Nanoha FanFiction Discussion

[shiroi mahotsukai]

I hope Fate doesn't get taken away, she's been through a lot already and I can't see her getting over it.

What happens to someone if they make a clone on an unadmisistrated world where it's legal and then take them back to Mid Childa? Would they still get charges pressed?

[SilentOutlaw]

Aha! I knew it.

And on the rest of the chapter, poor Fate.

[00-Raiser]

Originally Posted by Argent Solbright

Delurking to tell you that is the best piece I've seen from you so far (I didn't read everything you write but I think I did at least took a glimpse on almost all of your nanoha fics right from the first ones.) You know, I actually like that particular story a bit. Odd, heh?

Thanks! You can now find Behind the Smile here.

Originally Posted by Argent Solbright

Now, speaking about Hayate, I forgot the title but where is the continuation for that other HayatexYuuno story?

Three's Company is being worked on as the priority since Nanya chose it. I have been working on it, but this one was just finished first

Originally Posted by Nanya01

Spoiler for Changes PT 13:

"Well, this is certainly a mess." The ship's doctor shook his head. "Alright, first up." Pointing at Chrono, he smirked. "Don't go trying to stop berserk cuties like Nanoha anytime in the next few days and those burns will heal properly."

"Hey!" Chrono yelled indignantly as Amy and Lindy both chuckled at him..

"As for the rest, Arf suffered a mild concussion, but she'll be okay, Nanoha exhausted herself, we're just waiting for her to recover, Fate, well, she'll be just fine." The man smiled as he turned to Alicia, who was sitting by Fate's bed. The woman in question let out a sigh of relief. "She just bumped her head too hard and got knocked out, the blood came from a shallow cut just above the hairline, she'll be just fine."

"Thank you." Alicia said softly.

"As for Precia Testarossa, she's banged up pretty heavily, but I don't think she'll need any surgury to get better. It'll just take her longer." Considering Precia's advanced age, the doctor had doubts that she would survive, but that wasn't something he was going to tell anyone at that point.

Lindy nodded and stepped towards Alicia. "Can you come with me? We need to talk."

Alicia shook her head. "Please? I just want to be near my daughter."

Lindy smiled softly. "Of course... Chrono?"

"I'm going to make sure that Nanoha's alright." The boy said as he left the room.

Lindy smiled, it seemed that this was a good experience for him after all. Her face became solemn as she turned to Alicia. "I'll need your version of events for my reports."

"...I take it that there's going to be some criminal charges pressed onto my daughter, huh?"

"It's possible." Lindy wouldn't deny it, but if any charges would be brought up, they would be done after her report got back.

"...If there are any charges to be brought up against Fate, Arf or Linith, I'll take the blame for them." Lindy blinked at her. The blond shook her head. "Please, you have to understand, she's my daughter, I want what's best for her."

Lindy nodded, smiling softly. "Of course. Now, start from the beginning... How did Fate come to be?"

Alicia grimaced, she had a feeling she would be answering this question for some time to come.

(---)

"Nnngh..." She groaned and cracked an eye open. "What happened?" She asked, not expecting an answer from anyone.

"You got mad and nearly killed Precia Testarossa and gave Chrono a burn he won't soon forget."

She winced and looked at Yuuno, before gasping as she saw his hands. "You're hurt."

"Huh?" He looked down at his bandaged hands. "Ah, don't worry, they're just red, the doctor put a salve on them and wrapped them up so that they'd heal quickly." He chuckled at her softly. "How are you though? You passed out."

"Just tired..." Nanoha whimpered and sighed, she just wanted to sleep at that moment.

"Can I ask you something before you go to sleep?" Chrono asked as he walked into the room.

"Chrono-kun..." Nanoha's eyes widened as she saw the bandages from his fingers up past his elbows. "I'm sorry."

The older boy rolled his eyes. "Just tell me why you went so crazy back there."

Nanoha shifted and sat up fully. "...Fate did nothing wrong, she was just trying to help save that woman for her mother, and she was rejected... For just being different."

Chrono bit his lower lip, but he held his tongue for the moment.

"There's nothing more painful than being rejected or separated from your family." Nanoha said in a soft voice that had both boys looking at her. "...I saw what she did to Fate and I remembered how it felt when my dad got badly hurt..."

'Traumatic experience, huh?' Chrono thought to himself, well, at least things made some sense now.

"I couldn't bother them, not with my problems, I had to be strong for their sakes..." Nanoha gripped her head and stared blankly in front of her. "Don't want it... Don't want that ever again... No, never..." She blinked as she felt some arms wrap around her. "...Yuuno-kun?" She blinked at him as he smiled softly. "...Thank you." She hugged him back.

"Do you practice that or something?" Chrono had to shake his head. "Still doesn't explain just why she went so berserk..."

"My guess is, Raising Heart amplified her emotional state." Yuuno spoke up, getting a blink from both Chrono and Nanoha. "It's an Intelligent Device, they have a will of their own and at times they can either influence their owners slightly or rebell against their owners fully."

Chrono shrugged, it was as good an explination as any. Plus it reminded him why Storage and Armed devices were more common; they couldn't screw with their owners.

Yuuno chuckled softly. "Of course, it could be that Raising Heart didn't like what it felt from Nanoha and wanted to make the source go away."

"That's... Putting it mildly..." Nanoha deadpanned as she slumped back against the bed. "Chrono-kun, please, I just want some more sleep."

"Sure." He nodded as he and Yuuno left the room.

"Hey, Chrono..." Yuuno spoke up after they left the room. "Are you going to charge Linith for what she did?"

"I'll have to put it in the report at least, and most likely, yeah, she'll get charged with attempted murder and kidnapping." Sometimes cases were a pain in the ass. If Alicia, Linith, Fate and Arf had been bad people, he and Lindy would have no problem throwing them into prison for the next three hundred years. But they weren't, which made any judgment call hard to do.

"Well, I don't want to press charges." Chrono blinked a few times at Yuuno, who shook his head. "She just wanted to help her master, nothing more. She even said that she didn't want to hurt me, so I don't think she's a bad person."

"Alright, if that's what you want." Chrono shrugged and walked off, he needed to talk to his mother anyway.

(---)

"So, in the meantime, we'll be staying in orbit, just above Earth..." Lindy was talking to her crew. "At least until Nanoha has recovered and can go back to her home." After all, going back to Mid-Childa with someone who wasn't registered with the Bureau would look like they were kidnapping her. "In addition, we need to wait to hear from Head Quarters for what they want to do on this case." As everyone nodded, she sighed and sat back in her chair before turning to look at Yuuno. "You're welcome to come back with us to Mid-Childa. I'm sure that your family is worried."

"Ah." Yuuno took on a slightly surprised look before he shook his head. "Um, no, actually, I'd rather stay here on Earth for now. Even if I went home now, I doubt I'd see any of my clan. We're always out digging up something new and exciting."

"Plus you're worried about Nanoha, huh?" Amy piped in, giggling as Yuuno's face turned bright red.

Lindy chuckled softly. "Alright then, when we go back, we'll leave you here with her."

"Thank you." Yuuno nodded, bowing.

(---)

A few days later...

Nanoha groaned as her cell phone rang. Sitting up in her bed, she picked it up. "Hello?" Her eyes widened. "Uh huh... uh huh... Okay! I'll see you down there!" She hung up her phone and started getting dressed.

"What is it, Nanoha?" Yuuno was in his ferret form and didn't look at her as she got dressed, out of respect for her privacy.

"They're heading back to Mid-Childa today. Miss Lindy got word from her bosses on what they're going to do with Miss Alicia and Fate. I'm going down to the pier to say goodbye."

"I'll come with you." Yuuno smiled. It didn't seem like anything bad was going to happen at least.

(---)

It took about fifteen minutes at max speed for Nanoha to make it to the pier in question. "Fate!" She smiled as she saw the blond, dressed in a white shirt and shorts. "Hey..." She blinked as Fate didn't turn around and she got close to her. "What's wrong..?"

"Why?" Fate asked, her voice seemed to be cracking up as she spun and Nanoha gasped, taking a step back as she saw the unbridled anger in those eyes. "Why did you interfere? If you hadn't, then we would have gotten ten Jewel Seeds before the Bureau got involved and mother would have gotten what she needed..."

"Fate..?" Nanoha looked at Yuuno, who was riding on her shoulder, in confusion. The ferret had no answer to give her. "What..." She turned back to Fate. "What do you mean?"

"If you hadn't interfered, I'd be living with mother happily, instead of being taken away from her!" Fate spun and ran to Arf, clinging to the taller girl.

Nanoha's eyes were wide, she didn't understand at all. "What..?"

"Don't be mad at her." Arf's voice was heard by both Nanoha and Yuuno. "We overheard someone saying that since Fate's a clone of her mother... They're going to split Lady Alicia and Fate up."

"What?" Nanoha looked at Fate, who was crying even more now. "But..."

Chrono sighed and walked up to them, speaking softly. "Alicia created Fate using illegal research, making Artifical Humans, such as clones, is a heavy taboo on our world. In nearly all cases, the child is taken away from the parents."

"But, Chrono..."

"I'll see what I can do, okay?" He smiled at her softly. "There hasn't been a formal decision yet, and mother and I will do all that we can to help her, okay?"

Nanoha nodded and looked at Fate, hoping for the best.

13 is bad luck after all.

Page claim for 1337-ness.

Well, certainly not the friendly parting we got at the end of season 1 And now the court battle begins! Some one call Pheonix Wright!

[Nanya01]

Yeah, they should have called Phoenix Wright. *Nods*

Spoiler for Changes PT 14:

Nanoha practically jumped out of her skin as she sat at the table eating dinner when her phone rang. It had been almost two weeks since she had last seen Fate or Chrono and her curiosity was nearly killing her at that time. Grabbing her cell phone, she asked to be excused and ran to her room as she answered her phone.

Yuuno looked up as she came into the room. He didn't mind spending time in his ferret form, but he wished that he could just tell Nanoha's family about his true nature. It would be easier to be a human than a ferret at times. "What's wrong, Nanoha?"

"I'm getting a call from Chrono-kun!" Nanoha put the phone on speaker so they could both hear him. "This is Nanoha, Chrono-kun, is that you?"

"Nanoha? Yeah, this is Chrono..." His voice didn't sound happy and Nanoha started to look worried at her phone.

"What's wrong?"

"I'm sorry. I tried, mother and I both tried so hard." His voice was so tired sounding that it made Nanoha wish he was there so she could at least let him lay on her bed for a bit. "The ruling... It wasn't favorable."

"What?" Nanoha's pupils shrank as her body went cold and numb from shock. "What do you mean?"

"I mean..." Chrono sighed over the phone. "While Fate, Arf and Linith got off without any charges, due to Alicia Testarossa taking all the blame for any crimes that the three of them committed, however..." His voice trailed off as he sighed again. "It was ruled by the judges that while Alicia Testarossa is given a one-year probation for the crimes that those three committed, she and Fate are to be split up."

"WHAT?!" Both Nanoha and Yuuno yelled at the phone.

"We tried fighting it, we did. Even with the fact that Fate was made illegally, the court council wasn't keen on separating them until it was brought up that Fate went out and did dangerous things, including getting hurt several times. Illegal research and forbidden creation of an artificial lifeform, child endangerment and neglect..." Nanoha could hear the anger in Chrono's voice, hell, she agreed with him, those idiots needed to be punished, or something. "For the duration of her probation, Alicia has no parental rights concerning Fate Testarossa, in addition, it was recommended that Fate should be kept away from Alicia until she reaches the age of fifteen at least."

"But... She just turned ten... She doesn't deserve this!" Yuuno yelled from his perch on Nanoha's shoulder, having moved there shortly after the phone call was made.

"I know... For the time being, mother is her acting legal guardian."

"Chrono-kun! Can't you do something? Anything?!"

"I tried, Nanoha, I really did, but in the end, their stance was firm. I'll call you with any updates..." Chrono sighed as he ended the call.

"It's my fault..." Nanoha trembled, tears welling up in her eyes. She barely felt Yuuno jump off of her shoulder, but she did feel him when he touched her shoulder as a human. "Yuuno-kun!" She hugged him, sobbing into his chest. "It's my fault! I'm horrible!"

Yuuno didn't say anything as he held her. It wasn't her fault, he knew it. But he doubted that she'd see it that way, at least for awhile.

[00-Raiser]

Originally Posted by Nanya01

Yeah, they should have called Phoenix Wright. *Nods*

Spoiler for Changes PT 14:

Nanoha practically jumped out of her skin as she sat at the table eating dinner when her phone rang. It had been almost two weeks since she had last seen Fate or Chrono and her curiosity was nearly killing her at that time. Grabbing her cell phone, she asked to be excused and ran to her room as she answered her phone.

Yuuno looked up as she came into the room. He didn't mind spending time in his ferret form, but he wished that he could just tell Nanoha's family about his true nature. It would be easier to be a human than a ferret at times. "What's wrong, Nanoha?"

"I'm getting a call from Chrono-kun!" Nanoha put the phone on speaker so they could both hear him. "This is Nanoha, Chrono-kun, is that you?"

"Nanoha? Yeah, this is Chrono..." His voice didn't sound happy and Nanoha started to look worried at her phone.

"What's wrong?"

"I'm sorry. I tried, mother and I both tried so hard." His voice was so tired sounding that it made Nanoha wish he was there so she could at least let him lay on her bed for a bit. "The ruling... It wasn't favorable."

"What?" Nanoha's pupils shrank as her body went cold and numb from shock. "What do you mean?"

"I mean..." Chrono sighed over the phone. "While Fate, Arf and Linith got off without any charges, due to Alicia Testarossa taking all the blame for any crimes that the three of them committed, however..." His voice trailed off as he sighed again. "It was ruled by the judges that while Alicia Testarossa is given a one-year probation for the crimes that those three committed, she and Fate are to be split up."

"WHAT?!" Both Nanoha and Yuuno yelled at the phone.

"We tried fighting it, we did. Even with the fact that Fate was made illegally, the court council wasn't keen on separating them until it was brought up that Fate went out and did dangerous things, including getting hurt several times. Illegal research and forbidden creation of an artificial lifeform, child endangerment and neglect..." Nanoha could hear the anger in Chrono's voice, hell, she agreed with him, those idiots needed to be punished, or something. "For the duration of her probation, Alicia has no parental rights concerning Fate Testarossa, in addition, it was recommended that Fate should be kept away from Alicia until she reaches the age of fifteen at least."

"But... She just turned ten... She doesn't deserve this!" Yuuno yelled from his perch on Nanoha's shoulder, having moved there shortly after the phone call was made.

"I know... For the time being, mother is her acting legal guardian."

"Chrono-kun! Can't you do something? Anything?!"

"I tried, Nanoha, I really did, but in the end, their stance was firm. I'll call you with any updates..." Chrono sighed as he ended the call.

"It's my fault..." Nanoha trembled, tears welling up in her eyes. She barely felt Yuuno jump off of her shoulder, but she did feel him when he touched her shoulder as a human. "Yuuno-kun!" She hugged him, sobbing into his chest. "It's my fault! I'm horrible!"

Yuuno didn't say anything as he held her. It wasn't her fault, he knew it. But he doubted that she'd see it that way, at least for awhile.

Sometimes the system can really screw you over. Hopefully they can have occasional visitations or contact via letters or something. Well, Nanoha's still going to blame herself for it. Come on Yuuno! It's up to you to cheer her up!

[Moczo]

Originally Posted by Nanya01

Yeah, they should have called Phoenix Wright. *Nods*

Spoiler for Changes PT 14:

Nanoha practically jumped out of her skin as she sat at the table eating dinner when her phone rang. It had been almost two weeks since she had last seen Fate or Chrono and her curiosity was nearly killing her at that time. Grabbing her cell phone, she asked to be excused and ran to her room as she answered her phone.

Yuuno looked up as she came into the room. He didn't mind spending time in his ferret form, but he wished that he could just tell Nanoha's family about his true nature. It would be easier to be a human than a ferret at times. "What's wrong, Nanoha?"

"I'm getting a call from Chrono-kun!" Nanoha put the phone on speaker so they could both hear him. "This is Nanoha, Chrono-kun, is that you?"

"Nanoha? Yeah, this is Chrono..." His voice didn't sound happy and Nanoha started to look worried at her phone.

"What's wrong?"

"I'm sorry. I tried, mother and I both tried so hard." His voice was so tired sounding that it made Nanoha wish he was there so she could at least let him lay on her bed for a bit. "The ruling... It wasn't favorable."

"What?" Nanoha's pupils shrank as her body went cold and numb from shock. "What do you mean?"

"I mean..." Chrono sighed over the phone. "While Fate, Arf and Linith got off without any charges, due to Alicia Testarossa taking all the blame for any crimes that the three of them committed, however..." His voice trailed off as he sighed again. "It was ruled by the judges that while Alicia Testarossa is given a one-year probation for the crimes that those three committed, she and Fate are to be split up."

"WHAT?!" Both Nanoha and Yuuno yelled at the phone.

"We tried fighting it, we did. Even with the fact that Fate was made illegally, the court council wasn't keen on separating them until it was brought up that Fate went out and did dangerous things, including getting hurt several times. Illegal research and forbidden creation of an artificial lifeform, child endangerment and neglect..." Nanoha could hear the anger in Chrono's voice, hell, she agreed with him, those idiots needed to be punished, or something. "For the duration of her probation, Alicia has no parental rights concerning Fate Testarossa, in addition, it was recommended that Fate should be kept away from Alicia until she reaches the age of fifteen at least."

"But... She just turned ten... She doesn't deserve this!" Yuuno yelled from his perch on Nanoha's shoulder, having moved there shortly after the phone call was made.

"I know... For the time being, mother is her acting legal guardian."

"Chrono-kun! Can't you do something? Anything?!"

"I tried, Nanoha, I really did, but in the end, their stance was firm. I'll call you with any updates..." Chrono sighed as he ended the call.

"It's my fault..." Nanoha trembled, tears welling up in her eyes. She barely felt Yuuno jump off of her shoulder, but she did feel him when he touched her shoulder as a human. "Yuuno-kun!" She hugged him, sobbing into his chest. "It's my fault! I'm horrible!"

Yuuno didn't say anything as he held her. It wasn't her fault, he knew it. But he doubted that she'd see it that way, at least for awhile.

I believe this sums my thoughts up nicely.

[Nanya01]

*Grins at all the comments*

Well... I can't say it hasn't been fun.

But...

Did you REALLY think that was the end?

WHO THE HELL DO YOU THINK I AM?! *Gurren Lagann theme music starts up*

*Ahem*

Anyway!

Spoiler for Changes Finale!:

"Now then, Miss Testarossa..." Alicia heard the older man speak as the two of them sat in a residential room of some ship. She had missed the name of the ship, or it was never spoken, she forgot. Her parole officer had gray hair and a gray beard as he looked at her. "You'll be serving on this ship for the duration of your probation. I do hope that it's suitable."

Alicia looked around the room, Linith was putting clothes away in the various dressers. It was sparse, but rather large, and it did kind of surprise her, well, that and the two beds in the room. "I guess..."

"Now, your commanding officer will be here soon, and I want you to follow everything she says."

Alicia turned to him and nodded. "Of course."

The man smiled softly at her. "She knows about your situation, so she won't expect you to be too happy when she shows up to inspect you."

Alicia nodded and turned to the door as it opened. Sighing, she just couldn't bring herself to look up, she didn't want to see her commander's face, she just wanted some time to grieve, since she wouldn't see her daughter for at least a year and... She blinked as she heard several gasps of surprise. Slowly lifting her head up, her eyes widened and she brought her hands to cup her mouth. 'It... It can't be..!' She thought to herself in shock.

(---)

Chrono looked at Fate as she walked forward, her body slumped down as she stared at the ground, behind her, Arf walked along slowly, offering support as best she could, but they both knew it wouldn't work, at least for now. "Hey, Fate, come on, it won't be too bad. I promise. Mother will make sure that you and Alicia are back as a family as soon as possible."

Fate didn't say anything as she walked forward and Chrono winced as Arf slapped the back of his head. "Sorry, I'm not used to trying to help someone like this."

Arf frowned but sighed. To be honest, neither was she.

"Well, Miss Fate, welcome." Lindy smiled at the small blond, who looked up at her. Those red eyes held repressed anger, resentment, but most of all, resignation. It wasn't a good mix, though Lindy could sympathize. "Well, follow me, I need to show you to your room, you too, Miss Arf, you'll be staying with Miss Fate."

Fate looked down, she didn't want to be any room that her mother wasn't near. She couldn't recall a single night that she slept alone until her mother got put on trial and now she was going to be alone for a year. Alone, with just Arf for support? This was going to be a horrible year.

She blinked as she felt a hand on her shoulder, she looked up, her eyes widening as she gasped. There, in front of her, wearing that same white lab coat that she loved so much... "M...Mother?!" Fate took a tentative step forward, worried that someone would stop her, when no one did she took another, and another, and another, before abandoning everything and running, full speed, tears falling down her face as she hugged Alicia tightly. "Mother!!" She cried as Alicia caught her and lifted her up, hugging her tightly as both of them cried and clung to each other.

"Um... What's going on?" Chrono asked as he looked at his mother. "Admiral Graham?"

Gil Graham smiled at Chrono. "I believe, as Alicia's parole officer and an Admiral in the Bureau, I get to decide who Alicia will be working under, correct?"

"Mother?" Chrono looked at Lindy, who was grinning ear-to-ear.

"I believe that as Fate's current legal guardian, captain of this ship and Admiral of the Bureau, I get to decide sleeping arrangements. And, sadly, there's just not enough room for all the new people on my ship to have a room to themselves, so I've had to bunk a few people together." She wondered if she should tell Chrono about his new sleeping arrangements, but decided against it. After all, he would find out when he went to bed that night.

Tapping her chin, Lindy turned to the two blondes. "As for you, Alicia Testarossa, my first order to you is simply this..." Her face was stern and serious as the two looked at her, tears still falling down their faces.

"Make sure that you raise that young girl to become a fine young woman." Lindy's face slowly broke into a smile. "After all, it would be such a waste for someone so cute to grow up and hate the Bureau that split her from her mother."

Fate blushed but hugged her mother, silent tears falling down her face, the happiness she felt, it eclipsed the sun.

"Think you can handle that order, Alicia Testarossa?"

Alicia nodded and mouthed a thanks to her as she held her daughter tightly.

"Mother?" Chrono looked confused. "I thought..."

"Well, I am Fate's legal guardian, but it seems that I'm just so busy. There's no way that I could raise a boy and a girl on my own, so I think a responsible adult to help me is just responsible, don't you, Admiral Graham?"

"Why yes I do." The man nodded at her. "Especially since she has such strong magic, it would be a waste if she wasn't nurtured and raised properly."

"Besides, we need to head back to Earth soon anyway." Lindy took a vaguely confused look as she crossed her arms under her breasts and tapped her chin with a finger. "It seems that we're one Jewel Seed short. Only twenty got turned in and I'm not sure where that last one is." She shrugged and winked at Chrono. "I'm sure that Jewel Seed Number Twenty One will show up sooner or later, right?"

Chrono nodded and bowed as he left the room. There were hints of a smile on his face as he raced to the control room. If Amy was there, well, he knew that she'd be happy to hear the news along with Yuuno and Nanoha.

- The End

[Megaolix]

Originally Posted by Nanya01

*Grins at all the comments*

Well... I can't say it hasn't been fun.

But...

Did you REALLY think that was the end?

WHO THE HELL DO YOU THINK I AM?! *Gurren Lagann theme music starts up*

*Ahem*

Anyway!

Spoiler for Changes Finale!:

"Now then, Miss Testarossa..." Alicia heard the older man speak as the two of them sat in a residential room of some ship. She had missed the name of the ship, or it was never spoken, she forgot. Her parole officer had gray hair and a gray beard as he looked at her. "You'll be serving on this ship for the duration of your probation. I do hope that it's suitable."

Alicia looked around the room, Linith was putting clothes away in the various dressers. It was sparse, but rather large, and it did kind of surprise her, well, that and the two beds in the room. "I guess..."

"Now, your commanding officer will be here soon, and I want you to follow everything she says."

Alicia turned to him and nodded. "Of course."

The man smiled softly at her. "She knows about your situation, so she won't expect you to be too happy when she shows up to inspect you."

Alicia nodded and turned to the door as it opened. Sighing, she just couldn't bring herself to look up, she didn't want to see her commander's face, she just wanted some time to grieve, since she wouldn't see her daughter for at least a year and... She blinked as she heard several gasps of surprise. Slowly lifting her head up, her eyes widened and she brought her hands to cup her mouth. 'It... It can't be..!' She thought to herself in shock.

(---)

Chrono looked at Fate as she walked forward, her body slumped down as she stared at the ground, behind her, Arf walked along slowly, offering support as best she could, but they both knew it wouldn't work, at least for now. "Hey, Fate, come on, it won't be too bad. I promise. Mother will make sure that you and Alicia are back as a family as soon as possible."

Fate didn't say anything as she walked forward and Chrono winced as Arf slapped the back of his head. "Sorry, I'm not used to trying to help someone like this."

Arf frowned but sighed. To be honest, neither was she.

"Well, Miss Fate, welcome." Lindy smiled at the small blond, who looked up at her. Those red eyes held repressed anger, resentment, but most of all, resignation. It wasn't a good mix, though Lindy could sympathize. "Well, follow me, I need to show you to your room, you too, Miss Arf, you'll be staying with Miss Fate."

Fate looked down, she didn't want to be any room that her mother wasn't near. She couldn't recall a single night that she slept alone until her mother got put on trial and now she was going to be alone for a year. Alone, with just Arf for support? This was going to be a horrible year.

She blinked as she felt a hand on her shoulder, she looked up, her eyes widening as she gasped. There, in front of her, wearing that same white lab coat that she loved so much... "M...Mother?!" Fate took a tentative step forward, worried that someone would stop her, when no one did she took another, and another, and another, before abandoning everything and running, full speed, tears falling down her face as she hugged Alicia tightly. "Mother!!" She cried as Alicia caught her and lifted her up, hugging her tightly as both of them cried and clung to each other.

"Um... What's going on?" Chrono asked as he looked at his mother. "Admiral Graham?"

Gil Graham smiled at Chrono. "I believe, as Alicia's parole officer and an Admiral in the Bureau, I get to decide who Alicia will be working under, correct?"

"Mother?" Chrono looked at Lindy, who was grinning ear-to-ear.

"I believe that as Fate's current legal guardian, captain of this ship and Admiral of the Bureau, I get to decide sleeping arrangements. And, sadly, there's just not enough room for all the new people on my ship to have a room to themselves, so I've had to bunk a few people together." She wondered if she should tell Chrono about his new sleeping arrangements, but decided against it. After all, he would find out when he went to bed that night.

Tapping her chin, Lindy turned to the two blondes. "As for you, Alicia Testarossa, my first order to you is simply this..." Her face was stern and serious as the two looked at her, tears still falling down their faces.

"Make sure that you raise that young girl to become a fine young woman." Lindy's face slowly broke into a smile. "After all, it would be such a waste for someone so cute to grow up and hate the Bureau that split her from her mother."

Fate blushed but hugged her mother, silent tears falling down her face, the happiness she felt, it eclipsed the sun.

"Think you can handle that order, Alicia Testarossa?"

Alicia nodded and mouthed a thanks to her as she held her daughter tightly.

"Mother?" Chrono looked confused. "I thought..."

"Well, I am Fate's legal guardian, but it seems that I'm just so busy. There's no way that I could raise a boy and a girl on my own, so I think a responsible adult to help me is just responsible, don't you, Admiral Graham?"

"Why yes I do." The man nodded at her. "Especially since she has such strong magic, it would be a waste if she wasn't nurtured and raised properly."

"Besides, we need to head back to Earth soon anyway." Lindy took a vaguely confused look as she crossed her arms under her breasts and tapped her chin with a finger. "It seems that we're one Jewel Seed short. Only twenty got turned in and I'm not sure where that last one is." She shrugged and winked at Chrono. "I'm sure that Jewel Seed Number Twenty One will show up sooner or later, right?"

Chrono nodded and bowed as he left the room. There were hints of a smile on his face as he raced to the control room. If Amy was there, well, he knew that she'd be happy to hear the news along with Yuuno and Nanoha.

- The End

You sneaky little... you enjoy leading us on any chance you get, don't you?

[Jimmy C]

By this time, Graham had retired and is serving as an "advisor", I believe.

[Nanya01]

Originally Posted by Jimmy C

By this time, Graham had retired and is serving as an "advisor", I believe.

He was Fate's parole officer in A's and retired after the YnS incident.

[Moczo]

Originally Posted by Nanya01

*Grins at all the comments*

Well... I can't say it hasn't been fun.

But...

Did you REALLY think that was the end?

WHO THE HELL DO YOU THINK I AM?! *Gurren Lagann theme music starts up*

*Ahem*

Anyway!

Spoiler for Changes Finale!:

"Now then, Miss Testarossa..." Alicia heard the older man speak as the two of them sat in a residential room of some ship. She had missed the name of the ship, or it was never spoken, she forgot. Her parole officer had gray hair and a gray beard as he looked at her. "You'll be serving on this ship for the duration of your probation. I do hope that it's suitable."

Alicia looked around the room, Linith was putting clothes away in the various dressers. It was sparse, but rather large, and it did kind of surprise her, well, that and the two beds in the room. "I guess..."

"Now, your commanding officer will be here soon, and I want you to follow everything she says."

Alicia turned to him and nodded. "Of course."

The man smiled softly at her. "She knows about your situation, so she won't expect you to be too happy when she shows up to inspect you."

Alicia nodded and turned to the door as it opened. Sighing, she just couldn't bring herself to look up, she didn't want to see her commander's face, she just wanted some time to grieve, since she wouldn't see her daughter for at least a year and... She blinked as she heard several gasps of surprise. Slowly lifting her head up, her eyes widened and she brought her hands to cup her mouth. 'It... It can't be..!' She thought to herself in shock.

(---)

Chrono looked at Fate as she walked forward, her body slumped down as she stared at the ground, behind her, Arf walked along slowly, offering support as best she could, but they both knew it wouldn't work, at least for now. "Hey, Fate, come on, it won't be too bad. I promise. Mother will make sure that you and Alicia are back as a family as soon as possible."

Fate didn't say anything as she walked forward and Chrono winced as Arf slapped the back of his head. "Sorry, I'm not used to trying to help someone like this."

Arf frowned but sighed. To be honest, neither was she.

"Well, Miss Fate, welcome." Lindy smiled at the small blond, who looked up at her. Those red eyes held repressed anger, resentment, but most of all, resignation. It wasn't a good mix, though Lindy could sympathize. "Well, follow me, I need to show you to your room, you too, Miss Arf, you'll be staying with Miss Fate."

Fate looked down, she didn't want to be any room that her mother wasn't near. She couldn't recall a single night that she slept alone until her mother got put on trial and now she was going to be alone for a year. Alone, with just Arf for support? This was going to be a horrible year.

She blinked as she felt a hand on her shoulder, she looked up, her eyes widening as she gasped. There, in front of her, wearing that same white lab coat that she loved so much... "M...Mother?!" Fate took a tentative step forward, worried that someone would stop her, when no one did she took another, and another, and another, before abandoning everything and running, full speed, tears falling down her face as she hugged Alicia tightly. "Mother!!" She cried as Alicia caught her and lifted her up, hugging her tightly as both of them cried and clung to each other.

"Um... What's going on?" Chrono asked as he looked at his mother. "Admiral Graham?"

Gil Graham smiled at Chrono. "I believe, as Alicia's parole officer and an Admiral in the Bureau, I get to decide who Alicia will be working under, correct?"

"Mother?" Chrono looked at Lindy, who was grinning ear-to-ear.

"I believe that as Fate's current legal guardian, captain of this ship and Admiral of the Bureau, I get to decide sleeping arrangements. And, sadly, there's just not enough room for all the new people on my ship to have a room to themselves, so I've had to bunk a few people together." She wondered if she should tell Chrono about his new sleeping arrangements, but decided against it. After all, he would find out when he went to bed that night.

Tapping her chin, Lindy turned to the two blondes. "As for you, Alicia Testarossa, my first order to you is simply this..." Her face was stern and serious as the two looked at her, tears still falling down their faces.

"Make sure that you raise that young girl to become a fine young woman." Lindy's face slowly broke into a smile. "After all, it would be such a waste for someone so cute to grow up and hate the Bureau that split her from her mother."

Fate blushed but hugged her mother, silent tears falling down her face, the happiness she felt, it eclipsed the sun.

"Think you can handle that order, Alicia Testarossa?"

Alicia nodded and mouthed a thanks to her as she held her daughter tightly.

"Mother?" Chrono looked confused. "I thought..."

"Well, I am Fate's legal guardian, but it seems that I'm just so busy. There's no way that I could raise a boy and a girl on my own, so I think a responsible adult to help me is just responsible, don't you, Admiral Graham?"

"Why yes I do." The man nodded at her. "Especially since she has such strong magic, it would be a waste if she wasn't nurtured and raised properly."

"Besides, we need to head back to Earth soon anyway." Lindy took a vaguely confused look as she crossed her arms under her breasts and tapped her chin with a finger. "It seems that we're one Jewel Seed short. Only twenty got turned in and I'm not sure where that last one is." She shrugged and winked at Chrono. "I'm sure that Jewel Seed Number Twenty One will show up sooner or later, right?"

Chrono nodded and bowed as he left the room. There were hints of a smile on his face as he raced to the control room. If Amy was there, well, he knew that she'd be happy to hear the news along with Yuuno and Nanoha.

- The End

Again... Aaaaaaaaawwwwwwww.

Remember, kids, if you want a happy ending, just cheat the system! That's how Lindy rolls.

Though I'm not sure I believe you about this being the complete end. I can't help but notice that little off-handed comment about Chrono's new 'sleeping arrangements' never got an explanation... omake, perhaps?

[Megaolix]

Wait a second... OBJECTION! THIS CAN'T BE THE END YET!

I mean, did anyone contact Nanoha? We can't have her get a trauma for the next time she try to help someone, right?

[Nanya01]

Originally Posted by Megaolix

Wait a second... OBJECTION! THIS CAN'T BE THE END YET!

I mean, did anyone contact Nanoha? We can't have her get a trauma for the next time she try to help someone, right?

That is the end. It's done, no more. Nope!

It was NEVER meant to go beyond the initial scene of having Alicia being Fate's mother.

[Megaolix]

Originally Posted by Nanya01

That is the end. It's done, no more. Nope!

It was NEVER meant to go beyond the initial scene of having Alicia being Fate's mother.

Ah, alright.

...Someone DID contact Nanoha and Yuuno, right?

[Nanya01]

Originally Posted by Megaolix

Ah, alright.

...Someone DID contact Nanoha and Yuuno, right?

Of course. Chrono went to do so at the end.

[Megaolix]

Originally Posted by Nanya01

Of course. Chrono went to do so at the end.

Hmm? ...Now how the hell did I miss that? Oh well.

[00-Raiser]

Originally Posted by Nanya01

*Grins at all the comments*

Well... I can't say it hasn't been fun.

But...

Did you REALLY think that was the end?

WHO THE HELL DO YOU THINK I AM?! *Gurren Lagann theme music starts up*

*Ahem*

Anyway!

Spoiler for Changes Finale!:

"Now then, Miss Testarossa..." Alicia heard the older man speak as the two of them sat in a residential room of some ship. She had missed the name of the ship, or it was never spoken, she forgot. Her parole officer had gray hair and a gray beard as he looked at her. "You'll be serving on this ship for the duration of your probation. I do hope that it's suitable."

Alicia looked around the room, Linith was putting clothes away in the various dressers. It was sparse, but rather large, and it did kind of surprise her, well, that and the two beds in the room. "I guess..."

"Now, your commanding officer will be here soon, and I want you to follow everything she says."

Alicia turned to him and nodded. "Of course."

The man smiled softly at her. "She knows about your situation, so she won't expect you to be too happy when she shows up to inspect you."

Alicia nodded and turned to the door as it opened. Sighing, she just couldn't bring herself to look up, she didn't want to see her commander's face, she just wanted some time to grieve, since she wouldn't see her daughter for at least a year and... She blinked as she heard several gasps of surprise. Slowly lifting her head up, her eyes widened and she brought her hands to cup her mouth. 'It... It can't be..!' She thought to herself in shock.

(---)

Chrono looked at Fate as she walked forward, her body slumped down as she stared at the ground, behind her, Arf walked along slowly, offering support as best she could, but they both knew it wouldn't work, at least for now. "Hey, Fate, come on, it won't be too bad. I promise. Mother will make sure that you and Alicia are back as a family as soon as possible."

Fate didn't say anything as she walked forward and Chrono winced as Arf slapped the back of his head. "Sorry, I'm not used to trying to help someone like this."

Arf frowned but sighed. To be honest, neither was she.

"Well, Miss Fate, welcome." Lindy smiled at the small blond, who looked up at her. Those red eyes held repressed anger, resentment, but most of all, resignation. It wasn't a good mix, though Lindy could sympathize. "Well, follow me, I need to show you to your room, you too, Miss Arf, you'll be staying with Miss Fate."

Fate looked down, she didn't want to be any room that her mother wasn't near. She couldn't recall a single night that she slept alone until her mother got put on trial and now she was going to be alone for a year. Alone, with just Arf for support? This was going to be a horrible year.

She blinked as she felt a hand on her shoulder, she looked up, her eyes widening as she gasped. There, in front of her, wearing that same white lab coat that she loved so much... "M...Mother?!" Fate took a tentative step forward, worried that someone would stop her, when no one did she took another, and another, and another, before abandoning everything and running, full speed, tears falling down her face as she hugged Alicia tightly. "Mother!!" She cried as Alicia caught her and lifted her up, hugging her tightly as both of them cried and clung to each other.

"Um... What's going on?" Chrono asked as he looked at his mother. "Admiral Graham?"

Gil Graham smiled at Chrono. "I believe, as Alicia's parole officer and an Admiral in the Bureau, I get to decide who Alicia will be working under, correct?"

"Mother?" Chrono looked at Lindy, who was grinning ear-to-ear.

"I believe that as Fate's current legal guardian, captain of this ship and Admiral of the Bureau, I get to decide sleeping arrangements. And, sadly, there's just not enough room for all the new people on my ship to have a room to themselves, so I've had to bunk a few people together." She wondered if she should tell Chrono about his new sleeping arrangements, but decided against it. After all, he would find out when he went to bed that night.

Tapping her chin, Lindy turned to the two blondes. "As for you, Alicia Testarossa, my first order to you is simply this..." Her face was stern and serious as the two looked at her, tears still falling down their faces.

"Make sure that you raise that young girl to become a fine young woman." Lindy's face slowly broke into a smile. "After all, it would be such a waste for someone so cute to grow up and hate the Bureau that split her from her mother."

Fate blushed but hugged her mother, silent tears falling down her face, the happiness she felt, it eclipsed the sun.

"Think you can handle that order, Alicia Testarossa?"

Alicia nodded and mouthed a thanks to her as she held her daughter tightly.

"Mother?" Chrono looked confused. "I thought..."

"Well, I am Fate's legal guardian, but it seems that I'm just so busy. There's no way that I could raise a boy and a girl on my own, so I think a responsible adult to help me is just responsible, don't you, Admiral Graham?"

"Why yes I do." The man nodded at her. "Especially since she has such strong magic, it would be a waste if she wasn't nurtured and raised properly."

"Besides, we need to head back to Earth soon anyway." Lindy took a vaguely confused look as she crossed her arms under her breasts and tapped her chin with a finger. "It seems that we're one Jewel Seed short. Only twenty got turned in and I'm not sure where that last one is." She shrugged and winked at Chrono. "I'm sure that Jewel Seed Number Twenty One will show up sooner or later, right?"

Chrono nodded and bowed as he left the room. There were hints of a smile on his face as he raced to the control room. If Amy was there, well, he knew that she'd be happy to hear the news along with Yuuno and Nanoha.

- The End

Hm, another scene with Nanoha would have been nice to wrap things up, but still a good place to end. Nice to know Alicia and Fate get to stay together so it was a happy resolution for all... except maybe Precia...

Originally Posted by Nanya01

He was Fate's parole officer in A's

Wait, he was? When was that stated?

[Nanya01]

Originally Posted by 00-Raiser

Wait, he was? When was that stated?

Um, his opening scene...

He was sitting there and talking to her about her parole before deciding that she was nice enough to cancel her parole.

[Nanya01]

Anyway...

The story's up on FF.Net with 2 bonus Omakes at the end.

Changes

[00-Raiser]

Originally Posted by Nanya01

Um, his opening scene...

He was sitting there and talking to her about her parole before deciding that she was nice enough to cancel her parole.

I don't remember that at all...

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