Chapter 12: Damsel In Distress
Waking up early on the weekend is one thing no one wants to do. But for Anzu she knew she had to because she had to get up and save her new friend Claire.
After she got dressed, she quickly texted Mai and Serenity to see if they were awake yet and where they wanted to meet up at. 'I wonder though how we will get in touch with Ishizu. She kind of just appeared yesterday.' She thought to herself.
After coming down the hall, she made way for the lobby near the exit. 'That's where the girls want to meet at. I hope they are not being slow.' Anzu was actually surprised to see both of them standing there waiting for her to arrive.
"Took you long enough. We were about to leave with you heh." Mai teased.
Anzu laughed and said, "We should probably get going."
Serenity spoke up and said, "Uh aren't we missing one? Where is Ishizu at?" All three girls realized she was not there yet nor did they know how to actually get in contact with her.
"Anzu do you have her number?" Mai asked questioningly.
Anzu quickly spoke up saying, "No, No, I didn't think to ask. Oh geez, what do we do now!"
Her question was quickly answered as Ishizu had appeared from the opposite end and came to where they were standing at.
"Hello again girls. Are you all ready to get going? We should meet up with Yugi and Kaiba and proceed on to find my brother and put a stop to him for good."
The three girls gave Ishizu a nod of approval and they all left the girls dormitory heading to the boys to find their remaining comrades.
Waking up quickly that morning, Yugi got on his pants and the nearest shirt he could find and softly crept towards the door.
'Why did he have to pick last night to stay up and watch an entire season of that show.' Yugi thought to himself tiptoeing over his friend Joey, who was passed out in the floor with popcorn hanging out of his mouth.
"Hnya Watch it ya goon!'' Muttering from Joey's direction came. A fly had crept over onto his nose and he had been swatting at it to get it away, missing each time for it to land in a new spot on his body.
Yugi lightly laughed and finally had made it out the door. He reached down into his pocket and pulled out his newest possession that had been handed to him the night before. Looking at it, he could see the powerful aura it possessed.
'This card certainly is powerful. I'm sure it'll stop Marik and get her back just like Ishizu said.'
Yugi smiled at the thought. He hadn't known her long but something about her made him smile. He still felt the warmth of her fingers around his neckline and he wanted to feel it again more then anything.
'I will save her and stop Marik no matter what.' He thought to himself as he opened his dormitory door and headed down the hallway.
Kaiba arose hastily that morning. He stealthy crept over to his servants bedpost and noticed he was still fully asleep. 'Useless jester. He is not good for anything.'
After getting dressed quickly, Kaiba grabbed his briefcase from under his bed. He sat down and grazed his hand over the combination. He unlocked it and opened it up pulling out the object he sought.
'Just what kind of power do you really hold?' He thought looking over the card that Ishizu had gave him the previous night. He placed it into his pocket and shut his briefcase lid back and grabbed a hold of the handle.
He walked over to the door and thought to himself, 'I should get going. Even though we are going as a group I don't need their help. They will probably just hold me back.'
He looked down at his hands and thought about to when they were intertwined with Claire's. How he longed to feel her hand against his. 'I will save her and bring her back myself. I will show Yugi up like I always do. And for Marik..' His thought continued, 'He will regret the day he crossed Seto Kaiba. No one will ever cross me and walk away unscathed.'
He opened the door and left his room heading to the lobby of the boys dormitory.
"They better be awake, they know we gotta get going!" Anzu said flapping her arms around.
Serenity said, "Well if they aren't we can always wake them up, heheh."
Anzu knew what she really meant and lightly smacked her on the shoulder and said "Oh knock it off this is serious! We need to get going!"
Mai returned her statement saying, "Yes we do. Besides those halls are rittled with filth. I'd get my nails dirty if I went any further." The three of them laughed and Ishizu looked at them as if they hadn't even spoken, which caused the mood to die out and silence to fill the room.
Around ten minutes passed and the girls were running out of patience when they heard footsteps coming their way. The four girls turned to see both Kaiba and Yugi standing beside them, each with a look of utmost certainty across their faces.
Anzu quickly smiled seeing Yugi and said, "About time you two show up we were about to leave without you!"
Kaiba returned with a retort saying, "It probably would've been easier for me then if you had of."
Anzu's face went red like she was about to strangle Kaiba to death, but Serenity stepped in front of her saying, "I'm so sorry Kaiba! Anzu didn't mean it! I would of never left you behind for even a second!"
She was practically drooling over the thought of being all alone with him, but Kaiba hadn't even heard a word that came from her filthy mouth. Instead he turned towards Ishizu saying, "Where exactly are we going Ishizu? You do know where your brother is don't you?"
Hearing the words Ishizu stepped forward and said, "Yes, I am certain I know where he has taken Claire to."
Yugi was the one to answer her this time saying, "Where has Claire been taken to Ishizu?"
She looked at the group as a whole and said, "More then likely she was taken to my brothers hidden chamber beneath the outskirts of this city."
The group seemed surprised at the declaration but Kaiba demanded, "Just tell me where this chamber is and I will drag Marik out of it, no one threatens me and gets away with it." Even though no one had actually threatened him at all.
The lobby emptied of the group and they headed outside one by one.
"Should we travel on foot? If it's all the way across town wouldn't it be easier to go in a car?" Anzu spoke looking around at everyone. The group seemed to agree but they all realized that none of them owned a car. Well, none of them but one person.
They all glanced at Kaiba and he said, "We take my limousine but I'll need coordinates on how to get there exactly."
Ishizu spoke up saying "I will show your driver the way to the destination, let us be off." And like that the group headed to the parking lot and got in Kaiba's limousine.
Once they all sit down Kaiba spoke up telling the driver to roll down the windows, however he was unanswered. He got out of his seat and went to the front of the ride to find that their was no one in the drivers seat. 'Where is that incompetent buffoon?' Kaiba thought to himself, then realized that he was still asleep in the room since it was so early in the morning.
"Change of plans were walking." Kaiba declared and the group looked around in surprise.
"I thought you had a bunch of men that worked for you Kaiba? Surely one of them can take us where we need to go." Yugi spoke up with a light grin across his face, Clearly laughing at his rivals expense.
Kaiba gritted his teeth and said, "How about you show us how its done then oh great pharaoh." Kaiba retorted with a grin of his own. Both boys now stood nose to nose with flames coming out of their eyes.
Anzu waved her arms saying, "Oh you two cut it out! Now is no time to be arguing! We can walk and get there in a couple of hours, now hush it!"
Neither boy heard what she said, but the rest of the girls left the limousine and started walking on foot. Kaiba and Yugi walked behind them not wanting to give the other an inch of space nor lose a shred of dignity.
With Ishizu leading the way, the group walked for what seemed like hours.
"How much further is it Ishizu? My feet are starting to kill me." Serenity said pouting.
Ishizu ignored her and kept going. They came upon a trail and she said, "Past this trail we will be nearly at the outskirts." The group seemed relieved at the news, but their relief did not last long because almost as the words left her lips thunder filled the sky.
"Oh great now its gonna rain. I don't wanna get wet." Mai spoke trying to cover her face to avoid her makeup from ruining.
Serenity giggled and said, "I'm already soaked." Causing Anzu to hit her in the back and tell her to behave herself.
Anzu looked up at the sky thinking for sure it was going to rain but to her surprise it did not. However the thunder increased and grew louder causing all four girls to shriek. Kaiba rolled his eyes and Yugi stood firm as if he were ready for someone to attack during their distress.
Ishizu seemed really nervous by the lightning and spoke, "Quickly! We need to proceed on. I fear it will only get worse here if we continue to stand by."
The group didn't need another second to think about the best course of action because everyone took off running right as Ishizu did. They ran till they came in view of a building that seemed to be in the middle of no where at the very far edges of the outskirts.
"This is it. Inside everyone quickly." Ishizu stated as everyone ran into the chamber.
Inside the chamber was pitch black. No one was able to see anything. The group pulled out their cell phones and turned on the flashlight as Ishizu grabbed a couple of torches and lit them. "These will be brighter and last longer then your phones light." She said as she handed one to Yugi, Kaiba and then Anzu.
Kaiba spoke up saying, "So where do we go from here? Where is Marik?" he looked around the room as did Yugi when Yugi noticed the carving on the wall.
"They look almost Ancient Egyptian."
He said as Ishizu turned towards him and spoke, "Yes this is one of many tombs my family was guarding over the millennia. And Kaiba we will find Marik. It seems as though my brother has hidden the passageway from the last time I was here however."
Anzu and Mai were examining the carvings next to Yugi and Serenity was standing next to Kaiba when she tripped over something. "Ahh, Oh Kaiba, If you wanted me that badly you should've just asked." She said blushing to herself.
He ignored her incompetence nearly ready to yell at her when he seen what it was she had tripped over. "It looks like its a switch."
Kaiba reached down and pressed it and a click came from the other side of the room. A panel folded backward to reveal a set of stairs behind it. "Looks like I found it. Now lets go." He declared in a victory formation as if he had conquered an elaborate dungeon puzzle.
Everyone went to the stairs and one by one they went down with Kaiba leading the way ready for anything Marik may throw his way.
They heard footsteps approaching and suddenly a voice said, "Oh that must be them. Lets capture them now and we will get our rewards ha-ha-ha."
The steps approached closer till the group was able to see two men in cloaks blocking their path. "Oh no, the rare hunters." Ishizu stated as Kaiba and Yugi stepped forward ready to get past their newest foes.
"Kaiba it looks like we will have to put our differences aside temporarily." He nodded at Yugi and the two of them charged the rare hunters head on.