Disclaimer: Don't own Yu-gi-oh. However, I DO own the characters of all
the monsters you see here (not the monsters themselves, just the characters
that I've invented for them.)
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Yeesh, sorry to keep y'all waiting so darned long!! I've had an unbelievable amount of schoolwork, about five zillion tests...finals. Erk. I promise once school ends I will be writing nonstop!! See, I had this all written last week, then I sorta forgot, then the site wouldn't work...yadda yadda yadda...
Sento-Kami: Mmf, I tried to draw the BEWDs once because they're just the coolest... *shakes head* Didn't work.
G.O.T. Nick: I'm guessing you don't believe in inter-species dating, huh? ^^;;
Molly Jean: Nope, Osiris is the green mummy-ish looking one. Horus has the head of a falcon, Thoth the head of an ibis... [Several hours later] ...Nut has wings, Anubis has the head of a jackal... *is hit on the head by a textbook* Ow...I shouldn't spend so much time studying ancient myths...
Solarious: Ah, yet another supporter of the BEWD/REBD pairing... -.-;; D'oh. I think I actually have something...else...planned for that one... *grins evilly*
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Dragon Shadows, Chapter 11: What Everyone ELSE Has Been Doing These Past Two Years...
Iuriel was in a bad mood - all the other creatures could sense it. He was leaning on the battlements, staring moodily into the distance. No one bothered him unless they really wanted their head bitten off.
That wasn't a likely occurrence, though. When Iuriel was in a bad mood he stayed in humanoid form, probably so the others wouldn't be able to find him so easily. After all, some of the others had human forms to change into if they weren't like that in the first place.
Killer was the only one whose presence he would tolerate, them being the same species and all. The red-headed boy - appearing to be about ten in human years, but in reality much older - was usually full of good sense.
Of course, that wasn't counting the times when he'd found Matthias' secret stash of chocolate.
They were both up on the wall, sitting in companionable silence, when Iuriel suddenly stiffened. "Someone's coming!" he whispered, milk-white skin going even paler than usual, red eyes widening. Killer raised an eyebrow when Iuriel sniffed the air experimentally. The other shrugged and offered a rare smile - exposing sharp white teeth. "Sorry. It's a habit."
Within minutes they were off the wall and going down the wide, stone steps in the middle of the castle's flat roof. On the stairs they passed the portly Time Wizard who went by the name of Rincewind [1]. "What's going on?" His voice was somewhat echoey, accompanied by many clicks and whirs; after all, he was something of a machine himself.
"Iurielsaysthatothersarecomingandweregonnagoseewhotheyare," panted Killer, and left Rincewind still trying to work out what he had said.
Matthias - the Flame Swordsman - was standing at the door. It was apparent that he had sensed newcomers as well.
"Should we open the door?" said Killer, more cautiously, his previous excitement wearing off somewhat. "Do you think they're dangerous?"
Matthias shrugged. "It's not that much of a risk. We can take them on."
"That's only because I'm on YOUR side," said Iuriel cynically. He laid a hand on the bar that held the door shut. Matthias lifted up the other end, and Killer pushed the door open. The two dragons held a whispered conference with the swordsman, then stepped out onto the black-purple plain as he shut the door behind them. Iuriel scanned the horizon.
"Why is there no one there?" said Killer in puzzlement. "You said - "
That was when they heard the unmistakable screech of a Harpie Lady, as one of them dove from above.
*****
"I've had enough!!" With those words, Gwendolyn turned on her heel and walked straight in the opposite direction. She pushed aside the pink silk curtain and left them all in the other room, still staring after her.
Gwen threw down the staff, not caring as it clattered to the floor, listening in satisfaction to the squeals of dismay that followed her. In short order she had found her way back to her own room.
She'd lived many long years in the small, snug palace, each day a painful reminder of how things should have been. She remembered the one match in which things had gone as they ought to, when someone else had called upon her to fight...that was where she belonged. She remembered the force that had pulled her out of the card. She had felt the others' spirits close beside her. Matthias, the Flame Swordsman. Julius, the Cyber Commander.
And, of course, Sinistrad. [2]
She pulled off her long purple robes and yanked a dark blue tunic over her head. Combined with the gold-edged armor and horned helmet, the clothes made her look like an entirely different creature. [3] She smiled at herself in the mirror, then decided it made her appear too friendly and changed it to a grimace.
That done, she retrieved her staff and tossed it out of the only window, assessed the distance to the ground - only about ten feet - and jumped. She stumbled and dropped into a roll as she touched ground, picked up her staff, then set off at a dogged pace, in the vague direction of the pharaoh's palace.
*****
The Muka Muka had been gnawing away at the wooden door to its room again. Now it was not so much a door as a...doorway. And the creature itself had escaped...again. Moira huffed in exasperation and tried to concentrate on her spells...
Yet that in itself was rather impossible, considering the numbers of small, rather anatomically incorrect, made-of-rubber creatures that were bouncing around her chair. The Blue Eyes Toon Dragon - Barney - squeaked as it passed her. She ignored it.
It was then that it changed the squeak into nearly incomprehensible words. "Sha Muka Muka shash theresh a'narmedth ninjer outshide!"
Moira blinked. "An...Armed Ninja?"
The demented-looking Toon nodded vigorously. "Yesh!! Dat'sh wat I shedd!"
Moira sighed and stood up, brushing imaginary dirt off of her skirt, and followed Barney down the long, spiraling staircase. When they reached the bottom of the tower, the Toon scampered off to the right, where the gate was. The Muka Muka was gnawing on the stone of the archway - thankfully not the gate itself - and standing outside was someone dressed vaguely as an Armed Ninja.
Well, it was obvious that it wasn't a true Armed Ninja - for one, it was definitely too short. Its staff, while still crescent-shaped, was gold, and the armor looked altogether too loose, as if it had been crafted for someone much larger.
Moira put her hands on her hips. "All right. Who are you?"
"You can't recognize me?" The creature dressed as an Armed Ninja sighed. "You call yourself my sister?!"
"..." The Witch of the Black Forest blinked. "..." Several seconds later, her mouth formed an O of astonishment. "Gwen?"
The Magician of Faith pulled off the horned helmet and fluffed her purple hair. "Of course. Can I come inside now?"
The Muka Muka was only too happy to hold the helmet. Gwen followed her sister into the stone fortress; Barney followed dejectedly like a lost puppy.
"No one evah paysh any 'tenshun to me..."
*****
Moira made tea while Gwen was interrogated by the Toons, all of whom would not stop bombarding her with questions about who she was and what she was and where she came from. The younger sister didn't find them annoying - she liked them. After all, they were more 'demented' than 'cute.' And Gwen had had enough of 'cute' to last her a lifetime.
Barney, being Barney, was hogging all the attention.
"You shaid tat you 'ad to live wif a Shinin' Fwiendship!! I shaw one of dose!"
Gwen nodded. "It's awful. It just sits there and looks at you and...squeaks." She shuddered.
She had changed into one of Moira's spare robes - Moira had been afraid that her younger sister would become known as a cross-dresser - and put the armor into a neat pile in a corner. The Toon Summoned Skull was trying on the helmet - of course, it was several sizes too big for him. He giggled insanely. Gwen giggled.
Moira handed her a cup of tea. Gwendolyn didn't drink it immediately - instead she stirred it for several minutes as the Toons looked on, then jerked her head up when she realized Moira was tapping one foot on the floor irritably.
"Would you like me to go freeze it for you?" she said, one eyebrow raised.
Gwen shook her head quickly, gulping down nearly half of the cup. "Sorry," she said sheepishly. "I forgot."
"Fowgot wat?" inquired the Blue Eyes Toon Dragon. Gwen just stroked his silvery-white scales and smiled.
It was then that the Ryu-Ran - the real one, not the Toon - stumbled in, scattering pieces of shell. "Moira!" it growled, "The Thousand-Eyes is becoming hungry."
Moira sighed and set her lips in a thin line. "We'll have to - "
That was when the Muka Muka rushed in, gesturing wildly. The eyes of the Toons widened as they translated for themselves what it was saying.
"Yes?" said Moira.
Barney took it upon himself to inform her, conspiratorially whispering, "He shaysh that he shaw a weal blue-eyesh whide dwagon!" [4]
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[1] The name 'Rincewind' is owned by the great Terry Pratchett, not me.
[2] Do y'all get what I'm talking about here? *nudge nudge* Think now. In what match were the Flame Swordsman, the Cyber Commander, the Magician of Faith, and the Dark Magician all used but not as they are normally? [And yes, the second pairing of the story is Magician of Faith/Dark Magician. ^_^;;]
[3] Just because no one will probably make the connection, she's in disguise as the Armed Ninja.
[4] Guess who!! ^_^ Amaranth, of course. This occurs at about the same time as Chapter 29 of DoA - right before Amaranth, Gwyddeon, and Ezekiel
The new monsters from this chappie:
Red Eyes Black Dragon - Iuriel (pronounced ur-ee-ell, based off of some biblical name)
Baby Dragon - Killer (Ha ha.)
Flame Swordsman - Matthias (Just another random name.)
Time Wizard - Rincewind (I thought it was funny... ^^;;)
Magician of Faith - Gwendolyn (*shrugs*)
Cyber Commander - Julius (only mentioned once, yes...)
Witch of the Black Forest - Moira (*shrugs* I just realized that she looks like she could've been the MoF's sister - Moira's older, and they have another sister called Aislynn, the Protector of the Throne.)
BEWD Toon: Barney (Er...yeah...Barney's evil, and BEWD Toon is evil. It makes sense, ne?)
*****
NOTE: Er...I guess I...forgot...to pound it into you that the dragons can change into human form. It's an idea I've been using for a long time...since January 14, 2002, to be precise. And yes, there IS inter- species dating. Yeah, ALL of you said Jou's Red Eyes, but remember, I said the PHARAOH'S monsters. Not necessarily a dragon, okies? Just guess away. It does seem entirely random at first, though, but somewhat fitting. Here's your next chance to name a monster!! [And yes, this is why I've been avoiding any mention of Seth's or Yami's monsters all chapter. When everyone has attempted to guess, then we shall reveal it!]
When you review, tell me what you think of the semi-cliffie. BWHAHA!! Attack of the Harpie Ladies!! What do you think of the Magician of Faith running away? What do you think of BEWD-Toon's lisp?
**DoA may not be updated till next week. ;_; I sowwies!
*****
Yeesh, sorry to keep y'all waiting so darned long!! I've had an unbelievable amount of schoolwork, about five zillion tests...finals. Erk. I promise once school ends I will be writing nonstop!! See, I had this all written last week, then I sorta forgot, then the site wouldn't work...yadda yadda yadda...
Sento-Kami: Mmf, I tried to draw the BEWDs once because they're just the coolest... *shakes head* Didn't work.
G.O.T. Nick: I'm guessing you don't believe in inter-species dating, huh? ^^;;
Molly Jean: Nope, Osiris is the green mummy-ish looking one. Horus has the head of a falcon, Thoth the head of an ibis... [Several hours later] ...Nut has wings, Anubis has the head of a jackal... *is hit on the head by a textbook* Ow...I shouldn't spend so much time studying ancient myths...
Solarious: Ah, yet another supporter of the BEWD/REBD pairing... -.-;; D'oh. I think I actually have something...else...planned for that one... *grins evilly*
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Dragon Shadows, Chapter 11: What Everyone ELSE Has Been Doing These Past Two Years...
Iuriel was in a bad mood - all the other creatures could sense it. He was leaning on the battlements, staring moodily into the distance. No one bothered him unless they really wanted their head bitten off.
That wasn't a likely occurrence, though. When Iuriel was in a bad mood he stayed in humanoid form, probably so the others wouldn't be able to find him so easily. After all, some of the others had human forms to change into if they weren't like that in the first place.
Killer was the only one whose presence he would tolerate, them being the same species and all. The red-headed boy - appearing to be about ten in human years, but in reality much older - was usually full of good sense.
Of course, that wasn't counting the times when he'd found Matthias' secret stash of chocolate.
They were both up on the wall, sitting in companionable silence, when Iuriel suddenly stiffened. "Someone's coming!" he whispered, milk-white skin going even paler than usual, red eyes widening. Killer raised an eyebrow when Iuriel sniffed the air experimentally. The other shrugged and offered a rare smile - exposing sharp white teeth. "Sorry. It's a habit."
Within minutes they were off the wall and going down the wide, stone steps in the middle of the castle's flat roof. On the stairs they passed the portly Time Wizard who went by the name of Rincewind [1]. "What's going on?" His voice was somewhat echoey, accompanied by many clicks and whirs; after all, he was something of a machine himself.
"Iurielsaysthatothersarecomingandweregonnagoseewhotheyare," panted Killer, and left Rincewind still trying to work out what he had said.
Matthias - the Flame Swordsman - was standing at the door. It was apparent that he had sensed newcomers as well.
"Should we open the door?" said Killer, more cautiously, his previous excitement wearing off somewhat. "Do you think they're dangerous?"
Matthias shrugged. "It's not that much of a risk. We can take them on."
"That's only because I'm on YOUR side," said Iuriel cynically. He laid a hand on the bar that held the door shut. Matthias lifted up the other end, and Killer pushed the door open. The two dragons held a whispered conference with the swordsman, then stepped out onto the black-purple plain as he shut the door behind them. Iuriel scanned the horizon.
"Why is there no one there?" said Killer in puzzlement. "You said - "
That was when they heard the unmistakable screech of a Harpie Lady, as one of them dove from above.
*****
"I've had enough!!" With those words, Gwendolyn turned on her heel and walked straight in the opposite direction. She pushed aside the pink silk curtain and left them all in the other room, still staring after her.
Gwen threw down the staff, not caring as it clattered to the floor, listening in satisfaction to the squeals of dismay that followed her. In short order she had found her way back to her own room.
She'd lived many long years in the small, snug palace, each day a painful reminder of how things should have been. She remembered the one match in which things had gone as they ought to, when someone else had called upon her to fight...that was where she belonged. She remembered the force that had pulled her out of the card. She had felt the others' spirits close beside her. Matthias, the Flame Swordsman. Julius, the Cyber Commander.
And, of course, Sinistrad. [2]
She pulled off her long purple robes and yanked a dark blue tunic over her head. Combined with the gold-edged armor and horned helmet, the clothes made her look like an entirely different creature. [3] She smiled at herself in the mirror, then decided it made her appear too friendly and changed it to a grimace.
That done, she retrieved her staff and tossed it out of the only window, assessed the distance to the ground - only about ten feet - and jumped. She stumbled and dropped into a roll as she touched ground, picked up her staff, then set off at a dogged pace, in the vague direction of the pharaoh's palace.
*****
The Muka Muka had been gnawing away at the wooden door to its room again. Now it was not so much a door as a...doorway. And the creature itself had escaped...again. Moira huffed in exasperation and tried to concentrate on her spells...
Yet that in itself was rather impossible, considering the numbers of small, rather anatomically incorrect, made-of-rubber creatures that were bouncing around her chair. The Blue Eyes Toon Dragon - Barney - squeaked as it passed her. She ignored it.
It was then that it changed the squeak into nearly incomprehensible words. "Sha Muka Muka shash theresh a'narmedth ninjer outshide!"
Moira blinked. "An...Armed Ninja?"
The demented-looking Toon nodded vigorously. "Yesh!! Dat'sh wat I shedd!"
Moira sighed and stood up, brushing imaginary dirt off of her skirt, and followed Barney down the long, spiraling staircase. When they reached the bottom of the tower, the Toon scampered off to the right, where the gate was. The Muka Muka was gnawing on the stone of the archway - thankfully not the gate itself - and standing outside was someone dressed vaguely as an Armed Ninja.
Well, it was obvious that it wasn't a true Armed Ninja - for one, it was definitely too short. Its staff, while still crescent-shaped, was gold, and the armor looked altogether too loose, as if it had been crafted for someone much larger.
Moira put her hands on her hips. "All right. Who are you?"
"You can't recognize me?" The creature dressed as an Armed Ninja sighed. "You call yourself my sister?!"
"..." The Witch of the Black Forest blinked. "..." Several seconds later, her mouth formed an O of astonishment. "Gwen?"
The Magician of Faith pulled off the horned helmet and fluffed her purple hair. "Of course. Can I come inside now?"
The Muka Muka was only too happy to hold the helmet. Gwen followed her sister into the stone fortress; Barney followed dejectedly like a lost puppy.
"No one evah paysh any 'tenshun to me..."
*****
Moira made tea while Gwen was interrogated by the Toons, all of whom would not stop bombarding her with questions about who she was and what she was and where she came from. The younger sister didn't find them annoying - she liked them. After all, they were more 'demented' than 'cute.' And Gwen had had enough of 'cute' to last her a lifetime.
Barney, being Barney, was hogging all the attention.
"You shaid tat you 'ad to live wif a Shinin' Fwiendship!! I shaw one of dose!"
Gwen nodded. "It's awful. It just sits there and looks at you and...squeaks." She shuddered.
She had changed into one of Moira's spare robes - Moira had been afraid that her younger sister would become known as a cross-dresser - and put the armor into a neat pile in a corner. The Toon Summoned Skull was trying on the helmet - of course, it was several sizes too big for him. He giggled insanely. Gwen giggled.
Moira handed her a cup of tea. Gwendolyn didn't drink it immediately - instead she stirred it for several minutes as the Toons looked on, then jerked her head up when she realized Moira was tapping one foot on the floor irritably.
"Would you like me to go freeze it for you?" she said, one eyebrow raised.
Gwen shook her head quickly, gulping down nearly half of the cup. "Sorry," she said sheepishly. "I forgot."
"Fowgot wat?" inquired the Blue Eyes Toon Dragon. Gwen just stroked his silvery-white scales and smiled.
It was then that the Ryu-Ran - the real one, not the Toon - stumbled in, scattering pieces of shell. "Moira!" it growled, "The Thousand-Eyes is becoming hungry."
Moira sighed and set her lips in a thin line. "We'll have to - "
That was when the Muka Muka rushed in, gesturing wildly. The eyes of the Toons widened as they translated for themselves what it was saying.
"Yes?" said Moira.
Barney took it upon himself to inform her, conspiratorially whispering, "He shaysh that he shaw a weal blue-eyesh whide dwagon!" [4]
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[1] The name 'Rincewind' is owned by the great Terry Pratchett, not me.
[2] Do y'all get what I'm talking about here? *nudge nudge* Think now. In what match were the Flame Swordsman, the Cyber Commander, the Magician of Faith, and the Dark Magician all used but not as they are normally? [And yes, the second pairing of the story is Magician of Faith/Dark Magician. ^_^;;]
[3] Just because no one will probably make the connection, she's in disguise as the Armed Ninja.
[4] Guess who!! ^_^ Amaranth, of course. This occurs at about the same time as Chapter 29 of DoA - right before Amaranth, Gwyddeon, and Ezekiel
The new monsters from this chappie:
Red Eyes Black Dragon - Iuriel (pronounced ur-ee-ell, based off of some biblical name)
Baby Dragon - Killer (Ha ha.)
Flame Swordsman - Matthias (Just another random name.)
Time Wizard - Rincewind (I thought it was funny... ^^;;)
Magician of Faith - Gwendolyn (*shrugs*)
Cyber Commander - Julius (only mentioned once, yes...)
Witch of the Black Forest - Moira (*shrugs* I just realized that she looks like she could've been the MoF's sister - Moira's older, and they have another sister called Aislynn, the Protector of the Throne.)
BEWD Toon: Barney (Er...yeah...Barney's evil, and BEWD Toon is evil. It makes sense, ne?)
*****
NOTE: Er...I guess I...forgot...to pound it into you that the dragons can change into human form. It's an idea I've been using for a long time...since January 14, 2002, to be precise. And yes, there IS inter- species dating. Yeah, ALL of you said Jou's Red Eyes, but remember, I said the PHARAOH'S monsters. Not necessarily a dragon, okies? Just guess away. It does seem entirely random at first, though, but somewhat fitting. Here's your next chance to name a monster!! [And yes, this is why I've been avoiding any mention of Seth's or Yami's monsters all chapter. When everyone has attempted to guess, then we shall reveal it!]
When you review, tell me what you think of the semi-cliffie. BWHAHA!! Attack of the Harpie Ladies!! What do you think of the Magician of Faith running away? What do you think of BEWD-Toon's lisp?
**DoA may not be updated till next week. ;_; I sowwies!
