Prisoner Of War…Or Not?

Disc.: I do NOT own 'Dynasty Warriors' or any of its' characters. They belong to Koei, so leave me alone already!

A/N: So, I've decided to put 'Dimensions Crossed' on hold until I get some damn feedback and this idea popped into my head. I figured it might be nice to try my hand at this pairing because it's not on the site yet (makes me wanna cry), and hopefully someone will find this pairing to be as interesting as I have. So, no more stalling- time to get down to it!

Summary: At the battle of Fan Castle, Guan Yu falls to Wei's army. However, Guan Suo stays behind to fight them while his siblings help their father escape. Jia Xiu decides that it would be better to leave such a promising warrior alive, and instead of killing him he takes him captive. Upon arrival to Wei, Suo catches the eye of Guo Jia. Will this time in Wei be good or bad for Guan Suo?

*Flashback/Memories

*"Talking"

*'Thinking'

Ch.1- Battle Lost (or Won)?

Fan Castle, it stood as a nearly unsurmountable landmark in the territory between Wei and Shu. A truly formidable and glorious architectural edifice, it would serve as a wonderful strategic outpost…if not for the fact that it had been flooded at this very moment and its occupants were fleeing like birds from a forest.

Yes, fleeing- that is what Guan Yu and his 3 children were doing at the moment. The second eldest son, Guan Ping, had been slain inside the castle while fighting with Wen Chou so that his family could escape to the safety of Shu.

However, it seemed that fate had deemed it necessary to impede their escape as several arrows had stopped them in their tracks. Surrounding them were roughly 50 Wei soldiers including their strategist Jia Xiu. He merely smirked at the so-called 'God of War' and his offspring, knowing each of them were powerful fighters. He couldn't let any of them walk away from this battle alive, Cao Cao would be greatly disappointed by such a failure, therefor it was vitally important to kill them all right here at the castle- or at the very least Guan Yu.

"Well Guan Yu, the time has come for you to fall here at Fan Castle. Say goodbye to your children, for this will be your last time seeing them alive! Troops, attack!"

Guan Yu steeled himself for a fight, but was surprised when his 3rd son, Guan Suo stepped forward to challenge the enemy.

"Xing, YinPing, get father out of here! I'll hold them off for as long as it takes you all to escape!"

The two just stood there shocked at hearing their brother declare such a thing, Suo would never be able to fight them all off alone- he was either being very strategic or very stupid.

"Absolutely not, Suo! You can't fight them all off by yourself- let one of us help you!"

"Please, brother- we've already lost Ping, we won't lose you too!"

"Your brother and sister are right Suo, you mustn't be too hasty- especially against a group of this size. We must fall back for now!"

Guan Suo, for as long as he could remember, had always been told to 'fall back' or stay behind, never really getting a chance to show what he could do or how capable he was on the battlefield. Normally, his family would be right and he'd retreat until further notice.

But not this time. He was going to make his own choice for once in his life, regardless of what the outcome would be.

"Sorry, father. This time, I will not listen to any of you and fall back…I want to show you what I'm capable of and make my own choice. Please, tell Master Liu Bei that I am sorry for not returning along with you and will rejoin you as soon as I am able. Now, get out of here- all of you, return to Shu while I hold them back!"

Before Guan Yu could protest and tell his son to listen to him, a rain of arrows began coming down upon them. They really had no choice but to listen to Suo and escape without him.

Guan Xing merely nodded in understanding, flashing his younger brother a smile before he deflected the arrows and began forcing his father and sister to run off with him.

"Alright Suo, you'd better keep your word and come back alive!"

Guan Suo just smiled before returning his attention back to the 50 soldiers surrounding him and charged at them, nunchaku armed and ready to beat the enemy back.

After what felt like forever, Guan Suo had only eliminated around 30 soldiers before he fell back onto his ass in exhaustion. The remaining troops had their weapons focused on him as Jia Xiu smiled down at him in victory. The young warrior had proven to be just as capable and cunning as his father, but his desire to stay behind to let them escape proved to be his downfall in the end.

Guan Suo just sat there with a defiant look on his face and ambition burning brightly in his chocolate orbs.

Ambition, the very quality that Cao Cao and the entirety of the Wei Empire was something that they prided themselves on greatly.

"Go ahead, kill me- you've already beaten me with numbers alone so why not follow through to the end?!"

Jia Xiu held his sword to the young boy's throat as a gesture of humiliation and superiority. True, he could just kill the boy and end things right there, but Jia Xiu was well known for recognizing potential in others whether they were warriors or strategists and this boy had potential in varying degrees. Perhaps instead of killing him as the boy had pleaded, maybe there was a greater purpose for him in the end…perhaps as a trophy signifying Cao Cao's victory against Shu?

Because in the end, there were many different types of battles and a near infinite number of ways to win them.

"No, you're far too talented to just be discarded like an empty bottle of wine. I have a better use for you, Guan Suo of the Shu Empire. Troops!"

Guan Suo did not like where this was going and visibly tensed up when he saw more soldiers appear. Leave it to the Wei army to have more soldiers on hand, and these ones had ropes with them.

"Tie him up and put him in the carriage, we're heading home. Tell Lord Cao Cao that this battle is ours, and that we have a nice consolation prize for him."

"Yes sir!"

Guan Suo had begun seriously regretting staying behind to let his family escape, because he certainly hadn't expected this to happen.

Then again, maybe this would prove fruitful as he was put into the carriage and the doors were locked up.

Guan Suo took one final glance at Fan Castle…the place where he'd fallen alone as he felt the carriage start retreating from the battlefield and fell asleep while it took him to his new home for however long he'd be kept there.

T.B.C.- Well, here's the first chapter. It's setting the stage for the rest of the story to follow, the next chapter has the first ever official meeting between Guan Suo and Guo Jia so stick around for the next chapters!