This is part 2 of today's update.

"Morning, Shirou!" An older Rin, with her hair down instead of having it tied into her twin-tails, appeared.

"Good morning, dear."

An older version of Shirou, with patches of white hair and tan skin, kissed the older Rin on the lips.

"Good morning, Shirou!" An older Sakura also appeared as she greeted Shirou.

Shirou turned and kissed Sakura in response.

"Morning to you too, Sakura." Shirou said with a smile.

"Papa, I'm hungry!"

"I'm hungry too!"

A young girl with orange hair, a strange cowlick on her head, and golden eyes was sitting next to a boy with black hair and blue eyes. This was Ritsuka and Ritsuka, the two sharing identical names due to some bizarre clerical error at birth.

The happy family of five ate breakfast cheerfully. It was a lively affair, and both Rin and Sakura doted over the children. One could easily envision Sakura doing that sort of thing, but most people wouldn't expect Rin to be the sort of magus mother that would dote over her children, who knew she would turn out like that?

"Are you two ready for school? Make sure you have all of your things ready." Rin asked the two children.

"Yes, mama." They both replied in unison as they got their backpacks on. They both had one of the Tohsaka pendants on them, probably as a good luck charm of sorts. One of them was Rin's own pendant, the other one was the copy from Archer.

"Be safe, you two! Remember to watch out for suspicious priests!" Sakura shouted as the two left through the front door. The two children waved to the adults before they made their way towards the school.

"Ritsuka-kun, is there supposed to be a big circle in the sky?" Gudako asked while she pulled on her brother's sleeve.

"I don't think so, Ritsuka-chan. What is that?" Gudao replied.

Suddenly, the world burned. Uncountable rays of pure heat rained down onto the Earth, burning the entire city. The two children ran screaming back to the Emiya estate while trying to dodge fire and explosions.

All around the city, the two children could see and hear people scream in agony as they were set alight and completely incinerated. This was just like the Fuyuki fire from a decade ago. No, this was way worse, it wasn't just a small section of a city that was burned away. This time, the entirety of human civilization was being set alight and turned into raw heat.

This was literally Hell.

"Oh my gosh, my babies!"

Rin came running towards the front door and ushered the two crying children inside, uncaring for her own safety.

"Nee-san, what's going on?!" Sakura shouted frantically.

"I don't know! I need to get the Jeweled Sword...!"

"We don't have time!" Shirou interjected. "I'll just make one right now! Sakura, help me out!"

"Yes, Shirou!" Sakura unleashed strange black tendrils from her body and wrapped them around Shirou's arms, directly pumping prana into him.

"Trace on!"

A beautiful sword seemingly composed completely of jewels formed in his hands. Rin quickly grabbed it and prepared to use the Second Magic as Sakura summoned more tendrils to wrap around Rin's body as well.

"Hyahhhhh!" Rin screamed as she swing the sword down. With Sakura's immense prana supply and the infinite magical energy pulled with the Kaleidoscope, Rin was able to tear a hole in reality, though without the time to prepare any proper ritual, she had no idea where it would lead to. She could only hope that her children would be safe, wherever they would end up.

"You two, hurry and get in there!" Rin motioned for her children to go into the portal.

"What about you, mama?!" Gudao yelled.

"We'll figure something out! Hurry, before it's too late!"

Shirou ended up grabbing the two by the collar and threw them into the rift.

"Papa, mama, obaa-chan!" Gudako screamed as the two of them were sucked inside.

"We'll definitely come for you! We love you!" The three adults yelled as the world went white.

"Fou, fou?"

Mashu Kyrielight came upon a strange sight. In the middle of the hallway lay two young children, one of them with bright orange hair like the sun, the other had hair as black as night. Snuggled between the two was Fou, who was licking at their faces.

The two children slowly woke up as Fou licked at their faces, and they froze when they made eye contact with Mashu.

"Um... hello there. It's time to wake up, you'll catch a cold if you sleep in the middle of the hallway."

Mashu had no experience in interacting with young children, so she wasn't really sure what to say.

"O-oh. Where's papa and mama?" Gudako asked.

Papa and mama. Mashu knew that the terms referred to parental figures, although she had never used the terms herself. Why were these children looking for their parents? Why were they even here? Chaldea was no place for children. Did they have parents that worked here as technicians?

"Who are you?" Gudao asked.

Mashu was caught off guard by the question.

"I'm Mashu Kyrielight."

Mashu found herself surprised by how easily her words came out. Usually she was much more reserved when it came to talking with strangers, and yet she could talk to these two children with complete confidence.

"Um, you two...why were you sleeping on the cold, hard, floor, if I may ask?"

The two siblings looked at each other. "We don't know." Gudako replied. They stared at Mashu with innocent curiosity.

"What's this?" Gudao asked as he hugged Fou. "He's so fluffy and he barks."

"That's Fou. He's a privileged life-form that's allowed to roam Chaldea. I was looking for him before he stumbled upon you two. He seems to have taken a liking to the both of you." Mashu replied with a smile.

"There you are, Mashu. Wandering around the facility won't do, you know." A man in a green suit and a top hat came around the corner. This was Professor Lev Lainur, the head technician of Chaldea. "Oh, and who might these two be?"

"Oh, I'm Fujimaru Ritsuka." Gudao introduced himself with the name Fujimaru like mama and papa told him to. "And this is my sister, Fujimaru Ritsuka."

"Huh, you both have the same name?" Mashu asked.

"It was an accident." Gudako explained. "We never bothered to change our names, but we're used to it."

"Hmm, I see." Lev replied. "And what were you two doing before you got here? Your names aren't recorded in our databases at all."

"The world was on fire." Gudako said, visibly making the Professor flinch. "We ran and our papa and mama sent us here."

Upon closer inspection, the two children were wearing what seemed to be burnt school uniforms.

Lev coughed to hide his distress. "Anyways, we can't just leave these two alone. What were they up to when you found them, Mashu?"

"Ah, I found the two of them sleeping on the ground right here."

"In that case, why don't you show them to the empty room across from the infirmary? We were not anticipating so many people in Chaldea, so they will have to share a room."

"Y-yes, Professor, I'll be right on it."

"Go ahead and give them one of the Chaldean Mystic Codes from storage while you're at it. If they don't have one in their size, have one of the magi alter one to fit them. We can't have them running around in burnt clothing, after all."

"O-of course! Come with me, you two, we'll make sure to take care of you, okay?"

Gudao let go of Fou, and the two children grabbed on to each of Mashu's hands, much to her surprise.

"Okay, kouhai, lead the way." Gudako declared.

"Huh? Why am I the kouhai?" Mashu asked.

"Because you have purple hair just like obaa-chan does." Gudao replied.

"I'm not sure I follow, but I'll try to live up to your expectations. Alright, senpais, follow me."

One thing Mashu learned really quickly was that children liked to talk a lot. After a quick run to the Chaldean storage to pick up a Mystic Code uniform for the both of them, she asked the two children about their family, which quickly spiraled into a speech about how "mama is an awesome magus" (pretty typical), "papa can do cool tricks" (whatever that meant), and "obaa-chan has infinite prana" (she was pretty sure they were just exaggerating). They didn't have the haughtiness or arrogance that most magi and their children exhibited, however, making her wonder who their parents were and how they were trained as magi.

They also had an iron-clad belief that their parents were going to come eventually and pick them up.

"Mama said they would come for us, so we'll wait here until they do." Gudako said.

"Don't worry, we can always ask the Mage Association to help you two out." Mashu replied.

The two children looked at each other strangely when the Association was mentioned, though Mashu couldn't figure out why.

Eventually they made it to their assigned room across from the infirmary. Mashu pressed some buttons on the keypad and the door slid open. She was surprised to see that the lights were already on.

Sitting on the bed was a man with peach-colored hair tied up into a ponytail. He was staring intently at a laptop while eating a slice of cake.

"Ahem, Doctor."

"I wasn't slacking!" The Doctor shot up and quickly closed his laptop, which still had Magi*Mari's page on the screen. Mashu glared at him while the two children just laughed.

"Eh, where'd you get the two kids from? Don't tell me you did this and that while I wasn't looking?!"

"These two are both Fujimaru Ritsuka. They appeared in Chaldea all of a sudden with no explanation." Mashu quickly cut the Doctor off.

"I'm Doctor Romani! Nice to meet you both. You're both named Ritsuka?" Romani asked, eliciting a nod from the two. "Very well then, until we figure out what to do with you two, we'll be sure to take good care of you, okay?"

"Doctor, can I leave the two of them in here with you? The Director wants me to go to the Rayshift orientation and I can't just leave them alone." Mashu said.

"Well... alright. Just fill me in on the details later, okay?"

Mashu nodded. "Be good and stay with the Doctor, okay?"

"Okay. Bye bye, kouhai." the two of them replied, making Mashu blush as she left. Romani looked at the scene curiously. Having raised and cared for Mashu since she was created, he's never seen her act that way towards anyone, so it was surprising that she would bond with a pair of kids so easily.

Gudao noticed a little cake sitting on next to the cooler built into the wall.

"Can we have cake too, Doctor Rome?"

Romani now had two hyperactive children running around the room after feeding them cake and hot chocolate. They were either running around and examining the room curiously or bombarding him with questions.

"Hey, hey, are you a science doctor or a magic doctor?" Gudao asked.

"Well, I can be both. But regardless, it's still important to know medical science, right? Everyone uses technology in this day and age."

"Too bad mama sucks at technology." Gudako complained. "She still doesn't know how to use the blu-ray player. Papa said it's been years."

"At least papa knows how to use technology. Mama's family is so old-fashioned, they didn't even use phones." Gudao replied.

"Doctor Rome, how is your hair so fluffy?" Gudako asked while pulling on his ponytail.

"Ow, please don't pull my hair. I use the specially formulated shampoo made by the famous Da Vinci herself! When we have time later, I'll take you two down to meet her, okay?"

"Doctor Rome, is Professor Lev actually an evil mage guy?" Gudao asked.

"I'm pretty sure he isn't. Why would you think that?"

"I dunno, his outfit totally makes his shadiness level at MAX. And papa and mama always tell us to watch out for shady people." Gudao replied.

"Doctor Rome, were you slacking off in this room when no one was looking?" Gudako asked.

"Hrk...! No, I was just taking my regularly scheduled break. Being the head of the medical facility is a stressful job, you know?!"

"Doctor Rome, are you from Rome?" Gudao asked.

"Haha, no, I'm not from Rome, though I can see why you might think that. I'm actually from Israel."

"Ooh. Where's Israel?"

"Well, Israel is a small country next to the Mediterranean Sea..."

Suddenly, the small wrist-mounted communicator that Romani had started ringing.

"Yo, Lev. What is it?"

"Romani. The Rayshift is beginning shortly. The A-team is fine, but the B-team has a few minor issues since they aren't used to Rayshifting. Can you come down here?"

"Oh, would you like me to anesthetize them?"

"Yes, that would be preferred. You're in the medical office, right? You should be able to make it down here in two minutes."

"Okay, I'll be there."

"Don't be late."

The call disconnected and Romani turned back to the two kids.

"Oh, were you talking to the evil mage guy?" Gudako asked.

"Haha, yeah I was. I have to go down to the central control room soon and do some Doctor stuff, you know?"

Romani still wasn't sure why the two children insisted on referring to Lev as the "evil mage guy". It was probably a kid thing, who knows.

"But this isn't the medical office, right?" Gudao asked.

"W-well, being a few minutes late won't hurt, right? Anyways, I enjoyed talking with you two. After the mission, come see me in my office across from here and I'll give you some more delicious cake, okay?"

The two siblings cheered, making Romani smile.

Suddenly, the lights went out as the sound of alarms could be heard outside of the room.

Emergency. Fires have broken out in the central power plant and control room.

"Fires?!" Olga-marie, Mashu! Romani quickly stood up, paying no attention to the cake and hot chocolate that he knocked to the floor.

"D-doctor, what's going on? Is kouhai okay?" Gudako asked nervously.

"I-I'm sure she's fine. The weather gets a bit rough up here sometimes, you know? I'm the doctor, so I have to go check on them real quick. The two of you should stay in here, okay?" Romani gave a forced smile as he quickly threw on his jacket and left the room.

Shit. he thought to himself as he ran down the smoke-filled corridors. He had to quickly make his way down to one of the control rooms and make sure that everything was working. The fact that there was smoke meant the system wasn't putting out the fires at all.

He was so focused on his mission that he didn't notice two small children following him.

Mashu knew she was going to die. Everyone died eventually, it was a fact of life. She just had the dubious benefit of knowing exactly when it would happen. After all, her lifespan was already set from the day she was created. Unfortunately, life has a tendency to throw curveballs at you, such as dropping massive chunks of rubble and crushing your entire lower body.

She sighed in relief as the screams of pain stopped. The last several minutes were pure torture as she heard the sounds of screaming as people were burned or had parts of their bodies blown off by explosions. At least now, she could close her eyes and pass on to the afterlife peacefully.

Ritsuka siblings, I'm sorry I won't be seeing you again. I pray that Doctor Romani kept you both far, far away from here.

"Kouhai!"

"Fou, kyu!"

Mashu's eyes shot open and she looked in horror as she saw the two children and Fou run into the centrol control room. She started crying as she watched them step over burned bodies and puddles of blood in an effort to reach her.

"No! You two need to... to get out of here!" Mashu coughed up blood as she tried to shout at the children.

The two Ritsukas tried to lift the block of rubble to no avail. There was no way that two kids would be able to move such a huge block.

"Please... run..." Mashu's tears wouldn't stop as she weakly tried to get them to leave her.

The survival of the human race for the next 100 years cannot be confirmed. The future of humanity cannot be guaranteed.

"No... Chaldeas is..."

Central bulkhead will now be sealed.

The area was completely sealed off as metal doors slid down.

"Ah, you two... I'm sorry." Mashu weakly apologized.

The twins shook their head.

"It's okay, I'm sure we'll get out of this somehow." Gudao declared confidentially.

Seeking qualified Masters... seeking...

Even to the end, you two are still so strong, Mashu thought to herself as the both of them held her hand.

"I wish... I could have seen the sky outside."

Gudako looked at Gudao. "It's always snowing up here, right?"

"Don't worry, we'll take you outside one of these days."

"Just leave it to us!"

Setting contract with two unregistered Masters.

Mashu could feel her consciousness slipping away.

"Ah... that makes me happy."

The flames burned even hotter as the building started to collapse.

Starting Unsummon Program.

Beginning Spiritron conversion.

Rayshift beginning in 3...2...1...

"Ah!" Shirou woke up with a start.

"That... that was a dream..." Shirou couldn't keep his hands from trembling towards the end of that dream.

No, that wasn't just a dream. It was definitely a memory!

For his daughter to go through such a thing, he didn't even know what to think.