Vamp: And… We're back!
Chazz: About time!
Vamp: Sorry, I was having too much fun torturing you guys with pokémon.
Selena: Really? And I'm not in it?
Vamp: Nope. Enjoy the story, folks. Oh and, btw, I do not own GX or anything else that I might mention. I only own my OCs and my Plot, and you'd better not use them, or else I'd have to unleash three blue-eyes on you…. And a blue-eyes ultimate dragon too…
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Chazz's POV
Stepping through the portal was like stepping through icy water. I shivered as tiny sensations travelled on my skin, feeling like little sparks. I continued walking for about two seconds before the "Solid" ground I was walking on disappeared and I dropped like a bucket full of stones and water… like a corpse. I blacked out.
When I woke up, I was in a long hallway that was lined with lit torches spaced about six feet apart. They casted flickering light onto grimy stones that had green moss crammed in between the cracks. Noting the moisture in the air, I figured I was in some sort of dungeon corridor as I picked myself off of the ground. I noticed I was alone. Great, I thought. We all probably got split up. Ah well, I guess it's better this way…
"Hey Boss! This place is weally scarewy!" came Ojama Green's voice. I whipped around and saw the three Ojamas sitting on the stone floor huddled in one group… and they were solid.
"Hey! What are you three doing here?" I spat at them.
"Hey! It's not our fault! If we had a choice, we'd still be in our cards!" Yellow replied defiantly.
"Yeah!" Green added in.
"This place forced us out!" Black contributed.
"That's odd," I muttered to no one. I looked down the hallway, but it just disappeared into darkness. "I guess I'd better get started," I sighed as I slowly began to walk down the corridor with my Ojamas trailing behind.
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Narrator's POV
"Eew," Echo moaned as she sat up. When she had gone through the portal, she had fallen unconscious. Now she was in what looked like the servants' sleeping quarters in a castle. It had a filthy, uncarpeted stone floor and about twenty beds lined up along the walls, ten to a wall. Under each bed she could see a pot, and she could guess their use from the stench emitting from them. "Ick, I deserve better than this!" She continued to whine to herself.
Then she saw another shape lying on one of the beds, though not under the sheets. It was Aster Phoenix! Aster started to stir, and Echo got up and went over to him, wrinkling her nose in disgust as she drew closer to him.
"Ugh… What happened? And what is that disgusting smell? It reeks in here! Oh, hi there Echo," Aster said, sitting up on the mattress and swinging his legs over the side.
"Well, we went through the portal, and now we are in what looks like the servants' sleeping quarters which needs to be cleaned badly," she replied sweetly. "Let's get out of here, hm?" Echo suggested.
"Good idea," Aster responded, standing up and leading the way to a wooden door a few inches higher than himself at the other end of the room. He pulled on the handle, which was just a rusty iron ring, and stepped into the hallway.
That hallway was lit by flickering torches about five feet apart, casting light onto a thick purple carpet that left stone showing about a foot on either side. This hallway was better taken care of, with not a speck of grime anywhere.
"Let's see if we can find the others," Aster declared.
"Yes, let's…" Echo agreed quietly as she followed the pro duelist down the long corridor, their feet not making any noise on the silent carpet.
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Iggy awoke with a pained growl. He shook the dirt off of his dark red jacket and sat up. He was in a courtyard; it seemed, of a large castle. The architecture around his was marble and limestone, with intricate carvings of ancient mythology on them. He was right in front of a large round fountain, which was spouting water happily out of some Cupid statues' trumpets. It reminded him of Harry Potter.
Iggy sighed and got to his feet. He slowly turned in a circle, and saw his Little Chimera spirit snoozing contently next to where he had been lying. The monsters are alive, Iggy thought. How right he was.
He gently began to stroke his Chimera to wake him up. Chimera yawned the way a feline does, stretched, and smiled at him to the best of his ability. "Good afternoon, Ignatius," he said. "How are you?"
"Well, I don't know. I've walked through a portal, I've woken up in some unknown place, I'm all alone… I think I'm pretty good," Iggy responded, sarcasm dripping.
"Cool it", Chimera said. "We need to find the others. This way!" he ordered, running off under one of the arches that lined the square courtyard. This place was obviously well taken care of, with the stone polished 'till he could see his face as he walked by. Chimera led him through a lot of long and winding corridors until Iggy found himself at a large ebony door with gold knockers and handles.
"Knock. We can't be caught intruding, so we must pose as guests," Chimera said.
"But for who are we guests to?"
"I don't know, but we've obviously travelled to the past, and in the past there is royalty, and royalty can chop off our heads if we intrude. Knock!" So Iggy finally grasped the gold knocker in both hands and banged it as hard as he could. The door soon opened with a loud, long creak.
"Good afternoon, weary traveller," Said a quizzical-looking old man dressed in a black tunic and velvet pants. "I am the butler to Prince Charles. Please, come in. We've been waiting for you…"
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Syrus sat up, massaging his bottom as he realized with glee that his glasses were still on his nose. Rubbing his head, Syrus examined his surroundings.
He was sitting on the floor of a long room. The room had, respectively, four long tables placed length-wise and one shorter table facing him horizontally. Syrus figured he was in some sort of royal dining room.
"Wait… If I'm in a royal dining room, then that means I'm most likely in a castle! But, how'd I get here?" the bluenette muttered to himself.
"That's a good question," came a voice. It was Jim! He and Shirley, his pet croc, were sitting at one of the longer tables, grinning at Syrus from ear to ear.
"What are you smiling about?" Syrus asked incredulously.
"Nothing!" He assured the little boy. "Can't a lad smile from time to time?"
"Yes, but now's not the time to be all giddy! If you're trapped in a castle and you don't know how you got there, I don't think it's a very happy time!" Syrus commented, annoyed with the Aussie.
Jim shook his head, still smiling. "Let's figure out where we're at. But to do that, we need to get out of this room! C'mon!" He said, waving at Sy as he ran out of the room.
"Hey! Wait up!" Syrus shouted as he dashed after the Crocodile Boy.
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Sergeant Hasselberry was surrounded by wine, champagne, cheese, and various other foods. Yes, he was in a cellar. But, he wasn't alone. Alexis was with him!
"Ugh, I'm so hungry!" Hasselberry growled.
"Cool it, Hasselberry!" Alexis warned. "This isn't our food. By the looks of it, we're in a castle, which means we need to be even more careful than anywhere else!"
"But why?" the buff teen asked innocently. "They won't miss a few fruit!"
"You don't know that!" Alexis retorted. "In medieval castles, if you steal, you're dead."
"Ouch," Hassleberry remarked. "Wouldn't want that to happen!'
"Right! Now, let's find the others!" the Queen of Obelisks said.
"Uh… One problem, Alexis…" Hasselberry started.
"What is it?" Alexis said impatiently.
"Um… We're kind of... locked in?"
"WHAT!" Alexis ran up the wooden staircase to the door to the cellar. Indeed, the door was locked. "Hey! Open up!" Alexis shouted as she started to bang on the door. Hasselberry joined in. Hasselberry would usually break down the door, but it was stone.
"Quite yer bangin'!" A voice sounded on the other side of the door. "I need to get food fer the Prince and I can't get in if yer yollerin' yer bloody heads off!"
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Jesse woke up with a pained growl. Ruffling his hair so that the dirt would fall out, he was surprised to see his spirits in the flesh snoozing happily around him. Cobalt Eagle was snoring in a nearby tree that had no leaves with Amber Mammoth sleeping behind it. Ruby Carbuncle was in his lap while Amethyst Cat and Topaz Tiger were asleep on either side of him. Emerald Tortoise was inside his shell while Sapphire Pegasus was slumbering like a horse behind him.
Jesse could see a huge, dark gray castle not to far away in front of him. The teal-haired teen himself was on a hard-packed, dirt path with rough grass lining it that lead up to the looming building.
One by one, the spirits woke up. Then, Jesse noticed the other figure with him. It was Selena! She was still sleeping, her long purple hair falling over her face. She made a sigh and sat up. Three small fairies hung in her hair.
"Oh. H'lo, Jesse," Selena said drowsily. She didn't seem to notice the fairies.
"Oh, um… Hi Selie," Jesse replied sheepishly. "You know there are three fairies hanging around you?"
"Hmm? Oh, yeah… These three are Dancing Fairy, my favourite card. My friend Matty gave it to me as a gift when I transferred to Duel Academy," The girl replied.
"Oi! Spirit-Keepers!" A voice sounded from behind the two teens. They turned around and saw a guy with uncut hair and brown, raggedy clothing driving a wagon. "What're you doin' here? Shouldn' you be up at Castle Adalheidis?"
"I don't know! You tell us!" Jesse ordered. The man just sighed.
"Foreigners, eh? Well, anyone with partners live up at yonder castle," The man said, pointing to the structure. "Up there lives Prince Charles. Wonderful to-be king, really. However, his two brothers rule it, not him."
"Hang on, to-be king?" Selena cut in.
"Yes, he has to marry before he can overthrow his brothers. Anyway, how'd you Spirit-Keepers get here?"
"We stepped through a portal!" Jesse explained. "We were with other people, but we don't know where they are."
"Well you'd better find them! If you went through a portal, then you should all be scattered somewhere in or near the castle! You must hurry, for if they are caught, they will mos' likely be executed!"
"Executed!?" Jesse and Selena shouted in unison.
"Yes! Also, never step into the dungeon. Only sacrifices are allowed down there."
"Sacrifices? For what?" Jesse asked.
"I'm 'fraid I do not know. All I know is that it's something dangerous. Now, the only thing I can help you with now is get you to the castle quickly! Hop in! By the way, the name's Eadulf."
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Jaden woke up when Winged Kuriboh started nudging him in the face.
"Quit it, Kuriboh!" he groaned. Then he noticed Kuriboh was actually solid! (Me: wow that's slow…) "Kuriboh! You're solid!" Sure, it's happened before, but never like this, when Kuriboh couldn't go back in his card! A thought came across Jaden's mind, and he took out his deck. All his cards were still the same, except for Kuriboh's, which was blank.
Jaden got up, brushing straw and who-knows-what from his jacket. He was in some sort of stable.
"kuri kuri!" Kuriboh said.
"Huh? We need to find the others? Well, you didn't need to tell me that!" Jaden grinned and stepped out into warm sunshine, his spirit floating behind him.
As it turned out, Jaden had been inside a royal stable, for he was right behind a dark gray castle.
"Kuri!" Kuriboh said, which translated as, "Be careful!"
"Don't worry! I will!" Jaden said, running towards the castle. Kuriboh sweat-dropped and followed.
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Vamp: OMG, what a long and boring Chappie! Ah well… the next one will be much more exciting! Review please! and just so you know, I will NEVER EVER write yaoi, or anything related to that. Yaoi is just wierd.