Author Note

Hello there and welcome to another chapter of Avalon Bond. I have a surprise for this chapter, but it took me quite a while of research to see just how I could bring up a specific servant to the story and not meddle too much with the concept, hence why it took me longer to write this chapter. As such, I had two alternatives, though one of them turned out to be a false premise, so I discarded it right away. The other alternative seemed quite plausible as well, or at least I hope it pans out. I trust that my fellow readers are quite strict about keeping up with the anime's theories and will certainly bite my head off if I write something wrong.

Now, before we begin, shall we answer the only review with a question.

Drake3000 - Though I can say the majority will be female, there is teo or three male servants, one of them will appear in this chapter. I'm still debating about the servant from the America Singularity, but the rest I already have the servants that will join.

Okay, here is the chapter.


Avalon Bond

Part II – Fate Grand Order

Chapter 26 – Okeanos Part I

Beta: Axel Emiya


Tohsaka Rin stood thoughtful in Zelretch's office as she regarded her teacher's sudden quietness.

The mere thought of the True Ancestor being perplexed truly blew her mind.

For someone who lived as long as he did, seen as much as he did, passed through many dimensions and timetables, Rin figured that there was nothing in this world, or any other dimension for that manner, that could surprise him. Though, based on what they had just witnessed, threw all of Rin's assumptions out of the water. No doubt, Zelretch was like this.

"Indeed, this is a most troubling development, my apprentice. The possible ramifications of what's happened in the dimension I sent your friends in is truly staggering. As such, even I can't unravel what has happened."

"Did you know this Lev Lainur Flauros from this dimension, Zelretch?" The kaleidoscope simply hummed as he searched for some papers that stood on his desk.

"Not by name, but the Flauros magi family line predates the Christian era…now where is that file…ah here I found it." Rin looked as Zelretch looked at what appeared to be one of the Clock Tower's Records. "Ever since we witnessed Mr. Flauros appear before Shirou and Arturia, I have required our esteemed Professor Lord El-Melloi II for his file." The Tohsaka heir had to roll her eyes at Zelretch for involving Professor Waver in this little adventure. Of course, the former master was trustworthy, but the man had a life-long debt to Reines, that condescending know-it-all with that fancy mystic eyes of hers. The Archibald family was merely another one of Rin's list of people to be wary of in the Clock Tower.

"Quite surprising that Lev Lainur Flauros appeared to have committed suicide in 2015, well, at lease this dimension's Lev Lainur Flauros. Odd little circumstance, wouldn't you say?" Rin couldn't help but agree.

She knew quite well the types of occurrences in this weird place called the Clock Tower where suicide could be construed as murder and vice-versa.

"According to the examinations conducted, even though the crime scene suggested murder, there was no knowledge of anyone visiting the scene one week prior to his death. Strange to believe in such discrepancies of personalities. In one dimension, he kills himself and in the other, he appears to be working towards the destruction of Humanity." As a student of the Kaleidoscope, one Tohska Rin studied psychology from time to time. The concept was that a person's overall personality does not change from one dimension to another. What actually changes are the choices made by said person. And Rin knew that from personal experience.

"Not to mention that name he called himself as in his last appearance…Demon God Flauros." Zelretch nod, concurring.

"Indeed, despite the danger that your friends are facing at this moment, both Shirou and Miss Arturia seem to be handling everything quite easily." Indeed, the way in which both Shirou and Saber dealt with Flauros at that last singularity would put any fight Rin ever witnessed to shame. And she had yet to follow them on any of the missions from the Church or even the Clock Tower when Shirou and Arturia worked as freelancers.

"Huh, those two were born for this sort of thing. Those two are battle junkies." Rin then looked at her watch and got up with a sigh. "Okay, Zelretch, it's almost time for the graduation ceremony. Warn me if something new happens, will ya?"

"Oh yes, Miss Sakura is receiving the position of Pride today, isn't it?" The Tohsaka heir smiled with as much delight as she could muster for her little sister. Sakura has indeed truly flourished inside the Clock Tower. With as much magical energy as Rin's, Sakura had ventured towards a different venue from Rin's, specializing in her hollow element. Sakura was now able to simply nullify and even absorb most elemental and even non-elemental mage crafts. Her potential is as vast as it's feared, simply because she could render most magi in the Clock Tower powerless to do anything, except going for an open physical confrontation. The humor in all this is that Sakura is perhaps the sweetest person Rin knows, besides perhaps the redhead dolt known as Emiya Shirou.

"Yeah, she really wanted Shirou and Saber here to commemorate her achievement, though. She misses them like crazy." Zelretch just decided to humor his apprentice as he placed both hands together under his chin.

"Oh, I'd gather you'd want him here as well, huh, miss Tohsaka." Try as she must, but Rin could never hide the heavy blush on her face, despite the pout directed at her teacher.

"Must you…every time, old geezer. Ah forget it, I've done arguing with you. I'm leaving." The true ancestor chuckled as he saw the long-black-haired apprentice turn her back and march out of his little dimension.


===Chaldea===

After the adventure in the Septem Singularity, life in Chaldea became quite normal or as normal as possible, considering. Romani, Da Vinci and Olga were locked in with the technicians running system diagnosis and preparing everything for the next singularity which would start quite soon now.

Meanwhile, the other residents of the base were left on their own devices for the meantime. Arturia spent her leisure time accompanying Mash to the historical records. Boudica would accompany them from time to time. Both Britannia women became fascinated to read about the history of their beloved country after their so-called demise. Jeanne had already explained bits and pieces about the beef between England and France, but the King of Knights wished to learn what happened afterward. It soon became an interesting topic of discussion between both royal historian figures regarding the existence of a royal family in the United Kingdom, though Arturia frowned at the notion that the current Queen Victoria II does not exactly rule over the country, despite still being called the Queen.

Coming from the times of a full monarchy, Arturia was especially interested in the notion of Democracy and even the current political regime in Britain called Parliamentarism.

Remembering the conflicts and troubles of her kingdom, Arturia respected the possibility of a leader being chosen by the people, instead of simply pulling a sword from the stone. Though, she was no stranger to the ways of a politician, even back in her days as King. She knew enough from Sir Agravain and even the other noble families to understand how much damage they can make without using a weapon. No matter the chosen political regimen, people would always find new ways of causing damages to others.

Right now, Arturia was alone with Mash and Arturia was reading about one of the last entries from Britain's history, when a powerful and yet quite familiar noise alerted both. Mash at this point became curious.

"Is it hunger in general or just craving for Shirou's cooking, Arturia-taichou?" Despite being in a position of leadership, Arturia blushed in slight embarrassment.

"At this point, Mash, I don't know how to answer your question." She truly didn't…as every time her stomach complained, her mouth began to salivate at the thought of her fiancée's pure magic in the kitchen.

Mash couldn't help but giggle at the answer and even the slight drool on Arturia's mouth.

"Well, we can go and check what he has in store for us, then."

When they reached the cafeteria, they met up with Jeanne and Ritsuka playing cards at one of the tables, while Shirou and Boudica were behind the kitchen counter. Arturia couldn't help but smile at the scene. Ever since Boudica came into their lives, she had joined Shirou in providing food for everyone. Mash soon joined Ritsuka and Jeanne in their card game, while Arturia approached Shirou and Boudica close to the counter. As soon as the King of Knights came into view, Shirou and Boudica stopped their conversation.

"Hi there Arturia, finished your research already?"

Arturia was quite busy checking on Shirou's cooking and getting intoxicated by the heavenly smell, when she heard Shirou talking to her.

"Yes, it was quite interesting to follow on Britain's history, though I wouldn't mind getting to know more about the political transition. Learn the precise moment when the royal family stopped ruling the country."

"Well, I was not into world history myself, so can't help you much there. Food is almost ready."

Arturia nodded, quite pleased as she had chosen a table for them to sit on as she observed Shirou perform the finishing touches.


===With Da Vinci===

Later throughout the day, the genius servant was performing its final touches into the device that was responsible for maintaining the servants here in Chaldea. Ever since she and Romani relayed the information to Olga about the system limitation of only keeping three servants active at a time within the singularity, Da Vinci had started working on at least providing the organization with more firepower to be used, if necessary. Every singularity brought about more data for Chaldea. And because of that, Da Vinci figured that she could use the system and summon the servants that already appeared in the previous singularities.

That required a great load of energy, but the two grails Chaldea already had worked wonders in upgrading the summoning system. Both Gilles in Orleans and Lev in Septem used the Grail to summon new servants, so Da Vinci could use it as well.

With her tongue slightly off her mouth in concentration and using a screwdriver, Da Vinci wiped the sweat off her forehead, just when Romani arrived pushing Olga's wheelchair.

"Is it finished, Da Vinci?" The servant made a humming noise as she then closed the circuit board she was working on. Getting up and immediately reaching for the computer close to the summoning system, Da Vinci had typed the rest of the programming.

"Almost finished, now all we need is Mash's shield relic to provide the connection with the Throne of Heroes and run our first test." Olga had smirked in triumph to see her family's organization having another tool in fixing the singularities for good.

The servants they had so far managed to perform adequately, but it was mostly because Shirou and Arturia were there. Mash, despite showing improvement, still couldn't use her full skills.

"Excellent, both Boudica and Jeanne are more supplementary servants. We can't always depend on Shirou and Arturia to handle the tougher enemies in the singularities." Romani just sighed in dismay at the Director's line of thinking, but the mission took precedence and he concurred that they could add more muscle to Chaldea.

"Doctor, please call Mash here right away. This new servant shall accompany Arturia and Shirou in the next singularity." Romani then turned to one of the technicians in the room and the man nodded, before calling the lilac-haired homunculus.

"Okay, but both Jeanne and Boudica will be disappointed." Da Vinci giggled at Olga's easy to anger at Romani's comment. In her cold magi sort of thinking, servants were here as tools to help Chaldea save the singularity.

In no time, Mash and Ritsuka joined them, before Da Vinci quickly explained the reason she was called.

"Wow, it's amazing Da Vinci…so we can call the previous servants to aid us." At Da Vinci's smiling nod, Ritsuka continued. "Can we get to choose the servant we're summoning?"

"Unfortunately not…right now, we could summon each one of the servants from Fuyuki, Orleans and Septem. As we progress through the singularities, we can add more data into the system, thus, summoning the servants from the other singularities."

"Ah, where do I need to place the shield, then?" Da Vinci then turned to Mash in her full servant outfit and carried the shield relic.

"Right below the summoning system, Mash. We need to establish the connection and then initiate the summoning. Let us see which servant will adhere to our calling." The shielder servant quietly nodded and then moved to place the shield as instructed.

If she was honest with herself, though, making bonds with the servants from the singularities and then asking them to come back with us made more sense to the homunculus.

As soon as the shield was properly placed beneath the summoning system of Chaldea, Mash used her prana to activate the shield relic. Da Vinci was doing the same using the organization's computer. Olga, Romani and Ritsuka then saw the shield come to life just like it usually happened in the singularities. Eight bright lights emerged from different positions of the shield, before static energy danced around the shield, finishing the show with eight light beams travelling to the ceiling. The sigil that formed from the shield called the servant who manifested within a bright blue light, obfuscating everyone's view momentarily. From those present, only Da Vinci managed to see a man kneeling on top of the shield, white hair, wearing a red overcoat and black body armor.

As soon as the servant opened his eyes, he spoke with as much authority as apparent boredom in his tone of voice.

"Servant Archer, I have been summoned and come at your request."


===Shirou and Arturia's Room (lemon – don't wish to read, please jump to the next break line)===

None the wiser of what was going on or rather who had just shown up, the servants all went to their designated rooms right after dinner.

However, while Jeanne and Boudica went to sleep, Shirou and Arturia had other plans, since it became clear that they would be sent to the third singularity possibly tomorrow. As such, the couple would enjoy every possible second of their alone time, by both having a late night shower together. Arturia was simply allowing her sheathe to fully embrace her as she stood on her toes in great exhilaration at the feel of both their chests and their mouths intertwin. Her arms enveloped his neck while Shirou's arms squeezed her back, bringing her closer together, even squeezing her breasts. As their tongues danced together, neither Shirou nor Arturia very much cared about soaping.

When Shirou's hands reached for Arturia's ass cheeks and squeezed them, Arturia shivered at the act and moaned his name despite never breaking the kiss.

"Ah Shirou...how much I missed feeling you like this…ah…yes…" Shirou didn't even let her finish, before breaking the kiss and gently licking her neck up and down.

The memories of their last acts were now invading her brain and making her lose focus on anything else but being connected with her fiancée in mind, body and soul.

"Just relax Arturia and allow me to provide everything you desire, my love." Her eyes were in a daze at such a proclamation as Shirou had gently pushed her body towards the shower wall before his hands started massaging her right breast while his mouth worked with the left one. All Arturia could do at this point was to moan his name as she allowed both the hot water and her fiancée's ministrations to set her over the edge. Before long, she closed her eyes and bent her head backwards in ecstasy when Shirou kneeled and used his tongue inside her. She lifted her right leg and relaxed it on top of Shirou's shoulder while using her hands to gently caress his red hair, while Shirou gently pleasured her into oblivion. At some point, all Arturia could think of was to be a sheath for her fiancée's sword.

"Shirou…ah…please…I want you inside." Despite her request, Shirou wasn't entirely finished and even used a couple of fingers. At that, Arturia moaned even louder, but still kept her demand.

"Ah…stop teasing me, Shirou...please."

"Oh, how could I deny my king's demands?" He got up and landed a fierce kiss on her mouth, while adjusting his member to his fiancée's gateway.

As soon as he thrust inside, Arturia trembled in delight at feeling her man once more.

"Ah Arturia, how much I missed this!"

"Yes...Shirou...!"

Once more, her arms hugged around her neck for dear life while Shirou's hands grabbed her waistline to add in his ministrations. Eventually, her arms weren't enough as Arturia had also used her legs to wrap around Shirou's waist. This act alone made Shirou tremble in delight and he began to increase the pace, making Arturia moan for more. Right now, all Arturia could think of was the many acts of love they had together up to this point. The many different positions they had done so far. The different places they had done it. Everything that passed in her mind right now turned her on as her inside walls clenched Shirou's member. Shirou could feel her strong things squeeze him further inside and he moaned. However, it was not long when he heard Arturia's lack of breath close to his ear.

"Ah..Shirou...don't stop…ah…I can't hold it anymore….ahhh….I'm cumming….I love you so much!"

Shirou flinched as he felt her walls squeeze him tighter, practically forcing his hand.

"Ah god...I..Arturia...I can't…" At this point, he just couldn't formulate the words, but Arturia didn't care right now. With a roar, he made the final thrust and even brought Arturia closer, while reaching his own orgasm as well.

The King of Knight's eyes just rolled, and her toes curled at the feeling of it all. Shirou had even lost his footing and had to adjust their position to cushion their landing on the shower floor, both completely out of breath.

In no time, then, Arturia had taken a seat on his lap and landed a fierce and passionate kiss on his lips.

"Ah….it's amazing how good you make me feel, Shirou." She said, in between kissing him and hugging him for dear life.

"I feel the same way Arturia…ah…would it be too selfish of me, if I wanted to continue?" Arturia just smiled at the request and landed another fierce kiss.

"Take me to bed, then, my knight." Shirou simply carried his soon to be wife bridal style as both went to bed, neither bothering much about drying themselves.

"Yes, my liege!"


===Okeanos===

The next day, Shirou and Arturia were already dressed in their battle clothes as they walked together towards the briefing room as today marked the first day of the third singularity. Both were already briefed about the limitation of having more than three servants at the same time. So, either Boudica or Jeanne would have to sit this one out. What both wondered, however, was that neither of the two woman servants was present for the briefing, only Ritsuka, Mash, Olga, Da Vinci, and Romani stood there.

"Good morning everyone. We weren't late I assume." Everyone looked at the couple joining the team for Romani to begin its presentation. However, before the good doctor could begin, Arturia vouched the topic.

"Sorry Dr. Romani, but shouldn't we wait for either Jeanne or Boudica to arrive. Ritsuka is still due to choose the third servant who shall accompany us."

A few moments of silence met the group, until a voice that both Shirou and Arturia remembered, reached their ear.

"Oh, the third servant has already been chosen, Saber." The King of Knights slowly turned in great surprise as she eyed Archer there standing there with his arrogant smirk and his arms crossed. Shirou, for his part, just stood there frozen on the spot as the many images of this unbearable person causing him nothing but hell in the Fifth Grail War. Both his arms trembled as the redhead turned to see the man he despised more than anything – well, not more so than Gilgamesh but close – himself, or rather a twisted and lost version of himself. Archer, for his part, observed his partners in crime and frowned. "To believe that I would see you once more…Emiya Shirou. And you Saber, I can't remember seeing you like this."

The others looked at one another, surprised at their new addiction knowing their strongest servants like this. What surprised them even more was the usual kind-hearted Shirou narrow his eyes and glare at them all.

"What's the meaning of this? How is he here?" The anger was so palpable that Shirou became enveloped by blue prana. Archer, for sure, marveled at the sight of his idiot past self, no longer being the useless fool he once was.

It was Mash who took a step forward, since Ritsuka and Olga were having difficulty controlling themselves at the pressure of Shirou's prana. The only person who could calm him down was Arturia at this point and she wasn't making any effort to calm her fiancée down as she wanted answers as well. Plus, she was taking a trip down memory lane when she was but a spectator in a showdown of sword projections within Shirou's and Archer's realty marble. Only this time instead of an inexperienced master, Shirou now stood as the man he is now.

"Ah Shirou, Arturia, you see, Da Vinci had improved upon Chaldea's summoning system and that has allowed us to summon servants from the past singularities. Archer here happens to be the one who answered our summons."

Shirou looked surprised at this as both him and Arturia then looked towards Archer, who stood there with his bored look as always. Arturia, then approached the former Counter-Guardian servant.

Archer, for his part, stood at attention as the taller Saber with fiercer green eyes than he remembered, staring at him without saying anything. Not that she had to…Archer knew enough of her life.

"Archer…" Counter-Guardian Emiya just couldn't help but take a step back at the authority carried in her voice, somehow stronger than before. "Do you still desire the same goal…do you still desire to kill my fiancée?"

Now that was a plot twist in his troubled mind for as he remembered quite vividly that Shirou was supposed to be smitten with Rin. Not to mention the fact that Saber stood here as well, when she was supposed to go back as well.

"Fiancée? Just what happened after the Fifth Grail War ended?" Arturia paid no mind to his look of surprise, not either the look of surprise from the others at the mention of this new servant wanting to kill Shirou.

"There will be time to update you, I assume. Now, you have yet to answer my question, Archer. Do you still desire to kill Shirou?"

The white-haired servant cleared his throat and closed his eyes for a while, before looking straight at his former self, now dressed in old samurai clothing, and filled to the brim with prana, almost like the King of Knights.

"No, Saber, I do not, at least not anymore." Arturia had a flat-line smile on her face, fully gauging the Counter-Guardian's words and mannerisms.

"Very well, then." Arturia then turned and walked closer to Shirou, before locking eyes with her man. That alone made Shirou relax his posture and even ease the flow of his prana. Archer then followed suit as he walked close to the group with his arms crossed as well, as Romani was busy attempting to breathe again, just like Ritsuka and Olga. Da Vinci, though, had a peculiar glee in her eyes as she eyed both Shirou and Archer side by side. It didn't take much of her genius to see the thousand resemblances between these two servants.

"R…romani, get going already…we don't have all day here." Olga tried showing her authority, but she was just as shaken by the standoff.

Still, Archer smirked as he pictured a different person; twin-tailed black-haired magus trying, but failing, to give everyone orders. Romani, then, looked at Olga's angered look and wondered what was going on, until he remembered.

"Wha…oh right…sorry there, director." With a press of the button, the many screens hummed to life. "Okay then, for now, we are still processing the intel acquired in the last singularity, about Lev Flauros and these so called 72 Demon Gods…it will take a while to crack this puzzle, but I gather that the answer shall come as we progress through the singularities." Archer had received all of this explanation last night after he was summoned, but the Counter-Guardian Servant was still working his mind around what is happening in this dimension. Plus, the appearance of his former self and the King of Knights was quite alien as well. "Now, as for the singularity, the year is 1573 A.D. and the location, well, an ocean as far as the eye can see!

"What do you mean by Ocean?" Romani turned to Mash.

"The geography of this singularity is shifting…it doesn't look like there's a specific area to be marked. There is water everywhere and several islands scattered around. Ritsuka and Mash shall go first and establish a suitable summoning line for Shirou, Arturia, and Archer. Now, prepare the both of you." Mash and Ritsuka nodded and ran to get suited up, just as Boudica and Jeanne arrived to wish them luck. Both women then laid eyes on Archer and Boudica frowned at the apparent coldness of this man, before turning to Arturia and Shirou.

"Keep Ritsuka and sweet little Mash safe out there, Shirou, Arturia. We shall be together on the next singularity." Boudica said her two scents and Jeanne followed.

"See you soon Arturia, Shirou. We'll be watching you, guys."

The technicians then initiated the same procedure from the previous singularities as Archer saw Ritsuka and Mash get inside two round pillars, before they vanished.


===Rayshift initation===

As soon as Mash and Ritsuka opened their eyes to see where they landed, just like Romani said, all they saw was water, endless horizon of water. And they happened to land on top of what appeared to be a wooden boat.

"Mash…ah…do you know where we are?" Ritsuka said, placing his hand above his eyes in a failed attempt to block the bright strength of the sun.

"No senpai, I do not. Dr. Romani, care to help us here. Why exactly did we ray shift to the ocean?" For those back in Chaldea, this was the first irritating signs ever shown by the cute Mash Kyrielight.

Romani, for his part, was simply busy scratching the back of his head in embarrassment laughter while flinching at the level stares of Olga and even Arturia.

"Well, Mash…it's not like you guys ray shifted straight to the water huh, at least you have a suitable transportation." Ritsuka was visibly shivering at the vein popping from Mash's forehead at this point.

The Chaldea master was then surprised to hear a different voice from their backs.

"Oi, don't know what's going on here, but get'em fellas!" When Ritsuka and Mash turned, they saw a group of ten to twenty pirates from the looks of things running towards them. Mash was simply too angered at this point to think of holding back. Ritsuka only flinched as he saw the brutal murder of an angered Shielder servant pounding the majority of the pirates. Dr. Romani, back in Chaldea, just got the distinct impression that Mash was truly wanting to do the same to him.

Barely a minute after the attack and most pirates were sprawled around the ship, beaten and bloodied. One of them was being held by a now much more peaceful Mash.

"Hold there, little lady! Please don't hurt me!" Mash then released the man she was holding, before the pirate grunted and massaged his aching shoulder. "Geez girl, you do pack quite a punch."

"You attacked us…we were only defending ourselves." The pirate, though grunted even more and Mash decided it was high time they at least got some information. "Okay, I'm sorry for beating your friends, now, can you at least tell us what's going on here…where are we right now?"

"We don't know, actually."

"How can you not know…" The pirate then turned to the boy next to the little girl.

"Precisely what I said, we don't know. Before we knew it, we were afloat around here. Our compasses and maps are completely useless, too. Completely adrift right now!" Mash and Ritsuka eyed each other and then looked around, hoping in vain to see something appear out of nowhere that could aid them. A servant…a wyvern…even Lev himself to appear…anything to at least give them one clue. However, nothing happened. They were just moving up and down, courtesy of the ocean.

"So, you don't know anything…you don't have any more leads to tell us." The pirate hummed in thought.

"Actually, we are following up a rumor of a pirate island not so far from here. Our crew is running low on water and food, so it's our only bet at this point." Despite being a Pirate Island, truly there was nothing else Mash and Ritsuka could come up with as an alternative. So, seeing as Mash pretty much took command of the ship by beating the entire crew to a bloody pulp, she ordered the only pirate left standing to man the wheel and head towards this Pirate Island.


===Pirate Island===

It took close to an hour or two of sailing before they were able to spot the Island. The crew left soon as they boarded off the ship, leaving Mash and Ritsuka alone at the island beach. Now, instead of just water, they had sand as well.

"Well, it's better than before, I tell ya Mash." Romani's voice was still being ignored by the shielder servant, much to the doctor's dismay. "Well, it was worth the shot…anyway, at least this place offers a good ley line for us to stablish the connection and send in the servants. So, get to it, Mash, Ritsuka." Well, misery loves company. And looking around the premises, this truly appeared to be a deserted island. At least, she would have the company of Shirou, Arturia and the new guy who apparently also has history with her taichou and Shirou.

So, after activating the shield and establishing the connection to Chaldea, the three servants were duly transported to their position in this timeline.

Before they could form a suitable strategy moving forward, a bunch of pirates could be seen on the island beach.

"Oh look at those women lads! I call first dibs on the blonde knockout with the amazing body!" This time, the vein appeared on Arturia's forehead at the leering as both Shirou and Archer knew what that meant.

"Wait right here, I'll deal with these pests."

"Allow me, taichou…I have enough experience dealing with them already."

Before Arturia could even place a couple steps forward, Mash was already dashing with her shield and smashing it right in the middle where the pirates were. A pillar of sand erupted after her attack as the entire horde of pirates were either thrown towards the water or the heavy forest near the beach. Archer, then, approached and picked up one of the pirates that was almost buried under the sand and lifted him up in the air with one arm trough the man's collar.

"Wow, hold on there, lad, don't hurt me." Judging from his voice, he was the same one who screamed about Arturia's body to the others. As such, her invisible sword was by the man's throat before he realized.

"Start talking, peasant or I'll slit your throat." The pirate swallowed hard, no longer daring to play with the so-called blonde knockout.

"Now, wait a minute missy…I'm sorry about the name calling…I'm a pirate you know, it's in my nature." Shirou then stepped forward with his arms crossed. Ritsuka and Mash saw the three servants taking command on the suitable interrogation. Archer holding the man in custody by the neck; Arturia pointing a sword at this throat, threatening to kill him and the smooth good cop Emiya Shirou asking the questions. Mash may miss both Jeanne and Boudica right now, but she could tell that this new addiction to their ranks increased the strength of the team tremendously.

"Do you happen to know if there's anyone on this island we could talk to know what's going on here?"

"Oh, yes, that would be boss, I guess. Francis Drake, the greatest, most glorious pirate of the high seas!" Archer then placed him back on the ground as Arturia retrieved her sword. "Oh, much obliged lads, I do enjoy my neck."

"Take us to your boss, then." The pirate in question suitably nodded at Archer's order as he urged the group to follow him.

As the group walked throughout the island's dense forest, Mash and Ritsuka were up front following the strange pirate, chatting about the strange events that are happening as well as the famous Francis Drake; of how important he became because of his sea exploring adventures and so on.

Arturia paid special attention at the fact that this Francis Drake was a fellow historian countryman.

Meanwhile, the three servants quietly followed suit, taking this time to fill Archer in of what happened after the Fifth Grail War: Rin keeping Saber as a familiar after the war; then Rin and Saber tutoring Shirou as a battle magus; Rin going to the Clock Tower with Sakura while Shirou and Saber became mercenaries for the Church and the Clock Tower. Then, Shirou receiving the spirit of Senji Muramasa in his reality marble and the Kaleidoscope helping Saber to take possession of another Arturia Pendragon from another dimension to become human, all for the purpose of seeking a matrimony with his past idiot self.

Archer even heard bits of their partnership with Ciel and Archer revealed that he had a partnership with her as well in his own timeline. He even revealed that Ciel was the one who gifted him with the red trench coat he wore.

It was quite humorous to see the vein popping on Saber's forehead when she mentioned how flirtations Ciel was with Shirou. Later, the group of servants discussed the Fuyuki Singularity.

"So you're saying that you didn't recognize us in Fuyuki, Archer, not even Shirou?" That was quite hard to believe, considering the resonance of their magic circuits once in close proximity to one another.

"Huh, considering the absurdity of pretty much everything that happened to you two since the Fifth Grail War to get here, matching the dots back then was impossible. After Saber, well, that Saber, corrupted me, my thought pattern became a mess between the mission she set out for me and my independent action. Plus, I had only seen this group of yours briefly before Lancer, disguised as Caster…I'll tell it's quite hard for my ego that I lost to that guy three times in a row…I just hope I don't get to see his smug face ever again." The redhead Shirou smirked at that, no longer angered by his other self's presence and even established a nice conversation. Shirou attributed this to having learned some of Muramasa's patience.

"I did remember Lancer saying it was personal between you two when we first met in the Fuyuki Singularity…strange that you'd form such a rivalry with him." Archer did release a sigh at that, wondering about that himself.

"That dog do love a good fight and I'm embarrassed to admit that he had goaded me into it as well when we fought."

The group later on reached what appeared to be a camp out in the woods as the pirate ushered them to stop for a while as he approached one of the tents.

"Hey boss! We've got enem…no, ah, guests, I mean!" The pirate had remembered what would happen to him if he played his cards wrong with this strange group. "They said they wish to speak with you, Boss!"

"The hell? Geez, right when I`m in in a good mood from this good rum!" The rasp voice that came back from within the tent was surprising, considering it was female's. "Are they pirates?"

"Nah, these lads dress a bit classier than us measly pirates, Boss! I don't know…"

"You don't know…huh fine, I will come out. Damn low-life rascals keeping me from my drink!" The owner of the voice then opened her tent and observed one of her crew, next to an odd little group of three men, one woman and what appeared to be two teenagers. None of them wore matching uniforms, so they were neither army nor government. In fact, looking closer at the blonde woman with the gorgeous green eyes, Drake could strangely see old-looking armor. The others had completely different ser of clothing. The redhead for his instance wore almost none except of black trousers and a flame red shoulder sleeve. Drake found herself ogling at both the blonde and the redhead servants.

The blonde had long and beautiful hair and carried an authority in her posture that Drake couldn't help but respect and feel…other things. Now, looking at the redhead's well-defined upper body and lean muscles, she could imagine him possessing her with those arms and having his way with her. Oh and Drake wouldn't mind it one bit if the blonde knight warrior next to him joined them in having fun together.

Shirou and Arturia looked at one another knowingly and Archer chuckled.

The couple was already accustomed to meeting people who would either try to make a pass at Shirou or openly wait to claim Arturia, but they had never met someone who would want them both.

The group then laid eyes on the woman called Francis Drake. Long wavy crimson pink hair, blue eyes and a giant scar across her face. White pants, long dark boots, she wore a brown choker collar almost attached to her dark pink captain vest. Her ample bosoms were clear as day and Ritsuka was having trouble averting his eyes away from it, while blushing. The poor teenager, though, couldn't hide his discomfort from anyone, especially not Francis Drake, whose only reaction was to smirk at him.

"Well, now, you certainly brought me some strange company, Bombe."


===With Zelretch===

"Hahahha, I knew it! I knew that sending your friends to this dimension would be quite entertaining!"

Tohsaka Rin couldn't help but slap her forehead in dismay at the perverted old geezer, who was in his seat observing the Grand Order Dimension with utmost intensity.

However, her focus was not much on the gigantic breasted pirate lady ogling both Shirou or Arturia at the same time, but on the tall white-haired servant there crossing his arms, just like she remembered him from the Grail War. Just remembering the pain and solitude he felt after becoming a Counter-Guardian made her chest ache terribly. To this day, Rin thanked the heavens that at least in her own dimension, Emiya Shirou had learned how to rely on others – mainly her and Arturia.

'Archer…'


Author Note

Ok, I shall stop here for now, unless the chapter becomes too big.

To those curious, my first theory about how I could bring Archer Emiya back was placing him as a servant from the Counter Force in Okeanos.

Though, since in this dimension, the human order was incinerated, Alaya either no longer exists or is too weakened to properly intervene in the singularities. And I really wanted to bring him back. Another concept I thought of was Archer's experience and memories. Would he have the memories of the events that occurred in Fate Stay Night or not. In the end, it would be wrong to not give him the memories, since Cu Chullain had the memories in Fuyuki Singularity. The Throne of Heroes works through time and space, so the memories and experiences remains. Though, before anyone asks, no, Archer is not the one that Rin meets occasionally.

The identity will only be revealed by the end of the story.

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