[ Garden of Time / September 21, 0078 07:00 ]

"It's no good, I cannot gather any mana at all!"

That was Zwei.

"Well, then we have to walk on foot."

Hayate sounded calm and collected.

"Yes!"

The image shifted, now following a white-haired woman in Belkan knight garbs along the corridor. On her back, she carried an unconscious body in a blue skin-tight suit and a white cape. A miniature Unison Device floated wobbly next to her shoulder. A small red-haired woman in a crimson battle dress followed her.

"Are you okay, Vivio?"

"Yes, Mama."

The speakers remained just off-screen but they were easy to identify.

"This corridor should take us to the hull."

"Thank you, Vita-chan!"

The image shook violently. Hayate stumbled, just barely regaining her balance with additional weight on her back. Both she and Vita looked around, confused.

"What happened?"

"The Cradle stopped… I think it's changing course!"

"Impossible! There's nobody to control it!"

"Has it been hijacked?"

"Get to the hull, now!"

The image started shaking again, as everyone broke into a running pace.

"Hold on tight, Vivio!"

"Yes, Ma…"

The image spun around. It was now shot almost from the floor. A small blonde girl in a tattered medical gown crawled on all fours towards it.

"Mama! Are you OK?"

"Yes. I hit something…"

Nanoha attempted to stand up but was smashed against the corridor wall. Vivio screamed. The image became jittery.

"Who is it? What is it?"

"Hayate!"

A sickening crunching sound came from off-screen.

"Vita-chan!"

"Vivio, run!"

"Hayate!"

The image became a blur of white noise and static. After a few minutes, it would become an image of night sky, stars slowly rotating around its axis.

But Fate didn't watch that far. With a finger motion, she turned off the record of Raising Heart's last moments and remained in darkness.