Author's Note- Sorry this update was a little later than the others I was sick earlier in the week and dealing with back problems. And the story continues. Enjoy

Chapter 4- Interesting discoveries

Hunched over a table in the corner of the library Yuuno was engaging in something he enjoyed an excelled at since a young age, research. Although Chrono would call it burying your head in some old, boring, dusty book, however even Chrono would be entranced by his current reading. The beginners guide to the Republic of El-Hazard.

Incredible, El-Hazard is so much more than the mythical utopia we could have ever imagined. A nine world republic that is the core of a much larger Unity state similar to European super nation state found on Earth. Migard is in orbit around an M class star and holds the central government along with the largest population center. Muspelheim is a moon in orbit around a gas giant in the same system with high amounts of volcanic activity and is the major manufacturing center. Niflheim is a deep space resource satellite and prison at the edge of the main system in the comet cloud. Holy crap….. They stabilized and teraformed a rouge planet half way between Midgard and Jotunheimr as a place to hold their science academy on deep space research Vanaheimr. Wait a minute Jotunheimr is the home world of the Vajra, the summons of the Alphino family, she will go nuts if she realizes they are guarding one of the original planets of El-hazard. That takes care of the planetary bodies now for the extra planetary stations.

Well that place is going to be nigh inescapable, Helheim or the El-Hazard prison world a high gravity planet with a nearly inhospitable environment they placed in the dimensional sea to house their most dangerous prisoners. Yuuno repressed a shudder at the thought at just what a person would have to do to be incarcerated in such a place. Yuuno gasped as he continued to thumb through the book. Alfheimr a large scale colonization fleet that made contact with intelligent life in another galaxy, which they consider to be ancient. Ok I don't even know why I am surprised anymore, but we thought that it was a Belkan outpost not an Al-Hazard one. Does the high command even realize the main fleet head quarters is based on the remains of Svartalfar and Asgard, the deep space dry dock and monitoring stations El-hazard kept in dimensional space. I doubt they've even cracked half of the secrets it must contain.

"Aiieeehhhh…." Yuuno yelped in surprise as a pair of strong female arms lifted him right out of his chair.

"You are supposed to be taking a break Yuuno and here I find you head buried in a book in the library!" Urd said scolding the young boy.

"Urd…" Yuuno groaned from over the woman's shoulder. "But I was taking a break."

"Yuuno, I don't know what kids in the future do or what parenting techniques are used, but here in El-Hazard young boys are supposed to spend time running around outside playing with friends getting dirty and stuff," Urd replied.

"Yeah friends, they would have been nice..." Yuuno replied gazing at the ceiling.

"Yuuno, is there something wrong?" Urd asked moving him to eye level.

"It's nothing." Yuuno replied sadly.

"It's not nothing!" Urd glared. "Now start talking or Skuld gets a new research subject."

"Um, well you see..." Yuuno began.

"Yes." Urd prompted.

"Well, the Scrya clan takes the it takes a village approach to parenting and sometimes people fall through the cracks, and well I think it's a universal truth that smart kids get picked on. I didn't make my first friend till I kinda ran away to look for the jewel seeds when I was 8 and met Chrono who was my first friend. After I found them I met Nanoha, Fate, and Alph. It was nice to have friends for once even if one of them did try to electrocute me and well…" Yuuno said trailing off.

"And what?" Urd asked.

"It's nothing." Yuuno replied.

"Master has been trying to avoid thinking about it by burying his head in books and training…" Ukonvasara chimed in.

"Ukon..." Yuuno growled.

"But by master's calculations he has been here for just over six months and today is Master's birthday. I think before the event's dropping him here Master was hoping to celebrate his first birthday with his friends." Ukon said dropping the proverbial bomb.

"Thank you Ukon." a stunned Urd replied pulling Yuuno tight against her chest. "And Yuuno why didn't you say anything, I thought you would trust us by now. You are more than just a mere student to us. You are family, and the Ogdenslotter's take care of family!" Urd said caring the boy out of the library, Yuuno resting comfortably in the arms of his new big and very over protective sister.

"Belldandy, Skuld, we need to talk!" Urd said telepathically as Yuuno dozed off emotionally spent.

"Is something wrong?" Belldandy asked.

"You're damn right there is, I'm torn between formally adopting the little scamp and or asking Skuld to send me to the future so I can electrocute the bastard's Yuuno considered family!" Urd growled.

"Urd..." Belldandy said Skuld remaining surprisingly quiet.

"No, his clan did little to help him and he ran away when he was 8 years old, and didn't have any friends till right before he ended up here. Not to mention his one wish was to celebrate his birthday with friends, which he can't due to his current circumstances. Temporal consequences be damned Yuuno deserves better than this!" Urd shot back.

"Urd, drop him off with the 501st Valkyrie Wing. They've talking a liking to Yuuno and they have a few new members just a few years older than him, while we prepare for the party of the century." Skuld said.

"But what if they..." Belldandy said only to be cut off.

"Not anymore, they are now have 24 hours of leave time." Skuld said. "And I just need your signature to finalize the adoption Urd."

"Skuld..." Belldandy admonished.

"What? It's not like you weren't going to do the same thing." Skuld replied, Belldandy kept quiet on the matter.

Section Break

"The Maiden of Thunder!" Mina gasped as Urd casually walked through the Valkyrie's current base of operations with Yuuno still dozing in her arms.

"I thought we were past all of that Wing Commander Mina." Urd replied.

"Yes, Urd," Mina giggled. "So what can I do for you today?"

"It's not what you can do for me, but this little scamp." Urd said gesturing to Yuuno.

"Nee-chan..." Yuuno muttered.

"Yuuno, never told us it was his birthday today and now I need time to get everything ready for his party tonight…" Urd explained.

"Say no more," Mina said as Urd placed him on the couch.

"Alrightie then…Absolute power, maximum destruction!" Urd said with a mischievous smirk.

Yuuno bolted upright magic already flowing around him, "Defensor! Round shield!" Yuuno cried out.

"Starlight Breaker," Urd finished. "Hehehe works everytime."

"Urd!" Yuuno cried out.

"What's a Starlight Breaker?" a dumbfounded Mina asked.

"A finishing move Yuuno's girlfriend created after he taught her the basics of breaker magic, which is based on our traditional magic style." Urd explained.

"She isn't my girlfriend!" a blushing Yuuno shot back.

"But she is a girl and she is a friend master..." Ukon added. "...and she can fire off bunker busting magical beams of destruction. Prescea never imagined Nanoha was that powerful and a little scared after she blasted through the Garden of Time like that."

"Yuuno, if you ever teach Francesca, or Sanya that spell..." Mina said.

"Teach me what spell!" the rambunctious girl said leaping into the room.

"Oh nothing, just something Yuuno was telling me about." Mina said nervously.

"Ah, I bet it was boring anyway, come on Yuuno, we got the day off, and …" Francesca said dragging Yuuno out of the room chattering a mile of minute.

"Should I be worried," Urd asked smirking at the sight.

"I'll send Charlotte, and Trude with them," Mina replied.

"Thanks, and all of you are invited to the party later," Urd said waving before teleporting out.

Section Break

A smile plastered on his face, and an ice cream cone in his hand, Yuuno was enjoying the afternoon off, with his honorary big sisters, the witches of the 501st Valkyrie Wing, part of the rapid response forces of El-Hazard. Strolling through the beachside open air aquarium Yuuno marveled at the wide variety of aquatic life found throughout the ancient world as his analytical brain shut down for the time being as he marveled at the large sea creatures like any other child.

"So Yuuno, we've done enough dragging for the time being where would you like to go next?" Trude asked looking down at the little blond haired scamp.

"Could we go see the Nguruvilu show?" Yuuno said doing his best not to sound childish as he eyed the large crowd gathering around the open air pool across from the beach.

"You betcha," Charlotte cheered leading the charge.

"Wow it's crowded…. Well up you go!" Trude said easily hoisting Yuuno on her shoulders.

"Um, ….. Wow" Yuuno gasped as the as the show began the aquatic foxes with snake like tails rocketing out of the water.

You've grown up to fast and shoulder so many burdens Yuuno it's time you got to act like a child for once. Yuuno's hands gently coming to rest on Trude's hair as the show continued. The impressive flips, flops, tricks, and splashes of the show entranced the young boy on her shoulders the ten year old's inner child slowly coming to life once more. Yuuno ooowed, awed, and cheered with the other children as the show ended his worries forgotten for the first time in months. The peace was not to last a large blast rocked the area soaking the crowd as they looked around in confusion, the small foxes unable to generate such a display.

"What was that?" Charlotte asked.

"Not a clue..." Francesca added.

"Incoming!" Lynette cried out a large red beam barreling towards the arena.

"Round Shield!" Yuuno and Ukon called out instinctively a large green runic symbol flashed into existence moments before the beam hit, the magical backlash throwing Yuuno from his spot on Trude's shoulders.

"Yuuno!" Trude said lunging to catch him as he impacted the ground.

"Ugh, that's packs a punch but it's still no Divine Buster..." Yuuno groaned slowly standing.

"What!? A Neuroi!? How did a Haydonite-class attack drone get past the sensor net!?" Charlotte said glaring at the large black object descending through the clouds. Another blast hammered the shield Yuuno grunting with exertion, as the crowd began to panic.

"Francesca, Lynette run crowd control! Keep everyone under the shield. Miya, I know you don't have your striker but help Yuuno with the shield. Charlotte get back to base and get us some cover!" Trude said barking out orders.

"That will take too long..." Yuuno said looking up at the large black and red space plane. "Miya can you do something for me?" Yuuno asked.

"What is it," Miya replied nervously.

"I need you to hold the shield, while I take care of that." Yuuno said pointing to the Neuroi vessel.

"But I can't make a shield without my striker," Miya replied.

"I'll make the shield you just need to power it okay?" Yuuno said.

"O-Ok." Miya gulped nervously.

"Spherical protection guard breaker," Yuuno said combining his two most powerful protective spells with the magical absorption of Breaker magic erecting a glowing green sphere over the area and surrounding area. "Don't worry about breaking the spell, the more magic you pump in the stronger it gets." Yuuno said rising into the sky.

"Yuuno what are you doing, this doesn't concern you!" Trude called out.

"A young girl once helped me out of the kindness of her heart and continued to do so even when she was in over her head. I could never look Nanoha in the eye again if I just ran away when I have the power to help!" Yuuno replied. You tried to kill innocent people, hurt my friends, and ruined one of the best days of my life. I'm going to turn you into dust you bastard.

"What is the plan Master?" Ukon asked as Yuuno pulled out his device.

"Destroy it." Yuuno growled.

"Master, you are a support mage, the strongest shooting spell I've ever seen you use, is weaker than Nanoha's divine shooter, hardly the spell needed to vaporize that science fiction movie reject." Ukon asked.

"Ukon you have a mana conversion ability correct?" Yuuno stated.

"Yes, I can convert your mana to electricity, it won't be as efficient but I can do it." Ukon replied.

"Good," Yuuno said narrowly dodging another beam. Channeling power through the device Yuuno activated Ukonvasara engaging it's primary staff mode.

"Excellent it's been far too long!" Ukonvasara said giddy with excitement.

"Well I'm glad to see someone is excited." Yuuno groaned ducking under another beam.

"Yuuno what the hell do you think you are you doing!?" Mina roared barreling past him peppering the craft with magically enhance bullets along with Eila and Sanya.

"Attempting to take down the rejected Star Wars prop!" Ukon explained.

"You can't be serious!" Mina protested.

"Just keep him busy okay?" Yuuno replied.

Urd is going to kill me for this….. " Eila, Sanya, keep it busy, Yuuno says he has a plan. If it fails Charlotte is already inbound with the Akatsubaki!" Minna ordered.

"Roger." the pair replied.

"Chain Anchors!" Yuuno spoke launching one end of the orange chains into the ocean drilling deep into the sea bed, while the opposing end wrapping tightly around the craft. "Chain Bind!" Yuuno said creating a second set of chains from his left hand, and Ukonvasara.

"Impressive Master but how are you going to destroy it?" Ukon said.

"Ukon, Maximum Power Absolute Destruction, Thunder Chain Destroyer!" Yuuno growled channeling power from the depths of his linker core while activating the dormant jewel seed inside the device. Terawatts of electricity arced down the chains blowing circuit breakers, melting conduits, and scorching armor, as the chains slowly tore the machine apart, before bursting in a shower of light.

"Excellent work Master!" Ukon said as Yuuno drifted towards the ground his flight spell failing.

"Yuuno!" Mina called out snagging the sleepy mage before he crashed into the ocean.

"Nanoha you can get the next one..." Yuuno mumbled before he passed out.

Omake- Chrono's first crush

"Did you locate the source of the magical disturbances yet," Yuuno asked taking a seat next to his longtime friend and current mission partner.

"Yeah, source of magic, found it," Chrono said staring across the cafeteria.

"Hello, Earth to Chrono," Yuuno asked waving his hand in front of Chrono's face.

"Do you want me to blast him master," Raising Heart asked.

"Raising heart why is your solution to everything involve explosions," Yuuno groaned.

"Because I was created to be a support device for mages specializing in magical combat specifically shooting and bombardment spells," Raising heart replied.

"So you're a pyromaniac, and they wonder why I never use a device," Yuuno groaned. "I fear for the day you find your true master."

"Worry not master I will never forget you and I guarantee new master will be your friend," Raising Heart replied.

"That wasn't what I meant," Yuuno groaned.

Slamming his palms on the table a determined Chrono stood up. "I'm an Enforcer cadet, I can do this," Chrono said marching across the cafeteria towards the cute brunette with her hair in short twin pigtails, and her friends.

"What is that idiot doing, we are only supposed to observe the subject," Yuuno groaned.

"Getting shot down I suppose," Raising heart added earning another face palm from Yuuno.

"Can I help you," Sakura asked the dark haired boy standing stiffly in front of her.

"Hi, my name is…..," Chrono began before freezing up from being in such close proximity to the cute magical power house.

"I'm Sakura Kinimoto, are you new here," Sakura asked trying to break the ice with the clearly nervous younger boy.

"You're cute… No I mean I'm Chrono Harlowan,…. but you're still cute… um… would you like to go out with me…." Chrono said in rapid fire before running off.

A dull thumping reverberated through the empty hallway. "Stupid, stupid, stupid," Chrono groaned slamming his head into a row of empty lockers fighting back tears.

"Um, Chrono, what did you do," Yuuno asked.

"Nothing," Chrono shot back.

"Ok," Yuuno sighed. "Do I need to do that again…."

"No," Chrono relented. "But you can't tell the captain about this."

"Ok, I promise not to tell your mom," Yuuno replied.

"I asked the target out on a date," Chrono blurted out. "I couldn't help it, she was just so cute, you know and I made a total fool of myself."

"You actually weren't that bad, you should have seen Shauron, when he asked me out for the first time," Sakura said surprising the pair. "I'm flattered really, but I've already got a boyfriend and I really don't think I'm your type," Sakura added.

"But I …" Chrono stammered.

"You and your friend are mages from another planet sent to observe me due to the shear amount of power I give off, but you don't have to worry Erio told me all about dimensional displacements and we have the cards properly adjusted. We really don't want another Belkan incident do we," Sakura explained.

"How," Yuuno gasped.

"You two weren't exactly careful when discussing your mission, and Clow Reed the creator of the cards had dealing with Belka," Sakura said.

"Mom is going to kill me for this," Chrono groaned.

"Oh don't worry about the Kinimoto, and Harlowan families go way back. Aunt Lindy wanted me to keep an eye out for you while you were here on your first mission." Sakura explained.

"You mean mom," Chrono said wide eyed.

"Just wanted to keep an eye on your while you got some practice on an undercover mission and I think she wanted to set us up since I haven't told her about Shaorun yet.

"Great," Chrono moaned. "Somebody shoot me."

"That can be arranged," Raising heart replied.