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Chibi Beginnings: Chapter 8: Speewids an' Chezz
Yoh and Tamara have just woken up from dreams in which Priest Seto had terrorized them in, supposedly because Anna no longer lived in the Asakura complex. But now, Yoh plans to remedy that small situation by trying to find Anna.
Chibi Tamara: "Wuda ya meen 'wud speewid'? Da speewid dat wowk mee uwp. Sed hee noo wew Annah wuz." (What do you mean 'what spirit'? The spirit that woke me up. Said he knew where Anna was.)
Chibi Yoh: He turns away from Tamara, stands to his feet, and walks up out of his room. He paces down the dark corridor.
Chibi Tamara: She follows Yoh, jogging lightly. "Hay, wayd uwp! Iy towd yew dat da speewid nowz wew Annah iz! Dow'd yew wawda fiyd hew?" (Hey, wait up! I told you that the spirit knows where Anna is! Don't you want to find her?) She approaches Yoh from behind.
Chibi Yoh: He keeps his back to Tamara, still walking away. (coldly) "Iy dew. An dat'z wiy Iy'm guwna' ignow yew!" (I do. And that's why I'm going to ignore you!)
Chibi Tamara: Shocked at what Yoh had said to her, she stops following him, and then takes a step back. (quivering, verging on crying) "Yow... wud wuz dat suwpowzd tew meen? Dew yew tynk dat id wuz mee whoo wuz wesponsowbow fow Annah nawd beeyn heew?" (Yoh... what was that supposed to mean? Do you think that it was me who was responsible for Anna not being here?)
Chibi Yoh: He came to a corner and stopped walking away. He then turned to face Tamara, with a menacing glare on his face. (coldly) "Id wuz tew muwch wen yew nowtizd haw kwowz Annah an Iy wew... wuzen id? Sew yew hayd tew twedin hew. Nawd kwiyd suw haw, buwd yew mayd hew feeyw imbawizzd abowd haw shee fewd abowd mee. Beekuz uv yew, Annah wuz skawd tew deth tew shou hew feewinz! Yew may hayv skawd hew fow wiyf! Datz wiy Annah wuz aktin sow weewd beefow. Kuz uv YEW!" (It was too much when you noticed how close Anna and I were... wasn't it? So you had to threaten her. Not quite sure how, but you made her feel embarrassed about how she felt about me. Because of you, Anna was scared to death to show her feelings! You may have scarred her for life! That's why Anna was acting so weird before. 'Cause of YOU!) He points at Tamara forcefully.
Chibi Tamara: She takes another step back. (quivering more than before) "Yow... OWKEY, sew iy WUZ jewwuz! Buwd Iy tawd dat yew wiykd mee... wezz dayn yew wiykd Annah... an Iy wuz afwayd... uv... beeyn wepwayzd..." (Yoh... OKAY, so I WAS jealout! But I thought that you liked me... less than you liked Anna.... and I was afraid... of... being replaced...) She falls to her knees, with guilty tears flowing down her face.
Chibi Yoh: Still frustrated, he kneels down in front of Tamara.
Chibi Tamara: She lifts her head and looks straight ahead into Yoh's piercing eyes, while still crying. "Yow, wud iz idt?"
Chibi Yoh: He bites his lip as he firmly slaps Tamara across the face with his right hand.
Chibi Tamara: "OWW!" Unlike when Anna slaps Yoh, Tamara only turns her face as Yoh slaps her. Her crying ceases.
Chibi Yoh: "Sowee, Tammie. Buwd Annah wud dew da saym fow mee, an tiym iz wunnin awd." (Sorry, Tammy. But Anna would do the same for me, and time is running out.) He grabs Tamara by the shoulders and shakes her violently. (firmly) "Nau, now mow giwdynyzz. Wew iz da speewid hew nowz wew Annah iz?" (Now, no more guiltiness. Where is the spirit who knows where Anna is?)
A black shadow races across the floor.
Chibi Tamara: "Owkey. Hiz naym iz..." (Okay. His name is...)
A black shadow appears behind Yoh, and a ghost comes out of the shadow, off the floor. The spiky haired spirit stands behind Yoh.
Chibi Tamara: "...hiz naym iz..." (...his name is...)
Atemu (YamiYugi's manga name): "I am Atemu, the great Pharaoh of Ancient Egypt."
Chibi Yoh: At the sound of the booming voice, he nearly falls over on his face. He darts around to see the spirit. "Aha, sew yowr dyz speewid Iy keep heewyn abowd!"
Atemu: He bands down to see Yoh stare up at him coldly, and Tamara shivers in fear on her feet. He reaches out towards Tamara, who has a deer-in-the- headlights expression on her face. (comforting) "You need not worry, little girl. Seto will not come after you now. You're safe."
Chibi Yoh: He stares up at Atemu. (losing patience) "AHIM! Hay, fawwow giy!" (AHEM! Hey, pharaoh guy!)
Atemu: He shifts his gaze towards Yoh. "And you are?"
Chibi Yoh: "Fowgedt id! Aw Iy wawda now iz wew yew saw Annah! Tew mee. NAU!" (Forget it! All I want to know is where you saw Anna. Tell me. NOW!)
Atemu: He clenches his fist and points at Yoh. "ADDRESS ME WITH RESPECT, CHILD!"
Chibi Tamara: (intervening) "Pweeez, now showdin!" (Please, no shouting!)
Atemu and Yoh both turn their attention to Tamara.
Chibi Tamara: (pleading to the two) "Annah'z owd dew iyn da dawk. Sheez skaywd an pwobwee kwyin wiyd nau. An Settow'z gowin aftuw Annah. Pweez. Wee dow'd gawd tiym ta yew. Sow Atemew, pweez tew Yow wew yew fawnd Annah, an Yow, pweez bee paytyund wid Atemew." (Anna's out there in the dark. She's scared and probably crying right now. And Seto's going after Anna. We don't have time to yell. So Atemu, please tell Yoh where you found Anna, and Yoh, please be patient with Atemu.)
Chibi Yoh: He sighs. "Owkey." (Okay.)
Atemu: "I accept." He returns his gaze to Yoh. "My apologies to you, Yoh Asakura."
Chibi Yoh: (calmly) "Owkey naw, kuwd yew tew mee wew Annah iz?"
Atemu: "An orphanage. A building. She's safe, for the moment."
Chibi Yoh: He sighs in relief. "Wew ad weezd shee'z owkey. Wedd'z fiynd hew. Ya now widj ofanidj shee'z adt, wiydt Atemew?" (well, at least she's okay. Let's find her. You know which orphanage she's at, right Atemu?)
Atemu: "Yes. All too well. However, unfortunately, Seto is already there."
Chibi Yoh and Chibi Tamara: They dart back. "SETTOW?!"
Chibi Yoh: He punches his palm in frustration. "Aw kwudd! Wee gawda' fiynd hew kwik!" (Oh crud, we've got to find her quick!)
Atemu: "Don't worry though, because there is good news."
Chibi Yoh: "Iyf diz haz ennytin ta dew wid kaw inshuwinz, Iy'm guwna' kiw yew ageyn!" (If this has anything to do with car insurance, I'm gonna' kill you again!)
Atemu: He scratches his head. *What's a car?* "Anyway, the Seto that is at the orphanage is just another child, like you. He hasn't attained conscious knowledge of his ancient past yet. So Anna is safe, for the moment. It's only a matter of time before Seto discovers his ancient past."
Chibi Yoh: "Sew wed'z gew! We gawda stawp Settow!" (So let's go! We've got to stop Seto!)
Atemu: (unceratinly) "Uh... well..." He stares down.
Chibi Yoh and Chibi Tamara: They stare at Atemu.
Chibi Tamara: She tilts her head as she stares at Atemu. "Wiy sow kwied? Sumfin waung?" (Why so quiet? Something wrong?)
Atemu: (softly) "Back... in my time... Seto was a powerful magician. His powers even surpassed my own. So I entrusted him with the powerful Blue Eyes White Dragon tablets. And so long as he can draw strength from the power of those tablets, he was almost invincible in Ancient Egypt."
Chibi Yoh: (in awe) "Invinsowbow? Dat kawd bee..." (Invincible? That can't be...)
Atemu: "I assure you that Seto is going to be very tough to beat. Because... back then, he... rebelled... against the Egyptian guard. He beat all the remaining guards in my kingdom by using the power of the Blue Eyes White Dragon tablets. All of the guard were killed. Every last one of them..." He quaked in place. "Some good friends of mine were in that guard. So I faced Seto myself... Which was a dire mistake..."
Chiibi Yoh: "Wud hapind? In da fiydt?" (What happened? In the fight?)
Atemu: "I-I don't remember entirely. After a certain point, it-it just all went blank to me... The last thing I remember, I sealed both my soul and Seto's soul into the Millennium Puzzle." He holds his head. "But, I fear that Seto may be too strong now for me to face..."
Chibi Yoh: "NOW!" (NO!) He punches a wall, then withdraws his hand slowly, shaking it. "Aw, Iy tink dat wuz wiyk da diyur mistayk yew wew tawkin abowd." (Ow, I think that was like the dire mistake you were talking about.)
Atemu: "No, Yoh. Punching a wall by accident is stupid. Taking on the most powerful sorcerer in Ancient Egypt in a Shadow Game, THAT is a mistake." He pauses. "I will show you where you can find Anna, but I will not be able to beat Seto."
Chibi Yoh: "Wew, Iy dow'd kayw!" (Well, I don't care!)
Chibi Tamara: "Yow, bee weezonabow. Settow'z tew tuff few yew." (Yoh, be reasonable. Seto is too tough for you.)
Chibi Yoh: He shoots a cold glare at Tamara, then turns to Attemu. (deeply serious) "Iyf dat Settow giy wayz eevin a FINGUW awn Annah, den hee'z iyn fow a wowd uv huwdt! An iyf yew wow'd fiyd Settow ta fwee Annah, Iy WIW in a hawdbeed, ya kan kowdt awn dat!" (If that Seto guy lays even a FINGER on Anna, then he's in for a world of hurt! And if you won't fight Seto to free Anna, I WILL in a heartbeat, you can count on that!) He glares at Atemu. "Tayk mee tew Annah awweddie. Yew kawwuwd..." (Take me to Anna already. You coward...)
Atemu: He takes a step back. *How... how can he say stuff like that? He's witnessed Seto's strength firsthand in his dreams at least once before! He can't be serious, there's no one who can defeat Seto. Unless...* He stares into Yoh's eyes, as his stare burns with unshakable confidence. "You're not bluffing. You're serious about being able to face Seto. And win. I've NEVER seen such confidence in all my years of existence..." He turns away from Yoh, then walks away.
Chibi Yoh: (overconfidently) "Yeh, gow an wun! Iy'w defeed Settow awn miy own, if yew wowdt!" (Yeah, go and run! I'll defeat Seto on my own, if you won't!)
Atemu: He turns back in Yoh's direction, glancing at him over his shoulder. "I'm not running. I'm leading you to Anna. Are you coming like you said, or are you all talk and no action?"
Chibi Yoh: He paces slowly behind Atemu. "Iy'w beedt Settow. Juwzd powydt da wey." (I'll beat Seto. Just point the way.)
Chibi Tamara: "Waydt! Yow!" (Wait! Yoh!) She grabs Yoh by the shoulder, trying to hold him back.
Chibi Yoh: He snaps his head back at Tamara. "Iy'w kum bak wid Annah. Den, aw uv dis'w bee owvuv. Iy pwomiz." (I'll come back with Anna. Then, all of this'll be over. I promise.) He heads back to his path, following Yami down the hall.
(orphanage, morning, before sunrise)-----
Chibi Anna awakens to a loud racket of kids all over the place. She grips her red scarf tightly around her body as she slowly opens her eyes. She stretches and slowly comes to her feet, getting off the wall that she fell asleep against the night before.
Chibi Anna: She stumbles into the room across from her, dodging several running kids on her way. She slides the door open to find Mokuba and Seto playing a game of chess against one another.
Chibi Seto: "So, Mokie, time for another round. Good luck."
Chibi Mokuba: (confidently) "Iy'w dew fiyn, sew dow'd howd bak!" (I'll do fine, so don't hold back!)
The two set up pieces on the chessboard.
Chibi Seto: He takes out a small double-faced clock and winds it up. Placing it next to the fully set up chessboard, he presses a small button on top of thee clock, causing the clock on the side closest to Mokuba to start winding down. "Your move, Mokie. White's got first."
Chibi Mokuba: He places a hand on his chin. "Iy'w uwz dis un Iy'v seeyn yew yewd awn mee. Pauwn tew ie-fowr." (I'll use this one I've seen you use on me. Pawn to e4." He moves a small piece on the board, then lightly smacks the clock at his side.
Chibi Anna: She sneaks into the room, trying not to distract Mokuba and Seto. She creeps closer and closer to the chessboard, veering around behind Seto.
Chibi Seto: (pondering) "Hmm... Pawn... d6!" He moves a piece and taps the clock.
Chibi Mokuba: "Hay, Settow, wiy ya' nawd advansin wiyk yew dew aw da tiym? Paun dee-fowr." (Hey, Seto, why are you not advancing like you do all the time? Paun d4.) He moves a piece and taps the clock.
Chibi Seto: He picks up a piece. (pondering) 'Hmm, pawn... to...WAAA!" He is slightly startled as Anna pops up behind him.
Chibi Anna: She pops up behind Chibi Seto. "Hay, boyz, watcha' doin?" (Hey, boys, what are you doing?)
Chibi Mokuba: "Pwayin chezz." (Playing chess.)
Chibi Seto: He turns his attention back to the chessboard. (confidently) "Heh, winning chess. Pawn d6." He places down the piece he picked up, then taps the nearby clock.
Chibi Anna: She stares on at the board, at all the many uniformly organized pieces, totally mesmerized. (amazed) "Wau. Haw'd yew pwey? Aw da peesuz wuk da saym." (Wow. HOw do you play? All the pieces look the same."
Chibi Mokuba: "Bud dey aw dew diffuwind stuwf. Byshuwp ta ef fowr." He moves a piece and taps the clock.
Chibi Seto: He turns to Anna, making his next move behind his back. (to Anna) "Well, it's all very systematic." (effortlessly, to Mokuba) "Knight e7." He taps the clock and moves his piece.
Chibi Mokuba: "Owkey, Nite ta ay-twee." (Okay, Knight to a3) He moves his piece after much thought, and then taps the clock.
Chibi Anna: She continues to watch over the board, totally hypnotized by the piece arangements. "Yewr sew kawnfudend, Settow. Haw da ya now wew eech peez gowd puwfektwee?" (You're so confident, Seto. How do you know where each piece goes perfectly?)
Chibi Mokuba: "Hay, wanna' seey sumfin kewl, den leep watchun! Paun ta..." He reaches up across the board and relocates one of his pieces to where one of Seto's pieces is, removing Seto's piece from the board. "... ta dee-fiyv!" (...to d5!) He picks up Seto's piece and taps the clock with it, grinning widely.
Chibi Anna: (amazed) "Wow, he tuwk a peez! Kan hee dew dat?" (Wow, he took a piece! Can he do that?)
Chibi Seto: (unfazed entirely) "Sure. Of course I can do it better. Bishop takes Knight at a3." He takes a horse-shaped piece of Mokuba's off the board and places one of his pieces on the square where it was. He then uses Mokuba's taken piece to tap the clock.
Chibi Anna: "Sew, da peesuz tayk eech uddew? Iy yewzt ta pway chekowz, an ya had ta tayk aw da peesuz. Wiyk dat?" (So, the pieces take each other? I used to play checkers, and you have to take all the opponent's pieces. Like that?)
Chibi Seto: He taps a piece on his side of the board. "Nope. You've just got to trap this one piece here. The king. When all it's available moves are taken away, and it gets threatened so that it can't run to a safe space, then the opponent declares 'checkmate' and wins."
Chibi Anna: (amazed) "Wau..." (Wow...)
Chibi Mokuba: "Wew, Iy wuz pwepaywd. Iy'm gunna' tayk yewr bychup wid a paun tew ay-twee." (Well, I was prepared. I'm going to take your bishop with a pawn to a3.) He takes Seto's piece, relocates his own piece, then taps the clock.
Chibi Seto: (to Anna) "It's really rather simple to learn to play. I taught Mokuba to play right here at this orphanage." (to Mokuba) "Castling kingside. King to g2." He moves his king piece two spaces to the left, then moves a castle-shaped piece to the exact other side of his king. He then taps the clock.
Chibi Anna: (very confused) "Iy tawd yew sed id wuz eezie twe wuwn. Wud'ya juwzd dew? Kastuwin?" (I thought you said it was easy to learn. What did you just do? Castling?)
Chibi Seto: "Simple move. There are only a handful of variations in all of chess. There's castling, en passant, fifty move take limit, three move repeat rule, stalemate, all sorts of things. It's very easy to adapt to these things if you know the rules."
Chibi Anna: "Tawd yew sed 'hawdfuw'." (Thought you said 'handful'.)
Chibi Mokuba: "Uw, Settow, byshup ta gee-fowr. Yer mewv." (Uh, Seto, bishop to g4. Your move.) He makes his move as he dictates, taps the clock, and moves the appropriate piece.
Chibi Seto: (effortlessly) "Pawn h6. Your turn." He moves and taps the clock.
Chibi Mokuba: He stares at the highly developed board for a while. "Uw, byshuwp taykz ef-fiyv." (Uh, bishop takes f5.)
Chibi Seto: "Kinda cramped for the queen...."
Chibi Anna: Her eyes light up. (enthusiastically) "Kween? Dewz a kween? Wud kinda' kween? Wiyk a Shawmin Kween?" (Queen? There's a queen on the board? What kind of queen? Like a Shaman Queeen?) She searches the board, looking for a queen-looking piece.
Chibi Seto: He giggles. "Not quite. But she is THE single most powerful piece in the game."
Chibi Anna: She giggles back in response. "A pawwufuw kween, ey? Iy may juwzd wiyk dis gaym yedt!" (A powerful queen, eh? I may just like this game yet!)
Chibi Seto: He clears his throat. "Well, the clocks still running, and I'm not getting any closer to checkmate, so queen takes bishop on f5." He moves a large piece on his back row up to one of Mokuba's pieces and picks Mokuba's piece off the board, placing his queen back down. He taps the clock.
Chibi Mokuba: "Uw-ow. Dis pawdt. Da kween'z awdt. Iy gawda' bee kayfuw nau. Uw, pauwn taykz eey-syx." (Uh-oh. This part. The queen's out. I've got to be careful now. Uh, pawn to e6.)
Chibi Anna: *Wou. Mowkewbuh juzd chayngd hyz howl stwategee kuz da kween kaum awd. Kiynda' wiyk... hau evweebuddy bak howm... dey feeyw wiyk dey hayv tew bee kayfuw wen I'ym awownd... Espesuwee Yow...* (*Wow. Mokuba just changed his whole strategy just because the queen came out. It's kind of like... how everybody back home... they feel like they have to be careful when I'm around... Especially Yoh...*)
Chibi Seto: "I'll combat your pawn take with another pawn capture. My pawn to e6. Move." He takes his turn, moving his pawn to take Mokuba's pawn, then tapping the clock.
Chibi Anna: She zones out, staring off into space. *Yep, espesuwee Yow...* (*Yes, especially Yoh.*)
Chibi Mokuba: He stares at the board. "Aha! Bischup ta eey-syx, taykin yer pauwn, sew yew wooz da exchayng! Yesss!" (Aha! bishop to e6, taking your pawn, so you lose the exchange! Yesss!) He moves his bishop to take Seto's pawn, then taps the clock.
Chibi Anna: She redirects her attention to the chessboard. *Wou. Settow'z woozin peesuz. Hau kan hee wyn dis wun widawd az mennie peesuz?* (*Wow. Seto's losing pieces. How can he win without as many pieces?*)
Chibi Seto: He sits with his arms crossed. "Not quite, Mokie. I may have lost the exchange, but the game is about to be mine. Look at the queen. Her position may not seem so favorable, but..." He takes his queen and moves it down to nearly the end of the board, taking a pawn that lies close to Mokuba's king. "...but queen to f2 clinches the game. Checkmate, Mokie."
Chibi Mokuba: He grins. "Hehehe. Nad diz tiym, Settow! Kyng taykz kween awn ef-too! Iy repew de attak!" He prepares to move the piece as Seto blocks off his hand.
Chibi Seto: "Not quite, Mokie. Look down at the other end of the board." He points to his rook, which lies on a non-intercepted vertical line with the queen. "Take 'her majesty' with the king, and my rook will take your king. You can always count on the castle of the king to protect the queen."
Chibi Anna: Seto's words echo over and over in her mind. She repeats the phrase back to herself over and over again in her mind. (whispering) "Yew ken awweyz kawnd awn da kastow uv da kyng tew pwotekt da kween." (You can always count on the castle of the king to protect the queen.) *Juwzd wiyk Iy ken awweys kawnd awn Yow'z howm, da Shawmin Kyng'z kastow at da Osokowuh Kompwex tew pwotekt me...* (*Just like I can always count on Yoh's home, the Shaman King's castle at the Asakura Complex to protect me...* She stares down at the board.
The white king was totally encased by the end of the board, some nearby friendly pieces, and open spaces that the black queen threatened. Then, as Anna grew into a hypnotic stare at Seto's queen's position, Seto and Mokuba cleared the pieces off the chessboard, into a small zipper pouch on a nearby bag.
Chibi Anna: *Owkey, dat'z idt! Iy'v gawda' gedt awda heew!* (*Okay, that's it! I've got to get out of here!*)
(A/N: WOW that was DEEP! Chibi Anna pulls reral-life answers off a chessboard scenario! And, for those of us who wondered, that IS an actual, 100 percent authentic game that REALLY WORKS! I played it out by hand, using some of my spare Yugioh cards and a MESS OF DICE! Hope you appreciate the authenticity and effort! Maybe you should get a chessboard and a book on algebraic chess notation and play out that game. It's only about ten moves, and it's really quick. But you shouldn't have needed a book and a board to respect the total poetic masterpiece of the second part of the chapter.
But, remember back, there was a first part, though. Apparently, not even Atemu is quite sure of himself on whether he can beat Priest Seto. But Chibi Yoh better be sure of himself! (SPOILER ALERT: Yoh's not slated away to die the first time for at least another six years, at his own twin brother's hands!)
I don't own Yugioh, Shaman King, or chess as we know it.)
I don't own Yugioh or Shaman King.)
Chibi Beginnings: Chapter 8: Speewids an' Chezz
Yoh and Tamara have just woken up from dreams in which Priest Seto had terrorized them in, supposedly because Anna no longer lived in the Asakura complex. But now, Yoh plans to remedy that small situation by trying to find Anna.
Chibi Tamara: "Wuda ya meen 'wud speewid'? Da speewid dat wowk mee uwp. Sed hee noo wew Annah wuz." (What do you mean 'what spirit'? The spirit that woke me up. Said he knew where Anna was.)
Chibi Yoh: He turns away from Tamara, stands to his feet, and walks up out of his room. He paces down the dark corridor.
Chibi Tamara: She follows Yoh, jogging lightly. "Hay, wayd uwp! Iy towd yew dat da speewid nowz wew Annah iz! Dow'd yew wawda fiyd hew?" (Hey, wait up! I told you that the spirit knows where Anna is! Don't you want to find her?) She approaches Yoh from behind.
Chibi Yoh: He keeps his back to Tamara, still walking away. (coldly) "Iy dew. An dat'z wiy Iy'm guwna' ignow yew!" (I do. And that's why I'm going to ignore you!)
Chibi Tamara: Shocked at what Yoh had said to her, she stops following him, and then takes a step back. (quivering, verging on crying) "Yow... wud wuz dat suwpowzd tew meen? Dew yew tynk dat id wuz mee whoo wuz wesponsowbow fow Annah nawd beeyn heew?" (Yoh... what was that supposed to mean? Do you think that it was me who was responsible for Anna not being here?)
Chibi Yoh: He came to a corner and stopped walking away. He then turned to face Tamara, with a menacing glare on his face. (coldly) "Id wuz tew muwch wen yew nowtizd haw kwowz Annah an Iy wew... wuzen id? Sew yew hayd tew twedin hew. Nawd kwiyd suw haw, buwd yew mayd hew feeyw imbawizzd abowd haw shee fewd abowd mee. Beekuz uv yew, Annah wuz skawd tew deth tew shou hew feewinz! Yew may hayv skawd hew fow wiyf! Datz wiy Annah wuz aktin sow weewd beefow. Kuz uv YEW!" (It was too much when you noticed how close Anna and I were... wasn't it? So you had to threaten her. Not quite sure how, but you made her feel embarrassed about how she felt about me. Because of you, Anna was scared to death to show her feelings! You may have scarred her for life! That's why Anna was acting so weird before. 'Cause of YOU!) He points at Tamara forcefully.
Chibi Tamara: She takes another step back. (quivering more than before) "Yow... OWKEY, sew iy WUZ jewwuz! Buwd Iy tawd dat yew wiykd mee... wezz dayn yew wiykd Annah... an Iy wuz afwayd... uv... beeyn wepwayzd..." (Yoh... OKAY, so I WAS jealout! But I thought that you liked me... less than you liked Anna.... and I was afraid... of... being replaced...) She falls to her knees, with guilty tears flowing down her face.
Chibi Yoh: Still frustrated, he kneels down in front of Tamara.
Chibi Tamara: She lifts her head and looks straight ahead into Yoh's piercing eyes, while still crying. "Yow, wud iz idt?"
Chibi Yoh: He bites his lip as he firmly slaps Tamara across the face with his right hand.
Chibi Tamara: "OWW!" Unlike when Anna slaps Yoh, Tamara only turns her face as Yoh slaps her. Her crying ceases.
Chibi Yoh: "Sowee, Tammie. Buwd Annah wud dew da saym fow mee, an tiym iz wunnin awd." (Sorry, Tammy. But Anna would do the same for me, and time is running out.) He grabs Tamara by the shoulders and shakes her violently. (firmly) "Nau, now mow giwdynyzz. Wew iz da speewid hew nowz wew Annah iz?" (Now, no more guiltiness. Where is the spirit who knows where Anna is?)
A black shadow races across the floor.
Chibi Tamara: "Owkey. Hiz naym iz..." (Okay. His name is...)
A black shadow appears behind Yoh, and a ghost comes out of the shadow, off the floor. The spiky haired spirit stands behind Yoh.
Chibi Tamara: "...hiz naym iz..." (...his name is...)
Atemu (YamiYugi's manga name): "I am Atemu, the great Pharaoh of Ancient Egypt."
Chibi Yoh: At the sound of the booming voice, he nearly falls over on his face. He darts around to see the spirit. "Aha, sew yowr dyz speewid Iy keep heewyn abowd!"
Atemu: He bands down to see Yoh stare up at him coldly, and Tamara shivers in fear on her feet. He reaches out towards Tamara, who has a deer-in-the- headlights expression on her face. (comforting) "You need not worry, little girl. Seto will not come after you now. You're safe."
Chibi Yoh: He stares up at Atemu. (losing patience) "AHIM! Hay, fawwow giy!" (AHEM! Hey, pharaoh guy!)
Atemu: He shifts his gaze towards Yoh. "And you are?"
Chibi Yoh: "Fowgedt id! Aw Iy wawda now iz wew yew saw Annah! Tew mee. NAU!" (Forget it! All I want to know is where you saw Anna. Tell me. NOW!)
Atemu: He clenches his fist and points at Yoh. "ADDRESS ME WITH RESPECT, CHILD!"
Chibi Tamara: (intervening) "Pweeez, now showdin!" (Please, no shouting!)
Atemu and Yoh both turn their attention to Tamara.
Chibi Tamara: (pleading to the two) "Annah'z owd dew iyn da dawk. Sheez skaywd an pwobwee kwyin wiyd nau. An Settow'z gowin aftuw Annah. Pweez. Wee dow'd gawd tiym ta yew. Sow Atemew, pweez tew Yow wew yew fawnd Annah, an Yow, pweez bee paytyund wid Atemew." (Anna's out there in the dark. She's scared and probably crying right now. And Seto's going after Anna. We don't have time to yell. So Atemu, please tell Yoh where you found Anna, and Yoh, please be patient with Atemu.)
Chibi Yoh: He sighs. "Owkey." (Okay.)
Atemu: "I accept." He returns his gaze to Yoh. "My apologies to you, Yoh Asakura."
Chibi Yoh: (calmly) "Owkey naw, kuwd yew tew mee wew Annah iz?"
Atemu: "An orphanage. A building. She's safe, for the moment."
Chibi Yoh: He sighs in relief. "Wew ad weezd shee'z owkey. Wedd'z fiynd hew. Ya now widj ofanidj shee'z adt, wiydt Atemew?" (well, at least she's okay. Let's find her. You know which orphanage she's at, right Atemu?)
Atemu: "Yes. All too well. However, unfortunately, Seto is already there."
Chibi Yoh and Chibi Tamara: They dart back. "SETTOW?!"
Chibi Yoh: He punches his palm in frustration. "Aw kwudd! Wee gawda' fiynd hew kwik!" (Oh crud, we've got to find her quick!)
Atemu: "Don't worry though, because there is good news."
Chibi Yoh: "Iyf diz haz ennytin ta dew wid kaw inshuwinz, Iy'm guwna' kiw yew ageyn!" (If this has anything to do with car insurance, I'm gonna' kill you again!)
Atemu: He scratches his head. *What's a car?* "Anyway, the Seto that is at the orphanage is just another child, like you. He hasn't attained conscious knowledge of his ancient past yet. So Anna is safe, for the moment. It's only a matter of time before Seto discovers his ancient past."
Chibi Yoh: "Sew wed'z gew! We gawda stawp Settow!" (So let's go! We've got to stop Seto!)
Atemu: (unceratinly) "Uh... well..." He stares down.
Chibi Yoh and Chibi Tamara: They stare at Atemu.
Chibi Tamara: She tilts her head as she stares at Atemu. "Wiy sow kwied? Sumfin waung?" (Why so quiet? Something wrong?)
Atemu: (softly) "Back... in my time... Seto was a powerful magician. His powers even surpassed my own. So I entrusted him with the powerful Blue Eyes White Dragon tablets. And so long as he can draw strength from the power of those tablets, he was almost invincible in Ancient Egypt."
Chibi Yoh: (in awe) "Invinsowbow? Dat kawd bee..." (Invincible? That can't be...)
Atemu: "I assure you that Seto is going to be very tough to beat. Because... back then, he... rebelled... against the Egyptian guard. He beat all the remaining guards in my kingdom by using the power of the Blue Eyes White Dragon tablets. All of the guard were killed. Every last one of them..." He quaked in place. "Some good friends of mine were in that guard. So I faced Seto myself... Which was a dire mistake..."
Chiibi Yoh: "Wud hapind? In da fiydt?" (What happened? In the fight?)
Atemu: "I-I don't remember entirely. After a certain point, it-it just all went blank to me... The last thing I remember, I sealed both my soul and Seto's soul into the Millennium Puzzle." He holds his head. "But, I fear that Seto may be too strong now for me to face..."
Chibi Yoh: "NOW!" (NO!) He punches a wall, then withdraws his hand slowly, shaking it. "Aw, Iy tink dat wuz wiyk da diyur mistayk yew wew tawkin abowd." (Ow, I think that was like the dire mistake you were talking about.)
Atemu: "No, Yoh. Punching a wall by accident is stupid. Taking on the most powerful sorcerer in Ancient Egypt in a Shadow Game, THAT is a mistake." He pauses. "I will show you where you can find Anna, but I will not be able to beat Seto."
Chibi Yoh: "Wew, Iy dow'd kayw!" (Well, I don't care!)
Chibi Tamara: "Yow, bee weezonabow. Settow'z tew tuff few yew." (Yoh, be reasonable. Seto is too tough for you.)
Chibi Yoh: He shoots a cold glare at Tamara, then turns to Attemu. (deeply serious) "Iyf dat Settow giy wayz eevin a FINGUW awn Annah, den hee'z iyn fow a wowd uv huwdt! An iyf yew wow'd fiyd Settow ta fwee Annah, Iy WIW in a hawdbeed, ya kan kowdt awn dat!" (If that Seto guy lays even a FINGER on Anna, then he's in for a world of hurt! And if you won't fight Seto to free Anna, I WILL in a heartbeat, you can count on that!) He glares at Atemu. "Tayk mee tew Annah awweddie. Yew kawwuwd..." (Take me to Anna already. You coward...)
Atemu: He takes a step back. *How... how can he say stuff like that? He's witnessed Seto's strength firsthand in his dreams at least once before! He can't be serious, there's no one who can defeat Seto. Unless...* He stares into Yoh's eyes, as his stare burns with unshakable confidence. "You're not bluffing. You're serious about being able to face Seto. And win. I've NEVER seen such confidence in all my years of existence..." He turns away from Yoh, then walks away.
Chibi Yoh: (overconfidently) "Yeh, gow an wun! Iy'w defeed Settow awn miy own, if yew wowdt!" (Yeah, go and run! I'll defeat Seto on my own, if you won't!)
Atemu: He turns back in Yoh's direction, glancing at him over his shoulder. "I'm not running. I'm leading you to Anna. Are you coming like you said, or are you all talk and no action?"
Chibi Yoh: He paces slowly behind Atemu. "Iy'w beedt Settow. Juwzd powydt da wey." (I'll beat Seto. Just point the way.)
Chibi Tamara: "Waydt! Yow!" (Wait! Yoh!) She grabs Yoh by the shoulder, trying to hold him back.
Chibi Yoh: He snaps his head back at Tamara. "Iy'w kum bak wid Annah. Den, aw uv dis'w bee owvuv. Iy pwomiz." (I'll come back with Anna. Then, all of this'll be over. I promise.) He heads back to his path, following Yami down the hall.
(orphanage, morning, before sunrise)-----
Chibi Anna awakens to a loud racket of kids all over the place. She grips her red scarf tightly around her body as she slowly opens her eyes. She stretches and slowly comes to her feet, getting off the wall that she fell asleep against the night before.
Chibi Anna: She stumbles into the room across from her, dodging several running kids on her way. She slides the door open to find Mokuba and Seto playing a game of chess against one another.
Chibi Seto: "So, Mokie, time for another round. Good luck."
Chibi Mokuba: (confidently) "Iy'w dew fiyn, sew dow'd howd bak!" (I'll do fine, so don't hold back!)
The two set up pieces on the chessboard.
Chibi Seto: He takes out a small double-faced clock and winds it up. Placing it next to the fully set up chessboard, he presses a small button on top of thee clock, causing the clock on the side closest to Mokuba to start winding down. "Your move, Mokie. White's got first."
Chibi Mokuba: He places a hand on his chin. "Iy'w uwz dis un Iy'v seeyn yew yewd awn mee. Pauwn tew ie-fowr." (I'll use this one I've seen you use on me. Pawn to e4." He moves a small piece on the board, then lightly smacks the clock at his side.
Chibi Anna: She sneaks into the room, trying not to distract Mokuba and Seto. She creeps closer and closer to the chessboard, veering around behind Seto.
Chibi Seto: (pondering) "Hmm... Pawn... d6!" He moves a piece and taps the clock.
Chibi Mokuba: "Hay, Settow, wiy ya' nawd advansin wiyk yew dew aw da tiym? Paun dee-fowr." (Hey, Seto, why are you not advancing like you do all the time? Paun d4.) He moves a piece and taps the clock.
Chibi Seto: He picks up a piece. (pondering) 'Hmm, pawn... to...WAAA!" He is slightly startled as Anna pops up behind him.
Chibi Anna: She pops up behind Chibi Seto. "Hay, boyz, watcha' doin?" (Hey, boys, what are you doing?)
Chibi Mokuba: "Pwayin chezz." (Playing chess.)
Chibi Seto: He turns his attention back to the chessboard. (confidently) "Heh, winning chess. Pawn d6." He places down the piece he picked up, then taps the nearby clock.
Chibi Anna: She stares on at the board, at all the many uniformly organized pieces, totally mesmerized. (amazed) "Wau. Haw'd yew pwey? Aw da peesuz wuk da saym." (Wow. HOw do you play? All the pieces look the same."
Chibi Mokuba: "Bud dey aw dew diffuwind stuwf. Byshuwp ta ef fowr." He moves a piece and taps the clock.
Chibi Seto: He turns to Anna, making his next move behind his back. (to Anna) "Well, it's all very systematic." (effortlessly, to Mokuba) "Knight e7." He taps the clock and moves his piece.
Chibi Mokuba: "Owkey, Nite ta ay-twee." (Okay, Knight to a3) He moves his piece after much thought, and then taps the clock.
Chibi Anna: She continues to watch over the board, totally hypnotized by the piece arangements. "Yewr sew kawnfudend, Settow. Haw da ya now wew eech peez gowd puwfektwee?" (You're so confident, Seto. How do you know where each piece goes perfectly?)
Chibi Mokuba: "Hay, wanna' seey sumfin kewl, den leep watchun! Paun ta..." He reaches up across the board and relocates one of his pieces to where one of Seto's pieces is, removing Seto's piece from the board. "... ta dee-fiyv!" (...to d5!) He picks up Seto's piece and taps the clock with it, grinning widely.
Chibi Anna: (amazed) "Wow, he tuwk a peez! Kan hee dew dat?" (Wow, he took a piece! Can he do that?)
Chibi Seto: (unfazed entirely) "Sure. Of course I can do it better. Bishop takes Knight at a3." He takes a horse-shaped piece of Mokuba's off the board and places one of his pieces on the square where it was. He then uses Mokuba's taken piece to tap the clock.
Chibi Anna: "Sew, da peesuz tayk eech uddew? Iy yewzt ta pway chekowz, an ya had ta tayk aw da peesuz. Wiyk dat?" (So, the pieces take each other? I used to play checkers, and you have to take all the opponent's pieces. Like that?)
Chibi Seto: He taps a piece on his side of the board. "Nope. You've just got to trap this one piece here. The king. When all it's available moves are taken away, and it gets threatened so that it can't run to a safe space, then the opponent declares 'checkmate' and wins."
Chibi Anna: (amazed) "Wau..." (Wow...)
Chibi Mokuba: "Wew, Iy wuz pwepaywd. Iy'm gunna' tayk yewr bychup wid a paun tew ay-twee." (Well, I was prepared. I'm going to take your bishop with a pawn to a3.) He takes Seto's piece, relocates his own piece, then taps the clock.
Chibi Seto: (to Anna) "It's really rather simple to learn to play. I taught Mokuba to play right here at this orphanage." (to Mokuba) "Castling kingside. King to g2." He moves his king piece two spaces to the left, then moves a castle-shaped piece to the exact other side of his king. He then taps the clock.
Chibi Anna: (very confused) "Iy tawd yew sed id wuz eezie twe wuwn. Wud'ya juwzd dew? Kastuwin?" (I thought you said it was easy to learn. What did you just do? Castling?)
Chibi Seto: "Simple move. There are only a handful of variations in all of chess. There's castling, en passant, fifty move take limit, three move repeat rule, stalemate, all sorts of things. It's very easy to adapt to these things if you know the rules."
Chibi Anna: "Tawd yew sed 'hawdfuw'." (Thought you said 'handful'.)
Chibi Mokuba: "Uw, Settow, byshup ta gee-fowr. Yer mewv." (Uh, Seto, bishop to g4. Your move.) He makes his move as he dictates, taps the clock, and moves the appropriate piece.
Chibi Seto: (effortlessly) "Pawn h6. Your turn." He moves and taps the clock.
Chibi Mokuba: He stares at the highly developed board for a while. "Uw, byshuwp taykz ef-fiyv." (Uh, bishop takes f5.)
Chibi Seto: "Kinda cramped for the queen...."
Chibi Anna: Her eyes light up. (enthusiastically) "Kween? Dewz a kween? Wud kinda' kween? Wiyk a Shawmin Kween?" (Queen? There's a queen on the board? What kind of queen? Like a Shaman Queeen?) She searches the board, looking for a queen-looking piece.
Chibi Seto: He giggles. "Not quite. But she is THE single most powerful piece in the game."
Chibi Anna: She giggles back in response. "A pawwufuw kween, ey? Iy may juwzd wiyk dis gaym yedt!" (A powerful queen, eh? I may just like this game yet!)
Chibi Seto: He clears his throat. "Well, the clocks still running, and I'm not getting any closer to checkmate, so queen takes bishop on f5." He moves a large piece on his back row up to one of Mokuba's pieces and picks Mokuba's piece off the board, placing his queen back down. He taps the clock.
Chibi Mokuba: "Uw-ow. Dis pawdt. Da kween'z awdt. Iy gawda' bee kayfuw nau. Uw, pauwn taykz eey-syx." (Uh-oh. This part. The queen's out. I've got to be careful now. Uh, pawn to e6.)
Chibi Anna: *Wou. Mowkewbuh juzd chayngd hyz howl stwategee kuz da kween kaum awd. Kiynda' wiyk... hau evweebuddy bak howm... dey feeyw wiyk dey hayv tew bee kayfuw wen I'ym awownd... Espesuwee Yow...* (*Wow. Mokuba just changed his whole strategy just because the queen came out. It's kind of like... how everybody back home... they feel like they have to be careful when I'm around... Especially Yoh...*)
Chibi Seto: "I'll combat your pawn take with another pawn capture. My pawn to e6. Move." He takes his turn, moving his pawn to take Mokuba's pawn, then tapping the clock.
Chibi Anna: She zones out, staring off into space. *Yep, espesuwee Yow...* (*Yes, especially Yoh.*)
Chibi Mokuba: He stares at the board. "Aha! Bischup ta eey-syx, taykin yer pauwn, sew yew wooz da exchayng! Yesss!" (Aha! bishop to e6, taking your pawn, so you lose the exchange! Yesss!) He moves his bishop to take Seto's pawn, then taps the clock.
Chibi Anna: She redirects her attention to the chessboard. *Wou. Settow'z woozin peesuz. Hau kan hee wyn dis wun widawd az mennie peesuz?* (*Wow. Seto's losing pieces. How can he win without as many pieces?*)
Chibi Seto: He sits with his arms crossed. "Not quite, Mokie. I may have lost the exchange, but the game is about to be mine. Look at the queen. Her position may not seem so favorable, but..." He takes his queen and moves it down to nearly the end of the board, taking a pawn that lies close to Mokuba's king. "...but queen to f2 clinches the game. Checkmate, Mokie."
Chibi Mokuba: He grins. "Hehehe. Nad diz tiym, Settow! Kyng taykz kween awn ef-too! Iy repew de attak!" He prepares to move the piece as Seto blocks off his hand.
Chibi Seto: "Not quite, Mokie. Look down at the other end of the board." He points to his rook, which lies on a non-intercepted vertical line with the queen. "Take 'her majesty' with the king, and my rook will take your king. You can always count on the castle of the king to protect the queen."
Chibi Anna: Seto's words echo over and over in her mind. She repeats the phrase back to herself over and over again in her mind. (whispering) "Yew ken awweyz kawnd awn da kastow uv da kyng tew pwotekt da kween." (You can always count on the castle of the king to protect the queen.) *Juwzd wiyk Iy ken awweys kawnd awn Yow'z howm, da Shawmin Kyng'z kastow at da Osokowuh Kompwex tew pwotekt me...* (*Just like I can always count on Yoh's home, the Shaman King's castle at the Asakura Complex to protect me...* She stares down at the board.
The white king was totally encased by the end of the board, some nearby friendly pieces, and open spaces that the black queen threatened. Then, as Anna grew into a hypnotic stare at Seto's queen's position, Seto and Mokuba cleared the pieces off the chessboard, into a small zipper pouch on a nearby bag.
Chibi Anna: *Owkey, dat'z idt! Iy'v gawda' gedt awda heew!* (*Okay, that's it! I've got to get out of here!*)
(A/N: WOW that was DEEP! Chibi Anna pulls reral-life answers off a chessboard scenario! And, for those of us who wondered, that IS an actual, 100 percent authentic game that REALLY WORKS! I played it out by hand, using some of my spare Yugioh cards and a MESS OF DICE! Hope you appreciate the authenticity and effort! Maybe you should get a chessboard and a book on algebraic chess notation and play out that game. It's only about ten moves, and it's really quick. But you shouldn't have needed a book and a board to respect the total poetic masterpiece of the second part of the chapter.
But, remember back, there was a first part, though. Apparently, not even Atemu is quite sure of himself on whether he can beat Priest Seto. But Chibi Yoh better be sure of himself! (SPOILER ALERT: Yoh's not slated away to die the first time for at least another six years, at his own twin brother's hands!)
I don't own Yugioh, Shaman King, or chess as we know it.)
