WARNING: Self-inserts detected. Proceed at your own risk.
Yes, there are self-insert characters in here. Fifteen of them to be precise. Each one a member of the fanfiction writing group known as Ala Iridia.
Fifteen fanfiction authors trying to raise a fictional character. That is the overarching plot for this story. Most of us will be contributing to this story one way or another. I will likely be doing most of the writing.
Each self-insert is a highly trained professional. Do not attempt this at home. No really, don't attempt this at home.
By the way, I don't own Negima, or any of its characters. Neither do any of the members of Ala Iridia. But the members of Ala Iridia do own their self-inserts.
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Chapter 1 Paradigm Shift
by UberNimrod
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Time: March 12, 2013 approximately 11am Central Daylight Time
Location: Various
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Old Man Winter still had a decent grip on the North American continent, as parts of the Midwest and Northeast were trying to warm up. One person in Ohio in particular was frustrated at being as cold as he was trying to work outside. Someone else in New York was frowning at the television set as he was watching the flood warnings as well as watching the rain outside his window.
Elsewhere someone else was coming out of a bookstore in Missouri putting his purchase into his oilcloth coat pocket before getting into his vehicle. In California yet another person was beginning to go outside to run errands in the cool weather.
Other countries around the world were experiencing normal weather for the season. In Argentina and Venezuela it was bright and sunny. South Africa and the Philippines on the other hand had clouds, but the chance of rain was slim over most of those countries
All in all, fifteen people around the world were going about their day, minding their own business. At least until all of them disappeared simultaneously.
The few people that witnessed two of the disappearances told the police that there was a flash of light, then whoever had been there was gone. No puff of smoke, or even a 'poof' noise. Both incident reports would eventually go into whatever file unsolved cases go, as would the missing persons reports of the other thirteen disappearances.
Very few people would think to check if any of the missing people were connected in some way. Some research was done but nothing came of it as the disappearances themselves were widely scattered, and very few witnesses were present to even notice the flash of light that accompanied the disappearances
Time: Unknown
Location: Unknown
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Fifteen people materialized out of thin air and fell five feet onto the ground. Again no puff of smoke or noise. The light show from fifteen various flashes wasn't much to look at either.
Of the various members of Ovis aries that were grazing nearby, only one bothered to look at the disturbance that had happened near its flock. Being that it was a member of Ovis aries, it almost failed to become alarmed at the apparent intrusion. The animal in question, a male with some small horns, briefly considered charging at the intruders, but evidently decided against physical combat as the intruders were in fact on the ground in various stages of discomfort. It then decided that the grass in front of it deserved its attention and resumed grazing.
Fifteen people stood up from where they had fallen on the side of a gently sloping hill, several of them muttering random things varying from "What happened?" to "Where are we?" with "What the [censored]" coming in second place.
Any pretense of getting answers were interrupted by what sounded like a woman screaming, followed by an explosion coming from over the hill that they had landed on.
Naturally curiosity won out over every other emotion, and so fifteen people scrambled to get to the hilltop so they could see what was going on.
What they saw when they arrived was a village. Quaint, remote, and in various stages of disarray. Far too many houses were on fire, with several residents apparently standing around wondering what to do. Another explosion happened, and the propane tank that until previously held propane decided instead to try and see how high it could go into the air.
There were bodies. Quite a few of them. Some of them didn't look human. One looked like a gargoyle come to life, if gargoyles were 10 feet tall with wings as large as their bodies.
Almost everyone decided at roughly the same instant that they needed to run. One decided to run away, while most everyone else ran down into the village to see what could be done. Two others decided to remain motionless apparently shocked by the scene below them.