A Major Return to the Past

Well, as I may or may not have said last time, I'm gonna try my hardest to make this the best fan fic I've ever written. Thus, it's probably been a while since I've posted this story. Well, on to the show!

Rurouni Sano

Last time…

Odd groggily stood up. He found himself in the middle of a cobblestone street. Wondering how he got there, he looked around. Some people under a red banner decorated with a tiger looked at him strangely. That's when he noticed their dress. "Uh-oh," he said, hearing strange words burst forth from his mouth. He only hoped that the others weren't in a similar position.

Ulrich awoke to a throbbing in his head. He found that he couldn't move his arms or legs. He got into a kneeling position, and saw that he was behind bars. "Hey, what's going-"

"Silence, mage!" A voice from the other side of the bars said. A man in a purple dress glared down at him.

Yumi woke up in a bed of a sort, and saw that a young girl with black hair and a green jewel around her neck stood beside her.

"So, you're finally awake. What's your name?" the girl asked.

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"I told you already, my name is Odd!" Odd shouted frantically. Again, the two men in front of him spoke to each other as if he wasn't there.

"What do you think, Zhou Yu?" One asked, apparently the leader around here. Like the rest of the people here, he had brown hair and eyes, and his power was obvious.

"I don't think he understands us. I'll try one more time, Lord Sun Ce," the taller one said. He had long brown hair, and looked quite intelligent. "What is your name, strange one?" he asked slowly and carefully, as if Odd did not understand their strange tongue.

Odd growled in frustration. "My name Is ODD!"

"We already know that your name is strange. What do your people call you by?" Zhou Yu asked.

"My 'people' call me Odd," the blonde kid said again, hoping that they understood.

"Ah. I see. So, your name is Odd?" Zhou Yu said. "My lord, like you are called by Ce, he is called by Odd."

"Why did you say that, Zhou Yu?" 'Lord' Sun Ce asked.

"I prevented you from saying something stupid in front of a stranger," Zhou Yu whispered fiercely, but Odd did not here him.

"So," Odd said, causing the two men to turn back around. "You got anything to eat around here?"

Ulrich was shoved onto the floor in front of a sinister-looking man sitting on a thrown. He tried to look up, but the man with one eye shoved his head back down.

"Lord Cao Cao, we found this mage in the audience chamber. We fear that he was sent by Zhuge Liang," he said, the name filled with contempt. Ulrich had to suppress a snigger at the first name.

"Curse that wizard. Well, why isn't he dead yet?" Cao Cao demanded.

"Sima Yi wants him alive. I do not know his reasons. But of course, none of us do or want to know," the man with one eye replied.

"Well, do you know why Sima Yi sent you here with him, Xiahou Dun?" The 'lord' replied.

"I have my reasons," a man said from the other side of the chamber. Ulrich assumed that this 'Sima Yi' was approaching, but Xiahou Dun still had a firm grasp on his head. The newcomer quickly approached the throne and made a quick bow, then stood next to Cao Cao. "I am going to use him to our advantage. I'll send him back with a few surprises to Zhuge Liang."

It was then that Ulrich got a really bad feeling about this plan.

"So, where am I?" Yumi asked, not believing her new friend.

"You are in Lord Liu Bei's palace," Xing Cai responded. "And we found you just outside the city. You're lucky we got to in when we did; otherwise, bandits would've made off with you."

"Thank you, again," Yumi said.

"Don't worry about it," Xing Cai said smiling. She handed Yumi a cup, and took it gratefully.

"Thanks," she said again, then took a sip, and coughed it down. She did not know that people around here drank wine.

"Are you ok?" Xing Cai asked.

"Yeah, I'm fine," Yumi replied, and took another sip of the chilled beverage.

"Lord Zhuge Liang would like to meet you today," Xing Cai said after a pregnant silence.

"I'm sorry, but who?"

"Zhuge Liang. You have not heard of him?" Xing Cai inquired, a worried look on her face.

"I'm sorry, but no. In fact… could you keep a secret?" Yumi asked.

"Yes. Why?"

"Would you believe me, even if what I said was completely unbelievable?" Yumi asked again.

"I don't see why not," Xing Cai replied.

"I… I think I'm from the future," Yumi said.

"So, that explains much of you, young lady," a voice said from the door. Yumi looked up, and saw a tall man with a feather fan and long black hair. His eyes seemed to have a mystical quality.

"Lord Zhuge Liang," Xing Cai said, and bowed her head. Yumi looked at her, and did the same.

"You have an interesting quality to your face. Lady Xing Cai, would you excuse us for a moment?" Zhuge Liang said.

"Of course." Xing Cai stood up and left the room.

"We have much to discuss," the man said after the warrior girl left, and sat across from Yumi.

Well, that's chapter 2 for ya. If you still don't know what I crossed this over with, it's Dynasty Warriors, a video game that occurs in 200 AD.

Yumi's part was hard to write; I didn't really plan for her. I knew I was going to write about her, I just didn't know what.

Rurouni Sano