On a more serious note.... very interesting. Almost dark and creepy, when you think about the overtones of what Precia is saying and what she might have done. Personally, I'd be interested to see what would happen if Precia bonded with Nanoha enough to actually pull off a Face Heel Turn, or at least consider it.
So if she's using Nanoha to gather the Seeds, does this mean she never made Fate? Or was she abandoned?
Thanks for commenting!
...Is it weird that I actually kind of like writing Precia, given how creepy and ambiguous she can be?
And the answer to what happened to Fate is--
Spoiler for Fate:
“If Raising Heart isn’t compatible with you, don’t worry,” Precia assured her, putting a hand on Nanoha’s shoulder. “I can get you another Device if you like—ah, don’t worry!” With a smile, Precia added her final confident words, “Its old user won’t need it anymore.”
Speaking of Precia, why can I imagine this happening?
Spoiler for The End of Nanoha:
"It's time, Fate." Precia declared as she placed her hand on the girl's naked breast. "Take me to my Alicia." Her hand sunk into the girl's flesh and Fate winced in pain as Precia moved her hand down to her stomach.
Fate gasped as if she had heard a sudden scream, and Precia felt her arm being ripped from her body and absorbed into the girl.
"W-What are you doing?!" She screamed.
"I am not your doll." Fate replied softly as she turned away.
"Where are you going?"
"I have to go. Nanoha is calling me."
Damn, I haven't seen EoE in ages...
Come Sweet Death is now playing in your head. Manually.
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...?"
Spoiler for AlternativeS 6-3:
"That's right," The woman answered with a hint of curiosity laced in her voice. She looked at the dumbstruck Fate for several moments before walking the rest of the way to her, circling the girl while inspecting. "Wow, you really are my twin."
"How...?" Fate breathed out, reaching to take Alicia's arm gently in her hand. "You should be dead..."
"I am very much alive," Alicia responded simply. "The question is, where did you suddenly come from and why haven't I met you before?"
"I...I..."
"Fate." Yuuno's voice made both girls look over at him. "Is this the person you were talking about?"
"Y...Yeah..." Fate nodded dumbly. "Alicia..."
Alicia hummed. "You seem to have known about me before now."
"Twenty years..."
The other girl licked her lips. "Twenty? So you knew me when you were one year old? Impossible."
"I'm twenty-nine," Fate revealed with wide eyes. "But you're only nineteen, aren't you?"
"That's correct." Alicia took the hand on her arm and inspected it. "So you're the older sister even though I was first? Were you born as an infant?"
Fate shook her head. "I was nine when I was born."
The other girl hummed to herself while thinking. "So you were born twenty years ago? That doesn't make sense, I always thought I was the one and only..."
"I... am a clone, a result of Project F that my mother was trying to create... I have your memories up until you... had your accident."
Alicia's mouth opened but she closed it again. After a few moments she finally spoke up once more. "I see. Well, this makes things interesting, doesn't it, Sis?" She grinned and couldn't help but laugh as she traced her fingers along Fate's face. "I sure age well."
Fate let out a small chuckle, shaking her head in disbelief. "This is surreal..."
Yuuno stepped up to the two girls after making sure to save all of his data. "Just out of curiosity, how did you know where to find us?"
The 'younger' sister looked at Yuuno and smiled. "I went to the base and someone there scolded me for making you wait on me at the park. I just came where Fate was supposed to be."
"How did you know her name?"
"Yuuno!" Fate chastised him. "She's my sister, why are you being so defensive!?"
"Because," Yuuno replied back, almost as sharply. "Vivio was terrified of her, and she placed him with Jail, a wanted criminal."
Alica glared at him. "I don't know you, but I really don't like you." Grabbing Fate's arm, she started pulling her away. "Come on, Sis, I want to talk to you in private.
"Ah, uhm," Fate stumbled as she tried to keep up. "Yuuno, tell everyone I will be back later, okay?" The male seemed like he was going to say something else but chose not to, allowing her to be dragged away some more before regaining her footing. "Alicia, where are we going?"
"Call me Sister, or at least Alicia-oneechan."
"Sis," Fate chose the same term that Alicia referred to her as. "Where are we going?"
"Lunch." Alicia pulled the girl closer and looped her arm through Fate's. "I just found out I have a twin, I want to get to know her. You're free, right?"
Fate couldn't help but laugh. "You ask after you drag me away." She got a giggle and was going to play a little more with the joke but stopped dead in her tracks when she saw a black sports car in front of her. "Is that an RX8?"
"Why yes." Alicia walked up to it and both doors opened. "Yes it is."
Fate slid into the passenger seat and inspected the glossy interior. "Wow, this brings back so many memories..."
Alicia grinned. "You have one?"
"Had," Fate mused while inspecting everything. It was almost as if she was in her old car, down to the very last custom detailing. "Nanoha borrowed it, blew it up."
"That's what happens when people who can't drive get in these things."
"No, I mean literally blew it up. Wasn't anything left but the frame, broken glass, and melted things." Fate grinned, despite the bad memory of the several days afterwords where she and Nanoha didn't speak to each other.
Alicia pushed the button to start the car, smiling even more as Fate continued to fawn over it. "What do you drive now?"
Fate hesitated, catching herself before she mentioned a car that hadn't been invented yet. "Nothing, I'm between cars currently."
"I have one you can drive. Its not quite as fun as this one, but it gets me by."
"You have more than one?" Fate blinked. "How can you afford that?"
"I have my ways." Alicia took Fate's hand and squeezed it. "But enough about me, tell me about you. Where have you been for so long, why didn't you try to find me?"
"I thought you died..." Fate whispered, reaching over to place her other hand on top of her sister's. "And I... I just wasn't around much here. Beleive me, if I could have done anything I would have!"
"So it doesn't creep you out?" Alicia asked softly, looking over at Fate sideways a moment before turning back to the road. "I mean, you said you were a clone, right? Does it make you feel weird knowing the real you is right here?"
"Not at all," Fate replied at once. "No matter how I was born, you're still Alicia and I'm Fate. We're twins."
Alicia kept her eyes ahead for a few moments before she looked at Fate once more, smiling at her honestly. "I'm glad."
~**~
"Yuuno-kun?" Nanoha called her friend's name curiously when he came to her raised platform she used to watch over her students. "I thought you were with Fate-chan?"
"Was, yeah," Yuuno replied back before stopping to stand next to her. "Remember how Vivio said Fate's sister's name? Alicia."
"Yes?"
"She found Fate at the park." Yuuno motioned with his hands while talking. "I couldn't believe it; they looked exactly the same. I mean... exactly."
"Well, Fate-chan did say that she was a clone..."
Yuuno nodded lightly. "She said that she came here first and was told to meet me at the park."
"That was her!?" Nanoha shrieked out, eyes wide. "But... but...!"
"I know," Yuuno crossed his arms. "I could only tell them apart by what they were saying, and Alicia had a green ribbon instead of black... But that's not the point. I'm concerned."
"About?"
"Vivio. Alicia obviously knows her, and Vivio didn't exactly seem pleased when she first met Fate. I mentioned it while there, but Alicia got mad and pulled Fate away."
"So she probably did do something to Vivio... but its so hard to imagine Fate-chan's sister to be bad..."
"We don't know her. Before we find out what the deal is, I don't want her to be unsupervised. She could very well be an enemy."
Nanoha looked down at the ground, weighing her feelings. "She's with Alicia-san now, isn't she?"
"Yeah."
"For now we'll just see how it goes. I'll talk to Fate-chan when she gets back...until then, I want to keep Vivio at my side and away from Alicia-san.
Spoiler for Alternatives 6-4:
~**~
"So," Alicia pondered aloud while she and Fate waited on their meal to arrive to their table. "Is my dear older sister seeing anyone?"
"Yes," Fate held up her left hand to show a ring. "Nanoha."
"Married?" Alicia leaned forward a bit to inspect the simple gold band. "I don't believe in marriage. "
"Why not?"
"What good can come from bringing the government into a relationship?"
"Tax write offs," Fate answered easily. "Aside from the lesser known things like devotion, love, and being committed to one person through the good times and the bad."
Alicia bit down on her straw and grinned at her sister. "Seems like you're pretty serious about it. "Nanoha... That instructor at the base, right? I saw her earlier. Is that why you're there? Or are you enlisted?"
Fate hesitated. "Civilian collaborator." changing the focus, Fate shifted the topic around on Alicia. "And you?"
"No real job you could say."
"So how do you afford those nice cars?" Fate paused her conversation as food was placed before them on the table. "Are you with someone as well?"
"Nope." The younger sister began eating, talking around her food as polity as she could. "I street race."
Fate nodded lightly. "Illegal betting, I assume?"
Alicia smiled and playfully ran her foot up Fate's leg. "Are you going to arrest me?"
"Er," blushing, Fate shook her head. "Uhm, no... I didn't catch you doing it, after all."
A happy giggle came. "Good, we have to stick together and all that." Leaning forward a bit more, Alicia licked her lips. "So..Will you introduce me to your lawfully wedded wife?"
Fate felt her cheeks heat up more. "Why are you asking in that tone of voice?"
"Because, I'm interested in meeting who my sister is in love with." She winked. "It might help me find someone to rock my world."
"Ah! We... she doesn't really... I mean.. "Fate stammered, trying to keep talking after getting what was implied. "We don't..." She looked down. "...That often..."
"Really?" the girl laughed out. "We can change that, how about a three way?"
"ALICIA!?" Fate eyed her sister who was laughing so hard she was almost crying. "Mou... don't tease me like that..."
~**~
Nanoha looked up when she heard the door open to her room. "Fate-chan?"
"I'm back," Fate called out in her normal soft tone. "Nanoha, I'd like you to meet someone."
Moving her wheelchair over to Fate, Nanoha felt herself go on alert when the twins stood in front of her. "Ah... Hello."
"Hi!" Alicia bent over to get a good look at Nanoha. "Wow, sis, way to go! she's hot!"
"Alicia!" Fate blushed yet again.
Nanoha sank back in her chair, shocked at the boldness. "I can't see why," alicia continued, eyeing Nanoha. "That you wouldn't want to do the bunny hop with her more." She grinned at Nanoha. "Fate told me how much she wanted to ravish you, it was really cute."
"Alicia!!!" Fate pulled her sister back. "D-don't say that..."
"She's your wife, its okay!" Alicia nodded to herself.
"Ah...Alicia...-san." Nanoha tried to shake off the words she was just told. "I'm sorry to sound rude here, but do you know a Jail scaglietti?"
"Jail?" Alicia blinked. "Why do you ask?"
At that moment, Vivio came down the stairs while rubbing one of her eyes sleepily. "Mama... I'm hungry..." Alicia stood up straight, looking down at Vivio. The child blinked several times, looking at Fate and then Alicia each in turn before slowly taking a step back. Tears came to her eyes and her body shook in fear. "No... I don't want to go!"
Alicia crossed her arms and stared at Vivio as both Nanoha and Fate stood in front of her. "So that's why the doctor told me about you, sis."
Here it comes. Now we find out if AltS!Alicia is good or bad.
I don't think it's a question of that. She's not good or evil, she just does whatever she gets paid to do. It's a question of how strong her work ethic is. Now she's already told Jail that it's his own fault for loosing Vivio, but if she'll just leave it at that or will she go "I was paid to bring Vivio to him, so I'm going to do my job" is the mystery.
Why Fate would even bring Alicia home when she knew Vivio was going to be there is another mystery.
Here it comes. Now we find out if AltS!Alicia is good or bad.
So suspenseful!
The best part about doing this is parts is that I can cliffhanger at any given moment, even if it isn't a cliffhanger as the story as a whole. XD
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I don't think it's a question of that. She's not good or evil, she just does whatever she gets paid to do. It's a question of how strong her work ethic is. Now she's already told Jail that it's his own fault for loosing Vivio, but if she'll just leave it at that or will she go "I was paid to bring Vivio to him, so I'm going to do my job" is the mystery.
Guess you'll have to wait to find out :P
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Why Fate would even bring Alicia home when she knew Vivio was going to be there is another mystery.
Sometimes you want to think the most of your family. Specially one who you are based off of.
I don't think it's a question of that. She's not good or evil, she just does whatever she gets paid to do. It's a question of how strong her work ethic is. Now she's already told Jail that it's his own fault for loosing Vivio, but if she'll just leave it at that or will she go "I was paid to bring Vivio to him, so I'm going to do my job" is the mystery.
Why Fate would even bring Alicia home when she knew Vivio was going to be there is another mystery.
Of course it's not that simple; I was condensing a complicated question ("Will Alicia do right by her job and Jail here, or will family and concern for a little girl win out?") into a simpler one ("In the context of this story, am I rooting for the team Alicia is on right now?").
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The best part about doing this is parts is that I can cliffhanger at any given moment, even if it isn't a cliffhanger as the story as a whole. XD
Guess you'll have to wait to find out :P
Sometimes you want to think the most of your family. Specially one who you are based off of.
It's very entertaining, certainly. And I completely understand Fate's actions here, I just really really don't want them to bite her in the butt in a few minutes.
It's very entertaining, certainly. And I completely understand Fate's actions here, I just really really don't want them to bite her in the butt in a few minutes.
I'm hoping that Fate wont let that happen. Protect your baby Fate! Also, Nanoha-mama (even in a wheelchair) is not to be angered. -w-; 'specially if you are her potential mate. Run from the befriendment Alts!Alicia, run!
-sails around in her Alts!Nanoha x Alts!Alicia ship-
“If Raising Heart isn’t compatible with you, don’t worry,” Precia assured her, putting a hand on Nanoha’s shoulder. “I can get you another Device if you like—ah, don’t worry!” With a smile, Precia added her final confident words, “Its old user won’t need it anymore.”
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...?"
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"That's right," The woman answered with a hint of curiosity laced in her voice. She looked at the dumbstruck Fate for several moments before walking the rest of the way to her, circling the girl while inspecting. "Wow, you really are my twin."
"How...?" Fate breathed out, reaching to take Alicia's arm gently in her hand. "You should be dead..."
"I am very much alive," Alicia responded simply. "The question is, where did you suddenly come from and why haven't I met you before?"
"I...I..."
"Fate." Yuuno's voice made both girls look over at him. "Is this the person you were talking about?"
"Y...Yeah..." Fate nodded dumbly. "Alicia..."
Alicia hummed. "You seem to have known about me before now."
"Twenty years..."
The other girl licked her lips. "Twenty? So you knew me when you were one year old? Impossible."
"I'm twenty-nine," Fate revealed with wide eyes. "But you're only nineteen, aren't you?"
"That's correct." Alicia took the hand on her arm and inspected it. "So you're the older sister even though I was first? Were you born as an infant?"
Fate shook her head. "I was nine when I was born."
The other girl hummed to herself while thinking. "So you were born twenty years ago? That doesn't make sense, I always thought I was the one and only..."
"I... am a clone, a result of Project F that my mother was trying to create... I have your memories up until you... had your accident."
Alicia's mouth opened but she closed it again. After a few moments she finally spoke up once more. "I see. Well, this makes things interesting, doesn't it, Sis?" She grinned and couldn't help but laugh as she traced her fingers along Fate's face. "I sure age well."
Fate let out a small chuckle, shaking her head in disbelief. "This is surreal..."
Yuuno stepped up to the two girls after making sure to save all of his data. "Just out of curiosity, how did you know where to find us?"
The 'younger' sister looked at Yuuno and smiled. "I went to the base and someone there scolded me for making you wait on me at the park. I just came where Fate was supposed to be."
"How did you know her name?"
"Yuuno!" Fate chastised him. "She's my sister, why are you being so defensive!?"
"Because," Yuuno replied back, almost as sharply. "Vivio was terrified of her, and she placed him with Jail, a wanted criminal."
Alica glared at him. "I don't know you, but I really don't like you." Grabbing Fate's arm, she started pulling her away. "Come on, Sis, I want to talk to you in private.
"Ah, uhm," Fate stumbled as she tried to keep up. "Yuuno, tell everyone I will be back later, okay?" The male seemed like he was going to say something else but chose not to, allowing her to be dragged away some more before regaining her footing. "Alicia, where are we going?"
"Call me Sister, or at least Alicia-oneechan."
"Sis," Fate chose the same term that Alicia referred to her as. "Where are we going?"
"Lunch." Alicia pulled the girl closer and looped her arm through Fate's. "I just found out I have a twin, I want to get to know her. You're free, right?"
Fate couldn't help but laugh. "You ask after you drag me away." She got a giggle and was going to play a little more with the joke but stopped dead in her tracks when she saw a black sports car in front of her. "Is that an RX8?"
"Why yes." Alicia walked up to it and both doors opened. "Yes it is."
Fate slid into the passenger seat and inspected the glossy interior. "Wow, this brings back so many memories..."
Alicia grinned. "You have one?"
"Had," Fate mused while inspecting everything. It was almost as if she was in her old car, down to the very last custom detailing. "Nanoha borrowed it, blew it up."
"That's what happens when people who can't drive get in these things."
"No, I mean literally blew it up. Wasn't anything left but the frame, broken glass, and melted things." Fate grinned, despite the bad memory of the several days afterwords where she and Nanoha didn't speak to each other.
Alicia pushed the button to start the car, smiling even more as Fate continued to fawn over it. "What do you drive now?"
Fate hesitated, catching herself before she mentioned a car that hadn't been invented yet. "Nothing, I'm between cars currently."
"I have one you can drive. Its not quite as fun as this one, but it gets me by."
"You have more than one?" Fate blinked. "How can you afford that?"
"I have my ways." Alicia took Fate's hand and squeezed it. "But enough about me, tell me about you. Where have you been for so long, why didn't you try to find me?"
"I thought you died..." Fate whispered, reaching over to place her other hand on top of her sister's. "And I... I just wasn't around much here. Beleive me, if I could have done anything I would have!"
"So it doesn't creep you out?" Alicia asked softly, looking over at Fate sideways a moment before turning back to the road. "I mean, you said you were a clone, right? Does it make you feel weird knowing the real you is right here?"
"Not at all," Fate replied at once. "No matter how I was born, you're still Alicia and I'm Fate. We're twins."
Alicia kept her eyes ahead for a few moments before she looked at Fate once more, smiling at her honestly. "I'm glad."
~**~
"Yuuno-kun?" Nanoha called her friend's name curiously when he came to her raised platform she used to watch over her students. "I thought you were with Fate-chan?"
"Was, yeah," Yuuno replied back before stopping to stand next to her. "Remember how Vivio said Fate's sister's name? Alicia."
"Yes?"
"She found Fate at the park." Yuuno motioned with his hands while talking. "I couldn't believe it; they looked exactly the same. I mean... exactly."
"Well, Fate-chan did say that she was a clone..."
Yuuno nodded lightly. "She said that she came here first and was told to meet me at the park."
"That was her!?" Nanoha shrieked out, eyes wide. "But... but...!"
"I know," Yuuno crossed his arms. "I could only tell them apart by what they were saying, and Alicia had a green ribbon instead of black... But that's not the point. I'm concerned."
"About?"
"Vivio. Alicia obviously knows her, and Vivio didn't exactly seem pleased when she first met Fate. I mentioned it while there, but Alicia got mad and pulled Fate away."
"So she probably did do something to Vivio... but its so hard to imagine Fate-chan's sister to be bad..."
"We don't know her. Before we find out what the deal is, I don't want her to be unsupervised. She could very well be an enemy."
Nanoha looked down at the ground, weighing her feelings. "She's with Alicia-san now, isn't she?"
"Yeah."
"For now we'll just see how it goes. I'll talk to Fate-chan when she gets back...until then, I want to keep Vivio at my side and away from Alicia-san.
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~**~
"So," Alicia pondered aloud while she and Fate waited on their meal to arrive to their table. "Is my dear older sister seeing anyone?"
"Yes," Fate held up her left hand to show a ring. "Nanoha."
"Married?" Alicia leaned forward a bit to inspect the simple gold band. "I don't believe in marriage. "
"Why not?"
"What good can come from bringing the government into a relationship?"
"Tax write offs," Fate answered easily. "Aside from the lesser known things like devotion, love, and being committed to one person through the good times and the bad."
Alicia bit down on her straw and grinned at her sister. "Seems like you're pretty serious about it. "Nanoha... That instructor at the base, right? I saw her earlier. Is that why you're there? Or are you enlisted?"
Fate hesitated. "Civilian collaborator." changing the focus, Fate shifted the topic around on Alicia. "And you?"
"No real job you could say."
"So how do you afford those nice cars?" Fate paused her conversation as food was placed before them on the table. "Are you with someone as well?"
"Nope." The younger sister began eating, talking around her food as polity as she could. "I street race."
Fate nodded lightly. "Illegal betting, I assume?"
Alicia smiled and playfully ran her foot up Fate's leg. "Are you going to arrest me?"
"Er," blushing, Fate shook her head. "Uhm, no... I didn't catch you doing it, after all."
A happy giggle came. "Good, we have to stick together and all that." Leaning forward a bit more, Alicia licked her lips. "So..Will you introduce me to your lawfully wedded wife?"
Fate felt her cheeks heat up more. "Why are you asking in that tone of voice?"
"Because, I'm interested in meeting who my sister is in love with." She winked. "It might help me find someone to rock my world."
"Ah! We... she doesn't really... I mean.. "Fate stammered, trying to keep talking after getting what was implied. "We don't..." She looked down. "...That often..."
"Really?" the girl laughed out. "We can change that, how about a three way?"
"ALICIA!?" Fate eyed her sister who was laughing so hard she was almost crying. "Mou... don't tease me like that..."
~**~
Nanoha looked up when she heard the door open to her room. "Fate-chan?"
"I'm back," Fate called out in her normal soft tone. "Nanoha, I'd like you to meet someone."
Moving her wheelchair over to Fate, Nanoha felt herself go on alert when the twins stood in front of her. "Ah... Hello."
"Hi!" Alicia bent over to get a good look at Nanoha. "Wow, sis, way to go! she's hot!"
"Alicia!" Fate blushed yet again.
Nanoha sank back in her chair, shocked at the boldness. "I can't see why," alicia continued, eyeing Nanoha. "That you wouldn't want to do the bunny hop with her more." She grinned at Nanoha. "Fate told me how much she wanted to ravish you, it was really cute."
"Alicia!!!" Fate pulled her sister back. "D-don't say that..."
"She's your wife, its okay!" Alicia nodded to herself.
"Ah...Alicia...-san." Nanoha tried to shake off the words she was just told. "I'm sorry to sound rude here, but do you know a Jail scaglietti?"
"Jail?" Alicia blinked. "Why do you ask?"
At that moment, Vivio came down the stairs while rubbing one of her eyes sleepily. "Mama... I'm hungry..." Alicia stood up straight, looking down at Vivio. The child blinked several times, looking at Fate and then Alicia each in turn before slowly taking a step back. Tears came to her eyes and her body shook in fear. "No... I don't want to go!"
Alicia crossed her arms and stared at Vivio as both Nanoha and Fate stood in front of her. "So that's why the doctor told me about you, sis."
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"What do you mean?" Fate asked softly, moving to stand in front of Alicia directly.
"The person you asked me about, Jail, paid me to transport that girl there to one of his labs."
"You.." Fate shook her head. "No, you can't be working for him!"
"I don't." Alicia replied casually. "I didn't tell you the entire truth, sis." The younger sibling put a hand on her hip. "I'm a transporter. People pay me to move things for them."
"And you transported our daughter!" Nanoha snapped at her.
"Daughter?" Alicia leaned closer to Fate to peer over her shoulder. "Really?"
"Yes really!" Nanoha picked up vivio and sat the child on her lap to hold her.
"Huh. How about that." Alicia clicked her tongue. "Oh well, that job is over."
Fate moved to look Alicia in the eyes. "What does that mean?"
"Relax." Alicia put her hands on Fate's shoulders. "I know its not the most legal way to make money, but you should understand. I was homeless, scared, confused, and I had to eat. I just found something I was good at. As for your daughter there, I was paid to get her into a life pod and take her to a base.. that's it."
"You..." Fate shook the hands off her shoulders. "You willingly hurt an innocent CHILD to deliver her to some mad scientist!? All this time I thought that there was some mistake! that it couldn't have been you, but..."
Alicia lost her smile when Fate turned away from her. "So... you knew I did it and you still brought me here?"
"I..." Fate wiped her eyes and sniffed, not sure if it was sadness or rage making her cry. "I just knew it was a mistake... that you weren't a bad person...."
Alicia looked down at the ground, shifting in the uncomfortable silence for several moments before she took a step forward and embraced Fate from behind. "I'm sorry. I just... got used to being a bad person. I didn't think about how it would hurt anyone..."
Nanoha snorted. "How could you not? She's a child, Alicia-san." She held Vivio closer.
"...If I had known, I swear I wouldn't have done it... please believe me, Sis..."
"... I do." Fate moved in Alicia's arms so she could face her. "But you still did it. You're working with our worst enemy..."
"I'll give him to you." Alicia replied simply. "I'm sure he sent me to my sister so I would see Vivio. He knows I would take the chance to make more money. He has several labs all over the city and could be at any one at any time. If I deliver a fake Vivio to him, you can all be there to witness it and bust him."
Nanoha eyed her. "Why should we trust you?"
Alicia moved from Fate and stood directly in front of Nanoha. "Because Fate-onechan and I look exactly alike. I will sit in a cell while Fate carries out the mission." Looking back at her sister, she softened her gaze. "You told me you were super strong right? You'll be fine, won't you?"
"...Of course, but..." Fate looked at Nanoha. "We can't seriously put her in a cell!" Nanoha went to protest but Fate kept going. "Please Nanoha! she's my sister! Understand!"
Nanoha looked between the two for a moment before growling. "Fine. Fine! I'll go talk to Hayate-chan." As she moved betwen them, she looked up at Alicia. The blonde looked back down at her before kneeling down to be eye level.
"I know I upset you," She spoke softly, looking at Vivio clinging to Nanoha. "But I didn't mean to hurt my sister's family. I'm sorry, Vivio." Looking at Nanoha, she addressed her properly. "Nanoha, I'm sorry I hurt your daughter. I really want to be with my family after being alone all these years... Can you understand that?"
Nanoha took a deep breath to steady herself. "...Yes. I understand."
"Thank you." Leaning over, she hugged the woman tightly. "I'll make it up to you. Let me make you dinner?"
Nanoha felt a small smile come on her face. "What is it about you two and food?" She watched Alicia move away from her and then looked at Fate's hopeful expression. "Okay... you can stay here for a while."
"Thank you, Nanoha!" both twins spoke at the same time and Fate gave Nanoha a tight hug. "Really, thank you for giving her a chance." she whispered into Nanoha's ear softly. "It means a lot to me."
"I know," Nanoha whispered back. "I'll do anything for you... I guess that's why I understand her wanting to do the same."
"Nanoha..." Fate shifted to rest her forehead against her friend's. "Hearing that really makes me happy."
Alicia nudged Fate. "Go on, give her some tongue so she can be on her way."
"Alicia!" Fate shot up straight. "H-how can you change moods so fast!?"
Nanoha blushed darkly, but still looked up at Fate. "Some tongue? What did you tell her about me?"
Alicia answered first. "She said you rock her world and make her legs quiver-"
"Not in front of Vivio!" Fate scolded.
Alicia grinned. "I was lying, but you seem more concerned about your daughter hearing the truth than calling me on it." She smirked. "You really are my sister, after all."
Nanoha felt her heart skip a beat when Fate looked at her again, cheeks red and hair frizzing out. "C-come on, sis!" Fate yelped while escorting Alicia to the door.
"Nice meeting you!" Alicia called out as she was pushed away. "Please take care of my sister!"
"Alicia!"
Nanoha watched the door close before looking down at Vivio, who seemed so confused she couldn't make up her mind if she wanted to cry or not. "Vivio," Nanoha soothed her gently. "Alicia-san is sorry for scaring you... I think she may be a nice person after all, but just so you know... I will never let anything happen to you okay?"
"...Okay... Mama." Vivio hugged Nanoha again and held onto her.
'Now to go talk to Hayate-chan and work out some way to bring in a highly dangerous criminal...'
I think Fate is getting way too involved. She really has no business being there and sticking her nose into things. Oh sure it's understandable why she's doing it, but I feel she's losing focus on what should be most important: getting back to where she really belongs.
... The sadisitic side of me is looking forward to it all blowing up in her face
I feel unsettled... Maybe it has to do with the fact that Jail can tell the two apart? And he certainly mentioned that to Alicia straight away... She should know this...
-sails around in her Alts!Nanoha x Alts!Alicia ship-
See?! I'm not the only one!
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AlternativeS 6-5
Alright. Seems like climactic battle (since it's not going to be 1-2-3 easy), probably including Erio and Co. (interesting that he's the leader), then some sort of denouement where Alicia gains the family she never had, Nanoha gets the girl, and Fate manages to go back (I'd be shocked if Canon!Nanoha doesn't come to get her... and now I want a scene of Canon!Nanoha, Canon!Fate, AltS!Nanoha and AltS!Alicia having a friendly conversation...).
Does this mean I have a first mate for my ship? >w>
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... and now I want a scene of Canon!Nanoha, Canon!Fate, AltS!Nanoha and AltS!Alicia having a friendly conversation...).
...Alicia would just demand a foursome. o//////o Hayate would probably randomly appear as well some how; whether she would be participating or recording it, who knows!
Does this mean I have a first mate for my ship? >w>
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I really really can't wait for Alicia meeting Fate. I also now ship AltS!Alicia and AltS!Nanoha, despite them not having met.
Beat you to it; I mentioned the ship before you did.
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...Alicia would just demand a foursome. o//////o Hayate would probably randomly appear as well some how; whether she would be participating or recording it, who knows!
I want the heartfelt conversation first; I'm well aware that it would likely degenerate quickly after all that really needed to be said had been.
....So if she's using Nanoha to gather the Seeds, does this mean she never made Fate? Or was she abandoned?
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“I can get you another Device if you like—ah, don’t worry!” With a smile, Precia added her final confident words, “Its old user won’t need it anymore.”
Other Device = almost certainly Bardiche = "old user won't need it anymore" = abandoned/dead Fate.
2009-12-01, 10:20
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