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Chapter Four
"Let me see if I heard this right." Aknadin said slowly. "You found Yami and the pesky little girl, and then you lost them." The two knee-quivering guards nodded timidly. "I might as well turn you into something, but what?"
"Ah, just turn them into book-ends." Weevil said, munching on an apple. "We don't have lots of 'em."
"What a wonderful idea, Weevil." Aknadin praised, the puzzle around his neck turning into a scepter.
"Because you cowards did flee, you shall be bookends for eternity." Aknadin chanted. Dark magic swirled around the guards before they were turned into bookends.
"And speaking of books." Aknadin sighed, gesturing to a huge pile to his right. "I have searched every book in this library, and all it says about her is that she's kind, courageous, and smart."
"That's not a lot." Rex commented before taking a bite out of the banana he was holding.
"Which is exactly why I'm stopping them before they can find her." Aknadin stood up straight, the rod in his hands glowing brightly as he directed it at a stone pillar.
"Oh great pillar made of stone, move as though you were made of bone." He chanted. The pillar cracked, falling on the floor with multiple thuds as it disassembled. Then it reassembled itself to form a tall man made of rock. It growled as Aknadin's rod turned back into a puzzle.
"Hear me, giant of stone!" He shouted. "Go and track down Yami before he sets sail across the sea of storms!" The giant yelled out before stomping out of the palace. Aknadin watched before looking at the two bats. "Go follow him. His mind isn't that... sharp." Both bats sighed, ate all of their fruit in one gulp, and flew after the giant.
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"Are you alright, Joey?" Yami asked, looking down at the other as he put his arm back on. They had just passed a bridge of floating wobbly rocks, and Joey would've fallen down the canyon had Yami not taken off his arm and connect it to the other as a rope to pull him up.
"I'm fine, thanks." He said, smiling at Yami.
"Well then, we better get a move on." Seto replied, walking up a small hill and looking around. The sea of storms was just over there...
"Get a move on?!" Joey exclaimed, standing up suddenly. "You were the reason why I almost fell!"
"That's stupid." Seto replied, already going ahead down the path. "I did nothing of the sorts."
"You maniac!" Joey yelled back. "You just don't want that stupid pride of yours shattered!"
"I don't know what you're talking about." Seto said calmly. Yugi and Yami sighed, already used to the two arguing like this. They hurried down the hill to catch up with the others. Seto cleared his throat.
"Joey, you help me make one of these vessels seaworthy. Yami, Yugi, you two go on and find some supplies for the oncoming journey at sea." Joey continued to argue with Seto while Yami and Yugi simply nodded. Yami lead the way, Yugi following.
"If I remember correctly, there was a well around here somewhere." Yami muttered as they climbed up a small hill. At the bottom, a dead forest awaited with what appeared to be a rock covered manhole. They rushed down the hill and looked at the hole, prying some rocks off until all that was left was the cap.
"How are we going to lift it?" Yugi asked aloud. Yami already had a solution, pulling out his sword and using it as a lever to pry it open. In a flash, Millions of different colored Kuribohs flew out of the hole, spinning around in a tornado like circle before stopping in front of the two that had saved them. They bowed to Yami, who chuckled.
"You're welcome." He said simply. Then the Kuribohs turned to look at Yugi, and one said something in a language Yugi couldn't understand.
"What did they say?" Yugi asked, looking at Yami.
"They said thank you, and that you look beautiful." He replied. Yugi blushed and looked at the Kuribohs.
"Your welcome." She muttered, blush still evident on her face. All of the Kuribohs cooed at her cuteness before flying off, making the dead forest an alive one as they spun around it all. Apples grew in mere seconds, and water had begun flowing down the once empty river bed. Yugi smiled in joy as she ran over to one of the ripe apples and picked it, smelling it's deliciousness.
"We can use these apples as food for the journey." Yami pointed out. Yugi nodded in agreement, picking as many apples as she could before making a small pile at her feet. They both continued to pick apples until they had a nice pile going. A few Kuribohs twirled around Yugi, gaining her attention before they began to dance. Too happy to turn the chance down, Yugi twirled and danced around with them. Yami watched as he put three more apples into the pile.
An especially devious blue Kuriboh shook a branch, and many apples fell all around Yami, multiple hitting him. Yami stared up at the laughing Kuriboh, and then at the giggling Yugi, who had seen the last part. Yami looked up again at where the Kuriboh had been to give him a good glare when he saw an apple that was about to fall. Holding his hand out, Yami caught the apple and put it in the pile as well.
Yami and Yugi thought that the Kuribohs had left when they all began to head to one place at the same time. That only lasted a moment as all of the Kuribohs came swarming back. A third of the group had begun to push Yugi into the clearing that was by the well. Another third had pushed Yami to the same spot, and the last group had flowers grow in a circle around the two. Yugi blushed a little, and both were a little confused until they saw the other Kuribohs dancing with a partner.
Yami held out his wooden hand with a small bow, Yugi's hand also lifting up to put her hand in his. Yami was about to speak when a large thud was heard, followed by many more. Yami and Yugi looked in the direction the noise was coming from and gasped, all of the Kuribohs shouting in terror as they flew away. Snapped out of his stupefied state, Yami grabbed Yugi and dragged her over to the pile of apples.
"Take four and go!" He yelled taking four apples himself. Yugi caught on, taking four and running right behind him as the stone giant gained ground on them. Seto and Joey were trying to get the boat in the water by the time they reached them.
"Watch out!" Yugi yelled as they ran down the hill.
"Head to the boulders!" Yami added, as both of them were already running over there. Seto looked up and was about to shout at them when he also saw the giant. The second Joey saw it, he grabbed Seto by the fore arm and dragged him a little over to the boulders that were by the beach. The brunette caught on quickly running just behind Joey before all four had hid behind the same rock. Yugi gave two of her apples to Seto as Yami gave two to Joey. Then they simply watched as the stone giant walked onto the beach before looking around.
"Where are they?" Weevil asked, flying on the right side of the giant's head.
"I don't know." Rex replied. "We're blind in the day."
"Oh well. Let's just destroy the boats so that they can't cross the ocean." Weevil suggested. The rock giant did just that, stepping on each and every one of them.
"Hey!" Joey shouted. "We worked hard on dat boat!" Seto covered Joey's mouth and forced him back behind the boulder, but the giant had already heard them.
"This is just great." Seto muttered as the giant came closer. Blue balls of light with wings suddenly began to swirl around the giant's head, distracting him from all of the other blue balls and Ishizu with the carriage.
"It's the winter Kuribohs!" Yugi exclaimed with a smile on her face. "They brought Ishizu!"
"And there freezing the sea of storms!" Yami pointed out. Everyone noticed that the winter Kuribohs were, in fact, freezing the sea. The four of them all ran over to the carriage.
"Thank you." Yugi said to all of the winter Kuribohs as they nodded, motioning for them to hurry up and go. With Seto taking the reigns, they were galloping across the ice. The stone giant flung the three Kuribohs away and began to chase after them, the ice supporting his weight. Yami and Yugi were looking behind them at the giant.
"Can't this thing go any faster?" Joey asked.
"We're going as fast as we can without losing control!" Seto replied. Yami's eyes narrowed as he stared at the ice underneath the giant. Maybe all the ice needed was a little crack in the right direction...
"Yami!" Yugi gasped as Yami hopped off of the carriage. She grabbed the reins out of Seto's hands and stopped the carriage, all three of them watching as Yami approached the giant.
"You're a madman!" Seto called out as Yami drew his sword. Yami slid on the ice as he stopped, stabbing his sword into the ice and twisting is down until he hit the water. He pulled the sword back out with a little difficulty, creating cracks all around the hole as he did so. The stone giant was almost on him when he began to run back to the carriage.
"We got him now!" Rex yelled. Weevil was the only one to see what Yami had done, but it was too late. The giant had stepped on the hole, and a second later the ice had cracked and let him drown, allowing Yami, Yugi, Seto, and Joey to continue their journey.
"The King isn't going to be happy about this." Weevil said before they both began to fly back to the castle.
"That... Was amazing!" Joey breathed, looking behind him to stare at Yami as he climbed back into his seat next to Yugi. "How on earth did you know that the ice would crack like that?"
"I didn't." Yami admitted. "All that I was thinking was that rocks sink."
"Thank goodness wood floats." Yugi replied, looking Yami in the eye. "I don't want anyone to be lost on this journey."
"Neither do I." Seto said. "So let's stop the chit chat so that we don't distract the driver."
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