A Tale of Two Kings

Chapter 11:

The inside of the boat was really dark and dank. It had cobwebs in the corners and lots of nasty things on the walls. Writing that Marik's servants had put up there just for fun… like: For a good time, call Bakura. With all those people crammed in there, it wasn't a very pleasant smell either. There was no bathroom installed in the bottom of the ship, and they'd been on the sea for about ten hours. So, you know what that smell was like.

But despite these terrible conditions, the passengers couldn't be happier. In their minds, this was the last bad thing they'd have to put up with. Because after the ship ride, they'd be on a tropical island. Of course, everyone believed Marik's lie because all the torture they'd been put through left them helpless and gullible.

Yugi and Yami were on the third ship, which happened to be the least crowded only because all the left over prisoners were thrown in there. No one else that they knew was in there, though. So, there stayed huddled up in one of the corners.

"… Um, Yami? What are we gonna do when we get to island?" Yugi asked, trying to spark up a conversation. His yami had been quiet for about seven hours and he hadn't even fallen asleep. So, Yugi supposed he was still had at him.

"…" Yami grunted.

"Aw, come on, Yami! You can't be mad at me forever!"

"Watch me." he turned around. "…"

"B-But it wasn't my fault! Marik's taller than me… you might have had better luck… And I did tell you to go! But all you and Otogi did was force me out of the line!"

"…"

"You are so cruel."

There was a moment of silence until Yami turned around and sighed, "I guess so. And I guess we're not going to get very far while we're fighting."

Yugi smiled cheerfully, "That's right."

"…But we don't really have a way to get off this ship."

"Yeah… we're probably thousands of miles from Domino by now. And I don't we wanna try to swim that distance. But… maybe we could get to another town and make our way back to Domino on land…?"

"No. I don't think that would work."

"I think you're right."

Yami stood up and looked behind them at the side of the ship, "Look, Yugi. A hole in the wall."

"Really?" Yugi took a look, "Wow. I'm surprised we haven't sunk to the bottom of the ocean by now. That's a pretty big hole."

In reality, the hole was only about the size of a small orange, but it looked big to Yugi because… well, he's small.

Yami leaned his head on the wall and peeked through the hole, "I-I can see another ship right in front of us. It must be one of the others that Marik sent out."

"Maybe our friends are on that ship."

Yami nodded, "Maybe. But there's no way of contacting him. We'll have to wait till the ships dock so we can talk to them."

"But what good will that do us?! We'll be where Marik wanted us. On a frozen island in the Antarctic!"

"Well, what can we do?!"

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Meanwhile, Marik and Malik had gone back into the castle and were just awaiting the ship's arrival at the island. Marik had an entire room built for the occasion. Complete with a giant screen T.V, four big Lazy-Boy chairs, and a Soda machine. Marik wanted to enjoy his archenemy's final hours.

"How can you be so sure that Yami and Yugi will be eaten, Marik?" Malik asked, "I mean, they could be the ones doing the eating."

"You kidding? They're small and they look like things that are good to eat. Of course they'll be eaten. Probably first."

As Marik and Malik sat down in their new Lazy-Boys, Malik giggled, "W-Wouldn't it be cool if Yugi and his friends took turns taking a bite out each other?

"… Heh. Yeah, that sounds a lot like them. They're so worried about each other, they'd probably do something stupid… like divide themselves up so everyone could eat."

"Hey Marik…? Say we were in Yami and Yugi's position. Would you really eat me?"

"What?!" Marik faced the other way, "I'm not answering that."

"Why, ya scared?" Malik pinched his yami's cheeks, "Come on and tell me. I promise I won't get mad."

"Leave me alone."

"P-please?!" he made a puppy-dog face, "Marik…?!"

"Fine! Okay!" Marik looked at Malik carefully, "I guess… I would eat you."

"…Oh, you are sick, Mister!"

"Huh?!"

"That's disgusting. I wouldn't eat you."

"Y-You practically beg me to answer your ridiculous question and you promised that you wouldn't get mad! Now your all bent out of shape because I gave you an honest answer?!"

"That's right."

"Oh, for Ra's sake! If you're a hungry person, you're going to eat something!"

"Not me!"

"Change the subject. Now."

There was a moment of silence. Then Malik looked at the other two chairs next to theirs, "… Is there someone else that's going to watch this, too?"

"Hmm? Oh, yeah. Bakura's going to try and talk Ryou into watching along with us. I think it'll be good for him. He needs a little excitement in his life."

"I dunno, Marik… This kinda stuff seems too hardcore for Ryou. He'd be better off watching something like Tiny Tots. Not Cannibal Island."

"…Hey! That's a great idea!"

"We're going to have Ryou watch Tiny Tots…?"

"No, dummy! We're going to name the show Cannibal Island! Just like Survivor has it's own name, this is gonna be like a reality show too, right? It makes perfect sense."

"Um… wait a minute-"

"Marik!" Just then the door to the room busted open and Seto Kaiba walked in from the hallway. "Marik, I have to talk to you!"

About six or seven panting guards ran in after him, "S-Sorry, Master Marik… he g-got away from us…!"

"What the hell do I keep you around for if you can't do your job?!" Marik jumped out of his seat.

"S-Sorry, sir."

Kaiba growled, "Marik, where is Mokuba?!"

Marik sat back down., "How should I know? Somewhere in the ocean, I guess."

He gasped, "The ocean?! You drowned my brother! I'm gonna kill you-"

"Relax. I never drowned anyone. Let's just say he's on a cruise."

"Don't play with me, Marik! I saw you on T.V saying that you were going to torture and kill every one of your prisoners. Mokuba was with you!"

"He was. And I only said that because I wanted Yami to come here faster. All I did was send all the prisoners to an island. I told you, he's practically on vacation. So, relax…"

"Yeah," Malik added, "You should be happy. Soon, your brother will be on T.V."

"What?"

"It's a reality show we made up."

"Cannibal Island."

Kaiba tilted his head, "Cannibal… Cannibal…? Cannibal. C-Cannibal Island! What the hell is wrong with you, Marik?! What is Cannibal Island?!"

"Oh, I get tired of explaining this." Marik turned to his hikari, "You tell him."

"Well, me and Marik shipped everyone to a Antarctic island. It's small, frozen, and there's no food. In short, they're going to have to eat each other. We've set up cameras all over the island and we can watch all the action from here. The boats should get there soon, they left this morning. Mokuba's on one of the ships."

"Y-you… what?" Kaiba took a step back, "Where is this island?!"

"Eh… Somewhere by Antarctica. We dropped the old people off somewhere around there last week." Marik answered.

Kaiba didn't waste anytime and rushed out the door.

Malik sighed, "He could've at least said goodbye."

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The boats were rocking and beginning to go faster as they neared their destination. The captains had kicked the gear into over drive and they were speeding rapidly on the high seas.

"Oh, Yami…" Yugi groaned, "I don't feel good."

Since the ship started going faster, Yugi's face started turning green and blue. He put his head between his knees and moaned for about a half hour.

"Come on, Yugi. Don't throw up. I'm wearing my good shoes, and I can't buy anymore."

"I-Is that all you c-care about…? Your damn shoes?!"

"If you mess these up, I'll be walking around barefoot!"

"Oh…"

Eventually, Yugi did throw up. Not all over Yami's shoes ,though (It was all over his own shoes).

In less than an hour, Cannibal Island came into view of all three ships. They steadily began to dock on the side of the small, frigid island and prepared to unload the passengers.