"Big bro!" A cheerful looking girl shouted as she ran up to her surprised brother who barely stabled himself in time before grunting from the amount of force that the girl tackled him with. "Big bro, it is so good to see you again!" the little girl shouted with joy.

Said Big Bro was laughing around in joy as he swung her around now. "And it is also good to see you grown since the last time I saw you Teana." Then he picked her up causing Teana to squeal in joy as she felt like she was flying. "My goodness you've been getting taller, now haven't you?" he commented as he put down Teana.

Teana nodded her head rapidly in response. "Yeah, I've grown four centimeters since the last time we last talked with each other!" But then she started to pout cutely now. "Tiida, you don't hang out around here anymore, why can't you take a day off to spend some time with me?"

"Urk." Tiida winced as he heard that question from Teana. "Sorry about that Teana." As he rubbed her head to calm her down. "But right now all hands are needed and anyone that can help and fight is being called upon." Then his expression darkened a bit. "Besides Shocker is a serious threat to all of us right now."

Teana nodded her head in reluctance while also frowning a bit. She had heard rather unflattering details about them. "Okay big bro." then she looked quite serious now. "But you better be done with your work soon so you can home and spend some time with your one and only little sister, so I make myself clear?" She said firmly and it would have impressed Tiida if she didn't look so adorable while doing so.

Tiida could only chuckle at what he saw. "I understand now my little baby sister." As he patted her on the head causing said little baby sister to turn bright red as she pouted and crossed her arms at him.

"Mou! Why do you always have to make fun of me big bro?" She all but demanded as her brother looked at her in amusement. And as Tiida continued to chuckle at her, she had enough and started pounding her weak arms against his rather firm body. "Cut that out! It's not funny in the least!" she all but shouted.

Tiida stepped back a bit in time to narrowly avoid Tena's attempts to attack him with her fists. "Sorry Teana but next time when I have a free day, I will spend it all with you." Then he smiled gently as he picked her up. "How does that sound Teana?"

At that point Teana stopped trying to assault her brother now. "Okay! But you better pinky promise then." As Teana hold out her pinky and Tiida smiled warmly as he then got onto the ground and pinky promised her to spend his next day off with her then.

"Cross my heart, hope to lie, eat a thousand needles if I lie. Pinky Promise Song." Teana chirped out a little bit too happily for the older brother's comfort.

He blinked at that before he sighed. "That's a scary promise to make." Then he smiled. "But if it is for you then it is a promise I don't mind making." He said as he rubbed her head one last time before going off back to his work now.

Unknown to either siblings, this will be the last time they would have met with each other.

(A week later)

Teana did not know why but she had a bad premonition when she got up for the day. That sensation only gotten worse when it started to rain and she quickly pulled out her umbrella and started racing towards the shooting gallery where she practiced her shooting magic. And then the sensation finally reached it when she saw a dozen men and women in the TSAB uniform approaching her, all with a forlorn look in their eyes.

There she received the worst news in her life and then she immediately broke down and cry as they delivered the news. "It is with great sadness and sorrow that we are here to inform you…that your brother Tiida Lanster fell in active duty."

No, it can't be true! She and her brother swore to meet up on his next off day! Yet…why was he there in that coffin not doing anything then? Why? Why wasn't her brother moving? As she saw the coffin bearing her brother as time soon sped up to the day of his funeral. She desperately wanted to say something, anything.

But she somehow knew in her heart that her brother was gone. He was gone and they will never ever spend any time together ever again.

"Tiida Lanster was a great man, during the attack by Shocker, we sorely underestimated just how powerful their monsters could be and the only reason why any of us managed to make it out of there that day was because he gave his life away in order to save us. Tiida Lanster was a hero that day, while the rest of us could only stand in fear and awe at what he managed to do." The speaker continued on but she really didn't care. Her brother was no longer here anymore. Nothing will be bright ever again.

(Several years later)

Teana panted a bit as she struggled to shoot down all of the targets coming her way, but no matter what she did, she could not hit all of them. then one got her from the back and the bell ring out signaling her defeat.

She ignored any one in her way and just stamped outside to where she collapsed on the bench and just sighed. 'It seems no matter what I do, I just can't seem to catch up to any of the mages here.' She thought sadly to herself as she looked at her guns and gripped them tightly.

She came here wanting to prove herself, she wanted to prove that her family's magic shooting meant something and with her skills she would be able to prove herself more than capable just as mages who use brute force as well. But more importantly to get her revenge on Shocker.

"It seems no matter what, I am just no good." She muttered to herself and as she continued to belittle herself she did not hear the sounds of someone approaching her.

"Hello is this bench taken or is it available for anyone?" a stout male voice called out causing her to jump a bit. And to her surprise she saw that it was a man in a business suit with combed hair and suitcase in his hand.

Quickly regaining her composure, she shook her head. "No anyone can sit here, so help yourself as she scooted over for the man at first there was silence between the two and soon she could no longer handled the silence and soon asked him. "Um might I ask why a civilian is here at the training headquarters of the TSAB?" She was in all honesty quite curious as to why he was here.

The man look up to her and raised his eyes but he decided to answer her. "The TSAB needed a man that specialized with dealing with Shocker." At the name of that organization, her grip tightened a bit and turned white. "And it just so happened I am available right now to deal with Shocker."

Now she was curious. "Pardon me for saying but how could you possibly deal with Shocker when you have no Device and take on an organization that has proved itself quite troublesome to the TSAB?" To her surprise he just pulled out a…green container with the symbol of a bull?

"The reason why I can deal with Shocker is because they originated from my world." That caused her eyes to widen. "And I am one of the few people that you at the TSAB can call a Kamen Rider."

Now that definitely grabbed her attention. It is said that there were elite warriors capable of taking on the monster from Shocker with less difficulty than even A class Mages can. Most just ignore it, but she paid attention.

Just as she was about to ask another question the Rider coughed a bit and she noticed, to her shock, that there was a bit of blood on his fist. "Um are you okay sir?"

Soon he took a deep breath and continued on. "Yes, I am perfectly fine. Just my illness acting up again, which is why I am also here."

"Illness?"

"My illness is a form of cancer that has been causing me much issues as of late and I am here to get recommendations from the TSAB for a doctor to see about this." He explained as he took out a handkerchief and wiped the blood off.

Now that surprised her. "But if you are sick then why are you fighting then? Why are you fighting a terrorist group that could possibly kill you at some point?" She honestly wanted to know, after Shocker first appeared there were many people that were too afraid to deal with them.

"Because it is the right thing to do, and if I don't try to make a difference then who will?" He looked at her calmly in the face. "I am doing this because if the ones with power run and hide away, then who will stay and fight?"

At this she had no reply. This man who was sick and possibly dying didn't let anything bring him down. He's doing this so he could protect others no matter what. If someone like him could continue on and succeed, then who's to say that she couldn't as well?

"Well now I have to go." As he got up then. "It was a pleasure to talk to you, however short it was." As he was leaving she got up and shouted.

"Wait!" Which grabbed his attention. "Um may I know who you are?" surprising the man.

But then he smirked "The name's Zolda." Then he continued walking away from her.

Zolda huh? That was not a bad name. Well now she had to continue training, it wouldn't do so well to lose up to a sick man, now would it?

"Teana."

"Teana?"

She was slowly dragged out of her memory and saw that Subaru was way too close for her comfort and shrieked and pushed her away. She tried really hard to calm her breathing as Subaru just laughed as she started to put on her clothes now.

"One day I will make it to the top." She muttered to herself quietly then.

At first there was nothing but silence among the four people that sat down in the Officer's lounge, the four of whom were Nanoha, Fate, Hayate, and Yu. With Nanoha and Fate looking down and Yu looking in shock, and Hayate looking at the three in worry.

"Again Nanoha." Yu started to speak up, only with an irritation piercing his tone. "What could possibly make you think that it was a good idea to have Teana and Subaru recommended for the Riot Force when the both of them are still C class Mages and one of them happen to have barely passes her psych evaluation?"

She flinched at his angered tone as Yu continued to explain. "Hard to work with, antisocial, inability to work in teams, always pushing herself to the point of near exhaustion, and a history of insubordination." Yu finished as he turned away from the files before him to look at her. "Not to mention still unresolved anger issues over the death of her brother at the hands of Shocker."

After he finished it was Hayate the one who hesitantly spoke up. "But you can't deny that her skills are topnotch after all. She has the potential to become a great Mage." To which Nanoha shot a very grateful look towards Hayate as she seemingly brushed it off though was rather receptive to it.

Then Fate spoke up as well. "Not to mention that she seems to work the best with Subaru, whom I might add in that you personally approved yourself. She covers her weakness as Subaru covers her weaknesses as well. together the two of them would be an incredibly hard pair to beat." Now Nanoha shot a grateful look towards her this time and Fate blushed a bit at her dazzling smile.

Yu looked at the trio with an indiscernible look on his face causing the trio of women over there to feel a bit if not rather nervous. While it could be said that Hayate was the commander of Riot Force 6, it was ultimately Yu that had the highest rank out of all of them there by virtue of being the Grand Marshal's subordinate.

That and combined with the fact that he, in a sense, helped Riot Force 6 to be formed in the first place meant that he also had a huge amount of say in what goes on in their system as well, considering that the Grand Marshal had reassigned him to work with Riot Force 6.

Then eventually he sighed and looked at the trio. "Their teamwork performance had to be topnotch or I will be kicking them out, even if they do not possess the skills that can always be rectified with more training." He eventually said gaining happy looks from all of them.

"But." He spoke firmly cutting off any possible cheer they might have developed. "I will now be personally supervising them in all of their training sessions and both Nanoha and Fate have to join up as well." Causing the three ladies to look surprised.

"Wait, you mean to tell me that you want yourself to be supervising how we are training Subaru and Teana from now on if they passed your expectations?" Hayate asked quite astonished at that. After all, it was a recommendation brought forth by Yu's CO to try and have a separate mentor for each Mage to be the best one suited for them. And Yu was a bit by the books after all.

"Like I said Hayate, their teamwork has to be good and I expect only the best from them, because if their teamwork is not good then how can we afford to trust them to go on some of the more dangerous ops we'd taken, like the assault on Horizon?" Then his face turned a bit grave, though his eyes seem to remain a bit focused on Nanoha.

Now nearly all of them flinched heavily, it was not something that that anyone wanted to remember, but Yu remembered that day quite clearly. It was after all a very important day to him.

It was the one mission he was mortally wounded and almost died in action.

"Warlock down! Warlock down! I repeat, Warlock is Down!"

"Somebody help me! His bleeding won't stop!"

"Oh god, god, god, god, his body…."

"Quick! We need to stabilize him!"

"Nearly one liter of blood's been lost! Somebody get me the damned med kit!"

"Somebody inject him the damned painkillers! He's going into shock!"

"The right side of his body is filled with shrapnel and burnt marks on him…damn it all! We have to risk a on field operation to remove this nasty fragment here."

"Yu…I'm so sorry Yu, if it wasn't for me. This would not have happened to you…"

"How's his condition doctor?"

"I won't lie. If you were even a second late, we may not have been able to stabilize him."

"What do you mean he may be crippled for life?!"

"Commander, that kind of damage is not something many people can simply just take and leave unscathed. It was a damned miracle he was even alive to begin with."

The sound of a glass cup broke into a dozen pieces soon. "Are you saying that Yu may never be able to walk again?"

"I did this, it was all my fault! If I'd only stopped pushing myself, he would not have to do this. *Sob* "It should have been me that was mortally wounded, not Yu."

Noticing how all of them looked down he sighed. "Look I'm sorry for bringing that up, but you must know the nature of this Task Force will put us into direct conflict with Shocker, and if they are not prepared to deal with them. then they very well may die on us."

Though it was silent, Yu knew for a fact that they did accept that truth. Then Hayate spoke up. "It would be irresponsible if we were not to do anything for our subordinates nor would it be fair to the others who have proven their efficiency already only to be hampered down by their progress." Hayate admitted.

Nanoha and Fate both nodded reluctantly at that. "Well." Yu then spoke up. "Seems like we got everything that needed to be discussed in this meeting." He casually said as he started heading for the door to the exit. But before he did, he looked back at all of them. "Don't worry that much about your candidate, even if she does not do that well in teamwork. So long as she understands the lessons and strives to be a better partner, then she also passes." He said before leaving and leaving the other three in shock.

Yu never made an exception for anyone or expects them to be held up to very high standards. The fact he did so for Teana, a cadet he never approved of as well.

Hayate hid a smile as Nanoha and Fate were being excited about Teana succeeding. True she may not have been friends with Yu as long as Nanoha or as close as Fate. She did have a thorough understanding of him due to interacting with him more and more than those two due to Officer meetings.

'Still as soft as always, huh Yu?' Hayate thought in amusement, knowing that he more than respected Teana's hard work to protect people and to never lose again. Not to mention understanding her desire for revenge.

(Training Ground Observation deck)

Yu sat down on the training ground this time as he went to supervise the training session that Teana and Subaru will go through before the promotion. Then he noticed that Fate and Hayate were walking up to where he was sitting as well. "Hello you two, you here to watch the mock battle as well?" He asked, getting responses from the both of them.

"It should be interesting to see how those two have come forth." Hayate said quite excitedly, then she became a little bit sadder. "Though I wish my Knights were here to watch this battle with us." She pouted causing both Fate and Yu to chuckle a bit.

"Maybe they would have been able to attend to this battle if you did not dump most of your paperwork on them." Fate spoke up. Causing Yu to snort and Hayate to flinch a bit. Yeah she made her Knights did most of the paperwork at times, it was quite convenient they really aren't in a position to say no as well.

"But most of it isn't my fault!" Hayate complained while rushing her arms up and down that they look like a blur. "Signum went on a date with Kenzaki and this is one of their rare chances to be able to spend some time with each other!" Only to shut her mouth up quickly as she said that as both Yu and Fate stared at her now.

"You mean to tell me…that Signum is on a date with Kenzaki…and so you tried to do her work then I'm assuming?" Fate asked as Hayate could only shamefully nod her head.

Yu just sighed as his hand smacked his forehead. "I don't even know why I should be surprised at this point." He muttered to himself as he ignored Hayate and her attempts to defend herself to focus on the battle before him. Though not before he noticed that Erio and Caro has rushed in to the training ground top panting just barely arriving in time to see the mock battle as well.

For now, he was doing nothing but observing how this training session went, if they do good then he will stay out of it. If they do poorly then he will step in to guide them.

At first it started to go well, Subaru went up to face Nanoha in close range combat and started to prevent her from using any of her more destructive spells. Then she was starting to get attacked from behind from multiple lock on shots from Teana.

Then things started to escalate a bit, as both Teana and Subaru started to use more and more dangerous techniques and spells that he started to prep his own Device to deploy and then Subaru started to hold Nanoha down for Teana to strike her with a lethal close range spell.

He almost cursed and started to get ready to stop the escalating fight, but was restrained by Hayate and Fate, causing him to glare at the two for a second. Before he returned his eyes to the mock battle only to see Nanoha effortlessly catch the magic blade with her bare hands, causing him to sigh in relief.

Soon he turned his attention back to what Nanoha was doing, then his eyes widened when she saw the almost blank look in her face. Then he started to transformed now. 'Valkyrie! Time for action!' He mentally commanded her as she smiled from the inside of his soul

'Right, right my host! We can't let your adorable girlfriend attack the other adorable girl now. She would regret it later then.' Valkyrie playfully called out, as Yu simply ignored her as he called out. He knew what Nanoha was going to do, but that was not what she should be doing to get the point across to Teana still.

"Henshin." He spoke the most famous of lines that every Rider before him had said as he started transforming.

He was first covered in magic runes and circles as his clothes got covered by his rune covered black undersuit and then Valkyrie appeared with a mischievous smile on her face as she started circling Yu and started hug him from behind as she then became energy that covered Yu and soon the light dispersed revealing the Armored Form of Warlock. Yu was covered in a more modernized Knight's helm with green armor pieces covering his entire person save for the places which he needed flexibility all of flashing bright green with leaves flowing through him and soon entangled with his armor as they soon became part of it. his legs covered in grieves, his shoulders and arms were covered in gauntlets his chest piece took on a stylized symbol of Valkyrie (a bit of her own personal touch), and soon the black trench coat formed on his back covering his back and parts of his arms as well. Then finally the two watches appeared on his arm, his left one look liked a band with many different kind of runes, and the other had four colored gems on them and a counterpart that looked to be darker.

This was the updated version of Warlock's Air form!

Then soon one of the runes flashed and he vanished before Hayate and Fate's eyes as they were surprised to see him donning his armor so soon like that.

(On the Training Ground.)

"Listen you two, I understand that you are both trying your hardest." As Nanoha looked at both girls stoicly, which contrasted heavily with the raging emotions on both girls as they looked absolutely shocked.

"But." Nanoha called out. "This is just a mock battle, not a fight." She said with disappointment as both girls winced at her tone.

"If all you are going to do is ignore the instructions that me, Fate, and Yu gave you and start to work on something dangerous as this in life." As both Subaru and Teana looked shocked still. "Then there's no point to the practice we do, does it not?"

At that point Nanoha was ignoring the blood seeping from her hand as Teana started to panic a bit at the sight of blood and soon she started to remember the unpleasant way her brother died now.

"Just do what we have been trying to practice, okay?" Nanoha called out to them as both were honestly ashamed of themselves.

"Ah, um, we, - "Were what Subaru managed to get out as she started to unconsciously take a step back from Nanoha at a loss for words at what to do.

"Is everything that the me and Fate been trying to teach, what Yu reminded all of you…all wrong?" As Teana flinched heavily from that and had her Device erase the magic blades she had as she jumped back now looking angrily at her, but with tears in her eyes.

"I don't want to be weak anymore!" She cried out. "I'm sick of not being able to protect the ones I care about, or even seeing another mentor come out heavily wounded with Shocker!" As she gasped for a bit. "I don't want to see my brother's body ever again like that, I want to be as strong as those Riders that can fight Shocker with ease!" She started gasping now as she remembered the look of that sick man she met that day. "I WANT TO BE AS STRONG AS ZOLDA!" She screamed.

Subaru could only look shocked and upset at what she had to go through. "Tea…" Was all she could say.

Teana continued to cry as she continued to explain everything. "I want to be as strong as him, even when he was sick he still continued to fight. I wish to be as strong as him so I don't see any more people crying over lost loved ones!"

Nanoha only looked stoic at her, ignoring the way that her feelings were bubbling up in empathy and understanding as she flashed back to that horrible day a bit. Before ignoring those thoughts. "It seems I still have to cool your head down now." As a magic circle formed beneath her "Crossfire." Forming a magic circle in front of her hand.

"PHANTOM BULL- "Teana started to shout.

"Shoot." As soon a pink magical beam came out of her magic circle and blasted Teana as she looked surprised.

*BOOM* An explosion occurred where Teana was standing.

"Tea!" Subaru shouted in fear and shock as she then started to move only to be restricted as she started to panic and look down. "A Binding Seal!" Only to have her attention diverted back to Nanoha as she spoke up.

"Just stay put and watch Subaru." As the smoke cleared to show a heavily wounded Teana filling Subaru with no end of worry. Only to have her attention diverted when Nanoha was readily another shot.

"Nanoha don't do this!" She screamed and begged only to see another beam out of the circle about to strike Teana. And all she could do was watch in shock and then…anger. And against all odds as the smoke cleared her eyes widened as a man in green armor was in front of Teana holding a green rune defensive circle in front of him.

"Yu." Nanoha gasped diverting her attention to her as she looked surprised now. As Subaru looked back in shock. 'So that was Commander Yu's Rider form?' she thought to herself.

"THAT'S ENOUGH WITH THE VIOLENCE NANOHA!" Yu angrily bellowed at Nanoha.

Yu grunted as he checked on Teana who deliriously looked at him in both wonder and surprise as he returned his attention towards Nanoha who looked shocked and Subaru who was looking at him in surprise and relief. 'Guess she's happy that Teana is not taking damage anymore.' He thought as he continued to stare at them.

Then his Cane came through his rune circle as it shifted into a submachine gun as he took aim and shot down the bindings holding Subaru as she rushed to Teana and gently laid her down.

"I told you that I will be watching over all the training sessions from now on Nanoha." As he narrowed his eyes behind his visor. "I understand the need to teach Teana a lesson, but that was going too far this time." He spoke sharply as Nanoha flinched.

"Yu." She spoke up then. "She needed to learn the difference between the mock one and the real one. Why is it you defend her now?" She asked calmly.

"While I may not approve of her due to her record, but both you, Fate and Hayate say that she does have the potential to be strong." Ignoring or not noticing the widened look on Teana. "That said." He spoke up getting back their attention. "It is the duty of the instructors to aid their students whenever they need the help. She just needs to find the right pull and trigger for her growth to continue."

"Yu…" Nanoha whispered out.

"That said, this mock battle is over." Surprising everyone there, as Yu turned his attention to Subaru, "Subaru, take Teana to the infirmary and have Shamal to watch over her." She nodded but before she could move Yu called out to her. "Subaru." She turned her attention to him in confusion. "You did good today Cadet, that is all." Her eyes widened before she smiled and left with a skip in her step.

Then he turned his attention to Nanoha who was still standing there. "Get the battle logs for the Assault on Horizon Nanoha." He said, shocking her now as she looked a bit uncomfortable now. "You wish to teach them the difference between a mock battle and a real battle, correct?" As Nanoha hesitantly nodded. "Then we will do so. And this will be the lesson that Teana and Subaru will take to learn how bad the situation can go when we fail each other."

Teana moaned as she started come around and soon she looked to her side and saw Subaru looking quite happily. "Tea!" She shouted before engulfing her in a bone breaking hug causing her to choke for a bit.

"Su-b-b-bar-r-ru, can't breathe!" She managed to choke out before Subaru look down and noticed that Teana was starting to turn blue and she quickly let go while chuckling sheepishly while rubbing the back of her head in embarrassment.

"Heh, heh, sorry about that Teana." Subaru said bashfully while twiddling her fingers for a bit which Teana stopped caring about.

"It's fine, now can you tell me what happened at the Mock Battle? Because all I remembered was being shot then a green armored man rescuing me." She asked curiously and impatiently.

Then Subaru started to look a bit down. "Well after Commander Nanoha was about to shoot you down for a second time, Commander Yu intervened and stopped her magic shot from hitting you." Teana's eyes widen at that as she started to remember the Commander in his dazzling green armor protecting her. She started to blush a bit at the way he admitted that while she had…issues. He had also stated his belief in her potential as well.

Most of the time whenever Captain Yu was in charge, he would be more critical of her actions, but he defended her. "Ah!" Subaru shouted grabbing her attention as Subaru also bumped her fists together as well. "The Commander wants us in briefing room C so he can debrief us on a mission or something."

That grabbed her attention. "So what are we waiting for then Subaru? Let's go to the mission debriefing." As she started to get up only to be strained by Subaru who had a very serious expression on her face now.

"Hold up Teana, you just got up so you need to take it easy else you will collapse on your legs like this." She told her sternly which she could not help but admit that she had a point. "And you are also in the hospital gown as well." Subaru pointed out as Teana noticed there was a breeze down below.

That caused her to get embarrassed now. "We will go to the meeting after I get changed!" Teana declared as she spotted her pile of clothes and quickly retrieved them before she started to change. All the meanwhile trying to ignore the annoying chuckle of her partner, Subaru.