I have come...with a Yu-Gi-Oh story that I made when I was younger :P since I'm having major writer's block with the Naruto story, I figured I'd get this out of the way then until I can escape that dreaded wall!
Now, I have heard about the dreaded Mary Sue where supposedly the character is like perfect. Well even though the main character is a girl who died and was resurrected as one of God's minor goddesses, she is most assuredly not perfect. It'd be like saying Belldandy is a complete Mary Sue, but she has her flaws. She gets jealous, she gets drunk off soda, etc. Well I am here to say my character is not perfect. That will be all.
I don't own Yu-Gi-Oh. Kazuki Takahashi does. I do own Iphigenia and any other character I manage to cook up. If I owned Yu-Gi-Oh, Kaiba would actually beat Yugi fair and square and Tea wouldn't be spouting her friendship talks every five minutes. So enjoy the story!
Darkness all around her…frantic voices yelling orders and footsteps scurrying around.
"Two units of AB stat! We need to get her bleeding under control!"
What happened? Why was everything so dark? And why were these people sounding so worried? Was it all a dream?
"Three broken ribs, left arm broken, fractured femur, massive internal bleeding…she may not make it…"
What were they talking about? Were they saying she was going to die? This was one messed up dream!
"Little boy, you can't come in here! She needs to be taken to surgery-"
"She's my sister!"
"I understand, bu-"
"Nurse, don't detain him. Surgery won't save her…"
The grave voice made her heart skip a beat, but the boyish voice made her heart swell in her chest. It was her younger brother Yugi, the one person she loved with all her heart.
"W-what do you mean it won't save her?"
"Son, your sister has suffered massive injuries. It's a miracle that she's still alive, but unfortunately she won't be for long. Her body is too broken and if we tried to do surgery on her, she will die on that table."
What!? Was she dying? What happened? She tried to rack her brain for answers, but nothing came to mind. The bed she was laying on dipped slightly and a small hand took hers gently, squeezing it tightly.
"What happened to her…?"
"She was hit by a vehicle while crossing the road. The driver is in police custody right now for speeding and now homicide. Quite frankly, I don't know why the driver was going as fast as she was; she was going 65 in a 35. Normally a person would die instantly upon impact at that speed, but for some reason your sister has managed to survive, but barely. It's highly unlikely that she will regain consciousness because of the internal bleeding since it's in her brain, but we can't do surgery because we would be cutting near her brain stem. If we cut the brain stem, she would die instantly. So…surgery will do absolutely nothing except prolong her life for a few hours. She will only last a few more hours on the machine, but it'll be enough for you to be able to say goodbye."
She heard a choked sob come from Yugi before she felt his fingers brush her cheek. Something wet fell on her hand and she realized that her beloved little brother was crying…she wished fervently that she could reach up and hug him. She wished she could tell him everything would be okay, that things happen for a reason, but she couldn't. Her body felt so heavy…the sound of a door hitting the wall suddenly reached her ears.
"Yug, we heard what happened! Is she o- oh God…"
She would recognize that voice anywhere. It looked like Yugi's friends had arrived. A girl gasped quietly before sniffing.
"She looks so broken…"
"Tell me she's gonna be okay, doc!"
Tristan. A tense silence filled the room before Yugi began sobbing, the heartbreaking sound making her want to cry.
'I'm sorry Yugi…'
"I'm sorry son, but she's not going to make it. Her injuries are too grave."
She heard Téa begin to weep, imagining her pretty blue eyes filling with tears. There was a stunned silence before Joey spoke.
"H-how long does she have?"
"At most…a few hours. It should be plenty of time to say goodbye. I'm so very sorry for all of you…I can't imagine what you are going through."
Footsteps echoed in the background until they stopped. A new voice reached her ears. Grandpa…
"Yugi…I heard about what happened. Just remember that she will always be with us in our hearts."
Even though Grandpa Motou was trying to give Yugi a little pep talk, she could hear the unshed tears in his voice. If she was going to die…she would fight with everything she had to be able to wake up and say something to them.
"I just can't believe that she's going to die…"
Another voice joined the others and her heart began to break upon hearing it. It was Mokuba Kaiba, a little boy she had babysat before. She loved the child to death, but couldn't really stand his older brother. She was surprised that he had even let Mokuba come, but she had a sneaking suspicion that the boy had snuck out to see her.
"Please…"
Yugi's pleading voice reached her one more, his tears now falling upon her cheeks. She felt his forehead press against hers, his hands cupping her cheeks.
"Iphigenia…please don't leave! Please! I-I don't know what I would do without you! For the love of God, wake up! Please wake up!"
His voice rose to nearly a scream as his hands pressed insistently into her cheeks. Her heart shattered at the desperation in his voice.
"Yugi…"
Téa's soft voice tried to reassure Yugi, but he wasn't having any of it. His hot breath fanned over her face, smelling faintly of mint. She wanted so badly to bring her hand up…
'God, give me strength! All I want is to reassure my brother…my dear brother. Please…give me the strength!'
She focused all of her remaining strength into lifting her arm, willing it to move. Her fingers twitched slightly before her hand slowly lifted, moving to rest on Yugi's head. She felt him jerk before lifting his head, probably looking at her in disbelief. There was a collective gasp in the room and several footsteps sounded near her bed, a sense of warmth emanating from all sides of her. Her eyes twitched momentarily before cracking open, the light assaulting her eyes. Everything was blurry, but as she started regaining focus, the faces of everyone around her began to become distinct. Yugi was seated right next to her while Grandpa stood behind him with Mokuba next to him. Joey was almost right in her face with Téa behind him and Tristan standing at the foot of her bed.
"I don't believe it…" The doctor was a middle aged man with graying blonde hair and green eyes. He pushed Joey aside and inspected her eyes with his ophthalmoscope, the light burning her sensitive eyes. "There's no way she could have regained consciousness…Miss Motou, can you hear me?"
She paid no attention to the doctor. Instead she turned her attention to her little brother, a weak smile spreading over her lips.
"Y-Yu-gi…" she rasped, her voice unbelievably hoarse. "N-no matter wh-what…I'll a-always b-be with you…l-lo-love y-you, l-little b-brother…"
An overwhelming sense of weakness came over her and her eyes slowly drooped shut, the darkness taking her away. She felt so peaceful, like the world was slowly shrinking around her until she could no longer feel herself. Her heart beat sluggishly until it finally stopped and all coherent thought was torn from her as she sank into the darkness.
Yugi stared down at the body of his older sister, feeling her hand go slack and slowly trail down his cheek as gravity took effect. He shuddered at her cold fingers and his brilliant purple eyes widened when her hand fell to her stomach, the sound of the heart monitor flat lining barely registering in his mind. The doctor looked at the clock on the wall and sighed heavily.
"Time of death…6:24 PM."
Yugi wanted nothing more than to scream at the man even though he was only doing his job. She couldn't be dead…she just couldn't be. If only she hadn't decided to walk home by herself, then she wouldn't be like this! She would be alive and well, welcoming him home with a hug and a delicious dinner waiting on the table. Now…now he would never see her smile again, never hear her laugh or even play Duel Monsters with her.
The sound of Téa weeping and Tristan comforting her didn't even faze him. His grandpa laid a hand on his shoulder comfortingly before leaving the room, but soon enough he heard his wail of despair from the hallway. Mokuba was curled up into her stomach, weeping bitterly into the slightly bloody hospital gown and Joey…Joey looked like someone had driven a dagger into his heart. His brown eyes were blank, looking down at his sister's relaxed features. Yugi knew how much of a crush Joey had had on his sister and now he would never be able to tell her just how much he really loved her. He watched as Joey suddenly turned and punched the wall, a sob of anguish escaping him. Everyone was affected terribly by her death. He looked back down at his sister's peaceful face, his purple eyes watering up once more.
'I'm going to miss you…I hope you are happy in heaven because you truly belong with the angels. I love you Iphigenia.'
From over Yugi's shoulder, the spirit of the Millennium Puzzle looked down at the face of the dead girl, his face contorted in an expression of misery.
'I'm sorry Yugi…Iphigenia…may Osiris watch over you.'
To most of the people in the city of Domino, her death may not affect them, but to the people who knew and really cared about her…Iphigenia Motou was going to be missed terribly. At least for a little while…
A regal figure watched as Iphigenia's spirit left her body and ascended to heaven, her body no longer broken and shattered. This was a minor setback, he realized, but it was nothing that he couldn't fix. After all…he was God and there was nothing that he couldn't do. He would make Iphigenia Motou one of his minor goddesses and send her back down to Earth to aid the former Pharaoh of Egypt in his quest to save the world from evil. She deserved another chance at life, but he would have her bring peace and happiness to those who really needed it. After all, it was her destiny…it was what she did with it that really mattered.
