Part 2 of The Last Stand
Duo sat at the table between Trowa and Heero. Relena, Quatre and Wufei sat opposite. A silver talisman laid in the center of the table. Relena found it in the woods will picking berries. She brought home to show the others.
"What do you think it does?" Quatre asked wide-eyed.
Wufei reached to pick it up but Heero slapped his hand away. "It could be dangerous."
"Yes, I made sure to use my apron to pick it up." Relena pointed out.
Duo had been staring at it for the past ten minutes, bored with waiting he reached over and grabbed it before Heero could stop him. It flashed bright white light and then started flashing different colors Gold, black, red, blue, green and silver. When it stopped flashing it glowed dully and floated in the air. Six beams of light shot out at each teen, each beam was a different color, the colors it had been flashing earlier. Wisps of smoke began to seep out of the talisman and form a face. The shocked teens stared as a young man with long platinum hair appeared.
"Ah...thank you young rider." He said warmly. "I am Milliardo. Keeper of The Dream Talisman."
Duo gaped at the ghostly face but Heero jumped right in. "What does The Dream Talisman do?"
"You touched a talisman without knowing the consequence?! It could have killed you all." He glared around the circle and then smiled. "It takes courage to try something like that." He sighed. "Very well, I'll explain The Dream Talisman. It chooses the Dream Riders. They were a legendary group of teens who protected the world from evil. Each rider has strengths and powers all their own." He paused and raised and eyebrow. "Only a rider can summon me."
"What is so odd about that?" Wufei questioned.
Milliardo looked at them all seriously. "The riders are dead. They were defeated by the Dark Lord."
"That's terrible." Quatre whispered. "If it helps any, six beams of light shot out and shone on us."
Now both his eyebrows were arched. "Really. One of you place one hand on the talisman." He kept muttering to himself. "This is odd, could it possibly be? Why now?"
Duo glanced at his friends. "I'll do it."
"Good, good. Quick now. I don't have all century." Mlliardo told him.
As soon as Duo's hand touched the talisman the room went incredibly dark. Duo looked as if he were in some kind of a trance. A long sword with a curved blade and black handle was appearing in his free hand. His plain leather clothes were also changing. They turned black and flowed out, changing into long robes. A sheath appeared on the leather belt which also held a small leather sack full of black powder.
Light came flooding back into the room and Duo fell back in his chair looking stunned. "What just happened?"
Milliardo had a grin on his face. "So its true. The Dream Riders have returned. Duo Maxwell you are the Dark Rider." He turned to the others, now I want you all to do what Duo did."
Soon they had all changed. Heero became the Earth Rider, dressed in dark green and brown leather, he carried a spear that magically shortened to fit in a sheath on his back. Trowa became the Water Rider. His clothes were now dark blue leather and he had two double bladed axes that were kept in the holders on his belt. Quatre was the new Wind Rider, his leather clothing was still the same but now he had a long flowing white and silver cloak that was trimmed in fur. He also had matching white, fur trimmed boots. Just inside the boots two daggers were hidden along with two other that were hidden inside the sleeves of his shirt. Wufei became the Fire Rider. His clothing had turned deep crimson. He had a quiver on his back that was magicked to refill when he ran out of arrows and a beautifully crafted bow to go with the arrows. Relena was dressed similar to Duo except her robes were gold, she had no weapon and when she asked Milliardo about it he laughed..
"Relena, you are the Sun Walker. You and the Dark Rider are very important in the legend. You more so. You must keep the talisman safe, if it gets destroyed you will all lose the powers I've given you." He shrugged. "You have some interesting powers though. Place your middle and index finger together and shout sun beam."
Relena gave him a confused look but did as she was told. "SUN BEAM!" A beam of bright light shot out her fingers and blew a hole in the wall opposite.
The guys stared at her in shock. "She seems fairly powerful already." Milliardo said smiling.
Relena giggled at the expression on everyone's face. "Um, do they have powers like mine.?"
Milliardo's tone changed. "Its time I showed you what happened to the past Dream Riders...so you can learn from their mistakes and so you can see what you're up against." Everyone nodded. "Sit around the table, relax, close your eyes and open your minds." The six colored beams of light returned, shining into each rider's soul.
The tale of the previous riders began.
Author's note: I hope that this fic is turning out all right. Please review.
Duo sat at the table between Trowa and Heero. Relena, Quatre and Wufei sat opposite. A silver talisman laid in the center of the table. Relena found it in the woods will picking berries. She brought home to show the others.
"What do you think it does?" Quatre asked wide-eyed.
Wufei reached to pick it up but Heero slapped his hand away. "It could be dangerous."
"Yes, I made sure to use my apron to pick it up." Relena pointed out.
Duo had been staring at it for the past ten minutes, bored with waiting he reached over and grabbed it before Heero could stop him. It flashed bright white light and then started flashing different colors Gold, black, red, blue, green and silver. When it stopped flashing it glowed dully and floated in the air. Six beams of light shot out at each teen, each beam was a different color, the colors it had been flashing earlier. Wisps of smoke began to seep out of the talisman and form a face. The shocked teens stared as a young man with long platinum hair appeared.
"Ah...thank you young rider." He said warmly. "I am Milliardo. Keeper of The Dream Talisman."
Duo gaped at the ghostly face but Heero jumped right in. "What does The Dream Talisman do?"
"You touched a talisman without knowing the consequence?! It could have killed you all." He glared around the circle and then smiled. "It takes courage to try something like that." He sighed. "Very well, I'll explain The Dream Talisman. It chooses the Dream Riders. They were a legendary group of teens who protected the world from evil. Each rider has strengths and powers all their own." He paused and raised and eyebrow. "Only a rider can summon me."
"What is so odd about that?" Wufei questioned.
Milliardo looked at them all seriously. "The riders are dead. They were defeated by the Dark Lord."
"That's terrible." Quatre whispered. "If it helps any, six beams of light shot out and shone on us."
Now both his eyebrows were arched. "Really. One of you place one hand on the talisman." He kept muttering to himself. "This is odd, could it possibly be? Why now?"
Duo glanced at his friends. "I'll do it."
"Good, good. Quick now. I don't have all century." Mlliardo told him.
As soon as Duo's hand touched the talisman the room went incredibly dark. Duo looked as if he were in some kind of a trance. A long sword with a curved blade and black handle was appearing in his free hand. His plain leather clothes were also changing. They turned black and flowed out, changing into long robes. A sheath appeared on the leather belt which also held a small leather sack full of black powder.
Light came flooding back into the room and Duo fell back in his chair looking stunned. "What just happened?"
Milliardo had a grin on his face. "So its true. The Dream Riders have returned. Duo Maxwell you are the Dark Rider." He turned to the others, now I want you all to do what Duo did."
Soon they had all changed. Heero became the Earth Rider, dressed in dark green and brown leather, he carried a spear that magically shortened to fit in a sheath on his back. Trowa became the Water Rider. His clothes were now dark blue leather and he had two double bladed axes that were kept in the holders on his belt. Quatre was the new Wind Rider, his leather clothing was still the same but now he had a long flowing white and silver cloak that was trimmed in fur. He also had matching white, fur trimmed boots. Just inside the boots two daggers were hidden along with two other that were hidden inside the sleeves of his shirt. Wufei became the Fire Rider. His clothing had turned deep crimson. He had a quiver on his back that was magicked to refill when he ran out of arrows and a beautifully crafted bow to go with the arrows. Relena was dressed similar to Duo except her robes were gold, she had no weapon and when she asked Milliardo about it he laughed..
"Relena, you are the Sun Walker. You and the Dark Rider are very important in the legend. You more so. You must keep the talisman safe, if it gets destroyed you will all lose the powers I've given you." He shrugged. "You have some interesting powers though. Place your middle and index finger together and shout sun beam."
Relena gave him a confused look but did as she was told. "SUN BEAM!" A beam of bright light shot out her fingers and blew a hole in the wall opposite.
The guys stared at her in shock. "She seems fairly powerful already." Milliardo said smiling.
Relena giggled at the expression on everyone's face. "Um, do they have powers like mine.?"
Milliardo's tone changed. "Its time I showed you what happened to the past Dream Riders...so you can learn from their mistakes and so you can see what you're up against." Everyone nodded. "Sit around the table, relax, close your eyes and open your minds." The six colored beams of light returned, shining into each rider's soul.
The tale of the previous riders began.
Author's note: I hope that this fic is turning out all right. Please review.
