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"Eh? There are some bugs with the summoning altar?" Shirou asked.
"Yes. Recently, the summoning altar has been acting weird whenever Ritsuka tries to use it. When we checked on it earlier, we found a lot of bugs in the system and we were wondering why. Turns out, the problem was the wires that were connected to the system." Da Vinci replied.
"I see. So what is it that you want me to do?"
"Simple. I want you to go into these rooms and check up on the wires there. Here, take this." Da Vinci said as she handed him a communicator. "When you find out what is wrong with the wires, call me and I'll figure out what to do."
"Okay."
Shirou then headed towards the rooms where Da Vinci instructed him to go. As he arrived at one of the rooms, he looked at where the wires were based on Da Vinci's instructions. "Ah, here they are." he thought to himself as he found a panel with a small door. He opened the door, and saw that the condition of the wires were poor. "The wires are damaged, and judging by the looks of things, it seems they've been like this for a while now…"
Quickly, Shirou began to check the other rooms where the wires were. As he did, he saw that each of the room's wires were slightly damaged.
"Da Vinci, I found the problem. It seems that the wires in each room are damaged slightly. I think you might need to replace them." Shirou said to Da Vinci with the communicator.
"Really?! Each room?! Jeez, just what is going on here…anyways, thanks Shirou! I'll be sure to get them replaced! Wait there!" Da Vinci replied before she hung up.
Shirou then found himself waiting in the room he was in for a few minutes until Da Vinci came into the room with new wires in one hand and a tool box in the other. Afterwards, Shirou and Da Vinci began to fix each of the wires in each room. Eventually, each room's wires were replaced with new ones, allowing Shirou and Da Vinci to head back to the summoning altar to check it out.
"Alright! Now that the old wires are replaced, everything should go well now!" Da Vinci said with a smile on her face as she was checking the altar.
"Yeah. Hopefully, nothing goes wrong with this test…" Shirou said.
"Aw come on! We just replaced the wires! Just what could happen?" Da Vinci then activated the altar and checked its status. "Alright, all systems are green. There seems to be no bugs…everything is okay!"
"Phew. That's good."
However, in a surprise turn of events, the altar began to light up brightly, shocking Shirou and Da Vinci. "What the heck?! It's summoning something already?! But we haven't put in a catalyst on the altar!" Da Vinci said.
"Da Vinci! I thought you said nothing wrong will happen!" Shirou yelled.
"Hold on! Let me check the status!" Da Vinci then checked the status of the altar. As she did, she saw something shocking. "You have got to be kidding me! These mana levels are over the charts! I've never seen something like this before!"
"Eh?! What does that mean?!" Shirou yelled.
"I don't know, but I have a feeling it's probably not good!" Da Vinci replied.
As the two were trying to figure out what was going on, more trouble appeared…in the form of a hole suddenly appearing on top of the altar. Within a few seconds, the hole turned into a vortex that began to suck the air into itself with great force, including Shirou and Da Vinci themselves.
"Wah! Da Vinci!" Shirou yelled as he was holding onto a projected sword that was stabbed onto the wall as a makeshift handle.
"Tch! This isn't what I was expecting!" Da Vinci yelled as she was holding onto a nearby corner of a wall.
"Da Vinci?! Shirou?!"
Upon hearing that voice, Shirou and Da Vinci turned around to see Rtisuka and Mashu, who looked at them with shock. "Master! Mashu! Stay back!" Shirou yelled.
"Eh?! W-W-What's going on here?!" Mashu asked before Ritsuka held onto Mashu and pulled her back, surprising her even more than before. "S-Senpai?!"
"You heard them! They told us to stay away from that!" Ritsuka said.
Eventually, the two were unable to hold on to their positions anymore, and they were sucked into the vortex, leaving both Ritsuka and Mashu horrified at what they just saw as the vortex closed on itself.
"Senpai! What just happened here?!" Mashu exclaimed.
"Honestly…I have no clue. But…one thing for sure…is that both Shirou and Da Vinci disappeared in front of our eyes." Ritsuka said in disbelief.
Mashu gulped for a moment before continuing the conversation. "This is bad! We should alert the director immediately about this!"
"Yeah!" Ritsuka and Mashu then headed towards the director's office with great speed. "Shirou, Da Vinci, please be safe!"
(Meanwhile…)
"Ow…oh, my head…" Shirou moaned as he was regaining consciousness after being flung into a vortex. As he was recovering, he looked at his surroundings and saw himself at a park, which looked familiar to him. As he looked at the park more, it was then he realized something.
He was in Fuyuki.
"This is…Fuyuki?! I'm back at Fuyuki?! How?!" Shirou thought in shock as the realization of him being back in his hometown was still kicking in.
"Mmmh…" Da Vinci moaned.
Upon hearing Da Vinci's tone of voice, Shirou turned around to see her nearby, who was recovering from being thrown out of the vortex. "Da Vinci, are you okay?"
"Mmmh…yeah. That was a rough landing though…" Da Vinci replied as she stood up and cleaned herself. "Where are we, Shirou?" she asked as she checked her surroundings.
"Well…we're in Fuyuki." Shirou replied.
"Eh? Really? Are you sure about that?"
"Yes. I remember this park. I used to come here when I was a kid, so I know what this park is. This is Fuyuki park."
Da Vinci was shocked by Shirou's reasoning until she saw a sign that said 'Fuyuki Park.' "You are right. We're in your hometown."
"Yup. We still have a bunch of other questions though."
"Yeah. First, why did the summoning altar create a vortex that brought us here? And second, why here of all places? Don't tell me there's a singularity around here."
"Honestly, I have no idea." Shirou said. "Can we contact Chaldea from here?"
Da Vinci then activated her communicator, but nothing came up. "No good. The communicator is not working. I can't get a signal from here." she said before she inspected it. "It doesn't seem to be broken though."
"I see. Well…I guess the only thing we can do is wait until Chaldea finds us."
"Yeah. Now then…what do we do here?"
For a moment, Shirou and Da Vinci were stumped as they were stuck in a Fuyuki from another dimension with no way to contact Chaldea. "Well, for now, let's just split up and see what is happening in this world's Fuyuki. Once we gather enough information, we'll contact each other and meet back here." Shirou said.
"Yeah. That sounds like a good idea." Da Vinci replied.
Shirou nodded in agreement. "Anyways, let's split up."
"Wait. Before we do that, you might want to cover yourself up first. That outfit of yours literally attracts attention."
Shirou nodded and quickly organized his kimono so that his abs were not showing. "Okay, let's go."
And Shirou and Da Vinci left the park to go their separate ways…
Nostalgia filled Shirou's eyes as he was walking down Mount Miyama, the shopping district he used to go to buy groceries when he was alive. "Wow. This place hasn't changed one bit. The restaurants, the shops…it's all still there…" While he was walking, he could not help but notice that the people around him were looking at him, making him let out a small sigh. "Sorry Da Vinci, it seems even with my outfit organized, I'm still standing out…"
Shirou ignored the stares and continued walking. As he continued walking, he suddenly stopped because he saw something that he did not expect.
Which was Cu…coming out from a fish store, holding a pole with a sign attached to it. "Red snapper and flounder! Natural red sea bream!" he said as he placed the pole onto a pole-holder. And they're all killer deals!"
Then he turned to see Shirou…and it turned awkward.
"Huh?" they said in unison.
For a moment, they did not say anything as they were trying to figure out how to start the conversation despite the awkward moment.
"Um…you work part-time here?" Shirou asked.
"Yeah. Isn't it obvious? Anyways, are you here to buy something?"
"No. I'm just walking around for a bit."
"I see. Go along then. By the way, if you plan on having fish for dinner, come back here later! We have good fish on sale!"
Shirou nodded and moved on. "Wow. That was completely unexpected. Lancer, or rather Cu, as a fish seller…I could imagine him doing that in Chaldea, but Fuyuki? I'm surprised he's able to do that despite the holy grail war happening here. In fact, how is he out here? Wouldn't Kotomine keep him as a secret? What is going on here?"
Meanwhile, Cu was having his own thoughts after the conversation. "Okay, what is going on with the kid? Last time I remember, he didn't have an outfit like that. And that presence…it's like a servant's! Not to mention those eyes of his…it doesn't show the nativity he usually has. They're more like…a warrior's eyes. Just what happened to him?"
(Meanwhile…)
"Mmmm…so far, things seem normal around here." Da Vinci thought to herself as she was strolling down a street in Shinto. As she was walking, she couldn't help but notice the buildings around her. "So this is what Fuyuki originally looks like. I must say, it's quite the city. From what Shirou and the others told me, his hometown was the battlefield for its holy grail war. It's hard to believe that there isn't that much damage here considering what it is. Although the last war was the complete opposite though from what I heard…"
However, Da Vinci stopped walking for a moment and hid behind a wall to see Medea and Medusa coming out of the library. "Huh, Medea and Medusa just came out of the library together…okay, this is way different from the holy grail war Shirou mentioned before…"
Meanwhile, Medea felt a surge of mana around her. "Hm? This presence…a servant? Who though? Saber? Or Lancer? Wait…this amount of mana…a caster?! Impossible! I'm the only caster here!" Just what is going on here?!"
"Caster, is there something wrong?" Medusa asked, snapping her out of her thoughts.
"Hm? Ah, it's just that…I need to check something out later. Anyways, thanks for the books Rider. I hope reading these can improve my cooking skills for Souichirou-sama." Medea replied.
"I see. Anyways, see you later. I need to pick up Sakura from school."
"Yeah. See you later."
And the two went their separate ways, with Medea heading towards where Da Vinci was. However, when she arrived, Da Vinci was gone. "Tch, it disappeared. Where did it go?"
Meanwhile, Da Vinci let out a sigh of relief as she saw Medea go away on top of a building. "Phew. That was close. Although this settles it. This Fuyuki is way different from the one Shirou and I remember. I should tell him about this when we meet up later…"
(Later…)
"So let me get this straight. You saw Rider and Caster come out of the Shinto library carrying books together?" Shirou asked.
"Yes. And you are telling me that you saw Cu coming out of a fish shop selling fish as a part-time job?" Da Vinci asked.
"Yes."
For a moment, both servants were stunned at the answers they gave to each other until Shirou continued the conversation. "Okay, this settles it. This world's Fuyuki is completely different from the one I remember."
"Yes. It's one thing for servants to blend with other people, but working in places as a part time job? That's something different." Da Vinci said.
"Yes. Not to mention the fact that you mentioned both Caster and Rider coming out of the library together. I'm pretty sure that never happened in my timeline." Shirou said with a sigh. "It's almost like this world's grail war is put on hold or something. Like some sort of peace treaty."
Da Vinci let out a chuckle. "Like that would happen. Anyways, we need to find a way to get back home, before one of the servants figures out who we are, like Caster or-"
"Saber?"
"Exactly!"
"I didn't say that."
"Eh? Then who-" Da Vinci asked before she and Shirou realized in horror and turned around…to see this world's Shirou and Arturia.
At that moment, both groups were shocked to see each other and had no idea what to do. However, Arturia stood in front of Shirou protectively, "These presences…you two are servants! Who are you two?! And why do you look and sound like Shirou?! I demand an explanation right now!" she exclaimed.
Da Vinci let out a sigh. "Well, this is going to be a bit tricky to explain our situation to them. Not to mention the fact that the events here might not be the same as the ones from Shirou's timeline…so, what are we going to do…?"
For a moment, both Shirou and Da Vinci were trying to figure out a way to explain their situation without making things worse. It was then Shirou decided to break the ice. "Well…you see…I'm Shirou…from an alternate timeline." he explained.
For a moment, Arturia was struggling to wonder if what he said was true. Then she decided to ask him a question that only she and Shirou knew. "That day…when you summoned me...where did you summon me?"
"In the shed, after I was attacked by Lancer, at night." Shirou replied.
Arturia let out a small sigh of relief, but was still on edge a bit. "Well, it really is you, Shirou." she said to her Shirou.
Shirou then turned to Da Vinci. "Well, it looks like things are the same…" he said.
"I hope so…" Da Vinci replied.
The alternate Shirou was stunned at his counterpart. "No way…that's me?" he asked in disbelief.
Shirou let out a chuckle at his alternate counterpart. "Yeah. I know you're really confused with how all of this happened, and to be honest…I have no idea either."
"I see…and who are you?"
"Me? I'm Da Vinci." Da Vinci greeted.
The alternative Shirou and Arturia dropped their mouths upon hearing Da Vinci's words. "Y-You're Da Vinci?! The famous inventor?!" the alternate Shirou asked.
"Yup! That's me!" Da Vinci said with a smile on her face.
"B-But…you look like Mona Lisa!"
"I get that a lot."
For a moment, the conversation stopped as they were trying to figure out what to do next. Then alternate Shirou comes up with possibly a ridiculous idea that only he can come up with. Of course, that includes the other Shirou as well.
"Well…how about we continue this at my house?"
(Later…)
"And that's how we got here." Da Vinci said as she was sipping on a cup of tea.
At that moment, the situation in the Emiya residence can be easily described in one word: awkward. Currently, the entire living room was silent as both Shirous were in the kitchen cooking something while Rin, Sakura, Arturia, Illya, and Medusa were staring at both Shirou and Da Vinci. The tension in the room was so thick that one could cut it with a knife.
"So…let me get this straight. You are Leonardo Da Vinci, that Emiya-kun over there is from an alternate future, and both of you came from Chaldea, which is an organization designed to protect humanity. Not only that, but both of you are servants that came from an alternate universe? And both of you somehow got here by a vortex?" Rin asked in disbelief.
"Yes." Da Vinci replied.
Rin's attention then turned to Shirou. "And that Shirou over there happens to possess a realty marble with the spirit of Sengo Muramasa, which happens to be residing there? Not to mention the fact that it's one of his noble phantasms?"
"Yes."
Rin was speechless at the information she just recounted. "Wow…that is so much to handle…I need to take a breather.." she said with a sigh.
"Wow…senpai is a servant in the future…" Sakura said in awe.
"A reality marble! With an old man inside of it! What is that?!" Illya said.
"Illya, calm down." Arturia said.
"Well sorry, but this version of onii-chan has a reality marble! A reality marble you hear me! That's literally a one-way ticket to getting a sealing designation, and I assure you, those things are horrible to have on your back! Not to mention the fact that said reality marble houses the spirit of a blacksmith as well! I can't help but rant about this! I mean, this is onii-chan we're talking about here! In fact, I'm surprised that Rin isn't ranting with me right now!" Illya exclaimed.
"Illya, I wish I could rant with you right now, but my mind is just too tired dealing with all of this…" Rin moaned.
"So…what is Chaldea like?" Medusa asked.
"Well, as mentioned earlier, Chaldea is an organization dedicated to protecting humanity. What we do is that we summon servants from the throne of heroes and go to singularities to fix them with them at our side." Da Vinci explained.
"I see. That sounds intriguing." Arturia said.
"Yeah. At the same time though, crazy stuff happens, and that's inside of Chaldea."
"Like what?"
"Well…including you, there are…well, 14 versions of you, saber."
Arturia spat out the tea she was drinking upon hearing Da Vinci's words. "Wha-14 versions of me?!" she exclaimed in disbelief.
"Yes. Not to mention the fact that some of them wear different outfits. For example, one wears a bunny suit, one wears a bikini and a cap, one wears a maid outfit, one wears a santa outfit, one wears a-"
"DON'T SAY ANY MORE!" Arturia yelled, not wanting to hear any more as she face planted onto the table, embarrassed by Da Vinci's descriptions. "Just what is going on with me in Chaldea…"
"Wow. I've never seen Saber like this…" Rin said.
"Ha! Think that's crazy? Let me tell you this. All of you are in Chaldea as well."
That statement shocked Rin, Sakura, Illya, and Medusa to the core. "Eh?! We're there as well?!"
"Yes, as pseudo-servant vessels aside from Rider…and with multiple versions as well. For example, Rin is the vessel for both Ishtar, her Rider counterpart, and Ereshkigal, Sakura is the vessel for both Parvati, Kama, and there are a group of servants called the Sakura five with the same face as yours, Illya is the vessel for Sitonai, and there are two alternate versions of you, and there are two alternate versions of Rider."
All of them were stunned at Da Vinci's words. "Wow."
"Yeah. And don't get me started on the outfits all of you wear. Especially Rin and Sakura's."
"Eh? What about our outfits?" Rin asked.
"Well…just look." she said as she brought out a data pad. For a few minutes, Rin, Sakura, Illya, and Medusa looked at it…before Rin, Sakura, and Illya started to react crazily.
"Wha-?! I can't believe I'm wearing that! And why blond hair?!"
"Eh?! T-That's me?! A-And why does that one have giant claws as hands while the other has long spikes as legs?! And why does that version of me have white hair?! And why is she almost naked?!"
"Why am I in a magical costume outfit?! And why does the other me look like Archer?!"
"Huh. I never thought I would be seeing myself as a kid again…but that other form…ugh."
Meanwhile, both Shirous were pleasantly cooking with each other. "So…you're me from an alternate future, huh? And our ancestor happens to be Sengo Muramasa?"
"Yeah. It must be really awkward seeing yourself like this, huh?"
"Well…yes. I mean, it's not like every day, you see an alternate future version of yourself come out of nowhere, who happens to be a servant. Honestly, I'm surprised I'm taking it well."
Shirou chuckled nervously. "In that case, it's probably better that he doesn't know who Archer actually is…"
At that moment, everyone heard knocking at the front door. "Ah, I'll get it." Medusa said as she began to leave the living room. As she arrived at the front door and opened it, she was greeted with three certain guests.
Cu, Medea, and EMIYA.
"Ah, I did not expect to see you three here." Medusa said.
Cu let out a cheeky grin. "Hey! I'm here just to drop off some booze for big-sis Taiga! And while I'm here, I could use a meal!"
EMIYA let out a groan. "Really?"
"Hey! The kid's meals are great!"
"That I can relate to. The boy's cooking is quite amazing." Medea said in agreement. However, it was then she noticed something. "Wait. That presence from before…it's here!"
Instantly, Medea ran past Medusa and headed towards the living room, surprising Cu and EMIYA. "What's up with her?" Cu asked.
Medusa sighed. "I think she noticed…them in the living room."
"Huh?" Cu asked.
"What do you mean by that?" EMIYA asked.
"You'll understand soon when you will see them."
Both Cu and EMIYA were confused for a moment before they were walking towards the living room. As they got closer to the living room, they saw Medea in the distance, who was wearing a face of shock.
And when they arrived, their faces turned to ones of shock as well.
Because in front of them was Da Vinci in the crowd…and two Shirous in the kitchen.
"What..the…hell?! There's two of them?!" Cu yelled in shock.
"I can't believe this…but yes! There are two of them! And one of them is a servant! Not only that, but that person over there is a servant I've never seen or heard of!" Medea yelled as she pointed at Da Vinci.
"No way! So you're telling me that one of the boys over there is a servant?!" Cu ranted before noticing the other Shirou's outfit. "Wait a minute…that outfit! It's the same one I saw earlier! Well everything makes sense then! No wonder why he felt so different from earlier! That was another version of him! Hey Archer, what do you think of this?!"
EMIYA did not say anything.
"Archer?"
And EMIYA fell over to the ground, shocking almost everyone aside from Shirou and Da Vinci.
"Archer?!"
"Oh boy, he is not taking this well…"
"There are two of them…two of them…ALAYA, WHAT KIND OF TWISTED JOKE IS THIS?!" EMIYA thought as he passed out.
For a moment, everyone stopped what they were doing for a moment just to see this moment happen. "So…care to explain what just happened?" Medea asked.
Da Vinci let out a small sigh. "Guess I have to explain everything again…"