Alright heres the deal, a while back I started a story here, and everything
was grand, yes, thats right, grand. Until I realized it wasn't going
anywhere and I just stopped. But now I got the first chapter re-done, and I
hope it is better than the last one (probably not but I don't care anymore)
It depends on if I get any reviews as to if I'll keep going or just drop it
again. ^_^ now that I'm finished boring you.....
Shifting Sands
Disclaimer: I don't own Gundam Wing, but I have a Cat named Warf..... isn't that something!
notes: I guess I should point out that for now, Daniel is Duo, save some confusion. And this chapter is about what happened when Duo was about Ten of age. Don't worry, he grows up next chapter! hehe
oh yes, please forgive me in advance of miss spells, its the bees I tell you
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The Kingdom of Divinity. One of the mighty powers of its time, is home to a race, known normally as Shifters, that posesses the ability to change its form from one creature to another. Not bound to one race, but capable of many forms of life and nature.
The people within Divinity are peaceful with its surounding Kingdoms, and have no wish for war with that of human and elf kind. They often send ambassadors to the human kingdoms that neighbor them, creating treatys and such. But this seemingly peaceful land was not what some wished, some wished for war, and they would do anything to acheive it.
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"Daaaaaaaad..." ,whined the child prince as his father directed him to the carriage, "I don't want to go! I want to stay here....."
King Anthony just smiled kindly to his son, as if remembering how he, himself hated going on these trips when he was young, "I know, young Daniel, but this is for your own good, our ambassador is to renew our treaty with the North Kingdom, you must go to learn."
"I know!" Daniel sighed, then looked up to his father, "but.... can't I go next time?" he pouted again trying to pull of the saddest look he could muster, but it was no use and his father shuffled him up into the carriage.
"Sorry son, I fell for that once, but you can't put this off forever.... don't look at me that way, Solo promised to come with you, isn't that enough?"
Daniel sniffled and glanced past his father to the young centaur that was helping to pack for the same caravan. Solo, though not a Shifter like Daniel and his father, was good friends with them both. He was found wondering alone through the forest outside the city, and ever since the blonde centaur had been a welcomed part of the Kingdom, and has always been good friends with the Prince. "No.... he wouldn't have gone if I didn't"
The king shook his head slightly and sight, "I'm sorry Daniel, but you must go, don't worry, before you know it, it will be over and you will be back here again.... and try to learn something from this, or I will have to send you again"
Daniel stared at his father wide eyed, and meeped as he nodded, there was no way he would do this again if he didn't have to, "Yes sir....."
"Good, now take care," King Anthony smiled to his son before shutting the carraige door, he hated not being able to go with them, but there was the tiny matter of a kingdom to run, so he was forced to stay, but he did make sure the best of the guards went with them, ensuring the safty of his son.
Daniel sighed alittle over-dramatic, and watched out the window as the road began to move past them, then, a thought hit him. 'My tenth birthday is next week.... maybe there going to throw a big party for me'
Suddenly Daniels mood changed and he was happy he was going, "Maybe this won't be so bad..."
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"Are you positive your information is correct?"
"Yes, we are positive King Thomas.... there is no doubt"
"Hm..."
A dark figure rose from a table of six, a wicked smile played across his lips as he studied each of the five mages before him, "Then let it be, send word to the Newbia Kingdom.... we will crush Divinity..."
The five mages all nodded, each seeming to be pleased, but said nothing as they all stood and left the room, leaving Lord Thomas to think to himself.
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Three days and nights past as the Caravan made its way to the North Kingdom for Ambassador Fredrick to make the peace treaty, and Daniel was bored stiff. It only took a day for him to discover that there was little to do in the carage he was in and the only company he had was Solo, and he couldn't just climb in the carage with him, so Daniel could only talk to his friend out the window.
"Hey Solo.... why can't you be normal like me?"
"Hmm?" Solo blinked at Daniel, half hearing the question, then sighed, this question he got frequently with Daniel. "Because I'm not like you Daniel... and your not like me...." he smiled slightly and lifted his arms up and crossed them behind his head, "Everyones different silly"
Daniel sighed slightly, "That doesn't help.... you can't get in here if your not normal..... huh.... whats that?" Daniel pointed towards the distance.
"what's what?" Solo turned his attention to the horizen, not seeing anything at all.
"Its just..... I thought I saw something in that forest... maybe I'm just bored to death...." he sighed slightly and looked back to Solo with a slight grin.
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The next afternoon they arrived at North and was welcomed into the Castle, given diner, and a place to stay until the next day when the peace meeting was to be held. But Daniel found the strange new castle to interesting to stay in his room that night, and left out the window to go explore.
'Wow.....' Daniel thought to himself as he glanced around the garden he was in, 'Its.... Big.....' He continued to walk silently until he heard mutters in the distance.
'man.... someones coming!' He quickly hurried over to one of many trees in that garden, and scurried up as a nightman walked by, saying things to himself Daniel couldn't hear, but his relief came only when the guard was out of site.
'That was close..... hey.... I got an idea...' The Shifter prince grined to himself for the great idea and closed his eyes, 'And why not, no one will bother a street cat....'
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The young Heero stood quietly at his window, his gaze falling on the garden below as he listened to the muffled voices of his father and his uncle argue, he didn't understand what they were saying, but it was important, he knew that much. The King rarely visits his father in his own room. But now the arguing didn't bother him as much as what was happening in the garden.
Heero watched as the strange boy entered the garden from a window lower than his, and he watched as he climbed up the tree to avoid being caught, but when, not a boy, but a solid black alley-cat climbed out of the tree, he thought maybe he should tell his father.
"hmm.... maybe not...." he said to himself as the argueing seemed to increase. But it didn't matter, the boy.... or cat was gone now anyways, and Heero continued to watch the garden, half wondering if who ever that was would return.
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The next day had past by rather quickly, Daniel got to explore much more than he did the night before (he had discovered that the garden was surounded by very large walls on all sides and he didn't get to do much but wine about it). And this time, Solo was there to keep him company, and answer some questions about the customs and sites he saw around the castle and city, Solo was a good 5 years older than Daniel, and he seemed to know alot more about the humans than Daniel did, so he was a big help.
But the day did end quickly and the time to leave again was upon them, the treaty was agreed upon and signed and there was no other use for them to stay. Daniel was almost forced by Solo to return to the caravan, it wasn't that he didn't want to go home, he just didn't want to sit around for 4 days again doing nothing.
"Ya know Solo," Daniel said when the caravan stopped for camp on the second night of travel, "If that North place wasn't so far away, I wouldn't mind going there again.... ya know?" He grinned slightly as Solo shrugged, "Heh, it was funny how people kept giving you strange looks, you got all the attention"
"Not really.... not many people have seen centaurs.... its natural...." he said with another shrug following it.
"Your no fun," Daniel stuck out his tounge at Solo, then grinned quickly to his friend.
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Two more days passed as slow as Daniel had expected, but they were finally home, Daniel had managed to convince the uptight guards to let him out of the carage when he saw his home in the distance.
Him and Solo where ahead of the caravan a good ways when they saw the gates of the city, but when Daniel saw them, it wasn't joy to be home that he felt, it was confusion, because he saw no men guarding the gate.
"Hey..... Solo.... look, why arn't there any guards....." Daniel pointed, but Solo was already aware, and slightly frightened, King Anthony never let the watch slack.
"Daniel... stay here, I need to tell Ambassador Fredrick about this..." Solo said quickly before turning and hurrying back to warn the others. But Daniel didn't listen to Solo, and hurried on ahead, he didn't think of danger, only that his father had forgoten to tell the men to guard the gate.
"Daniel!" Solo had discovered that the young prince had not stayed as he was told to. Solo, along with the guard of the Ambassadors caravan were quickly heading towards the gate, Solos main concern was Daniels safty, if there was no guard at the gate, then the worst must be assumed.
Daniel never heard Solo, his mind seemed to have come to a screaching halt when he saw what lied past the gate. It wasn't the city he had come to know, he didn't even recognize it anymore, were buildings once stood, there was ashes, and embers of a dead fire, and the streets, that is what scared Daniel the most, they were red, a dark, horrid red, stained from the countless boddies of the dead that littered them. nothing was moving not even the air around him seemed alive.
This was to much for Daniel, and he might have passed out, or screamed in terror, but something snapped him out of it. It was the thought of his parents that nearly stopped his heart in fear. When he finally could move his legs again, he ran as fast as he could towards the castle, praying as hard as he could that his family would be alright.
Solo, though try as he might, could not reach the gates before Daniel took off to the castle, but that didn't stop him, shouting orders to the shocked guards to find survivors, he hurried after the young prince, able to put full attention on catching him.
Daniel heard Solo catching up and he heard him call out his name, but he refused to stop, determined to reach the castle , as if his life depended on it.
Solo called out Daniels name one more time before he gave up and grabbed the running boy by the arm, Daniel started shouting, demanding that Solo let him go, when Solo refused, Daniel turned and bit his arm as hard as he could, and as soon as Solo pulled back, either in suprise or in pain, Daniel took off running again, his formed changed as he ran, knowing he was too slow as he was to outrun the centaur.
Now a panther ran in Daniels place, though small and slender, it was fast, and as hard as Solo ran, he could not keep up with the Shape Shifter. His only hope was that Daniel would not see what Solo knew was there. Solo knew there would be no survivors in the castle.
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Heero watched quietly by his fathers side as the troops entered the gates of North City, King Thomas seemingly overpleased as they came victorious.
"My King!" Came the voice of the General above the cheers of the crowds, "We have returned to you victorious! The Kingdom Divinity is no more!"
A renewed cheer fell across the the crowed and King Thomas anounced a celebration, to the multitude, the army had destroyed an evil force of demons that was going to attack them in there sleep, but to Prince Odin, King Thomas's brother, it was a plot for destruction, and he knew it.
Heero glanced up at his father, then to his uncle, he knew his uncle was up to no good, he never was, but he could do nothing about it, nor could his father, not with the 5 mages that acted as Advisors to him, he was to powerful.
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Solo walked through the castle coridors quietly, there was no point running anymore, the sent of blood was thick in the air, and he knew Daniel had found what he was looking for.
"Daniel....." Solo found his friend, though he wished he hadn't. It was in the very thrown room that King Anthony had rulled. Daniel was weeping over two still bodies, Solo didn't have to look to know who they were, and he frowned. His heart ached, for his friend, for the King that took him in, for everyone there that showed him kindness, but he forced himself to harden his heart, atleast for now, Daniel had lost more than him.
"Come on Daniel.... there is nothing here for you.... let's leave here..... please" Solo said slowly, hoping Daniel would hear him, and to his amazement, he did, he watched as daniel climbed to his feet and walked to Solo, then followed him back to the caravan without a single word spoken.
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Note: Yup Yup thats end of the prologue...... did it bore you to tears? Yes? well the next one I'll try to spice up.... *key word: try*
Shifting Sands
Disclaimer: I don't own Gundam Wing, but I have a Cat named Warf..... isn't that something!
notes: I guess I should point out that for now, Daniel is Duo, save some confusion. And this chapter is about what happened when Duo was about Ten of age. Don't worry, he grows up next chapter! hehe
oh yes, please forgive me in advance of miss spells, its the bees I tell you
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The Kingdom of Divinity. One of the mighty powers of its time, is home to a race, known normally as Shifters, that posesses the ability to change its form from one creature to another. Not bound to one race, but capable of many forms of life and nature.
The people within Divinity are peaceful with its surounding Kingdoms, and have no wish for war with that of human and elf kind. They often send ambassadors to the human kingdoms that neighbor them, creating treatys and such. But this seemingly peaceful land was not what some wished, some wished for war, and they would do anything to acheive it.
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"Daaaaaaaad..." ,whined the child prince as his father directed him to the carriage, "I don't want to go! I want to stay here....."
King Anthony just smiled kindly to his son, as if remembering how he, himself hated going on these trips when he was young, "I know, young Daniel, but this is for your own good, our ambassador is to renew our treaty with the North Kingdom, you must go to learn."
"I know!" Daniel sighed, then looked up to his father, "but.... can't I go next time?" he pouted again trying to pull of the saddest look he could muster, but it was no use and his father shuffled him up into the carriage.
"Sorry son, I fell for that once, but you can't put this off forever.... don't look at me that way, Solo promised to come with you, isn't that enough?"
Daniel sniffled and glanced past his father to the young centaur that was helping to pack for the same caravan. Solo, though not a Shifter like Daniel and his father, was good friends with them both. He was found wondering alone through the forest outside the city, and ever since the blonde centaur had been a welcomed part of the Kingdom, and has always been good friends with the Prince. "No.... he wouldn't have gone if I didn't"
The king shook his head slightly and sight, "I'm sorry Daniel, but you must go, don't worry, before you know it, it will be over and you will be back here again.... and try to learn something from this, or I will have to send you again"
Daniel stared at his father wide eyed, and meeped as he nodded, there was no way he would do this again if he didn't have to, "Yes sir....."
"Good, now take care," King Anthony smiled to his son before shutting the carraige door, he hated not being able to go with them, but there was the tiny matter of a kingdom to run, so he was forced to stay, but he did make sure the best of the guards went with them, ensuring the safty of his son.
Daniel sighed alittle over-dramatic, and watched out the window as the road began to move past them, then, a thought hit him. 'My tenth birthday is next week.... maybe there going to throw a big party for me'
Suddenly Daniels mood changed and he was happy he was going, "Maybe this won't be so bad..."
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"Are you positive your information is correct?"
"Yes, we are positive King Thomas.... there is no doubt"
"Hm..."
A dark figure rose from a table of six, a wicked smile played across his lips as he studied each of the five mages before him, "Then let it be, send word to the Newbia Kingdom.... we will crush Divinity..."
The five mages all nodded, each seeming to be pleased, but said nothing as they all stood and left the room, leaving Lord Thomas to think to himself.
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Three days and nights past as the Caravan made its way to the North Kingdom for Ambassador Fredrick to make the peace treaty, and Daniel was bored stiff. It only took a day for him to discover that there was little to do in the carage he was in and the only company he had was Solo, and he couldn't just climb in the carage with him, so Daniel could only talk to his friend out the window.
"Hey Solo.... why can't you be normal like me?"
"Hmm?" Solo blinked at Daniel, half hearing the question, then sighed, this question he got frequently with Daniel. "Because I'm not like you Daniel... and your not like me...." he smiled slightly and lifted his arms up and crossed them behind his head, "Everyones different silly"
Daniel sighed slightly, "That doesn't help.... you can't get in here if your not normal..... huh.... whats that?" Daniel pointed towards the distance.
"what's what?" Solo turned his attention to the horizen, not seeing anything at all.
"Its just..... I thought I saw something in that forest... maybe I'm just bored to death...." he sighed slightly and looked back to Solo with a slight grin.
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The next afternoon they arrived at North and was welcomed into the Castle, given diner, and a place to stay until the next day when the peace meeting was to be held. But Daniel found the strange new castle to interesting to stay in his room that night, and left out the window to go explore.
'Wow.....' Daniel thought to himself as he glanced around the garden he was in, 'Its.... Big.....' He continued to walk silently until he heard mutters in the distance.
'man.... someones coming!' He quickly hurried over to one of many trees in that garden, and scurried up as a nightman walked by, saying things to himself Daniel couldn't hear, but his relief came only when the guard was out of site.
'That was close..... hey.... I got an idea...' The Shifter prince grined to himself for the great idea and closed his eyes, 'And why not, no one will bother a street cat....'
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The young Heero stood quietly at his window, his gaze falling on the garden below as he listened to the muffled voices of his father and his uncle argue, he didn't understand what they were saying, but it was important, he knew that much. The King rarely visits his father in his own room. But now the arguing didn't bother him as much as what was happening in the garden.
Heero watched as the strange boy entered the garden from a window lower than his, and he watched as he climbed up the tree to avoid being caught, but when, not a boy, but a solid black alley-cat climbed out of the tree, he thought maybe he should tell his father.
"hmm.... maybe not...." he said to himself as the argueing seemed to increase. But it didn't matter, the boy.... or cat was gone now anyways, and Heero continued to watch the garden, half wondering if who ever that was would return.
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The next day had past by rather quickly, Daniel got to explore much more than he did the night before (he had discovered that the garden was surounded by very large walls on all sides and he didn't get to do much but wine about it). And this time, Solo was there to keep him company, and answer some questions about the customs and sites he saw around the castle and city, Solo was a good 5 years older than Daniel, and he seemed to know alot more about the humans than Daniel did, so he was a big help.
But the day did end quickly and the time to leave again was upon them, the treaty was agreed upon and signed and there was no other use for them to stay. Daniel was almost forced by Solo to return to the caravan, it wasn't that he didn't want to go home, he just didn't want to sit around for 4 days again doing nothing.
"Ya know Solo," Daniel said when the caravan stopped for camp on the second night of travel, "If that North place wasn't so far away, I wouldn't mind going there again.... ya know?" He grinned slightly as Solo shrugged, "Heh, it was funny how people kept giving you strange looks, you got all the attention"
"Not really.... not many people have seen centaurs.... its natural...." he said with another shrug following it.
"Your no fun," Daniel stuck out his tounge at Solo, then grinned quickly to his friend.
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Two more days passed as slow as Daniel had expected, but they were finally home, Daniel had managed to convince the uptight guards to let him out of the carage when he saw his home in the distance.
Him and Solo where ahead of the caravan a good ways when they saw the gates of the city, but when Daniel saw them, it wasn't joy to be home that he felt, it was confusion, because he saw no men guarding the gate.
"Hey..... Solo.... look, why arn't there any guards....." Daniel pointed, but Solo was already aware, and slightly frightened, King Anthony never let the watch slack.
"Daniel... stay here, I need to tell Ambassador Fredrick about this..." Solo said quickly before turning and hurrying back to warn the others. But Daniel didn't listen to Solo, and hurried on ahead, he didn't think of danger, only that his father had forgoten to tell the men to guard the gate.
"Daniel!" Solo had discovered that the young prince had not stayed as he was told to. Solo, along with the guard of the Ambassadors caravan were quickly heading towards the gate, Solos main concern was Daniels safty, if there was no guard at the gate, then the worst must be assumed.
Daniel never heard Solo, his mind seemed to have come to a screaching halt when he saw what lied past the gate. It wasn't the city he had come to know, he didn't even recognize it anymore, were buildings once stood, there was ashes, and embers of a dead fire, and the streets, that is what scared Daniel the most, they were red, a dark, horrid red, stained from the countless boddies of the dead that littered them. nothing was moving not even the air around him seemed alive.
This was to much for Daniel, and he might have passed out, or screamed in terror, but something snapped him out of it. It was the thought of his parents that nearly stopped his heart in fear. When he finally could move his legs again, he ran as fast as he could towards the castle, praying as hard as he could that his family would be alright.
Solo, though try as he might, could not reach the gates before Daniel took off to the castle, but that didn't stop him, shouting orders to the shocked guards to find survivors, he hurried after the young prince, able to put full attention on catching him.
Daniel heard Solo catching up and he heard him call out his name, but he refused to stop, determined to reach the castle , as if his life depended on it.
Solo called out Daniels name one more time before he gave up and grabbed the running boy by the arm, Daniel started shouting, demanding that Solo let him go, when Solo refused, Daniel turned and bit his arm as hard as he could, and as soon as Solo pulled back, either in suprise or in pain, Daniel took off running again, his formed changed as he ran, knowing he was too slow as he was to outrun the centaur.
Now a panther ran in Daniels place, though small and slender, it was fast, and as hard as Solo ran, he could not keep up with the Shape Shifter. His only hope was that Daniel would not see what Solo knew was there. Solo knew there would be no survivors in the castle.
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Heero watched quietly by his fathers side as the troops entered the gates of North City, King Thomas seemingly overpleased as they came victorious.
"My King!" Came the voice of the General above the cheers of the crowds, "We have returned to you victorious! The Kingdom Divinity is no more!"
A renewed cheer fell across the the crowed and King Thomas anounced a celebration, to the multitude, the army had destroyed an evil force of demons that was going to attack them in there sleep, but to Prince Odin, King Thomas's brother, it was a plot for destruction, and he knew it.
Heero glanced up at his father, then to his uncle, he knew his uncle was up to no good, he never was, but he could do nothing about it, nor could his father, not with the 5 mages that acted as Advisors to him, he was to powerful.
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Solo walked through the castle coridors quietly, there was no point running anymore, the sent of blood was thick in the air, and he knew Daniel had found what he was looking for.
"Daniel....." Solo found his friend, though he wished he hadn't. It was in the very thrown room that King Anthony had rulled. Daniel was weeping over two still bodies, Solo didn't have to look to know who they were, and he frowned. His heart ached, for his friend, for the King that took him in, for everyone there that showed him kindness, but he forced himself to harden his heart, atleast for now, Daniel had lost more than him.
"Come on Daniel.... there is nothing here for you.... let's leave here..... please" Solo said slowly, hoping Daniel would hear him, and to his amazement, he did, he watched as daniel climbed to his feet and walked to Solo, then followed him back to the caravan without a single word spoken.
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Note: Yup Yup thats end of the prologue...... did it bore you to tears? Yes? well the next one I'll try to spice up.... *key word: try*