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Fire Ice and snowcones

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Blowing in the Wind

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Chapter 7 Double Trouble (part 1)

"And then Polari was like, "I bent over to look at this device. You two probably bend over for men's dicks." That was so friggin' epic!" Blaze was saying.

Skyler was face palming the whole limo ride home. Croquet had to stay home and conduct business with her father over the phone, so Croquet sent Kemo to pick them up.

"Couldn't you two have at least tried not to draw so much attention to yourselves?" Skye groaned.

"This is America, hon. Everyone draws attention to themselves. It's just like when InuYasha was sniffing around Japan with Kagome sweat dropping." Blaze pointed out.

In Ancient Japan…

InuYasha sneezed while Kagome was fixing his "ninja food".

"I think someone was talking about me." he told Kagome.

"It's just your imagination." Kagome replied.

The Present…

While Mari, Mackie, and Akane were chatting away, Polari was busy looking out the window.

I wish you were here to see me stand up for myself, Kurai. I'm not the cowardly outcast everyone back home thinks I am…

"Polari, what's the problem?" Blaze asked, breaking Polari out of her daydream.

"Huh? What?" Polari asked, puzzled.

"You've been staring off into space forever. You didn't even smile with pride when I told everyone about your roasting session." Blaze explained.

"Oh…" Polari looked up, thinking she did something wrong.

"I'm sorry! That was rude of me!" Blaze said quickly.

Polari simply nodded as she went back to the window.

This era is just too much for me. I feel all alone…

In Ancient Egypt…

"Be back from the great pharaoh's fields when Ra's sun is at its highest point!" Neith Manu, Polari's mother ordered. "Your father will be there until sundown."

"Of course, mother!" Kurai Manu called back cheerfully.

Kurai made sure his brown hair covered his left eye before leaving.

The further Kurai walked from the Manu hut, the sadder he became, and until he came to a complete stop at the fields.

"Polari…" Kurai trembled, tears falling from his eyes. "Where are you, sister?"

Seeing his father nearby, Kurai tried his best to wipe his eyes, knowing that he could get punished for showing emotions. Kurai took down the woven basket from his back and began to pick wheat. The overseer Kabhsenuf, one of the pharaoh's soldiers was supervising the fields, making sure that all the crops were harvested. He was a ruthless man. His name, meaning "the Bleeder", fits him well. Kabhsenuf was a good friend of Kurai's father, though. Kurai shuddered as he continued to harvest.

After about an hour, Kurai overheard two other men talking.

"So, I heard that the demon woman Polari was beaten and kicked out of Kerma." one of the croppers Aka was saying.

"Yeah, and then she disappeared. No one has seen her around. I guess she either died of starvation and thirst, or someone finally killed her. Serves that bitch right!" the other cropper Khaba laughed.

Kurai clenched his fists, and his pent-up anger bubbled over.

"That's my sister you're talking about!" he shouted. "I'll kill you both!"

"Hey!" Kabhsenuf shouted. "Get back to work!"

To everyone's surprise, Kurai pulled out a dagger from his tunic.

"Since you know so much, where is my sister?" Kurai cried, running at Aka and Khaba. "She is not dead!"

"That's enough!" Kurai's father cried.

All Kurai heard was the sound of a whip cracking before unimaginable pain shot through his back. Kurai dropped the dagger and fell to the earth, a cry escaping through his lips. Kabhsenuf retracted the whip.

"Get out of here!" Kabhsenuf shouted at the boy.

Kurai shakily got to his knees, sheathing his dagger. Kurai looked at his father for help, but saw that he looked away and continued working.

"I said get out!" Kabhsenuf repeated.

With his back on fire, Kurai struggled to his feet and ran out of pharaoh's fields, but he wasn't running towards home. Kurai began to cry freely as he ran through the desert. Blood was dripping onto the hot sand, but Kurai didn't care. All he knew was that he had to get out of Helwan. He has disgraced the Manu family, and he knew that severe punishment awaited him if he ever returned home.

I have to get to Thebes! Polari has to be there! She has been seen passing through countless times. Kurai thought.

Kurai suddenly felt exhausted. He began to slow down considerably.

"W-what's going on?" Kurai asked sleepily.

The last thing Kurai saw was a white, black haired fox whose red eyes peered into him. He noticed the crescent moon mark on the fox's cheek before blacking out completely.


Kurai's hand twitched, and he slowly opened his brown eyes. He saw that he was on the ground, but there wasn't sand underneath him. Kurai used his fingers to feel around, and felt hardened cement.

That's weird. Doesn't the palace in Thebes have this stuff…? he wondered.

Kurai sat up, and right in front of him was a huge house.

"Is that the palace…?" Kurai asked himself. "I thought it would look more majestic than this…"

Shrugging, Kurai got to his feet, but hissed when his back protested because of the whip. Kurai staggered up some steps to the "palace", and looked at the tall door.

"Aren't the gates made of gold? This blue stuff is weird!"

Kurai timidly knocked on the "gates". As he waited for someone to answer, he looked to his left and saw a gargoyle statue.

"Ahhhh! It's Anubis!" Kurai screamed, falling backwards on his behind. His back disagreed with that move, and Kurai hissed in pain again.

Kurai looked at "Anubis" again, and sighed in relief when he saw that it was just a statue. Then, a man with grey hair, wearing strange black clothing, and weird things on his eyes answered the door. He looked down at the boy, raising an eyebrow.

"..can I help you?" Croquet asked.

Kurai scrambled to his knees and bowed before the butler. "Greetings, royal guard of the pharaoh. I, Kurai humbly come here in search of my sister Polari Manu. We have been separated for 144 stars. I have shamed the Manu name, and I simply wish for my sister so I won't be all alone."

Croquet sweat dropped at the boy, only understanding half of what he said. He just got done dealing with Pegasus's ridiculousness. Now he has to deal with this. The name Polari Manu did ring a bell though, so this kid had to be another time traveller.

"Um, there is no living here, unless you consider the great Pegasus Crawford one, but there is a Polari Manu that is currently residing here with the master's daughter and four other guests. They are out at the moment. If you'd come inside, then you'll be able to see them."

Kurai's eyes widened in happiness, never expecting a royal guard to be so polite.

"Thank you, Fai-Hon!" Kurai cried, bowing again.

"Fai-Hon?" Croquet repeated, confused.

"Yes! That is the name for the overseer of the gatekeepers of the royal palace!" Kurai explained.

Mentally face palming, Croquet lead Kurai inside Pegasus's mansion, closing the door behind him.

"Wow! This is how the great pharaoh Atem lives?" Kurai asked, his eyes brightening.

The name Atem also rang a bell for Croquet. It was time to explain to this kid where he really was.

"Kurai, right?" Croquet asked.

Kurai nodded innocently.

"This is not Egypt." Croquet explained. "You are in Domino City. This is the future. And Atem is not pharaoh here. Like you, he is from the past, and mystically appeared in the future. That's all I know. When Polari gets here, I'm sure she will explain this to you more."

Kurai stood still, letting this all sink in. He then ran over to a window and looked out. Fai-Hon was right. This place looked nothing like Egypt.

"Fai-Hon, if this is not Egypt, then who rules over this land? What dynasty is this?" Kurai asked.

"It's Croquet." the butler told him. "And currently, this is the dynasty of Seto Kaiba, if you want to put it that way. He currently runs a huge gaming company called KaibaCorp. Just three years ago, Pegasus Crawford ruled in the dynasty. This is whose house you're in right now, but I doubt you'll get to meet him any time soon. He's rarely here."

"There are no pharaohs? This place is unorganized." Kurai replied.

Croquet rolled his eyes. "You should see this place when there's a Duel Monsters Tournament."

"Duel Monsters?" Kurai repeated.

Croquet then noticed Kurai's back. The wound stopped bleeding, but dried blood crusted around it.

"How about I explain to you while I fix up your back?" Croquet suggested.

Kurai nodded as Croquet led him upstairs.

"Thanks, Fai-Hon."

"It's Croquet."


"Thanks, Kemo." Skyler called to the pointy haired security guard.

The girls were standing in front of Skyler's house again, holding shopping bags.

"Man, what a day!" Mackie said.

"Yeah!" Blaze agreed. "Duke even gave me his number before we left."

Skyler sweat dropped. "You better be careful around Duke. He did have a thing for Serenity not too long ago."

Blaze wagged a finger at Skyler. "You should know me by now, Skye. I love to take risks. Serenity is pretty, and I like her, but Duke was paying attention to me. Hmmm, I wonder why?"

"I hope you didn't flash this guy like you did to poor Jack last time." Mari giggled.

"THAT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE A SECRET, YOU TRAITOR! WE FINNA BUMP!" Blaze cried, chasing a laughing Marisol around.

Sighing, Skyler went to the front door and unlocked it. Akane and Polari went inside after her. Mackenzie stayed outside to round Blaze and Marisol up.

"Croquet, we're home." Skyler called out.

"Welcome back." Croquet said, coming downstairs.

Behind him was a boy who looked about 5'4. He had brown hair and tanned skin, but Skyler couldn't see his face well. However, Polari's eyes widened.

"Are you the ex-ruler's daughter?" the boy asked Skyler, coming out from behind Croquet.

Then, the boy and Polari stood frozen, staring at each other. By that time, Blaze Marisol, and Mackenzie were inside, staring at the two.

"Kurai…" Polari finally said, tears spilling from her eyes.

"Polari…" Kurai said, his pained eyes brightening.

The two long lost siblings ran towards each other. Polari swept her twelve year brother into her arms.

"I thought I'd never see you again!" Polari cried, her tears soaking Kurai's tunic.

"Same here, sis!" Kurai wailed, digging his face into Polari's neck.

"Wait…so this is your brother?" Akane asked.

Polari nodded wiping away her tears. She put Kurai down.

"You have grown up so much! 144 stars have passed!" Polari told him.

"Four years." Skyler quickly translated, knowing Blaze would ask.

"How in Ra's name did you get here?" Polari asked.

Kurai shook his head to clear his mind. "I-I don't know! I ran away from home because I disgraced our family, and then there was this white fox that appeared before I passed out. Then I came here and met with the royal guard of the dynasty Pegasus, Fai-Hon."

"It's Croquet." Croquet muttered.

"Wait a second! What do you mean disgrace our family?" Polari asked, her eyes widening.

Kurai looked down in shame. "I was working in the fields, and then two men Aka and Khaba began to talk about you, calling you awful names and saying you were dead. I got angry and I took out my dagger and threatened to kill them. The overseer Kabhsenuf then whipped me on my back."

Kurai turned around to show Polari his bandaged back. Polari gasped in horror, not believing that old Kabhsenuf did that to her brother.

"He told me to get out," Kurai continued, tears forming. "And Father did nothing. By doing so, I knew that I was a disgrace, so I ran away. I was going to Thebes to see if you were passing by like the villagers say you do. Then…I ended up here and Fai-Hon allowed me inside this palace."

"It's Cro- oh never mind." Croquet sighed.

Polari enveloped Kurai into a tight hug, rocking him back and forth. She already knew who the white fox that brought him here was, and she silently thanked the Yami fox for bringing him to her.

Ala alrhba walsah¹. Yami whispered in Arabic inside Polari's soul.

Polari shivered.

"Awwww! You're so cute!" Blaze gushed, cooing at Kurai.

"I'm Skyler Crawford, and a brother of Polari's is a brother of mine." Skyler smiled.

"I'm Mackenzie "Mackie" Jefferson, and with you here, we can rock Atem's face off!" Mackie added.

Polari grinned at her new friends, and Kurai's eyes widened.

"I'm Marisol Ford, but everyone else calls me Mari. Welcome to the time travelling family, Kurai!" Mari told him.

"I'm Akane Izumi, and may this be the best family you've ever had." Akane put in. "It certainly is for me so far."

"I'm Blaze Torino, and if Akane says so, then you know it's true!" Blaze added.

Akane face palmed.

Polari kneeled in front of Kurai. "You will be accepted here. As you can see, everyone here looks and is unique. My appearance didn't scare them, and their appearances didn't scare me or each other. You'll be happy."

Kurai looked around at everyone, and he broke out into a toothy grin.

"I'm sure you're hungry." Skyler said to Kurai. "While my cooks fix us something to eat, how about you get a shower?"

"What's a shower?" Kurai asked.

Everyone except Polari sweat dropped at Kurai.

"So…who's going to teach the male preteen with raging hormones how to take a shower?" Marisol asked.

Croquet immediately took off, so everyone looked at Blaze.

"Fine! But I'm not touching his dick!" Blaze snapped.

While Mari and Mackie were laughing at Blaze, Kurai was looking at Polari's dress.

"Sis, that's a nifty tunic you have! I want to wear one that looks just like that!"

Blaze sweat dropped at the misinformed boy as she led him back to the bathroom to shower.

"Kurai, we can't have you wearing a dress all over Domino City. They'll think you're a transvestite." she was telling him.

"What's that? Tell me!" Kurai said curiously.

"Oh you'll find out, I'm about to summon it. And as in "it", I mean Seto Kaiba. I mean, have you seen his dress…?"

With that their voices faded, and everyone stared at each other, wide-eyed. Then, everyone started to laugh.

"God, with Polari and Kurai here, we're going to have some double trouble." Skyler giggled.

"Triple if you add Blaze!" Marisol added.


¹Ala alrhba walsah-You are welcome

There you have it! Kurai Manu has joined us! And part two of Double Trouble will have Skyler receiving the job as Kaiba's assistant, and what will happen when Polari and Kurai get to go inside KaibaCorp with Skye. Stay tuned, as I might update this week! Please leave a review on your way out! The review button needs to get its urge satisfied! :D

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