[b][i]The Next Week[/i][/b]

The group would stay at the Palace of the Blachrenae for a few days more, talking over logistics, learning more about the history of both Renovation and the 'Original Timeline', and finally, being taken to a trip to the Sea of Marmara to the south of Constantinople to be shown their Gummi Ship, a sleek-looking - as far as anything that looked like candy can be sleek-looking - vessel that was shaped like a gigantic dolphin, only with a more even bottom side. It floated above the saltwater, its Gummi Railguns and Torpedo launchers evident.

"This is the [i]Ruler of the Sea[/i], and, despite the guns, it is a diplomatic vessel," Maria di Italia would have said during the ship's introduction. "The fleet will accompany it to protect you, including our ship, the [i]Manisa League[/i]." She would then make a wide gesture, and suddenly, the space just above the Sea of Marmara would be filled with more than two dozen other Gummi Ships, the centremost being a gigantic, whale-shaped dreadnaught that blocked out the sky.

"Now," spoke Maria, "the details of the first world you'll be going to. I presume you've studied the books about the Original Timeline, and know what the French Revolution [i]was[/i], right?" After a response, the Empress will continue.

"In this first world, the French Revolution did not become bloody and dystopic due to various factors, like the Marquis de Lafayette being more intelligent, and the country became a Constitutional Monarchy first, then a Republic. Now, in 2016, the French Republic and its overseas territories - no longer colonies; they're now parts of a wider Federation - are the prime superpower of the world. Then, the Nobodies and Heartless arrive to ruin things, but the French Republic is dealing with them well...for now."

"My husband, Emperor Michael, has just cemented an alliance with the French Republic, but the latter have made it difficult by insisting that they should be the leaders of any Multiversal Alliance, because they are supposedly better at 'Reason'." A sigh at that. "So, the main fleet will join up with theirs in order to further discuss things and cooperate against the main threats, distracting them from your main quest, finding the Princess of Heart, who in turn lives in the French - Swiss border."

"Any questions?"

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