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Author Notes:
* This story is only a Terminator, Back to the Future, Steins;Gate (and the rest of Science Adventure) crossover, and Freezing.
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"...Gah!"
A sudden gasp for breath came from Eugene Thruston (*1). His light blue eyes would widen a bit as he felt like stumbling. His body felt like stumbling as he places his left hand on the surface of the wall while he places his right hand on his head. It felt nauseating for him, his head feeling the aches of an electric shock. He felt like he was back on the battlefield, smoke rising from several angles, and metallic tanks roamed the dark, crumbling streets of what civilization used to be. Echoes of voices shouting for orders to run, take cover, and some even calling out for his name.
"Eugene? Hey, Eugene, you okay, buddy?"
He could feel someone shaking his arm. A familiar voice. He slowly looked to his right and found... a familiar face, who should be long dead... And yet, here he was.
A young man with brown, fair-colored hair. He wore a familiar uniform prescribed by a military academy that he attended when he was much younger than he used to be, or was right now. A yellowish brown jacket whose black lines and the Genetics (*2) symbol were seen on the shoulders and arms, a white collar shirt and accompanying dark blue necktie. Dark blue pants and black shoes.
"...Abel (*3)," The young man muttered the name of the person looking at him with a concerned expression.
"Hey, you alright? You look kind of... pale."
The young man was silent as his eyes darted around to find himself in a school hallway. Only a few students were in the corridor, muttering comments of 'Hey, is that alright?' and similar.
Dear god... He thought in shock. It worked. It really worked.
"...Uh," He tried to make a reassuring smile, but he felt like he was failing. He could feel his bones shake and a bit of fatigue coming from his brain. "Yeah, I'm... swell. I just... I just need some rest, that's all."
"Huh?" Abel raised an eyebrow. "What, you didn't sleep well last night?"
...Haven't really slept well in a very long time. He thought.
"You could say that I guess," He responded carefully. "Abel, weird question but... what year is it?"
"Huh?" The brown-haired boy looked incredulous. "You sure yo-"
"Just!" He didn't mean to be harsh, but some of it couldn't help but slip in. Thankfully, he managed to control it and spoke with care. "Just tell me, please."
"Uhh... June 4th, 2065?" Abel made a bewildered expression.
...Okay. He thought. So the Leap Frog (*4) actually did worked. Next step... Better wait I suppose for Suzuha (*5) to make contact with me...
"...Thanks," The young man spoke apologetically. "And, I'm sorry. I just... I'm gonna head out and get some fresh air." He says with a few gestures before walking outside, leaving a dumbfounded and concerned Abel behind.
While walking outside, when the skies turned hue with orange, indicating the afternoon setting, his eyes would see the familiar hallways and the young students, cadets of this military academy, who were chattering around with smiles. Pandoras and Limiters (*6) alike, all smiling and chattering about something in common.
"Hey, I heard that the Untouchable Queen (*7) got beaten recently."
"Yeah, guess she wasn't so untouchable after all."
"Hey, don't say that out loud, she might hear you if she walks by!"
Old news, familiar territory, managed to stick landing, check. Now from what I remember, June 4 just so happened to be when the Junior Carnival (*8) was taking place and all of the second-year Pandoras were, or just recently had their battle royale. Among them would be Satellizer L. Bridget - the Untouchable Queen. Back then, which is right now, people tended to be afraid of her and avoid her entirely. It's all in part due to whatever happened to her back in East Genetics Academy (*9). Though knowing the true story behind it now, I can't really blame her anymore. He thought.
Picking up the pace, he walks fast towards one of the nearby school buildings and heads upstairs, to the rooftop.
He breathes in and out and decides to sit down, leaning to a nearby wall, and wait. All the while, he looks at the afternoon sunset and the clear open skies. His heart ached, as flashes from his past kept creeping up to his head.
No smoke... No clouds covered in darkness... No debris... No corpses... No Metals... (*10) No Skynet... (*11) Things that used to be...
But his thoughts grew bitter.
Not for long though... Because the Nova aren't gonna be the only threat this time...
He sighed, and decided to close his eyes for a bit.
...And.
"Get down, Aerostats (*12)!"
His eyes opened wide and sees... a flying aerial drone with wings, opening fire. More of them were firing in turn. He rolls his body to the right, dodging the plasmic fire that scorches the ground. In response, he aims and opens fire with his rifle, with cocking sounds of pinkish plasma bolts destroying the various aerial drones that littered the area.
"Push forward, keep moving!"
Hearing the echoes of a soldier nearby, he would stand up from the ground and sprint into action as he stopped and oversaw a burning city of what used to be Hollywood, California. The Hollywood sign on top of the hills was broken. The buildings were wrecked and ruined, and some large tanks would be seen firing from a distance. Purplish and pink beams of light were scattered over and above, causing explosive impacts to occur.
"Look at this damn mess."
A familiar voice made him look to see a fellow soldier and former Limiter looking at the horizon. He looked to be somewhere around his mid-twenties, half-Korean, half-American face, a bit tall and lanky, black hair and brown tired eyes, wearing a black military soldier uniform with red tags and a helix symbol found on the shoulders. His name was Lieutenant Shi-Jing Hong. (*13)
"...How the hell are we supposed to get through all of this, Snake?" He asked in a discouraged and irritated tone.
Before he could answer...
"...Eugene."
"...!"
...He was pulled back from reality by a nostalgic voice. Becoming aware as he jolted from his sleep, he would see a familiar, gentle hand touching his shoulder. His eyes would see... a young, beautiful woman with short brown hair that reached down her shoulders, with two tied up bangs covering her cheeks and two forehead bangs split up in the middle. Her eyes were slit and closed, her expression, instead of the familiar smile that she was always known for, looked a little worried. She wore a Pandora's uniform, a dark violet dress with a white collar and a blue ribbon on the center.
"...Nee."
He stuttered softly as his eyes widened at the young woman who was crouching, her face a few meters near to him.
"...Nee-chan."
Chiffon Fairchild. (*14)
His Pandora.
And the woman he loved the most... and lost...
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Trivia For Chapter:
(*1) - Eugene Thruston is actually a canon character from Freezing. I simply gave him a last name, because canonically, his last name is unknown.
From Freezing Wiki - Eugene is a second year student at West Genetics and was the Limiter of Chiffon Fairchild before her death.
(*2) - From Freezing Wiki - Genetics (ゼネティックス, Zenetikkusu) is a worldwide organization founded to train and provide soldiers (Pandoras and Limiters) to fight the Nova. It is a series of military academies which operate under military discipline, and replaces senior high school, substituting for grades 9, 10, 11, and 12. It is a branch of the Chevalier organization.
(*3) -From Freezing Wiki - Abel Rotomaster is a second year student attending West Genetics. He is the Limiter partner of Ticy Phenyl.
(*4) - Operation Leap Frog was the name of the official military operation enacted by Tech-Com relating to how Eugene Thruston travelled into the past.
(*5) - From Steins;Gate Wiki - Suzuha Amane (阿万音 鈴羽, Amane Suzuha), later known as Suzu Hashida (橋田 鈴, Hashida Suzu), is a part-time employee for Yuugo Tennouji's CRT store. She is on a secret search for her future father in Akihabara. She enjoys riding her bicycle, appears to be at odds with Kurisu Makise.
She is in fact a time traveler from 2036 who, under the guise of John Titor, seeks to prevent SERN, at the command of the Committee of 300, from creating a Time Machine that will lead to a dystopian future. Although she is initially unaware of it, she is the daughter of Itaru Hashida and Yuki Amane.
In the Beta Attractor Field, where most of Steins;Gate 0 takes place in, Suzuha comes from a future ravaged by World War III with the mission of going back to the day of Kurisu's death so that Rintaro Okabe can prevent Kurisu's time travel thesis getting into the hands of Shouichi Makise and, in doing so, stop World War III and reach the Steins Gate World Line. She understands that Okabe's main motivation is to save Kurisu, however.
(*6) - From Freezing Wiki - Pandora (パンドラ) are genetically modified human girls who undergo intense training at special military schools in order to become soldiers and learn how to fight the Nova, creatures from another dimension that are invading the Earth. A Pandora's strength originates from Stigmata, which are implanted into their backs, giving them superhuman speed and strength that is ten times that of an average person and allows them to use special Volt Weapons and Volt Textures that respond to their bodies. Pandora were developed by Dr. Gengo Aoi.
From Freezing Wiki - A Limiter (リミッター, Rimittā) is the male partner of a Pandora, whose primary role is to neutralize the Freezing field emitted by a Nova so that their Pandora may attack them.
(*7) - From Freezing Wiki - Satellizer L. Bridget ( 1, 2048) (Pandora s/n: GR230),[1] formerly known as Satellizer Alongrutch, is the main heroine of Freezing. She is a second-year student at West Genetics and a highly skilled Pandora who is known as the Untouchable Queen (接觸禁止の女王Sesshokukinshi no Jo Ō ) for her ruthlessness in combat. Many students were afraid of her in the beginning because she seemed violent and cold. However, it is revealed through the series' progression that she was actually quite a shy, sensitive and introverted girl who had a traumatic childhood that led her develop aphephobia, a fear of being touched.
(*8) - From Freezing Wiki - Carnivals are contests where Pandora are pitted against each other to determine an accurate ranking of their strength. Limiters do not take part in them. There is a Carnival each season at all Genetics academies to determine the strength rankings of cadet Pandoras in their class years, underhanded tactics may be used and killing is also allowed. Every few years, there is a worldwide cadet Carnival for the students of the various Genetics academies to determine the world rankings.
(*9) - From Freezing Wiki - East Genetics (イーストゼネティックス Isto Zenetikkusu), located near Tokyo, is one of two Genetics military academies operated by the Chevalier in Japan, which purpose is to train Pandora and Limiter soldiers to fight against the Novas. Every year, East Genetics holds a joint Anti-Nova training session with its other Japanese counterpart, West Genetics. East Genetics was founded shortly before West Genetics' establishment in 2050. It was created with a focus on live combat.
(*10) - Eugene's term for Terminators.
From Terminator Wiki - A Terminator, or T-Unit,[1] is a type of Hunter-Killer designed to terminate other life forms. Various Terminators are built by an artificially intelligent computer called Skynet in order to wipe out the remains of the human race after Judgment Day. A Terminator with a female outer sheath is referred to as a Terminatrix. [2][3]
(*11) - From Terminator Wiki - SkyNet, or Titan,[1] is a highly-advanced computer system possessing artificial intelligence. Once it became self-aware, it saw humanity as a threat to its existence due to the attempts of the Cyberdyne scientists to shut it down. Hence, Skynet decided to trigger the nuclear holocaust: Judgment Day. Later, it would wage War against humanity by developing and deploying an army of Hunter-Killers and Terminators. The survivors formed a "Resistance" under the leadership of John Connor. Skynet has also developed time travel technology and sent numerous Infiltrators into the past to carry out various tasks, such as annihilating Resistance leaders before they can come to power, ensuring its own creation, aiding in the creation of other Terminators (most notably in coltan factories), and setting up safe zones.
(*12) - From Terminator Wiki - Aerostats, also known as "Flyer" or "Wasps",[1] are a type of Non-Humanoid Hunter Killer produced by Skynet sometime before 2018. They are scout units that survey the land and the Resistance by air. Aerostats can send signals to Harvesters.
(*13) - From Freezing Wiki - Shi-Jing Hong is a second-year Limiter of Genetics America. He is the Limiter of Roxanne Elipton[1].
(*14) - From Freezing Wiki - Chiffon Aoi (b. 2022 - d. 2065), better known by her alias, Chiffon Fairchild, was a third-year student at West Genetics, as well as the former Student Council President of West Genetics Academy. She was ranked 1st among all West Genetics third-year students, as well as being one of the world's five top-ranking Pandora, ranking at #1, before her death at the climax of the 11th Nova Clash. She is Maria Lancelot and Gengo Aoi's daughter and Kazuha, Kazuya, and Arcadia's aunt.