Title: Dragon Knights

Author: FalconIce

Pairing: 1x2, 5x13, 6+OC

Rating: PG

Genre: *sweatdrop* Fantasy, humor, Adventure…*scratches head*

Warnings: TWT, Slight OOC as of the moment, may get really weird later. * Nod nod*

Disclaimer: don't own GW or any of its characters. Err… have no mula, money, cash, nor dough so if you sew me you're liable to only get a few holes in my skin with your needle…* laughs at her pun* Sew… needle… you get? * Crickets in the background* Well, I tried. *Shrug*



8:00 PM Unknown Land

The medieval castle before them was, in no other words, enormous. The olden stone bricks used to build it were each bigger than a man. The moats, one surrounding the hill and the other surrounding the castle atop, were filled with roaming crocodilians in all sizes. Surprisingly to Wufei, there were no pennants to be found on the castle towers when usually the arms of the king were supposed to be flying.

"Where d'ya think we are, Wu?" Duo asked beside him, also in the process of admiring the view.

"It would be obvious enough, Maxwell, that we seem to be lost." Wufei replied, annoyed. All of this seemed to be verging on the impossible. After all, how could such an ancient structure reside in L-4, which was an artificial satellite?

"Don't think so, Wu-bear…" Duo trailed off and turned to face his companion. "I know the way pretty much and there certainly aren't any castles in L-4 and you know it!" He pointed out.

Wufei turned an annoyed gaze on the braided pilot and snorted. "It seems so impossible…" He commented and turned back to taking in the sights and sounds around him. "And yet, we are in front of this sturdy structure." He commented, eyeing the previously stated structure with suspicion.

The two were soon surprised; both draw bridges were being lowered and the enormous wooden gates of the castle were opened. The light from the castle courtyard soon illuminated the surrounding countryside. There seems to be a road leading downhill, Wufei concluded. Duo, in the meantime, was fidgeting beside him and was probably thinking along the same lines as Wufei's thoughts, which were to fight or to run.

"D'ya think we should bolt?" Duo asked, apprehension I his voice.

"It would be wise to seek cover and watch the vents unfold before deciding on our course of action." The Chinese pilot advised.

They sought cover on the nearest trees that was found in the immediate area. They crouched and stayed silent to wait for the inhabitants of the castle to show. When finally they emerged, both were surprised yet again, as what seemed to be a very modern teen walked out. The flaming red hair tinted copper by the torchlight and the smooth tan skin bronzed by the fires. He was wearing a full leather body suit which was sleeveless. He had a four foot, slender, Asian sword strapped to his back. Turning his head around, he seemed to be looking for something.

"What do you think he's look'n for Wu?" Duo whispered beside him, inching a little closer until Wufei could feel his comrade's breath on his ear. It felt uncomfortable warm and close.

"He may be looking for us…" The pilot of Shenlong suggested, "But it is just a theory." Violet eyes rested on onyx.

"His suit looks like ones people wear at the club…" The braided boy concluded. They redirected their gazes back to the teen, who was making his way down the steps towards the second drawbridge.

"The suit designs seem to be quite modern, as well as the sword." Wufei commented, eyes still glued to the stranger walking.

They followed the stranger until he was nearly upon them. Both prayed that they wouldn't be found. Keeping as still as possible, they kept vigil on the unmoving form in front of them.

It was then Wufei became painfully aware of a warm, breathing presence on his back. It was clearly not his present companion who was still on his side and had also noticed the presence of something at their backs.

"Duo…" Wufei said, his tone low enough only to be heard by the pilot of Deathscythe.

"Yeah, Wu?" Duo replied as he slowly turned his head around, careful not to scare or ignite whatever or whoever was at their backs. Wufei soon heard Duo sucking in his breath and a trembling arm sought out Wufei's. He clasped it in his hand and turned around as well only to face two glimmering bestial eyes in the darkness. The small amount of light filtering through the vegetation had outlined the form of the beast. It was reptilian, but surprisingly, it was feathered.

"Think we should run?" Duo said, as he trembled beside Wufei. The Chinese pilot could only nod as they slowly started to step back. What surprised them more was the fact that the bushes that were covering their backs soon gave way and they stumbled unto the open path where the stranger had been.

"Heya!" came the joyous voice above them." So that's where you've been, Harken!" The owner of the voice, which had been the leather garbed teen, bent down towards the bushes to pat the now exposed reptile on the head.

The reddish-green feathers ruffled and the creature seemed to purr under the treatment of the young man. The pilots could only blink at the spectacle unfolding before their eyes.

"You own that…THING?" Wufei sputtered, too surprised to care about what he had just said.

"I think its kawaii!" Duo commented beside him as they both got up, dusting their outfits, which consisted of Maxwell's usual priestly garb and Wufei's blue tank top and loose white pants.

"Glad you think so!" The stranger replied cheerfully as an amber eyed gaze fell their way. He extended a hand in greeting. "Nice ta meet you guys! The names Locke Kim Lee!" They shook hands before the two pilots introduced themselves.

"Chang Wufei and this baka beside me is Duo Maxwell." He grunted and fixed a suspicious eye on the stranger.

"Hi!" Duo greeted jovially beside him with a wave. The Chinese could only shake his head in exasperation.

"It's good to see you two!" Locke exclaimed before continuing, "I've been expecting you!" Wufei's eyes widened.

"You've been expecting us?" He nearly screamed, as the stranger took a slight step back at his hostility of action.

"Hai." The stranger nodded. "Treize, Zechs, and Heero are inside, waiting." Both of them could only blink.

"The others are inside?" Duo asked, his voice staring to sound giddy. The stranger nodded in response, his amber eyes twinkling in the ruddy torchlight.

"Why have you summoned us here?" Wufei asked his suspicions yet to be laid to rest. The stranger seemed to contemplate the question as he scratched on the reptile's head fondly. The creature seemed contented of the ministrations and didn't protest as Locke leaned on it.

"I'll explain later." He replied with a grin and gave one last parting scratch on the feathered lizard. "Let's have dinner first!" He then turned to the pouting reptile, "Now go Harken! The stable master would be furious if he found you terrorizing the local villagers again!" The creature whimpered and the feathers seemed to flatten with despair. "Now don't give me that, you little runt!" Scolded the teen, his tone not so much angry as it was amused. "Now, go get your own dinner and don't go terrorizing the villagers without me, Okay!" Harken seemed to perk up and with a short bark was dashing off, to the stables, Wufei surmised. The redhead's attention turned back to the awaiting pilots. "Now, let's escort you two to the castle!" He said as he grabbed their hands and proceeded to drag the two along.

"Let go OF ME!!!" Wufei protested and sought to wrench his hand from the tight grip. It was surprisingly strong for such a lean body. The redhead paused and turned to look at Wufei and freed the limb in his captivity as well as Duo's in the process.

"You know…" The redhead replied with a toothy grin, "There's a nerve ticking on your forehead. It's really throbbing!" Locke commented and pointed at the above mentioned throbbing nerve.

Duo turned around and focused his attention on the Chinese man's forehead and his amethyst eyes soon widened, a dorky grin appeared on his face. He was soon stifling laughter.

"You're right!" Duo smirked, biting his lower lip to keep from laughing. Soon, both Duo and the redhead were laughing and clutching at their guts.

The nerves on Wufei's head were now multiplying by the dozen and his face was soon turning redder than an angry fire-engine red. From anger or annoyance, it wasn't really possible to tell.

"YOU STUPID BAKAS!!!!" Wufei screamed and clouted both laughing boys on the back of the head with a firm smack.

Both young men, though chastised by the action, were still trying to hold off laughter. There were tears at the edge of their eyes and they were starting to turn red from holding off laughter. A small giggle and snicker escaped and this only furthered the multiplication of Wufei's aggravation.

The redhead, seeing that Wufei was on the verge of foaming at the mouth, took stock of his composure and rose up to his six foot one stature. His gaze serious, and his hair smoothed back, he looked at Duo who was still guffawing and at the Chinese pilot who was glaring sharp pointy things at his comrade. Locke cleared his throat.

"May we proceed?" He asked and raised an eyebrow as Wufei's head spun and regarded him with a death glare that could rival Heero Yuy's.

"Sure!" Duo agreed and bounded ahead, still laughing at the nerves on Wufei's face which seemed to have become a permanent feature on his facial map.

Locke looked at Wufei and smiled amicably then held out a hand to motion the way, "Lead the way… Little Dragon." Onyx eyes regarded the face before him with suspicion and a little annoyance before following the skipping pilot of Deathscythe in front of them.



8:30 PM Unknown Castle; Hallways

"Woah!" Duo said, awed by the huge hallways they were walking in. The hallway was illuminated by torches hung across the walls on both sides just between the huge glass windows. Heavy, velvet, blood-red draperies framed the elegant windows and allowed what little moonlight there was to stream in. It seemed to be endless, thought Duo as he marveled at the paintings that hung a few feet above the torches. One side of the corridor faced out into the upper and lower moat while the other faced into the courtyard. The paintings seemed to be done in old renaissance era: realistic, human and in oil. Duo wondered why the style wasn't like that of the medieval era.

He turned his gaze ahead of them and spotted the lanky redhead murmuring to himself as if he was talking to another person. He then felt Wufei lean closer to him and felt his breath on an ear.

"I think he's not of a sane mind." The Chinese observed as they continued to walk. Duo, in the interim, had turned his eye back on the paintings on the walls.

The main theme of the artworks seemed to be three people. One, he thought, seemed awfully like their host and always, in the paintings, he seemed to be surrounded by a horde of creatures. The other was a chestnut haired individual who possessed magnificent silver eyes, wore extremely embroidered blue robes, and possessed a gold staff. Around him were depicted an array of natural calamities: most seemed to center around heaving mountains and lightning storms. The last individual seemed like he had been brought out of the kingdom of the fey. His features were very soft and feminine, his eyes were that of the deepest blue and in them were depicted the souls of the living.

"Beautiful…" Duo murmured to himself as he passed by more of the paintings. The three men were obviously very beautiful, each in their own way. He turned his head around and regarded their host.

The torchlight was indeed caressing every smooth curve of his form. The tight leather seeming to hug every graceful contour and the blade at his back only leant him an air of danger. Duo couldn't help but admire the view. The red hair, in all its cascading exquisiteness, trailed down to the mid of his back and his steps, though relaxed, were that of liquid, so graceful yet steady.

Wufei had followed his gaze and had heard the murmured word that passed the violet-eyed pilot's lips.

"Maxwell…" He said, his tone belying a small amount of sarcasm, "One should not ogle. It is impolite." Duo blushed and turned to Wufei.

"I was not ogling!" He denied and almost died of shame when the said object if his ogling turned around.

"Ogling what?" The redhead asked, a small smile gracing his features. The amber eyes were sparkling with mischief before brightening up, "Oh, you mean these old paintings?" He asked and turned to look at the works of art around him.

Wufei seemed surprised at their host's words. "Exactly how old?" the black haired young man asked.

The redhead laughed at the question and spun around to regard the startled pilots with his two hands on his slender hips.

"If you would like to know, those paintings are about 400 years old!" He replied, still amused. Both pilots looked at each other then back to the paintings. Wufei's brows furrowed in thought.

"So, those are paintings of your grandsires then?" He asked a little wild around the eyes. In response to his statement, the redhead only laughed harder. It seemed to Duo that the Chinese's nerves were starting to throb again. "Are you making fools out of us?" Wufei demanded, his fist clenching and unclenching at his sides.

"Woah! Calm down Wu!" Duo reproved, "You're the one who asked after all." Onyx eyes just glared at him.

When at last Locke had stopped laughing, he looked at both of the young men in front of him and smiled wistfully.

"If you really want to know, I'll tell you after you have been reunited with your comrades at arms. Then will the explanations commence. Agreed, Chinese boy?" He asked then winked at the fuming Wufei beside Duo.

"There is nothing wrong with being Chinese!" Wufei objected vehemently. Locke just grinned.

It was then that Duo noticed that the man's eyes were in fact very chinky and his form and overall stature of being lean was indeed very Asian in decent.

"Of course not," The leather garbed man commented with a nonchalant shrug, "I am fifty percent Chinese, after all." He grinned as Wufei started to sputter.

"Let's just go, Wu!" Duo said. He grabbed a hold on Wufei's arm and proceeded to drag him onward. "Let's get some well deserved grub, then let's ask for explanations, neh?"

Grudgingly, Wufei nodded and closed his mouth firmly. The furrow in his brows clearly indicated that he was not at all happy with the situation.



8:45 Unknown Castle; Grand Banquet Hall

"Holy Mother of GOD!" Duo cursed, his eyeballs almost popping out of their fleshly sockets. Wufei just gaped in awe, his mouth hanging open at the splendors before him.

The banquet hall was indeed of enormous proportions. The entire place was lighted overhead by beautiful renaissance type gold and crystal chandeliers. There were still beautiful glass windows, but this time they were framed by dark blue draperies with gold linings. The long table at the center where the diners were to be seated was carved, in magnificent relief, with the interplay of dragons. The tall chair legs were made to look like dragon legs and the chair back was a dragon's head facing upward into the sky, seeming to roar in triumph. The ornate table's legs were fashioned to look like bird's claws and on the tabletop, as if seeming to cavort, were dragons at play in the heavens. The amazing piece of art was carved deep into beautifully furnished redwood.

Wufei looked up from his study of the surroundings to see that their host was now making his way to the table Wufei had been admiring, and to his utter surprise, saw Heero, Zechs and Treize had already been seated and were sipping at their wine goblets.

The young General of Oz looked up from his goblet of wine and smiled at the newcomers.

"Welcome." He greeted warmly and gestured towards two seats beside Heero. "Come take a seat little dragon, as well as you, 02." He smiled at both of them.

Treize was sitting at the head of the table, to his right was Heero, and to his left was Zechs. Their host had taken the seat next to the platinum haired man and was now in pleasant conversation.

Nodding curtly, Wufei and Duo navigated their way and sat down to their appointed chairs. Duo had wormed his way in and had gotten the chair directly beside Heero.

Zechs looked up and smiled at them. "It's good to see that we, at last, are complete." He commented and eyed the young man seated beside him.

"Well, I guess I owe you all an explanation as to why you are all here." He started and gazed at all those who were seated on the table. Heero just snorted and sipped a little more of the wine in his goblet while Treize set his down on the table, interest piqued. Wufei just sat there and gave Locke a look that plainly said 'about time'. Duo, in the meantime, was eyeing the food that had been set on the table. There was an abundant amount of roast ranging from beasts of burden to fowl and even so far as to resemble small lizards. There were also a whole menagerie of fruits and vegetables. But, Duo figured, explanations first! So he set his eye on their host.

"First and foremost, this is the Kingdom of Saunq!" All seated gasped.

Author's Notes:

Wufei: *nerve* Why do you live to aggravate me?!

FI:* smile* because you're so cute! * pinches Wufei's cheeks*

Wufei: Unhand me you ONNA!* slaps away FI's hands*

FI: Doesn't he look kawaii Duo-chan?

Duo: *nods* Hai! *pouts* You said that there would be 2x5 there!

Wufei: * rubbing at his pinched cheeks* Yeah! What gives?

Duo: You've got me ogling your original character…* eyes Wufei deliciously* But not at Wu-chan's nice tight ass!

Wufei: *sputters and blushes redder than a Washington Apple* DUO!

Duo: But it's true! * Eyes get all wobbly*

FI: * sighs *I'll get there… Maybe… It might even get to 1x2 or ay 1x2x5 or maybe…an orgy?

All: * gasp*

Heero: *snorts and pulls out gun* Omae o Korosu!

FI: Hee-chan's right. I should stop babbling now! Thanks to *Helen* for showing interest to this fic.* looks at Heero who is just about to pull the trigger* WAI!!!!!

P.S. Thanks to the grammatically correct Brin Ray and Silent Angel aka Lady Rage for beta reading this fic! ^.^ Arigatou gozaimasu!