Author's note: This is my first...I think...attempt at an AU, totally AU.
Some of the characters are out of character but it couldn't be helped. I
hope you enjoy my fic.
The Last Stand
The sleek black cat sat on the tree branch staring in at a teenage boy with a long braid. He was stretched out on a mattress tossing a ball into the air. The cat flicked her tail as she watched. He reminded her of a cat because of his braid and attitude. She was sent to watch him by powers well above hers. A raven fluttered onto the branch beside her and ruffled its feathers.
"Ello Whisper." The cat said quite plainly to the raven.
"Lo yourself." Said Whisper pleasantly. "Spying on the boys again?"
The cat sighed. "Sadly no. I was sent by Master. He thinks this boy and his friends could be a problem."
Whisper ruffled her feathers again. "Hmm...you don't think they could be the legendary Dream Riders?"
"That would be horrible. The last human Master thought was a Rider was brutally killed, his favorite style." She told her friend shivering.
"Oh...Moonstar, you're too kind. I wish there was some way to break the control he has on us. Imagine Moonstar, we could be free!"
~ ~ ~
The candle in Duo's room flickered suddenly. He knew the wind wasn't blowing tonight. That must mean someone was talking about him. He put the ball on the small wooden table and looked out the window. The flash of eyes caught his attention. Duo leaned out the window towards the tree just outside. Something screeched and jumped at him. He fell back on his bed as a black cat landed on the window ledge.
Duo shook his head as the cat watched him. It gave him the eerie feeling it wasn't a regular feline. It sauntered over and rubbed against him. Another cat leapt through the window, this one black and white. It also rubbed against him affectionately.
"Aren't you both just such beautiful cats." Duo told them scratching under each furry chin.
"Meoww..." Was his only reply.
"You should stay here tonight, you might get eaten by a wolf roaming about the forest." Duo kept talking.
Both cats suddenly froze and looked at each other then at Duo. Then they simply dove back out the window. Duo watched them go slightly confused. Someone interrupted his thoughts by calling for him.
~ ~ ~
Whisper and Moonstar sat in the tree a moment watching Duo go. The Master had called so they left quickly. The two cats sprouted large feathery wings and flew away from the stone hut as large owls. They flew to the very edge of the dark forest to a huge black castle on the forbidden mountains. They soared through a window and landed on the floor of the great hall as young girls.
One with dark tumbling curls and gray-blue eyes, the other with chocolaty wavy hair and bright green eyes. All over the large stone room people appeared in the place of all sorts of animals. Young people with glowing red eyes and black hooded robes glided into the room followed by young people in dark blue robes. They were quickly followed by a strange assortment of other demons. This was the Master's army. Changelings, Shadow Warriors, Midnight Riders and other demons.
A booming voice filled the room. "My children! I have news. I feel a power growing stronger. A power I have not felt in centuries. It is the power of the Dream Riders. They who will cause my downfall, they who will bring my end, must be destroyed!" Cheers sounded through the room as a man with narrow eyes and slick hair appeared dressed in robes of crimson.(this is not wufei although the description fits)
"Master! The Shadow Warriors will destroy this power! We will stop it before it grows strong!" A young(Young being 100 years or so) Shadow Warrior named Lex called.
A hush fell over everyone. "I did not ask you to speak warrior. For that you shall be punished." He waved a hand at two demons standing nearby. "Put him in the dungeon until I decide what to do." They bowed and dragged the warrior away as he screamed his apologizes. "Now, the Dream Riders are young and impressionable, and they have yet to find their powers. I propose they join us, they could be powerful allies. To accomplish this task I want six of my smartest and most cunning...changelings to lure them to the castle."
The Shadow Warriors glared at the changelings, hatred making their eyes glow brighter. The changelings on the other hand were kneeling in thanks. "Who are the chosen, Master?" One asked bowing.
"I have thought long about this. Wintermoon, you will be in charge and you will lure Heero Yuy to my castle." Wintermoon bowed low. "Phantom, you obviously will lure the female because there is only one. Her name is Relena Peacecraft." Phantom followed suite and bowed. "Chill, your target is Chang Wufei. Darkfall, yours is Trowa Barton. Whisper, Quatre Winner is your target." They all bowed and waited for the final name. "Moonstar. I think you know who you must lead here."
"Yes Master. I do." She whispered shocked that it was him. "Duo Maxwell."
He smiled down at her. "You feared it would be him." His smile faded. "Do you care for this human Moonstar? I can easily send someone else." He knelt down next to her. "I can see your thoughts Moonstar, what have you got to say?"
She scrambled away from him. "He is just another human, he is of no importance to me." She stammered.
"YOU LIE!" He boomed. "I cannot believe one of my most loyal would lie to me." He grabbed the scruff of her neck and pulled her inches away from himself. "You can prove yourself, bring him to me...or I will kill you both and your friend Whisper." He murmured in her ear.
She cringed in his painful grip. "I will prove myself Master. I follow only you."
"See that it stays that way." He tossed her on the floor.
After she disappeared a Shadow Warrior slide out of the shadows. "Shall I follow her Master?" He knelt down.
"Yes. I think we can no longer trust poor orphaned Moonstar." He smiled coldly. "You are one of the best Warriors I have Ren. Take three of your best men and keep track of everyone's progress."
"Yes Master." Ren whispered disappearing down the hall.
Author's note: So what do you all think. I'd like to explain if you haven't figured it out. Its sort of a medieval type setting. There's more to come so please review.
The Last Stand
The sleek black cat sat on the tree branch staring in at a teenage boy with a long braid. He was stretched out on a mattress tossing a ball into the air. The cat flicked her tail as she watched. He reminded her of a cat because of his braid and attitude. She was sent to watch him by powers well above hers. A raven fluttered onto the branch beside her and ruffled its feathers.
"Ello Whisper." The cat said quite plainly to the raven.
"Lo yourself." Said Whisper pleasantly. "Spying on the boys again?"
The cat sighed. "Sadly no. I was sent by Master. He thinks this boy and his friends could be a problem."
Whisper ruffled her feathers again. "Hmm...you don't think they could be the legendary Dream Riders?"
"That would be horrible. The last human Master thought was a Rider was brutally killed, his favorite style." She told her friend shivering.
"Oh...Moonstar, you're too kind. I wish there was some way to break the control he has on us. Imagine Moonstar, we could be free!"
~ ~ ~
The candle in Duo's room flickered suddenly. He knew the wind wasn't blowing tonight. That must mean someone was talking about him. He put the ball on the small wooden table and looked out the window. The flash of eyes caught his attention. Duo leaned out the window towards the tree just outside. Something screeched and jumped at him. He fell back on his bed as a black cat landed on the window ledge.
Duo shook his head as the cat watched him. It gave him the eerie feeling it wasn't a regular feline. It sauntered over and rubbed against him. Another cat leapt through the window, this one black and white. It also rubbed against him affectionately.
"Aren't you both just such beautiful cats." Duo told them scratching under each furry chin.
"Meoww..." Was his only reply.
"You should stay here tonight, you might get eaten by a wolf roaming about the forest." Duo kept talking.
Both cats suddenly froze and looked at each other then at Duo. Then they simply dove back out the window. Duo watched them go slightly confused. Someone interrupted his thoughts by calling for him.
~ ~ ~
Whisper and Moonstar sat in the tree a moment watching Duo go. The Master had called so they left quickly. The two cats sprouted large feathery wings and flew away from the stone hut as large owls. They flew to the very edge of the dark forest to a huge black castle on the forbidden mountains. They soared through a window and landed on the floor of the great hall as young girls.
One with dark tumbling curls and gray-blue eyes, the other with chocolaty wavy hair and bright green eyes. All over the large stone room people appeared in the place of all sorts of animals. Young people with glowing red eyes and black hooded robes glided into the room followed by young people in dark blue robes. They were quickly followed by a strange assortment of other demons. This was the Master's army. Changelings, Shadow Warriors, Midnight Riders and other demons.
A booming voice filled the room. "My children! I have news. I feel a power growing stronger. A power I have not felt in centuries. It is the power of the Dream Riders. They who will cause my downfall, they who will bring my end, must be destroyed!" Cheers sounded through the room as a man with narrow eyes and slick hair appeared dressed in robes of crimson.(this is not wufei although the description fits)
"Master! The Shadow Warriors will destroy this power! We will stop it before it grows strong!" A young(Young being 100 years or so) Shadow Warrior named Lex called.
A hush fell over everyone. "I did not ask you to speak warrior. For that you shall be punished." He waved a hand at two demons standing nearby. "Put him in the dungeon until I decide what to do." They bowed and dragged the warrior away as he screamed his apologizes. "Now, the Dream Riders are young and impressionable, and they have yet to find their powers. I propose they join us, they could be powerful allies. To accomplish this task I want six of my smartest and most cunning...changelings to lure them to the castle."
The Shadow Warriors glared at the changelings, hatred making their eyes glow brighter. The changelings on the other hand were kneeling in thanks. "Who are the chosen, Master?" One asked bowing.
"I have thought long about this. Wintermoon, you will be in charge and you will lure Heero Yuy to my castle." Wintermoon bowed low. "Phantom, you obviously will lure the female because there is only one. Her name is Relena Peacecraft." Phantom followed suite and bowed. "Chill, your target is Chang Wufei. Darkfall, yours is Trowa Barton. Whisper, Quatre Winner is your target." They all bowed and waited for the final name. "Moonstar. I think you know who you must lead here."
"Yes Master. I do." She whispered shocked that it was him. "Duo Maxwell."
He smiled down at her. "You feared it would be him." His smile faded. "Do you care for this human Moonstar? I can easily send someone else." He knelt down next to her. "I can see your thoughts Moonstar, what have you got to say?"
She scrambled away from him. "He is just another human, he is of no importance to me." She stammered.
"YOU LIE!" He boomed. "I cannot believe one of my most loyal would lie to me." He grabbed the scruff of her neck and pulled her inches away from himself. "You can prove yourself, bring him to me...or I will kill you both and your friend Whisper." He murmured in her ear.
She cringed in his painful grip. "I will prove myself Master. I follow only you."
"See that it stays that way." He tossed her on the floor.
After she disappeared a Shadow Warrior slide out of the shadows. "Shall I follow her Master?" He knelt down.
"Yes. I think we can no longer trust poor orphaned Moonstar." He smiled coldly. "You are one of the best Warriors I have Ren. Take three of your best men and keep track of everyone's progress."
"Yes Master." Ren whispered disappearing down the hall.
Author's note: So what do you all think. I'd like to explain if you haven't figured it out. Its sort of a medieval type setting. There's more to come so please review.
