Enemy Contact

Shirou then asks, "My turn to field a question, if there is no holy grail war why have we been summoned?"

Olga answers, "There is no holy grail war going on, but there is something much worse, the complete erasure of all human history. As in everything that has ever happened has the possibility of getting erased, the only thing preventing that is us. Now it's my turn to ask a question, why isn't your name ringing a bell, what I mean is what are you a hero for?"

"That is a very hard question to answer due to how much I did in my life. The first notable thing I did was fight in the Fifth Holy Grail War and I win it with my Saber Arturia Pendragon. We ended up destroying the Holy grail. After the war however is when my career as a hero officially started. I'll wait till I know you all better to tell all of you everything I've done but my finale achievement before my wounds killed me was killing the ORT, and preventing it from destroying human civilization."

Olga was pissed when he said he won the Fifth war knowing it was her father that won, but after listening to everything he did she was left with a question on why hadn't she heard of him before but before she could ask Dr. Roman asks first, "Wait what year did you die in and how old were you?"

Shirou raises an eyebrow and says, "I died in 2034 in my fight with the ORT since I refused to let anyone die and make Alaya summon her counter guardians. I estimate I was born in 1987 so that should have made me 47 more or less."

"Ahh now it makes sense, you are a heroic spirit from an alternate timeline ok that makes more sense now. In our timeline Olga's dad won the Fifth grail war and wished for Prosperity. But why couldn't you make a wish on your holy grail?"

Shirou just face palms when he hears they made a wish on that cursed grail. he sighs and says, "in the third grail war one of the masters cheated the system and summoned a servant by the name of Angra Mainyu who's class was Avenger. He was one of the weakest servant of all time, but he embodies All of The World's Evils so when he died his essence cursed the Holy Grail to make it a cursed wishing object and judging by the fact the world is in danger I am more than willing to bet your grail was corrupted too and you just didn't know it. Any wish made would have drastic side effects. So, if a woman wished she was the prettiest woman in the world the grail would fulfil that wish by making all the other women have horrible scars all over or just kill them all, so she is the only woman left in the world. I know you all must have a lot of questions for me, but I'll try to answer more of them later."

Dr. Roman looks like he wants to ask more but says, "Alright just try to protect these people please."

Shirou replies with a bright smile, "Alright."

Olga then cuts the connection and they are back in the holographic room all by themselves.

Olga Marie then turns to look at the rest of the group, "Ok we've found out a lot more than what we were expecting. how about we prepare to leave now."

Mash looks tired when she says, "…Chief, is that okay? We had planned on waiting here until help arrived."

Olga Marie takes a deep breath to finish what seems like a long explanation, "I can't let that happen. After we get back to Chaldea, who knows how much time it'll take to select the next team for this. It's not just finding the people and months of financing. Do you know how many objections the Association will raise in the meantime? Worst case scenario, we'll have to talk about who takes responsibility for Chaldea's latest failure. If that happens, it'll be the end. We can't go back empty handed. It's important that I find something that can get them off our case."

Olga looks like she is having a tough time getting the next words out when she says, "Sorry, but I'll need you to accompany me, Mash, Ritsuka, Shirou, Artoria, and Gudako."

Fou suddenly jumps and squeaks, "Fou!"

Olga looks at Fou in surprise and says, "You too Fou. But for now, let's explore this city. The cause of all this craziness must be somewhere."

the group then moves towards what seems to be the ruins of a large mansion. suddenly Shirou stops and looks towards the ruins with a thoughtful expression. Olga notices his change and decides to question him, " is something wrong, Shirou? do you know this place? you did say you participated in the war after all "

Shirou frowns slightly and scratches the back of his head " if you are going to save humanity you need more masters don't you? I just happen to know a very skilled master who participated in the fuyuki war and I am sure that if we could find her we would be able to easily receive her support "

Olga seems quite shocked by his advice and she also appears hopeful but then she looks around them and her mood plummets again " do you think she is still alive even after seeing the condition of the city ? "

Shirou answers her calmly " I am certain she is alright. she is Zerlretch's apprentice after all "

Ritsuka, Gudako, Mash and Saber look quite confused by their discussion however judging by the director's reaction they know that Zerlretch guy must be someone important

Olga, " WHAT!? ZERLRETCH'S APPRENTICE!? DO YOU KNOW WHERE SHE LIVES ? "

Shirou frowns once more, then points his sword towards the ruins " she lived there "

Olga looks at the ruins, then at Shirou and sighs dejected.

suddenly Shirou turns towards the director and grabs her, then he jumps away.

in the next instant two chains hit their previous position, leaving a small crater in the ground.

while in mid air Shirou looks towards their assailant and upon seeing her his eyes widen.

after landing he immediately jumps again to avoid two more chains, then he raises his sword to meet her approaching scythe.

Shirou grits his teeth, he admits to himself that blocking her blows while holding Olga is not ideal.

after reaching his master's side Shirou drops Olga, then he looks at her figure once more and whispers the name he had known her for " ..Rider "

In response she licks her lips seductively " I have not tasted blood in a long time, let's begin "

she stands still, looking at them with predatory eyes. her purple eyes filled with a crazed look, her hair of similar colour falls down to her back, the black cloth and her scythe only accentuate her dangerous appearance

' she is an alter then ' Shirou concludes

Mash steps in front of them while holding her shield " beginning combat manoeuvres " she then takes a moment to breathe " Masters, your orders! "