Within a classroom, there was a mysterious man asleep at one of the desks. He slowly woke up, pain tearing through his leg. He hissed in pain, rubbing his braced leg.

'Ugh...' He thought. 'Where the hell am I...? Where's Kazan...?' He thought to himself. 'Caleb's my name...but where is everyone else?' He could only remember his name, the names of his friends, his past...and his title.
''I'm...the Ultimate Engineer...Or at least, that's what Kazan and I are gonna say...'

[Student Profile:
Name: Caleb Quinn
Title: Ultimate Engineer
Age: 42
Likes: Kazan Yamaoka, Rin Yamaoka, The Redeemer, Louise
Dislikes: Henry Bayshore, the Warden of Hellshire Penitentiary, his work getting stolen.
Home Universe: Dead by Daylight]

He saw that message pop up on that strange device of his after he felt it buzz.

''Wait....Rin? Is Rin here?'

Well, to learn that, he would have to venture out. Not even a few steps out of the classroom, Caleb was tackled by a familiar giant Japanese man.

"OW! KAZAN, THAT HURT!" Caleb yelled at Kazan.

"Sorry, Caleb!" Kazan shouted back, taking full advantage of the English lessons Caleb had given him.

[Student profile:
Name: Kazan Yamaoka
Title: Ultimate Samurai
Age: 39
Likes: Rin Yamaoka, Blood, his kanabo, his Katana, donuts
Dislikes: Being called an Oni, Rin's father, being lied to, hot dogs
Home Universe: Dead By Daylight]

"....Wow." Caleb chuckled after looking at Kazan's profile. "Who knew a guy like you would like donuts?"

"Hehe, they're good, you know." Kazan chuckled back. "....Anyways, I think we best get to the gym. Bunch of others in that place, they sent me to look for you."

"They did?" Caleb asked.

"Yeah. Come on, let's get going." Kazan took Caleb's hand in his, essentially dragging the poor Irish man along for the ride.

"GAH! LET ME GO YA EEJIT!" Caleb hollered as he was dragged down the hall and into the gym.

In the gym, there were tons of people. Among them was Rin. Rin excitedly waved at Kazan and Caleb when she saw them.

[Student Profile:
Name: Rin Yamaoka
Age: 17
Title: Ultimate Waitress
Likes: Kazan Yamaoka, Caleb Quinn, memes, polite customers
Dislikes: Her father, rude customers, potatoes, Henry Bayshore
Home Universe: Dead By Daylight]

Caleb chuckled at the familiar sight of Rin before his eyes wandered to the others in the room. 16 total, if Caleb were to include himself and Kazan, who had just entered. His eyes were instantly caught by the youngest of the room. A young girl in a purple and yellow ensemble. Walking over to her, he decided to introduce himself to her, thanking God he was able to get his disguise up, alongside Kazan and Rin.

"Ello, lassie." He spoke. "Who are ya?"

"Hat Kid!" She excitedly replied. "I'm the Ultimate Space Traveler! I bet you're that engineer I've been hearing about!"

[Student Profile:
Name:Unknown, goes by Hat Kid
Age:13
Title: Ultimate Space Traveler
Likes: Traveling Space, timepieces, her friends, her umbrella
Dislikes: Mustache Girl, the Mafia, time travel.
Home universe: A Hat In Time]

"....traveling Space at 13." He said, reading her profile. "....Who let you do that?"

"I'll tell you only if you tell me who this Henry guy is!" She giggled.

He snarled a little. "...Fine then, keep your secrets, lassie." He then sighed. "...that's a...very private matter."

Nodding in understanding, Hat Kid left Caleb to his own devices. Caleb then found himself looking at a very, very, VERY tall man. He had large horns, a large rattlesnake tail, four arms, and what seemed like fangs in his mouth.

"What are you looking at?" He asked upon noticing Caleb was looking at him.

"You," Caleb answered bluntly. "I'm Caleb Quinn. You are?"

"Samuel Agreste-Toulon. Ultimate Multiversal Traveler."

[Student Profile:
Name: Samuel Agreste-Toulon
Age:42
Title: Ultimate Multiversal Traveler
Likes: His twin brother, his nephew, his niece, mice
Dislikes: Snakes, George Washington, Frank Sinatra, monuments
Home Universe: Monument Mythos]

"Nice to meet you, Samuel." Caleb nodded.

"....You're the first not to press me about my...odd Dislikes," Samuel noted.

"Well, it would be a massive invasion of privacy, sure." He stated.

Samuel nodded. "I think we should both leave. We have plenty of introductions to do. I recommend that sibling duo over there."

Caleb looked over where Samuel pointed. Sure enough, there was a large, intimidating man with lizard-like features...alongside a small, chubby girl. The two were casually chatting when the man heard the footsteps and creaking he made.

Snarling, he pulled his sister close. "F*ck off."

"Hey now, I don't bite." He chuckled. "I'm Caleb. You two?"

"I'm Rosie," The chubby girl answered. "And this is my brother, Akshar."

[Student Profile:
Name: Rosie Jean Toulon
Age: 16
Title: Ultimate Paranormal Investigator
Likes: Her brother, donuts, snuggling her brother, swimming
Dislikes: Losing her brother, homework, potatoes, and wasps.
Home Universe: ???]

[Student Profile:
Name: Akshar Quincy Toulon
Age: 27
Title: Ultimate Bodyguard
Likes: His sister, holding his sister, meat, spicy food
Dislikes: Losing his sister, others bullying his sister, anything his sister dislikes.
Home Universe: ???]

"...Look, I know it isn't my place to judge," Caleb started. "But Rosie, you're 16, and you still cuddle your brother?"

That earned him a snarl and a death glare from Akshar. "She has ADHD and Autism. She likes holding me because it helps her regulate herself."

"I figured. I was just thinking of...other reasons."

"Trust me, it ain't that!" Rosie laughed, finding this situation funny.

Caleb chuckled before looking back at the crowd. A poor ginger-haired woman looked so scared and alone, so he decided to approach her. He towered over the poor girl, so he crouched next to her.

"Ello," He then made a concerned expression when even that scared her. "Trust me, I don't bite. What's your name?"

"A.....a...al...alisa..." She stammered out.

[Student Profile:
Name: Alisa Faith Fallenfire
Age:27
Title: Ultimate Literary Critic
Likes: Her husband, reading, tea, her children
Dislikes: Not being near her husband, being alone, being abandoned, feeling worthless
Home Universe: We Happy Few]

".....I-i miss friend..." Alisa muttered.

"Is that a nickname for your husband?" Caleb guessed. Judging by how Alisa flinched, the answer was yes. "It's okay, I don't judge. You can call him whatever you want."

Alisa smiled a little but retreated away from him.

'A shy one. Eh, not my place to judge.' Caleb thought to himself. He heard the Pitter patter of small footsteps, and next to him was... a lamb.

It baa-ed at him. "Hello, Caleb!" The Lamb began. "Call me Lamb."

[Student profile:
Name: Unknown, goes by The Lamb.
Age:Unknown, but assumed to be an adult.
Title: Ultimate Cult Leader
Likes: Narinder, the Red Crown, their cult, their cultists
Dislikes: Kallamar, Leshy, Heket, Shamura, dissenting cultists
Home Universe: Cult of The Lamb.]

...who could ever imagine a simple lamb could scare Caleb. Caleb shuddered as he read that profile.

".....yeah, people don't tend to want to associate with me after they read that." The Lamb admitted, their tone honest. "I'll leave you alone, too. Plus, I gotta go introduce myself to that ginger woman."

When The Lamb left, Caleb started to look around for a new person to introduce himself to. That is if his leg didn't start to act up again. Wincing in pain, he stumbled over to the wall, leaning against it to take the weight off his bum leg.

Then, he heard someone cough to get his attention.

"You okay, man?" He asked.

"Yeah, I'm fine. Who are you?"

"Franklin, you?"

"Caleb."

[Student Profile:
Name: Franklin McClure
Age: 21
Title: Ultimate Crime Scene Cleaner
Likes: Clean areas, cleaning, his mop, being paid
Dislikes: His coworkers, his boss, other people in pain, not being paid
Home Universe: Viscera Cleanup Detail]

"Are you okay, Caleb?" He asked. "I saw you wince in pain."

"Yeah, it happens when you got a bum leg, and you do a wee bit of too much walking," Caleb complained.

"Anything I can do to help?" Franklin asked.

"Nothing much." Caleb sighed.

Caleb then heard another person and a monkey robot approach. He waved at the white-haired woman and her monkey robot.

"Ello! Just talking to Franklin here. I'm Caleb, you are?" Caleb asked.

"Akane." The woman replied. "And this is Hakue."

[Student Profile:
Name: Akane Sugahara
Age: 28
Title: Ultimate Fighter
Likes: Her Katana, Her Gun, cigarettes, her motorbike
Dislikes: The Yakuza, gangs, unfair fights, hurting children
Home Universe: Akane]

[Student profile:
Name: Hakue (no last name)
Age (programmed): 25
Age (actual): 6
Title: Ultimate Animal Shelter Owner
Likes: Cats, dogs, birds, animals in general
Dislikes: Animal abuse, animal mistreatment, and owners not taking responsibility for their pets.
Home Universe: Happy Tree Friends]

Caleb smiled when Akane and Hakue sat next to him. "Heh, thanks." He chuckled. "Who haven't I met yet?"

"Gerald, Blanchette, Bellatrix, and Jackie." Akane replied.

"Should probably go see them, then."

He tried to get up, but Akane placed a hand on his chest. Nodding, he sat back down. Upon second thought, yeah, he should rest his leg. Akane instead got up and went over to them.

Caleb sighed, taking a tin of oil out of his coat. He used it to pour a little bit of oil on the joints of his leg brace, hopefully, to silence that awful creaking sound.

It was around that time when Akane came back with Blanchette, Bellatrix, Jackie, and Gerald in tow.

"Here they are." Akane said.

[Student Profile:
Name: Blanchette Perrault (also known as Little Red Riding Hooded Mercenary)
Age: 39
Title: Ultimate Mercenary
Likes: Mercenary work, getting paid, Jack Daniel's, her hood
Dislikes: Mirrors, Big and Will Be Bad Wolf, other Abnormalities breaching
Home Universe: Lobotomy Corporation]

[Student Profile:
Name: Dr. Rodney Gerald
Age: 29
Title: Ultimate Bad Driver
Likes: His doctor buddies, researching, abnormalities, surviving
Dislikes: Driving, bad insurance policies, idiot drivers
Home Universe: SCP Foundation]

[Student Profile:
Name: Bellatrix Andromeda
Age: 19
Title: Ultimate Grizzco Employee
Likes: Big Run, Eggstra Work, Maws, Steel Eels
Dislikes: Fly Fish, Big Shots, Stingers, King Salmonids
Home Universe:Splatoon]

[Student Profile:
Name: Jackie Lewis
Age:23
Title: Ultimate Mime
Likes: Popcorn, Cotton Candy, Miming, quiet time
Dislikes: Loud Noises, sour foods, boring moments, spicy food
Home Universe: Killer Klowns from Outer Space]

Caleb laughed when he saw Gerald's talent. Ultimate Bad Driver!?

"PFFT- HAHAHA! Your talent is that you suck at driving!?" Caleb laughed.

"Haha, very funny." Rodney sarcastically stated. "I got that title because of the destruction I caused, not because I suck."

"Okay, whatever you say, Rodney." Caleb chuckled to himself, getting up.

Then, they heard an announcement over the PA.

"Attention all students, please gather in the Auditorium. I repeat, please gather in the auditorium."

Caleb looked over at Kazan, and Kazan looked at him.

Kazan waited for the rest of the group to leave before looking down at Caleb.

"Are there stairs?" Caleb asked.

"...Unfortunately, yes." Kazan said, muttering swears in Japanese under his breath.

"...is there an elevator?" Caleb said, hoping and praying there was one.

"I think so." Kazan replied. "Come on, I'll show you it."

Kazan led Caleb down the hall to the elevator. Caleb called for it, and when it arrived, got in it with Caleb.

The two patiently waited for their floor to arrive.

CHAPTER 1: CHAINS ON DESPAIR: BEGIN.