Sorry for the hiatus. Had exams and everything. Although things will be more packed for me in my new semester, I guess it shouldn't be a major excuse for me to NOT update.

Anyway, enjoy! :D


Disclaimer: Doraemon, Nobita, Shizuka, Suneo and Giant are not owned by me.

"Hmm?" Nobita got up from an old wooden bed. "Where am I?" The spectacled boy looked around the small hut he was in. There was only the bed he was lying on, a fireplace and some burnt wood on it with ashes.

"What happened…?" he scratched his head as he got up, slowly on his feet.

"Oh, Nobita. You're awake!"

"Huh?" Nobita looked at the source of the voice. "Shizuka-chan!" he got excited and ran towards her. "You're safe! What happened to the others?"

"Oh, you're up." Another voice was heard. Nobita looked at the man. He has thick moustache, wearing medieval kind of attire. He was smiling warmly at a confused Nobita.

"And you are?"

"Greg," as he took a seat by the fireplace. It was early morning as the sun rose from the east. Dews dripped from a leaf to another leaf of a tree until they reached the ground. The hut was situated a stone's throw from the woods and beyond that was a trail leading to the capital of the country.

"So… how did I end up here?" questioned Nobita, looking at his classmate.

"After being sucked into the vortex…" Shizuka started.

Flashback

"Ahh!" the kids and the robot cat were shouting in fear, not knowing what fate has in store for them. They were being sucked into the vortex. As time passed, they were being sucked deeper and deeper until they blacked out.

Out from the vortex, Nobita and Shizuka were tossed and dropped into a verdant jungle. Nobita ands Shizuka were dropped in the lake of the forest, located at the middle of the whole forest after coming out from the deadly vortex.

Greg, who was chopping down trees to make into lumber, witnessed the two kids who fell from the sky into the heart of the forest. Without a second thought, he dashed off with his axe to the lake. Upon arriving at the scene, he saw a unicorn, with wings brilliantly spreading swooped down the water and carried Shizuka off. It pointed its horn at Nobita and immediately, Greg understood its meaning.

He jumped into the crystal clear water, swam towards Nobita and with all his might, brought an unconscious Nobita to safety. After seeing both the kids safe, the Unicorn flew into the depths of the forest, leaving Greg to carry the two kids back to his hut with his cart.

"I can take the lumbers tomorrow. The kids must be brought back to my place first," so he did. He left his hard work there and carried Nobita and Shizuka back to his hut.

End Flashback

"I see, thank you mister." Nobita bowed at him as a sign of gratitude.

"No need to," he answered with a smile on his face.

"So what is it that the Unicorn wants from you?"

"I don't know. I just woke up few hours before you," said Shizuka. "I was just enjoying the scenery while Mr. Greg went to pick up his lumbers."

"Shizuka has told me more or less about the current situation," the man in his late 30s explained. "It would seem that you are separated from your friends."

Nobita heaved a sigh. "I hope they're alright."

"Don't worry, I'm sure they are," reassured a kind Shizuka. That remark made Nobita smiled. "Yeah, you must be right."

"So… where am I? Where are we?" Nobita started questioning.

"Fiore." Greg replied promptly. "At least, this country is known as. Where we are talking at is the edge of Greeen."

Nobita looked out at the verdant faunas through the window. To him, the forest gave him a warm and pleasant feeling, as if it was like the hill behind his school.

"Hmm…"

"What's up, Nobita-kun?"

"I was thinking. In another world, there must be at least another language foreign to us. How can we communicate without the 'Translation Jelly'?"

"I've been wondering about that too."

"Hmm…" both of them thought aloud.

"Oh well, I guess we should be glad we can converse with them and vice-versa," Nobita broke the silence.

"Yeah."

A few days passed. Nobita and Shizuka were focusing on recuperating and planning their next step; that was to find their separated companions. In the morning, Nobita and Shizuka would help Greg in his wood-chopping job as he sold them to the nearest town, Heppy Town. Of course, he brought along two of them to bring them out from the old hut into a new place with many things to be seen and experienced.

"Woah," exclaimed Nobita. "That person could change the paper to a tree!" A woman in robe grasped crumpled papers and changed them into a fine, pine tree.

"Oh, yes. You're new to this world," Greg stopped the cart full of quality wood. "She was applying something called 'Mana.'"

"Mana?" asked Shizuka.

"Let's just say… We draw 'Mana' which is an untapped energy in our body. It's a different set of energy, different from our body fatigue. Of course, using Mana makes us tired. However, it's a different set of energy from our fatigue which is only drained by performing physical tasks," Greg started explaining. "Err… you guys get it?" Nobita blanked, trying to interpret the explanation.

"To put it in a simpler way, Mana is something to perform something that we can't, back in our world," Shizuka tried.

"Oh. I get it!" Nobita hit his palm with his clenched fist. "It's something used to use magic. Like in RPG!"

"If that's how you interpret it," Greg shrugged his shoulders.

"Hey, Greg."

"What's it?"

"Where we going?"

"There." Greg pointed at the large mansion few minutes away. It was not only humongous, beautiful as well. The white wall mixed well with the blue-coloured roof, giving it a friendly feeling. Birds were chirping on the ridge flashing. Sparrows. One was circling around before landing on a finger. The owner of the finger was a beautiful lady who was smiling demurely at the chirping sparrow.

"Greg," Shizuka called out to him. "Greg?" The two children looked at Greg who was looking at the lady. They looked up at the direction Greg's eyes were looking at.

"Sheesh. No wonder why he wasn't talking much when we were walking," commented Nobita whose eyes were still glued at the beauty. "I can understand why though."

"Greg~" Shizuka waved her hands in front of Greg to catch his attention which she managed to do so, snapping him out of his world.

"So-sorry," he looked down, blushing.

"Ahem!" The two young children smiled at him, making him blushing even more. "Let's get in."

They walked upwards the perron with the lumbers in the cart. On the left and right stood a guard each, with swords sheathed as they looked at the trios.

"I'm the lumber supplier. These two are my assistants."

The two guards looked at each other before allowing them to enter. Inside, Nobita and Shizuka were looking around at the different settings compared to the place where they hailed. Relics and antiques were placed neatly and carefully.

"Total would be 9880 lucre," the caretaker handed the money to Greg. "Take these to the storeroom," he ordered the servants who promptly followed the instruction.

"Thank-"

"AHH!"

"What was that?" the caretaker shouted. A few guards rushed up the stairs, of which one was familiar.

"It's Giant, isn't it?" Shizuka asked. "Without a doubt," nodded Nobita. They tried to follow suit but Greg caught hold of their arms. "It's dangerous!"

"But!"

Glass shattered. A thud was heard. There the actors and actress were.

"It was the lady from earlier!" cried Nobita. The people in the household were crowding the porch, only to be blocked by the guards earlier.

While on the stage, the fugitive was holding the lady captive with the fighters circling around them. Ten or so. Each with their swords or spears on guard.

"Put down your weapons," instructed the fugitive. "Or I'll have Miss Jeanne's throat slit." He brought his knife closer to her throat while his eyes were expecting them to surrender their weapons.

The situation was getting more intense. Shizuka was clasping her shivering hands as were the maids. The only noise made was by the shops a stone's throw from the mansion.

"Enough, Kyle!" a stern voice echoed the house. Everyone at the porch made way for the man of the house. "Let go of my daughter, now!" His voice was accompanied by a gun gripped on his right hand.

"Hmph! You think you can order me around like you use to? Dad?" Kyle smirked.

"Young master…" the caretaker sighed.

"Foolish son! You're deceived!"

"DECEIVED?" the man in his 20s laughed. "Have you ever tried heroine? It's the best darn thing in the world." He laughed even louder. His hand was not stable, probably a hair's breadth from his sister's throat.

"And you're threatening your father with your sister?" cried one of the fighters around who turned out to be Giant.

"You stupid brat! What do you know?" his red-eyes dilated in anger. "Tch!" Giant gritted his teeth in response.

"It's money or kiss your daughter goodbye!"

"Brother… Don't…" tears flowed down Jeanne's cheek.

"Quick!"

"Tsk… How much?" the father gave in as he lowered his gun.

"Heh. Wise choice, old man. 1000000 lucre."

"George…"

"Yes, master," replied the old caretaker promptly.

As if guided by instinct, Nobita snatched the gun from the father to two and fired it at the drug addict with great accuracy. Instead of a normal bullet, it was cladded in white glow. The speed of the bullet was sufficient for the brother to take the sister's life away. In a blink of an eye, the bullet accelerated and grazed his shoulder. However, that was enough to draw distance from the prey and predator, giving time for the fighters to stop his attack.

At the same time, Nobita was hurled backwards due to the great recoil from the fire. Another event happened, in the blink of an eye. Kyle threw the dagger with its tip pointing at his sister. All of them could only watch but Greg dashed forward. With his body facing the dagger, he took the damage. The dagger stabbed his left chest. Whether it had struck his heart, no one knew. A beautiful Jeanne screamed at the sight of Greg's sacrifice.

While Kyle was apprehended by Giant and his comrades, Jeanne was crying over Greg while the maids and servants ran to the nearest clinic to find for doctors.


That's it for the second chapter. Good? Bad? Feedbacks are very much welcomed. I would really like a constructive review as to better myself (:

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