#shibakuzo shikabane

[neuroticsurgicalclinicdirector]

A dream Interaction between two Ace Attorney characters would be between Dr. Turner Grey and Furio Tigre Since both Dr. Grey and Tigre are notorious for yelling at people, it would be a funny scenario if the two got into an argument

I see the two stop shouting at each other when Viola appears, I don't think even Dr. Grey would dare to yell at Viola

[askthenewhopespeak]

Kuzo: Those idiots are so fucking easy to manipulate, huh? Kuzo: Well, shouldn’t be complaining. Makes my job easier. Boring, but easy. Kuzo: I just wish there was a way to speed things up a bit. All this waiting is killing me!

[askthedespairkids]

Yo, sweetheart! Date, place, time, please! 

H-huh....? Um...Halloween, 1:35pm. 2017...we’re on a remote island off the course of Japan. This is the Future Foundation, and you two just fell out of the sky,...?

[askthenewhopespeak]

"Think of me as the person investigating this," Shibakuzo says, dropping a lollipop on Momo's face. "Name's Jennifer Laurens, and the kid's gonna wake up in about two days."

Yeah, uh... I don’t really have a way to measure time here...

[askthenewhopespeak]

"Anyways, see ya. Make sure you don't die 'fore you can make a difference in this world." Shibakuzo disappears.

She’s nice. Odd, but nice.

[askthenewhopespeak]

"Kay, hold on a tick," Shibakuzo disappears, before reappearing with an armful of pants, shirts, hoodies, and dresses. "You're welcome, by the way."

Oh, thank you so much...

[askthenewhopespeak]

"Nothing much, huh?" Shibakuzo starts eating her lollipop, before offering, "How about I hand you a little gift, then? We can say it's early Christmas and I'll hand you some clothes and hats or something."

Oh, that would be amazing...

[askthenewhopespeak]

"What good are magic powers if you can't use them for anything?! Jeez, figure it out yourself! Or don't, she'll wake up whether you do or not." Shibakuzo shrugs, before disappearing to find some of her favourite duplicates.

She was strange.

[askthenewhopespeak]

Shibakuzo appears, holding two marshmallow lollipops.

Yo!

Gah! Who the heck are you?

[askthenewhopespeak]

Kuzo drops in next to the alternate Chiaki. "Yo, what's up with you guys?"

Nothing much, right now.

[askthedespairkids]

Thanks a ton, babe! Really can’t say it enough, y'know!

She picks up the purple-haired girl. 

By the way, got any medical supplies? She might be dead. 

D-dead?!

[askthedespairkids]

And then this chick falls out of the sky too, barely missing the purple-haired kid.

It’s raining people!

[askthedespairkids]

kuzo teleports away and suddenly munakata gets rocks thrown at him

What the hell?

[askthedespairkids]

"Sometimes teleporters screw up coordinates a little, y'know?" -kuzo

I see...teleporters....not the oddest thing I’ve encountered.

[askthenewhopespeak]

Travellers

*Kuzo teleports into Hope's Peak to see Akane and Nekomaru being swarmed by a large group of Monokuma children*

*Kuzo begins snickering*

Hey! Could we maybe get a bit of help?

Kuzo: Ahahaha, why?! You can handle it on your own, can'tcha, berserker?

Can you not see that there are like, fifty of ‘em?

I think the total’s more like forty…

Kuzo: And you’ve killed hundreds. What’s the problem?

Geez, maybe we’re not trying to kill a bunch of brainwashed kids!

Kuzo: You’re not?

No!

Kuzo: Weird. Why’d you even ask for my help?

I’m wonderin’ that myself now…

Kuzo: Aw well, since you asked so nicely! *Shibakuzo pulls out a gun.*

DON’T YOU FUCKING DARE!

*Before Kuzo can fire, something hits her in the gut and knocks her back*

Kuzo: Wow! I try to help out, and you fucking smack me around like a punching bag?! The hell’s up with you?!

Guns won’t help anything here, that’s why!

Kuzo: You want to get rid of the kids! Guns get rid of people! That’s a logical solution to this problem!

You’re not killing any kids.

Kuzo: Urghh, killing’s what I do best when I’m bored! Fine! Have it your way! You want a non-lethal method, don’t you?! Then you really oughta appreciate this!

*All 3 look at her, waiting*

*Shibakuzo reaches in front of her, then pulls her hand back.*

*A redheaded girl stumbles into this plane of existence, before Shibakuzo repeats the action twice. She summons a pink-haired girl and a silver-haired girl, and the newly-arrived trio quickly process the situation.*

Chiaki, Peko, we have a group of rogue destroyer Monokuma units! Four bystanders, high risk of injury and death if confronted!

Should we use electric pulses? Or just deactivate the helmets entirely?

I could also beat them into unconsciousness.

Hold off on the violence, Peko. Focus on the bystanders. These helmets are probably just malfunctioning, so deactivate them, Chiaki. We can bring them back to Kazuichi later so he can fix them.

*In unison* Understood.

*The silver-haired girl starts heading over to Akane, Nekomaru, Kuzo, and Ibuki, fending off any Monokuma kids who get near her.*

If you can run, run. If you can't, I'll make sure nothing touches you.

Wh... Peko-chan?!

So. You recognize me. Then you should know that I don't fail in my duties.

*The pink-haired girl pulls a little remote out of her hoodie's pocket and starts fiddling with it.*

Hey! How big is the radius?! Do I shut down every helmet in a kilometre, ten kilometres, or what?!

Wait...

Kuzo: Brought you here to deal with the kids. And from what I've seen, this place needs you more than your own dimension. You built their society up from nothing, these chumps are still recovering. So make your mark on this world, would ya? *Shibakuzo gives her a two-fingered salute before disappearing.*

*Confused noises from Akane, Nekomaru, and Ibuki*

Well, I’ll just- Ten kilometres, just to be safe!

What if you hit a hospital, too?! You might shut them down in the middle of an operation!

Huh-?

One kilometre for now, we’ll see what sort of situation we’re in after!

Alright then! Starting up the machine! *The pink-haired girl enters a code into her device, shutting down the helmets of the Monokuma kids around her.*

*The kids all look at each other, confused. Most begin to bawl*

Hey, thanks!

Damage control, check their condition and threat level. I'll talk with the bystanders.

*In unison* Understood.

*The two start checking on the kids and comforting them, while the redhead turns to Akane, Nekomaru, and Ibuki.*

You seem to recognize our names and faces, but not us, so I believe an introduction is in order. My name is Mahiru Koizumi, and I'm the leader of the New World Order. It's nice to meet you.

Give us two seconds before we introduce ourselves! *She huddles up with Nekomaru and Akane.* Alternate universe stuff?

Probably…

*The trio turns to the newcomers*

Ibuki Mioda, and this is Akane Owari and Nekomaru Nidai.

So, I assume something strange happened. Do you remember someone putting CR helmet behind you?

A CR helmet? Uh… look, if you knew people like us… well, we’re not them… we’re from an alternate universe… it’s a whole messy thing I don’t think anyone really gets…

Alternate… universe… alright then…?

Like I said, nobody really gets it, but you two *she points at Mahiru and Peko* have other yous here.

I… see… oh dear, it’s a good thing I left Sonia in charge while I was on that trip…

Yeah… we haven’t figured out how to send people back…

That girl said she brought me here though. Along with saying this world needed me… what could that mean?

Beats me, she’s nuts…

Tell me… did this world suffer a tragedy like mine did?

Yeah. We moved past it though, and we’re rebuilding.

In the process of it, or already done?

In the process… I mean, the ‘tragedy’ state really only ended about a year ago…

I see… Peko! Chiaki! Find that girl and find a way back home. Tell Sonia she’s the leader for the time being. I’ll be helping these people for a while.

Nah. I’m not going anywhere without you.

Silver Haired Girl: I would be fine in passing the message, but you’re the only one I trust to lead us.

*Ibuki, Akane, and Nekomaru just wait*

... fine then. Alternate Ibuki, Alternate Akane, Alternate Nekomaru, we'll officially be joining the world's rehabilitation efforts! Please take care of the three of us!

Sure!

*Ibuki turns, leading the new trio off. As she does, Akane notices something attatched to one of the alternate Peko's pigtails... and pales.*

Hm? Are you alright?

Uh... yeah, yeah! Just... uh, hungry! Very hungry! C'mon, old man! *She drags Nekomaru off, seemingly in pursuit of food.*

Maybe it's shock. They were just attacked by malfunctioning helmeted kids.

Well, Akane's pretty much always hungry...

I see... Do you have a kitchen?

We at least did before... not quite sure how much the kids have wrecked...

Are Mikan and Kazuichi's alternate counterparts alive? I'm sure they can repair the CR helmets.

Last I knew, they were...

Great! Collecting them for repair, learning more about this... world? universe? ...whatever's history...

Do you even know if Mikan and Kazuichi know the details of a CR helmet?

I mean, I have no idea what a CR helmet is, so...

Oh! Cerebral Readjustment helmets! Or was it Cranial?  Er, either way, they used to be used as weapons in Naegi's arsenal, forcing people to become suicide bombers and such, but after recovering the technology, we figured out how to use them to help treat illnesses and disorders in the brain!

And by we, she means Mikan and Kazuichi. She has no idea how they work.

Hold on, back up a bit... Naegi's a bad guy on your world?

Er, yeah? I'm not sure why you'd expect the serial killer to be a good guy.

He's not a... Naegi here is like... practically the poster boy for all things good.

What. I'm sorry, but what?

Yeah... instead we had a crazy bitch called Junko Enoshima who screwed everything up.

WHAT.

That's.... wow. *She fidgets with the pin on her tie.* The Junko we know is... well, eccentric, but sweet. She designs everything with cute half-white, half-black bears, but there's no one better to keep up your spirit. She made these pins for us by hand so we could have a symbol for our cause, actually. 

Aren't they cute?

Yeah... about that...

You're about to say something bad, aren't you?

That bear's basically a symbol for death, destruction, and despair...

Aaaaaaaaaand there it is.

Oh. Well. That isn't good.

Yea- wait. Where did Peko go.

Oh fuck.

Uh... why is that a bad thing?

Overzealous, protective girl with a sword who has to be talked out of attacking any perceived threat to her friends and cause.

Ah...

Alone. With two strangers. In an unfamiliar place. And if the bear pin really is death and despair...

Then your Akane and Nekomaru are gonna be suspicious, and then Peko will be suspicious, and then there will most likely be blood.

What're we waiting for, we need to move it!

After you!

*Ibuki starts running back in the direction that Akane had dragged Nekomaru off in. Chiaki and Koizumi start following her. They make it to the kitchen, finding a slightly cut up Akane holding Peko's sword, while Nekomaru keeps ahold of Peko herself.*

What are you all doing?

Your friend attacked us. *She glares at Mahiru and Chiaki* Get the fuck out. You're wearing that symbol, you can't be anything good.

Okay, look. I can explain this. We're used to being attacked by people, so Peko is overprotective, and apparently the bear means death and despair and stuff in this world even though Junko made it our symbol because she likes drawing it. That's basically our end of what happened. Why are you doing what you're doing?

My boyfriend and I are defending ourselves. And you know what... I'm pretty unsatisfied by that explanation. Call it paranoia,  but considering all the shit we've been through...

What you've been through? I'm guessing this is more than just being attacked by rogue forces...

Oh, let's see... try getting brainwashed, doing all sorts of horrendous shit while being fully aware of it but unable to stop it, then getting placed in a simulation that was corrupted in which I had to watch my classmates murder each other. Along with plenty of other shit since. So when people show up wearing that symbol... well, I'm not exactly inclined to trust them

Oh god... *Mahiru hesitantly steps closer.* I know this might mean nothing to you-

Don't take another step.

I know you might not want to listen. And I know you don't trust us. But I'll do everything in my power to ensure no one in this world will ever have to suffer like that again. 

*Mahiru unclips the pin from her tie, and Chiaki immediately does the same. Peko would too, if her hands were free.* I understand why you would hate this so much. Feel free to destroy it. I don't want to wear it in a world where it carries this sort of meaning. *Mahiru holds the pin out to Akane.*

I don't care about your goddamn pin. Just leave. We already have a Mahiru, we already have a Peko, and Chiaki's been dead for years. We don't need you here.

Guess you don't care about getting a way to get rid of those helmets.

Matter of fact, their creator is here. So yeah, we do.

Then you don't need us, and there's no reason for you to help out these three girls who were pulled out of nowhere to help you. I guess that means it's fine for you to kick us out in this unfamiliar, possibly dangerous place right after they got you out of an attack-

Chiaki! It's... it's fine. We can leave. We'll be fine. Just... please let Peko go.

...

*Nekomaru lets Peko go*

My sword.

Thank you, Nekomaru.

*Akane hands it back, glaring*

*Peko takes it back.*

I won't waste more of your time. Let's go.

Thanks for the warm welcome.

Just... don't. It was my fault.

*Mahiru walks out, Peko and Chiaki following after her.*

And by the way, I'm glad I could see you all again. Even if we don't know each other.

Sure. Whatever.

We don't know if there are any safe places to stop and sleep... or where we can get food, or if we can find that girl and go home again...

But we have to try, right?

I will do everything in my power to support you.

Yeah. And a little hope can go a long way.

*As the trio leaves, Ibuki turns to Akane* Akane, I got a big explanation on their world and how-

I don't care.

You should have heard them out, that's all I'm saying.

And like I said, I don't care. They were summoned here by the crazy bitch who shot out Otonashi's eye, who we've let hang around here for no good reason! How do we know she wasn't partially responsible for the kids here?

*Ibuki is silent*

*Nekomaru chooses to break the silence* Come on. Let's go see who we can find…

*Mahiru does her best to keep her face calm and neutral, her posture as dignified and proud as she can managed. She tries not to think about the people behind her or the uncertain future. She fails. Every step is another crack in her bravado. By ten paces, her smile is wavering. Sixteen, and she has to wipe something out of her eyes every couple of seconds. By thirty-seven steps, she's sobbing uncontrollably, depending on Peko and Chiaki to stand.*

Oh god, what are we going to do...? I just got us kicked out of the first safe place we found in this world! A-and, we don't know if there are rioters, or-or bombs, or if the water is safe to drink, or where we can stay...

This isn't your fault. It was mine. I was the one who attacked them.

But I'm the one who couldn't defuse the situation! Oh god, I wasn't even thinking of you two, I was just trying to make sure she didn't snap...! I cut your chances of getting in there too!

I refuse to stay anywhere without you.

But... I might get you two killed... a-and I have no idea what to do now!

*Shibakuzo watches over the scene from a distance for a moment, before grinning. She appears with Ibuki and Akane and Nekomaru, snickering.* Yo, if you were so ungrateful for their help, you coulda just asked! I would've shot them dead in an instant! No need to make them despair!

... You know what? I've had just about enough of you, bitch. I don't know why Naegi's just let you hang around, but fuck that. You have ten seconds to teleport your ass out of here, before I make you leave.

Kuzo: Sure! Go ahead! It'll be hilarious to see how many people cry over their prosperous leader and goddess going missing! Especially if we have a way to bring their corpses back!

Akane, don't let her get to y-

*Akane doesn't listen, and slams a fist into Kuzo's face*

*Shibakuzo might have a broken nose, but she still finds this laughable.* Go ahead and kill us, then, Owari! It's not like there are people that depend on them or something! Or care about them at all!

SHUT THE FUCK UP!

Kuzo: Hahahahahahaha! *Shibakuzo just teleports to the other side of the room.* It's not like they're afraid or anything, either! Rejected and thrown out into a cold, dark, mysterious, and dangerous world… ha, not like it matters if they die or not! Right, Akane?

*Akane rushes at Kuzo again, but Nekomaru grabs her*

Akane, let's go.

Kuzo: Hehehehe! Go ahead and do your worst! It'll be hysterical!

*Akane clearly wants to fight Kuzo some more, but Nekomaru drags her away. Ibuki glares at Kuzo*

What Akane said still applies. You're not welcome here. And you should take those people home, if they've got people who need them there.

Kuzo: Nah! You guys do seem to need some people like that more. And it would be hilarious to see what happens if word got out that "Owari" killed the leader and two of her minions, but I just want to see what happens from here on out!

We should have the cops lock you up with Ivanov and Wakatsuki.

Kuzo: Good luck catching me.  Anyways, bored now, I'll see if I can fuck something up with Russia. See ya! *Kuzo waves goodbye and disappears.*

Good riddance. *She goes to follow Akane and Nekomaru*

[askthedespairkids]

Shibakuzo Shikabane, nice to meet ya! 

The kid is too unconscious to tell you her name, though. Probably lost control of her powers. Can’t tell you much more than that ‘bout her.

U-um...Shikabane-san...why did you fall out the sky....?