@Satashi: I'm known for my evil cliffhangers in some circles, but I've never broken a chapter off in mid-sentence before!
It would be awful if Satashi pulled a Kafka on us... *monitors Satashi's health*
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@Allquall & Shiny: Aaaargh! You're making me flash back to the stuff I wrote for creative-writing exercises in my senior-year-of-high-school English class!
kukukukuku >:3
Page claim for: Satashi living long enough to finish AlternativeS! <_< >_>
D: You didn't see the beauty the grace! or the point D:. It's supposed to be a needlessly wordy ridiculous overprentious piece of work. If you thought it was wordy and confusing then I did my job. In other words, of course it wasn't me. It's everything I hate in a piece of writing, that was the point. Quall asked me to write "literature". It's a wordy piece about Nanoha buttering bread and deciding it's a metaphor for her and Fate (or is it :O I don't know myself)
in other words it's a joke Don't take it so seriously.
@Satashi: I'm known for my evil cliffhangers in some circles, but I've never broken a chapter off in mid-sentence before!
I'm just THAT good.
...Actually I was writing during a break and a customer came in so I just clicked post, forgetting I was on the forums and not in a PM to myself. Oops.
@Quall: You are so weird. I love it ^_^
@Shiny: That was...Like reading a monty python skit. Insane, overdone, weird, and like a 40 car pile up on the freeway. The kind where you just can't tear your eyes away from it no matter how hard you try. In other words, I loved it XDD
This is probably the last bit of writing I'll be able to do for a while. I got a few papers I need to write/revise due next week, followed by another round of mid terms. Joy.
Anywho, time for lots of dialouge, and lots of info dumping!
Spoiler for Mahou Shoujo Lyrical Nanoha Decade Part 2:
Vivio silently followed behind Tsukasa as he led her someplace. While she had no idea where he was taking her, she felt it was ok to trust him. He had rescued her from that monster, and they had returned to a populated area as well. Vivio found further comfort in the fact she recognised some of the buildings too.
“We’re here.” Tsukasa announced, stopping in front of a sign that read ‘Hikari Studio’.
“Wasn’t this a café before?” She wondered with a titled head. Tsukasa ignored the question and entered the building. Vivio quickly tailed after him.
“Tsukasa-kun! There you are!” A long haired girl huffed as soon as they entered. “Just where did you run off too?”
“Ah! Tsukasa!” Another boy quickly entered. “Great, now we can go see what’s up with this world!”
“No need for that, Yusuke, Natsumi.” Tsukasa dismissed them with a wave of his hand. “I brought some one who knows this world.”
“Oh? Where are they?” Yusuke asked, looking around in an exaggerated manner.
“Right here.” Pointing down, he indicated the girl who was hiding behind his leg.
Natsumi and Yusuke stared at her a moment before looking up at Tsukasa.
“And, just where did you kidnap her from, eh?!” Yusuke accused, slapping the other boy’s shoulder.
“To think you were into that sort of thing…” Natsumi lamented.
“Hey! Don’t make me hurt you.” Tsukasa batted away Yusuke’s arm. “I saved her from a Fangire and she recognised this outfit I have on. Apparently it’s some kind of military uniform.”
Natsumi pushed Tsukasa away and knelt down to Vivio’s eye level. “Hi there, I’m Natsumi Hikari.”
“And I’m Yusuke Onodera!” He put in.
“What’s your name?”
“I’m Vivio. Vivio Takamachi.” The girl answered.
“Vivio-chan. That’s a cute name.” Natsumi smiled. “I hope Tsukasa-kun didn’t do anything mean to you.”
“… I’ve been wondering this for awhile…” Tsukasa started. “But just what kind of person do you think I am, Natsumikan?!”
The young woman ignored him. “So you were attacked? That must have been scary. Please, come in and we’ll get you something to drink. I think my grandpa is almost finished baking something too.”
Vivio nodded her head and let herself be led inside. This girl seemed like a nice person.
“I hope you don’t do something that’ll get you arrested, Tsukasa.” Yusuke grinned as he poked him with an accusing finger. Tsukasa whopped him on the back of the head and followed the two girls.
“So, what is your favourite drink?” Natsumi asked as Vivio sat at a small table.
“Um… Caramel milk.” She bashfully replied.
“I’ll go see if we have some.” The older girl said as she went into the kitchen.
“Oh? A guest?” An elderly man, Eijiro Hikari, poked his head out.
“Such an adorable little guest too!” A small, pink bat like creature also flew out. “She looks so yummy!”
Vivio reeled back slightly, remembering that the monster who attacked her had said something similar.
“Kivala-chan, don’t even think about biting her.” Yusuke warned, taking a seat next to Vivio. “Don’t worry about her, Vivio-chan. She’s friendly.”
“Um… ok…” She kept her green eye on the bat anyways. Otherwise not finding the talking bat all that odd, Vivio ventured a glance at her surroundings. The table she sat at was in the center of a large, open room. Aside from the doorways into the entrance and the kitchen, there was a large backdrop which depicted a familiar building. “Ah! It’s the Midori-ya!”
“You know the place, Vivio-chan?” Yusuke asked.
“Yes, it’s the shop owned by my mama’s family. But why do you have a picture of it?”
“Well, this is a photo studio.” Eijiro cut in, placing a plate of scones on the table.
“I guess we should explain to you what’s going on.” Natsumi said. “Here’s your caramel milk.”
“Thank you.” Vivio took the cup and sipped from it. It wasn’t as good as the ones her mama made, but it was still delicious.
“To keep this quick…” Tsukasa snapped a shot of Vivio with his camera. “We travel between worlds, solving whatever problem there is so we can save the world from being destroyed.”
“So you are a member of the TSAB after all?” Vivio asked.
“I have no idea what that is, so I’ll say no.” Tsukasa replied. “You said I’m wearing their uniform, right? Whenever I enter a new world, that world gives me a role I need to solve whatever the problem is.”
“What world are you from, then?” Vivio questioned further, only able to follow the explanation a little.
“Earth.” Yusuke answered. “But not from this Earth. You know what alternate universes are, right? It’s like that.”
“Oh.” Vivio blinked.
“So what’s this Space Time thing anyways?” Tsukasa inquired.
“They’re the people who govern most of the planets in this universe.” Vivio explained. “My mamas and their friends are all mages that work for them.”
“Mages? You mean people that cast magic spells and stuff like that?” Natsumi asked.
“Yup.” Vivio nodded after taking another sip of her milk. “They’re heroes who protect everyone!”
“So… Are there no Riders in this world?” Yusuke wondered.
“Riders?” Vivio tilted her head in confusion.
“Kamen Riders like me.” Tsukasa clarified.
“No.” Vivio said with a shake of her head. “Today was the first time I’ve seen some one like you, Tsukasa-san.”
“Another Riderless world, huh?” Tsukasa reached into his pocket and pulled out a card. Depicted on it was a diagonal line with obscure gray shapes on either side of it. He showed it to Vivio. “Does this look familiar to you?”
She squinted at it, but shook her head again. “Sorry, I can’t tell what that is.”
“No good, eh?” Tsukasa put the card away. “Well, maybe I can find a clue as to what I’m supposed to do if I meet with these mages… Hey, you said your mom was a mage, right? Introduce her to me.”
“Um…” Vivio gave the table a melancholic gaze, remembering why she had run away in the first place.
“What’s wrong, Vivio-chan?” Natsumi asked softly.
“It’s… well… I overheard my mamas talking and they were saying that I just get in their way… They were kind enough to adopt me and I love them very much, but I just cause them trouble…”
“Vivio-chan, there’s no way that’s tr…”
“Of course it’s true.” Tsukasa snorted, causing Vivio to sink deeper into the chair.
“Tsukasa-kun!” Natsumi glared, holding up her thumb. “Hikari Family Secret Laughing Pressure Point!” She jammed her thumb into Tsukasa’s neck.
:O Why Quall! How right you are! My mistake indeed (though normal is hardly a better word). There is a serious lack of literature in the fanfiction thread. Something that would please the best literary critique.
Why I must meet this challenge!
Spoiler for Of Magical Girls and Lyrical Nanohas:
There was not so much of nothing in the room as there was of something just a tad less than nothing. That something, that was nothing, that was quite less than something, was a person. A brunette of the female persuasion sitting upon a wooden structure, made up of a flat surface balanced on four columns, or legs if you will. Some would even venture to give it a name, such as "chair". But who were they to give name to such a thing? Who are any of us to give names to things we do not understand?
The girl sitting upon the "chair" too had a name. That name, so given to her by her father and mother, was Nanoha. The last name of that girl, also forced upon her with no say of her own, was Takamachi. She was an instructor of the teaching sort. She taught students, young minds and bodies fit to be molded into the shape she deemed worthy of a TSAB youth. But on that morning, that brightest and sunniest of mornings, far more glorious than most, she was not teaching a soul.
No rather, she was transfixed by an object. And object of the most unique persuasion. It was silver but in the oddest shape. It was not quite a cube nor quite a rectangular prism. It's body wished to be one but it's rounded top would not let it. On that top were two deep holes both the perfect size for something to be placed into them, say perhaps a slice of bread. The machine was connected to the wall through a long black snake, winding it's way around the counter only to eat it's fill of the wall's share.
Nanoha waited, and stared. Her thoughts were filled with nothing but the treasure the mysterious object would deliver to her as soon as the buzzing dial on its side hit 0. Oh how agonizing those few seconds were to Nanoha. Would time itself not speed up? Would the gods keep her waiting for what was her due?
No, they would not. Nanoha would not allow it and nor would her metallic friend for it sprung forth two crisp slices of joy and wheat! Nanoha took her toasted delights from the toaster god and grabbed her bladed accomplish and stabbed the creamy substance with which she would apply said substance to her beloved toasted wheat bread.
Was she the bread? So boring and plain without the golden delight of butter to please her? Was that butter, like the golden haired maiden who filled so many of Nanoha's thoughts, the best part of that ordinary bread? Without butter was bread to have a reason to exist? For who would enjoy bread if it had not it's pair?
As Nanoha gave bread it's companion she wept bitter tears. Poor, poor, bread, not to have any worth on it's own. But wait! Did not butter need bread as much as bread needed butter? For no one ingested butter on it's own? Not without bread to tame it. Perhaps bread had it's necessity as well!
With great joyous joy Nanoha threw up her hands. But as she did she did fling, the bread. She did fling it into the air where she watched with bated breathe and growing horror as it tumbled, flipping, flipping, flipping through the air and towards the ground. And it did hit it. It did smash against the ground butter side first. The butter acted as cushioning for its beloved bread.
And Nanoha shed a tear. Not the bitter tears of before but rather a tear of comradeship with the mourning bread. She understood then. She understood her purpose and her place. She knew what she wanted to do, nay what she had to do. For nothing could be more important, than toasting another slice of bread and pairing it with its butter.
Spoiler for Sparknotes version:
In the morning Nanoha sits on a chair and toasts some bread. She butters it, then she drops it on the floor and is sad. So she makes more.
My head kinda hurts now purposely writing nonsense is dizzying. @__@
... Genre Fiction Pride \o/
That still made me laugh. As such, you get an F for Fail in literature, Shiny.
This is probably the last bit of writing I'll be able to do for a while. I got a few papers I need to write/revise due next week, followed by another round of mid terms. Joy.
Anywho, time for lots of dialouge, and lots of info dumping!
Spoiler for Mahou Shoujo Lyrical Nanoha Decade Part 2:
Vivio silently followed behind Tsukasa as he led her someplace. While she had no idea where he was taking her, she felt it was ok to trust him. He had rescued her from that monster, and they had returned to a populated area as well. Vivio found further comfort in the fact she recognised some of the buildings too.
“We’re here.” Tsukasa announced, stopping in front of a sign that read ‘Hikari Studio’.
“Wasn’t this a café before?” She wondered with a titled head. Tsukasa ignored the question and entered the building. Vivio quickly tailed after him.
“Tsukasa-kun! There you are!” A long haired girl huffed as soon as they entered. “Just where did you run off too?”
“Ah! Tsukasa!” Another boy quickly entered. “Great, now we can go see what’s up with this world!”
“No need for that, Yusuke, Natsumi.” Tsukasa dismissed them with a wave of his hand. “I brought some one who knows this world.”
“Oh? Where are they?” Yusuke asked, looking around in an exaggerated manner.
“Right here.” Pointing down, he indicated the girl who was hiding behind his leg.
Natsumi and Yusuke stared at her a moment before looking up at Tsukasa.
“And, just where did you kidnap her from, eh?!” Yusuke accused, slapping the other boy’s shoulder.
“To think you were into that sort of thing…” Natsumi lamented.
“Hey! Don’t make me hurt you.” Tsukasa batted away Yusuke’s arm. “I saved her from a Fangire and she recognised this outfit I have on. Apparently it’s some kind of military uniform.”
Natsumi pushed Tsukasa away and knelt down to Vivio’s eye level. “Hi there, I’m Natsumi Hikari.”
“And I’m Yusuke Onodera!” He put in.
“What’s your name?”
“I’m Vivio. Vivio Takamachi.” The girl answered.
“Vivio-chan. That’s a cute name.” Natsumi smiled. “I hope Tsukasa-kun didn’t do anything mean to you.”
“… I’ve been wondering this for awhile…” Tsukasa started. “But just what kind of person do you think I am, Natsumikan?!”
The young woman ignored him. “So you were attacked? That must have been scary. Please, come in and we’ll get you something to drink. I think my grandpa is almost finished baking something too.”
Vivio nodded her head and let herself be led inside. This girl seemed like a nice person.
“I hope you don’t do something that’ll get you arrested, Tsukasa.” Yusuke grinned as he poked him with an accusing finger. Tsukasa whopped him on the back of the head and followed the two girls.
“So, what is your favourite drink?” Natsumi asked as Vivio sat at a small table.
“Um… Caramel milk.” She bashfully replied.
“I’ll go see if we have some.” The older girl said as she went into the kitchen.
“Oh? A guest?” An elderly man, Eijiro Hikari, poked his head out.
“Such an adorable little guest too!” A small, pink bat like creature also flew out. “She looks so yummy!”
Vivio reeled back slightly, remembering that the monster who attacked her had said something similar.
“Kivala-chan, don’t even think about biting her.” Yusuke warned, taking a seat next to Vivio. “Don’t worry about her, Vivio-chan. She’s friendly.”
“Um… ok…” She kept her green eye on the bat anyways. Otherwise not finding the talking bat all that odd, Vivio ventured a glance at her surroundings. The table she sat at was in the center of a large, open room. Aside from the doorways into the entrance and the kitchen, there was a large backdrop which depicted a familiar building. “Ah! It’s the Midori-ya!”
“You know the place, Vivio-chan?” Yusuke asked.
“Yes, it’s the shop owned by my mama’s family. But why do you have a picture of it?”
“Well, this is a photo studio.” Eijiro cut in, placing a plate of scones on the table.
“I guess we should explain to you what’s going on.” Natsumi said. “Here’s your caramel milk.”
“Thank you.” Vivio took the cup and sipped from it. It wasn’t as good as the ones her mama made, but it was still delicious.
“To keep this quick…” Tsukasa snapped a shot of Vivio with his camera. “We travel between worlds, solving whatever problem there is so we can save the world from being destroyed.”
“So you are a member of the TSAB after all?” Vivio asked.
“I have no idea what that is, so I’ll say no.” Tsukasa replied. “You said I’m wearing their uniform, right? Whenever I enter a new world, that world gives me a role I need to solve whatever the problem is.”
“What world are you from, then?” Vivio questioned further, only able to follow the explanation a little.
“Earth.” Yusuke answered. “But not from this Earth. You know what alternate universes are, right? It’s like that.”
“Oh.” Vivio blinked.
“So what’s this Space Time thing anyways?” Tsukasa inquired.
“They’re the people who govern most of the planets in this universe.” Vivio explained. “My mamas and their friends are all mages that work for them.”
“Mages? You mean people that cast magic spells and stuff like that?” Natsumi asked.
“Yup.” Vivio nodded after taking another sip of her milk. “They’re heroes who protect everyone!”
“So… Are there no Riders in this world?” Yusuke wondered.
“Riders?” Vivio tilted her head in confusion.
“Kamen Riders like me.” Tsukasa clarified.
“No.” Vivio said with a shake of her head. “Today was the first time I’ve seen some one like you, Tsukasa-san.”
“Another Riderless world, huh?” Tsukasa reached into his pocket and pulled out a card. Depicted on it was a diagonal line with obscure gray shapes on either side of it. He showed it to Vivio. “Does this look familiar to you?”
She squinted at it, but shook her head again. “Sorry, I can’t tell what that is.”
“No good, eh?” Tsukasa put the card away. “Well, maybe I can find a clue as to what I’m supposed to do if I meet with these mages… Hey, you said your mom was a mage, right? Introduce her to me.”
“Um…” Vivio gave the table a melancholic gaze, remembering why she had run away in the first place.
“What’s wrong, Vivio-chan?” Natsumi asked softly.
“It’s… well… I overheard my mamas talking and they were saying that I just get in their way… They were kind enough to adopt me and I love them very much, but I just cause them trouble…”
“Vivio-chan, there’s no way that’s tr…”
“Of course it’s true.” Tsukasa snorted, causing Vivio to sink deeper into the chair.
“Tsukasa-kun!” Natsumi glared, holding up her thumb. “Hikari Family Secret Laughing Pressure Point!” She jammed her thumb into Tsukasa’s neck.
“Don’t listen to that jerk.” She turned back to Vivio. “I’m sure your mamas love you very much too.”
“…” Vivio used to be certain of that, but if it were true, why had her mamas said such things? She just didn’t know.
---
“Any sign of her?!” Nanoha panted as she ran up to Fate.
“No, I didn’t see her anywhere.” Fate huffed back.
“She wouldn’t just run off like that…” Nanoha started panicking. “What if some one…!”
“Calm down, Nanoha!” Fate said sternly. “We’ll find her.”
“Fate-chan… if anything happens to her, I… my treasure…”
“I know, Nanoha, I know. Let’s keep looking.”
Off to the side was a tree, and behind this tree stood a lone, grinning man.
“Did somebody say ‘treasure’?”
I'm already loving the cast of Kamen Rider, and I've never even seen the show. Good job, Raiser. ^^
Ending makes me sad.... poor Vivio thinks she's nothing but trouble for her mamas, and now Fate and Nanoha are searching for her so desperately. Haha, irony.
This is probably the last bit of writing I'll be able to do for a while. I got a few papers I need to write/revise due next week, followed by another round of mid terms. Joy.
Anywho, time for lots of dialouge, and lots of info dumping!
Spoiler for Mahou Shoujo Lyrical Nanoha Decade Part 2:
Vivio silently followed behind Tsukasa as he led her someplace. While she had no idea where he was taking her, she felt it was ok to trust him. He had rescued her from that monster, and they had returned to a populated area as well. Vivio found further comfort in the fact she recognised some of the buildings too.
“We’re here.” Tsukasa announced, stopping in front of a sign that read ‘Hikari Studio’.
“Wasn’t this a café before?” She wondered with a titled head. Tsukasa ignored the question and entered the building. Vivio quickly tailed after him.
“Tsukasa-kun! There you are!” A long haired girl huffed as soon as they entered. “Just where did you run off too?”
“Ah! Tsukasa!” Another boy quickly entered. “Great, now we can go see what’s up with this world!”
“No need for that, Yusuke, Natsumi.” Tsukasa dismissed them with a wave of his hand. “I brought some one who knows this world.”
“Oh? Where are they?” Yusuke asked, looking around in an exaggerated manner.
“Right here.” Pointing down, he indicated the girl who was hiding behind his leg.
Natsumi and Yusuke stared at her a moment before looking up at Tsukasa.
“And, just where did you kidnap her from, eh?!” Yusuke accused, slapping the other boy’s shoulder.
“To think you were into that sort of thing…” Natsumi lamented.
“Hey! Don’t make me hurt you.” Tsukasa batted away Yusuke’s arm. “I saved her from a Fangire and she recognised this outfit I have on. Apparently it’s some kind of military uniform.”
Natsumi pushed Tsukasa away and knelt down to Vivio’s eye level. “Hi there, I’m Natsumi Hikari.”
“And I’m Yusuke Onodera!” He put in.
“What’s your name?”
“I’m Vivio. Vivio Takamachi.” The girl answered.
“Vivio-chan. That’s a cute name.” Natsumi smiled. “I hope Tsukasa-kun didn’t do anything mean to you.”
“… I’ve been wondering this for awhile…” Tsukasa started. “But just what kind of person do you think I am, Natsumikan?!”
The young woman ignored him. “So you were attacked? That must have been scary. Please, come in and we’ll get you something to drink. I think my grandpa is almost finished baking something too.”
Vivio nodded her head and let herself be led inside. This girl seemed like a nice person.
“I hope you don’t do something that’ll get you arrested, Tsukasa.” Yusuke grinned as he poked him with an accusing finger. Tsukasa whopped him on the back of the head and followed the two girls.
“So, what is your favourite drink?” Natsumi asked as Vivio sat at a small table.
“Um… Caramel milk.” She bashfully replied.
“I’ll go see if we have some.” The older girl said as she went into the kitchen.
“Oh? A guest?” An elderly man, Eijiro Hikari, poked his head out.
“Such an adorable little guest too!” A small, pink bat like creature also flew out. “She looks so yummy!”
Vivio reeled back slightly, remembering that the monster who attacked her had said something similar.
“Kivala-chan, don’t even think about biting her.” Yusuke warned, taking a seat next to Vivio. “Don’t worry about her, Vivio-chan. She’s friendly.”
“Um… ok…” She kept her green eye on the bat anyways. Otherwise not finding the talking bat all that odd, Vivio ventured a glance at her surroundings. The table she sat at was in the center of a large, open room. Aside from the doorways into the entrance and the kitchen, there was a large backdrop which depicted a familiar building. “Ah! It’s the Midori-ya!”
“You know the place, Vivio-chan?” Yusuke asked.
“Yes, it’s the shop owned by my mama’s family. But why do you have a picture of it?”
“Well, this is a photo studio.” Eijiro cut in, placing a plate of scones on the table.
“I guess we should explain to you what’s going on.” Natsumi said. “Here’s your caramel milk.”
“Thank you.” Vivio took the cup and sipped from it. It wasn’t as good as the ones her mama made, but it was still delicious.
“To keep this quick…” Tsukasa snapped a shot of Vivio with his camera. “We travel between worlds, solving whatever problem there is so we can save the world from being destroyed.”
“So you are a member of the TSAB after all?” Vivio asked.
“I have no idea what that is, so I’ll say no.” Tsukasa replied. “You said I’m wearing their uniform, right? Whenever I enter a new world, that world gives me a role I need to solve whatever the problem is.”
“What world are you from, then?” Vivio questioned further, only able to follow the explanation a little.
“Earth.” Yusuke answered. “But not from this Earth. You know what alternate universes are, right? It’s like that.”
“Oh.” Vivio blinked.
“So what’s this Space Time thing anyways?” Tsukasa inquired.
“They’re the people who govern most of the planets in this universe.” Vivio explained. “My mamas and their friends are all mages that work for them.”
“Mages? You mean people that cast magic spells and stuff like that?” Natsumi asked.
“Yup.” Vivio nodded after taking another sip of her milk. “They’re heroes who protect everyone!”
“So… Are there no Riders in this world?” Yusuke wondered.
“Riders?” Vivio tilted her head in confusion.
“Kamen Riders like me.” Tsukasa clarified.
“No.” Vivio said with a shake of her head. “Today was the first time I’ve seen some one like you, Tsukasa-san.”
“Another Riderless world, huh?” Tsukasa reached into his pocket and pulled out a card. Depicted on it was a diagonal line with obscure gray shapes on either side of it. He showed it to Vivio. “Does this look familiar to you?”
She squinted at it, but shook her head again. “Sorry, I can’t tell what that is.”
“No good, eh?” Tsukasa put the card away. “Well, maybe I can find a clue as to what I’m supposed to do if I meet with these mages… Hey, you said your mom was a mage, right? Introduce her to me.”
“Um…” Vivio gave the table a melancholic gaze, remembering why she had run away in the first place.
“What’s wrong, Vivio-chan?” Natsumi asked softly.
“It’s… well… I overheard my mamas talking and they were saying that I just get in their way… They were kind enough to adopt me and I love them very much, but I just cause them trouble…”
“Vivio-chan, there’s no way that’s tr…”
“Of course it’s true.” Tsukasa snorted, causing Vivio to sink deeper into the chair.
“Tsukasa-kun!” Natsumi glared, holding up her thumb. “Hikari Family Secret Laughing Pressure Point!” She jammed her thumb into Tsukasa’s neck.
Location: Somewhere over the rainbow, in a house dropped on an ugly, old woman.
Took a short break, jumping back into things. Can find the previous parts of this fic on ff.net, under the name of "Kaijo".
Spoiler for Nanoha Crisis, Chapter 6: This Feeling is Familiar?:
Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha Crisis
Chapter 6: This Feeling is Familiar?
Signum marveled at how easily the drones fell. Of course, she was in unison with Agito at the moment, but she probably didn't need it. Then again, it was to keep Nanoha, her current partner, from actually fighting. The Belkan Knight had wanted the other mage to withhold her strength for now and to let Signum handle the assault.
“Okay, let's move in,” Signum said, sheathing her sword. “According to intel, the entrance to the facility should be just ahead. Judging by the welcoming party, I'd say we're on the right track.”
“Agreed,” Nanoha confirmed, then smiled. “And don't worry, I'll hang back and only jump in if needed. Although I think you guys are overdoing it a bit; I feel fine!”
“Ah, perhaps,” the Belkan Knight, replied, canceling her unison for the moment. “Let's go.”
The trio flew ahead, low to the ground. Of the two research facilities that Quattro gave up, Nanoha, Signum, and Agito were given this one. Fate and Teana were on another world investigating the other. It was decided to handle both at the same time, so one couldn't warn the other and give time for anyone inside to escape.
But so far resistance was minimal; just a few security drones. Signum wondered if Teana and Fate were having it this easy.
“This is too easy,” Teana whispered, and Fate had to agree.
“It looks like this place might have been abandoned for some time,” Fate reasoned aloud. She motioned for Teana to cover the next doorway.
Ever since they landed and infiltrated the facility, they had yet to encounter another living soul. Or even dead or inanimate ones, for that matter. The facility itself was several buildings nestled under a cliff, but there were corridors that stretched down underground, which is where the pair were now. Despite the lack of active obstacles, they still had to proceed carefully. The place was run down, and already some of the areas had collapsed or had bad flooring. Plus, there was always the danger of booby traps being left behind.
The gun mage lowered the scope from her eye. “This next area looks safe, I don't detect anything.”
Fate nodded as they left the corridor and entering what looked like a storage area. “Incubation chambers, but all empty. Whoever was here, it looks like they did some biological experiments.”
Tea coughed a few times as she brushed the bottom of one of them. “This one's label says.. 'Project D Clone VIII.' I wonder what it means?”
“I'm not sure,” Fate replied. “We'll have a full team investigate this place later. For now, let's keep searching.” She had a sinking feeling that if the place was truly deserted, then it meant Arf wouldn't be here.
“Well, I hope if Nanoha, Signum, and Agito are having better luck than we are,” Teana stated, as they left the storage are via the door on the far side, then paused. “Do you hear that?”
Fate cocked her head to the side, straining her ears; she could just barely hear it. “Sounds like it's coming from somewhere down below.” Her heart lifted a bit, as it almost sounded like a voice, mixed with a log of clanging noises.
“Where's a staircase or elevator when you need one?” the junior agent wondered aloud, looking around.
“Scythe form,” Bardiche intoned, causing Tea to turn back to her partner, then back up as she got the hint.
“We'll make one!” Fate nearly yelled, lifting her device up and growing more determined. If Arf was here, she was going to find her!
She leapt back after twin slashes, the floor where she was just standing collapsing and opening up a hole to the level below. The pair dropped down, and with one glance at her partner, confirmed that Teana had recognized the voice, too. More urgently this time, Fate repeated her earlier maneuver, dropping both girls down another level.
As the dust cleared, Fate scanned the new room, her gaze locking onto the far end. “Arf!”
“This isn't good, they'll be here soon,” the male in the white lab frock said, checking the computer display while he adjusted his glasses.
“What do we do?” the female scientist wearing a similar frock asked, worried. “We can't be caught here. The doctor said we'd be safe to do our research here!”
The male sighed, and gestured at the subject on the other side of the observation window. “We'll have to wake HIM up.”
“We can't!” she pleaded. “He's not quite ready. The programming isn't fully complete!”
“We don't have a choice!” the man shot back, pounding the table. “They've almost completely wiped out the drones the doctor left us! While he provides a distraction, we'll slip out the back.”
The female sighed, cringing at the explosions several levels above. “You're right, fine, let me do it.”
The male scientist nodded, as the woman tapped away at the controls.
In the room past the glass, the brown eyes of a young man laying on a table flashed open and he immediately demanded to know: “Where am I? Where is SHE!?”
Nervously, the male scientist leaned over to speak into the microphone, his voice sounding into the room. “She was taken by the mages who are attacking us. We can't handle them, so we are escaping. You should as well.”
The subject's eyes narrowed in anger as he sat up, ripping off the pads that were monitoring his vitals. “They'll pay for this; I'll get her back.”
He reached behind and pulled his black hood down over his head, leaving just his eyes uncovered through the mask, then picked up a kodachi sword resting against the wall. Slashing at the observation windows from several meters away, the resulting wind pressure shattered them outward, causing the scientist pair to cower down to protect themselves from the flying glass.
They stared at each other in helplessness and nervousness, as their research specimen ran out the door.
Agito dusted off her hands after finishing off the latest drone, noting with satisfaction that the wide corridor was clear. She flashed a thumbs up at her companions and grinned.
“Too easy!” the little fiery demon exclaimed.
“Indeed,” her master replied gruffly, noting the corridors resembled the ones in Jail's last base. “But what they could be guarding? What is this place for?”
Nanoha brought up her staff. “Status?”
“Wide-Area Search 80% complete,” Raging Heart informed them. “Three human life-signs detected two levels down.”
“Thank you,” Nanoha told her device. “It seems this place has people in it after all. Are there any other exits other than the way we came in?”
“Affirmative,” came the prompt reply. “One other entrance has been detected.”
“Agito, can you head to that exit and seal it off?” Signum asked. “We'll chase down the suspects.”
“No problem!” she replied proudly, saluting, then taking off down a side corridor at rapid speeds, following a pink ball Nanoha had created for her.
“That should get her there,” Nanoha explained, then paused as she received a long range communication. “Message from Chrono; Fate and Tea found Arf, and another girl. They are securing her now.”
The other woman nodded. “Good, that just leaves-”
“GIVE HER BACK!”
Very few thoughts went through his head as he switched from running to flying through the corridors. He could only think about HER. He had been searching for her for a long time, although he wasn't exactly sure when and how it started. He just knew he had to find her, his emotions flaring and driving him on.
Then he turned a corner.
“...and another girl. They are securing her now.:
Rage drowned out what the other woman was saying as red tinted his vision. [They did take her!]
Drawing his kodachi and focusing the wind around him, he sped forward nearly head first, straight at them. “GIVE HER BACK!”
Nanoha was almost taken by surprise, but her device reacted faster. “Protection Powered!”
Sword impacted barrier in a shower of sparks, the TSAB Ace staring in surprise at the man's sudden appearance and attack. Black cloth covered his entire body, except for his eyes, making him look very much like a ninja. And there was something about those brown eyes...
She almost didn't register that her shield was being penetrated, until Signum lunged from the side, Levantine arcing down in a powerful slice. The man twisted his body, slicing his own sword upwards to meet and block it. At the time of impact, he thrust out his free hand and there was a strong gust of wind that sent the Belkan Knight flying backwards down one of the hallways in the T-intersection.
“Who are you?” Nanoha demanded to know. “Why are you-”
She didn't get a chance to finish as the ninja lunged at her, swinging. She put up a Round Shield this time to deflect his attack, but something seemed off.
[He's swinging from too far away?] was all she could think, until she saw the blade of vacuum energy flying towards her. She adjusted the shield to knock it aside, and was surprised when it cut through after a moment of resistance. Nanoha flung her body to the side in alarm as the edge of the vacuum blade cut into the shoulder of her barrier jacket and continued on.
She turned back to get ready for the next attack, but her opponent was gone. That confusion lasted all of a moment, before she heard the clang of sword against sword around the corner, and the chunk of a cartridge being loaded.
“Sword Flash!” Nanoha heard Signum shout as the former rounded the corner.
The two combatants's swords were locked against each other, as Levantine burst into flame. Nanoha tried to work up a bind spell to hold him in place, but the ninja was quick and vaulted over Signum, letting her stumble forward. Nanoha's binding rings kept missing the man's limbs.
“[Nanoha, I'll try to hold him in place and you shoot both of us,]” the Belkan Knight's mental command came.
“[Understood, I'll support until we get an opening,]” the TSAB Ace replied. “Divine Shooter!”
Five pink orbs popped into existence around her while Signum squatted low to the ground and swung behind her, aiming for the man's legs. The ninja leapt over her sword as she twisted her body and rolled quickly underneath him.
“SHOOT!” Nanoha cried, sending all five orbs streaking towards their airborne opponent.
The mysterious assailant spun his body, swinging his sword three times in quick succession, sending out three vacuum blades that cut through three of Nanoha's shots, then cutting the other two apart with his sword.
Raging Heart's red orb blinked. “Flash Move!”
With long practiced teamwork, Nanoha shot forward, dodging the three vacuum blades that were heading her, aiming to hit the ninja as he landed. From the other side, Signum vaulted to her feet and swung Levantine, as the duo planned to strike at the same time.
[He can't block us both,] Nanoha reasoned, but in the next instant, was shocked as the single sword became two, and he blocked both Raging Heart and Levantine at the same time. For a moment, all three paused.
“Attacking a TSAB mage is grounds for arrest,” Signum told him solemnly. “If you desist now, no charges will be filed.”
“Please tell us why you are doing this!” Nanoha implored him. “Why are you here?”
The brown eyes behind the face mask seemed to grow angrier. “Shut up! You'll take me just the way you took her!” The voice was somewhat muffled, but to Nanoha, it almost sounded familiar.
In a surprising move, the man dropped his swords and opened his palms, pointing an open hand at each woman as a green midchildan magical symbol flared to life underneath him. “Tornado Flash!” A horizontal vortex of wind spun out of each hand, blowing both TSAB mages back.
As Nanoha flew backwards, she pointed her staff down the corridor, converting to shooting mode. “Divine...”
Signum lashed out with Levantine at the same time. “Snake form!” The long coil snagged the man's ankle.
“...Buster!” Dark pink energy erupted from Raging heart, nearly filling the long corridor, as Signum threw up her barrier.
The ninja threw something to the ground and white smoke exploded on his position an instant before the Buster hit... and passed harmlessly through. The Belkan Knight gritted her teeth and crossed her arms in front of her face as the blast struck her. She spun to the side to let the majority pass on by.
When it was over, the corridor was clear, except for the two TSAB mages.
“Where did he go?” Nanoha asked in disbelief. “Did he teleport?”
The other woman picked herself up off the floor. “I'm not sure, but I think it was just a speed move. There's no way to know where he went. He got away. I am sorry.”
Nanoha sighed, knowing she was right; if he was moving super fast, there was no way of knowing where he was now, or catching up with him. “It's alright, he was fast. Faster than I've seen Fate move sometimes.” Something was strange about him, but she couldn't put it together in her head.
“[Signum, Nanoha, I caught a couple of people trying to escape,]” Agito sent suddenly. “[Can I torch them?]” Both women could hear the eagerness in the voice.
“[Negative,]” the Belkan Knight replied ruefully. “[Nanoha and I will be there soon. We need answers out of them.]”
“[Aww...]” came the disappointed reply.
“Nanoha?” Signum queried, taking note of the gash in the other woman's barrier jacket shoulder pad. There was a tinge of red there. “Are you okay?”
The TSAB Ace shook herself and nodded. “I'm fine, it's just a light cut. Let's go meet up with Agito.”
As the two walked, Signum added. “Let's get something to eat when we get back. My treat.”
“You're paying?” Nanoha asked, surprised. [She probably trying to get my mind off it.] She smiled and nodded. “Okay!”
“Are you sure about what you saw, Arf?” Fate questioned, trying to make doubly sure.
Arf nodded, helping her former cellmate along as they walked out of the facility. “I got a good look at the face before I was hit.” She paused. “At least I'm mostly sure what I saw.”
“This could be trouble, then, if they are getting involved again,” Teana added, helping support the mysterious girl from the other side. “I wonder how they managed to do it and remain secret, though. How would they know about Yuuno or Suburu and Arf being there at those moments?”
“There is something else going on here,” Fate agreed as she stepped outside. “I think...” She paused, noting their new companion. “What's going on with her?”
Arf and Teana were trying to steady the increasingly nervous girl from where they stood behind Fate. She was shaking her head, moaning “No” over and over, in a low voice.
“I don't know!” Arf replied, growing a bit frantic. “She wasn't this excitable back in the cell! Are you alright?”
Tea glanced back and forth from the girl to the door where Fate stood. “Is she afraid of going outside?”
“It's alright, we won't hurt you,” Arf soothed, stroking the girls short, white hair. “We just want to take you somewhere to get some help, to make sure you're okay.”
That seemed to calm her some, so the pair tried to help her forward again. She was reduced to whimpering quietly, while shaking in fear. At least, to Arf, it felt like fear. She wondered what the girl was so afraid of. Was that why she was left in that place? Because the people who were there, didn't want to bother trying to take her out? Why wouldn't they have just sedated her or something?
“I've informed Chrono that we'll be at the transfer point shortly,” Fate told them. “It's just over the next rise.”
Arf felt the girl in her grasp freeze, and a glance had her following the mysterious girl's gaze. “The moon?” It hung bright and full in the night sky, and the iris's of the girl's green eyes turned nearly white.
She screamed, and white magical power exploded around her, flinging Arf and Teana away. Fate braced herself, the sheer force of magic pushing her back. Arf shifted to full dog form, and Teana crouched and brought out one of her guns, both using barriers to avoid being blown back. The mysterious woman was enveloped in a column of bright white light, and all three could barely make out her form within.
“Arf, see if you can help bind her, while I attempt to place a seal on her powers!” Fate called out, bring out Bardiche. “Teana, when you get a clear shot, knock her out!”
Both girls replied in the affirmative, Teana taking aim and Arf lashing out with several chains which attempted to wrap themselves around the column of white light. The chains tended to dissolve after a few moments of trying to hold, however.
“Sealing form, set up,” Bardiche intoned, four glowing yellow wings springing from the sides.
Fate took aim. “Seal!” A yellow beam erupted from Bardiche, striking the girl through the blinding light.
She seemed to scream louder, but the white column shrunk a bit by bit, and then almost faded. The chains snapped into place as Tea took her shot. Arf shifted to woman form to catch her, and held her gently as she collapsed.
“What was all that about?” Arf asked the question they were all thinking, then noticed Fate studying the girl. “What?”
“Did you happen to see the magic symbol that activated under her when she went berserk?” Fate inquired.
Teana nodded. “It was... a white pentagram. Not a midchildan circle, or Belkan triangle, or even a summoning square. It looked like there was some kind of star in it.”
Arf switched back into woman form to pick up the now unconscious girl. “What does it mean?”
Fate shook her head after a moment, a brief barely surfacing. “I don't know.”
Nanoha materialized onto the ship, along with Signum, Agito, and their two scientist captives. They hadn't revealed much under initial questioning, but she figured she'd leave it to Fate to conduct further interrogations. She couldn't get her mind off that mysterious masked man.
Chrono was there to greet them, but there was a somber look on his face. “I'm glad you're both okay; we picked up Fate, Teana and their guest a short while ago.
“What is it?” she asked him, seeing there was something else he wanted to say.
“I have some good news and bad news,” he replied. “The good news, is that I just received word a bit ago that Yuuno has awakened.”
Nanoha felt her spirit lighten instantly, all other thoughts pushed aside for the moment. “Yuuno...”
After a minute, Signum asked, “What's the bad news?”
Chrono hesitated for a moment, then replied, “Jail Scaglietti has escaped.”
Caro's eyes flashed open and she sat up, breathing heavily. She was having the dream again, that had come occasionally over the past several months. She hadn't told anyone else about it, yet, because it scared her. To her despair, she noted it was still night, although she didn't know how long she had been sleeping.
Unfortunately, her rapid start jostled her companions awake, as they were huddled together for warmth. Fried woke up and squeaked out a yawn, looking at her. And the boy to her side slowly sat up and rubbed his eyes.
“Caro?” he asked. “What is it?”
“Um, nothing,” she replied quickly, laying down on her side, her back to him. “Just had a bad dream. Sorry for waking you.”
“You sure you're okay?” She could hear the concern in his voice, masked as it was by sleepyness.
She sighed and supposed she might as well tell him, as she didn't want to go back to sleep just yet. “I've been having a dream for the past few months. In it, I'm surrounded by shadows asking where I am. I don't know what it means.”
Erio laid down again, his back against hers. “Something to do with being a summoner?”
“I don't know,” she confessed.
“Did your village teach you anything about dreams?” he inquired.
“No,” she replied sadly. “Some summoners are taught more when they are older, because they can stay in the village. I was banished when I was... Erio?”
The young male mage had sprung to his feet, and was looking around. “Shh, I thought I heard something.”
Caro glanced around at the forest surrounding them, but couldn't see much due to darkness. This particular planet had no moon, either. Her ears only picked up occasional animal sounds.
In one smooth motion, Erio brought out Strada and deflected two blades that were heading straight for them, the formed his barrier jacket. Caro followed suit, pulling herself to her feet and forming her own. She recognized those boomerang blades.
“They belong to one of those cyborgs!” she told him. “I-”
She was unable to finish as Erio swung his spear at her. She ducked and closed her eyes, wondering why he would attack her, when she heard a clang. Opening her eyes, she was relieved, and surprised, to see Erio had used Strada to block Tre, who was attempting to attack her from her blind side. Moving quickly, she ducked out of the way and began to chant.
“Grant this knight the strength to triumph over his foes,” she intoned, opening her eyes. “Kerykeion!”
“Boost up!” her device flashed. “Strength!”
Strada glowed, and Erio yelled, suddenly completing his swing to knock Tre a ways into the distance. Dozens of boomerang blades appeared in the sky, hurtling towards them. Erio leapt out of the way, while thrust her hands out, wings blossoming on her glove's large jewels.
“Shooting Ray!” she shouted, sending several thin pink beams out to attack the incoming blades. Two were destroyed, but the rest were unaffected. “No way... illusions!?”
Erio swung at Tre as she came in again, but Strada passed straight through it. His look of surprise was short lived, as another Tre appeared behind him and hit him on the back of the head.
“Erio!” Caro cried, then felt something hit the back of her head, and her world went dark.
The cyborg watched her sisters, Tre and Sette pick up the unconscious children. “[Doctor, Quattro here. We have the pair who were snooping around area 18. As you figured, it was the summoner brat and her project F boyfriend.]”
“[Excellent, I was hoping for some new specimens to study!]”
His laughter rang throughout her head, but Quattro could only stare at the two kids expressionlessly. Somehow, she couldn't muster up the joy she once did.
I'm already loving the cast of Kamen Rider, and I've never even seen the show. Good job, Raiser. ^^
Ending makes me sad.... poor Vivio thinks she's nothing but trouble for her mamas, and now Fate and Nanoha are searching for her so desperately. Haha, irony.
.... Though that lone grinning man scares me.
Awesome job.
Speaking of Kamen Rider...I just had some sort of idea that utilizes a similar device that's used in the W series. (I'm still working on my Nanoha fanfic, although...oddly enough I already have somewhat of an outline for a sequel to it [Title and Summary at most]).
That still made me laugh. As such, you get an F for Fail in literature, Shiny.
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Your language here goes better in the KJV than anywhere else, Shiny. I love it!
Funny you should say that. I'm bizarrely skilled at doing KJV text (I did some fake scriptures for a English project once) actually I'm really good doing historical dialog >_> <_< I'm really getting into regency style dialog ... so if you see any ancient belkans talking like characters from a Jane Austen Novel um... sorry.
Unless Spawn and I are thinking of different KJV (though I can only think of one) KJV is the King James Version of the Bible. From a literary standpoint (religion withstanding) it's actually a very interesting piece stylistically, actually it's down right pretty if I do say so myself.
Great job guys, I enjoyed most of the fic posted here and those posted in fanficyion.net. I finally got the courage to post in this discussion. I hope that my question and concern will be answered here.
I have been writting fic as a hobby and I would like to continue further. What I am concern here is it might affect the canonness of the story.
My first fic that I wrote is about Erio and Caro helping an alien going back to his home. The problem is the alien is a transmetal transformer. Lots of monster battleIs this type of story possible?
The second one is aboutNanoha and Vivio seperation during a war. There will be a lot of background character but there will be Nanoha X OC.
My latest project is on Nanoha and Yuuno getting corrupted by an unknown dark power. It will be set post Vivid and before Force.
I hope that my concern will be answered since I want to maintain the canonness of the story.
Great job guys, I enjoyed most of the fic posted here and those posted in fanficyion.net. I finally got the courage to post in this discussion. I hope that my question and concern will be answered here.
I have been writting fic as a hobby and I would like to continue further. What I am concern here is it might affect the canonness of the story.
My first fic that I wrote is about Erio and Caro helping an alien going back to his home. The problem is the alien is a transmetal transformer. Lots of monster battleIs this type of story possible?
The second one is aboutNanoha and Vivio seperation during a war. There will be a lot of background character but there will be Nanoha X OC.
My latest project is on Nanoha and Yuuno getting corrupted by an unknown dark power. It will be set post Vivid and before Force.
I hope that my concern will be answered since I want to maintain the canonness of the story.
I have no problem with stories that do not follow a certain "formula" or canon. But there are others who insist on following the "rules" like NanoFate forever. From what I see, I don't think anyone is that hardcore, not in this forum at least. But really, this is my opinion and there may be others who have different opinions.
I personally run on the "CCxCC and OCxOC only" policy, but it's a free world. Some might disapprove of what you do but hey, it's fanfiction, the home to the most fanatical creatures I've seen. Write what you want, kick the fanatics to the curve, but just heed the possible critique from everyone else regarding canon and small details that might just give your fic that little edge. Now I do not actually read anything here, except certain ones, but I wouldn't have a problem with that fic of yours if I did read.
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On another note, for those who follow KoE, I'm on hiatus atm. Partly due to a massive writer's block, University also got into Turbo mode all of a sudden. This coupled with EVE and Dragon Age pushed my writing to a halt. Hopefully I'll be able to post a new chapter before 2010, lol
Time to post our Rider OC shorts here, OCT. There IS an audience here after all!
I know my imouto is happy about this.
I have my last final paper this saturday... My fate will be decided. After that, I might get some writing done.
Basically, I have 3 ideas in my head. The pilot chapter of my fic is only halfway done and I don't think I'd be able to bang it out quickly enough, so that leaves:
1) A continuation of that Railgun crossover in MC 0076. Since it involves Kaprika, it involves mayhem.
2) A random short about Vivio and her coincidental twin from OCT, Stella in Vivid timeline.
3) A random short involving 2 descendents of Ingvalt, again a coincidental fanon/canon mirror from OCT, also in Vivid timeline.
Which one should I work on? I'll leave the choice to you while I disappear to spend the next 48 hours in quiet meditation for my Last Boss fight in 2009.
I hope I do return... If not, it was nice knowing everyone. Thanks for being to welcoming!
2009-11-03, 18:47
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Don't take it so seriously.
Good job, Raiser. ^^
