A/N: Welcome back to the newest chapter of the All Worlds Alliance Chronicles - Assorted Stories, and I'm glad that everyone enjoyed the previous chapter.
Number01BlazblueFan - Honestly, after writing this fic for years, Train and Yami never once met. Even Eve and Yami never made an encounter with each other.
Here are some more single-named characters getting themselves a last name/first name in this fic:
Alice - Alice Baskerville (This taken from various sites portraying Alice as part of the Baskerville)
Berserker - Berserker Heracles (Because Berserker's real identity is Heracles)
Carla - Carla Marvell (Since she's like a sister to Wendy Marvell, so I gave her that last name)
Chelsea - Chelsea Gaea (Taken from her teigu 'Gaea Foundation')
Haji - Haji Hagi (From how some dubs pronounced his name)
Henrietta - Henrietta Bailey (Taken from English VA, Laura Bailey)
Hige - Hige Suyama (Taken from his voice actor's last name, Akio Suyama)
Kiba - Kiba Miyano (Taken from his voice actor's last name, Mamoru Miyano)
Kino - Kino Sakura (Taken from one of her names?)
Kurome - Kurome Yatsufusa (Taken from her teigu 'March of the Dead: Yatsufusa')
Mai - Mai Hoshigaki (Because in this fic, I had her in a relationship with Kisame Hoshigaki, so I decided to give her Kisame's last name)
Mars - Mars Jupiter (Because she's part of the Jupiter Sisters)
Rico - Rico Christian (Taken from English VA, Luci Christian)
Rin - Rin Asunaro (Implied to be Rin and her father's surnames)
Takamatsu - Takamatsu Toko (Implied to be his last name or his NPC name)
Vita - Vita Wolkenritter (Because she is a member of Wolkenritter)
Wave - Wave Grand Chariot (Take from his teigu 'Grand Chariot')
Yin - Yin Kirsi (Taken from her real name, Kirsi)
Yona - Yona Kouka (Because she's the princess from the Kouka Kingdom)
Note: I know that Akame and Kurome are sisters but in AWA, they're allowed to choose their last names, so in-universe, they choose the names of their respective teigus as their last names.
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.
-ZeroTopia-
Holy Kingdom, Luntiandiwa Country, Lake Liwayway
The story opens in a reservoir called Lake Liwayway which is located somewhere within the Luntiandiwa Country of the Holy Kingdom in ZeroTopia.
The area had a huge clear-colored lake surrounded by large mountain hills filled with tall pine trees and in the middle of a long path, we see a railroad with four figures walking across it.
The first figure is a teenage girl with an average height, she had a slender frame and a fair complexion, she had a thigh-length blonde hair and she had reddish-brown eyes. She wears a white long-sleeved collared shirt with a red ribbon tie, she wears a red pleated skirt, she wears a black thigh-high socks and a pair of brown loafers. This is Umaru Doma.
The second figure is a teenage girl with a tall stature, she had a slim figure and a fair complexion, she had a back-length dark hair with a white hairband on top and she had scarlet-red eyes. She wears a dark-blue sailor uniform jacket with a white bib-like collar over a white long-sleeved blouse with dark-blue linings, she wears a black pleated skirt with white linings over black tights, and a pair of black loafers. This is Utaha Kasumigaoka.
The third figure is a teenage girl with an average height, she had a slender frame and a fair complexion, she had a medium-length cerulean hair with a single bun tied on the right side of her head, and she had pink-colored eyes. She wears a light-brown yellow-buttoned double-layered uniform with a gray bib-like collar, a yellow neckerchief & gray cuffs with white lines over a white long-sleeved blouse, she wears a gray pleated skirt with white linings, black thigh-high socks and a pair of brown loafers. This is Yoshiko "Yohane" Tsushima.
The fourth figure is a teenage girl with an average height, she had a slender frame and a fair complexion, she had a shoulder-length wavy greyish-brown hair and she had blue-colored eyes. She wears a light-brown yellow-buttoned double-layered uniform with a gray bib-like collar, a red ribbon tie & gray cuffs with white lines over a white long-sleeved blouse, she wears a gray pleated skirt with white linings, black socks and a pair of brown loafers. This is You Watanabe.
All four girls are tasked to survey the area while looking out for any victims of the bright light or any hostile creatures. Normally, the four girls would have someone to accompany them but the girls happened to be trained Eccentrics and just recently passed the Rookie Tests, so the girls will be venturing on their own.
"I heard that things had gotten chaotic in the town of Islalawin." You shared.
"Yeah." Utaha uttered in agreement, "Searching for victims of the bright light and taking out hostile creatures are already hectic enough..." she trailed, "... but to encounter a stampede in the midst of that is really troublesome." she stated.
"I'm just glad that everything went well with all things considered." Yohane expressed in relief, "I kinda wish I was there to witness it." she admitted.
"How did the stampede occured anyway?" Umaru questioned.
"Rumors says that the pair of Heath Burns are responsible for it." You replied before raising an eyebrow, "But I don't think that's true." she thought out loud.
"I agree." Utaha said in agreement, "Accident or not, I don't think those two are capable of creating such a mess." she stated.
"Another rumors say that both of them went missing." Umaru shared.
"Well..." Yohane trailed, "... I hope that both of them are doing okay." she expressed with a semi-concerned expression.
Actually... both Heath Burns are still clinging on top of a tall pine tree but they don't need to know that.
A few minutes later, the group of four girls came across a railroad bridge, splitting the lake in the middle and at the otherside of the bridge, we see a large cabin underneath a large pine tree.
"I hate walking across bridges like this." Utaha admitted.
"This is really getting dangerous." You commented, "Can't we just rent a vehicle or something." she suggested.
Umaru leaned towards You, "Nah-nah-nah-nah-nah-nah..." the blonde whispered rather disapprovingly before pointing a finger at Yohane, "... chuunibiyou." she concluded.
And with that, the girls made their way across the railroad bridge with Umaru and Utaha walking ahead from the rest while Yohane is walking slowly out of anxiety, and right behind her, You is keeping the same phase as her fellow school idol.
You then perked up when she heard something from the distance, she then turns around and saw nothing. Curious and getting anxious herself, You kneels down and placed a hand on the track and immediately, she felt a faint shaking sensation which is getting stronger by a minute.
You then turns around once more and this time around, she saw black smokes coming out from behind the line of pine trees and her eyes went wide in panic and realization.
You quickly stood up, "TRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAIIIIIIIIIIIIIN!" she screamed.
Upon hearing her shout, Umaru, Utaha and Yohane turns around and just in time to see a black-colored steam locomotive train coming into view from the distance.
Yohane's eyes shrunk in terror, "Oh, no..." she whimpered.
"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHH!" the girls screamed, "Go, go, go, go, go, go!" You egged in panic.
Wasting no time, the girls immediately broke into a sprint with Umaru and Utaha already getting ahead of the rest while Yohane is running rather slow with You encouraging her to go faster.
"Faster, Yoshiko!" You beckoned, "Faster!" she repeated.
"I'm trying!" Yohane shouted.
Suddenly, Yohane tripped on the track which prompted You to pick her back up, they then resumed their sprint but once again, Yohane tripped and ended up in a fetal position.
"What are you doing, Yoshiko?!" You exclaimed in disbelief, "Get up!" she pressured.
"But I'm gonna fall!" Yohane cried out in response before sucking her thumb.
"We're gonna die!" You yelled out loud before forcefully picking her friend up to her feet, "Go!" she shrieked before harshly pushing her friend forward, "GOOOO!" she screamed.
And with that, You and Yohane managed to get themselves running again while at the same time, Umaru and Utaha reached the end of the bridge where they quickly hops onto the side, the two then turns to see the train coming closer to their remaining friends on the track.
"Oh on, oh no!" Umaru gasped in panic, "Run, girls, run!" she beckoned.
"Run faster!" Utaha screamed.
And while Yohane and You are getting closer and closer to the end of the bridge, the train is also getting closer and closer on them.
"Run faster, Yoshiko!" You beckoned.
"I'm trying!" Yohane shouted back, "I'm trying!" she repeated.
A few minutes of running, Yohane and You finally reached the end of the bridge and at the same time, the train is just inches behind them and immediately, You grabbed Yohane and tossed both of themselves onto the sides as the train made its way through the tracks.
And when the train is gone from sight, Umaru and Utaha quickly ran towards the other side of the track and saw Yohane and You lying down on the ground with smoke all around them while coughing and whimpering at the same time.
Yohane and You then quickly sat up while holding their heads, Utaha let's out a sigh of relief while Umaru grinned in amusement, "Hey, at least now we know when the next train was due." the blonde joked.
"Don't temp me, Umaru." You warned.
"I must say..." Utaha trailed, "That was the old-time train-dodge." she commented with a smile, "Yoshiko, you were so scared you looked like the fat guy in Abbot and Costello the time he saw the mummy." she described.
"I wasn't that scared!" Yohane argued to which earned her a look from her companions, "No, really, I wasn't." she insisted, "Sincerely." she added.
"Let's just get into the cabin!" You beckoned in annoyance.
Meanwhile inside the two-floored cabin made of logs, we head inside the living area where we see two figures gathered around a table.
The first figure is a young woman with an average height and a fair complexion, she had a slender figure and a sizable bust, she had a waist-length wavy blonde hair and she had dark blue-colored eyes. She wears a white detached wide collar with a red ribbon & a golden coin wrapped around it, she wears a white bib-like bra with jagged sides underneath a green & white tube dress shirt with yellow accents, she wears a pink waistcape held by a white belt with yellow accents & red circles over a white long skirt with wing-like ends and light-yellow flaming tips, she wears a pair of green & white boots with yellow accents and a pair of elegant white gloves with yellow accents. She had a pair of green cuffs with yellow accents on each of her upper arms. This is Vert, the CPU of Leanbox.
The second figure is a young girl with a short stature and a doll-like appearance, she had a petite frame and a fair complexion, she had a floor-length blonde hair with straight bangs and is held by a black frilled hairband with laces, and she had emerald-colored eyes. She wears a white frilled detached collar, she wears a long black Victorian dress with a bib-like frilled collar, baggy sleeves with buttoned cuffs & double-layered frilled cuffs, a gray tubbard in front, a gray ribbon wrapped around her waist and a gray frilled ends, she wears black socks and a pair of black high-heeled shoes. This is Victorique de Blois.
Vert is seen playing a game on a Logitech G Cloud Gaming Handheld device while Victorique sips her tea from a cup.
Vert rubs the back of her head, "Hmm..." she hummed out loud, "This is pretty difficult." she commented, "I'm kinda stumped at the moment." she admitted.
Victorique then gently placed her cup on the table, "And pray tell what game are you playing?" she inquired.
"A mystery solving game." Vert answered with a cheerful smile.
"Oh, how bold of you to play that kind of game in my presence." Victorique uttered in annoyance.
Vert and Victorique then perked up when they heard a knock on the door, the two then turns around to see the door opening alongside Umaru, Utaha, Yohane and You making their way inside.
Vert smiled in response, "Welcome back, girls." she greeted.
"We're back." Utaha replied.
"How are things going on out there?" Victorique inquired.
"Nothing much." Utaha answered, "There were no encounter of either victims of the bright light or hostiles creatures from our patrol." she stated, "I must say that we had it easier here compare to the others in Islalawin." she stated.
"No threats to our lives here." Umaru added with a grin.
You facefaulted, "Though we nearly got ran over by a train on our way back here." she shared.
"Huh?" Vert uttered in surprise, "That's like the tenth time the train went past that bridge." she thought out oud.
"What an odd clustered train schedule." Victorique commented.
"Anyways..." You trailed, "... Yoshiko and I are gonna take a shower, so we're heading off to the bath." she shared.
"Need to wash away all the dust I've gained after narrowingly avoided that blasted train." Yohane grumbled in annoyance.
"Umaru and I are heading to the rooms to rest." Utaha shared.
"We had a long walk, so we definitely earned some time to rest." Umaru added.
And with that, Umaru, Utaha, Yohane and You made their way towards their respective destinations while Vert placed her gaming device on the table, she then stood up and stretched her body a bit.
"I better get going and take my part in this task." Vert announced, "I'll be back in two hours." she declared.
"Just go." Victorique beckoned.
Vert chuckled in response, "See you later." she expressed.
And with that, Vert left the room, leaving Victorique all by herself at the table. The doll-like detective then turned her attention towards the handheld device that Vert left behind and with curiosity & boredom getting the best of her, Victorique decided to take the device and play a game.
"Interesting." Victorique uttered to herself.
Outside the cabin and a few distance away from the aforementioned abode, we see Vert making her way through a forest of pine trees.
"Now come to think of it..." Vert trailed, "... this forest looks like an inspiration for a map in a PitCraft game." she thought out loud, "No wonder that I like this part of the area." she admitted in amusement.
"Miss Vert!" a voice called out.
The CPU Goddess then turns around to see three figures walking towards her.
The first figure is a young man with a tall stature, he had a muscular build and a fair complexion, he had a short platinum-blonde hair with sunglasses on top of his head and he had deep violet-red eyes. He wears a light-brown military shirt with brown shoulder patches, he wears a khaki-colored hiking shorts, khaki-colored socks, a pair of dark-green combat boots and a pair of black gloves. This is Gilbert "Prussia" Beilschmidt.
The second figure is a teenage boy with a lanky height, he had a slim build and a fair complexion, he had a short dusty-blonde hair and he had golden-brown eyes with slit irises. He wears a black gakuran uniform jacket over a white-collared shirt, he wears black trousers and white rubber shoes. This is Takashi Natsume.
The third figure is a young man with a tall stature, he had a muscular build and a fair complexion, he had a short messy blonde hair and his face is covered with a black mask with red-glowing eyes and respiratory-like 'mouth'. He wears a red jacket with straps over a white shirt, he wears a black pants with armored patches and straps, and a pair of brown boots with holster straps. This is Peter "Star-Lord" Quill.
"Oh, hello, Prussia-san, Natsume-san." Vert greeted with a smile before taking notice of Peter, "And is he perhaps a victim of the bright light?" she assumed.
Prussia nodded in response, "Indeed, he is." he confirmed, "He was also a purchased slave and fortunately for him, the choker had been taken off his neck, so he is not suffering any drawbacks." he shared.
"Hey there, I'm Peter Quill." Peter introduced himself, "But you can call me, Star-Lord." he beckoned.
Vert tilts her head sideways, "Star-Lord?" she uttered in confusion.
"Yeah, I get that he travels through the stars but I had questions about the 'lord' part." Takashi stated.
"Oh, come on, we've been over this already!" Peter complained.
"Anyways..." Prussia trailed, "... we came across Quill by the river bank where he saw him fighting a group of contaminoids, so we decided to help him out." he shared.
"I would've been overwhelmed if it weren't for these two, so I really owe them one." Peter admitted in gratitude.
"We we're on our way back to the cabin when we came across you, Miss Vert." Takashi shared.
"By the way..." Prussia trailed, "... are you heading off for a patrol, Miss Vert?" he assumed.
Vert nodded in response, "Yes." she confirmed, "The girls just made their return to the cabin, so I decided to take my turn in this task." she stated.
"I see." Prussia uttered in acknowledgement, "Please do be careful out there, Miss Vert." he advised, "Then again..." he trailed, "... we all know that you are more than capable of taking care of yourself." he reminded with a grin.
Vert chuckled in response, "You know me so well, Prussia-san." she replied in amusement.
Suddenly, everyone heard some rustling noises, much to their surprise and confusion, they then turns around to see a group of ninja-monkeys walking out from a pile of bush, deadly weapons in their hands and are aiming to use it on them.
"Who the hell are these chums?" Peter asked.
"Just a group of ninja-monkeys." Prussia answered before cracking his knuckles, "If you don't mind Miss Vert, we'd like you to assist us in taking out these pieces of sewage dwellers before you head off." he requested.
Vert took a step forward, "I don't mind." she accepted, "The cabin is just around the corner, we can't have any of them go near it." she stated.
"Then let's make this quick." Takashi beckoned.
And with that, the four of them charges towards the ninja-monkeys and a fight ensues.
(Play Guardians of the Galaxy OST Vol. 2 - Showtime, A-holes by Tyler Bates)
Vert charges forward while summoning a spear in her hand and then jabbing it several times on a ninja-monkey before kicking it aside, she then twirled her spear behind before firing a green-colored spell towards a pair of ninja-monkeys which blasted them to pieces. Vert then charges forward before jabbing her weapon multiple times on another ninja-monkey and then finishing it off with a powerful slash, she once again charges and went past through a group of creatures and for some odd reason, they exploded on the process.
Takashi pulled out three pieces of paper from his pants before using a blue bright glow to turn it into a sharp paper-constructed sword. Takashi charges forward and began slicing ninja-monkeys from left to right and even did a backwards slash which sliced one of his targets in half, he then dashes forward and tackled one ninja-monkey to the ground and began slashing it multiple times before finishing it with a stab to the head. Takashi then constructed a knife out of paper, he flips it before throwing it forward and hitting another ninja-monkey on the head.
Prussia charges forward with a gun and began shooting down one ninja-monkey after one, he then loaded his gun and then firing another shot at one creature before doing a roll over and then shooting another one on the head. Prussia then ducks down and began throwing bombs towards of a group of ninja-monkeys which blasted them off the ground upon impact, he then brought out a device while pressing the red button which then resulted with several mini-fighter jets coming from above and then gunning down another group of ninja-monkeys.
Peter grabbed a ninja-monkey and pistol-whips them in the face with his blasters while planting a small bomb on them and then kicking them away right before it explodes, he then fires a tornado from his blaster which moves forward slowly and sucks up nearby targets that blows them into the air. Peter then shoots a stream of fire from his guns which burned his targets and causing them to take repeated chip damage for a few moments, he then fires a series of ice blasts into the air which then rains down in front of him and freezes his targets solid on contact.
BREAK OUT!
After defeating every ninja-monkeys in sight, the four decided to regroup underneath a pine tree.
Vert breathed a sigh of relief, "That takes care of them." she uttered, "I better get going." she announced, "Please look after the cabin while I'm gone." she requested, "Later." she expressed before walking off.
"Will do." Takashi accepted.
And with Vert gone from sight, Peter, Prussia and Takashi made their towards the cabin when Prussia decided to speak up.
"By the way, Quill..." Prussia trailed, "... the girls in the cabin are underaged, so you better not think of any funny ideas." he advised.
"What kind of person do you think I am, Prussia?!" Peter squawked in disbelief.
"I wonder if I can watch 'Stand by Me'." Takashi uttered to himself.
And that's it for this chapter and I hope you all enjoyed it.
These are the characters that debuted in this chapter:
Peter "Star-Lord" Quill from Marvel Comics
Prussia from Hetalia
Takashi Natsume from Natsume's Book of Friends
Umaru Doma from My Two-Faced Little Sister!
Utaha Kasumigaoka from Saekano: How to Raise a Boring Girlfriend
Vert from Hyperdimensions Neptunia
Victorique de Blois from GoSick
Yoshiko "Yohane" Tsushima and You Watanabe are from Love Live! Sunshine!
The next chapter will continue the rest of the storyline, so please look forward for it.
Until then paalam!
"Thank you very much! Thank you very much! Thank you very much! Thank you very much!"
On a higher platform somewhere inside a dungeon, we see Marina Tsukishima bowing her head in gratitude multiple times towards Dwarf Shaman, Goblin Slayer, High-Elf Archer, Lizard Priest and Priestress whom rescued her from a group of hippie-dressed goblins.
"How long do you think is she gonna thank us?" Priestess asked in concern.
"Probably until she ran out of energy." Elf answered with a blank look.