Author's Note: Poor wittle Seiya and Hyoga. What do I have in store for them? Wouldn't you like to know.

Falling Stars

Seiya had made the mistake of blinking, and now found himself atop a cloud! "WHAT THE. . ."

"Now now, Pegasus, I brought you here so we could be alone. That way your friends won't have to hear you beg for mercy." Kayura pacified in her accustomed "addressing the pathetic hero" tone.

"You sure are high on yourself! Allow me to bring you down a peg, lady! And it's your own fault for taking us so far from the ground, don't blame me for the rough landing and bumpy ride!" The brunette called back.

"There's always a comedian. How droll." Her voice not only dripped, but gushed sarcasm as she connected the hilts of her jitte, spinning them so skillfully that all a very surprised Seiya could clearly make out were the bright blue energy beams headed straight for him!

"Listen, missy, AHH! FOR STARTERS YOU CAN STOP INTERRUPTING ME WITH THOSE BLASTED SWORDS!"

"I was warned you'd be rather insolent! Let's see if I can't curb that tongue of yours. Starlight Swords!"

"Uh oh." Pegasus was sent flying, landing softly onto the cotton-like clouds, but rather battered all the same. Apparently even constellations can't take too much star light when it's channeled through Kayura's weapons.

'I hate to admit it, but those hits are going to leave a mark or two. Geesh, I can not underestimate this chick! That hurt! And more than just my pride!'

He rose to his feet rather painfully, doing his best to hide a grimace on his shadowed mouth. His more accustomed smile was shining on a slightly singed face when he met her gaze and announced. "Not bad, for a girl. But I think it's my turn, now."

"Oh, not just yet, I have one more trick I think will prove a real scream! STAR SWORD SCREAM! Watch you're step, Seiya. It's a long trip down. Now who's off their high horse!?"

Streaks of pink lightning arced from the clouds above, encircling him in a perilous dance and joined to form a wall of energy that dissolved the clouds below, sending him hurtling towards the whitewashed earth, which in his opinion, was far too far away!

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"Well, the bright side is, I have plenty of frustration to work off on you freaks." Hyoga informed the wolves as he squared off with what appeared to be the Alpha Male of the pack. The beast, larger than his fellows and obviously bolder, now launched himself at Swan. The Knight made a motion to merely bat the mongrel away, but somehow it absorbed the blow and twisted its body to clamp down on Swan's left arm!

'Huh! These things really are monsters! My arm feels frozen!' The blond thought to himself as he was being whirled about by the momentum and weight of the wolf. Hyoga retaliated with a solid punch from his free hand right between the creature's eyes. However, he was now nearly on his knees, and turned about forty five degrees from his original stance. This was a definite problem, as his back was now exposed to the slowly circling pack!

"Diamond Dust!" Hyoga called as he whirled to face his next attacker. With lightning speed, his body fell into their accustomed, graceful motions as he called down the furry of the frozen heavens. His icy blast appeared to purify the tainted surroundings, bringing brilliance back to the achromatic landscape. Unfortunately, it didn't have quite the same effect on his immediate future.

"What! How can this be!" The Swan couldn't avoid crying out in dismay as he realized his powers had no effect on his opponents! If anything, they looked stronger!

'Okay, no prob, so this takes a little more effort than I thought. I can handle that.' Hyoga tried to reassure himself, racking his brain for a plan, an idea, anything that could help. Because, right now, he definitely needed help. Since they'd breezed right by his punch, once again, and were unimpressed by his Diamond Dust, the wolves had managed to take him down. And the ground is the last place you want to be when dealing with hungry wolves! Especially those of the demonic variety.

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Feel free to hate me, just tell me what you think. Next chapter we'll check in with Ikki. Big brother's in big trouble. I know, what else is new.