About at the same time. I'd like to get a little more done on DSKS, at least the first story arc, before I start working on this new project.
But as for a plot... Not as much as I'd like, really, but we can fix that.
The first chapter we'll spend meeting Matteus and somewhat younger Lindsy. Part of me wanted to make her an early-mid-teens version, but post-motherhood-Lindsy works better for the story.
In subsequent chapters we meet his very much dysfunctional-but-stuck-together-like-glue family, as well as witness Lindsy's battle against the Admiralty and Scaglietti's scathing reprimand.
And then, of course, comes some mild angst as the root problems within the family are dealt with, followed by his acceptance into the academy on Midchilda, thus concluding the first arc.
Second arc begins with events leading up to Matteus's graduation. His time there hasn't been easy because he's stubborn to a fault (Still!) and about as willy as they come. Before his graduation, witness his grand going-away prank. Some will laugh, some will scream in outrage, and a few will weep and lament that the academy is never going to be the same again.
The Prank had such a profound affect on everyone that it even reverberated up in the echelons of the Admiralty. The boy was a disruptive influence, no doubt about it, and yet he was undeniably useful. What to do with such an asset? Stick him on the frontier and hope he doesn't start a war! Crossoverness begins as he visits stange new worlds and makes new allies for the TSAB.
There will be a small 'sub-arc' (probably a series of short stories) where Matteus spends time with Nanoha, giving her the 'appropriate' training for a 'proper Midchildan Enforcer'. She's got a good idea of how its done, but the finer points are a bit lacking, such as knowing when to kick 'em when they're down. She's a sweet kid, really, but follow-through is important.
"Look, I'm not saying you gotta be a nasty person, but sometimes you have to take a step back and think, Is this person gonna stop? And will I have the energy to stop them later if I don't do so now? Remember, Nanoha. To protect the ones you love the most, ruthlesness has its place on the battlefield."
His education leads to somewhat different outcomes in the second season, for which he's not around to share in... but he's done his part already.
The third arc will be Matteus spending more time on the frontier, only he gets lost after getting caught in a sort of time/space storm. He's certain that he can make his way back, but from what he can tell he's pretty far off the beaten path. On this journey, he finds Gally/Alita and falls in love with her. And for that love he raises all kinds of hell, up to and including establishing a democratic government in the name of the TSAB. (That's gonna be one hell of a report right there.)
He also makes some very good friends, one of whom is Skuld, who likes him so much that she claims him as one of her own. And he just stumbles across all kinds of awesomeness before he finally makes it back home, plus a few new friends/family members. (Fun thought: Alita establishing a Panzer Kunst school on Midchilda. Can you imagine Vita, among others, learning the Art of the Armored Fist?)
Later arcs will simply be the legacy of Matteus as his children (as well as some of his nephews and nieces) go to the Academy and have their own adventures. And no, the Academy will simply never-ever be the same.
And that's all I really have in mind for now. Most of the info I have that isn't based on the first and second seasons I snagged from the web. I have downloaded everything up to Strikers, though. Just waiting for a chance to sit down and watch it all.
But as for a plot... Not as much as I'd like, really, but we can fix that.
The first chapter we'll spend meeting Matteus and somewhat younger Lindsy. Part of me wanted to make her an early-mid-teens version, but post-motherhood-Lindsy works better for the story.
In subsequent chapters we meet his very much dysfunctional-but-stuck-together-like-glue family, as well as witness Lindsy's battle against the Admiralty and Scaglietti's scathing reprimand.
And then, of course, comes some mild angst as the root problems within the family are dealt with, followed by his acceptance into the academy on Midchilda, thus concluding the first arc.
Second arc begins with events leading up to Matteus's graduation. His time there hasn't been easy because he's stubborn to a fault (Still!) and about as willy as they come. Before his graduation, witness his grand going-away prank. Some will laugh, some will scream in outrage, and a few will weep and lament that the academy is never going to be the same again.
The Prank had such a profound affect on everyone that it even reverberated up in the echelons of the Admiralty. The boy was a disruptive influence, no doubt about it, and yet he was undeniably useful. What to do with such an asset? Stick him on the frontier and hope he doesn't start a war! Crossoverness begins as he visits stange new worlds and makes new allies for the TSAB.
There will be a small 'sub-arc' (probably a series of short stories) where Matteus spends time with Nanoha, giving her the 'appropriate' training for a 'proper Midchildan Enforcer'. She's got a good idea of how its done, but the finer points are a bit lacking, such as knowing when to kick 'em when they're down. She's a sweet kid, really, but follow-through is important.
"Look, I'm not saying you gotta be a nasty person, but sometimes you have to take a step back and think, Is this person gonna stop? And will I have the energy to stop them later if I don't do so now? Remember, Nanoha. To protect the ones you love the most, ruthlesness has its place on the battlefield."
His education leads to somewhat different outcomes in the second season, for which he's not around to share in... but he's done his part already.
The third arc will be Matteus spending more time on the frontier, only he gets lost after getting caught in a sort of time/space storm. He's certain that he can make his way back, but from what he can tell he's pretty far off the beaten path. On this journey, he finds Gally/Alita and falls in love with her. And for that love he raises all kinds of hell, up to and including establishing a democratic government in the name of the TSAB. (That's gonna be one hell of a report right there.)
He also makes some very good friends, one of whom is Skuld, who likes him so much that she claims him as one of her own. And he just stumbles across all kinds of awesomeness before he finally makes it back home, plus a few new friends/family members. (Fun thought: Alita establishing a Panzer Kunst school on Midchilda. Can you imagine Vita, among others, learning the Art of the Armored Fist?)
Later arcs will simply be the legacy of Matteus as his children (as well as some of his nephews and nieces) go to the Academy and have their own adventures. And no, the Academy will simply never-ever be the same.
And that's all I really have in mind for now. Most of the info I have that isn't based on the first and second seasons I snagged from the web. I have downloaded everything up to Strikers, though. Just waiting for a chance to sit down and watch it all.