Redundant Apocalypses

Chapter 10: Huge Text Document Crashes The Universe

Date: January 13th, 2023

Picking up from Veil Of Greed: Hunt For The Numbers chapter 25. "This is such a causation to want a nap! We just stopped Pmurt Nedib and now, there's nothing here but us!" "This is concerning. I shall sense around for any survivors. *a few seconds pass* There's only one survivor besides us." "Arrrr! This is a plundering situation that I don't like! What do you think, Thrashbeak?" "Universe gone is bad! Squawk!" "Arrr! Exactly!" "I just want a nap! With there being basically nothing in this universe, it'll take forever to find this survivor! Bray, can you pinpoint their location? I'll try to as well because the sooner this is resolved, the sooner we can push back the Nazis in Galados Isle and I can get an hour long nap!" Some more time passes but: "Nap! Nap! Nap! I can't figure out where they are!" "I cannot either. We shall now split up and look everywhere in this universe. It's our only choice. With no matter around, it's impossible to pinpoint any life energy's exact location. This search will be intriguing to execute." None of us object to splitting up to look. With all of us looking, it was only a matter of time before we found the sole survivor not within the BRAINS Collective as a member. Amazing that a non digital universe managed to glitch and crash like one. Unbelievable. Anyway, all I see as do others for a really long while is nothing. Absolutely nothing. No stars, planets, asteroids, rogue black holes, neutron stars, nothing. But then, Dominic exclaims via a transmission link: "Everyone! I found the survivor! Come to me before I fall asleep because I want a nap!" We all do so and most of us look shocked at who it is. I say: "Are you an Ōtsutsuki? Is that a computer with you?" "Oh it's you, Swiftdrawer. One of many who went to the Naruto world in my story! Wait, you're real?! But I thought you were just a fictional character in my story! Same with the rest of you!" "No, we exist regardless of the fact you wrote us into that story of yours. What is your story about? The entire history of chakra on Earth but as fiction because all you have are rumors?"

"How did you know? You're right!" "I'm a writer too. Everyone, I'll handle discussing things with this individual. I'm the best one for the task. But stay here for me, Dominic. Might need your help with that computer because it doesn't look like it's operating correctly." "Why would you help me with this? My clan in a danger to all universes if things turn out bad enough!" "Yes, the Ōtsutsuki are trouble or rather, will be around the time Naruto has or would have children who are ready to become ninja. But you're the only survivor of this universe. We can't just leave you here when we need to fix this universe. After all, it did glitch and crash." "Still need a nap but I will stay. Everyone else, please try and find ways to reboot this universe. We also need to investigate what caused this so go ahead and investigate while you're at it. We will do so too." The others nod and head off elsewhere, leaving myself, Dominic, and the Ōtsutsuki member alone to talk. "So, now that it's just the 3 of us, why don't you tell us more about your story? I'm very interested and I'm sure Dominic is despite his continued want for a nap. I hope we can restart the universe soon because we still have a fight to finish elsewhere." "Okay, I will tell you. But are you going to kill me afterwards? I'm a member of the most dangerous clan in this universe!" "We don't kill unless we deem it necessary. Killing you would accomplish nothing but taking you out of this universe with us would. You'd be a great ally to us with all the intel you have on your clan." "This is shocking!" "Calm down and relax like me. You should get a nap after this like I will later." "Okay.. Well, The Legends Of Earth is or was a novel with over 10 million words writing about everything since the arrival of chakra on Earth to the moment you managed to send Kabuto packing. I wrote it all on one document on this quantum computer."

"And that right there is the problem. They may be far more powerful computers than the ones I use on my home world but they can't handle everything. 10 million words on one document? That's astounding. I've had documents freeze and glitch after just 90,000 words. Fixing your computer is going to be difficult because the document will reopen if it's fixed and then just crash the entire computer again. I don't know of any way where we can remotely get into the document and copy and past most of the words into other brand new documents. That and I'm not familiar with your operating software or document creator and editor. You'd have to run most of this by Dominic. He knows a lot more about advanced computers than I do. It's clear that the CPU was overloaded and that you exceeded the RAM on your quantum computer but that's about as much as I know. You could try restarting the computer. If you're lucky, you could then try to force quit the application that your document was opened on. That would fix it assuming it's possible and your computer is similar to far less powerful PCs. I can't do much to try to restart the universe so I guess I'll just watch Dominic do his science. My powers are used up for the day so it's watching time. Yay." Dominic takes a look at the computer: "I have an inference that if we hooked up your computer to our system in BRAINS which is the secret collective we're a part of, we might be able to boost its performance by tenfold at least. If it doesn't work, you'll have to abandon your document and just force close it after we restart your computer. But if we can't force close it, your computer will have to be completely reset." "This is the worst, I just want to write!" "I know how that feels personally. I know I said I was just going to watch but I just realized I can still help to an extent. Now, what was I going to add? Give me some time to think in order to remember. I hate when I forget what I was going to say completely. Oh, right. If you have to abandon your story, we will get enough individuals together to help you redo it in mere minutes. A mindscape or whatever we call them will have to be done but it will be well worth it. Oh and did you have anything else open while finishing your story?"

"You would do that for me? I'm so stunned! I don't remember having anything else open.." "What a causation to want a nap. You don't even remember if you had anything else open on your computer? That just makes things so much easier and napworthy. Restart it so we can see what we're dealing with. And let's try to get this over with, my bed is calling my name and there's still one battle to fight today." My fellow writer nods and makes the computer restart. It quickly boots back up and soon, it freezes on the Home Screen with the document opening back up automatically. "What do you know? There are other things open." Dominic has them restart it again and helps them close the other applications before the computer could freeze or crash again. When this happens, a lot of stuff appears around us: "My house! It has returned!" "Are you telling me that I was quietly right about the situation this entire time? You must have an incredibly strong connection to the force of Imagination! Your computer's performance must be tied to this very universe by some strange situation all because of your story!" However, the stuff around us disappears. The computer is still very laggy, not frozen or crashing but it's still not in great operating condition. "Damn it. I stand corrected. The computer is still too laggy to divide the story up into several documents. It was a bad idea to write so much in one document. It never ends well. I know from experience." "Umm so what do we do now?" "*yawns* I connect your computer to our network. This will sever its connection to other networks. Don't worry, your data will be saved, even everything on your document. No big deal. This will be easy and won't take long." "Have you ever done this before?" "No but it's not an issue that I haven't done it before. At least not with a computer like yours. *Begins the connection process by plugging in his Quantum Leap band into the computer* Just duel disks and other devices used by comrades."

"While Dominic does that, why don't you tell us your name? You have those Byakugan like eyes, pale skin, short light blue hair, and black robes so what else is there to you?" "Umm.. I'm so worried about my story.." "Take a deep breath, we'll make it turn out okay. Tell us who you are to the extent you wish to." "Okay. Okay. I'm Fzenhoi. There's not much to say about who I am. I'm an outcast because I'm a writer and don't want to eat chakra fruits. That's about it." "Okay. We can always learn more later." "I need a nap even more for interrupting but I have to share something important. The connection is complete." Dominic disconnects his band from the computer. Before our very eyes, the computer's lagging stops and a message pops up on the dashboard: "Welcome to BRAINS." "I should celebrate this success with a longer nap! Anyway, the document is no longer laggy!" "I'm so thankful! Thank you so much for your help!" The universe around us doesn't get fixed in any way from this. "So what now? Do I need to split up my story into multiple documents?" "To proofread more effectively and scroll better, yes." "Proofread? What's that?" "Are you telling me that you have never gone back to read over what you have written to see of it sounds right or not?" "Never! Why would I?" "Good grief. Dominic, you should help try to restart the universe. I can handle the rest from here." "Are you sure?" "Yes." "Then I'm out of here! I can't wait for a nap and to first figure out how to fix this universe!" "Good!" He leaves and I turn my full attention to Fzenhoi: "A good author puts in as much detail as needed to fully build what's going on. A great author knows they aren't perfect and goes beyond, making sure the story is filled with as few errors as possible among other things." "I read incredibly fast thanks to my abilities not to mention write 2000 words in 5 seconds! This proofreading won't take long! Actually, I don't want to. I've spent so long on this!" "I won't make you. I understand. In that case, just split it up already." A couple minutes later, the story is split up across multiple documents. As a result, everything around us reappears.

"That's very strange. It appears as though that your story is in fact tied to the fate of this universe. That's not how it works with my stories. The stuff in them would happen with or without me writing about them in my other life." "What?! They said I would never amount to anything! That's what they all said!" "They're so damn wrong, that's now for sure. Well, I guess I better contact the others and bring you and the computer and whatever else you want or need with us. You aren't welcome here so what's the point of you sticking around? That tie to this universe is another reason for you to move out of here. It's far too dangerous for you now that you know to stay here." "Wait a minute, something doesn't feel right.." "What do you mean?" "I don't know! Aaaaaaaaa!" They grab a plushie they happen to have or at least try to. While doing so, they float right through everything around them. I decide to touch the desk the computer is now back on. My hand goes right through the desk: "The universe has only been restored as an illusion. Well, you better proofread your story. It might be the key to solving this new development but who really knows?" "Alright I guess.. I just wanna write." They go back to the computer and start proofreading. I watch in bewilderment as it doesn't take long for Fzenhoi to do so. After that's done, an intense amount of heat is felt from nearby. Something distorts the universe illusion around us. The situation is now more dire than we ever expected. We hear a screech before a green radioactive tentacle creature reveals themselves by trying to kill us. I block with my shield even though it's damaged. I put it on my back and pull out my sword: "I don't know who you are but it's clear you want a fight. Try me, bastard." "I am the Glitch! I was born from this universe crashing into nothing and I will destroy anyone who seeks to restore it! If it is restored, the air of the planet that's supposed to be here will crush me!" "Damn greedy life form. You put your life over the lives of countless individuals and that deserves a lesson in pain! I will make you feel pain! Just you watch! Fzenhoi, can you fight?" "No.. All I can do is write." "Then write if you can stay focused enough to! You might as well considering everything!"

"I will!" "Great! Now then, Glitch! Let's dance! Haaaaaa!" My opponent is around the same size as me and focuses on brute force. I on the other hand focus on precise attacks with my sword. I dodge a punch from the left and Darkeye Slash to their right. I miss and get punched in the stomach. I'm not sent flying because there's no forces like gravity around or even air for that matter. Just us, the computer, and the illusion. That's it. "Damn! That almost made me lose my lunch! Oh wait, did I even have lunch? Been too busy fighting today to remember. Whatever. I'm not going to give up. I'm going to defeat you or die trying." "Hehe! You don't stand a chance against my full strength or survival instinct!" "Stop being a nimrod! Never underestimate your opponent. Besides, can't you just move elsewhere to not die from the universe being brought back?" "I don't understand your question! *dodges a swing of mine*" "You're so lucky that I have a sound carrying thing in my spacesuit! Otherwise, I wouldn't be able to hear anything or say anything to anyone! And that would suck! I can't use 2 of my best attacks either so yeah." "I don't care! I'm just happy to crush those who oppose me! Die, human!" *punch* *sword block* *punch* *sword block* *punch* *counterkick* "It must suck to be you right now because your punches aren't enough to get through my spacesuit!" "Persistent human! I will kill you! And I have been just starting to warm up! Face my full power!" I am unable to counter or block the next punch. It shatters my space helmet and I quickly start running out of air as it escapes through where my space helmet used to be. The force of it knocks my foe back but it's far from enough to stop them for good. They choke on the air for a few seconds. I say with most of what's left of the air I have in my lungs: "Fight continue Twisted Land." before teleporting the both of us to Twisted Land. Immediately, the park's Dynamic Force restrains the Glitch and creates a force field around us. The Glitch breaks through the restraints and tries to escape the force field but to no avail. They're slowly being poisoned by the Minecraftian air. It is weakening them as we fight slowly but surely. "How dare you send me to another universe! What is this place? I'm getting weaker here!" "And I'm recovering the air I lost due to space! I now have a chance at beating you and don't have to hold back anymore! Well, besides anything that would kill or nearly kill me. This is Twisted Land theme park."

I use an Extremely Risky Spin Slash only for it to be punched right through. I sigh and dodge another punch: "I guess I will have to make you bleed or burn! Continuous Extremely Risky Spin Slash: 150! Haaaaaaaaaaaaa!" "You won't beat me, I'll kill you!" "Not if I kill you first or offer a deal of compromise that you just can't bring yourself to refuse! Or another way that I just need to think up in order to succeed here!" *punch* *dodge* *punch* *dodge* *punch* *dodge* "How are you evading my punches?!" "It's simple! You sacrificed speed for power with your build and you're slowly weakening!" I try unsuccessfully to land some swings but every single one is dodged. "You're also dodging so what are you complaining for?" "Only I should be allowed to dodge attacks!" "Jeez. I can't catch a break today with fights. How many have I been in now? Let's see.. 11 or so including this one." We just keep trying to hit each other but neither of us can. That is until the Glitch reveals they're still holding back and manages to break one of my ribs just as that killer clown did somewhere outside of Konoha. "Damn it. Not again! But still, you won't deter me from fighting you to the death if need be! Drawing Devastation!" "What is this?! Ow! You cut me in so many places! Oh nevermind, it barely hurts! I'm stronger than you! You can't win, I'm going to kill you!" "Again, stop with the underestimating! I'm coming for your joints! Haaaaaa! Anatomical Disruption!" My attack doesn't even land. Instead, I feel my entire body break as I'm hit really damn hard after the Glitch grabs my sword and fails to take it from me. I hold on tight but this makes my right hand get covered in my own blood again. "Oww! That's it! I have a strange idea to stop you!" I get as far away from them as I can despite being seriously injured pretty much everywhere throughout my body. Once that's accomplished, I quickly check to see if my duel disk is on. It is so I decide to link into the VRAINS, giving me access to my digital body over my real one. That means it's as if I haven't been hurt in battle at all. The hand of my VRAINS avatar is perfectly fine so I put my sword away and draw from my deck as fast I can until I find what I'm looking for. Yes, peak on brand Swiftdrawer moment here.

I find Artistic Fusion, put the other cards back, and activate it: "Hey, Glitch! I'm activating Artistic Fusion! I'll use it's magic to fuse us together!" "You'll do what?! I'm going to kill you before you get the chance!" "Good for you, you finally caught up to me but it's already too late! I fusion summon Glitch Swiftdrawer!" Glitch Swiftdrawer appears and I'm in partial control of them: "Hey bastard, I'm going to set up my victory until our fusion naturally gets undone after a certain amount of energy is used!" "I won't allow you to control this body! With its power, I no longer weaken from air! There's so much power, so much more than I could have ever dreamed!" "I'm sorry but no! Naturally, my plan is going to be very bad news for you!" "What is this strange power?! Aaaaaaa! I can't control anything!" "I have overwhelmed the half you control with the power that's been building for years inside of me! Some of the energy of our fusion has already been added to it so it's a little stronger than before! Due to your power, I will be able to use Artist's Eye to a much greater extent than ever before! I activate it!" And with that, the power courses through our entire fused body. The Glitch is silent because I have been able to suppress them. Our fusion is very unstable, that's why a new personality wasn't formed from our merging together. I don't have long to pull this off. With my power, I create a full set of very powerful gear. They're meant to be like wind gear. But that's not all. I created recovery items and potions as well until the fusion expires. Once it does, I return to my real body and drink a extreme speed potion. It lasts 5 seconds, long enough to get everything I made for myself and equip all of the gear over my spacesuit without a care in the world. I drink all of the potions and consume all of the recovery items. All of this makes me temporarily invincible for 30 seconds.

In that time, I demolish the Glitch, leaving no room for blocks, dodging, or counterattacks. My power level has risen far beyond its normal level for those 30 seconds. The sword I created was relentless and unstoppable. It cuts through Glitch like xacto knife to paper. The damage dealt was absolutely insane. But still, I wished it didn't have to come down to this. Once the 30 seconds are up, the gear I made turns to nothing. The Glitch is now barely holding onto life, they're dying right before my eyes. "I wish we could have become friends but you chose to ignore my question and are now dying for what you tried to do to me. You have seen what my power level will be like when I fully unlock the power I have inside and train hard enough to handle it. *pain is felt everywhere* Damn it. My body isn't reacting well to everything I ingested and the gear I created and wore. I doubt I will be able to pull this trick ever again. I offer you one last chance. Give up your hatred and I will take you to someone who can save you from your approaching death. This is the mercy I am giving to you. Please take it." "Why do you insist on changing me? I wanted to kill you and now I can't even do that!" "Because if someone is willing to change and stops hurting others while making change happen, they deserve another chance. However, sometimes we have to kill our enemies without giving them the option because the only way to stop them is to kill them. Please take my offer. It will do you a lot of good." "..I accept.. My anger prevented me from realizing that I can just live outside in space." "Great! Now- Gah! My heart is beating so fast! Everything hurts! My body is breaking apart again! Linking to my digital avatar and bringing it here over this body healed this body. Actually, no the fusion healed this body of mine but now, I'm suffering the consequences of powering myself up so much. It's almost as if I injected myself with a drug called Trigged in the MHA universe. I'll take you to a healer even if it kills me."

I teleport us straight to Bray who is trying to fix the Naruto universe. She gasps: "Noooo! You're dying, Adam! I cast Reconstruction! *my spacesuit helmet is restored* Who is this and why are you so hurt and about to die even with your helmet fixed?" "Long story. Just heal them and me." "I shall do so. Giga Cure x2!" With both of us healed, I explain what happened: "Intriguing. Glitch, welcome to the side fighting for liberation and to protect space-time from malicious interference. Do you wish to join BRAI- Wait, Adam. You're still dying. What you did has caused side effects that go far beyond normal injuries. It will be sometime before your body fully recovers. This is a problem but one we shall keep handling whenever it gets to the point you're seriously injured." "You're taking it well." "I must get back to helping find a way to fix this universe. I must be calm. I sense that you never told Glitch about BRAINS. My friend, I shall do so for you. Check on Fzenhoi. I'll get Glitch settled into things and have them assist me in this matter." "Okay, I will but I'm coming back to you when I get injured enough again. I didn't realize that my body just couldn't handle the enhancements. I'm also taking this well because I want to be calm and help fix this universe somehow. The cooldown on fusions by duel disks are such an annoying thing but we're still used to them. I forgot all about the cooldown and other limits for months until just now. Yay." With that being said, I go back Fzenhoi: "Is there any progress that's been made on your writing or fixing the universe?" "Swiftdrawer! You were gone so long, I thought you died!" "I almost did and am still dying but otherwise, I'm doing well right now. Just as long as I don't worry about the bullcrap going on at the moment for sometime, this will remain the case. What's a little pain? It isn't even that bad right now. *explains what happened* Can you answer my original question now? I care about knowing the answers." "Umm, I'm so shocked. But, here's the deal. The universe is still an illusion and I got a lot written!" "That's all I needed to know. Do you care if I just leave to see if anyone needs whatever help I can actually provide to help fix the universe?"

"No, go ahead! I just wanna write! That's all right now!" "In that case, I'm off to find whoever." I end up teleporting to Dominic: "Adam! You're mostly okay! Great, I'm so tired! Can you help me build this machine I have designed to try to reboot the universe? I have plenty of energy so that's not an issue." "I'll try my best. I'm nowhere near as good as Bob The Builder." "I know but you just have to follow the blueprints. I seriously need a long nap after all of this. Hey, did the universe get fixed while I was working on this thing?" "No. You are seeing an illusion projection of the universe. Ignore it. Let's just get to building. I want to crush some Nazis in Galados Isle already. It's bugging me that we can't do anything more about them just yet." "I love that plan. I seriously need that damn nap!" So there we go, I help him build the thing. Doesn't take long and he activates it. However, it just doesn't work. Instead, we get trapped in a rock structure that forms. I mean stuck to the point we're nearly encased in some of the stone: "Crap. This isn't going to plan at all. Wasn't there a illusion of a rock structure where we are now?" "Yes. Now I know just how badly I need that nap. I never make such a big mistake about where I go do something. We forgot about the illusion here I think. What a causation to want a nap." "Then how did I know that the device didn't work as intended in my thoughts just now?" "A microwave length signal that went into both of our brains. What? I thought it might be necessary." "Okay then. Why don't you just use your powers to force the universe to wake up?" "Worth a shot. I don't care anymore. I'm too tired to throw out terrible ideas now. Let's just try them all like those times before with other redundant apocalypses." "I don't care either. I'm ready for more fighting, damn it!" I break us out of the structure with my sword and watch while eating popcorn I quickly took from some random shady movie theater in another universe as Dominic uses his powers to make the universe wake up. However, nothing happens.

I finish the popcorn and get annoyed: "Wake up, you damn universe!" For the next 20 minutes, we just yell at the universe as loudly as we can. I'm so glad my spacesuit got on me in a specific way to allow me access to my sword and ender pouch because I pulled out a megaphone and used it to yell at the universe much louder than otherwise. Dominic does the same thing. And it seems as though something is really happening because of our yelling. A light appears and then vanishes to reveal a life form that looks exactly like Glitch but is purple instead of green: "I am Glitch2! Born from the annoyance of the broken universe at your pesky yelling! You will die here today!" "Glitch2? More like GlitchSoonToBeNothing! You're on, Dominic!" "I just want a nap! You will be destroyed! I'm reading your mind! You will never change so get out of here!" Dominic uses his powers to completely destroy Glitch2. "Is the universe seriously sentient? We should find their brain and smack it or something. I don't know anymore. I'm just as sick of this as you are. Nothing anyone is doing is working. What the hell else are we supposed to do?" "I calculate there is nothing logical or scientific that will fix the universe! We'll just have to make the universe reboot or wake up or whatever the correct terminology is in this case! I want my damn nap. My brain hurts! And I'm getting a little migraine!" "At least you don't have a lump in your earlobe." "I'm too tired to comment on that." "I know. But anyway. We should just throw crap at the edge of the universe and see if anything happens, including causing a Glitch3 to be born at this point!" "You're right! Let's do that! Maybe it'll stop me from taking a nap here, in the middle of space where there's supposed to be a actual universe with things in it!" We teleport to the edge of universe and teleport in a bunch of random stuff to throw at said edge of the universe. Nothing happens. The items just get stuck on the edge of the universe.

"I can't believe this universe even has an edge we could actually find. Who knew? I sure as hell didn't." Soon after that, we end up just meeting up with everyone else because surprise surprise, I'm almost dead again and everyone is through with trying to fix the universe alone or in small groups. We meet up on top of the stone statue of all places. You know, the only thing besides the computer that's not a projected illusion in this universe now? "Arrrr! I can't stand this! Nothing I do has worked! What are we supposed to do?" "Despite my want for a nap, Adam and I tried yelling at the universe and throwing random things at the edge of the universe but nothing happened besides a purple Glitch called Glitch2 which I instantly destroyed! I'm so drained from doing that but so determined to get the damn universe fixed! All we really see is an illusion and it's giving me another migraine!" "I am deeply concerned about all of my failed attempts to resolve this situation. Even with Glitch's help, my exploits have been futile. What haven't we tried?" Carlos speaks up: "Ooo! Ooo! I have a list of everything we have ever tried to fix situations like this one!" "You must have been reading the stories I make in my other body!" "Yep yep! I'm always so excited when you post more of your writings!" "I'm glad to hear it but please just show us the list. I'll find a random copier and copy it in there unless someone here has a duplication spell." "My friend, Madeline has one." "Yes I do! NOW GIVE ME THE LIST SO WE CAN GET OUT OF HERE SOONER AFTER FIXING THE CRASHED UNIVERSE!" "Hehehe! Someone's angry today! Here you go, sis!" "DON'T TEASE ME, CARLOS BUT THANK YOU FOR THE LIST, I WILL COPY IT NOW!" I went pure white everywhere, hair included and go very still after hearing Madeline's intense yelling that was over the top. But I recover after a few seconds in time for Madeline to force a copy of the list into my hand. I swear her Super Berserk Mode would be enough to get the universe acting normally again. Today's been a seriously long day with a lot of battling and chaos. Anything feels possible now, even dealing with a fusion of Pennywise and Godzilla right here right now.

A fusion of Pennywise and Godzilla appears, roaring and laughing at the same time: "WE ALL FLOAT AND DESTROY DOWN HERE!" We all reply: "NOT TODAY!" We all attack the fusion at once. They didn't stand a chance and quickly die because the weak spot was easily found and targeted a whole bunch. "Now can we please do the things on the list and make up and do other things as we go? My want to nap hasn't been so strong in such a long time." We all agree to that. Not a single thing on the list worked nor did anything we could come up with. But then, after 30 minutes of all of these failed attempts to fix the universe, something started fixing it. We were just about to contact all of our comrades to come help when Bray sensed some returning life forms. I remembered Fzenhoi: "Damn it! We gotta get Fzenhoi out of this universe before his clan can find out about his powers and use them somehow to get more power or something like that. I'll go get them. We don't know what their gender is so as usual, we're just going by they. Standard procedure for us. I shouldn't even be saying this because it's pointless as long as there aren't any clueless individuals or bigots around us." No one decides to object to my going to them alone so I just teleport to them: "Come. Let's pack all of your stuff. You're coming with us. Didn't you agree to that earlier? I can't recall everything." "Yes I did, thank you thank you! The others are so cruel to me! Don't you see now that I live in a terrible apartment?" "I know in fact, see. Did you happen to do anything with your first story while I was with the others?" "I published it on BRAINSFiction!" "I see you've been looking around in the BRAINS network. I think you just solved the problem of the universe crashing for good by doing that. I don't understand how that works but it works so I'm just going to stop myself from questioning it further." Fzenhoi and I work together to pack all of their stuff and once that's done, I teleport them with me. One benefit of them being an Ōtsutsuki is that they can easily live without any air at all so no spacesuit for them. We meet back up with the others and just watch in stunned silence as the universe continues beginning to return to normal.

Bray and Dominic even pull up magical and scientific screens to show different things that are happening. We quickly find out that it's like not even a second passed for anywhere since the universe crashed. The skies above Earth solidify in color and shape. The clouds begin moving and stop looking like glitched screens. They're white, black, or gray now depending on how much water they contain, just as they should. Black holes solidify and begin consuming matter move again. Stars resume ejecting energy. Some stars finally go supernova. Some asteroids finally collide with things. The works. A lot more happens before us and it is just jaw dropping. When the universe is fully restored again, Ovenzilla speaks: "I will leave and take Fzenhoi and Glitch with me. They'll stay inside my full body for now. Don't worry, they won't get cooked or burned in there. That is, if no one objects." We all give our approval of this. Ovenzilla speaks again: "Thank you. I will help them learn about BRAINS and so much more now. See you next time my help is required somewhere in existence." The oven star takes Fzenhoi, their stuff, and Glitch to you know where by now. With that taken care of, Dominic exhales a sigh of relief: "Finally, we can explain everything to the ninja and toads. I can't believe I'm excited for explaining something I'm so used to explaining. Trying to fix a universe that crashed has its effects on all of us. Ha." Without another word, we all split up with one group going to Konoha(the bigger one) and the other going to Mount Myōboku. I end up going with the group headed to Konoha and teleport to Shikamaru who happens to be just chilling around, thinking to himself probably about everything that has happened. I tap him on the shoulder. He turns around: "It's you! What are you doing here?!" "I owe you an explanation about what you don't know. But first, let's talk somewhere more private. Take my hand." He reluctantly does so and I teleport us to Twisted Land: "Welcome to Twisted Land. The park is closed for a while at the moment so we can talk here. Currently, we're above some stores and restaurants. You don't see that because the grass and trees you see are above them."

"How is that possible? This is crazy! What is this place?!" "I'll return you to Konoha once I tell you everything. This is a theme park I am working on. It's complicated to explain how I'm working on it but in time, you'll understand." I explain everything that needs to be explained. By the end of it, I'm pretty sure I've been up for more than 16 hours because I'm dead tired: "And there you have it. I'm so exhausted now. I can give you part of a sleep replacement potion to get your body's sleep cycle in order for when I return you to Konoha." "That's a thing? Sounds nice, go ahead." I give him a sleep replacement potion and tell him to only drink a bit. He does so so there's that. Meanwhile, I finish it and feel much less tired: "There we go. That's one problem solved. Just make sure to not think about anything that happened today between the moment Naruto was tossed into the air and when you were sent back in time with the other ninja." "What a drag. Okay. It won't be that hard." "Yes unless the Akatsuki, Danzo, or Kabuto want to know about what went down. You and the other ninja must never speak of the incident to anyone else. The course of your future depends on it. It looks like it's just about time to send you back unless you want to talk about some other stuff too which is fine by me." "I think I'm good. I'll just get Inoichi to block some of my memories or something. Thanks for the offer." "Okay then, I'll take you back to Konoha a split second after we left it together. It'll be like you never left." I teleport us to Konoha or rather, try to. But instead, something very strange happens. Instead of going to Konoha, we end up on Beerus's planet while Goku and Vegeta are training. "This isn't Konoha! Where are we?" "Damn it, why isn't my band working properly?! Send us to Konoha! Now! *nothing happens* To Miitopia! *nothing happens* Crap, we're stuck in Universe 7!" "WHIS! WHO ARE THOSE TWO OVER THERE!" "I don't know one of them, Lord Beerus. But I remember the one from when we were sent to that world called Equestria!" "DAMN IT! GOKU, DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH THIS!" "I don't know what you're talking about!" "Damn it, Kakarot! For once have some awareness!" "Chill out, Vegeta!"

But things get even more chaotic when my comrades who went to explain things to other ninja along with the toads show up with those ninja and toads. "Arrr! I said Konoha! We must be stuck here! Is this Universe 7?! We might be in danger!" "What a drag, is everyone here now?" "Looks like it." "HEY, WHO THE HELL ARE ALL OF YOU?! WHERE THE HELL DID YOU COME FROM?!" "KAKAROT!" "Woah there Vegeta and Lord Beerus, no need to get so grouchy!" *unison hmph* Goku laughs: "You guys are so silly! Hello everyone, it's nice to meet you! I'm Goku, I'm a Saiyan! Have you come to see Vegeta and I train together? Cool!" "Kakarot! They have not come here to watch us train!" "Aww man but I was hoping they were!" "Can't you see that they aren't here for that! Look at them, they're so confused at being here!! What do you not get?!" "Vegeta has a point. You need to pay a little more attention, Goku." "Oh ho, Lord Beerus! I didn't expect you to be so calm!" "Of course I'm calm! Shut up, Whis!" But things only get more chaotic. For example, we all hear Ai yell: "Glitch! How did we get here?!" "I don't know, Ai but we aren't the only ones who didn't want to be here to begin with." "Damn it! How many more people are going to just show up here from other universes?" "Look on the bright side, Lord Beerus! Many of them have formidable and even tremendous power levels!" "WHO ARE YOU DAMN EXTRAS?!" To be continued in Chaotic Hangouts Chapter 9.

Outro: This chapter is pure chaos! I was going to have the Chaotic Hangouts chapter that continues the Naruto arc further be in Konoha but then I was reminded that nearly all of Konoha's buildings were destroyed including the restaurant I was going to have it take place in. I had almost no plans for this going in and now, I'm coming out of it by entertaining the thought of another Veil Of Greed: Hunt For The Numbers chapter happening in Konoha. I hope you enjoyed this chapter and also hope to see ya next time! Bye bye! Thanks for reading!