Regina, the Queen of Random: There's not really much for me to say at the beginning of this chapter, as not much has happened in the story. All I can do is ask you to read and review this story,and to say that I own absolutely nothing. Thank you.
Avalon Wing
Chapter One: Morgaine
The Great One known as the Dark One was the first to wake, but he did not think if himself as the Dark One. He was Duo Maxwell, the God of Death, and former pilot of the Gundam Deathscythe. His eyes, which until then had been closed, were the same violet shade as the flame of the lit candle that rested on the table next to the bed he had found himself lying on.
Duo shook his head several times, thinking that this was all a dream, perhaps brought about by what he had eaten the previous night. When the royal-looking bed, antique furniture, and the tapestries on the wall did not disappear, he started to feel uncomfortable. In the years since he had given up fighting, there had been little need for training, and even in the middle of a war, he had not woken up in what appeared to be an ancient royal bedchamber. Now a jail cell on the other hand. . .
"Hilde!" cried Duo, calling out the name of his girlfriend. "Hilde!"
There was no reply.
"Well, this can't be good," muttered Duo. With that, he swung himself off the bed and examined his surroundings. He was definitely in some sort of bedroom. The walls looked like stone. Running his hands over the walls, Duo confirmed it. Although there was a fire burning in a fireplace in the corner of the room, the walls felt cold. Perhaps he was underground.
Having realised by now that this was not a dream, Duo was on full alert, ready to take on anything that would face him when he opened the door to the chamber in which he had been sleeping.
Except, perhaps for one thing.
"Heero?"
The former Gundam pilot Duo knew as Heero Yuy glared at Duo seriously with his dark-blue eyes. Neither of them knew it at that moment, but Heero was the one the woman had called to as the Blue-Eyed One, and had named him the leader and champion of the Great Ones.
"What are you doing here, Heero?" asked Duo.
"I was about to ask you the same question," Heero replied.
"I don't know where we are," began Duo, looking around, "but it sure is not Kansas, Toto."
Heero knew better than to ask.
"Do you know where the others are?" asked Duo, when he got no reply from Heero. "I don't think it's a coincidence that the two of us are here."
"Agreed." Heero's voice was emotionless. He moved aside, letting Duo enter the hallway he was standing in.
"What's with the whole castle theme?" asked Duo, looking around the hallway. The hallway, as well as the room Duo had woken up in had a distinctly medieval theme.
Again, Heero did not reply. Instead, he began walking down the long corridor, back the way he had come.
To fill Heero's silence, Duo chattered. "Why do you think we're here, Heero? I mean, we've been through a lot of crazy stuff, but this is just ridiculous. What do you think, Heero? Heero?"
"Duo?" asked Heero.
"Yeah?"
"Shut up."
"Okay. Shutting up." Mouth shut, Duo looked around. There was a light at the end of the hallway. "Oh, this is not good," he said, breaking the short- lived silence. "What are we going to do now? Go into the light?"
"Yes," Heero said simply. With that he sped up, moving quickly but silently through the hall until it opened into a circular chamber. There were five other door leading from it, and in the centre of the room there was. . .
"Trowa, Quatre, Wufei!" called Duo "You're here, too?"
The former Gundam pilots known as Trowa Barton, Quatre Raberba Winner, and Wufei Chang all nodded. They were the last three of the five Great Ones, the ones who had been referred to as the Silent One, the Bright One, and the Brave One.
"What are you doing here?" asked Quatre. "The three of us just woke up and found ourselves here."
"The same happened to us," replied Duo. A thought occurred to him. "Did you guys get weird candles, too?"
Recognition registered on the faces of the three young men. Trowa nodded. "Mine was green."
"Mine was white," added Quatre, "but I think it had other colours in it, too."
"And mine red," finished Wufei.
"I had a black one. With a purple flame. Hey, Heero, did you get one?"
"Yes. Blue."
"This is weird," commented Duo. "We are definitely not in Ka-" he stopped at the sound of footsteps.
The five men faced the arrival, and Wufei drew his sword. But they did nothing.
The arrival was a woman, the same age as the five. She was dressed all in white, and her long white hair hung loose to her waist. Her ice-blue eyes showed no sign of fear. "Greetings, Great Ones," was all she said.
"Great Ones?" asked Duo, confused. "Look, lady, I don't know what you're talking about, but I want answers. Like who are you, and where are we?"
"And how did we get here?" added Wufei, not sheathing his sword.
The woman nodded. "Very well, Great Ones. I am Morgaine. You are on an island, safe from outside forces. As to how you arrived here, I summoned you."
"Summoned us?" asked Trowa.
"Yes, Silent One," replied Morgaine. "I summoned you from you own world to ours, in the hopes that you, the Great Ones, would be able to help us."
"Okay, what's with this whole 'Great Ones' stuff, and why did you call Trowa that?"
"In answer to your question, Dark One, you are the group of heroes known to us as the Great Ones. He is the Great One known to us as the Silent One."
"Well, it fits."
"And Duo is the Dark One?" asked Quatre. Morgaine nodded. "Then what about the rest of us?"
"You, my lord, are the one known as the Bright One," replied Morgaine. "He is the Brave One," she continued, looking at Wufei, who under her gaze, sheathed his sword.
"And me?" asked Heero.
"You are the Blue-Eyed One, the Great One, the First and Last One."
"Hey, how come Heero has more names than the rest of us?" demanded Duo.
"I do not know why the legends speak of you in this way, Dark One," replied Morgaine. "I was raised not to question the legends. But as your High Priestess, it is my duty to serve you. It is also my honour."
The five men were silent for a moment. Finally Trowa asked, "Where are we?"
Morgaine smiled. "Avalon."
Avalon Wing
Chapter One: Morgaine
The Great One known as the Dark One was the first to wake, but he did not think if himself as the Dark One. He was Duo Maxwell, the God of Death, and former pilot of the Gundam Deathscythe. His eyes, which until then had been closed, were the same violet shade as the flame of the lit candle that rested on the table next to the bed he had found himself lying on.
Duo shook his head several times, thinking that this was all a dream, perhaps brought about by what he had eaten the previous night. When the royal-looking bed, antique furniture, and the tapestries on the wall did not disappear, he started to feel uncomfortable. In the years since he had given up fighting, there had been little need for training, and even in the middle of a war, he had not woken up in what appeared to be an ancient royal bedchamber. Now a jail cell on the other hand. . .
"Hilde!" cried Duo, calling out the name of his girlfriend. "Hilde!"
There was no reply.
"Well, this can't be good," muttered Duo. With that, he swung himself off the bed and examined his surroundings. He was definitely in some sort of bedroom. The walls looked like stone. Running his hands over the walls, Duo confirmed it. Although there was a fire burning in a fireplace in the corner of the room, the walls felt cold. Perhaps he was underground.
Having realised by now that this was not a dream, Duo was on full alert, ready to take on anything that would face him when he opened the door to the chamber in which he had been sleeping.
Except, perhaps for one thing.
"Heero?"
The former Gundam pilot Duo knew as Heero Yuy glared at Duo seriously with his dark-blue eyes. Neither of them knew it at that moment, but Heero was the one the woman had called to as the Blue-Eyed One, and had named him the leader and champion of the Great Ones.
"What are you doing here, Heero?" asked Duo.
"I was about to ask you the same question," Heero replied.
"I don't know where we are," began Duo, looking around, "but it sure is not Kansas, Toto."
Heero knew better than to ask.
"Do you know where the others are?" asked Duo, when he got no reply from Heero. "I don't think it's a coincidence that the two of us are here."
"Agreed." Heero's voice was emotionless. He moved aside, letting Duo enter the hallway he was standing in.
"What's with the whole castle theme?" asked Duo, looking around the hallway. The hallway, as well as the room Duo had woken up in had a distinctly medieval theme.
Again, Heero did not reply. Instead, he began walking down the long corridor, back the way he had come.
To fill Heero's silence, Duo chattered. "Why do you think we're here, Heero? I mean, we've been through a lot of crazy stuff, but this is just ridiculous. What do you think, Heero? Heero?"
"Duo?" asked Heero.
"Yeah?"
"Shut up."
"Okay. Shutting up." Mouth shut, Duo looked around. There was a light at the end of the hallway. "Oh, this is not good," he said, breaking the short- lived silence. "What are we going to do now? Go into the light?"
"Yes," Heero said simply. With that he sped up, moving quickly but silently through the hall until it opened into a circular chamber. There were five other door leading from it, and in the centre of the room there was. . .
"Trowa, Quatre, Wufei!" called Duo "You're here, too?"
The former Gundam pilots known as Trowa Barton, Quatre Raberba Winner, and Wufei Chang all nodded. They were the last three of the five Great Ones, the ones who had been referred to as the Silent One, the Bright One, and the Brave One.
"What are you doing here?" asked Quatre. "The three of us just woke up and found ourselves here."
"The same happened to us," replied Duo. A thought occurred to him. "Did you guys get weird candles, too?"
Recognition registered on the faces of the three young men. Trowa nodded. "Mine was green."
"Mine was white," added Quatre, "but I think it had other colours in it, too."
"And mine red," finished Wufei.
"I had a black one. With a purple flame. Hey, Heero, did you get one?"
"Yes. Blue."
"This is weird," commented Duo. "We are definitely not in Ka-" he stopped at the sound of footsteps.
The five men faced the arrival, and Wufei drew his sword. But they did nothing.
The arrival was a woman, the same age as the five. She was dressed all in white, and her long white hair hung loose to her waist. Her ice-blue eyes showed no sign of fear. "Greetings, Great Ones," was all she said.
"Great Ones?" asked Duo, confused. "Look, lady, I don't know what you're talking about, but I want answers. Like who are you, and where are we?"
"And how did we get here?" added Wufei, not sheathing his sword.
The woman nodded. "Very well, Great Ones. I am Morgaine. You are on an island, safe from outside forces. As to how you arrived here, I summoned you."
"Summoned us?" asked Trowa.
"Yes, Silent One," replied Morgaine. "I summoned you from you own world to ours, in the hopes that you, the Great Ones, would be able to help us."
"Okay, what's with this whole 'Great Ones' stuff, and why did you call Trowa that?"
"In answer to your question, Dark One, you are the group of heroes known to us as the Great Ones. He is the Great One known to us as the Silent One."
"Well, it fits."
"And Duo is the Dark One?" asked Quatre. Morgaine nodded. "Then what about the rest of us?"
"You, my lord, are the one known as the Bright One," replied Morgaine. "He is the Brave One," she continued, looking at Wufei, who under her gaze, sheathed his sword.
"And me?" asked Heero.
"You are the Blue-Eyed One, the Great One, the First and Last One."
"Hey, how come Heero has more names than the rest of us?" demanded Duo.
"I do not know why the legends speak of you in this way, Dark One," replied Morgaine. "I was raised not to question the legends. But as your High Priestess, it is my duty to serve you. It is also my honour."
The five men were silent for a moment. Finally Trowa asked, "Where are we?"
Morgaine smiled. "Avalon."