Mahou Shoujo Lyrical Nanoha Cross Tag Battle

Chapter 1: Here Comes A New Challenger

Location: Abandoned Temple

"Ugh... What happened?"

Nanoha Takamachi groaned as she felt her body attempt to stand up from the ground and tried to regain her senses. Her vision was blurred and as such she had no idea where she currently was.

"Nanoha? Nanoha are you okay?"

She heard a familiar voice. Nanoha turned her head towards the sound and as her vision finally cleared up she found herself face to face with a worried Fate Testarossa Harlaown.

"Fate-chan! Where are we? What happened to us?"

The blonde mage narrowed her eyes as she tried to think. "I don't know. One minute I was doing some paperwork and then the next, it was like the world had distorted and then the next moment here I am."

Nanoha thought about her situation before waking up here. "Well I was about to meet up with some superiors at Headquarters, and then I think I went through the same thing you did Fate-chan."

When Nanoha finished talking, she noticed something. The brunette was holding something in one of her hands. Bringing out in front of her, she managed to get a good look at it.

It was a fairly large octahedron stone. The thing was coloured pink and seemed to have a slight glow to it as well.

"Nanoha? What is that?"

Nanoha shook her head. "I don't know, just what is going on?"

[Allow me to be the one who explains your situation]

The two women immediately heard a strange unfamiliar voice speak to them.

"Did you hear that Fate-chan?"

"I think so, yeah."

[Don't worry I am real and you two haven't gone insane.]

Nanoha and Fate tried looking around and examined their surroundings. They were just outside of some strange ruined temple looking area. It certainly wasn't a place either of them recognised.

[Don't bother yourselves trying to find me, all you have to do is listen to what I'm going to say. Ahem...]

The brunette and blonde instinctively braced their ears.

[Ladies and Gentlemen! Welcome to the 42nd Keystone Scramble Tag Battle Tournament!]

Fate picked up on that last word. "Tournament?"

[Yes my dear, and of course every tournament needs contestants! You two, along with the contestants from other worlds, will fight over the Keystones to reach the goal and be able to return to your original world!]

That was a fair bit of information at once for the women but Fate recovered from her confusion first.

"Keystone, wait is that what Nanoha is holding?"

[You catch on quick, as expected of an Enforcer.]

The mention of Fate's profession immediately put her on edge, well more on edge than she already was.

[With that Keystone, you will be recognized as a Hero. So as long as you protect that Keystone and reach the goal at the end of tournament's venue, then you win the very special prize of being able to return to your original world!]

"Original world?" Nanoha repeated. Things were getting more unbelievable by the second.

[Why yes you two are in a completely different world right now, and your only ticket home is that Keystone you hold.]

Before the mages could even begin to truly process the information that was dumped on them, the women sensed something.

Bloodlust.

Nanoha and Fate jumped back as far as possible could as they saw a massive claw strike the ground where the two of them used to be.

[And here come your first challengers! Waldstein and Linne!]

The attackers had been named at least. There was huge man with giant claws who's body and arms seemed way bigger than humanly possible, and as if on the opposite end of the spectrum, his partner was a little girl who looked like she couldn't be anymore than 10 years old.

However said little girl wielding two bladed weapons, meaning she also looking for a fight.

The huge clawed man began to talk. "Well it seems like our names have already been revealed. Very well, I am Waldstein!"

The little girl nodded. "Linne."

The two mages introduced themselves in return, even if it was only out of common courtesy.

"I'm Nanoha Takamachi."

"Fate Testarossa Harlaown."

Waldstein raised his claws to point towards Nanoha and Fate. "Now then, would you mind handing over that Keystone? However I don't mind if you wish for us to fight for it."

The girl Linne, seemed irritated by that statement. "Well I do mind actually, it would be best if we didn't have to fight and you just gave us the Keystone."

"Maybe there's a way out of this without fighting? We have to talk things out right?" Nanoha tried to plead, but was abruptly silenced by the voice.

[No can do! This is a fighting tournament! Which means if you want the very prestigious prize of returning home... then you're going to have to fight for it!]

Waldstein seemed pleased by the statement. "That settles it then. Now prepare yourselves young ladies, I will not hold back."

Nanoha and Fate saw no other option. They took out their Devices.

"Raising Heart?"

[Yes, my Master?]

"Bardiche?"

[Yes sir?]

"Set up!"

"Set up!"

A bright flash of light enveloped the two women and as the pink and yellow colours dissipated, it revealed Nanoha and Fate with their Barrier Jackets equiped.

[Alright things are getting heated! It's Nanoha and Fate versus Waldstein and Linne! Let this fight of the Keystone Scramble Tag Battle Tournament begin!]

Linne took that as her cue to move. She started running towards the blonde and raised the large blade she wielded and swung it down on her.

Fate swung Bardiche upwards to deflect the strike. The deflection was successful, however she was then met with Linne moving to stab her stomach with the other much smaller blade. The Enforcer erected a small barrier just in time to block the strike.

Nanoha in the meantime was already in the air dodging Waldstein's massive claw attacks.

However if she wanted to win, she had to fight back.

"Accel Shooter!"

Nanoha fired a barrage of magic blasts to put her opponent on the defensive. Waldstein raised his arms to block the magical attacks. He smiled while being bombarded.

"Not bad, however it is still mere child's play!"

He charged forward and jumped higher than Nanoha ever thought a man that huge could jump.

"Can you handle this?!" Waldstein reached towards Nanoha and grabbed her body before she could react. He proceeded to throw her body towards the ground. Nanoha hit the floor with an unexpected amount force, but managed to recover fast.

"Burn to ash!"

The brunette looked up to see Waldstein's body about to slam on top of her. She raised her hand and erected a barrier to block the attack.

Waldstein slammed into the barrier with incredible power. An explosion erupted from the impact, not allowing anyone to see the aftermath.

"Nanoha!" Fate wished to her help her, but Linne continued to assault the blonde with the speed and skill of someone who had see more battle than their appearance let on.

Fate managed to deflect a strike with enough force that sent Linne stumbling back. Now was her chance.

"Bind!"

The little girl found her arms and legs locked in place immediately. She tried struggling but couldn't break free.

[Sonic Move!]

Fate sped toward the smoke at a high speed and switch Bardiche into the glaive form. The smoke started to clear and she could see Waldstein's large body quite clearly trying to break Nanoha's barrier.

"Piercing Lancer!"

She struck Waldstein in his side and pushed him right into one of the temple walls. He could only laugh at how this had went. "Splendid! Now this is a battle!"

Fate jumped back as far as she could and turned to the brunette.

"Are you okay Nanoha?"

"Yeah, I was just caught off guard there."

Nanoha took a deep breath and closed her eyes for a moment. She reopened them with renewed confidence.

"Fate-chan, keep him occupied for just a moment."

The blonde nodded. "No problem. Photon Lancer!"

Yellow blasts of magic were fired and Waldstein was forced to defend himself again. However the barrage of attacks soon ended and he could see Nanoha charging something in the sky.

"Divine Buster!"

Nanoha fired a large blast at Waldstein. It kept him pinned down as the attack enveloped his entire body. The area soon exploded, destroying a chunk of the temple along with the ground.

Linne finally broke free of the binds and charges towards Fate. The blonde turned to face her once more as she switched Bardiche into the scythe form. Linne raised her large blade and it started to glow a bright yellow light.

"This blade shall slice the veil of night! The Diviner!"

"Scythe Slash!"

The two attacks connected with enough force to cause a large shock wave from the impact. The two girls pushed against the opposing attack with all their might.

However Fate pushed with enough force and power behind the attack to repel Linne and sent her flying back.

Waldstein appeared before the little girl's side. He had sustained fairly moderate injuries. However it was nothing to put him out of a fight of course.

"My lady, are you alright?"

Linne grimaced just a little. "Argh, I'm fine. But it seems like we picked the wrong opponents. We should get out of here."

"Indeed. While loathe to stay my claws, I know when I've been outmatched."

"Alright then, lets go."

Just like that, the two people who had started the battle left the field.

[And there you have it, the winner is Nanoha and Fate! While not the most climatic ending, I'm sure there will be many more opportunities for that. See ya.]

Nanoha and Fate finally allowed themselves to relax once they were sure that the two opponents were truly gone and that the voice had disappeared. However they silently agreed to keep their Barrier Jacket's on, just in case.

Fate let out a big sigh. While the battle was no where near close to the toughest fight either mage had gone through, it certainly was no walk in the park. "Is this what we are going to have to keep going through if we want to return home?"

Nanoha thought about the situation for a moment. "Maybe we can contact HQ?"

The blonde was surprised by that, mainly because things were so confusing the idea just slipped her mind.

"Bardiche, can you get in contact?"

A moment a silence passed.

[Negative.]

Nanoha frowned and turned towards her Device.

"Raising Heart?"

[I'm sorry Master.]

Things were not looking good. Trapped in some strange world and forced to fight in the tag battle tournament if they wanted any chance to return home.

After a few moments of thinking, Fate decided to speak her mind. "Nanoha, I think we should split up."

"Huh? Why?"

"I want to do my own investigation of this world. Something about this place doesn't feel right, like it's all artificial or something. I want to get to the bottom of it."

Nanoha seemed confused. "Then shouldn't we stick together?"

The blonde shook her head. "It would be great if we could, but that Keystone is likely going to attract trouble. And I don't think getting rid of it is a good idea."

The brunette thought about Fate's words for a moment. She didn't like the idea of being separate from Fate-chan during such a strange situation. Still, she understood the blonde's reasoning.

Nanoha sighed but began to smile. "Okay Fate-chan, I'll trust you on this."

Fate also smiled in response. "Thank you Nanoha, I promise I'll be fine."

"And I promise to keep the Keystone safe and sound so we get home."

The two women nodded at each other before turning away to walk in separate directions.

Each had hopes that things would turn out okay. However no matter what either of them do, they can't escape from crossing fate...

[Gameplay Dialog Section]

(A/N: At the end of each chapter I'll be writing gameplay interactions between characters as if they truly were in BlazBlue Cross Tag Battle)

Nanoha and Fate Interaction

INTRO

*Nanoha and Fate stand side by side in their TSAB uniforms holding their Devices before raising both into the air*

Nanoha: Raising Heart...

Fate: Bardiche...

Nanoha and Fate: Set Up!

*a quick flash of light covers their bodies and dissipates to reveal Nanoha and Fate in their Barrier Jackets*

OUTRO

*Nanoha relaxes her pose and smiles*

Nanoha: Fighting together with you like this is always fun Fate-chan.

Fate: Yeah, I feel the same way Nanoha.

WINNER SCREEN

Nanoha: Hey Fate-chan, how are you doing?

Fate: I'm okay Nanoha. Our opponents may be tough, but together I know we will not lose to anyone.

Author's Note: Okay why did I even write such a thing? Well the we know the 5th franchise is represented by the colour pink, and as a joke someone posted that Nanoha would be 5th series. I thought it was pretty funny at first but lately I started to really think about the potential interactions between Nanoha characters and BlazBlue, Persona, RWBY and Under Night characters.

Speaking of Under Night characters, I still haven't played Under Night In-Birth so everything I know about the characters of that series is from BBTAG itself and the character/story discussions that happens in BBTAG threads sometimes.

Any Under Night fans please feel free to inform me if I'm portraying the characters and their fighting strength correctly or not.

I hope you guys enjoyed reading. All reviews are greatly appreciated. I'll see you next time.