Location: Somewhere over the rainbow, in a house dropped on an ugly, old woman.
Whew, I've been writing like a madman with nothing else to do with my time. Here's the rough draft of Chapter 9, and if you love action and combat(and some humor), you're gonna get your fill now. As things look, this will probably end up going at least 15 chapters, maybe more.
“Ooh, it really IS a mecha!” Arisa positively squealed as she entered the cavernous garage.
It stood nearly three times her height, sleek, stylish, and mostly white and gleaming silver. A few patches of blue were present here and there, but overall Arisa decided it could use a paint job. A gun half it's arm length was attached to its right side.
Suzuka shook her head, giggling, seeing the hearts in her friend's eyes. “They call it a Golem, remember. And I figured you'd be pleased; you've only been bugging me to see it every day, ever since I told you about it.”
“You KNOW how much I love those Gundam arcade games!” Arisa shot back, not taking her eyes off it.
The purple-haired girl sighed; she did. Arisa had spent much money in those arcades, beating the pants off the boys who tried to play against her. As far as Suzuka could tell, this was more exciting to her friend than discovering magic.
Arisa finished off her admiration from below, and climbed the ladder up the gantry for a better view. “Have you flown in it yet?”
“We're not sure if it does fly yet,” the junior technician replied, following her up the ladder. “Shari and I haven't finished our examination of it. Lately, we keep getting pulled from project to project; it's been tough to keep up. And Shari's also been busy teaching me.”
“Where is Shari, by the way?” Arisa asked, running her fingers along the Golem's right arm. Suzuka almost felt like an awkward third party watching two lovers.
“She's picking up some lunch, and should be back in 30 minutes or so,” Suzuka said, typing into the small control panel which caused the back of the golem to fold open, revealing the cockpit in the upper torso. “You can look, but don't touch the controls. You're only allowed in here under my responsibility. And it's only because we're friends with Nanoha and Hayate, that you're even allowed to see this.”
As Arisa bent down to take a look, alarms began to sound, flashing red in the garage lab where they were located. “What's going on?”
Suzuka opened a screen and typed into it. “It looks like the city is under attack from the ocean. Some strange unit. I can't get details with my security clearance, but they want people to evacuate and are calling in all able military units.” She looked up. “Aren't you going to go?”
“Technically, I'm still a non-combatant until I finish my mage training courses,” Arisa replied glumly.
“Then I suppose we sit tight until it's over, so we don't get in the way,” Suzuka concluded, leaning back on the railing, then noticed her friend's facial expression changing. “What?”
In one smooth motion, Arisa brought out her staff, activated her barrier jacket, and ran at Suzuka. “LOOK OUT!”
“You wanted to tell me something?” Hayate asked the person in the viewscreen.
Shamal nodded. “I've finished my examination of the girl you brought in, though it wasn't easy. Her DNA is in flux.”
Hayate leaned back in her chair. “In flux?”
“It's almost as if there is two different sets of DNA mixed in her cells, each struggling against the other,” Shamal told her. “What's more, her linker core is abnormally large. It's almost unnatural. If I had to guess, whoever was cloning her, was trying to increase her power by increasing the size of her linker core.”
“Have you ascertained what her magical abilities are?” Hayate questioned.
Shamal sat back and sighed, shaking her head. “Not quite. She barely responds to people talking to her. I think her perception isn't the same as ours; like someone looking through a telescope where people are a small fraction of the total view. And when we exposed her to images of a moon, she nearly went berserk. It looks like she has some mental programming that's triggered at the sight of it. But before we can remove that, we half to adjust her perception to our level, so she can interact with us.”
“So we'll be able to question her, then,” Hayate concluded. “How long until she's sufficiently treated?”
“I'd guess at least a week,” Shamal replied. “It's a delicate series of operations.”
Before Hayate could respond, alarms began to sound, forestalling further conversation as she opened up a second view screen. “It looks like the city is under attack. I'll have to get back to you.”
“Understood,” the doctor told her, signing off.
Almost immediately, another screen opened up. “Lt. Colonel Yagami, you should see this.”
Hayate's eyes narrowed as window opened up. “What is that, Colonel Nakajima? It looks like a bunch of gadget drones melded together into some sort of robot.”
“Your guess is as good as mine,” Genya replied. “I'm organizing the counter-offensive, but we have a problem. The AMF on this is incredibly strong; none of our previous techniques are effective, and we are lacking strong enough mages to drive it back.”
The SS rank mage smiled. “And the 108th battalion would like my assistance?”
“If you would, please!” the Colonel replied. “I'm trying to mobilize other forces, but we could use an experienced commander on the front.”
“Rein and I are on our way,” Hayate told him, grabbing her coat. “Oh, and congratulations on the promotion, Colonel! I hear you're fully in charge of the defense of the city now.”
Genya was dismissive of the praise. “Bah, to think something like this would happen soon after that. I had hoped that things would be quiet under my watch. Anyway, thank you, I owe you another one.”
“Who's keeping track?” she told him wryly, then signed off. “Rein, let's go!” The smaller girl was apparently still asleep in Hayate's bag, and she had to shake it a bit to wake her up.
Rein yawned and rubbed her eyes. “Hmm, Hayate? What is it?”
“We got work to do, sleepy head!” her master informed her. “Let's move!”
The unison device snapped fully awake. “Ready!”
Suzuka instinctively ducked as Arisa's bo staff swung over her head. She heard it connect with a body to the rune of an “oof!” She quickly got out of the way, then it was her turn to save her friend.
“Whiskers!” she called, and a black shape shot out of the darkness, attacking the black-clad figure behind Arisa with a flurry of claw swipes to his helmeted visor. As he fell back through the door, Whiskers retreated to Suzuka's shoulder, mouth opening to shoot a magic beam at a third target.
“You know these guys?” Arisa asked, taking up a fighting stance to cover Suzuka's back as more men entered from both sides of the gantry bridge. “They remind me of SWAT troops.”
“No idea who they are, but I can guess they are using the attack to try and steal the golem,” Suzuka reasoned. [I wouldn't be able to face Shari if I lost it now!] “Whiskers, set up!”
Purple light enveloped her, as her black cat formed her white barrier jacket, then wrapped itself over her head and torso. The front legs extended down her arms, paws enlarging to rest on the back of her hands, while it's head split apart fitted itself around her own. Combined with her barrier jacket, it gave her a white jacket top similar to Hayate's, with black stripes down her arm from Whisker's arms. Black, loose-fitting shorts and knee-high white socks completed the ensemble.
In contrast, Arisa's barrier jacket consisted of a tighter-fitting white jacket top with red trim, and black tube top underneath that stopped just above her belly button. Black bicycle shorts and red knee-high socks completed it.
“We need to stop these guys before we're overrun!” Arisa told her, then leapt to the attack. “Hiyah!”
The swat troops were armed with standard mage staves and were beginning to fire at them, and Arisa knew that if they brought too much of that firepower to bear, they'd lose. So she decided to get up close and personal, leaping into their midst, and dropping low to sweep out with both legs, dropping them to the ground. Before they could react, she planted her hands on the ground and vaulted upwards, sending both fleet flying into the chin of another target. The force of the double kick lifted his entire body and tossed him away.
Suzuka, meanwhile, was taking cover next to the golem's left shoulder pad, returning fire from her right hand. While she didn't have any shooting magic of her own, she had incorporated a compact magical powered staff blaster into her right paw. Not too powerful, but it could stun through a barrier jacket.
She also noted they seemed to be very hesitant about firing on her, so she surmised they didn't want to damage the golem, which gave her some relief. But that wouldn't last if they were swarmed. There were about eight of them in the garage now, with more coming in through a window up above in the high-ceiling garage lab.
Arisa was coming to a similar conclusion. While their attackers seemed to be surprised at someone attacking through pure martial arts at close range, the advantage of surprise was wearing off. One grabbed her from behind, but she flipped him to the ground, then thrust back with her staff, catching another in the gut. She dropped to the ground, doing a quick hand stand and twirled with her legs, taking two more attackers in the head.
She completed the spin, planting her feet and bringing her upper body up, continuing to spin as she whipped out with the staff, knocking the staff weapons out of the hands of two more. Several punches and kicks later, they folded over. Lastly, she planted the staff on one end and pole-vaulted out of the group, back closer to her partner. Her actions had laid out a number of men in the doorway at the west end of the gantry bridge, clogging up that entrance and slowing them down. But it wouldn't last long.
“We're being overrun!” Suzuka shouted, worried. “They're getting braver about shooting at us near the golem. Any ideas?”
[They want this thing, eh?] Arisa thought to herself. “Can you close the cockpit hatch when we're inside?”
“Y-yes, I can, but-” Suzuka started to say, than cried out “Eeep!” as Arisa grabbed her and jumped into the cockpit.
“Close it now!” Arisa told her.
Suzuka didn't need any encouragement, as she repeated the earlier code on an inside panel and shut the cockpit, noting it was now a bit cramped. “What now? That won't hold them for long. Shari and I changed the codes on it, but they can cut through the hatch.”
“Not if we pilot this thing out of here!” Arisa shot back gleefully. “Now where's the on switch? And could you move your leg, Suzuka?”
“Ack, sorry!” the other girl apologized, then bumped her head as she was trying to adjust herself in the seat behind Arisa.. “Ow!”
Arisa turned around to look at her. “You okay?” She suddenly had to stop herself from snickering, but couldn't entirely succeed.
“Yes,” she replied, perturbed, then noticed the look her friend was giving her. “What!?”
“You ever notice how much of a catgirl you look in that getup?”
Suzuka's “paw” was rubbing her head between the two cat ears. She even had Whisker's cat nose overlaid onto her own.
The cat-eared girl blushed. “I like cats.”
Arisa shook her head and turned back, finding the button and hitting it. Screens turned on and controls were illuminated as the golem came to life. “Now we're talking!”
Suzuka flinched as a heavy pounding sounded behind her. “Hurry Arisa!”
“Gimme a sec, here,” the golden-haired girl shot back, working the controls. “This looks like it, I think... Whoa!”
The golem surged forward, breaking it's restraining harness and taking a step off the gantry. It started to tip forward as it did, but then took a second step to balance, continuing it's headlong plunge.
“Hold ooooon!” Arisa cried as the golem burst through the garage door, and out into the light.
Nanoha took the skies the moment she got clearance for flight. A a part of her was uncomfortable leaving Vivio behind, alone, at the house, but she realized it needed to be done. Life would be like this as long as she wanted to fly; she'd have to trust Vivio would be alright.
From what she understood, there was an attack at the docks. Hayate hadn't told her much else, but she planned to rendezvous with her there. With most of the Wolkenritter off-world, and Fate on the other side of the planet, Hayate could use all the help she could get.
The communication piece in her ear sparkled to life. “...attack at the medical facility, need help, is anyone there?”
[That's Shamal's voice!] Nanoha realized. “Shamal, are you okay? What's going on?”
“Nanoha?” came the frantic voice of the Wolkenritter doctor. “I'm not sure, but there are explosions outside, and reports of an intruder. There's been no response from the guards sent to investigate!”
“Nanoha, detour to the medical facility and assist Shamal,” Hayate's voice popped up. “I think I can handle the docks.”
The TSAB Ace altered her course, switched to Excelion mode, and increased speed. “Roger, I'm on my way.”
Hayate wished she was as confident as she sounded to Nanoha a short moment ago. But as she got a look at the situation from the sky, she began to wonder. Dozens of mages were firing at the five-story tall drone giant as it lumbered onto land, but it had to effect. And she couldn't use most of her spells, due to people being in the blast radius. She needed to get it back out into the water.
[Well, that just leaves some of these newer spells I've been working on,] Hayate thought to herself. “[Rein, are you ready?]”
“[Yes!]” came the confident call from inside her body.
Hayate flipped open her tome and began to chant. “Breath of thunder, infinite bolts, split the heavens and grant your power to this unworthy vessel!”
Clouds darkened and crackled as Hayate held her staff aloft. Multiple arcs of lightning arced from the sky to the tip of her staff, building up power, pure electrical energy swirling in a giant sphere above her head. When she felt she had enough, she reformed it into a giant energy hammer.
“Mjollnir Strike!”
Hayate swung the hammer, slamming it into the colossus. It was stopped a few feet from actual impact due to the strong AMF field, but the kinetic energy forced it back several steps. Hayate wound up once more.
“Again, Mjollnir Strike!” she cried, swinging again.
As it connected a second time, she released the energy, letting the force of the explosion continue to push it back. In response, the giant fired back, blue beams seeking to knock her out of the sigh, forcing Hayate to dodge by flying higher.
She took note of the distance she'd have to drive it back. “This... could take awhile.”
“Look ooouuuttt!” Suzuka cried, covering her eyes.
“I got this!” Arisa shouted back, yanking the control sticks to the side, barely dodging oncoming civilian traffic. “See? No problem!”
Somehow, Arisa had found a function which activated the golem's powered roller skates, and now they were making their way over roads towards TSAB headquarters. Surprisingly, they hadn't killed anyone yet. Suzuka was waiting on the 'yet' part.
“I'm so losing my job for this,” the junior technician wailed.
“I told you I got this!” Arisa shot back. “Now if I could just find the flight controls....”
“Avionic capabilities require full AI registration,” a robotic female voice informed them. “Do you wish to proceed?”
Suzuka uncovered her eyes. “Oh, that's Terra! The Golem's AI.”
The rapidly-learning pilot beamed. “Hi, Terra, I'm Arisa Bannings! And I'd love to proceed!”
“User Arisa Bannings registered,” came the response. “Flight control has been enabled.”
Outside, the back sprouted several mechanical spines that might have been wings, except they were missing the webbing between them. That was shortly remedied as yellow magical energy connected the spines and formed a pair of full golden fluorescent wings.
“Look out!” Suzuka cried again, pointing out the large statue in the park they had just entered.
“How many times do I have to tell you that I got this!?” Arisa grumbled loudly, pushing the throttle up and pulling back on the stick. The golem left the ground, soaring up into the clouds, but not before it's leg struck the statue and demolished it.
Suzuka crossed her arms in front of her chest and glared at the back of her friend's head. “That is so coming out of YOUR paycheck.”
Arisa sweated.
Nanoha had descended and entered the medical facility. Further attempts to contact Shamal had proven fruitless, so she focused on flying through the damaged and smoking halls. Alarm klaxons continued to sound, along with the flashing red warning lights. She had already passed several guards who were heavily wounded and unconscious, but she couldn't stop to do much for them, if she wanted to save the patients. All she could do was contact medical personnel as to their location so they could be retrieved and treated.
She suspected that Shamal would be with their special guest, which is probably what the intruder was after; in the deepest and most secure part of the facility. No doubt, any other patients were evacuated there, if they couldn't be evacuated out of the facility altogether due to medical reasons. And it should be just up ahead, she thought, as she turned a corner.
And froze.
It was him, the ninja. Two more guards lay face down at his feet, and he was attempting to cut through the huge security door just ahead. Several slash marks from his twin kodachi already marred it's face, and it looked like it wouldn't hold up much longer.
He whirled, sensing her presence, and Nanoha was forced to abandon the bind spell as he charged her with a yell. She just barely got up a Protection Powered barrier to block his strike, but she could tell it wouldn't last long.
“Barrier burst,” Raging Heart intoned. The remaining energy in the shield exploded, sending both attackers away from each other.
Nanoha wasted no time. “Divine Shooter!” She sent several glowing shots into the smoke as she flew backwards, causing secondary explosions.
The ninja burst from the smoke, mostly unharmed except for a tear along his side. His eyes widened in his mask as Nanoha sent the remaining two orbs at him that she was holding back, while guiding two more from behind. In an incredible display of agility, her opponent vaulted, flipped, and sliced his way through all four, still coming at her.
Nanoha grit her teeth; this wasn't going to be easy.
Signum blocked Tre's attack with Levantine once more, but was struggling to keep up. If she had full control of her magic, she could probably match the cyborg, but it was all she could do to stay on the defensive. Also, she was stuck on the ground to conserve what magic she had; she couldn't waste it flying. The trees also gave her some cover from Tre's quick Wide Impulse attacks.
“[How are you doing?]” Vita's telepathic question came.
“[Could be better,]” Signum sent back glumly. “[I've already radioed for backup, but I'm not sure what good it will do with this magic-disruption field in effect. How about you?]”
“[I could trounce Sette if I had my full powers,]” Vita growled. “[We might have to call Subaru back.]”
The Belkan Knight ducked and rolled into bushes as Tre zoomed by, slicing a tree in half. A half-second earlier would have resulted in her head being removed. But she was learning; despite the handicap, she was seeing through Tre's pattern. Movement that fast was actually fairly inflexible due to inertia. Without magic, Tre couldn't change directions too fast.
She popped a cartridge and activated snake form, twirling the long whip around and snagging Tre by the ankle, flinging the other girl away.
Signum took advantage of the brief respite and tapped her earpiece. “Subaru, change of plans. You are going to have to hurry up; we're under attack out here. Find whatever is generating this field and destroy it!”
She hoped it would happen soon. She was running out of magic and cartridges.
“Signum!” Subaru called into her communicator, stopping her trek farther in. “Vita! Are you guys alright? I barely got your message! I'll come back to help!”
“NO!” came Vita's shouted order, loud and clear, but then the static returned. “You... destroy... magic-field... hurry...”
The mage cyborg debated internally. [They want me to destroy this field? How? I know they are weaker out there, so I should go help, but Vita's order was fairly clear.] She shook her head. She knew she wouldn't stand a great chance against two of the best cyborgs, and Signum and Vita were counting on her. She wouldn't let them down.
“Mach Calibur, let's go, max speed!”
“Engaging Afterburners!” her device chirped. Flame erupted from the exhaust ports of her skates, propelling her at high speeds down the tunnel.
Subaru dropped her torso to lower her center of gravity for better control in the increased speedl. It was dangerous, as she had to react faster to obstacles in the way, such as the large hole she had to quickly jump over. More obstacles began appearing in her path, forcing her to duck and weave.
And then she hit a dead-end. Or more appropriately, worked quickly to cut her speed to avoid slamming into it. But in the process, she tripped and went tumbling along the tunnel floor.
“Ow ow ow ow!” Subaru seethed as she pulled herself upright, then noticed she was no longer at the dead-end to a tunnel, but in a huge cavern, surrounded by holes. “What the...?”
“I'm afraid that's as far as you'll be going,” a taunting female voice echoed. “Just sit tight and wait until we deal with your friends above.”
“Like hell!” Subaru shouted back recognizing the voice and getting back on her feet. “Your damn illusions aren't going to stop me, Quattro!”
“Oh my my my,” the #4 cyborg fretted teasingly. “But how will you proceed? What is real and what isn't? Is that a real hole? Or is that solid ground a hole with many pointy stalagmites waiting at the bottom?”
Subaru growled, realizing the situation she was in. Even the previous tunnel and dead-end could have been an illusion. She didn't know which direction to go, and her friends were counting on her.
But what could she do?
“Please stop this!” Nanoha pleaded, using a Flash Move to dodge another sword strike. “We can help if you just tell us what you're after!”
“You're lying!” he accused her, pointing his palm at her, a gray Mid-Childa magic symbol flaring underneath him. “Tornado Flash!”
Nanoha cried out as she was sent flying down the hallway backwards by the horizontal whirlwind. She hit the ground tumbling, taking advantage of the momentum to roll around a corner and get back to her feet. Overall, her plan was working; she was drawing him farther and farther away from the patients secured in the inner chamber. Now she just needed to figure out a way to stop him.
Wincing, she grabbed her left shoulder, feeling the cut there from where one of his swords had penetrated her barrier and grazed her. It wasn't deep, but it had gone through her barrier jacket almost like a knife through butter. Just what were his swords made out of? What magic was he using?
There was no more time for thought as he came around the corner again, bloodlust in his eyes, swords swinging to send vacuum blades streaming down the hall. Nanoha threw herself to the ground to avoid them and thrust out her right hand, pointing her index finger out at him, having prepared her next spell.
“Crossfire SHOOT!” Brilliant pink energy exploded from her finger in beam form. Mimicking her earlier move, the ninja dropped to the ground to avoid it, just as she planned. Raising her arm higher, she sent the second blast into the ceiling above him, causing it to cave in on him.
Breathing heavily, Nanoha pulled herself to her feet. She realized there would be no negotiating with him; she'd have to knock him out and subdue him. She wasn't sure whether that last move had worked, though, and she was finding it extremely difficult to hit him at all. He was fast; as fast as Fate in sonic form, if not faster. Fortunately, Nanoha had received much combat experience and training against her friend, so she had ways of dealing with speed.
[His magic seems to be wind-based,] she reasoned. [He must be lowering the wind resistance against his body to be able to move so quickly. And his swords must have a wind edge to them, making them sharper than swords should be capable of, allowing them to cut deeper.] She carefully approached the rubble as the dust cleared. [Did he dodge it?]
She got her answer when he exploded out of the pile of debris, sword first, apparently having used a wind barrier at the lest second to protect himself. Nanoha barely got a barrier up in time, but he sliced right through it. Still, it slowed him enough for her to jerk her head to the left, feeling the cool sensation on the right side of her neck.
[It has to be a wind-edge!] she realized. The sword hadn't actually touched her, but she had been grazed nonetheless. [The edge of the blade is preceded by a narrow band of rapidly moving wind, functioning almost like the blades on a chainsaw!]
Nanoha continued to twist her body to the left, thrusting with her staff in Excelion spear mode. “Strike Flame!”
She could see his eyes widen in surprise, his forward momentum not enough to avoid the extra reach from the magical pink blade that sprung out from the tip of her spear, grazing his backside. The seemingly slow-motion moment ended, and the two sprang away from each other.
For a moment, they paused, panting and studying each other. Again, Nanoha was overcome by the feeling of familiarity. There was something about him, but why couldn't she narrow it down?
Then there was no more time for thought, as both adversaries sprang at each other. Nanoha activated Axle Shooter, bringing up eight orbs, firing them off one at a time as the two closed the distance. As expected, he slashed at them, destroying them one by one. As they were about to meet, he jumped at her.
Moving quickly, Nanoha fired off the last two, sending up one to destroy the ceiling and blasting a hole in the floor below. In the two seconds that the dust obscured their view of each other, the TSAB Ace activated Flash Move, shifted against the left wall, and sped through the dust cloud to appear behind him.
Acting hopefully before he realized what was going on, Nanoha aimed her staff down the hall. “Divine... Buster!” The resulting beam covered most of the hall, cutting through the dust and debris. She let it go for a full six seconds, before cutting it off.
[That had to get him,] she hoped, panting, then gasped. The ninja had his back stuck flat against the ceiling, but immediately sprang down at her as their eyes met. [Too fast...!]
Dropping Raging Heart, she threw everything she had into her barrier, slowing his double sword thrusts. But it wasn't going to hold, as the blades edged closer and closer, penetrating her jacket just below her rib cage. As she felt the sword edges prick her skin, she only had one recourse open to her, and it was going to hurt.
“Reactor...” she whispered. “Purge.” Her barrier jacket detonated, tossing both combatants away from each other.
Neither body moved.
Author's Notes:
Will Arisa and Suzuka manage to avoid further property damage? Will Hayate be able to handle the drone giant? And who will get up first; Nanoha or her mysterious opponent?
Oh boy, this was originally going to be one chapter, but I wanted to do some decent action scenes, so I broke it up into two chapters. Think of it as a sweet reward if you like action, and thought there was too much exposition earlier. :P
Loved and waited for Vivid, but didn't like the overemphasis on fanservice? Were you bored by 3 chapters of slow, only to receive 1 chapter of win that ends up in anticlimax in the next? Feeling that there's just too many characters in too little time?
I'm gonna do things a little differently! Presenting, the "anime" spinoff of Nanoha Vivid:
Magical Lyrical ViVid
Spoiler for Case 01 - Prologue:
It was one of those nights. You know the drill. The sky roiled black and red with rain falling like bullets from above and the color-speckled city retaliating with offending signs of their own. It's the same old, same old scenic viewing from my 17th floor office at Main Street. And like most nights, it's quiet in the holdings of Takamachi Private Eyes. A city without tears is bad for business, but hey, it means all's well in the land of people isn't it?
I adjusted the nameplate on my table and pondered if I should place the Takamachi in front of the Stella, or reverse like people do back on Earth? I looked across the room to my lanky companion thumbing through the evening paper. She chose to place the Takamachi behind the Vivio...
There was a knock on the door. I wonder, what client will walk in this time? As I strode across the parquet, I met eyes with my partner and was returned with a nod. As hardboiled detectives of the cream, and protectors of this city, we fear nothing.
And so, I opened up to the opportunity. After all, the two of us, are one detective--
"--tella! Wake up already!"
The world jostled and rolled, and the golden-maned, sleepy girl complained, "Yibs two urlie Onee-samaaa..."
The other blond, and the drowsy's complete splitting image, hauled her younger twin up and throttled her by the shoulders. "Stella! You better wake up and do something about this quick!!!"
Stella was finally firm enough to remain slouchily-seated after Vivio let go. Still, her hair was in a complete tangle, and one strap of her nightie hung by her arm. She squinted at Vivio. "What case is it...?"
The young kaiser was a look of incredulity. "What kind of dream are you having?"
Stella didn't reply, but swayed a bit, then slowly keeled over backwards. Vivio yelped and dragged Stella back upright again. "No more sleeping until you answer this!"
The older Takamachi held up a holoscreen of a website. It was rather plain and darkishly toned, adorned by a portrait of the Takamachi twins standing back to back under the headlines 'Takamachi Tsunshin.' Stella smiled dreamily at the recognition.
"Haha... Onee-sama found Takamachi Hotline... It's nice, isn't it...? I made it last night..."
Stella yawned and stretched.
"That's not what I'm asking about!" Vivio flailed. "What is this Hotline supposed to do?!"
"Takamachi Hotline. We handle all cases. If you're in trouble, we're there to help! Hehe..."
"But, unlike you, I only just got Chris yesterday!" Vivio kept on flailing. "And we promised Mama not to use our magic trivially!"
"It's alright," Stella patted Vivio on the shoulder while wearing a face of semi-shut eyes. "Onee-sama and I are one kaiser, no? We'll be fine."
"No we'll be not!" Vivio grew even more alarmed, as a monstrous image of a dark, shadowy figure known as the White Devil crystallized in her mind's eye. "Just take it down already! Mama is going to kill us if she finds--"
"Who's going to kill who?"
"Heh?!" The older Takamachi jumped and wheeled around in fright to face the eldest one laden with a laundry basket. She perspired and stammered, "N-n-nothing, Nanoha-mama! Ah-hahaha..."
"Nyahaha," Nanoha chuckled. "As for you Stella, better get ready for school or you'll be late for breakfast!"
"Yes Mama..." Stella replied while dragging her hand through her disheveled locks.
Vivio kept up the facade until Nanoha left, which she then spun sharply at her sister. "Stella!"
Stella tee-tottered off. "I need to brush my teeth..."
Vivio hurried after her. "Hey! Are you even listening? Stellaaa!!!"
What's this? It even includes an opening!
Spoiler for W.V.X. ~Double Vivid Extreme~:
[Opening Instrumental]
A black boot paired with a green one. A mane of gold tied into a left-sided ponytail drifting in the wind. A panning view of Saint King Vivio from behind. Then as the rock band kicks in, A pair of Vs, one green and one black, slam into the middle and send ripples outward. The screen is wiped to black with scrolling Ancient Belka runes. It cuts to a brief shot of a Tome closing, and a hand grabbing a school bag, and then cuts back to the title:
Magical Lyrical ViVid
(Double V X. Why? Naze da...)
Stella in her knight's garb fades into the first V, and Vivio hefting her bag over her shoulder appearing in the right.
Mata dareka ga totsuzen DOOR wo takaku
Yet again, someone knocks on my door
A school girl rushes past the towering spire of Monarch Church. The classroom door slides open.
Jikan no yokan. WELCOME TO WINDY CITY.
Feels like a case. Welcome to Windy City.
The camera flies through the class up to Vivio as she turns around and smiles. Stella looks up from her doodles.
Kono machi ni wa namida wa awa naize
This city has no need for tears
We zoom onto the corkboard, where on it are tacked in place moving photos of the various characters. The camera jumps left, right, up and down, moving through in sequence: Rio and Corona walking; Teana and Fate discussing a case on a ship's tactical room; Nanoha and Vita out at training; Sein, Deed and Otto with Carym and Schach; Hayate putting on her jacket as a full-sized Reinforce read out a report; the Nakajimas messing around;
Yami wo Hisamu KEYWORD mitsukedasou
Find the keyword within the darkness
Syn jumps out of nowhere to glomp a startled Vivio, cutting to a blue holoscreen printing [KEYWORD] in Midchilda font. We get a brief look of Syn and Vivio sneaking around a basement.
Hitori de wa todokanai yume...
One cannot achieve the dream alone...
(Kensakusuru mugen no ARCHIVE toiu umi e to dive!)
(Together we dive into the sea of the infinite archive!)
Stella calls up the Infinite Library autosearch function in her tome, surrounding herself in augmented reality. We cut to a view of Einhart from behind, slowing turning around to see Vivio running towards her and reaching out.
Kimi to kanarerareru
With you, we can do it
We see Vivio, Syn, Stella, Rio and Corona crossing a bridge, then it cuts to the now-empty bridge as Karlheim speeds past on his bike.
HALF AND HALF!
Syn holds out Helskor and gives the activation command. Stella holds up her prinny plushie Sankt Raiser "Penpen" with her left; Vivio holds up Sacred Heart "Chris" with her right;
(DOUBLE VIVID EXTREME!)
Both twins change poses to one where they both stand shoulder to shoulder, arms bent and plushie devices in hand, such that their arms formed 2 Vs, and declare [SET UP!]
[CHORUS]
DOUBLE V X! Futari no BODY AND SOUL (Hoka ni saina ONLY tsumaru RIDE) hitotsu ni...
Double V Ex! Two Bodies and Souls (I will only ride with you) in one...
The two girls go through their long henshin sequence which results in them being fused into 1 Sankt Kaiser Vivio. We return to the classroom, where it constantly alternates between Vivio, Syn, Stella, Einhart, Rio and Corona doing some coursework, and another time with loli! Nanoha, Fate, Hayate, Keroko, Arisa and Suzuka doing exactly the same thing.
DOUBLE V X! Saikou no PARTNER...
Double V Ex! The best partner...
Sankt Kaiser Vivio using both the Elune and Kaiser Relic Memories (Green/Black form) displaying some Belka Strike Arts, and she fades to her Valt and Mithril RMs (Red/Silver) doing sword drills. She flits across the screen again to her Veda and Bolter RMs (Yellow/Blue) where she slowly takes aim with her gun device in hand.
Deau toki kiseki okoru... When we're together, a miracle appears...
(So we can make it)
She is joined by adult!Syn on her rooftop perch on her left, and Heidi Ingvalt on her right. All three look up and leap away into the bright sky, trailing feathers of green and black...
DABURU WO SAGASE... Find the DOUBLE...
[CLOSING INSTRUMENTAL]
A rotating panning shot of Stella and Vivio standing back to back, then to adult!Syn and Sankt Kaiser Vivio in the same manner. The latter pair then strikes a pose as the title reappears on overlay.
Magical Lyrical ViVid
Spoiler for Author's note:
The first Case of ViVid is now underway! I've drawn inspiration from the original Nanoha Vivid manga and decided to rework it to fix some of it's early pacing (and the latest anticlimatic end to Nove and Ein's duel <_<). I'll also take a while longer before hitting the Einhart arc; I would be developing the side characters a bit in the mean time, and probably reshuffle some manga events while adding quite a few anime-originals.
Another minor change is the actual inclusion of original characters Syn (Keroko's OC) and Stella (Mine) in the series and elevate them from mere crack status.
I'll be writing in short strips. More explanations coming in the next scene. Hopefully I'll be able to update often enough to not leave you guys hanging, despite my awful parents' hindering! Thanks for reading! And don't forget to leave comments--
Loved and waited for Vivid, but didn't like the overemphasis on fanservice? Were you bored by 3 chapters of slow, only to receive 1 chapter of win that ends up in anticlimax in the next? Feeling that there's just too many characters in too little time?
I'm gonna do things a little differently! Presenting, the "anime" spinoff of Nanoha Vivid:
Magical Lyrical ViVid
Spoiler for Case 01 - Prologue:
It was one of those nights. You know the drill. The sky roiled black and red with rain falling like bullets from above and the color-speckled city retaliating with offending signs of their own. It's the same old, same old scenic viewing from my 17th floor office at Main Street. And like most nights, it's quiet in the holdings of Takamachi Private Eyes. A city without tears is bad for business, but hey, it means all's well in the land of people isn't it?
I adjusted the nameplate on my table and pondered if I should place the Takamachi in front of the Stella, or reverse like people do back on Earth? I looked across the room to my lanky companion thumbing through the evening paper. She chose to place the Takamachi behind the Vivio...
There was a knock on the door. I wonder, what client will walk in this time? As I strode across the parquet, I met eyes with my partner and was returned with a nod. As hardboiled detectives of the cream, and protectors of this city, we fear nothing.
And so, I opened up to the opportunity. After all, the two of us, are one detective--
"--tella! Wake up already!"
The world jostled and rolled, and the golden-maned, sleepy girl complained, "Yibs two urlie Onee-samaaa..."
The other blond, and the drowsy's complete splitting image, hauled her younger twin up and throttled her by the shoulders. "Stella! You better wake up and do something about this quick!!!"
Stella was finally firm enough to remain slouchily-seated after Vivio let go. Still, her hair was in a complete tangle, and one strap of her nightie hung by her arm. She squinted at Vivio. "What case is it...?"
The young kaiser was a look of incredulity. "What kind of dream are you having?"
Stella didn't reply, but swayed a bit, then slowly keeled over backwards. Vivio yelped and dragged Stella back upright again. "No more sleeping until you answer this!"
The older Takamachi held up a holoscreen of a website. It was rather plain and darkishly toned, adorned by a portrait of the Takamachi twins standing back to back under the headlines 'Takamachi Tsunshin.' Stella smiled dreamily at the recognition.
"Haha... Onee-sama found Takamachi Hotline... It's nice, isn't it...? I made it last night..."
Stella yawned and stretched.
"That's not what I'm asking about!" Vivio flailed. "What is this Hotline supposed to do?!"
"Takamachi Hotline. We handle all cases. If you're in trouble, we're there to help! Hehe..."
"But, unlike you, I only just got Chris yesterday!" Vivio kept on flailing. "And we promised Mama not to use our magic trivially!"
"It's alright," Stella patted Vivio on the shoulder while wearing a face of semi-shut eyes. "Onee-sama and I are one kaiser, no? We'll be fine."
"No we'll be not!" Vivio grew even more alarmed, as a monstrous image of a dark, shadowy figure known as the White Devil crystallized in her mind's eye. "Just take it down already! Mama is going to kill us if she finds--"
"Who's going to kill who?"
"Heh?!" The older Takamachi jumped and wheeled around in fright to face the eldest one laden with a laundry basket. She perspired and stammered, "N-n-nothing, Nanoha-mama! Ah-hahaha..."
"Nyahaha," Nanoha chuckled. "As for you Stella, better get ready for school or you'll be late for breakfast!"
"Yes Mama..." Stella replied while dragging her hand through her disheveled locks.
Vivio kept up the facade until Nanoha left, which she then spun sharply at her sister. "Stella!"
Stella tee-tottered off. "I need to brush my teeth..."
Vivio hurried after her. "Hey! Are you even listening? Stellaaa!!!"
What's this? It even includes an opening!
Spoiler for W.V.X. ~Double Vivid Extreme~:
[Opening Instrumental]
A black boot paired with a green one. A mane of gold tied into a left-sided ponytail drifting in the wind. A panning view of Saint King Vivio from behind. Then as the rock band kicks in, A pair of Vs, one green and one black, slam into the middle and send ripples outward. The screen is wiped to black with scrolling Ancient Belka runes. It cuts to a brief shot of a Tome closing, and a hand grabbing a school bag, and then cuts back to the title:
Magical Lyrical ViVid
(Double V X. Why? Naze da...)
Stella in her knight's garb fades into the first V, and Vivio hefting her bag over her shoulder appearing in the right.
Mata dareka ga totsuzen DOOR wo takaku
Yet again, someone knocks on my door
A school girl rushes past the towering spire of Monarch Church. The classroom door slides open.
Jikan no yokan. WELCOME TO WINDY CITY.
Feels like a case. Welcome to Windy City.
The camera flies through the class up to Vivio as she turns around and smiles. Stella looks up from her doodles.
Kono machi ni wa namida wa awa naize
This city has no need for tears
We zoom onto the corkboard, where on it are tacked in place moving photos of the various characters. The camera jumps left, right, up and down, moving through in sequence: Rio and Corona walking; Teana and Fate discussing a case on a ship's tactical room; Nanoha and Vita out at training; Sein, Deed and Otto with Carym and Schach; Hayate putting on her jacket as a full-sized Reinforce read out a report; the Nakajimas messing around;
Yami wo Hisamu KEYWORD mitsukedasou
Find the keyword within the darkness
Syn jumps out of nowhere to glomp a startled Vivio, cutting to a blue holoscreen printing [KEYWORD] in Midchilda font. We get a brief look of Syn and Vivio sneaking around a basement.
Hitori de wa todokanai yume...
One cannot achieve the dream alone...
(Kensakusuru mugen no ARCHIVE toiu umi e to dive!)
(Together we dive into the sea of the infinite archive!)
Stella calls up the Infinite Library autosearch function in her tome, surrounding herself in augmented reality. We cut to a view of Einhart from behind, slowing turning around to see Vivio running towards her and reaching out.
Kimi to kanarerareru
With you, we can do it
We see Vivio, Syn, Stella, Rio and Corona crossing a bridge, then it cuts to the now-empty bridge as Karlheim speeds past on his bike.
HALF AND HALF!
Syn holds out Helskor and gives the activation command. Stella holds up her prinny plushie Sankt Raiser "Penpen" with her left; Vivio holds up Sacred Heart "Chris" with her right;
(DOUBLE VIVID EXTREME!)
Both twins change poses to one where they both stand shoulder to shoulder, arms bent and plushie devices in hand, such that their arms formed 2 Vs, and declare [SET UP!]
[CHORUS]
DOUBLE V X! Futari no BODY AND SOUL (Hoka ni saina ONLY tsumaru RIDE) hitotsu ni...
Double V Ex! Two Bodies and Souls (I will only ride with you) in one...
The two girls go through their long henshin sequence which results in them being fused into 1 Sankt Kaiser Vivio. We return to the classroom, where it constantly alternates between Vivio, Syn, Stella, Einhart, Rio and Corona doing some coursework, and another time with loli! Nanoha, Fate, Hayate, Keroko, Arisa and Suzuka doing exactly the same thing.
DOUBLE V X! Saikou no PARTNER...
Double V Ex! The best partner...
Sankt Kaiser Vivio using both the Elune and Kaiser Relic Memories (Green/Black form) displaying some Belka Strike Arts, and she fades to her Valt and Mithril RMs (Red/Silver) doing sword drills. She flits across the screen again to her Veda and Bolter RMs (Yellow/Blue) where she slowly takes aim with her gun device in hand.
Deau toki kiseki okoru... When we're together, a miracle appears...
(So we can make it)
She is joined by adult!Syn on her rooftop perch on her left, and Heidi Ingvalt on her right. All three look up and leap away into the bright sky, trailing feathers of green and black...
DABURU WO SAGASE... Find the DOUBLE...
[CLOSING INSTRUMENTAL]
A rotating panning shot of Stella and Vivio standing back to back, then to adult!Syn and Sankt Kaiser Vivio in the same manner. The latter pair then strikes a pose as the title reappears on overlay.
Magical Lyrical ViVid
Spoiler for Author's note:
The first Case of ViVid is now underway! I've drawn inspiration from the original Nanoha Vivid manga and decided to rework it to fix some of it's early pacing (and the latest anticlimatic end to Nove and Ein's duel <_<). I'll also take a while longer before hitting the Einhart arc; I would be developing the side characters a bit in the mean time, and probably reshuffle some manga events while adding quite a few anime-originals.
I'll be writing in short strips. Hopefully I'll be able to update often enough to not leave you guys hanging, despite my awful parents'' hindering! Thanks for reading! And don't forget to leave comments--
I will comment on it after my brain has re-solidified itself! Stupid freaking bio exam turned it to mush, now I don't want to do anything that requires thinking....
Loved and waited for Vivid, but didn't like the overemphasis on fanservice? Were you bored by 3 chapters of slow, only to receive 1 chapter of win that ends up in anticlimax in the next? Feeling that there's just too many characters in too little time?
I'm gonna do things a little differently! Presenting, the "anime" spinoff of Nanoha Vivid:
Magical Lyrical ViVid
Spoiler for Case 01 - Prologue:
It was one of those nights. You know the drill. The sky roiled black and red with rain falling like bullets from above and the color-speckled city retaliating with offending signs of their own. It's the same old, same old scenic viewing from my 17th floor office at Main Street. And like most nights, it's quiet in the holdings of Takamachi Private Eyes. A city without tears is bad for business, but hey, it means all's well in the land of people isn't it?
I adjusted the nameplate on my table and pondered if I should place the Takamachi in front of the Stella, or reverse like people do back on Earth? I looked across the room to my lanky companion thumbing through the evening paper. She chose to place the Takamachi behind the Vivio...
There was a knock on the door. I wonder, what client will walk in this time? As I strode across the parquet, I met eyes with my partner and was returned with a nod. As hardboiled detectives of the cream, and protectors of this city, we fear nothing.
And so, I opened up to the opportunity. After all, the two of us, are one detective--
"--tella! Wake up already!"
The world jostled and rolled, and the golden-maned, sleepy girl complained, "Yibs two urlie Onee-samaaa..."
The other blond, and the drowsy's complete splitting image, hauled her younger twin up and throttled her by the shoulders. "Stella! You better wake up and do something about this quick!!!"
Stella was finally firm enough to remain slouchily-seated after Vivio let go. Still, her hair was in a complete tangle, and one strap of her nightie hung by her arm. She squinted at Vivio. "What case is it...?"
The young kaiser was a look of incredulity. "What kind of dream are you having?"
Stella didn't reply, but swayed a bit, then slowly keeled over backwards. Vivio yelped and dragged Stella back upright again. "No more sleeping until you answer this!"
The older Takamachi held up a holoscreen of a website. It was rather plain and darkishly toned, adorned by a portrait of the Takamachi twins standing back to back under the headlines 'Takamachi Tsunshin.' Stella smiled dreamily at the recognition.
"Haha... Onee-sama found Takamachi Hotline... It's nice, isn't it...? I made it last night..."
Stella yawned and stretched.
"That's not what I'm asking about!" Vivio flailed. "What is this Hotline supposed to do?!"
"Takamachi Hotline. We handle all cases. If you're in trouble, we're there to help! Hehe..."
"But, unlike you, I only just got Chris yesterday!" Vivio kept on flailing. "And we promised Mama not to use our magic trivially!"
"It's alright," Stella patted Vivio on the shoulder while wearing a face of semi-shut eyes. "Onee-sama and I are one kaiser, no? We'll be fine."
"No we'll be not!" Vivio grew even more alarmed, as a monstrous image of a dark, shadowy figure known as the White Devil crystallized in her mind's eye. "Just take it down already! Mama is going to kill us if she finds--"
"Who's going to kill who?"
"Heh?!" The older Takamachi jumped and wheeled around in fright to face the eldest one laden with a laundry basket. She perspired and stammered, "N-n-nothing, Nanoha-mama! Ah-hahaha..."
"Nyahaha," Nanoha chuckled. "As for you Stella, better get ready for school or you'll be late for breakfast!"
"Yes Mama..." Stella replied while dragging her hand through her disheveled locks.
Vivio kept up the facade until Nanoha left, which she then spun sharply at her sister. "Stella!"
Stella tee-tottered off. "I need to brush my teeth..."
Vivio hurried after her. "Hey! Are you even listening? Stellaaa!!!"
What's this? It even includes an opening!
Spoiler for W.V.X. ~Double Vivid Extreme~:
[Opening Instrumental]
A black boot paired with a green one. A mane of gold tied into a left-sided ponytail drifting in the wind. A panning view of Saint King Vivio from behind. Then as the rock band kicks in, A pair of Vs, one green and one black, slam into the middle and send ripples outward. The screen is wiped to black with scrolling Ancient Belka runes. It cuts to a brief shot of a Tome closing, and a hand grabbing a school bag, and then cuts back to the title:
Magical Lyrical ViVid
(Double V X. Why? Naze da...)
Stella in her knight's garb fades into the first V, and Vivio hefting her bag over her shoulder appearing in the right.
Mata dareka ga totsuzen DOOR wo takaku
Yet again, someone knocks on my door
A school girl rushes past the towering spire of Monarch Church. The classroom door slides open.
Jikan no yokan. WELCOME TO WINDY CITY.
Feels like a case. Welcome to Windy City.
The camera flies through the class up to Vivio as she turns around and smiles. Stella looks up from her doodles.
Kono machi ni wa namida wa awa naize
This city has no need for tears
We zoom onto the corkboard, where on it are tacked in place moving photos of the various characters. The camera jumps left, right, up and down, moving through in sequence: Rio and Corona walking; Teana and Fate discussing a case on a ship's tactical room; Nanoha and Vita out at training; Sein, Deed and Otto with Carym and Schach; Hayate putting on her jacket as a full-sized Reinforce read out a report; the Nakajimas messing around;
Yami wo Hisamu KEYWORD mitsukedasou
Find the keyword within the darkness
Syn jumps out of nowhere to glomp a startled Vivio, cutting to a blue holoscreen printing [KEYWORD] in Midchilda font. We get a brief look of Syn and Vivio sneaking around a basement.
Hitori de wa todokanai yume...
One cannot achieve the dream alone...
(Kensakusuru mugen no ARCHIVE toiu umi e to dive!)
(Together we dive into the sea of the infinite archive!)
Stella calls up the Infinite Library autosearch function in her tome, surrounding herself in augmented reality. We cut to a view of Einhart from behind, slowing turning around to see Vivio running towards her and reaching out.
Kimi to kanarerareru
With you, we can do it
We see Vivio, Syn, Stella, Rio and Corona crossing a bridge, then it cuts to the now-empty bridge as Karlheim speeds past on his bike.
HALF AND HALF!
Syn holds out Helskor and gives the activation command. Stella holds up her prinny plushie Sankt Raiser "Penpen" with her left; Vivio holds up Sacred Heart "Chris" with her right;
(DOUBLE VIVID EXTREME!)
Both twins change poses to one where they both stand shoulder to shoulder, arms bent and plushie devices in hand, such that their arms formed 2 Vs, and declare [SET UP!]
[CHORUS]
DOUBLE V X! Futari no BODY AND SOUL (Hoka ni saina ONLY tsumaru RIDE) hitotsu ni...
Double V Ex! Two Bodies and Souls (I will only ride with you) in one...
The two girls go through their long henshin sequence which results in them being fused into 1 Sankt Kaiser Vivio. We return to the classroom, where it constantly alternates between Vivio, Syn, Stella, Einhart, Rio and Corona doing some coursework, and another time with loli! Nanoha, Fate, Hayate, Keroko, Arisa and Suzuka doing exactly the same thing.
DOUBLE V X! Saikou no PARTNER...
Double V Ex! The best partner...
Sankt Kaiser Vivio using both the Elune and Kaiser Relic Memories (Green/Black form) displaying some Belka Strike Arts, and she fades to her Valt and Mithril RMs (Red/Silver) doing sword drills. She flits across the screen again to her Veda and Bolter RMs (Yellow/Blue) where she slowly takes aim with her gun device in hand.
Deau toki kiseki okoru... When we're together, a miracle appears...
(So we can make it)
She is joined by adult!Syn on her rooftop perch on her left, and Heidi Ingvalt on her right. All three look up and leap away into the bright sky, trailing feathers of green and black...
DABURU WO SAGASE... Find the DOUBLE...
[CLOSING INSTRUMENTAL]
A rotating panning shot of Stella and Vivio standing back to back, then to adult!Syn and Sankt Kaiser Vivio in the same manner. The latter pair then strikes a pose as the title reappears on overlay.
Magical Lyrical ViVid
Spoiler for Author's note:
The first Case of ViVid is now underway! I've drawn inspiration from the original Nanoha Vivid manga and decided to rework it to fix some of it's early pacing (and the latest anticlimatic end to Nove and Ein's duel <_<). I'll also take a while longer before hitting the Einhart arc; I would be developing the side characters a bit in the mean time, and probably reshuffle some manga events while adding quite a few anime-originals.
Another minor change is the actual inclusion of original characters Syn (Keroko's OC) and Stella (Mine) in the series and elevate them from mere crack status.
I'll be writing in short strips. More explanations coming in the next scene. Hopefully I'll be able to update often enough to not leave you guys hanging, despite my awful parents' hindering! Thanks for reading! And don't forget to leave comments--
--teh I'm not on FF.net.
Once again, thanks for reading.
(0////0) ...is that...OMG it is, its Syn!! *squeling fangirl*
The story is interesting Meister-sempai! Do more, do more!! (~//////~)
Loved and waited for Vivid, but didn't like the overemphasis on fanservice? Were you bored by 3 chapters of slow, only to receive 1 chapter of win that ends up in anticlimax in the next? Feeling that there's just too many characters in too little time?
Loved and waited for Vivid, but didn't like the overemphasis on fanservice? Were you bored by 3 chapters of slow, only to receive 1 chapter of win that ends up in anticlimax in the next? Feeling that there's just too many characters in too little time?
I'm gonna do things a little differently! Presenting, the "anime" spinoff of Nanoha Vivid:
Magical Lyrical ViVid
Spoiler for Case 01 - Prologue:
It was one of those nights. You know the drill. The sky roiled black and red with rain falling like bullets from above and the color-speckled city retaliating with offending signs of their own. It's the same old, same old scenic viewing from my 17th floor office at Main Street. And like most nights, it's quiet in the holdings of Takamachi Private Eyes. A city without tears is bad for business, but hey, it means all's well in the land of people isn't it?
I adjusted the nameplate on my table and pondered if I should place the Takamachi in front of the Stella, or reverse like people do back on Earth? I looked across the room to my lanky companion thumbing through the evening paper. She chose to place the Takamachi behind the Vivio...
There was a knock on the door. I wonder, what client will walk in this time? As I strode across the parquet, I met eyes with my partner and was returned with a nod. As hardboiled detectives of the cream, and protectors of this city, we fear nothing.
And so, I opened up to the opportunity. After all, the two of us, are one detective--
"--tella! Wake up already!"
The world jostled and rolled, and the golden-maned, sleepy girl complained, "Yibs two urlie Onee-samaaa..."
The other blond, and the drowsy's complete splitting image, hauled her younger twin up and throttled her by the shoulders. "Stella! You better wake up and do something about this quick!!!"
Stella was finally firm enough to remain slouchily-seated after Vivio let go. Still, her hair was in a complete tangle, and one strap of her nightie hung by her arm. She squinted at Vivio. "What case is it...?"
The young kaiser was a look of incredulity. "What kind of dream are you having?"
Stella didn't reply, but swayed a bit, then slowly keeled over backwards. Vivio yelped and dragged Stella back upright again. "No more sleeping until you answer this!"
The older Takamachi held up a holoscreen of a website. It was rather plain and darkishly toned, adorned by a portrait of the Takamachi twins standing back to back under the headlines 'Takamachi Tsunshin.' Stella smiled dreamily at the recognition.
"Haha... Onee-sama found Takamachi Hotline... It's nice, isn't it...? I made it last night..."
Stella yawned and stretched.
"That's not what I'm asking about!" Vivio flailed. "What is this Hotline supposed to do?!"
"Takamachi Hotline. We handle all cases. If you're in trouble, we're there to help! Hehe..."
"But, unlike you, I only just got Chris yesterday!" Vivio kept on flailing. "And we promised Mama not to use our magic trivially!"
"It's alright," Stella patted Vivio on the shoulder while wearing a face of semi-shut eyes. "Onee-sama and I are one kaiser, no? We'll be fine."
"No we'll be not!" Vivio grew even more alarmed, as a monstrous image of a dark, shadowy figure known as the White Devil crystallized in her mind's eye. "Just take it down already! Mama is going to kill us if she finds--"
"Who's going to kill who?"
"Heh?!" The older Takamachi jumped and wheeled around in fright to face the eldest one laden with a laundry basket. She perspired and stammered, "N-n-nothing, Nanoha-mama! Ah-hahaha..."
"Nyahaha," Nanoha chuckled. "As for you Stella, better get ready for school or you'll be late for breakfast!"
"Yes Mama..." Stella replied while dragging her hand through her disheveled locks.
Vivio kept up the facade until Nanoha left, which she then spun sharply at her sister. "Stella!"
Stella tee-tottered off. "I need to brush my teeth..."
Vivio hurried after her. "Hey! Are you even listening? Stellaaa!!!"
What's this? It even includes an opening!
Spoiler for W.V.X. ~Double Vivid Extreme~:
[Opening Instrumental]
A black boot paired with a green one. A mane of gold tied into a left-sided ponytail drifting in the wind. A panning view of Saint King Vivio from behind. Then as the rock band kicks in, A pair of Vs, one green and one black, slam into the middle and send ripples outward. The screen is wiped to black with scrolling Ancient Belka runes. It cuts to a brief shot of a Tome closing, and a hand grabbing a school bag, and then cuts back to the title:
Magical Lyrical ViVid
(Double V X. Why? Naze da...)
Stella in her knight's garb fades into the first V, and Vivio hefting her bag over her shoulder appearing in the right.
Mata dareka ga totsuzen DOOR wo takaku
Yet again, someone knocks on my door
A school girl rushes past the towering spire of Monarch Church. The classroom door slides open.
Jikan no yokan. WELCOME TO WINDY CITY.
Feels like a case. Welcome to Windy City.
The camera flies through the class up to Vivio as she turns around and smiles. Stella looks up from her doodles.
Kono machi ni wa namida wa awa naize
This city has no need for tears
We zoom onto the corkboard, where on it are tacked in place moving photos of the various characters. The camera jumps left, right, up and down, moving through in sequence: Rio and Corona walking; Teana and Fate discussing a case on a ship's tactical room; Nanoha and Vita out at training; Sein, Deed and Otto with Carym and Schach; Hayate putting on her jacket as a full-sized Reinforce read out a report; the Nakajimas messing around;
Yami wo Hisamu KEYWORD mitsukedasou
Find the keyword within the darkness
Syn jumps out of nowhere to glomp a startled Vivio, cutting to a blue holoscreen printing [KEYWORD] in Midchilda font. We get a brief look of Syn and Vivio sneaking around a basement.
Hitori de wa todokanai yume...
One cannot achieve the dream alone...
(Kensakusuru mugen no ARCHIVE toiu umi e to dive!)
(Together we dive into the sea of the infinite archive!)
Stella calls up the Infinite Library autosearch function in her tome, surrounding herself in augmented reality. We cut to a view of Einhart from behind, slowing turning around to see Vivio running towards her and reaching out.
Kimi to kanarerareru
With you, we can do it
We see Vivio, Syn, Stella, Rio and Corona crossing a bridge, then it cuts to the now-empty bridge as Karlheim speeds past on his bike.
HALF AND HALF!
Syn holds out Helskor and gives the activation command. Stella holds up her prinny plushie Sankt Raiser "Penpen" with her left; Vivio holds up Sacred Heart "Chris" with her right;
(DOUBLE VIVID EXTREME!)
Both twins change poses to one where they both stand shoulder to shoulder, arms bent and plushie devices in hand, such that their arms formed 2 Vs, and declare [SET UP!]
[CHORUS]
DOUBLE V X! Futari no BODY AND SOUL (Hoka ni saina ONLY tsumaru RIDE) hitotsu ni...
Double V Ex! Two Bodies and Souls (I will only ride with you) in one...
The two girls go through their long henshin sequence which results in them being fused into 1 Sankt Kaiser Vivio. We return to the classroom, where it constantly alternates between Vivio, Syn, Stella, Einhart, Rio and Corona doing some coursework, and another time with loli! Nanoha, Fate, Hayate, Keroko, Arisa and Suzuka doing exactly the same thing.
DOUBLE V X! Saikou no PARTNER...
Double V Ex! The best partner...
Sankt Kaiser Vivio using both the Elune and Kaiser Relic Memories (Green/Black form) displaying some Belka Strike Arts, and she fades to her Valt and Mithril RMs (Red/Silver) doing sword drills. She flits across the screen again to her Veda and Bolter RMs (Yellow/Blue) where she slowly takes aim with her gun device in hand.
Deau toki kiseki okoru... When we're together, a miracle appears...
(So we can make it)
She is joined by adult!Syn on her rooftop perch on her left, and Heidi Ingvalt on her right. All three look up and leap away into the bright sky, trailing feathers of green and black...
DABURU WO SAGASE... Find the DOUBLE...
[CLOSING INSTRUMENTAL]
A rotating panning shot of Stella and Vivio standing back to back, then to adult!Syn and Sankt Kaiser Vivio in the same manner. The latter pair then strikes a pose as the title reappears on overlay.
Magical Lyrical ViVid
Spoiler for Author's note:
The first Case of ViVid is now underway! I've drawn inspiration from the original Nanoha Vivid manga and decided to rework it to fix some of it's early pacing (and the latest anticlimatic end to Nove and Ein's duel <_<). I'll also take a while longer before hitting the Einhart arc; I would be developing the side characters a bit in the mean time, and probably reshuffle some manga events while adding quite a few anime-originals.
Another minor change is the actual inclusion of original characters Syn (Keroko's OC) and Stella (Mine) in the series and elevate them from mere crack status.
I'll be writing in short strips. More explanations coming in the next scene. Hopefully I'll be able to update often enough to not leave you guys hanging, despite my awful parents' hindering! Thanks for reading! And don't forget to leave comments--
--teh I'm not on FF.net.
Once again, thanks for reading.
Again someone catches my attention with a Kamen Rider fic!
It's cos you can't hear them over the music. =P But, just for you...
Spoiler for Sneak Preview for Case 01:
"Syn, don't! It's too dangerous!"
The other girl was already running with sealed device in hand. "You two sit tight and watch! I'll hand these their amateurs asses easily!"
"Onee-sama, we have to do this."
"Stella..."
[I am transformable, my Master.] Chris annnounced as he hovered in front of Vivio.
His blue penguinic counterpart join in from Stella's shoulder with, [Relic Memory Driver. Stand by ready, dood!]
"That's right, Penpen," Stella stepped closer. "Onee-sama, we're the Two-In-One Kaiser. I'm sure our mamas will understand."
Vivio swallowed, then nodded. "Let's go."
Both girls grabbed their plushies out of the air and stood shoulder to shoulder, their arms bent and forming two triangular flexures. "HENSHIN!SET UP!"
[ELUNE.] crooned Penpen.
[KAISER.] loaded Chris.
And both girls thrust their plushies skywards.
[ELUNEKAISAAA!!!]
*insert henshin jingle*
It wouldn't make sense without what happened in between the prologue and this...
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Originally Posted by Rika23onROOF
(0////0) ...is that...OMG it is, its Syn!! *squeling fangirl*
The story is interesting Meister-sempai! Do more, do more!! (~//////~)
I will. Thanks for reading.
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Originally Posted by Satashi
but I like the fanservice T_T
I'm going to redo Vivid way down the line as well
+points for the opening!!!
I didn't get rid of all the fanservice, just toned it down a bit.
Go Satanyan!
And thanks!
Quote:
Originally Posted by SulliMike23
Again someone catches my attention with a Kamen Rider fic!
Loved and waited for Vivid, but didn't like the overemphasis on fanservice? Were you bored by 3 chapters of slow, only to receive 1 chapter of win that ends up in anticlimax in the next? Feeling that there's just too many characters in too little time?
I'm gonna do things a little differently! Presenting, the "anime" spinoff of Nanoha Vivid:
Magical Lyrical ViVid
Spoiler for Case 01 - Prologue:
It was one of those nights. You know the drill. The sky roiled black and red with rain falling like bullets from above and the color-speckled city retaliating with offending signs of their own. It's the same old, same old scenic viewing from my 17th floor office at Main Street. And like most nights, it's quiet in the holdings of Takamachi Private Eyes. A city without tears is bad for business, but hey, it means all's well in the land of people isn't it?
I adjusted the nameplate on my table and pondered if I should place the Takamachi in front of the Stella, or reverse like people do back on Earth? I looked across the room to my lanky companion thumbing through the evening paper. She chose to place the Takamachi behind the Vivio...
There was a knock on the door. I wonder, what client will walk in this time? As I strode across the parquet, I met eyes with my partner and was returned with a nod. As hardboiled detectives of the cream, and protectors of this city, we fear nothing.
And so, I opened up to the opportunity. After all, the two of us, are one detective--
"--tella! Wake up already!"
The world jostled and rolled, and the golden-maned, sleepy girl complained, "Yibs two urlie Onee-samaaa..."
The other blond, and the drowsy's complete splitting image, hauled her younger twin up and throttled her by the shoulders. "Stella! You better wake up and do something about this quick!!!"
Stella was finally firm enough to remain slouchily-seated after Vivio let go. Still, her hair was in a complete tangle, and one strap of her nightie hung by her arm. She squinted at Vivio. "What case is it...?"
The young kaiser was a look of incredulity. "What kind of dream are you having?"
Stella didn't reply, but swayed a bit, then slowly keeled over backwards. Vivio yelped and dragged Stella back upright again. "No more sleeping until you answer this!"
The older Takamachi held up a holoscreen of a website. It was rather plain and darkishly toned, adorned by a portrait of the Takamachi twins standing back to back under the headlines 'Takamachi Tsunshin.' Stella smiled dreamily at the recognition.
"Haha... Onee-sama found Takamachi Hotline... It's nice, isn't it...? I made it last night..."
Stella yawned and stretched.
"That's not what I'm asking about!" Vivio flailed. "What is this Hotline supposed to do?!"
"Takamachi Hotline. We handle all cases. If you're in trouble, we're there to help! Hehe..."
"But, unlike you, I only just got Chris yesterday!" Vivio kept on flailing. "And we promised Mama not to use our magic trivially!"
"It's alright," Stella patted Vivio on the shoulder while wearing a face of semi-shut eyes. "Onee-sama and I are one kaiser, no? We'll be fine."
"No we'll be not!" Vivio grew even more alarmed, as a monstrous image of a dark, shadowy figure known as the White Devil crystallized in her mind's eye. "Just take it down already! Mama is going to kill us if she finds--"
"Who's going to kill who?"
"Heh?!" The older Takamachi jumped and wheeled around in fright to face the eldest one laden with a laundry basket. She perspired and stammered, "N-n-nothing, Nanoha-mama! Ah-hahaha..."
"Nyahaha," Nanoha chuckled. "As for you Stella, better get ready for school or you'll be late for breakfast!"
"Yes Mama..." Stella replied while dragging her hand through her disheveled locks.
Vivio kept up the facade until Nanoha left, which she then spun sharply at her sister. "Stella!"
Stella tee-tottered off. "I need to brush my teeth..."
Vivio hurried after her. "Hey! Are you even listening? Stellaaa!!!"
What's this? It even includes an opening!
Spoiler for W.V.X. ~Double Vivid Extreme~:
[Opening Instrumental]
A black boot paired with a green one. A mane of gold tied into a left-sided ponytail drifting in the wind. A panning view of Saint King Vivio from behind. Then as the rock band kicks in, A pair of Vs, one green and one black, slam into the middle and send ripples outward. The screen is wiped to black with scrolling Ancient Belka runes. It cuts to a brief shot of a Tome closing, and a hand grabbing a school bag, and then cuts back to the title:
Magical Lyrical ViVid
(Double V X. Why? Naze da...)
Stella in her knight's garb fades into the first V, and Vivio hefting her bag over her shoulder appearing in the right.
Mata dareka ga totsuzen DOOR wo takaku
Yet again, someone knocks on my door
A school girl rushes past the towering spire of Monarch Church. The classroom door slides open.
Jikan no yokan. WELCOME TO WINDY CITY.
Feels like a case. Welcome to Windy City.
The camera flies through the class up to Vivio as she turns around and smiles. Stella looks up from her doodles.
Kono machi ni wa namida wa awa naize
This city has no need for tears
We zoom onto the corkboard, where on it are tacked in place moving photos of the various characters. The camera jumps left, right, up and down, moving through in sequence: Rio and Corona walking; Teana and Fate discussing a case on a ship's tactical room; Nanoha and Vita out at training; Sein, Deed and Otto with Carym and Schach; Hayate putting on her jacket as a full-sized Reinforce read out a report; the Nakajimas messing around;
Yami wo Hisamu KEYWORD mitsukedasou
Find the keyword within the darkness
Syn jumps out of nowhere to glomp a startled Vivio, cutting to a blue holoscreen printing [KEYWORD] in Midchilda font. We get a brief look of Syn and Vivio sneaking around a basement.
Hitori de wa todokanai yume...
One cannot achieve the dream alone...
(Kensakusuru mugen no ARCHIVE toiu umi e to dive!)
(Together we dive into the sea of the infinite archive!)
Stella calls up the Infinite Library autosearch function in her tome, surrounding herself in augmented reality. We cut to a view of Einhart from behind, slowing turning around to see Vivio running towards her and reaching out.
Kimi to kanarerareru
With you, we can do it
We see Vivio, Syn, Stella, Rio and Corona crossing a bridge, then it cuts to the now-empty bridge as Karlheim speeds past on his bike.
HALF AND HALF!
Syn holds out Helskor and gives the activation command. Stella holds up her prinny plushie Sankt Raiser "Penpen" with her left; Vivio holds up Sacred Heart "Chris" with her right;
(DOUBLE VIVID EXTREME!)
Both twins change poses to one where they both stand shoulder to shoulder, arms bent and plushie devices in hand, such that their arms formed 2 Vs, and declare [SET UP!]
[CHORUS]
DOUBLE V X! Futari no BODY AND SOUL (Hoka ni saina ONLY tsumaru RIDE) hitotsu ni...
Double V Ex! Two Bodies and Souls (I will only ride with you) in one...
The two girls go through their long henshin sequence which results in them being fused into 1 Sankt Kaiser Vivio. We return to the classroom, where it constantly alternates between Vivio, Syn, Stella, Einhart, Rio and Corona doing some coursework, and another time with loli! Nanoha, Fate, Hayate, Keroko, Arisa and Suzuka doing exactly the same thing.
DOUBLE V X! Saikou no PARTNER...
Double V Ex! The best partner...
Sankt Kaiser Vivio using both the Elune and Kaiser Relic Memories (Green/Black form) displaying some Belka Strike Arts, and she fades to her Valt and Mithril RMs (Red/Silver) doing sword drills. She flits across the screen again to her Veda and Bolter RMs (Yellow/Blue) where she slowly takes aim with her gun device in hand.
Deau toki kiseki okoru... When we're together, a miracle appears...
(So we can make it)
She is joined by adult!Syn on her rooftop perch on her left, and Heidi Ingvalt on her right. All three look up and leap away into the bright sky, trailing feathers of green and black...
DABURU WO SAGASE... Find the DOUBLE...
[CLOSING INSTRUMENTAL]
A rotating panning shot of Stella and Vivio standing back to back, then to adult!Syn and Sankt Kaiser Vivio in the same manner. The latter pair then strikes a pose as the title reappears on overlay.
Magical Lyrical ViVid
Spoiler for Author's note:
The first Case of ViVid is now underway! I've drawn inspiration from the original Nanoha Vivid manga and decided to rework it to fix some of it's early pacing (and the latest anticlimatic end to Nove and Ein's duel <_<). I'll also take a while longer before hitting the Einhart arc; I would be developing the side characters a bit in the mean time, and probably reshuffle some manga events while adding quite a few anime-originals.
Another minor change is the actual inclusion of original characters Syn (Keroko's OC) and Stella (Mine) in the series and elevate them from mere crack status.
I'll be writing in short strips. More explanations coming in the next scene. Hopefully I'll be able to update often enough to not leave you guys hanging, despite my awful parents' hindering! Thanks for reading! And don't forget to leave comments--
(Okay, Meister Babylon, with that caveat from RB, you now have to turn your fic into an extended story, with storyline upon storyline (and don't forget that 100-chapter Tournament Arc starting with Ch. 73!!) so that she's not allowed to die, ever. )
I looked up at the morning sky from my wheelchair as I moved along the sidewalk leading to the main part of the Saint church. The air was crisp and held a taste to it that others said they couldn't place. I knew what it was, as the sky had always been a part of me. It was the fall season coming, bringing with it cooler weather and the pretty colors of leaves before they fall. I liked this season best and I couldn't help but smile to myself as I made it into the church after someone held the door for me. Upon entering I saw sister Schach looking around herself frantically and I couldn't help but go over to her to ask what was bothering her so much.
AlternaticveS IV
By: Satashi
"You lost her?" Nanoha asked, honestly shocked at what she was just told. "How do you lose a little girl!?"
"I'm terribly sorry," Schach bowed embarrassedly. "I went to check on her and she wasn't in her room. I don't think she could have made it too far..."
"I'll help look." Turning her chair, Nanoha moved herself in the opposite direction. "Contact me if you find her, okay?"
"Thank you, Nanoha-san."
The girl in the chair sighed out in a mixture of worry and annoyance. 'I can't believe they lost her... Poor thing must be scared out of her mind...' Nanoha licked her lips and tried to repress a worried feeling. 'She's so young, I hope we find her so we can help her...If I was a little girl, where would I go?' Her blue eyes looked out a window she was passing.' I'd want to be outside, away from everyone else...' Turning, she headed down another hallway and out through a door leading into a small outside area in the middle of the church.
Passing a flower bed, Nanoha looked around and did a double take when she thought she saw motion out of the corner of her eye. Moving to a large tree in the middle of the tiny park, Nanoha saw Vivio hiding half behind the tree holding the stuffed rabbit she had given her. "Hello there," Nanoha spoke softly, making Vivio move behind the tree more. "I see you found the bunny I gave you." Vivio looked down at her friend and then slowly turned back to Nanoha, nodding lightly. When no words were given, Nanoha tried again to talk with her. "My name is Nanoha... what's yours?"
"...Vivio." The single word was said softly, laced with a slight bit of fear in it.
"Vivio... that's a really nice name." Nanoha smiled at her. "How old are you, Vivio?"
"...Don't know." The answer made the older woman want to bite her tongue. "Where's my mama?"
"Can't find your mama?" Nanoha asked softly, instantly reflecting back on Fate. "That's not good... How about we look for her together?" Offering her hand out, she kept smiling at the blonde in front of her until she slowly came out from hiding and walked over to her to accept the hand. "What does your mama look like?"
Nanoha placed her other hand on top of Vivio's gently. "Don't be scared; I'm here with you, okay?" She got a small nod but Vivio's eyes still clearly told how she felt. "...Are you hungry, Vivio?"
"Mmn." A small nod came paired with the sound.
"Do you like waffles?" Nanoha smiled again, getting an interested look. "Why don't we go someplace where we can eat some? Bunny-san can come too." Glancing down at Vivio again, Nanoha felt a twinge of sympathy when she noticed the girl was only wearing a shirt that went to her knees. "Do your feet hurt? Want to sit on my lap?"
"Mmn..." The girl looked down a moment but her mis-matched eyes turned back up, looking at the outstretched arms of the woman leaning towards her. After several seconds of debating with herself, she raised her arms and allowed Nanoha to lift her and place her onto the older woman's legs.
"There," Nanoha praised her with a smile. "Isn't that better?" One hand went to Vivio's hair and patted it softly. "We'll get you some clothes after we eat, okay?" Vivio turned and looked back at her curiously. "Don't worry, you're safe okay?"
"Nanoha-san!" Schach's voice came as the woman ran out into the garden. "I saw you from the window."
"I just found her," Nanoha explained happily. "We're going to get something to eat; she must be starving, I'm sure she hasn't eaten since at least yesterday morning."
"I'll take her-" Schach reached out to Vivio but pulled back when the girl cried out and hugged Nanoha, hiding her face in the woman's breasts. "Ah..."
"Don't be scared, Vivio." Nanoha tried to sooth her and repress the shock of suddenly being held onto. "You're here with me, I won't go anywhere." A red and green eye looked up at her, each moistened with tears paired with a scared sound coming from the child's closed mouth. "I promise, you're safe with me." Nanoha leaned down a bit and stroked Vivio's hair. "Relax, everything is okay now."
Vivio slowly nodded and placed her face back against Nanoha's chest, holding onto her just in case. "Mmn..."
Nanoha looked back at sister Schach with a helpless expression. "Guess it can't be helped... Lets go to the kitchen and get her fed."
"O-Okay..."
Spoiler for Alternatives 4-2:
~**~
Nanoha watched with interest as Vivio looked at her fork and butter knife with a helpless expression. Clumsily the girl tried to cut off a bite of the food but only succeeded in moving it around on her plate. Before tears came to Vivio's eyes, Nanoha forced herself to stop watching the adorable act and lean over to take Vivio's plate. "Here, I'll help you." Easily, she began to cut up the waffles into bite sized pieces. "There you are, Vivio." Nanoha moved the plate back to the girl and felt rather proud of herself when she got a cheerful sound mixed with a chomp of food. "You were really hungry, huh?"
"Mmn!" Vivio stabbed another bite, holding the fork in her closed fist.
Schach leaned over to Nanoha while looking at Vivio. "Ne, Nanoha-san..." When the older woman shifted closer to her, she began to whisper. "What are we going to do with her? We know she's an artificial mage so she doesn't have parents..."
"I'm not sure exactly," Nanoha whispered back just as quietly. "We need to find someone who can take care of her." Turning back to Vivio, Nanoha watched the girl eat bite after bite, getting more and more syrup on her face. Not being able to help it anymore, Nanoha got a napkin and moved next to Vivio again. "Here, you're making a mess of yourself..." Vivio allowed her to wipe her face, making content sounds at being pampered.
Now with a clean and full child to contend with, Nanoha allowed Vivio to is on her lap once more. Together along with Sister Schach, they went down the church hallways and to a room where they kept a few spare clothes for children. "Anything in her size?" Nanoha asked curiously, holding Vivio by her sides while the girl looked around with interest.
"Yes, this should fit her." Schach pulled out a white shirt with blue sleeves. "And here's the matching skirt." A blue skirt was offered as well.
"Change clothes, Vivio," Nanoha told her gently. With a small motion, the woman lifted Vivio from her lap and placed her down onto the floor. When she was looked at helplessly, Nanoha gave her a sad smile. "Want me to help you?" A nod answered her. "Lift your arms for me."
Three minutes and a clothed Vivio later, the small group went back into the hallways and headed to the front of the church. "I'll contact you as soon as we find someone." Schach spoke happily. "Thank you for your help, Nanoha-san."
"Wasn't a problem at all." Nanoha smiled at Vivio next to her. "I have to go now, Vivio."
"Waheh?" The girl grabbed Nanoha's wheelchair and shook her head. "No!"
"Don't worry, Sister Schach will take good care of you." Nanoha tried to smile again when Vivio started crying openly. "Vivio, don't cry, you'll be just fine." The loud crying was mixed with sobs and broken half words despite the two older women trying to sooth her.
"Vivio, we will have lots of fun together," Schach promised as best she could. "Don't worry, you'll be really happy here!" The crying got louder when Schach placed her hands on Vivio's shoulders. The small girl moved away and held onto Nanoha's leg tightly, shaking her head and crying out even more.
Nanoha looked helplessly at Schach and got a hopeless look in return. "I guess it can't be helped then... I'll look after her for the time being."
"But Nanoha-san...Are you able to care for such a young girl while on the base?"
"No," Nanoha shook her head, moving a hand down to stroke Vivio's hair in an attempt to calm her. "But I can't just leave this child after everything she's been through... It seems like she trusts me and I'd hate to think what would happen to her if I left her like this... she may try to run away again, and keeping her under lock and key would be no better than whoever had her beforehand..."
"I see..." Schach rubbed her hands together. "If there's anything I can do to help just let me know."
"I will, thank you." Taking a deep breath, Nanoha leaned forward to the still sobbing girl holding onto her. "Vivio," the gentle voice saying her name made Vivio look up at Nanoha, sniffling heavily. "Would you like to come home with me?"
"...Mmn." Nodding, Vivio looked up at her with shaking red eyes stained with tears.
Nanoha nodded and carefully started wiping away the tears on Vivio's face. "Okay then, we'll stay together for a while then, is that okay?" Another nod and hum came, paired with a noticeable lift in the girl's spirits. "Then lets head home together." Taking Vivio's hand, she nodded at her friend once more.
~**~
"It's not much, but its a start," Yuuno finished while glancing over the monitors in front of himself. "At least we've managed to narrow down the rift you came through, Harlaown-san."
"Please, call me Fate." The blonde offered happily. "Thank you so much, Yuuno, you have no idea how much better I feel after hearing this."
The male grinned. "We're just getting started, but it seems like we have a clear direction on where to go from here. If everything goes absolutely perfectly smoothly, then I'd say you will be on your way back home in little over a month."
"A month..." Despite the time frame, Fate couldn't help but smile broadly, red eyes shining with a light that she hadn't shown once since she arrived. "I'd wait forever if it meant I could go back to my family one more time."
A beeping sound rang up, making Hayate look up from her desk. "Speaking of, Nanoha is contacting us." A button was pressed and Nanoha's image appeared on a screen along with the loud yelling of a small child. "Na-Nanoha!?"
Nanoha looked at her friends on the screen embarassedly. Vivio was clinging to her tightly, yelling without shame at the idea of being removed from Nanoha's arms. "Uhm... Help me, please?" She asked, blushing hard and offering a light smile.
(Okay, Meister Babylon, with that caveat from RB, you now have to turn your fic into an extended story, with storyline upon storyline (and don't forget that 100-chapter Tournament Arc starting with Ch. 73!!) so that she's not allowed to die, ever. )
Should I also include a long School Festival arc and also a still-being-plotted trip to Mundus Alhazred? Lots and lots of kissing contests? Meeting a descendent of Vivio from the future? And one arc where Vivio and Stella enter an Ancient Belka arena tournament to earn dough to free some of their not-yet-introduced classmates from slavery? And then we get to meet the real person behind Vivio and Stella's birth?
XD
Of course I'll leave out the 9-year-old Vivio suffering a mid life crisis bits... <_<
2009-11-08, 13:33
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