I hate Time Travel. The past is the present
and the present is the future. It gives me a
headache!
Captain Janeway, Star Trek: Voyager
Chapter 6 Secrets Lost, Bridges Mended
It had taken all of his patience to keep from telling Buffy to get lost, but Xander had managed to get everyone out of the park and to his house before the fireworks had started. The Terminator, Eve, was watching over the female dragoon they had found in the back bedroom until she woke back up. John looked somewhere in between wanting to scream in frustration for how the future still affected him and intrigue about why the Red Eye Dragon had chosen him to be its bearer. Xander's "friends" were busy glaring at him as he put away the weapons John had borrowed.
"When are you going to explain yourself Xander?" the blond slayer finally just demanded.
"I don't need to explain my actions, least of all to you," he responded, "And as you saw, I am far from powerless."
"We see that Xander," Guiles said after a moment of silence, "My only question is about why we were attacked, what bloody idiot did you manage to so eloquently tick off that they decided to kidnap us?"
Xander glanced out the window at the city below, "I don't know, but whoever he is, he's powerful, strong enough to force a Dragon Spirit to accept a wielder, Cassius wasn't the one in charge, all I know is that he mentioned a Dark Man that brought him here for some reason, I think it was to kill off those who fight here."
He took a slow breath and stepped back from the window, taking a seat as he noticed that the watcher was going to say something.
"And yes, Dragon spirits exist, there are three of them in this house, three active ones," Xander said slowly, "I carry one, now so does John, the girl we found has one as well."
"And how did you come to acquire yours?" Wesley asked with an intrigued look.
"I found it," he said with a slight smile as he held it in his hand, showing the fist sized gem to them, "Or rather it found me, the spirit of the Divine Dragon, one of the most powerful beings to ever exist, it took seven dragoons, a wingly, and a weapon designed to fight dragons to finally bring it down after it had been imprisoned for eleven thousand years."
"And how do you know all this?"
"A combination of two sources, I get glimpses of the dragon's memories and it's former bearers as well, the other source is a book I have that lays out the story of the Dragon Campaign and the second one, apparently a seer then foretold the return of the Dragoons when they were needed and sealed the book away so that only a true dragoon could read it as it is, parts of it can be translated, but not all of it."
He leaned back, and smiled slightly, "As you can see, I'm neither as powerless nor as weak as you thought."
The water seemed to be still until an object broke through the calm. A blue helmeted and armored figure rose slowly from the depths.
Cassius, a Captain of the Ultramarines chapter of the Emperor's Space Marines climbed out of the lake and onto dry land. His underlings had contacted him through their tactical communications gear, relaying that they had only lost two of their number, his only comment back was a comment about inferior gene seed.
The Gene Seed was what made marines what they were as opposed to normal men. When they joined the chapter, the gene seed was given by a living marine and implanted within them. It would change them, make them stronger and faster than a normal man along with other benefits, the Ultramarines raised both and helped with their immune system, the Space Wolves made them more feral, wolf like.
He pondered the past as his mind already began to plot his revenge against the Dragoons. A smile slowly crossed his lips as he decided on what he would do. A plan elegant in its simplicity and raw brutality, total destruction would be had and he would have victory.
He laughed, the hollow sound echoing through the now empty park.
Anger surged through a long sleeping mind, beginning the slow process of awakening. Hatred and pain, millennia old, were opening their wounds afresh. It began to stir, muscles slightly twitching as the ancient abomination began to move. A low moan flooded through the city at a sound inaudible by anything save for animals, all was silent for a mere second, the calm before the storm. Then the barking of every dog for miles around began.
A/N's-Part of this story comes from ideas that go through my head, and from memories of the period from the show. Unfortunately I've never taped it and don't have the funds to buy the seasons, though I would if I had the funds to do so. Also, a lot of the inspiration for this comes from various fanfics scattered around here and elsewhere. As for the Dragoons, each Dragoon will come from a different series, so far look at the Dramatis Personae "chapter" for where the characters come from, the big bad is more of a plot devise at the moment, someone basically kidnapping people from other dimensions to use to stop what he sees as the perfect path, but you'll get more of that later.
Chapters 2-5 were written while I was on a trip to Washington DC so sorry it all went up at once, I'm sorry it's slightly confusing, I'm writing it in what my English professor describes as episodic, so each chapter is what would happen in one episode if it were to be made into a show. It means that I try to cover what all the characters are doing, it didn't work totally right by uploading them all at once, but it's a goal to load them as I finish them.
As a side note, I have been asked about Alexstraza in a few emails from those who read the fic at my Xanga, Alexstraza is in Warcraft 2 to be rescued from the Orcs in the human campaign, also she plays a major role in the Day of the Dragon novel. You know, I just may have to fit Deathwing in to this as well, that monster would make a good enemy for a while.
One more thing, if you have quotes that you would like to see as a chapter opener, put them in your review, be sure to say where they came from though.
Ironsct-Thank you, the third dragoon is Emma from Mutant X, At the end of the last season (I think, not sure if the current one is over or not), she died when a lab over the ocean blew up, a little bit of help with this is that the Red Eye and the Dark Dragoon spirits ended up in other worlds thanks to how the Legend of the Dragoon ends, I won't give away the ending, but it is something that changes things, the spirit couldn't do much unless it found a worthy bearer and it managed to bring her spirit to the world of the fic, she was made whole again here, sort of like the time machine in Terminator, it destroys them to remake them, but she was dying there anyway, so it works
Rachel-The spelling I'm using comes right out of the novels released during the first season, possibly it's a misprint, but also remember that this is not the normal Buffy world, if you don't like it, don't read it.
Harry2-That's just the beginning of it, I was looking through some of the backgrounds on my laptop and a friend commented that John Connor looked a lot like Xander in the early seasons and it planted a seed that grew as a way to fit him in without just having a he's in the city, besides, Xander having "loco" relatives is nothing new. Cassius is something different, he's from Warhammer 40K, a game I'm currently obsessed with and so are the Marine scouts, Though a lot of people would be annoyed with the Slayers and everybody going down to the Scouts, they are genetically enhanced super soldier fanatics, Cassius is portraying his devotion to the emperor he serves as above personal honor, making him a very nasty opponent indeed, the scouts aren't fully trained yet, but they got their butt's handed to them because of surprise, and gunfire. Eve is a character who in the books showed up at the Salcedas compound looking for John because of his connections to them, I just think that it would also make sense to show up at the home town of one of the few relatives that will still talk to him.
Radiance-Thanks for pointing that out, I'll try to do some better explaining of things like that in the story, a short version of what Gene Seed is that it's something that modifies the genetic structure of the space marines, and it grows in the marines body and is routinely harvested to be implanted in new recruits to begin the process in them. It's a twisted concept I know, but it's part of Warhammer 40K, and it won't be mentioned that often unless people want me to keep Cassius around, though there will be some nastier villains showing up soon.
RobClark-Thank you, things are going according to outline in my head, other than that, it's developing in ways I didn't plan on, but it's out of control at the moment
Rain Dancer2-Perhaps, but remember, he isn't listening to them anymore after they told him to get lost, avoiding them in school and also still rather ticked off at them, more or less turning things into a far more confrontational situation than it would if he wasn't ticked off at them and blatantly ignoring them, yes it seems stupid to aggravate a slayer, but that's what he's doing. Buffy just didn't seem to be the one who could handle her emotions very well.
Blackguard-Thanks, your fic is one of the inspirations for this, helped me see how it could have fit into the Buffy world better, Yes the White Silver would fit him, but I'm keeping the dragoons with the genders portrayed. The Divine Dragoon doesn't make an appearance until near the end of disk four, but is an entirely new level of power.
Herald-Mage Brianna-I'm trying to keep it that way with everything, I also have to change a few things slightly to incorporate some of the other characters who will become Dragoon's.
Captain Janeway, Star Trek: Voyager
Chapter 6 Secrets Lost, Bridges Mended
It had taken all of his patience to keep from telling Buffy to get lost, but Xander had managed to get everyone out of the park and to his house before the fireworks had started. The Terminator, Eve, was watching over the female dragoon they had found in the back bedroom until she woke back up. John looked somewhere in between wanting to scream in frustration for how the future still affected him and intrigue about why the Red Eye Dragon had chosen him to be its bearer. Xander's "friends" were busy glaring at him as he put away the weapons John had borrowed.
"When are you going to explain yourself Xander?" the blond slayer finally just demanded.
"I don't need to explain my actions, least of all to you," he responded, "And as you saw, I am far from powerless."
"We see that Xander," Guiles said after a moment of silence, "My only question is about why we were attacked, what bloody idiot did you manage to so eloquently tick off that they decided to kidnap us?"
Xander glanced out the window at the city below, "I don't know, but whoever he is, he's powerful, strong enough to force a Dragon Spirit to accept a wielder, Cassius wasn't the one in charge, all I know is that he mentioned a Dark Man that brought him here for some reason, I think it was to kill off those who fight here."
He took a slow breath and stepped back from the window, taking a seat as he noticed that the watcher was going to say something.
"And yes, Dragon spirits exist, there are three of them in this house, three active ones," Xander said slowly, "I carry one, now so does John, the girl we found has one as well."
"And how did you come to acquire yours?" Wesley asked with an intrigued look.
"I found it," he said with a slight smile as he held it in his hand, showing the fist sized gem to them, "Or rather it found me, the spirit of the Divine Dragon, one of the most powerful beings to ever exist, it took seven dragoons, a wingly, and a weapon designed to fight dragons to finally bring it down after it had been imprisoned for eleven thousand years."
"And how do you know all this?"
"A combination of two sources, I get glimpses of the dragon's memories and it's former bearers as well, the other source is a book I have that lays out the story of the Dragon Campaign and the second one, apparently a seer then foretold the return of the Dragoons when they were needed and sealed the book away so that only a true dragoon could read it as it is, parts of it can be translated, but not all of it."
He leaned back, and smiled slightly, "As you can see, I'm neither as powerless nor as weak as you thought."
The water seemed to be still until an object broke through the calm. A blue helmeted and armored figure rose slowly from the depths.
Cassius, a Captain of the Ultramarines chapter of the Emperor's Space Marines climbed out of the lake and onto dry land. His underlings had contacted him through their tactical communications gear, relaying that they had only lost two of their number, his only comment back was a comment about inferior gene seed.
The Gene Seed was what made marines what they were as opposed to normal men. When they joined the chapter, the gene seed was given by a living marine and implanted within them. It would change them, make them stronger and faster than a normal man along with other benefits, the Ultramarines raised both and helped with their immune system, the Space Wolves made them more feral, wolf like.
He pondered the past as his mind already began to plot his revenge against the Dragoons. A smile slowly crossed his lips as he decided on what he would do. A plan elegant in its simplicity and raw brutality, total destruction would be had and he would have victory.
He laughed, the hollow sound echoing through the now empty park.
Anger surged through a long sleeping mind, beginning the slow process of awakening. Hatred and pain, millennia old, were opening their wounds afresh. It began to stir, muscles slightly twitching as the ancient abomination began to move. A low moan flooded through the city at a sound inaudible by anything save for animals, all was silent for a mere second, the calm before the storm. Then the barking of every dog for miles around began.
A/N's-Part of this story comes from ideas that go through my head, and from memories of the period from the show. Unfortunately I've never taped it and don't have the funds to buy the seasons, though I would if I had the funds to do so. Also, a lot of the inspiration for this comes from various fanfics scattered around here and elsewhere. As for the Dragoons, each Dragoon will come from a different series, so far look at the Dramatis Personae "chapter" for where the characters come from, the big bad is more of a plot devise at the moment, someone basically kidnapping people from other dimensions to use to stop what he sees as the perfect path, but you'll get more of that later.
Chapters 2-5 were written while I was on a trip to Washington DC so sorry it all went up at once, I'm sorry it's slightly confusing, I'm writing it in what my English professor describes as episodic, so each chapter is what would happen in one episode if it were to be made into a show. It means that I try to cover what all the characters are doing, it didn't work totally right by uploading them all at once, but it's a goal to load them as I finish them.
As a side note, I have been asked about Alexstraza in a few emails from those who read the fic at my Xanga, Alexstraza is in Warcraft 2 to be rescued from the Orcs in the human campaign, also she plays a major role in the Day of the Dragon novel. You know, I just may have to fit Deathwing in to this as well, that monster would make a good enemy for a while.
One more thing, if you have quotes that you would like to see as a chapter opener, put them in your review, be sure to say where they came from though.
Ironsct-Thank you, the third dragoon is Emma from Mutant X, At the end of the last season (I think, not sure if the current one is over or not), she died when a lab over the ocean blew up, a little bit of help with this is that the Red Eye and the Dark Dragoon spirits ended up in other worlds thanks to how the Legend of the Dragoon ends, I won't give away the ending, but it is something that changes things, the spirit couldn't do much unless it found a worthy bearer and it managed to bring her spirit to the world of the fic, she was made whole again here, sort of like the time machine in Terminator, it destroys them to remake them, but she was dying there anyway, so it works
Rachel-The spelling I'm using comes right out of the novels released during the first season, possibly it's a misprint, but also remember that this is not the normal Buffy world, if you don't like it, don't read it.
Harry2-That's just the beginning of it, I was looking through some of the backgrounds on my laptop and a friend commented that John Connor looked a lot like Xander in the early seasons and it planted a seed that grew as a way to fit him in without just having a he's in the city, besides, Xander having "loco" relatives is nothing new. Cassius is something different, he's from Warhammer 40K, a game I'm currently obsessed with and so are the Marine scouts, Though a lot of people would be annoyed with the Slayers and everybody going down to the Scouts, they are genetically enhanced super soldier fanatics, Cassius is portraying his devotion to the emperor he serves as above personal honor, making him a very nasty opponent indeed, the scouts aren't fully trained yet, but they got their butt's handed to them because of surprise, and gunfire. Eve is a character who in the books showed up at the Salcedas compound looking for John because of his connections to them, I just think that it would also make sense to show up at the home town of one of the few relatives that will still talk to him.
Radiance-Thanks for pointing that out, I'll try to do some better explaining of things like that in the story, a short version of what Gene Seed is that it's something that modifies the genetic structure of the space marines, and it grows in the marines body and is routinely harvested to be implanted in new recruits to begin the process in them. It's a twisted concept I know, but it's part of Warhammer 40K, and it won't be mentioned that often unless people want me to keep Cassius around, though there will be some nastier villains showing up soon.
RobClark-Thank you, things are going according to outline in my head, other than that, it's developing in ways I didn't plan on, but it's out of control at the moment
Rain Dancer2-Perhaps, but remember, he isn't listening to them anymore after they told him to get lost, avoiding them in school and also still rather ticked off at them, more or less turning things into a far more confrontational situation than it would if he wasn't ticked off at them and blatantly ignoring them, yes it seems stupid to aggravate a slayer, but that's what he's doing. Buffy just didn't seem to be the one who could handle her emotions very well.
Blackguard-Thanks, your fic is one of the inspirations for this, helped me see how it could have fit into the Buffy world better, Yes the White Silver would fit him, but I'm keeping the dragoons with the genders portrayed. The Divine Dragoon doesn't make an appearance until near the end of disk four, but is an entirely new level of power.
Herald-Mage Brianna-I'm trying to keep it that way with everything, I also have to change a few things slightly to incorporate some of the other characters who will become Dragoon's.