Title:Hunters versus Rebellion
Author:superhackaninja5
Rating:T
Summary:see chapter one
Note:I just realized that Zane's eyes are actually GREEN! And Aster's are BLUE!So for anyone who's mad at me for getting that wrong, you can just like change that when you're reading from now on. Also, does anyone think i need warnings on this?cuz i took out the adult scene i had planned,so i dunno.
Disclaimer:I don't own Harry Potter or Yu-Gi-Oh or Naruto or GX. Wish I did own Naruto, though. Itachi is so freaking sexy. I dare anyone to disagree with me.
Chapter 5:The Introduction To The War
"They've yet to learn what is really necessary,"he said to himself, folding his arms.
In front of him was a thin, transparent screen that showed him his organization, the Hunters and what they were doing at the present time.
Hn. I think it's time they did learn.he decided and he disappeared in a cloud of smoke.
The two of them sat, both gathered around the center table, him waiting for Tara to speak.
"When do we move?"Itachi asked, finally getting tired of the awkward silence.
Tara mused a second before answering,"As soon as their training is complete. Seto refuses to meet with any more recruits since he found out about his father, but we need him."
"You want me to get him for you?"Itachi quipped, cracking his knuckles. Tara shot him a heavily patronizing stare. "No,"she replied emphatically, "There is a reason we picked him as the recruits' fighting trainer, you know,"
Itachi rolled his eyes. "Whatever,"he scowled disdainfully, putting his feet up on the table.
"You may be a lazy ass, Itachi, but I'd appreciate it if you didn't put your feet on my table,"Seto's voice scolded as he materialized in front of them.
Itachi glared at him for a full minute before he actually did put his feet down.
Tara looked up at him enquiringly.
"What?"he questioned when he grew irritated at her staring at him. "
Nothing. I'm just surprised to see you. Pleasantly so, but all the same,"Tara confessed, standing up to greet him.
Seto rolled his eyes. "Well, the new recruits need a fighting trainer, don't they?"he said impatiently, shrugging his silvery travelling cloak off. "Yes,"Tara admitted,"but I thought-"
"I'm over it. Levannon needs to be taught a lesson and in order for that to happen, we need to move on,"he explained, cutting her off.
Tara took a step back from him, looking faintly alarmed after his declaration. "Are you serious?"she quipped with vague reverence, meeting his eyes directly.
Seto nodded,"Do I look like I'm kidding, Tara?"
She took him at his word and went to go and get the others.
She had to quite literally drag Draco out of the other room because he didn't think he needed any training.
When they were all present, Seto got up from the couch and went over to them wordlessly, looking them over as though assessing how much of a threat they would be.
Finally, he halted and faced them full-on. "I chose the recruits well,"he concluded, a extremely rare look of satisfaction crossing over his usually impassive features,"But you are still in need of more training, especially since we need to find out who the second Exception is,"
The seven of them nodded, though most of them hadn't a clue what he meant by Exception. But it became clear after their first fighting round.
"Zane,"Seto called out,"you can be the first to try your luck in beating me in a fight."
Zane stood and faced him across a large stretch of empty floor. "What kind of fight?"he quipped, hiding his unprecedented apprehension well.
Seto pulled out his swords and tossed one to Zane and he caught it."A no-holds barred, first one down sword match in which there are no rules,"
"I can work with that,"Zane said and in one fell swipe, he knocked Seto's sword out of his hand.
A stunned silence filled the room.
"So he's the second Exception, then,"Seto murmured while picking his sword up off the floor and re-sheathing it.
"There's something new,"Zane observed, unperturbed.
"Does that mean that he doesn't need to train anymore?" "Well, no,"Seto said sternly,"Draco still needed Magustry training and Zane still needs this training, Exception or not,"
Zane rolled his eyes but managed to keep the snarky comments that came to mind to himself.
"Alright, let's try this again,"Seto commanded, re-assuming his previous position.
Zane shrugged and did the same.
Tara stepped between them this time for a minute, then took a step back and signalled for them to start.
They circled each other, eyes never leaving the other's face, swords held erect, ready to strike at the first slip.
It was Zane who made the first move, abruptly launching himself forward with one foot and spinning his sword with the flat end up towards Seto's sword arm.
The blade came whizzing past as Seto sidestepped and flattened in order to avoid the blow. He has a weak thrust. He mentally noted before mounting his own attack.
His sword flipped up, ready to mimic Zane's goal and put a self-spin on it, so it would succeed where Zane's had failed. Like he'd anticipated, Zane reared back momentarily then went straight for Seto's gut beneath his arms.
There was a shrill clang that filled the air when their swords met in the pursuit of attack.
Seto made another mental note and took three steps cross-over, raising his sword in the process almost casually. Zane eyed his hand shrewdly and stepped forward with dangerous confidence, his sword still hanging by his side.
"I'd raise my sword, if I were you," Seto advised, smirking though he was undoubtedly a little confused.
Zane chuckled slyly.
"You're not me, so I don't have to do a thing,"he retorted. slouching his sword down lower to prove his shrugged. "Suit yourself,"he conceded and he pushed off his right foot, forcing the point of his sword to go barreling for Zane's chest.
Another loud clang reverberated off of the walls. Seto's sword was aiming for Zane's heart, but met only his sword's flat side and now Zane was holding him down,bearing down on him with only the strength of one arm.
That mirrored exactly Seto's thoughts at the present time. "What was that you were saying about raising my sword?"Zane taunted, a defiant smirk coming over his lips as he continued to push down on his sword, using both hands now and greatly increasing the overall weight.
"Shut up,"Seto growled, wrenching his sword out from under Zane's and leaping out of the way just before it came crashing down on his now vacated spot.
"Damn it,"Zane cursed under his breath, being careful not to move his lips too much because Tara had told him that Seto could read lips.
"Not so easy to knock my sword out of my hand this time around, is it?"Seto called snarkily with one hand pressed against the wall while he caught his breath. This was a fight the likes of he'd never experienced before, but that didn't mean that he was going to lose.
Zane proved him wrong.
With one more move, he had Seto on the floor, defenceless.
"Match,"he announced cockily, throwing the sword in his hand to the floor, his upper lip curling into a smile.
"Maybe that's enough training for you for one day,"Seto suggested with a grumble, picking himself up off the floor. "Does that mean it's my turn, then?"Chazz wondered anxiously, making to step forward and grab the sword Zane had thrown.
"I only had enough time for one practice today. We'll have to carry on tomorrow,"Seto said without any real conviction as he dusted himself off and pulled his cloak back over his shoulders.
Tara visibly sighed. "Where are you going, Seto?"she asked once the others had left again.
Seto stared at her and replied,"We've known each other long enough for you to know the answer to that question already."and he left, charming the door shut behind him.
Itachi snorted disdainfully and exited the room as well.
Zane watched Seto leaving from the roof with an evident frown creasing his forehead. He jumped off of the roof and took off after Seto before his feet hit the ground.
And everything twisted. They were moving.
A very familiar voice greeted him, awakening him to the strange surroundings.
"Welcome to Silverwatch, Zane,"Tara said, holding out a hand to help him up.
He ignored her hand and stood by himself to survey the vast terrain critically.
"I wish you'd told me before you made the decision to move, Tara,"Seto chided reprovingly, folding his arms across his chest.
Tara rolled her eyes. "Hey, treat people how you want to be treated, dude,"she responded defiantly, throwing her hands up in mock was Seto's turn to roll his eyes. "Whatever you say,"he said indifferently.
"How did we get here?"Draco wondered, rubbing his head absentmindedly.
No one answered because everyone was otherwise occupied.
"Fine, don't answer. Everyone knows my question is of no importance,"Draco grumbled with a growing scowl coming over his face.
Hermione had a time restraining her laughter.
Tara interrupted them with a business-like tone. "Well, let's go into the hideout, then. We need to start figuring out where to go from here,"she said. As soon as they entered the building, however, they found two people already in there, waiting for them impatiently. And they recognized both of them.
One was Sophie De Boever, one of their newest potential Silverwatch recruits and another one of the former members of an organization called the Blackstress.
The other person was Shadelle Molloy, their elite spy within the incarnates' fortress. Her mere appearance at this place so early in their move meant bad news.
"Shadelle, what's going on?"Tara questioned her calmly, coming over to her and Sophie curiously. Sophie cleared her throat before walking over to the others. She marched straight up to the others. "Who goes through the recruiting procedures?"she wondered in a clear voice.
Shadelle hesitated before answering Tara. "You assigned me to figure out who the third Exception was and well,"she swallowed hard," I've found him."
Tara was clearly shocked.
"During your period of time in the incarnates' servitude?"she quipped, hoping desperately that her, and Seto's, worst fear wasn't about to be confirmed. It was an empty hope.
"He's one of the Land of Fire Rebels,"Shadelle declared in a quietly solemn voice.
"Shit,"Tara swore audibly, wringing her hands.
Itachi wove around Sophie and came up next to her. "What is it?"he asked, though he sounded quite unconcerned, as per usual. "The third Exception is a part of the Rebellion Force,"Tara told him with a small noise of distaste.
Seto pushed aside Sophie as well at hearing those words.
"Shadelle,"he began firmly," You are to convince him at all costs that he is taking the wrong path. Do whatever you have to to get him to join us. As for you, Sophie, I'm the one who goes through the recruiting procedures, but since we don't appear to have the time to go through all of them at the present, I'll just give you the short version:we're at war with the Rebellion Force because they've decided that the worlds would be a better place under their rule. There are four worlds;Silverwatch, Duel Monsters, Wizarding and the Land of Fire. The Hunters, that's us, are trying to stop them and since you appear to want to help us, you can join. Tara will give you the shortened training course,"
Tara indicated herself to Sophie and she nodded her consent.
"Good,"Seto commented before turning to Shadelle, who consented to her mission as well with a nod of her head. "Good,"he repeated,"Tara, you can hold the fort down for awhile while I go do something, can't you?"
"Depends what you're taking off to go do,"Tara shrugged. "I need to have a talk with someone. Itachi, I think you need to come as well,"he answered, facing Itachi now.
Itachi rolled his eyes. "Whatever,"he conceded in a barely audible voice.
"I'll watch things here, don't worry,"Tara agreed nonchalantly. "I never do,"Seto replied as he and Itachi turned to leave.
They sauntered out of the hideout without another word.
"So where are we going?"Itachi questioned, raising a carefully articulated eyebrow.
Seto didn't answer for a moment, but when he did, it was in a voice so quiet, Itachi had to strain to hear him,"I have to see the third Exception for myself to confirm that Shadelle's information is reliable,"
Itachi nodded,"Alright, but then why was it necessary for me to come?"
Seto turned to look him full in the face. "He is a Rebel of your origins, Itachi. Doesn't that bother you?"he wondered, throwing Itachi a swift, calculating look.
Itachi shrugged. "Not entirely. Should it?"he responded, folding his arms across his chest.
Seto merely shook his head instead of replying and carried on walking.
Itachi mentally groaned before trudging after him. He always did this.
"Where are they going?"he swore loudly, trying to unstick his foot from the knot.
"Chazz, shut up!"Zane admonished in a hiss through clenched teeth, wrenching Chazz's foot out of the jam.
Chazz groaned. "Move it,"Zane commanded in harsh whisper, shoving him forwards lightly. "Don't push me, you asshole!"Chazz basically yelled, furiously hitting Zane in the arm with the back of his hand hard and fast.
Zane's only answer was to just shove him again and he gave up and just kept on walking. "We're losing them because of you, Princeton,"Zane growled quietly as they continued to desperately try and catch up to Seto and Itachi.
Chazz rolled his eyes and quickened his pace, keeping a wary eye on the moving heads that belonged to his and Zane's quarrys, moving fast in the direction of a barely there path that seemed to have disintegrated over the years(or centuries).
"So if you don't want them to catch us so much, why don't you shut up berating me and just keep walking?"he hissed to Zane without taking his eyes off of Seto's quickly advancing head.
"Just keep going, you idiot,"Zane shot back sharply, deliberately ignoring Chazz's jibe.
They followed Seto and Itachi for several more moments on the unknown(to them)path until finally, Seto stopped and Itachi did as well.
"What are we doing here, Kaiba?"they heard Itachi ask in a voice barely above a whisper.
Seto didn't answer for what seemed like many minutes.
"This is how we're getting into the fortress,"Seto finally replied after that long pause and his voice was so quiet, Zane and Chazz had to strain to catch his words.
Itachi made no other qualms and they started walking with a lot less distinguishable footsteps and Chazz and Zane had to duck down onto lower branches to continue following them.
Seto took them through a series of complicated passageways that prevented Zane and Chazz from remaining in their positions in the trees and forced them to try and be as discreet as possible in following them.
The passageways took them through an underground route that wove around the fortress and came up around the middle ground by the back door. Seto muttered a spell that sounded faintly like Latin and entered the back door with Itachi not far behind him.
Zane, however, had to practically run through the door in order to make it in before it slammed shut again and Chazz had to do the same since neither of them knew the spell Seto had said to get it to open in the first place.
When they entered the fortress, it was like nothing they had ever seen before.
The entire room was completely shrouded with shadows, making it next to impossible to see anything further than right beside you. There was no light or anything and the walls were blacker than smoke. The floor was stone cold and a shiny silver-grey colour, like it was made of iron.
"Chazz, move,"Zane hissed from the shadows, nearly causing Chazz to jump a foot in the air.
"How do you expect us to keep following them when we can't even see them, genius?"Chazz retorted out of the corner of his mouth.
Zane didn't reply and the only sound was his footsteps as he marched ahead.
Seto stopped in his tracks and Itachi stopped behind him.
"What?"he said tonelessly, keeping his eyes deliberately fixed ahead of him, even though there was nothing there except blackness.
Seto shook his head and just started walking again, making Itachi roll his eyes at him before doing likewise.
They didn't say another word as Seto led them down the passageway into a long corridor that seemed endless, but of course, it wasn't. When Seto stopped for the third time, it was because their journey was over.
Itachi followed him onto the sloped balcony overlooking the throne room of the fortress to see Seto's worst fear was confirmed;the third Exception was standing on his father's right, his expression as emotional as a rock and he knew this was the third Exception because he wore a crest strung around his neck and it was the crest of the Land of Fire within the Rebels and not only that, he had the Exceptions mark on his throat.
"Is that him, then?"Itachi asked Seto in a colorless undertone, watching him out of the corner of his eyes.
Seto nodded mutely, having to grip the railing of the balcony in order not to lose his balance from shock. He hoped that his shock didn't show on his face because that would really ruin his reputation.
I cannot believe this. All this time we were searching for him, the bastard was consorting with the very people we need him to fight.He thought furiously, clenching his hands even harder on the railing, so hard, in fact, that his knuckles turned a sickly white.
Itachi's expression was hidden beneath the collar of his cloak, but that meant next to nothing since he had no expression and getting his reaction from his eyes was about as useful as gauging it from a frog.
The man at the head of the room spoke.
This was Levannon, Seto's father and the incarnate of the Duel Monsters world.
"I take it the Hunters know of our secret weapon already?"he called out to the rest of the room, his voice carefully controlled. T
he man they knew to be the third Exception answered,"What are you talking about, Levannon?I'm not your secret weapon and I never was, so why exactly should it matter if the stupid Hunters know about me or not?"
Levannon turned to give the man a withering look, which showed he clearly disapproved of him being in the room right then.
"Has no one taught you manners, Vayon?"he asked, keeping his tone carefully neutral, but his eyes told everyone else who knew him that he was clearly angry.
Vayon rolled his eyes and scoffed. "If by manners, you mean slavery etiquette, then, no, no one's taught me "manners","he replied tonelessly, folding his arms firmly across his chest.
"Well, then, I will have to teach you a lesson,"Levannon commented, standing up and beckoning Vayon to follow him.
Vayon snorted disgustedly."As if I'm really going to follow you,"he scoffed again and turned and walked the other way.
Levannon disappeared down the corridor, leaving the room empty except for three people. The man who hadn't spoken at all and Seto and Itachi, still on the balcony where Seto was quite literally seething with anger.
"Let's go, Kaiba,"Itachi ordered in an undertone, turning away from the balcony without a backwards glance. Seto didn't say a word before he brutally wrenched his hands off of the balcony and followed after Itachi without a single word.
Unbeknownst to anyone, Zane and Chazz were also there inside the fortress.
And they were in trouble.
"Well, what do we have here?"a smooth voice said silkily, accompanied by almost soundless footsteps.
Since the room was still dark, Zane and Chazz had no idea who had spoken, so Chazz threw caution to the winds and called out,"Who are you?"
The voice chuckled, sending shivers up Chazz's spine.
"I think the real question is, who are you?"it replied critically and Zane had a mad vision of a snake smirking down at them from above.
"You don't know?"Chazz retorted, trying to sound cocky, but his voice cracked.
Again, the voice let out a chuckle that made the hairs on the back of Chazz's neck stand on end.
"No, no, of course I know. You're the newest children Kaiba has invited to join his poor excuse for an organization in order to stop us,"the voice said with a single, humorless laugh behind it.
Zane stepped bravely in front of Chazz and raised his fist. "Come out of the darkness and face us like a man, you coward,"he spat venemously, contorting his face into what he hoped was an uncaring expression.
For a third time, the cold male voice chuckled and Zane had had enough.
"I must have missed the joke, vermin,"he had to restrain himself from yelling because that would only get him in trouble.
Finally, the speaker drew out of the shadows and Zane forced himself not to step back in shock.
The speaker was a tall man, nearly seven feet tall. He had teal-coloured hair with a black undertone to its shade and lifeless grey eyes with absolutely no emotion behind them. Around his lanky figure, a black robe was wrapped underneath a similarly coloured cloak with obsidian fastenings cinched to his shoulders.
"The joke is how little you seem to know about the people you and your friends have just committed yourselves to facing,"the man said, folding his arms across his chest with a smile that didn't quite reach his cold, emotionless eyes.
Zane stared at him with muted shock, but he held back the words he longed to utter. They would do nothing for their situation.
Instead, he replied, "What makes you think we know little about the Rebellion Force?What authority do you have on that statement?"
"What authority do I need besides the words out of your mouth confirming my suspicions?"the man shot back calmly, surveying him with those colourless eyes over his folded arms.
Zane spat viciously back at him," How the fuck am I confirming your suspicions?"
Again, the man chuckled.
"Simply put, you don't know who I am. Everyone knows who I am, even people who are part of the most obscure branches of the diminutive little group of imbeciles that you call an organization,"he offered tonelessly, a sneer curling his upper lip as he spoke.
"And they don't really need to, now do they, Rarn?"a familiar voice bit out as someone materialized from the shadows in front of Zane.
The man took a step back and his sneer grew even more pronounced.
"Kaiba!"he exclaimed with mock joy," Did you enjoy the surprise in the throne room?And I bet you were so ready not to believe that one of your precious Exceptions was no longer on your side!"
"Shut up,"Seto growled with barely restrained anger, pressing the point of his sword onto the man's neck viciously, "Just give me a reason, I beg you,"
The man simply changed his expression into one of boredom.
"This isn't one of your macho-theater days, Kaiba. This is the real thing,"he said coolly, his tone completely absent of deigned not to answer, instead just digging the point of his sword even deeper into Rarn's neck, so deep that a drop of blood appeared below snickered coldly. "You don't have the guts to kill me,"he snarled with satisfaction, folding his arms across his chest.
Seto took a step forwards, angling his chin over the blade of his sword,"Just try me,"
"Okay, I'll try you, because unlike you, Seto Kaiba, I've killed many men and I'm not afraid of killing another,"Rarn smirked, drawing his own sword before leaping at Seto without hesitation.
Seto dodged the attack and rammed his shoulder into Rarn's stomach, knocking them both to the floor.
Rarn was the first to regain his balance and leapt to his feet, dusting himself off as if nothing had happened as much as Seto was panting from the exertion.
"That was pathetic,"Rarn spat at him, looking down at him with direct condescension,"I expected so much more from someone who declares himself the Rebellion's arch-rival,"
"You just wait,"Seto hissed, breathing heavily and clenching his hand painfully over his side.
His opponent clicked his tongue disapprovingly,"That sense of stubborness is going to get you into trouble someday, Kaiba,"
Kaiba rolled his eyes in clear anger. "Stubbornness is much different from what I'm demonstrating at the moment,"he retorted with as much dignity as he could muster.
"Of course it is, but I'm afraid that still is going to get you into trouble someday,"Rarn commented, rolling his eyes, now pulling out his own sword.
With one eye on Rarn's sword,Seto stood and stepped forward until he and Rarn were practically nose-to-nose.
"And that day is definitely today,"he hissed with some strange, twisted satisfaction and before Rarn could react, he swung his sword across the ground and kicked up one wicked blade storm that instantly knocked Rarn off of his feet again and completely knocked the wind out of Zane and Chazz, even though they were nothing but bystanders.
As Rarn struggled to regain his footing, Seto turned to face Zane and Chazz and said a single word out of the corner of his mouth,"Run."
They didn't need telling twice and were out of the fortress before they saw Rarn return to his senses.
Once they were safely outside of the fortress, Seto grabbed both of their arms and spat disapprovingly,"Why the hell did you two follow me?"
Itachi materialized then, adding to the terror of their situation.
Zane looked at his feet and muttered something unintelligible.
Chazz shot him a sideways look before giving his own answer,"We just wanted to know what you were doing."
Seto gave a barely perceptible sigh and said,"And you didn't think to just wait until I came back and then ask me?"
"I guess not,"Chazz mumbled, now also looking at his feet. Seto snorted,"Go back to our hideout now before I kill you myself,"
Zane and Chazz didn't hesitate and followed his orders without preamble, returning to the fortress with as much speed as they could manage without hurting themselves. \
When they finally actually reached their hideout, Tara was waiting for them in front of the entrance with an extremely disapproving expression, which most likely meant that she knew what they had been up to.
"What were you thinking, following Seto?"she burst out irately when they reached her, proving their suspicions immediately.
Fearing their explanations wouldn't be perceived as adequate, they both just was the wrong move;it gave Tara another opening to start shouting again,
"The two of you could've been killed and then we never would've had a chance against the very same people who killed you!What is wrong with you?Do you have a death wish?Because no matter how strong you are, the Rebels would've killed you the second they laid eyes on you!"
Zane and Chazz were at a complete loss for words and just muttered,"We're sorry,"speaking to their knees.
Tara sighed.
"Just don't be that idiotic again,"she chastised, shaking her head as she stepped aside to let them back in.
They followed her in without another word, hands deep in their pockets and eyes on the floor.
Aster was sitting in the corner when they walked in and he called out, "Where did you two go?"
Both mumbled something incoherent before splitting up and going off in different directions of the hideout.
Aster rolled his eyes and stood up, leaving Tara alone in the room.
Zane entered a separate room of the hideout before he actually raised his eyes from the ground.
Something was definitely wrong with this.
That man at the fortress, Seto's reaction to the unexpected meeting, and above all, the way Tara had just let them do something so stupid and then just let it go.
There was definitely something wrong here.
The question was, what to do about it?
Well there was Chapter 5. About time I finished it, too.(Just in case you were wondering, it took me so long to finish a year.)Okay,so like, next Chapter we got some new characters coming in. I won't give too much away, but i think shannara'll really enjoy it. yeah. Until next time.
