This… is just something that got really, really, really messed up while Sarah and I were brainstorming a Pokémon medieval story. Somehow… every anime character on this earth seemed to get thrown in, plus me, her, her evil brother, and the strange 6th grader one who likes Tracey. ^_^' so, I shall do a Wobbufet impression w and be on my way. My half is mostly CCS, btw. And we don't own any of the stuff!!
The really big, strange, incredibly odd, something went wrong, completely chaotic, truthfully insane, medieval, AU, anime crossover
(this epic half) by Lyra of The Edge, Co-authored by Sarah
"Oh, I don't care what you say! I'm leaving, and that's that," a young princess scoffed. She was known as Sakura Takashi, from the country of Tomoeda. And she had had enough. "I don't care what *either* of my parents say, I refuse to marry for anything but love!"
"Oh, if only it'were that simple, my dear Sakura. But Zachary is the king, and your father, so I think he should know what was right for his own daughter."
"That's just it, Madison, he's my *father*, and not me. I don't know if I could take it if I saw one more suitor!" she complained to her best friend, scribe, and minstrel in training, Madison.
"Please, Sakura, would you just listen to me? Just wait one more day, and see who the suitors are that come in throughout tomorrow, and then, if there is still no one suited to your taste, we shall leave."
"And if I decline?"
"I shall tell Tori and Misty…"
Sakura eyed her best friend warily, and then shook her head in defeat "Alright. But I have a condition of my own. You, will come with me upon our leaving tomorrow, and I will be willing to stay throughout that day. After all, I couldn't just leave you anyway."
"Then it's settled. Be it with the prince you choose or on our own, we shall leave by sun up of tomorrow night."
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Sakura sighed as she watched a young man, obviously close to her own age, walk into the court. Her face brightened slightly at the sight of this one, unlike the others, and her parents took careful notice of this. Regrettably for her, so did her older brother. Her sister Misty, on the other hand, had not been seen for most of the day, nor had her fiancé, a prince from Kanto named Ash. Though Sakura had not questioned the disappearance of her sister, for she suspected she had simply gone with him to return to his kingdom.
"Greetings, good sir," King Zachary said to the boy who had entered. "What is your name, and what kingdom do you come from?"
"I, great sir? I'm afraid I am not a prince, as you may suspect, I am rather, a weary traveler, and a wandering warrior of sorts, seeking revenge on one in a faraway kingdom who has brought my village to the ground, and also seeking food and shelter for a good night's rest."
"You are welcome to stay in a room here, if there is one ready," said Queen Chelsea. "But pray tell, what is thy name?"
"I am called Syaoran, the Lone Wolf," he bowed elegantly. "I thank you, good king. Let the evil that befell my good town never strike your kingdom." He then walked out the door, where a servant awaited to escort him to his temporary dorm.
"Could you please send in the next suitor?"
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"Sakura? Are you feeling alright? You haven't seemed quite yourself all this evening," Madison asked, inscribing a few notes on a roll of parchment.
"Oh, of course, I'm fine!" Sakura smiled. "I fear, however, we will not be leaving until tomorrow," she said dreamily, looking out the window.
"Oh? And what, pray tell, has caused this change in your ideals?"
"Because tomorrow, I shall leave with a boy-- but not a prince," she giggled. "we shan't really leave with him, just, catch up to him, after he's departed."
"And what boy may this be? Might he be canine in nature?" Madison teased. "That 'lone wolf' who came in earlier, requesting shelter?"
"But of course!" Sakura laughed, sitting down on her bed. "I feel I shan't ever be this happy again… I just pray that he doesn't send me back home…"
"Oh, of course he shan't. I saw him, when he was talking with your father. He kept looking straight at you, my lady! And I do not doubt that your brother noticed as well, he was furious!"
"Yes, so I saw the look in his eyes at dinner. His face was redder than the wine from his anger."
"Now, now, my lady, you mustn't tease your brother like that. He only means the best for you."
"S-Sir Julian… I did not realize your presence. For how long have you been there?" Sakura requested shyly of the knight/wizard who was her brother's protector.
"I heard every word you spoke. However, do not fear, I shall not tell of where you have disappeared to come tomorrow's eve. I, too, thought the young man was rather kind, though a bit strange… And as I would not like to endanger his safety, I think I shall send a protector with you all tomorrow, if at all possible… Now get your rest, my lady, it will be a very long day. Madison and I will collect supplies for your journey," and with that, they both left the room. Sakura watched the door nervously, listening to their footsteps fade down the castle hall. She spun around in ecstasy, and blew out the candles on her table before collapsing on her bed.
"Yes!"
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"So the one who knows the identity of some of the Forces is in there?" a girl said snidely, looking from her spot in a tree towards a dimly lit window on the castle's exterior. Her bright orange hair shown brightly, even in the darkness of the night, as she looked to the leader of the Peace Fighters, sort of a Robin-Hood-like group, of which she was one of the second in commands. The leader grinned harshly, holding his staff to his side, moonlight glinting off his glasses and blue hair.
"Yes, that's him… and I have a feeling he's not going to sleep well tonight, Rika."
"Why? What are you gonna do? He didn't do anything, so I hope we're not gonna hurt him," she looked back at him. "What exactly are you planning, Eriol?"
"I am not planning anything, nor will he be hurt. It's all up to Rya, now," he motioned to his sister, the other second in command, who was sharpening her sword carefully. Her short, deep lavender hair was reflected by the blade, causing it to fade into the darkness of the remaining shadows of the forest. Willis, another boy in the group, as well as Rika's brother, looked over her shoulder nervously.
"I thought you said we weren't going to hurt him…"
"Oh, this?" Rya held up her sword to examine it, then placed it back into its sheath. "I'm not using it on him at all. I just can't very well go in until later, so I was sharpening it for the competition next week… We should be in Odaiba by then, I'm guessing…" she looked at the remaining members of the group, all of whom save her brother and Rika stepped away quietly, eyes still focused on her sword, sheathed or not. "I'm assuming you have what I need, correct, dear brother?"
"But of course," he grinned back, holding up a small sack. The candles flickered out in Syaoran's room, the yellow glow faded suddenly and silently from it's reflection on Eriol's glasses. "I think it's about time the Wolf had some fun… or at least we had some fun with him…"
"I'm on it."
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"If Sakura and Madison are to leave with that Wolf boy tomorrow, perhaps I should give them some assistance… But it will arouse suspicion if I am away from Tori, so perhaps… I will send a protector with them…" Julian smiled, weaving a web of power before him. "I call one or ones who can protect all who are in close association with the young princess of this castle… please, come, be their protectors!" he called into the air. A form materialized, then began to split in two, alarming him greatly. But as one half swiftly disappeared, and the other half stayed, floating in the remains of the energy mist, he became calmer, in that his spell had worked. "Go, now, little one, and protect those which I have requested you to do such of." The little creature smiled at him, and blinked out of site.
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Rya carefully slunk across the room, one hand quivering over her sword's handle in anticipation, the other holding the small sack of powder her brother had given her. It was too cause Syaoran to sleep, and answer any question truthfully… the floor creaked beneath her, and she stepped gingerly back. Syaoran did not so much as stir… Something's not right… he had to have heard that… she pressed on the board again, harder. Nothing once more, to the normal eye. But Rya had seen the muscles of his arm clench, grasping something… He knows I'm here… she sneered and grasped the handle of her sword… Too late, by the time it was halfway out of it's sheath, he had jumped up and was upon her, sword drawn and stopped an inch from her face.
"Forces scum…" he muttered, as she pulled her sword out and pushed his back with it. The clang of metal hit the night's silence hard, as the two equally matched fighters moved around the room, forcing each other to retreat sporadically. Neither had an advantage… if Rya had been here to kill him, though, she would have a serious advantage, with her own minor magical abilities, but she could not use them, as they needed him alive.
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"Eriol! We've got trouble," Rika yelled, calling him to the scene. She pointed to the window, where nothing could be seen except for occasional flashes of moonlight off of the razor edges of the weapons.
"What the hell does that crazy girl think she's doing?!" Eriol demanded regarding his sister.
"Why? Is that boy that dangerous?"
"No, it's that we need him alive!"
The angry screech of the two metal items rang out repeatedly, frightening even the perched Hoothoot away from the area. Candles and torches lit suddenly in nearby rooms, adding more reflections to the fight. A flash of violet came before the window, followed by a violent thud, and then another… Rya had been shoved up against the windowsill, only to push her attacker off with a hard double footed kick, using the wall as a balance. Another clang echoed out of the room, and as the sound of metal sliding across stone added to the chorus, the onlookers knew, from the flash of light still in Rya's hand, that it was over.
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Syaoran had been shoved across the room by her, and knocked nearly unconscious upon impact with his bed. "Who… are you… you couldn't be from the Forces…" he groaned, holding his side where her booted foot had landed.
"You should believe I'm not! I'm a rebel, same as you… but you had information we needed…"
"Your from the MoonFighters, aren't you?" he growled, rising to his feet. "I've heard about you… all demi sorcerers, except for your leader…" he spat blood from his mouth, wiping it clean, and positioning his hand in the direction of his sword.
"Who is my brother…" Rya lowered her face and glared through her bangs with jade eyes at the Wolf…
"Then it shall be my pleasure to defeat HIS SUCCESSOR!!" he shouted, his sword flying back into his hand and lightening shooting from it's edge, shoving Rya backwards and through the window she had climbed in through. Three sets of hands grabbed her from a high branch, pulling her back into the shadows as her sword fell to the ground, some yards below.
"He is…" she looked in panic at her rescuers. "No, it can't be…" she stuttered.
"Just say it, already!" Rika shouted at her co-officer.
"Give her a moment…" Willis looked at his sister warily, as other crowded around to see the condition of their comrade.
"He… the Lone Wolf…" Rya looked up at her brother, her eyes wavering slightly upwards… "is… a sorcerer…" her eyes rolled upwards as she fell unconscious.
"So it seems my rival is alive…"
What the heck… there's a mockingbird on my window!! This will be continued with the more CCS half here and the more pokémon half on Sarah's account, name 2b announced, but the story will have the same name (short version of title.) and more Digimon characters to be added soon, and several other shows! So check back for more soon and review, please!
