[Hanging Gardens of Babylon, in high orbing flying along the tropic of cancer] The subconsciousness forces known as Gaia and Alaya were omnipresent upon the planet, having learned of the intruders, the strangers and the warring factions. Since time immemorial, before any of these factions had learned to carve stones into knives, Gaia existed. The Planet existed. And it would ensure that it would continue to do so, no matter what alien horrors, abominations and human weapons of mass destructions converged upon it. [i]Tyranid Hive. Attempting devouring of local life. Victory would result in destruction of planet. UNACCEPTABLE.[/i] The second counter force, Alaya, was also in motion. After all, it served the subconscious desires of humanity, first and foremost being its desire for survival, but also it's desire for freedom. [i]Holy Britannian Empire. Emperor Lelouch Vi Britannia attempting subjugation of all humankind. Counter to desires of independence. UNACCEPTABLE.[/i] [i]Tyranid Hive. Attempting devouring of local life. Victory would result in annihilation of humanity. UNACCEPTABLE[/i] [i]Necron Force. Attempting takeover planet. Victory would result in annihilation of humanity. UNACCEPTABLE[/i] [i]Cravers. Attempting devouring of local organisms. Victory would result in annihilation of humanity. UNACCEPTABLE.[/i] [i]Decepticons. Attempting subjugation of humankind. Counter to greater desires of independence. UNACCEPTABLE.[/i] Alien threats and emperors bent on conquering humankind and holding nuclear weapons in order to do so. Truly, these were dark times. But it was in these dark times that the two counter forces summoned the counter guardians and heroic spirits, legendary warriors who would preserve the two most basic demands of the existence of the planet. Even now, those heroic spirits valiantly fight... XXXXX "...what... exactly are you doing, Semiramis?" a silver haired counter guardian with a red cloak known only as EMIYA asked Semiramis, the wise queen of Assyria and the creator of the stronghold of the Heroic Spirits, the Hanging Gardens of Babylon, as she sat at a desk and typed away on a computer. "Applying for a license." she answered simply. "...A... license?" EMIYA asked. "Why on earth would you need a license?" "The New Earth Government's airspace laws are extremely strict." The thousands of years old queen answered simply. "I'd rather not declare war on them simply by entering, so while it takes longer I would much prefer the more peaceful method in this case. Besides, we are not to take any sides, so we shouldn't antagonize a side either." "I see." EMIYA nodded. "...but why do you have need to go there anyways?" Semiramis grimaced. "The sooner I get in there, the sooner I can get "The Admiral's Great Tactics X" for the Macedonian and get him to be quiet for a few days." she muttered as she backed away from the keyboard inspected her license registration. "New United Nations Airspace Entrance License Registration Name: Semiramis Age: 2824 Occupation: Heroic Spirit Name and model of aircraft for license: Anti-World Noble Phantasm "Hanging Gardens of Babylon" Reason for Application: To legally enter N.U.N territory so a really loud acquaintance of mine can go purchase that new video game on sale" XXXXX As Gaia and Alaya had forbidden the counter guardians and heroic spirits from taking any sides, the summoned legendary heroes had ended up with a lot of nothing to do. Some, like Arturia, spent time reminiscing about just how much their lands had changed - Arturia, in particular, had been extremely displeased, to say the least, when she discovered just how totalitarian her land of "Britannia" had become. Other servants, however, required other ways to pass the time - efforts mostly spearheaded by an extremely loud Macedonian known as Alexander the Great. Under his guidance, the Hanging Gardens of Babylon was now equipped with a satellite dish linking them to Wireless Hi Speed internet Satellites and HD television. The Hanging Gardens now had it's own Wi-Fi, under the password "KotomineShirou4lyfe". EMIYA never really understood why Semiramis made such a password. The interior of the gardens had also been outfitted with private rooms for all the spirits and guardians, guest rooms for any visiting foreign dignitary that the spirits felt they needed to have a "talk" with, highly expensive alienware computers optimized for gaming (Alexander had been highly adamant on this part) and the dining hall of the gardens was now outfitted with a giant 100 inch plasma screen TV on which the servants would watch "Prisma Kaleid Mercury" as they ate meals cooked by EMIYA, who made sure Semiramis was never allowed within 50 metres of the kitchen. TVs, furnishings, computers, satellite dish, Wi Fi subscription and HD TV subscriptions all legally paid for by funds provided by Gilgamesh.