lhklan said:
Anybody here read Heavy Object? I have this idea of Yuuno and Chrono getting in all sort of stupid magic shenanigans while acting like Quenser and Heivia. Giant tentacle monsters, eldritch forest, man eating spaceship, etc...
Of course, Yuuno would gain a tons of admirer like Quenser while Chrono would be the one with a Yandere waiting for him - in this case Carim
I like this, so here is my take on it while keeping it just in the Nanoha franchise: working title - Heavy Ruina.
Lately there has been a rise in the rate of contraband of ancient artifacts all over the TSAB space, the problem is that it's not that someone is stealing them mid transit to a secure location (the TSAB for dangerous Lost Logias or some lab for the ones that can be researched), but rather they are being smuggled out of the ruins that are being excavated without the TSAB noticing. Normally the TSAB is generally supervising all archaeological digs in its jurisdiction, but being as shot staffed as it is, it can't be there all the time (and it might be possible some might have special permits that allow them to dig without supervision) which makes the smuggling problem a bit hard to really deal with. Still the TSAB can allow this to happen to a certain extent, since so far nothing too dangerous has been taken out and it has more severe problems to deal with.
On the other hand, the Belkan Church has been noticing several digs being done in areas where the TSAB has little presence or are outside the TSAB's jurisdiction (the Church would be there doing missionary work in a remote region). These clandestine digs are probably being sponsored by shady corporations that want to recover old tech for research since illegal is always faster. The Church fears that this might lead to a disaster and what's worries them is that the corporations only care about extracting the usable tech, and don't care about destroying the priceless ancient ruins that house this stuff.
The problem with these crimes is that it is not just a matter of catching them in the act of transporting the contraband or searching through files at the dig to find incongruities, they also need someone to research the ruin themselves, and check the sites to find evidence that something that was not reported existed, and even more they might have to dig themselves to make sure there are no dangerous artifacts to make sure the site is safe if something was taken. It takes a very special set of skills to do this, specially since whoever handles this crime will surely need good combat skills to handle enemy mages. So sadly, the TSAB doesn't have a lot people to spare with that rare skill set.
Here is where Carim enters, she recently got a high position in the Church and is acting as the representative in the Board of Directors in the TSAB, so she proposes that the two organizations work together to deal with this problem before it grows out of hand and something horrible happens. She proposes they form a special Lost Ruin task force to specifically deal with these crimes, staffed by people from both organizations. This group would have to not only investigate official digs that are suspected of contraband, but also bust clandestine sites, and even excavate digs that the two organizations might have something too dangerous that needs to be contained fast in many worlds- and for that reason it would need to be fairly more autonomous than the usual group (basically Proto-Riot Force 6)
First, she proposes contracting a civilian expect from outside as a contract mage to handle the more technical aspects of the digs, cue Yuuno. Then she proposes that they need an expert Enforcer to handle the investigations of the crimes and the apprehension of the criminals, cue Chrono (plus since he is young he will get along with Yuuno right?). Finally, since the TSAB is so understaffed, the Church will provide a ship and Church Knights if the TSAB provides the rest of the crew. Overall the plan is accepted after some adjustments, and so the Lost Ruins Investigation Taskforce is born. Carim not only hopes for this experimental group to deal with this growing problem, she also hopes that this will help the Church and the TSAB to start working more closely together in the future, and if it keeps Chrono close to her then it's a nice bonus.
And thus Chrono and Yuuno suddenly find themselves forced to work together as partners, in a ship filled with battle nuns that give Chrono the weird eye all the time and have to deal with all sorts of crazy super weapons that people find in ruins alongside the crazy mages and corporations that want these things. In other words, every day is a crazy day for our two heroes.
That's the basic idea, think the plot as half a police drama, and the other half Indiana Jones, with a good dose of aerial dog fights, beam spam, and befriending. Nanoha would join them similar to canon, right after our two heroes screw up and land on Earth and have to rely on her to seal the latest thing. Fate would be their rival, an enemy mage that constantly fights them to steal the latest Lost Logia.