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by me
All Duo saw was a strange, glowing nothingness around him.
"Welcome Shinigami," the chuckling voice mused.
"Hey... who exactly are you supposed to be?"
"You'll find out soon enough.. Your friend was taken by something, yes?"
"That's right.." Duo said with the slightest hint of suspicion.
"Then I suggest you go find him.."
And then the light around him turned into complete blackness.
Duo woke up in a soft, comfortable bed..
"GOOD MORNING!!" an all-too cheerful voice boomed.
The voice became silent and suddenly very nervous. "You're not.. the princess!!"
For hours all he'd known was the bone-chilling cold which could perhaps be attributed to the movement through that dark blackness. Even now as he sat on the rock, all he could do was manage to keep his teeth from chattering.
The shadow-monster watched him with mild interest as it paced back and forth.
It would help if you lit a fire..
"An..nd how.. exactly am I ss..supposed to do that?" Quatre managed to say as he shivered.
The thing almost allowed a wispy smile to cross its face. You really don't know do you..
Quatre didn't answer but stared silently at the ground, clutching tigher around his body to try to keep some warmth in him. At the moment, he wanted more to collect his thoughts.
"It's ss-starting then, isn'--t it?" he finally asked.
The shadow raised an eyebrow.
"That's why you brought me here, and the others will appear as well.."
I'm surprised.. but yes. This seems to be the case.
Quatre nodded and closed his eyes. His body relaxed and he fell into an uneasy state of half-asleep and half-awake.
The shadow watched, making sure the captive was still alive then relaxed itself. There was something very interesting about this boy, and it intended to figure out what before he had to be taken to its commander.
Heero Yuy grunted in annoyance. First, his favorite pair of spandex shorts had ripped in the most unfortunate place, and secondly when he'd gone out to repair them everyone just laughed at him.
But being taken by some weird light and then deposited in the middle of a large forest was even worse.
Especially since his gun had disappeared during the fall.
But Heero could deal with that..
The fact that he was in the middle of nowhere surrounded by strange looking men was normal as well.
However, the fact that they were dressed in clothes which he'd only seen in history books and wielding very dangerous looking swords was just slightly abnormal.
"Eh, what we got here captain?" a tall, not-too-bright person asked.
"Seems like a little boy.." a short bearded man grinned. "Shall we ask him where he comes from?"
"Yes.. let's."
The five rushed at him, yelling and swinging their swords threateningly. Heero jumped up as two of the foolish men slid right into each other. Another met with the back of Heero's shoe, and the fourth was punched hard in the stomach.
The last enemy standing stared at him in horror. Heero drew closer, grinning evilly for effect.
Instead of running away, he simply gawked. "You.. you.."
"Yeah." Heero replied.
And then the man collapsed to the ground bowing. "Oh leader!! Master!! Great one!!"
The bright sunlight streamed in through the trees and the slight wind made the shadows dance on the thick grass. Somewhere, there was the slightest sound of birds chirping.
Trowa sat on the branch of a tree, watching the scene. A short boy was being chased by what seemed to be very angry women in shimmering, leaflike clothing. The boy yelled out several long chains of injustices and dishonors, but to no avail. It was oddly humorous, considering the situation.
Sighing, Trowa jumped down to help out the crazed Chinese. He walked towards the two girls, very calmly grabbed Wu Fei and pulled him back towards the forest. The girls watched, satisfied that they'd taken their revenge.
"Gah.. foolish women.." Wu Fei began to mutter to himself as Trowa released him. "Won't even give you directions.."
"You demanded it.." Trowa replied calmly.
"Hmph." Wu Fei kept grumbling. "So, where exactly are we?"
"Somewhere." Trowa answered.
"That's informative."
Trowa kept walking. "We have to find the others.."
Wu Fei followed, glad that at least he hadn't been stuck with Duo.
For the most part, the cold had gone. Quatre walked lazily along the path, almost forgetting he'd been taken captive. He stared at his guard calmly, in the bright light it looked more like a giant wolf mixed with a person than anything else.
You don't seem that afraid anymore..
"There's nothing to be afraid of right now." Quatre replied softly, staring up at the slightly cloudy blue sky.
The shadow snorted. There is _always_ something to be afraid of.
"Perhaps..." Quatre blinked. "You know, you never told me what your name was.."
Names are nothing important.
"Then I'll have to give you one.." Quatre thought momentarily. "Will Dark do?"
If you must..
"And you can call me Quatre."
Humans.. The shadow stopped short.
"What is it?"
Goblins.. Dark seemed to growl in Quatre's mind.
Goblins.. but they were only fantasy.. weren't they? Quatre saw the dark shapes in the distance. They came closer, wicked smiles on their faces. They were greenish brown, tall and mainly lanky, although a few seemed slightly chubby or muscular. Long, yellow teeth inched down against their bottom lips making them look more sinister. In one clawed hand was an axe, dry blood caked on it.
What do you want? the shadow asked, guarding his captive threateningly.
"We smelled fresh meat here.." the lead goblin, who was wearing a large multihorned helmet stared at Quatre. "Who is this boy?"
A gift for the Lady of the Southern Kingdoms..
Quatre couldn't stand the stench they were giving off.. it wasn't as much a smell as it was a feel..he took a step away as he noticed the others watching him, his hand subconsciously clenching into a fist.
"He doesn't look like he's very strong.. perhaps we could sell him."
You'll do nothing to him if you wish to keep the wrath of the Southern armies away from you..
"And how will they find out!" the goblin charged towards the shadow, digging an axe deep into the cloudish form.
And suddenly a bright ball of white light came straight at him. The goblin shrieked in shock and jumped back, covering its eyes in pain.. The rest of the group stared in shocked horror.. then stared at the source.
Quatre's eyes had become a torrid blue-green, changing quickly like the waves of a sea. His outstretched hand was crackling with energy, and his face was oddly dreamlike.
"Leave. Now.." Quatre warned.
The others gaped and stepped back, two brave warriors carrying towards their blinded cheif. Quatre watched, the blue green waves in his eyes almost encasing and covering his pupils.
When the Goblins were out of sight, he collapsed against the ground, nearly fainting from sudden overwhelming exhaustion. Small white burns covered his hand, the only sign that the incident had ever happened.
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*phew* I actually got this part out pretty quick.. Yes, I know it's more confusing but it makes more sense as it goes along. This is mainly a non-planned story so it's very interesting to write. I hope it doesn't seem too strange..
And once again I just ask you to review so I know whether to keep adding parts to it on here or not.. I'm sure it'll get more interesting as the story goes along.