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Infinite Stratos is owned by Izuru Yumizuru

Fallout: New Vegas is owned by Bethesda


What is Luck?

That is the question everyone asks when they see my Pip-Boy. But it's not the one they should be asking.

Why am I so lucky?

How is Luck measured?

And what happens when you go over Luck's limit?


Something tugged on his arm, and his eyes snapped open.

"Oh goodie, you're awake!"

He turned to see a woman with long pink hair, purple eyes, and metal antennae on her head smiling down at him. She had his Pip-Boy attached to a terminal through several wires, and he could see a pile of broken tools beside it. He tore his arm away and leapt out of the bed he was in. A flick of the wrist and a plasma pistol was in his hand and pointed at the woman-

"Oooh, what's that!? Is it a laser? Where were you keeping it? Was it-"

As the woman rambles on he takes notice of the green bar in the corner of his eye and lowers his pistol slightly.

"Where am I?" He cuts her off, and she smiles as if nothing is wrong.

"You're aboard the personal submarine of the one, the only, Tabane the genius." She strikes a pose, hands making two peace signs one either side of her face. The word 'genius' causes him to bring his pistol back up.

"Now, now, no need for-"

"The ones I meet that call themselves 'genius' are usually the ones that either attempt to manipulate me or horrifically experiment on me. This. Is. Needed."

"Why would anyone hurt such a cute little thing like you?"

He frowns, but before he opens his mouth to retort he realizes how much larger everything is than normal. For a moment he almost calls it impossible, but knows better by now and brings up his status. Then his world map. And finally, his radio. He stares at his Pip-Boy for several minutes before sighing and sliding down the wall into a sitting position.

"...Plasma."

"Hmm?"

"It's a plasma pistol. I'll answer the rest of your questions if you answer mine."

"Okie Dokie!"

With that they spend at least an hour trading questions and answers. She tells him about her world, Japan, and how she found him. He tells her of his world, the Mojave, and his death.

"…ED-E sacrificed himself to stop the nukes. Ulysses escaped the blast. I did not. My best guess is the transportalponder somehow sent me here before I could die."

Suddenly Tabane leapt, and he quickly brought up V.A.T.S. She still appeared non-hostile, and he couldn't see a weapon in either hand, hidden or otherwise. He stared at her for a moment before allowing time to resume, and to his shock he found himself being hugged.

"You poor thing! Don't worry, I'll make sure you live a happy life this time around!"

It took his mind a moment to register what she said, "…Ms. Shinonono, I am not a child, I will be fine on my own." While he was grateful to the woman, there was no way he would trust someone he just met, especially while trapped in a vehicle he had no way of escaping.

"But you are a child! In fact…" She ran up to the terminal and began rapidly typing. She printed out a stack of papers and held it up with a triumphant smile, "You're my child!"

He carefully reached for his plasma pistol. Grateful or not, this was-

"Please…"

He paused. Her smile was still there, but her voice held a tone of something he couldn't recognize.

"I know you're scared. But this isn't the wasteland. You're safe here."

…Safety was a lie in the Mojave. NCR killed you with taxes and incompetence, Legion killed you with crucifixion and labor, and the Strip killed you with chems, liquor, and debt. And that's if the desert doesn't end you first… But if what she said was true, this wasn't even the same world. None of the problems that plagued his home existed here.

And she was right. That terrified him.

Ulysses said it best: he was a force of nature, like the desert itself. Good, evil, or somewhere in-between, he would always thrive in the wasteland. But there was no wasteland here. There was no reason for him to exist. The Courier…

…No. The Courier walked his road. And he disappeared at the Divide. This was his road, and it started now.

"…Ms. Shinonono, I… will remain here." He found himself crushed in another hug as soon as he finished.

"I'll be the best mother ever! I'll tell you bedtime stories, we can-"

As his mother rambled on, he looked down at his Pip-Boy and felt his lips twitch upward.

Perk Unlocked: Just Lucky I'm Alive


Chifuyu locked the door behind her, making sure the blinds were all closed before activating her video call. It was rare for Tabane to be the one contacting her, so it must've been important. She let the call through, and prepared for the worse.

"Congrats, Chi-chan! You're a godmother!"

"…WHAT!?"


AN: This fic spawned off the fact I could get up to 15 Luck in New Vegas. More explained next chapter, which will be soon…ish.