Sutoomu: "Yay, chapter three is up!" /dances around in excitement, then winces as she hits her hand. looks at her fingers and sighs/ "Heero caught me. He only sprained three of my fingers though, only three. He's actually a nice guy once you get to know him and learn how to run faster."
Wufei: "HAH!" /snorts/
Sutoomu: "Yes, Wufie, we all know."
Wufei: "MY NAME IS WUFEI!ONNA!" /steams from rage/
Duo: "Hey, Storm!" /walks in eating a banana, his arm in a cast/ "Hey, what's up with Wuffles?"
Wufei: "AAAAAARGHH!" /snaps and draws his sword, pointing it at Duo/ "DIE, MAXWELL!"
Duo: "AAAAH!" /runs from the room, Wufei chasing him/ "What I do, what I do?"
Sutoomu: "Uh..." /sweatdrops/ "Sorry Duo! Oh, great. Now I gotta go save Shinigami's ass. Trowa, do the disclaimer for me."
Trowa: "Why me?"
Sutoomu: "Because you're available and I say so. If you hurry, you can catch Quatre. He's going to go practice his violin..." /runs after Duo and Wufei/
Trowa: "Uh...oh-kay..." /blinks/
Disclaimer: Sutoomu(Storm) does NOT own Gundam Wing in any way. None at all. This fanfiction was made purely for fun, and does not get her money in any way. Besides, it's not as though she has any money to be sued for...
Sutoomu: "I heard that, Trowa!" /yells/ "AACK! NO, WUFEI, NO!"
Trowa: "But..." /sighs in defeat/ "Read and enjoy." /leaves the room, listening for a violin/
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Potential Summary: The GW boys have suddenly been summoned by a figure of golden light, named the Lady. Now, they've been transported back through Time and Realm to Coiraia, a land of humans and Phantoms, and have been given the task to save the world from the three 'Sha'edes'. But more has changed than simply Time and Realm. The GW boy's have changed, to that of Phantom Knights, along with gaining an incredible power! Will they be able to control it and defeat the 'Sha'edes'?
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"He's been gone for an hour and a half, now," Wufei said, unknowingly admitting his worry about Maxwell. Their informant still hadn't shown up.
"He's probably wandering," Heero said. Quatre had his head on the table, snoring away in exhaustion.
"I'll go find him," Trowa stood up, and left quietly. Wufei sighed and set his head on his hands. He drifted off to sleep unintentionally, Heero awake and alert, their watchgaurd.
Trowa set out through the streets, looking for any sign of Duo. He walked through street after street, people avoiding him, memorizing his steps, creating a mental map in his mind. He had walked for a half hour with still no sign of the braided pilot, or Phantom, now. He had just turned onto what he had been told was the main street when there was a hissing noise and the street exploded. Stones flew, people flew, carts and stands flew. Trowa was far enough away to avoid the heavy damage, but a body hit him square in the chest, pushing him down.
Trowa blinked, staring down at the bloodstained body. He felt something rise up in him, and he blinked again, but when he opened his eyes this time, they were entirely gold. He pushed the body off him, growling low in his throat as another explosion wracked the street. He saw, this time, the cause, a large multicolored ball of power. Trowa's golden wings unfurled and he let his instincts take over. Launching himself into the air with ease, he maneuvered to see the creator of the destruction.
Duo walked through the shadier part of town. No matter where he went, no matter how he tried to help, there was always a place like this. Dark, shadowed in the middle of the day, and cold. It was where the street orphans lived. Even in another Time and Realm there were still street orphans. It seemed as though not enough people cared...no one cared... A small tear ran down his cheek at his own memories and he brushed it away, taking a deep breath. He sat, leaning against the wall for a moment, struck by a sudden exhaustion spell. He blinked at the light flaring in his eyes. Ironic that the darkest part of town could seem the brightest sometimes. He pulled his wings together to completely enclose him and set his head on his knees.
A sudden sniffle, scuffling of feet, and a few yells alerted his senses. Small voices came through, obviously children, and he peeked a wing to look. He saw three boys , set around a girl who was trying to melt into the wall. She looked about six or seven and clutched a piece of bread in her hands with life or death determination. One of the boys kicked her leg as the other grabbed it, and rage overwhelmed Duo. He understood that it was always survival of the fittest, but that didn't include helpless little girls.
Duo stood silently, his eyes having darkened. He moved with the shadows, then an idea came to him. A scythe suddenly appeared in his hand, and he stepped into the light.
"Ahem," he cleared his throat until the three boys looked at him. "Ah, we have brute, runny nose, and brat here," he said as they stared at him, stupefied. "All accounted for. You have been found guilty of picking on little innocent girls. Will you face judgement?"
A minute passed before runny nose screamed and ran, followed by his two friends, all shrieking like idiots and running into things. Duo grinned, then looked down at the girl. She stared at him with wide horrified deep brown eyes, then clutched the bread tighter. Duo's eyes regained their cobalt blue coloring and the scythe vanished. He smiled, which instantly brightened up his entire face. He kneeled down beside her.
"Hey, there," he said, keeping pity out of his voice. He had hated it when adults pitied him just because he was an orphan. "I'm Duo,pleased to meet you. What's your name?"
"I don't have a name," the little girl replied, wary of Duo, holding her bread close to her.
"I don't have one, either, really," Duo said, understanding. "Duo's actually a nick, but I made it official. You have a nickname, then?"
She eyed him. "Tear," she said after a moment. "Are you a Phantom, Duo?"
"Yup," he grinned. "Brand new Phantom, I am, Tear."
"Are you an evil Phantom?" she said, curious.
Duo started. "No, I'm not an evil Phantom. I'm a good guy."
"That's good. If you were an evil phantom, I'd have to kill you," the girl said, biting into her bread. She continued after she swallowed. "See, they killed my mommie and daddie so I'm gonna hurt everyone of them I can."
"Tear," Duo said slowly after a moment. "You're a little girl. You can't go up against Phantoms. You'll die, and then what will your parents say? I think they'd rather you keep living."
"But they deserve to pay for killing my mommie and daddie!" Tear burst out in anger.
"They will, but you aren't the one to do it. You're not big enough or strong enough, yet," Duo sighed. He remembered the anger he had felt when Sister Helen had died, but mostly the grief They sat in silence for a while, Tear unconsciously setting herself inside his wing, so it stretched around her protectively.
"Duo?"
"Yeah, Tear?"
"Why you called Duo?"
Duo blinked in surprise at the question. "Well," he said, hesitating. "I once had a best friend named Solo. We were both orphans in a colony, a big city, and he let me be his friend. Solo died from a sickness plague, and I thought that if I was Duo, he'd always be with me."
"Oh," she stared at her bread. "Want to know why I'm called Tear?"
"Why?" he asked.
"I only cried once in my whole entire life," she said. "I only cried one tear in my entire life, and that was when my entire life went 'BOOM'. That was when my parents died."
Duo put an arm around her and she sniffed, though no tears fell. After a while, he whispered. "You have a strong name, Tear. You can never wear it down."
"Thank you, Duo," she said, cloaked with his wing. Another ten minutes passed and Duo decided Tear was asleep. She suddenly spoke, startling the half awake Duo. "Will you do me a favor, Duo?"
"What, chicchai namida houseki?(little tear gem)" Duo asked.
"Since...since I'm not strong enough," she paused. "Will...will you avenge my parents for me?"
Duo drew back to look at the little girl. He had always been close to kids, especially orphans, making friends easily, since they seemed more his maturity level sometimes. But never before had one asked him to do such a large favor. He thought about it. "Yes, Tear. Since you can't, I'll do it for you."
"Thank you, Duo," She grinned and jumped at him, hugging his neck. She gave him a peck on his cheek and sat in his lap as though she owned the world.
"This is probably the fastest I've ever made a friend, yet," Duo laughed, then seriousness took over as an explosion was heard, followed by another.
"Phantoms!" Tear shrieked, hiding in his wing. He stood up, flezing his hands, his knuckles cracking as his claws extended.
"Time to start up that favor of yours, Tear," he said, his eyes fading to complete black and a scythe of black and white energey fizzled to life in his hand. He stretched his wings to span fifteen feet across.
"You look scary," Tear said as his fangs extended.
Duo broke the scary look with a lopsided grin and a chuckle. "It's just a costume to make the bad guys scared, namida houseki," he explained. "I want you to stay here, Tear! I'm coming back for you, but I won't be able to find you unless you stay here. If you have to leave, I'm at the Roost Inn, and you come find me."
"Okay, Duo," Tear chirped, then held her long brown hair as he beat his wings, launching himself into the air with one swoop.
Duo grinned like a maniac on his way up. His wings beat the air, forcing him upwards, through the wind and sky and air. So this is what it feels like to fly! he thought. He closed his eyes, revelling in the breeze, when another explosion brought him to his senses. He steered towards it, still having not noticed how he automatically knew how to fly or how a scythe had simply appeared in his hand. The scythe lengthened in rod and blade, the blade becoming eight crackling black and white feet long.
Duo stopped to quickly observe the scene he saw. Two Phantoms, one with deep green bat wings, and one with no wings, who seemed to be hovering on blue light, were circling anothe Phantom. They were females, Duo saw, which meant they were Phantasm's. He had gathered enough to know Phantom was the general term for their being, but males were Phantoms, and females, Phantasms. The one in the middle, he realized with a grin, was Trowa. Just like any of the four of them, they have to be involved. Just like him. The females appeared to be taunting Trowa, who simply hovered on his wings, flapping now and then, with his arms crossed and an emotionless face.
Duo smirked as he decided how to make an entrance. After a moment's thought, he decided to take it like usual.
"Wa-ahooo!" he whooped, tucking his wings and streamlining like a hawk, his scythe blade behind him. He twisted as he reached them, a few seconds later, and swung the scythe in a wide arc. The female he had been aiming for dodged just as the blade passed through where her head had been.
"The one and only Shinigami has arrived!" he yelled. He vaguely saw Trowa dash out of the way of an attack.
"Shadow phantom!" the phantasm spat, flipping backwards, her blue sparkles under her at all times, supporting her. "From whom do I recieve this pleasure? I like to know my victims name." Her very short black hair, spiked wildly, flared with blue sparkled.
"Shinigami, speaking," he grinned.
"Baka," she snorted. "You fell for it? I would never be stupid enough to tell my name. What if I escape?"
"Ah, but you see, that's the beauty of it all," Duo smirked. "You won't be alive to tell anyone. Not that it matters that much." He flexed his wings out farther and soared towards her with one push, scythe ready. She dodged, throwing her own attack, blue energy boomerangs, but he easily held up a hand and caught them. She stared at him, shocked as he sent her attack back at her. One hit her arm, cutting deep, and she immediately threw a volley of more boomerangs, while shouting to her partner.
"Kaiya!" she yelled. "He is too strong for me! Kaiya-a!" Duo soared towards her, and she turned and used all her power to speed towards her partner.
"Chitose, you baka!" the one with deep green wings snapped, trying to get close enough to Trowa to hurt him but still dodge the multiple golden streaks of light from his hands.
"Kaiya, he is too strong for me. He caught my gekkei bureido attacks, my strongest one, and sent it back at me!"
Chitose, you weak fool," Kaiya growled, brushing back a lock of curly red hair. "Very well. Deal with this one. The damn fool won't come near me, he's just your type." Chitose flew off towards Trowa, firing the same boomerangs. Duo grinned at her.
"Kassatsu?" Kaiya asked, raising an eyebrow.
Kassatsu. Life or death, Duo thought.
"I am Shinigami, Kaiya," Duo said, raising his scythe. "You ready to die?"
"Ready, yes," Kaiya smiled back in a sickly sweet smile. "But not today." She held out her weapon, a long green pulsing spear with a twisted blade. He slashed at her, knowing he would miss, but he needed her to doge back. She did, and he found he had ample space now for some serious attacks. He grinned, wondering if this was what it would feel like if he was his Deathscythe gundam. He attacked, with a series of blows and blocks between the scythe and spear one wouldn't think possible. Duo dodged a deadly thrust of the spear simply by twitching his wing a bit, and attacked her underside. She blocked, a bit desperately, and the scythe slid along it, a nervous sound for any enemy of Shinigami's. They proceeded with another wave of attacks and dodges, then Duo hung back for a moment to catch a breath. He wasn't tired, no, he was just getting started, but he knew to ration his resources until the final blow came.
He stared at Kaiya with a grin on his face. She was breathing hard, almost exhausted just to keep up with his moves. Shinigami was impossible to beat, he knew, and he loved the game. A sudden familiar scream jerked his head to the side, distracting his attention. He saw Trowa and Chitose, circling rapidly, Chitose having just fired a large blue sparkling ball of power. It slammed into the building in its path and debris fell, just as Duo saw Tear, screaming as it fell towards her.
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Sutoomu: "Ooooooh, suspense, I LOVE IT! The fourth chapter is already half or, maybe, done, but I have to transfer it from paper to computer and post it still, so it'll be a small while." /a loud bump and curse is heard/ "Sounds like Duo is back with the new couch. Wufei cut up the old one with his sword, so he owes me. Now, I better go help Duo before he ends up owing me a wall. Bai!" /walks off whistling Zelda tunes/
Added Disclaimer: I, Sutoomu(Storm), do NOT own Zelda in any way. None at all. I just like the tunes a whole bunch...