This fic was inspired and taken with permission from the original author Not-going-to-tell so all most of the first chapter is his idea with a few tweaks and adjustments from me. After reading his story a plot bunny made its way into my head and kept at it and allowed me to expand upon the original story. Don't worry though for fans of "Radiant Chronicles", I'm just having writers block and deciding whether to go straight into the Lloyd arc or train Laena a bit more before facing him.
The story will tackle the mixing of the worlds between Nanoha and Harry Potter though I will focus a bit more on the HP side of things. If I make detail mistakes pertaining to Nanoha then forgive me because I've only completed the first 2 seasons and only know the gist of StrikerS though I will research a bit more and watch it.
As with the original fic, this takes place a year after StrikerS and around when Harry is six for the HP storyline
Nanoha Takamachi, a woman around twenty years old with her long brown hair tied in a ponytail to the left that reached down near her chest, easily distinguished as she walked through the halls of Navy HQ by her blue and white combat instructor uniform. She walked past fellow workers, her blue eyes watching out in case she might run into someone.
'Why am I being called in so urgently?' she thought, rubbing her head in irritation.
'My Master, we are here due to the rather immediate summons of Admiral Harlaown' came the telepathic reply from the small red gem on the string around her neck.
'I know Raising Heart,' she sighed 'I just wish I knew what this is all about. I had plans today to take Vivio-chan out shopping'
Nanoha continued moving through the massive building as she made her way towards the conference room. As she rounded the junction to the main hall she was met with a yell and a flash of blue hair before the person barreled right into her knocking both of them down.
"Ouch! Sorry about that" an oddly familiar voice said "Should've been paying attention to where I was going" the person then finally managed to see who exactly they had ran into and immediately pulled her up and replied "Nanoha-san! Nice to see you again, sorry about that though" while scratching the back of their head in nervousness
"Nice to see you too Subaru" Nanoha replied after fixing her ruffled uniform "Just make sure you pay attention to how fast you're going next time" Indeed, before her stood the young 16 year old Subaru Nakajima, a former member of Nanoha's STARS squadron. She had blue hair cut shortly above her neck in a simple but cute hairstyle and green eyes that shone with joy and innocence even after all the hardships that they faced. She wore the regular brown uniform and had her device, Mach Caliber, also hanging around her neck on a string.
"Why do you think they called us here?" Subaru asked as they soon continued to the conference room "The Admiral gave me only a pretty sketchy message so I'm kinda lost here on what they need two ex-STARS members for"
"Well, I guess we could just ask the people who do know" Nanoha stated, pointing at the door to the conference room that they were about to enter, Subaru nodding quietly in reply.
The two then entered the room and saw that they weren't the only ones to have been called in such a short notice. Nearest to them, seated in front of the table, was Teana Lanster, another former STARS member. The 17 year old had bright orange hair in two short pigtails kept in place by white ribbons. Her blue eyes were staring ahead thus she didn't notice the two enter.
Beside her was 11 year old Erio Mondail, his red hair a spiky mess as usual. Being slightly less focused than Tea, he turned his blue eyes to the door. Beside him was equally young Caro Ru Lushe, who had shoulder length pink hair and bright blue eyes. She had also noticed their arrival and turned to look at them.
Beside the two of them was Fate T. Harlaown, a beautiful twenty year woman with blonde hair flowing to waist level and stunning red eyes. She had been Nanoha's partner (and even before then also her closest friend and second mother to Vivio) when they had both been leading squads, Fate's including both Erio and Caro, her adoptive children. She to noticed Nanoha and Subaru's arrival, sending them a warm smile in greeting to which the two smiled back in reply.
The final person on that side of the table was Subaru's older sister, Ginga Nakajima. She had waist length purple hair tied in a blue ribbon, and warm green eyes like her sister. She gave a smile and a wave to the arriving pair.
On the other side of the table were some of the other members of the unit that they had all previously worked in. Most noticeable was Nanoha and Fate's superior and friend, Hayate Yagami, a childhood friend of their age. She had short brown hair, with a decoration that looked like a small gold X in a lock on the left side of her face. Her warm blue eyes were closed as she gave them an extremely cute smile. On her shoulder was Reinforce Zwei (commonly known as just Rein), a young, female unison device only a few inches tall. She had long blue hair (for her size), with a decoration similar to Hayate's in the same position. She had bright blue eyes and was jumping up and down, trying to get their attention.
Beside them was one of the Wolkenritter, or guardian knights, Signum. The woman had the appearance of a nineteen year old, and long pink hair tied in a ponytail by a yellow ribbon. Her crystal blue eyes showed some warmth as she acknowledged them with a nod, her face remaining stoic. Floating next to her was Agito, another unison device. She had red hair tied into pigtails on either side of her head, and red eyes. Protruding from her back was a pair of bat like wings. She feigned disinterest at the two who had just entered. Beside them sat the youngest in appearance, Vita, who still looked like a nine year old. Her red hair was in twin braids and her blue eyes oozed of cockiness as she threw the pair a smirk.
Beside her sat Shamal, a medical professional and guardian knight who appeared to be in her twenties. She had short blonde hair and purple eyes. She gave a smile as they arrived. Finally on that side sat Zafira, the Guardian beast of Hayate and her book of the night sky. Unusually, he was in his human form, showing off tanned skin and white hair, even though he had a pair of dog-like ears protruding from his head. He simply gave a nod at their entrance as well.
Surprisingly, also present were the numbers series combat cyborgs standing against the wall. At least the reformed ones were. Closest to them was Cinque, the smallest of them. She had light gray hair down to near her knees, her trademark eye patch letting them only see a single yellow eye. She was wearing her omni-present trench coat like jacket, the Shell Cloak, over the typical skintight jumpsuit of all the cyborgs. Beside her was the next oldest member, Sein, who had teal eyes and teal hair that went down to her waist. Next was Otto, who stood there silently, ignoring the newcomer's presence. She had short brown hair and green eyes, and her boyish frame was covered (barely) by her stealth jacket.
Next to them was Nove, a severe looking young cyborg who had short red hair and yellow eyes. Around each of her ankles was a pair of gears, and on each foot was a set of roller blades. Besides that she, just like Sein, wore only the skintight jumpsuit that all numbers had. Standing next to her, looking rather flustered was Dieci. She had short brown hair, except for the thin ponytail that dragged along the ground, which was held in place by a large yellow bow. If it wasn't for her yellowish brown eyes she could have been mistaken for Otto's twin (ironic, considering that they shared the same genetic donor).
The reason for Dieci's flustering was right beside her, a perky young woman named Wendi. The girl had red eyes and red hair tied into a loose tail. She was explaining to Dieci about how they were essentially giving a free show to the room full of potential lesbians, smiling from ear to ear. Finally was Deed, the third number to receive the same genetic information as Otto and Dieci. She had long brown hair and red eyes, and was looking somewhat unsure of herself.
As Nanoha and Subaru went to get seats for themselves, Subaru next to Tea and Nanoha next to Fate, the person who called the meeting came in, Admiral Chrono Harlaown in his full uniform. His short black hair matched his dark eyes. "Now that everyone is here, we may begin. I assume everyone is curious as to why we are here?" He asked, receiving nods of acknowledgement from around the room "You were all called here today because you all have experience dealing with the criminal Jail Scarglietti." Some eyes widened around the room at that proclamation, in surprise that the experience would be needed, while other eyes narrowed in anger over the possessor of that name. "Approximately five hours ago a situation developed involving him. Your experience is required because this could be a full emergency."
"But Chrono-kun" Hayate voiced "What sort of situation would require all of us?"
"This happened," was Chrono's short reply, a screen popping up to life behind him showing the mutilated bloody body of Jail on the floor of his cell, a few long and rather lethal looking shards of material around him. Those who weren't accustomed to seeing such a gory scene recoiled slightly in disgust while Erio and Caro turned a sickly green and Rein herself almost threw up at the mess presented.
"As you can see, Jail Scarglietti has taken his own life and we are still looking into the cause though we believe that he ripped apart some of the trays and food utensils that were given to him to make makeshift daggers. Normally this would be classified as a suicide due to insanity caused by solitary confinement. However, due to the fact that he once impregnated the numbers with clones of himself which would have received all of his memories, we believe he may be out there somewhere. The reason you have all been called here is to capture Scarglietti. As soon as we receive a lead on his current whereabouts you are to move out"
"Are we allowed to use lethal force in case he resists again?" Nanoha slowly asked, the others waiting in anticipation to Chrono's reply. To them this was no laughing matter and even though they already gave him a chance before, another mess like this was unacceptable.
"…If you are left with no other choice then you can eliminate him" Chrono replied, his eyes hardening in resolve "Such a madman let lose is a terror in itself and we cannot afford a repeat of the Kaiser incident so for now I will be releasing your limiters but try and keep damage to a minimum ok?, Dismissed!"
A few days later the former members of riot force six and the seven reformed numbers were on the move. They had managed to track Scarglietti to an abandoned factory in a condemned area of a major city. Apparently he had set up another lab in the tunnels beneath the city. For having had such a solid plan otherwise, the hideout was a tad bit easy to find which put them on edge. The man was brilliant, insane but brilliant. He wouldn't have gone to the trouble of killing himself just to be recaptured this easily.
Sein was scouting ahead, a genetic error allowing her to swim through the ground as if it were water, her cybernetic implants allowing her to use a single finger as an eye to see what was going on. The only members of the group that Chrono had addressed that stayed back were Otto and Shamal, who were both less than suited for direct combat. The others were bound in their barrier jackets or knight armour and were making their ways through the decrepit tunnels towards where they thought Scarglietti would be.
The first twenty minutes of searching turned up nothing but rundown portions of the lab, mostly inactive power generators. However, proving her worth as a scout, Sein was able to locate something first. Because she didn't have any combat abilities at all, she sent a signal to the rest of the division before retreating. It took only a few short minutes for the rest of the division to form up outside a heavily fortified room. The door was rather heavy, around a foot of steel which would be hard to break through normally. One blow of Vita's Graf Eisen dealt with it.
Inside stood the madman they were looking for, hunched over a computer terminal. The terminal had wires leading to a cryogenic tank, the lighting in the room and the tint of the liquid obscuring anything from view.
Fate was the first to act, following protocol. "Jail Scarglietti, put your hands above your head and surrender immediately or you will be detained forcibly!"
The man chuckled. In the face of a squad that was made of the best of the best. "Oh, but my dear, you have to face my pet first." Without ever turning to face his enemies he entered a short string of commands on the console. Around the base of the tube multiple hatches opened to release the fluid that had kept the figure in suspension. As the fluid rushed around the feet of those assembled the glass of the tube slid up into the ceiling revealing a rather small figure connected to multiple tubes
The figure was left sagging as only the wires supported its body. It appeared to be male, and no more than seven years of age, with messy black hair. The figures' head had some sort of visor that still allowed the hair to be seen and mechanical parts replacing the ears and skin on the sides of the face down to the chin, where a grey version of the typical cyborg's skin tight suit started, a collar of black metal designating him with the roman numeral XIV. The collar extended to form a black segmented armour, which covered the body on top of the cyborg suit and was designed to be a balance of power and maneuverability. In the middle of the armor on the chest were 5 deep green spheres, one large piece in the middle with 4 smaller ones surrounding it. If one were to look at the back of the armor they would see a sort of segmented spike with red highlights on the each segment that was glowing light green. From the back of its right shoulder hung a canon (which would likely flip over the shoulder to point forwards) with a long barrel, a large top mounted ammo compartment and scope that would swing down to cover the figures' eyes. The hands and wrists were encased in what appeared to be bracers like the Nakajima's, except with a single, larger gear instead of two smaller ones the sisters had. The child's ankles were encased in similar gears though this one had 3 smaller ones unlike his hands. Around the waist of the kid was something best described as an armour skirt that had no front but sides and a back part that flared out backwards and a plate closer to the body which hung downwards. The rear also sported several exhaust ports the sides that were glowing the same faint green at the back. The legs seemed to also be rather lightly armoured, though the thin layer of metal on each section of each leg was a fair bit more than the arms or stomach's protection. Its feet were encased in the same rollerblades as the Nakajima albeit without the extra exhaust pipes.
Jail turned to the disgusted looking group. "Isn't he marvellous? I've incorporated combat data collected from all of you, as well as my daughters who are most unfortunately unable to join us. I dare say, he is my finest creation yet." A small frown appeared on his face. "Though I would have preferred if he had matured a little more before engaging you in direct combat." He continued, the frown turned into a maniac grin. "But even as he is now he is more than enough to defeat you all!" He made a sweeping gesture with his hand towards the boy. "Now my pet destroy those who dare cross me!"
The cables, wires and tubes released all at once.
The heroes tensed, preparing for a dangerous attack.
The child fell flat on its face, never opening its eyes.
Jail's confident and insane grin turned into a mask of equal parts shock and fear. "Not as planned." He muttered, mostly to himself. But just as the opposing force relaxed, the 5 spheres began glowing and the unmistakable sounds of gears whirring up combined with the red lines that began spreading outwards from the spheres signaled the unit's startup.
"Ah well looks like I had nothing to fear!" Jail exclaimed, his manic grin and confidence back in full force "Now if you excuse me, I best be off to continue my work! I'm confident my pet will return to me once he has dealt with you!" and with that he began running all the while activating a few traps which blocked the path he had ran into. Nanoha looked back and saw that the startup was almost complete and made a split second decision right there.
"Fate, Hayate, Subaru, Vita and Signum come with me, we may still be able to cut him off! The rest of you take care of the new number, he's still a kid and probably still weak from being just released so aim to knock him out!" Nanoha ordered before running down a parallel path to the one Jail ran into followed by those she had asked for.
Just as before the startup sequence finished, the remaining mages (namely Erio, Caro and Teana) used a combination of their binding magic to hold the newest number down before it can even move while the 7 numbers formed a defensive perimeter around their 'brother'.
They all tensed when the figure opened its eyes to reveal jade green eyes looking at them blankly before the visor swung down and what appeared to be some sort of HUD sprang up. Suddenly the middle sphere began blinking and they were all surprised when a sort of stern female voice made itself known.
"Warning, Commandant's Neuro-patterns are not within range of cognitive function"
"What do you think that means?" Erio asked, keeping his spear Strada at ready
"He's still out cold…" Teana answered "But how is he able to open his eyes and move his head?"
"Secondary system failure," the voice rang out again "Primary magic reserves unavailable and backup reserves are at 40%"
"Maybe holding him down will be easier than we thought" Cinque voiced but we all know that nothing is ever easy
"Multiple high level magic signatures and binding magic detected, determined threat to the Commandant's survival" the voice said "Initiating survival protocols"
Immediately the circular metal parts that took place of the boy's ears opened up and released a high pitch sound, which had the others holding their ears in pain, and the binding magic holding him in place suddenly shattered. Before anyone could react, the boy dashed for the nearest window, his speed catching them off guard as he crashed right through and proceeded to escape.
"Damn, quick after him!" Teana said, rushing out followed by the rest of the squad.
The boy moved quickly thanks to the skates on his boots but soon his HUD showed a warning that those who he had encountered were in pursuit. Determined to ensure survival the system activated another protocol releasing the 4 surrounding smaller stones which transformed into mini satellites and surrounded him in a pyramid formation.
"Diverting remaining power into defense mechanisms, shutting down non-priority motor functions to conserve power" the system said and immediately the boy's arms flopped down to his sides lifelessly and a green shield sprang to life covering him from all directions.
"Blaze Luminous active, calculated power output at 30%, backup power now at 30%" the voice chimed "Active time is estimated around 5 minutes, nearest active settlement is 1.27 miles. Calculations indicate that this unit doesn't have the capability to make it to objective. Secondary option is to outrun pursuers and hide until Commandant can restore lost power" A few maps of the area then sprung up but before it could find a safe spot, the second force led by Teana caught up with it forcing it to turn around and move in reverse.
"Last statement is to be disregarded, avoid capture is now main priority. Defense set to save energy" at those words the pyramid broke open and one of the mini satellites returned to its original form and docked onto the chest armor. At the same time the cannon flipped over and extended its barrel as it took aim.
"Break formation!" Ginga yelled just as the tip of the cannon glowed yellow
"Quake Cannon, fire" came the voice followed by a huge explosion which the others dodged successfully.
Immediately Teana began shooting stun shots but the 3 remaining satellites formed up and a triangular green barrier sprung up in defense. Ginga used this opening to move in but the cannon suddenly swerved towards her and fired another shot forcing her too move out of the way.
"Keep him busy!" Dieci called out, bringing up her Enourmous Cannon and taking aim "Load Energy bullet~ Barret Image Aerosol Shell!" she cried out firing a shot that impacted with the shield before suddenly releasing a paralyzing gas
"Nervous system locking up, motor functions lost" came the voice once again as the boy grinded to a halt "Reserves at 5% Diverting power to cannon, load up Sphere Bullet"
"That's Dieci's attack!" Teana exclaimed, landing several direct shots to the satellites knocking them down and lowering the shield
"Quick! Restrict his movement!" Deed yelled and immediately more binds wrapped around the boy and his cannon just as the satellites fell and returned to him in their original state. "…Error, systems failing… must…ensure safety…" were the final words before all the lights faded and the boys eyes closed, the cannon falling limp as he finally went down for the count.
The binds then unraveled and the boy fell forward only to be caught by Ginga who was nearest.
"That was cutting it close there" Cinque pointed out, putting away her knives "Looks like Jail wasn't kidding when he said he compiled our data into this new unit. If we didn't stop him I hate to think what kind of damage his Sphere Bullet could have done"
"Lets head back to base, the others should have caught Jail by now" Caro said
The rest nodded in reply and soon met up with Nanoha's squad who were also carrying a heavily beaten-up Jail and proceeded back to TSAB Naval HQ.
It was roughly four hours after the team had arrested Jail. The man was under both heavy security and heavy sedatives as a medical team worked to make sure he didn't die before serving his sentence. The boy however had been taken away for questioning and examination in a reasonably large TSAB facility. The team was given the opportunity to rest in the same building, in the reasonably comfortably lobby.
It was a peaceful scene, Erio and Caro on one couch, Caro's head on Erio's shoulder as she fell into a light sleep. Hayate and the Wolkenritter were having a quiet conversation around one table. Subaru was smiling wildly and talking animatedly to Sein and Wendi while one arm held an indignant Tea in a headlock. In another portion of the room Ginga was having a more reserved conversation with the other Numbers. Nanoha was alone on a couch, lost in thought.
"Neh, Nanoha," Fate said as she dropped onto the couch Nanoha was resting on, putting her arm around the other woman's shoulders, "Why do you think Scarglietti was using that boy?"
"I'm not sure. But there must be something unique about the kid if he was kidnapped. I did a bit of research in the last few hours. No Administrated planet has had any cases of a child matching his description going missing."
"So he's from a non-Administrated planet?"
"Probably."
Fate looked thoughtful for a moment. "Okay, you're probably right. I'm not sure why the bastard would take a child from any planet with no idea of whether they have stable linker cores, or even magic. It just doesn't seem natural for Jail to use someone who was born naturally for his experiments."
"I may be able to shed some light on the situation." Both young women looked up to see a young man, dressed in clothes that identified him as an employee of the TSAB. He immediately started to sweat nervously. "That is, if you're both okay with that." In a very quiet voice he muttered "Please don't kill me."
Nanoha and Fate looked at each other for a moment, Nanoha's eyes saying 'it's your turn'. With a sigh Fate turned towards the man and said"It's all right, we don't bite."
The man seemed to be a bit more confident, but not by much. He muttered something on the lines of 'but the white demon and the devil's teeth...' before stating outright "Examinations show that the child is physically no more than six years old, but has a linker core much larger than the average adult's. We believe Scarglietti was going to use this to his advantage, as an in depth study of the boy's equipment showed it was equal parts Intelligent Device and Cyborg equipment. We also found a scar on the child's head has an unidentified and unique magical signature, and we are currently investigating it in depth. The child has woken up, but refuses to answer questions. We were hoping that the two of you could, um," he fidgeted before continuing, "try and get answers from him?" he finished nervously.
The two young women discussed with each other privately for a moment. The young man was getting more and more nervous, thinking that the rumours that the white demon killing anything that offended her were true, and that he had just offended her. He almost fainted when they agreed.
It was only a few minutes later that Nanoha and Fate found themselves outside a holding cell. The door was closed, so they weren't able to see what condition the boy was in.
"Now, before you go in you have to know that the kid is fairly shaken up, we can't get anything out of him. We don't think he'll be a danger, but you should exercise caution anyways." said the same young man who had escorted them. No sooner had he choked out those words he had dashed away.
Looking at each other, Nanoha and Fate shrugged before entering. The room itself was fairly Spartan, with a light overhead, a one way mirror on one wall, a table and chairs in the middle of the room, and a bench against another wall. The child really stood out, as his black and grey armour stood out against the white of the walls. He was sitting in one of the chairs, his eyes now changed to a yellow color and was brimming with tears, as he looked towards the floor.
Nanoha and Fate took seats on the opposite end of the table from him. Nanoha was first to act, putting on a friendly smile and speaking up "Hello, My name is Takamachi Nanoha. Can you tell me who you are?"
The boy flinched, bringing his head up to look at the visitors. "Please don't hurt me! I didn't mean to be freakish!" he almost sobbed, while bringing up his arms to shield his face.
Nanoha was taken aback, and before she could stop herself asked "Why do you think we would ever hurt you?"
The boy lowered his arms a bit, then said quietly "But I'm a freak, I've always done weird stuff. The Dursleys always hurt me for being a freak. And now I even look freakish..."
Nanoha and Fate were stunned. The child was worried they would hurt him for being something different. Fate started clenching the table, and had it not been specifically designed to take a lot of stress it probably would have fractured. Fate had been on the receiving end of child abuse at one point, and if someone had purposely hurt this child for whatever reason, she would likely have to get involved in a 'conversation' with them, and include Bardiche in it. Nanoha had to compose herself for a moment before she started again. "I promise we won't hurt you for any reason. We just need you to tell us some things so we can help you, Okay?"
The boy looked at them like they were the most beautiful things he had seen in his life before making a weak reply. "Really?" he asked.
This time Fate responded. "Really. But we can't help you if you won't help us. So could you tell us your name?"
The boy seemed a bit unnerved, but nodded and wiped away his tears. Looking a bit more confident he answered. "My name is Harry Potter."
A telepathic message came to the two from the room outside, saying that it was working and that they had already gotten more information from the child than anyone else had in total. Fate, managing to keep her face perfectly calm, started a mental tirade at how they must have been insensitive and just trying to plumb him for information without any compassion. Normally a mental rant wouldn't be a bad thing, but she was broadcasting it to the observers telepathically, making several of the younger listeners soil themselves in fear. Nanoha tuned it out before asking another question. "What do you remember before Scarglietti got a hold of you?"
The boy looked like he was thinking hard for a moment, before saying "I remember that I had just made dinner for the Dursleys before there was a knock at the door. Uncle Vernon went to get it, and started yelling at whoever was there about how he wouldn't tolerate freaks. Then he was sprawled out on the floor, clutching his stomach. Aunt Petunia and Dudley started screaming. The man who entered had purple hair and weird yellow eyes, and said something about someone being perfect. He walked towards me, then everything went dark."
"Harry, where do you live?" Nanoha asked next.
The boy responded quickly this time. "Number 4 Privet Drive, Little Whinging, Surrey, Britain."
Nanoha clapped her hands in delight. "Don't worry Harry, we'll be able to get you home soon at this rate!"
The boy's face fell, and he started to tear up again. He almost whispered the next words. "But I don't wanna go back under the stairs..." He then started sobbing, retreating back into himself.
Nanoha and Fate were struck dumb at that. He had been forced under the stairs by whoever he lived with. Both women quickly moved to hug the boy, who was now openly crying. As they whispered sweet nothings to him to calm him down a plan was formed in Nanoha's mind. Fate looked at her girlfriend and recognized the look on her face. She sent a message telepathically. "You're going to adopt him, aren't you?"
Nanoha didn't stop what she was doing as she replied in kind. "Why not? He obviously shouldn't go back to an abusive home, and Vivio could use a brother. Is there a flaw with my reasoning?"
"No. I just wanted to make sure you were thinking along the same lines as I was."
"Don't worry Harry," Nanoha said quietly, embracing the young boy "You're not a freak in fact all I see is a cute little boy"
"Correction, Harry is a Hecatonchires class cyborg" came the same voice Nanoha and Fate heard about from the second team. "Wh-who said that!" Harry cried out in surprise "I did, Commandant" was the reply and the boy looked down to his chest to see the sphere "I am Aquila Ignis at your command. Sorry for not speaking up earlier, you just woke up and it took me a bit to adjust your new systems to your now charged Linker Core" "So you are the one that gave Teana and the others a hard time" Fate quipped "Apologies, my directive puts the survival of the Commandant at top of the list and seeing him bound upon waking up and surrounded by mages with weapons at the ready isn't something you take without surprise"
"What are you?" Harry asked, hands traveling over the green sphere as if inspecting it
"I am a combination of Intelligent Device and Inherent System, a step above TSAB technology in terms of both. Being a prototype I have no classification therefore you, Commandant, may name me as you see fit"
"I don't think I understood what you just said, and what does Commandant mean?"
"It means something like Commander Harry; most intelligent devices refer to their wielders by such titles" Nanoha explained "But we'll explain to you the rest later on after we meet your new sister"
"My new sister?" Harry said softly "does that mean you'll be my mommy?"
"Yes Harry," Nanoha replied holding him closely "I'm going to be your new mother"
It was only three days later that processes had been finalized, and Harry was being brought to his new home. Having a small knowledge of his new powers he was dressed in a rather plain red T-shirt and a pair of jeans, his eyes having returned to their natural green colour. From the back seat of Fate's car he looked eagerly at the passing scenery and often at his new guardians, both of whom were in TSAB uniforms. They had said he was going to live with them at the Section Six HQ, and that he was going to meet his new sister when he got there. He would occasionally ask a question about something that caught his attention, and either of the women would answer. This continued until they had reached the building, where Harry was awed by the sight. He didn't say much as they led him to their room, only looked around with bright eyes.
It took a few minutes, but eventually the trio found themselves at the room that Nanoha and Fate shared with Vivio. As the door was opened a blonde meteor tackled Nanoha's legs, shouting "Nanoha-mama, Fate-mama! You're back!"
Nanoha patted the young girl on the head. "Yes Vivio. We're here. And we brought your new brother too." Nanoha gestured to Harry. The girl turned to examine him, with a curious look on her face.
Harry also studied her. She was wearing a dress and had blonde hair which was pulled into a pair of ponytails. She was also extremely cute. The only thing Harry thought was weird about her was that she had one red eye and one green. Considering he had just found out about magic, dimensions and cyborgs, it wasn't that much to gloss over.
The girl timidly got up and walked over to him. She grabbed one of his shirt sleeves before asking timidly "Neh, you wanna play with me?"
Harry could only stutter out "S-sure."
It was the beginning of a beautiful friendship.
5 Years Later
Harry groaned and turned over trying to ignore his alarm clock. It didn't work and he quickly had to get up, find the stupid thing, and turn it off. Since he had already gotten out of bed, he decided he may as well get ready for the day. He quickly washed and dressed in the standard TSAB uniform. He took the opportunity to survey his room (he had moved out of his mothers' room when he was seven). There were just the standard furnishings (a bed, a desk, a chair, a lamp) and some personal touches, like his alarm clock and a few pictures of him with his family. Scattered though the room were a few things related to his personal interests, mostly merchandise related to some giant robot shows from mother Nanoha's homeworld. It wasn't much, but it was his.
A grumble from his stomach reminded him of the only good part of the morning, which he was missing. He slipped into the halls and almost ran into his younger sister, Vivio. They chatted about trivial things as they made their way to the cafeteria. Most of the members of Division six were there already, and the young pair made their way to Nanoha and Fate's table. It was the typical morning for them.
Until suddenly a voice blared over the loudspeakers. "Dimensional anomaly detected within the building. Repeat, dimensional anomaly detected within the building!"
The members of the forward teams clutched at their devices, ready to spring into action as soon as they received the orders. The numbers, who were unequipped at the moment, huddled together to better defend themselves against whatever had so easily pierced into a TSAB building on the planet that was essentially the citadel of the TSAB.
Lights suddenly started appearing and moving in the caf. Dozens of lights, flickering in and out of existence, started dancing in a chaotic show. Eventually they combined; forming a ball of light so bright one couldn't look directly at it. As suddenly as they appeared the lights vanished leaving in their place-
-an owl. An owl which made a beeline for Harry, landing on the table. It extended a leg to him, offering a letter. Curious, Harry took it. It was addressed:
Mr H. Potter
Mobile Division Six Headquarters
Midchilda
Harry scratched the back of his head. "Well, this is new..."
Here's a list of Harry's abilities, just as Not-going-to-tell did. This time around I swapped around with ability names to give him a overall theme (Points to the people who get who his equipments are modeled after, here's a hint; the name of his device system)
Mage Type: Multi-class
Equipment:
Multi-Combat-Oriented-ResponsE (MCORE): Aquila Ignis- Aquila Ignis is the first of her kinds, a intelligent system with near human thinking pattern that is fully in built to his Hecatonchires cyborg body designed by Jail Scarglietti by compiling data between his Numbers and Section 6. Aquila is fully linked to Harry and has several backup protocols that are only assumed if Harry is knocked out in combat, this will cause Aquila to assume control but only in this scenario otherwise Harry is in complete control and Aquila will obey his commands. Aquila also handles information processing and acts as a second brain which allows Harry to operate multiple weapons on his body or activate multiple spells without any mental strain. It is highly efficient at amplifying magic, and in combination with Harry's highly developed linker core it requires less use of outside sources of power, such as cartridges. When an AMF is deployed it can switch to cyborg systems to avoid wasting any magic. It also provides a translation program allowing Harry to speak any tongue, though new languages will have to be analyzed first before full translation is possible
Cyborg Body Class: Hecatonchires- Named after the fabled 100-armed God of Greek legend, this body boasts an increased strength, speed and durability as compared to its predecessor, the Cyborg Body Class: Numbers. The body holds a variety of weapons but only a certain number may be 'equipped' at any time. Weapon switching is just like how an Intelligent Device can switch forms (sword can become greatsword or scythe while Cannon can become Sniper or handheld pistols, etc). It also has AMF generators located on the head area and a HUD helmet modeled after a soldier named Raiden. On the back of the body is a special booster system that can also be hidden into the body or pulled out for extra speed.
Inherent Skill: Unified Knowledge- a compilation of different skills tweaked together for maximum efficiency.
DEFENSIVE TECHNIQUES:
Void Shield- standard shield that works by nullifying and dissipating particles. More effective against magic than physical attacks
AMF- Anti Magic Field dampens all magic in a controlled area to a certain extent.
Restrictor Bind- standard magic bindings.
Wing Road- Copied from the Nakajimas, allows Harry to create a path in the air, which he and others can traverse.
Lock grip- the rollerblades can attach to any surface and traverse it as if it were normal ground.
Flash move- copied from Fate and Erio, this technique involves venting waste gasses and energy from the vents and booster on the back of his armor to increase speed. Many techniques become unusable for the duration, and slightly after, activation.
Liar's mask- part of the Unified Knowledge skill, copied off Due, it allows Harry to more or less act as a metamorphangus, even when Driver is inactive.
Steel Curtain- a crude hacking ability inherited from Uno and Quattro, a part of the Unified Knowledge. Also protects against weaker search and scanning magic.
Axel Boost- Part of Unified Knowledge, allows Harry to use his weaponry more instinctively.
OFFENSIVE TECHNIQUES
Vulcan Mega Buster- rapid fire weapon mounted to the front of each wrist bracer, fires low power but rapid fire shots in a straight line.
Power Fist- the bracers and gears on his arms and legs. The gears can be spun to increase punching and kicking power through generation of a compressed energy field. The arm bracers can each hold a six cartridge revolver socket.
Thunder Hammer- A blast of sonic power, wind and lightning released from revolver knuckles that are in motion, used to knock enemy back at close range, distinguished by the 'crack' of thunder heard upon impact. Hand can optionally be spun like a drill for additional damage for melee strikes. Due to the MCORE's efficiency Harry requires no cartridges for this attack.
Quake Cannon- Attack based on the "Divine Buster" from Nanoha. The Volcano Cannon fires a concentrated magic/energy attack.
Eviscerator- based on the "Impulse Blades" from Tre, energy blades form on the sides of his wrists, either the inner or outer side.
Volcano Cannon-shoulder mounted gun powered directly from Harry's Linker Core. Flips over the shoulder to the front to be used. Siege weapon. Can use a variety of ammunition types.
Rumble Bomb- Imperfect copy of Cinque's Rumble Detonator and stingers. Small summoned explosive charges. Can be set off by mental command. Useless in direct combat.
Gatling Blaster- based on "Ray Storm" from Otto, this skill allows for the release of multiple low powered energy shots along controllable paths. As it is low powered and controllable in mid-flight, it is closer in comparison to Nanoha's Axel Shooter and Fate's Plasma Lancer than Otto's skill.
Hellstorm Cannon - The Hellstorm Cannon is a huge, five-barrelled, directed-energy weapon mounted on the other shoulder of Harry and must be equipped in Tandem with the Volcano Cannon to use Harry's strongest move
Plasma Annihilator -An original attack created by Harry, but based off of Starlight Breaker. Ambient magic is gathered and all remaining cartridges are consumed creating a sphere of blue energy behind him. It is then channeled through both the Hellstorm and Volcano Cannons and fired twisting in the air like a spiral before combining together in storm of pure plasmatic energy from which the technique gets its name. It has an activation Aria unlike Starlight Breaker but that will be revealed when he does use it.
A/N: And so concludes the Prologue. Next chapter, to Diagon Alley. There won't be any pairings, most likely, other than the fairly cannon ones.
As Not-going-to tell also said, Harry is kind of overpowered because he was meant to be the BBEG's ace in the hole though he won't be running around reading minds (though he can hack but what wizard uses technology anyways). He is going to be going though on as an ambassador of sorts for the TSAB instead of a recon mission like in the original story because I felt that after he gave the name of his old home (Privet Drive) the TSAB should have already been able to check the place out in the 5 year timeskip.
Once again, Vivio's relation is only that of a sister, no romance!
This time around someone from the TSAB will accompany him to 'watch over' and be a transfer teacher so vote for any of the following on my Profile page once I set up the vote.
Nanoha (she'll teach the kids how to BEFRIEND people)
Fate (I actually have no idea what she can teach so feel free to suggest in your reviews)
Vivio (She'll be a second student in this case)
Subaru (same as Fate)
Teana (Marksmanship class
Yuuno (He'll be a good friend and can teach Archeology)
Arf (I actually like her and was disappointed in her small role in StrikerS but I can make it so if you guys want. She'll be helping Hagrid with Care of Magical Creatures, seeing that she is one herself)
Chrono (Oh god the Admiral is now off his desk, though he will be teacher in this case for combat theory magic. Amy unfortunately won't accompany though)
Hayate (Breast Groping… I mean, Mage Training)
Signum (Swordsmanship)
Vita (How to maul ferret-boys, I mean killing Dracos, sorry I mean the proper usage of a hammer against Snakes)
So Review, give me your suggestions for what class Subaru and Fate can teach and wait for the next episode! (chapter, I mean)
~Ja ne
-aurion123