A Master Among Heroes[Fate Grand Order/Worm and other Superheroes] – Chapter 2

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American High School was so very different from Japanese High School, and while he could now compare the two, he had to admit that the Japanese one he had gone to had Arcadia beat but just a smidgen, but both institutions had their up and downsides.

But for Mash, his steward Shielder, this was her first experience with High School, and so seemingly compelled by his buried memories, Ritsuka had tried to make it the best experience as possible, as she deserved that at minimum for all that she had done for him and the humanity of their old world.

And so now he was sitting with his Kouhai in the school cafeteria eating the lunch that his Mother had prepared for the both of them. And with all his experiences now told him that Rin Fujimaru was very much Shipping the two of them together.

As they, despite how the previous versions of them had acted (Mash had only regained her memories the week prior), were not actually boyfriend and girlfriend. Well, she would be happy to know that they were very much going to continue their previous relationship. This time, there was no Harem for him to divide his attention.

Though Mash was 'helpful' to say. "It's only a matter of time; you've got several of your classmates pining for you, including my Cousin."

And Ritsuka had to admit that was true, as again, with his old memories, he could go over his… old memories and see that several of the girls in his class was giving him 'the look' became super obvious.

And yeah, Mash also had a family in this life, for here she was not Mash Kyrielight but rather Mash Pelham as she had been adopted by the other half of the New Wave family, one of the local Superhero teams in the city, but unlike the others, their identity was publicly known as they tried do a thing for Cape Accountability, which had backfired horribly as one Mash's aunts had been killed by a Neo-Nazi while she had been sleeping.

Oh, right, there was an actual Team of Neo-Nazi Supervillains in Brockton Bay, the thought of which made Ritsuka's stomach roil with disgust.

But back to Mash, according to her and her Mom, someone had just dropped Mash outside of their home in the middle of the night like she was Harry Potter or something. And right now she was currently the only member of the Pelham family that didn't have powers. She had tried, but she didn't seem to have her Demi-Servant powers anymore.

"So, Rits," Victoria Dallon, one of Mash's two cousins, she was known as the Superhero Glory Girl, the jewel of Brocton Bay, and she also had had an online rivalry with Super Girl online as two kinda shared the same space of busty blondes that could and would break your back. The other being Amy Dallon, a mousey brown-haired girl with freckles on her face that made her look very cute in Ritsuka's opinion, and she was also one of the scariest people this version of him personally knew.

For if somebody can heal you with a touch? They can also fuck you up with a touch. A certain Nurse could demonstrate that fact very well; Edmond still complained about how he could still feel the ass beating she had given him during the Prison Tower incident.

"Yes?"

"So, what are you planning to give Mash for Christmas this year?" Victoria asked.

"Vicky, you can just ask that when the person is present," Amy commented, also, he found her grumpy attitude adorable.

"Its fine, Amy, Mash already knows what I am going to give her," Ritsuka replied, while Mash just looked a little confused.

"And what is it?" Victoria continued.

"My virginity."

The collective reaction was priceless and would stay in his memories as everyone shouted. "WHAT!"

While Mash went. "S-s-Senpai!"

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"That was mean, Senpai," Mash grumbled as the two of them exited the school as it was now over, and Christmas Vacation began.

"But their faces were amazing, and yours was cute as always," Ritsuka replied with a smile on his face.

"Senpai, but if that is the gift Senpai wants to give me, I will happily take it once again," Mash replied, an air of smugness around her as she would be the only woman to attest to having taken the same man's virginity twice over. Well, that also meant that he had taken the same girl's virginity twice.

New bodies were funny like that.

"Yes, this will be a fun Christmas," Ritsuka said as the two of them continued to walk on their lonesome through the city as they planned to just relax and buy any last-minute presents before it was too late.

That was how Ritsuka had planned to spend the day even before he had regained his memories; it was only after that he would just sit down and have a conversation with Mash about what to actually do.

But it seemed reality seemed to have other ideas; as they were about to arrive at the mall they usually shopped at, their talks were interrupted as the area was filled by people who had come to a screeching halt; he was about to ask what was happening ahead when several explosions went off, and the street quickly became chaos.

"Senpai!"

"Mash!" Ritsuka shouted as people started running the other way, towards them and quickly pushing them, separating them from each other.

What the heck is happening? He internally cursed as he managed to escape from the crowd and hid behind the hood of a car as the gunfire started going off. My life can never be normal again, can it? Ritsuka thought as he looked over the car's hood to see what was actually happening and if he could locate Mash.

Where is she? Ritsuka thought as he couldn't see Mash's very distinct hair color now, hopefully she had managed to hide.

But the other thing that Ritsuka could see were the ones responsible, and he recognized easily what was happening, a fight had broken out between the ABB and the E88, the two most prominent gangs in Brockton Bay.

And right now, he could see normal men and some of the more recognizable capes that belonged to each group of jerk bags; Oni Lee and Jirai Gumo were the ABB Capes currently on the scene, and Ritsuka had to wonder if the spider woman was an actual Jorogumo. And from the E88, he could see the whirling metal blade of Hookwolf, and oh shit, that is Captain Nazi. Ritsuka cursed as he recognized the genuine World War 2 Nazi(and wasn't that a fucking thought) he had seen pictures on in history class(As Arcadia thought it very relevant to teach people about that part of history), which also verified the rumors he had seen online of the ancient nemesis of Captain America, leaving Brazil to back this branch of Hydra.

Because everyone knew that E88 was just another Branch of Hydra despite Kaiser's public denials.

There was a brief moment of respite in the fight before bullets and grenades started flying again, and Ritsuka moved his head back behind the car to hide and avoid getting hit by ricocheting shrapnel.

Yeah, he was gonna stay right here…

Fucking Brockton Bay, but at least it wasn't Gotham.

What I wouldn't do for a Mystic Code right now. The former Master of Chaldea thought, as he currently felt very, very vulnerable at the moment.

And then he heard the sound of screeching metal and loud crashing as the swirling metal body of Hookwolf landed a bit away from Ritsuka's hiding spot, and he could easily guess that he had been chucked by the superhuman Jirai Gumo.

And now the man made from metal hooks shaped like a wolf was looking directly at Ritsuka. "Well, well, well, we've got a little yellow rat waiting in the gutter?" Hookwolf asked, and Ritsuka immediately stood up and began to run. "Where are you going? You are going to be my stress relief before I kill that spider bitch!" Hookwolf roared from behind Ritsuka as, obviously, he got ahead of the teen, having transformed into a serpent, and was now ready to strike him. "Nowhere to run, you little dirty chink!"

Ritsuka felt his world slow to crawl.

He was going to die.

He was going to die when he had just regained his old memories and returned to who he was.

He was going to die once again without getting to say goodbye.

And this time…

He was going to leave Mash alone-

"No, don't you dare give up; you have no right to die until you show me the world you fought for!"

Ritsuka smiled.

Thank you, Patxi. Ritsuka thought as instincts kicked in, and he rolled out of the strike of the metal serpent.

"Slippery bug," Hookwolf stated as Ritsuka kept rolling around, dodging the strikes of the metal serpent.

"Hookwolf, what are you doing?" Spoke a new voice, and Ritsuka looked in the same direction that Hookwolf did and saw another floating on a rock, one of the two female members of the Empire, Rune.

And boy, if either Scathach or Skadi were here-

No focus, Ritsuka. Ritsuka thought to himself as he now had two Supervillains to contend with. At the same time, it sounded like the entire street behind him was becoming a warzone from the sound of it. He wondered what had set it all off, as he, due to the previous crowd Ritsuka, hadn't been able to see, and Mash was still nowhere to be seen.

"I was just about to kill this little rat before rejoining the fight," Hookwolf answered.

"When hurry up, Lung along with Mandarin are about to arrive, and so is Kaiser," Rune informed him.

"Ha, is this the day!" Hookwolf laughed. "Good, it is finally time for War; I knew the Captain would bring us luck, now little chink, time for you to be my first victim of today!" Hookwolf declared as the hooks and blades of his body shifted back into his wolf form. "But will say you could move, kid, so what is your name?"

"My name," Ritsuka said as he got off the ground and stood tall. "is Ritsuka Fujimaru, and I am not gonna die!" The bullet in Ritsuka's head was fired, and blue circuits lit up across his skin.

The back of his hand glowed, and behind formed a magical circle of light.

"What the hell is that?"

"Hookwolf, he is doing some magic shit; kill him!" Rune shouted as Ritsuka felt a familiar feeling.

"You don't fucking have to tell me twice brat!" Hookworld roared as he lept at Ritsuka, but the Last Master stood unflinching.

"Come forth, my Servant!" Ritsuka shouted as the light behind him exploded, and Hookwolf was knocked away as his moving body was hit by a spiked ball on a chain, sending him flying into a building on the other side of the street.

"What the hell?" Rune shouted in shock, and Ritsuka could only smile as he looked behind him.

"Queen of the Amazons, Penthesilea heeds the call of the Last Master."

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A/N: Can't remember if Hooky can talk in metal mode but he can here due to crossover reasons.