We're Going To Build The Nation Of  Science With You!

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Disclaimer - (Cause fanfiction is tricky ground and I hope not to offend the creator of the original story and get sued)

This is a fanfiction, a work of fiction. It is an unofficial, non-canon alternate story based on Riichiro Inagaki's story "Dr. Stone". Most of the media - such as the images and video's used in this fanfiction - are from the web. Thus, most of them aren't mine (because I really, really can't draw) unless mentioned. To fit the story, images are also edited by the photo editor. So they aren't mine, just edited.

Have you ever written something from the back of your head, and then realize oh sh** these were someone else's words. Yeah, that just happened to me, my disclaimer no less. Anyway, like 40% of this disclaimer belongs to KairuSui from quotev

Also if you own a picture or Video that I found online, and you either want your name added, or me to take it down. Please contact me and we can talk it out.

P.s. I also ask that you do not copy my work and publish it onto any other website (I jump around on a lot of fanfiction websites...) If you're gonna use my idea, please ask me (I'll 99.99% say yes unless you're super duper rude). If I don't contact you within a week, then just assume I'm giving you the all clear and go for it. Just remember to credit me.

I will be writing out scenes even if my Oc isn't in them. As long as she's mentioned, or influencing the characters in some way. This may seem a bit annoying. But that's just how I write. I like to embed my characters into the story line.

Warnings: Spoilers for episode 7, Slow burn

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Today's Special

Build an empire with the same bricks that were thrown at you.

~ Unknown

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{Third P.O.V.}

"This is exhilarating!" Senku says, starry eyed, as he takes in the content of the shed. "How many years did it take you two to find all this stuff?" He asks.

"See that? It's awesome, isn't it? You may have wreaked me in sorcery and arithme- I mean, I was off my game today's anyway... but my collection is the best there is!" Chrome brags.

"And you just gambled that, and us, away!" Rika shoots at him.

'They're all just rocks. The only useful things here are the herbs Rika collects.' Kohaku thinks.

"Malachite! Chalcanthite! Corundum!" Senku says, amazed.

"That one's seriously tough." Chrome notes about the last one.

"I have no idea how they're different." says Kohaku.

Rika nods, "I really don't know either. I mostly just know about the herbs."

"Oh, man, galena? Lead acquired!" Senku exclaims, looking at a grey piece that had lumps a blue stone also poking out of it.

"That one's crazy shiny when you break it." Chrome said, hammer in hand.

"Nope. I just can't understand the way they get so spiritual about collecting rocks." says Kohaku.

"I used to collect bugs and stuff. Now I can't even touch them. They creep me out." Ginro admits.

"You even have a cinnabar!" Senku continues.

"Have fun showing off your trophies. I have to deliver the hot spring water to my sister." Kohaku says bordly. She then turns to Rika. "Are you going to come with me?"

Rika shakes her head. "No. I already gave her my daily check up. You go on."

At this point, Rika honestly preferred to avoid Ruri. Seeing her only reminded her that the older woman's condition was only getting worse. And so far, neither her or Chrome had found anything that could help.

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"Cinnabar. Also known as the philosopher's stone." Senku explained. As he crushed up the stone and heated it on a clay pot. "It showed up in Dragon Quest, too."

Chrome and Rika watched as Senku tended to the fire.

Senku continued his explanation. "Heat it up, and you get mercury."

"There they go again with their weird sorcery." Ginro says with a closed eyes smile.

Only for Kinro to slam the sharp end of his spire onto the ground. "Do as you like outside the village. But take so much as one step over this bridge, and I'll kill you. Rules are rules."

Senku smirks at the threat, and continues onwards with his explanation. "Melt some gold dust into the mercury, and..." he then grabs Kinro's spire and coats the sharp stone in the mixture. After that, he bakes it in the flame.

"Don't inhale this smoke. It'll kill you." He tells the guard, who had refused to let go of his weapon.

"And now you have a shiny golden spear." Senku finishes.

Everyone states amazed at the bright shiny golden spear.

"Oh, man!" Chrome says, amazed.

"It's so pretty~" says Rika, starry eyed.

"What good will this sorcery do?" Kinro asks, ever the practical one.

Senku chuckles at his question. "It's not good for jack" he answers. "But you're Kinro, aren't you? So a golden sword. It's perfect for you."

"I hope you aren't trying to buy me off with this nonsense." Kinro asks, glaring at Senku.

"Nuts." says Senku.

"That won't work on Kinro. all he ever says is that rules are rules. He's super stiff." Chrome informs him.

Rika nods in agreement. "That's right. Kinro has a crazy good work ethic."

"That's right." Kinro reappears. "Rules are rules."

Despite his talk, he did like the image of him with the golden spear. So he turned around and went back to his post, saying. "Though I don't see the need to remove it, either."

Senku and Chrome cackled evilly,"He just needs one more push!" Said Senku.

"Please don't do that! It's scary!" Rika says, backing off a couple steps.

"Aww. Don't be a party popper Rika." Chrome says, slapping his sister on the back.

"A-Are there any silver spears?" Ginro asks shyly, a slight blush coating his cheeks.

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"You're like one of those people who spends all their time collecting materials in Monster Hunter." Senku says, as they walk back to the shed.

"Monster... Hunter?" Rika and Chrome ask, confused.

"You guys weren't kidding when you said you have a lot of plants and herbs." Senku says, getting a closer look at that section of their collection. "Felworts, sweet root, canker root..."

"They're all used in traditional medicine. They're all drugs." Senku observes.

"That's right. I use them in a lot of medicines. That's the only reason we collect them at all." Rika says, running her fingers across the jars.

"Oh, and how do you know these are the ones you need to find?" Questions Senku.

"A book. There's a single book that has been passed down since this village was created from mentor to mentee. Mine passed away a few years ago. So I had to become the medic before the time was right. So some of the ones here are from them, but the rest..." Rika tails off, not liking the method they used to find the rest.

So Chrome decided to take over and continue,"The rest we have no idea if they work or not, though. We've been trying them on our own bodies and collecting the ones that were good. Well collect anything if it'll make Ruri better. That's why I became a sorcerer. And it's also why Rika decided to apprentice under the last village medic.

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Later that day as the sun began to set. Chrome asked the question that had been on his as well as Rika and Kohaku's minds since they had met Senku. "Senku, is there no sorcery or medicine that can save Ruri?" He then corrected himself. "No science?"

"It depends on her condition." Senku answered honestly. "But in this stone world..." he trailed off.

"Chrome, Rika, I should tell you two everything. Everything that happened, 3,700 years ago. About the world before the collapse."

Senku then spent the night telling the siblings about how the world was before the green light hit. About cars, planes and other technology. About how humans touched the sky and even went past their own atmosphere. How sorcery was science and medicine a branch of it. And then the peterfication.

By the end of it, Chrome and Rika were both crying. "Why are you two bawling all of a sudden?" Senku asks, surprised. "What's with your emotions? I can think of a reason why Rika could be like this, but what about Chrome?"

"I'm not crying! Wait, damn it! I am!" Chrome said. "Who caused the petrification?" He asked. "If I ever see them, I'll kill them! How could we lose this? Our human predecessors spent millions of years slowly building this crazy, technological civilization, and it got wiped out in the blink of an eye?! I'm pissed as hell!"

"Honestly. What were they thinking? Who could ever be so, so... so evil? How could they destroy not only all those lives, but the future as well. Trampling on all the sacrifices of the people who came before them." Rika nodded, agreeing with her brother.

Senku smirks and chuckles. "It's not wiped out, idiots. The whole thing right here."

"Where?" Chrome and Rika ask at the same time, surprised.

"Humanity isn't going down that easily. Two million years of human history is right here inside of me." Says Senku, pointing to his forehead. "And right here inside you two as well. Am I wrong?"

"Of course you're not. Senku, I'm going to build this nation of science with you." Chrome answers.

"We both are." Rika nods, agreeing. "And we're going to defeat Ruri's sickness! So tell us! Didn't you say earlier that there's a scientific way to save Ruri?!"

Senku smirks, "Yeah. We're making the ultimate medicine of science... The antibiotic."

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