Chapter 4: Topsy Turvy
As the music began to play Yugi cautiously walked into the square wearing a large cloak to hide his identity from people.
He looked up and saw his statue friends waving at him and wishing good luck.
He walked to the front of the crowd and saw someone getting ready to start the festival.
It was Marik.
Once a year we throw a party here in town
Once a year we turn all Paris upside down
Every man's a king and every king's a clown
Once again it's Topsy Turvy Day
Marik noticed Yugi trying to find somewhere to hide and the blonde grinned.
He chased Yugi all around the festival, pulling pranks on him.
It's the day the devil in us gets released
It's the day we mock the prig and shock the priest
Everything is Topsy Turvy at the Feast of Fools!
Topsy Turvy!
Everything is upsy daysy!
Suddenly Yugi lost his footing and fell into one of the tents, as he fell to the tent floor the tri haired teen grabbed a curtain and accidentally ripped it.
The man who was behind it and looked almost identical to Yugi screamed and quickly grabbed a town to cover himself.
"I-I'm so sorry!" Yugi cried and tried to hide his face.
"You're not hurt are you?" The man asked calmly as he walked over to Yugi.
He gently pulled the hood back and the man's Kuriboh froze.
It could sense the powerful shadow magic flowing in the boy's veins.
The man smiled when he couldn't see any injures and led the boy out the tent.
"Try to be more carefully." The man smiled before closing the tent up.
Topsy Turvy!
Yugi gasped and turned around to see the chaos known as the Feast Of Fools.
Everyone is acting crazy
Dross is gold and weeds are a bouquet
That's the way on Topsy Turvy Day
Topsy Turvy!
Beat the drums and blow the trumpets
Topsy Turvy!
Join the bums and thieves and strumpets
Streaming in from Chartres to Calais
Scurvy knaves are extra scurvy
On the sixth of January
All because it's Topy Turvy Day!
Dartz's carriage and Seto ordered the guards to their posts.
Dartz sat on his throne and all of a suddenly Marik appeared by his side, how the gypsies got passed the guards Dartz will never know.
Come one, come all!
Hurry, hurry, here's your chance
See the mystery and romance
Marik then got onto the stage.
Come one, come all
See the finest boy in Egypt
Make an entrance to entrance
Dance Yami
Dance!
Marik threw a smoke bomb on the ground and when the smoke cleared Seto and Yugi saw Yami dancing on the stage.
He was now wearing black leather pants, black high heel boots with studs, black crown with rubies, no shirt, a black boa that hung loosely on his shoulders and a black laser cut venetian mask with red rhinestones.
As he danced everyone watched with lust and excitement, even Dartz.
"Look at that disgusting display!" The judge growled to Seto.
"Yes sir." Seto grinned.
Yami suddenly jumped off the stage and threw the crowd.
He jumped onto the stand and sat on Dartz's lap.
Yami leaned towards the older man's face until they were all most touching.
Suddenly he grabbed Dartz's head and pushed it down before jumping back on the stage, leaving his boa around Dartz's neck.
He grabbed hold of a spear from one of the guards and stuck it in the ground before jumping into the air.
Yami kept his hand on the spear and the spun around it until he was sitting on the floor.
When he stopped spinning he bowed and the whole crowd erupted into cheers.
They were also throwing money onto the stage, even Seto.
Here it is, the moment you've been waiting for
Here it is, you know exactly what's in store
Now's the time we laugh until our sides get sore
Now's the time we crown the King of Fools!
"You all remember last years king?" Marik asked and pointed to a drunk man sitting in
So do a trick that's horrible and frightening
Do a trick as gruesome as a gargoyle's wing
For the trick that's powerful will be the King of Fools!
Why?
Topsy Turvy!
Powerful folk, forget your shyness
Yami started to pull different people onto the stage and lined them up, Yugi was one of them.
Topsy Turvy!
You could soon be called Your Highness!
Put your powerfulness features on display
Be the king of Topsy Turvy Day!
Everyone on the stage began to do different tricks but when the crowd booed Kuriboh would push them off the stage and into the mud.
Yugi was the last one.
When he saw everyone staring at him Yugi got scared and accidently sent a wave of shadow magic that brought some of the a festival decorations to life!
Luckily Yugi was able to remove the spell before anyone got hurt.
Unfortunately everyone was looking at him in fear.
Yugi flinched and buried his face in his hands.
"Ladies and gentlemen! Don't panic." Marik smiled.
"We asked for the most frightening person in Egypt and here he is. Yugi Mouto, the temple bell ringer!"
Marik and everyone cheered as Yami put a crown on Yugi's head.
Everybody!
Once a year we throw a party here in town
Hail to the king!
The crowd threw the old king off the throne and put Yugi on it.
Once a year we turn all Paris upside down
Oh, what a king!
Once a year, the ugliest will wear a crown
As the crowd carried the throne around the square Yugi waved to Dartz, who was glaring daggers at the boy.
Girls, give a kiss
Once a year on Topsy Turvy Day
We've never had a king like this
When they reach some kind of spinning round table, Yugi felt tears of joy well up in his eyes as Marik gave him a staff and king's cape.
And it's the day we do the things that we deplore
On the other three hundred and sixty-four
Once a year we love to drop in
Where the beer is never stopping
For the chance to pop some popinjay
And pick a king who'll put the "top" in
Topsy Turvy Day!
Mad and crazy, upsy-daisy, Topsy Turvy Day!
As the festival was drawing to a close Yugi couldn't control his happiness.
"Hey Valon, watch this." Alistair smirked and threw a tomato at poor little Yugi's head.
The crowd laughed and threw some fruit and veg as well.
Yami heard the commotion from inside his tent and went to see what was happening.
He was now wearing a black tank top, his usual leather blue pants and a dark blue jacket, he had taken off his mask, cape and crown.
Some people climbed up and tied Yugi to the spinning table.
They then spun the table as the others continued to throw stuff at the boy.
"Sir, permission to stop this cruelty." Seto requested but Dartz smirked.
"In a moment Kaiba, a lesson needs to be learned here."
Suddenly everything stood still.
Dartz and Seto looked back to Yugi and saw Yami slowly walking towards the poor, defenceless boy.
"I'm sorry, this wasn't supposed to happen." He whispered softly and pulled off his jacket.
Yami then knelt door to Yugi's level and used his jacket to wipe the food off Yugi's soft skin.
"You, gypsy boy!"
Yami stood up and turned to who ever said that.
It was Dartz.
"Get down at once!" He snarled.
"Yes your honour, just as soon as I free this young boy."
"I forbid it!"
But Yami didn't listen and instead he pulled out a knife and cut the ropes, freeing Yugi.
"Kaiba! Arrest him!" Dartz ordered.
Kaiba clicked his fingers and several soldiers surround Yami.
"Let's see, so there's 10 of you and 1 of my." Yami sighed and pulled an handkerchief.
Quickly he blew into the handkerchief and vanished in a puff of purple smoke.
"Witchcraft." Dartz whispered in fear.
"Find him Kaiba! And I want him alive." Dartz ordered as he climbed onto his horse.
"Spread out men, find the gypsy boy and do NOT harm him!"
Dartz rode his horse over to the table were Yugi stood.
Yugi cowered as the older man glared at him angrily.
"I'm sorry master, I will never disobey your orders again." He whimpered and ran towards the temple.
When he shut the thick doors behind him before bursting into tears...