give him."
Awkward silence took place as Sakura fidgets on her feat.
"I think I have failed to greet you in a traditional sense, Master." The knight said as he bow, "I heard your Call. And I have been Summoned. Voyager Class Servant, at your service." He then looked at her, "Are you my master?"
Sakura looked at her servant in wonder as the moonlight lit how rusted, but strong his armor was, but apparently she also felt that her servant rolled his eyes at the last bit of his greeting.
"...yes."
"Then let's explore the stars together towards victory…." Voyager said, "...wait how does that even work?" he then questions himself about his statement.
Juniper made a sound.
"I know, I know…" Voyager said to his mount before looking back at his Master, "So… first step is to keep you safe, do you know anyone who can shelter you?"
Sakura hesitated for a bit, she thought of Senpai, but that will just bring him into danger…
… then there is her sister.
"You looked troubled." The Servant commented.
"I…I thought of my onee-chan, but I think she might be another Master in the war."
"Hmmm… that is an easy problem to avoid if you think she will kill you." The servant looked around, "Do you have a wish from the Grail?"
"...no." She looked at the ground, "you technically granted my wish already.
"Alright, so do I; my wish was already granted," The Servant said as he patted his mount, Sakura felt some sadness with a touch of relief from her servant through their link. Like the emotion of letting someone go for the better.
"There will be no conflict of interest, and in fact, I can lend her a hand in this war."
Sakura nodded, while not ideal, it can be the only solution without getting Senpai involved.
"But first," Voyager said, "I have to get you to a hospital for your brother." Sakura looked concerned, "Don't worry, a hospital is too crowded for any Servant or Master to do any deeds there to you, and rest assured… Juniper will be there with you to guard you while allying with your sister."
Sakura nodded…
"So tell me, what does your sister look like?"
-xXx-
It took some time, but Voyager was able to track this Rin Tohsaka… but his timing was bad.
Voyager looked from a bench as two servants duked it out. One was feral and wild while the other was cold and calculating… but despite their styles, Lancer looked like he had better skill than Archer as the bowman somehow decided to fight close-quarters.
But what caught Voyager's eye was how Archer fought. And how those shattered blades turned to blue mist.
"I got it, you are Gan Jiang! The Legendary Blacksmith of China!" Lancer said as he continued his assault while Archer summoned more blades.
"You got me."
Voyager rolled his eyes at the obvious BS, his Mind's Eye observing their movements just to get a hint of who Archer was.
"Oh?" Lancer suddenly stopped and looked at him, "Does our fellow Servant disagree?"
Rin's eyes snapped wide open and saw where Lancer and Archer were looking and found a blonde man in his thirties, wearing a form-fitting black shirt, blue jeans, and boots.
"Yes, Gan Jiang is not a bowman or marksman… just a smith. It would make better sense if he was summoned as Saber or Caster."
Lance merely chuckled, "Then it is back to square one then." Then a dangerous light came for his eyes, "Would you want to fight us?"
"Now? No… I don't want to interrupt the "Knight-Classes", it will be dishonorable."
"He is observing us," Archer said.
"Got that in the bag… but apparently it will not take long before I identify your identities." the blonde stood up, "But first, allow me to introduce myself. I am the Voyager Class Servant of this war."
Both Servants lifted an eyebrow… before the Grail gave them the necessary information about the class.
"Heh, a pure Wild Card." Lancer said as he relaxed, "So… question is? Who are you?"
"I doubt he is involved with NASA," Archer said.
"And I figured out your identity, Lancer." Voyager made a vague smile which brought Lancer to alert, "It is not that hard considering that the number of Demonic or Cursed Spears in history and myth that are legendary enough for a Lancer Class is not that plenty; add that you are Caucasian… you don't wear any armor. And that obvious accent."
Lancer glared hard for being measured up like that, "Oh? Since you have that advantage, should I use my Noble Phantasm?"
"And shout out your identity? Lancer" Voyager said like a concerned brother, "I would never give your identity. It is safe with me."
Rin got confused about the powerplay going on, as Voyager held the identity of Lancer like it is something extremely important. Yes, Servants guard their names for the element of surprise and keep their weaknesses a secret, but she knows, these warriors won't stop because of their revealed identities.
She saw Archer smile, realizing that her servant saw what Voyager is doing even though she doesn't understand. And Lancer's frown just confirms it.
"Voyager…" Lancer said, "The Servants who reached the other Worlds for the value of Humanity. You gave both of us hints about who you are… especially with that high analytical skill you get."
"High analytical skill? I must tell you I am not the USS Enterprise…" Voyager commented in a mock scoff.
"It will be a great concern if you are the Death Star," Archer commented sarcastically as Lancer chuckled.
"But as much I love this banter, I think we must continue our fight, Archer."
"Very well."
Lancer and Archer burst towards one another with the clap of wind in awe of not just Rin, but a lone redhead
"Whoa! I want to be like that!"
"What, who just complimented us?" Lancer said as he swung his spear to get space.
Voyager sighed, knowing the rules of the game… he saw the redhead run away as the blonde looked at Rin.
"You know how to Jedi mind wipe right?"
Suddenly Lancer frowned, and Cursed his master in Irish, "No need." He said before bloodlust spiked and he vanished!
Rin looked scared, recognizing who that boy was, and as Lancer vanished, her worst fears were realized.
"C'mon, Archer! We have to protect Shirou!" Rin ran as she saw Voyager sprint. It was not that fast, but certainly faster than any human, and with Archer too who can compete with Lancer they can certainly save Shirou!
"Yes, yes! Saving Shirou. I am motivated." Archer said as he stood still.
Voyager was able to catch up with Shirou in the hallway, bloodlust spiked as Lance got to his prey the blonde burst with his aura!
The very floor of the school exploded as the Servant of the Stars grabbed Shirou away from the Servant of the Spear, but Lancer merely thrust, and with Gae Bolg's range, pierced through the redhead's heart.
Voyager cursed as he realized he was too late, but he knows that Rin and Archer are coming, so he as to buy time.
Lancer looked shocked as the special servant pulled the boy away from his spear before a wooden sword batted his spear to the side!
Lancer's arms moved due to the sheer strength and weight behind Voyager's blow, but Lancer was faster.
The Red-Cursed Spear easily parried the blows of a wooden sword, but each parry rattled his joints. However, that is not an issue for a hero like him.
Suddenly, Lancer's skill activated as he spun his spear to block bullets being shot at him…
All of them were blocked, but that gave Voyager a window as he swung hard.
BAM!
Lancer was pushed back. And Voyager pursued, as the blonde got close and kicked Lancer out of the building.
Rin was there just in time to see the battle unfold before her, and it all happened within 3 seconds. But she shake that thought and ran to the victim, and was disappointed that even with Voyager, Shirou couldn't be saved. His heart cut clean through while the light in his eyes slowly seeps away.
"I can't let you die…" She whispered.
-xXx-
In the forest, the servants continued their battle, as Lancer viciously attacked the blonde, but said blonde was able to parry and block his attacks before giving a powerful counter-attack.
This was going on for a good minute, as Lancer grew more impressed not only by Voyager's raw strength but also his analytical mind; the blonde saw all of his attacks a mile away and responded accordingly, the only reason why Lancer is not yet beaten Blue by that wooden sword is because of his experience with that crazy teacher.
Lancer back-step and took a small breather as he observed that wooden sword and pistol in Voyager's hand.
"Excuse me, but do you have Contact with Civilization?"
"Well, you are no Berserker for sure." Voyager said, "And you got Protection Against Arrows; I honestly wished I had that with my real body."
"Hmmm… another hint on your identity, but I don't see why a Spaceship needs that skill. Well," Lancer then looked extremely serious, "Too bad I won't need to know your identity."
Suddenly, Lancer shifted to a powerful stance, as suddenly his spear exploded with red light, "Since you know my identity, LET ME PROPERLY INTRODUCE MYSELF."
Voyager smiled, as he dropped his weapons and mana swirl in his hand, "It is truly an honor to spar with a hero such as yourself; a younger version of myself would probability ask for your autograph."
Lancer genuinely smirks as he saw Voyager's honesty. Before he got serious then.
"Then this is my greatest gift for you!"
"GAE BOLG!'
Lancer zipped forward, as the entire forest was lit with red light and the logic of casualty was reversed.
But Voyager had his own cards.
Suddenly, a book appeared in his hand as he opened it and invoke power!
"THE GIRL WHO FELL THROUGH THE WORLD!"
Suddenly, the book burst out sparkle, stars, fireflies, and flowerpetals as an overwhelming amount of positivity gathered around Jaune from the book.
The Cursed Noble Phantasm suddenly lost its magical effects due to the mountainous amount of child-like wonder and joy that sapped out all of the bloodlusts of Cu Chulainn's prized spear.
A normal warrior would stumble by the sudden loss of momentum of this weapon, but Lancer recovered and backflipped away from Voyager…
… and gave him a smile of respect.
"A Handsome Man who is skilled with a sword; You cannot be the Red King. Obviously, you are not the Lovely Carpenter." Lancer relaxed as he leaned on his spear, "Cheeky of you not to wear your armor, Rusted Knight."
The Rusted Knight smirked, "You are smarter than what your fighting style suggests, then again you are also a sage worthy of the Caster Class."
"It is not that hard…" Lancer shrugged, "And that skill of turning a wooden sword and an ordinary gun into weapons competing with my spear can be the reason why you can even fight in rusted armor.
The Rusted Knight chuckled, Lancer has no idea how irritating rusted armor was…
"But apparently my master told me to retreat; it is understandable really. He has no clue who your identity is."
"Very well… See you Cu."
"Later." Cu Chulainn gave a casual salute and vanished.
-xXx-
"... and then that man vanished." the Rusted Knight chuckled as he regaled his evening to his master as he sat beside a sleeping Shinji in the hospital, "Man, despite his rather vicious attitude I think I would get a beer with him… and apparently he reminds me of someone too much." He finished just as he saw Sakura get a haunted stare and tears flowing through her eyes.
"Senpai!"
-xXx-
The only thing that was keeping Sakura away from a panic attack was the unique charisma of her servant as a fairytale character, but that didn't stop her frantic breathing and pounding chest. As she held on to her servant and rode Juniper at extreme speed towards Senpai's house.
She has to know… Voyager doesn't know what Shirou-senpai looks like and that there can possibly be another redhead in school.
Was it denial? She doesn't know, but for the first time in her life, she wanted to do something selfish and risk Senpai's safety to know if he is even alive.
Suddenly, Juniper picked up her speed as the world blurred, just before the beast jumped into the air…
…and rammed a certain blue servant
"Argh!"
"Ah… Lancer. I think it was too soon for us to meet again." Voyager said as Juniper dug into the ribs of the Celtic warrior.
Lancer landed, but continued his retreat without turning back, getting a concerned look from Voyager, "He was hunting your Shirou."
He then hurt blades clashing, and Juniper immediately jumped over the property of Emiya just in time to spot a fellow blonde battle Archer.
"Wait, Saber slow down!" Archer said while Rin grimaces at their clash, before that Redhead yelled, "Wait…!"
Power was invoked as a Command Seal was used.
"Master? Why?"
Shirou looked confused about what is happening before Sakura hugged him!
"SENPAI!"
""Sakura"" Both Shirou and Rin yelled.
"Archer."
"Voyager" the servants greeted.
"Voyager?" Saber asked.
"That is correct, Saber." The Rusted Knight replied as Juniper scratched her neck.
"Yup, you are certainly not from NASA." Archer said as he saw the phantasmal beast.
Voyager sighed, as he looked at the three masters fretting over each other.
"Let's talk inside."
Author's notes!
Hello guys! Welcome to my new fanfic which I have a lot of fire to write! Ever since the Rusted Knight appeared in Vol 9, I wanted to write a fic about him in Fate.
To those who answered my "polls", I chose Voyager Class over Rider because the show didn't mention Juniper in the story and that she may be Jaune's mount after Lewis. So Voyager is the class I have for him…
Also, because that Class' skills fit him to a tee. Contact to Civilization (With his rusted and broken gear) and Independent Voyage (Approximation of 20 years in the Ever After).
His Mind's Eye (True) of [A, B, C, D,] is not a typo. That is actually his mind's eye and it reflects the fact Jaune Arc was really a tactician since Beacon, and his observation skills is underappreciated by the FNDM, adding that he is able to crack down and understand many illogical things in the Ever After.
I also added Charisma because I forgot to add this in the draft, and this is not because of the "Mature~" thing going on, but something that we saw happen here and will in the next chapters.
It might sound confusing, but it will be explained in the next chapter.
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