The Skies Above Japan
Moments after proclaiming her victory of the Tri-City Schools Raid Trip, the helicopter door closed. Satsuki fell to one knee, struggling to maintain control over Junketsu.
Soroi: Milady! Shiro!
Iori: Right away!
Iori sprayed a kind of foam over Satsuki, forcing Junketsu to revert to its dormant state.
Iori: It's a tranquilizing coagulant. It forces the Life Fibers into remission.
Soroi: Please take this opportunity to change out of your Kamui.
Satsuki: Thank you...
Satsuki, exhausted from her extended fight with Ryuko, puts on her regular robes and drops herself onto her chair. Soroi pours Satsuki a cup of tea.
Soroi: Your fights seem to be taking a greater toll on your body than before. It's too risky to activate Life Fiber Override for as long as you have been.
Satsuki: I am aware of the risk. But so long as Matoi continues to wear her Kamui, I have no choice but to don Junketsu to fight her.
Soroi: It is as you say, Milady.
Iori: Are you sure, Uncle?
Soroi: Shiro, once Lady Satsuki has her heart set on something, she never backs down. The only thing we can do is support her.
Satsuki: Soroi, Iori, I've made many selfish demands of you two. But please allow me to do so for just a little longer.
???: Oh? So you were pushing yourself, twitch Lady Satsuki?
Iori: Who are you!?
Satsuki: That voice... Is that you, Harime?
Nui: twitch Sure is!
Iori: The Grand Couturier? When did you get here!?
Nui: I go wherever I want to go, twitch and no one can stop me.
Satsuki: What do you want?
Nui: Don't get all, "What do you want?" twitch with me. It was Lady Ragyo. twitch She said she wanted to hear the results twitch of the Battlefield Trip in person. And since I was barred from Honnouji, I came to pick you up!
Satsuki: Hmph. I bet you just wanted to see Senketsu and Junketsu square off.
Nui: Bingo, Lady Satsuki! twitch You're the only one who truly understands me!
Satsuki: That's rich coming from someone who refuses to let anyone understand her.
Nui: Well then, twitch shall we make our way to the mansion?
Meanwhile
Nudist Beach Hidden Base
The group breached the water in Nudist Beach's destroyed base.
Ryuko: There was a place like this underneath Osaka?
After drying off the group started walking amongst the rubble.
Mako: It's in pretty bad shape, though.
Aikuro: Jakazure sure did a number on us. However, there is more to this place than meets the eye.
The group walked further and eventually made their way to a perfect replica of a beach underground.
(Y/N): Okay... I think you guys are taking this "Nudist Beach" thing a bit too literal. Also, where are you getting the funding for this?
As they entered the underground beach a row of Nudist Beach troopers greeted them. They were, predictably, naked.
(Y/N): -_- ...Of course. Why did I expect pants?
Aikuro: I see this place was spared.
Nudist Beach Soldier: We were right to follow your orders and take refuge here, Commander!
Ryuko: I see Nudist Beach has had quite a bit of money poured into it.
(Y/N): Seriously. Who invests in a nudist paramilitary organization?
Aikuro: Well, to answer both of your questions... it was Ryuko's father.
Ryuko: My dad?
Aikuro: He was an amazing scientist. Using the patents he held, he collected money from corporations worldwide. And with those funds, he created this organization.
Ryuko: Then...
Aikuro: Indeed! Nudist Beach was founded by Dr. Isshin Matoi!
Mako: WHAAA!?
(Y/N): Rubbing temples So your dad was a genius... and a professional pervert?
SMACK
Ryuko: He was not!!
(Y/N): (muffled) The evidence says otherwi-
SMACK
Ryuko: HE. WAS. NOT!!!
Senketsu: You guys are really getting along huh?
Ryuko: Shut up!
Aikuro led the group into an unused indoor pool. Inside, he began to explain the truth.
Aikuro: Now, how many organisms on this planet do you know of that wear clothes?
Ryuko: Just humans, obviously...
(Y/N): Pet owners would say otherwise. I've seen dogs in sweaters. It's unnatural. -_-
Aikuro: That is correct. Out of the countless species on Earth, the only one to wear clothes is homo-sapiens. And Why do you think that is? It is not that only humans wear clothing, but rather that the creatures who wore clothes became mankind as we know it today! Life Fibers caused homo-sapiens to evolve! Mankind was chosen by clothing!
(Y/N): sigh This is going to be one of THOSE explanations, isn't it? Aliens? Ancient astronauts?
Meanwhile
Fiber Palace, Kiryuin Manor
Ragyo led her daughter to a large set of doors beneath their estate. What was on the other side shocked Satsuki. A massive, pulsating sphere of energy and thread.
Satsuki: This is where it all began?
Ragyo: Yes. The source of everything, The Original Life Fiber. The moment this shining ball of thread touched down on Earth, humans were fated to become beings that served clothes.
Ragyo outstretched her arm. A ball of Life Fibers accumulated over her palm, slowly forming into a high-class black suit.
Ragyo: Life Fibers will become clothes and cover up the planet. That is COVERS. Nobody in this world can stop it from happening. We, the Kiryuin family, are the mouthpiece for COVER's will.
???: A truly ambitious goal. It reminds me of my own... albeit on a cosmic scale.
Satsuki spun around, her hand instinctively going to her sword.
Satsuki: Who is there?!
A part of the shadows in the room seemed to solidify. A tall man in a dark suit emerged. His face was obscured by an industrial mask and life-support tubes. He radiated a pressure that made even Satsuki sweat.
Satsuki: Mother, who is this man? How did he enter the sanctuary?
Ragyo: Smiles Put your sword away, Satsuki. This is a... new associate of ours. He arrived in this world only recently, seeking something.
AFO: "Something" is accurate. Though "someone" is more precise. It is a pleasure to meet you, Satsuki Kiryuin. You may call me... All For One.
Satsuki: All For One? I have never heard of you in any financial or political circles.
AFO: Chuckles darkly You wouldn't have. I am not from this timeline... or perhaps, not this dimension. I followed the trail of a certain "glitch" in reality. A boy with explosive power who escaped my grasp.
Satsuki's eyes narrowed. A boy with explosive power? (L/N)?
Ragyo: He offered us power and resources from his world in exchange for our assistance in retrieving his... property.
AFO: Indeed. Ragyo, that suit you just created... send it to (L/N). Consider it a housewarming gift from his old sensei. Let us see if he remembers the fear I instilled in him.
Ragyo: As you wish.
Nudist Beach Hidden Base
Aikuro: Life Fibers are an extraterrestrial lifeform! They came to Earth in ancient times and induced human evolution!
Mako: WAAA!? Does that mean Senketsu is an alien!?
(Y/N): PAIBGPIAIGBASHJ!!!!!!! Unable to compute HOW CAN YOU EVEN DO THAT!?!? Aliens?! I dealt with a guy who could steal superpowers back home, but Aliens is where I draw the line!
Senketsu: So that's how it is.
Ryuko: Don't just accept it!
Aikuro explained the parasitic nature of Life Fibers, showing a video of a mouse dying from direct implantation.
Aikuro: Ultimately, we're just food for the Life Fibers.
Ryuko: Why don't all clothes have Life Fibers then?
Aikuro: They went dormant. But 200 years ago, the Kiryuins woke them up.
Senketsu: Was I... waiting for Ryuko to grow up? Is that why I need her blood?!
Ryuko: Like I said, calm down!
Aikuro: Senketsu was created by Dr. Matoi to fight against the Life Fibers. And you're the only one who can wear him because you are resistant to Life Fibers.
(Y/N): Sigh "Resistance to Life Fibers"... "Aliens"... This is the kind of stuff I wanted to leave behind. I just wanted to do math homework.
Kiryuins Manor
Ragyo dismissed Satsuki.
Ragyo: sigh My daughter truly is my offspring... a shame she's nothing more than a human.
Nui: She twitch at least can serve your purpose! twitch
Ragyo: My, my~ what is wrong Nui? You went after (L/N), didn't you?~
Nui: (grumble)
Ragyo: It's alright. Our new partner warned me about him. He possesses a power that rivals even the Primordial Life Fiber in destructive capacity. But don't worry.
Ragyo pulled out a black box. Inside was the suit she had crafted in front of the Original Life Fiber.
Ragyo: I made this personally... Just. For. Him. With a little "adjustment" suggested by All For One.
Nudist Beach
Ryuko: So you're telling Senketsu and I to fight for the sake of mankind, huh?... TO HELL WITH THAT!!
Ryuko pulled off Senketsu and threw him onto a chair.
Ryuko: I don't want to fight while wearing you! And you don't need to fight either!
Tsumugu: Then I will dispose of it.
Ryuko: Over my dead body.
Ryuko prepared to fight Tsumugu naked.
Mako: No you can't! A girl only reveals herself in her full glory to the person she loves the most! And Mr. Mohawk isn't that man! It's Y/N, right?
Ryuko: blushes W-w-what!?
(Y/N): -_. Please leave me out of this.
Senketsu: looks at Y/N Also, I think you might be sending Y/N the wrong message by so readily stripping in front of him.
Ryuko: blushes Gah!
Ryuko put Senketsu back on.
Aikuro: sigh Tsumugu, put your weapons away. Besides I know of one other weapon that we can use in our fight.
Ryuko: Eh? What?
Aikuro: He's sitting right there. points at Y/N
(Y/N): sweats Don't you dare.
Ryuko: What? Unless we can weaponize stupidity, he isn't much of a weapon.
(Y/N): My feelings... Q_Q
Aikuro: It is time you revealed who you are, Y/N.
(Y/N): I don't know-
Before Y/N could finish, Aikuro brought up a screen. It displayed footage: Y/N tanking explosions, the crater he made against Nui, his speed during No-Late Day, and finally... a blurry image from two years ago of Y/N facing a villain.
Ryuko: Woah...
Aikuro: It is time you told us the truth, Y/N. Please, tell us who you are.
(Y/N): ...
Aikuro: What's your reason for coming to Honnouji Academy?
(Y/N): I wanted a normal life!
Ryuko: A "normal life"?
(Y/N): Look, I'm so done with the whole "saving humanity" thing. I fought in a war. I got a hole blown through my chest by a maniac in a suit! I just wanted to retire and finish my high school education without explosions!
Aikuro: I find that hard to believe.
(Y/N): It's true! I never wanted to get involved in all this!
Ryuko: ...What?
(Y/N): sigh -_- After the first day, everyone assumed I was aiding you. Even though I just sat next to you.
Ryuko: stands up If you're so STRONG why the hell didn't you do anything!?!?
(Y/N): I didn't want to get wrapped up in another "adventure". I just wante-
SLAP
Y/N was cut off with Ryuko slapping him in the face.
(Y/N): -_- Ow. What was that fo-
Ryuko: Was being my friend a lie?...
(Y/N): What?
Ryuko: WAS BEING MY FRIEND JUST A LIE!!?!!
(Y/N): Look, when I first met you guys, I was dragged into all your problems just for being near you, but-
Ryuko: Oh! I'm so FUCKING sorry for dragging you into my "problems"!!!
(Y/N): Ryuko, I-
Ryuko: SHUT UP!! I saved your life, even when I didn't have to! I shared how my father died with you! I actually thought you were...
(Y/N): W-What?
Ryuko: Even after all that you never shared anything about you. You tried your best to make sure people DIDN'T find out about you. It's all about you isn't it? You only care about yourself, DON'T YOU!?
(Y/N): Ryuko, I do ca-
Ryuko: If you cared why did you NEVER tell me about this!? Why did we have to corner you to get answers from you!?
(Y/N): I... I was afraid! Okay?! The last time I was a "hero," I lost everything! And now with aliens? I can't do this again!
Ryuko: Get out...
(Y/N): What?
Ryuko: I SAID GET OUT!! If you don't want to be a part of my "problems" any more then I'm giving you what you ALWAYS wanted, a way out!!!!
(Y/N): Ryuko I didn't mea-
Ryuko: JUST GO!!!!
Ryuko glared at Y/N, tears streaming down her face. Y/N opened his mouth to say something, but he looked away, ashamed.
(Y/N): ...Fine.
He quietly left the room.
Some Time Later
Osaka, Japan
Ryuko sat in the ruins.
Senketsu: sigh Ryuko, you were rather harsh to Y/N.
Ryuko: I don't want to hear that name again...
Senketsu: You know, he really DOES care. Despite everything that has happened to him, why didn't he leave sooner? Remember the final moments of that Election? He stayed to help you.
Ryuko: Y...yeah....
Senketsu: What about what he said afterward? When he said he cared about you.
Ryuko: blush He's still stupid... grumble
The Next Day
Honno City - Y/N's Apartment
(Y/N): sigh Ryuko, is right... I HAVE been acting like an ass. I let my past define me too much. Now I think I lost a good friend...
Gamagoori: Form up! At Attention! Listen closely!
Gamagoori announced the Cultural and Sports Grand Festival. Y/N was handed a tuxedo.
(Y/N): sigh This doesn't even look that good...
Y/N went home. He was exhausted.
(Y/N): Well, I got what I wanted... I'm not a part of their problems anymore... sigh
Ding Dong
(Y/N): Huh?
Y/N answered the door. A dark-skinned woman with purple hair stood there.
Rei: Good evening, Mr. (L/N), my name is Rei Hououmaru, I am the personal assistant of Director Kiryuin.
(Y/N): Oh, um... good evening. How can I help you?
Rei: I am here to deliver a message from the Director that you are a "guest of honor" for the upcoming festival.
(Y/N): I am? Are you sure you have the right person?
Rei: Completely. Here.
Rei handed Y/N a black box with his name on it.
(Y/N): looks at box What's this?
Rei: That is your dress ware for the event. The Director—and a mutual acquaintance of yours who recently arrived in town—didn't want her 'guest of honor' to be wearing anything less than stunning.
(Y/N): Mutual acquaintance?
Rei: Smiles enigmatically He said you would know him by his... handshake. Good night, Mr. (L/N).
Rei left. Y/N froze. Handshake? Only one person ever touched him like that... but he's dead. Or in prison.
Y/N took the box inside and opened it. It was an extremely high-quality suit. Black, sleek, with faint red stitching that seemed to pulse in the light.
(Y/N): Woah. This is a really nice suit. feels suit Feels amazing too... almost... alive?
Y/N hung up the suit and went to sleep.
As the room darkened and Y/N fell asleep, the suit rustled in the windless room. A faint, red light pulsed from the fabric, mimicking the rhythm of a heartbeat... and the suit seemingly turned to watch him sleep.