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Four Fic Dump!
These aren't finished but they're all part of the Element EU.
Considering Yuuno Scrya’s day, it hadn’t been a complete and total loss. Sure it started off good but around noon was when it promptly went to hell with the new orders. A lost logia had appeared on a Non-Administrated world, and to boot, it was part of those natty little circle of worlds that they called Off-Limits, due to the national upheaval it seemed to be going under every twenty or so years.
The plan was simple: get in, get out with the lost logia without having to deal with interacting with anyone and subsequently causing an international incident. Himself, Arf and Subaru who had been assigned to this duty were dressed in local clothing, pants, tunic, simple travel gear. They had been given the latest map and communication devices and were beamed to the location required.
That was when they discovered that they were terribly and HORRIBLY lost.
Apparently the area that the logia was had been torn to shreds due to some natural or unnatural cataclysm, and nothing of their search yielded any result. The scans and maps didn’t reveal this sort of thing, and thus Yuuno had to rely on the worst possible solution:
He had to ask for directions.
Thus being said, the three members of the TSAB were waiting outside the tall gates of a Hidden Ninja village for their guide. Arf, already impatient from the fruitless search, was pacing. Subaru was handling it a little better than Arf but she too was getting twitchy from the long wait. And Yuuno bore with it, no matter how mind-numbing the wait was.
“Geez, how long does it take ninjas to get us a guide anyhow?” groused Arf as she turned on her heel. “You’d think they’d have SOMEONE to help us out!”
“Guess it can’t be helped. Three strangers asking for a tour guide? Must not be on their priority list,” replied Subaru, the girl tapping her roller blades on the ground.
Yuuno had no answer for that, but the doors did as a ball of energy with messy blonde hair, blue eyes and very loud orange barrelled out of it. “HEY!” he yelled at the top of his lungs, waving at the trio. “I’m Uzumaki Naruto and I’m gonna be your guide today! LET’S GO!”
The silence was palatable. And Yuuno sighed. This day was going to be the worst day ever, he could tell.
Like The Blind Leading The Blind
Written by Shaun Garin
Arf’s ears under her large hat flicked in annoyance as she tried to tune out the way the kid talked a mile a minute. It seemed that fate had other plans for their little trip and while he knew his way around the shattered landscape, he also didn’t know when to SHUT UP.
‘Hey, how long do we have to put up with this kid anyhow?’ inquired Arf, tuning out the endless stream of chatter.
‘Not long,’ replied Subaru, who was starting to get worn down by the numerous questions and long strings of babble. ‘He’s leading us right to the shrine that was marked on the map. Hopefully we’ll get the logia before we’re all crazy.’
‘You work with Fate-chan; you’re already crazy,’ pointed out Arf.
‘Ladies, let’s refocus here,’ sighed Yuuno. “Uzumaki-san, how much further?”
“Eh? Maybe about a couple more kilometres,” replied Naruto. “Would be there now but you guys are civilians. Can’t run like a ninja!”
“Yeah, we’re just your every day archaeologists,” laughed Yuuno disarmingly. “But still, I think we can afford a little speed. Come on, let’s jog for a bit.”
“Eh, if you say so,” replied Naruto, scampering ahead. “Let’s GO!”
‘Stars he’s loud,’ complained Arf mentally. ‘I think I’m going to look into earplugs if we’re on the trip for much longer.’
“So, where are you three from anyhow?” asked Naruto curiously, the young man jogging backwards. “Grass? Wave?”
“Star,” replied Yuuno automatically before anyone else could reply. It was a given that Yuuno, the more patient of the three would field the questions. “It’s a long way from here anyhow.”
“You don’t say? I went to Star once. It was kinda crazy there.” Replied Naruto. “But I kinda liked it there, for the little I saw of it.”
“It’s quite a unique place,” nodded Subaru, trying to ward off more questions.
“I’ll say. Hey Neechan, what’s with the shoes with wheels anyhow?” inquired Naruto, firing off another question.
“Eh? Well I like them really, helps me get around faster.” Or faster still if they could use Wing Road openly.
“Maybe I should give it a try,” murmured Naruto. “Oh, the shrine is this way!”
After three hours, Yuuno was certain their guide had NO IDEA where they were going. It was further reinforced by the fact that Naruto kept checking his map.
Finally, after the third hour had passed, Yuuno walked over and plucked the map from Naruto’s hands. “Uzumaki-san? You’re holding it upside down.”
Naruto went a little pink in the cheeks, Arf slapped her forehead and Subaru exhaled in defeat. “Uh…”
“GREAT! Just great. What was supposed to be a one hour task turned into a six hour trek in the wrong direction!” exclaimed Arf. “You must be the worst guide EVER!”
“H-hey!” exclaimed Naruto, pouting. “It’s not my fault I had the map upside down right?”
“Yes, technically it is, but in any case, Yuuno-kun, where are we?”
“Judging by the map and the distance we traveled… I’d say near the border of Kumo. We should be headed in the opposite direction for approximately 3 hours.” Replied Yuuno.
Things Explode
Nanoha
It was a surprise to Nanoha when they had approached her, they meaning some of the higher ups of the TSAB, Chrono and Lindy. It seemed that Earth had finally gotten to the point of technological capability, having starships that were capable of decimating entire fleets on a good day, their former track record of Ship to Ship battles vs the Ori non-withstanding. It was something Nanoha was surprised about, as when she was young, spaceships of that capability was a pipedream.
Surprisingly enough, it was Earth itself that had discovered Mid-Childa’s time-space coordinates, and had used their vast Stargate array in order to gate there and open up negotiations. So it was there that Nanoha, Fate and Hayate, three of the TSAB’s best were sitting across a fairly eclectic team known as SG-1… with some stand ins.
Even with SG-1 open, there were several other curious arrivals in the peace conference. The queen of Meridian, a technically underdeveloped world but strong in magic, was in attendance. Nanoha had a moment to shiver in the presence of the Light of Meridian – she was at least SS+ Rank in pure magical output. Her guardian was a young man named Caleb who strangely looked at her with a knowing smile, as if he had met her before. But that wouldn’t be right, right?
And then there was the Galvan’s Golden Boy, Ben Tennyson, flanked by his cousin Gwendolyn Tennyson and the former criminal Kevin E. Levin. Hayate and Kevin locked eyes and for an instant, Nanoha could have sworn that the temperature dropped twenty degrees.
Celcius.
She would wrangle it out of her later, but apparently they had a THING a long time ago.
The fourth arrival was actually a group of Five. THE Five if reports could be said. Five of the most powerful Timewalkers in the known universe. The Enigmatic Warrior of Pluto, the ghostly guardian of time, the eternal meddler, the Destroyer and the Mender. It wasn’t lost on anyone that the Destroyer was another Ben Tennyson, as he passed his younger counterpart a smoothie.
The fifth arrival got a visible bristle from the man named Caleb, and even Ben Tennyson glared at him. He gave them all a knowing smirk, and David Xanatos flanked by a literal gargoyle and a being in gargoyle-themed armor sat down in the rapidly filling table. No wonder the conference was to be done at night.
The sixth and final arrival was two of the most powerful nobles of the Four Nations, Avatar Aang and Fire Lord Zuko. Despite his age, Avatar Aang exuded a presence of serenity and unshakable strength, and the Fire Lord felt powerful, towering. Nanoha almost felt overwhelmed in his presence which was like a dragon’s. His usual group of friends, the lady noble Toph Bei Fong, and the prince and princess of the Southern Water Tribe were absent, but had retired to their suites.
“Let me just say now that it’s a pleasure to finally gather in the same room with the TSAB,” said Ben, the young man elected to being the spokesperson for the group. “And the Earth Alliance with it’s 200 allied worlds will be of help.”
That was when Nanoha was treated to the sight of Hayate performing a classic spit-take.
Ben wished there was something stronger than coffee and weaker than Captain Morgans. Standing in front of him was a parade of women, all sheepish and in various states of disarray.
First, there was Shayera Hol, the perpetrator in this little charade. Oh sure she and Ben had a lot of history, but whenever Shayera was involved, your daily intake of violence increased exponentially. She seemed to still be half drunk, but grinning widely.
To her left was Matsumoto Rangiku. The busty woman wore a tight shirt and jeans, but they were shredded half off her. She sported a few bruises but otherwise in complete control of her facilities.
To her right was the aged if beautiful Fifth Hokage of the Leaf, Tsunade. She was STILL clutching a bottle of sake in her hands and was offering a saucer to the next one in the line up.
Subaru Nakamaja, the usually clean-cut young Front Line Attacker was grinning as she nursed a drink. Her arm was sparking but that was the extent of her damaged state. She took the drink offered to her by Tsunade and her eyes were alight with amusement, flushed with adrenaline.
To the left of them all was his own cousin, Gwen Tennyson who looked messy but alive. She was nursing a bump on her head and leaning onto the other girl in the line up.
Karone of KO-35, a long time friend of the group was the best off, her outfit almost immaculate save for the ragged appearance of her hair and missing a boot. Her other arm was slung around Elena, the tall woman still grinning widely at Ben’s discomfort at the whole situation.
Finally, there was Dinah Lance, Black Canary. She was snoozing already, having passed out before the interrogation had begun but was nudged awake by a prod from Tsunade.
“All right,” said Ben, trying to focus on the situation at hand. “For the sake of the, and I quote, “Formal Complaint of Destruction of Property from the Planet Onyx”, I need to ask three questions: How, When, and most importantly WHY?!”
Everyone looked at Shayera who said, “It was my idea.”
Ben’s expression fell as he started to beat his head on the desk. This was going to be the worst debriefing in the history of mankind as Shayera started in on the tale.
Considering Yuuno Scrya’s day, it hadn’t been a complete and total loss. Sure it started off good but around noon was when it promptly went to hell with the new orders. A lost logia had appeared on a Non-Administrated world, and to boot, it was part of those natty little circle of worlds that they called Off-Limits, due to the national upheaval it seemed to be going under every twenty or so years.
The plan was simple: get in, get out with the lost logia without having to deal with interacting with anyone and subsequently causing an international incident. Himself, Arf and Subaru who had been assigned to this duty were dressed in local clothing, pants, tunic, simple travel gear. They had been given the latest map and communication devices and were beamed to the location required.
That was when they discovered that they were terribly and HORRIBLY lost.
Apparently the area that the logia was had been torn to shreds due to some natural or unnatural cataclysm, and nothing of their search yielded any result. The scans and maps didn’t reveal this sort of thing, and thus Yuuno had to rely on the worst possible solution:
He had to ask for directions.
Thus being said, the three members of the TSAB were waiting outside the tall gates of a Hidden Ninja village for their guide. Arf, already impatient from the fruitless search, was pacing. Subaru was handling it a little better than Arf but she too was getting twitchy from the long wait. And Yuuno bore with it, no matter how mind-numbing the wait was.
“Geez, how long does it take ninjas to get us a guide anyhow?” groused Arf as she turned on her heel. “You’d think they’d have SOMEONE to help us out!”
“Guess it can’t be helped. Three strangers asking for a tour guide? Must not be on their priority list,” replied Subaru, the girl tapping her roller blades on the ground.
Yuuno had no answer for that, but the doors did as a ball of energy with messy blonde hair, blue eyes and very loud orange barrelled out of it. “HEY!” he yelled at the top of his lungs, waving at the trio. “I’m Uzumaki Naruto and I’m gonna be your guide today! LET’S GO!”
The silence was palatable. And Yuuno sighed. This day was going to be the worst day ever, he could tell.
Like The Blind Leading The Blind
Written by Shaun Garin
Arf’s ears under her large hat flicked in annoyance as she tried to tune out the way the kid talked a mile a minute. It seemed that fate had other plans for their little trip and while he knew his way around the shattered landscape, he also didn’t know when to SHUT UP.
‘Hey, how long do we have to put up with this kid anyhow?’ inquired Arf, tuning out the endless stream of chatter.
‘Not long,’ replied Subaru, who was starting to get worn down by the numerous questions and long strings of babble. ‘He’s leading us right to the shrine that was marked on the map. Hopefully we’ll get the logia before we’re all crazy.’
‘You work with Fate-chan; you’re already crazy,’ pointed out Arf.
‘Ladies, let’s refocus here,’ sighed Yuuno. “Uzumaki-san, how much further?”
“Eh? Maybe about a couple more kilometres,” replied Naruto. “Would be there now but you guys are civilians. Can’t run like a ninja!”
“Yeah, we’re just your every day archaeologists,” laughed Yuuno disarmingly. “But still, I think we can afford a little speed. Come on, let’s jog for a bit.”
“Eh, if you say so,” replied Naruto, scampering ahead. “Let’s GO!”
‘Stars he’s loud,’ complained Arf mentally. ‘I think I’m going to look into earplugs if we’re on the trip for much longer.’
“So, where are you three from anyhow?” asked Naruto curiously, the young man jogging backwards. “Grass? Wave?”
“Star,” replied Yuuno automatically before anyone else could reply. It was a given that Yuuno, the more patient of the three would field the questions. “It’s a long way from here anyhow.”
“You don’t say? I went to Star once. It was kinda crazy there.” Replied Naruto. “But I kinda liked it there, for the little I saw of it.”
“It’s quite a unique place,” nodded Subaru, trying to ward off more questions.
“I’ll say. Hey Neechan, what’s with the shoes with wheels anyhow?” inquired Naruto, firing off another question.
“Eh? Well I like them really, helps me get around faster.” Or faster still if they could use Wing Road openly.
“Maybe I should give it a try,” murmured Naruto. “Oh, the shrine is this way!”
After three hours, Yuuno was certain their guide had NO IDEA where they were going. It was further reinforced by the fact that Naruto kept checking his map.
Finally, after the third hour had passed, Yuuno walked over and plucked the map from Naruto’s hands. “Uzumaki-san? You’re holding it upside down.”
Naruto went a little pink in the cheeks, Arf slapped her forehead and Subaru exhaled in defeat. “Uh…”
“GREAT! Just great. What was supposed to be a one hour task turned into a six hour trek in the wrong direction!” exclaimed Arf. “You must be the worst guide EVER!”
“H-hey!” exclaimed Naruto, pouting. “It’s not my fault I had the map upside down right?”
“Yes, technically it is, but in any case, Yuuno-kun, where are we?”
“Judging by the map and the distance we traveled… I’d say near the border of Kumo. We should be headed in the opposite direction for approximately 3 hours.” Replied Yuuno.
Things Explode
Nanoha
It was a surprise to Nanoha when they had approached her, they meaning some of the higher ups of the TSAB, Chrono and Lindy. It seemed that Earth had finally gotten to the point of technological capability, having starships that were capable of decimating entire fleets on a good day, their former track record of Ship to Ship battles vs the Ori non-withstanding. It was something Nanoha was surprised about, as when she was young, spaceships of that capability was a pipedream.
Surprisingly enough, it was Earth itself that had discovered Mid-Childa’s time-space coordinates, and had used their vast Stargate array in order to gate there and open up negotiations. So it was there that Nanoha, Fate and Hayate, three of the TSAB’s best were sitting across a fairly eclectic team known as SG-1… with some stand ins.
Even with SG-1 open, there were several other curious arrivals in the peace conference. The queen of Meridian, a technically underdeveloped world but strong in magic, was in attendance. Nanoha had a moment to shiver in the presence of the Light of Meridian – she was at least SS+ Rank in pure magical output. Her guardian was a young man named Caleb who strangely looked at her with a knowing smile, as if he had met her before. But that wouldn’t be right, right?
And then there was the Galvan’s Golden Boy, Ben Tennyson, flanked by his cousin Gwendolyn Tennyson and the former criminal Kevin E. Levin. Hayate and Kevin locked eyes and for an instant, Nanoha could have sworn that the temperature dropped twenty degrees.
Celcius.
She would wrangle it out of her later, but apparently they had a THING a long time ago.
The fourth arrival was actually a group of Five. THE Five if reports could be said. Five of the most powerful Timewalkers in the known universe. The Enigmatic Warrior of Pluto, the ghostly guardian of time, the eternal meddler, the Destroyer and the Mender. It wasn’t lost on anyone that the Destroyer was another Ben Tennyson, as he passed his younger counterpart a smoothie.
The fifth arrival got a visible bristle from the man named Caleb, and even Ben Tennyson glared at him. He gave them all a knowing smirk, and David Xanatos flanked by a literal gargoyle and a being in gargoyle-themed armor sat down in the rapidly filling table. No wonder the conference was to be done at night.
The sixth and final arrival was two of the most powerful nobles of the Four Nations, Avatar Aang and Fire Lord Zuko. Despite his age, Avatar Aang exuded a presence of serenity and unshakable strength, and the Fire Lord felt powerful, towering. Nanoha almost felt overwhelmed in his presence which was like a dragon’s. His usual group of friends, the lady noble Toph Bei Fong, and the prince and princess of the Southern Water Tribe were absent, but had retired to their suites.
“Let me just say now that it’s a pleasure to finally gather in the same room with the TSAB,” said Ben, the young man elected to being the spokesperson for the group. “And the Earth Alliance with it’s 200 allied worlds will be of help.”
That was when Nanoha was treated to the sight of Hayate performing a classic spit-take.
Ben wished there was something stronger than coffee and weaker than Captain Morgans. Standing in front of him was a parade of women, all sheepish and in various states of disarray.
First, there was Shayera Hol, the perpetrator in this little charade. Oh sure she and Ben had a lot of history, but whenever Shayera was involved, your daily intake of violence increased exponentially. She seemed to still be half drunk, but grinning widely.
To her left was Matsumoto Rangiku. The busty woman wore a tight shirt and jeans, but they were shredded half off her. She sported a few bruises but otherwise in complete control of her facilities.
To her right was the aged if beautiful Fifth Hokage of the Leaf, Tsunade. She was STILL clutching a bottle of sake in her hands and was offering a saucer to the next one in the line up.
Subaru Nakamaja, the usually clean-cut young Front Line Attacker was grinning as she nursed a drink. Her arm was sparking but that was the extent of her damaged state. She took the drink offered to her by Tsunade and her eyes were alight with amusement, flushed with adrenaline.
To the left of them all was his own cousin, Gwen Tennyson who looked messy but alive. She was nursing a bump on her head and leaning onto the other girl in the line up.
Karone of KO-35, a long time friend of the group was the best off, her outfit almost immaculate save for the ragged appearance of her hair and missing a boot. Her other arm was slung around Elena, the tall woman still grinning widely at Ben’s discomfort at the whole situation.
Finally, there was Dinah Lance, Black Canary. She was snoozing already, having passed out before the interrogation had begun but was nudged awake by a prod from Tsunade.
“All right,” said Ben, trying to focus on the situation at hand. “For the sake of the, and I quote, “Formal Complaint of Destruction of Property from the Planet Onyx”, I need to ask three questions: How, When, and most importantly WHY?!”
Everyone looked at Shayera who said, “It was my idea.”
Ben’s expression fell as he started to beat his head on the desk. This was going to be the worst debriefing in the history of mankind as Shayera started in on the tale.
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These aren't finished but they're all part of the Element EU.
<lj-cut text="Like the Blind Leading the Blind">Considering Yuuno Scrya’s day, it hadn’t been a complete and total loss. Sure it started off good but around noon was when it promptly went to hell with the new orders. A lost logia had appeared on a Non-Administrated world, and to boot, it was part of those natty little circle of worlds that they called Off-Limits, due to the national upheaval it seemed to be going under every twenty or so years.
The plan was simple: get in, get out with the lost logia without having to deal with interacting with anyone and subsequently causing an international incident. Himself, Arf and Subaru who had been assigned to this duty were dressed in local clothing, pants, tunic, simple travel gear. They had been given the latest map and communication devices and were beamed to the location required.
That was when they discovered that they were terribly and HORRIBLY lost.
Apparently the area that the logia was had been torn to shreds due to some natural or unnatural cataclysm, and nothing of their search yielded any result. The scans and maps didn’t reveal this sort of thing, and thus Yuuno had to rely on the worst possible solution:
He had to ask for directions.
Thus being said, the three members of the TSAB were waiting outside the tall gates of a Hidden Ninja village for their guide. Arf, already impatient from the fruitless search, was pacing. Subaru was handling it a little better than Arf but she too was getting twitchy from the long wait. And Yuuno bore with it, no matter how mind-numbing the wait was.
“Geez, how long does it take ninjas to get us a guide anyhow?” groused Arf as she turned on her heel. “You’d think they’d have SOMEONE to help us out!”
“Guess it can’t be helped. Three strangers asking for a tour guide? Must not be on their priority list,” replied Subaru, the girl tapping her roller blades on the ground.
Yuuno had no answer for that, but the doors did as a ball of energy with messy blonde hair, blue eyes and very loud orange barrelled out of it. “HEY!” he yelled at the top of his lungs, waving at the trio. “I’m Uzumaki Naruto and I’m gonna be your guide today! LET’S GO!”
The silence was palatable. And Yuuno sighed. This day was going to be the worst day ever, he could tell.
Like The Blind Leading The Blind
Written by Shaun Garin
Arf’s ears under her large hat flicked in annoyance as she tried to tune out the way the kid talked a mile a minute. It seemed that fate had other plans for their little trip and while he knew his way around the shattered landscape, he also didn’t know when to SHUT UP.
‘Hey, how long do we have to put up with this kid anyhow?’ inquired Arf, tuning out the endless stream of chatter.
‘Not long,’ replied Subaru, who was starting to get worn down by the numerous questions and long strings of babble. ‘He’s leading us right to the shrine that was marked on the map. Hopefully we’ll get the logia before we’re all crazy.’
‘You work with Fate-chan; you’re already crazy,’ pointed out Arf.
‘Ladies, let’s refocus here,’ sighed Yuuno. “Uzumaki-san, how much further?”
“Eh? Maybe about a couple more kilometres,” replied Naruto. “Would be there now but you guys are civilians. Can’t run like a ninja!”
“Yeah, we’re just your every day archaeologists,” laughed Yuuno disarmingly. “But still, I think we can afford a little speed. Come on, let’s jog for a bit.”
“Eh, if you say so,” replied Naruto, scampering ahead. “Let’s GO!”
‘Stars he’s loud,’ complained Arf mentally. ‘I think I’m going to look into earplugs if we’re on the trip for much longer.’
“So, where are you three from anyhow?” asked Naruto curiously, the young man jogging backwards. “Grass? Wave?”
“Star,” replied Yuuno automatically before anyone else could reply. It was a given that Yuuno, the more patient of the three would field the questions. “It’s a long way from here anyhow.”
“You don’t say? I went to Star once. It was kinda crazy there.” Replied Naruto. “But I kinda liked it there, for the little I saw of it.”
“It’s quite a unique place,” nodded Subaru, trying to ward off more questions.
“I’ll say. Hey Neechan, what’s with the shoes with wheels anyhow?” inquired Naruto, firing off another question.
“Eh? Well I like them really, helps me get around faster.” Or faster still if they could use Wing Road openly.
“Maybe I should give it a try,” murmured Naruto. “Oh, the shrine is this way!”
After three hours, Yuuno was certain their guide had NO IDEA where they were going. It was further reinforced by the fact that Naruto kept checking his map.
Finally, after the third hour had passed, Yuuno walked over and plucked the map from Naruto’s hands. “Uzumaki-san? You’re holding it upside down.”
Naruto went a little pink in the cheeks, Arf slapped her forehead and Subaru exhaled in defeat. “Uh…”
“GREAT! Just great. What was supposed to be a one hour task turned into a six hour trek in the wrong direction!” exclaimed Arf. “You must be the worst guide EVER!”
“H-hey!” exclaimed Naruto, pouting. “It’s not my fault I had the map upside down right?”
“Yes, technically it is, but in any case, Yuuno-kun, where are we?”
“Judging by the map and the distance we traveled… I’d say near the border of Kumo. We should be headed in the opposite direction for approximately 3 hours.” Replied Yuuno.</lj-cut>
<lj-cut text="Things Explode">Things Explode
Nanoha
It was a surprise to Nanoha when they had approached her, they meaning some of the higher ups of the TSAB, Chrono and Lindy. It seemed that Earth had finally gotten to the point of technological capability, having starships that were capable of decimating entire fleets on a good day, their former track record of Ship to Ship battles vs the Ori non-withstanding. It was something Nanoha was surprised about, as when she was young, spaceships of that capability was a pipedream.
Surprisingly enough, it was Earth itself that had discovered Mid-Childa’s time-space coordinates, and had used their vast Stargate array in order to gate there and open up negotiations. So it was there that Nanoha, Fate and Hayate, three of the TSAB’s best were sitting across a fairly eclectic team known as SG-1… with some stand ins.
Even with SG-1 open, there were several other curious arrivals in the peace conference. The queen of Meridian, a technically underdeveloped world but strong in magic, was in attendance. Nanoha had a moment to shiver in the presence of the Light of Meridian – she was at least SS+ Rank in pure magical output. Her guardian was a young man named Caleb who strangely looked at her with a knowing smile, as if he had met her before. But that wouldn’t be right, right?
And then there was the Galvan’s Golden Boy, Ben Tennyson, flanked by his cousin Gwendolyn Tennyson and the former criminal Kevin E. Levin. Hayate and Kevin locked eyes and for an instant, Nanoha could have sworn that the temperature dropped twenty degrees.
Celcius.
She would wrangle it out of her later, but apparently they had a THING a long time ago.
The fourth arrival was actually a group of Five. THE Five if reports could be said. Five of the most powerful Timewalkers in the known universe. The Enigmatic Warrior of Pluto, the ghostly guardian of time, the eternal meddler, the Destroyer and the Mender. It wasn’t lost on anyone that the Destroyer was another Ben Tennyson, as he passed his younger counterpart a smoothie.
The fifth arrival got a visible bristle from the man named Caleb, and even Ben Tennyson glared at him. He gave them all a knowing smirk, and David Xanatos flanked by a literal gargoyle and a being in gargoyle-themed armor sat down in the rapidly filling table. No wonder the conference was to be done at night.
The sixth and final arrival was two of the most powerful nobles of the Four Nations, Avatar Aang and Fire Lord Zuko. Despite his age, Avatar Aang exuded a presence of serenity and unshakable strength, and the Fire Lord felt powerful, towering. Nanoha almost felt overwhelmed in his presence which was like a dragon’s. His usual group of friends, the lady noble Toph Bei Fong, and the prince and princess of the Southern Water Tribe were absent, but had retired to their suites.
“Let me just say now that it’s a pleasure to finally gather in the same room with the TSAB,” said Ben, the young man elected to being the spokesperson for the group. “And the Earth Alliance with it’s 200 allied worlds will be of help.”
That was when Nanoha was treated to the sight of Hayate performing a classic spit-take.</lj-cut>
<lj-cut text="The Onyx Incident">Ben wished there was something stronger than coffee and weaker than Captain Morgans. Standing in front of him was a parade of women, all sheepish and in various states of disarray.
First, there was Shayera Hol, the perpetrator in this little charade. Oh sure she and Ben had a lot of history, but whenever Shayera was involved, your daily intake of violence increased exponentially. She seemed to still be half drunk, but grinning widely.
To her left was Matsumoto Rangiku. The busty woman wore a tight shirt and jeans, but they were shredded half off her. She sported a few bruises but otherwise in complete control of her facilities.
To her right was the aged if beautiful Fifth Hokage of the Leaf, Tsunade. She was STILL clutching a bottle of sake in her hands and was offering a saucer to the next one in the line up.
Subaru Nakamaja, the usually clean-cut young Front Line Attacker was grinning as she nursed a drink. Her arm was sparking but that was the extent of her damaged state. She took the drink offered to her by Tsunade and her eyes were alight with amusement, flushed with adrenaline.
To the left of them all was his own cousin, Gwen Tennyson who looked messy but alive. She was nursing a bump on her head and leaning onto the other girl in the line up.
Karone of KO-35, a long time friend of the group was the best off, her outfit almost immaculate save for the ragged appearance of her hair and missing a boot. Her other arm was slung around Elena, the tall woman still grinning widely at Ben’s discomfort at the whole situation.
Finally, there was Dinah Lance, Black Canary. She was snoozing already, having passed out before the interrogation had begun but was nudged awake by a prod from Tsunade.
“All right,” said Ben, trying to focus on the situation at hand. “For the sake of the, and I quote, “Formal Complaint of Destruction of Property from the Planet Onyx”, I need to ask three questions: How, When, and most importantly WHY?!”
Everyone looked at Shayera who said, “It was my idea.”
Ben’s expression fell as he started to beat his head on the desk. This was going to be the worst debriefing in the history of mankind as Shayera started in on the tale.</lj-cut>
<lj-cut="Fast Cars Than Freedom">“We’re not going to make it!”
“We’ll make it, just hang on!”
The green muscle car launched itself off the bridge and in a powerful scene that would make the best choreographer cry, soared over the moving drawbridge, wheels spinning and trailing a nearly literal streak of fire.
Okay, I know this looks silly but I have good reason to be in this moving death trap! The name’s Hayate Yagami, current acting Major for the TSAB. And the big lummox next to me is Kevin E. Levin, the biggest dumbest musclebound oaf I’ve ever laid eye on.
... no I’m not admitting he’s cute.
Moving on, it all started this weekend, when a call came out to us serving TSAB Operatives that were stationed on Earth. Nanoha and Fate were busy so it fell to me. It was a simple job; track down the perpetrators that were dealing with off-world technology and arrest them. Sounded simple right? Let’s rewind about ten hours ago.
“And that’s the information we have,” said Griffith on the other end. “It seems that the TSAB would like the matter to be solved locally, so we’ve asked for your help. You’ll have to travel for this so we’ve set up coordinates for the latest hot-spot of technological trade.”
“Where would that be?” inquired Hayate.
“In a town called Bellwood in California…”
Fast Cars And Freedom
Written by Shaun Garin
Ben 10 Alien Force is owned by CN and created by Man of Action. Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha is owned by . All characters are borrowed. This fic exists within the Element EU.
I for one, like Bellwood. It’s a small town near the coast line of California with an extraordinary level of “boring”. Unfortunately for myself, I had yet to really learn that boring and Bellwood doesn’t mix.
My arrival was by bus, having touched down a town south from my transmission spell. Rein was sleeping in my bag and I was carrying a lunch packed by Signum of all people. The rest of the Wolkenritter were worried for my well being, but they knew I could handle myself.
I was supposed to meet someone here, someone from an agency they called the Plumbers. An old friend of someone higher up at the very least. What I didn’t expect was a RV that looked like it had seen better days roll up and stop in front of me.
The door opened and a heavy-set elderly man stepped out, dressed in a red and yellow Hawaiian shirt. “Hayate Yagami?” he asked and I nodded. “I’m Max Tennyson. I’ve been asked to show you around town.”
Mr. Tennyson was a nice man, and gave me the rundown of the town, that it was a Plumbers Installation. I was surprised that an intergalactic police force would have an instillation here in such a sleepy town, but he simply laughed and said it was for the best. The TSAB and the Plumbers weren’t the same organization as they were working for different groups; the TSAB founded on the backs of our Three Admirals, and the Galvan primarily offering their aid. Of course, it was all classified.
“I have a nephew and niece your age,” said Mr. Tennyson. “if a little younger by about a year or two. Good kids. I’ll introduce you later on when you’re done.”
After dropping me off at a nice looking hotel, he handed me a green badge. “Use this if you get into trouble.”
<lj-cut text="Like the Blind Leading the Blind">Considering Yuuno Scrya’s day, it hadn’t been a complete and total loss. Sure it started off good but around noon was when it promptly went to hell with the new orders. A lost logia had appeared on a Non-Administrated world, and to boot, it was part of those natty little circle of worlds that they called Off-Limits, due to the national upheaval it seemed to be going under every twenty or so years.
The plan was simple: get in, get out with the lost logia without having to deal with interacting with anyone and subsequently causing an international incident. Himself, Arf and Subaru who had been assigned to this duty were dressed in local clothing, pants, tunic, simple travel gear. They had been given the latest map and communication devices and were beamed to the location required.
That was when they discovered that they were terribly and HORRIBLY lost.
Apparently the area that the logia was had been torn to shreds due to some natural or unnatural cataclysm, and nothing of their search yielded any result. The scans and maps didn’t reveal this sort of thing, and thus Yuuno had to rely on the worst possible solution:
He had to ask for directions.
Thus being said, the three members of the TSAB were waiting outside the tall gates of a Hidden Ninja village for their guide. Arf, already impatient from the fruitless search, was pacing. Subaru was handling it a little better than Arf but she too was getting twitchy from the long wait. And Yuuno bore with it, no matter how mind-numbing the wait was.
“Geez, how long does it take ninjas to get us a guide anyhow?” groused Arf as she turned on her heel. “You’d think they’d have SOMEONE to help us out!”
“Guess it can’t be helped. Three strangers asking for a tour guide? Must not be on their priority list,” replied Subaru, the girl tapping her roller blades on the ground.
Yuuno had no answer for that, but the doors did as a ball of energy with messy blonde hair, blue eyes and very loud orange barrelled out of it. “HEY!” he yelled at the top of his lungs, waving at the trio. “I’m Uzumaki Naruto and I’m gonna be your guide today! LET’S GO!”
The silence was palatable. And Yuuno sighed. This day was going to be the worst day ever, he could tell.
Like The Blind Leading The Blind
Written by Shaun Garin
Arf’s ears under her large hat flicked in annoyance as she tried to tune out the way the kid talked a mile a minute. It seemed that fate had other plans for their little trip and while he knew his way around the shattered landscape, he also didn’t know when to SHUT UP.
‘Hey, how long do we have to put up with this kid anyhow?’ inquired Arf, tuning out the endless stream of chatter.
‘Not long,’ replied Subaru, who was starting to get worn down by the numerous questions and long strings of babble. ‘He’s leading us right to the shrine that was marked on the map. Hopefully we’ll get the logia before we’re all crazy.’
‘You work with Fate-chan; you’re already crazy,’ pointed out Arf.
‘Ladies, let’s refocus here,’ sighed Yuuno. “Uzumaki-san, how much further?”
“Eh? Maybe about a couple more kilometres,” replied Naruto. “Would be there now but you guys are civilians. Can’t run like a ninja!”
“Yeah, we’re just your every day archaeologists,” laughed Yuuno disarmingly. “But still, I think we can afford a little speed. Come on, let’s jog for a bit.”
“Eh, if you say so,” replied Naruto, scampering ahead. “Let’s GO!”
‘Stars he’s loud,’ complained Arf mentally. ‘I think I’m going to look into earplugs if we’re on the trip for much longer.’
“So, where are you three from anyhow?” asked Naruto curiously, the young man jogging backwards. “Grass? Wave?”
“Star,” replied Yuuno automatically before anyone else could reply. It was a given that Yuuno, the more patient of the three would field the questions. “It’s a long way from here anyhow.”
“You don’t say? I went to Star once. It was kinda crazy there.” Replied Naruto. “But I kinda liked it there, for the little I saw of it.”
“It’s quite a unique place,” nodded Subaru, trying to ward off more questions.
“I’ll say. Hey Neechan, what’s with the shoes with wheels anyhow?” inquired Naruto, firing off another question.
“Eh? Well I like them really, helps me get around faster.” Or faster still if they could use Wing Road openly.
“Maybe I should give it a try,” murmured Naruto. “Oh, the shrine is this way!”
After three hours, Yuuno was certain their guide had NO IDEA where they were going. It was further reinforced by the fact that Naruto kept checking his map.
Finally, after the third hour had passed, Yuuno walked over and plucked the map from Naruto’s hands. “Uzumaki-san? You’re holding it upside down.”
Naruto went a little pink in the cheeks, Arf slapped her forehead and Subaru exhaled in defeat. “Uh…”
“GREAT! Just great. What was supposed to be a one hour task turned into a six hour trek in the wrong direction!” exclaimed Arf. “You must be the worst guide EVER!”
“H-hey!” exclaimed Naruto, pouting. “It’s not my fault I had the map upside down right?”
“Yes, technically it is, but in any case, Yuuno-kun, where are we?”
“Judging by the map and the distance we traveled… I’d say near the border of Kumo. We should be headed in the opposite direction for approximately 3 hours.” Replied Yuuno.</lj-cut>
<lj-cut text="Things Explode">Things Explode
Nanoha
It was a surprise to Nanoha when they had approached her, they meaning some of the higher ups of the TSAB, Chrono and Lindy. It seemed that Earth had finally gotten to the point of technological capability, having starships that were capable of decimating entire fleets on a good day, their former track record of Ship to Ship battles vs the Ori non-withstanding. It was something Nanoha was surprised about, as when she was young, spaceships of that capability was a pipedream.
Surprisingly enough, it was Earth itself that had discovered Mid-Childa’s time-space coordinates, and had used their vast Stargate array in order to gate there and open up negotiations. So it was there that Nanoha, Fate and Hayate, three of the TSAB’s best were sitting across a fairly eclectic team known as SG-1… with some stand ins.
Even with SG-1 open, there were several other curious arrivals in the peace conference. The queen of Meridian, a technically underdeveloped world but strong in magic, was in attendance. Nanoha had a moment to shiver in the presence of the Light of Meridian – she was at least SS+ Rank in pure magical output. Her guardian was a young man named Caleb who strangely looked at her with a knowing smile, as if he had met her before. But that wouldn’t be right, right?
And then there was the Galvan’s Golden Boy, Ben Tennyson, flanked by his cousin Gwendolyn Tennyson and the former criminal Kevin E. Levin. Hayate and Kevin locked eyes and for an instant, Nanoha could have sworn that the temperature dropped twenty degrees.
Celcius.
She would wrangle it out of her later, but apparently they had a THING a long time ago.
The fourth arrival was actually a group of Five. THE Five if reports could be said. Five of the most powerful Timewalkers in the known universe. The Enigmatic Warrior of Pluto, the ghostly guardian of time, the eternal meddler, the Destroyer and the Mender. It wasn’t lost on anyone that the Destroyer was another Ben Tennyson, as he passed his younger counterpart a smoothie.
The fifth arrival got a visible bristle from the man named Caleb, and even Ben Tennyson glared at him. He gave them all a knowing smirk, and David Xanatos flanked by a literal gargoyle and a being in gargoyle-themed armor sat down in the rapidly filling table. No wonder the conference was to be done at night.
The sixth and final arrival was two of the most powerful nobles of the Four Nations, Avatar Aang and Fire Lord Zuko. Despite his age, Avatar Aang exuded a presence of serenity and unshakable strength, and the Fire Lord felt powerful, towering. Nanoha almost felt overwhelmed in his presence which was like a dragon’s. His usual group of friends, the lady noble Toph Bei Fong, and the prince and princess of the Southern Water Tribe were absent, but had retired to their suites.
“Let me just say now that it’s a pleasure to finally gather in the same room with the TSAB,” said Ben, the young man elected to being the spokesperson for the group. “And the Earth Alliance with it’s 200 allied worlds will be of help.”
That was when Nanoha was treated to the sight of Hayate performing a classic spit-take.</lj-cut>
<lj-cut text="The Onyx Incident">Ben wished there was something stronger than coffee and weaker than Captain Morgans. Standing in front of him was a parade of women, all sheepish and in various states of disarray.
First, there was Shayera Hol, the perpetrator in this little charade. Oh sure she and Ben had a lot of history, but whenever Shayera was involved, your daily intake of violence increased exponentially. She seemed to still be half drunk, but grinning widely.
To her left was Matsumoto Rangiku. The busty woman wore a tight shirt and jeans, but they were shredded half off her. She sported a few bruises but otherwise in complete control of her facilities.
To her right was the aged if beautiful Fifth Hokage of the Leaf, Tsunade. She was STILL clutching a bottle of sake in her hands and was offering a saucer to the next one in the line up.
Subaru Nakamaja, the usually clean-cut young Front Line Attacker was grinning as she nursed a drink. Her arm was sparking but that was the extent of her damaged state. She took the drink offered to her by Tsunade and her eyes were alight with amusement, flushed with adrenaline.
To the left of them all was his own cousin, Gwen Tennyson who looked messy but alive. She was nursing a bump on her head and leaning onto the other girl in the line up.
Karone of KO-35, a long time friend of the group was the best off, her outfit almost immaculate save for the ragged appearance of her hair and missing a boot. Her other arm was slung around Elena, the tall woman still grinning widely at Ben’s discomfort at the whole situation.
Finally, there was Dinah Lance, Black Canary. She was snoozing already, having passed out before the interrogation had begun but was nudged awake by a prod from Tsunade.
“All right,” said Ben, trying to focus on the situation at hand. “For the sake of the, and I quote, “Formal Complaint of Destruction of Property from the Planet Onyx”, I need to ask three questions: How, When, and most importantly WHY?!”
Everyone looked at Shayera who said, “It was my idea.”
Ben’s expression fell as he started to beat his head on the desk. This was going to be the worst debriefing in the history of mankind as Shayera started in on the tale.</lj-cut>
<lj-cut="Fast Cars Than Freedom">“We’re not going to make it!”
“We’ll make it, just hang on!”
The green muscle car launched itself off the bridge and in a powerful scene that would make the best choreographer cry, soared over the moving drawbridge, wheels spinning and trailing a nearly literal streak of fire.
Okay, I know this looks silly but I have good reason to be in this moving death trap! The name’s Hayate Yagami, current acting Major for the TSAB. And the big lummox next to me is Kevin E. Levin, the biggest dumbest musclebound oaf I’ve ever laid eye on.
... no I’m not admitting he’s cute.
Moving on, it all started this weekend, when a call came out to us serving TSAB Operatives that were stationed on Earth. Nanoha and Fate were busy so it fell to me. It was a simple job; track down the perpetrators that were dealing with off-world technology and arrest them. Sounded simple right? Let’s rewind about ten hours ago.
“And that’s the information we have,” said Griffith on the other end. “It seems that the TSAB would like the matter to be solved locally, so we’ve asked for your help. You’ll have to travel for this so we’ve set up coordinates for the latest hot-spot of technological trade.”
“Where would that be?” inquired Hayate.
“In a town called Bellwood in California…”
Fast Cars And Freedom
Written by Shaun Garin
Ben 10 Alien Force is owned by CN and created by Man of Action. Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha is owned by . All characters are borrowed. This fic exists within the Element EU.
I for one, like Bellwood. It’s a small town near the coast line of California with an extraordinary level of “boring”. Unfortunately for myself, I had yet to really learn that boring and Bellwood doesn’t mix.
My arrival was by bus, having touched down a town south from my transmission spell. Rein was sleeping in my bag and I was carrying a lunch packed by Signum of all people. The rest of the Wolkenritter were worried for my well being, but they knew I could handle myself.
I was supposed to meet someone here, someone from an agency they called the Plumbers. An old friend of someone higher up at the very least. What I didn’t expect was a RV that looked like it had seen better days roll up and stop in front of me.
The door opened and a heavy-set elderly man stepped out, dressed in a red and yellow Hawaiian shirt. “Hayate Yagami?” he asked and I nodded. “I’m Max Tennyson. I’ve been asked to show you around town.”
Mr. Tennyson was a nice man, and gave me the rundown of the town, that it was a Plumbers Installation. I was surprised that an intergalactic police force would have an instillation here in such a sleepy town, but he simply laughed and said it was for the best. The TSAB and the Plumbers weren’t the same organization as they were working for different groups; the TSAB founded on the backs of our Three Admirals, and the Galvan primarily offering their aid. Of course, it was all classified.
“I have a nephew and niece your age,” said Mr. Tennyson. “if a little younger by about a year or two. Good kids. I’ll introduce you later on when you’re done.”
After dropping me off at a nice looking hotel, he handed me a green badge. “Use this if you get into trouble.”