Chapter 111: Playing With The Hand That You're Dealt!: The Four Aces Alliance Is Cautiously On Guard! (Part 1)

"Hello there viewers...Shinko here again...*I proceed to say this, while smiling with both of my eyes closed, before opening them again, in order to continue to address the viewers*...Now then viewers...though Aleister Crowley has gone back into hiding, at least for the current moment...me, Momoko, and the rest of The Four Aces Alliance, are still going to remain in Academy City...until such a time that Crowley is no longer a threat to innocent people...So yes viewers...the crossover arc in these three fanfics, is not even close to being over just yet...And as for how those of us who aren't Keiko and her friends...and how we intend to go about our business, while not drawing a lot of attention to ourselves?...Well then viewers...I think that in order to answer that...we should just go and dive into the current chapter...But, first things first viewers...and like always, a chapter recap is in order...Oh, and before you want to go and try and contest that these chapter recaps aren't necessary...I will just tell you from the off regarding that...that until you all decide not to try and skip ahead to read future chapters...that quite frankly you shouldn't be reading beforehand anyway...then I, along with Zachary and Keiko...will continue to do chapter recaps...Now you may not like that...but that's how it's going to be...now then viewers...let us now begin the chapter recap...okay?...*I proceed to say this, while once again smiling, with both of my eyes closed*"

And here is the recap of the previous chapter in question...

Date: September 20, 2009

Okay, so as of the last chapter, we were all now finally transformed again. Well, that was despite Keiko having to tell everyone to search inside the thoughts of a body, that wasn't originally theirs. And, this was...well...how about we just gloss over that. Anyway, getting back to the current situation.

"I summon lightning!" Urd suddenly proceeded to shout out. As she raised one of her hands skyward. And just like before, a bolt of lightning shot down from the sky. Only trouble was...

"Don't you have any more tricks then just that one Urd!?" Li now proceeded to shout out to Urd. And he had said it both a ticked off sounding tone, and while a look of massive irritation was also present on his face.

"Li, why don't you use your magic, and stop worrying about other people!" Zachary proceeded to say, in an effort to try and get Li back on track. Which wound up doing the trick.

And, as Crowley, like before, proceeded to once again raise one of his hands, forming yet another forcefield, that wound up deflecting Urd's lightning. Crowley then proceeded to speak up.

"Alright, time to send you all to the grave," Crowley said, as he once again started speaking in the same cryptic sounding language from before.

But, more importantly...

"Hey Crowley?! Let me ask you a question. Why so serious? Also, in the words of Clint Barton's Hawkeye...made you look..." I now proceeded to say, even though I was still stuck in Keiko's original body. But I managed to say this, with a SpyXFamily Anya type smirk present on her original bodies face.

"Wait a sec, what do you mean..." Keiko started to say, only to then look slightly behind Crowley, just in time to see both Renji, and Rukia, suddenly sort of warped in from out of nowhere. Only to then realize, that they had used their respective flash steps, to accomplish this.

And upon realizing this...

"Hey Crowley? Have you heard of a sudden freak weather event? Because as Shinko just so kindly put, made you look," Keiko then proceeded to say. To which she just simply went, and nodded slightly at both Rukia and Renji. And once they had both nodded back in response, they then set about helping to dispatch Crowley.

But to my surprise, as well as to the surprise of several other people on our side...

"Now Roar...Zabimaru!" Renji called out. Which was then followed, by his Zabimaru, then proceeding to separate into its 6 segmented form again. To which it then proceeded to make its way towards Crowley. And thankfully, before he could react quickly enough to Zabimaru's Shikai, he was then ensnared in several of Zabimaru's segmented sections.

"Now Dance...Sode no Shirayuki!...San no mai, Shirafune!" Rukia called out. Which was then followed, by her Sode no Shirayuki, then proceeding to glow white. Only, once the light had faded, her Zanpakuto was now completely made of ice. Which in an instant, caused the blade of it, to suddenly and rapidly extend outwards, at an alarming rate, and towards Crowley.

"So, she is able to extend the reach of her Sode no Shirayuki...interesting...And I thought that my Saint Sword Of Bluebell was impressive," I thought to myself, while I proceeded to glance at my Saint Sword Of Bluebell in my original bodies left hand. Which was both my left hand, and Keiko's left hand technically. But you get what I mean.

And, once the now extended and ice encased blade of Sode no Shirayuki, pierced through Crowley's body, right through the left of his back, and then out the front. We all thought, that this fight with Crowley, was finally over.

But, however...

"You think you have all won this fight haven't you? Also, I forgot to mention something to you all, this is not my original body. So your attacks can't kill me. But, that doesn't mean that I can't kill all of you. So, I will just leave you all for the time being, as I have a master plan to attend to. But just know, that none of you are safe by any means. So, until we meet again. Which, may wind up being a bit sooner, then you all might think," Crowley proceeded to say, as he just simply wound up fading out of existence.

"Hey get back here Crowley! We're not done here you coward!" Zachary now proceeded to chime in with, now once again irritated, since Crowley had once again decided to play the coward.

And though this was not the end of our fight against Crowley. For the time being, we had to figure out a way to get everyone on our side, back into our original bodies.

But thankfully, this wasn't going to wind up being much of a problem. In fact...

"So, does anyone happen to have a way that will help get us all back into our original bodies?" Shokuhou proceeded to ask in Rei's voice. Since was still currently stuck in Rei's body.

"Well Shokuhou, it is funny that you should ask that particular question," Urd now proceeded to respond to her question with. While a somewhat knowing smirk, was also currently present on her face.

And this was then followed, by Urd then proceeding to raise one of her hands upwards. To which a bright golden sphere then formed in it. And as it flew out of her hand, it then expanded, and then temporarily blinded everyone else. And this was including me as well.

But, once it had died down, I then noticed, once I had looked down at myself, that I was back in my original body. Which I was able to confirm by the fact that I was once again wearing my usual battle outfit, and the same mane of long light blue hair. And once I had untransformed, I then proceeded to breath a sigh of relief.

And more importantly, everyone else was also back in their original bodies.

"Hello there everyone, Shinko here again...now viewers...this now marks the end of this chapter...And now viewers...I look forward to seeing you all in the next chapter...okay?...*I proceed to say this, while smiling with both of my eyes closed*"

And now that the chapter recap is now done. We will now proceed right into the current chapter.

Date: September 21, 2009

Okay, so it was now the next day in Academy City. And even though one Aleister Crowley hadn't bothered to show his face to us all since then. We still had to remain extremely vigilant, as well as cautiously on guard. Which meant, that until Crowley was determined to no longer be a threat, then we would all remain in Academy City, until such a time, that this was confirmed to be the case.

Which also meant unfortunately, that we all had to find a place to stay for the time being. Which given the recent discovery of one Misaki Shokuhou's use of her Mental Out Esper ability. This wasn't going to be a problem...

"So let me make one clear here right from the off viewers...Sorry, Shinko here again...Anyway viewers...what was actually meant by the previous sentence regarding Shokuhou's Mental Out...was that we had allowed her to plant a bunch of memories into the thoughts and minds of several of the higher ups at Tokiwadai Middle School, and some others around Academy City. This was done, in order to insure, that we all had some sort of place to stay, without causing any unwanted attention to be drawn to ourselves, while we remained on guard, should Crowley decide to come after us again. And as a result of Shokuhou's Mental Out. Me, Momoko, Yuri, Hinagiku, and Scarlet, were allowed to room in some of the empty dorm rooms, that were somehow surprisingly still vacant at Tokiwadai. Oh, and before you all try to go and say that this is a very bad way to get all of us, including Keiko, Misaka, and Kuroko expelled?...Let me just ask you all a question...is that really all that much of an immense discrepancy to all of you?...Is it going to proceed to eat away at you at night while you attempt to try and comprehend that this one inkling like out of place thing...convinced you that it wasn't worth putting in the effort to read on?...Well then, that is your loss frankly...as you are missing out...but don't let that stop you...by all means, stop reading if you feel this strongly about one, single, minute, faff of a mistake...But if you are instead going to read on...then that will do just as good...So then viewers...let us now continue then, shall we?...*I proceed to say this, while smiling with both of my eyes closed*"

Anyway, with regard to me, Momoko, Yuri, Hinagiku, and Scarlet, and our rooming situation regarding the empty dorm rooms...

"It really was helpful of Shokuhou to help us get these dorm rooms, until we have dealt with Crowley. Almost makes me think sis, that she is someone that we can finally start to trust," I proceeded to say to Momoko, while she sat on her bed, while I sat on a nearby desk chair.

"While that is true Shinko, you have to also remember that she was still the reason that things transpired the way that they did in the lab. Still, I can't help but feel as though we haven't seen the last of Gensei Kihara," Momoko proceeded to say to me in response.

"Either that sis, or there is much more to this then just Aleister Crowley and his 'master plan,' as he called it. And what was he referring to exactly, when he said that that wasn't his original body?" I then proceeded to say, as my expression then wound up changing, to one of slight confusion, as well as slight bit of understanding mixed in as well.

"I would have to assume Shinko, that he might have multiple forms then the one he was in when we fought against him," Momoko proceeded to respond to my question with.

"That would make the most logical sense sis. And I also feel, as though everyone else should be made aware of this fact as well. As it can wind up proving to be very helpful to our eventual next encounter with Crowley," I said, as I then proceeded to get up from the desk chair that I had been sitting in.

But for our convenience...

"Momoko, Keiko...we have something important to tell you both," a familiar sounding female voice said from the window of our dorm room. And when both me and Momoko went to the window and opened it up. We were then greeted by the form of one Rukia Kuchiki. The only thing was, that she was now wearing an outfit instead of her usual Soul Reaper uniform. Which wound up confirming to me, that she was currently using her Gigai, in order to keep herself inconspicuous, as well as blend in with the civilians of Academy City. But, she wasn't the only one who had decided to drop by. And what I mean by this was...

"Wow, this is a great place that you both have here!" A very ecstatic sounding female voice now proceeded to shout out. "Rangiku, you're being loud! Don't yell!" A now very irritated sounding male voice now proceeded to say.

And this was then followed, with the door to our dorm room, then proceeding to swing open with a very loud bang. And this was then followed by the appearance, of a very buxom looking women with very long blonde colored hair, and a shorter male, with short white colored hair.

And now realizing exactly who these two were, I then realized, that things were now about to get quite a bit more crazy.

"Oh...oh no...why are Captain Toshiro Hitsugaya, and Lieutenant Rangiku Matsumoto here?!...Well, at least I can say without any sort of doubt, that Rangiku's...*ahem*...orbs...are as large as they were in the Bleach anime...Which is honestly pretty crazy, if you were able to see what I am currently seeing viewers...Oh, and by the way, I am not a pervert...you should know that from me having said this in the 2nd chapter of this very fanfic...Maybe some of you viewers are, but I am not...And believe me when I say that..." I thought to myself, while I proceeded to turn my attention slightly to the right of me, in order to briefly address the viewers.

The only trouble with this was...

"Hey, you with the long blue hair, were you speaking to the viewers just now?" The female, now identified as Rangiku Matsumoto, now proceeded to speak up to me with. Which unlike every other time that this had happened, actually wound up catching me off guard this time.

"Uh...well you see...*I now proceed to let out a very deep sounding sigh*...So I take it that you have Fourth Wall Awareness as well then?" I now proceeded to say, which was not surprisingly then followed, by both Rangiku and Toshiro, then proceeding to nod in response.

Which now all but confirmed, that the goings on in Academy City, were now about to get a whole lot more interesting.

"And don't we all know it viewers...Hello there again viewers...Shinko here...Now then viewers...*I proceed to say, only for a certain two someones to proceed to speak up*"

"Hey Shinko was it?...Would you mind if I...*Rangiku now proceed to come bounding into the frame of shot, with her...'ahem'...orbs bouncing, and proceeds to try and speak up to me, only for me to proceed to kindly cut her off in the nicest way possible*"

"Telling what part of the Bleach timeline that you and Captain Hitsugaya came from will not be necessary Lieutenant Matsumoto...Rukia has already gone and done that for the both of you...Now if you please, I would like to finish this end of chapter fourth wall break, if you don't mind?...*Both Captain Hitsugaya and Lieutenant Matsumoto proceed to simply nod back to me in response*...Good, now then viewers...we all look forward to seeing you all in the next chapter...okay?...*I proceed to say this, while smiling with both of my eyes closed*"