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World Divergence: Alpha - Nanohaverse

A's III

A/N : cross posted on my blog and FFN.

"Hasta la vista, baby" - normal speech

=I got lost in the road of life= - telepathic speech

[Dimensional Transfer] - device speech / spells

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I, on the other hand, was facing the redhead with temper issue, Vita. "Vita, right? You have been a bad kid. And bad kid needs to be punished."

She growled in mix of anger, annoyance, and acknowledgement, before raised her hammer.

"Graf Eisen!"

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0065 - December 1st, evening

Uminari City

I danced with Vita. Seriously this girl was my natural counterpart if not outright natural enemy. Her specialties, if I remembered correctly, were melee combat and barrier breaking. That'd mean offense and offense.

On the other hand, my weapons were not built for dealing damage. Yes, it could deal some damage, but tonfa was leaned toward defense. A near perfect defensive weapon I'd say. Either you block with it, parry with it, or smack enemy with it. Thus tonfa combat were mostly dull.

And please ignore the awesome tonfas like bladed tonfa, machinegun tonfa, or lightsaber tonfa. Those shits were hard to make and maintain. And sometimes... impractical.

"Stay still damn it!" she growled.

She was unable to get a clean hit on me. I either parried her blow or dodge it, jumping like madman. Eyaruu worked hard on creating those platform.

"Not a chance, chibi-chan," I taunted her while jumping further back. "Catch me if you can."

She growled again, pulled some metal balls and smacked them to my direction.

Morgana's beard! Time out, Chibi! Time out!

I held my tonfas in crossed position-

[Cross Guard.]

-to block some of those balls and dodge the rest. One of them slipped and almost hit me in the stomach. I quickly channeled my ki and used my Willpower Defense.

"Ugh!"

The ball hit, and even with damage reduction from both Warrior Gear and Willpower Defense, it was still hurt. Aah.. Now I knew what I missed to train back in Potterverse. I specialize in either stealth attack or one-hit critical attack. Basically an assassin class in RPG. But my real combat experience was next to zero, since I rarely hit for the second time.

By that logic, it meant that I had never need to use my defensive technique. Therefore, it didn't matter that I have awesome defense techniques, I wouldn't able to use them properly.

Now that I thought about it, the Room of Requirements should able to provide me with training machine. Something along the lines of projectile-shooting machine with automatic targeting. At least one such device would exist in the multiverse. Why the fuck did I not think about that?

Moreover, being reverted to 13 years old meant that some part of me would be different from what I used to. It seemed that my reserves size were also affected. To what extent, I did not know. My devices were telling me my energy signature had changed. Damn, I shouldn't had dismissed the calibration result as soon as it finished back then.

And even my ki channeling was not good enough for prolonged combat. Balancing energy during training was too damn different from doing it in combat.

Shit! I could have had asked the room for training opponent. A weak golem or two. That thing would qualify for a proper opponent. And most importantly, it was not biological, and therefore conjure-able by the Room.

Plus the fact that I did neglect my training since I came here. I did nothing but suppress my energy, on justification that it would help me avoid Wolkenritter's radar. And I reaped what I sow.

Damn it to hell! I need something and I need it fast.

"Eyaruu, let's play ninja," I said while raising my right hand, my right tonfa disappeared into light particles.

[Roger, Boss. Shadow Dagger!]

Three kunai-shaped magical constructs materialized in my right hand, no less than ten more materialized and floating lazily in front of me.

"Ha!" I threw tree in my hand toward her, the rest followed with the same speed.

I jumped toward her location using Flying Platforms while throwing more and more magical kunais on her.

Of course she answered my attack with more metal balls like a damned 3D croquet game and bullet hell game hybrid.

=I've made the preparations to transfer, but I can't break through their spatial barrier! Arf!= a voice suddenly spoke in my head, Yuuno's voice. I startled, having never been a recipient of directed telepathy before.

Damn! I needed to learn that spell.

=I'm also doing my thing here, but this barrier is really hard!=" came Arf's protest.

Damn! I really needed to learn that spell.

I assumed that Fate got smacked into another building, when she shared her theory via Telepathy, that the cartridges their opponents were using temporarily boosting their power. The little grunt and a very specific crashing sound a little further from me were dead giveaway.

Ah, well. Let's rock it, baby!

=Fate-chan, Yuuno-kun, Arf-san... William-san... I'll destroy the barrier, so match your timing with me and transfer everyone!=

Et tu. Nanoha?.

=I'm fine! I'll break through it with Starlight Breaker!=

Aah... Finally, my dream to see a Starlight Breaker came true..

=[Count IX. VIII. VII. VI. V. IV. III. III. III. III...]= Mechanical voice rang trough the telepathy network. A pink sphere of magic began to form in front of her, draining the mana from the very air itself.

=Raising Heart, are you alright?=

=[No Problem. Count III. II. I.]=

Nanoha gasped. Everyone, including me, froze. Somehow, a hand, covered in green magic, was sticking out of her chest.

"What the fuck?" I muttered. I knew that it was scripted in the anime, but seeing it in real gave me a nauseating feeling.

Fate made her way to help Nanoha, but Signum blocked her.

The hand seemed to looking for something, before thrusting out her chest. Something was pushed out in front of it. Her Linker Core.

"Oh, fuck this shit!" I growled. I rushed towards Nanoha's position too, only to have Vita appear before me. Yuuno was not built for offense, and I did not think clearly. Instead of stopping, like Fate had, I channeled my ki and mana, and yelled "Eyaruu!"

[Point Impact.]

My right tonfa reappeared and both glowed on the tip. I used them like brass knuckle. My charge broke Vita's guard and sent her flying.

Landed near Nanoha, I raised my tonfa like a makeshift stick-

[Point Impact.]

-and smashed the hand with the glowing side at full strength. Mana and ki-reinforced full strength.

A sickening crunch followed by scream from somewhere inside the barrier, and the hand withdrew. The three Wolkenritter all yelled out "Shamal!"

=[Count 0]=

I quickly dropped to the ground. Watching Starlight Breaker was cool, being shot by it was not.

Nanoha staggered but managed to finish her attack. "Starlight... Breaker!"

A colossal beam of pink magic tore through the barrier like tissue paper. The amazing sight of Ultimate Pink Magical Beam of Befriending nearly move me to tears.

Ultimate. Pink. Magical. Beam. Of Befriending.

Nanoha collapsed and I caught her almost too late, distracted by the marvelous sight of pink.

No, not her panties. Her skirt was too damn long for Magical Girl Panty Exposure. Her pink beam, on the other hand, was the beautiful thing. No kill like overkill indeed.

Settling her down, I leaped back into one of Flying Platform on the air. Channeling ki into my lung and throat, I took a deep breath and shouted, "I have no problem with yuri and loli. But if your Shamal did her child-molesting again, I'll do more than break some bones. I take offense to non-consensual sex and child-molesting. Do. I. Make. Myself. Clear?"

And everyone present facefaulted on my words. The Belkan knights staggered in the air before they converged on the point where Shamal was, Nanoha's allies almost lost control of their flight when regrouped on the rooftop.

Uh, shit! I practically insulted their honor as knight and broadcasted my sexual preferences. I was sure the Arthra crews witnessed that.

Suddenly, another voice rang out from nowhere. "This is the Time Space Administration Bureau ship first class Arthra. You are under arrest. Lay your weapons down, and put your hands on your head."

See that near-perfect timing? They did hear my proclamation!

Fuck. My. Life.

Shamal was supported by Vita into the air, her broken hand was limping to the side. The four seemed holding a telepathic conversation of their own. Vita shot me a look of pure hatred, before they disappeared via beams of light. Or was it teleportation?.

A few seconds later a teleportation circle lit up near them and silhouette of someone in uniform appeared. The teleportation was complete and that someone tuned to face me.

"I am Officer Chrono Harlaown from Time-Space Administration Bureau," the teen said to me.

I, sensed a prank potential, deliberately ignored him and went to Nanoha and Fate instead. Oh, was that a bulged vein on his forehead?

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0065 - December 1st

TSAB Ship Arthra

Thankfully Eyaruu hadn't been damaged in the battle like Raising Heart and Bardiche. I was able to cast Matrix Scan and Restoration to Nanoha. Effectively diagnosed and stabilized her before transport. Chrono on the other hand was nearly frothing.

And now I was in dilemma. I got next to no excuse to either got stuck on Arthra or returned to Uminari.

Damn. Let's wing it then.

"Eyaruu, switch to blank form! Thoth, record and analyze everything!"

[Roger, Boss. Warrior Guard: Blank Form.] [Yes, Sir. Initializing protocol.]

My body glowed for a moment before my normal clothing appeared. Blank Form, a mode of my Warrior Guard that merely put thin layer of mana over normal garment. A minimum protection it was, but certainly minimize the risk of taking pot-shot damage without your enemy suspecting.

I used Mana Suppression, Ki Suppression, Wall Walk and Silent Step. Now time for Mission Impossible.

First, I made my way to the bridge. That's the room with super-wide-screen on the ship. There, I found Chrono and his girlfriend (?). Her name was Amy if I remembered correctly.

Various images displayed on screen. The images of Wolkenritter in previous battle.

"What about him?" I heard Chrono asking when my images were displayed.

There was me with twin tonfas while using Cross Guard, that must be the time when I got hit by Vita's attack. Unconsciously, I rubbed my stomach for the phantom pain. Other image was me throwing kunai, Shadow Dagger, with maniac glee.

E gawd. That's me? While I did look cool in my Warrior Guard (subjective opinion), that one image nearly plummeted my pride. Did my mental augmentation (occlumency based) also got affected by that change to my body?

I cut my thoughts when I heard Amy answering Chrono.

"Well... William-kun isn't using a cartridge system, and I can't seem to recognize whether he use Mid-Childan or Belkan magic. Heck, there's no circle or triangle at all when he use his spells!" she finished the last part with frustrated tone.

"And then we have to consider his actions during the time he fought them." Chrono's voice turned dark when he continued, "And his actions afterwards."

Amy blushed. And I had to muster every bit of control to resist the urge to facepalm.

"H- he broke Shamal's arm," here the image when I did it was displayed. "I do not believe he was faking it, not with that kind of face. It's next to impossible in my opinion. And then-," the image of me shouting threats was displayed. No, that's not image. That's a Satan-damned video recording!

[I have no problem with yuri and loli. But if your Shamal did her child-molesting again, I'll do more than break some bones. I take offense to Non-consensual sex and child-molesting. Do. I. Make. Myself. Clear?]

Oh, gods in heaven... It had been permanently recorded.

"-I don't think he's allied with them. Well, it's more like he's..." the still blushing Amy hung her sentence, unable to find the right words.

"Got some loose screws in the head?" At her nod, he continued. "Yeah, mentally unstable, public declaration of perversion, even if there's seem to be a sliver of righteousness." He pinched the bridge of his nose, "Yeah, I'm not sure how to categorize him either."

Fuck. My. Life. I was just channeling Kakashi and I went too far. Unable to bear the humiliation, I quickly left the bridge area.

I made my way to other part pf the ship. A door with different decoration from the others. Extending my perception, I sensed one stationary ki signature. That person was... sitting in seiza?

Aah... It's either Lindy-san's quarter or office then.

I dropped my Wall Walk and Silent Step before knocking the door, a common courtesy that I hoped also practiced by these alien mages with spaceship. The person inside seemed to understood my intention and opened the door.

I entered the room, which was decorated just like in the first season. Several bonsai trees in rack, miniature pond with the bamboo (not sure what's the name), and tea ceremony decoration. Yeah, her quirk...

I made my way to where the green-haired lady was sitting in seiza.

I stopped in front of her, crossed my right hand to my chest and gave her a bow, a bastardized greeting from Roman Empire culture.

"Greetings, Madame. My name is William Thunderion. I presume that you are the highest officer in this ship?"

She eyed me for a moment and replied, "Admiral Lindy Harlaown of Time Space Administration Bureau Sailing Force, Captain of TSAB ship first class Arthra." She paused for a second, "Please have a seat."

I complied and she served me some tea. Green tea.

Let's see, this lady was the boss of those three for some time. When Hayate made her lesbian army, she became their sponsor. A quite influential person with obsession of Japanese tradition.

Did she just put milk and several sugar cubes into her green tea?

I did not know anything about Tea Ceremony, other than one-two sentences from wiki I read back in my old world. Something about it was mostly done with green tea and originated from China hundreds of year ago. Well, I'd just drink it slowly, two or three gulps before putting the cup down and drink again.

Several moments passed in silence, except the occasional *thunk* sound of the bamboo. Both of us eyed each other, observing our counterpart's behavior.

I really need to remember the name of that bamboo thing.

"So, Thunderion-san. What can I do for you?" she started after putting down her cup.

"Call me Will," I quickly replied. My hand placed my own cup down before continuing, "And let's skip the convoluted formalities, shall we?"

She narrowed her eyes for a second, assessing me, before nodded, "Will-san then. And please call me Lindy."

I nodded back, "Lindy-san. I am here to propose a mutually beneficial agreement."

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A/N: Here's the third chapter. Thanks for your support and please review.

Until next time.