Nanoha FanFiction Discussion

[Lycodrake]

First post on here...I blame Nanya for drawing me into a forum that used to overwhelm me. XP

Originally Posted by Akiyoshi

Something about the mercenary life of the Huckebein family?

Personally, I haven't tried reading anything past StrikerS because of one reason, which Nanya probably hears from me all the time: Yuuno being Put on a Bus, or at least being demoted to near-nonexistent.

[Nanya01]

Originally Posted by Lycodrake

First post on here...I blame Nanya for drawing me into a forum that used to overwhelm me. XP



Personally, I haven't tried reading anything past StrikerS because of one reason, which Nanya probably hears from me all the time: Yuuno being Put on a Bus, or at least being demoted to near-nonexistent.

Hey, Lycodrake!

Now if you want to get ahead of FF.Net, just click on my sig to take you to the most recent BTF post and then find where I left off from there. ^_^

[Akiyoshi]

Originally Posted by Lycodrake

Personally, I haven't tried reading anything past StrikerS because of one reason, which Nanya probably hears from me all the time: Yuuno being Put on a Bus, or at least being demoted to near-nonexistent.

aers mentioned something about a possible Yuuno appearance in Force but we don't have any official confirmation yet. Yuuno already appeared in ViVid...

Spoiler for x3:

...in a flashback about A's final battle agains the defense program xDU

[Lycodrake]

Originally Posted by Nanya01

Now if you want to get ahead of FF.Net, just click on my sig to take you to the most recent BTF post and then find where I left off from there. ^_^

Yeah, I noticed that there was a lot to catch up on once I got on here...read all the way from Advice to the most recent Coda, too.
And I noticed you couldn't resist putting in a scene with Nanoha, Fate, and Yuuno mostly sloshed and in bed together. XD

Originally Posted by Akiyoshi

aers mentioned something about a possible Yuuno appearance in Force but we don't have any official confirmation yet. Yuuno already appeared in ViVid...

Spoiler for x3:

...in a flashback about A's final battle agains the defense program xDU

Possible doesn't mean it will actually happen, and the Sound Stages and the manga Omake have Yuuno as the butt of many jokes when, or if, he shows up...

[MeisterBabylon]

I've got a nice story involving Frost Giants, Jodinmir, a war 2 millenia old, and a boy who finds himself in its epicenter all planned out inside my head. Just needs to be written. Which is the hard part.

Of course, when people say giants in Nanoha, they really mean large, post-human, humanoid biomechanical constructs masquerading as giants.

[Lycodrake]

Originally Posted by MeisterBabylon

I've got a nice story involving Frost Giants, Jodinmir, a war 2 millenia old, and a boy who finds himself in its epicenter all planned out inside my head. Just needs to be written. Which is the hard part.

Of course, when people say giants in Nanoha, they really mean large, post-human, humanoid biomechanical constructs masquerading as giants.

Sounds interesting, though I'm wondering what you mean by "Jodinmir", where such a story would go, and how this connects to the usual Nanoha-verse...

[Akiyoshi]

Originally Posted by Lycodrake

Sounds interesting, though I'm wondering what you mean by "Jodinmir", where such a story would go, and how this connects to the usual Nanoha-verse...

I guess you won't include Thor or Loki into the mix, because those two are too insanely broken to be in a story with Nanoha characters. Unless they end up fighting each other at the climax with the Nanoha characters taking care of the Mini-boss squad and the mooks xD

[Lycodrake]

Originally Posted by Akiyoshi

I guess you won't include Thor or Loki into the mix, because those two are too insanely broken to be in a story with Nanoha characters. Unless they end up fighting each other at the climax with the Nanoha characters taking care of the Mini-boss squad and the mooks xD

Actually, Thor isn't nearly as broken as some people think, or at how he is in the original myths. But I know what you mean, considering Marvel and other portrayals of him.
Loki...well, if you have lead or iron weapons, he's a lot easier an opponent than you'd think...
I'm just saying these things from what I know about Norse mythology (mythology being one of my favorite subjects *ever*)...

[Akiyoshi]

Originally Posted by Lycodrake

Actually, Thor isn't nearly as broken as some people think, or at how he is in the original myths. But I know what you mean, considering Marvel and other portrayals of him.

You're right, it's easy to assume he's insanely powerfull, by Marvel standards, Thor will be able to rip Deville of Huckebein apart with his bare fists if he fights at full strenght. And Mjolnir make's Graf Eisen to look like a squeaky toy hammer and the War Hammer to look like a toothpick ...a used toothpick.

Originally Posted by Lycodrake

Loki...well, if you have lead or iron weapons, he's a lot easier an opponent than you'd think...

This could be funny if the "Iron" in Vita's "Knight of the IRON Hammer" title turns out to be literal xD!

[Lycodrake]

Originally Posted by Akiyoshi

This could be funny if the "Iron" in Vita's "Knight of the IRON Hammer" title turns out to be literal xD!

Well, even with that major weakness of his, Loki still has shapeshifting and destructive magic on his side. But I know what you mean. Vita defeating Loki sounds hilarious but good to me. XD

[Nanya01]

And here comes the finale!

Peek's Mini-Arcs:

Yagami Mid Four Dwell Takamachi Scrya Fatherhood Harlaown Dreams Dance Healing Twins Advice History Onwards Cycle Playdate Forging Meetings Search Valkyrie News

BTF Omakes:

Old Iron Omakes 1, 2, 3 Mr Snuggles Omake Oh Bandit Tree Old Iron Omakes 4, 5

Coda 1-10

Spoiler for Blood That Flows - Peek Finale - Coda End:

Later...

"Mama!" Quint smiled as she heard her youngest child come running at her with arms wide open.

"Aston." Picking her son up, she smiled at him as the wind caused his short, dark hair to get all messed up. "Were you a good boy today?"

"NNNGH!" He nodded, grinning and kicking his legs back and forth. His eyes were bright green and they shimmered in happiness at seeing his mother again.

"Where is..." Quint trailed off as another young child, this one with purple hair and lighter green eyes. "Ceilia."

"Mama!" Her daughter's eyes lit up and she ran towards the older woman, who knelt down and picked the two of them up, smiling happily as they hugged her. "Missed you!"

"Missed you two too." She kissed them both on their cheeks. "You been good for daddy?" They both nodded, getting a smile from her. "Good. Your big sister Subaru and Ginga should get next weekend off, so we'll all go spend the day at the park, okay?"

"Yay!" The two yelled happily, the thought of seeing their big sisters making them extremely giddy and bubbly.

Quint smiled and put the two of them down. "Why don't you run off and play, I need to talk to your father." They nodded and ran off, causing Quint to smile softly as she watched them run off. It was still so new to her, having children that she actually gave birth to, rather than adopting. "Genya?"

"Yeah?" She found him at the kitchen table, putting some plates down. "You're back early."

Quint smiled before walking up and giving him a kiss on the cheek. "You're a sweet-heart for doing the cooking tonight."

He grinned at her. "Well... I would like to say that it was just for the joy of seeing my wife's face light up, but I think that you know that I have another thought in mind."

Quint blushed at that, but grinned right back at him. "Oh, sure, just because I'm hot and sexy, you feel the need to ravish me every night."

Genya moved towards Quint and in one motion, grabbed her lower back and pulled her against his body as he leaned forward. "Do you blame me?"

Quint smiled and kissed him on the lips. "Not at all." She whispered to him. "But it'll have to wait until the twins are asleep."

"Of course." He said, kissing her on the jaw as his hand rolled down to her rear and squeezed, causing his wife to groan in delight. "Doesn't mean I can't get you worked up ahead of time."

Quint closed her eyes and groaned at the attention her husband was giving her. As nice as it was... "Genya, I need to tell you something." She mentally pouted as he stopped groping her butt. "I'm going to be transferred over to the new Riot Force division, the one that Regius is helping to start up."

Genya blinked at that. That was news to him. "Any reason why?"

"Mostly to give the younger kids some guidance and have someone on hand who can navigate the more complex political situations." Quint shrugged and Genya nodded. "Now then..." She grinned at him and pushed him against the table. "You better not disappoint me after getting me worked up, husband... I may have to... Get creative then."

Genya nodded at her. "Not a problem." At least Quint didn't take after that pen pal that she had a few years ago. His back still ached from hearing about how Quint's pen pal suplexed her husband onto the bed during the honeymoon.

"Good." Quint grinned as she leaned down and kissed him while pressing her body against his. Part of her realized that if she kept this up they wouldn't make it to the bedroom and that their twins were still awake somewhere.

While she didn't care about making it to the bedroom, the twins were a different matter all together. "...We should make sure that Aston and Ceilia are in bed first." She nodded at the look he gave her. "Trust me, I don't like it either, but it's either that... Or they get to watch us."

Genya sweat-dropped. "I don't think we need to traumatize them this early." Quint nodded and got off of him, before jumping as he stood up and slapped her butt. "Let's try not to take too long, hmm?"

Quint was blushing, but nodded as she ran off to take care of the twins.

After all, she wasn't going to let an opportunity for a wild night slip away on her.

(---)

Days later...

Uno grinned nastily as she finally broke through whatever it was that was used on this data strip. "Try and keep me from finding out your secrets, huh? Well, you've just lost to Supreme Hacker, Uno! Ohohohohoho!" She put the back of her hand over her chin as she laughed.

Blinking, Sette tilted her head while she petted Mr. Snuggles, who was purring and nuzzling her chest. "What is so funny, Uno?"

"Some hacker tried to keep me from figuring out what was on this data strip. As if someone can stop me from finding out the truth of the matter." She looked at the cat. "...So, what did the doctor say about that cat?"

"The doctor is unsure about this cat, but..." Sette pulled Mr. Snuggles away from her body and looked at the cat more closely.

"Meow."

"...He said that he's got something unusual in store for it."

"Meow?"

Sette blinked and shook her head. "No, I do not think that it would harm you. If anything, it may help you avoid being blown up by giant balls of magic."

"Meow!"

Sette nodded at him. "I do think that the doctor would want you to help if possible, I will make sure to tell him that you wish to be helpful."

Uno stared at Sette. "...You can understand that thing?"

Sette looked at Uno and blinked several times. "It is not hard to understand Mr. Snuggles. Do you not understand him?"

Uno slowly shook her head. "Sette, dear, I think we may need to get your hearing checked."

"I can hear just fine, but thank you for your concern, Un-nee."

"Meow." Mr. Snuggles tilted his head and Sette nodded at the cat, before pulling him against her breasts, causing the cat to purr again.

"Yes, I doubt that she would appreciate it if you made her underwear disappear on her."

Uno rolled her eyes. "If my underwear suddenly goes missing, I'm pretty sure that Dieci could use some target practice in her cow field, Mr. Snuggles."

"MEOW!"

Uno turned and had a small smile grace her face. 'That will teach you to try and steal my underwear.' "Anyway..." Uno's grin slowly disappeared as the data she was viewing changed. "...He did kill himself." Uno shook her head and narrowed her eyes. "But..." She turned up the volume and a frown came to her features.

"Really... Trying to take me on? Just because I killed him?" A female voice was heard on the screen.

Behind Uno, Sette and Mr. Snuggles both looked at the screen and watched the events play out. A woman appeared on screen, but for some reason, a clear view of her face was impossible to get, even with Uno's continued work in trying to clear the picture up.

One thing that Sette found interesting was that even though the woman was in a skin-tight black suit, there was a red mark on her chest, right between her breasts and down to her stomach. Well, that and how her light blue hair turned dark at the tips.

"Who... Who are..?"

"Stupid humans." The woman snorted and pointed her finger at him. "You think I care about what you think?"

The man made a garbled noise as he pulled his gun up to his head and pulled the trigger, causing him to fall to the floor, dead a moment later.

"Heh... Maybe I shouldn't have super-charged that magic so much." The woman chuckled and turned to walk away. She took three steps before turning around and grabbing the device. "Hmm, maybe I should... Make sure that no one finds out it's me." She held her hand up and a nearly invisible keyboard appeared in front of it. "I know that. Don't worry, I just need to erase the data and over-write it. No one will know." The woman sighed and shook her head. "Of course there's a chance that it could go wrong, I don't know how these things work completely. I never learned that when I was still human and my master didn't have any use for them, except how to find the ancient ones and break them." Several moments later, the woman set the device back down on the ground and nodded. "Good, that should do it. Yeah, I know, I know, gotta hurry up or my cover will be blown, sheesh!"

"...The doctor was right." Uno said softly as the video went completely out at that moment. "...There are Mazoku still out there."

Sette blinked as she thought back some time ago. '...That mark... Is Quattro...' She shook her head. Even if Quattro was an annoyance, she shouldn't think that Quattro was a Mazoku. After all, if she wasn't, then Sette would feel horrible about casting suspicion on her sister.

...Even if she didn't like the cyborg personally.

(---)

Meanwhile, at a secret location, a meeting of great importance was taking place...

Three individuals stood in silence, yet, despite that silence, they were still able to communicate with each other.

Even though they were nothing more than giant brains in even larger jars.

"We've let Jail have too much freedom."

"What do you suggest? He's cut his freedom from us. I knew that we should have put chemical controls in his brain."

"That would have gotten too expensive too quickly. The cost of cloning him alone..."

"What do you suggest then?"

"Well..."

"You three..." A female voice spoke up a blue-haired woman walked in front of the three brains. Grinning, she smirked at them. "Don't bother calling security, I killed them all."

"Who are you?" The first voice was wary, but interested.

"Let's just say that you want Jail under control and I want him out of my hair." She grinned at them.

"What do you want?"

"Heh..." She smirked at them. "Using Jail himself will amount nothing... But use those precious cyborgs of his... You can control him through them."

"...We're listening."

"Trust me, just give me something that can put a small little..." The woman grinned at the brains. "Something that will make about... Half of the 'numbers' listen to you, no matter what." She tapped her chin and shook her head. "Actually, no, even I can't do that, not right now, but, if you get me the materials..." The blue-haired woman grinned at them. "I can make it so that those 'numbers' won't be an issue, in fact, they'll be quite... Helpful to all of us." Her purple-red eyes flashed as she grinned. "What do you say?"

"Very well, we'll leave the details to you."

Levi just grinned as she told them the materials she would need.

'The future is looking good.' She thought to herself.

[Lycodrake]

Originally Posted by Nanya01

And here comes the finale!

Peek's Mini-Arcs:

Yagami Mid Four Dwell Takamachi Scrya Fatherhood Harlaown Dreams Dance Healing Twins Advice History Onwards Cycle Playdate Forging Meetings Search Valkyrie News

BTF Omakes:

Old Iron Omakes 1, 2, 3 Mr Snuggles Omake Oh Bandit Tree Old Iron Omakes 4, 5

Coda 1-10

Spoiler for Blood That Flows - Peek Finale - Coda End:

Later...

"Mama!" Quint smiled as she heard her youngest child come running at her with arms wide open.

"Aston." Picking her son up, she smiled at him as the wind caused his short, dark hair to get all messed up. "Were you a good boy today?"

"NNNGH!" He nodded, grinning and kicking his legs back and forth. His eyes were bright green and they shimmered in happiness at seeing his mother again.

"Where is..." Quint trailed off as another young child, this one with purple hair and lighter green eyes. "Ceilia."

"Mama!" Her daughter's eyes lit up and she ran towards the older woman, who knelt down and picked the two of them up, smiling happily as they hugged her. "Missed you!"

"Missed you two too." She kissed them both on their cheeks. "You been good for daddy?" They both nodded, getting a smile from her. "Good. Your big sister Subaru and Ginga should get next weekend off, so we'll all go spend the day at the park, okay?"

"Yay!" The two yelled happily, the thought of seeing their big sisters making them extremely giddy and bubbly.

Quint smiled and put the two of them down. "Why don't you run off and play, I need to talk to your father." They nodded and ran off, causing Quint to smile softly as she watched them run off. It was still so new to her, having children that she actually gave birth to, rather than adopting. "Genya?"

"Yeah?" She found him at the kitchen table, putting some plates down. "You're back early."

Quint smiled before walking up and giving him a kiss on the cheek. "You're a sweet-heart for doing the cooking tonight."

He grinned at her. "Well... I would like to say that it was just for the joy of seeing my wife's face light up, but I think that you know that I have another thought in mind."

Quint blushed at that, but grinned right back at him. "Oh, sure, just because I'm hot and sexy, you feel the need to ravish me every night."

Genya moved towards Quint and in one motion, grabbed her lower back and pulled her against his body as he leaned forward. "Do you blame me?"

Quint smiled and kissed him on the lips. "Not at all." She whispered to him. "But it'll have to wait until the twins are asleep."

"Of course." He said, kissing her on the jaw as his hand rolled down to her rear and squeezed, causing his wife to groan in delight. "Doesn't mean I can't get you worked up ahead of time."

Quint closed her eyes and groaned at the attention her husband was giving her. As nice as it was... "Genya, I need to tell you something." She mentally pouted as he stopped groping her butt. "I'm going to be transferred over to the new Riot Force division, the one that Regius is helping to start up."

Genya blinked at that. That was news to him. "Any reason why?"

"Mostly to give the younger kids some guidance and have someone on hand who can navigate the more complex political situations." Quint shrugged and Genya nodded. "Now then..." She grinned at him and pushed him against the table. "You better not disappoint me after getting me worked up, husband... I may have to... Get creative then."

Genya nodded at her. "Not a problem." At least Quint didn't take after that pen pal that she had a few years ago. His back still ached from hearing about how Quint's pen pal suplexed her husband onto the bed during the honeymoon.

"Good." Quint grinned as she leaned down and kissed him while pressing her body against his. Part of her realized that if she kept this up they wouldn't make it to the bedroom and that their twins were still awake somewhere.

While she didn't care about making it to the bedroom, the twins were a different matter all together. "...We should make sure that Aston and Ceilia are in bed first." She nodded at the look he gave her. "Trust me, I don't like it either, but it's either that... Or they get to watch us."

Genya sweat-dropped. "I don't think we need to traumatize them this early." Quint nodded and got off of him, before jumping as he stood up and slapped her butt. "Let's try not to take too long, hmm?"

Quint was blushing, but nodded as she ran off to take care of the twins.

After all, she wasn't going to let an opportunity for a wild night slip away on her.

(---)

Days later...

Uno grinned nastily as she finally broke through whatever it was that was used on this data strip. "Try and keep me from finding out your secrets, huh? Well, you've just lost to Supreme Hacker, Uno! Ohohohohoho!" She put the back of her hand over her chin as she laughed.

Blinking, Sette tilted her head while she petted Mr. Snuggles, who was purring and nuzzling her chest. "What is so funny, Uno?"

"Some hacker tried to keep me from figuring out what was on this data strip. As if someone can stop me from finding out the truth of the matter." She looked at the cat. "...So, what did the doctor say about that cat?"

"The doctor is unsure about this cat, but..." Sette pulled Mr. Snuggles away from her body and looked at the cat more closely.

"Meow."

"...He said that he's got something unusual in store for it."

"Meow?"

Sette blinked and shook her head. "No, I do not think that it would harm you. If anything, it may help you avoid being blown up by giant balls of magic."

"Meow!"

Sette nodded at him. "I do think that the doctor would want you to help if possible, I will make sure to tell him that you wish to be helpful."

Uno stared at Sette. "...You can understand that thing?"

Sette looked at Uno and blinked several times. "It is not hard to understand Mr. Snuggles. Do you not understand him?"

Uno slowly shook her head. "Sette, dear, I think we may need to get your hearing checked."

"I can hear just fine, but thank you for your concern, Un-nee."

"Meow." Mr. Snuggles tilted his head and Sette nodded at the cat, before pulling him against her breasts, causing the cat to purr again.

"Yes, I doubt that she would appreciate it if you made her underwear disappear on her."

Uno rolled her eyes. "If my underwear suddenly goes missing, I'm pretty sure that Dieci could use some target practice in her cow field, Mr. Snuggles."

"MEOW!"

Uno turned and had a small smile grace her face. 'That will teach you to try and steal my underwear.' "Anyway..." Uno's grin slowly disappeared as the data she was viewing changed. "...He did kill himself." Uno shook her head and narrowed her eyes. "But..." She turned up the volume and a frown came to her features.

"Really... Trying to take me on? Just because I killed him?" A female voice was heard on the screen.

Behind Uno, Sette and Mr. Snuggles both looked at the screen and watched the events play out. A woman appeared on screen, but for some reason, a clear view of her face was impossible to get, even with Uno's continued work in trying to clear the picture up.

One thing that Sette found interesting was that even though the woman was in a skin-tight black suit, there was a red mark on her chest, right between her breasts and down to her stomach. Well, that and how her light blue hair turned dark at the tips.

"Who... Who are..?"

"Stupid humans." The woman snorted and pointed her finger at him. "You think I care about what you think?"

The man made a garbled noise as he pulled his gun up to his head and pulled the trigger, causing him to fall to the floor, dead a moment later.

"Heh... Maybe I shouldn't have super-charged that magic so much." The woman chuckled and turned to walk away. She took three steps before turning around and grabbing the device. "Hmm, maybe I should... Make sure that no one finds out it's me." She held her hand up and a nearly invisible keyboard appeared in front of it. "I know that. Don't worry, I just need to erase the data and over-write it. No one will know." The woman sighed and shook her head. "Of course there's a chance that it could go wrong, I don't know how these things work completely. I never learned that when I was still human and my master didn't have any use for them, except how to find the ancient ones and break them." Several moments later, the woman set the device back down on the ground and nodded. "Good, that should do it. Yeah, I know, I know, gotta hurry up or my cover will be blown, sheesh!"

"...The doctor was right." Uno said softly as the video went completely out at that moment. "...There are Mazoku still out there."

Sette blinked as she thought back some time ago. '...That mark... Is Quattro...' She shook her head. Even if Quattro was an annoyance, she shouldn't think that Quattro was a Mazoku. After all, if she wasn't, then Sette would feel horrible about casting suspicion on her sister.

...Even if she didn't like the cyborg personally.

(---)

Meanwhile, at a secret location, a meeting of great importance was taking place...

Three individuals stood in silence, yet, despite that silence, they were still able to communicate with each other.

Even though they were nothing more than giant brains in even larger jars.

"We've let Jail have too much freedom."

"What do you suggest? He's cut his freedom from us. I knew that we should have put chemical controls in his brain."

"That would have gotten too expensive too quickly. The cost of cloning him alone..."

"What do you suggest then?"

"Well..."

"You three..." A female voice spoke up a blue-haired woman walked in front of the three brains. Grinning, she smirked at them. "Don't bother calling security, I killed them all."

"Who are you?" The first voice was wary, but interested.

"Let's just say that you want Jail under control and I want him out of my hair." She grinned at them.

"What do you want?"

"Heh..." She smirked at them. "Using Jail himself will amount nothing... But use those precious cyborgs of his... You can control him through them."

"...We're listening."

"Trust me, just give me something that can put a small little..." The woman grinned at the brains. "Something that will make about... Half of the 'numbers' listen to you, no matter what." She tapped her chin and shook her head. "Actually, no, even I can't do that, not right now, but, if you get me the materials..." The blue-haired woman grinned at them. "I can make it so that those 'numbers' won't be an issue, in fact, they'll be quite... Helpful to all of us." Her purple-red eyes flashed as she grinned. "What do you say?"

"Very well, we'll leave the details to you."

Levi just grinned as she told them the materials she would need.

'The future is looking good.' She thought to herself.

Seems like Genya and Quint have their work cut out for them. XD
And that Mr. Snuggles is the subject of experimentation...hm...
Along with Uno finding out about Levi, and Levi being up to something with The Brains.

And every time I hear or read about The Brains, I want to make corny jokes... XP

[Rising Dragon]

Originally Posted by MeisterBabylon

Hmm... Infinite Stratos had me distracted for so long, but a quest for designs led me back here...

I guess I can never really leave Nanoha.

I'm out of date nonetheless. Which era are most fics happening these days? Vivid? Force? Strikers? The A's PSP alternate timeline?

It's mainly StrikerS and beyond--BTF has just about reached StrikerS, and my own MercenarieS starts at StrikerS, and will continue well past it in the sequels. Hayate/Vivio stories are well after Force by necessity. Sword and Shield (or is it Shield and Sword?) is around ViVid, IIRC.

[deathcurse]

Originally Posted by Rising Dragon

It's mainly StrikerS and beyond--BTF has just about reached StrikerS, and my own MercenarieS starts at StrikerS, and will continue well past it in the sequels. Hayate/Vivio stories are well after Force by necessity. Sword and Shield (or is it Shield and Sword?) is around ViVid, IIRC.

Yup, but more specifically, the Hayate x Vivio Files take place after the Force time-frame, but so far I'm writing it without Force in continuity. Hayate's rank and position doesn't match up with what she had in Force, and since I haven't read all of Force I didn't want to get details wrong by including it.

[Old_Iron]

Originally Posted by Rising Dragon

It's mainly StrikerS and beyond--BTF has just about reached StrikerS, and my own MercenarieS starts at StrikerS, and will continue well past it in the sequels. Hayate/Vivio stories are well after Force by necessity. Sword and Shield (or is it Shield and Sword?) is around ViVid, IIRC.

Indeed. Swords and Shields would take place around the time of ViVid, even if I am almost entirely ignoring the continuity of it.

Leave of Absence is set between StrikerS and ViVid if I recall correctly, while I Stand Alone and Aftermath are set an indeterminate time after StrikerS.

Medieval Belka is an AU, so it doesn't fall into the timeline.

[Lycodrake]

Originally Posted by Old_Iron

Indeed. Swords and Shields would take place around the time of ViVid, even if I am almost entirely ignoring the continuity of it.

Leave of Absence is set between StrikerS and ViVid if I recall correctly, while I Stand Alone and Aftermath are set an indeterminate time after StrikerS.

Medieval Belka is an AU, so it doesn't fall into the timeline.

Yeah, that's what I though; glad to know I'm not completely out of the loop on Nanoha-verse and those fanfics' timeline.
Of course, on Swords and Shields, I kind of want Yuuno to spar with Subaru, Ginga, or Nove...but that's just something I think would be an interesting spar... XP

Nanya knows that I want to see a few certain fights/spars in BTF...

[RadiantBeam]

Originally Posted by deathcurse

It's been a while, but here's a short story I scribbled while in the middle of dying of final exams/projects, and trying to write Chapter 6 of "Prerogative of the Brave" .

Takes place in the Hayate x Vivio Files, and is set for a few months after "Prerogative of the Brave." Hayate is 28 and Vivio is 15.

Spoiler for Hayate x Vivio Files Chronology:

Gut Feeling - by deathcurse
Little Girl - by deathcurse (Part 1 of 3 stories)
Ulterior Motives – by deathcurse
Lose By Holding Back - by deathcurse
You Never Lose By Loving - by deathcurse *First story in the series, recommended to be read first*
Prerogative of the Brave - by deathcurse (in progress)
To Let Nature Run its Course - by Extrinsical/Eagle8819
It Must Be Love - by deathcurse
Grandmama Wolf - by RadiantBeam
Judgement Day - by deathcurse
The Things We Tame - by Shigan
No Explanation Will Be Good Enough – by Shigan
The Next Best Thing - by Shigan

Fanon
Unforseen Complications - by Moczo
Bad End - by deathcurse

Spoiler for It Must Be Love:

It Must Be Love

It was official now.

Hayate was crazy.

Crazy in general (not that she had any doubts about that before, amusingly), but also, well…crazy in love.

And how did she know that it was official? Well, Hayate had just filled out the form for a personal day and sent it off to TSAB headquarters just so that she could skip work today. Considering that every day was a busy day for the Capital Defense Corps Commander, Hayate really should be feeling more guilt for driving away from Headquarters rather than towards her office building.

But nope, she didn’t really care much right now at all.

Her girlfriend was sick and home alone, since Hayate had checked Nanoha’s work schedule to find that her friend was evaluating new recruits, and Fate’s logs still showed her stationed off planet for the next week, therefore obviously Hayate was compelled to play hooky to bring Vivio a bowl of soup, a blanket, and a lap-pillow.

Yup, Hayate was crazy.

“Schwertkreuz, write message: Is it okay for me to come over in 15 minutes? End message. Send to Sacred Heart.” Her Device glowed, showing that the message was sent.

Hayate would have liked to surprise Vivio and simply show up, but it wouldn’t be polite or fair to surprise Vivio like that. Both of them were still tentatively figuring out the whole dating situation, and Hayate didn’t want to mess that up by over-stepping her boundaries at this point. Weird, how little things like that kind of crept up on her—Hayate used to happily show up at the Takamachi house with nary a call and feel welcomed, but that was an “old friends” privilege, not a “daughter’s girlfriend” privilege. Hayate really wanted to make this whole time easier for poor Nanoha, who still seemed a little thrown by the fact that her fifteen-year old daughter was dating a woman who was Nanoha’s own age.

Besides, Hayate had a history of being a lousy girlfriend. There was no need to remind anyone (herself included) of that fact by disregarding the proper social rules of the relationship thing.

“Incoming message from Sacred Heart: Sure, let yourself in.”

“I keep telling her it’s not safe to leave the front door unlocked like that,” Hayate sighed as she turned off the highway. Then again, even a rookie GFDC Strike Team intern could flatten a thief with her eyes closed and lying on the couch—which is where Hayate would bet that Vivio currently was—so really, there was nothing Hayate could complain about. Only really stupid criminals would attempt anything on the Takamachi house anyway, since it was common knowledge that poking the White Devil at her place of residence was a guarantee to be Starlight Breaker’ed into the stratosphere…if an Ace Enforcer didn’t blast you into the pavement first. Or, more recently, if a blonde, red-and-green-eyed combat specialist didn’t break your jaw with a powered haymaker before her mothers bothered to suit up.

All of which made the neighbourhood one of the safest in Cranagan. Real estate prices were inordinately high here, to Hayate’s amusement.

She did a right and then rolled to a stop by the curb in front of the house. Soup, blanket, briefcase—check. Hayate shut the car door and strolled up the path, shifting her items around to free a hand to turn the doorknob.

“Vivio?”

“In here,” a hoarse voice called, the cheeriness audible even through the raspy tones. Hayate locked the front door and walked into the living room, leaning over the couch to smile at her girlfriend.

“Morning,” she said, dropping her briefcase down by the couch arm and setting the soup pot on the automan.

“Morning,” yawned Vivio, rubbing her reddish and puffy eyes. She was still in her pajamas, although from the dampness of her sleeves Hayate could tell that the girl had taken a quick shower before Hayate had arrived.

Hayate shook open the blanket and came around the couch, kneeling on the couch arm to give Vivio a welcome hug as well as take the chance to bundle the girl up snugly. “Don’t want you to catch a chill. How are you feeling?”

“If I tell the truth, will I get more hugs?” Vivio asked, hugging Hayate back with a happy sigh.

“Maybe,” Hayate drawled, breathing in the soft scent of soap. She sat down next to Vivio, and the blonde immediately wiggled closer to tuck her head under Hayate’s chin. It was slightly awkward because Vivio was much taller than Hayate, but they managed to find a position that didn’t cause undue strain on either of their spines through trial and error in the past, knowledge that Vivio enthusiastically used.

“It’s crummy,” Vivio admitted, coughing into her sleeve. “My head feels like the turkey we had for Thanksgiving—stuffed and baked.”

Hayate laid a hand on Vivio’s forehead, feeling the warmth and clamminess of a light fever. “Aw, poor Vivio. I thought you looked a little sick yesterday.”

“Wait, it’s Tuesday, isn’t it?” Vivio started, twisting to look Hayate in the eye in confusion. “Shouldn’t you be at work?”

“I, um, took the day off,” Hayate said sheepishly. “I knew that Nanoha-chan was going to be out, and I thought that you might want company.”

A bright gleam glowed in Vivio’s eyes and she leaned forward before jerking herself to a stop. “Sorry…I probably shouldn’t kiss you right now, but I really want to.”

They both blushed at Vivio’s candid confession.

Hayate recovered first, kissing the top of Vivio’s head affectionately and pulling the younger girl in closer, settling the blanket over both their laps. “You’ll have to get better quickly then,” she teased, rubbing warm circles over Vivio’s arm, and she couldn’t help tracing the strong curve of the blonde’s biceps as she did it.

Vivio grinned, soaking up the attention. “Yes, ma’am!” she replied, then coughed again, her whole chest heaving.

“Don’t talk so much, you’ll make your throat worse,” Hayate urged, most of her humour vanishing as she shifted to stroke Vivio’s back instead, soothing the girl as she shook. “Close your eyes and rest. I don’t mind if you sleep, you need your rest if you want to get better, so that we can make out on the couch, huh?”

Vivio coughed a brief laugh, then lay her head down on Hayate’s shoulder, not longer hiding her exhaustion. “You brought soup?” she rasped out, and Hayate laid a finger on Vivio’s lips.

“No talking,” she said sternly, then picked up the soup pot and took the lid off, bringing the small pot to her mouth. The smell of chicken and spices filled the air, and Hayate blew lightly over the surface to cool it down before easing it over to Vivio. “Drink it right out of the pot—it’s okay, I’ve got it.”

Vivio smiled weakly before obeying, sipping at the soup and making a happy sound as she swallowed. She finished half of it before lifting a hand to stop, and Hayate set the pot back on the table and returned to their previous cuddling position.

“Thanks,” Vivio mumbled sleepily, nestling into Hayate’s hold. “But I feel…bad that you’re just sitting here…do you want the remote, or…”

“Shh. Don’t worry about me.” Hayate nudged her briefcase with a foot. “I’ve got some work I can do, so you close those pretty eyes and take a nap.”

“Okay…” Vivio’s breathing slowed, and evened out a few seconds later, her body going entirely limp.

“Good girl,” Hayate whispered, leaning her cheek on Vivio’s hair. She held onto Vivio’s hand and laid her other hand just under the hem of her shirt, the warm contact of skin not so much arousing as comforting at that moment. It was strange, how safe and secure Hayate felt right now, even though she was the one holding Vivio instead of the other way around.

It was oddly relaxing, just sitting there with her dozing girlfriend in her lap, and instead of the constant litany of “to do’s” and important report details running through her mind all Hayate was thinking of was…nothing, really. Just enjoying the moment with far more clarity than she could really remember doing for some time. It was nice.

A few months of dating and hit-and-miss attempts had let them sink into a tentatively comfortable method of interacting, and Hayate smiled just thinking about how awkward some of their earlier missteps had been. It kind of sucked, how even something like holding hands was only okay in some situations and not others due to the fact that they worked together, but those little annoyances always happily faded away whenever Hayate saw Vivio smile at her just so.

Of course, Fate had teased Hayate right back for becoming a pile of goo before the “Takamachi smile” in revenge for all the times Hayate had made fun of her for it. It was truly freaky how Hayate suddenly empathized with Fate every time Nanoha batted her blue eyes at the Enforcer and used her sweet smile to get her way.

Oh boy, the day Vivio felt comfortable enough with Hayate to weaponize that smile was the day that Hayate was in big trouble.

A shiver passed through Hayate’s stomach, and she flushed when she couldn’t help but also imagine how things would change when that day came.

God, Hayate, she’s still a teenager. Stop being such a creeper.

That was one of the more troubling aspects of their relationship, but thankfully Hayate didn’t have to get naked with Vivio in order to feel the same butterflies she got in her previous romances. Finding a flower on her desk or feeling Vivio give her a playful glomp from behind made Hayate’s heart leap more than when her relationships had been very physical.

She was such a sap now.

The moment Hayate and Vivio came clean to all their friends, they were going to get teased until their deathbeds. Hayate figured she should bask in the privacy that they had while it lasted.

Vivio stirred, snapping Hayate’s attention back to the wonderful warmth in her arms. Hayate hummed softly, keeping still to hopefully not wake the sick girl. The gentle reverberations seemed to work as Vivio settled down again, her breathing steadying. Her peacefulness right now meant that it was probably going to get worse for the poor girl later at night when her fever breaks, but at least Hayate could give her some unbroken sleep while she was here.

Staying the night at her girlfriend’s house probably wasn’t appropriate at this point, Hayate thought dejectedly. To be fair, any normal parent would balk at the thought, and it really wasn’t fair to always force Nanoha into the villain’s role when she was just trying to look out for her daughter. Vivio also had a stubborn streak that would definitely rear its head if she was faced with the possibility of being so weak and helpless in front of anyone, let alone her new girlfriend and boss.

And Hayate really couldn’t take another day off work, not with quarterly reviews coming up.

That reminded her—she had reports to review before her meeting with the squad leaders tomorrow. Hayate bit her lip, contemplating and visually judging her course of action. She could try to hook her briefcase handle with a foot, but that might jolt Vivio enough to wake her up. Or she could try to slip out, but Hayate was loathe to move from her very warm and comfortable position.

Another 5 minutes, she decided, moving her hand on Vivio’s flank slightly.

It was so nice to be snuggled up like this. Everything about it was perfect—Hayate liked touching Vivio, but it was hard to find a good compromise to keep both her comfort level and her moral standards congruent with each other. Every time the two of them made out, it was hard to keep track of when “wonderful and hot” shifted to “too hot and inappropriate,” and yet being hyper-alert all the time wasn’t conducive to good kissing. But this was nice.

Hayate loved this.

Vivio twitched and mumbled something, still asleep. God, Hayate could keep watching her and not feel bored at all. Her brain kept blurring pleasantly when she looked at Vivio’s face, and there was almost a kind of hypnotic glow around the girl that Hayate knew was a by-product of love.

Kind of like how she could be giving a speech in front of the whole Strike Team division and somehow always know where to look to lock gazes with Vivio, just for a second, both of them delighted and proud of each other.

A clatter in the hall made Hayate jerk, her muscles tensing as she twisted to look around. Vivio lurched, groaning as her eyelids fluttered as she struggled to wake up fully.

“Hayate-chan?” Nanoha asked, surprised as she set her keys down and stepped into the living room. The combat instructor set her jacket on the coat rack and came over, and Hayate panicked for a second as she debated pulling away from Vivio or just continue to sit. They weren’t doing anything, but if they looked anything like what Hayate was feeling, then they must be making an awfully cozy image for Nanoha to walk in on. As surrepticiously as possible, Hayate eased her hand out from under Vivio’s shirt, glad that the blanket covered her actions well.

Nanoha’s eyes flicked up and down the picture they made on the couch together, and a slight furrow appeared in her brow before smoothing over. “Thanks for staying with Vivio, Hayate-chan,” she smiled, the gesture full of genuine warmth. “Did you stay for the whole morning?”

“Whole morning?” Hayate asked, confused. Wait, if Nanoha was home, then… “Uh, what time is it?”

“Nearly one in the afternoon.”

Hayate choked in shock, and Vivio sat up, having caught the last bit of the conversation as well.

“Hayate? Did you…were you sitting here for three hours being my pillow?” Vivio looked mortified.

“Um…I guess I was?” Hayate laughed nervously, still in a bit of a shock herself. Did she really spend three hours doing absolutely nothing?

Nanoha hid a grin behind one hand, then quickly composed herself. “Well…do you want to stay for lunch, Hayate-chan? You two must be starving.”

“Thanks for the invitation, Nanoha-chan, but I’d probably better be going,” Hayate replied, gently disentangling herself from the suddenly pouting Vivio. She tucked the end of the blanket tenderly back over Vivio’s lap, letting one hand linger on Vivio’s warm cheek for a moment before dropping away.

Boundaries.

Being responsible really sucked sometimes.

“Get better soon, Vivio. I’ll call you tonight, okay?”

“Okay,” Vivio said, lookingly slightly happier. “Uh, I hope you get all your work done. I’m sorry for just sleeping on you.”

“It was lovely,” Hayate smiled, a little pleased at being able to put a blushing grin on Vivio’s face with those simple words. She nodded at Nanoha, and picked up her unopened briefcase and the soup pot. “Have a good lunch. I’ll see you two tomorrow.” When Nanoha’s face shifted to amusement again, Hayate quickly stuttered, trying to cover up that overly eager tone, “I meant, tomorrow after work. In the evening…like, normal visiting times. Uh…okay, I’ll be going now.”

“Bye, Hayate-chan,” Nanoha called after her as Hayate walked quickly to let herself out, her blush full on her cheeks now that no one could see.

She had spent three hours doing nothing but be a pillow for her sick girlfriend, during one of the most frantic times of the year.

Hayate had been right, earlier…she was crazy in love.

D'aaaw, Hayate. A little slow on the uptake there, but sweet all the same, and it's nice to see her finally admit it to herself.

(Yes, I am way slow. Shut up.)

[Rising Dragon]

Whoa. You're still alive, RB?

[Justin_Brett]

My story, Section Thirteen, takes place a couple years after StrikerS.

Here's a link to it, since you'll never be able to find it otherwise. I'm basically the anti-Nanya when it comes to updating.

[RadiantBeam]

Originally Posted by Rising Dragon

Whoa. You're still alive, RB?

Still alive and kicking, and with plans for updating Shadowverse sometime soon. Sad to say this place has lost a lot of appeal for me recently, but I'll still come on to update stuff.