Dragon Wars

Title: Dragon Wars
Author: Glue Project
Rating: PG-13, at most, I
believe. And only for swearing, if at all.
Pairings: SetoJou, SableKhaki,
MokubaHitomi (maybe)
OC: Sable, Khaki, Riot, Malign, Blitz (all 'OC-ish'.
You'll figure it out.) Hitomi (also called Harlequin).
Spoilers: None what so
ever.
Disclaimer: Don't own Yugioh, and never will. However, I do own
the character Hitomi, the idea for Dragon Wars (game and plot), and the laptop
I'm typing at, slow thing that it is.
Summary: Kaiba Corps. newest virtual
game has effectively snared the interest of everyone's favorite puppy,
Jounouchi! In this virtual world, you can choose to have any name other than
your own, and meet people you never thought you would. ...But what happens when
a princess of old decides to end her self-inflicted exile in the Shadow Realm to
play with the dragons she can direct? And what happens when the game gets a mind
of its own? Hang on, it'll be a bumpy ride.

Notes:
italics
'thoughts'
"talking"
After this chapter,
all the rather important details will be written for you here. I myself have
them written on a notecard... (sweatdrop)
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Jou wondered why he was here, in this lush virtual atmosphere, searching for an
elusive dragon that no one had been able to pin yet.

He did, however, know what led him too this game--the flashy posters all over
town that said 'Dragon Wars' along with all the dragons from Duel Monsters
present, including the Blue and Red Eyes.

He realized now what a sucker for advertising he was. Just because something
claims to have your favorite dragon in it does not mean that it is actually
fun. That was because he couldn't find the Red Eyes anywhere. No one in
the game could say that they'd seen even a glimpse of its black-hided tail.

But back to the actual game itself...The point of the game was to find a
dragon, get that dragon to 'bind' with you (or in other words be loyal) and
enter the tournament in order to see who was the strongest. It wasn't only a
test of strength, but also of loyalty. All of the different dragons had a
different personality, each separate from one another. The actual 'dragon mages'
had more to do in this game than those in the normal RPGs of this sort. They
actually fought alongside the dragons in one form or another.

There were three different classes of mages as well, all named after animals.
One was a dog, their power concentrating on the bond shared between the mage and
dragon. Another was the cat, their agility and defense powers playing key. The
rabbit class consisted of healers. There was a rumor that there were even more
classes as well, or that a particular mages form would change as his power did
as well. The class could make or break a bond between mage and dragon.

Then came another nifty feature--the magic form that their power was
represented in. Of course, these were split up into colors, red being fire, blue
being cold, yellow was energy, purple being psychic powers, and green being gas.
These also affected the mage-dragon pairing.

Ironically, what did Jounouchi choose to be? A yellow puppy.

So, trampling through the forest to reach the next town, his pair of angular
gold ears flickered back and forth. His ears stood up straighter than the other
dog-class', more like the cat-class mages. They didn't droop, that which he was
proud of. Most of the other mages also had a tail that shown beneath the long
hem of their tunics. Jou however, did not have a tail sandwiched between
his green tunic and darker green breeches, a fact that his companion often made
fun of.

Jou's companion was a cat-class yellow, though he looked to be more on the
side of brown. So in other words, his power was in agility, though it took the
form in energy, same as Jou. He was slightly taller and thinner as well.
However, he was friendly enough for conversation, even with the stabs at the
others odd mage-appearance. He himself had the tan-brown tail to match his hair
and ears, all flecked with strands of mahogany.

The cat-mage snickered. "You're as regular as an alarm clock, you know that?"

Jou raised an eyebrow. "Look who's talking, Sable. You're here everyday, just
to catch up to me."

Sable nonchalantly shrugged his blue-clad shoulders. "I find this relaxing,
and the only time to get away." He paused a second. "What do you think of this
place?"

Jou made a 'pft'ing sound. "I think Kaiba has a lot of time on his
hands to make a game like this." There was a wry note to his voice.

Sable blinked, surprised by the odd answer. He turned his head to the side.
"What do you mean? Sounds like that's a bad thing."

Jou shrugged and continued on his way. "He's...not that pleasant at school."

"You go to school with him?"

Jou gave a swift, barking laugh. "Yeah, I go to the same school as him. Don't
even know why he even bothers to show up. All he does is take tests and type on
his laptop." He paused to think. "And, make insulting comments to all those
around him." He continued, not noticing the disbelieving look that crossed
Sables face. "Okay, he's nice and pleasant to his brother and all, but that's
it." He snorted. "He's too busy running his company to notice the scores of
fangirls that trail him. I wonder if they'd still follow him if he was nice." He
paused, eyebrow quirked. "Maybe not...it might be one reason they chase him."

Sable blinked, evidently astonished. "Scores?"

"Yeah, means twenty."

Sable snorted. "I know what it means, m--" He swallowed back the rest of his
sentence, as if for a second he had forgotten who he was talking too.

Jou ignored it. He'd done it other times. In fact, both of them had.

He sighed, and looked to his watch that displayed 'real world' time. It was
quarter 'til midnight. "How long will it take to get to the next town, do you
think? I should log out soon."

Sable looked to his own watch, eyes wide. Their size calmed down as he
thought about the question. "If we take it at a run, about...five minutes. Four
if we plan to camp outside the city's gates."

Jou nodded. "Whats the name of the town?"

Sable smiled. "Cuidad del Gato. My home."

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Heh. Yup, that's it for this chappy. This one and Kinesics are on the high
burners at this point in time. And next chapter, enter Mokuba, Malign, Riot,
...and...er...Khaki! How could I forget him? (laughs)

Ja ne, minna!
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