(Re-Edited March 2, 2018)
Summary: What if Haou was Jaden's older brother and was destined to be king for the duel monsters world? What if Jesse lived with Jaden before the two were send to the human dimension and continued living as Jaden Yuki and Jesse Anderson with no memory of their previous lives? What happens when they finally return to their birth place?
Pairings: Haou x Yubel (human)
Beta Reader: KaibaGirl17
Disclaimer: I don't own Yugioh Gx but I wish I did…oh well. Enjoy!
-Oasis Dimension, Haou's castle-
Jaden was eating his lunch while his brother was looking over some reports that Guardian Baou brought in, one in particular being about a mysterious man being spotted near Sapphire Lake.
Haou sighed in annoyance as he knew that he had to investigate the situation, but he couldn't just leave his younger brother alone and he certainly couldn't bring him along.
"Is something wrong Haou?" asked Jaden as he gave a fried shrimp to Winged Kuriboh.
"In a way, Jaden," replied Haou. "Some villagers have spotted a mysterious man camping by the lake and they find it strange. He could have went to the Bar Inn and rented a room but he didn't."
"So…you have to go and find out about it?" said Jaden asked.
Haou nodded.
The young brunette looked down sadly, "Oh…I-I can't come with?"
"I'm sorry Jaden but no," said Haou as he got up. "Your appearance is still being kept secret from the villagers until the time is right to announce it to them."
Jaden sighed, sadly, "Alright, but what am I going to do when you are out? Aqua said that she needs to train a few priestesses and wouldn't be back until later tonight."
Haou thought for a moment, "Why not accompany Lily for today?"
Jaden smiled, "Sweet, do you know where she could be at?"
"I believe at the Infirmary wing," said Haou before pulling on his crimson cape. "Come on, I'll take you over there before I leave."
Jaden nodded before removing the napkin from his neck and following his brother and Guardian Baou to the infirmary. The place was quite empty as so far no one had been injured or sick for the past few years.
"Ella, where are you?" shouted Haou.
A woman with long green gown, long blond hair and has blue skin came out. Jaden widen his eyes as he could see it was the duel monster spirit of Mystical Elf.
"Yes my King? Oh Prince Jaden, what an honor to finally meet you," said Ella as she curtsied.
"I have to depart soon so I need someone to watch over my little brother," said Haou. "You and Lily will be given the task just for today as Aqua is training the new priestesses."
Ella smiled, "It will be an honor to watch over the young Prince and not too worry, he will be in good hands. Anything specific I must avoid doing?"
Haou placed his hand on Jaden's shoulder.
"Don't go outside and if you can, teach him a bit of healing magic while he is here."
Ella nodded, "Very well, come young Prince. There is much to teach you about healing so let's go and find young Lily."
Jaden nodded before walking over to her.
"This situation shouldn't take too long," said Haou. "I will be back soon. Winged Kuriboh keep an eye open."
"Kuri! Kuri!" said Kuriboh before settling on top of Jaden's hair.
"Hey, don't use my head as a watch tower!" said Jaden as he tried to get his small partner off his head. "Come on Kuriboh!"
Haou chuckled a bit before leaving the infirmary and left the castle with Guardian Baou and Skull Knight.
Jaden watched a few healing spells from Ella and Lily, who was at the storage when they found her. She was making sure they had plenty of medicines and healing paste for the army's return.
"You think I have healing magic?" asked Jaden, looking down at his hands.
"Most likely," replied Ella. "Even though the King has the power of Darkness, he still has some healing magic."
"Really? So…um how does this work?" asked Jaden.
"Let me bring someone so they can help us," said Ella before looking over to the nurse fairy. "Lily, can you get started on explaining to the young Prince on how to release his magic?"
Lily nodded before sitting down next to Jaden.
"Alright, close your eyes and focus your energy into finding the core inside of your soul. Once you feel a warm feeling, stay focused on it before opening your eyes."
Jaden nodded, but before he could try out it out, the doors flew open and in raced a stranger who had Ella by the neck.
"L-Lily, take the Prince and go!" shrieked Ella before being tossed to a wall and knocked out.
"Mistress Ella!" shouted Lily before grabbing Jaden's hand and shielded him. "W-Who are you?! What do you want?!"
"…the boy – hand over the boy!"
The fairy nurse bit her lip before glaring over to the trespasser. "Get out! Get the hell out! How you did even get in?!"
"Stop talking!" shouted the man. "I will make that dark bastard suffer! My friends – my family! He will pay and what better way than to hurt something that he holds dear!"
Lily gritted her teeth while Jaden widen his eyes as he see a light forming around the stranger's body. 'Just like Sartorius when he was being controlled by that spirit of Light,' thought Jaden.
"You are not going to hurt the Prince! I won't allow it!" shouted Lily.
Winged Kuriboh flew to the man's face and scratched him.
"Ah! Why you little fur ball!" snapped the man before hitting Kuriboh. "Get out of my way, you pest! Now hand over that brat!"
"Kuriboh!" said Jaden.
Lily summoned her needle shot and threw it towards the trespasser.
Jaden took the opportunity and dashed over to his partner. The brunette picked up his fallen friend. "Are you ok, pal?"
"Kuri – KURI!"
"Jaden, look out!" shouted Lily.
The brunette turned around before getting hit in the cheek. Jaden fell to the floor and looked around, slightly dazed from the punch before getting picked up by his throat. Jaden was held up in the air and was gasping for oxygen. The man was practically choking the young brunette.
"I have you brat," murmured the man before taking out a knife and running it near Jaden's cheek. "I have something special for you."
Jaden whimpered as he felt the cold knife and was having trouble breathing. The brunette was trying to kick and get the stranger to lose his grip, but lack of oxygen was making Jaden weaker.
Jaden's hands slowly dropped down and his vision was starting to lose focus before the man let go and dropped Jaden roughly onto the floor. The brunette winced a bit as his ankle twisted wrong before his vision turned dark.
"Jaden!" shouted Lily. The nurse fairy was about to summon another needle shot when suddenly chains appeared and wrapped around her. "Ah!"
Lily fall onto the floor as the stranger smirked before grabbing hold onto Jaden and tossed him over his shoulders. He pocket the trap card, Shadow spell before dashing out of the infirmary.
"N-No," murmured Lily. She couldn't protect Jaden as she promised before noticing someone was missing. "Winged Kuriboh?"
Meanwhile, the man ran throughout the hallways to find a way out. He took a few hallways before finding the door he used to sneak in but before he could go any further, a maid spotted him and screamed.
"Help! Trespasser! And he has the young Prince!"
The guards came storming in and held up their swords to him. A few had some duel monster spirits summoned.
"Unhand the Prince and your sentence might be lessened!"
The man smirked before placing a half-conscious Jaden in front of him, and twisted the brunette's arm before placing his knife near his neck. "Move or I will just kill the brat right here!" shouted the trespasser before pushing his knife deep into Jaden's neck. "Now!"
The guards grit their teeth before lowering their weapons when they saw blood coming down from Jaden. Suddenly all of them widened their eyes in fear which confused the man.
He was about to make a comment when he suddenly felt a dark aura coming behind him. The man slowly turned around to see Haou glaring at him with his bright golden eyes.
"Get your filthy hands off of my brother!"
Out of nowhere, the man's anger turned into fear and caused him to drop his knife. With the little strength Jaden had, he bit down hard onto the man's arm.
"Aaagghh! Why you little brat!" shouted the stranger before throwing him against the wall. "How dare you bite me?!"
Haou's golden eyes flashed before dashing over to the man and pushed him away from his younger brother. He swiftly took out his black sword and slashed at the man's chest.
The man screamed and backed away a bit before falling over onto his back. He was about to get up and attempt an escape, but Haou had his sword pointed directly at his neck.
"Don't. You. Dare. Move."
The man had fear in his eyes as he could feel the dark pressure coming from the young King.
"Guardian Baou take this foul trash to the dungeons!" ordered Haou, angrily.
Baou nodded before grabbing the attacker and taking him to await his brutal fate.
Haou sighed before dashing over to his brother where Ella and Lily were there with him. He bends down to see the bruise onto his little brother's cheek and the slight cut onto his neck.
"Ella, how is he?"
Ella sighed, "I believe his ankle is sprained and his arm is twisted, but I believe I will be able to heal it."
"Do what you can Ella," said Haou, softly before getting up.
"My King, please forgive us for not protecting your brother," said Lily, sadly.
"It was not your fault, but it is the fault of the guards who should have been paying attention!" snapped Haou before glaring at them. "Tell me! What is your pathetic excuse allowing that low life bastard entering the castle?!"
The guards shook nervously before bowing to Haou.
"T-There is no excuse my K-King," stammered one, "P-Please forgive us-us for not p-protecting the castle p-properly. We-We will take any p-punishment you s-see fit, my King."
Haou glared at them before looking over to Skull Knight. "Take these fools to the holding prison cells and wait for me there. I first need to deal with that trespasser."
Skull Knight bowed, "Of course my King. Come you dunderheads!"
The guards got up and followed the elite to their punishments.
Haou sighed before seeing Ella picking up Jaden carefully. He walked over to them before placing his hand on his younger brother's head.
"Watch him," murmured Haou before summoning his trusted monster. "Inferno Wing will stay with you until I return from the dungeons."
Ella nodded, "Thank you my King, come on Lily let's go."
"R-Right," said Lily before following her teacher back to the infirmary.
Ella placed Jaden into bed, where she and Lily worked on healing the young brunette's injuries. The bruise on his cheek and his slight cut on his neck were healed but the sprained ankle might be a problem.
"Lily, can you get the Arnica lotion for me?" Ella asked.
Lily nodded before going over the storage and grabbing the salve. She bit her lip before walking over to her mistress and handed her the salve.
"I wonder…what kind of torture Haou is going to use on that man?"
"Not sure but his punishment will be quite severe," replied Ella before the two heard a loud scream. "Looks like it started."
Lily sighed before taking a seat by Jaden's left side and grabbing hold of his hand.
Meanwhile, Haou was glaring down at the trespasser. The older brunette was leaning against the wall while holding a glass of red wine.
"P-Please…I-I've learned my lesson. Please…have mercy, m-my King!"
The prisoner had sharp spears wedged into his shoulders and legs, causing his limbs to become numb from the blood loss.
Haou frowned, "Begging will get you nowhere, you bastard – Skull Knight! Get the Heretic's fork, now! Have him chained up and…leave the spears."
Skull Knight nodded before following orders.
Haou watched with amusement as the trespasser screamed in agony while the troops chained him up. That's when Skull Knight came in with a metal with two opposed bi-pronged forks that was attached to a belt.
"N-No please! I beg of you m-my King!"
Skull Knight walked over to Haou and handed him the metal device. Haou placed his drink on a nearby table before walking over to the hanging prisoner and placed the metal device onto the stranger's neck.
He winced from the piercing prongs that were under his chain and sternum.
"P-Please…Haou – your majesty! Please spare me!"
Haou gritted his teeth before grabbing the stranger's chin. "Why should I? You threatened my little brother's life! Why should I spare you, you low life bastard?!"
"P-Please…have mercy…your majesty…"
Haou stared at him before letting go of the stranger's chin and turned to Skull Knight. "Leave him with no food and water for two days. Throughout those days, pour boiling oil where the spears are impaled."
"Very well," said Skull Knight. "Anything else, my King?"
"…whip him until he cannot scream any longer," replied Haou before grabbing his wine and left the dungeon chamber.
Skull Knight smirked before grabbing a leather whip and started whipping the stranger. The screams of the man could be heard ever so clearly.
Haou simply ignored it and marched up to the infirmary where inside Lily and Ella were by Jaden's side while Inferno Wing was by the entrance.
"How is he Ella?" asked Haou as he called back his trusted spirit.
"He's alright though, he won't be able to use his ankle for some time," replied Ella. "But what worries me is the young Prince's mental condition. He might be slight jumpy and nervous."
Haou sighed, "Right, I'm just glad that Winged Kuriboh got to me before that bastard made off with him."
"So that's where he went," said Lily. "He tried to protect Jaden but was struck down easily by that man. I would have never thought that the small spirit would go and find you."
Haou smiled ever so slightly before taking Winged Kuriboh's card from his deck.
"He appeared out of nowhere when I was heading back to the castle. I was somehow able to understand him on what happened before leading me to where the bastard was."
"Smart little spirit," murmured Lily.
"You're not the only one impressed," murmured Haou before picking up his sleeping brother. "Have my supper delivered to my chambers. I'll be eating there tonight."
Ella nodded and watched the king leave the room, holding his brother protectively.
-Dark World Dimension, Haou's stronghold-
Johan was watching the troops returning from the success attack on the southern village.
They found almost all of the villagers were followers of the Light of Destruction. There were only a few normal humans and duel spirits that were fighting against him.
John felt a bit bad that he had to kill off that decent warrior called Burgundy but he was in the way and was trying to protect a Light follower. He snapped out of his thoughts when he saw his brother coming towards him.
"Brother!" shouted Jesse as he jumped off of Sapphire Pegasus. "Were you able to find any of those followers of the Light?"
Johan nodded, "We did but sad to say that almost everyone that lived there was a follower. Where did you leave your friends?"
"…somewhere far from the village and blocked the pathway so they wouldn't come near it," answered Jesse before looking down. "I…I had to knock them out and left them by a cliff side."
Johan nodded before summoning his Advance Crystal Sapphire Pegasus and mounting him. Jesse widened his eyes to see a dark version of his Crystal Pegasus.
"Come," Johan said "Let's head back. I need to make sure the troops returns safely and see if we had any survivors. You on the other hand will be going to my office and wait for me there, understood?"
Jesse nodded before following his brother to the stone like castle. Johan went to the entrance while Jesse was escorted to his brother's command room.
"It looks like everyone is accounted for, Lord Johan," reported Chaos Sorcerer. "The survivors are mostly children and one wind attribute spirit."
"Make sure all of them are checked over by the healer," said Johan.
Chaos Sorcerer nodded but just as they were about to go inside, Johan heard some shouting. He turned to see a group of humans with duel disks and angry expressions on their faces.
Johan sighed as he identified them as his little brother's friends.
"Jesse! What's wrong with you, mate? Why are you hanging around with these clowns?" shouted Jim. "And where is Jaden?"
Johan tilted his head, 'They can't see that I'm someone else. I mean sure we do look alike but there is a difference of the eyes and height…oh this is going to be fun.'
"What clowns? These guys saved me."
"What?! That can't be as those fiends killed off innocent people Jesse!" started Atticus, angrily. "The village was burned down! There was nothing left when we went back after you…knocked us out."
"Yea, what's the deal about that Anderson? Why did you knock us out like that?" snapped Chazz.
Johan stared at them before laughing, "Oh fucking hell, all of you are just too hilarious! But put that aside, I can't disobey Haou's orders now, can I?"
"Haou?" said Jim.
"Y-You met him Jesse?!" said Atticus.
Johan chuckled, darkly, "Met him? I've known him since we were kids…"
"What?!"
"Guys, look at his eyes! That's not Jesse!" said Alexis.
"She's right!" said Hassleberry. "This guy has orange eyes and…looks a bit taller as well."
"Where's Jesse and Jaden, you bastard?!" snapped Jim.
Johan glared at them, "That's none of your business. Now leave before you cause more trouble."
"No! The Chazz will not listen to a phony like you!"
"That's right! Now tell us where is Jaden and the real Jesse?" said Axel.
Johan sighed before turning his back on them. He was close onto losing his patience but he doesn't want to duel any of them for the sake of Jaden and Jesse.
"Hey come back!" shouted Jim before activating his duel disk. "If I win then one of your guards has to show us where you are keeping our friends!"
Johan gritted his teeth before activating his duel disk. "Fine, if you wish to die then I will grant you your pathetic wish."
But just as the duel was about to start, a blast between them stop them. Everyone minus Johan covered their eyes from the dust but once it disappeared, Jesse was standing in front of them.
"Guys, what are you doing?" asked Jesse before seeing the active duel disk. "Were you about to duel someone? Don't you remember if you lose a duel here, you die?!"
"Tell that to your look alike," snapped Chazz.
Jesse widened his eyes before looking down sadly. "That look alike is my older brother guys."
"What?!"
Suddenly a few of Johan's men surrounded his friends.
Jesse was about to help them when someone picked him up from his collar shirt. "Brother, put me down! Let my friends go! Please!"
Johan ignored his brother's pleas and told the troops to place the teenagers in a cell. The older bluenette turned his head to Skilled Dark Magician.
"We're heading back first thing tomorrow morning," ordered Johan, coldly.
"Y-Yes my Lord!" said Skilled Dark Magician before teleporting back inside along with the others. They know that tone of voice; Johan was pissed and he could be as ruthless as Haou.
Jesse stayed silent the entire walk to his brother's room where he was tossed into a chair while Johan walked over to the open balcony.
They stayed quiet for about five minutes until Johan spoke.
"…Why?"
Jesse opened his mouth but nothing came out and closed it. He sighs and looked down to the ground. "I…I…they are my friends, Johan. Please, you need to understand that I have to defend them as you would defend Haou."
Johan glared, "That's different! Defending Haou is my duty as his personal knight!"
"But you were friends with him since you were kids!" said Jesse as he got up from the seat. "How can you be so thoughtless? What you guys are doing may be in a way right, but it's cruel at the same time!"
Johan gritted his teeth before grabbing hold onto Jesse's shirt.
"Cruel…do you know the true meaning of cruel?" murmured Johan before his orange eyes started to glow. "DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA HOW CRUEL IT WAS TO NOT KNOW THAT YOU WERE ALIVE FOR THE PAST TWELVE YEARS?!"
"J-Johan," said Jesse, softly.
The older bluenette let go of Jesse's shirt before looking down at the ground.
"…Sorry."
Jesse bit his lip, "Can you at least convince Haou to let them go? It will make Jaden sad if he finds out that his friends were killed off."
Johan sighed, "I will…try my best brother but don't get your hopes up. It was Haou's order that if they interfered, they were to be captured."
Jesse looked down, "Right."
"Come on, let's go get something to eat before heading off to bed," said Johan. "We need to wake up early tomorrow."
Jesse nodded before following his brother out of his room.
-Break Line-
Oh, Haou wasn't happy that Jaden was almost taken away from him again. That trespasser is going to suffer for the next few days before his timely death, don't you think?
Let's hope Jaden is alright after all of this…oh, wait…Jaden is practically light so I guess not – Don't worry Jay, you have your big brother to protect you!
But what is Jesse going to do about Jim and the others? Is he able to get them out of the cell or are they going to suffer like any other of Haou's prisoners?
Find out in the next re-edited!