Author's Note: Ah….another chapter. Interesting…..a mystery girl who looks like Mokuba…..Kaiba's nice. XD I'm kidding. Technically speaking, he is. Because he put his brother somewhere in there for a story to be made. Nice character based on Mokuba, Kaiba! :)
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Legendary Heroes-A Virtual Gaming World Gone Bad Chapter 31
"My lady!" a shout echoed off the cavern walls. There was a mob of people carrying torches of fire that were running our way. There was an old lady leading the way with an army of men wearing grey armour following her. They looked so relieved when they saw Mokuba's look-alike.
"My lady, are you alright?" the old woman asked her in worry. She had very kind eyes and her hair was put into a bun.
Mokuba's look-alike nodded. "I'm fine. Thanks to these people I met in the maze. They are the bravest people I have ever met!" All of us grinned sheepishly.
"It was nothing." I shrugged. Joey nodded behind me.
"Well, I would still like it if you would come with me to the palace." Mokuba's look-alike said. We all looked at each other before deciding.
"We could get a lead for my brother." Mokuba said. Yugi nodded beside him and then turned to face the girl.
"We'd love to." he said. And we were off out of the dreaded labyrinth. I swore into my mind that if I ever saw or go into another maze again, I might just have to sue the next person I see…. XD
We were now in a carriage, on our way to the palace Mokuba's look-alike invited us to. It was being pulled by birds instead of horses. The carriage itself was very intricate in design.
"This is so cool." I said, looking out the window. They was grass as far as I could see, but the sun was shining high in the sky. Man, how I missed that star.
"You should be flattered Kaiba based such a cool character in you Mokuba." Yugi said, facing the ebony haired boy from his seat. I was sitting next to him by the window while Mai, Joey, and Mokuba sat opposite us. I never saw Mai giving us a small smirk.
Joey snickered slightly, causing Mokuba to look right at him. "Yeah, my lady!" he teased. Mokuba was about ready to snap.
"Hey, you should stop bugging him Joey." Mai said glaring toward him. "Or you may lose a vital limb." I couldn't really help myself, so I started laughing aloud along with everyone else in the carriage except for the dumbfounded blond.
Soon, a beautiful white castle with blue rooftops came into view. It stood on a small hill and was surrounded with houses and shops of every kind. Everything looked bright and cheery, but we felt half of it and worry because of Kaiba being taken prisoner.
The carriages took us all the way to the centre where the castle stood tall and proud. As I was climbing out of the transport, I looked around to get a feel of everything. The other town seemed so different than this one. The other was full of sand and dirt while this one seemed enchanted and clean. But then again, Kaiba must have wanted to give more than one feeling for the game.
Mokuba's look-alike and the old lady we met from earlier led everyone and myself into the castle. It was huge.
"Oh, Princess Edina." the woman beside her suddenly said. "Would you like me to set up dinner for you?"
Everyone's jaw dropped. "Princess?" We cried in unison. I mean, her dress now made sense…it was so much more elegant than the old woman's.
Lady Edina nodded. "Yes." she said, a little sad though. "I'm sorry, I forgot to tell you."
Yugi shook his head. "It isn't a problem!" he said sweat dropping. "You just came out of a cave! That's what matters."
The princess nodded her head. "Even so, I bet the 5 of you are hungry." she said, and on cue, I heard Joey's stomach begin to grumble.
I turned around, blinking very innocently. Bending to level of the blonde's stomach, I kept a hand on my chin while the other one cautiously poked Joey's middle. "Is there something like another Labyrinth Tank in there?" I asked stupidly. Joey didn't know whether to blush or retort.
"Hands off the merchandise." he said, slapping my hand away playfully. Mai clocked him over the head.
"Don't touch her." she said, glaring at him lethally. Joey's jaw dropped as he began stuttering.
"But, she touched me first!" he argued. Mokuba and Yugi sweat dropped while I turned to the Princess and her caretaker.
"I'm really sorry." I said sheepishly. Lady Edina merely laughed.
"If this is how you usually are, then I'm glad you're back to normal." she chuckled. Then she turned with her caretaker and said over her shoulder, "We'll come get you when dinner is ready. Please don't go anywhere!"
I bowed my head in respect. "Yes, you're highness." I said and then watched her walk through double doors that were off to the left.
I hadn't noticed both Joey and Mai were still at each other's throats. When I turned around to see what was still going on, Mai had Joey in a headlock. I blinked.
"You really know how to press Joey's buttons." Yugi said, coming up to me. I knew he was trying to be serious, but I saw slight amusement in his eyes.
"I know." I smirked. Joey gave one final yank before ripping himself from Mai's arms and falling to the floor on his ass. Everyone cracked up.
Everyone was now seated around a long, white clothed table. Food of every kind was put into the centre with our plates sitting in front of us on the edge. Forks, knives, and spoons of expansive metal were at our disposal and the cloth itself was beautifully embroidered. Princess Edina was seated at the end of the table. Yugi sat perpendicular to her on one side while on the other was Mokuba. Sitting next to him was Mai while I was in between Yugi and Joey. The blond on my right was scarfing his food down.
"Everybody, keep yourselves away from Joey's mouth." Mai warned. Joey nearly choked just as she said that.
"You alright, man?" I asked with a sweat drop. Joey swallowed whatever was in his mouth and sighed.
"Yeah, don't worry." he said, grinning. "Happens all the time." Jee….I wonder why. XD
"So, Princess Edina." Yugi said, leaving me blinking at the blond. "Why were you in that cave with the labyrinth in the first place?"
Silence was swept throughout the whole room. The caretaker for Lady Edina shifted uncomfortably from her place beside the Princess. Finally she spoke, "Each year, both my kingdom and the one next to us give offerings so the Mythic Dragon can be resurrected. The other kingdom have already put up their offering-a stranger from a distant land."
"That's got to be my brother!" Mokuba cried in certainty. "Please, you've got to tell me where their holding him prisoner!"
"The stranger is being held in a dark castle in the sky-the Castle of Dark Illusions." Edina continued, answering Mokuba's question. Then she turns her attention toward a painting that was hanging on the wall behind Mokuba and Mai. It showed of a bird the size of a small airplane flying between night and day sceneries.
"Long ago, a legendary hero was said to have escaped from the castle on a flying machine, which he hid a thousand years ago." Edina began her tale. I placed my water glass down to listen. "No one has ever found it, but it's the only way to reach the dark castle."
"We can fly up there with our Duel Monsters." Mai suggested, but Lady Edina shook her head.
"The castle is protected by a magical barrier." she said, her voice saddened. "No monsters can penetrate it."
"Lady Edina." I said, tentatively. "Has your kingdom chosen it's offering?" I hated to ask the question, but we needed to know. Maybe we can help that person escape when we help Kaiba.
The caretaker put a handkerchief to her eyes all of a sudden and Edina looked down.
"I volunteered." she said quietly. Everyone around the table gasped. I was the first to talk.
"But Lady Edina, there has to be another way!" I exclaimed.
"I have Faith." she said, bringing her gaze up to look at Yugi. "For there is a prophecy in which epic heroes will come from beyond the mountains and destroy the Mythic Dragon. I believe you are the heroes of legend."
Everyone's a bit shocked, except for Joey, who thinks being a legendary hero is pretty cool. However, I was a little worried.
"We have to go rescue Kaiba." I said. "I guess we have no choice. He's in that floating castle Lady Edina talked about."
Yugi nodded his head and turned to face the Princess. "Lady Edina, is there a way for you to tell us how we can get to the castle?" he asked. "Maybe we could be the heroes from the legend."
Lady Edina's face brightened like the morning star. She clapped her hands together and said, her eyes shining, "That would be wonderful if you were! Of course I will show you where it is!"
"But first you must be dressed appropriately for the occasion." Edina's caretaker told us kindly. She had a smile on her face, probably the same emotion Edina has because after all, she was Princess and I bet she had so much to live for. It wouldn't have been right if she was offered to the Mythic Dragon.
Everyone looked mysteriously at the princess and her caretaker. They said they had special clothes for us?
I was behind a curtain in a stall, putting on the clothes Edina's caretaker gave us. They were warrior type clothes, something I grew fond of. My outfit was made of a dark leather. Upper and lower leg and arm guards, chest plate, and fingerless gloves. When I put them on, I looked myself over carefully in the mirror. I didn't look that bad. In fact, I think I looked like how I did from Egypt. Almost though. When I was sure I hadn't left anything out, I walked out of the stall to see Yugi sitting on the chest from where these clothes were pulled out from while Mai stood beside him. They both looked up from their conversation.
"So?" I spun around once, trying to get a feel out of it. "How does it look?"
Mai looked a bit surprised at first but then she smiled. "You're so lucky. You got leather." I sweat dropped.
"I like yours though Mai." I was a much bigger fan of the armour she was wearing. Her outfit was a regular, silver armour wear. She also had a sword in it's sheathe hanging from her side.
"But you got leather." she said, her eyes twinkling. I wonder why she was looking at me like that.
"Ah….I don't think I look ok." I said, looking myself a bit over.
Mai turned to Yugi who was, I never noticed, staring at me. "Hey Yugi? Does Sarah look good in leather?" Of course….she's teasing us.
Yugi involuntarily blushed, but it was small. "Y-yeah, you look great." he said. I smiled and looked him over a bit too.
"You don't look bad yourself." I said, keeping that smile on my face. He was wearing the same armour as Mai and he did look good in them. He blushed a little bit again.
Suddenly the stall that was beside mine opened. I blinked momentarily.
"Well…you three look normal." Joey grumbled as he walked out of the stall. He was wearing what looked to be a caveman's outfit, made of some kind of golden fur. He had a brown belt going around his waist and a Viking kind of helmet, but it wasn't so fancy. The fur only reached halfway down his upper legs.
"I know you wanna laugh." he said, glaring right at me.
I shook my head and jabbed my thumb to my chest, "Aw Joey. You don't look funny in it. I mean, look at me: I'm a walkin' leather cart."
Joey began blushing a little too, what's with the blushing all of a sudden? I didn't understand at all. "At least you're wearing normal clothes." he retorted still, but his eyes weren't as angry as before. I patted his bare shoulder sympathetically.
Suddenly there was a scream of help from out of nowhere. I looked around hastily.
"Come on!" Yugi urged us toward the door to the spare room we were in. "We have to go see what happened!" And with that said, we all ran out of the room and straight toward the sound of the voice.
Author's Note: Oh hey! I got this chapter up too! Maybe I CAN finish this part of the season in time! Hopefully! Everyone cross your fingers! I have until this Thursday and maybe I CAN get this done! See you all and happy reading! Until next chapter! xD Reviews are appreciated! xD Thanks!