Disclaimer – I don't own Card Captor Sakura, Dragonball Z, Sailor Moon, Yu-Gi-Oh!, Digimon 02, or Legend of Zelda. This is just a spur-of-the-moment idea that I believe deserves some attention. Please bear in mind that my knowledge of Yu-Gi-Oh! is like nothing. I would dearly like some advice or helpful critisism, as long as it doesn't come in the form of a flame. Enjoy!

Changing the Past

By Chibimegan

Chapter 1 – Survivors

It started as a small ripple, a tiny amount of energy that could wipe out an entire town in a nanosecond. The problem was that it got stronger every time it killed something, which was like every single second. The time it took me to write this sentence alone it could've killed an entire country, one of the big ones, like Canada, Russia or the U.S.A. People tried to stand up against it, but they soon perished. Other people ran, but there was no where to run to. It killed people quickly but not painlessly. In fact, it was the exact opposite. To be hit by this thing was like being hit by a truck, having your heart pulled out of your chest, or having 1000 swords being stuck inside you, all at once. Plants withered, animals died, people screamed.

It was chaos, pure chaos.

One-second people were sitting in their pajamas, munching on food, the next they were dead.

No one survived.

Or did they?

This is our story.

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Thirty trillion kilometers from the sun, which is pretty close when you think about it, there is a small planet called Merqueas. Merqueas is uninhabited, though there is no reason why it shouldn't be. It has everything Earth has, more actually. The climate is always warm and sunny, but bearable. The gravity is the same. The water is pure everywhere you go. There's food. But yet there is no human, or alien life on this planet.

Until now.

In a small area on this planet, which would probably be called Glasswater if there were any inhabitants because the water is so clear you can see the bottom, even though its deeper than the deepest ocean on Earth, six figures lay on the grass.

The one nearest the water was a young man in his late teens. He had longish lavender hair and a muscular build. He wore gray sweatpants, a black muscle shirt, a jean jacket and orange boots. A sword was strapped to his back. He had a warrior's air around him, though his face was full of grief. His name was Trunks Briefs.

The next person over was a beautiful young woman. She had the longest golden hair imaginable, tied up in odangoes. She had a tall and slender figure and a smile was on her lips, a smile that told you that this was the sort of woman who loved the world and tried to bring happiness into the lives of everyone she meets. She was dressed in a long jean skirt and a pink halter-top. She held a brooch clamped in her hand. Her name was Usagi Tsukino.

The next person was a pretty young girl. She had auburn hair and an athletic look to her. She was dressed in jean shorts and a green sweater. She was like Usagi, a person who loved the world and everything and everyone in it. There was a key around her neck, a pink key with a yellow star. Her name was Sakura Kinomoto.

Beside her was a boy, much younger than Trunks. His hair was red and spiky but he had golden spiky bangs. (A/N – That was the best explanation I could come up with.) The look on his face said clearly that though he wouldn't hurt a fly, he was confident and knew right from wrong. He was the sort of person who stood up for his friends and what he believes in. Around his neck was an item that looked remarkably like a pyramid. It was a puzzle, you could tell by the markings. This boy's name was Yugi Moto.

Next over was yet another young man. This one was blonde and muscular and about the same age as Trunks. He was dressed in white tights (but they didn't look dorky on him) and a green tunic. On his back was a sword and shield. His hair was covered with a green hat that didn't quite cover his elven ears. He was a warrior bred and born; you could see that in his face. He had obviously seen much destruction where he was from. His name was Link.

The last person was another girl. She had short, dark brown hair that was held back by a barrette. She was around Sakura's age and height and was also very pretty. She was dressed in yellow shorts and a pink and white shirt. Her arms were covered in long pink gloves that had no fingertips. A digital camera hung around her neck and there was a strange mechanical device attached to her belt. Her face revealed that she was sweet and sincere but a dark shadow constantly plagued her mind and dreams. Her name was Hikari Kamiya.

The light was getting dark when the first of these people awoke. It was Trunks. His eyes blinked and he sat up, stretching. Then he became aware of where he was and a confused expression crossed his handsome features. He stood up and shook the first person he saw: Usagi. But she just murmured, "Five more seconds, Okaasan," and drifted back to sleep.

So he went over to the next person in line. Sakura. He shook her and she muttered, "Go away Kero-chan," and tried to swat him like he was a fly. But he persisted and her eyes flew open. "Kero-chan! Go…" then she noticed Trunks and sweatdropped.

"Uh, hi," Trunks didn't know what to say.

"Uh, hi," Sakura was a little speechless too.

Suddenly without warning, Yugi woke up. He rubbed the back of his head and mumbled something about needing Advil. (A/N – Advil! The Wonder Drug!) Then he got a good look at his surroundings and asked out loud, "Is this a dream? Where am I?"

"That's what we were wondering," exclaimed Trunks and Sakura in unison.

"Well, if it's a dream, it's more real than anything I've ever dreamed," remarked Hikari, who sat behind them, cross-legged. Link was also awake.

He pointed at Usagi, "Do you think she knows where we are?" Sakura shook her head.

"No I don't think so."

"How do you know?" asked Kari.

"Because I had a dream. The six of us were…well its hard to understand. First there was a flash of light that covered the Earth, killing everything it touched. Then I was here and so were you. We were lying on the ground. The sky went dark all of a second and we were fighting a monster of some sorts. Then one by one we were…dying. I believe that girl there is like the rest of us, lost and she probably doesn't know where she is."

"That's true."

Trunks, Sakura, Yugi, Link and Hikari all looked around. The golden haired woman was awake. She smiled at them. "You're right. I am lost, just like you. My name is Usagi Tsukino."

"I'm Sakura Kinomoto."

"My name is Hikari Kamiya."

"Trunks Briefs."

"Yugi Moto is my name."

"You can call me Link."

Then Hikari spoke up rather timidly, "Sakura? Did you really have that dream?" Sakura nodded and Hikari continued, "It's just that I had the same dream." Sakura looked shocked and scared.

"You know what? So did I," revealed Yugi. There was a pause and Trunks, Usagi and Link nodded in unison. But Trunks didn't look worried.

"So what? It was only a stupid dream."

Sakura shook her head. "I think I should tell you now that I've had dreams like this before. And they always come true."

Fear was eminent on Trunks' face. But Link, surprisingly, was smiling. "You remind me of a friend I have named Zelda. She has prophetic dreams."

"Yeah! My friend Rei has visions too!" shrieked Usagi.

"Now that we've assessed that I have a question, "said Yugi, "why are we here."

"I can answer that," said a calm voice behind them. They turned and saw a tall woman with long green hair.

"Setsuna-san!" shrieked Usagi. She ran up and hugged the woman before attacking her with an onslaught of questions. Setsuna laughed.

"Calm yourself Usagi-san. I am not permitted to tell you anything until the others arrive."

"The others?"

"Yes, Usagi. Hush!"

Suddenly there was a flash of light and beside Setsuna stood a tall man in a long robe. "Clow Reed!" gasped Sakura.

"Hello, Sakura," the man greeted her warmly.

"Are you one of 'the others'?" she demanded. Clow Reed nodded.

"Don't worry, Sakura. You will understand the meaning of your dream in time."

"But…"

There was another flash of light and another figure stood in the clearing. It was a young man, who looked very much like Yugi, except older.

"Yami!" exclaimed Yugi, "but how?"

Yami did not say anything but he gave Yugi a look that summed up what Setsuna and Clow Reed had already said.

There was yet another flash of light and three more figures stood there: Dende, Gennai, and Rauru.

"Gennai!" yelled Hikari.

"Dende!" yelled Trunks.

"Rauru!" yelled Link.

"Hello to all of you," said Gennai, "but you will not be happy to see us when we tell you what has happened. Please sit down."

All of them sat on the ground and waited to hear what they would say. "First," began Clow Reed, "we must tell you of the Great Power. This Great Power is the 'parent god' you might say. He is father to all of the gods in existence and rules everything in the background. No one, not even his children, have ever seen his face so many do not believe he exists."

Setsuna took over, "He knows every that happened, is happening and will happen. At the dawn of time, when Chikyuu and all of the worlds you are from were created he knew that these worlds would be magnets for evil and sorrow and many evil things would befall them. But the most evil thing that would ever happen has just happened. A powerful energy has overtaken the world and wiped out all living things. As of now, you are the only people that have escaped it." There was a gasp.

Gennai continued, "The Great Power, feeling sorry for those worlds because of their pasts, contacted the six of us and allowed us to save six individuals who could 'represent' their worlds. Hikari, you represent the digidestined and the digital world. Trunks represents his world, past and future. Link represents Hyrule. Sakura and Yugi represent their world, which is the same one. Usagi represents the destroyed Moon Kingdom and the future of Crystal Tokyo."

Yami spoke next, "You also all carry something of great value that would make the being who destroyed these worlds invincible and immortal. Usagi has the Silver Imperial Crystal (sorry, but as a dubbie I do not know the Japanese name for it and I would greatly appreciate it if someone told me.) Yugi has the Millennium Puzzle. Sakura has the Clow Cards. Hikari has her Digivice. Link has the Master Sword and the Ocarina of Time. Trunks has – "

" – Absolutely nothing," Trunks stated.

Dende grinned, "Here. I, uh, saved these for you." He handed Trunks a backpack with the Dragonballs in it.

Then Rauru spoke, "The one who did this is the mother of mortals, Zehiirana. She is an evil witch who is the mother of the Great Power's mortal children. You are all her descendants. But she hates you; she hates everything. But most of all she hates Annawyn, she mother of the Gods. Annawyn is a kind and sweet woman and the Great Power loves her more than anything. Zehiirana hates her so much but cannot lift a finger to hurt her, for fear of rousing the Great Power's anger. So she took out her anger on your worlds."

It was Dende's turn. "Here's what you are too do about it. You are, when you are ready, to travel back in time before Zehiirana committed her crime and kill her. The Great Power has given his permission because he knows that she would kill Annawyn if given the chance. With your combined power you would have a very good chance AS LONG AS Zehiirana does not obtain any of the items that you possess. With those she could overthrow event the Great Power and rule everything. Any questions?"

They did have questions but didn't trust their voices.

"There is one more thing. If you succeed in your task, you will return to the very day all this began and you will not remember anything. Neither will we. So I advise you not to get too well acquainted for you will pay the price later," said Clow Reed.

"So," concluded Yami, "are you in or out."

Sakura stood up, "I don't want to do this but I have to. It's the only way I will see Syaoran-kun, Tomoyo-chan, Kero-chan, Yue-san, Onnichan, Otousan and everyone again, so I'll do it."

"How could we do anything else?" demanded Usagi.

"These are the lives of our friends and families on the line! We cannot just back down," stated Trunks firmly.

"You can count me in!" Hikari said.

"I'll do it," that's all Yugi would say.

"I will not let my friends be dead when I can change it," Link stated.

"Then it's settled," said Setsuna, clapping her hands together.

"I have one question though," said Trunks suddenly, "why did you say we could travel back in time when we were ready. Aren't we ready now?"

Rauru shook his head. "No, pulling you out of your world took a lot of energy out of you. You do not know it now but you are weak now. You need time to build up your strength. If you were to rush into battle now you would cripple and you might never be the same again. Besides, time travel is exhausting too and the extra strain would kill you." Trunks nodded.

"I suggest you get some sleep now," advised Setsuna, "There is a small house made for you in that direction," she waved her hand.

They stared over there. "Setsuna," said Usagi, "there is nothing there." It was true. All there was, was a cliff and a waterfall that gave water to Glasswater.

"Silly Usagi! The house is behind the waterfall."

"Oh."

The six of them trooped toward the waterfall and passed under it. At the last second Link poked his head out, saying, "Aren't you…" but Setsuna, Clow Reed, Yami, Dende, Rauru and Gennai were gone.

Under the cliff, behind the waterfall there was a long tunnel. It was dark at first but as soon as they walked into it torches on the walls burst into flame. They walked down the tunnel, through several caves filled with stalactites and stalagmites until they came to a set of brilliantly carven oak doors. Link and Trunks opened them and they walked into a room filled with plush seats and a crackling fire. On the far side of the room were 6 doors, each with brass nameplate bearing their name on it.

"I think someone has been expecting us," said Usagi in a small voice. The rest of them nodded and trooped off to their respective rooms.

The rooms were basically the same. They each had soft velvet carpets and splendid four poster beds. Thankfully Trunks, Usagi, Sakura, Yugi, Link and Hikari sank onto them, asleep before their heads hit the pillows.

Author's Note – Well, what did you think? Should I continue? If I do I'm going to have various romances or friendships. I'm not going to plan any of those yet, 'cause I want you to decide that, okay?

Next time – Not heeding Clow Reed's warning, the six begin to forge friendships and romances. But disaster rides on the horizon and Sakura has not forgotten the death in her dream. Can one of her new-found friends help her to lighten up?

JA NE!

Chibimegan!