"Whoever fights monsters should see to it that in the process he does not become a monster. And when you look into the abyss, the abyss gazed back into you."
— Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche
CIS Productions Presents
A Legends of Multi-Universe Crossover
LOTM: Witnesses of Sleepy Hollow & Sword of Kings
The Corbin Files
Chapitre Trois
Based on Sleepy Hollow, American Horror story, Once Upon A Time and Danganronpa
Based upon "Legends of Sleepy Hollow" and "Rip Van Winkle" by Washington Irving
Based upon "Peter Pan"
A storyline by Officer Candy Apple and Prime ShockWaveTX
Previously on LOTM: Crossover - The Corbin Files...[]
(Vital dialogs only)
Sonia Nevermind: (voice only) Previously on LOTM: Crossover - The Corbin Files...
All people in the hall gathered to Katarina and Junko walked to her with satisfaction. Katarina went straight to La Folia and comforted her. La Folia was surprised to see Katarina.
Katarina: Are you hurt?
La Folia: What are you doing here? They'll kill you!
Katarina: Don't worry, La Folia. I'll be fine. Acqua and Kyouko were outside the curtain and they shall take actions as soon as... AHHH!!!
Before Katarina could finish, Junko had attacked her from behind. Katarina fell on the ground, and Junko abducted her as a hostage as well. Mukuro grabbed her sword and threw it away, while Junko started dragging Katarina on the stage and held her neck at the knife point.
Junko: Let's get this started, huh? Mukuro, go and check the curtain to see if there is anyone that attempted stop us.
Mukuro: Don't worry. (went on her way) No matter who they are, I will let them taste the feast of my bullet rains.
Mukuro went there, but was punched by Acqua and had her machine gun taken and thrown away. After knocking Mukuro unconscious, Acqua rushed out of the curtain and started a fight with the KnightWalkers. Those KnightWalker troops were hiding among the guests, but now they revealed themselves when Acqua broke in.
During the fight Acqua took down several KnightWalkers and used his magic to cover Kyouko, and the latter walked straight forward through the mist and then held her gun to Junko. Acqua also aimed his magical crucifix to Junko, but the situation soon went sticky, since Junko had already dragged Katarina on the stage while cutting a bit of scar on her neck.
Kyouko: DROP THE KNIFE!!!
Acqua: I don't have a clear shot.
La Folia: Stay calm, Katarina.
Junko: Ooh, seems like we are in a sticky situation now. (to Kyouko) Well, what do we have here? The Ultimate Detective herself is here! Why are you here? Aren't you now searching for Sonia? She's "fine", I can inform you, and I warn you not to come closer or Katarina will die. (to Katarina) What do you think, Katarina? Want to boost our ratings, huh? Heh-heh-heh-eee-ah-ha-ha-ha! Smile!
Sonia's face returned into Kyouko's memories.
Kyouko: Get rid from that stupid grins on your faces, Junko! You are too worthless to speak Sonia's name. You cannot be compared to a hair of her! In addition, do not harm Katarina either, or I will kill you instantly!
Junko: I'll see what you can do. Now, detective, had you had thoughts of killing someone that made your life miserable or took your best friend away? Now, it's the time, and you will never see Sonia and Katarina alive again!
Michael: I said, enough!
Junko was surprised to hear the voice. At this point, Michael Langdon had regained his consciousness and stood up immediately. Misogi attempted to stop him, but was punched in the nose and fell. At the same time, Junko turned to Michael and stared at him, but Michael simply waved and several spears appeared out of nowhere and stabbed right through Junko.
In pain, Junko yelled and dropped the knife, and everyone in the hall was shocked. Katarina broke free and hugged with La Folia. Michael walked closer and looked at Junko as she fell on the floor.
Junko: No, what have you...
Michael: I know... I know... this is not in the part of your plan. I'm sorry, Junko, since I never wanted to kill someone... but now you see, with your death, there is "hope" for all of us but you. Taste your own medicine of Despair, Junko, and fall into "sleep" like death, a sleep you will never awaken.
Junko: No, you *coughs blood* don't understand... that "Mr. Unknown"... promised me... that I was gonna... be...
Junko did not finish her words and then her breath simply stopped. A twisted and scornful grin appeared on her face. Michael soon walked back, touching his own head and sighed in relief. Suddenly, Eckidina was alarmed and dragged Misogi to the blue closet in a fast speed.
Asuha: Kyouko! Stop her!
Kyouko ran straight towards Eckidina and Misogi, but she was too late. Eckidina had closed the blue closet without saying goodbye. When Kyouko opened the blue closet, she found it empty.
Then, Kyouko took a careful look at Junko's body and could not speak a word. Asuha went forward and checked Junko's breathing.
Asuha: Junko Enoshima... is dead...
Misogi was then threw out from the hotel and fell on a bush, unhurt. When he stood up, Misogi was shocked to find Katarina and her friends standing in front of her. He was scared but then he immediately stood up, cleaning his hair and bowed to her.
Misogi: Good morning, Katarina.
Asuha: Looking at the sky, I saw many stars, but why on Earth did you say "Good Morning"?
Mana: (to Asuha) Can't you see that? His brain must of been hit and it made him a fool. (to Misogi) Misogi, why are you here?
Misogi: Good question, ahem, good question. The answers had two.
Katarina: Tell us the right one and don't lie to us.
Misogi: Okay... (knelt and wept) Have pity on me, you all. Just then, Eckidina blamed her failed show in the night on me so she threw me out of the hotel. She must have deserted me and went away on her own.
La Folia: And why are you here? You should go to the police.
Misogi: Standing on the pavement, I was waiting for you.
Asuha: Why is that? You want to give yourself in to us?
Misogi: (frowned) That's the second part. Part one is... well, frankly speaking, I don't have enough money to pay the bill.
Girls: !!!
Katarina: So you want us to pay for you!?
Misogi: Or else?
Unknown Grand Grimoire Figure
Katarina and her friends looked suspiciously at Misogi, but then, Mana heard something and turned back. She saw a hooded man standing 15 meters behind them and spoke in a deep and distorted voice.
Unknown: Leave him alone, Katarina.
Mana: Who is there? Who are you
Unknown: I am your nightmare. (to Misogi) Misogi, leave this to me. I will pay your bill and... now it is time for the show.
Katarina: What do you call yourself?
Unknown: Is that really important? La Folia, you are lucky that you did not take fall of my crime and escaped the accusation, and you and your friends are lucky to escape the show I planned, and you are lucky to have a savior slay Junko Enoshima for all of you, but you will be less lucky from now on.
La Folia: You are the assassin!
Unknown: Of course I am. Pleasure to meet you, my friends.
Asuha: Friends? Who are your so-called friends? You are such a disgusting and wicked son of a---
Unknown: Whatever you say. I will hide myself in somewhere you don't know, and before that, I need to complete my work, don't you think so, Eckidina?
Katarina and her friends were all shocked and turned back, to find that Eckidina (who appeared out of nowhere) looking at them deviously. Misogi was standing behind her.
Katarina: It's a trap! Misogi is a distraction!
Eckidina: Now... be travelers, my dear.
Then, with a twisted smile, Eckidina revealed the Grand Grimoire behind her and cast a spell written in an old language. A portal appeared and Katarina was sucked into the portal. La Folia and others tried to pull Katarina out but they were sucked in as well. They went into a time tunnel and suddenly separated.
Time Tunnel[]
In the time tunnel, Katarina had saw every sad events and things from the past she hated to see: the smiling face of Aki Honda, the war that made Earth a living hell, and finally the death of Eugen Katsuragi.
Suddenly, Katarina saw something she had not seen before: a barren forest. In the forest, she saw four riders coming, riding in their horses with different colors and holding different weapons. Confusingly, one of them had no head.
Katarina: What in God's name...
Corbin's Cabin (2013)[]
Katarina saw August Corbin's cabin and asked.
Katarina: Is this August Corbin's cabin?
Knapp: He has two houses. The bigger house is in the town and you will live there if you want. Sheriff is on duty now and I will introduce him to you when he comes back.
Katarina: Why would he buy two houses?
Knapp: It's a long story, and I will explain to you later. Now, open the door. It is not locked since the lock was broken and was yet to be repaired. After an unpleasant event happened in 2012 Christmas, I will guard the house with a new friend of mine when the Sheriff was on duty.
Katarina: OK.
Katarina opened the door and got into it. Then, she was surprised to see La Folia and other friends sitting near a Christmas tree.
All: Happy New Year, Katarina! (suddenly stopped as they saw Katarina's altered looks)
Katarina: La Folia! I'm... glad to see you guys here!
La Folia: Are you... Katarina?
Katarina: Yes, I am, in this coat.
Mana: We mean... are you Katarina... or the ghost of Katarina?
Katarina: I am not a ghost! Why are you here?
Asuha: Why are YOU here?
Suddenly, a large mirror beside Katarina started to glow orange lights, and Katarina turned to see. She saw Sister Mary Eunice inside the mirror, smiling to her in a friendly manner.
Sister Mary Eunice: (appears in a mirror) You are here due to destiny. I led your friends here, and my friend led you here. It is not coincidence after all. It is destiny.
Katarina: Who are you?
Sister Mary Eunice: I'm Sister Mary Eunice. Good to know you.
Katarina: I'm Katarina Coteau. What is it going on, Sister?
Sister Mary Eunice: I'll explain everything to you later. From your friend, I had managed to know some about how you came here, warriors from another world. Katarina, you think that your enemy named Eckidina KnightWalker had sent you back in time, don't you? She did, but she was not acting along. A mysterious man gave her a book - a magic book written by the English occultist, John Dee.
Katarina: Who gave her the book?
Sister Mary Eunice: I'm uncertain, but there is one thing for sure: He is the real assassin who committed the murder of the future Vatican. (to La Folia) La Folia, he stole your wallet and ID card. HE framed you.
La Folia: Oh, my God... we just met him before we arrived here.
Sister Mary Eunice: Oh, pardon my forgetfulness...
Katarina: That's OK. So how do I get back?
Sister Mary Eunice: There is no way back until you help the two Witness through their first test.
Katarina: What do you mean?
Sister Mary Eunice: The assassin wanted more than just driving you to the past. I suspect he wants more, though I don't know why. A red haired witch had told me about this turbulence from the future that might cause the timeline's changing, and he is the turbulence. Katarina, you need to listen to what I am going to say...
Katarina: I'm listening.
La Folia: Tell us, Sister.
Sister Mary Eunice: Listen, it is all started about the First Witness, Ichabod Crane...
Rome (2036)[]
That Rome, 2036, something bad is happening to Rome... something really, really bad.
Reporter: This night, Junko Enoshima who was supposed to be dead, had been turned out to be alive and she escaped the morgue by killing two of the guards. She then busted her henchwoman, Mukuro, and all of her companions out from the prison. An hour later, after knowing he had failed to kill Junko, Bishop Michael Langdon of New Orleans had took actions. He signed a warrant for arresting Junko Enoshima and the Ultimate Despair members, and he promised to find Katarina Coteau and her friends who had been missing since their encounter with Eckidina KnightWalker. Now, Eckidina, Misogi and Junko are still at large. The Roman Catholic Church has now officially announced that they will raise a papal election and Pope Matthai Reese had confirmed that he is about to retire from his position, and Junko's murderous escapades left a deep impression on Rome for--- षसहॐक़ख़ग़ज़ड़ढ़फ़य़ॠॡ।॥०१२३ ४५६७८९ॲॻॼॽ ॾॿঅআইঈউঊঋঌ এঐওঔকখগঘঙচ ছজঝঞটঠডঢণত থদধনপফবভময রলশষসহঽৎড়ঢ় য়ৠৡ১২৩৪৫৬৭ ৮৯ৰৱ৲৳৴৵৶৷ ৸৹৺ਅਆਇਈਉਊਏ ਐਓਔਕਖਗਘਙਚਛ ਜਝਞਟਠਡਢਣਤਥ ਦਧਨਪਫਬਭਮਯਰ ਲਲ਼ਵਸ਼ਸਹਖ਼ਗ਼ਜ਼ੜ ਫ਼੦੧੨੩੪੫੬੭੮ ੯ੲੳੴઅઆઇઈઉઊ ઋઌઍએઐઑઓઔકખ ગઘઙચછજઝઞટઠ ડઢણતથદધનપફ બભમયરલળવશષ...
The news reporting soon was cut down and replaced by Junko's Despair Video Tape made of the footage from the horrid performance in the City Hall. Many viewers suffered mental breakdown and cackled insanely as Junko made her announcement on screen.
Junko: [Like we said... NO ONE IS GETTING OUT OF HERE ALIVE... HAHAHAHAHAHA...]
Tragedies had soon spreading across the whole Rome once again.
A bar patron watched the tape fell into despair and cackled insanely before smashing his costumer with a empty bottle. A child watching the tape laughed out loudly while his parents were arguing from behind, and then he grabbed a kitchen knife and stabbed them both. Two men in front of a TV shop witnessed the news as well and then they robbed the shop and killed its owner. Then, one of the men stabbed his friend to death all of a sudden. The blood sprayed on the TV screen as Junko made her announcements. The final images were featuring members of Ultimate Despair's horrible rendezvous - among them, there is Sonia Nevermind - while Junko was laughing and could not stop laughing at all, at all.
Junko: [People will learn despair from me! DESPAIR OF TOMORROW! DESPAIR OF THE UNKNOWN! DESPAIR OF YOUR MEMORIES! HAHAHAHAHAHA!!!]
- Junko: [Hā, há, hǎ, hà! AWHAHA, OH~~ Looks like desperation is everywhere. I think that went quite well. Now, BISHOP MICHAEL LANGDON, CATCH ME IF YOU CAN!!! AHAHAHAHAHA!!!]
Braircliff Asylum's site (2036)[]
The workers were all shocked to find the rot and disfigured corpse. They screamed in fear when suddenly, they saw a nun, dressed in white from top to the bottom and wept blood, was staring at them. This gave them even more shock and they screamed louder.
Workers: Who are you?! Stay away from us! AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!
White Nun: Yes, you found something. Now, OUT OF MY SIGHT.
The two workers then lost their eyesight when the White Nun stabbed through their eyes with pins, and then the White Nun sliced through their throat, killing them.
Bathed in blood, the White Nun had transformed "herself" after summoning a red aura around "her" and became the Unknown Grand Grimoire Figure, revealing them to be one and the same. He stared at the corpse and smiled.
Unknown: So... Constance, it's been a long time since we met last time. They'll never know what you had made into - what I had made you into. I KILLED YOU. Now, people around, I hope you'll consider this as a warning. Now, I must fix my own mistake on my own.
Then, the Unknown Grand Grimoire Figure had burned down the corpse of Concetance. He picked out a quill from his pocket and tainted it with the worker's blood.
Unknown: Eckidina is so gullible. Now, people from the world. I declare my involvement in this war on all of you... and I will bring a even GREATER war on you. All of you will taste the fear. You will all plunge into... what is like to lose faith. Nice work you do, Katarina, to make yourself involved into this faithless pit. Wait till I become the pope, and I will hold one of the greatest powers of Christianity in my palm. I am coming for all of you... and you will all die after I hang your name on it.
Writing the name "Katarina Coteau" on the card with the workers' blood, the Unknown Grand Grimoire Figure returned back to Braircliff. He went into the place where Dr. Arthur Arden did his crazy experiment. Then, he hanged the card with Katarina's name on the wall, placing it beside many other cards. Those names (including Katarina's name) are:
Ichabod Crane, as a lieutenant in Queen's Royal Regiment, arrived at a house under his superior's command. His superior, Colonel Banastre Tarleton, took his team and busted into a house owned by an African-American patriot named Arthur Bernard, a freed slave suspected for treason. Tarleton hold a pamphlet and showed it to Arthur with a look of menace.
Tarleton: Arthur Bernard... you are charged with insurrection against the Crown for publication of this document advocating American rebellion.
Arthur Bernard stood up and walked fearlessly towards Tarleton. He took a look at the pamphlet.
Arthur: The author on that pamphlet reads "Cicero."
Tarleton: A pseudonym, no doubt. You will be interrogated here until you reveal the identity of this treasonous criminal known as Cicero.
Arthur: I know no such man.
All of a sudden, Tarleton went into a rage and ruthlessly slapped on Arthur's face, causing him to faint for a while. Then, Arthur had found out that his mouth had bled after being hit by this diabolical commander.
Tarleton: Fine, I think you will find out that the King's mercy... is without limit. Crane, come forth.
A trail of steps can be heard and then Ichabod Crane arrived in the room, now suited with his red British army suit and hold his hat.
Tarleton: You come highly recommended, lieutenant. I'm counting on you to coax our prisoner into confession. Do this and I'm giving you a field commission as captain.
Ichabod: As you wish, sir.
Tarleton then left the room and Ichabod faced the prisoner, only to find out that Arthur had no fear in his eyes, still.
Ichabod: Give him a chair. Shackle him.
The soldiers began to force Arthur on a chair and shackled him as Ichabod ordered, when suddenly, a guard came in and brought some news to Ichabod.
Guard: Lieutenant, a nurse from the local Quaker community requests an audience.
Ichabod: Send her in.
The guard followed Ichabod's order and invited the nurse went in. Ichabod saw the nurse for the first eye and began to feel suspicious and did not speak for a while. However, the nurse spoke before he could.
???: By what rights you hold this prisoner in his own home, sir?
Ichabod: By Royal Assent of the King's Quartering Act, madam.
???: And what about his wounds? Did he offer resistance?
Ichabod: He is charged with treason, a crime punished by utmost severity. I'm certain both sides can agree on that.
???: Wrong does not cease to be wrong because the majority agrees.
Ichabod: You fight for no country, then?
???: I am a Quaker, sir. I fight for the conviction that every life is precious. Now I demand you to allow me to treat his injury.
Ichabod: (had a change of mind) Yes, it's fine, my lady.
Arthur: I'm in good hands.
Ichabod then watched at Tarleton (who was talking with a fellow soldier) with an uncanny look, but this was noticed by the nurse.
???: Your eyes betray you, the inner voice that wants to show him mercy. It's called a conscience.
Then, the woman calmly left the house without saying goodbye, leaving Ichabod thinking for a while before he stared his interrogation.
The progress of interrogation made Ichabod quite displeased, not because the prisoner had yet to give in, but because of the brutal punch of his fellow interrogator, under Tarleton's order. Arthur was punched again and again. Ichabod was disturbed so that he immediately called his fellow to stop.
Ichabod: ENOUGH! You're released.
The fellow interrogator stopped and went out, and Ichabod started to ask questions himself.
Ichabod: Who is Cicero? I can offer you freedom in return of one name. That's all we need from you.
Arthur: Would you sacrifice the name of a man - one perhaps with the family - knowing that you will be responsible for his death and their misery?
Ichabod: I'm helping you. My captain will not hesitate to kill you.
Arthur: The love of power is the demon of all men, and I'll let you in a secret: There are demons all around, hiding as men among men, turning them against one another. Join me against them.
Ichabod: I'm afraid this interrogation has broken your grasp of reality.
Arthur: Has it?
Then, Ichabod interrogated Arthur Bernard for days, but he got nothing of details about Cicero. Later, Ichabod was called away to stand guard at a local execution. That is where he once again met that Quaker nurse, who was comforting a young boy who had his father hanged among three men convicted of treason. Tarleton wanted to made example of them.
As the prisoners were hanged, Ichabod felt pain in his heart. Citizens around started to cry and the boy is among them. The nurse hugged the boy and gently comforted him. Then, she saw Ichabod all of a sudden. Ichabod briefly looked back at her and turned to another way to avoid her gaze. Just then, Ichabod saw Tarleton and immediately went towards him.
Ichabod: Colonel, with all due respect, I fear these public displays may not yield the desired effect.
Tarleton: You think leniency is more likely to inspire the loyalty to the Crown?
Ichabod: I think it might prevent the birth of a new generations of enemies, like that boy who's just witnessed his father's execution.
Tarleton: Well, don't let me doubt your loyalty, Crane... or perhaps you'd feel better joining the next round of traitors at the noose? Consider this as a warning. Two soldiers had just said to me that you should be bewared. However, I trust you. Do not disappoint me.
Ichabod: I remained faithful... as always.
Tarleton did not answer and went away. Ichabod turned his head and his eyes had met with the nurse's gaze once again. However, when he turned his eyes to Tarleton, Ichabod saw that he (Tarleton) was glaring at him (Ichabod).
What is more shocking, Ichabod saw Tarleton's face had changed, from a ordinary human face into a scaly and hideous green face - a scene which, somehow, only Ichabod can see. Ichabod then remembered Arthur's words...
At the afternoon, with curiosity and guilt, Ichabod met with the mysterious nurse in the woods on purpose and began to talk with her.
Ichabod: (sadly) It was not my doing.
???: The boy watched his father die. Think you'll be forgiven because you didn't pull the lever?
Ichabod: What I see... I'm afraid I don't understand anymore.
???: As I said, that is your conscience... revealing what you've refused to see... until now.
Ichabod: [sighs] We're from opposite worlds, you and I. Strangers. And yet I have the oddest sensation...
???: ...that we've known each other all along.
Ichabod: (smiled and paused for a while) I don't believe in spirits, or destiny...
???: You're a terrible liar, sir. That's quite endearing.
Ichabod: (bowed) My name is Ichabod. Ichabod Crane.
???: I'm Katrina Van Tassel... and destiny isn't a matter of chance, but of choice... and what you choose to accept will eventually become yours... so what is it that you saw?
Ichabod: Uh, I've heard tales... of a secret war, between man and...
Katrina: ... demons. You saw one. They were right. You are the one.
Ichabod: Who's right? How do you know this?
Katrina: You possess a gift, a power to bear witness. Do you really know what it means? How valuable you are in this fight? We need you.
Ichabod: Who are you?
All of a sudden, a noise of horse-ride can be heard. Katrina turned her head immediately to the road, only finding two British riders, but then she turned back to Ichabod.
Katrina: Like you, someone who seeks truth above all else. (walked closer to Ichabod and whispered to Ichabod) Evil gains strength when good men do nothing. You are a good man, Ichabod Crane.
2013[]
In Corbin's cabin, Katarina had hear Sister Mary Eunice spoke about the story of Ichabod Crane and others, and she shared her story with the nun. Then, Sister Mary Eunice wrote those things on her notebook.
Sister Mary Eunice: Evil gains strength when good men do nothing. You are a good person, Katarina Coteau. The demons is gathering and the Witnesses need to be unite and fight together. Katarina, you and your friends are here because of a turbulence, and you must find the origin of this turbulence and fight it, otherwise your future... will be no more. That enigmatic demon king I met who trapped Katrina Crane... shall rule everything in the world... and our Earth will be his if we don't take actions, understand?
(paused)
Katarina: (smiled) Blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah. I know what you are talking about, Sister, but... I just don't know why my appearance changed after I arrived at this world.
Sister Mary Eunice: Not just your appearance had changed. Your age changed as well. Perhaps the Traveler's Spell had mixed something inside you and it produced a some sort of chemical compound that aged you 10 years older. Don't worry, Katarina. I think you will return to normal as soon as you are back in your dimension.
Katarina: I just do not understand. This is very crazy. Everything Eckidina planned seemed like an illogical farce, but she is just an illogical person. Even if she is working with/for an enigmatic person, I think she wants to see me in confusion within... another time... in a spite of vengeance upon me. I humiliated her several times, and now she humiliated me.
Sister Mary Eunice: But you told me just now that she is just in her teens, like you. She is just a child.
Katarina: Every nasty monsters in this world were all once children, Sister. Some were born to be this way.
Sister Mary Eunice: Then, she is an Anti-Christ.
Katarina: Anti-what?
Sister Mary Eunice: Anti-Christs are a kind of fiends that were born to be malevolent. They are void of redemption, completely amoral, and they desire to rewrite the order to make the world upside down. Some of them are spawns of the devil (whether conceived in human flesh or not) but some... are just human outside and monster inside.
Katarina: I hope I will only meet one Anti-Christ or monster like her. Eckidina is nasty enough.
Sister Mary Eunice: That is just what you wish, but it is uncertain. Perhaps, it will nevercometrue. By the way, please follow me and I will show you something.
Katarina followed Mary Eunice to a room, where there was a large box on the ground and a large dummy "standing" on the ground. The dummy is very similar to Eckidina, and Asuha was standing beside it, mockingly mimicking Eckidina's voice.
Asuha: (mimicking Eckidina; to Katarina) Hey, I know you...
Sister Mary Eunice: We are making your new armor as we speak, but at first your skill must be tested. Look what I prepared for you, my child.
Asuha: (mimicking Eckidina; to Katarina) Oh, I got it. What a fool I am. You are the awesome Red-Haired-Demon... How legendary you are. What is this place, by the way?
Sister Mary Eunice: (pointed at the dummy) Imagine that it is Eckidina! Imagine that she entered this world.
Asuha: (mimicking Eckidina) I want to get out of here!
Sister Mary Eunice: That box has everything you need to destroy her!
Asuha: (mimicking Eckidina) LET ME OUT OF HERE! LET ME OUT OF HERE! I WANT TO GET OUT OF HERE! I WANT TO---
Before "Eckidina" finished, Katarina roared and use the box to punch the dummy, instantly bringing it down. Both Sister Mary Eunice and Asuha looked at this with their jaws open.
Sister Mary Eunice: Not as what I expected, but still is good enough. Try... opening the box, my child.
Katarina opened the box and she saw a red spear with shining red aura. She began to swing it with awe.
Sister Mary Eunice: That's the Spear of Virtue, an ally and instrument for justice, vanquishing evil demons for generations. "She" thirsts for blood. "She" also has a "twin brother" which was lost for centuries, but I will find it for you.
Asuha: (whispered to Sister Mary Eunice) Generations? You told me that spear was made yesterday, Sister.
Sister Mary Eunice: (whispered to Asuha) I know, but it does not matter. The real spear - which I referred as a so-called "twin brother" - had disappeared, and I need to make a fake one. Don't worry, Asuha. Our replica is still tough enough and is enhanced with some kind of ancient magic. This is a key thing to make Katarina accept her new appearance and destiny. I will find the real one so that she can have two spears to fight against the demon. We are facing danger and what we need is... to believe in ourselves.
Katarina: (put the spear back to the box) Thank you, Sister. This is a beautiful spear.
(door knocked)
Sister Mary Eunice: Oh, sounds like Sheriff Corbin is back. I'll tell him about you, and I assure you that he will be really glad to see you people.
Sister Mary Eunice stood up and went to greet Corbin. Just then, Katarina had noticed a young woman standing near the window not far away. She is Jenny Mills. She had an upset mood on her face. Katarina did not know that Jenny was fighting a sound in her head which was there to influence her.
Ancitif: (in Jenny's mind) Must kill. You will kill her. You will kill Abbie.
Sister Mary Eunice: (off-screen) Oh, my! Corbin, what happened!?
Jenny, Asuha and Katarina were all startled and they rushed to the front door to see Corbin collapsed in Sister Mary Eunice's arm. La Folia is beside them. He had bruises all over his face.
Sister Mary Eunice: Corbin! What happened!? Who did this to you?
Corbin: It's Atticus Nevins... He's back....
Corbin then passed out.
Sister Mary Eunice: Corbin! Corbin! Oh, God... someone call an ambulance!
La Folia quickly reached for the phone and started to dial the number of the hospital according to a telephone number notebook. However, she heard something she did not expected to hear.
La Folia: Hello, this is...
Unknown: (message) [How was your trip, La Folia? Don't worry about your world, my dear, since everything is in my control now. You people will see your world upside down and blame yourselves for not arriving in time to save it. Give my best to Katarina, hehehe...]
Hearing this, La Folia could not speak a word and was in blind astonishment. It stopped when the real hospital nurse asked her a question.
Nurse: (on phone) Where are you, miss? The signal was cut off. What is the problem?
La Folia: (awakened from her shock) Oh, yes, um, someone is injured.
Purgatory[]
Inside his lair of Purgatory, Moloch was preparing his first step to summon the Horseman of Death back to life.
His eyes merely stared at four white trees.
Moloch: First comes the lightning, second comes the blood, third comes the sorrow and fourth comes the end...
Moloch was chanting his spell in Porcatino Grove when he had discovered something strange. The strange thing had interfered his summoning. It was a sudden turbulence. Roaring fiercely, Moloch appeared to be alarmed and then he summoned a portal. Through the portal, he saw Katarina interfering his plan, and he was angry and dismayed.
Moloch: We have a new problem. There is someone from another timeline, interfering my plan.
Suddenly, a cocoon started to break itself and then, a man with purple armor had appeared, with his eyes blurry, cold, vacant and dark. It was Hypnos who had turned into a killing machine of Moloch. Then, a voice appeared behind Moloch.
Unknown: Don't worry, Lord Moloch. That lovely creature shall not last long, and since you had called me, I finished my job quickly.
Moloch: I am working with you, not for you. You should know how to respect me.
Unknown: Lord Moloch, I always respect you, and it even became some sort of admiration. My admiration for you is so strong that it is like a flowing river that flow for eternity! It is also like Yellow River when it flooded fiercely and cannot be...
Moloch: (interrupting him) Stop those flattering words. Tell me, how can you deal with her? She reminds me of Katrina Crane.
Unknown: Easy, my Lord, we will summon Serilda of Abaddon back to her life. She is one of the best choice to take the girl down.
Even so, Moloch managed to retrieve the pendant worn by Serilda, which will grant its owner demonic power and mutation if it was tainted by its owner's blood. At some point, Moloch gave the pendant to the Unknown Figure after they made their deal.
Unknown: Well, I am less magnificent than you, since I failed to make Tarleton execute Ichabod before he met Katrina even if I warned two of his Hessian soldier I know. The true evil Peter Pan had no idea that he was impersonated, but it does not matter. He's dead now, by the hand of his horrible son, Rumpelstiltskin. Never mind, please let me take a look at him.
The Unknown Figure then smilingly looked at Hypnos who did not recognized him.
Unknown: Hello, Hypnos, perhaps you don't remember me, but I know you. Let us shake some old memory... from Neverland.
Then, the Unknown Grand Grimoire Figure turned to his disguise as the evil Peter Pan, which made some memories of Hypnos return, and Hypnos shivered angrily, nearly driving him to jump up and attack "Pan".
Hypnos: It is you!
Unknown (as Pan): Yeah, what are you trying to do? Cane me?
Moloch: Silence!
Hypnos: (calmed down) ......
Unknown: Trust me, Lord Moloch, I will deal with the red haired girl, but at first, let Nevins do everything for us. He will be a shield to hide our real action. I give you my solemn words. When the blood moon rises, the Horseman of Death will be back from his grave, Ichabod Crane will walk into my... I mean, our trap step by step, and August Corbin WILL DIE!!! HAHAHAHAHA!!!
A horrible laughter had now filled all of Purgatory...
Corbin's House[]
Corbin was examined by the hospital doctors, and Katarina was relieved that there was no big problem. Three days later, Corbin returned back to his house. Within the three days when Corbin was in hospital, Katarina listened to some of the recording she could find.
Corbin: (recording) There are several types of Dark Curses in some occultists' books. They all claimed that they were from a place known as Enchanted Forest. Effects of Dark Curses will be tremendous, but all of them can hardly caused fate worse than death... or all but one... one that was nearly cast by Peter Pan, also known as Malcom. A man called himself Mr. Gold had told me about it. He said the dark curse used with Neverland's ingredient shall be even more dangerous than the spell cast by Dark Ones himself. I do not know who he is, and I do not know what he was on about.
As Katarina was listening, she noticed Jenny still wandering in the woods through the window. She chose to ignore her and decided to ask Corbin about it. She continued to listen to the radio.
Meanwhile...[]
In the town of Sleepy Hollow, Mr. Gold arrived at Sleepy Hollow for a trip days before Christmas, and he had just took a walk through the woods.
He thought it reminded him of Enchanted Forest... And everything so similar... Connected to Neverland.
Mr. Gold's flashback
Scene from Once Upon a Time S3E11 - Going Home
The evil Peter Pan, formerly known as Malcom, had prepared to cast his own dark curse while possessing Henry Mills' body. Meanwhile, Henry's soul was inside the body of Pan. Attempted to make a new Neverland on earth, the evil Pan arrived at the magical well with his fellow henchman, Felix.
Felix: You never cease to amaze me, Peter. Outwitting the Evil Queen in less than a day? Impressive. With you, Neverland will be ours, and no one is going to stop us.
Pan: True, but that is not the point. Regina loves the boy. Love is something that make her weak. Now, the situation is cleared. My son is there trying to fight against me alongside Emma Swan, and now we need to move fast. This is it. This is where we'll cast it. Where are the ingredients?
Felix handed the bag of ingredient to his master.
Felix: When it's done, will they be all dead?
Pan: Worse, they will be slaves to this new land we're making, with no idea who they once were. Death is the final, Felix. Their suffering... will be eternal.
Pan then threw a bottle into the well......
Flashbacks Ends
Suddenly, Gold bumped himself on someone. Then, he said sorry to the man and left immediately. The man glared at Mr. Gold as he left, and then he started to answer on the phone.
The man is none other than Atticus Nevins.
Nevins: (phone) Master, we failed to get the vital information from Corbin.
Moloch: (voice) [Get him if necessary. I hope there is nothing which could stop us, and if you fail me once again, you know what will happen.]
Nevins: We will attack the hospital if necessary.
Moloch: (voice) [No, wait until he come out. I have more arrangements for him. There is someone here that was interfering with my plan. Go and take her down after Corbin is healed.]
Nevins: Yes, master.
Act 2 - Nevermind (2036)[]
Radio Reporter: Recently, since Pope Matthai Reese is still recovering his injuries in hospital, an anonymous person from Roman Catholic Church had announced that the Church's decision to vote for a new Pope in order to prevent KnightWalkers invading the Holy See. The first round of papal election will occur tomorrow. The candidates includes Pietro Yogdis, the Cardinal of Rome and the current man in charge of the Church on behalf of His Holiness, while the other candidate is Bishop Augustin Reynolds. However, surprisingly there is a new candidates that was recommended by people of Rome. He rescued several innocent people surrounded by a group of KnightWalkers in City Hall and driven out of their commanders, Misogi Kugawama and Eckidina KnightWalker, from Rome. In order to save a young girl, he even nearly killed Junko Enoshima, the leader of Ultimate Despair, who turns out to have survived and is currently at large. The man's name is Michael Langdon, the Bishop of New Orleans, who had came to Rome to travel. His bravery had made tremendous positive effects on Rome. The KnightWalkers seemed to disappear in one night of Rome but we are not sure if they will ever return.
"..............................."
Sonia Nevermind: (closed the radio) That's none of our business. Let them vote their new pope. We have works to do.
Novosic Kingdom[]
At this time, Novosic Kingdom had met some problems with attacking the Chronos Empire. Princess Sonia Nevermind was in charge of the attack by herself in her base. Now, Novosic Kingdom had became an outright supporter of the KnightWalker Family after Sonia Nevermind revealed to Kyouko that she was with the Ultimate Despair.
Holding a cup of tea in her hand, Sonia did not care about Junko's plan nor her fake death, since she despised her very much even if she was willingly to work for her. Instead, she focused her attack against the Chronos Empire with a smile on her face. Her eyes glowed red in excitement.
Sonia: Why did Chronos Empire chose to rout in China? I'd always wanted to travel there and climb the Great Wall, but... that's for another time. Push the front line forward, my men, and wipe out every single setback we face!
Suddenly, all of the screens changed and a large red logo, which mixed the number 6 and a question mark, had appeared on every screens. It also cut the communication between the base and the front line. Sonia was angry and knocked the table with her fists.
Sonia: What is this? Guards!
Novosic guard: Your Highness, we've been hacked. The system is now in chaos. We cannot contact the commanders on battlefield.
Sonia: No way. Did our enemies from the Chronos Empire hack us?
???: No, they didn't. I did.
Hearing the voice coming from behind, Sonia and her guards suddenly turned back and saw a man standing at the door and holding a large scroll. It was the Unknown Grand Grimoire Figure, who grinned evilly as Sonia looked at him with shock and confusion.
Sonia: Who are you?!
Unknown: My name is unimportant for now. Good to see you, Princess Sonia... Or may I call you Jack the Ripper of 21st century? I am new to KnightWalker Family and I am here to ask you a favor.
Sonia angrily stared at the mysterious man and was ready to punch him in the face.
Sonia: I don't know what you are talking about.
Unknown: You have no secrets in front of me. I know everything about you, Princess. You are the new Jack the Ripper... And I like the fact.
Sonia: So, what are you going to do?
Unknown: It'll be papal election, but since I am not among those candidates, I want you to send an assassin in order to attack ALL of the three candidates. I don't care about the outcome, but you must keep one alive and pretended to miss your gunfire. If you did what I said, you will make an exchange with me, an exchange for some greater good.
Sonia: Who is he?
Unknown: His name is... (whisper to Sonia the name) Understand?
Sonia: Yes, but what is the exchange of this?
The mysterious man then grinned deviously and opened his scroll. It was a map of the capital of Novosic Kingdom. Sonia saw this map and was surprised. She saw a large red areas beside her palace and inside the citizens' area.
Unknown: This. It is my design. The red marks is for the place for the Church Militant. When I become the Pope, I will turn the Church slowly to the side of KnightWalkers, and I need your support. So, you need to prepare the place for us to stay.
Sonia: You want to make such things in my kingdom?
Unknown: Where else? Oh, perhaps Rome or Tenguu City, but that's for another time. After you did me this favor, you will permit me to help you to spread Despair.
Sonia: But... it means...
All of a sudden, something noble within Sonia started to awaken as she was seeing the map... and she couldn't help herself from admitting it. Her humanity is not gone completely even if she chose to join Ultimate Despair by herself.
Sonia: It means to dismantle and mutilate the cities of our kingdom and thousands Novosic citizens will be homeless... Oh, my, what am I talking about?
Unknown: I can see you are struggling. Despair is flowing inside you, Sonia, and you joined this war by your own free will and just want to see anyone on Earth crying in despair and pain... in the very same style of Junko Enoshima herself. To tell the truth, I was hiding among the place that you committed murders, but you did not see me... and I did not stop you because I like your work. I will not call the police and I... suppose... that I won't be a copycat.
Sonia: (interrupted him) Mister, I think I am not interested in your "magnificent" plan. You can persuade Eckidina, but you cannot persuade me to join your plan. It will harm my own goods. Now, please go home. Someone send him home. We have work to do.
(paused)
Unknown: I can see you focusing more on attacking the Chronos Empire in China than joining my plan... but I think if you refuse, you know what will happen to your little detective friend.
Hearing this, Sonia dropped her china tea cup on the ground and it smashed into pieces. She lowered her head and her eyes returned back to green and filled with bitterness. The Unknown Figure looked at it with a false compassion.
Unknown: How fragile you are. You and the cup, you both are.
Sonia: You... stay away from her. Only I have the right to kill her and I will not do that. No one can harm her, including you! Stay away from... Kirigiri Kyouko!
Unknown:Kirigiri Kyouko? Who said anything about her? (paused) I did. (evil chuckles) Princess, I want to ask you a tricky question. Do you know the difference between Santa Clause and me? Yes, he only comes once a year.
Sonia: What do you mean? Christmas is only for two months.
Unknown: That is the outcome when you let Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer organize your calendar. However, I am organizing a fine Christmas real-life show. I love to watch the "rehearsal" and I'm almost addicted to it. Voila!
The Unknown Figure clapped his hand and then the screens then changed. Sonia and her minions were shocked to find two old couples tied in color lights decorated on a Christmas tree and screaming in terror. The Unknown Figure smiled in his own twisted way.
Old couples: (on screen) We don't know anything... Princess Sonia, please spare us... We are...
KnightWalker soldier: Shut up! (punched the old couples)
Sonia: Oh, my...
Unknown: Those are Kyouko's parents. I found them in Tenguu City and caught them in... the name of you. I apologize if I did not ask for your permission, but if I did... you would of said no. However, I think if I already have done it, you will change your mind.
Sonia: Well, I haven't. What is the meaning of this? Did Kyouko know this?
Unknown: To my knowledge, so far, she has no idea. However, she will, and what will Kyouko think if she had heard the rumors that "you" are responsible for this?
Sonia: I... No, it's crazy. You... will pay for this!
Sonia grabbed a knife and started to attack the Unknown Figure, but the latter stared at her and eventually Sonia's body could not do what she had said. She floated on the air and bumping the walls.
Sonia: MAKE IT STOP! MAKE IT STOP!!!
Unknown: You're either with me, or you are against me... and if you are against me, even God could not help you, Sonia.
Sonia: Please... I'm with you...
The Unknown Figure smiled and made Sonia landed safely on the ground. He smiled wickedly when he saw his evil ruse succeeded.
The two old couples are in fact not Kyouko's parents. Kyouko's parents died two years ago in a car accident. They are only two old innocent people that the Unknown Figure captured to force Sonia to agree his evil plan to assassinate papal candidates. He also ordered a KnightWalker to guard him. Whenever they were about to tell the truth, the guard punched them fiercely.
Since Kyouko did not tell Sonia about her parents, Sonia isn't aware of this truth. Since she still cared for Kyouko in her own way, Sonia was enraged and horrified by the Unknown Figure's act of abducting Kyouko's "parents" to harm Kyouko and cannot see through the lies.
Unknown: So, in order to make Kyouko's family... "together", you must send your assassin to Rome and do whatever I say. If you don't care for the two old people, well then, you must care for Kyouko, because if you let them die, you'll betray your friendship with Kyouko... and more than that. Now, shall we have the deal?
Sonia: (silent for a while) Yes, we shall.
Unknown: Good. Now, please tell Junko to gather Ultimate Despair as soon as possible. You have a lot of work to do... which is utterly mad.
Rome, Italy[]
Four days after the attack caused by Junko, in front of the City Hall of Rome, Michael Langdon was rewarded by the Catholic Church and the Roman government for his actions of attacking Junko Enoshima last night and saved many from certain danger.
Acqua of the Right: (to Michael Langdon) For your act of courage in the face of overwhelming uncertainty, the Roman Catholic Church would like to give you this token of appreciation; the Medal of Valor and Bravery.
Citizens of Rome applauded as Michael accepted his award with a smile. Michael then coughed a bit and went to the microphone on the stage. Then, he prepared gave his speech to the crowd. Suddenly, a journalist in the crowd raised her hand.
Journalist: Bishop Langdon.
Michael: Uh, please—just call me Michael.
Journalist: Michael, for Pete's sake, why aren't you running for the Pope officially? So many people regarded you as the third candidate for papacy.
With a smile, Michael was about to answer, but then he suddenly noticed a truck coming towards the road in a great speed, hitting passerby's as well. The car had a mark of the KnightWalker Family on it. On the truck, there was also a person (in fact Mukuro Ikusaba in her army uniform) holding a rifle and pointing it to Michael and his supporters.
Mukuro: (yelling) Bishop Langdon, the Ultimate Soldier sends her regards! This is for Junko!
Hearing this, Michael was horrified and shouted out.
Michael: Get down!!!
Hearing the gunfire, the people all got down as Michael said. Mukuro began shooting at Michael and people beside him, but the bullets failed to shoot Michael because Michael had already got down, saving himself from certain demise. The truck soon left and Mukuro stopped shooting. People were all frightened by what had happened.
After a long time of silence, Michael had an angry mood on his face. His green eyes were glowing in rage. People all calmed down when looked at him.
Michael: Do you know? Romans don't buckle under strong pressure, and neither will I. We have seen this savage attack already. This is utterly an act of terrorism, a revenge from KnightWalkers for me foiling their plan last night, but I am not afraid of them at all. We will not be intimidated by the scum... that seek to reduce this great city of Rome to ruins.
Many people nod in agreement while Michael was giving his speech, and Kirigi Kyouko among the crowd was also surprised by Michael's confidence, selflessness and sheer calmness. She looked at Michael with her eyes widened, waiting to see his attitude.
Michael: To be honest, recently, I went back to New Orleans for two days since I don't know if a killer can become a Pope and I need to atone since I killed someone anyway. However, after knowing Junko had turned out to be alive and Katarina and her friends had disappeared, I went back immediately and helped the Church in searching Katarina and pursuing Junko. I did not declare my candidacy officially since I was trying to be modest these days, and I think I can find Katarina and her friends before the vote officially begins. However, after this day, I changed my mind. Those wicked KnightWalkers are forcing my hands! If the bad guys want to stop me running, if they want to force my hands, well, then I guess I got no choice...
(paused)
Michael: I will run for the Pope.
Crowd: (cheers and applause) Yes!!! Yeah---
Michael then smiled to his supporters and audience and nodded confidently. Later, Kyouko quietly left the scene and no one had noticed her leaving. She was thinking whether Ultimate Despair is responsible for the attack.
Several hours later, when night falls, in the office of Augustin Reynolds, a printer was working with printing the poster showing Bishop Reynolds' run for the Pope, with the title of "Bishop Reynolds for the Pope". Reynolds was answering the phone when several masked people had arrived at the department of Reynolds and walked through the hallway. They walked straight to his office. The masked people were stopped by a guard.
Reynolds: (in his room) Hello, Bishop Reynolds for the Pope. Oh, yes, uh... will do.
Guard: Excuse me, you can't go in there! Get out or I'll--
The leader of the intruders simply stabbed the guard with a scissors, and then the intruders went into the department before their leader locked the front door. They arrived at the office of Bishop Reynolds, who had just hung up the phone.
Sonia: Bishop Reynolds, what a pleasure. Allow me to introduce myself.
The leader unmasked herself to revealed that she was Sonia Nevermind. She stared at Reynolds with a gentle yet mildly sadistic smile, and Reynolds simply stood up. Reynolds was angry to see Sonia since he already saw her announcement of joining the KnightWalkers on screen.
Reynolds: I can see "what" you are... Whatever are you doing here? How did you get in?
Sonia's eyes went red and her smile then seemed spiteful.
Sonia: Halt, please. I know it's late... but I'm afraid there's no time for delay.
Reynolds: Someone tried to kill Michael Langdon this morning. Are you here to kill me?
Sonia: Actually, I don't want to do this, but yes, I am. I wanted to kill two of the three candidates, but I failed to kill Michael Langdon this morning and then he had taken actions. He ruined we Ultimate Despair's fun last night and deserved to die more than you, but now killing him will be harder. As for you, however, your security is as weak as a piece of Swiss cheese. Now, without further ado, I have some words for you to make you die with no confusion... I am Jack the Ripper of 21st century.
Reynolds: (shook head) Please, no. You ought to know that I'm a son, a friend and a clergy. I have friends and my own family.
Sonia simply grabbed Reynolds' hand with her left hand and held her scissors with the right hand. She then aimed the scissors to Reynolds' heart as the latter fearfully begged for sparing his life.
Reynolds: Wait!
Sonia: (held back tears) You ought to know that I have a friend with her own family, too. Apologies...
Sonia then bit her lips and stabbed the Bishop several times in his heart. The screams went all over the department.
At this time, Sonia's guards and some Ultimate Despair members had tied Reynolds' men on their respective chairs and made them hear the scream. Reynolds' men and volunteers all shivered in fear as they saw the shadowy figure of Sonia killing Reynolds through a Morzec glass window.
With a gun in her hand, a masked Mukuro Ikusaba was standing at the left side and staring at Reynolds' men menacingly, while Komaeda Nagito on the right side just calmly "comforting" Reynolds' men.
Nagito: Steady on, folks, just think of blue skies and cornfields, OK? That's what I do.
Reynolds' assistant: Why are you doing this?
Nagito: Darling, I got no freaking idea. We've been doing crazy stuff all day long.
Soon, Sonia opened the offices' door. Before opening the door, she masked herself again. She angrily brushed away the blood on her scissors with a tissue and threw it away. Mukuro and Nagito stepped aside to make way for her, and then Nagito turned back to Reynolds' men and volunteers. He spoke to them in an apologetic manner.
Nagito: Well, we're away, then. Sorry to ruin your evening. Now, remember. (walked to a board and took a chart from it) Yeah, I got your names and address, so think about your family and keep quiet, eh?
On the board, there was writings of "Sign Up Here! Volunteer for Reynolds". The chart were all names and addresses of Reynolds' supporter and volunteers. Mukuro, Nagito and other KnightWalker supporters left. Before this time, the printer was still working, but Mukuro shut it down as she left.
Act 3 - Nevins (2013)[]
Three days later...[]
Corbin went out of the hospital and went back home. Sister Mary Eunice and Reverend Knapp had told him about Katarina and her friends, and Corbin accepted them gently, making them pleased. Later, she escorted Corbin to a restaurant. On the way, they were chatting.
Katarina: By the way, I can see you living almost alone. With respect, I just want to ask... if you are married.
Corbin: *sighed* My wife... died after Thanksgiving. She was a wonderful woman, a real friend. My son, Joseph, nicknamed "Joe", is currently on battlefield in Afghanistan, so now I am the only people in my family who still in America alive and well...
They arrived at the restaurant and went inside it as they were talking like best friends.
Corbin: You can go now, Katarina. I have to meet an important guest and I am afraid if you will make her displeased.
Katarina: O... K...
Then, Corbin sat down and started talking with a young woman who had been staying there waiting for him. They ordered apple pie ala mode. With confusion, the woman named Abbie Mills curiously looked at Katarina who had just went to the door... very slowly, even slower than a snail.
Abbie: Who is she?
Corbin: Uh, actually, she is the "sister of the wife of the third brother of the second uncle of my eldest grand-uncle". Her name is Katarina Coteau. She is kind of like my grand-niece, after all.
Abbie: What a mouthful. Perhaps, however, you really have this kind of relative.
Corbin: Since I lost my wife, and my son is not beside me, this... "grand-niece" came out of nowhere and took care of me, and she had heard about you. Perhaps, she wants to meet you.
Abbie: I see.
After the two plates of pie ala mode are served, Corbin then started to have his pie while reading a newspaper, but Abbie noticed something strange on his face.
Abbie: What's wrong with your face?
Corbin: My face is expressive. Age is the price of wisdom.
Abbie: (amused) What did you get this time?
Corbin: Unsolved homicide in Dobbs ferry... possibly caused by those men, might be able to help the I.O. run a few Leeds, but you don't need to worry about that. Now that you're leaving and all.
Abbie: You know, some people, when they read the paper, they relax. They're off the clock.
Corbin: My clock has its own schedule, and you are a fry thief.
Just then, a waitress arrived at Corbin's seat while Katarina was standing beside the door and overhearing Corbin's words. She wanted to get closer to Corbin after all.
Waitress: (pointed to Corbin's coffee) A little warm-up, sheriff?
Corbin: (to the waitress) Oh, thank you very much.
Waitress: (to Abbie) And you, Abbie?
Abbie: Oh, no need. Thank you, Mandy.
(The waitress left.)
Corbin: (to Abbie) Don't you find it odd, all the unsolved cases around here? I mean you, all of people... (prepared to drink another cup of coffee)
Behind Abbie, Reverend Knapp was sitting in his own seat near them and waiting for his cup of coffee. Corbin is in fact worried about Abbie, since she is going to be a potential FBI agent and would leave Sleepy Hollow for Quantico.
Abbie: Stop. I know what you're doing. (took Corbin's coffee away) You're drinking too much coffee. You've been strange enough as it is.
Corbin: I'm just saying, aren't you gonna miss all the excitement?
Abbie: Quantico takes 240 people a year. It is FBI's only feeder program--
Corbin: I'm not asking if you can qualify. I'm asking if you're running away.
Abbie then fell into thoughts and left for a while. Corbin then saw Knapp and said hello to him. At this time, Katarina was surprised to see Knapp in the diner.
Corbin: Father.
Knapp: Sheriff.
Corbin: Why don't you join us?
Knapp: Well, I don't like to disturb police business so...
Just then, Abbie returned and chatted with Corbin. Katarina was about to leave, until Corbin asked Abbie another question.
Corbin: Any signs on Nevins?
Abbie: No, he's been hiding for three days and we never caught him nor his gang.
Meanwhile, Katarina heard Atticus Nevins' name, she couldn't help herself from running back to Corbin. Corbin was surprised to see Katarina, but before he could talk, Katarina asked him what she wanted to know all along.
Katarina: Sorry, Sheriff, I mean, grand-uncle, uh... Oh, Reverend Knapp, sorry for inconvenience.
Knapp: Hello, Katarina, it's a surprise to see you here.
Katarina: (whispered to Knapp) Why don't you join Corbin? We need to have a talk about something serious.
Knapp: Well, if it is serious, then I will... join you.
Holding his coffee, Knapp smilingly joined Corbin along with Katarina.
Katarina: I'm sorry to being so rude, but... (to Corbin) Did you mention Atticus Nevins? Would you please tell me who he is?
Somewhere in Town[]
Atticus Nevins and two of his men hijacked a car, and they drove straight to the restaurant where Corbin, Katarina and Abbie stayed. A malevolent smile was on Nevins' face.
Restaurant[]
Katarina had taken her seat beside Abbie under Corbin's permission. Holding a flower picking from a small vase on the table to smell, Katarina could not hide her curiosity about Atticus Nevins who punched Corbin so hard. She asked him about Nevins.
Katarina: Grand-Uncle, you mentioned Atticus Nevins had made you like... that, and I want to know who he is and what he wants.
Corbin then told Katarina about Atticus Nevins.
Corbin: Atticus... was my friend. He once joined the navy with me, but soon he betrayed me and soon became a notorious terrorist that was on FBI's most wanted list. I believed that he sold his soul... and then he turned against me. Three days ago, he asked me for an important ancient artifact that may cause diabolic chaos.
Katarina: A friend... Someone who you trusted... had turned against you... This is not right. This is not fair.
After this, Katarina managed to control her rage and started to talk to Abbie.
Katarina: Ms. Mills, it's pleasure to meet you. Grand-uncle Corbin mentioned you to me. I'm dearly sorry for my... grand-uncle's loss, really. Without you as his good friend he must be really lonely.
Abbie: Corbin will not get lonely, miss. I am here with him as his family. He helped me after I was... (held back her words)
Katarina: ... after you encountered the strange figure in the woods, am I right?
Abbie: Yes, and after that, my sister Jenny was sent into Tarrytown, a mental hospital, and...
Katarina: Wait, your sister may have...
All of a sudden, Katarina abruptly interrupted Abbie because she saw someone who could be Jenny twice, but Corbin looked at her to remind her. Katarina then lowered her head said sorry to Abbie.
Katarina: Sorry, and please, go on.
Abbie: Okay, my sister was sent into Tarrytown, and I was sent back to foster homes, but I soon escaped and being like a tramp. During my darkest hours, I did a lot of things trying to shut it all out. I tried drugs. I was forced to steal food, drinks, guns and knives in order to survive. One day, about three years ago, me and a guy I was seeing broke into a pharmacy. Cop cars came, guy bolts, just gone, and this sheriff came out of his car. I was thinking, "That's it. I'm going to jail. My life is over." But instead of taking me to jail, he took me to a diner. He ordered apple pies and said...
Abbie's flashback[]
Corbin: (in flashback) Do you know what I love about apple pie ala mode? When the warm, crunchy crust comes together with the smooth, frozen ice cream...
Corbin took a look at Abbie, who looked at him with bewilderment. He continued.
Corbin: (in flashback) ... and in about five minutes, all the ice cream melts and becomes warm soupy mess. When that happens.. we're leaving. So you got five minutes to decide if you're gonna change your life, or if I'm taking you to jail.
Back to 2013[]
Frank Irving
Abbie: Those words inspired me and... so I changed... right there. Then, I started my career as a police officer. Now, I am the lieutenant of a team led by Captain Frank Irving. Corbin is satisfied with me and he said I am gonna be a potential FBI Agent in future.
Katarina: Oh, good for you. By the way, (tasted apple pie and jokingly said) the apple pie is really good with ice cream, but not as good as... what you learned in that five minutes, right?
Abbie: Indeed it is. Corbin is like a father to me. My birth father left our home when I was a child, and he never came back. From Corbin, I got more fathering in those five minutes than I got my whole life.
Katarina: Yeah...
Katarina then took a look at Corbin's pie.
Katarina: Aw, man, Cor... I mean, uh, "Grand-uncle" Corbin, your ice cream is melting into soupy mess. Is that five minutes already?
Corbin: Two and a half now, looks like the pie is just baked earlier than usual. (start having his pie)
Katarina: (eating her pie) What I learned from the pie ala mode is that... the cold and harsh winter will always be conquered with warm and sunny spring, so never give up hope.
Abbie: (smiled) You are smart in your own way.
Suddenly, Katarina's phone rang, and she answered it. It was Asuha, who brought her a horrible news.
Katarina: Hello?
Asuha: (on phone) [Katarina, I saw someone hijacked a car and went straight towards the diner you and Corbin are staying! Could it be Nevins?]
Katarina: (shocked) Copy. (hung up the phone) Guys, we must go now.
Abbie: What happened?
Katarina: I'll explain to you later! We don't have much time!
Suddenly, Nevins and his men broke into the restaurant.
Nevins: You are right! You don't have much time!
Corbin: Everyone get down!
Nevins' men start shooting at the tables, but fortunately every customers had hid themselves under their table, and no one gets hurt. After the gunfire was stopped, Katarina jumped out and angrily and pointed her finger to Nevins.
Katarina: You are Atticus Nevins, aren't you? I am August Corbin's relative, and I will never allow you to do those horrible things.
Nevins: (scornfully) Huh, August had no relative like you, young one. Your name is Katarina Couteau, and I know where are you from.
Katarina: ...... What?!
Nevins: Now, I will hand you to my master.
Just then, as Nevins pointed her gun to Katarina and the latter prepared to summon her new weapon, La Folia and Mana appeared behind the gangsters and punched them in a form of sneak attack. She then ran towards Katarina and hugged her.
La Folia: Katarina! Are you okay?
Katarina: I'm fine, and so are Corbin, Abbie and Knapp.
La Folia: Come on, we must leave here now!
Without hesitation, Katarina agreed. She, La Folia and Mana led Corbin, Abbie and Knapp out of the diner. They soon escaped. Nevins failed to catch Corbin, and he felt frustrated for fearing Moloch's punishment. He glared at Corbin menacingly.
After making Knapp escort Abbie back to his apartment in town, Corbin got back to his cabin with Katarina and her friends. Asuha opened the door and sighed in relief.
Asuha: Oh, my, thank God, you are fine!
Katarina: Just let me... catch my breath... Oh, Corbin, after this encounter with Nevins, I might know who is behind all of this...
Corbin: What do you mean?
Katarina: Nevins wanted me, Corbin. He knows my name, and he came to capture me in the sake of whom he called "master". I begins to suspect him to be the figure who made this whole plan.
La Folia: So you believed that he is the assassin in Vatican?
Mana: That sounds absurd.
Katarina: Or who else?
Asuha: Wait a minute, I remembered that the assassin had one special physical... difference... I don't know if it's true or that's just me.
All: What is it?
Asuha: When he appeared, I unwittingly took a look at both of his hands and... I saw he has 12 fingers.
Katarina: DOES NEVINS HAVE 12 FINGERS, CORBIN?
Corbin: No, he does not. He has 10 fingers.
La Folia: So that's not Nevins.
Mana: Katarina, I know you are frustrated, but complaining cannot solve our current problem. We must find the Grand Grimoire, and this is the only thing that could bring us back.
La Folia: And besides... I am worried about the future that we belonged, Katarina... What if something bad happened when we are not there---
Sister Mary Eunice: Don't worry. We'll find a way as fast as possible. I suspect Nevins had came here for something and now I am sure. Though I don't think he is the man who stole the Grand Grimoire... they two could be related in some ways.
Asuha: Perhaps, but things are becoming much scarier. Anyway, like La Folia said, what would happen in our world... if we are not there, Katarina?
Katarina: Nothing will be good.
Act 4 - Evil Takes Hold (2036) (final?)[]
At this time, situation is getting more and more dangerous in Europe. The neo-Nazi KnightWalker Family and its zealous followers had expanded its most horrible oppression across half of Europe. World War III was worsened.
After the Novosic Kingdom's turn to the KnightWalkers, their conspiracy had became more and more obvious. Meanwhile, the situation turned worse in Italy ever since the failed assassination against Pope Matthai Reese. Before that, half of Italy was now becoming the KnightWalker Family's prey, and even Vatican could not escape.
Just two days after Mafusa Gang's defeat, prior to this Crossover's beginning, the former Pope Fonseca was executed under Eckidina KnightWalker and was crucified. Fonseca's previous Pope, Matthai Reese, was forced to take charge of the Holy See under the control of God's Right Seat, led by Fiamma of the Right.
However, not wanting his people to fall into horrible fate, Matthai Reese chose to stay passive in the war, and it caused a conflict between him and God's Right Seat... right before the assassination which set up the story we're now telling.
An hospital in Novosic Kingdom[]
A new prototype of poison was invented by Mikan Tsumiki, one of the members of Ultimate Despair. The Unknown Grand Grimoire Figure smiled at the new type of poison.
Unknown: Perfect... Possibly the best work you have created... Mikan Tsumiki, thou had created perhaps one of the greatest chemical weapons in history!
Mikan: Me, the renowned Ultimate Nurse, will always create medical and chemical masterpieces! Now, Mister-Whoever, your request is satisfied, right?
Unknown: Yes, it is. Good, this is a splendid one. Eckidina KnightWalker will be pleased... Now, did you do any experiments with this?
Mikan: Of course I did... with those mice. When injected in someone, it will instantly killed someone if the victim is not strong enough, and the victims' corpse will soon decay in less than minutes, which will unleash a massive amount of toxic fume and killing creatures nearby.
Unknown: Yes, yes, that's exactly what I want.
Mikan: Interesting?
Unknown: You have done very well, Mikan, but we cannot only use mice as experiment subjects.
Mikan: You mean...
Unknown: Since science is in human's need, it needs to be tested on humans as well. I'll find some and test it, and it was also a good thing to wreck havoc. Find me some darts and soak it with the toxin. I'll use it to shoot... some people.
Mikan: All right, will do.
Mikan smilingly went to her work, and the Unknown Figure gleefully laughed while observing the bottle full of toxin.
Rome, Italy[]
Meanwhile, in Reynolds' office, Roman police gathered to the crime scene and start investigating the case. They saw bloodshed everywhere. The body was mutilated and it was the same killing method of Jack the Ripper's. The Roman police start investigate the case, and Kirigi Kyouko arrived at the scene as well. Some police officers paid respect on her, while some others were not pleased.
Kyouko: People, what is going on here?
Police officer 1: Who are you? Stay away from police business and go to somewhere cool---
Police officer 2: (to his disrespectful colleague) You dummy! Standing in front is the world-famous Ultimate Detective! (to Kyouko) Oh, sorry, miss, he is new here. What kind of wind had blown you here?
Kyouko: (calmly speaking in the tone of Hercule Poirot) This wind blew me several times before, it blew me to places all around the world... and the wind is known as "murder".
Police officer 2: Fascinating. So, what do you think of this case? Is this Jack the Ripper's doing?
When she laid an eye on Reynolds' mutilated body, Kyouko shivered but then she calmed herself down.
Kyouko: No, it... it may not be the Ripper. I assume this... is a copycat crime, but if it is Ripper's work... Where is the eye-witnesses?
Reynolds' assistant: Signorina (P.S. Italian for "miss"), some masked people came here last night, and one of them went into the office and killed Bishop Reynolds. They had our name and address, and they threatened us not to tell anyone about them.
Kyouko: I assure you that police and the Church will protect you people. You can tell me personally.
Assistant: OK, Signorina Kyouko, uh... the killer... had long blonde hair, a tall slender figure, pale skin, green eyes and... holding a pair of scissors.
Kyouko: What?!
For a while, Kyouko could not believe what she had heard. She then thought...
Kyouko: Is that really... her?!
Later that evening, a car stopped near Cardinal Pietro Yogdis' department within Vatican. Sonia, Nagito, Soda and Mukuro were sat inside the car. Sonia had a extremely frown face.
Nagito: Sonia, listen, I know you like to do insane stuff, and we are doing insane stuff during the course of war all along, but assassinating the Pope candidates? Why are we doing that?
Sonia: Nothing, it is just a spite of revenge. Michael Langdon nearly killed Junko some days ago, and we need to do it as quick as possible. Besides, the KnightWalkers executed a Pope before, and we Ultimate Despair will execute those future Popes so that the Church will bow to us.
Mukuro: Holy smokes... I suspect that... the stranger who made a pact with Eckidina is hiding something. He joined our force, but I suspect he will benefit himself by joining this war. I think one day we need to take him down.
Sonia: If he did not do whatever he promised me, I will execute him even if that meant that I made a short truce between me and--
Nagito: What did he promise you, Sonia?
Sonia: Uh, nothing... Now, we should do our work. Mukuro, you will imitate Pietro Yogdis, and no matter you succeeded or not, meet me in the place we said.
Pietro Yogdis
Mukuro set out for her plan, and Sonia drove her car away.
Meanwhile, in Pietro Yogdis' department, the Cardinal was answering the phone and after hanging it up, he turned smiling at the window with confidence... as well as power hunger. Behind him, a large poster titled "Pietro Yogdis for the Pope" was hanging on the wall.
Pietro: I advised so many people to start a new papal election, but God's Right Seat just put that old, cowardly behaved and silly Matthai Reese in the seat of the Pope. Now, my dream is about to come true. Even if I felt sorry for Reynolds' death, I think this is a chance given by God to make me one less rival. Nevertheless, when I become the Pope, I will make the late Reynolds a saint. In his later life, Reynolds did devote himself so much in Anti-KnightWalker campaign.
Pietro's assistant: But, Cardinal, what if those KnightWalkers came for you? They sent truck to attack Michael and sent nameless assassins to kill Reynolds. With all respect, I still think we should move you to somewhere a little more secure.
Pietro: Forget it. Anyone who has the nerve to come after me—they'll find out real soon who they are messing with.
Just then, without being noticed, the door opened and Mukuro entered the room very quietly. Pietro turned back and noticed her. Mukuro calmly walked closer to the Cardinal with a smile on her face. She walked around Yogdis' office and looked around as well. The five people inside the office were alarmed to see this unwelcome guest coming in without permission.
Pietro: Who on Earth are you?
Mukuro: Oh, hmm... I came here to volunteer, Mr. Cardinal. (sat in a seat)
Pietro: (scoffed) Huh, well, run back to to whoever hired you. Tell them I'm not going anywhere. This Church needs me.
Mukuro ignored Pietro's warning and then she had noticed a bucket of badges given to Pietro's supporters. She then put it on herself and smiled at Pietro.
Mukuro: Whoa, cool pins.
Pietro: Count, idiot. There's five of us.
Mukuro: I know. Hardly seems fair.
Mukuro then stood up from where she sat, and then she walked slowly towards Pietro and his men, giving them a scary look on her face. Pietro just gave an eye to his men, and then they put out their guns and magical crucifix. Meantime, Mukuro revealed two guns in her pockets and grabbed them out. She then held one gun each hand and pointed them to the priests, shooting at them.
Pietro and his men immediately ran aside to dodge the attack, but two of them were still being shot down. Pietro ran away while being escorted by two remaining minions. Mukuro rolled herself on the long meeting desk in the office and started chasing Pietro.
Pietro: Move, move, move, move, move! Let's go!
They ran downstairs and Mukuro chased behind them and shot at them. Another priest was killed by a bullet. Just then, the Roman police had arrived as Pietro and his remaining minion escaped from the building. Kyouko and Lidvia Lorenzetti were both among them. Pietro was then relieved and felt delighted. Mukuro stopped running as she saw the police car.
Pietro: Thank goodness. Keep going! There you go. Right there! Go!
Police officer: (to Mukuro) Roman Police Department! Put down your weapon!
Seeing the police arrived, Mukuro aimed at Pietro's final escort and shot him dead. Then, she cornered Pietro while holding two guns in her hands.
Mukuro: Say your prayers.
Just then, a gunshot was fired near Mukuro. Mukuro angrily turned back and saw Kyouko shooting at her. Then, she walked closer to Kyouko while holding two of her guns. Just then, Mukuro was shocked to see Mukuro's face, and she finally realized that it was Ultimate Despair operating those recent attack. The police then shot at Mukuro, who immediately dodged the shooting quickly.
Police captain: Fan out! Flank her from the both sides, catch her on the crossfire!
Lidvia: Yeah, do that!
Kyouko: I'll cover you, go!
Many young police officers began their gunfire with Mukuro fiercely. Mukuro ran towards Pietro and waiting for the chance shooting at him. One of the police had saw a fire hydrant on the pavement and shot it. Soon, water started to spray from the damaged fire hydrant, blocking Mukuro's way.
Mukuro: Unexpected...
Stepping back from the "fountain", Mukuro paused her shooting and turned back to escape. When the police officers went closer to the place, they found that Mukuro was already gone.
Officers: The shooter is gone.
Kyouko: You just met Mukuro Ikusaba. She is the twin sister of Junko Enoshima and as well as a zealous enforcer of Ultimate Despair. She works for Eckidina as well these days.
Lidvia: What sort of absurd things are Eckidina and Junko playing at?
Kyouko shook her head with confusion.
Shanghai, China[]
Novosic Camp in Chronos Empire Boarder
Shanghai, China
01:13 AM
Night fell on Shanghai, China, one of the areas that were yet to be harmed by the KnightWalker forces. In the suburb of the huge and splendid city, Several Novosic soldiers were having a meeting in their camp, discussing about the strange hacker event happened hours ago.
Novosic Captain: Still cannot contact Her Highness anyway! I don't know what will happen in coming days, but what happened today may make our future days very harsh!
Soldiers: (weakly) Yes, sir...
Captain: Don't you speak like that. It sounds like some old ladies! My, my, how to say "WE'RE ALL DOOMED" in Chinese?!
???: Like this.
Suddenly, several darts had coming from the window and shot everyone inside the room. Soon, they fell dead one by one. The captain was enraged and he tried to find the exact person who ambushed them. He saw a blurry and dark figure sitting near the window, with his left eye glowing red. A killer smile was hanging on his face. The Unknown Figure had just teleported himself from Novosic Kingdom to Shanghai just seconds after he departed with Mikan.
Unknown: Looking for me? It looks like you are too tough to succumb from my poison darts, Here Kommandar. Sorry, but I have to go, but at first I need to finish you off.
Captain: You...
Outraged, the captain shot at the Unknown Grand Grimoire figure but he failed in all his shots. The Unknown Figure dodged the bullets and stabbed through the captain's chest with a dagger.
Unknown: Welcome to China.
When the captain fell into a pool of blood, the man smiled and dipped his finger into the captain's blood. With a killer smile, he wrote some words on the wall. Then, he jumped out of the window and left with an opened parachute.
A minute later, the corpses of every poisoned person inside the room started decayed. It released a great amount of green mists full of toxic fume, and the mist spread itself throughout the camp, killing almost everyone inside...
The words the Unknown Grand Grimoire wrote were--
God's Right Seat sends its regards.
Act 5 - MAD - Visit an Old Lady[]
Once upon a time, in a small village in Southern China, there is a grumpy old lady who liked to live alone by herself. People all heard about her and came to visit her, but most of them failed. For many years, no one knows who this old lady is. It brings more curiosity and made many come to visit her, even some popular or unpopular fictional characters arrived with curiosity.
Daenarys: Daenerys Stormborn, (start saying her titles) the Queen of the Andals, the Rhoynar, and the First Men, Lady Regnant of the Seven Kingdoms, Protector of the Realm, Khaleesi of the Great Grass Sea, Breaker of Chains, Mother of Dragons, Queen of Meereen...
Old lady: Sorry, my house is too small for so many people.
Old lady: Get out. I don't want a woman as my guest if she is being chased by her impostor.
Carla: (rolled her eyes around and had an idea) I TOLD YOU! YOU ARE GONNA PAY FOR THIS FOR SHUTTING YOUR OWN CHINESE SISTER FROM YOUR MOTHERLAND OUT! I JUST WANT TO VISIT YOU! YOU ARE THE ROOT OF ALL EVIL! RACIST! FASCIST! NAZI! IMPERIALIST! TERRORIST! CULTIST! ALL WITHIN A MASK OF A SOLITUDE! TO MAKE YOU PAY, I WILL SPREAD THE C-VIRUS IN THIS VILLAGE AND CAUSE YOU ALL TO BECOME ZOMBIES!!!
Old lady: ......
Carla: (triumphantly) Now, would you please let me to stay in your house for just a night, granny?
Old lady: Zombies are American stuff. We Chinese called it "Jiang-Shi", young one.
Jon: Madam, my name is Snow. Jon Snow. I just want to know if...
Old lady: I don't care if you are snow or rain. What on Earth is the wrong within you people? I should have put a "no disturbance" on my door, but I have no wooden frame or a brush, but you should know that. Ah, I can see what happened. Perhaps... you know nothing, young man. Away, please. Don't make me drive you away.
Eckidina: (thinking) I heard she is an odd solitude... but I think I am gonna let me get into her house and talk with her. If she refused, she will know what I am going to do next. (knocked the door) Knock, knock.
Old lady: Who's there?
Eckidina: I am Eckidina KnightWalker, the leader of...
Old lady: (interrupted her) I don't care who you are, girl, but you disturbed my solitude. I like to be alone, and no one here should ever disturb me. Farewell.
Eckidina: Wait, how about this? (changed to Spirit Form and gloated) Now, mortal, bow to me! Allow me in!
Old lady: It must be a full moon, so there is nothing strange when some sort of nut job wearing Halloween costume had came here for candy.
Eckidina: What?! How dare--
Old lady: Farewell, no candy today. Halloween is over. Join some single party in your costume when Double November arrived. (closed the door)
Eckidina: Knock, knock. Knock, knock! How dare you treat me in such a disrespectful attitude? Where are your manners anyway?! HEY!
No matter how hard did Eckidina yelled, the old lady did not open the door. Eckidina glared to the house with anger in her eyes.
Suddenly, she had an idea.
Eckidina: (to the old lady) You will regret this, old hag. (dial a number and asked on her phone) Hello? Who do you think I am? We are both like a monster fox who live for a thousand years, so don't you play sly tricks with me! All right, apologies accepted. Well, this is Eckidina KnightWalker. I have some problems. Now, please find me these people, like &^%#%^$#@ and go to......
And...[]
Many people: (all roared) Knock, knock!!!
Old lady: Oh, my, that's loud! You're gonna make me have a heart attack! Who... who are you guys?
Daenarys, Arya, Carla, Jon, Sandor, Eckidina, Misogi and many other visitors: WHO DO YOU THINK WE ARE? WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE?! LET US IN AND HAVE A TALK WITH YOU!!!
Eckidina: (to old lady) Who's laughing now!? I told you that you will regret this, old hag! I called everyone you once shunned, and now you should know to respect me, the leader of the KnightWalker Family! Nothing is a hard for me! So, do you know who we are? Would you let us in... or not?
Eckidina and Misogi as Spirits
While hugging Misogi within his newly produced armor, the Spirit Eckidina glared at the old lady with a malevolent grin. It was very obvious that the old lady is no match of them.
However, to everyone's shock and bewilderment, the unsmiling old lady gave them a strange answer.
Old lady: Perhaps, I know who you are. You are Daenarys Targaryen...
Daenarys: (satisfied) Yep.
Old lady: (pointed to Arya) ... and you are Queen of the Andals...
Arya & Daenarys: Huh?!
Old lady: (pointed to other people one by one) You are the Rhoynar and you are the First Men. You are Lady Regnant of the Seven Kingdoms, you are Protector of the Realm, you are Khaleesi of the Great Grass Sea, you are Breaker of Chains, you are Mother of Dragons and you are Queen of Meereen... respectively... but I really, really never heard some sort of position like the KnightWalker Family leader. Also, I said my house is too small for so many. End of story. Bye-bye, I need to move or call the cop.
All: DON'T YOU DARE! DO YOU REALLY KNOW WHO WE ARE?!
The old lady then simply went to her table. There was a red button on her table, and she pressed it. Something unbelievable happened. The house just flew itself straight to the sky like a rocket. The old lady finally laughed out at her bewildered visitors and made funny faces from the window. Then, she held a microphone and shouted out.
Old lady: Attention, all villagers! There are some people here WHO DO NOT KNOW WHO THEY ARE. Anyone who can help them find their identity, please call me! My phone number is 741-741-74-74-74-741! For me, I'm outta here! HAHAHAHAHA!!!
- Narrator: When pronounced in Chinese, this telephone number sounds similar like "气死你气死你气死气死气死你" (which means "Make you mad" repeated for several times in English). It is an really offensive telephone number...
The house soon flew away and disappeared like an UFO. After a long time of silence, Carla broke the silence.
Carla: Aw, no way, a rocket house?! Is that a parody of Shenzhou XI or something?
Misogi: Now... what exactly shall we do next?
No one had answers. Suddenly, Deadpool and the real Ada Wong appeared out of nowhere.
Deadpool: Screw this. First of the two, you are all fictional characters like me. Why don't you follow the will of your own authors to do your respective works? Now, the old lady is away and we are never gonna find her, thanks to Eckidina. She ruined our wish to satisfy our curiosity!
Ada Wong: Second of the two... (to Carla) Carla Radames, the what-you-so-called "false" Ada Wong is here. You are under arrest. Hand me your C-Virus sample and clear my name.
Carla: (struggled) Oh, no... Impostor, leave me alone!
Horrified, Carla escaped with her C-Virus samples. Deadpool and Ada chased her with their karate and crossbow, respectively. The rest of people looked at them with bewilderment and looked at each other. Then, they all (but Misogi) glared at Eckidina, making the latter fell embarrassed. Misogi jumped aside to avoid the glaring.
Eckidina: (nervously chuckling) So, what am I gonna say? Oh, what about this one? "Once upon a time, in a small village in Southern China, there was a grumpy old lady... and now, no one will know where she is." What do you all think, hmm?
Five seconds later, everyone around Eckidina (except Misogi) started punching her to release their anger... and Misogi sighed helplessly.
Misogi: (thinking) This world is awfully sick... (=_= |||)
Act ?6 (???)[]
Sonia's Mansion (2036)[]
The Ultimate Despair was having a rendezvous in one of Sonia Nevermind's mansions, and they were discussing about the failure to assassinate Michael and Pietro, but soon it turned into argument. An injured young man was crawling and struggling beside Junko, who had completely recovered. The injured person is none other than Hajime Hinata, the man known as Ultimate Hope, who had became Junko's prisoner ever since the Ultimate Despair joined the KnightWalker Alliance.
While preparing herself curry for dinner, Junko was irritated so she fired at the ceiling with her rifle. The Unknown Grand Grimoire Figure was behind her.
Junko: Silence! Now, people of Ultimate Despair, you had failed to do our job, and this job is presented to us by Sonia Nevermind, and this is what we got from these actions - NOTHING!
Sonia: Junko, there is one of the candidates we need to spare. As for his identity, well, that man told me not to tell anyone.
Junko: Who told you so?
Unknown: I did. However, ever since you failed to kill Michael but successfully killing Reynolds, I changed my mind. No assassination attempt will be done. We'll prepare other missions.
Those words seemed illogical and it made Ultimate Despair members confused. Just then, Sonia started to worry about Kyouko and her "family".
Nagito: What do you mean? You said...
Unknown: I said spare one only, but now Pietro Yogdis and Michael Langdon are both there, and you only killed one Reynolds. Now, perhaps people had already known Ultimate Despair is interrupting papal election, and soon, people will try to hunt us. The plan is changed. Now, before taking them both down, I need you all to find Arzonia brothers and hand them this note.
Sonia: Arzonia brothers?! Those former Mafusa Gang members?
Soda: I know them, too... Cain, Robert and Jacob, alongside their half-sister, Maria, all once worked for Mafusa Gang in different ways... The girl was nice, but the boys are some horrible freaks, always making trouble and abusing their sister.
Mukuro: (dissatisfied) Yeah, they are, and arson and bombing are their hobby. I don't mean that they are boring for me, but to be honest, they are truly annoying and utterly lousy! Why them? Those troublemakers will make our plan leaked!
Unknown: Silence! Our plan won't be leaked at all, as I... as we will never take the blame. People will all think of this: Some sort of mean and devilish arsonists, coming from Aki and Tomoo's minions, were making fun when burning and bombing several properties... connected to the Church and many other cooperation's support those freakish candidates. We will pull the assassination indefinitely until the best time comes. You are now in my command and you all should do what I say.
Mukuro: But Junko...
Unknown: Junko agreed with me, so you people must do it, or you will still be mine like now, body and soul.
All of a sudden, some people within Ultimate Despair looked at each other worried. Sonia had a frown on her face and started worrying about Kyouko's "parents" even more, and many people were looking each other in utter tense. The Unknown Grand Grimoire Figure bitterly chuckled a bit, and he turned to Hajime and stepped on the latter's back.
Unknown: By the way, I just want to know... whether our Ultimate Hope... has something to say. Tell me, Hajimu. When will people bow to me?
Hajime: People will never bow to you. All of those candidates overpowered you. Michael Langdon had gave us hope, Pietro Yogdis had gave us his wisdom, and Augustin Reynolds had gave us his caring, but you had gave us none of them, only despair and pain. You are such a rotten and corrupt KnightWalker scum, and I dearly hope you burn in hell! I know Ultimate Despair was formed because people like you and Junko drove them into this hopeless and faithless pit. Most of them still had something important just inside them, and that is called conscience. Inside, they have never ever give up hope. They're just--
Hearing this, many Ultimate Despair, including Sonia, started to shake. Sonia even felt hurt inside her head. However, the Unknown Figure interrupted Hajime before he could finish, breaking the possible chance of changing heart within those Ultimate Despair members.
Unknown: Silence with that hope stuff. Look into my eyes and tell me you are dead wrong. No one have any conscience here.
Hajime: I am not dead wrong. I also see through your true goal, monster. You are working with Ultimate Despair and KnightWalker Family, but I can see your ultimate goal is benefiting yourself.
Unknown: You lie, Hajimu.
Hajime: I know this is only your disguise. Now, I want you to take it off to me and show your face. Then, you need to tell me your real name. I want to remember your face and your true name, so that I can one day kill you with my gun and call you your name.
The Unknown Figure stepped back a bit and removed his foot from Hajime's back. Hajimu turned back to face him, but he could hardly stood up.
Unknown: Well, well, well, you really want to see my face? You really want to know who I am?
Hajime: SHOW IT, COWARD!
Unknown: Fine, but after that, you will know what you called hope is just so-so.
'The Unknown Grand Grimoire Figure then slowly unmasked himself. Sonia did not see Unknown Figure's face since she was behind his back, but she noticed that Hajime's face turned from surprise to confusion, and eventually to utter shock. That made her feel uncanny.
Sonia: (thinking) What is happening?
Hajime: YOU!? Impossible!
The Unknown Figure slowly masked himself once again. Hajime shivered in horror and felt his head hurt.
Unknown: Nothing is impossible... except for hope. Now, as you see, hope is just a lie for some false brightness, just an abandoned piece of light inside the Box of Pandora. Only hopelessness is the real thing. Now, fell into my... faithless pit... made for you. Faithlessness is so similar to Despair.
Hajime: (start changing) No... no... what is happening to me!
Unknown: Excellent. The Ultimate Hope is no more. Be one with the Ultimate Despair!
Hajime: Be one with Ultimate Despair... Ultimate Despair...
Unknown: Yes, let the despair flow within your veins! Embrace it and never hold it back!
Hajime: Never... hold it back...
To everyone's horror, Hajime had changed. His hair turned longer and his eyes turned into fiery red, just like many other members of Ultimate Despair, and then he stood up, with his eyes cold and vacant. The Unknown Grand Grimoire Figure smiled in satisfaction while Junko looking at a despaired Hajime in awe.
Unknown: Now, I have a new name for you, my son. From now on, your name is Izuru Kamukura. I know this is your name, Hajime Hinata's alter-ego. Obey our good Despair or be crushed by it.
Izuru: I will obey Despair, master.
Unknown: Good boy.
While finishing a plate of delicious curry, Junko watched Hajime's transformation into Izuru, and she gleefully smiled.
Junko: Oh, wow, you managed to corrupt the so-called Ultimate Hope... and I've been trying to do this for days but I never succeeded.
Unknown: (spitefully) What do you think, Junko?
Junko: Jeez, I'm impressed.
Unknown: Now, it is time for my next move. "Moloch wir auferstehen"... Well, I hope none of you can understand this, but nah, hope is useless after all. Come with me, Junko and Mukuro. I think you should go to see Eckidina about our next move, and I need to stay in Rome and do some of my own... personal stuff. Come with her if you want to, Izuru, my magnum opus. HAHAHAHAHA!!!
'With a horrid laugh, the Unknown Grand Grimoire Figure, Mukuro and Junko left the Novosic palace. After ten seconds, Izuru went out silently with them as well, and Sonia started to shake in fear. Nagito noticed something was wrong on Sonia's face and was confused.
Sonia: No, no, it can't be... It can never be... "It" can never rise...
Nagito: What's wrong, Sonia?
Soda: What did that strange man say?
Sonia: It's German. "Moloch wir auferstehen"... It means "Moloch shall rise again."
Soda: Impossible... Bring back Moloch that was defeated by the Witnesses long ago?! IS HE CRAZY!?
Nagito: How could he bring that horrid and demonic abomination named Moloch back to life!? We will get into any misfortune that is worse than Despair... and see whatever we don't want to see!
Mikan: If Moloch rises again, I'd rather kill myself... in despair...
Sonia: (thinking) Oh, Kyouko, what should I do?
- Unknown: Let despair flow... and flow for me! You are all just chess pieces in my faithless game! HAHAHAHAHAHA! MOLOCH SHALL RISE AGAIN!!!
LOTM: Crossover - The Corbin Files
Episode 3 - Chapitre Trois
by Officer Candy Apple & Prime ShockWaveTX
To be continued...
Ending[]
Within Temptation - Frozen
In the Next Episode...[]
Rome[]
A beautiful and young woman, with blond hair and dressed in a vermilion dress, was struggling in the water and screamed in terror. In fact, it was not an accident.
A green and scaly creature was behind the young woman and attempted to drown her. She screamed and struggled in sheer terror, but her efforts was utterly futile. That creature was the Unknown Grand Grimoire Figure, but now he is under his disguise... of the Green Meanie.
Woman: AH! AHHHHH! I HAVE TO GET BACK TO MY SORORITY! AGGRRRHHHHHHHHHH!
Unknown: (as Green Meanie) You... have nowhere to go...
Those words had become her last words and then she was drowned. The monster grabbed her head and plunged it into the water. This occurred near Italy, 2036, just two days after the assassination attempt against the pope candidates.
In the following days, thirteen women were drowned, and the Italian press had not know who or what had drowned them. All of them required gold necklaces according to their friends, but their gold necklace were all gone after their death as well. Roman Catholic Church had to take secret actions.
Eckidina's mansion, Tenguu City[]
Eckidina hummed a song while reading newspapers. She was now acknowleged of this serial drowning. Suddenly, the door opened and the Unknown Grand Grimoire Figure appeared again, this time he was wet from top to bottom.
Eckidina was not pleased but she dared not speak to him.
Eckidina: What happened?
Unknown: It was... um, raining outside and I forgot to take my umbrella. Well, how was the Traveler's Spell? It worked?
Eckidina: Yeah, I worked on it very well. I am interested if I can use this spell to hunt Katarina down.
Unknown: As long as you master it, you can. However, if you can't... I will cut off your reward. Remember, our deal is not over yet. Its final step, I mean. I'll destroy Katarina for you. Not just kill her. Destroy her... Both body and soul. Have a nice time on your trip. It is a free one. I will change this wet cloth and do please wait for a while.
Eckidina: Oh, OK. Wait a minute, did it rain today? Oh, whatever. Maybe it rained.
Unknown: By the way, did you contact Arzonia brothers?
Eckidina: Well, I am free from it. Mikan and Misogi volunteered to visit them... In Madrid, Spain.
Afterwords[]
From Officer: Mr. Gold is back, and his abusive father is "back"... In another way, to make the story zero plot holes. Now, I confirmed that the evil Peter Pan appeared in LOTM: Witnesses of Sleepy Hollow - Ichabod Crane and LOTM: Witnesses of Sleepy Hollow - Cicero is another disguise of the Unknown Grand Grimoire Figure, as well as the Green meanie appeared in the Cranes Arc's finale. Both are set to start his plan. Perhaps, that will solve many plot holes and problems.
I never said that I abandoned the sub-arc of Neverland since killing of the (real) evil Peter Pan off-screen. I just wanted to focus more on Jemery Crane, so I decided to kill the (real) evil Peter Pan off, but now I changed my mind to revealed that Mr. Unknown had disguised as the Evil Pan.
SPOILERS AHEAD:
Dr. Frankenstein will return as a neutral character in the next episode.
The sixth episode will be a huge plot twist when Eckidina (among many others) arrived at the Sleepy Hollow of 2013.
The 8th episode will start another twist by the end of episode where the Unknown Figure unmasked himself, and the second twist shall conclude in Episode 9 when more things will be explained and the Horseman of Death & Ichabod Crane came out from their respective grave. Wait and see~ (^_^)
Next episode, I will retell Green Meanie's encounter with Elsa and Kristoff in the form of Mr. Unknown's (also Grenn Meanie's) POV. He (as the Green Meanie) arrived at Arendelle three days before his invasion of the Vatican. He has much more steps to achive his goal.
