Yami sighed.
"Now what?" He asked.
Kay, Jounouchi and Honda looked very annoyed at Kaiba's actions.
"Man! I can't believe that guy!" Jounouchi ranted.
"Next time I see Kaiba, he's gonna get it!" Honda grumbled.
Kay looked angrier than ever.
"That...That...IDIOT! That insensitive, idiotic jerk! He's always thinking of himself!" She yelled, grabbing her hair in anger. "How the heck do I put up with him?!?"
She sighed and let go of her hair. "I need a moment." She growled and stormed out the door, muttering a few curse words on the way out.
Cat looked at Kristen, who still looked a little depressed.
"Will Kay be all right?" She asked.
Kristen looked up at Cat and then at the door.
"Yeah. Give her a few minutes to cool off alone." She said. "Don't try to talk to her when she's angry. It never turns out well."
Jounouchi sighed as well. "Aw, nothin' we can do about it right now." He said. "I think Professor Hawkins should stay here while we catch the next flight."
"You're right. Traveling isn't the best thing for Grandpa right now." Rebecca agreed.
"Otogi, you don't mind staying here to watch over the Professor, do you?" Jounouchi asked.
"Sure, I'll stay." Otogi agreed.
"I'll book the flights and you guys can take the train to the airport." Rebecca said. "I just hope you guys can save Yugi before it's too late." She left the room to book the flights.
The next day, everyone was at the train station.
"I wonder how long the ride will be?" Anzu wondered out loud. "Otogi, do you want to go instead of me?"
"Nope. I'll stick with Professor Hawkins and Rebecca in case those bikers come back." Otogi replied. "I'll catch up with you guys once the Professor gets better."
"Alright." Anzu said.
"That's good, because the situation won't improve without the Professor." Honda said.
Yami recalled that Rebecca really wanted to come and help as well. But the Professor told her it was too dangerous and that the Pharaoh already had a lot to deal with; he didn't need to watch over her as well.
Rebecca started to cry and she ran back into the motor home.
Yami continued to stare at the ground in misery.
Cat looked at him sadly. She automatically reached out to touch his shoulder, but she stopped herself and let her hand drop.
What could she say?
"You guys better get on the train, or you'll miss it." Otogi warned.
"Right. See ya." Jounouchi said as everyone grabbed their luggage and boarded the train.
Otogi waved to them as the train started to leave and Jounouchi and Honda waved back.
"Alright! Time to hit the dining cart, old pal of mine!" Jounouchi said to Honda.
"Yeah!" Honda agreed.
Kay watched Jounouchi and Honda as they left their seats to find food.
"They're like two little kids." She mummered. Kristen smiled a little.
"But they're fun to watch sometimes." She said.
Kay crossed her arms over her chest and rolled her eyes.
"Whatever you say, Ki-Ki."
Yami sat silently, staring at his lap. Anzu sat by Yami while Cat sat across from him.
There was silence before Cat stood up.
"Um, I'll be right back." She said. "I want to walk around for a little."
Once Cat was gone, Anzu sighed and Jounouchi and Honda returned to their seats with bottles of soda and bags of chips. They looked rather happy.
Anzu looked at Yami with a troubled look.
"He's hardly said a word all day...I've got to get him to say something." She thought to herself.
Thinking for a moment, she faked a sneeze to try and get his attention. It didn't work. She thought some more.
"The view is really nice. Take a look, Yugi." Anzu said cheerfully. Still no response.
She thought some more.
"I hear Florida's beaches are beautiful! It'll be fun to check one out if we have some time. But darn, I forgot my bathing suit!" Anzu said.
Still no response. Anzu didn't give up.
"Hey Yugi. Are you hungry? We could go get something from the dining cart if you want." She said.
There was still no response.
She finally gave up and looked at him seriously.
"Yugi...you have to cheer up. I promise we'll get Yugi back. But in the mean time, you can't just sit around moping." Anzu said.
Yami finally stood up. "Sorry." He said and walked off.
"I think he needs to be alone for a while. Nothing you can say will cheer him up right now, Anzu. Yugi's loss is too much for him right now." Kay said.
"He is alone. That's the problem. But he'll be all right soon, because we're gonna save Yugi!" Jounouchi said.
"Yeah." Anzu nodded.
Yami stood by himself in between train carts. He looked out the window.
"How could I be so selfish? I gave into the darkness in my heart and Yugi paid the price." He said to himself before punching the train wall and sinking down onto the floor. "He's gone forever...and it's my fault." He groaned to himself.
Suddenly, one of the doors opened. Yami looked at the door in surprise and looked up at the person. Cat stood there, staring at him.
"Yami?" She asked. "What are you doing on the floor? Are you alright?!" She stepped in, shutting the door behind her and kneeling in front of him. "You're not hurt, are you?"
"No...I'm fine." Yami said.
Cat sighed with relief. "That's good." She said.
Yami sat up properly and leaned against the train wall. Silence filled the room.
"Um...Pharaoh?" Cat asked. Yami looked up at her. "I know you've heard this a million times and things seem hopeless right now...but everything really will be okay in the end. We're going to save Yugi."
Yami sighed and looked back at the floor.
"I know. It's just...hard. I can't get over the fact that I was the one who sacrificed Yugi. What kind of friend am I?" He said quietly.
Cat thought for a moment.
"You're a human being. Someone who makes big mistakes and little mistakes. It happens all the time. It's a part of life." She replied. "You and Yugi are close friends. And I can understand that it must hurt a lot to accidentally sacrifice your friend. But...when we free Yugi, I know he'll forgive you."
Yami didn't raise his head. Sadness returned to Cat's face and she scooted closer to him so she was in front of his face.
"C'mon...lift your head and smile for us." She said, gently lifting his chin up. "Everyone is working hard so we can save Yugi. They're doing this for each other and you too."
Yami listened and didn't lower his head again. Cat took his hand in both of hers as tears ran down her face. Yami looked surprised at her sudden tears.
"S-So...we have to be strong, okay? I know you're strong. You have to be one of the strongest people I know. And that's something I've always admired in you." She said, trying not to let the tears alter her voice too much. "Seeing you so depressed makes me feel very sad."
Yami blinked.
She was crying for him? All of the sudden, he felt something in his heart.
It was a feeling unknown to him. A feeling that he first felt near the end of Battle City. Why did this feeling come to him whenever he watched this small girl try so hard?
He shook off his thoughts and returned his attention to Cat's words.
"I'm...sorry." He said. "I'm sorry I've been making you cry."
Cat smiled weakly. "No, please don't worry about it." She said. "Don't worry about how I feel. Just focus on becoming happy again, okay?"
She let go of his hand and hugged him gently. This surprised Yami, but he eventually rested his head on her shoulder. Being there was a comfortable feeling. Something he hadn't felt in a very long time.
When Cat pulled back, releasing him, she laughed a little and rubbed one of her eyes, trying to wipe away her tears.
"It's pathetic, really. I'm such a crybaby." She laughed.
Without responding, he touched her cheek and wiped away a few of her tears, staring at her. Cat stopped laughing when he touched her. She blinked and was speechless for a second.
"U-Uh...Y...Yami?" She asked.
Her voice stopped Yami and he suddenly removed his hand from her cheek, eyes wide.
"Oh...I-I'm sorry about that. I spaced out." He said.
"What...what was I doing? It's almost as if my body moved on it's own! Urgh...this isn't the time to be spacing out!" He thought to himself.
Cat tilted her head a little and smiled.
"I see. It happens. But it's hard to imagine you spacing out, Pharaoh." She said.
Before Yami could reply, one of the doors suddenly opened. Both Yami and Cat looked up at the person standing before them. It was Kristen!
"Oh! What are you guys doing her?" Kristen asked.
"Just talking." Cat replied.
"I see. Well...there's something...weird going on." Kristen said. Cat and Yami stood up.
"What is it?" Yami asked.
"There's no one else on the train!" Kristen replied and left to go tell everyone else.
Yami and Cat looked at each other in shock and hurried out of the room.
"Yugi's been gone for a long time." Anzu pointed out and frowned a little. "And so has Cat."
"Yea...but they're not the only ones. This car is empty except for us!" Jounouchi added in.
"What?! That's not right! There were others here not too long ago!" Kay cried, a little freaked out.
Kristen ran up to them. She had explored the train.
"Guys! There's no one else around! I could have sworn there were more people!" She said worriedly.
The four ran up the stairs to the upper level of the train, only to find that no one was there!
"Whoa! There's not a soul here!" Jounouchi cried.
"Do you HAVE to say the word, soul?!" Honda asked.
They continued to look around and ended up finding Yami and Cat.
"There's something strange going on!" Kay reported.
"Yeah, that's was Kristen just told us!" Cat said.
"This whole train ride must have been another trap!" Honda suggested.
"I'll bet those slime balls are behind all this!" Jounouchi growled.
Yami frowned and ran off to find them.
"Ah! Yugi, wait!" Anzu cried and followed him. Everyone else looked at one another and followed as well.
Yami and Anzu crossed to the next car. But before everyone else could get there, the two cars disconnected!
"Pharaoh!" Cat cried. "Anzu!"
Yami reached out to Cat and she took his hand, jumping over to join them. Yami caught her and the three looked over at their other friends. It was too late for any of the others to join.
"Go get help!" Yami called to the others as they were separated.
As Jounouchi, Honda, Kristen and Kay's train slowed to a stop, they jumped out.
"Well this is nice! We're in the middle of nowhere!" Jounouchi grumbled. "And we dunno where the train that Yugi, Cat and Anzu were on, is gonna stop!"
"I guess it's just us four now." Honda said.
"Ugh. We get stuck with the "dynamic duo". Just my luck." Kay said with a hand on her hip.
"Hey! Shut up, Kay!" Jounouchi snapped as Kristen giggled.
Before anything else was said, they heard an evil chuckle behind them. They all turned around to find Rex.
He had a strange look in his eyes and he wore a dark Duel Disk.
"I have a score to settle with you, Jounouchi! You took my Red-Eyes Black Dragon!" He said.
Jounouchi frowned at Rex.
"This isn't the time!" He said.
"Oh, but this IS the time! The perfect time for revenge!" Rex replied.
Yami, Cat and Anzu looked around for other passengers. Anzu was frowning most of the time. Yami and Cat were together on the train, most of the time. Plus she was brought over to this train cart as well. Anzu's friendship was Cat wasn't going to be as easy as it first started out.
After a while, they weren't able to find any other passengers. But they did find an intercom.
Cat used the intercom and tried to call the conductor, asking him to stop the train. But there was no response. He wasn't there.
They continued on until they found the engine.
"I'll climb up there. There might be a hatch on the roof so I can get in and try to stop the train." Yami said and climbed the ladder.
Yami tried to climb across the roof of the engine, but it was hard because of how powerful the wind was. But when Yami looked up, he found Weevil standing there. Grinning.
"I came here to have a rematch with the King of Games!" He announced.
Yami frowned and struggled to his feet.
"Who put you up to this." He asked.
"No one did! I just want to try out my new secret weapon!" Weevil said, pulling out a glowing Orichalcos stone necklace from his pocket.
Rex had shown Jounouchi, Honda, Kay and Kristen the same thing.
"Where did you get that?!" Jounouchi asked.
"I knew it! He's working for them!" Honda cried.
"Weevil, you've been brainwashed!" Yami exclaimed.
Anzu was partway up the ladder. "Those guys are just using you!" She cried and climbed onto the roof, struggling to stay standing.
"I don't care! Just so long as I have ultimate power!" Weevil replied.
Cat also made her way onto the roof and stood up. It was difficult to stand because of the wind.
"Don't you realize what'll happen?! If you go through with the duel, one of you has to lose their soul!" Anzu cried.
"We can't let you duel like this!" Cat added in.
Weevil chuckled evilly. "Anyways, of course I know what'll happen. I'm here to take the soul of the nameless Pharaoh! Soon he'll be locked away with his friend, Yugi!" He said.
Yami looked surprised before glaring fiercely at him. "Where's Yugi?!" He yelled.
"If you want to know, you'll have to beat me in a duel." Weevil sneered.
"Fine! I accept your challenge!" Yami said, activating his Duel Disk.
"No!" Cat cried but she was ignored.
She bit her lip. All of this just had to happen when Yami was starting to cheer up a little.
I had fun writing this chapter for some reason. The next chapter is done too, but I'm only going to pose one chapter today. :D
Anyways, I hope you enjoyed the chapter! See you next chappie! :D
