A/N: Welcome back to the new chapter of the All Worlds Alliance Missions - CROSSOVERDOSE, and I'm glad that everyone enjoyed the previous one.
Number01BlazblueFan - I'll keep the details of that to myself for now.
Dragon King of the West - The three "kidnapped" girls' feelings for Chizuru had been established long time ago in Chapter 35, 40, 41 and 42 of All Worlds Alliance Stories and it's even discussed in Chapter 55.
And with that done, let's get this chapter on the go!
Disclaimer: I don't own any characters appearing in this fic except if it's my OCs which rarely makes an appearance.
-Somewhere in the Multiverse-
Unnamed Spaceship
Somewhere inside the unnamed spaceship, we head towards a certain deck which is located one corridor away from the room full of corpses and in the middle of the area, we see four figures facing a group of murderous robots.
The first figure is a young man with a tall stature, he had a slim frame and a fair complexion, he had a black brushed-up spiky hair and he had black-colored eyes. He wears a white uniform jacket with yellow accents and buttons over a blue high-collared vest with yellow linings and buttons and underneath the vest is a blue tight shirt. He wears a white neckerchief-like scarf around his neck and a wide belt wrapped around his midsection, he wears white pants with brown belt-like cuffs and buckles, and wears white leather shoes. He wears light-brown fingerless gloves. This is Ichiro Ogami.
The second figure is a young woman with an average height, she had a slender frame and a fair complexion, she had a long dark-blue hair tied in a high ponytail by a red ribbon and she had brown-colored eyes. She wears a pink kimono over a white gii with flower designs, she had a purple sash with ribbon-like tail wrapped around her waist, she wears red hakama pants, white socks, black slip shoes and brown fingerless gloves. This is Sakura Shinguji.
The third figure is a young woman with an average height, she had a slender frame and a fair complexion, she had a long brown hair tied in a low ponytail by a yellow band and she had brown-colored eyes. She wears a red long-sleeved calf-length dress which consists of a high-collared bib-like collar with a cross necklace around it, a pair of puffy shoulders with yellow cross logos on each side, four straps with yellow buttons on each sides of her hips, black linings and yellow cuffs. Underneath her dress is a white calf-length skirt and brown stitched combat boots. This is Erica Fontaine.
The fourth figure is a young woman with an average height, she had a slender frame and a fair complexion, she had a long curly red hair tied in a low ponytail by yellow strings and she had blue-colored eyes. She wears an orange short-cropped jacket with brown shoulder patches, tattered ends and folded cuffs tied by strings over a yellow shirt, she wears an orange pencil skirt with a brown buckled belt and a brown bolster belt wrapped around her waist, she wears a pair of orange gloves with a black band, orange boots with black jagged lining-designs and a brown Stetson hanging on her back. This is Gemini Sunrise.
All four of them came from an alternate world in the 1920s where instead of World War I, in 1918 an occult conflict called the Demon Wars pitted hellish creatures from another plane of existence against a plucky band. Although the humans won, half the band was lost. With international approval, Japan continues advancing its groundbreaking steam-powered technology, preparing for the demons' inevitable return.
In Japan, these preparations take the form of the Imperial Combat Revue. Their elite squad of warriors, the Flower Division, is equipped with steam-powered battle armor called Kobu as well as the weapons and skilled needed to fight the demons. Due to a quirk in the part-magical technology of the Kobu, all the members of the Flower Division (save for their commanding officer) are women.
By taking advantage of a pun in Japanese, the Flower Division make their headquarters underneath the Imperial Theatre in Tokyo where they maintain their cover identities as stage performers when not slaying demonic forces. This allows for a lot of music in between the battle scenes, and no small amount of incidental comedy.
In due time, their successes lead to the formation of the Paris and New York Combat Revues who fight similarly albeit with their own unique spins.
Ichiro and Sakura came from Japan, Erica came from Paris and Gemini came from New York.
"Ugh!" Sakura groaned in annoyance, "No matter where we go..." she trailed, "... these things are everywhere!" she exclaimed.
"You had me there, pardner." Gemini said in agreement, "I still wonder why these things are hellbent on killing us." she thought out loud.
"But we've never done anything to them." Erica pointed out.
"These things must've been programmed to eliminate intruders in this ship." Ichiro assumed, "And since we arrived in this place uninvited, we're on that list, too." he stated.
"So, what should we now?" Erica asked.
"We've been running away from these things ever since our arrival here but looks like we had no other options but to fight them." Ichiro stated before pulling out his sword, "Alright!" he shouted, "Let's brave through this everyone!" he beckoned.
Sakura nodded in response, "Understood." she complied.
Gemini brought out her guns, "Roger!" she followed.
"I will do my best!" Erica cheered.
"Let's go!" Ichiro barked.
And with that, the four charges towards the murderous robots and a fight ensues.
(Play Project X Zone OST - Manifest! Imperial Floral Assault Group by Salamander Factory)
Get Ready for Battle! No Escape!
Gemini fired to shots at one robot before charging forward and slicing her target in half with her sword, she then proceeds to block a strike from another robot and then proceeds to strike her target with a fury of slashes before cutting it in half. She then proceeds to strike down another robots with two slashes before gunning it down with her guns, she then performed a spinning attack on another robots before coating her sword with flames and then smashing on her target which exploded on the process.
Erica grabbed a robot and wacks them with a fan a few times before swinging a mallet upward as it glows, erupting a cross-shaped column of light and feathers around the foe. Erica then uses one of her two rifles to fire multiple rounds at another robot, she then dances around with her maracas as musical notes surround her damaging opponents nearby. Erica briefly changes to a black catsuit before attacking her targets with a barrage of cat scratches, tripping on them and swinging a mallet downwards.
Sakura grabbed a robot with both hands before slapping her target with her right hand, she then steps forward and slashes with her sword in flames which blasted a robot backwards. Sakura then struck down another robots by performing three standard jabs to the middle, and then the left and right before finishing her target with a downward slash, she then summoned a makiwara board from the ground in front of one robot before unleashing a fury of slashes at the board and the opponent.
Ichiro grabbed a robot and does a cross slash before following it with a stab and an upward slash, erupting an energy pillar that launches his opponent away. Ichiro then holds both blades and slashes outward which causes a lightning bolt to strike on a robot, he then jumps forward and slams his blade to the ground which erupted a pillar of lightning that electrified a few robots on the path. Ichiro then crosses his blade as lightning engulfs them and raises them in the air while causing multiple lightning bolts to strike across a robot which exploded on the process.
"Let's go everyone!" a voice chimed in.
In the midst of the battle, Baelz Hakos, Batou, Ben Tennyson, Blonko Rook, Clank, Fai D. Flourite, Fauna Ceres, Haken Browning, Kaguya Nanbu, KOS-MOS, Kronii Ouro, Mega Man, Motoko Kusanagi, Mumei Nanashi, Philip J. Fry, Ratchet, Roll and Shion Uzuki made their arrival.
As the heroes started to fight the creatures, Baelz and the others went to hide behind the large crates while Fai stood behind and created a barrier for protection.
Kaguya shoots bladed crescents from her sword towards a robot with the rims returing to her sword before slashing downwards at her target, she then slashes horizontally at another robot and then does a flip kick while followed by a few bladed crescents shooting from her sword at her target. Kaguya then backflip kicks one robot before swinging the sword in circles while releasing bladed crescents from the Colossal Blade Type-5 which all hurdle towards her opponent and got pierced on the process.
Haken stabbed a robot with his Night Fowl with his pile bunker jabbing three times into the opponent before knocking them away, he then stabbed another robot with his Night Fowl before lifting them up in the air and slam them to the ground on the other side. Haken then aim his Longtomb forward while holding it with both hands and with the revolver's barrel opening up and a ball of energy appearing on the barrel which then fireded a laser bean across the field and hits a group of robots, blasting all of them off the ground.
Motoko flips over a robot before grabbing them from behind and throwing them behind her before shooting them, she then pulls out a grenade launcher and fires a grenade at another robot which exploded after five seconds. Motoko then takes out an assault rifle and riddles a robot with bullets, she then fired two shots from a MAC-11 at another robot which blasted it's head and chest on the process.
Shion curls into a ball and extends herself horizontally before hitting a robot with her fist and M.W.S forward and feet backwards, Shion then thrust the M.W.S into her target which causes an explosion that launches them away. KOS-MOS then summons a storm of crystals around her before using them to cut through her enemies while launching them into the air before following up with a super punch, KOS-MOS then punishes her enemy with a multi hit combo by shooting out a massive energy blast from her chest.
Ratchet charges forward with his OmniWrench in hand and began hitting one robot with swing to the right, then a swing to the left, before he turns around and then does a heavy swing, Ratchet then bends down before Clank stretches out his feet up into the air from his back to which launches their opponents upwards. Ratchet then uses the Pyrocitor before unleashing a surge of flames to which hits their targets multiple times before Ratchet lets out a massive blast of flames from the gun which launches the opponents away.
Mega Man then fires a drill-tipped bomb from the Mega Buster that sticks on to one robot and other solid surfaces before detonating after a couple seconds, he then places a spinning fan on the ground which blows out a tornado which damages his targets before blowing them into the air. Roll then swings her broom around her in a circle, hitting every robots coming towards her.
Batou drops down in front of a robot and began hitting it with two straight punches on the face before hitting it with a left hook, he then grabs the robot before slamming it down to the ground and then finishing it by stomping on it's head hard. Batou then brought out a knife and began to stab another robot on the chest and the head before pushing it down to the ground, he then finishes it by bringing out a handgun and shooting it on the head.
Fry charges forward but only to trip however managed to push down the robots in a domino-fashion, he quickly got up and brought out a hammer and began bashing it against the robots, wrecking their heads on the process. Fry then noticed a group of robots charging towards him, so he brought a laser gun and fired several shots at his targets, blasting them all to pieces.
Blonko fired four shots on three robots before tossing a grenade underneath his targets which then blasted them off the ground, Blonko then brought out a whip and began hitting his targets from left to right, knocking them all down. Four Arms then lunges forward and swings both sets of arms at one robot in succession, he then grabs them by the head before slamming them into the wall before throwing them to the ground, Four Arms then grabbed another robot before jumping into the air with target in hand before throwing them to the ground behind him with great force.
BREAK OUT!
After defeating every killer robots in sight with Baelz and the others rejoining the heroes, the group decided to take a breather in one part of the deck while introducing each other at the same time alongside some reunion.
"Thank you very much for coming to our aid." Ichiro expressed in gratitude, "We really appreciate it." he added with a smile.
"And it's really nice to see you guys again." Erica cheered towards Haken, Kaguya and KOS-MOS.
"It's a pleasure to be reunited with you all." KOS-MOS greeted back.
Haken tips his hat, "Seems like you kids are doing well." he pointed out with a grin.
Kaguya chuckled nervously, "I kinda we wish that our reunion is on a better circumstances though." she admitted.
"Yeah, I thought so, too." Gemini replied in agreement.
"Seems like you guys are now part of a big group." Sakura pointed out, "Do you guys know what's going on right now?" she asked.
Batou and Blonko then proceeds to explain to Erica, Gemini, Ichiro and Sakura about the AWA, the multiverse and the current situation.
"I see..." Ichiro uttered in understanding, "So, that's what's going on right now." he acknowledged.
"Just what's up with that bright light?" Gemini questioned in confusion.
"We don't know ourselves either." Fai replied, "But our comrades in the research department are doing their best to figure this out." he reassured.
"In the mean time, we'll have you come with us." Motoko declared, "I believe it's better to stick around with people whom are aware of the situation better rather than walking around in this place aimlessly." she explained.
Ichiro nodded in response, "Indeed." he accepted.
"So, where should we go now?" Ratchet asked.
"Anywhere except where we came from earlier." Fry answered with a blank look.
Roll cringed in response, "Ugh!" she groaned loudly, "You just had to remind me of that!" she complained.
"What's going on?" Sakura asked.
Shion made a grim expression, "The last area where we came from..." she trailed, "... we discovered something gruesome." she said.
Before anyone could add anything to the conversation, they heard the doors from the other side of the deck opening, causing everyone tense up a little. But their tense turns to relief when they saw Kevin Levin alongside four more figures walking towards them.
The first figure is a young woman with an average height, she had a slender frame and a fair complexion, she had a back-length wavy purple hair and she had purple-colored eyes with the left eye covered by an eyepatch. She wears a black sleeveless-high collared military jacket, dark-green cargo pants and black combat boots. This is Minene Uryuu.
The second figure is a young man with a tall stature, he had a thin frame and a pale complexion, he had chin-length platinum blonde hair and he had cat-shaped eyes with yellow orbs. He wears a brown jacket adorned with maroon-colored shoulder pads, white zipper line in the middle and white fur collar & cuffs, he wears brown tight pants with maroon-colored hip patches, he had white bandages wrapped around his calves and he wears black & red pointed shoes. He wears a brown scarf around his neck and he had large claws for hands. This is Viral.
The third figure is a young woman with an average height, she had a slender frame and a fair complexion, she had a long dark-blue hair and she had brown-colored eyes. She wears a pink sleeveless high-collared leotard underneath a silver-colored chestplate with a cleavage window, she wears a pair of blue & silver armored shoulder pads and a pair of silver gloves, and she wears silver-colored boots with a bulky kneepads and blue-green rings. This is Hiromi Tengenji.
The fourth figure is a young woman with an average height, she had a slender frame and a fair complexion, she had a short chin-length light-brown hair and she had dark brown-colored eyes. She wears an orange fullbody jumpsuit with a circular-shaped bulky collar, dark-orange patches & shoulder armors and a brown belt with a bag pouch wrapped around her waist, she wears red gloves and blue-green boots with black metallic plates. She wears a jetpack on her back with brown wires connected to her suit. This is Masuyo Tobi, also known as Kissy.
"Sup, Ben!" Kevin greeted.
"Hey, Kevin!" Ben greeted back, "I'm still surprised how well you mix with Minene and Viral." he joked.
"Watch it, Tennyson." Kevin admonished with a blank look.
Minene crossed her arms, "Seems like you guys had been increasing quite the number in your group." she commented while referring to the unfamiliar faces in the group.
"Are some of these people victims of the bright light like these two?" Viral assumed while jabbing a thumb at Hiromi and Kissy.
"All of them actually." Blonko confirmed.
KOS-MOS and Shion then recognized Hiromi and Kissy with the latter recognizing them as well.
"Miss Hiromi and Miss Kissy!" Shion called out in surprise.
"Good to see you again, Miss Shion and Miss KOS-MOS!" Hiromi greeted with a smile.
Kissy sighed in relief, "Finally, we come across some familiar faces." she uttered out loud.
"You know those two?" Clank inquired.
"Yes." KOS-MOS replied in confirmation, "Before the Portalstone incident, we've met these two in a previous incident alongside a lot of people." she stated.
"It was quite the experience back then." Shion commented, "Oh yeah, I do recall meeting Miss Kissy's ex-husband at that time." she recalled.
Kevin, Minene and Viral then turns to Kissy in utter shock, "You were married before?!" they exclaimed.
"Why is that so surprising to you guys?!" Kissy shouted in annoyance.
"Miss Kissy, please calm down!" Hiromi pleaded nervously.
Kissy then let's out a sigh, "While I'm glad to see you again, Miss Shion..." she trailed, "... I just wish you didn't mentioned anything about my ex-husband." she grumbled in annoyance.
Shion chuckled nervously, "My apologies." she expressed in response, "That wasn't my intention." she stated.
"No, that was pretty much your intention." Fry argued, "Because you know it but you still said it." he reasoned.
"Fry, would you please shut up?!" Baelz admonished.
"Anyways..." Batou interrupted, "... how are things progressing in your parts?" he inquired.
"Doing well." Kevin replied, "Couple of murderous robots encounters here and there but we're doing fine." he stated.
"Aside from our comrades and these two..." Viral trailed while jabbing a thumb at Hiromi and Kissy, "... never once we've encountered a crew member of this goddamn ship." the beastman shared, "I guess it's safe to say that this ship is completely abandoned despite still functioning." he declared.
"Actually..." Fai trailed, "... this ship wasn't abandoned at all." he revealed.
"Pardon?" Kevin questioned.
"Like Mister Fai had said..." Blonko trailed, "... this ship wasn't abandoned by it's crew members." he said, "Every crew members of this ship just happened to be murdered and were all thrown in one area." he revealed.
"Are you fuckin' serious?" Minene uttered in disbelief.
Fry shrugged his shoulders in response, "We kid you not." he replied, "The area Blonko mentioned is just one corridor from here." he shared, "Want to take a look?" he beckoned.
Kevin shook his head, "No, thanks." he replied.
"But who killed the crew members of this ship?" Hiromi asked in horror.
"Was the robots responsible for the killings?" Kissy assumed.
"It's possible but we can't rule out the possibility that a third party is involved." Blonko acknowledged.
Sakura sighed in response, "Great." she groaned in annoyance, "If the robots weren't enough of a threat." she grumbled.
"So, what's our next move?" Gemini asked.
Kevin responded by pointing a finger at a certain direction, "We're on our way to meet up with another group whom are currently in front of a large door two corridors from here." he replied, "They have yet to enter the room and assuming that there could be a big threat behind the door, they decided to call for back-up and we agreed." he explained.
"I see..." Motoko uttered in acknowledged, "... I implore that we all head together and see for ourselves what is making them anxious." she suggested.
Viral nodded in response, "That's a good idea." he accepted.
"Then that settles it." Ben concluded, "Let's go!" he beckoned.
And with that, everyone made their way to their next destination.
And that's it for the 37th chapter of the All Worlds Alliance Missions - CROSSOVERDOSE, and I hope you all enjoy it!
These are the characters that debuted in this chapter:
Erica Fontaine, Gemini Sunrise, Ichiro Ogami and Sakura Shinguji are from Sakura Wars
Hiromi Tengenji from Burning Force
Masuyo Tobi from Baraduke
Minene Uryuu from The Future Diary
Viral from Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann
The next chapter will continue the rest of the storyline, so please look forward for it.
Meanwhile in an abandoned studio somewhere in an unnamed city, we head inside one building where we see Hiro Shirosaki, Momo Shirosaki, Sachi Nagamiya, Touko Fukami, Yanagi Takayama and Yukinari Imi walking around inside a dark town set with their only source of light are the flashlights that they brought for their camping trip.
"Ugh!" Yanagi groaned in annoyance, "Why is it so dark in here?" she complained.
"Dammit." Yukinari cursed, "What the heck is this place?" he questioned.
"An old set for a children's program, I presume." Momo replied, "You know..." she uttered, "... the ones with puppets." she pointed out.
"Whatever this set is for, I don't like it here." Hiro admitted, "But I'll admit that the building designs for this set are pretty good." he complimented.
Sachi then came across a sign, "Unfriendly Neighborhood?" she read out loud.
"That name sounds ominous enough." Touko commented.
Suddenly, they heard a loud bang, much to their shock before it was followed by loud number of disoriented voices that is filled with despair and agony.
"What is going on?!" Yanagi questioned in confusion.
Much to their horror, they saw a number of figures coming out from a corner of a building and then proceeds to charge towards them. And these figures are humanoid puppets without eyes and baring uncanny teeth instead of mouth felt flaps, and their voices are warped and distorted to an almost indecipherable state.
"W-What are those things?!" Hiro exclaimed in panic.
"I don't know but I think we should run away from them!" Touko beckoned.