The Warring Dragon Clans

Disclaimer: Don't own Yu-Gi-Oh! GX.

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"So...uhm...why exactly do you need me?"

Christina looked up at the supposed King of the Northern Dragon Clan, feeling very nervous about her current situation. It wasn't everyday one gets kidnapped by a dragon. Then again, it's not every one gets to try out a brand new virtual reality video game before the public does, either.

Azuryu held out his hand, "Come with me, Christina, I will show you,"

Not wanting to insult or anger the dragon or human or whatever the hell he was, Christina took his hand and rose to her feet. Azuryu looked back at Reiteiryu, "Thank you, my friend. If you please?"

The Thunder Dragon nodded, "Of course, my King," he murmured before taking off out of the cave entrance and taking flight, heading back to his cave at the base of the mountain. Christina didn't like the idea of being alone with this creature, but she didn't have any choice.

"So...," she clicked her tongue, "...nice cave, I guess,"

Azuryu chuckled, "Thank you, we are proud of our home,"

"We? Our?"

"My family," Azuryu explained as they walked down a long, rocky tunnel, "You will meet them soon enough, but first, I must ask you something,"

"Me first," Christina stopped in her tracks, "I gotta couple of questions like 'Why was I abducted' and 'Why do you guys change form?',".

Azuryu came to a halt, "You have some guts for a human, Christina. Not many people talk to any of us like that,"

"Well, my friends and I aren't from around here," Christina folded her arms, "So, c'mon, what's the deal?"

The dragon/human turned and looked right at her, "The 'deal' is that my clan of Light Dragons fight for their very lives every single day against the Dark Dragons of the South,"

Christina immediately remembered the story Evan told her before his village was raided, "Go on...,"

"It started as any war would, with the spilling of a loved ones blood. Our brother, Azushiryu, was murdered by the leader of the Dark Dragon Clan, Kuroryu," the dragon explained, "That bastard killed the eldest of our family, the last King of Northern Dragons. As the second oldest of my brothers, I stepped up and took the Diamond Crown and the throne, as you humans would say," he reached up and tapped a beautiful golden circlet with diamonds encrusted on it.

Why the hell didn't I see that before? she wondered as her eyes drifted back to his,Of course, the fact that he looks like Kaiba...that's why.

"Since his death, my brother and I have led our clan into battle against the Dark Dragons. Of course, humans and their villages have been casualties in our war, and I'm sure that the humans who have suffered hate our kind,"

"Well, I wouldn't say hate," Christina interjected, rubbing the back of her head, "Though, I'm sure some of them are pretty pissed off. But, some people are just trying to defend their homes in the war. In fact, my friends and I met a kid in Harpie Forest, who was trying to find help for his village! Then after, we saw Lord Revastan take out the Dark Dragons fighting over that very village,"

Azuryu nodded slowly, "Lord Revastan...the savior of the humans in this war. I don't understand why he doesn't fight on our side while he defends the humans. He could do the same thing from our side, yet he refuses!"

"Why does he refuse to fight on either side?"

"He said it was between both clans," Azuryu shook his head, "I'll never understand humans, and yet here I am, waiting for this Jaden to come to us,"

"About that...why do you want him?"

Azuryu looked at her, "One of my subjects told us that he defeated the Horus Sect and Drogoth. Those are some of my more powerful subjects. If he could beat them, then he must be powerful. I wish to see his power with my own eyes, to see if he has the ability to lend the aid that Lord Revastan would not give to us,"

Christina looked at him, "I'm here as bait...just so you can have Jaden duel, so he could maybe fight for your clan?" she asked slowly.

The dragon nodded, "Yes,"

"That's just stupid,"

Azuryu's face was soon covered with a look of confusion, which was soon replaced with one of slight anger, "What?"

"I said...that's stupid!" Christina repeated, "Lookit you! You say that you're the King of the Northern clan, and you're one of the most powerful dragons in existence, and you bitch and moan about how one human won't help your war? Then, you keep a girl hostage to bring another human here to ask him to fight! If you ask me, that's the dumbest strategy for battle I've ever heard,"

"I don't expect a human to understand!" Azuryu shouted, "My brother is dead and my youngest brother and I have to protect our dearest treasure from the filthy claws of those Dark bastards! If I want to bring in help from some...humans...then I will! I am the leader now and I will have my revenge-,"

"Brother!" a new voice interrupted them.

Both Azuryu and Christina turned to see a large shadow on the wall of the cave.

"What is it, Shiryu?" Azuryu called out, a tone of worry in his voice, "Is something wrong?!"

"You're upsetting Aoiryu!"

Azuryu cursed and ran down the hall as Christina chased after him. She may have wanted to leave, but if someone was in trouble...

She followed the King into a large room and skidded to a stop when she saw what was in the middle of it. Another Blue Eyes White Dragon was sitting next to a beautiful, blue-scaled dragon, who was laying on the floor, breathing heavily.

"Sister, are you okay?" Azuryu asked as he rushed to the blue dragon's side.

Aoiryu lifted her head to look at him, then she noticed Christina at the mouth of the tunnel.

"Do not worry, sister, she is not a threat to any of us," Azuryu assured her in a soothing voice as he patted the dragon's snout, "I'm sorry, I didn't mean to upset you. I was telling the human our plight and I got out of hand,"

Christina looked at the other Blue Eyes White Dragon, then at the dragon on the floor.

"What's wrong with her?" she asked in a hushed voice.

The third dragon turned it's head to her, "She is going through a rough time, human. Soon, she will give birth to the children of our oldest brother,"

"Birth?" Christina's jaw dropped, "You mean, she's going to have eggs?"

The dragon nodded, "Yes, but she is not well. After our brother was murdered by the leader of the Dark Dragons, her heart was broken and she has had failing health ever since. Fortunately, for us, she has been holding on. We just hope that she will give birth and live to see her hatchlings,"

"Isn't there anything you can do to help her?"

"We've tried," Azuryu said, making both his brother and the human girl turn to him, "We've searched the whole region, but the only healer that could possibly have a chance of saving Aoiryu is in the service of Lord Revastan,"

"That's good, right?" Christina asked, tilting her head, "You can just go ask him-,"

"I will not ask a human permission! Least of all a human who refuses to come to our aid while he helps everyone else in his 'kingdom'!" Azuryu snapped.

Christina frowned, "You won't ask the one person who could help you out, because he won't help you fight?" she shook her head, "You're a stupid King, alright,"

Azuryu snapped his head and glared at her, growling deeply. He rose to his feet, but before he moved an inch forward, Aoiryu moved her claws in front of him, stopping him in his tracks. The King looked back to see the blue dragon shake her head weakly.

The dragon King growled again before stepping back, "Consider yourself lucky, human. If my sister wasn't here to stop me, and you weren't needed, I'd make sure you'd regret those words!" he turned back to the blue dragon, "Shiryu, show the human female where she will be staying until her friends arrive,"

"Yes brother," the last Blue Eyes nodded and turned to the mouth of the cave, looking down at Christina, "Come with me,"

As she was led out of the large room, Christina stopped and turned back to look at the two dragons behind her.

So much pain... she thought ...why won't Lord Revastan help them? They're suffering, too!

Meanwhile, outside...

"How...much...longer...do...we have...to climb?"

Jaden sat on a large rock and leaned back, as the rest of his group rested on a flat surface on the side of the mountain.

"I dunno. Evan...?" he turned to the villager, who was rubbing his leg, "How long does it take for someone to climb Mount Dracon?"

"No clue," Evan said, wincing a bit, "I've never done it before. I've always stayed away from this side of the mountain,"

Jaden looked at him, "You okay?"

Evan shook his head, "No, not really. I think I did something wrong. My leg...it hurts," he looked up at the group, wincing again, "I don't think I can make the rest of the trip,"

"Just as well, you've never been much help,"

Alexis and Khamille glared at Chazz.

"What, it's true!" he pointed at Evan, "Sure, he tells us about some places, but does he actually pull his weight for the group?!"

"More than you," Alexis snapped at him.

Chazz's jaw dropped, "W-What?!"

"Guys, don't fight," Noah rubbed his eyes, "The more we fight, the longer it's gonna take for us to get up to top and get Christina back,"

Jordan nodded, "That's right! Chrissy needs our help and the last thing we should be doing is fighting. Especially with a pain in the ass like Chazz,"

Chazz shot a glare at him, "Why you...if you weren't related to Lexi, I'd-,"

Noah shook his head as another argument sparked, then turned to Jaden, "How do you put up with these people?"

"I dunno...," Jaden sighed, head hanging low, "I do not know,"

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The hacker watched as the group of duelists continued to climb the mountain. Lighting a cigarette, the figure leaned back in it's chair, keyboard on its lap.

"Hmm...when to do it, when to do it?" it wondered as it inhaled the smoke, "Think I'll wait and see if anything good pops up suddenly...if not, I'll wait until one of them finally loses,"

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"It's...about...damn...time!"

"Jordy, enough cussing," Alexis scolded as she grabbed her cousin's wrist and pulled him up to the ledge.

After an eternity of climbing and close calls, Jaden and the others finally reached the cave near the top of the mountain. First, they were reluctant to leave Evan behind, but he insisted that he'd just slow them down. So, they continued climbing until they reached their goal.

"You guys sure this is where he was heading?" Noah asked, pulling Khamille and Bastion to the ledge.

Jordan nodded, "Positive...Thunder Dragon creep...taking a friend of ours," he shook a fist, "He's gonna pay!"

"Hey, someone help me up!" Chazz's voice floated up from below the ledge.

Noah looked around the cave, "We need to be careful,"

"How come?" Jaden asked, walking up beside him, "What's wrong?"

"Because, this isn't just a cave," Noah explained, "I've heard about this place, and if I'm right, we really do need to be careful, because this is where they live,"

"HEY! NEED SOME HELP!"

"Where who lives?"

"You know of the Dragon Clans, right?"

"Yeah,"

"The leaders of the Northern Dragon Clan live here," Noah pointed into the cave, "If we're careful, we won't anger them while we look around for Christina,"

"CAN SOMEONE GRAB MY HAND AT LEAST?!" Chazz screamed, his hand waving frantically.

Jordan cracked his knuckles, "Let's go...,"

Everyone in the group took a deep breath and began to walk into the dark mouth of the cave. As they entered the cave, Chazz finally pulled himself up from his place on the mountainside and glared daggers at them all.

"THANKS FOR HELPING...NOT!!!" Chazz yelled at them as he pulled himself all the way up and rolled to the cave floor, panting for breath, "Jerks...,"

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Kilnorc: Alright, I know it doesn't have a duel in here, and it's somewhat short to some people, but it's good to get the reason of the warring clans outta the way so I can make more room for duels...hehehe. Hope ya'll liked!

P.S. I so love to bash The Chazz...he's so easy!