Warning: This chapter will be undergoing some major changes in the re-write. Characters, powers, and actions will be altered.

A/N: I'm mixing all four versions of Negima, multiple animes/mangas, and a few ideas from a couple Negima and Evangelion fan fics. I need to use all of these if I want to make these characters unique. I've got a bunch of things planned; I just need to get them all written down.

Now, is it just me or has this story been lacking magic?

Incantations and Bio-Mechs

Chapter Four

Mea Prima Pactio

(My first pactio)

Present time…out in the park…

"Get down!" Shinji shouted as he grabbed Hikari and pulled her to the ground. A giant S shaped bladed weapon sliced through the air where their heads used to be and imbedded itself into a tree. Getting back up Shinji glared at the being he knew would be standing before him.

A Minotaur about eight feet tall, dark brown fur, two sharp horns, and arms thicker than Shinji himself. As odd as it is to see a mythical creature in this day and age, it's even stranger when said creature wore biker gear, complete with a patched leather jacket, chains, and studs.

"Redeo" The monster yelled out. The sword that it had thrown dislodged itself from the tree it had impaled and then the massive weapon spun like a boomerang to return to its masters hands.

"What are you doing here Loki?" Shinji shouted out angrily. The fact that this creature was even here was not a good sign.

"Come on." Loki called out playfully as he caught his weapon. "I couldn't miss an opportunity to get a little revenge on Evangeline's toy." The Minotaur twirled his massive blade around skillfully before charging in for the kill.

Shinji immediately shoved Chachazero into Hikari's arms. "Mea Virga" Shinji shouted and, in a flash, his staff appeared in his hands. The teen Mage intercepted Loki's sword and knocked it away, causing the Minotaur to lose his balance. "Levitas Mico Ex Intus" Shinji chanted as Hikari backed away from the unreal fight. It got even more unusual as the doll she clutched firmly to her chest started squirming around.

"Get'em master!" The sadistic puppet yelled as she raised her tiny fists into the air enthusiastically. Hikari watched dumbly as Shinji's hands started to glow and electricity began to arc around him wildly.

"Sagitta Magica Levitas" Forgetting about the cheering doll in her arms Hikari was amazed as twenty one arrows of lightning shot out from Shinji's hand. That amazement was short lived though as Loki twirled his massive blade and the bolts of electricity were absorbed into it, then channeled through his gauntlets and chains, and then finally released into the ground from his boots. Shinji didn't see that coming.

"What's with the 'shocked' look Ikari?" Loki taunted. "You think I didn't learn from our last fight? Why don't you show me your true power?" He then swung his mighty weapon downward. "The one you used to beat me last time." Loki growled out angrily in remembrance of that day. Shinji raised his staff in defense but the light weight stick and his own strength weren't enough to last long as he was thrust back against a tree.

Shaking his head, Shinji got back up and shot more arrows of lightning at his foe. The result was no different from the first attempt. This time Loki didn't laugh at him and simply kept swinging away. Shinji was agile enough to evade all of Loki's swings, but it was taxing on his stamina.

Frustrated and getting tired, Shinji was able to trip the rampaging Minotaur with his staff before jumping back to Hikari. He then began a quick chant and soon a protective cyclone of wind consumed the two teens. With them safe for the moment, Shinji leaned against a tree next to them.

"I…I can't do it." Shinji put his head down as he breathed heavily. "Loki's still too much for me to handle…with my own power." Though Hikari had only known Shinji for a couple days she couldn't help but feel sorry for him at the moment. Chachazero was more vocal, and had a plan to stop Loki.

"You'll be fine master, there's still a way." The green haired doll spoke from Hikari's arms, startling the already shaken girl who forgot about the talking puppet. Shinji looked at his familiar with hope in his eyes but still had doubt in his mind "You could always form a contract with this girl." His response was immediate.

"No Chachazero, that's out of the question!" He snapped quickly. "I can't put the class rep in danger like that." Shinji remembered all that he had seen and heard about Negi and his partners. Shaking his head the young pilot thought of a quick and reckless plan "Look, when the wind barrier comes down I'll distract Loki. When I do I want you two to get out of here as quickly as possible, okay." He put his hand on Hikari's shoulder and looked into her eyes. "I've already put you in enough danger today as it is and I need to get you out of here safely."

"No way!" Hikari argued as she shook off his hand. She didn't really know why she said it so suddenly but she knew that if she were to go along with his plan then she would be sending Shinji to his death. As the class representative, she felt that it was her duty to keep her fellow student safe. "What about this contract that…Chachazero mentioned?" She asked unsurely, still trying to grasp the situation. "How can I help you?" Shinji let out a slight sigh as he realized she wouldn't run away from this no matter how hard he pushed. Deciding she should know what she's getting into he began a quick explanation.

"A provisional contract is a form of magic used mainly by western sorcerers to create a temporary Minstra, or partner as they're usually called." He explained "The Minstra's duty is to act as a shield to protect their partnered Magister Magi while that Mage incants spells or any other kind of magic that requires time to cast. In more recent times they've been used by Battle Mages to fight alongside them in melee combat." Shinji told her. "Chachazero's been trained on how to form the contract but we've never actually attempted to form one for real. I do know that some of my magic goes to you and awakens your own dormant magical powers. You could help me fight but you will be putting your own life in jeopardy." Shinji really didn't want to do this but he was running out of options.

"I'll do it!" Hikari said quickly. "What exactly do I have to do?" She asked innocently. Shinji blushed while Chachazero had a feral smirk on her face.

"Oh nothing really," The doll said nonchalantly "Just a simple kiss on the lips should suffice." Hikari began to blush just as much as Shinji had.

"I-I-I…have…to…k-k-kiss him?" She looked at Shinji and he guiltily nodded his head.

"This shield won't protect you forever Ikari." Loki growled out furiously as he began to beat on it with his sword. "Stop delaying the inevitable and accept your fate runt."

"F-fine." Hikari conceded as the seriousness of the situation became more apparent. Chachazero jumped out of her arms and grabbed a piece of magic chalk from behind her back.

"Chamo always said that this was the fun part," the doll mentioned as she began drawing a strange circle around the two teens. Soon the circle began to take the shape of a hexagram and once it was completed it began to glow in purple light.

"It's so warm." Hikari murmured as she began to get slightly light headed.

"Magic from the heart usually is." Shinji mentioned as he too felt the warmth travel through him.

"Okay you two. All ya gotta do now is kiss." Both teens blushed again but began leaning towards each other, both of them not believing that their first kiss would have happened under such a critical situation. Rather than delaying any further, the two finally joined lips.

"Pactio!" Chachazero cheerfully yelled out as the purple light intensified.

There are people who say that your first kiss is magical; Shinji could testify that they didn't know what they're talking about as intense warmth began to flow from his lips and then circulate inside his body. After a few seconds Hikari felt something warm entering her chest and her whole body began to tingle with an unusual, but pleasant, sensation. Neither of the two teens could tell what it was but both would agree that it was something they never experienced before. A small card appeared between the two and landed softly on the ground. When the light finally died down both of the two teens were still lip locked and holding onto each other for support.

"Was it that good?" Chachazero smirked as the new partners quickly backed away from each other with flushed faces. Shinji regained some form of thought just as Chachazero showed them the card that had been produced. Hikari gasped at the picture on the front of the card. In the picture she wore a short violet and blue skirt with a skin tight white shirt, showing off her navel, and finally an unzipped jacket of a similar style to Misato's but with the same colors as her skirt. In the background behind her was a wide assortment of weapons ranging from swords, axes, guns, and even a fighter jet. She had a confident smile on her face and had her right hand clenched into a fist, showing off the ancient rune tattooed onto the back of her hand.

"Th-that's me!" Hikari blushed as she noticed how much skin was being shown and that her normally unnoticeable bust seemed to be accentuated a little by the white shirt, with the jacket being the only thing keeping her boobs from popping out too much. With his face burning crimson, Shinji stopped staring at her card. He knew that a Minstra's outfit could occasionally be a little racy, but it still didn't make it any less embarrassing to the Mage or their partner when they first saw the image.

"It somewhat shows your abilities, but we won't truly know what you're capable of until we activate the contract." Hikari nodded her head in agreement. Shinji raised his staff and pointed it at her.

"Sis Mea Balus" Shinji began as he closed his eyes to concentrate. "Naginta Secundus" he quickly continued. "Minster Shinji" Shinji then placed his hand over her head. "Hikari Horaki"

Hikari felt her body go weightless and noticed that she was glowing white. It was at this point that Shinji's barrier of wind dissipated and Loki found the pair. Unfortunately for the twisted creature, it was too late. Once the glowing had stopped Shinji opened his eyes to see Hikari wearing the clothes from the card.

"Oh my god this is so cool." Hikari squealed as she felt the power flowing through her. She then began fluttering her skirt and then tried to zip up her jacket, to keep some modesty in her opinion. She discovered the clothes were in fact real, and her jacket couldn't be closed. She let out a sigh of defeat at that.

"Contract completed, master." Chachazero stated as she handed Shinji Hikari's pactio card.

"Well then," Shinji looked up at Hikari and then towards the creature heading their way "Let's see what you can do."

Shinji turned towards Loki while Hikari instinctively jumped in front of him. Shinji placed his staff out in front of himself and started chanting a powerful attack that he knew could defeat the beast. "Validus levitas dues" Meanwhile Hikari was preparing to defend him while he began his signature ultimate spell. The mythic behemoth began to charge forward as he heard the words coming from Shinji's mouth. 'Commodo mihi vestri vires' It was at that point that Hikari realized that she didn't have any way to attack or defend against their enemy and that she was now standing unprotected in front of the blind rage of Loki.

"Uh, now what?" She screamed back nervously at Shinji. Seeing her dire situation Shinji stopped his spell and pulled out her card. He looked at the wide variety of weapons behind her and then he stared at the rune tattooed onto the back of her hand. A small memory popped into his head and he quickly began to cast a summon spell that Evangeline had taught him just recently before his departure for Tokyo-3. It was a bit different then he was used to, since he had to speak English, but Shinji had proven that he was competent enough to perform the spell properly. He just hoped his hunch on her abilities was correct.

"From the land of Wallace, a weapon of might, I call you forth, sword of a Scottish knight" He yelled out as he raised his hand into the air. In a quick flash of light a giant claymore appeared in his hand, which he abruptly dropped because of its weight. Shaking his head, Shinji gripped his staff in his right hand and pointing it at the claymore. The sword lifted off the ground, and then Shinji pointed his staff at his new Minstra.

"Hikari, catch!" He tossed the enormous weapon at his partner and watched as she paled "You'll know what to do." That was easy for him to say, the thing was the same size as her and she figured that it weighed just as much, though she wouldn't say how much that was. Hikari began to panic as the weapon drew closer to her, but something else in her clicked on at the same time. The rune on her hand began to glow brightly and she caught the hilt of the massive blade with an ease one wouldn't expect from the normally peaceful class representative.

Before she even realized what had happened, she turned back towards her opponent and readied her sword. It was amazing to her, she had never once wielded a sword before, much less ever try to catch one. Despite its size and weight, she was easily able to heft the massive weapon in one hand. From somewhere deep within herself, she found strength. She also found unknown courage and immediately charged her stampeding foe.

The rampaging Loki let out an amused huff as he watched the tiny female human charge towards her brutal demise. He didn't mind, he'd play with her for a bit before pulverizing her with his Morning Star.

With a wide arc, Loki swung his mighty blade at Hikari's neck. The brunet quickly adjusted her course and dodged the attack with ease, slipping passed Loki.

"Not bad wench." The Minotaur complimented her as the two opponents faced each other "I didn't think you'd be able to avoid my first swin.g" He swung his blade at her again and she deflected it away. He quickly recovered and swung from high up, clashing his sword against Hikari's.

"Constituo Telum" Shinji shouted. A single bolt of blue electricity quickly shot from his finger and struck Loki in the back. The Minotaur let out a sharp hiss and all of his fur bristled from the jolt of energy.

Giving a deadly glare back to Shinji, Loki pushed off of Hikari and charged the boy. With anger blinding him, he didn't notice Hikari was quickly catching up to him until he was nearly on top of Shinji. Loki wildly swung at her and their two blades clashed once again. It was also the second time that he realized that the little female was deceptively strong. Distracted, he was then stuck by another one of Shinji's Static Bolt's.

It was at that point that Loki finally put two and two together. 'The runt must have made a contract with this girl.' Now, he wasn't the smartest being in the world, but even Loki knew when he was in trouble. 'Even a weak Mage is dangerous when they have a Minstra protecting them.'

Still, Loki wasn't so easily intimidated. He used his immense strength to thrust his locked sword against Hikari's, throwing the girl back towards Shinji. Loki then grabbed his weapon tightly with both hands. "Let's see just how long you two can dance." He twisted the middle of his weapon and, with a click, it split into two separate blades. Loki held one sword facing the two teens, while the other was reversed, ready to slash out.

"Well." Shinji turned to Hikari and cracked a surprising grin. "Shall we dance?" With that said the two teens rushed forward.

"Bring it on kiddies!" Loki yelled out and stood his ground.

"Constituo Telum" Shinji chanted and bolt of energy shot out but was absorbed by one of Loki's swords. Using his other blade, the Minotaur parried Hikari's attack. The girl stopped forcing her claymore forward and stepped back. Loki fell forward and Hikari attempted to hit him in the back. He was able to block the attack with his second sword and ran out of her reach. The two teens quickly followed after him.

Hikari jumped onto one of the trees and began to leap from branch to branch. It was an intense feeling to be in a fight for her life and to be running and jumping like never before. She still found that this situation was quite frightening but a small part of her also found it invigorating. Jumping down to the ground, Hikari leapt in front of Loki. He swung one of his blades at her and was able knock Hikari's claymore a short ways away.

Loki twisted his body back around and tried to cleave the girl in two. Hikari barely saw the blade coming and ended up tripped over some tree branches, effectively evading the blow. Scrambling to her feet, Hikari saw Loki stalking towards her, and tried to escape only to find her back against a tree.

Seeing the girl in a helpless situation, Loki took this opportunity to bring one of his swords down to strike Hikari. Closing her eyes, Hikari let out a shriek as the thick thump of metal striking wood reached her ears. Hearing a struggle Hikari opened her eyes and looked up to find Shinji blocking Loki's sword with his staff. She could tell that Shinji was struggling and attempted to get back up. Seeing the girl moving, Loki lifted his right leg and kicked Hikari with his hoof, causing her to roll a little ways away. He then slammed his other blade onto Shinji's staff and began to push the boy towards the tree, hoping to pin him there like he did with Hikari.

But Shinji's Minstra wouldn't let that happen as she stood back up and charged in. Leaping into the air, Hikari was able to elbow the Minotaur in the jaw. Staggering back, Loki regained his balance only to be struck in the chest by ten arrows of lighting, knocking him onto his back.

"Damn you Ikari." Loki coughed out in pain and staggered to his feet, only to find the tip of Shinji's staff pointed at him. 'I underestimated Evangeline's toy…again.' Letting out a frustrated huff, Loki pulled out an odd talisman. "This isn't over, Ikari." Loki hissed out as he disappeared in a puff of smoke. Shinji stared at the spot where Loki had been and let out a sigh of relief. Turning to his new Minstra, he gave her a small smile.

"Welcome to my world."

Mahora Academy, the next day.

"And you're sure about this?" Negi asked worriedly. School was out and his class was long gone, save for two of his long term students.

"Of course professor, Maya e-mailed me this morning with the details." Chachamaru stated. The blond next to her crossed her arms in thought. Negi let out a chuckle.

"I was hoping he would avoid forming a contract, but it seems that it was inevitable."

"His situation was dire and against an opponent like Loki, his probability of winning by himself…I would rather not calculate." Chachamaru had developed a lot of parental emotions over the years, and Shinji was the first child she ever helped raise.

"Only she would have been able to keep Loki from attacking the boy for so long." Evangeline spoke up. "With that beast's appearance, it's obvious some new game is being played and our disciple may be one of their pawns." Evangeline replied and shook her head. "The fools fail to realize that interfering with Shinji puts the world that much closer to destruction."

"If that's the case, then we need to head to Tokyo-3 immediately." Negi stated as he stood up and prepared to leave his classroom.

"I've already taken care of that, Negi." Evangeline called out to him. Negi slowly turned around to face his former master.

"What exactly have you already done?" Negi questioned with a bit of uncertainty.

"I sent him a couple helpers of course. Despite the sensitivity if this situation, we can't hold his hand forever." She stated and leapt off her desk with Chachamaru following beside her. Walking passed her teacher, she watched for his reaction as she followed up what she had said. "Plus, those two need real world experience if they plan to match their 'fathers' level." Evangeline knew this was the right thing to do, even if most would think of it as insane. She also knew Negi was not going to like it, just as Chachamaru had been against it at first.

"You didn't?" He asked with an agitated and deep growl.

"I did, and they will be fine." She answered back simply.

"They're only ten." Negi yelled at the chibi vampire.

"And both are equals to Shinji in ability." Eva fired back hotly. "You know better than anyone else that those two are far beyond mere children."

"But…" Negi tried to protest.

"Negi." The green haired automaton tried to cool the fire. "In masters defense, this situation is no different than those of your own past." Chachamaru stated, even though she felt uneasy about this situation as well.

"That was…" Negi paused for a second before letting out a sigh of defeat. "How are you going to pull this off without raising suspicion?" Negi questioned as he shuffled back to his desk and slouched in his chair. Evangeline let her usual devious grin rise.

"Like I said, it's all taken care of boya."

Three days later.

"Welcome to Tokyo-3 Mrs. Asakura." A balding man in a business suit greeted the redhead sitting in front of him.

"It's Miss Asakura, actually." She corrected the man. He glanced at the two children sitting next to her.

"My apologies, I saw your girls and assumed…" He trailed off as the woman smiled.

"It's alright, it happens all the time. And you can call me Kazumi." She smiled at the man. The Auburn haired, brown eyed girl sitting next to her giggled at her mother's antics, while the blond haired, hazel eyed one groaned at the woman. Deciding he hated the awkwardness, the man continued on.

"Well, as you know with the recent Angel battles this city is now a hotspot for high action news. But because of the dangers involved, we've had some problems finding individuals with your particular talents." The auburn haired girl stood up and looked at the man.

"Excuse me sir, but where is your restroom." She inquired sweetly. The man could tell this little girl was raised with some manners, boosting his opinion of the woman.

"Just out this door and to the left sweetie." He failed to notice the blond girl roll her eyes.

"Thank you sir." She bowed slightly and turned to her sister. "Come along Rin." The blond let out a sigh but followed her out the door.

"Such a sweet child you have." He complimented Kazumi.

"She takes after her father." She laughed internally. "The other one...well…" Rin slammed the door behind her.

"No need to lose your cool, my mom's only kidding." The auburn haired girl joked. "But still, even I have my limits with her games." The two girls began to walk around the giant news building.

"I'm just a little upset about having to move out of Mahora because of Evangeline's ridiculous plan." Rin fumed. "The only positive side to all of this is that we get to see Shinji again." The blond ten year old blushed.

"Oh what's this?" A male voice came from the auburn haired girls' pocket. There was some movement in said pocket until a small creature with white fur crawled out of it and climbed up and onto her shoulder. "Is that a blush I see on your face Rin?" The little creature, which appeared to be a ferret of some kind, joked, causing the blond to blush even more.

"Shut up Chamo." Rin huffed out in embarrassment.

"He's right Rin, I wouldn't let my mom know you blush when you think about Shinji." She elbowed Rin in the side.

"Sayo, I'm not the only one blushing." Rin stuck her tongue out at Sayo playfully, causing the two to began laughing.

"What's so funny?" Kazumi asked as she caught up to the two girls.

"Nothing mom." Sayo giggled and Rin turned away.

"Whatever you say honey." Kazumi eyed the two girls and their lightly flushed faces, and then looked at her daughter's ermine familiar, Albert Chamomile. The ermine grinned and shook his head so she decided to drop it.

"I got the job." She cheered, though a little more enthusiastically then she needed too. This job really wasn't that important to her and was simply a cover. "With that out of the way, I guess we should enroll you two in school." Kazumi acted enthusiastic again, if only to annoy the kids.

Tokyo-3 Elementary School, the next day.

"Well kids, we have a special surprise for you all today." The overly enthusiastic teacher gushed. "We have two new students joining our class." There was a series of gasps and cheers. Even at this age, the kids have noticed more students leaving then entering. "Come on in girls and introduce yourselves." The two girls walked in and both stood in front of their new class.

"Hi there." The auburn haired girl spoke up first. "My name is Sayo Asakura." A refreshing smile beamed off of the girl and her voice held a great strength that one wouldn't expect from such a soft sound.

In direct contrast to auburn-head, the blond seemed a bit rougher and held a lot of mystery with her presence.

"Hello," While not particularly cheerful, she did have a smile and didn't come off as overly dark. "I'm Katherine McDowell."

A/N: Anyone see that coming? I would hope not.

This was your first look at three Original Characters that I've created for this story; Loki, Sayo, and Katherine (Rin).

Loki was actually a pain to design, as he used to be a simple, one time use, demon and nothing more. The Minotaur has changed drastically since his initial development and expect to see more from him in the future…and past ;).

Sayo and Rin have been floating in my mind long before this story was even written, so their implementation was a lot smoother for me since they were planned from the beginning. The two girls are and are not who you may, or may not, think they are. It's extremely complicated and will be explained further in the story. The two ten-year-olds are filling many roles in this story that were previously filled in Negima. Some of which are the Konoka/Setsuna loyalty, Evangeline/Chachamaru partnership, and a bit of Fuka/Fumika sisterly slapstick. Yes, they are sisters…remember, complicated.

For Hikari's pactio, I wanted to avoid the usual formula for a Minstra's artifact and go with something that nobody would expect from the class rep. I wanted a good and flexible fighter so I gave her the artifact (Rune) named Gundolf. If you've ever read or watched 'Zero no Tsukaima' (The Familiar of Zero) then you already know what that means. To the uninitiated…that means that Hikari is a master of weapons…as long as they are true weapons of war. But if I remained true to a Gundolf, she'd be utterly useless without a weapon, so I've made a compromise.

I also wanted to give her a cool costume, I failed in my opinion. Luckily, Minstra can upload new outfits to transform into, so Hikari should be looking better next time. Suggestions are very helpful for outfits. There's also no denying the fact that all of the girls are going to be his Minstra and they all need their own unique style. That style will become more apparent once you see their powers/abilities.

By the way, you asked for Chamo, and you got him. When I first decided to bring Sayo into this story, he was my number one pick for her familiar. Still, I feel sorry for the girl; her familiar raids her panty drawer XD.

Review if you'd like to, but feedback is always appreciated.

Read ya Later.