Kirei: Ah, sorry about the delay! I'm going back to school soon you know!

Jack: Not that you do much there.

Kirei: Not true! I work really hard! And do well, unlike you at any job you get.

Jack: Screw you.

Kirei: Shouldn't you be directing that to Yusei?

Jack and Yusei: *blush*

Jack: N-No!

Kirei: And before I make someone freak out, I'll start with disclaimers: I don't own 5Ds or Swan Princess. Claimer: I do own plot twists that I have made to the story.

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~~~~~AllHailEccentricness~AllHailEccentricness~AllHailEccentricness~AllHailEccentricness~~~~~

Almost two weeks had gone by since Neo Domino lost their ruler and heir. A funeral for the deceased king was held within the gardens, next to his beloved wife. Search parties scouted all the regions of their land and the extent of foreign countries allowed for the missing heir. All came up with no avail. Mourning spread across the kingdom.

Satellite kingdom aided in the searches, also to turn up empty-handed. Many citizens believed the prince was dead. However, a certain blonde Satellite-native believed otherwise. He didn't know how but he could sense that Yusei was still alive. He had to. Jack realized his error of refusing the blue-eyed prince. He despised that the last look of his arranged mate, the pain in those beautiful blue spheres. If he had said 'yes', both King Hakase would be alive and Yusei…Yusei would still be here with him. Instead of…only Night Angels knew where.

He was determined to find and kill this threat that had dared kidnap his, yes his, fiancé, save the Neo Domino prince, and then…Jack shuddered at what would come next. He would admit that he really loved his childhood friend? Confess his love? The purple-eyed sovereign silently prayed that his love would already understand, so he would have to say such nonsense.

~~~~~AllHailEccentricness~AllHailEccentricness~AllHailEccentricness~AllHailEccentricness~~~~~

Deep within the reaches of forestry and foliage a long forgotten kingdom was embedded. It's ruin appearance gave it a sullenly beautiful air. A moat surrounded the sobering building. Serpents served as the guards of the water. Less than ten feet away from the moat was a crystal clear lake, reflecting the last of the sun's dying rays that dyed the waters a beautiful orange and pink. In the middle of the lake was a tiny isle where a weeping willow resided. A thin strip of land connected the island to the lake.

Above the waters of the lake soared a raven. It's black feathers contrasted with the brightness of the day but held eyes the hue of oceans' waters. Flight of the bird of misfortune appeared awkward as if it were new to the experience. From below a woman with aquamarine eyes and cascading black hair, threw out bread crumbs to the ground before blending into the shadows. More out of exhaustion rather than interest caused the bird to descend towards the tree.

The bird put itself on a branch out of reach as two men approached the tree. Rudger said in an inviting tone said "Now now dear prince there is no need to be like that. Be glad, it's your first day, awake. And besides this spell doesn't even last all day. Observe."The moon rose over the lake and its pale rays shone against the tree. The raven descended onto the water. Moonlit waters shifted to golden wisps. The light wrapped the bird until it was concealed by the shimmering form. The golden wisps returned to their original state, retreating from the figure of young prince Yusei. Annoyed and secretly infuriated, the blue-eyed man demanded. "So you got me stuck as a raven, what more do you want?""What more?" the smile the older Godwin gave the prince made Yusei shiver "what I want is your kingdom.""Then why are wasting your time here? You slaughtered my guards and harmed my father. I am stuck here so what's stopping you?" the Neo Domino sovereign pointedly quipped.

The smile became a grin. This unnerved the spiky-haired man even further. "Of course I could storm the kingdom but I want to keep favor with the subjects. So that's why I want marry it's heir. Just think about it, Yusei, you and me ruling together. What do you say?"Yusei came close to the Godwin, in an almost…suggestive manner. His eyes met with Rudger's before a fist landed on the enchanter's face, sending thee man reeling back. In a calm demeanor, the prince answered. "I'd rather be a rotting corpse."

"No need to be so brash," Rex, the younger and more wary of the two, told the summoner "however I will warn you now. You will only remain human for as long as the moon touches the lake water. And then you'll become a raven once more, no matter where you are."

"Also…" the spider hellion summoner chuckled as he picked himself up, brushing dirt off his clothes. "you can only become a human if your touched by the moonlight on the water."

Yusei smirked "Then I guess getting out of here will be a little harder than I thought."Both of the forbidden arts users were surprised and yet amused. The former minister of magic suddenly grabbed the prince's tanned face and pulled it close his. "Try as you like but you see this mark?"

Rudger forcibly yanked the glove off the hexed man's right arm. It was an oddly-shaped marker that appeared to be a dragon's head. "This mark itself already means you'll be mine in time. So attempt as many times are you wish for the only way for you to escape is with me or your beloved makes a vow of everlasting love and prove it!"The two Godwins scowled when Yusei appeared unfazed by the threat. Rudger huffed, his cloak fluttering with his motion. Rex, stood for a moment. "I wish you luck, prince Yusei, not even a high level summoner like you can take on five Earthbound Gods. Misty, Carly, Bommer, Devak, Kiryu, I leave the rest to you."

Sniggers from the obscure were his reply before the forbidden arts magician disappeared in the foliage. When he was certain his kidnappers disappeared, the raven-haired heir sunk to ground, exhausted. His strength was only beginning to build and it remained at a snail's pace. Just talking strained the cursed captive. He was trapped, now what could he do?

A dormouse timidly approached the cerulean-eyed summoner. The prince observed the dormouse as well and found it strange since its eyes were a golden shade. He held his hand out to the creature. Suddenly a lemur's face appeared in front of the male's face. "Hiya!"

"Ah!" Yusei was surprised by the lemur's sudden appearance and it's ability to speak in human tongue. He jerked to the side and unfortunately was sent plummeting into the lake. His head resurfaced to heard the dormouse scold "Rua! You shouldn't do that!"

The brown and white lemur, Rua, had his tail curled onto a branch as he laughed. "Gomen (1) but I didn't expect him to fall in the lake!"

"What do you expect when someone pops out of nowhere!" the dormouse chastised.

Yusei believed he was dreaming or hit his head. Something! There were animals talking before him! The prince perceived the chills he was getting from the cold water as real so he wasn't asleep. So had he gone insane?

"No you're not crazy." a voice onshore answered his unsaid question. Black locks stuck to his skin as he turned to the source of the sound. He noted a red fox sitting, tail curled over it's legs. "Now get out the water before you catch a cold."

The confused prince swam to the grassy land, hoisting his upper body onto the dirt, unable to move. If he was exhausted now he needed a new word to describe his tiredness currently. He felt a tug on his armor drag the rest of him out of the lake. Blue met golden-brown. The fox asked. "Are you alright, your highness?"

"I think…" Yusei blinked. "Wait highness?"

"Of course, I could recognize those eyes and that hairstyle anywhere." the vixen answered. "You're King Hakase's son, Yusei, right?"

"Yes…but who are you?"

"Despite my appearance," a swish of the tail proved her talk of appearance. "I was the high summoner of Neo Domino. My name is Akiza."

"High summoner?" the young adult repeated. "That position has been empty since I was little. My dad said that no one could replace the last one."

Surprised by the risk of leaving an important role such as the high summoner Akiza felt her ruler was mad, however she felt honored that the king held her in high prospects. The lemur and dormouse emerged at their side. Akiza introduced. "This is Rua and Ruka, they're also summoners."

"Ne ne, prince are you serious that you'll get outta here?" the lemur cocked it's head to the side.

"Please just call me, Yusei." the man informed. "As for escape, I intend to do so."

The high summoner stared at the heir. "How do you intend to do that? The names he was saying, that wasn't a bluff. Those are the Godwins' lackeys and unfortunately they can summon an Earthbound God. Even if you get past that, do you even know where you are?"

"I'll admit, I don't know where I am." he told the woman. "And dealing with other summoners will be hard. But I won't just give up so easily."

"We'll see…."

~~~~~AllHailEccentricness~AllHailEccentricness~AllHailEccentricness~AllHailEccentricness~~~~~

Yusei was plenty of adjectives but 'stupid' wasn't among them. He intended to 'test the water' with his jailers and the extent of the spell. Yet the prince realized this would all take time. Time to recover from his the punishment of his antics and using his magic.

He spent a few days regaining his strength and familiarizing himself with his raven form. Then on one night he was approached by one of his jailers. A silvery-blue haired man approached the prince. Yusei only turned into time to have his face pulled to meet green eyes. "I don't know what you're planning against those two, but what ever it is, stop. It'll only be suffering for you."

"Why does one of my captors care for my welfare?" Yusei stared back at the person, conveying his lack of fear.

"I'm not." a sadistic grin accompanied by black laced eyes. The guard grasped his head before his eyes reverted back to a normal green shade. "These men are monsters…we're monsters…prince it's best you give up while you're still left unharmed."

A shove was a final warning before the man walked away. Yusei called "Matte! (2)"

Silver-blue locks swayed as the jailer glanced to the heir's beckon. "What's your name?"

Walking resumed as the man headed to the forest's edge. A reply came as. "Kiyosuke Kiryu."

~~~~~AllHailEccentricness~AllHailEccentricness~AllHailEccentricness~AllHailEccentricness~~~~~

So now we know the fate of Yusei, but now what's he gonna do? Listen to the words of Kiyosuke Kiryu or continue his fight for escape? And what about Jack? What's he have to find the threat that took his Yusei? Find out next time!

Authoress' Notes:

1) Gomen - Sorry or 'my bad'

2) Matte - Wait

Warning: As I stated I'm going back to school real soon. And I do take harder classes so I have a lot of homework so please understand my slowness in updating.

Question to readers: Do you guys want me to include (maybe even remake) some of the songs from Swan Princess?