What Fate Is

By: Atomic Kokoro

Storyline

Killua and Gon find themselves taken to a new world by a teenager named Zed. The duo agree to help Templar in exchange for being brought back home.

Before You Read

I just watched Hunter X Hunter and I read the Manga from where the Anime finished. It was really awesome.

Anyways, I thought I'd write this little fanfiction that no one will probably read. Yeah. No one watches KI-BA and, even if they did, I doubt they was Hunter X Hunter. I am such a loner. Except for my cousin! She watches them, too. But she doesn't read my fanfictions.

On with the story!

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Chapter 1

New World X Inferno X Trust

Slowly, his blue eyes fluttered open. The brilliant sun blinded him causing him to flinch from the light, close his eyes, and turn onto his side.

The grass swayed to the tune of the wind. The droplets of morning dew soaked into his clothes. He got to his hands and knees, the grass gently rustling as his bare hands and legs placed overbearing weight. The wind tossed his soft, silver hair to and fro.

Again, he opened his eyes, his sight adjusted quickly as usual. "Where am I?" he asked, addressing no one in particular. His gaze scanned the open field and, as he was about ready to explore the area, he spotted someone else, leaning up and rubbing his head. "Gon!"

The boy got to his feet and raced over to Gon. Gon looked up and smiled. "Killua!" Killua helped Gon to his feet and let Gon looked around the field. "Where are we?"

Killua shrugged, his white shirt catching in the breeze and becoming unsettled. "I don't know. What's the last thing you remember?"

Gon tilted his head back and stared at the sky, trying to recall what happened. "We were training in the forest and there was a bright light and...That's all I remember."

The eldest folded his arms in defeat. "You don't remember anymore than me." He looked around the field, trying to piece together a plan to get back to where they were, or at least back home. He considered asking his companion for ideas, but he rendered it useless.

Despite he hadn't been asked, Gon suggested, "Why don't we find a nearby town and ask around?"

Killua sighed at his friend's ridiculous and straight-forward idea. It was better than what he had, which was basically to wander aimlessly. "Fine, fine. Which way should we go?"

Gon thought about it. "Why not that way?" he asked, pointing towards a windmill that stood tall above the trees.

"I guess," Killua muttered. They had been thinking the same thing. It happened all the time. So the two set off in that direction.

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"When does your shift end?" Zed asked, tilting his head back as he leaned against the receptionist's desk.

"In an hour," Roya sighed. This had been the twentieth time he had asked her in a month. He should have known her schedule by then. In fact, he had been asking ever since she got a job as a nurse. She liked helping people, especially healing patients with her Healing Shard.

Zed, on the other hand, had no job. He lived with Mikki. Since Mikki had such success with his business, Zed hadn't found any need to find a job. However, he was often bored and lonely and was in desperate need of a hobby.

Eventually, he got bored of being bored and lonely and being in desperate need of a hobby and helped out at the clinic just to be around Roya. Sometimes he would help at Mikki's bakery, too. But he normally decided to stay bored and lonely and stay in desperate need of a hobby.

Roya was admit, she was bored, too. There were no new patients in the passed hour. She and Zed had done everything to pass the time; played cards, talked, even a round of eye spy. But time just went slowly, as normal.

Maybe something would happen soon.

…

After walking for what seemed like hours, Gon insisted on taking a break. They both collapsed by a big tree in a small clearing in the forest. "How far is that windmill anyway?" Killua groaned, glad to be off his feet. "It must be huge up close if we've walked this far and we're not even close yet."

Gon silently agreed. He didn't need to say anything; Killua already knew.

"Oi, oi," came a voice from the other side of the field. "Looky what we got here. Two little boys, all alone out here. What a dangerous idea."

The two looked towards the other end of the field, the expression of exhaustion unchanged. "Great. We're already tired and this bozo shows up. Can I just kill him and get it over with?" Killua complained out loud.

"Why would we kill him?" Gon asked, looking at Killua. "He hasn't tried to kill us. Maybe we can ask if he knows a town nearby!"

Before Killua could object, Gon was on his feet and running to the man on the other side of the field. "Wait!" Killua cried. "Are you crazy?"

"Excuse me, sir," Gon began, turning on his normal charm as Killua raced after him. "Do you know where the nearest town is?"

Killua froze in mid-step and jumped back to narrowly avoid- "A pebble?" The sun glinted off the shiny red shard as he leaned in closer to look at it. Suddenly, it exploded and raging fire shot into the sky. Killua yelped and jumped back to avoid the fire.

Avoiding humans was one thing, but trying to out-do natural phenomenons was another. He landed on his back, fearing for the worst. Gon cried out Killua's name, but Killua knew there was trouble. He leaned up and made eye contact with Gon and screamed one word that would explain everything: "Ambush!"

Gon immediately reached for his backpack and drew his fishing rod. Killua glanced down at his legs. They were crusted in burns and blood. He was completely immobile, but he still struggled to his feet. He had to help Gon. Judging from his instincts, there were four; the man who stood before him, the one who attack him, and two others hidden in the forest.

He turned his attention to Gon, who was in head-to-head combat with the man who lured them in. Gon bared a few wounds and cuts himself while the man was unscathed, meaning that Gon wasn't going to win this battle on his own.

Killua got into a defensive battle stance, completely ignoring the pain, trying to figure out where all three ambushers were. It wasn't long before he could track all their movements, plus Gon and his opponent.

Gon is probably not aware of the other two ambushers in the area, he thought to himself, ready to move when need be. Which means that he has locked onto the other as well, but I'll have to protect him if one of the other two attack him.

One of the ambushers jumped out of the bush from behind him. Killua spun around and sent a kick into the man's stomach, backing it up with electricity. The man was sent flying into a tree, unconscious. "Are you kidding me?" Killua scoffed. "These guys are weak."

"I know, right?" Gon said, walking up to Killua's side. Killua looked back at Gon's former opponent to see what damage had been done.

Maybe I underestimated Gon. Or overestimated the enemy. Killua looked himself over once. Well, I guess we're pretty even, aren't we?

Gon followed Killua's gaze and frowned at the condition of his legs. "Are you going to be okay?" he asked.

"Of course!" Killua chuckled with a smile. The pain went numb, but it was better than the pain still being there.

Gon smiled. "Let's get going, okay?"

Killua nodded, but suddenly stopped when he heard rustling in the leaves. In the leaves? The forest? "Wait a minute," he gasped. He had been so caught up in his thoughts he forgot about-

"Killua!"

Time suddenly slowed down. A loud, sudden rustle in the leaves from behind forced Killua's attention. He spun around to see raging flames charging at him. He was paralyzed from the injuries in his legs. Dodging was impossible. Blocking was hopeless.

He was as good as dead.

Suddenly, Gon stepped forward and grabbed Killua by the arms. Killua ignored the inferno hell charging at them to looked back at Gon. He was using his aura to generate enough strength to get Killua out of there but if all his strength was focused into his arms, then he had no friction in his feet and he would be-

Killua was sent flying away from the fire from all of Gon's strength. His eyes never left Gon and he watched, helplessly, as Gon was, instead, hit by the fiery attack. Killua breathed into to call out, anything, but he hit the ground and the wind was knocked out of him.

Gon was blasted back into a tree and the fire dissipated.

Two people, a man and a woman, jumped out of their hiding spots, assuming both boys had either been killed or rendered unconscious. "Damn those kids," the woman scoffed. "They beat both Cooper and Kippy."

"Hold on, Tess," the man muttered. "They were weak to begin with. And so are you; you hit the other kid. Now attacking them was useless."

Tess scoffed. "So let's kill them."

Killua struggled to get to a kneel, which was more painful than he expected. "D-damn you," he cursed, struggling to his feet.

"Hey," Tess chuckled, watching as Killua forced himself to stand. "He's a real fighter."

"Shut your mouth," Killua hissed. "You hurt Gon. I'm going to kill you." He looked up at the two and they both stumbled backward. The dark emptiness in his eyes overwhelmed them, and they both knew at that very instant what they spoke last was their last.

…

Zed groaned in boredom. "How much longer?" he whined.

Roya sighed. He was utterly hopeless for a guy who saved the world. He couldn't even tell the time by a clock. "Fifteen minutes," she said.

"God, this is taking forever!"

Roya couldn't help but chuckle at the remark. Zed was such a child sometimes. He whined, he complained, he stole Mikki's bread on a daily basis, but it was pretty tough to stay mad at him. Sometimes, she jerked his collar around by pretending to stay mad at him just to see what he would do when he was desperate.

The result? He followed her everywhere until she forgave him. One night, he actually walked into her room and sat down and watched her just to scare the crap out of her when she woke up. He did it as a practical joke, in which he figured bringing a sense of humor to the situation would help.

Roya smiled. He was so childish.

Suddenly, there was footsteps and a shadow showed through the tinted glass door. Roya looked and waited for the one to open the door. Instead, the stranger burst through the door and collapsed onto the ground.

Roya got to her feet while Zed stepped to examine who had come through. "They're...children," he said as several nurses came to the door. The boys were both severely injured and obviously in need of medical attention.

The nurses reached for one of the boys, the one with black hair, but the silver-haired boy sprung into action and jumped at them. The boy didn't attack but the nurses retreated anyway. "Don't touch him!" he demanded. "I won't let you hurt Gon!"

Zed watched from a distance. The silver-haired child was soaked in blood. His legs were covered in third-degree burns and they were still bleeding. He knew it wouldn't be long before he passed out. His gaze turned to the unconscious one, Gon the other called him. He was unconscious, bleeding from third-degree burns from the chest. He would die without attention.

Zed's big question was, however, where did the blood on the silver one's face come from?

The conscious boy hovered over Gon like a cat to it's child. He stumbled once before regaining his posture. A moment passed. "Y-you!" he called, pointing at Roya. "G-get something to help him."

Roya nodded and began to walk over to them. Zed noticed that the silver-haired boy was so intent on the girl that he ignored everyone else. Slowly, Zed began to circle around the two boys. Roya noticed this without looking and decided to keep the boy as distracted as possible.

"I have to do this, okay? Is that okay?" she asked. The boy hesitated for a moment then nodded. His gaze cast towards Zed who stopped at that moment. It was obvious now that the boy wasn't going to let him out of his sight.

Roya pulled her Healing Shard out and motioned for the boy to move. She brought the Shard to Gon's chest and it began to glow. The boy leaned forward to get a better look at what was happening. "What's your name?" Roya asked, chuckling at how curious the boy was.

The boy looked up at her. "Killua," he said. "My name is Killua. What's yours?"

"Roya," she replied. "I like your name, Killua. It's nice to meet you."

Killua seemed to have loosened up, as if he realized they weren't a threat. He said the only thing that came to mind. "It's nice to meet you, too." A moment passed and Killua was beginning to see results. He smiled, leaning forward and waiting for Gon to wake up.

"Do you mind telling us what happened?" Roya asked, earning Killua's attention.

"We were attacked by these people," he said. "They had these strange abilities. They kept making fire appear out of nowhere. I guess they're transmuters." Roya wanted to ask what a transmuter was, but she knew it would take the attention away from the story, so she nodded and told him to continue. "First, they sent a bomb out and it exploded by me. I was injured. Gon, however, started fighting the other guy and I took out an ambusher.

"However, I forgot about the other two hiding in the forest. As we were walking away, Gon noticed the fire ability again. It was going to hit me but..." His voice trailed off and his bangs fell over his eyes, the blue gems no longer visible in the white locks. "...he threw me across the field and got hit himself. Then I..."

He waited for a moment. "...Then I...lost it..."

Lost it? Zed repeated in his mind.

Then, Gon coughed, earning everyone's attention. His eyes fluttered open and he looked around. "Huh? Killua? Where are we?"

"Gon! You're okay!" Killua gasped, leaning forward to look at his injuries, only to find there were none.

Gon smiled. He looked over to Roya and smiled even brighter. "Hi," he said.

Killua wrapped an arm around Gon's shoulders. "She's Roya. She's the one who healed you."

"Really?" Gon gasped, looking astonished. "How?"

Killua shrugged. "I guess she's an Emitter. Or can an Enhancer heal, too?"

Gon shook his head. "Emitter Definitely an Emitter." They nodded in agreement.

Roya ignored the conversation (she'd ask about it later). Gon and Killua exchanged a couple words, when Zed noticed something was off.

"Hey, we should ask around about York New," Gon suggested.

Killua took a deep breath, then another, until it became a natural part of his breath. "Okay," he muttered between pants.

"Are you okay?" Gon asked. Killua nodded before collapsing to his side. Gon gasped and tried to wake Killua up, but he remained unconscious.

Zed folded his arms. "His injuries are catching up to him. You better heal him, Roya."

She nodded and used her Healing Shard again to heal Killua's legs. At that point, she decided to ask Gon's side of the story. It was the same as the first, except he had no idea what happened after he was knocked out. Wanting to get to a deeper part of the story, she asked about the blood.

"What?" Gon asked. He turned and looked Killua over, noting all the blood that wasn't there before. "Oh." He was silent for a moment. Then he smiled at her. "It's probably just mine. No need to worry."

Roya nodded.

It wasn't long before Killua was healed. Both boys celebrated that they were okay. Zed almost couldn't believe that, when they came in, one seemed helpless and the other was a protective predator. Now it seemed as though they were both normal children with their innocence in tacked.

Zed knew there was more to their story than met the eye. His expression remained the same. Then he smiled. Even if they were lying or keeping something to themselves, it was good to seem them healed and happy. Who did it remind him of? Sagiri. It had to have been Sagiri.

But what were two innocent boys doing in a forest?

…

Laughter echoed of the lime walls of the cave. "If things go as planned, I will rule this world. Then the next. And the next!" The woman chuckled evilly. "Where all men have failed, I will succeed."