Author's note- Wow, just wow, I did not expect this kind of response so quickly. The plan right now is to try and get out a small update each week on Friday as long as real life agrees with me. Enjoy.
Chapter 2- Arrival
"Ugh, this is what I get for teaching Nanoha breaker style magic," Yuuno groaned as he slowly returned to consciousness.
"What's breaker style magic?" an older female voice asked in a language Yuuno couldn't recognize.
"Wha…." Yuuno gasped bolting upright. Ok, bad idea….. Yuuno gripped his head in pain a splitting headache threatening to crack his skull intact.
"You need to relax you idiot. It's not every day that you fall out of a dimensional rift. It's a miracle that you and your friend are still alive, let alone bypassed our defenses." the black haired girl explained.
What language is this I can't detect any common words or syntax to Belkan, or Mid-Childan. Lying back down Yuuno struggled to determine where he had ended up and what happened to Alicia.
"She is speaking Asgardian a regional dialect of Al-Hazard," a voice spoke into his head.
"Who are you," Yuuno replied. Can this day get any crazier.
"I am your new device master, and don't tempt Fate master. I bet she is like her mother in the bedroom," the voice replied.
"Um, I'm nine years old and when did I get a new device?" a confused Yuuno replied.
"Sorry master, I am Ukonvasara, and Master Presea has ordered me to serve you." the voice replied as Yuuno eyed the purple and yellow rod sitting on the nearby table.
While he might have hated Presea for what she did to Fate he couldn't bring himself to shun the device for the actions of the master. "Ukonvasara, what makes you think that we are in Al-Hazard?"
"Imaginary Space exists outside of normal space time mix with the force of Master Prescea spell and your unstable teleport made the destination point impossible to determine." Ukonvasar replied.
"So my desire to help Alicia, guided my apparition to Al-Hazard the one place with the potential to save Alicia."
"The facts point that way master," Ukonvasara replied.
"Ukon, what type of device are you? You are more talkative than Raising Heart ever was." Yuuno asked, looking at the device intently.
"Originally I was an intelligent device created by Presea Testarossa for the purpose of research and defense against uppity male mages who think they are the Kaiser's gift to women. However the Al-Hazard girl who is currently looking at you like a crazy person or research subject decided I was a travesty of engineering and fixed me up. At this point I think I am a hybrid fusion of an intelligent device, and unison device. Oh and she downloaded a translation program into my core matrix," Ukon replied.
"Um, why didn't you just say that in the first place?" Yuuno groaned.
"You didn't ask master." Ukon replied with Yuuno urged the will to facepalm himself.
Argh…. I wish I still had Raising Heart at least she just wanted to blow everything up. "Ukon please translate for me." Yuuno said turning his head towards the raven haired woman.
"There was a girl in a stasis pod, where is she?" Yuuno asked.
"That pod was a mess you know." the girl replied but only to meet Yuuno eyes staring blankly at her.
"The girl." Yuuno hissed determined to get some answers.
"Your friend is stable for now...we need to supervise her condition more often." a silver haired woman added entering the room.
"For now, can't you heal her? You're Al-Hazard for Kaiser sake!" Yuuno blurted out.
"I don't know where you got your idea that we are gods...but there is a limit to what we can and can't do...so we're sorry that we couldn't do much." the older woman replied sadly.
"Then teach me everything you know and I will save her!" Yuuno declared fire in his eyes, clenching his fists.
"Quite the statement Mr…..," the woman replied.
"Yuuno Scrya and who might you be?" Yuuno asked.
"Urd Ogdenslotter, and this is my little sister Skuld," the older silver haired beauty replied. "Now about your friend?"
"I made a promise to save that girl and reunite her with her sister." Yuuno said as he paused to think about Fate and Nanoha before looking at the two female in front of him, "And that is a promise I intend to keep."
"And what makes you think I or anyone else will teach you?" Urd said as she Skuld looked on.
"If the records are correct, your civilization prided itself on free access of information to its citizens. Just point me to the nearest library and I'll take care of the rest." Yuuno said trying to sit up.
Placing a hand on Yuuno's shoulder she gentle pushed him back down. "Relax Yuuno Scyra, you're still weak from all that uneasy experience you've been put through." another woman said joining the pair
"If it is knowledge to save your friend that you seek, then we shall teach you." the brunette said walking up to him.
"Thank you and how long do I have?" Yuuno said.
"Three years master, Prescea linked me to Alicia's stasis chamber," Ukonvasara said.
"Yes, that stasis pod was good but I made it better although I can't stop the progression of her disease, but I can slow it down dramatically. Oh and I fixed your device too." Skuld explained.
"Thank you." Yuuno replied.
"Um, you know that you're out of danger now. You don't have to keep drawing magic through your body. This is a hospital and we don't want the ambient magic dropping to low in case we need it for critical cases." Skuld said checking a monitor.
"Ah I'm not using breaker magic right now," Yuuno replied.
"You're instruments must be broken Skuld," Urd chided the young girl.
"But, he's got a ton of magic cycling through his body, especially right here in his chest!" Skuld said shoving the holographic display in her sister's face.
"The machine is correct, Urd. Mr. Scyra is using magic, but he is not drawing it from the hospital." the final sister Belldandy explained.
"But, that's not possible," Urd replied.
"Um, is there a problem with my linker core? Is it damaged?" Yuuno asked.
"What's a linker core? Did you install a magic amplification device in your chest? How much magic can it gather?" Skuld asked leaning in close.
"Um, it's not a device actually..." Yuuno stated nervously with a girl only a few years older than him crawling over him.
"Relax Skuld," Urd said hoisting the girl off the startled boy.
"Could you explain what your linker core is Yuuno?" Belldandy asked.
"It's my body's magical core." Yuuno replied stunning the crowd.
"But humans don't have magical cores, only large beasts like Dragons, Vajra, and sand worms, have the ability to stabilize magical power," Urd gasped.
"True but there are reports of people being born with proto-cores," Belldandy added.
"True, but those are unstable and burn out in their teens from overuse," Urd replied.
Ok, this is a little weird, I guess Al-Hazard isn't everything the legends made them out to be. "Um, you wouldn't happen to know how old the universe is?" Yuuno asked.
"What the hell kind of question is that?! Are your brain damaged or something?" Skuld fired back.
"Well I don't know what your calendar system is like so I can't compare it to mine, and Ukon already told me that your planet's length of day and rotational period is similar to several planets I've been on before." Yuuno replied.
"Time travel, you think you've traveled in time..." Urd stated.
"Yes, it is possible. Al-Hazard is just a legend in my time, you don't know what a linker core is and you were surprised by breaker magic which is one of the more ancient types of magic my people know," Yuuno explained.
"Ok, Mr. Smarty pants the universe is currently 13,788,950,000 years old." Skuld scoffed.
"You are going to make a very interesting master, Master Yuuno. Master Prescea never traveled through time before," Ukon said as a stunned Yuuno's head fell back to his pillow.
"See I told you, time travel is impossible!" Skuld said.
"In my time the age of the universe has been determined to be 13,789,000,000 years old." Yuuno said softly.
"Ha, Skuld, it looks like time travel is actually possible~" Urd laughed.
"But he doesn't have any proof!" Skuld shot back.
"His reaction and his body are proof. Plus there is his magic," Belldandy said. "The proto-linker core found in some witches will eventually develop into a full linker core at some point in the future. Yuuno your breaker style magic absorbs magic from the surroundings correct?"
"Yes, breaker style magic absorbs the spent magical energy left over after spells are cast. It is typically used as a finishing move or to let weaker mages fight against a more powerful opponent." Yuuno explained. "It's also one of the few styles that predates Ancient Belka."
"That's pretty similar to our magic style but we don't need to wait for a battle to be over. Magic is all around us you just need the mental focus to draw the power into the body and focus it." Urd explained with a nod.
Great I taught Nanoha Al-Hazard style magic. What was I thinking, but she looked so cute with those ribbons in her hair. Chrono is going to kill me.
"So what are we going to do with Yuuno Scyra time traveler extraordinaire?" Skuld said.
"Um, …" Yuuno stammered. Shit, what if they ask me about the future.
"You came here looking for help to heal your friend and we will assist you with that and nothing else." Belldandy said before she turned to her sisters, "Urd, asking him anything about the future is strictly forbidden and Skuld, there will be no experimenting on Yuuno or else!" Belldandy said calmly glaring at her sisters.
"Ok!" they quickly replied stiff as a board.
"Now rest up Yuuno, you are going to need it. When you're recovered, we will help you learn and train on our style of magic so prepare yourself until that time comes." the women said leaving him with his thoughts.
Oh boy, this can't be as bad as training Nanoha can it….
Omake- Professor Yuuno explains it all.
"Professor Yuuno, how many magical systems do you know," Skuld asked seated in front of Yuuno.
"Um, I don't actually know but it's a lot," Yuuno replied scratching his chin.
"Can you tell me about them," Skuld asked beaming at him.
"Well the Fairy system used by Planet Cure was pretty interesting. It's actually a reverse familiar system where the fairy supplies the Mage with power." Yuuno said.
"But wouldn't that limit their power since they are giving it to someone elese," Skuld asked.
"Not really the Fairies have a ridiculous amount of power, but their bodies can't handle the strain so they find partners and let them transform into Pretty Cure warriors. The girls are limited in what they can do, but their physical strength is off the charts. I still think Chrono is feeling that one." Yuuno said.
"Professor, what did Chrono do," Skuld asked.
"He said that Cure White and Cure Black couldn't be that strong since they needed to hold hands to use their finishing move and they had girlie barrier jackets. So Cure Black punched him into orbit slamming him into the Athra," Yuuno said.
"Wow, they must be strong," Skuld gasped.
"No kidding, Lindy still hasn't been able to get the dent out," Yuuno muttered.