Well If you did not watch Mahou Shoujo Lyrical Nanoha and it's second season A's, the you would not have understood the other half of the story. I am also well aware that the third season, StrikerS is due soon- so in Nanoha lore, this would be an AU happening. Please consult your local YouTube station for details.
Standard disclaimers apply! And the OC being placed is the property of the lucky author/authoress- details below.
Note: Parings will depend- this fic is placed a few months after the events of A's. Take note that this is an AU of TMM, berry fighting DB's group is not in canon. I'm describing the A's aspect more clearly since i've placed this in a TMM setting, in order to bring other the anime in view as well- all you readers know TMM already.
001: And that was the Problem
City of Tokyo, Country of Japan, Planet Earth, Terra Space, 6:35 PM.
"And in local news, again another strange event rocks the bustling port city of Uminari, this time in a residential district- structures suddenly being wrecked in an instant are once again baffling police and scientists alike- mainly because of the rapidity of the destruction and the zero fatality rate at each event, even if the said site was crowded." The TV continued its broadcast, and prompting its viewer to lower the volume.
"Another incident in the same town…" a voice spoke, the one who turned down the volume, short, blond hair clearly seen amidst the TV glare of the dimly lit room, noticeably a basement room of some sort.
"But it is not the same…" another voice and outlined person came in- another male- this time a short tailed brunette in chef clothing. "Is it Ryou?"
Time-Space Administration Bureau (TSAB) Patrol Warship Asura, in hyperspace between Terra and Velka spaces, same time.
"And now we turn to Tokyo, where another chimera attack has once again occurred…" a side monitor on the ship's bridge displayed the local news. "But once again, Tokyo Mew Mew has averted disaster once again…"
"Another attack?" A somewhat cheerful but irritated female voice came in. "Why didn't the main office assign anyone to this? Or should I say, why isn't anyone stopping this? Chrono, what does your mother say upon this?"
The camera turns behind and sets upon a teen with short navy hair and eyes, wearing the special field officer's uniform of the bureau.
"I don't know Amy- probably because it's only an attack and does not involve anything dimensional… and you're still on the clock, so no personal talk okay?" he replied- identifying himself as Chrono and the female asking as Amy.
"Okay… and all the people you've asked for are already present, so…"
"I know… I know…"
Minutes later, Condition Room 1. The door opens, revealing Chrono as the one entering. Inside were the four girls and the boy from the earlier incident and more- A woman in a trench coat with pink hair in a single pony tail, with a sword by her side, a woman in green clerical attire, with short golden hair and just as golden rings on her fingers, a rather sensual looking woman- with regards to her blazer, sleeveless (and not to mention tight) undershirt, shorts and armored shoes and gauntlets- a normal human a first glance, except for the long furry ears and tail, and a blue wolfish puppy.
"Now that you are all here- I'm glad the team is back together…" Chrono spoke and greeted each one. "Nanoha, Fate, Hayate, Yuuno, Signum, Shamal, Vita, Arf and Zafira… and good work by the way with those seeds. But I called you here not because of a reunion, but for a reason more serious than ever…"
"We have heard of the incidents regarding the stolen jewel seeds." Signum- the one with the sword; spoke up.
"Yes… as we all know, a top secret shipment of sealed jewel seeds has been intercepted by still unknown elements, and so far, some of them managed to find themselves here once again. And this applies specially to Nanoha and Fate- for all of your old seeds are back- serials 1 to 21…"
Then, two round magical formations appear out of thin air, followed by images, projecting as if like from a TV screen- on one was a woman with long violet hair and glasses and the other is a long, green-haired woman- both wearing the same uniform.
"Admirals Lety and Lindy, how nice of you two to join us…" Chrono again greeted.
"We came as soon as we heard of the report from Amy…" Admiral Lindy Hallaoun- Chrono's mother replied.
"Yes, this situation has indeed manifested into a bad situation- and I'm afraid that it's not just in this city or in the nearby vicinities…" Admiral Lety then spoke.
All of those present were surprised and shocked, all of them asking "What does that mean?"
"Jewel seeds serials I (one) to C (one hundred) - all of them in that one shipment that was stolen a few months ago…" Admiral Lety continued. "Though some have been traced here and into other places and dimensions, the mass of the shipment still remains illusive- as well as to who stole it. With enough power to decimate a dimension ten times over when activated in unison, the thieves are serious…"
"But now, we have managed to trace the main mass of the shipment, and it's not good…" Admiral Lindy then followed.
"Not good?" Nanoha asked. "Where is it?"
--- Tokyo ---
"Finally… we can now start pondering what had just happened…" the blond identified as Ryou began to speak to his audience- namely the girls from the incident.
The girls began to glow, and then different or should I say, true identities emerged- though similar before the reversion. As with the ones earlier in the chimera attack- there were six- a redhead with two short tails and somehow fiery red eyes, a blue-haired Chinese-bun girl with azure eyes and the look of luxury; a short, green-haired, somewhat nerdy (eyeglasses please) girl; a golden-haired, golden-eyed child, a model with purple hair and eyes and finally, a long blond-haired, red-eyed girl.
"What happened earlier would be a good place to start…" the redhead spoke. "What was that light that made them lose their focus?"
"But more specifically, who or what caused it…" Ryou replied. "Look at this carefully…"
The group turned to the big screen that was infront of them, recounting the event and suddenly pausing. It was a shot from a building behind the aliens, a ball of light.
"I'm sure that someone shot this light…" the blond continued.
"Eh, what did you mean that someone shot that light?" the blond girl asked.
"That's what it is, but at that too far a range… and the energy values…"
"I don't know Ryou, but that light seems familiar, would you kindly zoom on the direction of the source, max please…" the brunet then answered.
"Okay, I don't know that you are thinking Kei, but… here goes…"
The zoom and image enhancement was quickly done and it revealed a person in a white uniform of sorts- holding something and emitting the light from a blue circle of light that was hiding his face and his "weapon".
"Just as I thought… someone was watching us- and aided us as well."
"What could that be?" the redhead again asked.
--- Asura ---
"Eh! Impossible!" Hayate almost screamed. "Tokyo?"
"But how could that be possible? And… with all those strange alien attacks…" Nanoha then followed.
"Maybe, the seeds are going to be used in the attacks…" the blond haired boy replied.
"Can be… maybe Yuuno…" Chrono replied. "It's true that jewel seeds can fuse with ordinary creatures to produce monsters, or become monsters on their own- all they need is activation. But there is a possibility that they will be used alone or with some other way."
"You are right on the point Captain Hallaoun…" Admiral Lety replied. "And our priority now is to seal and secure the lost logia fragments before their power is fully unleashed."
"And since the first 21 fragments are the most dangerous- having already flexed releases, Nanoha and Fate are in charge of sealing them…" Admiral Lindy began to assign each member. "The knights (read: Wolkenritter- Cloud Knights in English- I'm serious) will be the go-between in other dimensions and for Hayate, you will be assigned to Tokyo."
All of them look at the 'Mistress of the Night Sky' in disbelief, wondering if the fact about the main mass of the stolen fragments is true. Indeed Hayate was also a powerful mage, but her relative newness to her real and unaided (no tome or evil book there) magic was a factor- since the original tome self-destroyed almost a year ago, her new power was now professing in the new Reinforce II- its civil form was a golden cross pendant. She was also an 'external collaborator' of the bureau- though that designation was only in name- for like the two other mages, she was now a full-time member, along with her guardian knights- the Wolkenritter- Signum, Shamal, Vita and Zafira.
"What we have is a pipeline…" the green-haired admiral then continued to break the silence. "And Hayate needs at least one mission on her own to fully experience field work. So that means a lot more will be appearing…"
"Eh, a pipeline?!!" Hayate asked, somewhat complaining on behalf of the others.
"Yup… and since you are the one without any mission, I'm assigning you…"
"But admiral Lindy…"
"Even your knights are working on their own, why can't you?"
"Can I least get someone to help?"
"Well, we can arrange that- but not from anyone in this room. Nanoha?"
"Uhm yes… what is it admiral?" the brunette asked and then realized what the question is. "Okay… I'll try to see if any of my trainees are okay with the idea."
Admiral Lindy nodded at that- though that young- only 12, Nanoha was now starting to get the hang of being a combat instructor for the bureau- AKA the 'Extreme Adventure Club'- an invitation-only club which extends into other schools of Uminari City as well- aside from Seishou Private Junior High- the three girls' school.
--- Tokyo ---
"What did you mean by 'a mage'?" the redhead asked.
"I'm not sure of it Ichigo… but that's a magic seal from any angle." Ryou replied.
"Midchildan to be precise…" the brunet's voice came in- causing the girls to look at him. "It's in this ancient book that I have in my collection."
"Keiichiro…" Ryou spoke as that said brunet laid down the book, titled "Magic of the Arcane" and flipped the page to where the similarly designed sigil to the enhanced image was.
The team analyzed the image and the seal drawing and then, the purple-haired model then asked something.
"Could there be mages among us who know of this?"
All of them look to her, unsure of what to answer.
"We don't know Zakuro… we don't know." Ryou replied. "But if they are real, and they are out there, they know."
Fifteen minutes later, outside of a pink building known was Café Mew Mew. The group emerges from the front door and the blond known as Ryou puts out the "Closed" sign.
"Keiichiro and I will sort this matter out…" he speaks to the girls. "And we'll open on Saturday instead- so rest up for two days okay?"
Moments later…
"So, what are we going to do now Ichigo?" the green haired one asked the redhead.
"Mages…" the blue haired one then spoke up. "Do they…?"
"They do…" Both the violet-haired model Zakuro and the long blond replied. "Lettuce, Mint…"
"What do you mean by that, Zakuro? Berry?"
"If energies beyond our understanding exist, magic must be as well…" the blond, identified as Berry, replied.
"Just stating a simple fact- if aliens do exist, then almost everything thought by anyone does as well… and that includes magic." Zakuro spoke, appending the statement.
Just then, someone accidentally bumps into Zakuro, making him almost trip and dropping several items at once, particularly a grocery bag and an ace of spades card.
"Ah I'm sorry…" Zakuro apologized, still in her usual tone. "Mr. Ace?"
It was the mage who shot the beam earlier, though now in civil clothing- known to the mews as "Mr. Ace"- he's also one of the café's regular customers, and one of the few who can talk to the cold owner Ryou, for hours on end.
"Ah… you caught me…" he spoke, as he picked up his grocery bag. "Wait a minute…"
He looks at them and then counts.
"1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6… oh dear… is the café closed?"
Several heads nodded at once.
"Eh! No way! I should have called for a delivery instead!" he almost began to cry but suddenly noticed something was off, making him look at his chest pocket. "What the! It's gone!"
"What's gone?" the green-haired one asked.
"It's gone! It's gone! It's gone! Where is it? Where is it? Where is it?" he began to frantically search around him. "You know what I'm talking about girls!!! My lucky card!"
And so the girls search around for a bit, until the yellow-haired one spots it- a hard plastic and silver inlaid card, with the letters "P4U" on the bottom.
"Here it is (na no da!)" that particularly cheerful one spoke as she picked it up.
"Why thanks Pudding…"
Moments later…
"Bye girls… and good luck!" he then waved to them as he pocketed his card (device), and then thought. "And you'll need all the luck you can get… especially with Lost Logia around…"
--- Asura ---
"There are some things best learned alone mistress…" Signum replied, looking at her mistress Hayate. "And sometimes, those are the more valuable lessons…"
"Hayate, we'll miss you…" the golden-haired cleric known was Shamal spoke as she hugged Hayate tight. "See, you already made Vita cry…"
Hayate looked over her shoulders and saw the younger tailed redhead shedding tears. She then rushed to her front and the bunny knight hugged her tightly and began to cry- to Vita, Hayate was like a mother or an older sister.
"Don't worry Vita… I still have a day to spend with you guys. And the sooner this case ends, the sooner we will be together, okay?"
"Hayate… Hayate…" Vita still cried. "But… but…"
"Work hard for me okay? I'll promise to take all of you to a wonderful vacation when this is over, okay?"
"We'll make sure that this side is clear…" Nanoha cheerfully said.
"Uhm… but this sure feels strange…" Hayate quickly replied. "Going back to Tokyo…"
"Going back?" Fate asked.
"Yes… Tokyo is my birth town before my parents died and moved to Uminari… and I have left some good friends there- I wonder if they are still there and they ended up with each other…"
--- Tokyo ---
Berry suddenly sneezes.
"What's the matter Berry?" the green-haired one asked.
"It seems that someone remembered me Lettuce- but I wonder who?"
Then, Berry's vision blacks out, along with a tight warm feeling covering her eyes and wrapping her waist at the same time. She did not resist, or the other girls worry, they knew who caused that activity- fellow waiter and Berry's boyfriend Tasuku.
"Tasuku!" Berry spoke with delight.
"I'm here…" the boy waved.
The boy releases his hug and then the girl looks at him, puzzled.
"What? Is there something on my face?"
Berry nods, pointing to his nose, making him cover it with his hand.
"I was about to wipe it you know… I had suddenly sneezed- is someone remembering me?"
Now we turn to the 'alien dimension', also known as a sub-dimensional space. The three aliens, Pai, Kish and Tart are there, resting after that fiasco of an attack. Among the three, Pai was the most irritated- since it was him who agreed to Tart's "stupid plan"- and his authority was more than the two combined.
"You three seem to be down…" a female voice suddenly echoes in.
"Who's there? Show yourself grandma!" Tart retorted- plan failed, and now this.
"Ah… is that a way to speak to your elders?"
The suddenly, the floor beneath then began to glow, and some sort of symbol appeared. The aliens hovered above it, just to be safe. Out of the floor materialized a female of their race, with long, wild orange hair and lapis lazuli shaded eyes, wearing a female version of Pai's clothing. On her back was some sort of rod with sharpened tip- looking like a traditional Japanese straight spear, or yari. She then kneeled in her place as the symbol vanished.
"My lord… I have arrived…" she then spoke.
Then, the room enters the 'deep blue mode'™- the state of the 'dimension' whenever their leader, deep blue was communicating, making the three others kneel as well.
"Lord Deep Blue…" Pai spoke with the utmost of respect and courtesy- as expected from a loyal follower. "Who is this you send to us?"
"I am Cookie…" the woman spoke.
"I sent her to you failures to speed up the takeover of Earth… she has just acquired the way to strengthen your chimeras…"
"And in what way?" Kish asked.
"This…" Cookie spoke, taking out a greenish diamond. "This is a jewel seed- a container of tremendous energies. On their own if activated, they can fuse into anything to form into a monster, or be monsters in themselves."
"And where did you get those?" Asked Tart. "Stole them?"
"Why precisely, and the human fools at the Time-Space Administration Bureau did not know who…"
"Now Cookie…" deep blue then spoke. "Take charge and speed up the elimination of the humans…"
"Yes, my lord…" all four replied, as the 'room' returned to 'normal'.
Moments later…
"Since all of you are not willing to trust me…" Cookie said as she saw the faces. "A little demonstration is in order- after I rest…"
---
Next day, May 24, Hallaoun Residence, Akari Condominium Complex, Uminari City, 10:15 AM.
Today was the start of the Uminari City Festival, a three day celebration of the Shinto gods of transportation and mariners- hence, no classes. It was also the day that Hayate was to leave for Tokyo, to pursue the source of the jewel seed "pipeline", which according to Tokyo operative "Ace" had shut down in the meantime. Nanoha, Fate, Arf, her guardian knights, Chrono and Yuuno were there, along with Arisa (read: Alyssa in Romanized Jap.) and Suzuka, to see their friend off.
"I wonder… if the old house is still there…" Hayate spoke softly as she checked her belongings- to be transported later after she had found a house.
"Okay… time to clear a few things before we get this going…" Admiral Lindy, in her house attire (after all they are in her house- hers, Fate's (Fate's full name is now Fate T. Hallaoun) and Chrono's to be exact). "Don't forget to call us at 7 o' clock in the evening each day okay, though Ace says that nighttime is the time when those attacks occur- try to call. You are only to find who stole the seeds and seal whatever seeds that are activated… If Tokyo Mew Mew is battling with a non-seed monster, don't engage it, likewise the same if you encounter a non-seed monster- run away if you can. You can engage if the monster is seed-related or if the thief somehow is responsible for the attacks. You can only use your magic in life-threatening situations- as a last resort…"
"I understand…" Hayate replied. "Reinforce, you heard that, right?"
"Yes, master…" the construct appeared and replied.
"Ace will be your guide to the city, as he's the only mage stationed there. And don't worry about your stay, as Admiral (ex-admiral) Graham has told me that he had kept your old house in Tokyo in order, with Ace as caretaker…" the admiral then spoke assurance.
"Uhm… how do I know if the person I'm looking for is Ace?"
"An ace of spades card is the civil form his device takes. But he will come to you, because he will feel your presence- he had established quite a network of wards in the city. But it says that he likes dessert…"
Café Mew Mew, Tokyo City, same time.
Though it was closed, the same person named Ace went in- well after Ryou showed him in.
"You know that I'll let you in anytime…" the blond spoke. "Especially after you gave us that recipe book on some very strange desserts."
"Anytime… anytime…" Ace replied, and then thought. "I never thought that Midchildian desserts can be a hit here in Terra space…"
Moments later, with coffee and cookies that anyone from Midchilda would recognize as junk food, stories again flowed between the two. Let's say that after the recipe book, Ace had been valuable, acting like a psychiatrist if the need arose. Keiichiro joined in as well, since being a chef- intent on listening whatever food stories the undercover mage had brought out. We now turn to the Shirayuki residence, where Berry, after that sneeze, had a sudden urge to dig thru memorabilia, finding an old photo album among the various things.
"Hmm…" she hummed as she began to flip the pages of pictures, until she stopped and looked, and the she continued once again, flipping page after page.
"What are you doing?" a sudden voice startled Berry with a…
"Eeeeep!" she then turned around to see who "Tasuku?"
"Just visiting…" he spoke, sitting beside her. "What are we looking for?"
"Ever since I had that sneeze, my mind just kept on telling me to look in old pictures…"
"I had that feeling too…"
"Ah! Here it is…" Berry spoke, pointing to a picture taken during kindergarten.
That kindergarten picture showed three kids, a boy and two girls- one of the girls and the boy were undoubtedly Berry and Tasuku, with the boy to the left of the blond. Then to the young Berry's right was a girl in a wheelchair with short brown hair and two sets of hairclips on the left side a red 'X' and two yellows. Under her face was an arrow leading to the characters…
"Hayate-chan…" Berry then spoke softly. "I wonder where she is and what she's doing right now?"
--- Uminari ---
Hayate sneezes, drawing the attention of more than one person in the room.
"Are you alright mistress?" Signum quickly asked.
"I'm fine…" Hayate replied. "Maybe someone's remembering me…"
As the 'sendoff party' wound down, Hayate placed herself at the roof of the building, the place where she would depart later in the day. There were times that she really needed to be alone, and that was the perfect time to be- deep in thought. She then looked at the pendant Reinforce, remembering her first time she saw, and yes, carried the then chained book of darkness to kindergarten- oh such irony.
--- Flashback ---
"Hayate-chan…" a blond with red eyes asked her as she tried to pry open the book. "What are you doing?"
"I saw this book in my shelf… maybe it's a colorful storybook…" the still somewhat healthy, though disabled future night sky mistress replied, still trying to open the book.
"But that's chained…"
"I know… but I really wanted to find out what's inside…"
--- Normal Time ---
"So there you are…" a calm male voice came in from behind her.
She turned around and greeted the one who interrupted her- our blue-haired field mage Chrono.
"Chrono…" she softly spoke as he went beside her.
"Congratulations on your first assignment…" he then said, sitting down and leaning on the fence.
Hayate follows suit, with distance from him.
"You know, if you need something, just call… we're always there…"
Hayate nods. Somehow, being with the senior (in terms of experience- she and the boy are of the same age FYI) mage was comforting, but in a different way- unlike when she was with friends and with her knights.
"It just feels strange Chrono… me returning to a town I left long ago. A lot of things have changed and I don't know if the people I know still know me…"
"If they really cared for you, they would remember…"
"I hope so… because If they do, I'll tell them tons of stories… especially Berry…"
"Uhm… could you leave some details out if you do that?" the boy then spoke, somehow dreading.
"Of course!" Hayate cheered. "As far as I know, Berry is just a normal girl..."
--- Tokyo ---
Suddenly, things from a shelf above them- specifically plush toys, fall on Berry's head one by one.
"Eh?" she could only say as the nurugurumiame (read: plush toy rain) hits her, the finisher being a goat, with its bleating.
--- Uminari ---
"Come on… the guys will be looking for you sooner or later…" Chrono spoke standing up and giving a hand.
"Okay…" she accepted the hand, though shyly.
And then the two returned to the party.
--- Tokyo ---
"I really have a feeling something's going to happen…" Berry spoke as she and Tasuku returned the plushies.
"Like what?"
"I don't know, probably someone coming or something like that…"
---
Three hours later, Rooftop, Akari Condominium Complex, Uminari City, 1:15 PM. All who attended the party and a few more (read: the Asura Bridge Crew) were gathered to see their newest comrade on her first solo mission. After a few well wishes of good luck, Hayate then took out her Reinforce pendant. Her white triangular magical formation- also known as a Velka-type sigil (seal) then appears at her feet, as she began to chant.
"I, the one who accepted this mission, by contract anew, order you to release your power... The stars are in the heavens and the light of night shines bright... and a reinforced will resides within my chest! This magic in my hand- the blessed wind, Reinforce Magnum... Set up!"
And so Hayate transformed into her somehow clerical sailor-type barrier jacket, complete with cap, blond hair and little angel wings on her shoulders, waist and hips. Her necklace then transformed into her faithful staff (plus added CVK792-A), Reinforce Magnum / Reinforce II- or simply Reinforce to them.
"Well this is it… the start." The mage spoke, looking at her friends and comrades.
"Take care now…" Admiral Lindy wished goodwill.
"This is not goodbye… we'll see each other again…" Nanoha then spoke, holding her friend's hands.
"You will come back from this journey…" Fate followed suit.
"Yes, I will come back… that I promise…" Hayate replied and then nodded to her knights. "I leave things in your hands Signum…"
"As you wish Mistress…" the sword knight replied.
"Okay then… Reinforce?"
Then the staff's construct appears, holding a book and flipping the pages.
"Yes Master… transport!"
As her magic seal began to rotate in activation, the night sky mistress raised her staff, light gathering at the point of junction of the cross- a small blue jewel.
"Destination… Tokyo!"
And with that, she vanished. Moments later, a beep breaks the silence, prompting Amy to see what was happening.
"Guys, we have something bad going in Tokyo right now… and it's…"
Port of Tokyo, same time.
"Another attack!!!" workers scream as a giant crab chimera terrorized the waterways, crushing ships that it can with its claws and wreaking havoc.
Up above, Kish, Tart and Cookie were looking at the proceedings.
"So, how's this three-in-one deal work anyway?" Kish asked.
"You'll see when they try to pry the parasite out… they'll get to see the power of the lost logia first hand…"
"Lost what?" Tart asked in a completely childish manner.
"Here they come…" the female alien replied, hinting to what was coming.
On the ground- the same group that had emerged from the café the night before had appeared before said chimera crab, which was still wreaking havoc and evoking chaos along the port waterfront.
"Alien! Alien!" a pink flying fluffball with big eyes and wings alerted, prompting the girls to look up.
"So it's you again Kish…" the redhead known as Ichigo spoke. "And you brought Tart and… who's that?" she then wondered, pointing to Cookie.
"Me?" the alien spoke in a somewhat elegantly irritating manner, somehow mocking in tone. "I'm just a kooky cookie… I'm Cookie. And since these boys here can't handle a few girls with furry ears and so, lord deep blue sent me to make sure that this day will be your- I mean the human race's destruction… with a new hidden power within my war chimeras… crab chimera, attack them!"
Then, the giant crab stopped its rampage and looked at the girls at the docks. Then its eyes suddenly turn red and from its shell, six turrets with two cannons each emerged. Then those cannons fire water blasts, forcing the girls to split up.
"Guys… let's finish this!" Ichigo responded, taking out what seemed to be a normal golden pendant.
Up on a container crane, some distance from the battle, Ace, in his bureau clerk uniform was again on observation, with a take out cake beside him.
"And here go the pendants…" he softly spoke as Ichigo began the string.
"Mew Mew Strawberry… Metamorphosis!"
"Mew Mew Mint… Metamorphosis!" the blue-haired one spoke.
"Mew Mew Lettuce… Metamorphosis!" the green-haired, eyeglassed one called.
"Mew Mew Pudding… Metamorphosis!" the young golden-haired kid.
"Mew Mew Zakuro… Metamorphosis!" the model.
"Mew Mew Berry… Metamorphosis!" and finally the blonde with red eyes.
"Checkpoint one completed…" Ace thought as he took out his cellphone, which alarmed him of anything- this time a call. "Yes, this is Ace… Ah! Sorry for my rudeness Admiral Lety, I'm kind of stuck in an observation gig right… ha? Are you serious? Her? I see… well then…"
Then, just as the fight began and just as he was about to pocket his phone, it again rang, this time the tone was of danger. But just as he was about to open it to look at the warning, a presence stops him.
"That presence- that can't be…" the thought as he flipped open his cell once more.
"Lost Logia Detected…" was the display, with an arrow pointing to the crab chimera.
"Oh dear… and I hope she arrives soon- they don't stand a chance to this combined monstrosity…"
"This is highly unusual…" the green mew Lettuce spoke as she dodged blast after blast of highly energetic water. "A Chimera having mechanical things…"
"Yeah, those turrets are awfully suspicious…" Mint agreed, flying overhead.
"Truly irritating and a problem if you ask me…" Ichigo replied, using her shield to block any shot she couldn't evade.
"Spine Missiles…" Cookie then commanded the chimera, which in turn released all of its spiky projections on its armor, as missiles.
The missiles hit and explode; evoking cries of hurt, making Ace worry, making him take out his lucky card- his device P4U. On the other hand, the other two male aliens were joyous, and a bit surprised, since it was the first time that their enemies have been hit hard.
"Ooh… that's nice… just don't hurt my Ichigo…" Kish somehow gloated. "She's my interest…"
"Ichigo… who's she among them?" Cookie then asked the boy- she knew from experience what occurred in these situations.
"The kitten with the strange bell… as for her other friends, I don't care less…"
"It's a deal… I always wanted to study a human- and why they are able to have such insane amounts of power… and I'll start by weakening her body and linker core… then I'll capture her."
By this time though, the girls have managed to pull themselves together and with the help of Mew Pudding's inferno lock, have secured the chimera for Ichigo and Berry's unison attack.
"Ribbon… Doubleberry… Surprise!!!" the pink cat and white rabbit mews said in unison.
The spell began to take effect, vanquishing the giant crab into light and returning it into normal, evoking a sinister response from Cookie.
"Now…"
Just then, intense light shot from the place where the crab was earlier, surprising the mews and the other two aliens as well. They were surprised to see the parasite holding a diamond with a greenish color, with the red Roman numeral LV (55) written on it. Then in a flash, the giant crab was back again- but this time in part metal, with machinery in places among its body, its eyes a menacing green- the roman numeral glowing a bit in between them before vanishing.
"Wha-wha-what is that thing?!!" Mint asked.
"What is going on here, nya?" Ichigo then asked.
Cookie lands on one of the claws of the monster.
"Heh… let me introduce to you my chimera machine (Kimera Meka (Mecha)- as opposed to chimera animals- Kimera Anima)… The one that will destroy you…"
Cookie the jumped off the claw as it sped its way towards the group, forcing them to split up once more as the claw impacted the ground. The crab then turned its eyes on Mint, who was flying overhead and aimed a turret and began firing, while the mew retaliated with her bow. Down in the water, Lettuce was in swim form, trying to get under the crab in hopes of hitting a weak spot on the underside or at least flip it over- all the while avoiding 'egg mines'. Pudding was up close, trying to break the armor with her punches and kicks. Zakuro had to use her whip to pop some dangerous bubbles while both Ichigo and Berry evade spine missiles and crushing crab claws. And then, the first problem began- Pudding was hit by a sudden movement of the crab's legs, sending her flying.
"Pudding!" Lettuce alarmed when she surfaced, allowing her to be hit by a mine.
"Lettuce!" Zakuro alarmed and stopped, not noticing that a bubble was behind her- too late, the bubble had burst behind her, blasting her.
"Zakuro!" Naturally, Mint followed, allowing herself to be hit by water blasts.
"Mint!" Ichigo then alarmed, tripping herself and finding herself being held by the crab's crushing claw.
"Ichigo!" Berry could only cry, as her team mates were in a fix.
"Only this remains?" Cookie mocked as she stepped on the claw where Ichigo was being held. "A… what was that again? Ah! A rabbit."
She then eyed Ichigo and placed a hand on her cheek, evoking some sort of disgust from the mew.
"Someone from my side of the fence wants you, so I'll spare you with a different fate… as for these pitiful ones…"
The crab's free claw began to point itself in the sky and open, energy gathering. Cookie then took out her spear and raised it high.
"Neural Exhaustion…" she spoke as her spear glimmered and then let out a sickening howl.
Just as she was about to pass 'judgment' though, something glints from the sky, making her look.
"What the!" she could only say as she jumped from her place to evade it.
Then the thing she had evaded came to stab itself a short distance from Ichigo- a spear of light. The, six more followed, all except two hitting various points in the chimera. Then the stabbed zones began to turn into stone, evoking a somewhat relieved response from Ace.
"Finally…" he spoke as he, the aliens and mews alike look up.
Just above the chimera, a white triangle with circles at the tips and middle began to form, finalizing with a cross and then a person standing on it, in a sort of white long sleeved sailor-type blazer, black open-fronted skirt with metal side pads, sleeveless black shirt and thigh-length shorts, white beret-type hat, white wings on the shoulders, waist and hips. And on her right hand was a golden cross staff and a doll on her left shoulder. She was noticeably blond and had sky blue eyes- eyes evoking some sort of familiarity in Berry.
"You're…" Cookie alarmed as she set her spear in a fighting stance. "You're the one who is only known as the Mistress of the Night Sky- you're from the Time-Space Administration Bureau!"
"I've come to take back what you have stolen…" the mistress spoke, pointing her staff at the alien. "And stop this madness as well…"
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School:
"And now class, let me introduce to you a new friend that we will have from this day on… you can enter now?"
"Wow…"
"She's cute…"
"Class, let me introduce to you, Miss Hayate Yagami… She's a transfer student from the city of Umi…"
"Hayate-chan? Is that you Hayate?"
Café Mew Mew:
"First a new alien, then a 'chimera machine', then this girl shows up… and what did they mean by 'Time-Space Administration Bureau'? Do you have any ideas Keiichiro?"
"I don't know… this is a new type of enemy- and it seems that that girl has the only way of defeating them- or at least containing what those parasites have been holding as well…"
TSAB Training Center ADVERTISMENT:
Needed: One trainee combat mage to help in a mission with one of the bureau's top mages- Hayate Yagami, Mistress of the Night Sky, currently in Tokyo trying to retrieve a hoard of Lost Logia. (and aiding the mew mews while at it)
Please submit your application form in the 'The New Generation' forum casting call thread or just mail the form directly to our author office with the ff details:
- Name:
- Gender:
- Age: Preferably 11-14 years or same ages as the younger mews, since i'm placing Hayate in the same age as Berry or Ichigo.
- Personality: very important- so no Mew hostilites can occur- maybe. also determines his / her relationship with the senior mage. Also include the style of clothing in civilian mode.
- Magic Type: Choose between Mid-type or Velka-Type. This also sets your weapon / device, as Mid-types use staffs and Velka-types commonly use melee weapons such as swords, spears or a mallet if you wanted- only the Reinforce Staff is a Velka staff - already reserved for the chara i'm adding from another series. Also state the color of the formation- though the colors blue, pink, yellow, green and orange are excluded in Mid-type while the colors red, violet, gray, white and green are excluded in Velka-type.
- Barrier Jacket: Describe your fighting clothes (known as a 'barrier jacket') in detail.
- Weapon / Device name: State the name of your device. If you choose Mid, name it in English, if Velka, name it in German- be sure that the German can be translated into an english word with meaning, and that the name means something, like 'Reinforce' use babelfish for trans services.
- Device Type: Staff if you chose Mid, or a weapon like a sword if Velka. By default, the weapon will have a energy cartridge system with six bullets per clip. List here any of the device's forms- though the maximum number of forms is about 3. describe it in detail in its normal form and its compact or hiding form.
- Skills: List all of the skills that you will be using with your device on hand- in normal or compact mode, no natural skills. and only one ultimate skill and three shielding skills (self directed like 'round shield', self area like 'protection ' and wide area like 'wide area protection' please)
-Why do you want to be chosen to accompany Ms. Yagami in her mission:
13 Days left in Application Period.
Signed:
Adm. Lety Rouan
TSAB Directress
Adm. Lindy Hallaoun
TSAB Director of Operations, Terra Space
Lt. Cmdr. Nanoha Takamachi
Senior Instrcutor, TSAB Traning Center-Uminari Chapter, Uminari City, Japan
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