Modern Day Rider
By: Hitokiri Musei
Rated: T for now
Summary: After seeing the movie Eragon in theaters, Yugi Moto discovers a strange black object that actually turns out to be a dragon egg! What he never expected was to get caught up in a fight between heaven and hell.
Warnings and Disclaimer: This is an AU, as well as a somewhat crossover with Eragon. I'll be using that book for references with dragons, so if I get anything wrong, I am sorry. There probably aren't going to be any pairings, but that may change, so please keep it in mind.
I don't own Yu-Gi-Oh, Eragon, Eldest, or any of the Harry Potter films, which I reference in this first chapter.
Chapter 1
"I'm going, Grandpa!"
"Alright Yugi, be safe and try to be back before dark!"
Yugi Moto, age 17, grinned to himself. "Got it! Bye Grandpa!" The teen raced out of the front door of the Kame Game shop, meeting up with his friends.
Joey Wheeler grinned at his smaller friend, flashing a grin. "Heya Yug', bout time you got out here!"
Yugi rolled his striking violet eyes at his friend. "Oh come on Joey, you know I have to let my Grandpa know before I go anywhere!"
"Oh yea, I forgot Gramps was here… I thought he was supposed to be doin' something in Egypt!" Joey said, looking a little confused as he and Yugi started walking, their other friends Tristan and Téa following just behind.
Yugi snorted slightly, and started to answer, but Tristan beat him to it. "You dork, Gramps isn't supposed to be going until next week!"
Joey grinned, rubbing at his blond head. "Oh yea. I knew that."
Téa giggled slightly, shaking her head at the antics of her two friends. "Come on guys, let's get going, or we're going to be late for the movie!"
Yugi's face broke into a wide smile. "Man, I've been looking forward to seeing this movie since I heard about it coming out!"
Tristan shrugged slightly. "I'm not so sure about it. I mean, come on, a movie about dragons?"
Téa huffed slightly, folding her arms. "If you had read the book you might be a little more appreciative. Eragon was an excellent book; I can't wait to see what it'll be like as a movie."
Yugi nodded his agreement. "That's been one of my favorite's for a while now, and I just finished Eldest about a week ago, so I'm really geared up to see how this will measure up. I hope it works out alright."
Joey still seemed skeptical. "I don't know. The last movie that we went to see that had anything to do with a book you guys didn't like."
Yugi rolled his eyes. "That's because they cut out like half of the book! I just hope that they don't do that to the Order of the Phoenix. I loved the books, but how they cut out so much in the Goblet of Fire really was a bit of a letdown."
Téa nodded. "I totally agree with you there. If I hadn't read the book that movie would have been awesome, but after reading it, that movie just doesn't really stand out."
Tristan laughed slightly at the exclamations of his two other friends. "You guys are just too cryptic. You just gotta enjoy the movie, that's all there is to it! Don't think about it in comparison to the book, but watch it!"
Téa blinked. "Wow Tristan, that was a pretty smart comment coming from you."
The brunette grinned proudly, and then stopped to think. "Wait a minute, are you saying that usually what I say is stupid?.!"
Joey grinned. "I thought you knew that Tristan!"
"Why you!"
The two grappled, and Yugi laughed along with Téa. The came around the corner to the movie theater, and Yugi eagerly went up to the window, paying for his ticket and waiting for his friends. After buying a bucket of popcorn and some drinks and snacks, the four friends entered the surprisingly deserted theater.
"Hey, we get the pick of seats! Awesome!" Joey instantly ran up and went to the almost exact center of the theater, plopping down in a seat and putting down the armrests. He put his feet up on the chair in front of him, already chowing down on popcorn and candy.
Yugi chuckled slightly, sitting next to his blond friend and making himself comfortable. "I guess it was a good thing that we decided to get here really early. We got good seats!"
Téa nodded matter-of-factly. "That's the key to having a good movie experience, getting there early so you can have whatever seat you want!"
Time passed rather quickly as the four friends talked among themselves, and Joey ended up having to go and refill the large bucket of popcorn after he "accidentally" threw it on Tristan's head. While Yugi and Téa struggled with a giggling fit the blond went down to refill it, promptly digging right back into it as soon as he sat down once more.
The theater filled up slowly, a lot of people flooding in at the last minute as the lights dimmed and the movie readied to start. Yugi reached into his pocket, pulling out his cell phone and silencing it as the reminder came on screen, watching as Téa did the same thing, Joey and Tristan always having theirs on silence. That was probably the reason that no one could ever reach either one, they were always forgetting to change it to the ringer.
Yugi sat mesmerized as the movie began, a grin on his face. 'This is going to be an awesome movie!'
"That was one of the coolest movies I've seen in like… forever!" Joey cheered as the group walked out of the dark room, dumping his long-empty popcorn bucket into the garbage.
Tristan nodded. "That was much better than I thought it would be. I'm glad we came."
Yugi grinned. "I'm really glad we came. That was an excellent movie. I really hope that they do Eldest as well, I would hate not to see that."
Téa was standing by the door, peering out into the surprisingly dark and rather dreary day. "Wow, this rain sure came up fast. It wasn't like that when we went in!"
Joey groaned. "What gives?.! It wasn't even cloudy when we got here, why is it rainin' like this now?.!"
Yugi sighed. "And it's dark, Grandpa told me to be back before then."
Tristan shrugged. "Hey, that's not your fault Yugi, don't feel too bad about it. Well, are we gonna brave the storm or just sit here and stare at it?"
Téa nodded in agreement. "Tristan's right. I've got to be home in about fifteen minutes, so I've got to go out there whether I like it or not. I'll see you guys later!"
With that the brunette girl pushed open the door, rushing out into the pouring rain and going out of sight. Tristan waved to his friends. "I've got to be home too. See you!"
Joey and Yugi stood next to each other for a few minutes, and then Joey sighed. "Man, I don't wanna go out there… But, a guy's gotta do what a guy's gotta do. I'll talk to you later Yug'!"
Yugi nodded. "Bye Joey. Thanks for coming with me."
The seventeen year old stood there for a moment more, and then pulled the hood of his blue sweatshirt up, securing it over his wild black crimson-tipped spiked hair, leaving only his golden bangs visible. He then shoved his hands in his pockets, pushing open the door and going out into the rain.
Within minutes he was soaked, but Yugi didn't mind. He quite liked the rain, it was calm and soothing, and made everything new again. He walked quietly under the pouring water, stopping only at crosswalks.
He reached the road across from the game shop soon, and as he went to step out into the gutter he tripped over something. With an 'oomph' sound and a squishy thud, he landed on his backside in the overflowing gutter.
"Oh man, that figures…" Yugi grumbled, picking himself up and looking to see what he had tripped over. He blinked, his violet eyes shining with wonder as he looked upon a large black object, shaped like an oval. He reached down, picking it up and turning it over in his hands.
It was smooth, and warm to the touch, the water making it slippery as well. The black had a faint shine to it, and Yugi tapped it slightly. A strange ringing noise echoed back at him, and, in shock, Yugi stared at it.
'Could it be?' he thought. 'No way. There's no way.'
Still, curiosity took over, and Yugi tucked the black object to his chest, running towards the game shop as fast as he could go.
'Did I really just find a dragon egg?.!'
Random muses. Gotta love them. This was actually inspired by a picture I found on photobucket with Yugi and a big black dragon. My muses started beating on me, and, well, here's the product. Please review!
