Summary: A Queen talks with the Hero of the Trojan War, sharing their experiences being with the same Master.

Note: Inspired by the frontliners of my Rider Class team in FGO and my pulling of Achilles back during the Apocrypha/Inheritance of Glory Event (in April 2020). Even if I can't be with them all hours of the day, I'd like to think my Servants are good at working with each other when I'm not in my Chaldea. My name is only used in this story/series of oneshots because "Vy" is the name that I go by in FGO too. The few times Servants call me "Lady Vy'' anyways rings some nice bells. :)

The song I will recommend for this chapter, and in turn, the start of this unorthodox story, is the soundtrack titled Requiem from Magical Girl Raising Project. Even if I did not like the anime, the music was well done and I liked the track enough to start off this story's OST playlist on YouTube.

Day 1: Achilles and Marie

Achilles stretched his arms into the air, absently shouldering his spear as he walked through the white hallways. "Another farming mission just after the last one, huh? At least this new Master knows where to put me." A whistle left his lips half-heartedly, his spear barely hitting his new gold armor as he walked. It was sparkly and big, and yet it was strangely comfy. The wonders of Ascension. "Now where is that Rayshift room…?"

"You are the new Rider, right?"

Achilles blinked and turned on his heel almost immediately.

A white-haired maiden glanced back at him with a warm smile. With a large white hat, pink and purple flowers in her long pigtails, and the ribbon coattails lingering behind her back, she waved a single gloved hand at him. "Salutations!"

"Y-Yo," he said slowly, taking a breath while lowering his spear. "I don't think I've seen you around…?"

"Marie Antoinette, Rider," the maiden said in the same soft voice, curtseying with the hem of her equally white skirt. "It's nice to meet you, Achilles. I'll be with you on the mission today with the other Riders."

Oh. The Queen of… Achilles blinked again, shaking his head of any rude thoughts before putting on his usual smirk. "Lemme guess. Vy told you about me?"

Marie raised her head to beam at him, daintily clasping her hands behind her back. "Vy was very happy to summon you, you see. She was hugging everyone in Chaldea after you got settled in."

"Considering a tiny girl like that called for me after six Singularities, it's pretty serious." Achilles threw his head back to laugh a bit, but there was no hiding the hint of foreboding in his voice. "Still, I don't think I've had a Master who put so much time and strength into me before throwing me out to battle." Achilles looked back at his fellow Servant to grin. "It felt good."

Marie giggled. "Vy is like that, Achilles, you'll see. I know since I was her front-line Rider before you came."

Achilles lurched back at that. "Wait, you?" He looked her up and down, noting the massive number of frills and ribbons, not to mention the glimmering rose ring on her right hand before he frowned. "No offense, Marie, uh, san, but you don't look like the type to."

Marie blinked at him before her blue eyes softened, her smile turning a bit wry with the gesture. "I know I don't, Achilles," she confirmed softly, shaking her head. "But until you came, I was the only Rider-Class Servant Master could really rely on. And you should've seen how Vy gets after so many missions already."

"The fatigue…" It made sense. Compared to his time with Amakusa, Vy seemed to only handle so many missions with all her Servants before needing to retire to bed. Something about "overworking" and "mana overuse resulting in headaches," or so Da Vinci said with a wink. The longest Achilles had seen his new petite Master last was 3-4 hours at most, using Command Spells and Gandr Shots without end before Mash, the girl with the largest shield he had ever seen, escorted her out of the Rayshift room. It took awhile for Achilles to get used to seeing his fellow Servants follow the girl out as if her slowing down wasn't even abnormal.

If not for the only other Servant in front of him, Achilles was tempted to snark about it. After all, how could such a girl like Vy be a Mage? She wasn't even a warrior, instead being someone who, before all this Saving Humanity mess, had lived a normal life. To be here…

Instead, Achilles strode forward to face Marie properly, a wry grin on his face to match the Queen's own smile. "Well, considering your presence here, you're not just dropping that information for free, right?"

Marie blinked again, a surprised giggle leaving her lips. "No no, nothing like that! I just wanted to tell you." Marie leaned towards him, her hands still behind her back as she smiled. "I've been with Vy since the near beginning of her journey, so from one front-liner to another," she raised a single gloved pointer finger, standing on her tiptoes to gently poke Achilles' nose, "let us protect our Master together."

Achilles felt his jaw slacken for the slightest moment before a softer smile came onto his face. Honest and straight to the point. He could work with that. "Sure," he said outwardly. But huh. So there were queens that he wouldn't immediately hate. Where had Marie been when he fought in the Trojan War?

"I am overjoyed to hear it." Marie giggled. "I will just have to ask you one more thing, Achilles?"

"What's that?"

She poked his nose again. Achilles stared at the offending finger with a face, making Marie giggle more. "Do your best to keep your chariot to the side, please? As much as you have the fastest feet, we can't have our Master collapsing more with all the mana you take up."

Huh. Achilles shouldered his spear with one hand while offering his other to her, palm splayed open in Marie's direction. "Considering you're going to be with me on this mission, Marie-san, I highly doubt I'll need it."

Marie glanced between his face and hand until Achilles offered again with a shrug of his shoulder. "Besides," he found a smirk forming on his lips. "You gotta let me know how Vy reacts when it comes to a light show."

Marie, to Achilles' surprise, mimicked his smirk while placing her fingers into his palm. "You have a lot to learn about Chaldea and its only Master, Achilles. Light shows are a symbol of my everlasting love for Vy and my country of France!"

Achilles laughed, and soon enough, they were walking, hand in hand. To anyone else, it would've looked like a golden-armored bodyguard escorting a princess. "Got it. Once you tell me where the Rayshift room is, Marie-san."

"Of course~! Vive La France!"

"Hahah, am I supposed to sing that with you?"

"Yes, lets!"