SonicANIME2010 here, bringing in another new chapter to the Lyrical Familiar. Well, the debut of the pilot for this story has given me a good idea that will balance out my fanfictions, along with my schoolwork. I won't work on all 3 at once during the week. Instead I'm going to set aside weeks in which I do work.. Like one week I'll work on this one and the next I'll work on Night Sky and Lyrical Record. This should keep me from getting overwhelmed. For this chapter I will also show an opening "script" much like the ones I did in my other stories, it'll go for the opening only though as that will have more content in it. I forgot to do it on the pilot episode. Anyways, here we go, enjoy!

Previously on Sonic the Hedgehog: Lyrical Familiar

"I'm Sonic, Sonic the Hedgehog, and I thought my vacation away from home would do me some good" Sonic's voice narrated, "But here I find myself drawn into a battle thanks to a talking ferret and Nanoha… I never thought that my first day away from South Island could've led to this.."

"My name is Nanoha Takamachi, and I used to be a regular 9 year old, 3rd grade elementary school student, at least until my life was changed forever by magic." Nanoha continued, "It all started when I found the injured ferret. He called out to me for help, and I followed, not knowing what was ahead."

"The same night I arrived, trouble brewed" Sonic took over the narration, "I followed the call to the same animal hospital I saw Nanoha and her friends enter in. The ferret rushed over to us and pleaded for help; help from the monster hot on his tail. I tried to take the creep on all by myself…"

"It was painful to watch…" Nanoha continued, "Sonic was beaten by the monster; beaten to within an inch of his life."

"I probably should've been killed by that monster, but something kept me alive; maybe it just wasn't my time yet; or maybe it was the heart-filled plea by Nanoha" Sonic took over again, "But after that, the real magic happened."

"I recited an incantation that forever changed my life." Nanoha finished her part of the narration, "I felt an amazing power flow through me and Sonic.."

"This power… gave me new strength, and it linked our lives together." Sonic ended his own as well, "Now we have an enemy to face, and I'm itching for some payback… Little did we know that this was only the first of many battles for us."

"Sonic the Hedgehog: The Lyrical Familiar" Sonic and Nanoha declared at the same time, "Is about to begin."

[Intro]
[Opening: "Innocent Starter" Nana Mizuki]

The music begins at a slow start as Raising Heart, initially in standby form, shifts into its main staff/device form. It is then shown in Nanoha's left hand as she stood, back-to-back with Sonic. Both of them are in their respective Barrier Jackets, which were blown gently by a small breeze that added to the peaceful, bright and sunny backdrop for theme. Their eyes are closed as if in deep thought. The viewpoint catches their side profile as the duo began to open their eyes slowly, almost to the pace of the music.

Scene shift to a view of a clear blue sky of a warm, sunny day; as a yellow star logo appeared with the logo of a blue hedgehog right in the middle of it. The following text appeared in Japanese kanji/katakana and English:

Sonic the Hedgehog: Lyrical Familiar

Nanoha, wearing an orange skirt and brighter orange jacket outfit, is shown, sitting calmly in the grass, with her knees close to her body and her eyes closed as if in deep thought again. She felt a sudden, but gentle nudge from the tip of a small, red shoe. She looked towards the source and found Sonic, lying on the grass with his hands folded behind his head like a pillow. With a small, soft smile on her face, she lightly taps the hedgehog, waking him up; they both turn towards the invisible "camera" and while Nanoha winks cutely, Sonic had a short, confident grin.
hiza wo kakaete heya no katasumi ("I was always so uneasy that I was shaking")
itsumo fuan de furuete ita ("hugging my knees in the corner of my room.")
"hontou" wo shiru koto ga kowakute TOBIRA wo tojita ("I was afraid of knowing the "truth" and closed the door to it.")

The images of Sonic and Nanoha are reeled as if by an old fashioned camera in a transition to the next scene. A girl with bright yellow hair and red eyes, wearing a black long-sleeve shirt and matching skirt combination sits on a couch that sat against a window with a view overlooking the city. Lying next to the couch was a large red-furred wolf, which the girl pets with her left hand. The girl softly placed the fingertips of her right hand on her own forehead as she stared at the ceiling above her.
yasashii uso ni ibasho wo mitsukete ("Through a kind lie, I discovered where I should be.")
yume no naka ni nigekonda ("I fled and took refuge in my dreams")

Nanoha and Sonic stood side-by-side on the vast fields of green with the backdrop of a large blue lake and waterfall. The soil of the fields has a distinct checkerboard pattern to it. Nanoha held up her device as it glows a pink-ish hue, within an instant, the clothes she was wearing were replaced by her Barrier Jacket; while Sonic, who wasn't wearing clothes, gained his Samurai-motif Barrier Jacket as well. The duo takes to the skies and flies swiftly through the terrain.
daremo shiranai kodoku no umi wo fukai ao ni someteku sabishisa kakusu ("No one knows of the lonely sea being dyed a deep blue color that hides my loneliness")
ichizu na omoi ("With wholehearted feelings,")
kimi no KOKORO wo kizutsukete iru ("I wounded your heart")

The scene shifts to the blonde girl from before and Nanoha flying towards one another. The blonde wields a pole-axe with a yellow orb that shined for a brief moment before the two clashed with one another. At the same time, Sonic and the red wolf also clash with the hedgehog's twin blades meeting the wolf's claws.
hitomi no oku no himitsu suikomaresou na ("The secret within your eyes makes me want to soak it up")
egao no ura shinjisu ni yawaraka na ai boku ga todoke ni iku yo ("I'll bring the truth behind your smile with a warm love")

With a small, blue diamond-cut jewel shimmering as a brief backdrop, the scene shifts to show Nanoha's family and best friends, all smiling kindly and supportively in the general direction of the invisible "camera". The viewpoint lands back in the green area again, only showing a young, orangish-yellow furred two-tailed fox, accompanied by a pink hedgehog in a green t-shirt and orange skirt outfit.
furetara kowaresou na nukumori ga ima kako wo hanare afuredasu ("If I touch it, the warmth that seems so breakable will break away from its past and overflow.")

The scene shifts to show Sonic, slowly walking away in a random direction with his head hung low. He is quickly stopped by Nanoha, who grabs his hand, gives him one of the brightest and kindest smiles seen and drags him back in the opposite direction. They stop at a rooftop and gaze out at the vast city beneath them.
zutto soba ni iru kara kanashii kage ni madowanai de ("Because you're always by my side I will no longer be puzzled over the shadow of loneliness.")

The last scene shift shows a flurry of Sakura petals which are blown away to reveal the text and logo from before.

Sonic the Hedgehog: The Lyrical Familiar

Chapter 2
first fight together; a lyrical incantation!

[Makibara Animal Hospital]
[Time: 8:55pm*]
[No BGM]

To say that Nanoha Takamachi was surprised, and maybe a little overwhelmed, would be an understatement. Given her situation though, it would be easy to understand her feelings. In a matter of minutes, she went from an "ordinary" third grade schoolgirl to a mage. With an outfit and staff that came out of nowhere, not to mention the powers that awakened with the objects. To add to that, part of the new power was also constantly channeled into the blue hedgehog to her side. The power formed what could be best described as an invisible "link".

On the opposite end of the link was Sonic, the blue hedgehog who was saved thanks to the new power. He too felt the "link" between himself and the human, and it felt just like the "tug" he felt earlier that day, only it was much stronger. Like his new "mistress", Sonic wasn't able to keep his surprised feelings suppressed, though at least he wasn't as overwhelmed.

However, the time for freaking out was short and the tentacle and fur-filled monster looked like it was about to make a move. This brought the ferret out of his amazed phase.

"It's coming!" the talking ferret warned the new mage and familiar

[VS Jewel Seed Monster]
[BGM: "World's Collide" Final Fantasy XIII-2]

The creature took a massive leap up into the sky and rolled while in its ascension to build up the momentum. Once it got high enough it let gravity take over and fell over the duo; intent on crushing them both in a massive body slam.

Nanoha could only stare as the creature descended rapidly on her, while Sonic looked like he was about ready to pounce and take the hit for her. Before he could do that, at the last second, Nanoha held out her new staff in front of her in a desperate attempt of protection.

"Protection!" the staff's jewel declared and just before the monster made impact, it was blocked by the sudden appearance of a pink bubble-like barrier. The barrier covered both mage and familiar and kept the monster at bay. While Nanoha had her eyes closed tight, Sonic was calm and that allowed him to watch as the monster looked like it was hurt by the barrier.

The monster suddenly burst out into tens of pieces. The sudden boom added to the pieces speed. The whole scene was littered by it, the biggest hit of damage, aside from the walls and ground, was the nearby light post, which was cut clean in half. The larger half of the post toppled and crashed into the wall it was facing.

"E-EEEH?!" Nanoha could only stare in disbelief at the amount of damage done by her barrier and the resounding effects.

"Wow!" Sonic said and whistled at his new master, "Nice mess, I'm not cleaning that up though."

"Our devices use a "programming" system that lets our magic take form." The ferret explained to the two about the magic while the monster appeared to be out of commission, "In order to make the system work, however, its user needs to provide it with their spiritual energy"

"I have a hunch that the spiritual energy is also keeping me alive, right?" Sonic asked as he came to a guess.

"Hai" the ferret nodded, "When a mage creates a familiar, they, to put it one way, "share a heart", their lives are linked. However, just because a mage creates a familiar, doesn't mean that the familiar's going to be completely loyal to them. That's why, normally, familiars are created by a contract."

"Contract?" Nanoha asked, curious about what she did in making Sonic her familiar.

"Correct; a contract that grants a familiar life to fulfill as specific task. When the task is complete, the familiar will disappear" the ferret continued his explanation.

"Wait!" Sonic interrupted him, "You're saying I'm going to disappear?!"

"If you were made a familiar as part of a contract, then yes." The ferret answered, "However, this doesn't appear to be that specific case. You were made her familiar in an act of kindness, and are not bound by any contract. So, to put it one way, you have nothing that compels you to obey your new "master"

"Technically I don't, unless I wanted t- HEADS UP!" the hedgehog was about to say something, but stopped short when he saw the monster reform into its ugly self and rushed itself at the three.

Nanoha let out a soft gasp in surprise as she watched the beast charge. Then, to her surprise, she saw the blue hedgehog step in front of her and block the monsters attack with his twin blades. Sonic, despite having no experience with swords, which was something his master noted; was able to push the monster away from him and then spin-dashed into it with his swords acting as support.

'Even though he doesn't seem to know what he's doing, he's still trying his hardest.' Nanoha thought to herself as she watched Sonic fend off the monster. Determined to give him some help, she turned to the ferret, "How do I stop this thing?"

"The "thing" is called a Jewel Seed; it was born from a tremendous power; the form we are seeing it took to protect itself." The ferret explained, "To stop it, you need to seal it with your staff, returning it to its original form."

"I don't understand, but how do I do that?" Nanoha asked while Sonic, taking advantage of a brief pause, took a step back to listen in as well.

"What you did before was one of two types of magic, offensive and defensive." The ferret answered, "They are basic forms of magic you activate by thinking about them. Focus on what you want a spell to do and let the mana shape itself. Also, most of the spells you have are also available to be accessed by your familiar as well."

"So I can cast magic too is what you're saying?" Sonic asked

"Hai, but first she needs an incantation" the ferret answered

"Incantation?" Nanoha stood there, not quite as confused anymore

"Listen to your heart" the talking ferret nodded and advised, "I have no doubt that an incantation will come to you."

"And I'll keep the monster busy while you do that" Sonic nodded, then suddenly grinned as he turned to face the monster, who looked like it was about to rush for another round, "Aha! Tutorial Boss! That's its new name!"

"Tutorial Boss?" the ferret blinked, "Why are you calling it that?"

"Uh.. You're giving us a tutorial while we're fighting it?" Sonic deadpanned as he watched the aforementioned tutorial boss rush at his direction.

"Walked right into that one" the ferret hung his head in comical defeat, he then watched as the blue hedgehog familiar did not move from his spot. Curious, he inquired, "What are you doing?"

"Wait for it…" Sonic focused, trying to find something in the new "link" he had with Nanoha. Satisfied, he waited patiently for the Jewel Seed monster to close the distance between itself and him. When the monster got within the maximum striking distance, the blue hedgehog took a makeshift defensive stance with his blades, "Protection!"

Sure enough, the barrier spell appeared and did its job in not only shielding Sonic from the attack, but also kept the monster occupied for Nanoha to come up with an incantation to seal it. And it didn't take long for that either.

"Lyrical Magical!" Nanoha called out the incantation she came up with. She held up her device high into the air as the head extended in length by about 3 inches. Pink wings sprouted from near the head.

With a grin, Sonic watched as pink strips of mana surrounded the monster. The grin turned into an inquisitive and curious glance as he saw the roman numerals "XXI" appear just above the monster's eyes.

"XXI… that's 21" the hedgehog observed, "Oy! Talking-Ferret, what's with the number?"

"That's the serial number for the Jewel Seed" the talking ferret, who still hasn't revealed his name yet, answered, "The serial numbers help keep track of the seeds when they're sealed. So to seal this one, number 21, the specific number must be called out."

"Jewel Seed, serial 21, Seal!" Nanoha called out. Her device chimed in affirmation and began the sealing. More pink streams of light bombarded the monster until it couldn't handle it. Within a matter of seconds it completely disappeared in a bright flash of pink light.

"B-bright.." Sonic winced and had to cover his eyes for the moment because of how close he was to the monster prior to its sealing. When the light settled, the monster was gone, and in its place was a small blue jewel that was cut in a diamond shape. As the hedgehog was the closest, he was the first to notice, "Okay… the big bad scary monster's gone, but what the heck is this?"

"A Jewel Seed" the ferret answered, then turned to Nanoha, "Touch it with Raising Heart"

"Hai" Nanoha nodded and lightly tapped the tip of the staff to the jewel, there was a mechanical sound that came from the device before it sealed the seed inside.

"Receipt No. 21, sealed!"The device declared.

[Boss Cleared]
[Jingle: "Act Clear" Sonic CD (US) version]

Nanoha blinked as her device flashed again and she found herself back in the clothes she had on before the fight. The same had also applied to Sonic, only the wounds he had suffered at the hands of the monster were still absent.

In a customary, at least to him, fashion, Sonic celebrated the victory with a pose. His right hand was closed aside from his index finger, which he wagged in his confident glory; his left foot was behind the right and tilted so that the tip of his left shoe lightly tapped against the heel of his right, and his other arm was bent.

"Um… Sonic?" Nanoha couldn't help but stare at her new familiar's antics; she had to restrain a small giggle over how cute the boy looked, "W-what are you doing?"

"Posing, it's practically required to have a catchy jingle after you beat a boss" Sonic explained as if he was talking about the weather, "Gotta have a nice pose and some cool music."

"Uh… we don't have any of that.." the ferret hung his head low again, wondering where the heck the hedgehog came from.

"Buzzkill…" Sonic deadpanned. Then, as he was about to settle down from the pose he thought so much of, a catchy theme started to play, only from the most unusual of sources.

[BGM: "Victory fanfare" Final Fantasy VI]

"Yeah, now THAT'S a theme!" The blue hedgehog rocked his head back-and-forth to appreciate the music. Curious enough, he took a glance at the direction of the music and was greeted by the humorous sight of his master, with her cheeks tinted red in embarrassment and her head hung low in a poor attempt to cover it, "uh.. Nanoha?"

"T-that's my cellphone.." Nanoha sighed and pulled out her cellphone to check the caller id and instantly regretted that choice, "Okaa-san!"

"Something wrong?" The ferret asked, curious about what made the girl upset

"I left home without telling my family when you called" Nanoha explained, "I kinda hoped they wouldn't notice."

"Well that didn't work out" Sonic said with a shrug, "Better answer and face the music."

"W-wait you can't te- mmmph!" The ferret tried to say something to dissuade the girl but found his mouth pinched shut by two gloved fingers.

"No no no! Bad ferret! Bad!" Sonic half-teasingly, half-serious scolded the talking ferret, who still has yet to introduce himself to the two, "You no give bad advice. If there are more of these "jewel seed" things… then odds are this isn't our last battle, and we're gonna need to be prepared; ne, Nanoha?"

"H-hai.." the girl sighed as she opened her phone; she had the sinking feeling that the arguments between Sonic and the ferret would become a bit of a running gag; she tapped a button and accepted the call, "moshi moshi?"

[No BGM]

While Nanoha was busy with her phone call, Sonic and the ferret got into another argument of how much of the incident they should tell her friends and family. Both had valid, yet conflicting points. Sonic argued that there would be no way to keep the incident secret, while the ferret argued that her family weren't involved and shouldn't be put into unnecessary danger. Their argument was short-lived; however, as Nanoha hung up her phone with a tired sigh.

"I told them that a lot has happened and that I'll explain tomorrow" the girl informed the two, then slowly started the long trek back to her home, "What are you two going to do?"

"I'm following you" the ferret answered, "I don't have anywhere to stay for the moment"

"I have a hotel room, but it's halfway across the city at least; and I'm still a bit winded from that fight" the hedgehog also let out a tired sigh, "So, you're stuck with me too"

With everything all decided, the trio left the scene of the incident; the damage from the battle would last for quite some time, but thankfully nobody innocent was injured.

[Midori-ya Café]
[No BGM]

It took them approximately twenty minutes, but Nanoha, with Sonic and the talking ferret in tow, managed to arrive at her home safely. Her family patiently waited up for them in concern and it came to a surprise to find that Nanoha wasn't alone.

"I'm home" Nanoha announced after a tired yawn; she looked like she could've fallen asleep on the spot, but somehow she stayed awake, "Sorry for worrying you guys."

"Nanoha-chan, are you alright?" Momoko asked in concern; and noticed the others with her as well, though her concern of her daugther's wellbeing, for the moment, overruled the urges she had of geeking out over the sure cuteness of the ferret and hedgehog, "You look worn out,"

"Nya..ha.. it's a long story" the girl let out another yawn as she started to wobble in place, "So.. tired"

"Well you better get to bed before you collapse" Miyuki, Nanoha's older sister, said as she urged the girl upstairs to her bedroom.

While Nanoha was ushered to her room to turn in for the night, the rest of her family turned their gaze to the blue hedgehog and talking ferret who accompanied her. Their concerned expressions asked the un-needed question about the need to explain the situation.

"Heh heh.. I'm just as worn out as her" the blue hedgehog waved his arms defensively, "You want answers, talk to the ferret."

"I guess this can't be avoided now…" the ferret sighed in defeat, he knew he had a lot of explaining to do; but wasn't quite ready, "Could this wait until tomorrow morning? A lot has happened and I need some time to figure out how to explain it."

"Hai" Shiro nodded in agreement. If he was surprised by the talking animals, he didn't show it behind his calm demeanor. Though the safety of his daughter may have played a hand in his thoughts as well, "You can use the couch if you wish."

"Arigatou-gozaimasu" the ferret nodded his head in a polite gesture and walked over to the mentioned couch.

With the ferret's sleeping situation taken care of in the form of a small basket on part of the living room's couch; the attention was then shifted to the other uninvited and weary guest, Sonic.

"Uh..." the poor blue hedgehog made a soft gulp noise in nervousness.

"You can take the couch as well" Momoko, as if noticing the hedgehog's nerves, displayed a calm and caring tone, "You look like you've had better days too. And it wouldn't be right if we didn't extend a hand of gratitude after you returned our daughter home safely."

"Thank you" Sonic, finding his spirit lifted thanks to the Takamachi family, bowed in gratitude. He muttered, but not quietly enough to not be heard, "If anything she saved me…"

Shiro and Momoko caught what he said, but, in respect to the situation and conditions, decided to refrain from asking for the time being. With everything all said and done, the night ended rather peacefully.

[That morning]
[No BGM]
[7:00 am]

After a nice, peaceful and refreshing slumber, Nanoha woke up with a bright smile on her face. To her, the events that happened last night could've been a dream she had while she slept. Maybe she thought of that as she prepared to get ready for school, but she was in for a rude awakening if she followed that mindset.

"Ohay-.. E-eh?!" Nanoha stopped her greeting short as she walked into the kitchen and was greeted by a humorous scene of the blue hedgehog and talking ferret from last night in the middle of another argument. A glance toward the kitchen and dining table also alerted her to not only her family wide awake and observing the argument; but, in addition, there were two surprise visitors.

"Alisa-chan?! Suzuka-chan?!" Nanoha called to her friends as she joined them and her family in observing the quarrelling duo.

"Ohayo, Nanoha-chan!" Alisa grinned and, deciding to tease her friend a bit, "Aren't you impatient, taking the ferret home early?"

"We didn't know it could talk either" Suzuka added, though she did so honestly and not in a teasing fashion.

"What are you doing here?" Nanoha asked, quite confused as to why the two would come to her house so early in the morning

"Well… Alisa-chan called me last night after you texted us about the ferret we found" Suzuka explained briefly, "She said that she thought there were a lot of weird things that happened after school."

"And I wanted to make sure you were alright" Alisa added, "Plus, we heard that something happened at the vet we went to yesterday; the reports said it was a car crash or something, "

"I think I'm okay.." Nanoha shook her head with a sigh, and then noticed that the hedgehog and ferret were still arguing, "How long have they been doing this?"

"About an hour" Momoko answered, "They were arguing over some trivial matters until Alisa-chan and Suzuka-chan arrived, then they were arguing over how much we should be told of something. I lost track from there. Now it's something about music."

"I like the blue one," Alisa grinned, "Sonic; he's cute and funny."

'I'm not surprised. They're both sassy' Nanoha thought to herself as an anime-style sweatdrop appeared on her forehead in exasperation. She then asked a valid and logical question, "Aren't you surprised that they can talk in the first place?"

"We were at first" Suzuka answered, "But we got over that after their arguments got comical."

"I'm being honest here. We really need some victory jingle or something to play when we do another of those sealing things." Sonic argued with the ferret

"No we don't! This is a serious matter!" the ferret argued back, "And half of the time you were fighting the thing, you were trying to come up with a joke?"

"Hey! Expository banter is a must in a boss fight" The blue hedgehog stated in such a know-it-all fashion. He stopped when he noticed the ferret sigh and fall silent.

[BGM: "Prelude" Final Fantasy (the crystal themes.. pick a game for this one, most are the same)]

"I shouldn't be arguing with you, not after what you went through. I'm sorry that you had to get involved." The ferret hung his head low, unwilling to continue the argument and remembering what happened before the fight, "You might still be living on your own power otherwise."

"Ugh… not this again… that was the first thing you said to me when we woke up this morning. You called for help and we answered" Sonic said in reference to him and Nanoha, "When someone calls for help, I don't look the other way. It's just not my thing."

"Even so…" the ferret let out another sigh.

"Sonic's right!" Nanoha interrupted the two, "When you called, we came. We chose to get involved. It would be nice if we knew what we were getting involved in."

"But.." the ferret was about to point out the others in the room, Nanoha's friends and family, who were not involved; but he was shot down by a dirty look courtesy of not only the blue hedgehog, but his "master" too, "Alright… It's a long story though."

"If you're worried about the girls getting to their school on time, don't." Sonic stopped the ferret on that one, "I know where it is, and with my speed, I can get them there in seconds."

"I'm not worried about that." The ferret shook his head, then took to a mental communication, 'You're a mage now Nanoha. And you, Sonic, are her familiar. As such we can talk like this so long as Nanoha has Raising Heart with her. Try to talk with your heart.'

'Like this?' The duo tested and asked as such.

'Great!' the ferret had a small smile, 'You two can also communicate to each other directly as well through this method. I believe we call this "mindspeak". Most mages have the capability'

'Alright, but don't think this lets you escape from fessing up to everyone here' Sonic gave the ferret a cold look, 'We're not leaving until you explain.'

"Alright" the ferret sighed again in defeat, he'd much rather only have to tell the affected duo, but the situation did not allow for that, "Well…I suppose I should start with who I am and what I do. My name is Yuuno Scrya; Scrya's my family name, and Yuuno's my given name. I'm from another world."

"Why did you come here?" Shiro asked, somewhat the most unfazed by the "alien" ferret.

"To find these relics called "Jewel Seeds". Originally, they were thought to be magic stones that could grant wishes" Yuuno began explaining about his purpose, "But…"

"Sometimes they go berserk?" Sonic finished the thought. Having a few of his own that he accidentally shared with Nanoha via mindspeak, "Almost like the Chaos Emeralds."

'Eh? Chaos Emeralds?' Nanoha suddenly blinked, drawing a look or two from everyone other than the blue hedgehog, "U-uh.. nothing…'

"Hai, and they'll sometimes take monstrous forms such as this" Yuuno, oblivious to Nanoha's brief moment of surprise and in his right hand, showed a display of footage taken from the fight with the previous night's Jewel Seed monster, including Sonic's defeat, much to the shock of everyone else, "They are very dangerous."

"Oh you should see the full highlight. I get better" Sonic shrugged their surprise off, "right, Yuuno the Tutorial Ferret?"

"Right.." Yuuno sighed; he just can't seem to catch a break from the hedgehog. He continued the footage feed up through Sonic and Nanoha's familiar and mage transformations, though for them both, it wasn't so much of a transform as it was a change of attire.

"Sonic-kun?" Nanoha reached out to the hedgehog via mindspeak while Yuuno was busy explaining the stuff he went through with them last night.

"What's up?"

"I'm sorry for intruding, but what are these Chaos Emeralds you mentioned?"

"You overheard that, ne?" If he could voice it, Sonic would've sighed, "Guess I can't keep it under wraps for too long. In South Island there are these gems known as the Chaos Emeralds; said to be relics of some past. Word is, the one who collects them all gains enormous power."

"How many are there?"

"Six… I've seen six of them on my adventure" Sonic's face took on a pensive expression, "I've heard rumors of a seventh, but, none of that's been confirmed."

"You know, you didn't have to tell me that" Nanoha noted, "I mean, I understand that after what Doctor Eggman did to your home, you would be mistrusting of us humans.."

"To tell you the truth, even I don't know why I'm telling you this…" Sonic didn't deny Nanoha's assumption

"Excuse me" Yuuno suddenly interrupted the two, "But I'm going to go over what I haven't told you two during last night's battle, and I'd appreciate if you'd pay attention."

"It's my fault that these seeds are on this world in the first place" the ferret lowered his head as he continued, "In my home world, I'm an archaeologist. One day, I discovered something odd in an old rock formation. I sent a team down to retrieve it for safekeeping, but their ship never made it back. An accident that happened on the ship led to a big disaster. 21 of the Jewel Seeds were spread across your world because of it."

"Uh… hate to bring logic into this whole thing" Sonic interjected with his opinion, "But if the whole thing happened because of an accident, then I don't see anything that can be considered your fault."

"I was the one who found the seeds" Yuuno countered, "It's up to me to bring all of them back safely."

"Is that all?" Shiro asked, again with a calm expression; nothing seems to faze Nanoha's father too easily.

"Hai… I've explained all that I can and everything about our magic" Yuuno nodded, "I know it will be an inconvenience, but I'd like to ask for Nanoha's assistance in this. She's already gotten involved, and I'm too weak to handle this on my own."

"This isn't our decision to make, Yuuno-kun. It's up to Nanoha-chan to decide if she wants to help you or not." Momoko said, surprising Yuuno and Sonic with her moment of wisdom, "We'll support her all the way."

"But, what about her familiar?" the ferret asked, "Like I explained, he's living off the magical energy that she has…"

"From what we saw, she did that because she wanted to help him out, so we're fine with that." Shiro noted, "But, if he's going to protect her like most of these "familiars" do, then he'll need to be trained. I may be a few years out of practice, but even I can tell that his sword skills need improvement."

"Yeah, thanks for the vote of confidence" Sonic deadpanned, "Sadly, it's true. I don't know the first thing about swords."

"I do" Kyouya noted and gestured to his sister Miyuki, "We train in the dojo almost every day."

"We could teach you our style." Miyuki added, "The "Godly Twin Kodachi Style"; the blades you got when Nanoha-chan made you her familiar are the same model as our own. Odd coincidence, ne?"

"Nyahaha… I've been caught" Nanoha giggled a bit, "Yuuno-kun told me to picture how I'd like my Familiar to be and I thought specifically of bodyguards like the jobs Onii-chan and Onee-chan have; that's where I got the weapon ideas from."

"I'm not surprised that you were aware of that." Kyouya said, thinking back to the last protection detail he and Miyuki went on. 'Now that I think about it, it's been awhile since I last saw her. Wonder how she's doing.'

"Anyways, like I was saying, I think we can teach Sonic-kun the style we practice. It'll at least help him out more when he uses his swords, but, before that" Miyuki gave the blue hedgehog a stern look, "I want you to make a promise that you'll protect Nanoha-chan."

"E-eh?!" Nanoha stared at her older sister, "B-but, onee-chan, he-"

"Sure! I'll take that promise" the hedgehog cut her off from the argument, "As long as I live, I won't let her come to harm"

"Sonic-kun?!" Nanoha turned her surprised gaze on the hedgehog, and quickly took to the mindspeak, "Why?! You don't have to."

"You sure about that" Kyouya asked, "I should warn you now that our training is not going to be easy, and you will get hurt along the way."

"I'm not afraid of danger, and I don't care how much I get hurt. I promise I will protect her." Sonic answered, his determination obvious in the expression he had, "I told myself coming here that not all of you humans are like Doctor Eggman, and I'd like to think that is true. I don't think I can do that on my own. After what happened last night, when Nanoha saved my life by making me her familiar, I got to thinking that she will be the one who can help me. Help me believe what I've been trying to believe about humans. Because of that, I'll protect her… with everything I got"

"Good, then you can start your training with us after you take my sister and her friends to school" Kyouya had a teasing smirk on his face as he took notice of the time, "They wouldn't want to be late, now would they?"

"E-EH!? Nanoha, Alisa and Suzuka stared at the clock and panicked, "It's almost that time already?!"

"Heh heh.. no worries" the blue hedgehog smirked in confidence as he, in a display of his natural strength, grabbed Nanoha and set her in a position where she could lock her hands around his neck. He then grabbed a surprised Alisa and Suzuka by their arms.

"Hoeeee?!" The trio screamed in surprise as they watched Sonic run in place again until his feet took on the familiar figure-8 loop shape.

"All aboard the Sonic express!" Sonic grinned more as readied his Super-Peel-Out for a huge launch, "Ready…. Here we GO!"

As soon as he said "Go!" the hedgehog was off in a huge burst of acceleration. If there was any doubt that Sonic the Hedgehog had a side for showing off, it was stamped away when he showed off his trademarked speed."

"Well" Shiro said as he stood up, "I gotta get the café opened up"

"And we have to set up the dojo" Miyuki added as she and Kyouya stood up and also left the room. The only ones left in were Yuuno and Momoko.

"Eh?" the ferret blinked, then paled when he looked up and saw the dangerous glint in Momoko Takamachi's eyes. The downside to his ferret form; Yuuno gulped a bit in comical fear, "Uh oh.."

[Elsewhere]

A bright and brief glimmer of light shined from the top steps of a local shrine in Uminari City. Nothing happened though after the light died down, so it was easy to push it aside. However, it was anything but forgettable.

A diamond cut jewel had made a hole for itself in the trees nearby and seemed to wait, as if looking for something to possess and give it power. The seed wasn't active yet, but it was only a matter of time before someone, maybe an unsuspecting teenager out taking her dog for a walk, to come along and give the seed a solid form to possess.

[To be continued]

[Ending: "Little Wish ~Lyrical Step~" Yukari Tamura]

[End of Chapter 2]

Author's notes: Taking a bit of a different route as far as the Nanoha series is concerned. The reasons I have it so Nanoha's friends and Family are not left out of the loop with the magic is concerned is because it would be tough for her to keep something this big and lie about it to them. Thus, I decided to enforce the issue… Plus, Sonic will definitely need all the training he can get. And as for the reactions from Nanoha's family; consider that they are very open-minded and understanding. Believe me, even I was surprised at how much this was true.

By the way, on one of the time stamps during the jewel seed monster fight, I put an asterisk by the specific time. I did that because technically the time around the area was warped. It's a nifty spell Yuuno has that can set up a barrier within a designated area, time within that area is somewhat warped, and its done so innocent people don't get caught in a crossfire. But, as noted, and pointed out by Alisa, any damage done to the ground or walls within that area would still be present. Nobody said a mage's job wasn't destructive.

Anyways, please leave a review, I'd like to see on where I can improve, and overall opinions really help too. Until then, I'm gone.