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Case Three: Tequila
"Bored. Bored. Bored." I said as I sat at my desk. I was pushing a pencil around over a few papers I was supposed to be reading. Some new developments I was supposed to be checking out before putting them into The Peggy Experience. But I was tired of Peggy. Peggy this, Peggy that. What about me?
"Yugi, you stupid monkey-hime. READ!" Zoe scolded at me. I looked at her dully.
"What about you? You're not doing anything."
"Am to! I'm filling out the report on that stupidbutt Mr. Stupidbutt."
"… but I thought I did that."
"Uhhh… you did? LIAR! For I am doing it now!" I raised an eyebrow at Zoe. My chair scratched against the floor as I stood up and walked over to her. I looked down at the clipboard sitting in her lap and saw myself looking at… myself.
"… BAD PHARAOH! While I read the hideous horrors of that which is Peggy, you were playing! HAVE YOU NO IDEA OF PEGGY'S EVIL?! I'M GOING TO HAVE NIGHTMARES FOR YEARS! YEARS!!!"
"So wh-" Zoe stopped as the phone rang. She looked at me, then at the phone. I picked it up and answered.
"Hello? Princess speaking."
"Hello? Yugi? This is Cheese Monkey." answered Cheese Monkey's voice.
"O…k…"
"… aren't you going to ask what I want?"
"A Princess does not care."
"Well, CHEESE MONKEY COMMANDS YOU TO CARE! Me and Joey are here at the Little Tokyo Bar. You and Zoe should get here right away."
"Why? AND WHAT ARE YOU DOING AT A BAR ANYWAY?!"
"It's for all ages, OK?! Just get yo' ass down here right away. AHHHHhhhHHHHhhhhH! JOEY! NOOOOO!" The connection suddenly died.
"Zoe! TO LITTLE TOKYO!"
"… HAS MR. STUPIDBUTT BEEN REBORN INSIDE OF YOU?! I heard! Cheese Monkey is damn loud… Little Tokyo Bar. I know where it is."
"… HOW?!"
"I've been there a few times."
"Without me?!"
"I NEED A LIFE OF MY OWN TOO, OK?!"
"Let's just go." Zoe nodded. I ran out the door. She put down her clipboard and chased after me…
* * *
"Da's the way, uh-huh, uh-huh, Peggy likes it! Uh-huh, uh-huh!" Pegasus sang in the shower. Mokuba walked in and slid on the floor almost instantly.
"AHHHHHHHH!" Pegasus gasped.
"Who's there?! DID YOU BRING WINE?! Or did you come for a lil' ahem, ahem…."
"It's me, Sir. Mokubert."
"Oh. Well, I've done you today. So what do you need?"
"I came to tell you things are going well. The tequila bottle we took from Ms. Valentine has been awakened."
"Excellent. But I don't care. I knew it'd happen."
"Mr. Moto is on his way there…"
"… and?"
"Well, he did almost foil our plans with Kaiba…"
"Almost. If it wasn't for that silly Astral Vine spell, Yugi might be dead right now."
"The Astral Vine almost killed Seto Kaiba though, Sir…"
"Blah. I didn't think much could stand up to that monster. I made him low level… this next monster is much powerful… Yugi Moto doesn't stand a chance."
* * *
The tires of our taxi screeched to a halt outside a large purple building. Zoe stepped out first, then I came. We looked up at the neon colored lights that read "Little Tokyo Bar". Zoe paid the taxi driver, and just as we were about to enter the building, a man came rushing out through a window, covering the floor with shards of glass. I gasped in fear.
"I DUN WANNA GO IN THERE ZOE!!! You can't make me!"
"CAN TOO! You're hime, I'm pharaoh! Now come! Besides, you have you're little spells." she said jealously. I knew she was still upset I had beat the Dragon Kaiba and she hadn't.
We both walked into the bar at the same time. Most of the people were cowering under tables, watching the battle going on in the center.
There was a woman with green skin there. She was almost entirely bald except for the long ponytail in the back of her head, with cat like ears. She wore a white bra thingy ma bob, with a white skirt and white high heels. She had an overly large sword about 2 feet wide in her hands. Cheese Monkey was behind the sword, blocking it off with the Cheese Monkey Staff.
It was like a dance. One hit with a swift movement, while the other blocked with skillful agility. Over and over in a non stop war. It was somewhat beautiful.
"CHEESE MONKEY! What is that creature?!" Zoe asked.
"I don't know! It came from a tequila bottle! The bottle was Mai's… she's lying right now in the kitchen. Joey's with her."
"Yugi, you help Cheese Monkey, I'll go see what's wrong with Mai." Zoe ran into the kitchen, behind the bar. Mai was lying between a table and an oven, apparently unconscious. Joey was naturally at the refrigerator.
"Mai! Wake up!" Zoe called and she knelt beside Mai. She shook her harshly. Mai didn't move.
"She... was muttering… something… earlier… Peggy-Jane…." Joey said in between mouthfuls.
"Peggy-Jane… right…" Zoe ran out of the kitchen. I was sitting at the bar sipping form a glass of milk while Cheese Monkey continued to battle the monster.
"Yugi! Keep an eye on things! I'm going over to Peggy's house!" she left the bar, and I spit out the milk in my mouth.
"WHAT?!" The doors slammed shut.
* * *
Zoe arrived at Peggy's house. She walked right through the gates and into the entrance hall. Mokubert was there, in a French maid's outfit dusting some of the mirrors and paintings.
"Mokubert! WHAT IS PEGGY DOING?!"
"Huh? What?"
"WHAT'S PEGGY-JANE DOING?!"
"Oh, it's you. THAT'S CONFIDENTIAL!"
"Where can I look up info?!"
"Library. Three doors to your left."
"Thank you." Mokuba nodded with a smile as Zoe passed by. She made her way down the hall and counted three doors. She opened the third, and found a room with a bookshelf that covered the entire wall on both the right and left. At the back there was a window with a desk covered in books and paper in front of it.
Zoe walked over to the table. A roll of parchment was just sitting there, luckily for her in English. Apparently it had been translated from an open book with funny symbols laying open before the parchment.
She skimmed it with her eyes and gasped. At that moment, Peggy-Jane walked in with only a towel to cover him.
* * *
I turned to the battle, and forgot about my glass of milk.
"Creature! What is your name?!" I asked. The monster stopped in mid-slash and turned to look at me with a puzzled look which quickly evolved into a grin.
"Name? I am known as Tekiirahooa."
"I am Princess Yugi of Moto."
"Well, Princess. For interrupting my battle you are now to die." Tekiirahooa jumped and raised her sword to prepare to slash at me now. I gasped, but then regained my confidence. I ran at her, and put my arm behind me. I felt a sword handle appear in it. I could hear the red beam of light, surrounded by black energy pulsing in it.
"ASTRAL VINE!" I cried out, taking a slash at Tekiirahooa. She retaliated with her own sword. I was shocked to see it wasn't cut in half. I tried to push with my strength against it, but she was stronger. I fell back on my butt. The Astral Vine spell disappeared in my hand.
"Haha. Impressive. Slightly." Tekiirahooa commented sarcastically. I looked down at the floor in shock. I felt both Cheese Monkey and Tekiirahooa staring at me.
"What happened… ?…" I asked myself.
"Baka. That spell is useless. The Astral Vine can scarcely do anything. As long as it's used the wrong way…"
"WHAT?!" I looked up at Tekiirahooa. "Used the wrong way? I've been using it the wrong way?!"
"Imbecile! Of course you have! The full powered Astral Vine is a challenge. That little toy you pulled out wasn't even worthy of scratching me."
"I've been… using it wrong? But this power…"
"PREPARE TO DIE!" Tekiirahooa charged at me. I winced, ready to feel by body cut in two. Cheese Monkey was too far to do anything in time.
"YUUUUUGGGGGGGGIIIIIIII!" screamed a familiar voice. A body came out from under a table and got in front of me. It was Yami Yugi. He jumped into the Puzzle and took instant control. I felt out souls trading places as he took control of the body. I watched everything from my Soul Room.
"ASTRAL VINE!" he cried with a Japanese accent. It appeared much faster for him then it did for me. He slashed at Tekiirahooa's sword, it cut in half, then he was about to slash at her neck, but she moved. The Astral Vine stayed in his hand. I was impressed. It was hard for me to simply conjure it…
* * *
"Pharaoh Moto." Pegasus said. Zoe simply stared at him with a frown. "Pleasure to see you again."
"Shut up, Crawford. What is this? The only way to kill you?" Pegasus snickered.
"Oh, Zoe… so naïve… yes, the way to kill me. But not just me. Me and everything."
"Liar."
"It's true. The information in that book all points to it. As we speak, young Yugi must be fighting, correct? No doubt with his newly learned spell?"
"Probably…"
"Well, that spell of his is worthless. He can't use it properly whatsoever. You expect him to use something as strong as that?"
"I… I… he doesn't have to use it. I can." Zoe jumped backwards and crashed through the window, then went at a dash back to the Little Tokyo Bar, the parchment tucked safely in her pocket.
* * *
"Hmph. Impressive. How'd you gain so much power in a few seconds?"
"I didn't." Yami ran at Tekiirahooa. He took another slash, but she was gone as the spell was an inch away. Suddenly, she was behind him. Yami turned to look at her quickly, holding the Astral Vine before him.
"How did you do that?!" Yami asked furiously.
"Tequila." Yami took his chance at another attack, she dodged. Again and again. She was just too quick for him. Soon, Yami tired, and the Astral Vine vanished.
"You're quick…"
"That's obvious." Cheese Monkey charged at Tekiirahooa from behind. Tekiirahooa dodged just in time. Cheese Monkey and Yami tried attacking together, Yami making another Astral Vine, Cheese Monkey with her staff. It was still useless.
Mokuba came running in a few minutes after the battle. Yami Yugi ran over to him and got in his way.
"STOP RIGHT THERE, BITCH!"
"But… gah. MAGIC, EH?! Well, try this on for size! ELEMIKIA LANCE!" A sword of blue light appeared in Mokuba's hands. Yami and I gasped together.
"YOU have spells too? I thought they were to fight against you and the forces of Peggy!"
"They were created for that purpose. But we can harness them as well." Mokuba jumped, raising the Elemikia Lance. He attempted to attack Yami, who blocked it with the Astral Vine.
Even from inside the soul room, on the big teddy bear, I could feel the power just rushing from the two spells. Both Yami and Mokuba were wincing from the light it was emitting. Even Cheese Monkey and Tekiirahooa stopped to watch.
"Hmph… Quite strong, aren't you, Yami Mokuba?" Yami Mokuba snickered, I gasped.
"You noticed…" Yami Mokuba grinned at Yami, who grinned back.
At that moment, Zoe came running in.
"YUG-… WHERE'S THE PRINCESS?!" she screamed.
"He's with me, don't worry…"
"YAMI! What are YOU doing with Yugi's spell? IT'S HIS!"
"IT'S MINE TOO, WOMAN! NOW JUST SIT DOWN AND LET ME SAVE THE DAY!" I felt Yami suddenly tap into me. I could feel him trying to use my energy. I felt it leave and become apart of him. The Astral Vine grew, and cancelled out the Elemikia Lance. Yami Mokuba jumped.
Up in mid-air though, I saw him nod at Tekiirahooa. No one noticed, but she slipped away from the bar and into the kitchen.
Inside the kitchen, both of her hands turned into green bottles. She pointed them side by side at Mai. A black energy flew out from around her and was contained in the bottles. When they were both full, Tekiirahooa smiled, then ran out.
"YAMI MOKUBA! GET YOUR ASS BACK DOWN HERE!" Yami Yugi commanded. Yami Mokuba had managed to turn in his jump, and was clinging onto the ceiling.
"Not yet…"
"Yami… GET OUTTA MY YUGI! THIS IS MY JOB!" Zoe hollered. She ran at Yami, and pushed him. I felt out of his body, and she jumped into the Millennium Puzzle. She took over the body, and I found myself back in my soul room. Again.
"MOKUBERT! Get down now!"
"If you say so." he replied coldly. He let go and jumped down, calling, "ELEMIKIA LANCE!"
"NOT THIS TIME, SLUT!" Zoe grabbed the Millennium Puzzle, and held it out in front of her as if it were a shield. Yami Mokuba's spell and the Puzzle collided.
I watched in awe as the Elemikia Lance started to shake uncontrollably. Quickly, it was sucked into the Puzzle. I didn't feel anything… Apparently Zoe was hogging the power.
Yami Mokuba fell to the floor once the spell was completely gone.
"Yugi! COME OUT! Quickly!" I flew out of the Millennium Puzzle and stood next to my true Yami. "Together now!" she ordered. I nodded.
"ASTRAL VINE!"
"ELEMIKIA LANCE!" We charged ad Yami Mokuba on either side. He groaned on the floor, not yet realizing his life was almost gone. At the last minute, a blur of green flew over Yami Mokuba and he was gone, leaving the blades of our spells to catch nothing but air.
Zoe and I looked around to see if Yami Mokuba was still here.
"LOOK!" Cheese Monkey called. At the doorway, Tekiirahooa was standing with Yami Mokuba sitting on her shoulders.
"FOOLS! You dare to take my magic?! Lord Peggy-Jane will hear of this! Our team is growing! As soon as I get back, you'll have another enemy." Before they left, I noticed Yami Mokuba take one last look at Yami Yugi, then Tekiirahooa jumped out the door and into the brightness out of the outside world.
I collapsed onto the floor. Almost all of my strength had been used up. But there was something still bothering me. Zoe was wearing the Millennium Puzzle… the answer was there.
With the little energy I had conserved, I jumped into the puzzle, and found myself back in my soul room. The bear I had sat on… Professor Teddymuffins.
* * *
The tips of Tekiirahooa's high heels tapped against the top of the concrete steps at the entrance to Peggy Manor. Yami Mokuba jumped off and ran inside, leaving the doors opened, carrying in his hands two tequila bottles.
"Help yourself to the kitchen! You'll meet the Lord of Akumu later!" Yami Mokuba called back as he ran. Tekiirahooa looked confused, but took a map from the gift shop anyway and made her way toward the kitchen.
Meanwhile, Yami Mokuba kept running all the way to the ceremonial room. Peggy-Jane was standing at the podium, in his robes. He was filling out his application to be in a CoverGirl commercial.
"MASTER!" Yami Mokuba called at the entrance. Peggy turned around to look at him.
"Hmmm?"
"We have succeeded!" Yami Mokuba said, raising the bottles in triumph. "The monster you named Tekiirahooa had managed to get the energy we need!"
"Oh. Where's Tekiirahooa?"
"In the kitchen I suppose…" answered Yami Mokuba, slightly disappointed.
"Bring her here. We need to sacrifice the monster for this to work." Yami Mokuba hesitated.
"What?"
"We need to sacrifice the monster for the first spell to work."
"Kaiba's monster didn't need to be sacrificed though!"
"Seto Kaiba was consumed by his Yami Enajii. It was removed directly from him, along with the monster, which made for the sacrifice. Ms. Valentine however fought her enajii though, so she and her monster became separate beings, which is the common thing."
"But I was unaware…"
"Of course you are, baka. Now bring me the monster. I'll be able to summon it later, when I need it. All I'll need is just a bit of the bottle to toy with."
"Ok…" Yami Mokuba said, slightly depressive. He walked slowly up to Peggy, and put the bottles in his hands before walking out of the ceremonial room. He kept on walking to the kitchen, where he found Tekiirahooa eating a bowl of fruit.
"The Lord of Akumu wishes to meet you now…" he told her.
"Oh! YAY!" Tekiirahooa cheered. Yami Mokuba led her back to the ceremonial room…
* * *
I stared up at the large teddy bear that had seated me on my last visit to my soul room minutes ago. I was sure it was Professor Teddymuffins. Everything was the same… everything. But what was he doing in my soul room? I didn't really care, come to think of it.
I decided as long as he was here I might as well ask a few questions. I sat cross-legged before him and pushed the button on his paw. We went through the opening ritual, and I asked my question.
"Oh wise Professor Teddymuffins, wha-" I was cut off.
"YUGI! GET OUT HERE RIGHT NOW!" Zoe demanded. I sighed. My questions would have to wait, which basically meant I'd forget them now.
I came out of the Millennium Puzzle and stood next to Zoe again. She was looking down at Yami who was sipping a bottle of beer at a table. She seemed angry.
"Yami Yugi, explain to us about 'Yami' Mokuba. SINCE WHEN IS MOKUBA SPECIAL ENOUGH TO HAVE A PHARAOH LIVE INSIDE HIM?!" My ex-Yami snorted.
"You have it backwards. Mokubert lives inside now. His Yami has full control of the body. He is one of several Peggy-Jane is collecting."
"Collecting?" I asked.
"Well… not exactly." He paused to take a sip. "He's actually making Yamis. Mokufart was his first victim. Then came his brother, Seto Kaiba."
"How is he doing it?!" Zoe demanded to know.
"Iono. I just know he's doing it." Yami Yugi took his final sip, then stood. "What I do know is that with all the Yami Shogen no Shinkan." With that, Yami Yugi was out the door.
* * *
Tekiirahooa was lying over the painted star on the black marble pit before the podium. Peggy-Jane stood there at the podium, waiting for Yami Mokuba to place the tequila bottles on either side of Tekiirahooa.
Yami Mokuba did so, then left the room. Pegasus cleared his throat, then looked down to read from the open book before him.
"Monster created from the darkness of a heart, give your life to bring forth another. Let your body: flesh, skin, bone, all fuse with the Yami Enajii of your mother human." The bottles of tequila began to glow. The corks at their tops popped open and a black energy flew out and over Tekiirahooa where they formed a black sphere. A soft white glow filled the room.
"Make another minion for the Lord of Shadows." the bottles exploded into pieces. "Form into a faithful servant. The Yami Shogen no Shinkan of Beauty! Be born! YAMI MAI!" The black sphere that loomed over Tekiirahooa took the shame of heart, then let off black lightning.
The lightning seemed like anchors, hitting the body of Tekiirahooa, helping the black heart float down into it. It consumed the entire body at the first and slightest touch. Tekiirahooa was completely covered in black.
The black lightning popped over her every few seconds. Then the black around her like a tight rubber suit started to mold, mold into the body of Mai Valentine. In one flash, the darkness exploded, and where Tekiirahooa once lay Yami Mai did.
* * *
"Screw him!" Zoe said once she was sure Yami Yugi was gone. I shrugged. Zoe looked at me. She frowned, noticing I was somewhat depressed. Cheese Monkey walked over and filled her in on the battle. Then she understood.
"Yugi…"
"Yes?"
"Look… I found out something at Peggy Manor." she touched the parchment in her pocket, but I didn't notice. "There's a spell out in the world. It's called the Ragna Blade, and apparently it's the most powerful one there is. The ultimate spell. With it, Peggy could be defeated…" Cheese Monkey walked away to give us some privacy. Though she was near to the remains of Tekiirahooa's sword, she didn't notice them suddenly fade away.
I was left starring at Zoe. "Where is it?"
"I don't know. But I'm sure we can find it…" What she meant was 'I'm sure I can find it.'
That was the end of that case. Mai woke up safely, and Cheese Monkey dropped off Zoe and I at our building. My head was filled with thoughts.. Yamis, spells… mostly the Ragna Blade. The name ran shivers through my back.
All those things were uncertain. I didn't know where Zoe had learned about the Ragna Blade, so I couldn't trust it was true. The only thing I knew was true that day, was this: Case Closed.
