Takeo - Ah! Welcome all!
Zechs - Thank you everyone. And we shall begin this fic due to the wonderful incentive.
Takeo - That's right. Special thanks to Dina, D-wing. DragonMage, focsfyr and Nikita. ^^
WuFei - Takeo doesn't own GW, so don't sue. Warnings none really. Just fun stuff ^^

Chapter One : The Hunter

Treize Khushrenada of the Sapphire Clan paced anxiously around as his assistant Trowa Barton reported back to him 30 hours later.

"It took some tracking sir, but I have found Fei the dragon hunter and he has agreed to speak with you briefly." Trowa said as he bowed.

"Thank you Trowa. Please put him on." Treize replied as he settled back in his velvet chair. A window opened to reveal darkness.

"Fei the Dragon Hunter, I presume?" Treize asked as he sat up in his chair.

"Call me WuFei. Fei is the abbreviation." WuFei said as he stepped out of the darkness. Treize's eyebrows shot up with surprise. The person that appeared on the vid window was a young man, no older than 17, with black hair that stopped just below his shoulders, pulled back in a loose ponytail with a white silk tie. Slanted dark chocolate orbs lit up a caramel face and the boy was dressed in silk robes, a dragon across the chest embroidered in gold.

"If I dare to be bold, you are quite young for a dragon hunter, but your fame has been around for decades." Treize said as his eyes scanned the boy's exotic features. Those eyes hardened and WuFei spoke.

"My age is of no matter. I'll meet you on Dawn78 in an hour. By the fueling dock. Come alone." WuFei said and the window went black. Treize shook his head as he rose from his seat.

"You wish to meet him sir?" Trowa asked as his fingers hovered hesitantly on his keyboard.

"Of course. But you shall come with me." Treize said as he stepped down from his throne, his robes sweeping under him.

"But I thought he said for you to come alone." Trowa replied as a brown eyebrow raised in question.

"We're dealing with a DH Mr.Barton. Who knows if someone sent him after us already." Treize said. Trowa nodded.

"I'll prepare the carrier ship then." Trowa said as he turned his attention back to his task.

"Very well." Treize said as he walked across the deck of the ship to the large window where he watched a few comets shoot by quickly, setting their own legends soon to be followed.

On Dawn78, two Allianoz officers stood at attention as their chief ran over their weekly report. Taking off her glasses, the commander in chief looked up at the expectant faces of her two best officers in all her 10 years of service.

"Well, I believe that this week has been successful and uneventful." The woman said as she closed the manila folder and looked back at the pair.

"Yes Ms. Une. Catherine and I made sure that no one broke the law on our beat!" the young man said enthusiastically as he saluted. Ms.Une lifted an eyebrow.

"Maxwell?" she asked.

"Yes ma'am?" the youth replied, his violet eyes filled with hope.

"You and Catherine get the promotion. As of this moment, you two are in charge of the safety of this asteroid. I'll be departing for HQ down at Tekken3(1) in thirty minutes. I trust that the two of you will uphold our motto and ideals that we all stand for." Commander Une said as she rose from her seat and deposited the manila folder in her briefcase.

"Yes ma'am. We shall do our best." Catherine said as she brought her hand to a salute. Duo raised his hand as well as and Commander Une nodded and left the Allainoz department.

"I can't believe it! We're in charge of this whole outhouse." Duo Maxwell said as he loosened his tie, brushing his brown bangs from his eyes.

"I guess. You pretty good you know Duo? Come on, I'll treat you to a drink down at Hilde's bar." Catherine said as she put on her jacket. Duo nodded in agreement and grabbed his jacket from its post on a chair.

"Celebrating is good. Let's just hope that tonight is just another routine night." Duo said as he held the door open for Catherine, the woman nodding as she passed through. With a hum in his thoughts, Duo shut and locked the door to their commander's office and headed to the elevator that would transport he and Catherine to the street.

Zechs Marquise smiled warily as he downed his shot of Spice, keeping a straight face as he watched Quatre drop his glass with a defeated sigh.

"I swear, your stomach's lined with lead or something Zechs." Heero said as he too pushed his shot glass away from him with a look that resembled disgust. The three had been downing the special brew of Dawn78 called the 'spice'. It was a drink that contained enough alcohol in one shot to send a grown man running to the bathroom to relieve himself and drench his burning stomach in ten gallons of water. Zechs had downed four shots without flinching and Quatre and Heero drew the line at two shots a piece.

"There's nothing to it really. Hey, Hilde. A couple of tequilas please." Zechs called as he waved to the blue haired waitress in a short skirt and impossibly tight blouse.

"Okay just a moment." She called back. Her eyes lit up as her two favourite customers walked in at that moment.

"Hi Hilde!" Duo called as he waved. A few people in the bar cut short their banter as they spied the gear that Duo and Catherine sported.

"Allios." One of the women whispered, the dagger in her belt loop glittering dangerously.

"Nothing to worry about. The woman's no threat, the guy's the rookie on the force." Her partner replied as he soothed his nervous date. The woman nodded and took a sip of her drink.

"Man, some of the people that check in here overnight." Catherine whispered to Duo as they walked towards the corner of the bar that belonged to them. Duo's eyebrows shot up as he observed three people laughing at their table.

"Hey! That's our table." Duo said as he hurried over to the group and folded his arms in a pissed manner. Three pairs of eyes lifted, each a different shade of blue, ranging from dark to light.

"We just got here." Zechs replied as he observed the somewhat pissed cop staring at him.

"Plunders huh? Sapphires right?" Catherine asked as she stood beside Duo. Quatre laughed and shook his head.

"Oh no. We're running from them. We're outlaws. I'm Quatre, the brown haired one is Heero and the other blond is Zechs."' Quatre said with a smile as he rose from his seat and extended his hand for a shake. Duo and Catherine looked at one another and looked back at Quatre. Reluctantly, handshakes were exchanged among the five.

"Sorry for taking your table. Perhaps we could buy you guys a drink and join us. We won't be on Dawn78 for long." Heero said as he and Quatre moved to make room for their new acquaintances. Duo and Catherine nodded and joined them. Hilde walked up to their table and placed the tequilas on the table, and also handing a bahama mama(2) to Catherine and a scotch on the rocks to Duo.

"Glad that you aren’t making a ruckus in here tonight. Call me if you need anything else." Hilde said with a wink and walked off as a new group entered the bar.

"She's a nice waitress." Quatre said as he sipped his tequila.

"She runs the place as well." Catherine said as she stared at Hilde's retreating back, losing herself for a moment.

"Um, Earth to Catherine, this is your partner, do you read me?" Duo asked as he tapped Catherine. Green eyes smiled back at Duo and Catherine blushed.

"I'm here. Don't make a fuss." She replied as she stared into her drink.

"You like her?" Zechs asked as a slender blond eyebrow arched.

"Yeah, she does. I've been on Dawn78 for about a year now, Catherine's been here three. She *still* hasn’t hooked up with her. Something about her being a cop and Hilde meeting all sorts of Plunders, Outlaws and DHs." Duo said with a wave of his hand.

"What about you? Is there anyone that you've had your eye on?" Zechs asked, an impish purr in his voice. Heero and Quatre rolled their eyes. Zechs never passed up an opportunity to flirt openly with a cute guy. Duo laughed as he twiddled with the end of his braid.

"You could say so. He's the most beautiful thing that I've ever seen. I'm lucky that I got out of seeing him alive," Duo said with a dreamy sigh in his violet eyes. Duo took a shot of his drink, eyes focused for a serious moment. "Not that I would have stood a chance mind you. Anyway, you guys have a ship or something?" Duo asked, drawing the intense focus away from him. Zechs nodded.

"Heero, Quatre and I make up the crew. Our ship's name is Geyon." Zechs said as he leaned back comfortably in his seat. The discussion was about to continue when Hilde ran back, panic in her eyes, keeping her look disguised form her customers.

"Duo,Catherine…something's going on outside!" she said as she tugged on Catherine's arm. Duo and Catherine rose from the table and hurried outside to see what the disturbance was. Zechs, Heero and Quatre also rose from their seats to help their new friends. The little group barely made it out the front door when the door to the bar was blown open, someone flying through the air, and slammed *hard* into Zechs and Duo. The groups in the bar took one look at the person on the ground, and then at the man who stood in the doorway and carried their asses out of the bar, screaming in fear.

"Dishonorable cur." The youth spat out as he stood on his feet, wiping the blood from his cheek.

"Oh damn. It's the Sapphires!" Heero yelled as he helped Quatre up, checking for any injuries to his koibito. Catherine pushed Hilde behind her. The man from the doorway looked around at the remaining occupants in the bar.

"It seems that I've found my quarry." The man said as he stepped into the bar, the group noticing that his eyes glowed a strange blue.

"He's using magic." Quatre whispered.

"We can't beat that." Zechs whispered back heatedly, his arm already lingering at his waist line, ready to draw his gun. Duo helped steady the dark haired boy that had come flying through the bar's doors.

"Are you okay?" he asked. With a smack, Duos' hands were brushed off.

"I'm fine. I don’t need your help." The boy replied as he stood, drawing his sword.

"Commander Treize, I suggest that the fight moves outside. Your power is limited in here." Trowa spoke, his own emerald gaze placing the people with identities.

"Very well Trowa." Treize said with a small sigh as he walked backwards. The dark haired boy turned to the group.

"Dragon Hunter." Hilde said in a hushed tone, feeling fear take a hold of her. Surprisingly, the boy smiled.

"I'm not here to harm any of you. I take it that you're the owner of this place," WuFei asked as he straightened his back, pushing his ebony hair out of his eyes. Hilde nodded. Speech had deserted her. WuFei pulled out a bag and dropped it in her arms. "This should pay for any damage. And I'll warn you all that no one should interfere with this fight." WuFei said as he walked out of the bar, a faint dark golden glow encircling his being. The Geyon crew traded looks and Zechs stood up.

"Heero, you and Quatre stay here with Hilde, Catherine and Duo." Zechs said as he drew his gun. Duo stood up and faced the taller youth.

"Those are two of the most dangerous people to clash with Zechs, a dragon hunter *and* a Sapphire? That's an instant death wish my friend." Duo said sternly, all laughter gone from violet orbs. Blue eyes turned cold for a moment, and even colder, Zechs voice made itself heard.

"Duo, you don’t *know* about my past. And that's just one of the reasons why I'm going out there to try and even the score." Zechs said as he pushed past Duo and headed outside. Duo frowned and turned to his partner.

"Better you than me friend. I just hope that your bit of power can get you out alive. " Catherine said as she handed her partner her gun.

"Thanks Cath. I owe you. Keep them safe." Duo said as he ran after Zechs. Quatre and Heero placed Catherine with a puzzled look.

"Duo knows a bit of magic. I hope that it's enough to get him safely out of this. But, casting spells draws a lot of his energy." Catherine replied to the unspoken question.

"He'll do fine." Hilde assured Catherine.

"Just in case our wonder boys don't stick it out, we need to get to Geyon and back them up. This could get ugly pretty fast. That Treize guys loses his temper, we know." Quatre said as the four headed out of the damaged bar through the back door.

Zechs sighed as he and Duo stood behind WuFei whom was glaring at Treize. The street was deserted and only the hum of energy could be heard.

"Your terms are highly unagreeable Khushrenanda. And you broke my trust the instant you landed here." WuFei said as continued to glow that faint golden aura.

"He's a special DH, isn’t he?" Zechs whispered to Duo. Duo nodded back.

"Your help is demanded Dragon Hunter. The one I want you to kill is the platinum blond behind you!" Treize said as he pointed to Zechs. WuFei and Duo stared at Zechs who adopted an innocent expression..

"Me? What did I do?" he asked as four pairs of eyes looked at him. One with shock, one with mild surprise and two with contempt.

"Silence outlaw. You are unworthy of such a stupid title." Trowa said as he powered up a dagger and shot it at Zechs. Zechs pulled out his gun and shot the dagger down.

"It's an honourbale title Plunderer." Zechs shot back, his pride wounded.

"Get lost!" WuFei shouted as he faced Zechs and Duo, his lips moving quickly, neither youths catching his words. A wave of golden light swept up and blew the boys two blocks down. WuFei turned back and faced Treize with a smirk.

"You though that you could kill me with those cheap tricks that you haven’t even mastered. Prepare to die for ever even *thinking * of double crossing me snake, and same for your unibang." WuFei said as he dropped into a fighting stance. Trowa and Treize did the same and with a rumble of pure energy, all three leapt.

~End of chapter one~

(1) Tekken 3 is a cool game, but can not be compared to Dead or Alive ^^
(2) a Bahama mama is an alcoholic drink at some restaurant that I've been to. It's supposed to be good.
Takeo - Yay, a cliffhanger. Sadist or what?
Zechs - Riight. I want to fight too. Sheesh!
Duo - I'm a cop. You made the great destroyer a cop?!
Takeo - ^^; Calm down Duo.