Disclaimer: The rights of Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha are not mine.

You know, I think I'm just going to streamline through this and try to finish it up by the end of the year to get out chapter 1 of A's on the newyear, hopefully.

Yes, that's right. I'm eventually going to write a sequel that follows A's.

Aside from that, those who don't like how this is pretty much just restating the anime with some major changes, you'll be happy to hear that this is the last set-up chapter, and the rest are going to be the results of how Nanoha has done things differently. For example, Yuuno not offering to open the gate for Nanoha because she's been such a jerk to him. And other major changes, if things go well.

Enjoy.

Chrono was blocking the two mages devices with his hand and device, and had a strange thought. For some reason, Fate seemed to keep pushing and trying to get past him, while Nanoha put up no resistance whatsoever, and had a smile on her face, as if she was expecting it. The moment they made eye contact, however, she returned to having a serious look on her face. Shrugging it off, Chrono commanded the two to stand down, forcing them both to the ground. When he was just about to continue, orange shots burst from the air and next to him. When Chrono looked towards the source, he saw Alph, telling Fate to get away.

When Fate jumped away and went for the Jewel Seed, Nanoha was thinking about what had just happened, and why Chrono had arrived later than he did before. Although she might have chalked it up to a faulty memory herself, a quick inquiry to Raising Heart proved that he really didn't arrive later. This wasn't the first thing, either. There were other changes. They were subtle, yes, but changes all the same. While those small changes in dialogue weren't worth much alone, combing all of them with the different actions she had taken, Nanoha began to worry what would happen. Still unwavering, however, she looked back on the scene that Chrono had just blocked Fate from getting the Jewel Seed As he hovered in the air and prepared to fire, Nanoha reacted instinctively towards Fate's safety and fired at Chrono, hitting him in the back and providing an opportunity for Alph to carry Fate away, all the while wondering why exactly Nanoha had done that.

As he watched the two of them get away, Chrono decided to focus on Nanoha. From the look on her face, it seemed that it wasn't an accidental fire that had interrupted him. Keeping suspicious of the girl, he came down and thought about what to do next when the hologram with Lindy's face appeared.

"Ah, Chrono. Good job. Can you take the two of them on the Arthra now?"

"Yes. I am sorry, however, as I let her distract me and the other one got away."

"Don't worry about it. Just take them with you. I'd like to know what's going on."

In truth, however, Lindy was quite puzzled over Nanoha's actions. From what she had seen about how Nanoha didn't warn Yuuno of the tree and how she had let Fate escape, she had to wonder if the two of them were secretly working together. Although there was a fair amount of evidence saying otherwise, such as how Fate seemed so aggressive and willing to fight the other girl, it was a possibility, and something that shouldn't be ignored.

On board the Arthra, Nanoha didn't wait for Chrono's lead and headed straight towards the door, even beginning to cast the spell to open the door. Since he was watching Nanoha carefully, Chrono, stopped Nanoha while she was trying to, and remembered to be cautious, as he didn't know how exactly she knew what to do to open the door. Especially since he had been told that only chosen people knew how to do it. As a potential candidate for the Arc-en-Ciel, the Arthra was one of ten Time-Space Administration Buerau Level 6 Security Ships. There were only 50 things above Level 6, so the Arthra was fairly well protected. Finding it's security code was not supposed to be doable for a mage that had just entered the ship for the first time.

When they walked into the following room, Chrono did remember that they were guests, even if one of them was suspicious, and to act curteous to them. Inviting them to return to their normal form, Chrono tried to act as inviting as possible while still trying to retain his figure as the main authority here. Nanoha obliged rather quickly, knowing that there was no harm, while Yuuno hesitated for a moment before returning to his human form.

"Well, Nanoha, this is the first time you've seen me in this form, is it not? Are you surprised?"

Although Yuuno was genuinely curious, his real motive for asking that question was to figure out how much Nanoha knew, as he really did bet that she had ulterior motives.

"Eh, a little. Whatever."

Nanoha replied to Yuuno's question nonchalantly, as she was too busy trying to deduce why exactly the changes had been made, and if she should try to fix them or not. Yuuno, on the other hand, sensed how Nanoha really didn't care much about what was going on, and saw that his suspicions were right, and Nanoha knew something, anything, about the current situation that the rest of them didn't know. Still, he didn't make a move, as he wasn't sure how much she knew and he still needed someone to collect the Jewel Seeds.

When the trio entered the room where Lindy was waiting, Nanoha took a quick glance around the room and noticed that it was still decorated strangely, and Lindy was still just sitting on the mat. As Nanoha accepted Lindy's invitation to come over, she began to form many different ideas in her head about why there were those changes, and each of them involving the hooded man in some shape or form. Remembering that Lindy was supposed to ask her about the current situation, Nanoha focused just enough to know and think about what she was saying, remembering that she would have to tell only what everyone else knew at this point, as saying more would be suspicious, as if she wasn't already.

After Nanoha's explanation, Lindy proposed that the two of them just return to being normal people. Jerking up at this, Nanoha quickly protested.

"What? Why? I want to do this too!"

While Lindy was about to respond, Chrono interrupted her telepathically.

Captain, I think we should let her stay. She seems to know something about that Fate Testarossa girl. At the very least, give them a night to think over it.

Well, alright Chrono.

"I know this is coming to you suddenly, so please just think over it."

"I'll walk you two out. Is where we met ok?"

Chrono stood to send the two back to their dimension, and Nanoha realized that Lindy didn't talk about how the Jewel Seeds were dangerous. Presumably, it was because she hadn't been confused at what was going on at first, but you never know, right?

Back on the planet, Nanoha was downstairs helping her Momoko with the dishes as Yuuno communicated with the crew of the Arthra concerning their condition.

...And that's why I think that having Nanoha help you out with the Jewel Seeds would be a good idea. Even if I don't go, I'm sure she would make a good addition. I do have to advise you to be cautious around her, though. She seems like she knows more than she's letting on.

"Yes, captain, I got the same vibe from her as well."

"Alright, we'll accept you two for now, but I do suggest we be careful around Nanoha. If both of you have suspicions about her, it wouldn't hurt to take caution."

While this conversation was taking place, Nanoha was downstairs convincing her mom to let her stay on the Arthra for a while. It went off without a hitch once more, and as Nanoha grabbed her bag and ran out, preparing to board the Arthra with Yuuno following her, Precia was in her hideout, just waiting for the rest of the Jewel Seeds to fulfill her wish.

The end. I'm looking forward to the next chapters because I get to be a bit more creative. Please Review.