Here is the unhappy ending, the other ending of Yugioh Robin hood.
ATTENTION! Please have read all the chapters up to chapter 16! This is nesscecary to know the story before this alternate ending.
Yugi: *teary eyes* This is the one where Yami dies...
*nods* yeah, I'm sorry Yugi.
Yugi: *crying*
*sad* :( I thought I'd better get the beggining chapter up before I go to back to school tomorrow... after Monday I won't have a socail life, goodbye fanfiction and friends, hello A level's and studying... :'(
Yugi: *hugs author* Please send lots of support, but know that Amme-chan won't be updating as fast as she used to because of her studies.
If I'm lucky I'll have some time to write a few paragraphs on weekends, but I offer no promises to you all. Let's just see how we go. This chapter if full of mistakes and things I'll probably update this chapter again later if/when I have the time to get it to the quality I'd like it to be at. But I thought I'd treat you all now.
Yugi: *hugging author* Be warned, CHARACTER DEATH!
Yes, and the beggining parts will be just like in chapter 17 but the ending will be different. Please leave me LONG REVIEWS because nothing else will make me feel better in the oncoming weeks of nothing but teachers and homework.
Yugi: Amme-chan doesn't own Yugioh or Robin hood. Please enjoy, try not to cry *sobbing!*
Dartz stared over the castle wall, in the same place where he had pulled the trigger that had shot the vagabond in the back a week ago. Dartz glared, and still the rat had gotten away! Dartz gripped the stone wall and growled. "How? How do you keep evading me?" he muttered.
Dartz knew that the so called Thief King was with him that night, the criminal must have somehow ditched the soldiers and gotten away. Dartz was only slightly happier in the knowledge that the poison wouldn't keep him living much longer. Unless…
Dartz glared harder at the night. If Yugi knew healing magic, then there was a chance he'd survive. Dartz ground his teeth, the thought of his little brother in that vagabond's unworthy arms made his blood boil. It should have been him that made Yugi's eyes light up, not Yami Atem. It should have been him that Yugi was devoted to, not Yami Atem. It should have been him who would take Yugi when he was ready, marry him and rule forever with him. Not Yami Atem!
Dartz punched the stone under his hand, his brother was perfect… how had he come to hate him? Yugi was meant to love him! Dartz sighed, Yugi I will save you. One way or another.
Dartz's eyes landed on the burnt down tower, a pile of burnt timber and rubble was all that was left, luckily nothing else had burnt as the Palace was built out of stone mainly. That tower was newly built by the Atlantians, they used more wood in their architecture.
"Master Dartz?"
Dartz was snapped out of his thoughts by Rex and Weevil. He glared at them "What?" He demanded.
The two bowed lowly "Reports on your brother and Yami Atem" Rex said swiftly, his nervous stutter showing his fear.
Dartz nodded "Well?"
Weevil cringed "We have nothing, they've vanished yet again, Master Dartz" Dartz glared and raised his hand to zap them with his magic, Rex and Weevil cowered at the gestured "But!" Weevil yelped out. Dartz paused, he raised an eyebrow, clearly impatient. Weevil breathed then said "There have been reports of Bakura, the Thief King, lurking around the Valley of the Kings"
Rex growled "As if that will help us!" he hissed.
Dartz tuned out their fighting, he looked at the place were Yami was shot and thought very carefully. If Yami Atem was hit as bad as I expect him to be, he'd have to be carried or dragged to safety, he'd never get away on his own. Bakura was with him… the Valley of the Kings is quite close compared to other landmarks… But why would he go there? Dartz thought quietly. Then his eyes widened. Aknamkanon! He'd visit that tomb more than any other, he'd know all the traps…
His eyes flashed and he turned back to see Rex and Weevil fighting on the floor. "Enough!" he commanded lowly. Both boys froze. Dartz pulled out a dagger and said "Take me to the Valley" If I'm correct, there's only one place that they'd go…
Yugi ran his fingers through Yami's hair as he quietly sang a soft lullaby to him, one that his Father often sang to him to make him fall asleep as a baby. Yami was smiling as the exotic words flowed over him, Yugi sang in Atlantian so Yami only understood every other word, it was a beautiful language.
Yami opened his red eyes tiredly as Yugi finished his song. Yami smiled and touched Yugi's cheek "I've heard an angel" he whispered. He was still in a lot of pain, the wound in his back wasn't healing properly…
Isis was really worried, she'd been biting her well kept nails down to nothing as Yami's condition barely improved. Yugi had been purifying as much as he could, Isis had been doing everything in her power, but all three knew that it may not be enough. The people had been sending prayers and bits of food, medicine, herbs and other gifts whenever Bakura came to visit and take news on Yami's condition back to the anxious villagers.
Yugi blushed slightly and then rested his hands on Yami's shoulders "You need to rest" he whispered back.
Yami nodded, he closed his eyes again and then opened one before saying "Could you sing that again aibou? It's beautiful" Yugi smiled and began his lullaby again, cooing and sighing with words that sounded like a language born from the sea and tides.
"There's a road inside your heart made just for you
Don't be scared, take your first step and then take two
Pain will come but I believe you can endure
Further down that road, just trust a little more
Holding you, holding you, it's in you river flows in you
Slow it down, slow it down, that river flows inside me too
Holding you, holding you, it's in you river flows in you
Waiting now, waiting now, just be strong, you will make it through
If you let me, I will give my heart to you
So that I can feel you, what else can I do?
Can you hold on just a little longer still?
In your heart if you believe it then you will
Holding you, holding you, it's in you river flows in you
Slow it down, slow it down, that river flows inside me too
Holding you, holding you, it's in you river flows in you
Waiting now, waiting now, just be strong, you will make it through"
Before Yugi was halfway through the second verse Yami was asleep. Yugi smiled and kissed his forehead. "Sweet dreams, Yami" he moved his hands to the bandages and began to start his healing magic.
Yami's wound had finally stopped bleeding, yet the poison lingered, Yugi wasn't strong enough to take it all out at once. And he had his unborn child to think about, the baby wouldn't be affected by the poison as the baby had Atlantian royal blood, but the strain of using so much magic could cause Yugi's body to miscarry the baby to keep up with the stress.
Yugi's hands glowed as the poison got pulled from Yami into him, Yugi's hands became green as he absorbed the poison but soon returned to normal. Yugi sighed and touched Yami's sweating forehead "If only I had the concentrated antidote… this would be so easy"
Yugi picked up a rag and began washing Yami's skin, the teen had sweat a lot while fighting the fever the weakened poison caused. So he was hot and bothered, even in his sleep. Yugi washed his arms and chest -where the bandages weren't covering- his face and feet. Making sure he was completely cool with the clean water.
Yugi placed a damp rag on his forehead and began tracing patterns on Yami's skin. He sighed sadly, Yami's condition had hardly improved over the four day's they'd spent there, he spent most of the day asleep and Yugi's magic could only work so much.
Yugi leaned his head on Yami's chest and heard the heartbeat, it was deep and slow, yet sometimes it sped up into an erratic beat. Yugi kissed Yami's chest over his heart "I wish I was stronger…" he murmured as he thought of the many purifications he'd done, but he could only take so much at a time without injuring himself and possibly harming their unborn child.
Yugi and Yami just sat and lay in the tomb, together, quietly. Both drew comfort from the other's presence.
A sudden clatter was heard, Yugi looked over at the entrance. "Isis?" he called, confused. The priestess never made noise, she was so gracefully quiet. More footsteps. Yugi smiled to himself, the priestess was probably coming to let Yugi sleep for a while, or do a checkup on the baby.
Yugi sat up and waited for the woman to appear, his eyes narrowed in confusion when he heard three pairs of feet…
A person moved around the corner and Yugi's blood ran cold. "Brother" Dartz smiled, pulling back his black cloak.
Yugi jumped to his feet and placed himself in front of Yami "Dartz!" he glanced at Yami and then back "H-How?" he demanded.
Dartz smirked, Rex and Weevil edged around him to see what would happen. Dartz raised his arms and a dagger was revealed in his hand, Yugi became even more afraid. Dartz spoke "I'm hurt, Yugi. My love for you guided me to you, that proves we're meant for each other"
He smirked, he'd guessed right, Yami Atem had run to his Father's tomb for shelter, and now there was no escape.
Yugi shook his head "No. Leave, don't come a step closer!" Yugi shouted at him as Dartz fully entered the tomb. The monsters jumped out but the Orichalcos neutralised them and he was unharmed at the end of the assault.
Dartz smirked and looked over Yugi's shoulder at Yami's helpless form "And who's this? Ah, it's the hero of the rabble, Yami Atem…" he smirked "Mmm… he appears injured"
Yugi glared "You should know! You're the one who shot him!" he yelled angrily, but inside his heart was racing, Dartz was stronger than him and none of the shadow monsters had been able to scratch him! Yami was helpless and Isis was no where to be seen!
Dartz raised an eyebrow "That's hardly the way to talk to your rescuer, dear brother" he reached out to grasp Yugi's chin. Yugi slapped his hand away, causing both Rex and Weevil to hold their breaths in fear and anticipation.
"Keep your hands off me" Yugi shot at the stunned man. Dartz was blinking in shock his brother had never hit him before, he'd always run away or backed off.
Dartz looked at Yami again "Mmm, it does look serious" he pulled the dagger up to his chest, as if he was preparing to stab. "The poor hero… shouldn't we put him out of his misery? A quick thrust of the sword, will solve everything…"
Yugi took a step back and sped his arms towards Yami protectively "Stay away!" he glared. His hands became fists when Dartz took another step. Yugi shot magic out of his palms "I said stay away!" he shouted as the magic in him shot out and punched Dartz in the shoulder and hip.
The man winced. He glared at Yugi, his Orichalcos stone taking the brunt of the force. "You ungrateful brat" Yugi paled, his strongest spell had been useless! Dartz grabbed Yugi's shirt and pulled him up off the ground "I'm here to save you, take you back home and make you mine forever! And you cling to this filth!" he gestured at Yami.
Yugi struggled "I love him! It's wrong to be with you, you're just evil, you've ruined everything! My life, Yami's, then entire country of Kehmet is in ruins because of you!"
Dartz's eyes widened.
He threw Yugi on the floor, Yugi landed on his side and inched backwards as Dartz advanced with the dagger glinting. "Ignorant brat, those people and this country should be proud to be boosting ours, our Father brought it out of its own hanging noose! And that no-good Pharaoh didn't give him or us was he deserved!" Dartz raged on "Then he tricked our Father into promising you, before you had even taken your first breath, to his filth of a son!"
Yugi yelped and scurried backwards even more. Dartz continued "Your in this because you were forced! I took over Kehmet, built Egypt, kept you safe and well and out of their influence to let you see that you don't have to follow the wishes of the dead. Yet you refused to accept the freedom and choice I was giving you, you would have been so happy with me, I would have cared for you better than that damned Yami Atem!"
Yugi whimpered as his back touched the wall of the tomb, he had ran out of room. One hand instinctively covered his stomach and the precious life it held as Dartz loomed over him like a nightmare.
Dartz didn't fail to notice, his eyes widened and bulged "He's taken you" Yugi blushed even though he was scared. Dartz needed no other answer. "You're carrying his filthy bloodline?" he demanded, furious beyond meaning.
Yugi moved back again as Dartz advanced with the dagger. Dartz glared at Yugi and shook his head regretfully "I see… I can see now, dear brother. I see that there is no chance to save you from him now!" he grabbed Yugi's throat and held him steady as he raised the dagger over him. Yugi struggled as much as he could, no! Not Yami's child!
The dagger plunged down.
Yugi screamed.
But he wasn't hurt.
Both siblings looked in shock as the Orichalcos stone that Dartz wore protected Yugi's life, it recognised the Atlantian royal blood in both Yugi and his unborn child and had made the dagger miss to save them, as was its original purpose.
Dartz cursed, frustrated that his own weapon and protection now protected his traitorous brother and the life leaching onto his. Dartz glared and took off the stone, throwing it away so that it wouldn't interfere with his second attempt.
Yugi curled around his stomach in an attempt to protect his unborn child. Dartz's dagger rose to the peek and just as it was about to plunge down a loud bonk was heard and Dartz crumpled in pain.
Isis stood over them both with a frying pan in her hands, she panted and grabbed Yugi's arm, pulling him up "Yugi! Are you alright?" she asked, dropping her weapon and cupping his face as she crouched before him.
Yugi nodded "I'm fine"
Dartz stirred on the ground, his eyes opened and his hand reached for his dagger. Isis gasped and looked at Yami's form. He was unconscious and defenceless… tears sprung to her eyes as she realized; that if they took him with them, they'd all end up dead. "We have to leave!" she pulled on Yugi's hands.
Yugi looked at Yami "I can't leave him!" he shouted, fighting to go back to him as Isis dragged Yugi by his wrist to the doorway. "Yami! Yami!" he screamed, trying to break Isis's hold on his wrist with all his strength.
Isis cried silent tears and didn't bother to reason with him, there was no other way they'd escape…
Dartz stood up as Yugi and Isis vanished around the corner, Yugi sent one last glance at Yami's form before letting Isis drag him away. Dartz stood up slowly and glared at Rex and Weevil's knocked out bodies in the entrance to the tomb.
Dartz sneered at them before turning to Yami. The young Pharaoh slept on, oblivious to the danger he was in and that his worst enemy was right next to him with a dagger. Dartz smirked as he held the dagger up "I've waited a long time for this, Yami Atem…" he positioned it carefully and then smirked.
"I've waited for the day I'd see you dead. Dreams do come true…"
The dagger plunged and met venerable flesh and bone. Blood spilled over the table and over Dartz's hands. Yami cried out as he was stabbed, having been woken from his fever induced sleep.
He grasped the dagger, hilt deep in his chest, cutting him right by his heart. He panted in pain and looked with dying eyes up at Dartz, his eyes narrowing in hatred.
Dartz smirked "I win" he said "And it's only a matter of time until I track down that healer and Yugi"
Yami's eyes widened slightly and then filled with grateful tears. They got away… he coughed and blood trickled from his lips. Yugi got away… our child's safe. Yami's eyes closed as he sent a quick prayer to the gods; Watch over them, keep them safe and well. Protect then because I can't…
Yami cried for a moment, realizing that he'd never know his own child; what he'd look like, what he'd be like, how he'd laugh and smile and play, or even if 'he' was even a 'he' in the first place. Yami's lips twitched into a smile as the thoughts of his child, whatever they grew up to be, filled his mind. The tear tracks increased as he saw the bittersweet images in his mind.
Dartz glared at the smile on his lips, he wanted Yami to be broken when he killed him! He glared and said "I'll never stop hunting him. You hear me Vagabond? I won't stop until I have your bastard child's blood on this dagger" he pulled it out of Yami's chest and the man let out a strangled cry of pain.
The dagger stabbed once more in Yami's chest before the crimson coloured eyes went blank and the life left him. Aibou… I love you…
The Pharaoh was dead.
Seto and Mahad sat over the fire that lit the main room, the two were on night duty to make sure that nothing went amiss while people slept. Yami's injury had caused a lot of people to become paranoid and a night watch eased their minds.
The pair of former priests looked up as torchlight and footsteps sounded and showed in a tunnel. Seto stood up and held a sword ready while Mahad picked up his staff.
Isis and Yugi appeared form the mouth of the tunnel with tears running down their faces, Isis was supporting a crying Yugi with one arm while holding their burning torch. Yugi was stumbling as if injured, his head bowed and one arm wrapped around his torso while the other was tight against his chest as if he was holding a wound closed.
Seto and Mahad rushed up to them. Mahad touched Isis's shoulder "Isis? What are you doing here? Your meant to be taking care of Yami"
Yugi's cries grew in volume and he fell to his knees "Yami…" he sobbed out, punching the floor in pain and anger.
Seto paled, he turned to Isis and gasped out "He's… no! It's not true… please, tell me it's not true"
Isis lowered her head and shook her head "We couldn't save him…" she whispered out before turning into her husbands arms and crying herself. "W-we had to g-get away… Dartz-"
"Dartz!?" Seto exclaimed, he looked at the nearly hysterical Yugi and then back at Isis "What happened?!" he demanded, taking an aggressive step forwards when he got no answer.
"He killed him"
Seto, Mahad and Isis looked down at Yugi. The teen had gasped out the words through tears. Yugi buried his head in both his hands and sobbed out "Dartz killed him… Y-Yami's dead… oh Yami!" Yugi fell back into never ending sobs.
Seto looked at Isis who nodded with watery eyes. "He found us somehow… he appeared out of no where… he was about to kill Yugi, I hit him over the head but he got up again. We couldn't do a thing to help Yami, we would have been captured and killed too. I'm so sorry" she explained to Seto, aware that the teen had just lost a cousin.
Seto took a few steps back, shaking his head and trying to deny what he had heard, but Isis wouldn't lie… and, he looked at the broken Prince on the ground, nothing else would make Yugi cry like that…
The Pharaoh was dead.
Yugi: *sobbing in author's arms* Yami no! *cries*
*dabbing at cheeks* I know... Dartz is such a bastard! And now he's hunting your baby.
Yugi: *gasp!* No! Not my child!
*wincing* This is the unhappy-ish ending. I'm not heartless enough to not have some sort of revenge put on the Phoney Pharaoh!
Please give me LONG REVIEWS because I won't have a life soon for studying A levels... *pouting and depression* Next chapter soon.