Chapter 4
The trio of confused teenagers rode in black jeeps as they were taken to where their mysterious host was waiting for them. Gearfried was riding in the back of one, cramped and confounded, as he waited for the answers to the question running through his mind, what am I?
The jeeps pulled into a large parking garage and proceeded upwards to the third floor. The jeeps parked and the teens where let out.
"What are we doing here?" Dan asked.
"I don't know, but have a feeling we're about to find out." Jess said.
Gearfried simply nodded his head in agreement as he looked around the car lot. "No body home? Something doesn't feel right." He said. Just then, the red jewel portions of his body started flashing.
"Hey! What's going on?" He exclaimed as he was swept up in light, and in a bright flash! The light was gone, and Aaron was left.
"Whoa! What just happened? I'm back to normal." He said, examining his body. He looked at his right hand; still in his grip was the Gearfried card.
"Confused are we?" A voice asked, He turned to see the girl from the Ames parking lot.
"Who are you? And what do you want with us?" He asked.
"And what did those guys want from us." Dan asked as well, stepping up from behind him.
"You've got some explaining to do." Jess said, with a very assertive tone.
"Is that so? Well than, follow me and I'll show you why everyone is so interested about you." She said, turning to the stairwell.
"Wait, what's your name?" Dan asked.
"It's Alice." She said as she opened the door to the stairwell, "Follow me to Wonderland."
Aaron raised his left eyebrow and gave her a confused glance, What's this nutty woman on? Why do we have to go down, why not have just dropped us off on ground floor? He thought to himself, but followed her down the stairs with Jess and Dan close behind.
Just as she was about to step on the last step to the second floor, she turned around and said, "I hope like Amusement Park rides."
This time all three of the teens turned to each other and gave confused glances, "And what if we don't?" Jess asked.
"Then you're in for a scary ride, enjoy." She said, as she put her foot down.
All of a sudden, the walls changed and the door the second floor vanished, and the railings and the steps disappeared, leaving a spiral slide.
"AAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!" Aaron screamed at the top of his lungs as he went spiraling down the slide head first at breakneck speed.
"WWWAAAHHOOOOOOO!!!!" Dan shouted as he was having a blast, Jess remained silent, but clung to Dan's back like a scared child.
The lights soon vanished as well as they continued downwards into the darkness. Just then, they saw a speck of light at the bottom as they spun towards it.
"Hang on!!" Dan said to Jess as he reached forward and grabbed a hold of the back of Aaron's shirt and pulled him close as they reached the bottom and were launched forward into the light.
Dan landed face first, sending his two passengers forward even further. Jess picked herself off the smooth floor and looked up. "Where the hell are we?" She asked.
The place was huge, it looked as though it was made entirely of glass and small torches burned brightly, making the place appear as though it was on fire. A large fountain was in the center of the room, the statue in the center of the fountain was that of a guy holding a sword and a shield made of gold, standing on a base with strange notches of different shapes and sizes.
"What is this place?" Dan asked, picking himself off the ground, Aaron, trying to regain his composure, grabbed on to the glass to pull himself up. But when he touched it, his hand phased right through it!
"Give me a break! Is anything real around here?" He demanded.
"That question is one with many answers, young one." Said a low toned voice.
The three looked around the strange room but saw no one, but then all three eyes widened with realization and turned to the statue. It shifted and moved around on it's pedestal in the middle of the water, "It took you three long enough." It said, giving them a look you'd see in a disappointed algebra teacher.
The three were in shock, "You can talk." Aaron said bluntly.
"Well now we've got a smart one, move up to the head of the class." It said, sarcastically.
"What side of the bedrock did you wake up on?" Dan asked.
"Yeah, what's you're problem? You a football coach reincarnated into a rock.?" Jess asked.
"Close, he was the instructor of an elite group of warriors known as the Senvas." Said a familiar voice, Alice appeared from behind once again.
"Senvas? What are they?" Aaron asked.
"Along time ago, back in the time of ancient Egypt, the Pharaoh Yami had a group of warriors that once protected the lively hood of their providence. Along side the great sorcerers they defeated the forces of darkness that came from a world of power and chaos, the Shadow Realm. The legendary warriors known as the Senvas derived their strength from the firm virtues of the art of fighting, Offense, Defense, Focus, and Justice. Each one of these is crucial, but the most powerful of the Senvas bore the crest on their right hands of one of the four virtues. Like the three of you." Alice said.
Aaron suddenly felt his hand start to tingle; he raised his fist, and saw a symbol appear on the back of it. It was a bright shield with twin swords behind it, with a strange eye emblazoned on it. "The Crest of Defense." Alice said.
Just then, similar lights appeared on Jess and Dan's fists appeared. On Dan's was a sword with a pyramid behind it, the sword appeared to be on fire. Jess was of the strange eye, with images of the sun and moon in the background. "The Crests of Offense and Focus." The statue said.
"What can they do?" Aaron asked.
"They can turn you into Duel monsters just like what you did tonight, but the monster must have a common link to you, Gearfried and you go together, but Dan and Jess will have to find out who each of you are. They also enable to use Senva powers, which will take training to master." Alice said.
"Wait a minute; I'd just want to know how you know so much about us, how did you know that we had these crests?" Dan demanded.
The glass wall on his right turned into a picture of him, "Daniel Hammer, age 17, profession, Hockey and wrestler, lives with his two parents, hopes to be a world famous wrestler, hates to be pushed around and picked on as he has been for most of his life."
The picture rippled and turned to Jess, "Jessica Marrow, age 17, profession, duelist, lives with her grandmother, wants to be one of the best duelists in the world, hates to be put in strange situations and family traditions."
Both Dan and Jess were shocked to hear there profiles come from a talking lawn ordainment, and then it turned to Aaron. "Aaron Marec, age 17, profession, hockey and chess, lives with his two foster parents, hopes to learn about his past, hates dealing with annoying people and the big shots of his home town."
Aaron turned to Alice, with a fierce desire for the truth, how did she and the wise birdbath know so much about them?
"We have kept our eyes on each of you since we first saw your amazing talents that have begun to show. Each of you descended from one of the surviving Senvas and now you are needed." Alice said.
"Needed? For what? Who are you?" Jess demanded.
"I'm Alice Engin, I come from a group of duelists called the Slayers, we monitor duels around the world and fend off certain duelist groups like the Rare Hunters. We have kept this place, the Spirit Prism, a secret, until the day it would be needed to prepare the Senvas."
"Prepare us for what?" Dan asked.
"A great evil that would reappear to attack the mortal realm, and destroy the world as we know it." Said The Statue.
"What's your name, and what evil could be that bad?" Aaron asked.
"My name is Petro, and the evil comes from the shadow realm, where many dark forces can be found. Only the Senvas along with their Duel monsters will be able to stop it." He said.
"But how will we be able to? Dan and I don't know how to even play the game." Aaron asked.
"The two of you will be sent to different teachers, and be taught the game. And when you are finished, you're duties will become clear." Said Petro.
"What about me?" Asked Jess.
"You will be informed when it is time, until then, practice and train, you'll need to be at you're best." Alice said, as the room filled with light. In an instant, Both Aaron and Dan were back at the Hockey rink, "Was that a dream?" Dan asked.
"Not likely." Aaron said, holding up the Gearfried card.
"I'm too tired to complain or think. I'm going home." Dan said, taking off with his gear.
Aaron looked at his card, and then at his hand, the crest appeared then vanished. "This is going to take some getting used to." He said, as grabbed his stuff and ran after Dan.
The End of the Beginning Saga.
This is where the story meets a crossroads; two separate stories will start soon. One, starts after Aaron and Dan finish their training and enter the Duel Masters tournament, and the other relating to the Egyptian Past of the Senvas, when the dark forces of the Shadow Realm started to cause trouble. Both will start soon, so hold on to you're hat, and they'll be here before you know it.
The trio of confused teenagers rode in black jeeps as they were taken to where their mysterious host was waiting for them. Gearfried was riding in the back of one, cramped and confounded, as he waited for the answers to the question running through his mind, what am I?
The jeeps pulled into a large parking garage and proceeded upwards to the third floor. The jeeps parked and the teens where let out.
"What are we doing here?" Dan asked.
"I don't know, but have a feeling we're about to find out." Jess said.
Gearfried simply nodded his head in agreement as he looked around the car lot. "No body home? Something doesn't feel right." He said. Just then, the red jewel portions of his body started flashing.
"Hey! What's going on?" He exclaimed as he was swept up in light, and in a bright flash! The light was gone, and Aaron was left.
"Whoa! What just happened? I'm back to normal." He said, examining his body. He looked at his right hand; still in his grip was the Gearfried card.
"Confused are we?" A voice asked, He turned to see the girl from the Ames parking lot.
"Who are you? And what do you want with us?" He asked.
"And what did those guys want from us." Dan asked as well, stepping up from behind him.
"You've got some explaining to do." Jess said, with a very assertive tone.
"Is that so? Well than, follow me and I'll show you why everyone is so interested about you." She said, turning to the stairwell.
"Wait, what's your name?" Dan asked.
"It's Alice." She said as she opened the door to the stairwell, "Follow me to Wonderland."
Aaron raised his left eyebrow and gave her a confused glance, What's this nutty woman on? Why do we have to go down, why not have just dropped us off on ground floor? He thought to himself, but followed her down the stairs with Jess and Dan close behind.
Just as she was about to step on the last step to the second floor, she turned around and said, "I hope like Amusement Park rides."
This time all three of the teens turned to each other and gave confused glances, "And what if we don't?" Jess asked.
"Then you're in for a scary ride, enjoy." She said, as she put her foot down.
All of a sudden, the walls changed and the door the second floor vanished, and the railings and the steps disappeared, leaving a spiral slide.
"AAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!" Aaron screamed at the top of his lungs as he went spiraling down the slide head first at breakneck speed.
"WWWAAAHHOOOOOOO!!!!" Dan shouted as he was having a blast, Jess remained silent, but clung to Dan's back like a scared child.
The lights soon vanished as well as they continued downwards into the darkness. Just then, they saw a speck of light at the bottom as they spun towards it.
"Hang on!!" Dan said to Jess as he reached forward and grabbed a hold of the back of Aaron's shirt and pulled him close as they reached the bottom and were launched forward into the light.
Dan landed face first, sending his two passengers forward even further. Jess picked herself off the smooth floor and looked up. "Where the hell are we?" She asked.
The place was huge, it looked as though it was made entirely of glass and small torches burned brightly, making the place appear as though it was on fire. A large fountain was in the center of the room, the statue in the center of the fountain was that of a guy holding a sword and a shield made of gold, standing on a base with strange notches of different shapes and sizes.
"What is this place?" Dan asked, picking himself off the ground, Aaron, trying to regain his composure, grabbed on to the glass to pull himself up. But when he touched it, his hand phased right through it!
"Give me a break! Is anything real around here?" He demanded.
"That question is one with many answers, young one." Said a low toned voice.
The three looked around the strange room but saw no one, but then all three eyes widened with realization and turned to the statue. It shifted and moved around on it's pedestal in the middle of the water, "It took you three long enough." It said, giving them a look you'd see in a disappointed algebra teacher.
The three were in shock, "You can talk." Aaron said bluntly.
"Well now we've got a smart one, move up to the head of the class." It said, sarcastically.
"What side of the bedrock did you wake up on?" Dan asked.
"Yeah, what's you're problem? You a football coach reincarnated into a rock.?" Jess asked.
"Close, he was the instructor of an elite group of warriors known as the Senvas." Said a familiar voice, Alice appeared from behind once again.
"Senvas? What are they?" Aaron asked.
"Along time ago, back in the time of ancient Egypt, the Pharaoh Yami had a group of warriors that once protected the lively hood of their providence. Along side the great sorcerers they defeated the forces of darkness that came from a world of power and chaos, the Shadow Realm. The legendary warriors known as the Senvas derived their strength from the firm virtues of the art of fighting, Offense, Defense, Focus, and Justice. Each one of these is crucial, but the most powerful of the Senvas bore the crest on their right hands of one of the four virtues. Like the three of you." Alice said.
Aaron suddenly felt his hand start to tingle; he raised his fist, and saw a symbol appear on the back of it. It was a bright shield with twin swords behind it, with a strange eye emblazoned on it. "The Crest of Defense." Alice said.
Just then, similar lights appeared on Jess and Dan's fists appeared. On Dan's was a sword with a pyramid behind it, the sword appeared to be on fire. Jess was of the strange eye, with images of the sun and moon in the background. "The Crests of Offense and Focus." The statue said.
"What can they do?" Aaron asked.
"They can turn you into Duel monsters just like what you did tonight, but the monster must have a common link to you, Gearfried and you go together, but Dan and Jess will have to find out who each of you are. They also enable to use Senva powers, which will take training to master." Alice said.
"Wait a minute; I'd just want to know how you know so much about us, how did you know that we had these crests?" Dan demanded.
The glass wall on his right turned into a picture of him, "Daniel Hammer, age 17, profession, Hockey and wrestler, lives with his two parents, hopes to be a world famous wrestler, hates to be pushed around and picked on as he has been for most of his life."
The picture rippled and turned to Jess, "Jessica Marrow, age 17, profession, duelist, lives with her grandmother, wants to be one of the best duelists in the world, hates to be put in strange situations and family traditions."
Both Dan and Jess were shocked to hear there profiles come from a talking lawn ordainment, and then it turned to Aaron. "Aaron Marec, age 17, profession, hockey and chess, lives with his two foster parents, hopes to learn about his past, hates dealing with annoying people and the big shots of his home town."
Aaron turned to Alice, with a fierce desire for the truth, how did she and the wise birdbath know so much about them?
"We have kept our eyes on each of you since we first saw your amazing talents that have begun to show. Each of you descended from one of the surviving Senvas and now you are needed." Alice said.
"Needed? For what? Who are you?" Jess demanded.
"I'm Alice Engin, I come from a group of duelists called the Slayers, we monitor duels around the world and fend off certain duelist groups like the Rare Hunters. We have kept this place, the Spirit Prism, a secret, until the day it would be needed to prepare the Senvas."
"Prepare us for what?" Dan asked.
"A great evil that would reappear to attack the mortal realm, and destroy the world as we know it." Said The Statue.
"What's your name, and what evil could be that bad?" Aaron asked.
"My name is Petro, and the evil comes from the shadow realm, where many dark forces can be found. Only the Senvas along with their Duel monsters will be able to stop it." He said.
"But how will we be able to? Dan and I don't know how to even play the game." Aaron asked.
"The two of you will be sent to different teachers, and be taught the game. And when you are finished, you're duties will become clear." Said Petro.
"What about me?" Asked Jess.
"You will be informed when it is time, until then, practice and train, you'll need to be at you're best." Alice said, as the room filled with light. In an instant, Both Aaron and Dan were back at the Hockey rink, "Was that a dream?" Dan asked.
"Not likely." Aaron said, holding up the Gearfried card.
"I'm too tired to complain or think. I'm going home." Dan said, taking off with his gear.
Aaron looked at his card, and then at his hand, the crest appeared then vanished. "This is going to take some getting used to." He said, as grabbed his stuff and ran after Dan.
The End of the Beginning Saga.
This is where the story meets a crossroads; two separate stories will start soon. One, starts after Aaron and Dan finish their training and enter the Duel Masters tournament, and the other relating to the Egyptian Past of the Senvas, when the dark forces of the Shadow Realm started to cause trouble. Both will start soon, so hold on to you're hat, and they'll be here before you know it.