Disclaimer: I do not own Yugioh, but believe me—I wish I did! XP
"Yugioh!" - talking
#Yugioh!# - phone conversation
Yugioh! - thinking
Yugioh! - emphasis
"There. That's another truckload," Dr. Mutou said to one of his workers. "This tomb has a lot of artifacts."
"Yes. Even more than most," the worker replied.
Dr. Mutou looked up at the sun. it was already high overhead. So much time has passed, he thought. Suddenly, something on the other side of the tomb caught his eye. "Khaddar! I'm going to check this out! Keep everything in order 'till I return!" he called. The crew chief nodded.
Dr. Mutou took a lantern with him in case the path led to another tomb. It did. Unbelievable! he thought. This tomb is the fifth one! It's almost caved in, but I think it's safe enough. He entered the tomb.
As he ventured further, he noticed that every wall was bare. There was nothing to even hint at which Pharaoh's tomb this was. Dr. Mutou came to an empty room. He looked up to see two stone snakes with rubies for eyes. Strange, he thought. This seems familiar. Could it be…? He picked up a bone from the ground and threw it. A slender needle shot from each snake and cut the bone into three. He went around a different way.
Next, Dr. Mutou came to a maze lined with statues. He remembered that he had to move across this maze with his left foot forward, as it was a sign of respect in ancient Egypt. It is! This is Mou hitori no boku's tomb! Dr. Mutou realized. He quickly ran across a stone bridge lined with stone tablets and into the final room…the room with his other's name.
When he entered the room, he gasped, amazed at how much gold there was. There was even more than he remembered. He slowly walked to the end of the room.
Dr. Mutou stood before Yatimu's 's sarcophagus, inside of which lie his other. "Mou hitori no boku… why did you leave? Why, Yami…?" He felt a tear run down his face.
He fell to his knees and lay his head against the sarcophagus. "Why? I need you. Everyday I wish you would come back. I wish I could see you just one more time." Suddenly, his cell phone rang (1). Dr. Mutou wiped the tears from his cheeks and answered it. "Hello?"
#Yugi,# came the cold voice from the other end. #It's Kaiba.#
"Kaiba?" he repeated. "Why are you calling me?"
#Listen. I need you to come back to domino as soon as possible. I need to show you something.#
"Sure," Yugi agreed reluctantly. "But…I don't have anywhere to st---"
#You can stay here,# Kaiba offered. #Just please… come to Kaiba Corp. I need to show you this.#
"Why are you being nice to me? I thought you hated me."
#I did, but not after that Duel between you and… Him,# he explained. #Everything changed after that. I know you were disappointed to leave Domino, but it seemed you were even more upset to know that He was gone---#
Yugi's anger flared up. "Stop, Kaiba! I don't want to think about Him now!"
Kaiba sounded confused. #Why?#
Yugi took a breath. "I found His tomb. I'm standing in it right now."
#What?!# Kaiba exclaimed.
"Look, just give me a few days to get everything in order," Yugi said, trying to change the subject. "Good-bye, Kaiba." He hung up without waiting for a reply and threw the phone against one of the chamber walls. It shattered.
Unfortunately, his darker half was still a very sensitive subject. Yugi couldn't stand talking about Him. He turned to the sarcophagus. "Mou hitori no boku… Can you hear me? If you can, I want you to know how much I miss you. I came here to be near you, but it hurts even more." He couldn't take it anymore. He left the tomb.
Yugi exited the Domino Airport and stood outside. After a few minutes, he saw a large, black limousine pull up. One of the windows rolled down to reveal Kaiba's face. "Yugi. You made it," he said.
"Yeah," Yugi sighed.
"Well, get in," Kaiba urged as he opened the door. The chauffer took Yugi's bags, and he got in the limo. He sat down across from Kaiba.
"Why did you bring me back to Domino, Kaiba?" he asked angrily.
"That information will be told to you at Kaiba Corp., not here," Kaiba said. "You have to see it for yourself."
It took them a while to get to Kaiba Corp. Kaiba got out of the limo, and Yugi followed. He walked inside. "Come. I'll show you what I mean."
They entered an elevator and went up to the fourteenth floor. The doors opened to reveal a control room that was separated from another room by a glass window. On the other side of the glass was a large, cylindrical machine. Yugi walked into the separate room and up to the machine. He heard a loud CLANG! as the door slammed close behind him.
He spun around to see Kaiba at the controls. The CEO smirked. Suddenly, Yugi heard Kaiba's voice above him. "Don't worry, Yugi. This is something to help you."
"What?"
"It's a time machine, Yugi," Kaiba explained. "It will take you---"
"I don't want to go anywhere!" Yugi yelled. "Let me out, Kaiba!"
"No, Yugi. I'm really tired of you being this way. You're the only one not happy! You need to see HIM again! You need HIM to get you out of this rut! You don't care what happens anymore! All you want to do is crawl under a rock and DIE! All because you made the mistake to let HIM go! I'm going to send you back to that final Duel. All you have to do is lose."
Could I really face Him again? Yugi guessed he didn't have much choice. It didn't look like Kaiba was going to let him out. "Okay, Kaiba. I'll do it. Send me back."
"Just walk into the machine."
As he did, he realized he had begun to cry. He looked at Kaiba through the single window of the time machine. "Thank you, Kaiba. I'm really happy you did this for me," he whispered. Kaiba didn't hear him as he set the machine.
The machine started to hum. Then, it began shaking. There was an explosion that sent Kaiba into the wall, but it wasn't enough to knock him out. Yugi was thrown against one of the sides of the machine and knocked unconscious.
Kaiba struggled to contain the fire in the control room and was just about finished when Mokuba came running in.
"Seto! What are you doing?!" he called to his big brother. "This machine hasn't been tested yet!"
"I know," Kaiba replied. Then, a horrified expression grew upon his face. He ran into the machine room and flung the door open to reveal…
Nothing.
"Did Yuugi make it?" he asked himself.
Mokuba's voice came on the intercom. "Seto! Why did you send someone or something back three thousand years?"
"What?!" Kaiba ran back into the control room. "I set it for…!"
"What is it, Seto?" Mokuba asked.
Kaiba stared at the control panel. "That means I sent Yuugi back three thousand years to Egypt!"
The warmth of Ra's bright rays woke Yugi. He was lying in the middle of a desert. He rose and walked over to a large river and knelt down to take a drink. Then it struck him. "I made it. I made it! Hahaha! I'm back in Egypt!" He started to run along the river, remembering that the Tablet of the Pharaoh's Lost Memory was hidden along the Nile. I have to lose that Duel this time!
After a while, Yugi came to a village that looked as if it hadn't changed in over three thousand years. Weird, he thought to himself. I never saw this village when I was in Egypt.
People were turning their heads and staring at him and saying things like, "He looks just like the Prince!" and, "What is he wearing?"
He had been so distracted by their reactions that he didn't see the man he bumped into. "Sorry," Yugi murmured.
The man turned and stared at him. "Watch where you're going, boy."
Yugi stood up, glaring at the man. "Hey! Despite my appearance, I'm nineteen! So don't call me a boy because I'm not one!"
The man's eyes grew wide with anger. "How dare you speak to the High Priest of the King of Egypt in that manner?! You shall be punished for this! Guards! Arrest this boy immediately!"
Two men grabbed Yugi and the first hit him in the head with an oddly shaped staff. He blacked out.
(1) I know, I know... you could't really get a signal in the Valley of the Kings, but it's my story!
DD: Okay, okay, this was bad, I know.
Yami: (mutters) Yeah it was...
DD: Hey! This is my first ever story! Anyway, did you like it? If so, please review.
Yuugi: Yeah! Review for Devious! Click the little purple button and review everyone!
All: Ja ne!
