Author's Note:
As you already know, I do not own Yu-Gi-Oh! or anything to do with it. I only own my characters and anything to do with them. Oh yes, and Y-O-U C-A-N-N-O-T S-T-E-A-L T-H-E-M. Clear? Okay. You now have permission to read on.
Chapter 2: "The Plan"
Sapphire nimbly leapt from a thick branch to the blanket of fallen leaves that covered the forest floor. She was in her form of a white panther, as Aquilus had recommended in order to stay better hidden. A diamond horn glistened on her forehead entwined with golden lacings and large, angelic wings were drawn to her side as she gazed ahead with mystic eyes of violet.
"Aquilus?" She asked the crow before her. "May I ask, what exactly is your plan?"
After thoroughly inspecting the area beyond the forest Aquilus turned to face Sapphire. "We have to get our hands on some of those items they call cards." He answered brusquely before flying off to the treetops.
Spreading her wings Sapphire quickly flew after Aquilus, being careful to avoid the obstacles of branches and finally reached the top. Aquilus stood at the verge of the forest, looking down with a transfixed glare to the clear, secluded path. As Sapphire crept closer to the edge, she noticed what it was he was concentrating on. A teenage boy stood alone on the path looking admirably through some sort of deck. Aquilus' intentions suddenly became clear.
"Aquilus!" she exclaimed in a hushed voice "You can't just take someone's own possessions. It's not-it's not nice..." she continued for lack of better words.
Aquilus simply remained quiet for a moment before finally answering with a cold tone to his voice.
"Who said I was nice?"
Sapphire watched helplessly as Aquilus flew down beside the boy who gave the crow no more notice than a heeded glance.
"Caw!" crowed Aquilus as he watched the boy with a malevolent glare of a silver glow.
"ah go away bird!" grunted the boy as he swung a shooing arm towards Aquilus and turned his back.
"Caw!" Persisted Aquilus, hopping closer.
"Go away!"
"Caw!"
"I said go aw-" The boy austerly turned to Aquilus but froze instantly as he noticed something unusual about this crow that struck a bolt of fear to his chest like a dagger. All he could do was stare in a growing fright at the bird until finally regaining himself. "Oh, it's just a crow." He concluded with a dismissive wave and once again turned his back to walk off.
Aquilus then melted into a shadow that cast behind the boy. The Shadow seemed to lift, transform and grow as he slowly rose from it. A ghostly, dark cloaked figure hovering from the ground, his tattered ends billowing in the silence of whipping black winds that surrounded his presence. His slitted silver eyes flickered into view amongst the darkness beneath his hood, a menacing glare. His echoing voice wavered the atmosphere in its darkness.
"Just a crow, huh?"
"What the-!" cried the boy spinning around only to stand petrified in horror at what he saw before him. Aquilus glared straight into the boy's eyes, captivating him, ensnaring him into a dark abyss of mental terror. Slowly Aquilus raised his sleeve, a long curved blade slowly descending from it, the tip glistening above the boy's head, prepared to slice down in a fatal instant. Then the boy's eyes rolled up and his eyelids closed as he fell back to lay unconscious on the ground, leaving Aquilus to slowly lower his scythe and look awkwardly over him.
Automatically Sapphire flew down from the trees, her paws landing softly beside the boy.
"Aquilus!" she cried aghast "What have you done to him?"
Aquilus' confused eyes narrowed as he snapped the blade back into his sleeve and shifted his eyes to look at Sapphire with a cold anger.
"I did nothing to him." He replied "The pathetic soul fainted."
Sapphire sighed and looked to the fainted teenager. She unfortunately didn't have any spells to bring back consciousness and even if she could it would probably seem such a trivial thing to waste her energy on. He would wake up... eventually.
Aquilus held out a torn sleeve, the boy's cards were scattered all over the ground from the fall and each one glowed in a dark mist as they lifted up and joined together in Aquilus' grasp. He held the deck before him, letting the top cards fan out to observe each one.
"Interesting" he said, intent on the cards. "I wonder how they get these things to work."
With once last glance to the unconscious kid Sapphire walked up beside Aquilus, taking her human form to also look over the cards. "Your guess is just as good as mine."
Aquilus froze for a second, concentrating on something behind him as he closed the cards back into their deck.
"Someone's coming" He sensed.
Aquilus' cloak flared out as he automatically transformed into a crow and darted into the forest. Without question, Sapphire took her panther form and quickly followed. They hid in the shadows of the trees and secretly watched as the person came into view.
Sleek black shoes crunched softly against the dead leaves of the path and stopped just in front of them. He was tall and held a solid, formal stance brimming with confidence and power. His deep blue eyes were icy and his face stern. He carried a grey briefcase by his side and his stiff, indigo trench coat flared out behind him. He was a teenager, but mature beyond his years in appearance.
"Pegasus..." He spoke beheath his breath, his voice deep and determined and his eyes intent on the castle beyond. "When we meet, I will get my revenge." He then stepped foward, a glint in his eyes as he continued his even pace. "Prepare to beg beneath the awesome might of the Blue Eyes White Dragon."
When Sapphire felt he was at a far enough distance to not notice them, she reluctantly stepped out of the forest, lingering a cautious watch on him. When he paused, she thought he had sensed them and cringed back a little, but without a single look back he continued and she relaxed to step fully into the clear of the path. She continued to watch with a deep curiosity as in the distance he turned a corner and disapeared into the depths of the path. She hardly noticed as Aquilus flew out of the trees and landed next to her.
"The Blue Eyes White Dragon..." She said in daze-like air. "What a strange name... but it sounds so powerful."
"Yes" Answered Aquilus "The perfect reason to keep our distance until we better learn of these cards."
"I wonder why he wants revenge on Pegasus..."
Aquilus looked thoughtful for a moment. "I don't see what a flying horse could do to cause anyone to seek revenge on them. Yet, this is a different world after all."
"Should we follow him?" Asked Sapphire. "Secretly."
Aquilus just looked at Sapphire with a growing uncertainty.
"We might learn a lot of this game and this whole place." Continued Sapphire "I'm really curious about this, and I don't tend to be curious about many things."
"I suppose that is true..." Replied Aquilus. "We could learn a lot. Though we must be extremely careful to not be seen."
Sapphire nodded in agreement.
"Then alright." replied Aquilus. "Let us go..." and he flew down the path and back into the darkness of the forest as Sapphire followed silently behind.
As you already know, I do not own Yu-Gi-Oh! or anything to do with it. I only own my characters and anything to do with them. Oh yes, and Y-O-U C-A-N-N-O-T S-T-E-A-L T-H-E-M. Clear? Okay. You now have permission to read on.
Chapter 2: "The Plan"
Sapphire nimbly leapt from a thick branch to the blanket of fallen leaves that covered the forest floor. She was in her form of a white panther, as Aquilus had recommended in order to stay better hidden. A diamond horn glistened on her forehead entwined with golden lacings and large, angelic wings were drawn to her side as she gazed ahead with mystic eyes of violet.
"Aquilus?" She asked the crow before her. "May I ask, what exactly is your plan?"
After thoroughly inspecting the area beyond the forest Aquilus turned to face Sapphire. "We have to get our hands on some of those items they call cards." He answered brusquely before flying off to the treetops.
Spreading her wings Sapphire quickly flew after Aquilus, being careful to avoid the obstacles of branches and finally reached the top. Aquilus stood at the verge of the forest, looking down with a transfixed glare to the clear, secluded path. As Sapphire crept closer to the edge, she noticed what it was he was concentrating on. A teenage boy stood alone on the path looking admirably through some sort of deck. Aquilus' intentions suddenly became clear.
"Aquilus!" she exclaimed in a hushed voice "You can't just take someone's own possessions. It's not-it's not nice..." she continued for lack of better words.
Aquilus simply remained quiet for a moment before finally answering with a cold tone to his voice.
"Who said I was nice?"
Sapphire watched helplessly as Aquilus flew down beside the boy who gave the crow no more notice than a heeded glance.
"Caw!" crowed Aquilus as he watched the boy with a malevolent glare of a silver glow.
"ah go away bird!" grunted the boy as he swung a shooing arm towards Aquilus and turned his back.
"Caw!" Persisted Aquilus, hopping closer.
"Go away!"
"Caw!"
"I said go aw-" The boy austerly turned to Aquilus but froze instantly as he noticed something unusual about this crow that struck a bolt of fear to his chest like a dagger. All he could do was stare in a growing fright at the bird until finally regaining himself. "Oh, it's just a crow." He concluded with a dismissive wave and once again turned his back to walk off.
Aquilus then melted into a shadow that cast behind the boy. The Shadow seemed to lift, transform and grow as he slowly rose from it. A ghostly, dark cloaked figure hovering from the ground, his tattered ends billowing in the silence of whipping black winds that surrounded his presence. His slitted silver eyes flickered into view amongst the darkness beneath his hood, a menacing glare. His echoing voice wavered the atmosphere in its darkness.
"Just a crow, huh?"
"What the-!" cried the boy spinning around only to stand petrified in horror at what he saw before him. Aquilus glared straight into the boy's eyes, captivating him, ensnaring him into a dark abyss of mental terror. Slowly Aquilus raised his sleeve, a long curved blade slowly descending from it, the tip glistening above the boy's head, prepared to slice down in a fatal instant. Then the boy's eyes rolled up and his eyelids closed as he fell back to lay unconscious on the ground, leaving Aquilus to slowly lower his scythe and look awkwardly over him.
Automatically Sapphire flew down from the trees, her paws landing softly beside the boy.
"Aquilus!" she cried aghast "What have you done to him?"
Aquilus' confused eyes narrowed as he snapped the blade back into his sleeve and shifted his eyes to look at Sapphire with a cold anger.
"I did nothing to him." He replied "The pathetic soul fainted."
Sapphire sighed and looked to the fainted teenager. She unfortunately didn't have any spells to bring back consciousness and even if she could it would probably seem such a trivial thing to waste her energy on. He would wake up... eventually.
Aquilus held out a torn sleeve, the boy's cards were scattered all over the ground from the fall and each one glowed in a dark mist as they lifted up and joined together in Aquilus' grasp. He held the deck before him, letting the top cards fan out to observe each one.
"Interesting" he said, intent on the cards. "I wonder how they get these things to work."
With once last glance to the unconscious kid Sapphire walked up beside Aquilus, taking her human form to also look over the cards. "Your guess is just as good as mine."
Aquilus froze for a second, concentrating on something behind him as he closed the cards back into their deck.
"Someone's coming" He sensed.
Aquilus' cloak flared out as he automatically transformed into a crow and darted into the forest. Without question, Sapphire took her panther form and quickly followed. They hid in the shadows of the trees and secretly watched as the person came into view.
Sleek black shoes crunched softly against the dead leaves of the path and stopped just in front of them. He was tall and held a solid, formal stance brimming with confidence and power. His deep blue eyes were icy and his face stern. He carried a grey briefcase by his side and his stiff, indigo trench coat flared out behind him. He was a teenager, but mature beyond his years in appearance.
"Pegasus..." He spoke beheath his breath, his voice deep and determined and his eyes intent on the castle beyond. "When we meet, I will get my revenge." He then stepped foward, a glint in his eyes as he continued his even pace. "Prepare to beg beneath the awesome might of the Blue Eyes White Dragon."
When Sapphire felt he was at a far enough distance to not notice them, she reluctantly stepped out of the forest, lingering a cautious watch on him. When he paused, she thought he had sensed them and cringed back a little, but without a single look back he continued and she relaxed to step fully into the clear of the path. She continued to watch with a deep curiosity as in the distance he turned a corner and disapeared into the depths of the path. She hardly noticed as Aquilus flew out of the trees and landed next to her.
"The Blue Eyes White Dragon..." She said in daze-like air. "What a strange name... but it sounds so powerful."
"Yes" Answered Aquilus "The perfect reason to keep our distance until we better learn of these cards."
"I wonder why he wants revenge on Pegasus..."
Aquilus looked thoughtful for a moment. "I don't see what a flying horse could do to cause anyone to seek revenge on them. Yet, this is a different world after all."
"Should we follow him?" Asked Sapphire. "Secretly."
Aquilus just looked at Sapphire with a growing uncertainty.
"We might learn a lot of this game and this whole place." Continued Sapphire "I'm really curious about this, and I don't tend to be curious about many things."
"I suppose that is true..." Replied Aquilus. "We could learn a lot. Though we must be extremely careful to not be seen."
Sapphire nodded in agreement.
"Then alright." replied Aquilus. "Let us go..." and he flew down the path and back into the darkness of the forest as Sapphire followed silently behind.