A/N: Interesting greetings there and XYGirl2019 is here, and I would like to thank everyone that read the seventh chapter of the Multiverse Adventures While Riding On A Bus.
Anyway, enough chit-chat and let's dumpster dive with this story!
Disclaimer: With the exception of several OCs and concepts, I don't own anything.
Back at the large fort made of train cars where Ed the Lump and Rolf the Son of Shepherd are still seen doing a 'Gangnam' dance on top of a platform while Kevin the Jock, Youji Itami, Rex Salazar and Juugo Yama are still shooting at oncoming threats, and the rest are seen gathered in separate groups, having a conversation while waiting at the same time.
"How long are those two gonna dance?" Tadakuni questioned while staring at the dancing Ed and Rolf, "Because it's been thirty minutes since they've created this fort." he pointed out in disbelief.
"It's because this fort is only built for temporary use." Edd the Sockhead answered, "Meaning this fort could collapse at any time and to prevent that, Ed and Rolf are conditioned to dance to keep this place in tact." he explained.
"What kind of condition is that?!" Tadakuni squawked in panic.
"Don't worry, Ed and Rolf had max stamina, so they can keep this up until sundown." Double D reassured with a smile.
"I'm not convinced!" Tadakuni exclaimed.
Right behind Tadakuni and Double D, Ichigo Momomiya, Amity Blight, Luz Noceda, Heartful Punch and Undine Wells having a conversation while gathered around on separate logs.
"So, you girls got your powers from a dream?" Luz pointed out.
Undine nodded, "Yes." she confirmed, "Magical girls in our world usually received our powers in our early teens but some received their powers at ages eleven or thirteen as well." she shared, "On the night we receive our powers, we have the Dream, a special dream where we are visited by a Woman in White and granted us powers." she explained, "After the dream, our hair and eyes change color to those of our new form and remain those colors until we lose our powers or passes away, even when untransformed." she concluded.
HP rubs the back of her head, "Though we rarely dream of the Woman in White twice and usually do not remember the part of our dreams where we encounter her." she admitted.
"The way you got your powers is strange but intriguing at the same time." Amity commented.
HP chuckled in response, "You can say that again." she admitted in agreement.
Luz then turns to Ichigo, "And how did you get your powers?" she asked.
"I got my powers when my DNA got merged with an Iriomote cat." Ichigo answered, "Because of that, I gained certain cat-like abilities like being able to land easily after falling from a great distance and being able to predict the weather." she shared.
"Wow! Like a real cat." Undine uttered in awe.
"However when I get very excited or embarrassed, I turn into a small black cat and must kiss another animal or human in order to return to normal." Ichigo shared with a nervous smile.
Amity's eyes widen in surprise, "Really?" she asked.
"So, you and Luz are called witches, right?" HP assumed.
"Actually, I'm a witch while Luz is human." Amity corrected, "Though Luz is training to become a witch." she pointed out with a smile, "Both of us are currently resides in the Boiling Isles which is an archipelago it is made from the decaying remains of a fallen Titan and populated by magical creatures, predominantly witches and demons." she explained.
"Sounds like a dangerous place to live." Undine commented.
Luz chuckled, "Yeah..." she uttered, "... but everyone is used to it." she shared.
"But how is Luz the only human in the Boiling Isles?" HP asked.
Luz chuckled once again, "It's a long story." she replied.
And just inches away from the girls, the Goblin Slayer, Musashi the Brave Fencer, Ryuuko Matoi and Reisen Udongein Inaba are gathered around while sitting on separate logs and having a conversation.
"Why do you call yourself the Goblin Slayer?" Musashi questioned, "Is it because you slay goblins?" he assumed.
"You pretty much answered your question." Ryuuko pointed out with a blank look.
"I had reasons why I slay goblins." the Goblin Slayer replied, "Though I'll admit that I'm obsessed with killing as many goblins as possible." he admitted.
"Well, whatever your reasons, I won't blame you." Reisen replied, "I, myself, disliked goblins as well." she shared.
"What if you encountered a good-natured goblin?" Musashi asked.
The Goblin Slayer crossed his arms, "I do admit about the possibility of a "good" goblin but ultimately believe that the only "good" goblin was one who doesn't leave their cave." he stated.
Musashi shrugged his shoulders, "I guess so." he acknowledged.
Ryuuko looks up for a second before doing a double take upon seeing Ed and Rolf hitting each other as they dance, "What are those two doing?!" she exclaimed in shock.
The Goblin Slayer, Musashi and Reisen then all looked up and saw Ed and Rolf dancing while slugging each other on the face, "Are they hitting each other?" the rabbit youkai questioned in confusion, "Are they in some sort of argument?" she assumed.
"Judging by the smiles on their faces, I think not." the Goblin Slayer replied.
Musashi then turns to Double D and Tadakuni, "Eddward!" the samurai called which got the sock-wearing boy's attention, "What are those two doing?" he asked.
Double D looks at Ed and Rolf for a minute before turning back to Musashi and the rest, "Oh, they're just dancing." the brainiac replied with a smile.
"You call that dancing?!" Ryuuko squawked in disbelief.
"It's called 'That's My Horse'." Double D shared, "It is a folk song originating from Rolf's home country." he pointed out, "It is also accompanied by a dance to which the participants are to say to the others "That's my horse!" before causing intentional pain to them." he explained, "It is barbaric yet delightful dance if you ask me." he admitted.
"I agree with barbaric but not so much with delightful." Musashi replied.
Meanwhile, Eddy the Scammer climbs on the platform where Kevin, Youji, Rex and Juugo are still shooting at oncoming threats, he then walks towards them with a bummed expression.
"See anyone yet?" Eddy asked with an impatient tone.
Youji shook his head, "Sadly, no." he answered.
"We've been doing nothing but shoot down monkeys after monkeys after monkeys." Juugo stated.
Rex made another shot, "Correction, I shot down some sort of spider with a cat for a head." he shared.
"What the hell is wrong with this place?!" Yuugo exclaimed in disbelief.
Kevin stood on top of a pole while scanning the area when he noticed a group of people coming out from the forest, "Beep-beep-boo-bee-" he was saying before shaking his head, "Guys! I see people coming out from the forest!" he called out.
The rest then turns around to see Natsu Dragneel, Naruto Uzumaki, Monkey D. Luffy, Ichigo Kurosaki, Nanoha Takamachi, Fate Testarossa Harlaown, Rumi "Mirko" Usagiyama and Kaoruko "Kaos" Moeta running towards their fort.
Youji smiled in delight, "Looks like Eddward's plan worked after all." he mused before looking down, "Get ready to open the gates!" he beckoned, "Boys! Keep you guns up for any hostiles!" he advised.
"Hey! I can see another group coming towards us!" Rex announced.
"Me, too!" Juugo added.
On the left side, they saw Tsubomi Hanasaki, Erika Kurumi, Itsuki Myoudouin, Yuri Tsukikage, Yuna and Gingka Hagane coming from an open field and at the right side, they saw Yami Sukehiro and Mereoleona Vermillion running down a hill.
Youji then began to count, "That's the exact number of the remaining people that you've been looking for!" he announced.
"Great!" Eddy cheered in delight, "Now we can finally get out of this god-forbidden world!" he exclaimed.
"Open the gate!" Kevin beckoned.
The Goblin Slayer, Musashi, Tadakuni and Double D quickly opened the gate and the large number of people quickly rushed inside with Mereleona the first to enter and Gingka being the last, one ninja monkey tried to follow them but it's shot on the head by Kevin.
"Close the gate!" Kevin shouted.
The Goblin Slayer, Musashi, Tadakuni and Double D quickly closed the gate as the newcomers are panting heavily after running their way towards the fort.
"Finally..." Erika uttered, "... we're in a safe place." she wheezed.
"For now..." Yuri added.
Ichigo M., Amity, Luz, HP and Undine walked towards the newcomers and handed each of them a bottles of water, "Here have some drinks." Undine offered with a concern look.
Tsubomi accepted a bottle of water with a smile, "Thank you very much." she said in gratitude.
After rehydrating themselves, the newcomers introduced themselves towards the group of mixed individuals while Double D explained to the newcomers important details about their current situation.
"Eh?!" Ichigo M. squawked in surprise, "Your name is Ichigo, too?" she pointed out.
Ichigo K. rubs the back of his head, "Now this awkward." he commented.
Mereleona then turns to Double D, "So, you're the person from that large apparition that we saw." she pointed out, "I must say that you look more scrawny in person." she commented.
Double D chuckled, "I get that a lot." he admitted.
Yami crossed his arms, "So, what are you gonna do now?" he asked, "Are you going to send us back to our respective worlds?" he assumed.
"That would be the case if it weren't for a glaring problem." Eddy replied.
"What do you mean?" Nanoha asked in confusion.
Double D then spoke, "Like I said before, you were all taken away from your respective world by a mischievous entity and that entity is still at large, so we can't really send you all back to your worlds immediately because of the possibility that they could take you away again." he explained.
"I see." Yami uttered in acknowledgement.
"Are you saying that were stuck here?!" Gingka exclaimed in panic.
Double D shook his head, "Fortunately, no." he reassured, "My friends and I had a safe heaven-like base of operation where victims of this fiasco will be residing for the time being until everything is resolved." he explained.
Erika sighed in relief, "That's good." she uttered,
"So, when are we going to leave this world?" Yuna asked.
"I've already contacted our comrade and he'll be here in a minute." Double D replied.
Natsu's ears then perked up when he heard a familiar roar from the distance, "I suggest that you tell your friend to hurry up because I sensed a large threat coming towards us." he beckoned with gritted teeth.
"What do you mean?" Amity asked in confusion.
Suddenly, everyone heard a loud roaring noise from the distance when Naruto's eyes widen in realization, "Oh, fuck..." he uttered in disbelief.
"Guys!" Kevin called out, "We got company!" he announced.
Everyone then gathered on a higher platform of the fort and saw a group of ninja monkeys and samurai monkeys running out of the forest with fear on their faces when a large purple-colored sludge creature with black eyes and large mouth crawls out from the forest while letting out a nightmarish roar.
"What the fuck is that?!" Eddy shouted in shock.
"Is that an abomination?" Luz assumed.
"That's not an abomination, Luz." Amity replied, "I would have known if it was one." she said.
"Shit!" Ichigo K. cursed, "I can't believe that creature made it's way over here!" he exclaimed in disbelief.
"You've encountered this creature before?" Ryuuko assumed.
Fate nodded, "Yes." she confirmed, "We've encountered that creature several times before coming here." she stated, "I suggest that you don't go near that thing because it's very dangerous." she advised.
"Why?" Mereleona asked, "Can't we just take it down?" she suggested, "It looks dangerous but doesn't look too tough to me." she commented.
Fate shook her head, "Despite it's weak appearance, the creature is very indestructible." she pointed out, "We tried to take it down with our combined attacks but it's proven to be futile." she shared, "And add the fact that it can easily devour you with one swoop if it's tongue." she added, "Don't believe me?" she asked, "Go see it for yourself." she beckoned.
Everyone turns their attention back to the creature and the large monstrosity shot out a long purple-colored tongue, grabbing a large number of hostile monkeys before pulling them all inside it's mouth and devouring them whole, much to everyone's horror.
"Point taken." Mereleona acknowledged.
"Both Luffy and Mirko tried to take it down with their fists and nearly got devoured if it weren't for Naruto moving fast to save them." Nanoha shared.
"Shishishishi!" Luffy chuckled, "My bad." he admitted.
Mirko crossed her arms, "Ugh! You don't have to remind me of that!" she complained in annoyance.
"We better get out of here fast before that thing comes closer!" Youji beckoned.
Double D nodded, "Right!" he said in agreement, "To the back gates everyone!" he commanded.
Everyone quickly made their towards the gate at the other side of the fort and instead of opening the gates, Eddy and Rex smashed through the hinged barrier which gave everyone an easy exit.
"Ed! Rolf!" Double D called out, "Let's go!" he beckoned.
Ed and Rolf stopped dancing before dropping down from the top platform and then running out of the fort, and upon doing so, the fort immediately collapses into rubbles.
"I can't believe that the fort actually collapsed after those two stopped dancing." Ryuuko muttered in disbelief.
"Where do we go now?" Yami asked.
Suddenly, everyone saw a blast of bright light coming out from thin air and when the lights subsided, they saw a black-colored bus with blue highlights parked before their presence.
"There's our ride outta here!" Eddy cheered.
"Seriously?!" Gingka squawked in disbelief, "Our means of escape is a freakin' bus!" he exclaimed.
"I understand that you're all confused but we'll explain things later." Double D stated before opening the bus door, "Get inside everyone!" he beckoned, "We don't have much time!" he reminded.
Without further questionings, everyone quickly boarded the bus where they came across Jason the Watcher at the driver's seat and with Eddy entering the vehicle last, Jason started the bus as a blue portal appears in front of the vehicle before zooming through it.
And when the portal vanished in thin air, the mysterious large creature arrives at the same spot where the bus once stood and realized that everyone are gone, the creature then let's out a loud scream of frustration and anger.
CUT THE ROPE! That's the eighth chapter of this story and I hope that you all enjoyed it.
That's all I can share for now and I hope you'll look forward for the next chapter.