AN: Okay so this is a joint project with The Lone Captain and I/me, we or at least I haven't tried anything like this before so it should be interesting...Okay, I don't want to say too much and ruin the story but by the chance that you have not read my previous story: In a changing world... which you should have, well, that's okay it's your Loss XD Anywho the information/backstory will be played out through later dialog between the two main characters because I find those funner to write than generic descriptions/recaps plus mystery is fun.

Okay and now for the long awaited story...

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I could instantly feel a strain on my body, it was as though the gravity was somehow heavier here, I took in a deep breath but the air felt heavy. I coughed and opened my eyes, there was nothing but a white oasis that seemed to stretch on as far as the eye could see, I began frantically turning around in an attempt to remember how I got here. I could feel my heart begin to race and my breathing became more sporadic, although I took a deep breath in an attempt to calm my nerves.

'I...I remember Luna... she told me to close my eyes and then she kissed me,' I began grinning like an idiot, and I could still smell the sweet scent of luna flowers... until I remembered that I left my universe completely naked.

I opened my eyes and stared down at my exposed body, I let out a sigh, "I can always change forms until I find clothes... wherever I'm going, it's got to have clothes..."

I continued turning around until I spotted a human off in the distance, they must've been a couple hundred meters out. I could make out that it was a male, short dark brown hair, and completely naked as well. I shook my head and looked up. "Great, stuck in a white void with a naked dude, very funny Luna! Now stop fucking with me!" As if like clockwork I felt my vision fade, causing me to stumble forward. I was able to catch my balance briefly, but the gravity seemed to be getting the better of me. My entire body was drained of energy, and I fell hard on the ground with my vision slowly going black... 'What have I gotten myself into?'

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I woke up groggily, and I could feel an immense strain on my body, groaning as I got up from the ground. I looked up at the sun before squinting and letting my eyes adjust; It was morning best I could tell. I found myself on the shore of a lake with trees surrounding it, and as I wandered over to the water, I caught a glimpse of my human reflection. I stared at myself for awhile, it was so alien to me ever since I became a werewolf I'd always preferred the wolf form. I marveled that my face was still clean shaven and my jet black hair was still short. I sighed as I turned my attention to the problem at hand; I was naked in the middle of nowhere. 'Well, at least I'm not in a populated area.' I thought while scanning the trees for any sign of humans before I shifted to my wolf form. I smiled at the familiar weight of my leather jacket on my shoulders. 'Glad that my jacket made the trip,'

I looked at my reflection in the water again, and this time the familiar black wolf with blue eyes was staring back at me. I let myself drop down to all four legs, thinking I would better hide myself this way, not to mention I was still dizzy from getting here.

I sat down and closed my eyes, "Luna, Azoth, are you there? If you can hear me, I made it in one piece... But I could use some help, may the moon's light guide me." I've never actually prayed to the moon or Luna to get any help before but I was at a complete loss this time around. I inhaled deeply through my nose, and even in my weakened state I was able to find a faint trace of human scent. 'Might be able to steal some clothes and find out where I am.' I set off at a run following the faint stench of a human.

It didn't take me long to find the source of the scent; It was a human cabin, but the scent was faint. 'Maybe they aren't home.' I stood in the shadows and observed the old wooden shack. 'Must be a hunting cabin.' I thought to myself as I began listening for any human heart beats or commotion, however, I couldn't hear anything moving about the cabin.

I shook my head back and forth to bring me out the drowsiness this whole ordeal brought upon me, then changed back to my human form with my jacket still present. With a few raps on the door, I listened for anyone stirring inside, although there wasn't a response from within the cabin. I pulled the door open and began searching for any clothes, eventually finding a plain gray t-shirt, brown hiking boots, faded blue jeans, and some white socks. I contemplated the underwear in the drawer, going as far as to take a whiff; it smelled clean, but humans are disgusting, "Fuck it. Commando it is," I stated, throwing them back in the drawer.

Once the clothing was donned, I put on my leather jacket and walked to the door of the cabin. As I pushed the door outward I felt a strange sensation, and all the hair on the back of my neck stood up. I focused and heard a noise behind the door; The faint breath of a human. I smiled to myself, thinking I could get the drop on my would-be attacker. I took a step forward, letting the door shut behind me, then swiftly spun and aimed a punch at the stranger's head, watching as my opponent blocked it and grabbed a hold of my arm. I blinked, completely dazed by the humans' speed, and before I could react, I felt him hook a leg behind my knee, throwing me to the ground. As I flew through the air, I caught a good look of the attacker; He was white, had dark brown hair and was completely naked.

I hit the ground hard with a grunt, and my attempt to get up ended when my attacker pinning me to the ground; My right arm was trapped under a knee and my left arm was pinned at the wrist by the attacker's right arm. I could feel his free hand begin to restrict my air flow, causing me to weigh my options; In my weakened state I couldn't break free nor could I fight him hand to hand as he was evidently highly skilled. My only other option was to catch him off guard by shifting forms and make an escape, 'I didn't want to expose my secret, if it got out I could be hunted down and killed, but I will be killed anyway.'

Suddenly he spoke, "Now's not the time to be checking my pecker. I think you have more pressing matters and don't you even think about biting my junk!"'Then get it the fuck out of my face!' I screamed mentally as I struggled against his iron grip.

The naked perv spoke again. "I'm going to release pressure on your neck, and you're going to tell me who sent you through the void-space gateway?"

I nodded, slowly the man released the pressure from my neck, allowing me to breathe freely, however, he kept me pinned in place, "Go on then."

"Okay," I sighed averting my gaze from the naked man, "I don't know about a void-space gate thing... but I... I was sent here to stop something messing with the parallel universes, now could you get your junk away from me?"

Much to my displeasure, he responded, "First, because it concerns me the most, I don't exactly have clothes, and I can't afford you breaking free, so deal with it. Second, were you that naked dude from the Void-Space gate? The-um... The giant white room."

I sighed, "Whatever, there are clothes in the cabin, and yeah I guess I was the guy from the white room... I'm guessing we are here for the same reason though?" I paused not really knowing what I was doing here, "To stop the one screwing with the universes."

"Kid, I don't know where you come from, but it's a bit late for that." I glared at him, 'Kid... I hate that nickname almost as much as I hate being called pup.'

I let out a breath of relief as he let go of me and wandered into the cabin, I assume to get dressed. I got up and brushed myself off as I contemplated getting the hell out of there, but I was convinced that he could help me stop this and get me home.'Is this what you sent to help me, Luna?'

I decided to wait for the stranger so I stood outside the cabin for him. With a shake of my head, I thought, 'How did he get the jump on me, it was like he wasn't even human; He must be part something else like me he must not be completely human...but what? I don't smell any wolf in him...' I let out a sigh as I concentrated on my body; I could already feel the strain of this world lessening in the short time that passed. 'Well, at least I'm not completely helpless now.'

I heard him shout from inside the cabin, "You took everything BUT the underwear!" Forcing a difficult struggle against laughter on my part.

"Well, I got here first, so suck it up princess; It's better than nothing!" I replied as I contemplated shifting forms to give him my clothes, although I had no intention of revealing my secret to him nor did I care if he wandered around in nothing but underwear.

I watched as he finally stepped out of the shack in utter silence, wearing a makeshift dress from what looked like an old bed sheet. 'I see he took the princess thing literally.' I had to muffle a laugh, and I watched as he began storming off down a path, "Hey where are you going?" I asked while examining our path; It seemed as though it weaved through the dense forest and up through the mountains, causing me to look at one of the peaks. 'seems like a good place to get a layout of the land, and see what we're dealing with.'

He snapped back at me, "Somewhere else." I stuck my hands in my jacket pocket, taking one last look around as I toyed with the idea of leaving the stranger and going at it on my own, I let out a sigh.

"Fine, beats hanging around here," I mumbled as I caught up to him, he remained silent so I piped up, "Why did you end up here then?"

The stranger was silent for a time, but then asked me, "How far into the stars have you traveled?" 'What the hell kind of a question is that?'

I turned to look at him, "I never left Earth, except for here... why?"

"I mean, how far has your species explored space? And it's to help me determine something," Came his response.

"Well... I don't know, before the war, we went to the moon I guess..." I stated, 'Man who the hell are you? Wait... how far has he traveled into the stars?'

He contemplated my answers a moment, "Hmm... good to know."

I stared dumbfounded at the man until I finally replied, "Okay... why did any of that matter? I just wanted to know where you came from."

"It's trivial. And for where I came from... it doesn't matter anymore," He grumbled.

'Dick,' I thought to myself, 'So that's what it feels like to talk to me? Damn, I must sound like a shady asshole...' "Mhmmm," I mumbled, "Don't suppose you know how to get back to our own universes?"

"Also trivial." The human stopped and stared at me, "Listen, Kid. I'm sure you know a little bit about how you got here. Well, let me tell you something you don't know. What sent you here isn't your friend, it will manipulate your emotions and impersonate those you love most. You may think you want to go back, but you're innocently ignorant to the world around you, and what a hell it really is. You're better off disappearing." 'Fuck, this guy has issues, I'm just here to put an end to the destruction of universes and go home.'

I thought about his words a moment, 'What sent you here isn't your friend, it will manipulate your emotions and impersonate those you love most.' 'No Luna isn't like that... is she? I mean, she is the reason I'm a werewolf and the reason we went to war against the humans... but... no, she's my friend... fuck... she's also the reason I'm here, and the reason I might not ever get home. But she didn't force me to come here, I came here out of my own free will... Could she impersonate the one's I care about, could she be the Azoth I spoke with in paradise?... If I make it through this I will find out what you are, Luna.'

I began shaking my head slowly and let my thoughts drift away, "By the moon," I grumbled to myself, 'I can't believe I let this asshat get into my head like that, I'm playing right into his hand.' "Of course I would get stuck with a useless human that's content with staying here and dying. I'm going to stop this and go home," I turned to glare at him, "And I think you can get me back home, so when I'm done you best have a way off this rock, or I'll strangle you with your bed sheet."

"... I'm very frightened, oh please don't hurt me." Came a sarcastic response, "Why do you even think I can get you home?"

I rolled my eyes, 'You will be...' "I don't know, you knew about the void gate thing..."

"I do know about that, don't I... Doesn't matter, I can't make it without a specific material, and unless this universe has colon... nevermind. I probably can't make the machine. So congratulations, unless what sent you takes you back, you're stuck." He stated with a grin.

I smiled to myself, 'So the spaceman can get me home... probably.' "Hmmm, I see..." I stated.

As we approached the top of the mountain, he asked me, "So, think we're in the middle of nowhere, of there's a colony just over the mountain?" There was a pause in his utterance, allowing him to climb a ledge. "Personally, I think we're a few days out from civilization."

I paused for a moment, taking a deep breath. I could smell the faint stench of humanity, cars, people, and fast food, I felt my stomach grumble, 'Damn I could go for a burger or a nice thick steak,' "I guess a small town on the other side, should be able to find some clothes there."

"And I was just starting to like the bed sheet." He joked before falling into a deep thought, "What's your name? Also, are you special in some way, it's not normal for someone to be sent to another universe?"

"Names Dexios, and the rest is trivial," I mocked, "And you?"

"The name's Elliot... I'm sure if we don't end up killing each other we'll share our secrets. For instance, you mumbled 'by the moon'. Either you're an idiot that thinks the moon is God, or..." He retorted. 'By the moon. Damn it, I can't slip up like that. He's already suspicious of me.'

"Mhmm," I muttered, "Does it really matter if the moon is my 'God' or not."

"No, not really. I just have a certain eye for the smallest of details." Elliot replied as he reached the crest of the mountain top, "Well, looks like you won," He informed me while looking at the town below us.

I smiled to myself, 'Of course I did,' "And what about you... I mean, if it's true about being special and coming here, what does that make you?"

"An ancient relic, nothing more, nothing less." He replied with a gaze shift to his hands.

"I see..." I replied, 'I agree with the nothing more part...' "Wonder if they speak English..." I said after returning my attention to the town below.

"Even if they don't, I can speak most languages known to my people, and I have a knack for learning languages quickly, so if it really comes to it I'll just kidnap someone and listen to their speech for a few days," Elliot said casually as he started town the mountain.

"..." I eyed him with caution. 'Who the hell is this guy, he seems like a fucking psycho.' "Do that often, kidnap people?"

"There isn't really anyone around to kidnap, so, yeah... I'll let you in on a secret; I don't really don't have a value for life, it's just a statistic for me. But, I do suppose not angering whatever local security would be advantageous." He said flatly.

"I find that hard to believe that life means so little to you, life is what humans value most, even if you are just some old relic..." I trailed off, 'I mean I'm not human but I still value my life and those I care about... but my hands aren't exactly clean of innocent blood... I did wage a war against humanity and I won...'

"Believe what you will, it doesn't matter to me," Damn, and I thought I was fucked in the head.

"Fair enough, I imagine we will be parting ways in the town anyways. I have a planet to save and a world to get back to and you... have something to hide from here evidently," I replied. 'Shit... how the hell do I accomplish any of that?'

"It's not that I have something to hide from anymore, I simply warned you of what you should hide from. But yes, we will most likely be parting ways for the foreseeable future, I need to see how drunk I can get, and you have to 'save the world'." He stated while waving his hands like a banner. 'Anymore,' I contemplated his word. 'He slipped up. So he was hiding from something or someone.'

"That does sound like a better plan, but how are you going to get drunk with no cash?" I asked. 'Maybe if I can drink him under the table I can find some things out about him...'

Duh, I'll just steal either the money or the vodka." Elliot said with a 'duh' expression.

"Yeah, well after dealing with you all day, I think I need a drink too," I sighed.

"Okay, since I want to be able to go back to the bar, I'm just going to rob people. I propose a bet, whomever collects the most cash get the first round free." He challenged.

I smiled, "You're on."

"Ground rules, When the sun sets under that mountain-" he said while pointing to a two-pronged peak. "We stop and reconvene at that tall building with the sword. Other than that, anything goes," He stated while pointing to a tall building with a sword sticking out of the single spire.

I followed his gaze around. I nodded, "Works for me."

"Very well. See you in... Three hours." Elliot said while holding his hand up to the sun and the horizon to measure the sunset.

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Big thanks to The Lone Captain for editing/proofreading couldn't have done it without him, okay well sorry for the short chapter but we found a good place to leave off, and this is mainly just a test/pilot to see if something like this could work. I know the that the characters are kinda vague at the moment, and there are a lot of questions about like 'how did Dexios become a werewolf', and 'who are Luna and Azoth?' well if you must know now, go read my other story 'in a changing world'... or sit tight and enjoy the ride. The next two chapters will reveal more XD Anyways leave a review or a suggestion, we hope to make this a full story but if it doesn't gain much traction we may cut it loose as a loss, but so far I am rather enjoying the challenge of writing this XD