Disclaimer: Many of the characters in this story were made up by yours truly or by my friends; any resemblance to other characters is strictly coincidence unless stated otherwise. Basis of the storyline is influenced by Magic Knight Rayearth, Disgaea: Hour of Darkness, and Soul Calibur II (cool game.) Contains characters from Naruto, Soul Calibur II, Magic Knight Rayearth, DN Angel and InuYasha. All of which I do not own!

Kagen and Aley embraced each other as they dropped from the sky, while, for some odd reason, Hiroshi and Sun thought that if they tried to swim upward it would keep them from falling. Riya clung onto Yume's arm, while she allowed herself to fall with her arms crossed and her eyes closed. The two sisters seemed to be turning red from screaming but stopped when they suddenly landed on Sun, who was face first on a blue surface. The same fate seemed to befall Hiroshi as Yume landed on his back and Riya in her lap. She smiled and hugged Riya affectionately.

"Ouch, looks like you guys had quite a fall..." An unfamiliar voice greeted them.

"...P...a...i...n..." Sun managed to utter from underneath the two girls.

"It's a good thing you broke our fall, Sun!" Aley said happily.

"Whoa, look at her! She's pretty...!" Kagen said as she gazed up at the blue haired warrior.

"Pretty! You really think so! That's total... and complete honesty...!" The girl giggled and placed her hands on her cheeks as she began to turn red.

"Yume... can you get off now? I can't feel my legs...!" Hiroshi explained from underneath the weight of the two girls.

"At least you can feel something! I can't feel anything! I think I'm paralyzed...!" Sun cried out while trying to get out from under the sisters.

"Pfffph, men are weak!" Aley said as she got up and tried to maintain her balance on whatever it was they were on. Kagen held onto her sister's shoulders while they stood.

"Where are we?" asked Yume as she got up, seemingly having no trouble in balancing on... whatever they were on.

"You're in CEPHIRO! A magical land. You've been summoned her by the people of the this land and I'M going to be your guide! Right now you're aboard the rune-god Selece. He is taking us to the arena where you'll meet master mage Clef!" Umi explained with excitement. The six of them just stared at her blankly until Kagen broke out in tears.

"I WANT TO GO HOME!" Kagen cried while Riya tried to comfort her.

"I want to play video games..." Aley thought aloud.

"And why are we going to this so called 'arena' to meet this so called 'master mage' in this so called place 'Cephiro'?" Hiroshi asked, a bit irritated as Yume pat him on the head to comfort him also.

"You've all been chosen to save the world you live in from total and utter disaster...! The only way to save your world is to win the tournament."

"Hey, cool! The world's gonna EXPLODE!" Hiroshi suddenly got excited at the thought.

"Um... Shi-shi, that's not a GOOD thing." Yume explained; she always called him Shi-shi to embarrass him.

"Nooo! Don't call me that...!"

"Why not? It suits you!"

"Nooo...!"

"Guys! This is serious!" The blue haired girl tried to explain.

"Who're you to tell us if this is a serious situation? What if we don't believe you?" Sun questioned.

"Then you'll all die." The girl smiled.

"...Oh." The six replied in unison.

"Ahem. My name is Umi Ryuuzaki. Like many of you, I also came from a far away land... You may have heard of it. It's a peaceful little island known as... Japan...!"

"Peaceful...?" Kagen began.

"Little...?" Hiroshi continued.

"Island...?" Yume finished as her eye began to twitch.

"Err... So! How 'bout introductions! A sure way to break the ice!" Umi tried to change the subject, sensing the tension.

"I'm Kagen Tsukimoto!" Kagen said excitedly as if nothing had happened. "And this is my sister ALEY!"

"Sun Kwon." He glared at the two sisters.

"Hiroshi Saito...!" He tried to show off and began flexing his muscles.

"Yume--" Yume began with her arms crossed.

"SAITO!" Hiroshi cut her off, placing an arm around her shoulders with a huge grin.

"Yamazaki." She finished, closing her eyes as if he hadn't said anything. "And this is Riya Khan!" She suddenly jumped over to Riya and hugged her with a smile as Hiroshi looked on teary eyed.

"Why do you always do that to me?" Hiroshi pouted as tears streamed down his cheeks.

"Welcome to Cephiro! Your first match begins in two hours! Prepare yourselves!"

The group of six were suddenly forced off the immense dragons back and landed inside an area filled with spectators of all ages. Yume, Hiroshi, Sun and Aley easily landed on the grass surrounding the arena, while Kagen fell onto the ground as she stumbled and Riya didn't seem to make much of an effort to keep from falling. They all stared as their "competition" warmed up in front of them. The tables turned when they were spotted for their unusual attire by the other fighters who began staring back at them.

A man dressed in layers of robes holding an usual staff approached them. Was he there to intimidate him or to make fun of them? Where was Master Mage Clef? Were they going to be wiped out before the tournament even started!