Prologue: The Prophecy

BlueTiger321: Hello everyone, and thank you for selecting my story! I finally have found the time to begin work on this, which, as some of you have read in my Upcoming Stories, is a cartoon crossover of The Sorcerer's Apprentice. Even though I've only gotten one comment on whom to choose for the pairing in this story, I thought about it and realized that there's one part that would make sense if June was put into the cast. So, she will be Becky in this story. Now for the legal parts: The Sorcerer's Apprentice is property of Walt Disney Pictures and Jerry Bruckheimer Films, and all characters cast in this story are property of their respectful owners. So get ready for some fantastic action!

It was the year 740 A.D. in Great Britain. During this time, only a select few were chosen to wield the sacred art of sorcery. While some would use their gifts for the good of mankind, others would use it for committing an unspeakable evil. These two factions were on opposing sides; each one hoping to outdo the other.

The narrator of the story begins to speak as two mysterious figures ride through the night on horses while they each carried a torch in their hands. "The war between sorcerers was fought in the shadows of history," he said, "and the fate of mankind rested with the just and powerful Merlin."

An image then flashed to show a picture of an old man dressed in a long blue robe with a matching pointed hat. Blue shoes sat neatly on his feet while a small pair of glasses was situated on his nose. A long white beard stretched down from his chin and ended on the floor, and a white moustache complemented his wise visage. This man was the legendary sorcerer Merlin.

The narrator continued by saying, "He taught his secrets to three trusted apprentices: Aerrow, Piper, and Dark Ace."

As the narrator said each of the apprentice's names, an image of each of them came into view. Aerrow was a man in his mid-twenties with unruly red hair and green eyes and was clothed in a red and blue suit complete with brown gloves with black fingers and brown boots. Pieces of silver armour covered various parts of his body while a silver plate of a hawk spreading its wings was stationed on his back between two daggers. The left shoulder plate had the same insignia painted in blue.

Piper was a woman the same age as Aerrow with chocolate brown skin and midnight blue hair held up by a yellow hair band. Her amber-coloured eyes matched the details on her blue and yellow dress while long blue gloves stretched on her arms and only covered her middle and ring fingers, brown boots situated on her feet, the same metal plate as Aerrow's on her back, and a blue choker on her neck that had a light blue crystal dangling in the middle.

Dark Ace was a man slightly older than the other apprentices, having black hair and red eyes, and clothed in a red and dark green suit with various pieces of armour around his body. His chest plate had a red, menacing raven painted on the front, and his head was covered with a metal headpiece that only covered his forehead and the sides of his face.

The narrator then said, "He should have only trusted two."

The mysterious figures finally arrive at a gigantic castle, their horses letting out cries that echoed in the night. They soon stopped to see a horrific sight. All around them were the bodies of guards strewn across the ground, lying dead with swords and spears impaled in their torsos. The two figures were then revealed to be Aerrow and Piper, and they both gasped upon seeing their comrades' deaths.

The narrator said, "Piper and Aerrow witnessed the savagery of a sorcerer beyond evil." As he spoke, the scene switched to a group of soldiers rushing up a stone staircase with their weapons held high above their heads. Just as they were about to reach the doorway, a wave of fire blazed out and incinerated their bodies. The soldiers all laid down dead after their bodies were severely burned. The flames subsided to reveal a woman controlling them dressed in a dark red cloak with a silver plate on her chest having the same raven as Dark Ace, short black hair, purple eyes and a mole underneath her left eye. The narrator continued by saying the woman's name, "Master Cyclonis, Merlin's most deadly enemy."

Cyclonis slowly walked down the steps, bearing a psychotic look on her face while she approached Merlin, who was hidden behind the stone pillar in hopes of catching the woman off guard. The sorcerer then concentrated as he cast a spell. He brought his fingers to his head just as he opened his eyes wide. Cyclonis was then surprised when the candelabras on each side twisted around her wrists and trapped her in place. The evil sorceress was already taking action by casting her own spell, and she created a small spark on the candelabras to burn away the metal.

Merlin then grabbed a sword from off the wall and charged at Cyclonis while she was taking the time to free herself, but the woman had managed to burn away the candelabras and used them to deflect the blade.

As Merlin and Cyclonis continued their battle, Aerrow and Piper walked down a hallway where more slain soldiers lied on the floor. The man drew both daggers from his back and ignited them, casting the blades in a blue light. Piper held out a metal staff and extended it. Both of them were ready to face whatever Cyclonis would throw at them, and they each knew they had the other for support. What they couldn't fathom was why their other friend was absent.

Merlin and Cyclonis were still locked in their battle. The sounds of metal clanging against metal could be heard as the sword was blocked by the candelabras. Eventually, Merlin gained the upper hand by pushing his enemy into a wall where he followed up by holding the blade close to her neck. But Merlin wasn't finished, and so he quickly cast a spell to make Cyclonis's arms meld into the stone wall to prevent her from trying to escape.

"We are but servants," said Merlin, keeping his sword close to Cyclonis.

All of a sudden, a door opened and out walked Dark Ace holding a cane with a red crystal on the tip. "Merlin," he said casually.

"Dark Ace!" cried the sorcerer. Merlin could only watch as his apprentice raised his cane and unleashed a wave of energy that unknowingly released Cyclonis from the wall. "You betray me?" The sorcerer then let out a cry in agony as Cyclonis had thrust a dagger into his stomach.

Cyclonis looked devilishly at Merlin and said, "I am no one's servant." She proceeded by pushing the sorcerer away and let him fall to the floor. Cyclonis turned to her new follower and said, "Well done. Now get the spell."

"And so it was," said the narrator. "Master Cyclonis gained sorcery's most dangerous spell known as 'The Rising,' giving Cyclonis the power to raise an army of the dead and enslave mankind."

Dark Ace did as his master commanded and so he walked over to a large book sitting by itself on a pedestal. The man turned the pages until he found the one needed. On it was an illustration of a sorcerer casting a spell towards the ground that brought up a spirit. This was the incantation for The Rising.

Dark Ace then tore out the page from the book and walked off just before another door burst open on the other side of the room. Aerrow rushed inside but was too late as Dark Ace had already jumped out a window to escape. He looked around and there he was face-to-face against Master Cyclonis. The evil sorceress thrust out her hands and released a wave of energy that hit Aerrow in the chest and knocked him to the floor. As the man was about to stand up, Cyclonis began to cast another spell as violet energy formed in her hands.

Before Cyclonis could fire her spell, Piper came into the room and unleashed a spell blast to stun the sorceress. Aerrow could only watch bewildered to see his friend battle against Merlin's enemy. Piper then concentrated all her focus into a spell where she drew her hands to her face in a continuous motion. Aerrow gasped as he recognized this spell, and Cyclonis looked on in horror as she was paralyzed and could do nothing to stop it. An ethereal image of Cyclonis then rushed out of her and she screamed as she was absorbed into Piper. This, in turn, caused Cyclonis's lifeless body to slump to the floor once the spell was complete.

"Piper sacrificed herself for Aerrow by drawing Cyclonis's soul into her own body," said the narrator. Aerrow ran over to Piper to help her, but he saw it was too late as the woman clutched her throat as it began to pulse and her eyes changed to purple. "But Cyclonis began to kill her from the inside."

Aerrow knew there was only one thing he could do, and he also knew that it would be the most painful decision he ever had to make. He brought up a black nesting doll where he opened it up and released a bright blue light. The result was Piper being sucked into the doll and trapped upon Aerrow closing it.

"To save Piper's life and to capture Cyclonis," said the narrator, "Aerrow trapped them both in the Grimhold, an inescapable prison."

Aerrow sadly watched as the Grimhold changed and showed an image of Piper on one of its sides. On the other side of the doll was an image of Cyclonis.

The narrator continued by saying, "Over time, Aerrow fought many sorcerers who tried to free Cyclonis, trapping them in layer upon layer of the doll." The Grimhold then showed an image of a young girl, and then it showed an image of an Asian man as it got bigger. "Eventually, he captured Dark Ace as well."

Aerrow knelt by Merlin on the floor, holding the spot where Cyclonis stabbed him in the stomach. The man listened intently to hear what his master had to say.

"As Merlin lay dying," said the narrator, "he gave Aerrow his dragon ring, saying it would guide him to the child who would one day grow to be Merlin's successor: the Prime Merlinean."

The sorcerer placed in Aerrow's hand a small figurine of a silver dragon. Aerrow knew what must be done, and he would see to it that his master's wished would be fulfilled.

Merlin looked into Aerrow's eyes and said with his last breath, "The Prime Merlinean is the only one... who can kill Master Cyclonis." The sorcerer then closed his eyes and left the world with the knowledge he gave his apprentice.

"Aerrow would search for centuries," said the narrator.

Many years later, Aerrow walked through the plains of Kenya, hoping to find the Prime Merlinean in order to fulfill the prophecy and to complete the duty bestowed upon him by Merlin. The sorcerer met with a boy named Lil' D (Class of 3000) and showed him the dragon. The boy gave the figurine an odd look, and Aerrow knew that he was not the one. Still, he would not give up and would take as long as needed since he would never age from the spell Merlin placed on him.

Aerrow's quest eventually led him to India where a boy named Sanjay (Fairy OddParents) was living. Aerrow bowed in respect to the boy and then presented to him the dragon. Sanjay just looked at it like it was nothing special, and so the man would have to continue his search.

Aerrow returned to Great Britain and was currently in a large castle, hoping this would be where the Prime Merlinean lives. The sorcerer showed the dragon to a boy named Lance Penn (Dragon Booster). The figure still did not respond to the boy, so Aerrow took it back and tussled the boy's hair before leaving the castle.

The narrator finishes by saying, "And never, it is said, will Aerrow waver from his quest, for mankind will never be safe until Cyclonis is destroyed by the Prime Merlinean."

BlueTiger321: So, there's the prologue. I hope you're all eagerly waiting to see what happens next. So, in the first chapter, we'll be greeted to the other main characters of this story and you'll get to see it progress from there. So, until next time, please be sure to read and review!