Disclaimer! I do not own Mahou Sensei Negima or The Matrix, nor, do I ever plan to.
A/N: Most Italicized words are telling the setting, but when the words are in quotes, then that most likely means it's a spell. If something is in quotes and parenthesis, then that means they're whispering something.
Prologue: Dragon Rage!
"FIRE! RUN AWAY!"
"Eclipse!"
"CHIEF! Why?! Why are you doing th…"
The villager looked down and saw a huge sword sticking through his chest. He looked around and saw that his village was destroyed. The Russian village would not last the night.
"I always knew… that you were too strong. To kill us all… I just can't believe it," said the villager.
A small boy came walking out of his house.
"Mom! Dad! Where are you!?" the young boy screamed.
"Vladimir, get away from here!" yelled the villager. "Hurry and get ou…"
"You always talked too much," said the village's assailant as he finished off the villager. "Vladimir, do you think you can stop me? You may be the youngest and most skilled of the Dragon Knights, but you still have much to learn."
"SHUT UP! WHERE'S MOTHER AND FATHER!"
"My, my. All you care about are your parents. What about the rest of the village? More importantly, what about you?"
With that question, the assailant ran at the kid, brandishing his huge sword. He raised his weapon, but before he was able to slam it on the kid, Vladimir, a light appeared and the boy disappeared.
"Heheheh. Looks like you live. Oh, well. What can you do against me?"
Chapter 1: Enter Dragon Knight Vladimir and Mage Negi!
10 years later… Year: 2004: Wales, England
The 5 graduates stood in the ceremonial hall awaiting their diplomas.
"Negi Springfield, come and get your diploma."
"Yes, sir." The short, red-headed kid went up to the principal and obtained his diploma.
After the ceremony, Negi, his sister, and one of his friends were walking through the hall.
"Hey, Negi! What's it say? I got assigned as a fortune teller in London," asked Negi's friend.
"Where will you be training?" asked his sister.
"It's about to appear…" said Negi, but was cut off by a blinding flash that came from his diploma. On it were the words "A teacher in Japan."
"WHAT!?"
"Hoho… A teacher is it?" said the principal.
"Is this some kind of mistake? How can a ten year old be a teacher!? You can't let him do this." Negi's sister pleaded. "(Also, where'd you even come from?)"
"That's right. And, also, he always spaces out. HE'D be the one getting taught!" exclaimed Negi's friend.
"If it is on the diploma, then that is what he must be. Negi, you must train hard to become a great mage." Declared the principal. After hearing the principal not changing Negi's job, his sister fainted. "Don't worry, the principal of the school you're assigned to is a friend of mine. Don't worry. I could never send you alone."
"Who's going with me?"
"I am." A silver-haired boy of about six feet came down some stairs to the right of Negi's group. He was wearing a black trench coat and had his hair jelled back. "My name is Vladimir."
"HOW CAN YOU LET NEGI BE ACCOMPANNIED BY THIS GUY!? HE LOOKS LIKE HE'S ONLY 16 or 17!" yelled Negi's friend.
"Anya, calm down. And don't forget, you're only 11. Vladimir here is 15, and he graduated from the academy about 9 years ago. He's the quickest learner I've ever seen. He even finished magic school in one year, and graduated from Oxford University two years later," exclaimed the principal.
"You mean this kid has already graduated from college. He looks like the teen version of Neo, but minus the shades and the Agent Smiths (and the street lamp)," said Anya.
"I assure you that someone of his level can handle almost anything thrown at both his and Negi's way," declared the principal.
"I didn't think that my job was to watch over Negi. I thought it was to investigate about him," said Vladimir with a resentful look on his face.
"Well, you can do both, can't you? Besides, it'll be good for you. Who knows, maybe you can find some more dragons over there," said the principal.
"DRAGONS!?" screamed Negi, Anya, and Negi's sister.
"Ah, yes, I forgot to tell you. Vladimir is a Dragon Knight, the last of his clan."