The Mummy of Yugioh Returns: The Millennium King

BlackRoseDragonCK
4. The Magic Carpet

Rated: T - English - Romance/Adventure - Yami Yūgi & Anzu M. - Reviews: 18 - Updated: 09-11-11 - Published: 09-07-11 - Complete - id:7363439

I DO NOT OWN YUGIOH OR THE MUMMY RETURNS

Chapter four's up! Time to go save Mokuba—I mean Yugi from his kidnappers. By the way, to answer a question I got, no I have not seen the 1932 movie, but I'll have to keep it in mind. Thanks for telling me about it! I've been watching The Mummy series for as long as I can remember (I was made to watch the first one when I was five years old and strangely loved it LOL)

Cairo, Egypt

Looking out the window of a train, Pegasus muttered, "When Lord Bakura last encountered the Mutous they sent his immortal soul to the underworld." He walked over to Ishizu, saying, "As powerful as he will become, he is still vulnerable. Only with the Army of Anubis will he be invincible. He will need your help."

Handing the Book of the Dead to the woman, Pegasus spoke softly, "Keep this with you always."

"Hey! Let me go!" Rafael walked in, carrying a very irritated Yugi under his arm. "The Book of the Dead!" the boy's eyes widened.

"What a bright little child," Ishizu knelt down and stroked his unruly hair with false affection. "Your mother must be missing you terribly. If you wish to see her again, you'd better behave."

Yugi rolled his eyes. "Lady, I don't behave for my PARENTS. What makes you think I'm gonna do it for YOU?"

"Silence!" Rafael hissed.

Ishizu, however, remained icy calm, cupping his chin in her hand as she murmured, "Because your parents wouldn't slip poisonous snakes into your bed while you were sleeping."

The child's eyes grew wide and the raven-haired woman kissed his cheek. He never liked that from his mother because it was embarrassing…with THIS woman however, it was like poison.

Breaking the creepy silence, the curator announced, "Lord Bakura wished to meet the boy."

Shoving Yugi down the car, Rafael growled, "Now we shall see how brave you are."

Once those two were gone, another group of voices sounded from the other end of the car.

"Ow, my fingers!"

"Nice…."

Alister, Noah, and Duke stepped into the car.

"Did you acquire what we asked?" Pegasus asked.

Noah grinned. "Oh, we 'acquired' it all right. You know what? We had to kill two of those guards at the mausoleum to acquire it."

"This chest is cursed!" Duke snapped, tearing the cloth off the chest that held the canopic jars. "It says, 'There is one, the undead who will kill all those who open this chest."

"Yes, yes, and the creature will suck them dry, then regenerate. We've all heard the story."

"Yeah," Noah nodded, a knowing gleam in his eye. "Bit I heard the guys who found it nine years ago all died. Horrible deaths they were. So, with that in mind—"

"We want ten," Alister interrupted.

Duke's face was a mask of graveness as he spoke in Arabic, "This chest must never be opened."

Pegasus's eyes narrowed. "The agreement was for FIVE."

"Yeah, well we want ten," Noah replied simply. "Or we'll take it elsewhere."

"If you—"

"Ten will be fine," Ishizu held the curator back. "Follow me, gentlemen."

"Get in," Rafael roughly shoved Yugi into a dark, candle-lit room. The boy gasped as an ebony-cloaked man wearing a mask walked towards him, speaking in Arabic.

"I know you can understand me, little one. So you must listen carefully because…." Bakura switched to English. "It is YOU who are the chosen one. YOU who will take me to Ahm Shere."

"What if I don't…?" Yugi replied defiantly. "What if I get a little….lost?"

The high priest chuckled. "You have strength, little one. You are your father's son. But I know something that you don't." Bakura knelt down before the boy, using his shadow powers to tilt the boy's neck. "This necklace is both a gift AND a curse. The sands of time…" he tilted an hourglass. "…have already begun to pour against you."

"Yeah, yeah, I already heard this part," the child scoffed. "From the minute I put the necklace on, seven days do I have before the Millennium King wakes up."

"Did you also hear that if you do not enter the pyramid before the sun strikes on that very morning that the necklace will suck the life out of you?"

Yugi's already large eyes grew even wider. "THAT part I missed. Hey wait a minute…that means I've only got five days left!"

"Then I believe it will be best if we do not get lost…don't you?" the high priest replied.

Yugi glared with all his might and hissed, "My dad is going to kick your ass!"

"Mmmm…" Bakura took off his mask, making the boy yelp in horror at his gruesome face. "I do not think so."

"In here, gentlemen," Ishizu led the three men into a dimly lit room. "You shall receive your just rewards."

"No tricks now, woman," Noah warned, stepping into the chamber. "We're not givin' up this chest 'til we're satisfied."

"Oh don't worry. There is MUCH satisfaction to be had."

Before they could say anything else, the woman slammed the door, locking it from the other side. A few moments later, all she could here were the screams of the three unfortunate treasure hunters as Bakura assimilated them.

Once the noises stopped, Ishizu stepped back into the room, grimacing as she stepped over the dried bodies. She gasped in shock when she beheld Bakura. He was fully regenerated…and just as handsome as he'd been in her previous vision. Gasping, the woman quickly bowed her head in respect. Bakura, however, merely smiled and raised her chin, leaning in for a kiss.

That afternoon, Yami, Tea, and Joey found themselves at a primitive, camel-filled air base,

"THIS is the magic carpet?" Tea inquired as they stepped out of their car.

Yami nodded. "He'll be fine. He's a professional."

They approached a man with spiked brown hair, an eye patch, and flight goggles. Yami grinned widely and exclaimed, "Valon!"

As if he'd just seen a ghost, the man called "Valon" yelped and dove behind the door he'd just come out of, locking it securely behind him.

The soldier's smile faded. "Hey!"

"He DEFINITELY remembers you," Tea smirked.

"He's a little shy. Joey, go get our bags."

Holding the spear of Osiris in his grasp, Joey yawned, saying, "Oh, my hands are full…"

"NOW."

"Right, I'll go…get the bags."

"I'll deal with the flight arrangements," the spiky-haired adventurer announced while walking up to the door. He pulled out his pistol and shot the lock on the gate.

"Honey, you are not a subtle man," Tea murmured.

Yami shrugged, kicking the door open. "We don't have time for subtle. Valon, come here."

"Oh, no, no," Valon mumbled, fleeing from his unwanted guest.

The brunette glanced at her husband. "He doesn't look too happy to see you."

"Never turned me down yet."

Backing away, Valon said, his voice accented with a thick Australian twang, "Whatever it is…whatever you need…I don't care. Forget it, Mutou. Every time I hook up with you I get shot! Last time, I got shot in the ass! I'm in mourning for my ass! Remember that bank job in Marrakesh?"

"Bank job?" Tea inquired.

Her husband grimaced. "Not like it sounds."

"Uh, It's EXACTLY how it sounds!" the pilot shot back. "I'm flying high, hiding in the sun. The porcupine-headed cowboy here flags me down, so I fly in low for the pickup. The next thing you know, I get shot! I'm lying in the middle lf the road with my spleen hanging out, and I see HIM waltzing up with some belly dancer girl."

The blue-eyed beauty arched a chocolate eyebrow. "Belly dancer girl? Valon, I think you and I have a LOT to talk about."

"Just as long as I don't get shot."

"Quit your whining," Yami smirked, casting a quick look of "that was a LONG time ago, please don't kill me" at his wife before continuing, "You're gonna get paid this time."

He pulled out a wad of bills and tossed them to his friend.

Valon sighed. "Mutou…have you looked around here? Huh? What do I need money for? What could I possibly spend it on?" in spite of this statement, he stuck the cash in his pocket.

"I'm gonna make this short," Yami muttered, waving Joey's scepter around as he spoke. "My little boy is out there. I'm gonna do WHATEVER it takes to get him back."

He noticed that Valon's blue eyes were transfixed on the scepter and waved it about, causing the pilot's gaze to follow.

"Mutou….if you give me that gold stick there you can shave my head, wax my legs, and use me as a surfboard."

Grinning, Yami tossed him the scepter and asked. "Didn't we do that in Tripoli? By the way…when did you lose your eye?"

"Oh," Valon laughed, lifting up the patch to reveal a perfectly functional eyeball. "I didn't. I just thought it made me look more dashing."

The soldier gave a fake laugh and yanked the eye patch off, saying, "Go on. Get to work."

The pilot went up to Tea and apologetically murmured, "You're not exactly catching me at my best…"

"Oh, I'm sure I am…" Tea giggled.

The sound of horses whinnying told everyone that Shadi had just arrived….with an entire team of Medjai..

"I knew it…" Valon moaned. "I'm gonna get shot."

Approaching the group, Shadi explained, "These are the commanders of the twelve tribes of the Medjai. Anzu!" (A.N: In season 5 of Yugioh, Mana has a hawk named Anzu)

A beautiful hawk flew forward and landed obediently on his arm.

"Ah, pet bird," Joey concluded.

The Medjai leader smiled. "My best and most clever friend. She will let the commanders know of our progress so that they may follow." He turned around and shouted something to the other Medjai. They returned his gesture, then rode off into the desert once again.

"If the Army of Anubis arises…" Shadi continued solemnly, "….they will do all they can to stop it."

As they walked to the place where their ride was said to be parked, Tea asked,

"Yami, are you SURE Valon's reliable?'

He nodded. "Yeah, yeah, he's reliable….ish."

They rounded the corner…..and beheld a ship that looked like a boat strapped to a gigantic balloon.

"Isn't she beautiful?" Valon grinned.

"It's….It's a balloon!"

"It's a DIRIGIBLE."

"WHERE'S YOUR AIRPLANE?"

The pilot scoffed. "Airplanes are a thing of the past."

"Valon, you were right," Yami scowled.

"I was?"

"Yeah," the soldier pulled out his gun. "You're gonna get shot."

"Whoa, whoa, whoa!" the Australian man yelped. "She's faster than she looks. And she's quiet. Real quiet. Perfect for sneaking up on people which is a VERY good thing. Unless of course we go with YOUR approach…"

Yami cocked an eyebrow.

"…barging in face-first, guns blazing, and gettin' your friend shot in the ass!"

The soldier shrugged.

Remembering the insane bus ride, Shadi groaned and muttered, "Why can't you people ever keep your feet on the ground?"

That evening, the group was floating against a star-filled sky in the queer craft, enjoying the cool night air in contrast to the afternoon heat. Sitting with Joey, Shadi ventured to say,

"Mutou does not want to believe….but he flies like Anzu towards his destiny."

"Yes, yes, very interesting," the blonde yawned. "Tell me some more about this gold pyramid."

"Well, it is written that since the time of the Millennium King, no man who has laid eyes upon it has ever returned to tell the tale."

Joey's eyes widened. "Where is all this stuff written?" Making sure that Valon's attention was distracted, Joey reached over and grabbed the scepter Yami had bought their flight with.

"Pretty nice, eh? This is all I have left in the world. The rest of my fortune was lost….to some rather unscrupulous characters actually." (A.N: The rare hunters lol)

Stroking Anzu's soft feathers, Shadi replied, "But if the curator reacted to it the way you say, it must be very important. If I were you I would keep it close."

Joey smiled, waving the golden stick about proudly. "My friend, the gods couldn't take this away from me."

"HEY!" Valon's hand shot down and grabbed the scepter, starting a tug of war between the two men. Eventually, the pilot won and hissed. "That's MINE. Keep your hands off it!"

The blond pouted and Shadi gave a soft chuckle.

Tea stood at the boy of the ship, brushing a few stray tears from her porcelain cheeks. She jumped slightly when she felt gentle arms wrap around her.

"Hey…" Yami smiled gently, rubbing her upper arms.

"I want him back, Yami," the brunette whispered shakily. "I-I want him in my arms…"

"I know…" her husband pulled her closer. "We taught him well. He's smarter than you, he's WAY tougher than me…"

Tea nodded, tears spilling down her cheeks. "I-I love him s-so much, I just can't…."

"I know," Yami kissed the tears away. "We both do…and Yugi knows it….I'll get him back, Tea…I promise."

"I know you will," the woman replied, smiling as he tenderly kissed her.

Yugi sat with Rafael on a train bound for the pyramids of Giza, making a considerable effort to irritate the living daylights out of his captor.

"Are we there yet?"

"No."

"Are we there yet?"

"No."

"Are we there yet?'

"NO."

Are we there yet?"

"NO!"

Are we there—"

Rafael whipped out his knife and brought it down…right in between Yugi's middle and index fingers.

"Wow!" the boy gasped. "That was AMAZING! Perfect aim!"

What do you mean?" the man growled, sheathing his blade. "I missed."

The child's eyes grew wide as Rafael drummed his large fingers on the table. Eager for a chance to be of annoyance, Yugi imitated him until the man once again lifted his knife.

"I have to go to the bathroom," the boy announced before Rafael could relieve him of one of his fingers.

Rafael brought Yugi to the train's bathroom, shoving him in and snarling, "Make it quick."

Yugi grimaced, for it was not the cleanest facility he'd ever seen. He noticed a torn newspaper attached to the wall and exclaimed,

"Hey, look! Reading material!"

"NOW!"

"I can't go when someone's watching."

Rolling his eyes, the largely-built man turned so that he was facing the door.

"I don't trust you," the boy pressed further. "You'll look."

Growling, Rafael left the chamber, slamming the door behind him.

As soon as his captor was gone, Yugi set to work on searching for an escape route. He tried the shuttered window, but it was barred.

"Darn!"

The boy then flipped up the toilet lid…and found that there was a large hole leading to the tracks beneath the commode….one just large enough for a child to squeeze through.

Grinning, Yugi pulled the emergency stop lever, causing the train to come to a screeching halt.

Feeling the locomotive stop suddenly, Bakura pulled away from Ishizu and muttered, "The boy…"

As Yugi ran through the temple where the train had stopped, the cloaked men fired a barrage of bullets at him. Luckily, he was small enough and there were sufficient pillars to serve as cover. Seeing the men shooting at his guide to Ahm Shere, the high priest growled and used his shadow powers to send them flying into the stone statues outside the temple.

Ishizu gave him a questioning look, and Bakura wrapped his arm around her waist, saying, "Karnak."

Yugi ran as fast as his little legs would carry him, racing into a temple until he reached a large pond. Looking around for his next route, the boy yelped when the Millennium Necklace suddenly came to life, showing him visions of their next location. As the image cleared, Bakura walked across the water, using his power to lift the boy into the air and shaking a scolding finger at him.

Back on the Magic Carpet, Shadi balanced Anzu on his arm while speaking to Yami.

"If a man does not embrace his past, he has no future."

Yami sighed. "Look, even if I was a pharaoh in a previous life, what good does that do me now?"

"It is the missing piece of your heart. If you embrace it, if you accept it, you can do anything."

Wanting to change the subject, the soldier muttered, "Sounds great. Listen. What can we expect from our buddy, Bakura?"

"His powers are returning," the Medjai replied, his face turning grave. "By the time we make it to Ahm Shere….even the Millennium King…won't be able to stop him."

Bakura vs super-powered Odion. Who will win? Hope you enjoyed and please review!