Libra assisted Wynne, using his own magic in order to help the man. Anything to prevent even more casualties today...
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Ty Lee was dead. "Both of them," said Wynne under her breath, whatever she meant by that.
Ellis, however, seemed to be alive. His eyes were closed and he was mumbling under his breath. He seemed hurt and delirious. Worry creased Wynne's face as she quickly started using magic to heal him.
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"Yeah, he's always surrounded by new people it seems," Mikoto said, crossing her arms. She sounded a bit upset, for whatever reason. "I mean--" A spark of electricity bounced off her, as if reacting to her emotions. "What are either of you doing here?!" She was talking to both Deoxys and Touma now. "What if you ran into your past selves?! It's dangerous!"
She looked away, clenching her fist. "Those skeletons... don't remind me. One of them is bound to show up if we talk about him." When she heard Little My's question, she looked a bit surprised and embarassed, but otherwise didn't respond.
"Well, we're not all quite with ODMA," Dorian said. "Can't say I'm happy to be throwing us all through time, but can't be helped, right?"
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Wade Wilson/Deadpool
Deadpool would look over at Quentin and feel so bad that he was so confused. It probably didn't help that he hadn't bothered to put him down, being so focused on the mission. " Well currently, we are at ODMA, getting ready to go into the past to find a Great Spirit in Touma's world," he replied back to him. He would pause for a beat. " Sorry about not giving you a choice like everyone else."
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Connor Walsh
" I know, Dorian. After traveling with you for so long, I know that sticking close is important as I can use modern weapons and learn fast, but I'm still a novice at actual fighting. I don't plan on leaving your side and that includes dying."
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Billy Batson/Shazam
" I think that there is a second question that should be more pressing issue to address. Were you the only ones here who got hurt or are there others still missing?" He asked.
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"Well, at least someone's having fun," Touma breathed in front of everyone. The boy was still none too eager to revisit his own dangerous past; he felt like he was breaking many unwritten rules by just being in the wrong place in time, but then again, maybe it was not too unlike being in a different dimension anyway.
"As amusing as witnessing the craft of fellow alchemists from different worlds can be, I'm afraid now is hardly the time for such frivolities," an unknown female voice suddenly said from behind however before the group could make much progress forward.
"Aah, well, fair enough, I guess," Touma said, before blinking. "... Wait, what."
Behind the group stood what looked like a young woman with lavender hair adorned in clothing of a darker purple, along with a few other figures behind, including an older looking woman with bright red hair.
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"You must be the team sent for us," the girl said flatly.
"Y-Yeah, you could say that," Touma said, gingerly scratching the back of his head. "I guess that makes you the ODMA squad?"
"Indeed. I am Sion Eltnam Atlasia, but simply Sion will do," she introduced herself, though seeming hardly one for pleasantries judging from the look on her face. "I suppose your arrival came none too soon as well, since our own teleporter is a bit worse for wear right now, even if it came in the form of a multiversal state of emergency," the girl continued, nodding briefly toward Dorian.
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"I guess it shouldn't have come as much of a surprise when we're talking manipulating time and space. All these people with time powers, I'm starting to almost feel a little less unique," the red-headed woman said with a bemused look, before looking to the group. "Aoko Aozaki. Don't call me Aoko. Charmed, I'm sure."
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"Haven't seen you in a while, Ao- Ms Aozaki," Ben says to the redhead, in mild awe, "you haven't changed a bit. How's life treating you?"
Turning to Sion, he adds, "name's Ben. Ben Tennyson."
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"World's number one genius beautiful girl alchemist, Cagliostro, right here~" Cagliostro glees.
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"Then what the heck do we call you then..." Severa muttered under her breath as these two new faces appeared. Gods, why did everyone involved in Multiversal affairs have to be so eccentric? Though out loud, she at least tried to hold her forked tongue. "So...have you guys seen any Great Spirits around here? They tend to look like weird kids."
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Little My turned her attention to the two newcomers. Sion, somehow, believes in the pseudoscience that is alchemy. Cagliostro was clearly using magic powers, which is way more valid than alchemy.
Aoko, meanwhile, looks like her mom, The Mymble. By extension, she looks like her sister, The Mymble. By extension, she looks like her other sister, and her other sister, and her other sister.
You get the point, Aoko looks like a Mymble.
Little My, though, didn’t mention that.
Instead, she said this:
“Hey! What’s the big idea? I was watching a magic show!”
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"Don't worry your pretty little heads," Mae replied to the two women. "We'll sort this out quick-like."
Bayonetta nodded. "Quite right, though I'd prefer if we'd not dally? Time travel despite all precautions is a fickle beast regardless."
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Some of the questions from the group fell on deaf ears. Both Natsu and Sting were not breathing. They were beyond saving.
The stimpack helped Piper further and seemed more awake now. She thought on what Billy said and shook her head. "I don't know," she said. she gave the area a brief look over. "It's... such a mess."
"A few people have already been moved to the infirmary," Wynne said. "Makoto and Kyoko will find out if anyone is missing." As for Libra's question, Wynne had to think for a moment. "Not that I am aware of," she admitted.
There were still a few more bodies. These included Hyun Ryu, Ellis, Bart Allen, Shi-Long Lang, and Ty Lee.
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"Ah, yes, the scenery," Dorian responded with a sharp tone. "How could I forget?" For Dorian, the multiverse was both fascinating and dull all at once. Like the concept of time travel, Dorian felt it was all just... too much. Too much danger, too much potential for evil men to subjugate others. As much as Dorian enjoyed meeting the people from new, varied worlds, he had to question if they would all be better off being in the dark about the multiverse.
"Hold on," Dorian then said, eyeing the red gem Schala possessed. It looked peculiarly like red lyrium... and judging by the woman's description of the stone, they shared similar properties as well. "Reminds me of something that can be found in my own world," he said to Schala. "Startlingly so, for I've heard from reliable sources that such material will eventually make one go mad. Be careful with that." Interestingly, a lot of Schala's world seemed similar to Thedas, but perhaps that was not too unreasonable, all things considered.
He then turned to Connor, giving him a bit of a smirk. "Oh, Connor, I know how smart you are, but you are someone I would describe as... impulsive. But obviously I would never let harm come to you."
Then, once the group ran into the others, a bolt of electricity flew through the air, aimed at Touma.
Of course, the one who made the attack knew he'd be fine.
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"What are you doing here?!" exclaimed Mikoto Misaka. She was glaring at Touma, her face red.
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FF backed away from Sting.
“This one’s dead!”
She then pulled out Ty Lee and began to use her stand, which is herself by the way, to attempt to heal her wounds. Hopefully saving her in time so she won’t die.
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Gods...this was far worse than it should be. All these casualties... "Thank you, Piper," he said, offering her a forced smile. "Make sure to rest. We will get to the bottom of this." As Foo Fighters moved on to Ty Lee, Libra made his way over to Ellis.
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Severa looked at Touma. "Gawds, you really have a knack for girl trouble, don't you?"
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Ben, with quick reflexes, dialed his Omnitrix the moment lightning came, but just as quickly, Touma's Imagine Breaker cancelled it out.
"Feedba- Oh yeah, he could do that."
Right before the gang was a Middle Schooler who probably wore shorts underneath her skirt.
"I'm seeing a recurring theme with the women of your life, Touma," Ben says as he briefly glances towards Severa, then glances away, hopefully before she could catch wind. He undials his Omnitrix as it returns to its resting position.
"So, you gonna comment on the inexplicable crowd surrounding him, lass?" Cagliostro asks the girl, "or does he just have people like us by his side every week or two?"
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"Man, dead piles always suck, huh?" Frank went up to Bart Allen and poked him on the head. "Do we expect zombies or somethin'? Cause that would be pretty lame."
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"Oh I like her," Bayonetta smirked looking on at Mikoto's assault at Touma. "Lower your finger darling. We're friendly." She looked over to Touma. "If it's better we are also not fully associated with the boy."
Mae as well seemed to have fun with the situation. "What is that? A familiar smell in the air! A tinge of...is that...drama?"
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Yennefer would also lay into Touma, giving him a once over. “Well, he’s not quite Geralt, but at least he can clean himself.” She said. She would back up Bayonetta. “Yes. We’re here from ODMA.”
"Touma Kamijou regularly encounters conflict with females. This is known." Deoxys flatly commented, having remained silent up until this point. It'd drift forward and halt just a few feet in front of Mikoto, the alien softly hovering in the air as it examined the girl inquisitively though it took a moment to recognize the bolts of electricity dancing between the girl's fingertips, a vision of the past resurfaced in Deoxys' mind - ruined houses, a hot dog stand, and a frustrated girl.
"Mikoto Misaka... I remember you as well during the Fiamma Incident. You were regularly accompanied by a pair of human skeletons. One of them was a vendor for food items."
Of course, Deoxys couldn't forget those two, as much as it'd like to. It turned it's head to Touma. "You recall the skeletons too, do you not?"
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Little My backed away from the new girl with the lightning powers.
Some fishy vibes comes from this girl. Something about her’s just... off.
“What’s up with you, too?” Little My nearly shouted, “Why’d you attack that dude who I don’t know?”
She was obviously referring to Touma, who she doesn’t know.
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Ty Lee was dead. "Both of them," said Wynne under her breath, whatever she meant by that.
Ellis, however, seemed to be alive. His eyes were closed and he was mumbling under his breath. He seemed hurt and delirious. Worry creased Wynne's face as she quickly started using magic to heal him.
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"Yeah, he's always surrounded by new people it seems," Mikoto said, crossing her arms. She sounded a bit upset, for whatever reason. "I mean--" A spark of electricity bounced off her, as if reacting to her emotions. "What are either of you doing here?!" She was talking to both Deoxys and Touma now. "What if you ran into your past selves?! It's dangerous!"
She looked away, clenching her fist. "Those skeletons... don't remind me. One of them is bound to show up if we talk about him." When she heard Little My's question, she looked a bit surprised and embarassed, but otherwise didn't respond.
"Well, we're not all quite with ODMA," Dorian said. "Can't say I'm happy to be throwing us all through time, but can't be helped, right?"
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Libra assisted Wynne, using his own magic in order to help the man. Anything to prevent even more casualties today...
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FOO FIGHTERS
Once again, FF backs away.
“This one’s gone, too!”
Taking a look at Shi-Long Lang, FF grits her teeth.
“Let’s hope you’re not dead, either,”
She begins to seal up his wounds with Foo Fighters.
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LITTLE MY
“Hello? Earth to stranger? I asked why you attacked him!”
Little My was not happy that Mikasa didn’t answer her question.
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Ty Lee was dead. "Both of them," said Wynne under her breath, whatever she meant by that.
Ellis, however, seemed to be alive. His eyes were closed and he was mumbling under his breath. He seemed hurt and delirious. Worry creased Wynne's face as she quickly started using magic to heal him.
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"Yeah, he's always surrounded by new people it seems," Mikoto said, crossing her arms. She sounded a bit upset, for whatever reason. "I mean--" A spark of electricity bounced off her, as if reacting to her emotions. "What are either of you doing here?!" She was talking to both Deoxys and Touma now. "What if you ran into your past selves?! It's dangerous!"
She looked away, clenching her fist. "Those skeletons... don't remind me. One of them is bound to show up if we talk about him." When she heard Little My's question, she looked a bit surprised and embarassed, but otherwise didn't respond.
"Well, we're not all quite with ODMA," Dorian said. "Can't say I'm happy to be throwing us all through time, but can't be helped, right?"
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Reiner Braun
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It was only when he got a close look at Natsu that Reiner realized he was gone. It wasn't the first time he had seen people die, nor was it the first casualty he had witnessed.
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He himself after all, had both directly and indirectly killed many in his life. Back when he had believed he was doing the world a favor, that he was somehow being a hero.
It wasn't until it was too late that he realized the true weight of his actions.
Until he had been given another chance, by a freak coincidence he doubted would ever happen again.
...
With that, he steeled himself, breathing a small sigh of relief as he saw that Ellis at least, had also made it.
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"I can't waste any more time." He muttered under his breath, and with that, tried to speed up the process of sifting through the remaining casualties.
Carefully, he would check each remaining body, listening closely for any signs that they were breathing, or in some way at least alive. If they were, he knew he wouldn't have much time to take action, so he would have to act fast...
Schala Zeal & Sophie
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Dorian's words initially startled Schala, as he had thought he had moved further ahead... But once she calmed herself somewhat, she found herself in thought as he also mentioned a similar kind of material from his home world.
Was there some connection? Or was it a coincidence? It was hard to say, but it did leave Schala with one, unsettling thought.
"Yes. It's... Possible dreamstone can drive someone mad. Perhaps, that is the reason my mother herself went mad with power. But I had always believed it was the source we drew it from. That Lavos himself had corrupted her mind." She said, shuddering a little.
Though she dared not say it out loud, she couldn't help but recall a strange theory she had stumbled across after she had been permanently seperated from Lavos' influence; thepossibility that dreamstone itself, was Lavos' creation. The source of his alien influence on the planet. The reason humans would one day be able to use magic.
Nevertheless, she eventually gave Dorian a gratefull smile for his insight. She doubted she could have ever understood her powers were it not for the help of those at the Coalition.
Soon enough though, her train of thought would be interrupted by Mikoto's sudden outburst, though as she realized why the reaction had been so extreme, Schala desperately scrambled to mediate the situation.
"W-... We're short on time! That's why we're here! I wish we could have informed you in advance, but the situation called for immediate action!" She stuttered a little, desperately trying to explain the reason as to why they were here.
...
In the meantime, a familiar head of brownish hair could be seen amongst the group that Schala and the others had joined up with. A woman in her early twenties, who had brandished a pistol at the sight of newcomers, only to sigh in relief and holster it again once she realized they were with the Coalition.
"Reinforcements... Thank goodness..." She said quietly.
Given the current situation. she knew they would need all the help they could get.
"Man, dead piles always suck, huh?" Frank went up to Bart Allen and poked him on the head. "Do we expect zombies or somethin'? Cause that would be pretty lame."
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"Oh I like her," Bayonetta smirked looking on at Mikoto's assault at Touma. "Lower your finger darling. We're friendly." She looked over to Touma. "If it's better we are also not fully associated with the boy."
Mae as well seemed to have fun with the situation. "What is that? A familiar smell in the air! A tinge of...is that...drama?"
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Shi-Long Lang was alive... but barely. He was not conscious and would likely need to be moved to the infirmary.
Ellis seemed to get better pretty quickly, but he still seemed out of it. He opened his eyes and had a glassy-eyed look. "Where...?"
Hyun Ryu had passed away in the blast. Bart Allen was still alive, but barely. He would need to be moved like Lang.
"Yeah, he's always surrounded by new people it seems," Mikoto said, crossing her arms. She sounded a bit upset, for whatever reason. "I mean--" A spark of electricity bounced off her, as if reacting to her emotions. "What are either of you doing here?!" She was talking to both Deoxys and Touma now. "What if you ran into your past selves?! It's dangerous!"
She looked away, clenching her fist. "Those skeletons... don't remind me. One of them is bound to show up if we talk about him." When she heard Little My's question, she looked a bit surprised and embarassed, but otherwise didn't respond.
"Well, we're not all quite with ODMA," Dorian said. "Can't say I'm happy to be throwing us all through time, but can't be helped, right?"
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"I look different? I didn't even recognize you there for a sec, kid," Aoko said, taking a moment to recognize Ben. Indeed, from the adventure in Gotham to Aoko's present in the Fiamma Incident, it had only been just a couple of months. To that end... "You musta been half as tall as me back then. Life's been pretty calm, except for the part where I bumped into these gals on a top-secret mission to look for some Junko girl!"
"A Junko girl, and a Great Spirit now," Touma added. "Though, I guess those two things aren't related, so we'd have to table--?!" He began, before she busted into the scene.
FSSSH!
The bolt of electricity that flew through the air quickly dissipated as abruptly as it appeared, followed by a sharp piercing sound as Touma -- as though having predicted the bolt beforehand -- swiftly extended his right arm out, the power of his Imagine Breaker harmlessly negating the electricity. And who else was the vendor of that electricity than a certain middle schooler electromaster...
"Don't worry, don't worry. That's just how she says hello. Her name's Misaka, by the way. Mikoto Misaka," the spiky-haired boy said unceremoniously to Little My, as though seemingly used to it by now, before he blinked as though coming to a realization.
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"Wait, wait! What am I doing here?! What are you doing here?! Hold on, which Misaka are you?! Are you the Misaka native to my world so us meeting like this is a time paradox?! Or are you Alternate Misaka who was already there during the Fiamma Incident, and this meeting is still a time paradox?!"
"From your perspective, she is Alternate Misaka from the future. That is, your present, as she time traveled with us for the mission. I suppose you could say she's a temporary ODMA member for the time being," Sion flatly responded, as if easily trying to simplify this inherently complicated situation.
"So the same Misaka who asked Carissa to send Alternate Me her homemade cookies before Alternate Me had even met Carissa?!"
Who would have thought his fleeting comment from the first chapter would come back around again?
"I have no idea what's going on," Aoko laughed.
As everyone started dogpiling on Touma in the meantime, the boy only gave a depressed sigh, as though also completely used to this by now, choosing instead to bypass all of that as he spoke again. "For the record... Yes, I remember the skeletons," Touma responded to Deoxys, scratching his head. "And I thought I hallucinated them for a long time."
Facing Misaka again, Touma put a hand on his hip, before going on. "So? Did you have a lead on where this Great Spirit Muzét is? Or just, any weird energy readings throughout this fused world?"
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"B-Because he deserved it," Mikoto finally said, exasperated. She shot Touma a tired look when he started going on about alternate versions. "I don't even know what you're talking about. I've been... all over time at this point. I barely know where I'm supposed to even be at this point. All thanks to that girl...!"
She let out a sigh. "Junko Enoshima, right? I can sort of... sense where she is. Vaguely. But I guess we're not looking for her now?"
"It's complicated," Dorian said, sounding exasperated himself. "But apparently the Great Spirit could know you were looking for Junko, if she wants us to find her."
"Well, without Ilona, it's going to be more difficult. But I know I can do it."
Mikoto closed her eye and electricity began to slowly build around her. The air grew slightly heavy with static and the group felt energy hum in their ears.
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As the electricity built up stronger and stronger, it started to pull toward a certain direction. Mikoto opened her mouth and let out a slow breath. The electricity started to die down and she opened her eyes.
"A clock tower, somewhere in that direction. There's something going on there."
Dorian lifted his staff. "All aboard then, make sure you stay inside the magic circle."
Magical energy surrounded the group in a circle. After just a moment, the entire group was transported to somewhere new.
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"Time to see what these Great Spirits are all about." Yennefer said as she began moving up the stairs to the roof. It was a nice enough day, and it would be a pity to be trapped outside in such a beautiful city."I'd advise that one group split off and clear a path toward the Rooftop. If I'm wrong, then I imagine your Great Spirit might be there, where this Autumn air is in full bloom, rather than being stuck holed up in some random room here. But if I'm right, then all the same, the rooftop will make for a good rendezvous point should we need to try again."
"That's right," Fiamma's voice answered Ben over the group communicator. "No telling just what I'm exactly doing at that point in time, but whatever the case, you can afford to overlook that, can't you?"
"A clock tower? Why would--" Touma began to utter to Misaka, before Dorian's magic circle suddenly transported the team to a brand new location. Except for Aoko. Oops. And right before she got a chance to say to Ben "say hi to Jotaro for me," mostly as a joke. After all, wouldn't it be an amazing coincidence if Ben and Jotaro were hanging out too?
Heh.
Fwoosh!
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Indeed, the next thing the time traveling group knew, they were in the hallway of an unfamiliar building of stone and brick inside, the windows exposing the group to a bright, healthy sun that seemed completely unaware of the turbulent times they were facing right now. The hallway at present seemed empty, fortunately for the group. No need for confusing time paradoxes. Or at least, more.
"... Well, here we are," Touma said, furrowing his brow. "But are you sure there's a big energy presence here? What's so special about this place in particular?" He questioned Misaka, before Sion stepped in to answer instead.
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"This isn't just any clock tower. This is the Clock Tower of England, the headquarters of the Mage's Association in my world, this world," she explained, a grimace still plastered on her face, though for not much reason in particular. "The first thing to note for the purpose of the mission though, the Clock Tower also functions as a school for up-and-coming mages. We'll have to be careful not to attract any unwanted attention," Sion went on.
"Looks like it's the weekend right now," Touma said facetiously, gesturing toward the tentatively empty corridor in which they stood. "England again though, huh? Magicians really like this place, between this world and mine. I wonder how far Buckingham Palace is from here."
Ignoring the boy's words, the lavender girl continued unperturbed. "In any case, Ms. Misaka's enhanced abilities, even with the aid from our... other squadmates, is unfortunately unable to exactly pinpoint any more than the general location. That said, it may be prudent to split up into approximately two groups, not only to cover more ground but also to minimize the risk of being caught, if only by a little," Sion suggested, deciding to tentatively act as the team leader for the time being apparently.
"Any ideas on where to start then?"
"..." Sion remained silent for a moment, taking a pause as if to think, holding her chin pensively, before making a decision, her expression even more grave than usual. "I... have a hypothesis on what the energy presence here in particular might be. I can only hope that I'm wrong, but we have to be prepared for every outcome," she said, taking another pause to take a breath, before speaking again.
"I'd advise that one group split off and clear a path toward the Rooftop. If I'm wrong, then I imagine your Great Spirit might be there, where this Autumn air is in full bloom, rather than being stuck holed up in some random room here. But if I'm right, then all the same, the rooftop will make for a good rendezvous point should we need to try again."
"I think I can make that work. And the second group?"
"To follow me through the Hallway. If you'll all entertain my personal hypothesis, regardless of whether your Great Spirit is around here or not, we're bound to find... something interesting," Sion said vaguely. "Speak now, or hold your piece. Time is of the essence, if you're all ready to make your decision."
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Chise would use her heightened senses to try and listen to Ellis' muttering, while trying to help Reiner check the remaining bodies for any signs of life, and would attempt to heal anyone who was still alive with her magic.
Glancing up at Frank, Chise's brows furrowed.
"I guess you've seen 'dead piles' a lot, huh?" She asked, a bit unsure what to think of his comment. The way he just...brushed it off was a bit unsettling, but maybe he was just so used to it that it stopped bothering him.
She...didn't wish for anyone to get to that point, it was a sad thing to dwell on too long.
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Sometimes, women were harsh with their truths, other times they were downright scary.
Shigure winced slightly as everyone ganged up on Touma. Something about this seemed...oddly familiar, in a sense. Who did it remind him of, though?
At least things seemed to settle down a bit with the change of topics, even if he had a feeling he didn't want to know about the skeleton they were speaking of--at least not at this moment.
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"I look different? I didn't even recognize you there for a sec, kid," Aoko said, taking a moment to recognize Ben. Indeed, from the adventure in Gotham to Aoko's present in the Fiamma Incident, it had only been just a couple of months. To that end... "You musta been half as tall as me back then. Life's been pretty calm, except for the part where I bumped into these gals on a top-secret mission to look for some Junko girl!"
"A Junko girl, and a Great Spirit now," Touma added. "Though, I guess those two things aren't related, so we'd have to table--?!" He began, before she busted into the scene.
FSSSH!
The bolt of electricity that flew through the air quickly dissipated as abruptly as it appeared, followed by a sharp piercing sound as Touma -- as though having predicted the bolt beforehand -- swiftly extended his right arm out, the power of his Imagine Breaker harmlessly negating the electricity. And who else was the vendor of that electricity than a certain middle schooler electromaster...
"Don't worry, don't worry. That's just how she says hello. Her name's Misaka, by the way. Mikoto Misaka," the spiky-haired boy said unceremoniously to Little My, as though seemingly used to it by now, before he blinked as though coming to a realization.
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"Wait, wait! What am I doing here?! What are you doing here?! Hold on, which Misaka are you?! Are you the Misaka native to my world so us meeting like this is a time paradox?! Or are you Alternate Misaka who was already there during the Fiamma Incident, and this meeting is still a time paradox?!"
"From your perspective, she is Alternate Misaka from the future. That is, your present, as she time traveled with us for the mission. I suppose you could say she's a temporary ODMA member for the time being," Sion flatly responded, as if easily trying to simplify this inherently complicated situation.
"So the same Misaka who asked Carissa to send Alternate Me her homemade cookies before Alternate Me had even met Carissa?!"
Who would have thought his fleeting comment from the first chapter would come back around again?
"I have no idea what's going on," Aoko laughed.
As everyone started dogpiling on Touma in the meantime, the boy only gave a depressed sigh, as though also completely used to this by now, choosing instead to bypass all of that as he spoke again. "For the record... Yes, I remember the skeletons," Touma responded to Deoxys, scratching his head. "And I thought I hallucinated them for a long time."
Facing Misaka again, Touma put a hand on his hip, before going on. "So? Did you have a lead on where this Great Spirit Muzét is? Or just, any weird energy readings throughout this fused world?"
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Shi-Long Lang was alive... but barely. He was not conscious and would likely need to be moved to the infirmary.
Ellis seemed to get better pretty quickly, but he still seemed out of it. He opened his eyes and had a glassy-eyed look. "Where...?"
Hyun Ryu had passed away in the blast. Bart Allen was still alive, but barely. He would need to be moved like Lang.
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"B-Because he deserved it," Mikoto finally said, exasperated. She shot Touma a tired look when he started going on about alternate versions. "I don't even know what you're talking about. I've been... all over time at this point. I barely know where I'm supposed to even be at this point. All thanks to that girl...!"
She let out a sigh. "Junko Enoshima, right? I can sort of... sense where she is. Vaguely. But I guess we're not looking for her now?"
"It's complicated," Dorian said, sounding exasperated himself. "But apparently the Great Spirit could know you were looking for Junko, if she wants us to find her."
"Well, without Ilona, it's going to be more difficult. But I know I can do it."
Mikoto closed her eye and electricity began to slowly build around her. The air grew slightly heavy with static and the group felt energy hum in their ears.
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As the electricity built up stronger and stronger, it started to pull toward a certain direction. Mikoto opened her mouth and let out a slow breath. The electricity started to die down and she opened her eyes.
"A clock tower, somewhere in that direction. There's something going on there."
Dorian lifted his staff. "All aboard then, make sure you stay inside the magic circle."
Magical energy surrounded the group in a circle. After just a moment, the entire group was transported to somewhere new.
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“Breather! This one’s alive! Think he needs medical, not even my Stand could heal him!”
With one arm, FF lifted Lang onto her shoulder.
“Any of ya wanna take the others? I got a bag full of water on one shoulder and a man who needs attention on my other.”
She then would proceed to the infirmary with, Lang on her shoulder.
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Connor offered Dorian his own reaction back that was just as unphased as always. " Being a little bit impulsive is a part of my charm, can't change that at all, I'll try to be careful while we are out in the field. Don't need to lose you."
Wade joined the others with Quentin to see where they would go.
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" I got Bart, I'll make sure that he gets to the infirmary as well," he replied, using his super strength and own super speed to get Bart to the Infirmary as quickly as possible.
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"Ah, so you know we're from the future... you're from the future too. You can hide and these two can't because you've got all these clones lurking around. Even if Deoxys could use the excuse of being another of his species, past Deoxys will see right through...
... both of them will be spotted huh? Does that mean Fiamma's rampaging and being all evil right now?"
"Junko, Junko... I think I remember that name." Ben says to Aoko. "I don't think I'll need Wildmutt to be able to smell the sass from a mile away."
Ben stood still as all were being transported to the clock tower.
"Yeah, I'm getting all of this."
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"That's right," Fiamma's voice answered Ben over the group communicator. "No telling just what I'm exactly doing at that point in time, but whatever the case, you can afford to overlook that, can't you?"
"A clock tower? Why would--" Touma began to utter to Misaka, before Dorian's magic circle suddenly transported the team to a brand new location. Except for Aoko. Oops. And right before she got a chance to say to Ben "say hi to Jotaro for me," mostly as a joke. After all, wouldn't it be an amazing coincidence if Ben and Jotaro were hanging out too?
Heh.
Fwoosh!
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Indeed, the next thing the time traveling group knew, they were in the hallway of an unfamiliar building of stone and brick inside, the windows exposing the group to a bright, healthy sun that seemed completely unaware of the turbulent times they were facing right now. The hallway at present seemed empty, fortunately for the group. No need for confusing time paradoxes. Or at least, more.
"... Well, here we are," Touma said, furrowing his brow. "But are you sure there's a big energy presence here? What's so special about this place in particular?" He questioned Misaka, before Sion stepped in to answer instead.
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"This isn't just any clock tower. This is the Clock Tower of England, the headquarters of the Mage's Association in my world, this world," she explained, a grimace still plastered on her face, though for not much reason in particular. "The first thing to note for the purpose of the mission though, the Clock Tower also functions as a school for up-and-coming mages. We'll have to be careful not to attract any unwanted attention," Sion went on.
"Looks like it's the weekend right now," Touma said facetiously, gesturing toward the tentatively empty corridor in which they stood. "England again though, huh? Magicians really like this place, between this world and mine. I wonder how far Buckingham Palace is from here."
Ignoring the boy's words, the lavender girl continued unperturbed. "In any case, Ms. Misaka's enhanced abilities, even with the aid from our... other squadmates, is unfortunately unable to exactly pinpoint any more than the general location. That said, it may be prudent to split up into approximately two groups, not only to cover more ground but also to minimize the risk of being caught, if only by a little," Sion suggested, deciding to tentatively act as the team leader for the time being apparently.
"Any ideas on where to start then?"
"..." Sion remained silent for a moment, taking a pause as if to think, holding her chin pensively, before making a decision, her expression even more grave than usual. "I... have a hypothesis on what the energy presence here in particular might be. I can only hope that I'm wrong, but we have to be prepared for every outcome," she said, taking another pause to take a breath, before speaking again.
"I'd advise that one group split off and clear a path toward the Rooftop. If I'm wrong, then I imagine your Great Spirit might be there, where this Autumn air is in full bloom, rather than being stuck holed up in some random room here. But if I'm right, then all the same, the rooftop will make for a good rendezvous point should we need to try again."
"I think I can make that work. And the second group?"
"To follow me through the Hallway. If you'll all entertain my personal hypothesis, regardless of whether your Great Spirit is around here or not, we're bound to find... something interesting," Sion said vaguely. "Speak now, or hold your piece. Time is of the essence, if you're all ready to make your decision."
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It was working! As he continued healimg, Libra smiled at Ellis. "You're in Knowhere," he said, being careful with his words in order to not overwhelm the young man. "There was an explosion a few minutes ago. We're trying to find out what happened, so please just relax as we help you recover.
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"Well the way you're talking, this hallway sounds like somewhere I need to be!" Sure they needed to find the Great Spirit, but like...come on. You can't be totally vague like that and NOT expect people to be interested!
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Little My began jumping up and down in her spot.
“Oh! Oh! I wanna see something interesting! I’m heading with you, Sign-On! Hallway! Hallway! Hallway!”
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"Time to see what these Great Spirits are all about." Yennefer said as she began moving up the stairs to the roof. It was a nice enough day, and it would be a pity to be trapped outside in such a beautiful city.
"Well, as long as don't get caught in past you's crossfire," Ben responds to Fiamma, "we're avoiding time paradoxes anyways."
"I can probably do that too," Ben comments on Deoxys' methods as he too heads for the Rooftop, "but I think I'll stay with you guys and do it the old fashioned away just in case something crops up."
"I think I'd be more interested in what goes deep than what goes up. It's not like you guys are going to the moon or anything," Cagliostro says as she goes towards the Hallways.
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