Author's Note: Sorry for the long wait. Lack of motivation, a slump, my other hobbies, and university has got me hanging dry.
Beta read by someone.
"Alright. That should probably do it." Da Vinci said as she wiped her forehead from all of the work she had to do turning Mashu's shield into a makeshift teleporter. "Caster, are the ley lines secure?"
"Yes. So far, no change has happened with the ley lines." Medea replied. "Okay, now let's activate it to see if it works."
Da Vinci then created matrixes that began to form the design of the summoning circle that was the same as the one in Chaldea. Afterwards, she and Medea poured their mana into the shield, hoping that it would work.
To Da Vinci's relief and Medea's surprise and interest, a bunch of orbs started appearing over the shield, swirling around.
"Finally! We got something on the other side! Hey! Da Vinci! Can you hear me?" a voice yelled.
"I can hear you, director! We're connected! And I can see your face!" Da Vinci replied.
"Director? So that woman is the director of Chaldea?" Medea thought.
Olga Marie let out a small grumble before continuing the conversation. "Anyways, it's good that I'm able to connect to you. It seems you did the same thing I did a long time ago. Quite ironic, considering the location you are in."
"You mean Fuyuki?"
"Yup…" Olga Marie said with a tiny scowl, remembering the place where she died. "Anyways, the Fuyuki you, Shirou, and my subordinates are in right now is not a singularity, so there shouldn't be any problems there."
"Singularity?" Medea thought.
"Really? Even with the servants from the Fuyuki Holy Grail War here?"
"Surprisingly, yes. Speaking of which, are all seven servants there?"
Da Vinci nodded in reply. "Yes. In fact, me and Shirou already met Saber, Lancer, Archer, Rider, and Caster while Fujimaru-kun and Mashu met Assassin. We did not meet Berserker, but we did meet Berserker's master, and she indirectly told us that he is here."
"Was there any conflict?"
"No, but I had to explain a lot of stuff to them."
"I see. Anyways, you need to drag my subordinates and Shirou back here as soon as you can! We just had a rampage from the King of Knights and her counterparts because of Shirou's disappearance, and I don't think we can hold them off again!"
Da Vinci let out a sigh. "Not again!" she groaned.
"Eh?! Not again?!" Medea thought.
Olga Marie looked alarmed at Da Vinci's reaction. "Da Vinci! I'm being serious here!"
"I know! After all, this isn't the first time Arturia and her counterparts have gone on a rampage whenever Shirou leaves Chaldea out of nowhere!"
Medea's eyes widened upon hearing Da Vinci's words. "It happened before?!"
"Yes! Many times!"
"Many times?!" Medea thought.
"Then hurry up, grab my subordinates and Shirou, and get back here!" Olga Marie yelled with a groan.
"On it!"
Soon, the transmission ended, leaving Medea surprised with Da Vinci exhausted. "So…what was all of that about…and a rampage about the boy's cooking…and how many times has that happened?"
"It's a long story. Anyways, I got to find them!"
Da Vinci then headed towards the temple, hoping to see Ritsuka and Mashu. To her dismay however, they were not there. "They're not here!" she thought before heading back out, facing Medea. "Caster! Fujimaru-kun and Mashu are not here! Do you know where they are?"
"Those two? Hm…the last time I saw them, they were heading towards the boy's house." Medea replied.
"Great! Thanks!" Da Vinci then left the temple, heading off in the direction of Shirou's house.
"Wow. She must be quite in a hurry." Sasaki commented.
"No kidding." Medea said in agreement.
(Meanwhile…)
"So this is what Fuyuki looks like…" Mashu said with wonder in her voice. "It's hard to believe a peaceful town like this was the center of a Holy Grail War."
"Yeah. Now that you mentioned it, wasn't our world's Fuyuki the center of a Holy Grail War as well?" Ritsuka asked, which Mashu replied with a nod. "Jeez, first was the one from our world, then the one from the first singularity, the one here, and the one from Shirou's world; they're all the center of a Holy Grail War."
Mashu's eyes widened. "Wow…do you think it's a coincidence?"
"At this point, I'm starting to think it's a fixed point."
As the two were walking, it was then they bumped into a certain couple, and literally.
"Ouch!"
"Ow."
The sounds of people falling down to the ground were heard. "Ow…sorry."
"No. It was my…fault?" Ritsuka said as he got a better look at the person he bumped into. "Shirou…?"
"Eh? You know me?"
Silence occurred between the two couples before Arturia continued the conversation. "Master, I think those two are from Chaldea." she stated.
"Eh? You know about Chaldea?" Mashu asked.
"Yes. Apparently, my future self told me about it." the other Shirou replied.
At that moment, both Ritsuka and Mashu looked at each other. "Senpai…is this?" Mashu asked.
"Yeah. We're meeting Shirou before he becomes a heroic spirit." Ritsuka replied.
"So let me get this straight. You are…my master?" Shirou asked with confusion and awkwardness in his tone of voice.
"Well…the other version of yours actually." Ritsuka replied nervously.
"And you became a master of Chaldea…because of a flier?" Rin asked.
"Yes."
"I see." Rin said as she turned to Mashu. "And you are a demi-servant? The same thing as the future Emiya-kun?"
"Y-Yes!" Mashu replied.
Rin let out a small sigh. "Honestly, I'm not even surprised at you two considering what happened yesterday. I mean, with all of the information we received, nothing shocks any of us anymore. In fact, for some reason, the fact that Leonardo Da Vinci looks like the Mona Lisa isn't that big of a shock! What's next, Vincent Van Goah looks like a sunflower as a servant?"
"Like that would happen…" Ritsuka said with a chuckle. Meanwhile, Mashu was staring at Rin, Sakura, and Illya. "Mashu, is there something wrong?"
"No. It's just that…it feels like Ishtar-san and Parvati-san are here, except they're not. And even though that's Illya-san, she acts like Sitonai-san. Not only that, but to see Shirou-san as a human…it's odd." Mashu replied. "No offense."
"None taken. I'm still reeling over the fact that a goddess has the same face as me." Rin said.
"Me too." Sakura said.
"Me three." Illya said.
"None taken. I'm still surprised that I became a heroic spirit in the future." the other Shirou said.
"I agree." Arturia said.
It was then everyone in the room heard the doorbell ring. "I'll get it." Arturia said as she stood up, headed towards the front door, and opened it, revealing Da Vinci. "Oh, hey there Da Vinci."
"Hey there Saber. Are Fujimaru-kun and Mashu in there with you? Along with their Shirou?" Da Vinci asked.
"Well, both Ritsuka and Mashu are here, but not the other Shirou though. Why?"
"I got news for them." Da Vinci said as she took off her shoes and headed towards the living room. "Ah! Fujimaru-kun! Mashu! There you are, you two! I have news for both of you and Shirou when he returns!"
"Me?"
"Not you. The other Shirou." Da Vinci then sat down. "Anyways, I've established contact with Chaldea! We'll be able to go home!"
Ritsuka's and Mashu's eyes widened upon hearing Da Vinci's words. "That's great Da Vinci!" Ritsuka exclaimed in happiness.
"Yeah! All that's left is to get Shirou and we're ready to go back to Chaldea. Speaking of which, where is he?"
"He went out shopping apparently." Mashu replied.
"That's odd. He should be back by now. It shouldn't take that long for him to shop for groceries." Rin said. "Wonder what's taking him so long…"
For a moment, everyone was wondering…until Mashu asked a certain question. "Say…by any chance…is the King of Heroes in Fuyuki as well?"
At that moment, everyone was silent…until the living room went into chaos as everyone erupted from their seats and scrambled towards the front door. "Oh crap! I should have known this was going to happen!" Ritsuka yelled.
"No kidding! If the King of Heroes here is like the one in Chaldea, then he'll try to kill him on sight!" Da Vinci said.
"Then we need to find Shirou-san quickly! Before things take a turn for the worst!" Mashu replied.
"King of Heroes, you are dead if you go after him!" Arturia yelled.
"I knew I shouldn't have left Emiya-kun alone, even if he's a servant!" Rin yelled.
"We've got to save senpai!" Sakura yelled.
"That's it! I'm calling Berserker right now!" she yelled before she placed her hands around her mouth like a megaphone. "BERSERKER!"
In an instant, Berserker appeared out of nowhere, shocking everyone. "Where did he come from?!" everyone beside Illya thought.
"Berserker! Let's go!"
Instantly, Berserker jumped with Illya towards the distance, leaving everyone else shocked. "Wow…I did not know Berserker can jump like that…" Ritsuka said in disbelief. "Anyways, we need to find Shirou quickly before things get ugly. Let's split up and search around Fuyuki!"
Immediately, everyone split into small groups to find Shirou.
Cu let out a small whistle as he was walking down a street. "Now then, I wonder what should I do for tonight…maybe another night at the kid's house? His cooking is great compared to my master's. I swear, why does he continuously eat spicy food? Honestly, the mapo tofu he keeps eating makes him look like he's sweating his ass off…" As he continued to walk, it was then he spotted Sakura and Rider running. "What the-that's the young lady and her servant. What the hell are they doing?"
"Master…where should we check?" Rider asked.
"Honesty…I don't know. We checked all of the places senpai could be…" Sakura replied before noticing Cu. "Ah, Lancer-san!"
"Eh? You two are searching for the kid? What happened?" he asked.
"Well…we're worried that the King of Heroes may have picked a fight against senpai! So we're trying to find him!" Sakura said.
"Really?! In that case, mind if I help? I may have a hunch on where he is."
"You do?!"
"Yeah. Heck, I'll even come along just in case! Last time I saw him, he was walking out towards a nearby street!"
"I see. Thanks!" Sakura then pulled out her cell phone and for a few minutes, relayed the news to everyone she called. "Okay, I called everyone about Lancer's reports and how he wants to join, so things should be easier now. Rider, let's go! You too Lancer!"
"Yes/yes!"
Soon, everyone went towards the shopping district, met up together at the place Cu worked at, and went towards the street Cu was talking about. "So you're saying that he's over there?!" Arturia asked.
"Yeah! That's the last thing I remember!" Cu replied.
Soon, everyone arrived on the street. However, when they arrived, almost everyone besides Ritsuka, Mashu, and Da Vinci were shocked at what was in front of them.
Which was Gilgamesh on the ground, panting while Shirou was just standing there normally, although he was panting as well.
"Damn you…faker…" were Gilgamesh's last words before he fainted.
"Phew. At least that's over." the alternate Shirou said before he noticed everyone else looking at him. "Oh. Hey…everyone."
"SHIROU!"
At that moment, almost everyone dog-piled on Shirou, now knowing that he was safe.
"Holy shit! Ok, I know you told me that the kid was able to beat goldie, but this is more that I could imagine! I mean, he's on his ass while the kid is still standing!" Cu exclaimed.
"Yeah. It was a shock for me too the first time I saw it." Ritsuka said with Mashu and Da Vinci nodding in agreement. "Speaking of which, how did nobody notice both of you fighting?! There are bound to be explosions!"
"Reality marble. Remember?" Shirou stated.
"Ah. Forgot about that. Must be really handy in this situation. Anyways, I've got good news for you. We're able to go home now!" Da Vinci said.
"Really! That's great!" Shirou replied.
"By the way, how did you kick his ass?" Cu asked with curiosity.
"Simple. My reality marble and noble phantasm, and he did not take it well. Especially since his greatest noble phantasm was beaten by it. Nearly cut his arm off as well. Not to mention the fact that this is…probably the third time I've done so."
At that moment, everyone besides Ritsuka, Mashu, and Da Vinci were silent as they were taking in the info dump they just received.
Including the realization that the alternate Shirou is a beast when it comes to fighting…and the fact that said Shirou has now beaten Gilgamesh three times.
(A few days later…)
"So this is going to work?" Shirou asked as he looked at Mashu's shield.
"Yes. All we had to do was to connect a layline to Mashu's shield, which acts as a makeshift teleporter back to Chaldea. Don't worry, this isn't the first time we've done something like this." Da Vinci replied.
"I see." Shirou then turned around to see the others, who were looking at him. "Wow. Saying farewell to everyone here, including myself and Archer…feels really weird, considering this is both my world and yet, not my world." he thought to himself before he cleared his throat. "Well…I don't know how to say this…but-"
"We get it, Emiya-kun. As awkward as it is, we're going to say goodbye to you." Rin replied.
"Yes. Even though senpai is here…and there are two of you…" Sakura said.
"Bye bye other onii-chan!" Illya said.
"See you later, kid! You two as well!" Cu said.
"Goodbye you three." Sasaki said.
"Farewell boy. And the master and demi-servant from another world…" Medea said.
Hercules just let out a small growl while EMIYA did not say anything
Instantly, a portal appeared in front of them. "Well then…farewell, everyone."
"Yeah. Goodbye…me." the other Shirou said.
"Take care of yourself. And don't worry, Taiga accepted the excuse of you and Da Vinci leaving early for business." Arturia said.
And then Shirou, Ritsuka, Mashu, and Da Vinci headed towards the portal, back to their world…
The first thing the four saw when they got out of Chaldea were the familiar white walls of Chaldea. "Well, we're back." Shirou said.
"Yeah." Da Vinci replied.
"Hopefully Chaldea hasn't suffered any more damage when we left…" Ritsuka said.
"Um…senpai…" Mashu said.
At that moment, Olga Marie appeared with an exhausted look on her face. "Finally! All of you have arrived! Good! We have huge problems to deal with right now! The King of Knights and her counterparts are hungry, parts of Chaldea are starting to break down, and somehow, Cu died!"
At that moment, everyone looked at each other. "Well, looks like we're never going to catch a break." Da Vinci said.
"You can say that again…" Shirou replied sarcastically.
"Here we go again…" Ritsuka said.
Mashu let out a small sigh. "Yes. This is going to take a while..."
Omake
Kirei was reading a book, minding his own business. As he was doing so, he heard a knock on the church's doors. "Hm? Lancer is back? He's late though…" He then went over to open the doors…only to see something that made him raise his eye in amusement..
Which was Cu holding a defeated Gilgamesh like a rag doll.
"Lancer…what is this?"
Cu let out a small smirk. "Oh…let's just say…this guy here experienced defeat for the first time."
At that moment, Kirei was not sure if he should laugh or not at Gilgamesh's loss.
