Nanoha FanFiction Discussion

[Satashi]

Originally Posted by Tempest Dynasty

...

You want to give Nanoha a competition quality IPSC race gun?

EDIT: An older STI International model, probably.

I suppose in it's lethal, the compensator helps reduce recoil, the reflex sight gives rapid target acquisition, the frame makes it lightweight, and the overall package is an extremely accurate pistol... but there's just too much for Nanoha to lug around as an active duty weapon. That thing is meant for sporting competitions. Plus, at over $2500 USD (up to $3500) per pistol, it's a bit expensive.

Though if Nanoha really has the money to burn, might I suggest the Springfield Professional? It is the choice pistol for the FBI Hostage Rescue Team, and it is far more appropriate than a race gun.



Red dot reflex sight. No lasers.

EDIT2:

Ruining ideas and bursting bubbles. Ooooh yeah.

Actually, it's an airsoft pistol.

[Demi.]

Originally Posted by Merctrin

*twitches* So, ah, instead of homework I ended up with a fic. It has no title as I'm terrible at naming things and something tells me I'll be editing this quite a bit when I wake up properly. Um... right. Yeah, that's about it.

Spoiler for Untitled Product of 4AM:

-Snip

It was a nice read. It's one of the Canon scenes I want to see animated the most, so It's always welcomed when some one writes a fanfic about it.

I'll be looking forward to the next chapter.

[Thunderbird]

Originally Posted by 00-Raiser

There was a body! So anime law confirms that she is dead.

Fate already killed the Project F clone in the first (now second) story

But yes, this won't be the last you'll see of Ghost!Nanoha! The next idea I had is, oddly enough, inspired by Lucky Star!

Just because there was a body doesn't mean its dead! Anime Death Law Section 17, Chapter 2, Line 23 states that: a body found doesn't necessarily have to be dead. It could just be asleep or put into a state of magical coma.

In either case...whoever this "Nanoha" is...you've sure gotten everyone's interest. I'm starting to wonder if shes like Fate from AltS and somehow ended up-*sniped*

[00-Raiser]

Originally Posted by Merctrin

*twitches* So, ah, instead of homework I ended up with a fic. It has no title as I'm terrible at naming things and something tells me I'll be editing this quite a bit when I wake up properly. Um... right. Yeah, that's about it.

Spoiler for Untitled Product of 4AM:

Fate stared down at her friend’s unconscious form on the hospital bed, trying to muster up disapproval for the reckless way Nanoha had thrown herself into physical therapy today. Just because Shamal had said that it was probably safe to start the part of the recuperation process that didn’t involve lying on a bed all day didn’t mean that it was safe for Nanoha to push herself to exhaustion.


Hadn’t they just learned how unsafe it was for her to do that?


But Fate still couldn’t feel too upset. Her friend was acting too desperately for her to feel anything but sadness about the situation. Nanoha might’ve been pushing herself, but it wasn’t with her usual enthusiasm—just a quiet, frantic determination that scared Fate more than she would have liked to admit.


The disturbing combination of emotion—or lack of emotion, as it sometimes seemed—had first appeared when it had been suggested that Nanoha might not be able to fly again. That was when Fate first noticed the dead look her best friend’s usually lively eyes took on. Knowing that she was severely injured and it would take time to heal had been bad enough, but the thought of not being able to fly… Without their close bond, it wouldn’t have been noticeable, but Fate had seen how the mere thought of not being able to take flight ever again nearly broke her.


And now that there was something Nanoha could do that could bring her closer to the skies, she wasn’t holding back at all.


It was a focus that Fate recognized from looking in the mirror when she was helping her mother gather the Lost Logias: the unshakable belief that no matter what happened, it would all be okay if this one thing could be accomplished.


If she could just find them, her mother would love her again.


If she just worked hard enough, she’d be able to fly again.


The doctors said that Nanoha was doing well with the physical therapy, but beyond that, they didn’t seem to want to commit to saying anything definite about her condition. Not one of them dared to hope that after the trauma she had been through, she could possibly come out whole. For people who had seen the extent of the damage and been able to make sense of what it meant for the patient, it was too much of a fairytale-miracle for them to put faith in.


But it seemed like everyone who actually knew Nanoha was trusting that a miracle like that would come through. They had to believe that Nanoha would make it through, because they couldn’t imagine otherwise.


It made Fate feel very alone, because all she could think while she watched Nanoha work with her doctors was, “What if this doesn’t work?” She realized she should probably thinking more about Nanoha’s feelings on the subject, since she was the one suffering the most, but she honestly didn’t know what she’d do if she had to accept that Nanoha was permanently grounded. Loss of flight was Nanoha’s breaking point, but losing Nanoha was unquestionably Fate’s.


“Fate?”


A warm hand rested itself on Fate’s shoulder, making the girl jump. She spun around, preparing herself to listen to a well-meaning doctor saying that Nanoha had indeed overdone it in physical therapy, setting back her treatment even more—


—Then she realized that it was only Yuuno, and she nearly gasped in relief. He smiled at her and took his spot in the other chair by Nanoha’s bed. “I didn’t realize you’d still be here; usually you’re gone as soon as she falls asleep.”


Fate didn’t bother trying to excuse that hopefully-ex habit. She really was trying to get over it, but seeing Nanoha injured so badly had done a number on her nerves. She hadn’t been able to act like a truly supportive friend for a while.
“Did the therapy go well?”


Fate nodded cautiously, though it turned into a shrug halfway through. “Her body held up, but she’s pushing herself too hard, and the doctor isn’t noticing. I think it might be doing more harm than good.”


Yuuno frowned in concern. “Maybe we could talk to him about toning it down?”
“Then she’d notice,” Fate responded immediately, having already thought about that herself, “and think that she wasn’t doing a good enough job, and push herself even harder.” Fate bit back a sigh and closed her eyes, blocking off the vision of a very worried Yuuno.


But then the warmth from his hand came back, and she felt enough strength to look him in the eye again. He looked just as scared and tired as she felt, but there was more determination in his eyes than she’d ever seen before.
“It’ll be okay, Fate.”


She’d heard people tell her that countless times since stepping through the hospital doors for the first time. She hadn’t been able to believe half of them. Even Hayate’s steadfast encouragement and faith hadn’t truly been able to convince her. It was too obvious that the possibility of things going wrong was being denied to the point of actually disappearing.


Yuuno was different, though. He was looking at the same miserable situation she was, and yet he still wasn’t backing down. That was what made her ask.


“But what if it isn’t?”


Part of her was sure he’d look hopelessly at the floor the same way Shamal did when Vita first interrogated her about the exact odds of Nanoha making a full recovery, only without the murmured excuse of doctor-patient confidentiality that didn’t last longer than twenty seconds.


However, more of her remembered that he wasn’t just Nanoha’s friend, he was hers too, and there was more to that than having a very good mutual friend. And that was the part that was rewarded.


“Then we’ll be there to help her through it.”

Spoiler for Notes of the Author:

In case it wasn't painfully obvious, this is my first Nanoha fic. And I don't think I'm entirely comfortable with my knowledge of canon occurrences, or the characters' personalities. Also painfully obvious. So if I've done something unspeakably wrong to any of the characters or any canon details, please let me know. I can't promise I'll fix it, but I'll at least make some sort of attempt to repair the damage.

...Though considering that this probably isn't the most original idea in the world, it's wholly possible that the plot will stay mostly intact no matter what. That would be nice.

Oh, and I was wondering if anyone would be kind enough to tell me if Fate and Yuuno use honorifics with each other? I drew a blank while writing this, so I went without, and even though I don't plan on changing that part, I'd still like to be informed if at all possible.

Okay, right. Now about the content. Sort of. This was meant as a friendship piece, but originally I wanted more focus on the Yuuno/Fate part, so take from that what you will. If you want to consider it shippy, awesome, but I'm sorry to say that it won't be going anywhere for now.

Also, in the original brainstorming that lasted a few dozen seconds, I wanted to draw a few similarities between Nanoha and Fate. Namely, the sad yet beautiful eyes thing. I couldn't get it to work properly, so it stayed out. Maybe I'll bring it up in a loosely connected drabble later. I don't know. Mentioning that just seemed important somehow.

For the record, the ending is the ending mostly because without stopping it there, I would've rambled way too much, and it is my personal opinion that I should possibly get around to fixing it.


tl;dr: If I screwed something up, please tell me.

Thanks for reading.

You did a great job! Bonus points for having some Fate and Yuuno interaction! I always want to see more of that. I wrote something with a similar premise before, but it was Fate comforting Yuuno, not the other way around. Nothing in your piece glaringly contradicts canon and the characters are themselves. Fate and Yuuno don't use honorifics with each other; they're on first name basis.

Again, great job and I hope you write more like this in the future!

Originally Posted by Thunderbird

Just because there was a body doesn't mean its dead! Anime Death Law Section 17, Chapter 2, Line 23 states that: a body found doesn't necessarily have to be dead. It could just be asleep or put into a state of magical coma.

In either case...whoever this "Nanoha" is...you've sure gotten everyone's interest. I'm starting to wonder if shes like Fate from AltS and somehow ended up-*sniped*

Unfortunately in this universe Nanoha died on a hospital bed. She's dead, Jim.

Don't think too deeply into it It was just a mysterious spiritual encounter.

[RadiantBeam]

Originally Posted by 00-Raiser

Don't think too deeply into it It was just a mysterious spiritual encounter.

I say those are the best kind of encounters.

Though honestly, for some reason when I read it I thought Precia was going to be the ghost Fate's kid encountered.... would have been interesting to see how that would have ended.

[Thunderbird]

Originally Posted by RadiantBeam

I say those are the best kind of encounters.

Though honestly, for some reason when I read it I thought Precia was going to be the ghost Fate's kid encountered.... would have been interesting to see how that would have ended.

You just want Fate to have a heart attack dont you? Well what if it was Alicia then?! *dun dun duuuuun* Would nanoha have been all

"Fate-mama"

"I'm sorry but I dont know you..."

*stunned* "But...but...I-i'm your daughter..."

Ok I better shut up now >.> XD

[00-Raiser]

Originally Posted by RadiantBeam

I say those are the best kind of encounters.

Though honestly, for some reason when I read it I thought Precia was going to be the ghost Fate's kid encountered.... would have been interesting to see how that would have ended.

Not well, I imagine I know death cures stupidity, but I don't think it works on insanity too

Though Precia would have appeared to Alicia, if anyone. But if I were to do that I'd use original!Alicia instead.

[RadiantBeam]

....

I now have an image of lil' Alicia being haunted by the insane ghost of Precia Testarossa. Damn my imagination.

[isagrimorie]

Originally Posted by RadiantBeam

And now, ladies and gentlemen, the continuation to "It Only Hurts"! From Vivio's POV, perhaps a little more light-hearted and not as mind-screwy as Lutecia's section, but my brain is fried from three days of trying to finish pre-cal homework, so forgive me.

Corona and Lio, because the majority vote was in their favor.

Spoiler for Curiosity Killed:

--snip--

The thing I liked about this is because it is light hearted. I liked that you didn't go for the obvious angst. I like angst but too much teh drama gets sometimes gets too much and I liked that Vivio's elusive about this, her elusiveness is different from Lutecia's and both times it felt real to me because real people don't always pour their heart out to people, even if they are close friends.

Also, I love Corona and Lio, particularly their interaction with each other

Originally Posted by deathcurse

From RB and myself....back into the month of January we go!

A few notes on this Log: It's a little bit shorter than usual, and the reason for the time skip is because we had an idea for a particular milestone in Nanoha and Fate's lives that we couldn't resist writing .

Warning: This chapter is lime-y. Please read at your own risk. The authors are not responsible for any nosebleeds that may result from reading. You have been warned .

Daily Activity Log of Officers F. Testarossa and N. Takamachi

Spoiler for Log #8: Jan-22:

--snip--

By the way, I've re-numbered the Logs so that they're in the order of writing .

Spoiler for Logs Archive:

The Logs are listed here in the stories' chronological order, not the posting order. The Log Numbers (#1, #2, etc) are in the order that they were written. Recommended reading order? However you like .

January
Log #1: Jan-1-20XX
Log #2: Jan-2-20XX
Log #4: Jan-3-20XX

February
Log #3: Feb-1-20XX, Case File: Runaways
Log #5: Feb-2-20XX, Case File: Runaways, part 2
Log #6: Feb-3-20XX, AM, Case File: Runaways, part 3

I... wow... *clears throat* wow. I love the emotion in this and well, really, hits one of my favorite scenarios for any pairing I ship.

But my gosh, it really is a roller coaster ride being with Nanoha. Either she has a death wish or an overdeveloped sense of heroism that would end up killing her or another person.

I don't blame Fate for feeling angry with Nanoha, I would be too in her place. I have a sense that this Fate is dangerous, a different kind of dangerous from Nanoha. We all know this Nanoha is already dangerous but we haven't seen Fate truly angry.

The final scene was perfect. I loved it just the way it was. It was understated but had so much more heart to it. The silence was better than any words spoken.

In the future events are Nanoha and Fate's superiors turning a blind eye about their relationship or did they become more lenient?

But last and not least: Signum! Signum! Signum's there! And bribing both Nanoha and Fate with apple pie! Does this universe's Fate and Signum have the same Worthy Opponent relationship canon Fate and Signum have?

If you can't already tell, I'm really quite taken with this series!

[00-Raiser]

Originally Posted by RadiantBeam

....

I now have an image of lil' Alicia being haunted by the insane ghost of Precia Testarossa. Damn my imagination.

Oh dear I bet Precia would think this Alicia is her Alicia and try to bring her over to the afterlife or something.

... Damn, when did this turn into a horror fic?

[deathcurse]

Originally Posted by Nita

*Tries to move her body* Ow..

I think I barely managed to move my finger while reading this. Not to mention the laughs and nose- *shot* Your kept my still in my seat until I finished the last Log! I'll blame you guys if I can't move anymore!

Now, I'm really looking forward to this. Such a good way to end the day Oh, and thanks for posting the Logs Archive, I would have died trying to find them ^^

Glad you enjoyed them! ^^ Haha, good thing adding the links was suggested to me earlier then! Er...health problems are not covered by our warranty!

Originally Posted by Merctrin

*twitches* So, ah, instead of homework I ended up with a fic. It has no title as I'm terrible at naming things and something tells me I'll be editing this quite a bit when I wake up properly. Um... right. Yeah, that's about it.

Spoiler for Untitled Product of 4AM:

Fate stared down at her friend’s unconscious form on the hospital bed, trying to muster up disapproval for the reckless way Nanoha had thrown herself into physical therapy today. Just because Shamal had said that it was probably safe to start the part of the recuperation process that didn’t involve lying on a bed all day didn’t mean that it was safe for Nanoha to push herself to exhaustion.


Hadn’t they just learned how unsafe it was for her to do that?


But Fate still couldn’t feel too upset. Her friend was acting too desperately for her to feel anything but sadness about the situation. Nanoha might’ve been pushing herself, but it wasn’t with her usual enthusiasm—just a quiet, frantic determination that scared Fate more than she would have liked to admit.


The disturbing combination of emotion—or lack of emotion, as it sometimes seemed—had first appeared when it had been suggested that Nanoha might not be able to fly again. That was when Fate first noticed the dead look her best friend’s usually lively eyes took on. Knowing that she was severely injured and it would take time to heal had been bad enough, but the thought of not being able to fly… Without their close bond, it wouldn’t have been noticeable, but Fate had seen how the mere thought of not being able to take flight ever again nearly broke her.


And now that there was something Nanoha could do that could bring her closer to the skies, she wasn’t holding back at all.


It was a focus that Fate recognized from looking in the mirror when she was helping her mother gather the Lost Logias: the unshakable belief that no matter what happened, it would all be okay if this one thing could be accomplished.


If she could just find them, her mother would love her again.


If she just worked hard enough, she’d be able to fly again.


The doctors said that Nanoha was doing well with the physical therapy, but beyond that, they didn’t seem to want to commit to saying anything definite about her condition. Not one of them dared to hope that after the trauma she had been through, she could possibly come out whole. For people who had seen the extent of the damage and been able to make sense of what it meant for the patient, it was too much of a fairytale-miracle for them to put faith in.


But it seemed like everyone who actually knew Nanoha was trusting that a miracle like that would come through. They had to believe that Nanoha would make it through, because they couldn’t imagine otherwise.


It made Fate feel very alone, because all she could think while she watched Nanoha work with her doctors was, “What if this doesn’t work?” She realized she should probably thinking more about Nanoha’s feelings on the subject, since she was the one suffering the most, but she honestly didn’t know what she’d do if she had to accept that Nanoha was permanently grounded. Loss of flight was Nanoha’s breaking point, but losing Nanoha was unquestionably Fate’s.


“Fate?”


A warm hand rested itself on Fate’s shoulder, making the girl jump. She spun around, preparing herself to listen to a well-meaning doctor saying that Nanoha had indeed overdone it in physical therapy, setting back her treatment even more—


—Then she realized that it was only Yuuno, and she nearly gasped in relief. He smiled at her and took his spot in the other chair by Nanoha’s bed. “I didn’t realize you’d still be here; usually you’re gone as soon as she falls asleep.”


Fate didn’t bother trying to excuse that hopefully-ex habit. She really was trying to get over it, but seeing Nanoha injured so badly had done a number on her nerves. She hadn’t been able to act like a truly supportive friend for a while.
“Did the therapy go well?”


Fate nodded cautiously, though it turned into a shrug halfway through. “Her body held up, but she’s pushing herself too hard, and the doctor isn’t noticing. I think it might be doing more harm than good.”


Yuuno frowned in concern. “Maybe we could talk to him about toning it down?”
“Then she’d notice,” Fate responded immediately, having already thought about that herself, “and think that she wasn’t doing a good enough job, and push herself even harder.” Fate bit back a sigh and closed her eyes, blocking off the vision of a very worried Yuuno.


But then the warmth from his hand came back, and she felt enough strength to look him in the eye again. He looked just as scared and tired as she felt, but there was more determination in his eyes than she’d ever seen before.
“It’ll be okay, Fate.”


She’d heard people tell her that countless times since stepping through the hospital doors for the first time. She hadn’t been able to believe half of them. Even Hayate’s steadfast encouragement and faith hadn’t truly been able to convince her. It was too obvious that the possibility of things going wrong was being denied to the point of actually disappearing.


Yuuno was different, though. He was looking at the same miserable situation she was, and yet he still wasn’t backing down. That was what made her ask.


“But what if it isn’t?”


Part of her was sure he’d look hopelessly at the floor the same way Shamal did when Vita first interrogated her about the exact odds of Nanoha making a full recovery, only without the murmured excuse of doctor-patient confidentiality that didn’t last longer than twenty seconds.


However, more of her remembered that he wasn’t just Nanoha’s friend, he was hers too, and there was more to that than having a very good mutual friend. And that was the part that was rewarded.


“Then we’ll be there to help her through it.”

Spoiler for Notes of the Author:

In case it wasn't painfully obvious, this is my first Nanoha fic. And I don't think I'm entirely comfortable with my knowledge of canon occurrences, or the characters' personalities. Also painfully obvious. So if I've done something unspeakably wrong to any of the characters or any canon details, please let me know. I can't promise I'll fix it, but I'll at least make some sort of attempt to repair the damage.

...Though considering that this probably isn't the most original idea in the world, it's wholly possible that the plot will stay mostly intact no matter what. That would be nice.

Oh, and I was wondering if anyone would be kind enough to tell me if Fate and Yuuno use honorifics with each other? I drew a blank while writing this, so I went without, and even though I don't plan on changing that part, I'd still like to be informed if at all possible.

Okay, right. Now about the content. Sort of. This was meant as a friendship piece, but originally I wanted more focus on the Yuuno/Fate part, so take from that what you will. If you want to consider it shippy, awesome, but I'm sorry to say that it won't be going anywhere for now.

Also, in the original brainstorming that lasted a few dozen seconds, I wanted to draw a few similarities between Nanoha and Fate. Namely, the sad yet beautiful eyes thing. I couldn't get it to work properly, so it stayed out. Maybe I'll bring it up in a loosely connected drabble later. I don't know. Mentioning that just seemed important somehow.

For the record, the ending is the ending mostly because without stopping it there, I would've rambled way too much, and it is my personal opinion that I should possibly get around to fixing it.


tl;dr: If I screwed something up, please tell me.

Thanks for reading.

I love this scene, and your take on it is great and you have some amazing lines in there....the comment about Nanoha's eyes, and "Loss of flight was Nanoha’s breaking point, but losing Nanoha was unquestionably Fate’s." A great, heart-rending one-liner .

Originally Posted by spawnofthejudge

They'll show, I promise. They're even in the next chapter... but as they don't need nearly so much introduction as the crew of the Blur, I felt I'd give 'em two chapters to get settled first.

Ah, I see! ^^ I'll wait to see what happens next .

Originally Posted by RadiantBeam

Though honestly, for some reason when I read it I thought Precia was going to be the ghost Fate's kid encountered.... would have been interesting to see how that would have ended.

LOL, so did I, at first! Wouldn't that mess with Fate's mind?

Originally Posted by isagrimorie

I... wow... *clears throat* wow. I love the emotion in this and well, really, hits one of my favorite scenarios for any pairing I ship.

But my gosh, it really is a roller coaster ride being with Nanoha. Either she has a death wish or an overdeveloped sense of heroism that would end up killing her or another person.

I don't blame Fate for feeling angry with Nanoha, I would be too in her place. I have a sense that this Fate is dangerous, a different kind of dangerous from Nanoha. We all know this Nanoha is already dangerous but we haven't seen Fate truly angry.

The final scene was perfect. I loved it just the way it was. It was understated but had so much more heart to it. The silence was better than any words spoken.

In the future events are Nanoha and Fate's superiors turning a blind eye about their relationship or did they become more lenient?

But last and not least: Signum! Signum! Signum's there! And bribing both Nanoha and Fate with apple pie! Does this universe's Fate and Signum have the same Worthy Opponent relationship canon Fate and Signum have?

If you can't already tell, I'm really quite taken with this series!

Ooooh, RB, we need to write a piece where Fate gets dangerous!

Well, if you re-read the February Logs, you'll get hints as to the nature of Fate and Nanoha's relationship....the Epilogue will deal with the issue more openly, and our next Case File plans.....

I don't know about the Worthy Opponent relationship, haven't thought about it yet ! You pose really interesting questions!

[TheShinySword]

Originally Posted by deathcurse

Ooooh, RB, we need to write a piece where Fate gets dangerous!

Nanoha: ... Fate... What are you wearing?

Fate: What? I thought we could wear different uniforms for once.

Nanoha: A purple outfit? A giant floppy hat? A Cape?!?!

Fate: The vigilante look is all the rage these days.

Nanoha: But it's dangerous to go out in that mask.

Fate: *smirk* Then let's get dangerous.

[00-Raiser]

Originally Posted by TheShinySword

Nanoha: ... Fate... What are you wearing?

Fate: What? I thought we could wear different uniforms for once.

Nanoha: A purple outfit? A giant floppy hat? A Cape?!?!

Fate: The vigilante look is all the rage these days.

Nanoha: But it's dangerous to go out in that mask.

Fate: *smirk* Then let's get dangerous.

That's exactly what I was thinking! Darkwing Duck was win

[Satashi]

AlternativeS 1 AlternativeS 2 AlternativeS 3a AlternativeS 3b AlternativeS 4 AlternativeS 5 AlternativeS 6 AlternativeS 7

Spoiler for AlternativeS 8-1:

Normally I was a rational person, being able to sit in a meeting for hours on end while juggling many different topics without so much as looking at my notes... My current situation, however, was giving me mixed signals. On one hand, I finally had my sister... On the other, I missed my family back home. I wanted to return so desperately that it was driving me crazy now that we were so close, but when Alicia smiles at me I feel a family love from her so great that it makes me want to break down and cry at the thought of leaving her. These feelings made the past three days exceedingly difficult, and I couldn't make up my mind if I wanted Hayate to hurry up or to take her time.

AlternativeS VIII
By: Satashi

Fate smiled as she walked into Nanoha's room during their lunch break. The instructor was currently laying on her back on the couch with a sleeping Vivio curled on her stomach. Out of habit, the blond brought up her hands to form a monitor so she could take a picture of the scene. 'Seeing Vivio so young really brings back memories.' The target of her thoughts seemed to stir at that moment, sleepily lifting her head. Fate tried her best not to fawn over the half asleep eyes and slightly parted mouth paired with the confused face of the child. Instead, she walked over to the girls and leaned over, offering her arms.

Vivio took the silent request to be picked up and layed against the woman while trying to wake up. "Sleepy?" Fate asked softly, looking past Vivio and to Nanoha.

"Mmn aunt Fate..." Vivio's reply was stifled by a face-splitting open mouthed yawn. "Aahhhhhwwwnnnn..."

Nanoha interrupted Fate's silent cursing for not taking a picture of that scene by running a hand along her stomach in an attempt to find out why the warm child was no longer sleeping on her. The blonde knelt down by the woman and took her hand to show that someone was still there. "Fate...-chan..." Nanoha whispered while slowly waking up. Her hand gripped Fate's softly and the blond watched in amazement as Nanoha brought it to her mouth to kiss a finger. " love you..." Her half mumbled words were barely audible, but slate blue eyes slowly fluttered open. Looking up at a bewildered Fate holding Vivio, she smiled fondly. As her mind woke up more, her expression changed and she sat up quickly, holding a hand to her chest. "Fweh-chyan!?"

Fate looked at her with sparkling eyes. "Vivio said my name perfectly when she woke up." The comment made Nanoha blush darkly and look away. "Lunch time is almost over," The woman continued. "I came to make sure you woke up for afternoon training like you asked."

"A-ah..." Nanoha nodded. "Thank you..." She watched Fate sit Vivio onto her feet and move closer to her. "Fate-chan? Kyan!" She held onto the blonde when she was suddenly lifted up off the couch.

"Should I just carry you?" Fate asked curiously. "I don't see your chair."

"Pendant form," Nanoha revealed, showing her necklace. "I was scared Vivio might roll off of me so I didn't want her to hit the chair if I had to make a grab for her..." Nanoha's words slowly trailed off, and she looked down at her lap, embarrassed. "Uhm..." She was taken to an opening in the room without being asked so she could toss the small gem to the floor, where it glowed brightly before changing into her smart chair.

"Hayate would have loved to have a device like that in the past," Fate mused while setting Nanoha into it.

"Y-yeah... This model was specially build for me. It allows me to do so much more than the normal models." Nanoha lifted herself slightly with her arms and adjusted herself to sit comfortably.

"Mama?" Vivio's voice made them both turn to the girl. "Why do you always sit in that chair?"

Fate felt her heart break at the question, but Nanoha simply smiled at it. " Mama's legs don't move like yours do," She explained simply. "So this chair helps me get around."

"Oh," Vivio looked sad at the answer. "...Ne, mama?"

"Yes?"

"If you ever need something, I'll get it for you, okay?" Vivio put her hands on Nanoha's knees and peered up at her. "Okay?"

The mother smiled down at her, leaning over to pick up the girl to sit on her lap. "Mmn. Thank you, Vivio."

[isagrimorie]

Originally Posted by Merctrin

*twitches* So, ah, instead of homework I ended up with a fic. It has no title as I'm terrible at naming things and something tells me I'll be editing this quite a bit when I wake up properly. Um... right. Yeah, that's about it.

Spoiler for Untitled Product of 4AM:

--snip--

Spoiler for Notes of the Author:

In case it wasn't painfully obvious, this is my first Nanoha fic. And I don't think I'm entirely comfortable with my knowledge of canon occurrences, or the characters' personalities. Also painfully obvious. So if I've done something unspeakably wrong to any of the characters or any canon details, please let me know. I can't promise I'll fix it, but I'll at least make some sort of attempt to repair the damage.

...Though considering that this probably isn't the most original idea in the world, it's wholly possible that the plot will stay mostly intact no matter what. That would be nice.

Oh, and I was wondering if anyone would be kind enough to tell me if Fate and Yuuno use honorifics with each other? I drew a blank while writing this, so I went without, and even though I don't plan on changing that part, I'd still like to be informed if at all possible.

Okay, right. Now about the content. Sort of. This was meant as a friendship piece, but originally I wanted more focus on the Yuuno/Fate part, so take from that what you will. If you want to consider it shippy, awesome, but I'm sorry to say that it won't be going anywhere for now.

Also, in the original brainstorming that lasted a few dozen seconds, I wanted to draw a few similarities between Nanoha and Fate. Namely, the sad yet beautiful eyes thing. I couldn't get it to work properly, so it stayed out. Maybe I'll bring it up in a loosely connected drabble later. I don't know. Mentioning that just seemed important somehow.

For the record, the ending is the ending mostly because without stopping it there, I would've rambled way too much, and it is my personal opinion that I should possibly get around to fixing it.


tl;dr: If I screwed something up, please tell me.

Thanks for reading.

This was lovely! And tackling the things I wish the show hadn't skipped over. I like Striker S but really I wish they'd given us more of what happened in between As to Striker S, it seemed from that time it had all the main characters resolving some issues and gaining new ones.

It was a focus that Fate recognized from looking in the mirror when she was helping her mother gather the Lost Logias: the unshakable belief that no matter what happened, it would all be okay if this one thing could be accomplished.


If she could just find them, her mother would love her again.


If she just worked hard enough, she’d be able to fly again.


--snip--


It made Fate feel very alone, because all she could think while she watched Nanoha work with her doctors was, “What if this doesn’t work?” She realized she should probably thinking more about Nanoha’s feelings on the subject, since she was the one suffering the most, but she honestly didn’t know what she’d do if she had to accept that Nanoha was permanently grounded. Loss of flight was Nanoha’s breaking point, but losing Nanoha was unquestionably Fate’s.

I could hug this whole section here. This feels so true to Fate's character and because of her history it was logical that she would have that mindset. She's been there before, albeit in different circumstances and I'm glad you tackled that here and of course, its balanced by Yuuno's assurance. There aren't nearly enough stories with Yuuno and Fate interacting, especially this way. I always thought she and Yuuno were good friends and respected each other, to have Yuuno assuring Fate and Fate finding comfort in Yuuno's words and realizing it was fantastic.

As for the honorifics I'm not too sure, Fate could have adopted Nanoha's way of addressing Yuuno, on the other hand, for me I think because they are both children of other worlds (despite living on Earth for a few years) they don't resort to using honorifics with each other. That's my two cents!

Originally Posted by deathcurse

Well, if you re-read the February Logs, you'll get hints as to the nature of Fate and Nanoha's relationship....the Epilogue will deal with the issue more openly, and our next Case File plans.....

I don't know about the Worthy Opponent relationship, haven't thought about it yet ! You pose really interesting questions!

Ooh. MOAR Case Files! And I'll certainly re-read the February logs! Um, I only aim to provide both you and RB the very best plotbunny?

Originally Posted by TheShinySword

Nanoha: ... Fate... What are you wearing?

Fate: What? I thought we could wear different uniforms for once.

Nanoha: A purple outfit? A giant floppy hat? A Cape?!?!

Fate: The vigilante look is all the rage these days.

Nanoha: But it's dangerous to go out in that mask.

Fate: *smirk* Then let's get dangerous.

*snerks*

[spawnofthejudge]

Originally Posted by Satashi

AlternativeS 8-1

Oh. My. God. Cute.

[RadiantBeam]

Originally Posted by 00-Raiser

Oh dear I bet Precia would think this Alicia is her Alicia and try to bring her over to the afterlife or something.

... Damn, when did this turn into a horror fic?

...

Is it wrong of me that I actually want to see that become a full fledged fic?

[00-Raiser]

Originally Posted by RadiantBeam

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Is it wrong of me that I actually want to see that become a full fledged fic?

I could give it a try, I guess. I'm not too confident is being able to create a tense/scary atmosphere, though, but who knows?

[Alavon]

Originally Posted by 00-Raiser

Well, it's been awhile since I wrote something for Life Goes On, much to Alavon's chagrin. The chapter I had started got derailed when Lutecia's new personality was releaved in Vivid, forcing me to wait until we get to see how much she's changed. I'm still waiting, which is why I haven't worked on it.

However, in light of a comment I made to her that I still feel guilty about and more recent events, I feel I owe it to Alavon to write something. Luckily some ideas had come to me, and here's one of them:

Spoiler for Lost and Found:

“These might look good on him…” Fate muttered as she examined the frames in her hands.

“Then why don’t you get them?” Alicia asked her mother.

“Well…” Fate smiled sheepishly. “His current pair of glasses has gotten old, so I want to get him new ones for his birthday and I want to make sure they’re just right…”

“Dad will be happy with whatever you pick, mom.” Alicia rolled her eyes. “Besides, we’ve been standing here for an hour already.”

“Has it been that long?” Fate checked her watch. “Oh… well… what do you think, Nanoha?” Fate turned to where her other daughter was, or rather, where she was supposed to be. “Nanoha?”

“Huh? She was just here a minute ago…” Alicia glanced around quickly. “And I told her not to wander off!”

“Nanoha!” Fate called, placing the frames back on the shelf. She tried again when there was no reply, only to get the same result. “Oh no!” She groaned, concern bubbling in her gut. “Come on Alicia, we have to go find her!”

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“Oooooh!” Nanoha gasped in awe as she stared at the shiny jewellery in the glass case. “So pretty! Hey mom, Alicia, look at…” When the little girl turned around, all she saw was a forest of people. “Huh? Where did they go?” Nanoha didn’t think she had wondered that far off. The store where her mother was picking out her father’s present shouldn’t have been that far away.

“Mom! Alicia!” Nanoha called, but her voice was drowned out by the clatter from the other mall patrons. The moving wall of grown ups towered over her, blocking her view of the distance and pinning her against the wall of the jeweller’s. Nanoha leaned up against the wall, gaze darting back and forth looking for a means to escape that would reunite her with her family. She began to tremble and her eyes watered when she didn’t find one.

“What do I do?” She whispered. “What if I can’t find them and I get stuck here forever? What if they leave without me and I never get to see them again?” The girl shook her head and wiped her eyes. “I’m a big girl! I won’t cry!”

She tried to force her way into the stream of people with the intent of going back the way she came, but in their hurry to get wherever they were going, no one made way for the girl.

“Mommy! Alicia!” She tried calling again, but her cries still fell on deaf ears. “Some one please find me!”

“Are you lost, little girl?” A gentle voice came from behind. Nanoha spun around to see a woman crouching down to the girl’s level. The first thing she noticed was the woman’s kind smile.

“… Not really…” Nanoha stepped back, a bit apprehensive to speak to this stranger. Her mom had warned her about talking to people she didn’t know.

“Where’s your mama and papa?” The woman asked.

“Dad’s at work, and mom brought us here to shop.” Nanoha explained, finding herself becoming increasingly more comfortable in this woman’s presence. Why this was so, she had no idea. “She was picking out a present for him but I saw something interesting over here so I came to check it out. I didn’t think I went that far but now I don’t see her anywhere!” Nanoha wiped at the tears that threatened to fall again.

“Oh dear, you must be so scared, getting lost in a big mall like this.”

“I’m not scared!” Nanoha insisted. “I’m named after a great person, you know! She wouldn’t get scared and I won’t either!”

“I see, and what is your name?”

“I’m Nanoha Testarossa-Harlaown-Scrya!”

“… That’s quite the long name.” The woman chuckled. “Well then, Nanoha-chan, I’ll help you find your mama.”

“I’ll… I’ll be fine on my own.” Nanoha insisted. “Like I said, I carry the name of a great person! I bet she wouldn’t need help either!”

“Is that so?” The woman’s smile remained. “I don’t think that’s true.”

“W-What do you mean?”

“I bet this great person had times when she would get scared, just like you.” The woman patted the girl’s head. “I bet she had times when she cried, and times when she needed to rely on the help of others. I don’t think that made her a weak person, do you?”

“N-No…”

“I bet your mama has times when she’s sad and needs help, right?”

“Yeah,” Nanoha nodded. “Sometimes her work goes bad and she’ll cry. Then dad and the rest of us will give her a big hug!”

“See? So don’t worry, it’s ok to be scared at a time like this, but if some one is there to help you, it becomes less scary, right?”

“I guess.” Nanoha agreed. The woman gave her an expectant look thereafter. “Um… miss?”

“Yes?”

“Could… Could you help me find my mom?”

“Of course.” The woman stood and offered her hand. “Let’s go then.”

Nanoha took the lady’s hand, and was lead through the crowd of people. Minutes later, she could hear a familiar voice calling her name.

“Nanoha! Where are you?!”

Nanoha brightened as she saw two sets of blond hair swishing back and forth frantically.

“Mom! Alicia!” She called out to them, and this time she was heard.

“Nanoha!” Fate cried as she spotted her daughter. She quickly ran to her, fell to her knees and pulled the brown haired child into a hug. “Thank goodness you’re all right!”

“You had us worried, you idiot!” Alicia scolded, lightly hitting her sister on the top of her head.

“I-I’m sorry.” Nanoha whispered, noticing the tears welling up in the others’ eyes. “I didn’t mean…”

“It’s ok.” Fate said, stroking her daughter’s hair. “All that matters is we’re together again.”

“I… I was really scared.” Nanoha admitted. “But this nice lady helped me!” Nanoha looked over her shoulder to the woman behind her, but there was no one there.

“What lady?” Alicia asked after rubbing her eyes.

“Huh? Where did she go?” Nanoha looked around. “I didn’t get to thank her…”

“Well, I’m grateful, whoever she is.” Fate smiled. “Now let’s go back and get your father a present.”

“Ok!” Nanoha replied, firmly gripping her mother’s hand. As they walked off, Nanoha couldn’t help but wonder about the woman with pretty blue eyes and long brown hair…

OMG!!!! XD I LOVE YOU!!!!!! *glomp*

[deathcurse]

Originally Posted by TheShinySword

Nanoha: ... Fate... What are you wearing?

Fate: What? I thought we could wear different uniforms for once.

Nanoha: A purple outfit? A giant floppy hat? A Cape?!?!

Fate: The vigilante look is all the rage these days.

Nanoha: But it's dangerous to go out in that mask.

Fate: *smirk* Then let's get dangerous.

LOL! XD You're awesome, Shiny! :3