Nanoha FanFiction Discussion

[NorthernFallout]

Originally Posted by Satashi

Spoiler for Vampire!Fate pt.5a:

-snip-

A.) Nanoha
B.) Fate

Hmm, the ending makes me want more

B

Originally Posted by Preston

My head hurts. I'm tired. Long day. Anyway, here's part two. Some parts are unoriginal. You try writing an original bank robbery. It's been done so many times even the parts you think are original aren't. This is the necessary bridge between an interesting start and the promised action.

SWAT!Fate

Spoiler for Part I:

-snip-

Nyahah, I like this more now. The roughness, the toughness and the insensetivity. This AU you've created seems..different

And it seems like you got yourself into a situation

[wanwan1203]

Originally Posted by Satashi

Spoiler for Vampire!Fate pt.5a:

I realized that this would be the first time I ever entered Fate's apartment before. As we rode the elevator up, I felt a weird sensation in my stomach when the numbers kept getting higher and higher. Finally it reached the "P" button, which I assumed was "Penthouse."

We got off the ride and walked down a hallway before Fate unlocked and opened the left door. A cool gush of air greeted me and I looked around in apreciation of the fancy place. Although it was a loft style, it was clearly expensive. Hand-crafted furniture was everywhere, combined with art on the walls that I guessed cost more than what I made in a year. "Wow," I breathed out.

"It's home." Fate opened her refrigerator and offered me a Samuel Adams bottle. "Drink? Always a good decision."

"Um, sure." I took the opened bottle and looked at it curiously before taking a sip. The taste was weird but at the same time it wasn't bad so I took another. "So what did you need to give me?"

"A few things," Fate guided me over to what appeared to be a wall and pushed in a section of it before turning a small cut out circle in it that I never even noticed. The wall opened up like a door, leading into what I assumed had been a guest room before Fate changed it. "It's just a door with a hidden knob and reversed hinges," Fate explained after seeing my amazed look. "You have to press in and turn a certain area to unlock it."

"I see," walking into the room, I gasped when Fate turned on the lights. Several different types of weapons were placed on display shelves and lots of ammunition seemed to be on a bookcase on the wall, all neatly labeled. "I feel like I just stepped into a cheesy movie." I joked, trying to hide my shock and failing.

"A girl has to defend herself." Fate took my hand and guided me to a small section and picked up a few items from it. "These are really high tech. I have a few connections into the paladins as well. Pay them enough and they'll easily turn double agent for you."

"I thought they were nut jobs who lived just to hunt vampires?"

"Most are, but they still have scientist who only want money. Anyway," Fate held up a simple silver ring. "This is your first line of defense. See the tiny light bulb here?" She pointed at what I had oriinally thought to be a type of gem embedded into it. "This will activate if you twist the band competly. A button will pop out on the bottom. Point it at whoever is bothering you and press. It's small but you'd be amazed at the light it flashes at."

"It will blind them?"

"It's a super bright flashing light that does several different colors in the span of a second. It will send whoever looks into it into a seizure."

"That tiny thing!?"

"Nanoha, they are made to fight vampires who can punch through brick. They have to come up with things to help them."

"Okay..." I took the ring and slid it over my right ring finger. "This will protect me then?"

"Yes. this too." She handed me something that looked like a standard stun gun. " Press it against someone and pull the trigger. One spark of this and they won'y move for an hour."

"What if they're touching me? Won't I get shocked too?"

"Don't worry, you won't." She pointed to it. "Safety. Off. On. Off. When it's off, pull the trigger. Nanoha, be careful with this."

"Yes." I swallowed, feeling even more nervous when she picked up something else. "More!?"

"Last thing," Fate gave a small lopsided smile. "This, is my blood." She held up a small vial that was filled with what would be two swallows of something that could pass as oil. "I took it this morning." She showed me a faint scratch on her wrist.

"Fate-chan!" I took her hand and looked at it in shock. "does it hurt? are you okay!?"

"It will heal by tonight," She waved it off. "Anyway, this is special." Fate pressed it into my open palm and closed my fist around it. "The vial won't break even if you hit it with a hammer so don't worry about that. Take this with you everywhere. Everywhere." She repeated her word and I nodded. "Do everything you can to get away in case anyone tries to hurt you. If you can't, then drink this."

"Drink your blood!?"

"I blessed it." Fate informed me. "When you're as old as I am ou learn a few things... I was taught this by... well, you know." I nodded quickly. "This will make you able to defend yourself through me."

"Through you?"

"I can't really explain it. Just trust me. With this, you will always be safe. Always. Promise me you will never leave without it."

"I promise."

"In your pocket. Not your purse."

"Okay."

"Good." She sighed lightly in relief.

I never knew she was so worried about me... But right now, I could tell that she was trying to do everything she could to keep me safe. "Thank you, Fate-chan." I hugged the blonde tightly.

"Mm," She hugged me back and lead me out of the room. "Um, to be on a lighter note, want to see my home?"

"Sure!" I followed her up the stairs to the bedroom overlooking the living room and observed everything. "Where do you keep your clothes?"

"I fold them, in the drawer. My leather is hung up in the closet, but you have to go into the bathroom to get to them."

"Can I look?"

"go ahead," she seemed amused and I opened a drawer to see several differnt things, most of which were black.

"Pretty," I closed the drawer and opened the next, blushing when I realized it was her panty drawer. "Love black and purple?"

"Very."

I blushed more, but picked up and object and turned around, grinning. "I see." I twisted the bottom and laughed at Fate's slightly blushing cheeks. "Even this is black with purple lightning bolts. Cute."

"Stop playing with my sex toys unless you want to have sex." She grinned and crossed her legs knee-over-knee. "want to have sex?"

"Yes." She quickly got up to grab me but I held up a finger. "but I need to get back to my bakery."

"You... Mou!" Fate growled.

"Ne?" I closed her drawer and looked at the toy still in my hands. " Can I borrow this?"

"Can I watch you use it?"

"No."

"then no." She plucked it from my hands and replaced it, pulling me downstairs.

"You..." I faltered, blushing hard when I realized my joke had been turned around on me. "Mou!"

A.) Nanoha
B.) Fate

o////////////o

B

high tech gadgets oooh ^^

tss and page claim: >/////////////////<

[Raging Heart]

@ Satashi: i love the story, please keep going, i real love it.

but there something about it, it make me think about it, the part of fiction:-

"Drink your blood!?"

"I blessed it." Fate informed me. "When you're as old as I am ou learn a few things... I was taught this by... well, you know." I nodded quickly. "This will make you able to defend yourself through me."

"Through you?"

"I can't really explain it. Just trust me. With this, you will always be safe. Always. Promise me you will never leave without it."

what is mean, by that?

now thought pop in my mind, if Nanoha drink Fate's blood, does she gain vampire's strenght and speed also heal from her sickness? well i have to wait to finf out more, i will be waiting.


@Preston: awesome, love SWAT!Fate, well done, well when we will see some of Fate action? please update i am waiting fot it

[Krinen]

Originally Posted by Raging Heart

now thought pop in my mind, if Nanoha drink Fate's blood, does she gain vampire's strenght and speed also heal from her sickness? well i have to wait to finf out more, i will be waiting.

Just my two cents, but I think the answer is yes. She'd become a Ghoul, 'n all.

But that's just following the usual. Not sure how Sata-sama's going to do it.

*chuckle*Sata-sama. I'm a poet and I didn't know it! I can make a rhyme anytime!

[Raging Heart]

Originally Posted by Krinen

Just my two cents, but I think the answer is yes. She'd become a Ghoul, 'n all.

But that's just following the usual. Not sure how Sata-sama's going to do it.

*chuckle*Sata-sama. I'm a poet and I didn't know it! I can make a rhyme anytime!

you are right, we just guess only Satashi is the only is doing to write it.

we just have to wait till the update.

[Satashi]

Guess everyone will just have to wait and wonder ^_^

*chuckle*Sata-sama. I'm a poet and I didn't know it! I can make a rhyme anytime!

Surely that is a crime, to rhyme on a dime, words flowing like slime, while others are like mimes

[TheShinySword]

But waiting is hard

One likes to Rhyme, But I like thyme, on top of my orange, this poem is borange

Making up words to fit the Rhyme FTW

[Raging Heart]

keep everyone on there toes, are not you Satashi (grin.)

[Saharet]

Originally Posted by Satashi

Spoiler for Vampire!Fate pt.5a:

I realized that this would be the first time I ever entered Fate's apartment before. As we rode the elevator up, I felt a weird sensation in my stomach when the numbers kept getting higher and higher. Finally it reached the "P" button, which I assumed was "Penthouse."

We got off the ride and walked down a hallway before Fate unlocked and opened the left door. A cool gush of air greeted me and I looked around in apreciation of the fancy place. Although it was a loft style, it was clearly expensive. Hand-crafted furniture was everywhere, combined with art on the walls that I guessed cost more than what I made in a year. "Wow," I breathed out.

"It's home." Fate opened her refrigerator and offered me a Samuel Adams bottle. "Drink? Always a good decision."

"Um, sure." I took the opened bottle and looked at it curiously before taking a sip. The taste was weird but at the same time it wasn't bad so I took another. "So what did you need to give me?"

"A few things," Fate guided me over to what appeared to be a wall and pushed in a section of it before turning a small cut out circle in it that I never even noticed. The wall opened up like a door, leading into what I assumed had been a guest room before Fate changed it. "It's just a door with a hidden knob and reversed hinges," Fate explained after seeing my amazed look. "You have to press in and turn a certain area to unlock it."

"I see," walking into the room, I gasped when Fate turned on the lights. Several different types of weapons were placed on display shelves and lots of ammunition seemed to be on a bookcase on the wall, all neatly labeled. "I feel like I just stepped into a cheesy movie." I joked, trying to hide my shock and failing.

"A girl has to defend herself." Fate took my hand and guided me to a small section and picked up a few items from it. "These are really high tech. I have a few connections into the paladins as well. Pay them enough and they'll easily turn double agent for you."

"I thought they were nut jobs who lived just to hunt vampires?"

"Most are, but they still have scientist who only want money. Anyway," Fate held up a simple silver ring. "This is your first line of defense. See the tiny light bulb here?" She pointed at what I had oriinally thought to be a type of gem embedded into it. "This will activate if you twist the band competly. A button will pop out on the bottom. Point it at whoever is bothering you and press. It's small but you'd be amazed at the light it flashes at."

"It will blind them?"

"It's a super bright flashing light that does several different colors in the span of a second. It will send whoever looks into it into a seizure."

"That tiny thing!?"

"Nanoha, they are made to fight vampires who can punch through brick. They have to come up with things to help them."

"Okay..." I took the ring and slid it over my right ring finger. "This will protect me then?"

"Yes. this too." She handed me something that looked like a standard stun gun. " Press it against someone and pull the trigger. One spark of this and they won'y move for an hour."

"What if they're touching me? Won't I get shocked too?"

"Don't worry, you won't." She pointed to it. "Safety. Off. On. Off. When it's off, pull the trigger. Nanoha, be careful with this."

"Yes." I swallowed, feeling even more nervous when she picked up something else. "More!?"

"Last thing," Fate gave a small lopsided smile. "This, is my blood." She held up a small vial that was filled with what would be two swallows of something that could pass as oil. "I took it this morning." She showed me a faint scratch on her wrist.

"Fate-chan!" I took her hand and looked at it in shock. "does it hurt? are you okay!?"

"It will heal by tonight," She waved it off. "Anyway, this is special." Fate pressed it into my open palm and closed my fist around it. "The vial won't break even if you hit it with a hammer so don't worry about that. Take this with you everywhere. Everywhere." She repeated her word and I nodded. "Do everything you can to get away in case anyone tries to hurt you. If you can't, then drink this."

"Drink your blood!?"

"I blessed it." Fate informed me. "When you're as old as I am ou learn a few things... I was taught this by... well, you know." I nodded quickly. "This will make you able to defend yourself through me."

"Through you?"

"I can't really explain it. Just trust me. With this, you will always be safe. Always. Promise me you will never leave without it."

"I promise."

"In your pocket. Not your purse."

"Okay."

"Good." She sighed lightly in relief.

I never knew she was so worried about me... But right now, I could tell that she was trying to do everything she could to keep me safe. "Thank you, Fate-chan." I hugged the blonde tightly.

"Mm," She hugged me back and lead me out of the room. "Um, to be on a lighter note, want to see my home?"

"Sure!" I followed her up the stairs to the bedroom overlooking the living room and observed everything. "Where do you keep your clothes?"

"I fold them, in the drawer. My leather is hung up in the closet, but you have to go into the bathroom to get to them."

"Can I look?"

"go ahead," she seemed amused and I opened a drawer to see several differnt things, most of which were black.

"Pretty," I closed the drawer and opened the next, blushing when I realized it was her panty drawer. "Love black and purple?"

"Very."

I blushed more, but picked up and object and turned around, grinning. "I see." I twisted the bottom and laughed at Fate's slightly blushing cheeks. "Even this is black with purple lightning bolts. Cute."

"Stop playing with my sex toys unless you want to have sex." She grinned and crossed her legs knee-over-knee. "want to have sex?"

"Yes." She quickly got up to grab me but I held up a finger. "but I need to get back to my bakery."

"You... Mou!" Fate growled.

"Ne?" I closed her drawer and looked at the toy still in my hands. " Can I borrow this?"

"Can I watch you use it?"

"No."

"then no." She plucked it from my hands and replaced it, pulling me downstairs.

"You..." I faltered, blushing hard when I realized my joke had been turned around on me. "Mou!"

A.) Nanoha
B.) Fate

B !!!
@Krinen: Satashi would have to follow the white wolf's vampires but she doesn't it seems, so I guess no ghouls...

[Evangelion Xgouki]

That relationship generator sure is interesting :3

Spoiler for FFT:

[Krinen]

Originally Posted by Saharet

B !!!
@Krinen: Satashi would have to follow the white wolf's vampires but she doesn't it seems, so I guess no ghouls...

More than White Wolf's vampires do that, if I'm not mistaken.

Would help if I knew who/what that WAS, though.

Oh, right then. My vote....

B

[Kha]

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[markesellus]

Originally Posted by Satashi

Vivio's Diary 2

I awoke with a start this morning. Fate-mama hugged me tight and I couldn't get enough air while in between her breasts. I flailed and she woke up so it was okay.

Nanoha-mama made me breakfast today. It was a scrambled egg sandwich. It was yummy.

Fate-mama took me to school in her car. I enjoy going fast.

School was fun! Friday is art day so I drew a picture of mamas.

Nanoha-mama picked me up. She drives too slow.

Dinner was bad. I hate peas. Nanoha-mama made me eat them. I want to be strong like mamas so I did.

Home work is fun too.

Zaffy played with me! he gave me a ride.

Nanoha-mama makes me get in bed, but I am tired so I did.

Mamas had a fight when they thought I was sleeping. I think Fate-mama won because Nanoha mama said she was her slave and would take it anywhere. I wonder what they are taking?

Day end of diary!

*small doodle of the three members of the family here*

Lol, I love Vivio she's so cute and innocent. My favorite line "I wonder what they are taking?"

Originally Posted by Satashi

Spoiler for Vivio to Syn.:

Blue hair. Light as the sky, soft as silk, smooth like water. The strands slid from my palms as gravity claimed them once more.

Milky white skin. You never did like to tan, always saying there was something more important to do. Having fun, training, doing paper work, any excuse to not waste time laying still.

Strong hands. Not like a males, but still comforting. They embraced, held firm, but were still feminine. I took comfort in those hands, as they made my worries drift away whenever mine were held by them.

Colored eyes. One red, one blue. Mis-matched, just like mine. One blazed fire while the other soothed with ice. No one could tell what you were thinking half the time, but I always knew how you felt through them. Kind, loving, caring, determined, fierce, and everything in between. I loved your eyes.

But they were glazed now, staring up lifelessly into the sky tainted with battling mages. Your hands were cold, your skin clammy, your hair matted with blood. I could do nothing but hold you in my arms and cry. On this remote planet, in the mud of a trench, where we were fighting for the freedom of a repressed civilization.

I knew now the pain of a warrior, and the ache of a stolen love. I wasn't as strong as I thought I was, and I could no longer move even as sounds of war rang all around me. I didn't want this. I didn't want this at all.

Syn... Syn, I love you. Why did you have to go? Why, Syn? ...Why?

Wow there's a lot of VivioxSyn going around. We should come up with a name for it! Lets see Vyn? Syvio?

Originally Posted by Satashi

Spoiler for Vampire!Fate pt.5a:

I realized that this would be the first time I ever entered Fate's apartment before. As we rode the elevator up, I felt a weird sensation in my stomach when the numbers kept getting higher and higher. Finally it reached the "P" button, which I assumed was "Penthouse."

We got off the ride and walked down a hallway before Fate unlocked and opened the left door. A cool gush of air greeted me and I looked around in apreciation of the fancy place. Although it was a loft style, it was clearly expensive. Hand-crafted furniture was everywhere, combined with art on the walls that I guessed cost more than what I made in a year. "Wow," I breathed out.

"It's home." Fate opened her refrigerator and offered me a Samuel Adams bottle. "Drink? Always a good decision."

"Um, sure." I took the opened bottle and looked at it curiously before taking a sip. The taste was weird but at the same time it wasn't bad so I took another. "So what did you need to give me?"

"A few things," Fate guided me over to what appeared to be a wall and pushed in a section of it before turning a small cut out circle in it that I never even noticed. The wall opened up like a door, leading into what I assumed had been a guest room before Fate changed it. "It's just a door with a hidden knob and reversed hinges," Fate explained after seeing my amazed look. "You have to press in and turn a certain area to unlock it."

"I see," walking into the room, I gasped when Fate turned on the lights. Several different types of weapons were placed on display shelves and lots of ammunition seemed to be on a bookcase on the wall, all neatly labeled. "I feel like I just stepped into a cheesy movie." I joked, trying to hide my shock and failing.

"A girl has to defend herself." Fate took my hand and guided me to a small section and picked up a few items from it. "These are really high tech. I have a few connections into the paladins as well. Pay them enough and they'll easily turn double agent for you."

"I thought they were nut jobs who lived just to hunt vampires?"

"Most are, but they still have scientist who only want money. Anyway," Fate held up a simple silver ring. "This is your first line of defense. See the tiny light bulb here?" She pointed at what I had oriinally thought to be a type of gem embedded into it. "This will activate if you twist the band competly. A button will pop out on the bottom. Point it at whoever is bothering you and press. It's small but you'd be amazed at the light it flashes at."

"It will blind them?"

"It's a super bright flashing light that does several different colors in the span of a second. It will send whoever looks into it into a seizure."

"That tiny thing!?"

"Nanoha, they are made to fight vampires who can punch through brick. They have to come up with things to help them."

"Okay..." I took the ring and slid it over my right ring finger. "This will protect me then?"

"Yes. this too." She handed me something that looked like a standard stun gun. " Press it against someone and pull the trigger. One spark of this and they won'y move for an hour."

"What if they're touching me? Won't I get shocked too?"

"Don't worry, you won't." She pointed to it. "Safety. Off. On. Off. When it's off, pull the trigger. Nanoha, be careful with this."

"Yes." I swallowed, feeling even more nervous when she picked up something else. "More!?"

"Last thing," Fate gave a small lopsided smile. "This, is my blood." She held up a small vial that was filled with what would be two swallows of something that could pass as oil. "I took it this morning." She showed me a faint scratch on her wrist.

"Fate-chan!" I took her hand and looked at it in shock. "does it hurt? are you okay!?"

"It will heal by tonight," She waved it off. "Anyway, this is special." Fate pressed it into my open palm and closed my fist around it. "The vial won't break even if you hit it with a hammer so don't worry about that. Take this with you everywhere. Everywhere." She repeated her word and I nodded. "Do everything you can to get away in case anyone tries to hurt you. If you can't, then drink this."

"Drink your blood!?"

"I blessed it." Fate informed me. "When you're as old as I am ou learn a few things... I was taught this by... well, you know." I nodded quickly. "This will make you able to defend yourself through me."

"Through you?"

"I can't really explain it. Just trust me. With this, you will always be safe. Always. Promise me you will never leave without it."

"I promise."

"In your pocket. Not your purse."

"Okay."

"Good." She sighed lightly in relief.

I never knew she was so worried about me... But right now, I could tell that she was trying to do everything she could to keep me safe. "Thank you, Fate-chan." I hugged the blonde tightly.

"Mm," She hugged me back and lead me out of the room. "Um, to be on a lighter note, want to see my home?"

"Sure!" I followed her up the stairs to the bedroom overlooking the living room and observed everything. "Where do you keep your clothes?"

"I fold them, in the drawer. My leather is hung up in the closet, but you have to go into the bathroom to get to them."

"Can I look?"

"go ahead," she seemed amused and I opened a drawer to see several differnt things, most of which were black.

"Pretty," I closed the drawer and opened the next, blushing when I realized it was her panty drawer. "Love black and purple?"

"Very."

I blushed more, but picked up and object and turned around, grinning. "I see." I twisted the bottom and laughed at Fate's slightly blushing cheeks. "Even this is black with purple lightning bolts. Cute."

"Stop playing with my sex toys unless you want to have sex." She grinned and crossed her legs knee-over-knee. "want to have sex?"

"Yes." She quickly got up to grab me but I held up a finger. "but I need to get back to my bakery."

"You... Mou!" Fate growled.

"Ne?" I closed her drawer and looked at the toy still in my hands. " Can I borrow this?"

"Can I watch you use it?"

"No."

"then no." She plucked it from my hands and replaced it, pulling me downstairs.

"You..." I faltered, blushing hard when I realized my joke had been turned around on me. "Mou!"

A.) Nanoha
B.) Fate

Love the ending. B

Originally Posted by Preston

My head hurts. I'm tired. Long day. Anyway, here's part two. Some parts are unoriginal. You try writing an original bank robbery. It's been done so many times even the parts you think are original aren't. This is the necessary bridge between an interesting start and the promised action.

SWAT!Fate

Spoiler for Part I:

2.05PM
Nexus Commercial Bank
Female Customer Toilets

“Where are the others, Zafira?” asked Nanoha, stepping over the unconscious woman lying on the floor. Strands of fabric from the balaclava stuck to her tongue and she shuddered, pulling it off.

The dark-skinned man shrugged. “They’re on their way. I need to hide her, and then get changed.”

“Just make sure she doesn’t start screaming; I’ve got a splitting headache…” Nanoha leant against the tiled wall, kneading her forehead with her palms.

Zafira dragged the woman into a cubicle at the end, took a roll of tape from his rucksack, and wrapped it around her wrists and ankles. He turned around only to have Nanoha glower at him, so he tore off a strip of tape and stuck it over the woman’s mouth.

“Happy?”

“Mm.”

“I’m going to change now,” he said, moving to an adjacent cubicle, and slammed the door behind him.

Nanoha tapped her foot impatiently and glanced at her watch. The door opened and Signum ushered in a scowling Vita, who pouted before speaking.

“Stop pushing, Signum. I don’t need steering,” she said indignantly.

Nanoha grinned, momentarily forgetting her migraine, and petted Vita.

“Hey!” Vita recoiled, nearly tripping over Signum, who was standing watching nearby, bemused. “I’m going to get changed.”

“Is Zafira here?” asked Signum in her confident, loud voice.

“Yes, I am,” replied an aggravated Zafira. “Nanoha, these costumes of yours aren’t exactly easy to climb into.”

“Do you want to have the police identify us straight away?” she replied, coldly, before adding, in a more sympathetic tone. “I don’t like it either, okay?”

Signum rolled her eyes and took the cubicle beside Vita’s to change in.

Several minutes later they were all changed. Vita stood between Signum and Zafira, looking amusingly out of place. Nanoha giggled, and Vita’s brow furrowed. They all wore grey boiler suits, identical in every way but size.

Signum had, like Nanoha, an AKS-74 with unfolded stock slung over her shoulder, Zafira the smaller AKS-74U variant with still-folded stock in his hands, strap dangling, and Vita a Glock, which she was presently staring at, and to the weapons held by her companions, in disbelief.

“This isn’t fair,” she said. “I’m fifteen. I can fire one of them.” She motioned to Nanoha’s gun.

Nanoha cocked her head, and let her gun’s strap slide down her arm. “Would you like to try, Vita?” She held the gun out.

Vita took it, nearly dropping it when Nanoha released it from her tight grasp. Blushing, Vita handed it back without a word.

“Balaclavas on,” instructed Signum, and they all complied.

“Right, it’s time; Shamal will have killed the CCTV and cut the phones. We’re doing this just like we planned. Zafira, secure the entrances, Signum, clear out the offices, get everyone into the lobby, and Vita, we’ll round up the hostages.”

They all nodded.

“Go.”

∞

2.20PM
Nexus Commercial Bank
Lobby

Hayate jumped as someone tapped her shoulder. She span around on her toes, only the find Shamal grinning at her.

“You scared me, Shamal!”

“Hayate, something is going to happen in a moment; something important. I’m telling you because you’ll have to make a choice. I hope you’ll make the right one.”

Hayate frowned. “What kind of thing?”

Shamal eyed her changing expression. “A robbery.”

Her eyes wide, Hayate replied, fear in her voice. “Here?”

Shamal nodded.

“Are you involved?”

“We both are.”

There was a high-pitched shriek from behind them, in the corner of the lobby toward the customer toilets. Hayate looked, trying to see through the retreating crowd.

“We are robbing this bank. You are all now hostages,” a familiar voice shouted. “If you cooperate, you will survive. If you do not, you will be shot. These are guns.” A decidedly gun-like object was waved in the air, over the heads of the crowd. “They fire real bullets. They will hurt you if they hit you. Now, please listen to my compatriot as she explains the rules.”

It can’t be. It can’t be Nanoha. Hayate thought. She’s dead!

“There will be no unnecessary noise. Talking amongst yourselves is strictly prohibited. Nobody will try to escape this room. Nobody will try to contact anyone from the outside. Nobody will go near the windows – or even move, unless instructed,” said Vita, and then added. “If you break any of these rules, I will shoot you.”

Vita? That’s Vita’s voice!

Someone screamed. Unrest spread through the crowd and chaos ensued. Someone tried to run to the exit, but Vita stuck out her foot and tripped them. Nanoha clipped the butt of her rifle against the escapee’s forehead, and they collapsed.

“Shut up!” Nanoha screamed. “I have the worst headache.”

There’s no mistake. That is definitely Nanoha’s voice.

The crowd of clientele fell silent. Zafira came up behind Nanoha, having locked the bank’s front doors. “Do you want to know what the definition of a hero is?” he asked loudly. “A hero is a person that gets other people killed.”

I know that voice! Zafira! What is going on?

Hayate felt something cold press into the small of her back.

“Turn around,” instructed Signum. “Slowly.”

Hayate complied, turning until she faced the speaker. “Signum? Is that you?”

The speaker slapped her hard across the face. “Shut up if you do not want to end up dead. Go and join the others out there.” The barrel motioned toward the crowd in the centre of the lobby.

A small whimper escaped Hayate’s lips, and she nursed the bruising spot on her left cheek as she walked out into the lobby.

Five minutes later Signum had checked and cleared every office, restroom and briefing room, and the entire population, bar Nanoha’s group, of the bank was sat, cowering, on the marble floor of the lobby, their hands on their heads.

“Okay, everybody, I want you all to stand in two lines,” shouted Nanoha. “Females this side, and males this side.”

There was a shuffling of feet and several moments later all hostages had begrudgingly complied.

Nanoha nodded to Signum, who went down the male line as Nanoha did the female line.

“Everyone is to surrender all keys and mobile phones they have on their person. Non-compliance will be dealt with unpleasantly.”

Every single person surrendered a mobile and a set of keys, dropping them into a bag that was waved in front of them, until Signum reached the last male of the line, a bank employee.

“No phone?” she asked, disbelieving.

“N-No.”

Signum grabbed his hair and yanked his head so it was millimetres from hers. “Are you sure?”

“Yes.”

Her eyes narrowed. “What is your name?”

“Er-“

“Your name?!” she screamed.

“ Preston,” he answered.

“Surname?”

“…Bale.”

Signum released his hair, and emptied the bag of phones and keys onto the floor. She grabbed one at random, and started flicking through its contact list. Finding no match, she hurled the handset at a nearby pillar, and selected another. And another. And finally, she found what she was looking for.

A bass-less tune began playing. The man cowered. Signum raised her weapon, but Nanoha caught her eye. Signum settled with a blow to the side of the man’s head with the metal stock on her rifle.

∞

2.35PM
Police Headquarters, SWAT Department
Cafeteria

Fate leaned back in her chair and sipped her cup of hot coffee cautiously. She sighed, letting her shoulders relax.

It was quiet. The day had been slow. The month had been slow. Fate was beginning to wish for some action. Normal duties as a law enforcement officer were usually uninteresting and involved a lot of paperwork, and the firing range could offer little potential improvement for her now, and thus had become boring.

All of a sudden, her pager beeped. She grabbed it, pulling it from her belt, and read the text that was scrolling across.

SWAT Call; Bank Heist; Barricaded Suspects, Hostage Situation.

This looks awesome, though I wonder why Shamal warned Hayate. Since this is AU how does Hayate know everyone one by their voice? Anyways, sorry you had a bad day, hope you feel better!

@thread: That map generator thing is nifty! Btw, I've got some ideas going around in my head so look forward to two little song fics. They are kind of...weird. Well one of them is pairing wise.

[wanwan1203]

Originally Posted by Preston

My head hurts. I'm tired. Long day. Anyway, here's part two. Some parts are unoriginal. You try writing an original bank robbery. It's been done so many times even the parts you think are original aren't. This is the necessary bridge between an interesting start and the promised action.

SWAT!Fate

Spoiler for Part I:

-snippy-

...ok how the heck did i miss this?? @.@
anyway..wow..interesting..so it seems Hayate knows all of them..and Nanoha is supposed to be dead.. i wonder what happened... oh the suspense...next chapter please!

hmm...
<.<
>.>
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“We are crashing this party. You are all now volunteers,” a familiar voice shouted. “If you cooperate, you will survive. If you do not, you will be shot. These are water guns.” A decidedly gun-like object was waved in the air, over the heads of the crowd. “They fire cold water. They will wet your shirts if they hit you. Now, please listen to my compatriot as she explains the rules.”
Hayate: *stands in front of the 2 lines of men and women* SEKUHARA!!!

*runsssssssssssss*

Originally Posted by AtomicoX

You'll see how it goes. There might not be angst....or blood will be shed.

D: *waits*

Originally Posted by Satashi

Guess everyone will just have to wait and wonder ^_^

*chuckle*Sata-sama. I'm a poet and I didn't know it! I can make a rhyme anytime!

Surely that is a crime, to rhyme on a dime, words flowing like slime, while others are like mimes

XD XD oh wow lol XD nice one satashi ^^

Originally Posted by TheShinySword

But waiting is hard

One likes to Rhyme, But I like thyme, on top of my orange, this poem is borange

Making up words to fit the Rhyme FTW

wth ahahahaha XD XD shiny crack *sniffs* ahh... soooo good. X3

Originally Posted by Evangelion Xgouki

That relationship generator sure is interesting :3

Spoiler for FFT:

.....^^;;; so i'm evil towards krisslanza... *huggles kriss* :3

marksellus: ooh post post!! ^^
Nikki: *glomps* ^^

[Allquall]

Originally Posted by Satashi

Spoiler for Vampire!Fate pt.5a:

Sam Adams was created on the Eighth Day after God had created football.

A.) Nanoha
B.) Fate

B


A little crack for a rainy Saturday afternoon...

Spoiler for Send In the Frowns:

“Do it!”

“Changed my mind. This is stupid.”

“You have to. You lost the bet!”

“Please let me off. She’ll never look at me the same again!”

“Tough, Ferret-boy! You lost fair and square,” judged Vice.

Yunno looked back down at his ridiculous outfit and once more at the beautiful brunette floating in the clouds above the training field with Raising Heart in staff form. His brow furrowed causing lines to form in his face paint.

“Vice, she’s just going to laugh at me, and then she’ll never see me as a possible love interest,” Yunno whined.

“Umm, I’m just guessing here, but I think you may have lost that chance awhile ago. Like since there was a certain blond flashing her ass all over the battlefield kind of awhile ago.”

“Humph,” pouted Yunno as the bells on his shoes jingled, “You never said how long I have to be out there, so I’m going to be quick.”

“Whatever,” said Vice lighting a cigarette.

Yunno pressed through the bushes till he emerged on the cleared field of the training area. He was dressed as a clown with puffed-up pants, red nose, rainbow wig, and complete face paint.

‘At least I’ll make her laugh,’ he rationalized internally, ‘Maybe she likes guys who can make her laugh.’

He saw that some of her training crew had noticed him already as they covered their giggles. Nanoha realized that something was distracting her trainees, and she turned to see what it could be.

Yunno looked up in anticipation.

“EEEK!”

A piercing scream sounded across the TSAB training facility.

“CLOWN!” screamed Nanoha in sheer terror.

“Nanoha, it’s me, Yun-“ the poor librarian tried to say before Raising Heart clunked on top of his head.

Tears caused his make-up to run as Nanoha pummeled him again and again.

“DIE, CLOWN!!”

“Nano-OW!!”

“DIE, DIE, DIE!!!!”

Vice laughed from behind the bushes and forwarded the video to Chrono.

[TheShinySword]

Originally Posted by Allquall

B


A little crack for a rainy Saturday afternoon...

Spoiler for Send In the Frowns:

“Do it!”

“Changed my mind. This is stupid.”

“You have to. You lost the bet!”

“Please let me off. She’ll never look at me the same again!”

“Tough, Ferret-boy! You lost fair and square,” judged Vice.

Yunno looked back down at his ridiculous outfit and once more at the beautiful brunette floating in the clouds above the training field with Raising Heart in staff form. His brow furrowed causing lines to form in his face paint.

“Vice, she’s just going to laugh at me, and then she’ll never see me as a possible love interest,” Yunno whined.

“Umm, I’m just guessing here, but I think you may have lost that chance awhile ago. Like since there was a certain blond flashing her ass all over the battlefield kind of awhile ago.”

“Humph,” pouted Yunno as the bells on his shoes jingled, “You never said how long I have to be out there, so I’m going to be quick.”

“Whatever,” said Vice lighting a cigarette.

Yunno pressed through the bushes till he emerged on the cleared field of the training area. He was dressed as a clown with puffed-up pants, red nose, rainbow wig, and complete face paint.

‘At least I’ll make her laugh,’ he rationalized internally, ‘Maybe she likes guys who can make her laugh.’

He saw that some of her training crew had noticed him already as they covered their giggles. Nanoha realized that something was distracting her trainees, and she turned to see what it could be.

Yunno looked up in anticipation.

“EEEK!”

A piercing scream sounded across the TSAB training facility.

“CLOWN!” screamed Nanoha in sheer terror.

“Nanoha, it’s me, Yun-“ the poor librarian tried to say before Raising Heart clunked on top of his head.

Tears caused his make-up to run as Nanoha pummeled him again and again.

“DIE, CLOWN!!”

“Nano-OW!!”

“DIE, DIE, DIE!!!!”

Vice laughed from behind the bushes and forwarded the video to Chrono.

Poor poor Yuuno. Didn't have a chance. (I liked the play on send in the clowns )

[Satashi]

Originally Posted by Allquall

A little crack for a rainy Saturday afternoon...

Spoiler for Send In the Frowns:

“Do it!”

“Changed my mind. This is stupid.”

“You have to. You lost the bet!”

“Please let me off. She’ll never look at me the same again!”

“Tough, Ferret-boy! You lost fair and square,” judged Vice.

Yunno looked back down at his ridiculous outfit and once more at the beautiful brunette floating in the clouds above the training field with Raising Heart in staff form. His brow furrowed causing lines to form in his face paint.

“Vice, she’s just going to laugh at me, and then she’ll never see me as a possible love interest,” Yunno whined.

“Umm, I’m just guessing here, but I think you may have lost that chance awhile ago. Like since there was a certain blond flashing her ass all over the battlefield kind of awhile ago.”

“Humph,” pouted Yunno as the bells on his shoes jingled, “You never said how long I have to be out there, so I’m going to be quick.”

“Whatever,” said Vice lighting a cigarette.

Yunno pressed through the bushes till he emerged on the cleared field of the training area. He was dressed as a clown with puffed-up pants, red nose, rainbow wig, and complete face paint.

‘At least I’ll make her laugh,’ he rationalized internally, ‘Maybe she likes guys who can make her laugh.’

He saw that some of her training crew had noticed him already as they covered their giggles. Nanoha realized that something was distracting her trainees, and she turned to see what it could be.

Yunno looked up in anticipation.

“EEEK!”

A piercing scream sounded across the TSAB training facility.

“CLOWN!” screamed Nanoha in sheer terror.

“Nanoha, it’s me, Yun-“ the poor librarian tried to say before Raising Heart clunked on top of his head.

Tears caused his make-up to run as Nanoha pummeled him again and again.

“DIE, CLOWN!!”

“Nano-OW!!”

“DIE, DIE, DIE!!!!”

Vice laughed from behind the bushes and forwarded the video to Chrono.

Nanoha is scared of clowns........lol.

[NorthernFallout]

Originally Posted by Allquall

A little crack for a rainy Saturday afternoon...

Spoiler for Send In the Frowns:

-snip-

The horror...THE HORROR! AX FLEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEES

[Raging Heart]

Originally Posted by Allquall

B


A little crack for a rainy Saturday afternoon...

Spoiler for Send In the Frowns:

“Do it!”

“Changed my mind. This is stupid.”

“You have to. You lost the bet!”

“Please let me off. She’ll never look at me the same again!”

“Tough, Ferret-boy! You lost fair and square,” judged Vice.

Yunno looked back down at his ridiculous outfit and once more at the beautiful brunette floating in the clouds above the training field with Raising Heart in staff form. His brow furrowed causing lines to form in his face paint.

“Vice, she’s just going to laugh at me, and then she’ll never see me as a possible love interest,” Yunno whined.

“Umm, I’m just guessing here, but I think you may have lost that chance awhile ago. Like since there was a certain blond flashing her ass all over the battlefield kind of awhile ago.”

“Humph,” pouted Yunno as the bells on his shoes jingled, “You never said how long I have to be out there, so I’m going to be quick.”

“Whatever,” said Vice lighting a cigarette.

Yunno pressed through the bushes till he emerged on the cleared field of the training area. He was dressed as a clown with puffed-up pants, red nose, rainbow wig, and complete face paint.

‘At least I’ll make her laugh,’ he rationalized internally, ‘Maybe she likes guys who can make her laugh.’

He saw that some of her training crew had noticed him already as they covered their giggles. Nanoha realized that something was distracting her trainees, and she turned to see what it could be.

Yunno looked up in anticipation.

“EEEK!”

A piercing scream sounded across the TSAB training facility.

“CLOWN!” screamed Nanoha in sheer terror.

“Nanoha, it’s me, Yun-“ the poor librarian tried to say before Raising Heart clunked on top of his head.

Tears caused his make-up to run as Nanoha pummeled him again and again.

“DIE, CLOWN!!”

“Nano-OW!!”

“DIE, DIE, DIE!!!!”

Vice laughed from behind the bushes and forwarded the video to Chrono.

oh my, HAHAHAHAHAHAH.

white devil beat the crap out of poor clown Yunno, looks like white devil scared of something called it.

Clown, lolz.

Nice one Allquall, it made laugh, i have smile from ear to ear.

[Advent000]

Originally Posted by Satashi

Spoiler for Vampire!Fate pt.5a:

I realized that this would be the first time I ever entered Fate's apartment before. As we rode the elevator up, I felt a weird sensation in my stomach when the numbers kept getting higher and higher. Finally it reached the "P" button, which I assumed was "Penthouse."

We got off the ride and walked down a hallway before Fate unlocked and opened the left door. A cool gush of air greeted me and I looked around in apreciation of the fancy place. Although it was a loft style, it was clearly expensive. Hand-crafted furniture was everywhere, combined with art on the walls that I guessed cost more than what I made in a year. "Wow," I breathed out.

"It's home." Fate opened her refrigerator and offered me a Samuel Adams bottle. "Drink? Always a good decision."

"Um, sure." I took the opened bottle and looked at it curiously before taking a sip. The taste was weird but at the same time it wasn't bad so I took another. "So what did you need to give me?"

"A few things," Fate guided me over to what appeared to be a wall and pushed in a section of it before turning a small cut out circle in it that I never even noticed. The wall opened up like a door, leading into what I assumed had been a guest room before Fate changed it. "It's just a door with a hidden knob and reversed hinges," Fate explained after seeing my amazed look. "You have to press in and turn a certain area to unlock it."

"I see," walking into the room, I gasped when Fate turned on the lights. Several different types of weapons were placed on display shelves and lots of ammunition seemed to be on a bookcase on the wall, all neatly labeled. "I feel like I just stepped into a cheesy movie." I joked, trying to hide my shock and failing.

"A girl has to defend herself." Fate took my hand and guided me to a small section and picked up a few items from it. "These are really high tech. I have a few connections into the paladins as well. Pay them enough and they'll easily turn double agent for you."

"I thought they were nut jobs who lived just to hunt vampires?"

"Most are, but they still have scientist who only want money. Anyway," Fate held up a simple silver ring. "This is your first line of defense. See the tiny light bulb here?" She pointed at what I had oriinally thought to be a type of gem embedded into it. "This will activate if you twist the band competly. A button will pop out on the bottom. Point it at whoever is bothering you and press. It's small but you'd be amazed at the light it flashes at."

"It will blind them?"

"It's a super bright flashing light that does several different colors in the span of a second. It will send whoever looks into it into a seizure."

"That tiny thing!?"

"Nanoha, they are made to fight vampires who can punch through brick. They have to come up with things to help them."

"Okay..." I took the ring and slid it over my right ring finger. "This will protect me then?"

"Yes. this too." She handed me something that looked like a standard stun gun. " Press it against someone and pull the trigger. One spark of this and they won'y move for an hour."

"What if they're touching me? Won't I get shocked too?"

"Don't worry, you won't." She pointed to it. "Safety. Off. On. Off. When it's off, pull the trigger. Nanoha, be careful with this."

"Yes." I swallowed, feeling even more nervous when she picked up something else. "More!?"

"Last thing," Fate gave a small lopsided smile. "This, is my blood." She held up a small vial that was filled with what would be two swallows of something that could pass as oil. "I took it this morning." She showed me a faint scratch on her wrist.

"Fate-chan!" I took her hand and looked at it in shock. "does it hurt? are you okay!?"

"It will heal by tonight," She waved it off. "Anyway, this is special." Fate pressed it into my open palm and closed my fist around it. "The vial won't break even if you hit it with a hammer so don't worry about that. Take this with you everywhere. Everywhere." She repeated her word and I nodded. "Do everything you can to get away in case anyone tries to hurt you. If you can't, then drink this."

"Drink your blood!?"

"I blessed it." Fate informed me. "When you're as old as I am ou learn a few things... I was taught this by... well, you know." I nodded quickly. "This will make you able to defend yourself through me."

"Through you?"

"I can't really explain it. Just trust me. With this, you will always be safe. Always. Promise me you will never leave without it."

"I promise."

"In your pocket. Not your purse."

"Okay."

"Good." She sighed lightly in relief.

I never knew she was so worried about me... But right now, I could tell that she was trying to do everything she could to keep me safe. "Thank you, Fate-chan." I hugged the blonde tightly.

"Mm," She hugged me back and lead me out of the room. "Um, to be on a lighter note, want to see my home?"

"Sure!" I followed her up the stairs to the bedroom overlooking the living room and observed everything. "Where do you keep your clothes?"

"I fold them, in the drawer. My leather is hung up in the closet, but you have to go into the bathroom to get to them."

"Can I look?"

"go ahead," she seemed amused and I opened a drawer to see several differnt things, most of which were black.

"Pretty," I closed the drawer and opened the next, blushing when I realized it was her panty drawer. "Love black and purple?"

"Very."

I blushed more, but picked up and object and turned around, grinning. "I see." I twisted the bottom and laughed at Fate's slightly blushing cheeks. "Even this is black with purple lightning bolts. Cute."

"Stop playing with my sex toys unless you want to have sex." She grinned and crossed her legs knee-over-knee. "want to have sex?"

"Yes." She quickly got up to grab me but I held up a finger. "but I need to get back to my bakery."

"You... Mou!" Fate growled.

"Ne?" I closed her drawer and looked at the toy still in my hands. " Can I borrow this?"

"Can I watch you use it?"

"No."

"then no." She plucked it from my hands and replaced it, pulling me downstairs.

"You..." I faltered, blushing hard when I realized my joke had been turned around on me. "Mou!"

A.) Nanoha
B.) Fate

Fate has some nice gadgets

B

Originally Posted by Preston

My head hurts. I'm tired. Long day. Anyway, here's part two. Some parts are unoriginal. You try writing an original bank robbery. It's been done so many times even the parts you think are original aren't. This is the necessary bridge between an interesting start and the promised action.

SWAT!Fate

Spoiler for Part I:

2.05PM
Nexus Commercial Bank
Female Customer Toilets

“Where are the others, Zafira?” asked Nanoha, stepping over the unconscious woman lying on the floor. Strands of fabric from the balaclava stuck to her tongue and she shuddered, pulling it off.

The dark-skinned man shrugged. “They’re on their way. I need to hide her, and then get changed.”

“Just make sure she doesn’t start screaming; I’ve got a splitting headache…” Nanoha leant against the tiled wall, kneading her forehead with her palms.

Zafira dragged the woman into a cubicle at the end, took a roll of tape from his rucksack, and wrapped it around her wrists and ankles. He turned around only to have Nanoha glower at him, so he tore off a strip of tape and stuck it over the woman’s mouth.

“Happy?”

“Mm.”

“I’m going to change now,” he said, moving to an adjacent cubicle, and slammed the door behind him.

Nanoha tapped her foot impatiently and glanced at her watch. The door opened and Signum ushered in a scowling Vita, who pouted before speaking.

“Stop pushing, Signum. I don’t need steering,” she said indignantly.

Nanoha grinned, momentarily forgetting her migraine, and petted Vita.

“Hey!” Vita recoiled, nearly tripping over Signum, who was standing watching nearby, bemused. “I’m going to get changed.”

“Is Zafira here?” asked Signum in her confident, loud voice.

“Yes, I am,” replied an aggravated Zafira. “Nanoha, these costumes of yours aren’t exactly easy to climb into.”

“Do you want to have the police identify us straight away?” she replied, coldly, before adding, in a more sympathetic tone. “I don’t like it either, okay?”

Signum rolled her eyes and took the cubicle beside Vita’s to change in.

Several minutes later they were all changed. Vita stood between Signum and Zafira, looking amusingly out of place. Nanoha giggled, and Vita’s brow furrowed. They all wore grey boiler suits, identical in every way but size.

Signum had, like Nanoha, an AKS-74 with unfolded stock slung over her shoulder, Zafira the smaller AKS-74U variant with still-folded stock in his hands, strap dangling, and Vita a Glock, which she was presently staring at, and to the weapons held by her companions, in disbelief.

“This isn’t fair,” she said. “I’m fifteen. I can fire one of them.” She motioned to Nanoha’s gun.

Nanoha cocked her head, and let her gun’s strap slide down her arm. “Would you like to try, Vita?” She held the gun out.

Vita took it, nearly dropping it when Nanoha released it from her tight grasp. Blushing, Vita handed it back without a word.

“Balaclavas on,” instructed Signum, and they all complied.

“Right, it’s time; Shamal will have killed the CCTV and cut the phones. We’re doing this just like we planned. Zafira, secure the entrances, Signum, clear out the offices, get everyone into the lobby, and Vita, we’ll round up the hostages.”

They all nodded.

“Go.”

∞

2.20PM
Nexus Commercial Bank
Lobby

Hayate jumped as someone tapped her shoulder. She span around on her toes, only the find Shamal grinning at her.

“You scared me, Shamal!”

“Hayate, something is going to happen in a moment; something important. I’m telling you because you’ll have to make a choice. I hope you’ll make the right one.”

Hayate frowned. “What kind of thing?”

Shamal eyed her changing expression. “A robbery.”

Her eyes wide, Hayate replied, fear in her voice. “Here?”

Shamal nodded.

“Are you involved?”

“We both are.”

There was a high-pitched shriek from behind them, in the corner of the lobby toward the customer toilets. Hayate looked, trying to see through the retreating crowd.

“We are robbing this bank. You are all now hostages,” a familiar voice shouted. “If you cooperate, you will survive. If you do not, you will be shot. These are guns.” A decidedly gun-like object was waved in the air, over the heads of the crowd. “They fire real bullets. They will hurt you if they hit you. Now, please listen to my compatriot as she explains the rules.”

It can’t be. It can’t be Nanoha. Hayate thought. She’s dead!

“There will be no unnecessary noise. Talking amongst yourselves is strictly prohibited. Nobody will try to escape this room. Nobody will try to contact anyone from the outside. Nobody will go near the windows – or even move, unless instructed,” said Vita, and then added. “If you break any of these rules, I will shoot you.”

Vita? That’s Vita’s voice!

Someone screamed. Unrest spread through the crowd and chaos ensued. Someone tried to run to the exit, but Vita stuck out her foot and tripped them. Nanoha clipped the butt of her rifle against the escapee’s forehead, and they collapsed.

“Shut up!” Nanoha screamed. “I have the worst headache.”

There’s no mistake. That is definitely Nanoha’s voice.

The crowd of clientele fell silent. Zafira came up behind Nanoha, having locked the bank’s front doors. “Do you want to know what the definition of a hero is?” he asked loudly. “A hero is a person that gets other people killed.”

I know that voice! Zafira! What is going on?

Hayate felt something cold press into the small of her back.

“Turn around,” instructed Signum. “Slowly.”

Hayate complied, turning until she faced the speaker. “Signum? Is that you?”

The speaker slapped her hard across the face. “Shut up if you do not want to end up dead. Go and join the others out there.” The barrel motioned toward the crowd in the centre of the lobby.

A small whimper escaped Hayate’s lips, and she nursed the bruising spot on her left cheek as she walked out into the lobby.

Five minutes later Signum had checked and cleared every office, restroom and briefing room, and the entire population, bar Nanoha’s group, of the bank was sat, cowering, on the marble floor of the lobby, their hands on their heads.

“Okay, everybody, I want you all to stand in two lines,” shouted Nanoha. “Females this side, and males this side.”

There was a shuffling of feet and several moments later all hostages had begrudgingly complied.

Nanoha nodded to Signum, who went down the male line as Nanoha did the female line.

“Everyone is to surrender all keys and mobile phones they have on their person. Non-compliance will be dealt with unpleasantly.”

Every single person surrendered a mobile and a set of keys, dropping them into a bag that was waved in front of them, until Signum reached the last male of the line, a bank employee.

“No phone?” she asked, disbelieving.

“N-No.”

Signum grabbed his hair and yanked his head so it was millimetres from hers. “Are you sure?”

“Yes.”

Her eyes narrowed. “What is your name?”

“Er-“

“Your name?!” she screamed.

“ Preston,” he answered.

“Surname?”

“…Bale.”

Signum released his hair, and emptied the bag of phones and keys onto the floor. She grabbed one at random, and started flicking through its contact list. Finding no match, she hurled the handset at a nearby pillar, and selected another. And another. And finally, she found what she was looking for.

A bass-less tune began playing. The man cowered. Signum raised her weapon, but Nanoha caught her eye. Signum settled with a blow to the side of the man’s head with the metal stock on her rifle.

∞

2.35PM
Police Headquarters, SWAT Department
Cafeteria

Fate leaned back in her chair and sipped her cup of hot coffee cautiously. She sighed, letting her shoulders relax.

It was quiet. The day had been slow. The month had been slow. Fate was beginning to wish for some action. Normal duties as a law enforcement officer were usually uninteresting and involved a lot of paperwork, and the firing range could offer little potential improvement for her now, and thus had become boring.

All of a sudden, her pager beeped. She grabbed it, pulling it from her belt, and read the text that was scrolling across.

SWAT Call; Bank Heist; Barricaded Suspects, Hostage Situation.

Very interesting, can't wait for more.