Chapter 4: The Tour Guides
A few ours later the plane arrived at the Cairo Airport, Cairo Egypt. The gang unboared the plane, Joey and Tristan trying to conceal the numerous snacks that they didn't eat on the plane. As soon as they were out of the terminal, Joey and Tristan ran for the snack bar.
"MORE snacks?! You guys aren't gonna have enough money to buy anything for the trip home!" Tea yelled after them. But they were already busy staring at the snacks.
Tea sighed and Yugi laughed. "Don't worry about it, Tea. I'm sure they brought plenty of money." He looked at Bakura, who seemed to be staring at something. "Bakura?"
"Yugi, did those tickets say we were gonna have someone meet us here?" Bakura asked.
"No, why?"
Bakura points forward and Yugi looks over. He sees two, darkly tanned men wearing beige turbans holding up a sign that said MUTOU on it. "Hmm, that's strange," Yugi said looking at them.
Tea looked at the two, then at the turban men (gawd she's nosy X.x). "Well, maybe we should go up to them and ask?"
Yugi nodded and the three of them walked up to the man holding up the sign. He saw them coming and dropped the sign to his side. "Ah, you must be Yugi Mutou. Correct?" he said.
Yugi looked at him. "Yeah, but who are you?"
"I apologize. I am Zaiko, my assistant here is Zaltor. We shall be your tour guides throughout your visit in Egypt," Zaiko explained.
"Tour guides?" Bakura said.
"No one told us anything about tour guides," said Tea.
Zaiko grinned. "Well, we were the first to hear that the famous Yugi Mutou was heading to Egypt. No one else had time to figure everything out. The sun here fries some people's brains," He said. Zaiko's eyes then trailed down to Yugi's Millennium Puzzle. He was staring at it for about 5 seconds when Yugi finally caught him staring and tucked the Puzzle inside his school jacket, closing it.
Joey and Tristan walked up to them carrying a few bags of junk food. "So what's goin on, guys?" Joey said. He looked at Zaiko and Zaltor, then whispered to Yugi, "Who're the freaks in the bath robes?"
"They would be out tour guides," Yugi said smiling.
Joey's eye widen as he quickly stood up and smiled at the tour guides. "Heh heh, well are we goin or not?"
It was decided. After dropping their stuff off at a nearby hotel, the gang rented a few jeeps and began to drive around the desert of Egypt. Zaiko, Yugi, Tea and Joey rode the first jeep, which was also ahead of the other. The last jeep held Zaltor, Tristan and Bakura. After about ten minutes, Joey said to Zaiko, "So where are we headed?"
Zaiko looked at the rear view mirror. "One of Egypt's largest pyramids. It is made of pure gold but not many have bothered to explore it. Many who have gone to the pyramid have come back empty handed, with no recollection of what had happened. There are also some thieves that say that the pyramid is protected by some type of guardian," he explained.
"And is there any reason we're going to THAT exact pyramid?" Tea asked.
He laughed. "Don't worry Miss Gardner. You are perfectly safe with us. And those rumors about the pyramid guardian are nothing but rumors."
Yugi looked at Zaiko, then looked next to the jeep. He gasped when he saw the cloaked girl riding a white horse pass by them just a few feet away. "Joey! Tea! She's back!" Yugi shouted.
"Huh?" Joey and Tea looked at the desert in the direction Yugi was looking but see nothing but sand. "You seein things again, Yug?"
"But...she was there! Riding a white horse going in the same direction as we are!" Yugi said scanning the horizon.
Tea looked at him. "Maybe this has all confused you. This business with the nameless tickets and this girl. You've started seeing things, that aren't there."
"That might not be it. The desert tends to play tricks on a person," Zaiko said. He laughed but quickly frowned, focusing forward thinking.
After a few more minutes, they finally reached the great, golden pyramid. The sides of the pyramid glistened in the bright, Egyptian sun. The brightness made it hard to see how tall the pyramid actually was.
"Whoa....," Everyone said in unison.
Zaiko chuckled. "It IS quite a sight. Wait until you see the inside," he said.
"And...you are sure it's safe?" Yugi asked. He looked around, then at the entrance into the pyramid.
"Of course it is. Zaltor and I will be with you the entire time, there is no need to worry."
"..." Yugi was still not satisfied but went inside with the others. Zaiko and Zaltor following of course.
They walked through a few passageways and corridors; stopping to look at the hieroglyphics every once in a while. Once they reached one of the deepest chambers in the pyramid, they took a break and looked around the room. Tea walked over to a drawing that resembled the Millennium Puzzle. (Once again proving how nosy she is .)
"Hey Yugi, that's your Puzzle isn't it?" she said.
Yugi walked over to her and looks at the drawing. "Yeah...it is."
Joey looked at them, then around the room. "Hey! Where'd the guides go?!"
"Huh?" Everyone looked around. Indeed, the two tour guides had left them.
"Uh oh. That's not good," Tristan said.
Just then, one of the pointers on Bakura's Millennium Ring began to glow and point to the corner of the room, next to the door. "What's this?"
"Hmm? There's an Item here?" Yugi said looking at the Ring.
Suddenly they heard footsteps approaching them. As the footsteps became louder, closer, the pointer moved toward the door. Finally the steps reached the door. They belonged to the cloaked girl who had been following them. Her hood covered her face in a shadow but you knew she was looking at them.
"I am afraid your guides will not be returning soon," she said in a calm, but dark voice.
D-D16: I apologize for not updating sooner. I've been kinda busy cleaning, and working on my new story.
Juliana: Rping with your friends you mean
D-D16: XP
A few ours later the plane arrived at the Cairo Airport, Cairo Egypt. The gang unboared the plane, Joey and Tristan trying to conceal the numerous snacks that they didn't eat on the plane. As soon as they were out of the terminal, Joey and Tristan ran for the snack bar.
"MORE snacks?! You guys aren't gonna have enough money to buy anything for the trip home!" Tea yelled after them. But they were already busy staring at the snacks.
Tea sighed and Yugi laughed. "Don't worry about it, Tea. I'm sure they brought plenty of money." He looked at Bakura, who seemed to be staring at something. "Bakura?"
"Yugi, did those tickets say we were gonna have someone meet us here?" Bakura asked.
"No, why?"
Bakura points forward and Yugi looks over. He sees two, darkly tanned men wearing beige turbans holding up a sign that said MUTOU on it. "Hmm, that's strange," Yugi said looking at them.
Tea looked at the two, then at the turban men (gawd she's nosy X.x). "Well, maybe we should go up to them and ask?"
Yugi nodded and the three of them walked up to the man holding up the sign. He saw them coming and dropped the sign to his side. "Ah, you must be Yugi Mutou. Correct?" he said.
Yugi looked at him. "Yeah, but who are you?"
"I apologize. I am Zaiko, my assistant here is Zaltor. We shall be your tour guides throughout your visit in Egypt," Zaiko explained.
"Tour guides?" Bakura said.
"No one told us anything about tour guides," said Tea.
Zaiko grinned. "Well, we were the first to hear that the famous Yugi Mutou was heading to Egypt. No one else had time to figure everything out. The sun here fries some people's brains," He said. Zaiko's eyes then trailed down to Yugi's Millennium Puzzle. He was staring at it for about 5 seconds when Yugi finally caught him staring and tucked the Puzzle inside his school jacket, closing it.
Joey and Tristan walked up to them carrying a few bags of junk food. "So what's goin on, guys?" Joey said. He looked at Zaiko and Zaltor, then whispered to Yugi, "Who're the freaks in the bath robes?"
"They would be out tour guides," Yugi said smiling.
Joey's eye widen as he quickly stood up and smiled at the tour guides. "Heh heh, well are we goin or not?"
It was decided. After dropping their stuff off at a nearby hotel, the gang rented a few jeeps and began to drive around the desert of Egypt. Zaiko, Yugi, Tea and Joey rode the first jeep, which was also ahead of the other. The last jeep held Zaltor, Tristan and Bakura. After about ten minutes, Joey said to Zaiko, "So where are we headed?"
Zaiko looked at the rear view mirror. "One of Egypt's largest pyramids. It is made of pure gold but not many have bothered to explore it. Many who have gone to the pyramid have come back empty handed, with no recollection of what had happened. There are also some thieves that say that the pyramid is protected by some type of guardian," he explained.
"And is there any reason we're going to THAT exact pyramid?" Tea asked.
He laughed. "Don't worry Miss Gardner. You are perfectly safe with us. And those rumors about the pyramid guardian are nothing but rumors."
Yugi looked at Zaiko, then looked next to the jeep. He gasped when he saw the cloaked girl riding a white horse pass by them just a few feet away. "Joey! Tea! She's back!" Yugi shouted.
"Huh?" Joey and Tea looked at the desert in the direction Yugi was looking but see nothing but sand. "You seein things again, Yug?"
"But...she was there! Riding a white horse going in the same direction as we are!" Yugi said scanning the horizon.
Tea looked at him. "Maybe this has all confused you. This business with the nameless tickets and this girl. You've started seeing things, that aren't there."
"That might not be it. The desert tends to play tricks on a person," Zaiko said. He laughed but quickly frowned, focusing forward thinking.
After a few more minutes, they finally reached the great, golden pyramid. The sides of the pyramid glistened in the bright, Egyptian sun. The brightness made it hard to see how tall the pyramid actually was.
"Whoa....," Everyone said in unison.
Zaiko chuckled. "It IS quite a sight. Wait until you see the inside," he said.
"And...you are sure it's safe?" Yugi asked. He looked around, then at the entrance into the pyramid.
"Of course it is. Zaltor and I will be with you the entire time, there is no need to worry."
"..." Yugi was still not satisfied but went inside with the others. Zaiko and Zaltor following of course.
They walked through a few passageways and corridors; stopping to look at the hieroglyphics every once in a while. Once they reached one of the deepest chambers in the pyramid, they took a break and looked around the room. Tea walked over to a drawing that resembled the Millennium Puzzle. (Once again proving how nosy she is .)
"Hey Yugi, that's your Puzzle isn't it?" she said.
Yugi walked over to her and looks at the drawing. "Yeah...it is."
Joey looked at them, then around the room. "Hey! Where'd the guides go?!"
"Huh?" Everyone looked around. Indeed, the two tour guides had left them.
"Uh oh. That's not good," Tristan said.
Just then, one of the pointers on Bakura's Millennium Ring began to glow and point to the corner of the room, next to the door. "What's this?"
"Hmm? There's an Item here?" Yugi said looking at the Ring.
Suddenly they heard footsteps approaching them. As the footsteps became louder, closer, the pointer moved toward the door. Finally the steps reached the door. They belonged to the cloaked girl who had been following them. Her hood covered her face in a shadow but you knew she was looking at them.
"I am afraid your guides will not be returning soon," she said in a calm, but dark voice.
D-D16: I apologize for not updating sooner. I've been kinda busy cleaning, and working on my new story.
Juliana: Rping with your friends you mean
D-D16: XP