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Tales of the Multiverse Bit 185

Lazing around the lounge area of the Training Camp, Brady, Cynthia and Gluttony the Homunculus are seen watching TV while sitting on a green-colored couch when Jin Matsuriya ran towards them with a frantic expression

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The story opens inside a classroom somewhere in the Vanguard Academy where we see Joey Hollard, Kylie Hollard, Oswald "Ozzy" Wizner and Suzuka "Suzie" Takahashi sitting-by their respective desks and away from each other while working on their homeworks, and in front of them, we see Sawako Yamanaka observing them with a smile on her face.

Joey had a hand on his forehead with a scrunged-up expression, Suzie is stoic with a few sweats on her face, Kylie was about to cry and Ozzy had an annoyed expression.

Ozzy groaned loudly, "How did we got into this mess again?" he questioned.

~Flaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaashback~

It was a nice morning in Neo-City as we head towards the Vanguard Academy where we see students going around and getting themselves ready for the rest of the day.

At the courtyard, we see Acasta, Ardent, Furutaka and Kako having a conversation by the fountain when Jake Long and Dan Kusou skateboards their way past them. To the right side, we see Axis Deer, King Cobra and Malayan Tapir having a conversation when Okapi and Frilled Lizard joined them while Alyona Anosov, Gina Gruzdev, Nika Novikov and Vera Yumashev ran past them.

Underneath a tree, we see Batsu Ichimonji, Hinata Wakaba, Maximo the Brave Knight, Mail and Tyris Flare having a discussion when Sun Wukong drops from a branch to which startled them a little. Mail got angry and chased after Sun, the two then ran past Makoto Kino, Sage Ayana and Scarlet David whom are making their way towards the front entrance, the trio watches Mail ran after Sun in utter confusion.

As this is going on, Akira Shiradou, Hazuki Yanagikawa and Himeko Ichioka are seen making their way towards the front entrance where Mirio Toogata, Sadamitsu Tsubaki and Tamaki Amajiki are having a conversation on the front steps.

Upon entering the building, we see the Mississippi Four, alongside Luluco, Nephren Ruq Insania, Willem Kmetsch and the members of the Brave Witches which composed of Hikari Karibuchi, Naoe "Nao" Kanno and Nikka "Nipa" Edvardine Katajainen standing in front of the entrance.

"Whoa!" Hikari uttered out loud in awe, "So this is where you guys attend school?" she pointed out.

"Eeyep!" Ozzy yelped in confirmation, "We sure do." he added, "The school's real fun to attend and everyone's real cool to hang out with." he stated.

"Most of everyone..." Joey corrected.

Nao raised an eyebrow, "What's that suppose to mean?" she questioned.

"Fair warning, there are a number of jerks around here, one of them is a fatty named Eric Cartman." Joey warned.

"Is he that bad?" Nao asked.

Suzie nodded in response, "Hai." she confirmed, "He's a racist-desu." she pointed out

"Eh?!" Hikari and Nao exclaimed in shock.

"Bottom line is that Cartman's a biased jerkass sociopath." Ozzy told them.

"Heh!" Nao scoffed in response, "Well then, might as well greet him with my fist if he tries to mess with me!" she declared with a grin while punching her palm with her fist.

"Don't do it, officer!" Joey warned in panic, "This school also has a disciplinary squad and they prohibit violence here!" he revealed.

"Although, there are some exceptions, it's better to not do anything rash just to be on the safe side." Kylie explained with Nao nodding in response.

And with that, the group entered through the doors of Vanguard Academy. Unbeknownst to them, Eric Cartman is seen sitting on a cube-shaped rock while observing them from a far.

"I can't believe they're still alive." Eric uttered while shaking his head in disappointment, "Cockroaches, all of them." he commented before getting up from his seat and then walking off.

Later that morning, the bell rang which signifies that classes are about to begin and inside one classroom, we see students getting into their seats when Sawako Yamanaka entered the room.

Sawako then introduces Hikari, Nao and Nipa to the class and the trio of witches introduced themselves and afterwards, the girls made their way to the desks and chose to sit close to the Mississippi Four.

Sawako was about to start her lesson when she remembered something, "Alright then, before we begin class..." she trailed before turning her attention towards the Mississippi Four, "Mr. and Ms. Hollard, Mr. Wizner and Ms. Takahashi..." she called out which got their attention.

"Yes?/Hai?" Mississippi Four replied.

Sawako gave them a sweet smile with her eyes closed before speaking, "Detention after class." she announced rather casually.

The Mississippi Four's eyes widen in shock, "HAH?!/EH?!" they exclaimed in shock with several members of the class bursting into laughter.

"WHAT?!" Ozzy exclaimed. "W-Why detention all of a sudden Miss Yamanaka?!" he questioned in disbelief.

"Well..." Sawako uttered, "... all four of you WERE absent for the past couple of days from classes and without notifying us to boot." she pointed out and when the Mississippi Four was about to say something, Sawako interrupted them "Now, I understand that your trip to another dimension was unintentional but even so, that still doesn't excuse you four from the fact that you skipped out on classes whether you wanted to or not, so as your punishment, you four will be receiving two weeks of detention for three hours after class." she explained.

The Mississippi Four's faces paled in response, "TWO WEEKS?!" they exclaimed.

"And not only that, all of you are banned from attending club activities until the end of your detention period." Sawako added.

"BANNED?!" the Mississippi Four exclaimed louder which made their faces pale even further.

"Alright class, let's begin." Sawako beckoned.

Meanwhile, the Mississippi Four's friends looked at them in concern.

Suzie slowly sighed as she massaged her temple while resting her elbow on her desk, Ozzy slapped his forehead in frustration, Kylie groaned whole holding her head in dismay while leaning her head on her desk with Luluco comforting her and as for Joey, whom is fuming in anger, he slowly slammed his head on his desk while groaning in frustration.

"Never in all my life have I ever received detention..." Joey growled in disbelief, "... not since last year during that one time." he muttered.

"Mister Hollard, please be quiet." Sawako lightly scolded.

~End of Flaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaashback~

After serving their detention for the day, we see the Mississippi Four leaving the detention room with tired expressions when Hikari, Luluco, Nao, Nephren, Nipa and Willem walked towards them.

"Um..." Hikari uttered, "... are you guys alright?" she asked in concern.

Ozzy turns to her in annoyance, "Yeah, we're alright." he replied sarcastically which earned him an elbow from Suzie.

"Obviously not..." Suzie corrected.

Kylie sighed, "Sorry guys..." she apologized, "It's just..." she uttered, "... we're still processing things." she reasoned.

"Apparently, they're trying to accept the fact that they've all got detention for the next two weeks." Luluco explained, "And judging by your expressions, this is probably the first time you've got detention right?" she assumed.

"Well, Joey did get detention one time back at our old school last year when Kylie accidentally turned him invisible for a whole day but it was only for one day-" Ozzy was explaining when Joey stomped his foot, "YEOW!" he yelped in pain.

"They don't have to know that Oz." Joey growled.

"Yes, they do." Ozzy argued.

"The point is..." Suzie uttered, "Yes." she confirmed, "This is the first time all of us got detention for being absent without notifying the school." she explained with a sigh.

"I see." Willem uttered in acknowledgement.

"For the record..." Ozzy uttered, "We're not blamin' anybody..." he said, "Just ourselves for not reading the school's rules." he said rather glumly.

The Mississippi Four can't deny that fact as they can only let out a depressed sigh while the rest looks at them with a sweat drop.

"Hey guys!" a voice called out.

Everyone then turns around to see Luna Loud and Rex Salazar walking towards them.

"Sup." Ozzy greeted.

Joey frowned at them, "What do you guys want?" he asked in annoyance, "Here to make fun of us getting in detention?" he accused.

Rex raised an eyebrow, "Why would we do something like that?" he questioned.

"We're just here to ask if the four of you already had a SocialVerse account." Luna explained.

"SocialVerse?" Kylie uttered in confusion, "What's that?" she asked.

Luna looks at her in surprise, "You never heard of SocialVerse?" she questioned in disbelief, "What kind of social media platform are you even using?" she inquired.

"Um, Friendster? Vine?" Kylie replied with an unsure expression.

"Multiply?" Ozzy suggested

"You guys are still using defunct social media platforms?!" Rex exclaimed in disbelief, "Did someone SERIOUSLY forgot to tell you four about this site when you first got here?" he questioned.

The scene then changes inside one room of a dorm building somewhere in the Dormitory Village where we see Buccaneer "Buckles" Murphy, Gillian "Gill" Norman, Akatora Tsujimiya and the Creepy Guy sitting on the floor while watching TeleChubbies on TV.

The Creepy Guy chuckled, "I totally forgot to tell them about the SocialVerse." he shared rather bluntly with his friends looking at him weird.

Back with everyone...

"So, what's the big deal about this SocialVerse?" Ozzy questioned.

"SocialVerse is currently hold the record of the most users and is currently the most popular social platform at the moment." Luna shared, "A distinction that's unlikely to be bested any time in the future." she added.

Joey raised an eyebrow, "How so?" he questioned, not believing their words one bit.

"Because the SocialVerse is like a YouTube, FaceBook, Twitter, Instragram, DeviantArt, MyAnimeList, Tiktok and Twitch combined into one." Luna described, "And it can be accessed all across the multiverse." she added.

This taken the Mississippi Four by surprise, "You got to be lying!" Joey exclaimed in disbelief.

Rex shrugged his shoulders, "We kid you not." he replied, "It's what we use to communicate whenever we're present in different parts of the multiverse." he explained.

"Teka, teka, teka!" Joey interrupted while waving his hands, "I think we lost you for a moment." he admitted, "Did you just say..." he trailed.

"That this platform yall's showin us is like a mish-mash of every social media platform and whatnot?" Ozzy concluded.

"And it's viewed..." Suzie trailed.

"Throughout the multiverse?!" Kylie exclaimed in shock.

Rex shrugged his shoulders, "Pretty much." he confirmed.

"That..." Joey trailed.

"Is..." Kylie continued.

"Hontouno subarashii..." Suzie uttered with her eyes wide in amazement.

"What she said." Ozzy said in agreement, "Overwhelmingly so." he added.

"I'm really surprised that you guys had no clue about the SocialVerse." Luna admitted before jabbing a thumb at the Witches, "Even Hikari and the girls already had an account of their own." she revealed.

Kylie looks at the Witches in utter in shock, "Eh? Really?" she asked.

Hikari chuckled in response, "We do." she confirmed, "A boy named the Creepy Guy introduced us to it." she shared.

"And we had Luluco help us create an account." Nipa added.

"So, how about it?" Luna asked, "Would you like to create an account?" she furthered.

"Are we even allowed to create one?" Ozzy questioned in concern.

"It's fine." Luna reassured, "Anyone can join the SocialVerse." she said.

"Including the villains." Rex added with a blank look.

This taken the Mississippi Four in shock, "What?!" they exclaimed, "They allowed bad guys in this site!" Joey shouted in disbelief.

Rex shrugged his shoulders once more, "I don't know how that works but it is what it is." he replied, "So?" he uttered, "Are you up for it or what?" he asked.

Joey sighed in response, "Guess we got no choice but to create an account since we don't want to be the odds one out here." he replied.

"Great!" Luna complimented, "Just fish out your phones and visit the SocialVerse, and we'll show you the ropes." she instructed, "We'll add you as a friend once your finished." she stated.

"By the way..." Kylie uttered, "... who had the most friends in SocialVerse?" she asked.

"Pinkie Pie." Luna answered rather bluntly, "A distinction that's unlikely to be bested any time in the future." she added.

Kylie facefaulted in response, "Figures." she uttered.

"Wait a minute..." Luluco uttered in realization, "Pinkie Pie had a habit of adding every people she makes friends with on her social media accounts." she shared, "If she finds out that the four of you are yet to make a SocialVerse account..." she trailed, "Could she be...?" she furthered.

Suddenly, they were interrupted by a series of loud Bruce Lee-like noises coming from the distance, they then turned around to see Pinkie Pie coming towards them while doing a bunch of cartwheels and backflips, she then dashes towards the Mississippi Four and karate chopping all four of them on the head with the impact so strong, it sends them crashing down to the floor.

Pinkie then stood above them, "I WANT TO ADD YOU GUYS TO MY SOCIALVERSE ACCOUNT!" she exclaimed in excitement with her phone nearly shoved towards their faces.

The Mississippi Four laid down on the floor while moaning in pain, "Pinkie..." Ozzy uttered, "... you could've just ask like a normal person would do." he grumbled in disbelief.

The scene then ended with everyone sharing a hearty laughter.

Note: Some bits of this chapter are written by XD Warden, so some props goes to him.

A/N: Inspired from someonestupED, damnlastwords, Jamesdean5842, Hope the Victor and Ace Neptune. All OCs and concepts not created by moi were given permission for me to use by it's respected creators.