Since RD's been such a bro lately I offered to do something for him. I was supposed to have it done for Monday so it's a bit late but I suppose it's good that it's here at all
Spoiler for Rise of the Daemon Kaiser chapter 8:
“… The author’s inability to abide by the rules of her own universe is the final nail in the proverbial coffin. If the younger generation grows up believing such trite is good literature, I fear for the future.”
Jail sat back as he studied what he had typed on the screen. One of the privileges he had gained through his cooperation was access to a computer for brief periods and he usually utilized this opportunity to upload literary reviews to his Spacebook account. His target this time was a certain four volume series he had the displeasure of forcing himself through.
“That’s the last time I listen to one of Quattro’s recommendations,” he said before he heard the door to his cell block open.
“Dr. Scaglietti, you have a visitor,” the guard said as he poked his head in.
“Send them right in, Barney.” Jail flashed a smile and settled himself down in his chair. His smile widened as the small girl walked in. “Cinque, how nice to see you again.”
“Greetings, Doctor.” Cinque nodded curtly. “I see you’re still doing well.”
“It seems the same can’t be said of the rest of the world. I saw his little announcement last week and frankly I’m surprised it took some one this long to come and see me.”
“The Bureau is currently busy with crowd control,” Cinque said. “So it took me far longer than usual to gain permission and make travel arrangements.”
“I see, I see. I won’t keep you then. What would you like to know?”
“It’s not me who wants to talk to you.” Cinque shook her head before turning towards the entrance. “Come in.”
Jail was not a man easily rattled, but even he couldn’t stop his jaw from dropping a little. “Oh my, I wasn’t expecting this.”
“It’s been awhile, Doctor.” Vivio bowed politely. “I’d like to speak with you.”
“The situation must be dire indeed for a young lady such as yourself to come all the way out here to seek help from a man you despise,” Jail said.
“Oh, I don’t hate you.” Vivio smiled. “You might have done some bad things to me and my family, but I forgive you. I know that if it weren’t for you I wouldn’t have been born and met my family in the first place, so I’m thankful to you for that.” Vivio bowed her head again.
“…You’ve certainly grown into a mature young lady.” Jail nodded wisely. “Perhaps I need not fear for the future after all.”
“Huh?” Vivio blinked.
“Don’t worry about it.” Jail smiled. “Your generous heart has moved me, and because of that I’ll tell you anything you want. So, how may I help you, your majesty?”
“I’m not her majesty.” Vivio shook her head. “But I am looking for something she left behind.”
X-X-X
“We’re really sorry, Nanoha-san.” Wendi and Nove both had their hands clasped in front of them as they looked at the woman on screen.
“No, you don’t have to apologise.” Nanoha waved it off.
“We know you’re about to head off on a big mission,” Nove said. “But Vivio’s been pulling all nighters recently and is only now getting some rest. While we want to let you talk to her, we also don’t want to disturb her…”
“Yeah, the shorty needs her sleep, so… Sorry,” Wendi said.
“No, I understand.” Nanoha smiled softly. “Just let her be. I’ll just have to see her when I come back. I want to thank you girls for looking after my daughter.”
“Don’t sweat it. We’re happy to do it.” Wendi grinned.
“Good luck on your mission.” Nove smiled.
“Bye, then.” Nanoha waved before the transmission cut.
Wendi and Nove held their expressions for several beats afterwards before letting out a pair of sighs.
“Looks like she bought it.” Wendi wiped her brow.
“I was worried she would see right through us.” Nove said.
“Well, we were only half lying…” Wendi chuckled nervously. “She really couldn’t talk to Vivio…”
“I don’t even want to think about what she’d do to us if she knew the truth.” Nove shivered.
“… The crater would be immense I’m sure…” Wendi mirrored her sister’s reaction.
“I survived it, so will you,” Dieci said simply as she flipped the page in the book she was reading.
X-X-X
Nanoha sighed after hanging up. She really wanted to speak to Vivio before she had to deploy, but some things couldn’t be helped.
“Nanoha-san!” Subaru said as she ran up to her. “How’s Vivio doing?”
“I wasn’t able to talk to her.” Nanoha smiled with a bit of sadness. “I hope she hasn’t caused too much trouble for your sisters.”
“If anything they’re the ones causing trouble for Vivio.” Subaru flashed a grin before putting on a more concerned expression. “Are you doing okay, Nanoha-san?”
“I’m just fine, Subaru. Thanks.” Nanoha patted the other girl on the shoulder. “We trained really hard this past week, didn’t we? I don’t think I’m quite back up to 100%, so I hope I’m ready for the upcoming battle. Unlike the time with Vivio, I’m worried I might not be able to get through to him…”
“You can definitely do it, I’m sure!” Subaru said. “If anyone can save Professor Yuuno, it’s Nanoha-san! It might not be easy, and I know how difficult it is to fight some one you care about when they’re like a completely different person… But! I was able to save Gin-nee so Nanoha-san can do it for sure!”
“Is that so?” Nanoha smiled before pulling the blue haired girl into a hug. She remembered her student trying to cheer her on in the past as well and figured she deserved it. “Thank you, Subaru. I know I can definitely do this now.”
“D-Don’t mention it.” Subaru flushed a bit when Nanoha let go. “I, I better go finish my preparations now. See you in a bit, Nanoha-san!”
“Okay.” Nanoha watched the younger girl dash off. So many people were looking out for her and if this incident had taught her anything it was that she should appreciate that more.
X-X-X
Fate sat idly in the break area, completely unsure how she should be feeling about the upcoming mission. She figured she ought to approach it like she did any other mission, but it was far too personal for that. Should she look forward to or dread the inevitable confrontation with that person? When it came down to it, could she really do what needed to be done?
“That’s quite the expression you have there, Fate.”
Fate jumped out of her seat and saw who had addressed her. “Mom!”
“Not very relaxed, are you?” Lindy smiled.
“Sorry, I just have a lot on my mind…”
“I know, I’ve read the reports and decided to come check up on you.” Lindy gently cupped a hand over Fate’s cheek. “Are you going to be okay?”
“I… I don’t know… What am I supposed to feel at a time like this?”
“Well, look at it as an opportunity to finally put things to rest. Once you do I know you’ll come out of this even stronger.”
“But…” Fate averted her eyes. “What if…”
“Don’t think about that and just do what you have to do. All you need to know is that no matter what happens, your family is here for you and we love you. Chrono, Amy, and Arf all send their regards and the twins just can’t wait to see their favourite aunt again.”
“I’m their only aunt…” Fate smiled slightly.
“That’s more like it.” Lindy brushed back a strand of Fate’s hair. “Just be sure to come back to us, okay?”
“I will, I promise.” Fate’s smile widened.
“But we can’t have you head out with your tie all crooked like this.” Lindy said as she began fiddling with it.”
“Mooom, I can do it myself…” Fate flushed.
“Oh hush, dear.” Lindy grinned. “No matter how old you get, fussing over you is a mom privilege that we never lose. Now stand still.”
“Yes m’am.” Fate couldn’t stifle a giggle.
X-X-X
“You have to take us with you!” Schach said as she and Verossa followed Hayate down the hall.
“You know I can’t do that, sister.” Hayate said bluntly. “We can only take ten people and I’ve already chosen who those will be.”
“I don’t mean to tell you how to do your job, Hayate,” Verossa said politely. “But I don’t see any reason to abide by the condition that man set. I’m sure he has something up his sleeve so it would be best to have more able bodies present to counteract it.”
Hayate stopped and turned around. “Listen, I know you want to save Carim but not listening to him might put her in even more danger. What if he kills her and pins the blame on us for not following the rules?”
“But…”
“I want to save Carim just as much as you do.” Hayate smiled sympathetically. “So please, leave it to me. I will bring her back, I promise. But I need you to stay behind just in case we do fail. Some one needs to lead the next attack against him.”
Schach opened her mouth to protest but Verossa put a hand on her shoulder.
“Schach, enough,” he said. “Well, Hayate, we’ll do things your way. I leave Carim in your hands.”
“Thanks, Rossa,” Hayate said. “I’ll do everything in my power to put an end to this so please be patient until then.”
“We will.” Verossa smiled. “You have my word.”
X-X-X
“What are you grinning about?” Teana raise an eyebrow as Subaru practically floated up to her. And to think Subaru was so worried a week ago.
“Ehehe, I actually managed to cheer up Nanoha-san this time!” Subaru said. “She even gave me a hug!”
“I guess you were bound to get it right one of these days.” Teana gave her a friendly shot to the arm. “All set for the mission, then?”
“I feel like I could take on an army!” Subaru pumped her fists.
“Yo, I see you never change.”
The girls turned to the new voice.
“Vice-sempai,” Teana said. “What are you doing here?”
“I hear you were all off to a fancy shindig so naturally you need some one to take you there in style.” Vice pointed to himself with his thumb, shot a wink, and flashed a grin.
“You don’t change either.” Subaru laughed.
“I thought we were only allowed ten people, though,” Teana said.
“I’m just the chauffeur so there shouldn’t be a problem.” His expression turned serious. “I wish I could help ya in some other way, but… Are you all ready?”
“As ready as we’ll ever be, I guess,” Teana said.
“Wonder what that guy’s trying to pull inviting you all like that…” Vice rubbed his chin. “Maybe he wants to stage his own version of the Inter Middle tournament, fighting each of you one by one until he’s beaten you all…”
“Huh?” Teana and Subaru both said.
“Ah, forget it,” Vice said as he flicked his wrist. “Not much longer until take off so if there’s something you need to do, better go do it.”
“I think we should decide what to have for dinner when we get back!” Subaru said, mouth watering slightly as she imagined the possibilities. “Something to celebrate saving the world again!”
“Sounds like a great idea!” Vice grinned. “I know some good places.”
Teana smiled widely. “I’m so not covering the bill.”
X-X-X
It wasn’t long until the squad was in the air and off to the enemy strong hold. Hayate surveyed her troops and was pleased to see all of them eager and determined. A lot had happened but she knew she could now count on everyone to give it their all.
“Okay everyone, listen up,” she said. “Right now we’re heading into unknown enemy territory so be on high alert. Volvo’s intentions are still unknown so we have to prepare for any manner of trap. I know you’ve all trained hard this past week but you can never be too careful. I don’t need to tell you what is at stake here so failure is not an option. We have three main objectives: to defeat Volvo, to save Carim and Yuuno-kun, and to all return safely. If you fail that last objective you’ll be punished by having to wear a nurse uniform for a month. Understood?”
“Yes, commander Yagami,” they all said in unison.
“Good.” Hayate smiled proudly. “Now let’s go show that wannabe king that it was a mistake to pick a fight with us!”
Everyone gave a cheer before Vice called back to inform them of their arrival. The helicopter landed on the roof of the fortress right in front of a corridor of robots and the mages and knights disembarked. Hayate felt a swell of emotions when she saw the robots weren’t the only ones to greet them.
“Carim, you’re okay!” Hayate made to go to her but she stopped when she noticed the vacant look in the other woman’s eyes.
“Welcome, honoured guests.” Carim said flatly while pulling at the sides of her apron covered black dress. “My master has been expecting you.”
“Carim, what’s wrong? What happened to you?”
“Please follow me and I shall take you to him,” Carim said as she turned.
“Carim!” Hayate reached out to her, but Signum put a hand on her shoulder.
“Mistress, I don’t think you are reaching her,” she said. “Please be calm. We can reverse whatever conditioning she has undergone after the battle is over.”
“You’re right, Signum.” Hayate took a deep breath. “I won’t let him get away with this.”
“Neither will any of us,” Signum said.
They all proceeded in silence down the spacious corridors of the building. Everything was a stark metallic white that had been polished to a mirror sheen. Except for the occasional robot guard the hall was completely empty.
Eventually they came to huge double doors that had sentries posted on each side. Carim knocked gently and the doors slowly swung open, revealing the expansive space beyond. Nanoha was struck by a sense of déjà vu, especially when she saw the throne up against the far wall. Upon the throne Volvo sat, armour clad and smiling brightly as his guests approached him.
“Welcome to my not so hidden above ground lair!” He said as he stood. “I trust you had a pleasant trip. Thank you for showing them here, Carim.”
Carim bowed deeply.
“What did you do to her?” Hayate said as calmly as possible.
“Just had some fun with her, is all.” He grinned wider when Hayate seethed. “Oh get your mind out of the gutter. The most demeaning thing I did was make her wear that maid outfit. Looks pretty damn good on her, doesn’t it?”
Hayate said nothing.
“Well, what can I say?” Volvo shrugged. “Carim just realized the inevitable and decided to pledge herself to the winning team. That’ll be all for now, Carim. Keep yourself out of danger until it’s over.”
“As you wish, master.” Carim bowed again and turned to leave. When she passed Hayate she whispered: “Do take care. I don’t want to clean this place anymore.”
Hayate masked a relieved smile. “I’ll try not to make too much of a mess.”
When Carim was gone Volvo spoke again.
“It’s really nice to see the ten of you here. Well…” He spied Reinforce Zwei as she floated by Shamal’s shoulder. “Ten and a quarter, I suppose, but that you’d bring your devices was a given.”
“So, what exactly did you call us here for?” Hayate asked.
“To decide the course of the future, naturally,” Volvo said. “If you beat me then it’s over. But if I win…”
“So you’re planning on fighting all of us?”
“What? Of course not! There’s only one suitable way to decide the fate of the world! We’re going to play a children’s card game!”
“Huh?!” Subaru nearly stumbled.
“On motorcycles!”
“Card games on motorcycles? He can’t be serious!” Subaru looked to the others.
“Don’t listen to him, Subaru,” Ginga said.
“He’s only trying to unsettle us,” Zafira said.
“What, no good?” Volvo shrugged. “Fine, fight to the death it is then.” With a snap of his fingers a large magic array appeared on the floor of the room.
“So it is a trap!” Fate said.
“Everyone, be sure to…” Hayate was cut off by a flash of light. When it subsided only Nanoha and Fate were left in the room.
“Hayate-chan! Vita-chan! Subaru!” Nanoha looked around frantically.
“They’re not responding to telepathy…” Fate said.
“What did you do to them?” Nanoha turned to Volvo.
“I got rid of them,” he said. “They’re fine… for now. I just sent them to meet their dance partners.”
“What about the two of us?” Nanoha asked.
“You and me have unfinished business. As for Fate…”
“… Where is she?” Fate asked.
“She’s waiting for you right through that door.” Volvo snapped his fingers again and a side door opened up to another hallway.
Fate looked from the door, to Nanoha, and then back again.
“Go on, Fate-chan.” Nanoha smiled as she took Fate’s hand with both of hers. “You have something you need to do, right?”
“Yes, but I don’t want to leave you here by yourself…”
“I’ll be fine, so please go.”
“Nanoha…” Fate looked into Nanoha’s eyes and saw the resolve in them. She was still worried, but she had to believe in her. “Okay.”
“… Are you two gonna kiss now? Cuz that would totally be hot.”
They ignored Volvo’s comment and bumped fists.
“Stay safe, Nanoha.”
“You too, Fate-chan.”
Fate activated Bardiche and flew down the hall in a streak of light.
“And then there were two,” Volvo said as he looked down at Nanoha. “Today we’ll settle this. Third time is the charm, after all.”
“I’m not the same as I was when we last fought,” Nanoha said.
“Yeah, I was wondering what kind of expression you’d be wearing when you came here. Hurt, sorrow, grief, you know, the stuff you expect to see from a person who’s been informed of how horrible she is. But here you are, eyes filled with confidence and… hope. I’m a little disappointed.” He frowned. “But that just means I get to beat those misguided emotions out of you.”
“I’ll admit my head hasn’t been on straight for the past few days but not anymore. I’m back to my old self which is why I have to ask…” She put on a soft smile. “Please tell me your story. If you cooperate we can find a way to compromise so no one else has to get hurt. We might even be able to become friends.”
Volvo just blinked a beat before scowling. “What, is this the part where I regale you with my tragic back story? Sorry, but that might make me somewhat sympathetic villain and we can’t have that. I will tell you that I won’t settle for anything less than total domination so take your compromise and friendship and shove it.”
“I see. That’s too bad.” Nanoha lowered her head for a moment before raising it again. “Then we’ll have to do this the hard way. I’ll defeat you and get Yuuno-kun back.”
“And how do you plan on doing that?”
“The same way I do everything else: by going all out, full power!”
“But Yuuno doesn’t want to go back!” Volvo grinned. “He hates your guts, remember? He’s happy here with me so to coerce him to do something against his will using force is something most people would consider evil, isn’t it?”
“Your lies won’t work on me anymore,” Nanoha said. “I know Yuuno-kun doesn’t hate me.”
“What?” Volvo frowned. “How do you know? Where’s your proof?”
“I know, because even now…” Nanoha closed her eyes as she was engulfed in light. When it subsided she now wore her barrier jacket, but her hair remained in its single tail. “He’s still wearing the ribbon I gave him.”
“Grr… Something so insignificant…” He reached back to his tail but his hand hesitated before dropping to his side. “That means nothing! He just didn’t bother buying a new one!”
“You also said it yourself,” Nanoha looked straight at him. “That the reason Yuuno-kun researched the Cradle and got taken over by you is because he wanted to help me with Vivio. He wouldn’t have done that if he hated me.”
“Tsk…” Volvo’s face twisted in a snarl. “Well he may not hate you right now, but it’s only a matter of time! The way you treated him, he would have gotten sick of it eventually!”
“You may be right about that,” Nanoha said. “So that’s why I’ll do anything to make it up to him later.”
“You…” Volvo gave a derisive laugh. “Don’t tell me, did you suddenly realise you’re in love with him too? What kind of crappy fanfic is this?!”
“To be honest I don’t know what these feelings are, but I do know one thing for sure!” Nanoha held Raising Heart at the ready. “Yuuno-kun is a very important person to me so I will do everything in my power to save him no matter what!”
“And you think you can reach him with half assed feelings like those?! Fine, I look forward to seeing you try!” Volvo assumed his stance. “Heaven or Hell, let’s rock!”
YYYYYEEEEESSSSS!
Nanoha is back to normal, and ready to kick Volvo's ass! I couldn't help but smile at the crappy fanfic line and the Nanoha/Fate kissing one.
I really gotta thank RD for getting you to write up another chapter
Actually, that line reminded me of a fanfiction called Kingdom Hearts: The Genesis of Destiny, which was written really well (If not slightly redundant due to immense amount of fight scenes, but only slightly), but the style was wholly unsuited if they were to be transferred to MLGN.
And his mentor and personal magic trainers were the three people who thought isolating a nine-year-old from friends and social services, torturing her into insanity by murdering her only loved ones in front of her face, and then imprisoning her in frozen stasis, in that insane state, for all eternity was a good way to deal with a dangerous Lost Logia. Sure, Chrono told them to stuff that plan...but he doesn't say, "That's a morally indefensible, hideously evil thing to do"; he says, "That plan won't work."
That's kind of the proper argument for that situation, though, isn't it? Getting into a moral argument with a criminal is something they tell most law enforcement people to avoid, I'd imagine.
That's kind of the proper argument for that situation, though, isn't it? Getting into a moral argument with a criminal is something they tell most law enforcement people to avoid, I'd imagine.
Besides, Graham had probably been morally conflicted with the ordeal and yet had decided to go through with the plan anyway (he's basically a Midchildan version of Brigadier General Francis X. Hummel from The Rock). If Chrono goes "that's evil!" on him, the answer would have probably gone along the lines of "I did what I had to do" or similar.
Appealing to his military pragmatism ("your plan will probably fail") instead is sensible IMO...
Location: Place of rocks and trees, and trees and rocks...and water.
Age: 33
Posted Chapter 3 of "Prerogative of the Brave" to Fanfiction.net ^^.
I've made major edits to both Chapter 2 and Chapter 3, so even if it is a shameless self-plug XD, I do recommend reading the newest versions so that hopefully things will be consistent for you .
And Chapter 5 is coming along.... I know I've said it many times but I swear, it is!
I do want to say thanks to Dezo for coming up with an awesome acronym for me , and to blissfullyunaware for some tips that helped me smooth out a section .
Since RD's been such a bro lately I offered to do something for him. I was supposed to have it done for Monday so it's a bit late but I suppose it's good that it's here at all
Spoiler for Rise of the Daemon Kaiser chapter 8:
“… The author’s inability to abide by the rules of her own universe is the final nail in the proverbial coffin. If the younger generation grows up believing such trite is good literature, I fear for the future.”
Jail sat back as he studied what he had typed on the screen. One of the privileges he had gained through his cooperation was access to a computer for brief periods and he usually utilized this opportunity to upload literary reviews to his Spacebook account. His target this time was a certain four volume series he had the displeasure of forcing himself through.
“That’s the last time I listen to one of Quattro’s recommendations,” he said before he heard the door to his cell block open.
“Dr. Scaglietti, you have a visitor,” the guard said as he poked his head in.
“Send them right in, Barney.” Jail flashed a smile and settled himself down in his chair. His smile widened as the small girl walked in. “Cinque, how nice to see you again.”
“Greetings, Doctor.” Cinque nodded curtly. “I see you’re still doing well.”
“It seems the same can’t be said of the rest of the world. I saw his little announcement last week and frankly I’m surprised it took some one this long to come and see me.”
“The Bureau is currently busy with crowd control,” Cinque said. “So it took me far longer than usual to gain permission and make travel arrangements.”
“I see, I see. I won’t keep you then. What would you like to know?”
“It’s not me who wants to talk to you.” Cinque shook her head before turning towards the entrance. “Come in.”
Jail was not a man easily rattled, but even he couldn’t stop his jaw from dropping a little. “Oh my, I wasn’t expecting this.”
“It’s been awhile, Doctor.” Vivio bowed politely. “I’d like to speak with you.”
“The situation must be dire indeed for a young lady such as yourself to come all the way out here to seek help from a man you despise,” Jail said.
“Oh, I don’t hate you.” Vivio smiled. “You might have done some bad things to me and my family, but I forgive you. I know that if it weren’t for you I wouldn’t have been born and met my family in the first place, so I’m thankful to you for that.” Vivio bowed her head again.
“…You’ve certainly grown into a mature young lady.” Jail nodded wisely. “Perhaps I need not fear for the future after all.”
“Huh?” Vivio blinked.
“Don’t worry about it.” Jail smiled. “Your generous heart has moved me, and because of that I’ll tell you anything you want. So, how may I help you, your majesty?”
“I’m not her majesty.” Vivio shook her head. “But I am looking for something she left behind.”
X-X-X
“We’re really sorry, Nanoha-san.” Wendi and Nove both had their hands clasped in front of them as they looked at the woman on screen.
“No, you don’t have to apologise.” Nanoha waved it off.
“We know you’re about to head off on a big mission,” Nove said. “But Vivio’s been pulling all nighters recently and is only now getting some rest. While we want to let you talk to her, we also don’t want to disturb her…”
“Yeah, the shorty needs her sleep, so… Sorry,” Wendi said.
“No, I understand.” Nanoha smiled softly. “Just let her be. I’ll just have to see her when I come back. I want to thank you girls for looking after my daughter.”
“Don’t sweat it. We’re happy to do it.” Wendi grinned.
“Good luck on your mission.” Nove smiled.
“Bye, then.” Nanoha waved before the transmission cut.
Wendi and Nove held their expressions for several beats afterwards before letting out a pair of sighs.
“Looks like she bought it.” Wendi wiped her brow.
“I was worried she would see right through us.” Nove said.
“Well, we were only half lying…” Wendi chuckled nervously. “She really couldn’t talk to Vivio…”
“I don’t even want to think about what she’d do to us if she knew the truth.” Nove shivered.
“… The crater would be immense I’m sure…” Wendi mirrored her sister’s reaction.
“I survived it, so will you,” Dieci said simply as she flipped the page in the book she was reading.
X-X-X
Nanoha sighed after hanging up. She really wanted to speak to Vivio before she had to deploy, but some things couldn’t be helped.
“Nanoha-san!” Subaru said as she ran up to her. “How’s Vivio doing?”
“I wasn’t able to talk to her.” Nanoha smiled with a bit of sadness. “I hope she hasn’t caused too much trouble for your sisters.”
“If anything they’re the ones causing trouble for Vivio.” Subaru flashed a grin before putting on a more concerned expression. “Are you doing okay, Nanoha-san?”
“I’m just fine, Subaru. Thanks.” Nanoha patted the other girl on the shoulder. “We trained really hard this past week, didn’t we? I don’t think I’m quite back up to 100%, so I hope I’m ready for the upcoming battle. Unlike the time with Vivio, I’m worried I might not be able to get through to him…”
“You can definitely do it, I’m sure!” Subaru said. “If anyone can save Professor Yuuno, it’s Nanoha-san! It might not be easy, and I know how difficult it is to fight some one you care about when they’re like a completely different person… But! I was able to save Gin-nee so Nanoha-san can do it for sure!”
“Is that so?” Nanoha smiled before pulling the blue haired girl into a hug. She remembered her student trying to cheer her on in the past as well and figured she deserved it. “Thank you, Subaru. I know I can definitely do this now.”
“D-Don’t mention it.” Subaru flushed a bit when Nanoha let go. “I, I better go finish my preparations now. See you in a bit, Nanoha-san!”
“Okay.” Nanoha watched the younger girl dash off. So many people were looking out for her and if this incident had taught her anything it was that she should appreciate that more.
X-X-X
Fate sat idly in the break area, completely unsure how she should be feeling about the upcoming mission. She figured she ought to approach it like she did any other mission, but it was far too personal for that. Should she look forward to or dread the inevitable confrontation with that person? When it came down to it, could she really do what needed to be done?
“That’s quite the expression you have there, Fate.”
Fate jumped out of her seat and saw who had addressed her. “Mom!”
“Not very relaxed, are you?” Lindy smiled.
“Sorry, I just have a lot on my mind…”
“I know, I’ve read the reports and decided to come check up on you.” Lindy gently cupped a hand over Fate’s cheek. “Are you going to be okay?”
“I… I don’t know… What am I supposed to feel at a time like this?”
“Well, look at it as an opportunity to finally put things to rest. Once you do I know you’ll come out of this even stronger.”
“But…” Fate averted her eyes. “What if…”
“Don’t think about that and just do what you have to do. All you need to know is that no matter what happens, your family is here for you and we love you. Chrono, Amy, and Arf all send their regards and the twins just can’t wait to see their favourite aunt again.”
“I’m their only aunt…” Fate smiled slightly.
“That’s more like it.” Lindy brushed back a strand of Fate’s hair. “Just be sure to come back to us, okay?”
“I will, I promise.” Fate’s smile widened.
“But we can’t have you head out with your tie all crooked like this.” Lindy said as she began fiddling with it.”
“Mooom, I can do it myself…” Fate flushed.
“Oh hush, dear.” Lindy grinned. “No matter how old you get, fussing over you is a mom privilege that we never lose. Now stand still.”
“Yes m’am.” Fate couldn’t stifle a giggle.
X-X-X
“You have to take us with you!” Schach said as she and Verossa followed Hayate down the hall.
“You know I can’t do that, sister.” Hayate said bluntly. “We can only take ten people and I’ve already chosen who those will be.”
“I don’t mean to tell you how to do your job, Hayate,” Verossa said politely. “But I don’t see any reason to abide by the condition that man set. I’m sure he has something up his sleeve so it would be best to have more able bodies present to counteract it.”
Hayate stopped and turned around. “Listen, I know you want to save Carim but not listening to him might put her in even more danger. What if he kills her and pins the blame on us for not following the rules?”
“But…”
“I want to save Carim just as much as you do.” Hayate smiled sympathetically. “So please, leave it to me. I will bring her back, I promise. But I need you to stay behind just in case we do fail. Some one needs to lead the next attack against him.”
Schach opened her mouth to protest but Verossa put a hand on her shoulder.
“Schach, enough,” he said. “Well, Hayate, we’ll do things your way. I leave Carim in your hands.”
“Thanks, Rossa,” Hayate said. “I’ll do everything in my power to put an end to this so please be patient until then.”
“We will.” Verossa smiled. “You have my word.”
X-X-X
“What are you grinning about?” Teana raise an eyebrow as Subaru practically floated up to her. And to think Subaru was so worried a week ago.
“Ehehe, I actually managed to cheer up Nanoha-san this time!” Subaru said. “She even gave me a hug!”
“I guess you were bound to get it right one of these days.” Teana gave her a friendly shot to the arm. “All set for the mission, then?”
“I feel like I could take on an army!” Subaru pumped her fists.
“Yo, I see you never change.”
The girls turned to the new voice.
“Vice-sempai,” Teana said. “What are you doing here?”
“I hear you were all off to a fancy shindig so naturally you need some one to take you there in style.” Vice pointed to himself with his thumb, shot a wink, and flashed a grin.
“You don’t change either.” Subaru laughed.
“I thought we were only allowed ten people, though,” Teana said.
“I’m just the chauffeur so there shouldn’t be a problem.” His expression turned serious. “I wish I could help ya in some other way, but… Are you all ready?”
“As ready as we’ll ever be, I guess,” Teana said.
“Wonder what that guy’s trying to pull inviting you all like that…” Vice rubbed his chin. “Maybe he wants to stage his own version of the Inter Middle tournament, fighting each of you one by one until he’s beaten you all…”
“Huh?” Teana and Subaru both said.
“Ah, forget it,” Vice said as he flicked his wrist. “Not much longer until take off so if there’s something you need to do, better go do it.”
“I think we should decide what to have for dinner when we get back!” Subaru said, mouth watering slightly as she imagined the possibilities. “Something to celebrate saving the world again!”
“Sounds like a great idea!” Vice grinned. “I know some good places.”
Teana smiled widely. “I’m so not covering the bill.”
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It wasn’t long until the squad was in the air and off to the enemy strong hold. Hayate surveyed her troops and was pleased to see all of them eager and determined. A lot had happened but she knew she could now count on everyone to give it their all.
“Okay everyone, listen up,” she said. “Right now we’re heading into unknown enemy territory so be on high alert. Volvo’s intentions are still unknown so we have to prepare for any manner of trap. I know you’ve all trained hard this past week but you can never be too careful. I don’t need to tell you what is at stake here so failure is not an option. We have three main objectives: to defeat Volvo, to save Carim and Yuuno-kun, and to all return safely. If you fail that last objective you’ll be punished by having to wear a nurse uniform for a month. Understood?”
“Yes, commander Yagami,” they all said in unison.
“Good.” Hayate smiled proudly. “Now let’s go show that wannabe king that it was a mistake to pick a fight with us!”
Everyone gave a cheer before Vice called back to inform them of their arrival. The helicopter landed on the roof of the fortress right in front of a corridor of robots and the mages and knights disembarked. Hayate felt a swell of emotions when she saw the robots weren’t the only ones to greet them.
“Carim, you’re okay!” Hayate made to go to her but she stopped when she noticed the vacant look in the other woman’s eyes.
“Welcome, honoured guests.” Carim said flatly while pulling at the sides of her apron covered black dress. “My master has been expecting you.”
“Carim, what’s wrong? What happened to you?”
“Please follow me and I shall take you to him,” Carim said as she turned.
“Carim!” Hayate reached out to her, but Signum put a hand on her shoulder.
“Mistress, I don’t think you are reaching her,” she said. “Please be calm. We can reverse whatever conditioning she has undergone after the battle is over.”
“You’re right, Signum.” Hayate took a deep breath. “I won’t let him get away with this.”
“Neither will any of us,” Signum said.
They all proceeded in silence down the spacious corridors of the building. Everything was a stark metallic white that had been polished to a mirror sheen. Except for the occasional robot guard the hall was completely empty.
Eventually they came to huge double doors that had sentries posted on each side. Carim knocked gently and the doors slowly swung open, revealing the expansive space beyond. Nanoha was struck by a sense of déjà vu, especially when she saw the throne up against the far wall. Upon the throne Volvo sat, armour clad and smiling brightly as his guests approached him.
“Welcome to my not so hidden above ground lair!” He said as he stood. “I trust you had a pleasant trip. Thank you for showing them here, Carim.”
Carim bowed deeply.
“What did you do to her?” Hayate said as calmly as possible.
“Just had some fun with her, is all.” He grinned wider when Hayate seethed. “Oh get your mind out of the gutter. The most demeaning thing I did was make her wear that maid outfit. Looks pretty damn good on her, doesn’t it?”
Hayate said nothing.
“Well, what can I say?” Volvo shrugged. “Carim just realized the inevitable and decided to pledge herself to the winning team. That’ll be all for now, Carim. Keep yourself out of danger until it’s over.”
“As you wish, master.” Carim bowed again and turned to leave. When she passed Hayate she whispered: “Do take care. I don’t want to clean this place anymore.”
Hayate masked a relieved smile. “I’ll try not to make too much of a mess.”
When Carim was gone Volvo spoke again.
“It’s really nice to see the ten of you here. Well…” He spied Reinforce Zwei as she floated by Shamal’s shoulder. “Ten and a quarter, I suppose, but that you’d bring your devices was a given.”
“So, what exactly did you call us here for?” Hayate asked.
“To decide the course of the future, naturally,” Volvo said. “If you beat me then it’s over. But if I win…”
“So you’re planning on fighting all of us?”
“What? Of course not! There’s only one suitable way to decide the fate of the world! We’re going to play a children’s card game!”
“Huh?!” Subaru nearly stumbled.
“On motorcycles!”
“Card games on motorcycles? He can’t be serious!” Subaru looked to the others.
“Don’t listen to him, Subaru,” Ginga said.
“He’s only trying to unsettle us,” Zafira said.
“What, no good?” Volvo shrugged. “Fine, fight to the death it is then.” With a snap of his fingers a large magic array appeared on the floor of the room.
“So it is a trap!” Fate said.
“Everyone, be sure to…” Hayate was cut off by a flash of light. When it subsided only Nanoha and Fate were left in the room.
“Hayate-chan! Vita-chan! Subaru!” Nanoha looked around frantically.
“They’re not responding to telepathy…” Fate said.
“What did you do to them?” Nanoha turned to Volvo.
“I got rid of them,” he said. “They’re fine… for now. I just sent them to meet their dance partners.”
“What about the two of us?” Nanoha asked.
“You and me have unfinished business. As for Fate…”
“… Where is she?” Fate asked.
“She’s waiting for you right through that door.” Volvo snapped his fingers again and a side door opened up to another hallway.
Fate looked from the door, to Nanoha, and then back again.
“Go on, Fate-chan.” Nanoha smiled as she took Fate’s hand with both of hers. “You have something you need to do, right?”
“Yes, but I don’t want to leave you here by yourself…”
“I’ll be fine, so please go.”
“Nanoha…” Fate looked into Nanoha’s eyes and saw the resolve in them. She was still worried, but she had to believe in her. “Okay.”
“… Are you two gonna kiss now? Cuz that would totally be hot.”
They ignored Volvo’s comment and bumped fists.
“Stay safe, Nanoha.”
“You too, Fate-chan.”
Fate activated Bardiche and flew down the hall in a streak of light.
“And then there were two,” Volvo said as he looked down at Nanoha. “Today we’ll settle this. Third time is the charm, after all.”
“I’m not the same as I was when we last fought,” Nanoha said.
“Yeah, I was wondering what kind of expression you’d be wearing when you came here. Hurt, sorrow, grief, you know, the stuff you expect to see from a person who’s been informed of how horrible she is. But here you are, eyes filled with confidence and… hope. I’m a little disappointed.” He frowned. “But that just means I get to beat those misguided emotions out of you.”
“I’ll admit my head hasn’t been on straight for the past few days but not anymore. I’m back to my old self which is why I have to ask…” She put on a soft smile. “Please tell me your story. If you cooperate we can find a way to compromise so no one else has to get hurt. We might even be able to become friends.”
Volvo just blinked a beat before scowling. “What, is this the part where I regale you with my tragic back story? Sorry, but that might make me somewhat sympathetic villain and we can’t have that. I will tell you that I won’t settle for anything less than total domination so take your compromise and friendship and shove it.”
“I see. That’s too bad.” Nanoha lowered her head for a moment before raising it again. “Then we’ll have to do this the hard way. I’ll defeat you and get Yuuno-kun back.”
“And how do you plan on doing that?”
“The same way I do everything else: by going all out, full power!”
“But Yuuno doesn’t want to go back!” Volvo grinned. “He hates your guts, remember? He’s happy here with me so to coerce him to do something against his will using force is something most people would consider evil, isn’t it?”
“Your lies won’t work on me anymore,” Nanoha said. “I know Yuuno-kun doesn’t hate me.”
“What?” Volvo frowned. “How do you know? Where’s your proof?”
“I know, because even now…” Nanoha closed her eyes as she was engulfed in light. When it subsided she now wore her barrier jacket, but her hair remained in its single tail. “He’s still wearing the ribbon I gave him.”
“Grr… Something so insignificant…” He reached back to his tail but his hand hesitated before dropping to his side. “That means nothing! He just didn’t bother buying a new one!”
“You also said it yourself,” Nanoha looked straight at him. “That the reason Yuuno-kun researched the Cradle and got taken over by you is because he wanted to help me with Vivio. He wouldn’t have done that if he hated me.”
“Tsk…” Volvo’s face twisted in a snarl. “Well he may not hate you right now, but it’s only a matter of time! The way you treated him, he would have gotten sick of it eventually!”
“You may be right about that,” Nanoha said. “So that’s why I’ll do anything to make it up to him later.”
“You…” Volvo gave a derisive laugh. “Don’t tell me, did you suddenly realise you’re in love with him too? What kind of crappy fanfic is this?!”
“To be honest I don’t know what these feelings are, but I do know one thing for sure!” Nanoha held Raising Heart at the ready. “Yuuno-kun is a very important person to me so I will do everything in my power to save him no matter what!”
“And you think you can reach him with half assed feelings like those?! Fine, I look forward to seeing you try!” Volvo assumed his stance. “Heaven or Hell, let’s rock!”
Some of the comments made by Volvo made me laugh more than they should have.
Also, Hayate's threat was very important. *nods*
Well, we'll see how things go from here.
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Tre looked up as Cinque entered the room. "Cinque..." She nodded and looked back at Dieci, as the younger cyborg slept soundly. "If you're worried about Dieci, she's fine. The doctor gave her some stabilizing drugs."
Cinque nodded and walked up to look at Dieci. "Tre, if you're tired, you should go rest." Tre saw Cinque's look and nodded, before stepping away from her. "I think Sein might need someone right now."
Tre twitched, her face got a tinge of red as she narrowed her eyes at Cinque. "Just why did you say that to me!?" She turned and walked off in a huff.
Despite being yelled at, Cinque had a small smile on her face as she watched Tre go. Whatever Tre and Sein had going on between them was their own business, but she was sure that Sein would appreciate having Tre nearby.
One thing that bothered her as she looked around the room. 'Where are Uno and the doctor?' Well, Dieci was stable and the doctor wouldn't leave her unless it was for something very important.
At least, that's what Cinque hoped for.
(---)
"Sein?" The petite, blue-green haired cyborg turned and saw Tre walking towards her. "What are you doing outside of my room?"
"Sorry, I was just thinking." Sein mumbled softly and started to walk away, before the back of her jumpsuit was grabbed and she was dragged into Tre's room before being tossed onto the bed. "Tre?" Sein blinked and looked at Tre as the taller cyborg closed and locked the door behind her.
Sein stared as Tre turned, her face red as she undid her outfit and dropped it to the floor, leaving her in just her panties. The suits doubled as effective bras, none of the Numbers ever needed to worry about finding a good fitting bra.
Quattro often times teased Tre that it was good, since they would probably need salad bowls to cover her large breasts.
Tre slipped her panties off before walking over to the bed and sitting on it. Sein gulped as she watched Tre's naked breasts bounce slightly, before Tre laid back and grabbed Sein into a hug. "I'm paying you back now."
Sein blinked, unsure what Tre meant, before Tre rolled over and pinned her against the bed. "Tre-nee?"
Tre smiled softly. "This is for helping me feel better about myself whenever Quattro makes fun of me."
It didn't take long for Sein's outfit and underwear to be discarded to the floor along with Tre's.
"This time, I'm in charge." Was the last thing Tre said to Sein for the next few hours.
Not that Sein complained one bit.
(---)
"Doctor?" Uno blinked as Jail looked at the last three of her sisters before sighing. "What's wrong?"
He shook his head. "Oh, just reminding myself why I do the things that I do." Jail went up to one of the capsules and pushed a few buttons, opening it up.
"Doctor, are you sure?" Uno watched as the newest of her sisters stepped out of the capsule completely naked. She was huge, almost as tall as Tre, with long pink hair and a body that was actually more busty and curvy, if such a thing was possible, than Tre's body was. The capsules did a great job of hiding the person's body, not revealing anything other than a basic frame and the face.
Idly, Uno wondered why both of her arms were slightly discolored, and her finger tips were long, almost claw-like, now that Uno thought about it. "You are?"
"My name is Sette." The pinkette nodded to her. "You two are..?"
"My name is Jail Scagiletti." Jail smiled as he walked around Sette, nodding as he saw her body. "I am the one who created you. And this is Uno, you eldest sister."
Sette nodded as she looked at them. "Understood."
Jail sighed softly, all of the cyborgs were this way when they were first woken up. But they quickly developed their own personalities. "Sadly, at this moment, your other sisters are likely busy, due to an unfortunate mission, and will likely be unable to meet you properly for at least a day."
Sette barely nodded to him.
"Come on, dear." Uno smiled to her. "Let's get you some panties and a body suit before you get sick. We'll see if any of our sisters are out and about, you'll be able to meet them that way."
Sette nodded as she was led away from the pods.
Jail looked at the last two pods and sighed. "Otto, Deed, I shall awaken you two shortly." He could have awoken all three at the same time, but he wanted the rest of the cyborgs to get used to their new sisters one at a time.
Well, as one at a time as he could manage at least.
(---)
Due, Agito and Lutecia blinked as Uno led a tall, busty and naked pink-haired woman through the base. "Due!" Uno smiled at her. "This is our newest sister, Sette."
Due smiled at Sette. "Hey. My name is Due. I'm the second sister. This little being on my head is Agito, my partner."
"For now." Agito said as she adjusted her position on Due's head. "Until I find a master that can use my style of magic."
"Yes, yes." Due nodded at that. They had talked about it and while Agito could unison with Due, they weren't very capable together. While they were friends, Agito had expressed interest in finding a master that could properly use her flames. "This is Lutecia, a young summoner who is in our care."
Lutecia nodded to Due. "Hello." It was only polite, of course.
"Hello." Sette said to them softly.
"Hey, Uno, we're going to see Lu's mother, if you want to, send Sette to us after she gets some clothes on."
Uno smiled at Due. "Of course." As Due, Agito and Lutecia walked away, Uno nearly stumbled at the question that Sette asked her.
"What is a sister?" Her voice didn't waver or change in pitch, but there was curiosity there that Uno could barely pick out.
"Well, most families, a sister is a female that's related to you through your parents, normally. There's differences from family to family. In ours, well, everyone but Jail, Agito and Lutecia are your sisters."
"Family is important than?"
Uno nodded as they turned a corner and got to the laundry room. "Yes. Now come here and hold your hands above your head, I need to do some measurements."
Sette did so as Uno took out a measuring tape and started wrapping it around her breasts. "Why are you doing that?"
"So that we don't get a top that's too tight for you. You wouldn't be able to fit a top that would fit Cinque or Sein after all." Hell, Sette's breasts were almost as large as Tre's.
'Correction, they're bigger.' Not by much, just a couple of centimeters, but still bigger than Tre's chest was. "Hold on, I need to measure your belly, hips and butt."
"Why?" Sette wondered as Uno wrapped her measuring tape around her hips and rear end.
"So I know what size of underwear you need." Uno raised an eyebrow as she got the measurements. While Tre had a slightly larger waist than Sette did, Sette had a slightly rounder rear end. 'Which makes finding underwear fun.' Uno snarked to herself as she told Sette to put her hands down. "Now, let me just find you some clothes and we'll be good."
"Very well."
Uno sighed softly. "Sette, honey, we're going to need to develop your personality some."
"Would that be helpful to any future missions?" Sette asked, her face was completely calm and Uno sighed before walking over to Sette and cupping her cheek.
"Listen, Sette. Life isn't always about the missions you're on. It's about the people you meet and how you interact with them."
Sette had a confused look on her face. "What I received while in the tube states that I must just focus on my missions and nothing else."
"You do that and Due, Sein and Wendi will take offense to that and find ways to break you out of this." Uno patted Sette's cheek. "So, for now, Sette, you're going to focus on stuff other than your missions. I'll introduce you to your handler later."
"Handler?" Sette asked as Uno went back over to the clothes closet before finding a pair of white panties and a blue suit.
"Yes." Uno walked back to her and helped Sette put the clothes on, as well as showing her how to take them off and what they were for. "Each of our sisters has one of our older sisters teaching them how to fight, how to interact with people and how to use their powers. Tre will be your handler."
"Very well."
Uno just sighed at the tone Sette used. Oh well, she was going to break Sette free of this habit one way or another.
(---)
"Nove?" Wendi asked as the two rested on Nove's bed. Even though the two of them were completely naked, all they were doing was just laying there, resting. However, Nove was trembling every so often. "What's wrong?"
"Shut up and hold me." Nove grumbled and Wendi blinked, before nodding and hugging Nove tightly.
She didn't know what it was that caused Nove to nearly freak out, and frankly, she didn't want to know.
"Sure." Wendi said softly. It wasn't often that she was calm, but seeing Nove so distraught really got to her.
"OWW!" Wendi winced as Nove pinched her breast hard. "What was that for?!" She winced, at least Nove didn't leave a bruise there.
"Get your tail away from between my legs." Nove grumbled and Wendi looked down, blushing as she saw her tail rubbing Nove there.
"Sorry." Wendi muttered before grabbing her tail and moving it to wrap around her waist. Some days, she was sure that thing had a mind of its own.
Oddly enough, Nove had a small smile on her face as she closed her eyes and drifted off to sleep while Wendi held her.
Even with the tail doing things like that, she still felt more secure being held like she was.
It was better than being anywhere near that golden blast of energy.
(---)
Levi smirked as she leaned back in her chair. "Ahhh... The emotions." Such delicious fear, exhaustion and other emotions made for such a delicious cocktail. Even that lust she was picking up on from somewhere in the base, though she had a good idea where it was coming from, was delicious.
If Dieci could cause this much trouble like this, she wondered just how it would be later.
'Master Levi, you were right. Emotions are much better than eating physical food.'
"I know, Quattro." Levi grinned, her eyes glowing a bright red. "Soon... Very soon."
Soon everything would fall into place and then she would be able to pick up the shattered pieces when the dust settled.
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Tre looked up as Cinque entered the room. "Cinque..." She nodded and looked back at Dieci, as the younger cyborg slept soundly. "If you're worried about Dieci, she's fine. The doctor gave her some stabilizing drugs."
Cinque nodded and walked up to look at Dieci. "Tre, if you're tired, you should go rest." Tre saw Cinque's look and nodded, before stepping away from her. "I think Sein might need someone right now."
Tre twitched, her face got a tinge of red as she narrowed her eyes at Cinque. "Just why did you say that to me!?" She turned and walked off in a huff.
Despite being yelled at, Cinque had a small smile on her face as she watched Tre go. Whatever Tre and Sein had going on between them was their own business, but she was sure that Sein would appreciate having Tre nearby.
One thing that bothered her as she looked around the room. 'Where are Uno and the doctor?' Well, Dieci was stable and the doctor wouldn't leave her unless it was for something very important.
At least, that's what Cinque hoped for.
(---)
"Sein?" The petite, blue-green haired cyborg turned and saw Tre walking towards her. "What are you doing outside of my room?"
"Sorry, I was just thinking." Sein mumbled softly and started to walk away, before the back of her jumpsuit was grabbed and she was dragged into Tre's room before being tossed onto the bed. "Tre?" Sein blinked and looked at Tre as the taller cyborg closed and locked the door behind her.
Sein stared as Tre turned, her face red as she undid her outfit and dropped it to the floor, leaving her in just her panties. The suits doubled as effective bras, none of the Numbers ever needed to worry about finding a good fitting bra.
Quattro often times teased Tre that it was good, since they would probably need salad bowls to cover her large breasts.
Tre slipped her panties off before walking over to the bed and sitting on it. Sein gulped as she watched Tre's naked breasts bounce slightly, before Tre laid back and grabbed Sein into a hug. "I'm paying you back now."
Sein blinked, unsure what Tre meant, before Tre rolled over and pinned her against the bed. "Tre-nee?"
Tre smiled softly. "This is for helping me feel better about myself whenever Quattro makes fun of me."
It didn't take long for Sein's outfit and underwear to be discarded to the floor along with Tre's.
"This time, I'm in charge." Was the last thing Tre said to Sein for the next few hours.
Not that Sein complained one bit.
(---)
"Doctor?" Uno blinked as Jail looked at the last three of her sisters before sighing. "What's wrong?"
He shook his head. "Oh, just reminding myself why I do the things that I do." Jail went up to one of the capsules and pushed a few buttons, opening it up.
"Doctor, are you sure?" Uno watched as the newest of her sisters stepped out of the capsule completely naked. She was huge, almost as tall as Tre, with long pink hair and a body that was actually more busty and curvy, if such a thing was possible, than Tre's body was. The capsules did a great job of hiding the person's body, not revealing anything other than a basic frame and the face.
Idly, Uno wondered why both of her arms were slightly discolored, and her finger tips were long, almost claw-like, now that Uno thought about it. "You are?"
"My name is Sette." The pinkette nodded to her. "You two are..?"
"My name is Jail Scagiletti." Jail smiled as he walked around Sette, nodding as he saw her body. "I am the one who created you. And this is Uno, you eldest sister."
Sette nodded as she looked at them. "Understood."
Jail sighed softly, all of the cyborgs were this way when they were first woken up. But they quickly developed their own personalities. "Sadly, at this moment, your other sisters are likely busy, due to an unfortunate mission, and will likely be unable to meet you properly for at least a day."
Sette barely nodded to him.
"Come on, dear." Uno smiled to her. "Let's get you some panties and a body suit before you get sick. We'll see if any of our sisters are out and about, you'll be able to meet them that way."
Sette nodded as she was led away from the pods.
Jail looked at the last two pods and sighed. "Otto, Deed, I shall awaken you two shortly." He could have awoken all three at the same time, but he wanted the rest of the cyborgs to get used to their new sisters one at a time.
Well, as one at a time as he could manage at least.
(---)
Due, Agito and Lutecia blinked as Uno led a tall, busty and naked pink-haired woman through the base. "Due!" Uno smiled at her. "This is our newest sister, Sette."
Due smiled at Sette. "Hey. My name is Due. I'm the second sister. This little being on my head is Agito, my partner."
"For now." Agito said as she adjusted her position on Due's head. "Until I find a master that can use my style of magic."
"Yes, yes." Due nodded at that. They had talked about it and while Agito could unison with Due, they weren't very capable together. While they were friends, Agito had expressed interest in finding a master that could properly use her flames. "This is Lutecia, a young summoner who is in our care."
Lutecia nodded to Due. "Hello." It was only polite, of course.
"Hello." Sette said to them softly.
"Hey, Uno, we're going to see Lu's mother, if you want to, send Sette to us after she gets some clothes on."
Uno smiled at Due. "Of course." As Due, Agito and Lutecia walked away, Uno nearly stumbled at the question that Sette asked her.
"What is a sister?" Her voice didn't waver or change in pitch, but there was curiosity there that Uno could barely pick out.
"Well, most families, a sister is a female that's related to you through your parents, normally. There's differences from family to family. In ours, well, everyone but Jail, Agito and Lutecia are your sisters."
"Family is important than?"
Uno nodded as they turned a corner and got to the laundry room. "Yes. Now come here and hold your hands above your head, I need to do some measurements."
Sette did so as Uno took out a measuring tape and started wrapping it around her breasts. "Why are you doing that?"
"So that we don't get a top that's too tight for you. You wouldn't be able to fit a top that would fit Cinque or Sein after all." Hell, Sette's breasts were almost as large as Tre's.
'Correction, they're bigger.' Not by much, just a couple of centimeters, but still bigger than Tre's chest was. "Hold on, I need to measure your belly, hips and butt."
"Why?" Sette wondered as Uno wrapped her measuring tape around her hips and rear end.
"So I know what size of underwear you need." Uno raised an eyebrow as she got the measurements. While Tre had a slightly larger waist than Sette did, Sette had a slightly rounder rear end. 'Which makes finding underwear fun.' Uno snarked to herself as she told Sette to put her hands down. "Now, let me just find you some clothes and we'll be good."
"Very well."
Uno sighed softly. "Sette, honey, we're going to need to develop your personality some."
"Would that be helpful to any future missions?" Sette asked, her face was completely calm and Uno sighed before walking over to Sette and cupping her cheek.
"Listen, Sette. Life isn't always about the missions you're on. It's about the people you meet and how you interact with them."
Sette had a confused look on her face. "What I received while in the tube states that I must just focus on my missions and nothing else."
"You do that and Due, Sein and Wendi will take offense to that and find ways to break you out of this." Uno patted Sette's cheek. "So, for now, Sette, you're going to focus on stuff other than your missions. I'll introduce you to your handler later."
"Handler?" Sette asked as Uno went back over to the clothes closet before finding a pair of white panties and a blue suit.
"Yes." Uno walked back to her and helped Sette put the clothes on, as well as showing her how to take them off and what they were for. "Each of our sisters has one of our older sisters teaching them how to fight, how to interact with people and how to use their powers. Tre will be your handler."
"Very well."
Uno just sighed at the tone Sette used. Oh well, she was going to break Sette free of this habit one way or another.
(---)
"Nove?" Wendi asked as the two rested on Nove's bed. Even though the two of them were completely naked, all they were doing was just laying there, resting. However, Nove was trembling every so often. "What's wrong?"
"Shut up and hold me." Nove grumbled and Wendi blinked, before nodding and hugging Nove tightly.
She didn't know what it was that caused Nove to nearly freak out, and frankly, she didn't want to know.
"Sure." Wendi said softly. It wasn't often that she was calm, but seeing Nove so distraught really got to her.
"OWW!" Wendi winced as Nove pinched her breast hard. "What was that for?!" She winced, at least Nove didn't leave a bruise there.
"Get your tail away from between my legs." Nove grumbled and Wendi looked down, blushing as she saw her tail rubbing Nove there.
"Sorry." Wendi muttered before grabbing her tail and moving it to wrap around her waist. Some days, she was sure that thing had a mind of its own.
Oddly enough, Nove had a small smile on her face as she closed her eyes and drifted off to sleep while Wendi held her.
Even with the tail doing things like that, she still felt more secure being held like she was.
It was better than being anywhere near that golden blast of energy.
(---)
Levi smirked as she leaned back in her chair. "Ahhh... The emotions." Such delicious fear, exhaustion and other emotions made for such a delicious cocktail. Even that lust she was picking up on from somewhere in the base, though she had a good idea where it was coming from, was delicious.
If Dieci could cause this much trouble like this, she wondered just how it would be later.
'Master Levi, you were right. Emotions are much better than eating physical food.'
"I know, Quattro." Levi grinned, her eyes glowing a bright red. "Soon... Very soon."
Soon everything would fall into place and then she would be able to pick up the shattered pieces when the dust settled.
oh please let Due and Cinque be Sette's handler... at least she won't be wanting to be a Yuy...
Unless she's Heero Yuy's mother... :P
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MGLN "Befriending" shows love thru superior firepower (Zenryokou Zenkai!)
Gundams are your worst nightmare in the battlefield.
SRW beats all foes.
JAM Project pwns all!!!
And I can't still make fanfic without restarting from the start when new ideas comes in...
I know that this is rather late but I haven't seen a new one so here's a respone to Kagerou's second challenge.
Spoiler for Author's Note:
I didn't feel well at the weekend so I went for the easy Fate towards Nanoha point of view, not very original but meh.
Spoiler for To Reciprocate:
To Reciprocate
We’re friends aren’t we? Does it matter? Is this something that only friends should do? I don’t know!
No, that’s not true, I do know. I know she’ll understand, she always understands. She always knows just the right thing to say at the right time. Not like me, I wish I could have her courage for one moment – a tenth of her courage.
“Nanoha?” I just have to say it that’s all, just have to let her know. We can work out what to do from then on together. That’s what she would say ‘we can do anything together’. I have to believe that.
“What is it Fate-chan? You’re all red, do you have a fever?” She’s always worrying about me, always on alert it seems.
“N-no, it’s… it’s just that I… I have something to tell you!” No, that’s not right I shouldn’t have shouted like that. Why can’t I stay calm? Oh, this isn’t going to work at all. Why am I even bothering, we should just stay as friends.
“Tell me something? Is something wrong? Your all right aren’t you?” I can’t back down now, I have to do it, I can’t make her worry about me like this and not say anything. I’ve come this far haven’t I? I have to carry on I can do this!
“No, no nothing like that… it’s just that… just that I-I…” Why can’t I say it? WHY?
“Fate-chan, Fate-chan! What’s wrong? What is it?” This is it, I have to do it, right now, I have to!
“Nanoha, I like you, I really like you!”
“… Zamber breaker.”
“Fate-chan, that was…my first time. You can…can be rather rough can’t you?”
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"When desperate there are two choices: Lock shields for the last stand or draw your sword for the final charge"
"There are no winners or losers, there are only the living and the dead."
Pillow Talk has been posted to "Shadowfire". Enjoy!
For some reason I really liked this one. Perhaps it's just me being exhausted from work =D, I can sorta understand the need for sleep.
Also: dc, my writing might get slightly stalled due to back-at-work-workload and.... someone gave me a psp go as a present. I suddenly have Persona 3, Patapon 3 and Legend of Heroes - Trails in the Sky on my hands ^^;.
Location: Place of rocks and trees, and trees and rocks...and water.
Age: 33
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Originally Posted by Shigan
Also: dc, my writing might get slightly stalled due to back-at-work-workload and.... someone gave me a psp go as a present. I suddenly have Persona 3, Patapon 3 and Legend of Heroes - Trails in the Sky on my hands ^^;.
Gotcha . I seem to be one of the few people whose fanfic production actually increases when I have work to do . Don't worry, I'll just wait for your next fic idea to snatch you up and have you produce whole one-shots at a go!
On a different thread of thought: Dezo had commented on the possible functionality of Kris' bunny form in Vivio's Strike Team (from his review of Chapter 3 of "Prerogative of the Brave")....and so I just had to respond with an omake! ^_-
Spoiler for Make Wise Use of Your Resources:
Make Wise Use of Your Resources
“Tie them up well,” The gang leader ordered her thugs, watching as they herded the hostages in a line by the bank counters. “We don’t have much time, that blasted new commander’s a lot faster in getting her Strike Teams out than the previous one.” It’s been harder and harder to pull off heists in Cranagan City these days—it might even be worthwhile to move operations to a different city. Fat takings weren’t much use if you ended up in prison.
“The rest of you get to the vaults and—what?” The leader stopped to stare at the weird object that had suddenly appeared in the room before she had noticed where it came from.
A white plush bunny floated over to the gaping thieves, its red eyes staring unblinkingly at them. Its mouth was a tiny stitched X, and the two blush marks on its cheeks clearly marked it as a little girl’s toy. The bunny fluffed up its blue bowtie with its tiny lumpy paws, cocking its head at them as if expecting some kind of feedback on its appearance.
“What the hell?” The leader said incredulously. She turned to the huddled hostages, putting both fists on her hips. “Now look, which one of you meatbags does this thing belong to?”
“Me!” A cheery voice declared from behind her.
The leader turned around and caught a glimpse of a blonde teenager with green and red eyes raising her hand with a smile—and promptly also noticed the teenaged TSAB officer’s blue, black and purple Barrier Jacket as the blonde’s fist met the gang leader’s face.
Vivio grabbed the unconscious hostage-taker by the collar, waving out the bank window to let the police know that the situation was resolved. Her teammates had stealthily taken out the other thieves during Kris’ distraction, and now Vivio’s squad leader came up to her, shaking his head.
“Officer Cadet Takamachi…let me be the first to apologize to you—I guess a stuffed rabbit plush toy does have a place on a Ground Forces Defence Corps Strike Team after all!”
Location: Pennsylvania. It's sort of like a real state.
Age: 39
Quote:
Originally Posted by deathcurse
Gotcha . I seem to be one of the few people whose fanfic production actually increases when I have work to do . Don't worry, I'll just wait for your next fic idea to snatch you up and have you produce whole one-shots at a go!
On a different thread of thought: Dezo had commented on the possible functionality of Kris' bunny form in Vivio's Strike Team (from his review of Chapter 3 of "Prerogative of the Brave")....and so I just had to respond with an omake! ^_-
Spoiler for Make Wise Use of Your Resources:
Make Wise Use of Your Resources
“Tie them up well,” The gang leader ordered her thugs, watching as they herded the hostages in a line by the bank counters. “We don’t have much time, that blasted new commander’s a lot faster in getting her Strike Teams out than the previous one.” It’s been harder and harder to pull off heists in Cranagan City these days—it might even be worthwhile to move operations to a different city. Fat takings weren’t much use if you ended up in prison.
“The rest of you get to the vaults and—what?” The leader stopped to stare at the weird object that had suddenly appeared in the room before she had noticed where it came from.
A white plush bunny floated over to the gaping thieves, its red eyes staring unblinkingly at them. Its mouth was a tiny stitched X, and the two blush marks on its cheeks clearly marked it as a little girl’s toy. The bunny fluffed up its blue bowtie with its tiny lumpy paws, cocking its head at them as if expecting some kind of feedback on its appearance.
“What the hell?” The leader said incredulously. She turned to the huddled hostages, putting both fists on her hips. “Now look, which one of you meatbags does this thing belong to?”
“Me!” A cheery voice declared from behind her.
The leader turned around and caught a glimpse of a blonde teenager with green and red eyes raising her hand with a smile—and promptly also noticed the teenaged TSAB officer’s blue, black and purple Barrier Jacket as the blonde’s fist met the gang leader’s face.
Vivio grabbed the unconscious hostage-taker by the collar, waving out the bank window to let the police know that the situation was resolved. Her teammates had stealthily taken out the other thieves during Kris’ distraction, and now Vivio’s squad leader came up to her, shaking his head.
“Officer Cadet Takamachi…let me be the first to apologize to you—I guess a stuffed rabbit plush toy does have a place on a Ground Forces Defence Corps Strike Team after all!”
Don't worry, I'll just wait for your next fic idea to snatch you up and have you produce whole one-shots at a go!
Don't forget the gastric ulcers, the screams and rampant schizophrenia. Yes, those write-storms produce many things...
perhaps we should add Bunny-Kris as an alternate form for Sacred Heart? =D Like, it can morph?
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Never stop being a kid. Never stop feeling and seeing and being excited with great things like air and engines and sounds of sunlight within you. Wear your little mask if you must to protect you from the world but if you let that kid disappear you are grown up and you are dead.
— Richard Bach
Gotcha . I seem to be one of the few people whose fanfic production actually increases when I have work to do . Don't worry, I'll just wait for your next fic idea to snatch you up and have you produce whole one-shots at a go!
On a different thread of thought: Dezo had commented on the possible functionality of Kris' bunny form in Vivio's Strike Team (from his review of Chapter 3 of "Prerogative of the Brave")....and so I just had to respond with an omake! ^_-
Spoiler for Make Wise Use of Your Resources:
Make Wise Use of Your Resources
“Tie them up well,” The gang leader ordered her thugs, watching as they herded the hostages in a line by the bank counters. “We don’t have much time, that blasted new commander’s a lot faster in getting her Strike Teams out than the previous one.” It’s been harder and harder to pull off heists in Cranagan City these days—it might even be worthwhile to move operations to a different city. Fat takings weren’t much use if you ended up in prison.
“The rest of you get to the vaults and—what?” The leader stopped to stare at the weird object that had suddenly appeared in the room before she had noticed where it came from.
A white plush bunny floated over to the gaping thieves, its red eyes staring unblinkingly at them. Its mouth was a tiny stitched X, and the two blush marks on its cheeks clearly marked it as a little girl’s toy. The bunny fluffed up its blue bowtie with its tiny lumpy paws, cocking its head at them as if expecting some kind of feedback on its appearance.
“What the hell?” The leader said incredulously. She turned to the huddled hostages, putting both fists on her hips. “Now look, which one of you meatbags does this thing belong to?”
“Me!” A cheery voice declared from behind her.
The leader turned around and caught a glimpse of a blonde teenager with green and red eyes raising her hand with a smile—and promptly also noticed the teenaged TSAB officer’s blue, black and purple Barrier Jacket as the blonde’s fist met the gang leader’s face.
Vivio grabbed the unconscious hostage-taker by the collar, waving out the bank window to let the police know that the situation was resolved. Her teammates had stealthily taken out the other thieves during Kris’ distraction, and now Vivio’s squad leader came up to her, shaking his head.
“Officer Cadet Takamachi…let me be the first to apologize to you—I guess a stuffed rabbit plush toy does have a place on a Ground Forces Defence Corps Strike Team after all!”
Kris certainly showed them.
BTW, Shigan, do you have any idea now for a due date for your request? Since LDG 4 isn't flowing well for me and I'm still working out the kinks of my Grandmama Bear idea.
Due dates help with productivity and speed so setting it closer would probably make her work faster.
Due dates always help me, though I rarely keep due dates I control myself I need other people to set them for me, preferably with a punishment or reward at the end of it for optimum results.
Making it a reward for some one else also works for me, as seen with the new Daemon Kaiser chapter and the previous Materials no Jikan chapter.
2011-08-03, 00:25
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I know I've said it many times but I swear, it is! 
, and to blissfullyunaware for some tips that helped me smooth out a section 
