Prologue is on my profile. There's more context if you read that first.

It was dark, incredibly dark. Shirou couldn't see or hear anything. In fact, he wasn't able to sense anything at all. Perhaps the Wizard Marshall's idea would be the end of the couple's lives.

However, Shirou would come to realize how impatient he was the moment he and Rin landed on hard ground. The sudden sensation of the ground surprised him as he regained all his senses. He held his head in his hands as the wave of nausea passed through him.

Some time passed, but Shirou eventually got his bearings and was able to look at his surroundings.

The only evidence that the duo had travelled was that they weren't in the Clocktower. They were in a forest with tall pine and fir trees, the scent filling Shirou's nose. The sky was tinted with orange, with the sun setting...or rising. The magus had no idea whether this reality operated with the same rules as the one he came from. Amidst his pondering, the teenager scanned his immediate surroundings, noticing a dirt path.

Shirou guessed that the only thing he could do for now was to find someone or some place to help them. He looked down at Rin, who was unconscious.

"Well, I guess our adventure starts now. At least we were dropped somewhere peaceful it seems," Shirou mused as he picked up the Magus bridal-style and began walking in a direction on the dirt path.

Some time had passed, Shirou knew, but he still didn't know whether or not it was getting closer to morning or evening. He had been walking on the dirt road, his feet treading lightly on the path. Just as he had felt his arms becoming tired, he noticed a cottage coming into view.

It was well made, with two stories, a chimney, a warehouse, and even a small mailbox just outside of the residence.

Shirou slowed his pace, trying to lower the amount of sound he was making. It would do no good for him to alarm anybody, especially when he didn't know the capabilities of the Magi in this reality.

After climbing the stairs, the apprentice stood in front of the wooden door. As he knelt down to prop Rin up against the outside wall, the door opened. He froze, not knowing how to react. Slowly, he looked up.

There was a girl in front of him wearing a simple maid outfit. She had long green hair and blue eyes, to his chagrin. However, the most interesting thing he noticed, was the long metal sprouting from where her ears were. Was it cosplay?

"Hello, who are you? I have not seen you on campus before, are you new to Mahora Academy?" She asked.

So this was a school campus? Maybe this was a dorm. "Haha, yeah, I'm new here, and so is my friend. We were in an accident and she ended up hurting her head. I would've found a hospital, but since it seems to be getting late, I figured that walking all the way back would take too long. Could you help us?"

The girl glanced at Rin's motionless form against the wall. "I will have to ask my Master, but as long as she gives the order, I will do what I can."

"Thank you, I think all she needs is some rest."

The girl bowed and opened the door fully. "Please come in."

The interior of the cottage was just as beautiful as the exterior...if you liked dolls. There were mannequins, dolls and plushes covering the room from head to toe; the table, the walls, and almost all the sofa space was littered with dolls of the sort, ranging from animals to small children. Who was this Master?

As the maid walked up the stairs, presumably to call her Master, Shirou moved some of the dolls and placed Rin on the sofa. She lay there, breathing softly. The boy smiled and lightly caressed her cheek.

"I guess we got lucky with this one. Maybe we'll have a peaceful vacation," He whispered. Suddenly, the high-pitched sound of a young girl rang out.

"Who is it at this hour? I was napping." Shirou turned his head to the stairs and saw a different young girl descend the stairs, followed by the maid from before. The young girl was petite with blond hair and blue eyes. If it wasn't for her long hair, he would've thought that a shorter King of Camelot was in front of him. When she stopped in front of him and stared, Shirou noticed that she didn't seem to be as young as she looked. Her eyes were calculating, like many of the Magi he had interacted with. He realized that this person was not a young girl.

"Chachamaru here explained the gist, but I'd like to hear it from your mouth. Who are you?"

"My name is Shirou." He figured it was safe to give his given name.

"I didn't ask for the name of your pet. I asked for your name!" She was beginning to get annoyed, it seemed.

"Well, I'd tell you my real name, but I don't remember. I was involved in an accident that rendered me an amnesiac and an orphan." This appeared to get her attention, because her eyes softened a little.

"I...see. I can share the sentiments. I lived by myself for a while now." The blond had a melancholic look on her face, but it quickly disappeared. "I can let you stay the night."

"Let me take the girl to the spare room," Chachamaru said as she reached to lift Rin from the sofa.

As she got closer and closer, Shirou began to notice some things about her that he didn't see the first time he met her. Her skin was so sleek that it almost shined in the light. When he saw her eyes, Shirou thought he could see something that appeared to be...optics?

Shirou grabbed the girl's arm. "Who are you? What are you?" When he felt the cold metal instead of the warm flesh, he instinctvely channeled his Structural Analysis.

Satomi Hakase

Chao Lingshen

A laboratory

Evangeline A.K. McDowell - my Master

Magical energy combined with mechanical innovations in Android technology!

"Who knew that magic existed?"

"Hakase, I need as many of these androids you can make to be my servants."

"I can do that, but how about this special model as well? I can configure it to be your personal maid!"

Shirou grimaced in pain. The rush of memories was disorienting to him, seeing years of memories in less than a second, but he knew one thing for certain:

Chachamaru wasn't a human being.

"Ah, Master, I think he is a mage." Chachamaru displayed no outward surprise that he used magecraft. Did it exist here?

"Huh...I don't know who you think you are, but for mages to be so low as to try to attack me in my own home..." The blond, no, Evangeline, was starting to look less and less like a 10-year old girl. Shirou began to feel the room get colder and colder. Was it her? Her element must be Ice, or something similar.

At this moment it occurred to Shirou that he had appeared to be attacking the maid.

"This is a misunderstanding, I'm not a mage, but a magus." Despite his explanation, it appeared that Evangeline had no intention of stopping the cold.

"Magus, shamgus! It doesn't change the fact that you're here to try to kill me! No need to worry, just because I look like I'm a young girl doesn't mean that I'm unable to fight! Lic Lac L-"

"By the Root what is happening here!?" Everyone stopped and look at the sofa, to see Rin Tohsaka, her face red with anger and confusion.

Credits to hyperomegasonic6 for sharing many of his ideas with me.