[AN : this is the new, edited version. In this, I shoved what was originally chapters 1 and 2 into a single chapter... and I kicked out a bunch of scene changes.. I think the overall effect may have improved. If you have feedback on the original version, Thank you dearly.]
"Gravitation & the White Cross"
Prologue
A Weiss Kruez/Gravitation Crossover Story
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The ancient Staff of Draconis is said to have been created by a Dragon for the purpose of letting a group of his mortal friends realm-hop safely.
The Great Dragon was also said to have been killed through the use of it's own staff. It's last act was supposedly to alter the magik cast on it's creation, causing it to vanish after it was used and trapping the user in the realm they've just jumped to.
The final thing said about this Dragon is that, through it's Draconic power of Prophecy, it knew that it would one day come back into possession of the Staff.
And now, in modern Tokyo, the Staff has been found again...
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Chapter 1
Aya slipped quietly through the shadows, staring at the Staff laid in a glass case not more than 3 yards away from him. It would have come nearly to his own height if he held it with it's tip touching the ground, and the elegantly carved Dragon's head on the end would have been able to look him strait in the eyes. It was this harmless looking Staff that Krickter had said actually contained a great deal of power, and needed to be contained to prevent it's misuse. Rumor's Krickter had heard said that the Staff's owner intended to find a way to release it's power. Then a crackle erupted in Aya's ear and broke his train of thought.
"Would you just break the glass already? Omi and I are set to cover your escape." It was Youji's annoyed voice.
"All right." Aya muttered into his radio and crept out of the shadows and into the light that gleamed around the Staff's display. Just before he could use the hilt of his Katana to shatter the display case a hand reached out and grabbed his wrist to pull him away from the display.
"Our employer wouldn't appreciate that." Aya glared into the face of Bradley Crawford. The Oracle chuckled quietly. "And tell Siberian if he tried to pounce on the case we'll Farfello loose on him."
"What are you doing here?" Aya glared at Crawford, tugging his wrist out of the American's grip.
"Protecting the investment out Employer made on this." He gestured to the Staff on it's brightly lit, glass encased pedistool. "Why don't you just leave, Weiss, without us beating you to a living pulp."
"That thing is dangerous." The violet eyes Narrowed in annoyance. "It's use needs to be prevented."
"Just leave, Weiss." Crawford sounded almost pleading. "Save everyone a lot of trouble."
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Ken slashed at Farfello, snarling slightly when the Irishman ignored Schuldig's order to stop and slashed back. Sizing up the situation, Ken ignored the sounds of Aya and Crawford arguing behind him. He sprang aside and out of the Irishman's way when he charged, The followed with a savage scream.
Both Brad and Aya whirled at the scream just behind them and watched as Farfello and Ken burst from the shadows. The fighting pair slammed into the swordsman and the Oracle. Brad and Aya flew forward, with Aya slamming into the glass case, shattering it and Crawford hitting the ground nearby. It only took a few seconds for the rest of both teams to arrive on the scene. Aya grabbed the Staff and stood up. Without thinking, Bradley reached forward and tried to tug the Staff out of Aya's hands. The Sapphire eyes of the Dragon's Head at the Apex locked with his, and the world faded from his vision in a blur of color and darkened to black... ...
... ... The world lay spread around Brad, Green and Lush, and all who saw honored him. He was almighty, He was all powerful, He was-
"Come-on Crawford!" Schuldig's voice was high pitched and Crawford could feel himself being shaken.
"Don't hurt his neck." That voice was Nagi's. "It was a pretty hard fall..."
"I'm all right." Brad pushed his brief vision, or maybe it was a memory, from his mind and sat up. "Just a little dazed."
"What did you do, Swartz?" It was the violet eyed Weiss leader that made the demand. "Where are we?"
Brad scanned the area. It looked vaguely like the Tokyo they'd just been in, But too many things were different. "I don't know." he didn't move as the light behind his eyes enveloped his vision, pushing a scene into his mind...
..."This is Tokyo." A brown eyes boy grinned up reverently, indicating the developing city around himself and Brad. "Why do you come here, Ryuujin-sama, and from where? You just appeared!" Brad Shuddered. That had NOT been a normal vision.
At Crawford's admission of not knowing, the Weiss red-head rounded on him. "How can you not know?"
"I think it's Tokyo." Crawford rose, unfazed by Aya's accusing nature. "But I'm not sure."...
..."Exploring other Dimensions, little human." Crawford winks at the young man. "I am young. I have yet to choose mine."...
..."What do you mean by 'I think'?" Aya was finally starting to look truly pissed, and his eyes darted around searching for something. "How can you only THINK that this is Tokyo?" The red head leaned down and picked up his Katana while Brad reached into his jacket for his gun.
"Stop it." Suddenly both of them were stilled by an invisible force. Nagi's dark eyes glared at the two of them.
"We need a plan." Omi's voice was quiet, and directed at both of the leaders. "And we should get out of this stupid Alley."
"At least one of Weiss can talk sense." Nagi released his mental grip on the two leaders. "We need to get out of this fucking nasty alley and we need to figure out what the hell happened."
"I'm with them." Schuldig put a hand on Nagi's shoulder. "We don't know if it was one of Weiss or one of use that triggered this, Brad." Crawford glared, but gave up on the hunt for his Gun. Aya sheathed the Katana at the same time.
"Lets fun someplace a little better lit." Omi started for the alley's entrance. "When maybe we can figured out where we are." As soon as Omi stepped out he was shoved violently back in and crashed to the ground.
"What the fuck are people doing here?" The first of the gun-wielding thugs barked. "They're too close to the headquarters!"
"Kill 'em." The second one demanded, thumping Ken on the head with the butt of his pistol. "All of 'em."
"Goddamnit." Ken sank to his knees, holding his head.
"WHAT THE FUCK!" Youji screamed, dodging the second swing of the gun.
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Schuichi looked up at the sound of someone screaming and stuck his head into the alley the voice had come from. "what was that?"
"Forget it, Schuichi." Yuki reached out and tugged on his pink haired companions arm. Then the pink haired young man was tugged from his grip and into the alley.
"Another little bastard!" Schuichi yelped as he was thrown on top of another person, who yelped too. Omi shoved Schuichi off and into the dirt while he pulled a dart from his sleeve. A dart that was dropped when a tall blond man raved into the alleyway, grabbing him and yelling.
"SCHUICHI RUN!" While dragging him bodily from the alley. Youji reached down and snatched Omi, too. "Just run! We can't deal with this right now." Both Weiss and Swartz followed Youji around the corner and in the opposite direction that the blond dragged his own teenager. Yuki stopped running when he reached his car and jerked the passenger side door open to Dump Schuichi into the seat before sinking into his own. "Don't ever do something so stupid!" Yuki slumped against the steering wheel for a few seconds before starting the car. "You're an idiot most of the time, Schuichi."
"Who's Schuichi?" Omi blinked at the man in the seat next to him. "I'm Omi."
"Omi?" Yuki turned his head to stare. The boy in the seat next to him was blond, and though he bore an amazing resemblance to Schuichi, he most defiantly wasn't him.
