Nanoha FanFiction Discussion

[SulliMike23]

Originally Posted by Allquall

Oh good, so not a bad person? Whew!

As for the origin of the cinnamon buns, that meme came during the first FanFic thread when we got into an argument over whether or not Fate would look good in Princess Leia "bun" hair or not. FamishedBunkmate was writing a horrible Star Wars crossover (It was really bad. I hope it was on purpose, but I only got here at the end of it, so ask TSS.) and kept pestering the thread if Nanoha should be Luke and save the galaxy or Han and get the girl which led to the back and forth of us asking why was Fate Leia when Vivio worked way better. We then said that if he were determined to make Fate Leia then he needed to go all the way with the hair. Satashi (though she encouraged the story) was a complete "non-bun" (because she has no taste ) and starting bitching about cinnamon buns slapped on Fate's skull. That's when 1st FFT then looked like an image thread for a few pages with all the hilarious Bun!Fate fanart until Skyfall put an end to it. FamishedBunkmate blamed Satashi for his/her/its horrible writing and derailing the thread and was soon banned. Finally peace came back for a bit, but Satashi kept including cinnamon buns in her work to piss out FB who I'm sure is still reading this thread.

Oh, so that explains it.

[Rising Dragon]

And to add to that, its current connection to making Fate sparkly is from Satashi's Vampire!Fate and is a way of taking pot shots at Twilight's sparkling vampires.

[SulliMike23]

Originally Posted by Rising Dragon

And to add to that, its current connection to making Fate sparkly is from Satashi's Vampire!Fate and is a way of taking pot shots at Twilight's sparkling vampires.

Never could understand what was so great about the Twilight series; it even hooked my older sister into it's fancraze. If you ask me, the vampires in Buffy are a whole lot better than the ones in Twilight.

[Tempy]

If there's anything good about Twilight, it's the jokes and unforgiving humor that the series spawns. Or an all-consuming rage.

On a related note, straight answers from FFT? Surely you have not been here for long.

[MeisterBabylon]

As I said before, Twilight must be purged in Olivier's holy flame!

[00-Raiser]

My friend's been working on a fanart of Alucard from Hellsing about to slaughter Edward. Rough draft is here.

In more on topic news, I have my next Vivio/Yuuno installment ready to go, and I shall post it once I get to school and can read it over again.

[Allquall]

Originally Posted by Tempest Dynasty

On a related note, straight answers from FFT? Surely you have not been here for long.

Be nice, Tempy. We're just old and have way too much fun with the young ones. Still up for a drink?

[spawnofthejudge]

Originally Posted by RadiantBeam

It's probably not possible, or if it is I'd have to stretch canon a bit to pull it off, but... what if Clyde, Lindy, Shiro, and Momoko were childhood friends, and Momoko and Shiro chose to live a normal life when they got older?

Badass Ninja Family? Normal Life?

Originally Posted by Satashi

AlternativeS 1 AlternativeS 2 AlternativeS 3a AlternativeS 3b AlternativeS 4 AlternativeS 5

Spoiler for AlternativeS 6-1:

I could feel the pulsing vibrations through my hands as I gripped the steering wheel harder. My eyes were narrow, focusing on what was in front of me intently, scanning and taking in everything all at once. My engine was screaming and my hand stayed next to my shifter and hand brake, thumb pressed on a small red button. The kick was instant and the speed I was going started to move upwards at a rate that would have most people worried about control. I was used to this, however, and my ruby red eyes seemed to drink in the world in slow motion while I kept moving. My power over lightning gave me speed that, when combined with racing, made me quite a formidable opponent. The car to my left was passed and I wove in and out of cars on the road, speeding to the predetermined finish line while the other racers strained to keep their wits about them at this pace.

Alternatives VI
By: Satashi

The black car slid to a halt, skidding as the force died down from the sharp turn. Slowly the door opened and screams of victory came at once from around the woman getting out of her car. A crowd swamped to her, cheering and yelling while the rest of the street racers pulled into the designated area. When another car door open, the winner walked over to him, blond hair flowing out behind her. "Second place," she cooed out with a smile. "The first loser."

The man glared at the woman, fist opening and closing in his rage. "Why didn't they say you were racing tonight?"

"If they did," The woman replied casually, plucking her winnings from a man who came to her. "Then little boys like you would have went home."

"This race wasn't meant for you, Thunderbird!" He complained, pointing a finger at her. "There are rules!"

"I make my own rules." Turning, Thunderbird got back in her car. "Call me when there's a race worth winning." With that, the window rolled up and the engine turned. The people moved from the woman's path, allowing her to leave the scene without any more conversation. The vehicle moved back out onto the road and drove casually to a bar, where it parked away from the other cars.

The blonde got out and began walking to her favorite relaxing place before slowing down to a stop. "You have some nerve coming to see me in person after that little stunt you pulled."

A chuckle came from the shadows under a street light that couldn't seem to make up its mind on if it should be lit or not. In one of its flickerings, a man was revealed underneath it. Light purple hair that went to his shoulders came paired with a set of yellow eyes. A sick grin was set on his face and he showed no signs of fear from the girl. "I assure you, Alicia, I had no hand in what happened then."

Alicia scoffed. "Then why did your little trio attack me as I made the delivery, Jail?" Walking over to him, she stood before the man and glared. "You payed me to transfer the girl from your little secret lab to your base. On the way there, who should I come across other than The Loli Tri-force of yours. If you didn't inform them of me, how did they know I had relics with me, as well as what van I was driving?"

"Simple," Jail almost purred at her while holding up an ID tag smeared with blood. "One of the men who prepared your van was bought off by Erio."

Reaching out, Alica took the card an read the name. "Never cared for him anyway. Always wanted to put an underglow kit on my car." Pocketing the card instead of handing it back, Alicia crossed her arms. "Now, there is still the issue of my payment."

"You didn't make the delivery."

"As I recall, they got all three relics. I left with them, you got them. Delivery completed."

"I wanted the girl." Jail narrowed his eyes. "You failed to bring her to me."

"If your people wouldn't have attacked me, I would have." Her hand moved to jab a finger against his chest. "You pay me to do my job, and I do it. If you can't keep tabs on your little children, who's fault is that?"

"I have my reasons for not telling them about you, Alicia. They are concerned with Project F-"

"And I told you to never mention that name to me again!"

Jail didn't seem phased by the sudden outbreak. Instead he kept grinning while making eye contact. "I thought you would like an exception this time." Moving past her, he took a few steps away before looking over his shoulder. "What my boy Erio found while out will interest you greatly."

"Why do you think I care about him, or your little games you play?" Alicia turned around as well, glaring at him. "I'm a transporter, not a science enthusiast. Where I came from doesn't matter."

"Even if I told you he described you perfectly?" Jail's smirk rose up more, hands moving out in a helpless manor.

"Oh gee, He attacks my van and forces me to make myself scarce before the cops arrive so I don't get noticed. So what if he got a glance at me, he doesn't matter."

"The thing is, Alicia," Jail walked back towards her slowly. "He didn't see you then, nor when he recorded a conversation for me." Stopping right in front of the girl, he raised an eyebrow at her. "He talked to another woman. One who looks just like you, I should say... One who was born from Project F as well. From a very particular person, from my observation. You see, Alicia, from my years of research, I have managed to get a certain feel for clones and the process of making them. I can tell the difference between real and fake, you could say."

"And this interest me, why?"

"Because, my dear friend, with only the voice recordings and pictures that my dear Erio showed me... I know who this woman is."

"You have about three seconds to stop wasting my time."

"She, my precious Alicia... Is your sister. Or should I say twin?"

Alicia's eyes narrowed darkly as she reached out to grab his throat. "don't play your sick games with me, Jail!"

Undeterred by the grip on him, Jail simple lifted his hand, showing a small slip of paper in it. "Here is where she is staying. Once you meet her, I do hope you remember that you owe me a big, very big, favor for this information."

The girl growled at him before letting him go and snatching the paper from his hand. "If this is a trick, Jail, so help me, our partnership is over and ever location of your bases will become public knowledge so fast you won't have time to vacate them all before you're zerged with police."

"Have a good evening, Alicia." Jail called over his shoulder while walking away. "Give my regards to your sister."

Sorry for the delay <3 Holidays and all ^_^

Oooooo... I like this twist; though it seems to give Jail more credit for diplomacy with lots of different kinds of people than I was aware he had the ability for, Alicia makes more sense in my head not working directly for him.

I really really can't wait for Alicia meeting Fate. I also now ship AltS!Alicia and AltS!Nanoha, despite them not having met.

On a completely unrelated note: 51,000 even last night; I'm a Nanowrimo winner!

[Satashi]

I completely forgot about the bun!Fate thing @_@

The current meme for sparkling and Fate came from Vampire!Fate. Fate has a sweet tooth for cinnamon, and when its used in baked goods, she gets a little weak in the knees. Nanoha's baking is very good, and Fate often nicks Cinna buns/sticks/rolls from the shelf (which often makes Nanoha scold her for not using the tongs). After a while the running gag became that Fate "Sparkles" when in her cinnamon trance.

I really really can't wait for Alicia meeting Fate. I also now ship AltS!Alicia and AltS!Nanoha, despite them not having met.

Jumping the gun a bit there arn't you? @_@

[spawnofthejudge]

Originally Posted by Satashi

Jumping the gun a bit there arn't you? @_@

Until a story is done, I'm the least loyal shipper ever. Things solidify a little after the end of the story/season.

[00-Raiser]

Ok, so like I promised earlier, here's the 3rd installment of my Vivio/Yuuno series. Once again, kudos to Satashi for the inspiration. Warnings for drama and the usual corniness Suffers from 'after school special syndrome' as well

Spoiler for Misstep:

Vivio clucked her tongue as she closed her cell phone. None of her friends were picking up so it seemed she was doomed to wander the city alone. She had intended to spend the day helping Yuuno at the library since he had said he’d be busy, but when she got there she was informed that he had the day off.

She couldn’t help but find it strange, but she shrugged it off. She didn’t expect Yuuno to tell her everything he was doing, even if she kind of wanted him to. The man was certainly allowed a life outside of her.

But the problem still remained: she was a teenaged girl with a lot of free time and no one to hang out with. She idly considered swinging by the training center, but she knew if Nove or Einhart wasn’t there, she wouldn’t have a worthy opponent to spar against.

“Guess I’ll just go home.” She sighed and turned to leave when her ears picked out a familiar laugh in the crowd. “That sounds like…”

She turned to the direction the sound came from and managed to pick out a familiar brown side tail on the fringe of the crowd.

“I knew it. Nanoha-mama!” Vivio called, but her mother made no indication of hearing her over the background noise. She politely pushed past the other sidewalk goers to meet up with her mother, but stopped when she got closer. Happily chatting and laughing along with Nanoha was a certain blonde haired man.

Vivio wasn’t sure why, but she found herself peeking around a nearby sign board. ‘Why is Yuuno-san here?’ She wondered. ‘Wait, why am I hiding anyways?’ Her mind told her that she could just go join them, but her body didn’t agree. She had absolutely no reason to be bothered by it. Her mama and her boyfriend had been good friends for ages, so it wasn’t odd for them to spend time together.

But something inside her twisted when she saw his face redden from Nanoha gently placing her hand on his arm as she smiled about something.

‘… If he was just spending time with Nanoha-mama today, why didn’t he tell me so?’ She thought. He should have no reason to hide it from her, right?

When the old friends headed off down the street together, Vivio followed closely behind them against her better judgement. She knew she should just leave it alone, but some aspect of this whole situation really bugged her. There was this nagging sensation in her chest that told her the atmosphere between them was loaded with a lot more meaning.

They looked so happy together as they walked and talked, laughing about something Vivio couldn’t hear. Such behaviour was certainly nothing odd for her mother, but Vivio got bad vibes from the way Yuuno would got flustered as Nanoha teasingly elbowed him in the ribs. There was certain look in his eyes that Vivio could not recall ever being cast in her direction.

‘… What is this?’ She wondered as she clutched her chest. ‘This is a Yuuno-san I’ve never seen before… Why is he only showing it to Nanoha-mama?’

Seeing that unfamiliar smile on his face made Vivio realise just how little she knew about the man. While she had known him for ten years, there was the remaining nineteen years of his life that was a mystery to her. But her mother had known him that whole time, hadn’t she? Vivio could see the strong bond between them and wondered if she could ever hope to match it.

The longer Vivio watched the pair, the more she felt her heart sink. Unable to bear it anymore, she turned around and made good on her previous decision to head home. When she arrived there, she immediately went to the living room and pulled out the family photo album. She had seen the pictures held within several times before, but this time she wanted to actually take time and study them in hopes that the memories within could enlighten her.

She carefully glanced at each page, taking special note of the images that featured Yuuno. Some had him on his own, one had him chatting amicably with Fate, one had him yelling angrily at an apathetic Chrono, and even one of Miyuki playfully petting his hair after what was probably a failed attempt to get him to change into ferret mode.

But he always seemed to look the happiest in the photos he shared with Nanoha. There was one in particular that had Nanoha innocently wrapping her arms around him as she smiled at the camera. Yuuno’s face was red, but his smile was far bigger than the ones he had in the other pictures. The feeling from earlier stirred up in Vivio’s gut again.

“Why does Yuuno-san always look the happiest when he’s with Nanoha-mama?” She muttered under her breath.

“What’cha lookin’ at, Vivio?”

Vivio jumped at the sudden arrival and turned to the childlike familiar.

“Arf! You scared me…”

“Oh, sorry about that.” Arf grinned sheepishly as she looked over Vivio’s shoulder. “Ah, the old album. Those were the days.”

It dawned on her that Arf would be a good person to ask, seeing as how she had known Yuuno for a long time as well.

“I was just wondering what Yuuno-san was like when he was a kid.” Vivio said.

“Oh ho, I guess you’d be interested in that, considering.” Arf held her hand to her chest triumphantly. “Well feel free to ask me anything!”

“I was wondering more specifically about… Him and Nanoha-mama. They’re really close, aren’t they?”

“Well of course they are.” Arf nodded. “They were partners even before they met me and Fate. Quite the combo, those two, with Yuuno as the brains and Nanoha as the brawn. If it weren’t for their combined efforts, I can’t even think of how Fate would have ended up.”

“Did they always get along so well?”

“Yup, as far as I know they’ve always been the best of friends. Well,” Arf chuckled. “Yuuno did have a huge crush on her, though.”

“… Eh?” Vivio’s mind went blank. “What did you just say?”

“Yeah, it was pretty obvious to everyone except Nanoha herself. He tried his hardest, but he never did get through to her. Well, we all know whose direction her eyes were in, anyways… What’s wrong?” Arf asked when she saw Vivio’s downcast look.

“It’s nothing, Arf.” Vivio forced a smile. “Thanks for talking to me. If anyone needs me, I’ll be in my room.”

When Vivio left, Arf couldn’t help but wonder if she had said something she shouldn’t have.

---

Vivio used her arms as cushions as she rested her head on her desk. She had one arm outstretched and idly used her finger to play with the stuffed bunny that housed Kris. She had long since switched to carrying the jewel of the device alone, but occasionally she liked to fool around with the animated rabbit.

“So Yuuno-san was in love with Nanoha-mama…” Vivio mused as the bunny attempted to catch her finger. “I guess I shouldn’t be so surprised since Nanoha-mama is so great…” The scene she had witnessed earlier in the day flashed through her mind. “… He couldn’t still have feelings for her, could he?”

The rabbit offered no response, as it was not programmed to.

Vivio tried to convince herself that it must have just been a boyhood crush. They were young, and he must have given up when he knew he’d never win her over, right?

But Vivio knew she couldn’t think such things without devaluing her own feelings. She had had a crush on Yuuno since she was a little girl, and there had been many times when she thought she’d never be able to get him to accept her feelings, but she never gave up.

“That’s right!” Vivio perked up a bit. “He accepted my feelings and is going out with me now, so that should be proof enough that he’s over Nanoha-mama!”

Her sigh of relief got caught in her throat when a memory shot through her mind.

“She’s becoming more and more like her mama every day!”

She couldn’t recall what specific person had said that because she heard similar comments all the time. Over the years those around her would always note how much she emulated Nanoha, and Vivio had considered it the highest praise. She idolized her mama and had always aspired to become just like her in any way she could, even tying up her hair in the same fashion.

What if Yuuno wasn’t actually looking at her, but really looking at Nanoha’s shadow? Since he couldn’t get Nanoha, was he simply going after the next closest thing?

Vivio shook her head rapidly. No, Yuuno-san wasn’t the kind of person who would do that, she assured herself. He wouldn’t toy with her emotions like that just to live out some life long desire to be with Nanoha.

Not consciously, anyways. Vivio filled with dread when she thought this. Yuuno might not even be aware he was doing it. When they started, he had openly admitted he wasn’t sure about his feelings and that he wanted time to clarify them. What if he realises that he was only using her as a replacement for Nanoha? Once he did, then surely he’d…

“Vivio, it’s time for dinner!”

Vivio jumped out of her chair as Nanoha poked her head into the room.

“I’m sorry, did I startle you?”

“Uh… No, it’s…” Vivio found she couldn’t meet her mother’s eyes. “It’s nothing. I’ll be right down.”

At the dinner table, Vivio only poked at her food with the utensils, finding she didn’t have much of an appetite. She kept stealing glances at her brunette mother, debating whether or not she should ask what she did with Yuuno all day.

“So what did you do all day, Nanoha?” Fate asked instead.

“Oh, nothing special.” She answered, taking a quick glance at their daughter. “Just went to a few places downtown.”

“… Thanks for the food.” Vivio muttered as she got up, angry that her mother wasn’t telling the whole truth and that she considered going out with her boyfriend as ‘nothing special.’

“Eh? But Vivio, you haven’t eaten anything…” Fate noted.

“I’m not hungry.” She replied curtly before going upstairs to her room. She let out a big sigh as she fell face first onto her bed. Whatever negative feelings she had towards her mother had already vanished. Vivio just loved her too much to stay mad at or blame her for anything. She couldn’t stay mad at or blame Yuuno for anything either, though she thought it might be easier if she could. Vivio just didn’t know what she was supposed to do.

A gentle knock came from the door. “Vivio? Is it ok if I come in?” Apparently Fate took Vivio’s silence as consent, because she entered moments later. Vivio didn’t move as her taller mama took a seat on the bed. “Is something wrong? If you’re having any problems, you know you could talk to me about it.”

Vivio continuing keeping her face buried in her comforter. She honestly didn’t think even Fate could help her with her current problem. As far as Vivio knew, when it came to relationship issues, her mamas never had any. They never fought, they never argued, and they never even disagreed with each other. In Vivio’s eyes their relationship was absolutely perfect in every way, it was the ideal relationship that she always wished she would have.

Fate remained seated for a few minutes before getting up and heading to the door. It was quite clear that her daughter wasn’t willing to talk about it just yet so it was probably best to leave her alone. Just when she was about to close the door behind her, Vivio spoke up.

“Fate-mama, did… Did you ever how doubts about how Nanoha-mama felt about you?”

“All the time.” She answered with a soft smile as she shut the door.

Vivio pondered that a moment. Perhaps her mama’s romance wasn’t a storybook one after all. But Vivio already knew the ending to that book while her own story was still being written.

Should she talk to him about it and get the story straight from his mouth? Discussing issues with him had worked out in the past, but what if this time things don’t go as well? If he…

Her train of thought derailed when her cell phone rang. She flipped it open and put it to her ear without looking at the caller ID.

“Vivio speaking.”

“Good evening, Vivio. It’s Yuuno.” She almost dropped the phone when she heard his voice on the other side of the line.

“Y-Yuuno-san! Good evening…” Vivio gulped before continuing. “You said you were going to be busy all day, so did you finish what you had to do?”

“Uh… Yeah… I did. It wasn’t really anything big, just a few errands to run.”

Vivio’s shoulders slumped at the obvious lie. It was apparent to her now why he would hide it.

“Anyways,” He continued. “Are you doing anything right now? If not, could we meet up? We need to talk.”

“Um, sorry I have a test coming up and I need to study and I’m really tired too so I might go to bed early so I’ll talk to you later, bye!” She spilled out before quickly slapping the phone shut. They needed to talk? She had frozen the moment she heard those words. If he wanted to talk about what she thought he wanted to talk about, then she couldn’t bear to hear it.

---

Vivio cursed her luck as the next day she had to return a book to the Infinity Library. She prayed she could stealthily sneak up to the return slot and ditch her cargo without running into the head librarian. She really didn’t think she could handle what he had to say.

“Hey there, Vivio.”

Damn it.

“Ah, Yuuno-san… What a coincidence, running into you here…”

Yuuno blinked. “Are you feeling all right? You look pale…”

“I’m just fine! You worry too much!”

“If you say so… Now, regarding what I wanted to talk about last night…”

“Well, would you look at the time!” Vivio shoved her book into his arms. “I promised Ixy that we’d go shopping together! Could you return that for me? Thanks!”

“Hey, wait a…” Yuuno stood dumbstruck as she ran away. Something was definitely wrong.

---

Vivio once again lay face down on her bed. She knew she couldn’t keep running away from him like that, but she didn’t know what else to do. So long as she didn’t hear what he had to say, she could hold onto the happiness she had finally obtained. She didn’t want to risk loosing that.

“… Come in…” She called when she heard a knock at her door, expecting one of her mamas to open it. She jumped off her bed when she saw she was wrong. “Yuuno-san! What are you doing here?”

Yuuno entered and closed the door behind him. “I need to talk to you no matter what.”

“C-Can’t it wait?” Vivio’s eyes darted around the room, looking for some means of escape. “I-I was just about to go train with Nove…”

“Is something wrong, Vivio? You’ve been acting strange lately…”

“No! It’s nothing! Just… please leave!” She pleaded, turning her back to him. “I don’t want to talk to you!”

“Did I do something wrong?” He asked. “If I’ve done something to offend you, please let me know!”

“You didn’t do anything, so just get out! I don’t want to talk to you!” She almost screamed it.

“Just… Just tell me why!”

“Because I’m scared!” She finally shouted, whirling around to show a face streaked with tears. “I’m afraid that next words out of your mouth will be ‘I’m breaking up with you’!”

Yuuno was taken aback. “Why would you think that?”

“I heard! You’re actually in love with Nanoha-mama, right? And everyone always says how much I’m like her… You never really cared about me, did you? I was just taking Nanoha-mama’s place, right? You said you weren’t sure what your feelings were, but you were going to realise this eventually and dump me because I’m not the one you love!”

“That’s not true, Vivio!” He insisted. “I don’t feel that way about Nanoha…”

“You’re lying!” She yelled. “I saw you yesterday in the city walking around with Nanoha-mama! You looked so happy as you talked and walked with her… You were having so much fun… She’s the one you really want to be with, right? And then you hid it from me… You lied and said it was nothing… I… There’s no way I could beat her… I…” Vivio’s voice gave out on her as she covered her face with her hands and let the sobs take over.

“Vivio,” Yuuno said gently. “Vivio, I need you to calm down and listen to me so I can explain.” When she quieted down to sniffles and wiped at her eyes, he reached into his back pocket and pulled out a neatly wrapped box. He held it out to Vivio, who took it with a confused look. She pulled off the wrapping paper and opened the lid to reveal a silver necklace. Attached to it was a glass rabbit that sparkled under the light.

“It’s beautiful…” She whispered.

“I know I’m a little early, but…” Yuuno smiled sheepishly. “Happy birthday, Vivio.”

“Yuuno-san… you…”

“I wasn’t too sure what I should get you, so I asked Nanoha to come with me and help pick something out.” He explained. “She kept teasing me about you the whole time, though, but I was really glad that she finally seems comfortable with me dating you.”

“So that’s what it was…” Vivio gave a self depreciating smile as tears began to fall again. “I should never have doubted you… I… I’m so stupid…”

“It’s ok, Vivio.” He said, pulling her into a hug. She was so mature that sometimes it was easy to forget how young she really was. “I understand. The truth is that yes, I was in love with Nanoha for quite some time, but I put my feelings for her behind me long ago. While you do share several similarities with Nanoha, you are not her. You’re your own unique individual named Vivio Takamachi.”

“Really?” She sniffed.

“Of course, and there’s no need for you to ‘beat’ Nanoha. You’re the girl whose skill and grace in the martial arts never fail to fascinated me and your energy and sheer love of live never fail to put a smile on my face. Most of all, you’re the girl I consider to be my intellectual equal. Not to insult Nanoha or anything, but she was never any good at complicated things. With you, I can mention Krasophacrasticia and you actually know what I’m talking about.”

“The ancient kingdom where people only walked on their hands.” She managed a smile.

“Exactly.” Keeping his hands on her shoulders, Yuuno held her at arm’s length and looked into her eyes. “Several months ago, in this very room, you confessed your feelings for me. At the time, I wasn’t sure what I felt, but now I’m certain and that’s what I wanted to talk to you about.” He took a deep breath before continuing. “I love you, Vivio. Please continue being my girlfriend.”

Vivio didn’t even bother trying to stop her tears as they began falling again, for she knew they were tears of joy. “Of course I will!” She cried joyously, wrapping her arms around him again. “I love you too, Yuuno-san! I’ve always loved you for as long as I can remember!”

“I’m sure there will be many difficulties from this point on, but I know we’ll be able to get through them together. If something is troubling you, you don’t have to suffer alone like this again. Just talk to me and we’ll figure it out, promise?”

“I promise, Yuuno-san.”

They sealed that promise with a kiss.

---

Outside the door, Fate wiped away a tear.

“Our little girl’s all grown up.”

“Yeah…” Nanoha was also about to wipe away a tear when she stopped. “… Wait, what did he mean I’m not good at complicated things?!”

Tried to end on a humourous note rather than a cheesy one No extras this time, but if some one feels up to writing one, I'll happily accept it

As always, I'm looking forward to comments so I can make any improvements, so don't hold back!

[Thunderbird]

Originally Posted by 00-Raiser

Ok, so like I promised earlier, here's the 3rd installment of my Vivio/Yuuno series. Once again, kudos to Satashi for the inspiration. Warnings for drama and the usual corniness Suffers from 'after school special syndrome' as well

Spoiler for Misstep:

Vivio clucked her tongue as she closed her cell phone. None of her friends were picking up so it seemed she was doomed to wander the city alone. She had intended to spend the day helping Yuuno at the library since he had said he’d be busy, but when she got there she was informed that he had the day off.

She couldn’t help but find it strange, but she shrugged it off. She didn’t expect Yuuno to tell her everything he was doing, even if she kind of wanted him to. The man was certainly allowed a life outside of her.

But the problem still remained: she was a teenaged girl with a lot of free time and no one to hang out with. She idly considered swinging by the training center, but she knew if Nove or Einhart wasn’t there, she wouldn’t have a worthy opponent to spar against.

“Guess I’ll just go home.” She sighed and turned to leave when her ears picked out a familiar laugh in the crowd. “That sounds like…”

She turned to the direction the sound came from and managed to pick out a familiar brown side tail on the fringe of the crowd.

“I knew it. Nanoha-mama!” Vivio called, but her mother made no indication of hearing her over the background noise. She politely pushed past the other sidewalk goers to meet up with her mother, but stopped when she got closer. Happily chatting and laughing along with Nanoha was a certain blonde haired man.

Vivio wasn’t sure why, but she found herself peeking around a nearby sign board. ‘Why is Yuuno-san here?’ She wondered. ‘Wait, why am I hiding anyways?’ Her mind told her that she could just go join them, but her body didn’t agree. She had absolutely no reason to be bothered by it. Her mama and her boyfriend had been good friends for ages, so it wasn’t odd for them to spend time together.

But something inside her twisted when she saw his face redden from Nanoha gently placing her hand on his arm as she smiled about something.

‘… If he was just spending time with Nanoha-mama today, why didn’t he tell me so?’ She thought. He should have no reason to hide it from her, right?

When the old friends headed off down the street together, Vivio followed closely behind them against her better judgement. She knew she should just leave it alone, but some aspect of this whole situation really bugged her. There was this nagging sensation in her chest that told her the atmosphere between them was loaded with a lot more meaning.

They looked so happy together as they walked and talked, laughing about something Vivio couldn’t hear. Such behaviour was certainly nothing odd for her mother, but Vivio got bad vibes from the way Yuuno would got flustered as Nanoha teasingly elbowed him in the ribs. There was certain look in his eyes that Vivio could not recall ever being cast in her direction.

‘… What is this?’ She wondered as she clutched her chest. ‘This is a Yuuno-san I’ve never seen before… Why is he only showing it to Nanoha-mama?’

Seeing that unfamiliar smile on his face made Vivio realise just how little she knew about the man. While she had known him for ten years, there was the remaining nineteen years of his life that was a mystery to her. But her mother had known him that whole time, hadn’t she? Vivio could see the strong bond between them and wondered if she could ever hope to match it.

The longer Vivio watched the pair, the more she felt her heart sink. Unable to bear it anymore, she turned around and made good on her previous decision to head home. When she arrived there, she immediately went to the living room and pulled out the family photo album. She had seen the pictures held within several times before, but this time she wanted to actually take time and study them in hopes that the memories within could enlighten her.

She carefully glanced at each page, taking special note of the images that featured Yuuno. Some had him on his own, one had him chatting amicably with Fate, one had him yelling angrily at an apathetic Chrono, and even one of Miyuki playfully petting his hair after what was probably a failed attempt to get him to change into ferret mode.

But he always seemed to look the happiest in the photos he shared with Nanoha. There was one in particular that had Nanoha innocently wrapping her arms around him as she smiled at the camera. Yuuno’s face was red, but his smile was far bigger than the ones he had in the other pictures. The feeling from earlier stirred up in Vivio’s gut again.

“Why does Yuuno-san always look the happiest when he’s with Nanoha-mama?” She muttered under her breath.

“What’cha lookin’ at, Vivio?”

Vivio jumped at the sudden arrival and turned to the childlike familiar.

“Arf! You scared me…”

“Oh, sorry about that.” Arf grinned sheepishly as she looked over Vivio’s shoulder. “Ah, the old album. Those were the days.”

It dawned on her that Arf would be a good person to ask, seeing as how she had known Yuuno for a long time as well.

“I was just wondering what Yuuno-san was like when he was a kid.” Vivio said.

“Oh ho, I guess you’d be interested in that, considering.” Arf held her hand to her chest triumphantly. “Well feel free to ask me anything!”

“I was wondering more specifically about… Him and Nanoha-mama. They’re really close, aren’t they?”

“Well of course they are.” Arf nodded. “They were partners even before they met me and Fate. Quite the combo, those two, with Yuuno as the brains and Nanoha as the brawn. If it weren’t for their combined efforts, I can’t even think of how Fate would have ended up.”

“Did they always get along so well?”

“Yup, as far as I know they’ve always been the best of friends. Well,” Arf chuckled. “Yuuno did have a huge crush on her, though.”

“… Eh?” Vivio’s mind went blank. “What did you just say?”

“Yeah, it was pretty obvious to everyone except Nanoha herself. He tried his hardest, but he never did get through to her. Well, we all know whose direction her eyes were in, anyways… What’s wrong?” Arf asked when she saw Vivio’s downcast look.

“It’s nothing, Arf.” Vivio forced a smile. “Thanks for talking to me. If anyone needs me, I’ll be in my room.”

When Vivio left, Arf couldn’t help but wonder if she had said something she shouldn’t have.

---

Vivio used her arms as cushions as she rested her head on her desk. She had one arm outstretched and idly used her finger to play with the stuffed bunny that housed Kris. She had long since switched to carrying the jewel of the device alone, but occasionally she liked to fool around with the animated rabbit.

“So Yuuno-san was in love with Nanoha-mama…” Vivio mused as the bunny attempted to catch her finger. “I guess I shouldn’t be so surprised since Nanoha-mama is so great…” The scene she had witnessed earlier in the day flashed through her mind. “… He couldn’t still have feelings for her, could he?”

The rabbit offered no response, as it was not programmed to.

Vivio tried to convince herself that it must have just been a boyhood crush. They were young, and he must have given up when he knew he’d never win her over, right?

But Vivio knew she couldn’t think such things without devaluing her own feelings. She had had a crush on Yuuno since she was a little girl, and there had been many times when she thought she’d never be able to get him to accept her feelings, but she never gave up.

“That’s right!” Vivio perked up a bit. “He accepted my feelings and is going out with me now, so that should be proof enough that he’s over Nanoha-mama!”

Her sigh of relief got caught in her throat when a memory shot through her mind.

“She’s becoming more and more like her mama every day!”

She couldn’t recall what specific person had said that because she heard similar comments all the time. Over the years those around her would always note how much she emulated Nanoha, and Vivio had considered it the highest praise. She idolized her mama and had always aspired to become just like her in any way she could, even tying up her hair in the same fashion.

What if Yuuno wasn’t actually looking at her, but really looking at Nanoha’s shadow? Since he couldn’t get Nanoha, was he simply going after the next closest thing?

Vivio shook her head rapidly. No, Yuuno-san wasn’t the kind of person who would do that, she assured herself. He wouldn’t toy with her emotions like that just to live out some life long desire to be with Nanoha.

Not consciously, anyways. Vivio filled with dread when she thought this. Yuuno might not even be aware he was doing it. When they started, he had openly admitted he wasn’t sure about his feelings and that he wanted time to clarify them. What if he realises that he was only using her as a replacement for Nanoha? Once he did, then surely he’d…

“Vivio, it’s time for dinner!”

Vivio jumped out of her chair as Nanoha poked her head into the room.

“I’m sorry, did I startle you?”

“Uh… No, it’s…” Vivio found she couldn’t meet her mother’s eyes. “It’s nothing. I’ll be right down.”

At the dinner table, Vivio only poked at her food with the utensils, finding she didn’t have much of an appetite. She kept stealing glances at her brunette mother, debating whether or not she should ask what she did with Yuuno all day.

“So what did you do all day, Nanoha?” Fate asked instead.

“Oh, nothing special.” She answered, taking a quick glance at their daughter. “Just went to a few places downtown.”

“… Thanks for the food.” Vivio muttered as she got up, angry that her mother wasn’t telling the whole truth and that she considered going out with her boyfriend as ‘nothing special.’

“Eh? But Vivio, you haven’t eaten anything…” Fate noted.

“I’m not hungry.” She replied curtly before going upstairs to her room. She let out a big sigh as she fell face first onto her bed. Whatever negative feelings she had towards her mother had already vanished. Vivio just loved her too much to stay mad at or blame her for anything. She couldn’t stay mad at or blame Yuuno for anything either, though she thought it might be easier if she could. Vivio just didn’t know what she was supposed to do.

A gentle knock came from the door. “Vivio? Is it ok if I come in?” Apparently Fate took Vivio’s silence as consent, because she entered moments later. Vivio didn’t move as her taller mama took a seat on the bed. “Is something wrong? If you’re having any problems, you know you could talk to me about it.”

Vivio continuing keeping her face buried in her comforter. She honestly didn’t think even Fate could help her with her current problem. As far as Vivio knew, when it came to relationship issues, her mamas never had any. They never fought, they never argued, and they never even disagreed with each other. In Vivio’s eyes their relationship was absolutely perfect in every way, it was the ideal relationship that she always wished she would have.

Fate remained seated for a few minutes before getting up and heading to the door. It was quite clear that her daughter wasn’t willing to talk about it just yet so it was probably best to leave her alone. Just when she was about to close the door behind her, Vivio spoke up.

“Fate-mama, did… Did you ever how doubts about how Nanoha-mama felt about you?”

“All the time.” She answered with a soft smile as she shut the door.

Vivio pondered that a moment. Perhaps her mama’s romance wasn’t a storybook one after all. But Vivio already knew the ending to that book while her own story was still being written.

Should she talk to him about it and get the story straight from his mouth? Discussing issues with him had worked out in the past, but what if this time things don’t go as well? If he…

Her train of thought derailed when her cell phone rang. She flipped it open and put it to her ear without looking at the caller ID.

“Vivio speaking.”

“Good evening, Vivio. It’s Yuuno.” She almost dropped the phone when she heard his voice on the other side of the line.

“Y-Yuuno-san! Good evening…” Vivio gulped before continuing. “You said you were going to be busy all day, so did you finish what you had to do?”

“Uh… Yeah… I did. It wasn’t really anything big, just a few errands to run.”

Vivio’s shoulders slumped at the obvious lie. It was apparent to her now why he would hide it.

“Anyways,” He continued. “Are you doing anything right now? If not, could we meet up? We need to talk.”

“Um, sorry I have a test coming up and I need to study and I’m really tired too so I might go to bed early so I’ll talk to you later, bye!” She spilled out before quickly slapping the phone shut. They needed to talk? She had frozen the moment she heard those words. If he wanted to talk about what she thought he wanted to talk about, then she couldn’t bear to hear it.

---

Vivio cursed her luck as the next day she had to return a book to the Infinity Library. She prayed she could stealthily sneak up to the return slot and ditch her cargo without running into the head librarian. She really didn’t think she could handle what he had to say.

“Hey there, Vivio.”

Damn it.

“Ah, Yuuno-san… What a coincidence, running into you here…”

Yuuno blinked. “Are you feeling all right? You look pale…”

“I’m just fine! You worry too much!”

“If you say so… Now, regarding what I wanted to talk about last night…”

“Well, would you look at the time!” Vivio shoved her book into his arms. “I promised Ixy that we’d go shopping together! Could you return that for me? Thanks!”

“Hey, wait a…” Yuuno stood dumbstruck as she ran away. Something was definitely wrong.

---

Vivio once again lay face down on her bed. She knew she couldn’t keep running away from him like that, but she didn’t know what else to do. So long as she didn’t hear what he had to say, she could hold onto the happiness she had finally obtained. She didn’t want to risk loosing that.

“… Come in…” She called when she heard a knock at her door, expecting one of her mamas to open it. She jumped off her bed when she saw she was wrong. “Yuuno-san! What are you doing here?”

Yuuno entered and closed the door behind him. “I need to talk to you no matter what.”

“C-Can’t it wait?” Vivio’s eyes darted around the room, looking for some means of escape. “I-I was just about to go train with Nove…”

“Is something wrong, Vivio? You’ve been acting strange lately…”

“No! It’s nothing! Just… please leave!” She pleaded, turning her back to him. “I don’t want to talk to you!”

“Did I do something wrong?” He asked. “If I’ve done something to offend you, please let me know!”

“You didn’t do anything, so just get out! I don’t want to talk to you!” She almost screamed it.

“Just… Just tell me why!”

“Because I’m scared!” She finally shouted, whirling around to show a face streaked with tears. “I’m afraid that next words out of your mouth will be ‘I’m breaking up with you’!”

Yuuno was taken aback. “Why would you think that?”

“I heard! You’re actually in love with Nanoha-mama, right? And everyone always says how much I’m like her… You never really cared about me, did you? I was just taking Nanoha-mama’s place, right? You said you weren’t sure what your feelings were, but you were going to realise this eventually and dump me because I’m not the one you love!”

“That’s not true, Vivio!” He insisted. “I don’t feel that way about Nanoha…”

“You’re lying!” She yelled. “I saw you yesterday in the city walking around with Nanoha-mama! You looked so happy as you talked and walked with her… You were having so much fun… She’s the one you really want to be with, right? And then you hid it from me… You lied and said it was nothing… I… There’s no way I could beat her… I…” Vivio’s voice gave out on her as she covered her face with her hands and let the sobs take over.

“Vivio,” Yuuno said gently. “Vivio, I need you to calm down and listen to me so I can explain.” When she quieted down to sniffles and wiped at her eyes, he reached into his back pocket and pulled out a neatly wrapped box. He held it out to Vivio, who took it with a confused look. She pulled off the wrapping paper and opened the lid to reveal a silver necklace. Attached to it was a glass rabbit that sparkled under the light.

“It’s beautiful…” She whispered.

“I know I’m a little early, but…” Yuuno smiled sheepishly. “Happy birthday, Vivio.”

“Yuuno-san… you…”

“I wasn’t too sure what I should get you, so I asked Nanoha to come with me and help pick something out.” He explained. “She kept teasing me about you the whole time, though, but I was really glad that she finally seems comfortable with me dating you.”

“So that’s what it was…” Vivio gave a self depreciating smile as tears began to fall again. “I should never have doubted you… I… I’m so stupid…”

“It’s ok, Vivio.” He said, pulling her into a hug. She was so mature that sometimes it was easy to forget how young she really was. “I understand. The truth is that yes, I was in love with Nanoha for quite some time, but I put my feelings for her behind me long ago. While you do share several similarities with Nanoha, you are not her. You’re your own unique individual named Vivio Takamachi.”

“Really?” She sniffed.

“Of course, and there’s no need for you to ‘beat’ Nanoha. You’re the girl whose skill and grace in the martial arts never fail to fascinated me and your energy and sheer love of live never fail to put a smile on my face. Most of all, you’re the girl I consider to be my intellectual equal. Not to insult Nanoha or anything, but she was never any good at complicated things. With you, I can mention Krasophacrasticia and you actually know what I’m talking about.”

“The ancient kingdom where people only walked on their hands.” She managed a smile.

“Exactly.” Keeping his hands on her shoulders, Yuuno held her at arm’s length and looked into her eyes. “Several months ago, in this very room, you confessed your feelings for me. At the time, I wasn’t sure what I felt, but now I’m certain and that’s what I wanted to talk to you about.” He took a deep breath before continuing. “I love you, Vivio. Please continue being my girlfriend.”

Vivio didn’t even bother trying to stop her tears as they began falling again, for she knew they were tears of joy. “Of course I will!” She cried joyously, wrapping her arms around him again. “I love you too, Yuuno-san! I’ve always loved you for as long as I can remember!”

“I’m sure there will be many difficulties from this point on, but I know we’ll be able to get through them together. If something is troubling you, you don’t have to suffer alone like this again. Just talk to me and we’ll figure it out, promise?”

“I promise, Yuuno-san.”

They sealed that promise with a kiss.

---

Outside the door, Fate wiped away a tear.

“Our little girl’s all grown up.”

“Yeah…” Nanoha was also about to wipe away a tear when she stopped. “… Wait, what did he mean I’m not good at complicated things?!”

Tried to end on a humourous note rather than a cheesy one No extras this time, but if some one feels up to writing one, I'll happily accept it

As always, I'm looking forward to comments so I can make any improvements, so don't hold back!

For a moment during the dinner scene I thought it was going to go something like this:

Vivio slammed her fist on the table as she stood up.

Vivio: Nanoha-mama!

Nanoha: What is it Vivio? *surprise evident in her face*

Vivio: Step outside with me

*everyone goes outside*

Vivio: Nanoha-mama, I challenge you! *activates Barrier jacket* For the right to be Yuuno-san's one and only girl!

**Lightsaber Duel Ensues**

Very nice though, situations can be easily misunderstood if you think too much hehe. But then again its because people think too much that makes you really appreciate the other person. ^.^

[al103]

Originally Posted by Keroko

On a less related, yet no less amusing note, Lindy gave birth to Chrono when she was 17. Age restrictions clearly have little meaning in any subject in the Nanohaverse.

And why the hell Earth laws should apply to Mid?

Originally Posted by Keroko

banged up at 16, or banged up at 17. Either way, according to most Earthen laws that's bellow the age of consent. Might as well not try to think up any excuses and say Clyde -who would then be 22- banged a girl 6 years younger.

Huh? HUH? Age of consent is about 16 on half of the Earth last time i checked. In some places lower. IIRC in Japan it was 13 not long ago, 16 now. In Russia it was 14 for some time, now again 16. In many US states IIRC it's again 16. Etc.

[Keroko]

Originally Posted by al103

And why the hell Earth laws should apply to Mid?

They shouldn't, but everyone keeps doing it anyway.

[Satashi]

Originally Posted by al103

And why the hell Earth laws should apply to Mid?

Originally Posted by Keroko

They shouldn't, but everyone keeps doing it anyway.

Because that's what people who read it relate to. Its like Christmas and halloween, Mid doesn't have them but we want to see it anyway. Besides, no matter what you do, someone will either say "Age of consent is 18!" or "That's earth's rules that don't apply on mid!"

So I personally like applying Earth's laws to mid, it places the reader in the world more, I think.

[RadiantBeam]

Originally Posted by spawnofthejudge

Badass Ninja Family? Normal Life?

Normal for them, happy?

Originally Posted by al103

And why the hell Earth laws should apply to Mid?

Because we're never given an age of consent law for Mid, so we have to work with what we know based off Earth and whatever state/country we live in. I made 18 the age of consent law for my ViCia series because that's the age of consent in the United States, give or take a few states, and it's what I'm most familiar and comfortable with.

Besides that, it gives me a fun bonus. I get to develop the couple without having to worry about the sexual side of their relationship, at least for another year.

[LoweGear]

It's rather obvious by now that the reason many aspects of Mid culture seem rooted in Earth culture is because of lack of imagination by the creators in the general aspects of their world building. It's a rather common syndrome in storytelling when world building is concerned - afterall, you write best what you know, and most of us have never personally seen what an alien culture with a different history looks and feels like. Having a base in a familiar culture also makes the story more accessible to the audience without having to go into a detailed world history, though that depends on the writer's skill (Tolkien has awesome world building).

Still, that doesn't mean we shouldn't have any leeway in changing aspects of the culture that we can to make Midchildan culture a more unique and alien culture - as an example, SaintX even has a naming system for Midchildan months to differentiate it from out standard Januaries and Decembers.

[Satashi]

AlternativeS 1 AlternativeS 2 AlternativeS 3a AlternativeS 3b AlternativeS 4 AlternativeS 5

Spoiler for AlternativeS 6-1:

I could feel the pulsing vibrations through my hands as I gripped the steering wheel harder. My eyes were narrow, focusing on what was in front of me intently, scanning and taking in everything all at once. My engine was screaming and my hand stayed next to my shifter and hand brake, thumb pressed on a small red button. The kick was instant and the speed I was going started to move upwards at a rate that would have most people worried about control. I was used to this, however, and my ruby red eyes seemed to drink in the world in slow motion while I kept moving. My power over lightning gave me speed that, when combined with racing, made me quite a formidable opponent. The car to my left was passed and I wove in and out of cars on the road, speeding to the predetermined finish line while the other racers strained to keep their wits about them at this pace.

Alternatives VI
By: Satashi

The black car slid to a halt, skidding as the force died down from the sharp turn. Slowly the door opened and screams of victory came at once from around the woman getting out of her car. A crowd swamped to her, cheering and yelling while the rest of the street racers pulled into the designated area. When another car door open, the winner walked over to him, blond hair flowing out behind her. "Second place," she cooed out with a smile. "The first loser."

The man glared at the woman, fist opening and closing in his rage. "Why didn't they say you were racing tonight?"

"If they did," The woman replied casually, plucking her winnings from a man who came to her. "Then little boys like you would have went home."

"This race wasn't meant for you, Thunderbird!" He complained, pointing a finger at her. "There are rules!"

"I make my own rules." Turning, Thunderbird got back in her car. "Call me when there's a race worth winning." With that, the window rolled up and the engine turned. The people moved from the woman's path, allowing her to leave the scene without any more conversation. The vehicle moved back out onto the road and drove casually to a bar, where it parked away from the other cars.

The blonde got out and began walking to her favorite relaxing place before slowing down to a stop. "You have some nerve coming to see me in person after that little stunt you pulled."

A chuckle came from the shadows under a street light that couldn't seem to make up its mind on if it should be lit or not. In one of its flickerings, a man was revealed underneath it. Light purple hair that went to his shoulders came paired with a set of yellow eyes. A sick grin was set on his face and he showed no signs of fear from the girl. "I assure you, Alicia, I had no hand in what happened then."

Alicia scoffed. "Then why did your little trio attack me as I made the delivery, Jail?" Walking over to him, she stood before the man and glared. "You payed me to transfer the girl from your little secret lab to your base. On the way there, who should I come across other than The Loli Tri-force of yours. If you didn't inform them of me, how did they know I had relics with me, as well as what van I was driving?"

"Simple," Jail almost purred at her while holding up an ID tag smeared with blood. "One of the men who prepared your van was bought off by Erio."

Reaching out, Alica took the card an read the name. "Never cared for him anyway. Always wanted to put an underglow kit on my car." Pocketing the card instead of handing it back, Alicia crossed her arms. "Now, there is still the issue of my payment."

"You didn't make the delivery."

"As I recall, they got all three relics. I left with them, you got them. Delivery completed."

"I wanted the girl." Jail narrowed his eyes. "You failed to bring her to me."

"If your people wouldn't have attacked me, I would have." Her hand moved to jab a finger against his chest. "You pay me to do my job, and I do it. If you can't keep tabs on your little children, who's fault is that?"

"I have my reasons for not telling them about you, Alicia. They are concerned with Project F-"

"And I told you to never mention that name to me again!"

Jail didn't seem phased by the sudden outbreak. Instead he kept grinning while making eye contact. "I thought you would like an exception this time." Moving past her, he took a few steps away before looking over his shoulder. "What my boy Erio found while out will interest you greatly."

"Why do you think I care about him, or your little games you play?" Alicia turned around as well, glaring at him. "I'm a transporter, not a science enthusiast. Where I came from doesn't matter."

"Even if I told you he described you perfectly?" Jail's smirk rose up more, hands moving out in a helpless manor.

"Oh gee, He attacks my van and forces me to make myself scarce before the cops arrive so I don't get noticed. So what if he got a glance at me, he doesn't matter."

"The thing is, Alicia," Jail walked back towards her slowly. "He didn't see you then, nor when he recorded a conversation for me." Stopping right in front of the girl, he raised an eyebrow at her. "He talked to another woman. One who looks just like you, I should say... One who was born from Project F as well. From a very particular person, from my observation. You see, Alicia, from my years of research, I have managed to get a certain feel for clones and the process of making them. I can tell the difference between real and fake, you could say."

"And this interest me, why?"

"Because, my dear friend, with only the voice recordings and pictures that my dear Erio showed me... I know who this woman is."

"You have about three seconds to stop wasting my time."

"She, my precious Alicia... Is your sister. Or should I say twin?"

Alicia's eyes narrowed darkly as she reached out to grab his throat. "don't play your sick games with me, Jail!"

Undeterred by the grip on him, Jail simple lifted his hand, showing a small slip of paper in it. "Here is where she is staying. Once you meet her, I do hope you remember that you owe me a big, very big, favor for this information."

The girl growled at him before letting him go and snatching the paper from his hand. "If this is a trick, Jail, so help me, our partnership is over and ever location of your bases will become public knowledge so fast you won't have time to vacate them all before you're zerged with police."

"Have a good evening, Alicia." Jail called over his shoulder while walking away. "Give my regards to your sister."

Spoiler for AlternativeS 6-2:

~**~

"And this is where you came to?" Yuuno tapped a few buttons on his monitor while looking around at the park. "Strange place for a time shift."

"Not just time, but universe," Fate agreed. Her eyes scanned the area, finding nothing out of the ordinary. "Why was I here in the first place? A battle? But my jacket wasn't even touched."

Yuuno let out a breath while putting a hand on his hip. "Well there is a small spike of energies here, but nothing I can pin down. I need to know what the circumstances were that sent you here before I can really work on repeating the process..."

"I can't remember," Fate rubbed her temples. "Bardiche's memory log is completely blank as well."

"Devices sync to the world's time automatically. If you were sent to our universe, then Bardiche would have adjusted as soon as he was activated."

Fate looked down at her triangular gem. "Bardiche, have you adjusted your clock?"

"Yes Sir, twelve hours."

Fate blinked. "Out of sixteen... that means there are four hours where my memory lost. Bardiche, can you access those four hours?"

"No sir, there is corruption in the data bank."

Yuuno nodded. "I can imagine how that would happen. Our ships are designed to prevent the interference, so an unprotected device would suffer from it. What we really need is for you to recall what was going on that lead up to the rift. Can you remember anything? Anything at all?"

Fate stayed silent for a long moment for letting out a frustrated groan. "Nothing! I can't remember anything past sitting at my desk! Not even someone coming to me or being contacted!"

"Sir, last known contact was from Nanoha." Bardiche spoke up. "Requesting you to come to Hayate's office."

"Hayate...Hayate..." Face paced. "I was at my desk... eating a piece of candy... Hayate... Nanoha... Yes... Nanoha contacted me..." Hands went to closed eyes and rubbed. "She... she... she was nervous... and....and.... ARGH!"

"Calm down," Yuuno tried to sooth her. "Don't force it, just think calmly."

"Okay... okay..." Fate tried to steady herself.

"Maybe you should go to where your desk was in your world, see if it helps jog your memory. What candy were you eating as well?

"Why?"

"Taste brings back memories, much like smell. Its an aid that is proven to work."

"I... I see... Okay..." Fate nodded. "My favourite candy is Red Hots."

"Mine too," A voice made both people turn around to see a blonde walking towards them, red eyes shining as she looked at Fate. "Hello, Fate."

Fate's arms fell to her sides, breath catching in her throat. In front of her stood her mirror image, hair loose and flowing but bound near the bottom with a fluffy green ribbon. "Ali...cia...?"

[spawnofthejudge]

Originally Posted by Satashi

AlternativeS 6-2

The scene I wanted! Cliffhanger!

Where are they? Are they at the park and Yuuno's on a portable console, or is Yuuno pulling up a picture of the park at a console in the IL or something?

[Kaijo]

Originally Posted by Allquall

Oh good, so not a bad person? Whew!

As for the origin of the cinnamon buns, that meme came during the first FanFic thread when we got into an argument over whether or not Fate would look good in Princess Leia "bun" hair or not. FamishedBunkmate was writing a horrible Star Wars crossover (It was really bad. I hope it was on purpose, but I only got here at the end of it, so ask TSS.) and kept pestering the thread if Nanoha should be Luke and save the galaxy or Han and get the girl which led to the back and forth of us asking why was Fate Leia when Vivio worked way better. We then said that if he were determined to make Fate Leia then he needed to go all the way with the hair. Satashi (though she encouraged the story) was a complete "non-bun" (because she has no taste ) and starting bitching about cinnamon buns slapped on Fate's skull. That's when 1st FFT then looked like an image thread for a few pages with all the hilarious Bun!Fate fanart until Skyfall put an end to it. FamishedBunkmate blamed Satashi for his/her/its horrible writing and derailing the thread and was soon banned. Finally peace came back for a bit, but Satashi kept including cinnamon buns in her work to piss out FB who I'm sure is still reading this thread.

This might actually be fun. I can see it now...

Uncle Shiro: You have to check the moisture condensers on the south side.

Nanoha Skywalker: But I wanted to head into Toshley Station to pick up some power converters with my friends.... NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

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Yuuno Kenobi: You must learn the ways of magic, if you wish to come with me to Mid-Childa.

Nanoha Skywalker: Magic? Okay!

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Lindy Solo: My son, Chronobaca, tells me that you're looking for a ship.

Yuuno Kenobi: If she's a fast ship.

Lindy Solo: You've never heard of the Asura Falcon? It made the kessel run in less than 12 parsecs!

Chronobaca: Bllllarrggh!

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Princess Fate: Aren't your pig-tails a bit too short for an imperial stormtrooper?

Nanoha Skywalker: (takes off helmet): My name is Nanoha Skywalker. I'm here with Yuuno Kenobi. We're here to rescue you!

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*Yuuno is in a magical dual with Darth Precia, and is struck down!*

Nanoha Skywalker: NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

Su-zu-P-O: Oh my, Nanoha, you already did your emo shout this fic!

Ar-2-isa-2: beep beep boop beep boop (Why the fuck can't I talk right!?)

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Instructor: "So you maneuver down this trench and, using your AI device, hit this point to blow it up."

Nanoha Skywalker: (Brings out Raging Heart) Why don't I just shoot it normally from range?

Instructor: Not as much plot suspense that way.

Nanoha Skywalker: (dissapointed) mou.

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Edit: Page 1000 claim for Nanoha/Star Wars goodness! And a bonus scene from the sequel!

Darth Precia: Nanoha... I am your mother.

Nanoha: Um, no you're not. You're Fate's mother.

Darth Precia: NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

Director: Cut! This is the wrong movie for that shout!