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While the Heroes Are Wandering Around Originull Wastelands
BGM: Toad Town (Mario and Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story plus Bowser Jr's Journey)
"And you're absolutely sure your computer ain't glitchin'?" Mondo asked as he put a missing poster on the billboard in Toad Town.
"No, I'm pretty sure it isn't. Did a few virus scans to make sure nothing was hiding from me." Junko said. "Unfortunately, I can't find Taka anywhere. Hell, even Mukuro did her best but couldn't find anything."
"Amazing how we can find Sayaka in Inkopolis, yet we can't find Taka." Mukuro shook her head.
"Wait wait wait, hold up a second!" Leon said. "So you're saying your computer can locate missing Ultimates in different worlds?"
"Yeah. Found Celeste in Castlevania. Unfortunately, she's a lost cause… or… fortunately, I might say." Junko said. "...Actually, wait, it's unfortunate for everyone else who lives there though."
"I wonder…" Chihiro rubbed his chin. "Do you think maybe your computer couldn't find them is because the universe reset didn't bring them back?"
"That's bullshit! It worked on the rest of us!" Mondo said. "Hell, if it brought back that Nanami girl and the rest of us, then I don't see how-"
"It's a possibility I thought of…" Junko admitted. "But I'm still going to search for him."
"Then all that's left is Hifumi." Leon said. "...Yeah, I know you girls don't like him because he can come off as a creep, but he's not that bad! …I hope."
"Considering what Junko told me about him… I'm not a fan." Mukuro mumbled.
"Mmmph… you know what I'm not a fan of?" Mondo looked at the missing poster. "This!"
Missing: Kiyotaka Ishimaru
If Found, please return to Future Foundation
Reward: A hug!
"Dammit Chihiro… I know you wanted a hand in this, but come on, I don't do hugs!" Mondo said.
"Oh come on, I thought it'd be cute. And besides, you hugged me when we reunited." Chihiro pointed out. "And every time we see each other.."
Mondo blushed. "...You're the only exception."
"Aw, you do have a soft spot." Leon grinned.
"Don't make me shove a baseball bat up your ass!"
"There it is." Leon chuckled.
Mondo sighed. "Whatever, hope we can find him."
As they continued to place posters around town, they wandered into Sojiro's cafe. "Hey, mind if we put a poster in this shop?" Junko asked.
"Knock yourselves out. I don't care." Sojiro shrugged it off as the five walked to find a poster, right as they walked past Bucken Berry and Ala-Gold.
"Wait a moment… are you serious?" Ala-Gold asked.
"Yeah, apparently Phoenix Wright has a new member in his office."
"Shoot. Okay… so let's see, who does he have again… Maya, Athena, Apollo… who's the new guy?"
"Well, I'm not sure, but he's a hot shot. All I know is that he has red eyes-"
The five stopped what they were doing and turned toward the duo.
"Spiky hair-"
Chihiro looked at the poster he was holding. "Red eyes, spiky hair-"
"His eyebrows are perpetually in a U shape so it looks like he's always angry, but really, he's a nice guy- or… wait… was it V shaped? In any case, his eyebrows are really bushy."
"Bushy eyebrows…" Chihiro's eyes widened.
"Hold on, we don't know if it's him." Mondo said.
"So how does he speak?" Ala-Gold asked.
"Well… apparently he's a large ham with no indoor voice. Apparently, his loud voice is enough to intimidate even Edgeworth."
Mondo's eyes widened. "Th-that's…"
"Ooookay, I've heard everything! Let's go before he explodes!" Mukuro said as she pushed Mondo out of the cafe along with everyone else.
"HELL YEEEEEEEES! MY BRO IS ALIVE AND WELL!" Mondo cheered.
"Ace Attorney, I could've sworn I typed that in once…" Junko sighed. "Typical. The one world I second guessed…"
"We gotta go find him right away!" Mondo said.
"Hold on a second. Let's not get too crazy here." Leon said. "As I recall, Phoenix isn't part of the Smash roster, so how the hell are we gonna get there?"
"Ryu." Junko said. "He knows him well."
"He's in Atlas though. Along with his Sakura, Chun-Li and Guile. It'll take a while to get there, even if we take a warp pipe." Mukuro said.
"I think Ken's available though." Chihiro pointed out.
"Then let's go find him!" Junko smiled as they took off.
End BGM
Later, at the Smash Mansion…
"Ah, so you want to go to the Ace Attorney world?" Ken asked.
"Yeah, one of our friends is there." Chihiro nodded.
"Well, I did hear of a new kid on the block that's part of Phoenix's crew… alright, follow me." He took off as the five followed him, and then when Ken wandered into the portal leading to his world, he turned to a building nearby and walked in.
"Okay, so… what building is this?" Mukuro asked.
"This building can lead you to different worlds in our neck of the woods." Ken explained as they looked around.
"Let's see…" Chihiro looked around. "Monster Hunter, Darkstalkers, Mega Man's world…"
"Oh gosh, Resident Evil…" Junko grimaced.
"If I wasn't near the Galactic Federation, I probably would've been in here busting my butt out of this one or Dead Rising." Mukuro said.
"You'd probably kill Frank West by accident by thinking he was a zombie." Junko pointed out.
"Honestly? I probably would have… oh, apparently Dante's world is in here too."
"Ghosts N' Goblins? Mmm… pass." Chihiro said.
"Ah, here we are… Ace Attorney!" Leon caught their attention.
"Have fun, you guys." Ken walked off as the five of them stepped right into the portal.
"Okay… so… where exactly would they be?" Leon wondered as they started to walk around.
"Hang on, I'm gonna scan the area." Chihiro said, his robotic eyes scanning the area around them. "Scan for: Phoenix Wright."
"Well… we have to know if it's true though. We could probably be at a dead end." Junko said.
"I know… we shouldn't keep our hopes up." Mondo nodded. "Still-"
"Found him! He's heading toward the court house. Seems like there's a case going on." Chihiro said. "This way!" He took off running.
"Hey, wait up!" Leon said as they took off after the android.
A few miles later…
Chihiro screeched to a halt. "Here we are!" He said as he turned around to see everyone lagging behind, groaning. "Huh? What are you guys lagging behind for?"
"No offense, Chihiro, but we have lungs unlike you…" Leon groaned as all four of them fell over, as even Mukuro was struggling to catch her breath.
"Dammit… I'm an ultimate soldier, why am I so out of breath…!" Mukuro groaned.
Chihiro sweatdropped. "Ooops, sorry." He rubbed his head sheepishly.
Junko looked up to see Phoenix and Athena walking toward the courthouse, but she also saw a young man with them. "Wait, is that…?" She wondered as everyone else looked.
The young man in question has short spiky black hair dressed in a jet black dress shirt and red necktie underneath an ivory white blazer, a pair of matching ivory white fitting dress pants, and a pair of black dress shoes.
"...Holy shit, that's him!" Mondo exclaimed.
"We found our guy!" Chihiro grinned.
"Now let's go get him!" Junko nodded as they ran off… but stopped when Mondo casually kicked a rock into the street.
"Uh… Mondo? You coming, dude?" Leon asked.
"Aheheheh… um… you do realize what this is, right?"
"A courthouse." Mukuro said.
"Yeah, and I'm part of a biker gang. We're not supposed to be near them or go inside because we tend to get in trouble with the law."
"...Dude. I'm a woman who brought death and despair into our world and I'm going in there." Junko mentioned.
"And I killed Sayaka… mostly due to self defense, but still… and i'm going in there too!"
"Think of it this way, Mondo. No one in this world knows you're a biker thug." Chihiro pointed out.
Mondo blinked, before facepalming. "Shit, you're right! Let's go get our bro!" He said as he took off running. "Come on, slowpokes!"
"Well, that didn't take much to convince him." Leon sweatdropped as they walked inside the courthouse.
"Also, self defense, my ass. You went back to finish the job." Junko said.
"Eh… semantics, who needs 'em?" Leon waved it off as they walked into the courtroom and found a few empty seats as they started to sit down.
"OBJECTION!" Taka yelled suddenly.
"Whoa! Already?" Junko whispered. "I just barely sat down…"
BGM: Pursuit ~ Cornered (Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney)
"This case is far from over, Mr. Winston Payne and his not very attractive brother!"
"Not very attract-... what do you mean by-" Gaspen tried to fight back.
"SILENCE!" Taka ordered. "I've figured out the truth! Our client did not in fact throw a banana peel on the ground and had the innocent slide into traffic and get ran over by a bus! No! He was a witness and he was forced to take the blame just so the guilty party could walk this planet free! But I don't think so for a moment longer!"
Taka pointed directly toward the jury. "You there! The man with a scar over his nose! You are the one who killed his girlfriend! YOU are the one who dressed up as a banana man and threw a banana peel at the girl in question because you dated that woman once upon a time!"
"What?! How dare you accuse me of that! I need proof!"
"No one knows what the person inside that costume looks like because it covers up the entire body except for your arms and legs! SO HOW DID YOU KNOW WHAT THE PERSON LOOKED LIKE INSIDE WHEN YOU MENTIONED YOU NEVER SEEN WHAT HE LOOKED LIKE BEFORE!" He yelled. "You mentioned he had a scar over his nose and he wore earrings and his breath smelled like old seaweed!"
The man in the jury started to sweat nervously. "Um… uh…"
"And ANOTHER thing! You mentioned he didn't wear gloves! So when we took that banana peel in for evidence, we saw fingerprints on it and what did we discover? We discovered that those fingerprints belonged to you! You killed that woman because she dumped you!"
"I DIDN'T KILL THAT WOMAN BECAUSE SHE DUMPED ME! I KILLED HER BECAUSE SHE WAS CHEATING ON ME WITH THAT BOY!" He yelled, which made him immediately pale up when he mentioned it. "...Oh shit…"
"HUH?!" The Payne brothers yelled.
"You bastard!" The client yelled.
"Wow, when he said he had it figured out, he wasn't kidding…" Athena said in awe.
"How about that…" Phoenix chuckled.
"Hmmm! I've heard everything I needed to know about this trial!" The judge said. "I find the defendent… not guilty! And I also find that one man in the jury… guilty! Take him away!"
End BGM
"Case closed." Taka folded his arms with a nod.
"...Good lord, he definitely learned a thing or two from Makoto." Junko blinked.
"Amazing…" Mukuro whispered.
"Damn, he's a natural." Leon said.
"Even I'm amazed." Chihiro nodded as he glanced over to see Mondo trembling with a proud smirk on his face. "Uh oh…"
Athena hugged Taka from behind while smiling. "Woo~! Way to go, Taka! We did it!"
Taka blushed while smiling, rubbing his head. "I-It was no problem, Ms. Cykes…"
Phoenix patted his shoulder while smiling. "Great job out there, Taka. Looks like you did your best yet again."
Taka laughed. "HAHAHA! It was nothing, Mr. Wright! I was just simply doing my job to help you and Ms. Cykes bring the true culprit in this case to justice!"
"HELL YEAH! THAT'S MY BRO RIGHT THERE!" Mondo cheered loudly as it caught their attention.
Taka gasped. "Can it be…?"
Junko waved. "We'll meet you outside!" She said as they walked out.
Once outside…
Taka walked outside, seeing the five of them waiting for him. His eyes widened, seeing Mondo in front of him. "O-Owada…?!"
"Sup!" Mondo did a "sup" nod.
"Hello~!" Chihiro waved.
"Yo!" Leon waved.
"Hey." Mukuro greeted.
"Nice to see ya again!" Junko grinned.
"No freakin' way… you're all…" Taka teared up and then immediately glomped Mondo.
BGM: Reunion (Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door)
"BROOOOOOO!"
"Brooooo!"
Both of them cried tears of joy as they embraced one another.
"...Anyone else getting massive amounts of testosterone with these two or is it just me?" Chihiro sweatdropped.
"Look at you! You're a friggin' lawyer! That's incredible!"
"Me? I'm surprised that you, Chihiro, Leon and Junko are alive! …And whoever that person is next to her!"
"Universal reset, bro! All of us are back!"
"Well, technically, I'm an android now but… let's not worry about that." Chihiro said as Taka immediately hugged Chihiro as well. "Wah! Heh, nice to see you too!"
"So, I guess you woke up in this world, huh?" Junko asked.
"Yes. I woke up and Mr. Wright found me. He took me in and I honestly took an interest in his business. I was actually going to help out with a case involving a Seryu woman, but he said I wasn't ready for that one yet."
"I didn't want it to fall flat on your face if we lost that one…" Phoenix admitted. "Even I was holding my breath even if I had outside help."
"That's totally fair." Taka nodded. "I've been helping out cases ever since I woke up in this world."
"Hey um… Taka? I just want to say that-"
"Don't worry about it!" Taka interrupted Junko. "I'm not one to hold a grudge here, and besides, you look like you've turned over a new leaf, so I'm accepting your apology even though I interrupted it!"
"...Dude, you are such a ham, you might rival Gundham." Junko shook her head.
"Well, on the bright side, we just need to look for Hifumi… wherever he might be at." Mukuro said.
End BGM
"Hifumi Yamada?" Phoenix spoke up.
"You know him?" Junko asked.
"Well no… but I've heard from Maya that the new season in Steel Samurai had a new animator and she mentions that he made the show better. Said his name was Hifumi Yamada." Phoenix explained.
"You're kidding me, he's in this world too?" Leon asked.
"Yeah, at Global Studios." Athena nodded as Chihiro scanned the area.
"Alright, found it. Let's go!" Chihiro took off running.
"Chihiro, wait! We're not androids like you are!" Junko exclaimed as they chased after him.
"Wait for me!" Taka exclaimed as he ran off.
"Heh… well, I guess we'll leave him to his friends." Phoenix chuckled.
Once at Global Studios…
"Hah… hah…" Leon panted. "Seriously, dude… can't you just jog?"
"Sorry…" Chihiro rubbed his head as they walked around the studio as Chihiro scanned the various buildings.
"Now where would we find a morbidly obese fellow?" Mondo wondered. "He should be-"
"Found him." Chihiro walked toward a building.
"...Bro, I'm getting jealous here!" Mondo said. "I wish I was an android, I'd be finding things in an instant!"
"I'd be an android with you too, bro!" Taka mentioned.
"Bro…"
God, get a room, you two… Mukuro thought as they opened up a door and walked further along until Chihiro knocked on the door.
"Just a moment!" A voice said, and then the door opened a moment later to reveal Hifumi. He gasped. "My friends!"
"My man!" Mondo grinned.
My goodness, ever heard of exercising? Mukuro thought with a sweatdrop.
Taka smiled. "Hifumi! Good to see you!"
Hifumi looked at Taka, immediately frowning as he teared up. "Taka… it's my fault that we died!"
Taka teared up as well. "No, it was my fault! Could you ever forgive me?!"
"Only if you could forgive me!"
"Bring it in, bro!" Taka cried as they bro hugged while tears shot out of the corners of their eyes like waterfalls.
"It's beautiful!" Mondo sobbed as he started crying as well, while the others sweatdropped.
"Never mind, the testosterone is depleting…" Chihiro said.
One crying session later…
"So! What brings you here! I woke up in this studio after I heard a beautiful voice from an angel of the gods! Some folk asked me what I do and I said I'm an animator. They immediately hired me on the spot and I worked on the animation for Steel Samurai, making it high quality! …I also wrote tons of Steel Samurai fanfiction when I was at it!"
"Of course you did." Junko chuckled as they brought them up to speed.
"Ah, I see… everyone's back alive. Including Celeste, you say? Turned herself into a vampire and is pretty much a lost cause?"
"Yup, pretty much." Junko nodded.
"That is good to know…" Hifumi said as a fiery aura surrounded him. "BECAUSE WHEN I GET MY HANDS ON THAT DOUBLE CROSSIN' WOMAN, I WILL HAMMER HER TO THE GROUND AND PLAY WHACK A VAMPIRE WITH HER FOR PLAYING WITH MY EMOTIONS, THAT LOUSY GOOD FOR NOTHING SKANK!"
Meanwhile, with Celeste…
"Achoo!" Celeste sneezed. "Hmm… I suppose it's someone speaking high praise of me~"
Back with them…
"I don't think she's worth it." Mukuro said.
"You're right! But if she decides to show up, I'm gonna need a hammer!"
"Soooo… you want to come over to the Mushroom Kingdom? We got a place for ya." Mondo said.
"Sure! We just wrapped up the season, so I'm totally available for the time being!" Hifumi said.
"Great! The whole gang's back together! Kinda…" Chihiro shrugged. "Let me just contact Kyoko real quick…"
Meanwhile, with Kyoko…
Kyoko looked out the window. "I wonder how Bowser's doing…" She said as her phone went off. "Kyoko Kirigiri. Oh hi, Chihiro."
Nearby…
"Wait, you're doing what?" Aoi asked.
"Yeah. I figured they could use it." Komaru said.
"I get that and we're planning on expanding but… come on, it's the city."
"Well, what would you rather suggest? New Donk City?"
"She's got you there." Makoto said.
"Mmm… true."
"YEEEEEEES!" They heard Kyoko screaming. "YES! YES! WOOOOO!"
"Huh?" The three of them looked toward her office.
Back in her office…
Kyoko cleared her throat. "Apologies, I didn't mean to lose my composure. I'll see you when I get back." She said and hung up. "...Oh my gosh, all of us are back. Mostly… but even I know Celeste is a lost cause!" She said, trying to contain herself as Makoto, Aoi and Mukuro peeked in.
"You okay in here, Kiri?" Aoi asked as Kyoko turned around.
"Aoi. You know how you wanted to throw a party for when all of our classmates was found?" Kyoko asked.
"Yeah…?" Aoi gasped. "WAIT A SECOND, DID THEY FIND…?!"
"They did."
Aoi grinned widely. "I'll go get the streamers! I'll get Sakura and Byakuya involved! Party city, baby! WOOOO!" She took off running.
"What?! Hey! What are you doing?! Get your hands off of me, Asahina!"
"Oh, don't be such a spoil sport, Byakuya!"
"...Riiiight, I'm gonna go make a call." Komaru said as she walked off.
"I have to say, I've never heard you cheer like that before." Makoto said. "That was honestly cute."
Kyoko blushed a deep red. "Ahem… um… yeah… Makoto, you think you could set things up? I'm gonna need a moment."
"Sure." Makoto nodded and walked off.
Meanwhile, with Nagisa…
"Hmhmhm~" Nagisa hummed as he was working on something when his scroll went off, noticing that Komaru was calling him. He quickly answered. "Hello?"
"Ah, Nagisa! I'm glad that you picked up! Wait, before anything else... how are you doing right now? How's your new life with your foster family been treating you?"
Nagisa smiled. "I'm doing just fine. In fact, I've been enjoying my new home life lately with Dr. Pietro. I can also say that my friends have also been doing well with their respective foster families no thanks to their genuine love and kindness towards us, something that our biological parents lacked."
Komaru smiled at the other end. "Oh, that's great to hear! I'm glad that you and your friends are adjusting pretty well with your new family home lives."
Nagisa nodded. "Yeah..." He frowned right after. "...Although I have yet to see his two daughters, Penny and... SAPR. Pietro's been worried sick about them ever since he told me that they disappeared mysteriously from Remnant just about a few days ago." He sighed softly. "I may not know them yet... but I do hope that they're safe and sound wherever they are."
"I see... I hope so too that Penny and SAPR are doing okay..." She cleared her throat. "Anyway, the main reason why I'm calling you right now is because that I've got something very important to tell you."
Nagisa raised an eyebrow in curiosity. "Huh? What is it?"
"As you can see, the Future Foundation is getting rather... successful lately with their business operations, and that they're currently planning to expand it by setting up a branch location somewhere else. So they rented a condominium unit at Mushroom City that would act as an office for the newly-formed Future Foundation's 15th Division, which specializes in interdimensional affairs and cultural exchange."
"Well, good for them. I'm glad to hear that the Future Foundation is working their way up to expand their business ever since they moved to the Mushroom King- Wait... what do you mean by "interdimensional affairs"?"
"Oh, you know, like… going between worlds and what not. People winding up in Remnant/Mushroom Kingdom from a portal that sucked them up from their world, stuff like that."
"Oh. Okay."
"And here's the best part; Makoto is also looking for some people right now who can join the new division and also occupy and work at this condo unit. Y'know, for tax purposes? So I suggested to my brother if the Warriors of Hope can be the ones who can do those parts for him, and that he said "yes"."
Nagisa's eyes widened. "Whoa, wait... so you're saying that you and your brother are recruiting me and my friends to be members of this newly-formed 15th Division and giving the condo unit to us for free?" He paused for a moment before chuckling and smiled in gratitude. "Wow, I... I don't know what to say, Komaru. Thank you." He clenched his fist in determination. "In fact, I'm also looking forward to working with the Future Foundation together with my friends and doing our very best to help you guys out as part of our atonement for what my friends and I did back at Towa City."
Komaru giggled. "Ehehe~ Don't mention it, Nagisa. Anyway, the address of the 15th Division's office in Mushroom City is at Tremella Condominium, Room No. 756. The place is now for you and your friends. Enjoy it!" She hung up right after.
Nagisa looked at his scroll and then smiled. "How about that…" He said as he immediately started to text the other Warriors of Hope. "Hey, guess what?"
Back with Kyoko…
"Okay, breathe…" Kyoko told herself as there was a knock on her door. "C-Come in!" She said as Klein peeked in.
"Ah, Miss Kirigiri. I heard from Miss Asahina that you would be in here."
"Klein? Do you need something?" She asked as she saw the Winter Ops and Kirumi walking in. "O-Oh! This is a surprise."
"You feeling okay? You look a little distracted." Winter said.
"No no, it's okay. Just some exciting news just caused me to… lose my composure a little." She said. "So, need something?"
"We were wondering if you knew where Esdeath could be. We found evidence of a portal sucking her in." Klein explained.
"Well… recently, we picked up some rift portal activity appearing in Atlas. We looked into it and Esdeath walked into it almost willingly. I can assure you, she is probably okay. She's currently in some dimension, but I can assure you… I'm sure she's being looked after, considering we have a few fellow Ultimates there as well." Kyoko explained. "Also, Kirby is there, so she's totally fine. Unfortunately, there's no way to get there that we know of, so they're stuck until we figure out how to get them back safely."
Emerald sighed with relief. "Oh thank Oum…"
"Although, you mentioned you found evidence. Why is that?"
"It's because of my semblance." Kirumi walked up. "My semblance is Ultraprecision. With that, I can see minute details that no one else can see with the naked eye. I was able to locate portal residue that no one else could, which led us to you."
"I see." Kyoko nodded. "And what is your name?"
"Oh, apologies. I am Kirumi Tojo. I was born in Atlas and I am the self-proclaimed Ultimate Maid."
Kyoko lightly gasped, her eyes widening. Ultimate maid born in Atlas? ...Remnant-born Ultimates?!
"How she became the "Ultimate Maid" is really adorable." Sheele giggled.
"Miss Kirigiri, are you alright? You look like you've seen a Boo or two." Klein said.
"N-no, it's fine. I... I just need a moment, I'm currently processing something." She said.
"Very well. Come along, Kirumi. I'll show you to where we are living."
"Okay." Kirumi smiled as they walked out as the Winter Ops walked out as well.
"Remnant-born Ultimates... there are actually Ultimates outside of our own world? Could they be self proclaimed like Kirumi?"
She rubbed her chin in curiosity. "If so... could there be another Ultimate Detective out there in Remnant? What other talents are out there..."
She closed her eyes. "Hmm..." She reopened her eyes. "I'm going to have to look into this."
Ibuki: Oooh, that caught Kyoko-chan's attention!
Yup! And now everyone is here! ...Kinda. Anywho, thanks DarkRebellion for the Komaru and Nagisa scene!