Takeo - Hello * coughs and rubs eyes that are red and sniffles*
WuFei - You don't look well onna. *touches Takeo's forehead and gets burned* Ack! You have a fever.
Takeo - *looking wide-eyed* Ummh, what did you say WuFei? You want to go swimming? It's okay; there's so much snow everywhere. *giggles stupidly*
WuFei - You're sick!
Takeo - I am? *touches forehead* Hmmh, I must succeed! Do the stuff!
WuFei - Takeo tried to write a 6x5 fic for Bubbles who requested it. Apparently, Duo refused to leave her mind, so Takeo is in great confusion.
Takeo - Ohh, look at all the pretty colors.... * falls out of her chair*
WuFei - ^_^;; * Duo and Heero, using heat resistant glove pick up the unconscious writer from the ground and tuck her in bed*
Duo - She'll be fine folks, give us five minutes * muttering and cursing is heard as several cold napkins are forcibly placed on Takeo's head*
Takeo - It's cold you baka!
Duo - Damn, hold her down Heero!
WuFei - *after several moments* Ahh, let's see; Takeo doesn't own GW or us. This is an AU fic,please, no screaming. The title is Tenkuu no Ryujinbito, loosely meaning, the Vision of the Dragon people * Escaflowne music plays in the background*
Takeo - Die Allen die!
WuFei - Damn it, will someone hold her still. And no Takeo, don't kill Allen, think about Van.
Takeo - Van, sweet Van.... Kill Allen now!

Prologue

The year was AC 200. The Earth, birthplace of humanity was being observed by her four children, the colonies. The Colonies made a wide circular ring around the Earth and were a week's travel by the fastest mode of transportation. The Colonies were the future, the advancement of technology. On Earth, traces of this technology were worldwide but many held on to the legends and myths that held the Earth in awe. People were trying to reach out into the depths of space to see what else they could learn; to see that they weren't the only beings all alone in the vast territory of space. On each colony, strong leaders met the demands of their colonies and in themselves became legendary.

The first Colony, technically called L1 was know as San'in (1). It was to be ruled by Heero Yuy, a young man of fifteen, who had been trained as a soldier from his birth and kept firm control over his people. On L2, soon to be reigned by Duo Maxwell, a very opposite to Heero Yuy's cool and stoic air. He was also fifteen and often proclaimed himself as Shingami. This colony was called Tohoku (2) On L3; Chugoku (3) was the silent Trowa Barton who entertained his soon-to-be followers with many of his acrobatic triumphs. In the L4 colony, San'yo (4) resided Quatre Raberba Winner, the gentle sovereign of his people, heir to the Winner throne.

But for a whole year, any one that reached the Shinto Region (8) was forever lost to the world and was never seen again. A week later, their ships would appear back at their points of origin, all the people dead. The four leaders of the colonies were called upon by the Queen, Relena Peacecraft. The young men sat in a room,looking over the calm waters of the Sanc Kingdom just outside their window, the setting sun setting off a beautiful display of nature.

"Sorry for keeping you gentlemen waiting." Relena said as her advisor Pagan opened the door for her, her platinum blond haired brother following behind her.

"Gentlemen." He said as he bowed. The four stood and bowed.

"Zechs, I see that you're becoming quite the knight." Duo said as he admired Zechs silver sword at his hip, wearing gloves and a jacket slung on a shirt and pants.

"Really Duo. It's much better than being a King." Zechs replied as ice blue eyes smiled at Duo.

"Hn." Heero said as he sat down in his seat.

"Heero, is it really necessary for you to talk like that?" Quatre asked as turquoise eyes smiled shyly at him.

"Leave him be Quatre. Relena-sama,let us get down to business." Trowa asked, cutting straight to the point.

"Please, sit down." Relena said. All five men sat down and looked inquiringly at the Queen.

"How's Dorothy?" Duo asked with a coy smirk as he jabbed Zechs in his arm. Zechs kept a straight face as his sister's face turned red.

"Dorothy? That's one of the minor reasons that we have to speak." Relena replied softly.

"It's okay Relena." Quatre said with understanding as he patted the princess's hand. Relena smiled and her blond eyebrows knitted.

"I've told Milirado of my fears and visions that I've had since this past year." Relena said seriously, her bright blue eyes darkening with worry. Zechs got up from his seat and paced the room.

"Are they very bad?" Quatre asked softly, keeping his eyes on the princess at all times.

"If they weren't, we wouldn't be here." Duo said as he gazed coolly at Zechs. Trowa sensed the tension between Zechs and Duo and wisely put a stop to it by asking another question.

"Relena, what exactly did you see?" he asked, fixing his visible emerald by on the worried princess. Heero was sending enough glares between Duo and Zechs to end any heated words that they might exchange.

"You know very well about Operation Zodiac (5)" Relena asked. The five nodded.

"Relena says that this year, ever since various brave explorers have breached the Shinto Region, they vanish without a trace and reappear a week later, dead." Zechs said.

"Hai. The crew from my colony was lost. We ceased exploration immediately. Families were devastated." Quatre said as he remembered the look of distraught on so many faces just a few months ago.

"What are you trying to say Relena, you're not making sense." Heero said as cobalt eyes hardened.

"The visions that I've had throughout this year was one of people, almost like us except that they had strange voices. Two of them that I noticed had wings. I can't really describe anymore. They looked angry and they spoke strangely in a way that I couldn't understand. I heard a few words distinctively from my last vision which was last evening. Something about Dragons and the Nippon(6) festival." Relena said.

"The Nippon festival?" Heero asked.

"Yes, it means the Origin of the Sun. We celebrate it worldwide with sakura blossoms and costumed balls and dances. Like a huge fair welcoming the New Year. In some ancient texts, it mentions something called the Chubu Dragon (7), believed to have come from space to find refuge on Earth, but as usual, it's a myth." Zechs said as he sat down again.

"Well, what exactly do you think is going to happen to at the Nippon festival Relena-sama?" Heero asked.

"I think that the Earth is going to be attacked." Relena whispered.

"But, what does all this have to do with Dorothy?" Quatre asked as he sat by the upset girl's side and tried to comfort her.

"Well, last week, Dorothy, Sally, Noin and Hilde went to the Shinto Region. They felt that they had a chance to solve this terrible mystery. I lost contact with them this morning." Relena said as she twisted her dress in her hands, her young face full of pain. Her best friends had gone rushing off into something that they couldn't control and she was afraid.

"It's all right. We'll go after them." Duo said as he stood up.

"You can't. Not everyone. You are the only friends that I can truly trust and I don't want anymore people to die." Relena said as she sobbed.

"Relena, I'll go for our kingdom. Pagan will help you. I'll bring Dorothy back. Have faith in our friends." Zechs said as he hugged his sister.

"I'm in." Duo said with a deadly grin, flipping his braid over his shoulder.

"Heero and I will go as well. Quatre, you stay here with Relena and keep everyone distracted. How far away is the Nippon festival?" Trowa asked.

"Two weeks." Relena said.

"More than enough time." Heero said as he pulled out the amulet from under his cloak. It was shaped like a fox.

"So, you have one of those too." Duo said as he pulled out a dark purple amulet, shaped like a bat. Trowa pulled his out and it was green and shaped like a chameleon.

"Royal heirlooms, I have one." Zechs said as he showed his, a blue color, shaped like a wolf.

"Pieces of a puzzle. Quatre, do you have one?" Relena asked. Quatre pulled out his and it was shaped like a dove.

"You should go now. Please, bring everyone back safely, somehow." Quatre said.

"These amulets mean something and we'll find out. See you later babe." Duo said as he kissed Relena's hand and bounded out of the room, many servants peering strangely at him.

"Be strong Relena. I'm counting on you." Zechs said as he placed his hand in his sister's and then hugged her. Trowa and Heero nodded and departed, taking Zechs with them.

"They'll all brave Miss Relena, have faith in them." Quatre said as he and Relena went to watch the launch of the ship that would carry their friend's into the unknown world.

In the Shinto region, silent stars glowed in different colors, calling into the darkness to the small blue green planet and it's four colonies. On the Earth, a shift occurred in the epicenter of a volcano, green eyes glinting almost timidly as it was lured by something among the colors in the Shinto. A young boy stood before his father, too many emotions flickering over his face, beautiful, almost transparent wings let him float above the ground. Sleek long black locks were held in a ponytail, a few strands escaping. A determined grin set on his beautiful face. This was the one, the one who would find the origin of the Sun, and if he had to, destroy every last molecule to attain his purpose....

End of prologue.

(1) San'in is Japanese for the "shady side" Ummh, Heero, shady, yes, yes indeed
(2) Tohoku is Japanese for the "northeast"
(3) Chugoku is Japanese for the "middle country" 3 is the middle number between 1-5 ^_^
(4) San'yo is Japanese for the "sunny side" Quatre is nice and bubbly, come on!
(5) Operation Zodiac. If you want to explore the Shinto Region, you need to be signed up here and your ship bears the name of one of the twelve zodiacs. Ironically, Oz is Operation Zodiac in GW, that's why all their mobile suits are named; for example, Leo, Taurus,Virgos, yadda yadda yadda.
(6) Nippon is Japanese for the "Origin of the Sun" I made up the whole festival thing for the purpose of this fic. ^_~
(7) Chubu Dragon. I'll explain later, so don't go crazy. ^_~
(8) Shinto is Japanese for the "way of the gods" Since this region is unexplored, people on Earth, who believe in a lot of the Legends, more than the Space Colonists do named it because they have no clue what is going on there. Maybe, all their answers...

Takeo - Ohh! fever's gone down, headache is still there but I've got a series!
WuFei - Holy Damn, another bloody war.
Takeo - War, is it because I said Dorothy? vWuFei - No. Because you have blood lust in your eyes and we unfortunately are within your reach.
Takeo - Van must kill Allen, Van must kill Allen....
Duo - Okay ^_^;; * Dramatic music plays*
Heero - *in monotone of course* Will there be lemons, lots of lemons? What the hell is up between Duo and Zechs? What's up with Relena? Why in hell is Quatre making out with Duo? Why am I getting turned on? Why is Trowa rubbing up against me? Why *pant* is Zechs joining in? Why is Takeo picking up *moan* a scythe? Are these signs of pairings to be?
Takeo - Omae o korusu!!!! *everybody runs and hides* Damn right now, get me some more cold towels would you?