By: Gardie
Disclaimer: I do not own Yu-Gi-Oh or Pokemon. I just enjoy them and write fanfiction.
AN: This is another old story, which I wrote sometime in 2004.
Chapter 1Bakura's POV
"Bakura. Hey, Bakura! Wake up!"
"Mmm," I mumbled.
Suddenly I was hit with a pillow.
"What the-!" I shouted angrily as I sat up.
Ryou was standing next to the bed, his arms crossed, looking angry.
"Get up, it's after ten and you're still in bed. I need this place to look presentable, my father's coming later."
I got up as Ryou began to make the bed and stumbled to my closet. I opened the door and fell down, clutching my throat.
"Poison Gas! Someone's trying to kill me!" I cried out as I began to suffocate.
"Get up!" snapped my hikari; "It's perfume to stop your clothes from stinking."
"My clothes don't stink," I muttered.
I got dressed and left the house.
I was walking about the streets of Domino and had only gone about two blocks when I saw the man of my dreams running towards me. Marik! Actually he was sprinting madly, glancing fearfully behind him and clutching a book in his hands. Ah, he stole a book from the library, I thought, not too bad.
"Hey, Marikky!" I called happily.
"Run!" he shouted as he sprinted past me. I watched him motor off, wondering what the problem was.
"Marik Ishtar! Return my Book of Secret Arts!"
Gulp Shadi!
I jumped behind a tree as the turban-clad man ran past. He was a lot slower than Marik, I guess all the magical transport didn't do much for his muscles. I waited until he was a little way ahead and then followed. What book did Marik steal and why was it so important?
Marik POV
I sped around a corner and saw Yugi, Mai, Joey, Tristan and Tea all sitting around a table outside a restaurant. Shadi was coming. I had to hide.
"Don't tell Shadi I'm here!" I yelled as I dived under their table.
"What?" asked Joey.
Like I didn't just tell him, he's got a shorter memory than a goldfish! Before I could insult him Shadi appeared. He walked up to the table, breathing heavily.
"Have you seen Marik?" he asked.
"I…uh…well," Yugi began.
Flip, I forgot, Yugi can't lie.
"Not us," said Mai, "We've been here all morning and haven't seen a soul."
Thank you Mai! Huh? All morning! They need a life! I bet Bakura was up early, probably torturing people. Shadi seemed satisfied and walked off. Then Bakura appeared.
"Hey, Bakura! Over here!"
He turned and saw me.
"Hey Marik!"
"You owe us," said Joey.
I climbed out from under the table.
"For what you didn't do any thing."
"Why was Shadi chasing you?" asked Bakura.
I held up the Book of Secret Arts.
"Because of this."
"A dusty old book?" asked Joey, "I wouldn't take it if you paid me."
"I would never pay you to take it. This book contains the mystical secrets of the cosmos."
Joey looked blank.
"Cool," commented Bakura, "Let's go test it."
"Wait. Shadi will be ready for me at my house, let's go to your place."
"Okay."
Ryou's POV
Bakura came home! Sob I had really hoped that he'd stay away all day. And what's worse? He brought his psychotic boyfriend with him. I managed to convince them to do whatever they were going to do in the basement, so hopefully they won't wreck the whole house. I couldn't leave them alone and go shopping as planned so I phoned Yugi and asked him to bring the things I needed. Yugi should be here soon and I still need to clean the lounge.
Ding! Dong!
Oh damn it! He's early. I went to the door and opened it. Yugi had brought his friends with him! Yugi, Tristan, Joey, Tea, Mai, Kaiba and Duke! Everyone!
"Hey," said Yugi, "They wanted to come with, so I said it was okay."
I sighed, so much for the private time with my father. I let them in and, sure enough, soon my lounge was in a mess as they collapsed in various chairs and put packets of chips and cans of cooldrink on the tables. Tea and Mai had agreed to help me prepare the food and were getting ready in the kitchen.
"Mai and I will prepare lunch. You can make the dessert."
"Sure," I replied.
I had asked Yugi to bring ready mixed ingredients so it wasn't going to be difficult. Tea was busy making a salad and Mai was putting cold meats on a plate. I put the cookie mix in the oven just as I heard a muffled explosion.
BUMFF!
"What the hell did you do, Bakura!" came Marik's voice.
"I don't know," answered Bakura.
"Well be careful!"
"I better check that out," I told Tea and Mai and I walked out the room.
I passed the lounge and saw everyone crowding around Joey, watching him play a game on his Gameboy.
Marik's POV
I followed Bakura down into Ryou's basement. It was all dark and the walls and floor were plain grey concrete. Bakura flipped the light switch revealing a dusty collection of boxes and old discarded items, even some ancient Egyptian artefacts belonging to Ryou's father. I saw a small statue of Bastet, beautifully made out of solid gold. I quickly slipped it into my pocket.
"Get a table," I told Bakura, "I need to rest the book on something."
"Here."
Bakura dragged an old desk into the centre of the room.
"Perfect."
I put the book on the table and opened my bag to find my Millennium Rod. While I was looking Bakura paged through the book.
"What are you doing?" I asked.
He mumbled something in Ancient Egyptian, I only heard the word 'Pyro'. The box next to me exploded into flames.
"What the hell did you do, Bakura!" I shouted.
"I don't know," he said, feigning innocence.
"Well be careful!" I snapped, " I better keep an eye on you."
"What's going on?" demanded Ryou as he burst into the basement.
He saw the remains of the cardboard box.
"My fluffy furbies! Is this your fault?" he asked me angrily.
"My fault?" I asked indignantly.
"Yes, your fault, you crazed pyromaniac!"
"It was Bakura! The fool said a spell!"
"A spell! Are you doing magic in my basement?"
"No," I lied.
"We were practising the dark arts," stated Bakura.
I couldn't believe the fool!
"What were you trying to do?" asked Ryou.
"We're going to send Shadi to another dimension," I answered.
"Oh, brother. Just leave the house standing, okay?"
Ryou then left the basement.
"Fool!" I said and hit Bakura on the head.
Bakura's POV
I watched as Marik turned the pages of the book until he located the appropriate spell. He read the page quickly and smirked.
"It says the target will be sent to another dimension indefinitely. The only way to return is to find away to recast the spell."
"What if Shadi knows all the spells already?" I asked.
"I doubt it. Now keep quiet, this spell is very difficult and I need to concentrate."
I so wanted Shadi in another dimension I didn't even think about disobeying. Normally I would, just for fun. Marik held up his rod and began to chant. The eye on the rod started to glow. He was nearly finished when this massive spider bungi-jumped right in front of my face!
I couldn't help it, "Aiiieee!"
Marik lost concentration and the energy ball surrounding the rod exploded.
"No!" yelled Marik.
"Getitoff! Getitoff!" I yelled as I tried to knock the spider off my nose.
The ball exploded and engulfed us. Everything went blue. The blue grew darker and I passed out. When I came to I turned to Marik and screamed.