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Originally Posted by Kaijo

Posted The 12 Cyborgs of Christmas to ff.net.

And now here we go again!

Future Tense

Chapter 25: Extrication, Part 1

In which Nanoha faces an unlikely opponent, and Givo brings a problem to Teana's doorstep...

Previous parts can be found here.

Spoiler for Future Tense, Chapter 25: Extrication, Part 1:

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Spoiler for There's some spoilers for people who haven't read the chapter...:

Another darned good chapter. The (ahem) Tournament Arc is rapidly drawing to a close, Tea and Givo are in trouble, Due and Quattro continue to be up to no good (I still wonder about their Master Plan with Young!Jail, but hey, that'll surely come in time, probably with a high HSQ). I have to say, though, that I found the Isis fight more distracting than engaging--it seemed like an exercise to work her into the fic somehow and have some Force shout-outs than anything else (but then again, it's a non-final battle in a Tournament Arc, so of course it's filler, and since Force mostly leaves me yawning the shout-outs don't have the value that they would to a fan of Isis who'd be happy to see her strut her stuff). I appreciate the fact that rather than devote whole episodes to filler, you're instead balancing that with outside scenes of a more serious note...and of course, that one definite plot complication came to light, namely Clone!Nanoha's possibly abbreviated lifespan a la Zest. Keep 'em coming!