R Amythest: *slaps Yami Yugi*
Yami Amythest: *slaps Ryou*
*slap*
*slap*
*both bishies have red cheeks and are wincing in pain*
*Yugi and Yami Bakura walk in*
Yugi: Yami! I was wondering, have you seen the authoress? 'Cause I need to get more hair gel.
Yami Bakura: You fool! There's more in the kitchen cabinet! That's where she always puts it! And I need ring polisher! My millennium ring is starting to RUST! RUST, THE WORST EVIL IMAGINABLE TO A SPIRIT!!! WAHAHAHA!!!!
Yugi: *sees R Amythest slapping Yami Yugi* Yami! *sobs* What are you doing to my yami?!
R Amythest: *softens up to her 3rd favorite bishie* oh sorry, I'll stop if you get Yami Amythest to quit slapping Ryou, okee? *glomp, although Yugi is 2 feet shorter than her*
Yugi: AHHH!!!!! *makes Yami Yugi go back into the puzzle and gets out of there*
R Amythest: YUGI!
Ryou: *starts yelping each time Yami Amythest slaps him, which is twice every second*
R Amythest: RYOU! *Shoves Yami Amythest off Ryou*
Ryou: *sighs in relief* I never thought I'd live to see the day R Amythest does something that benefits me. . .
R Amythest: Ryyoooouuuu!!!!! *glomps Ryou*
Ryou: Ahh!!!
Yami Amythest: HEY! I was having a good time!
R Amythest: bug off! Into the sceptre, now!
Yami Amythest: picky, picky. You don't even let me have room service in there! Yami Yugi said he had SERVANTS in hi-
R Amythest: INTO THE SCEPTRE, NOW!
Yami Amythest: *sulks back into the sceptre* geez.
R Amythest: *glomps Ryou* okay, a quick note that I have no chapters left and I'm standing in front of a writer's block the size of the great wall of China. However, I do have a new fic up, it's called 'It Came With the Rising Sun.' It's about Yami Bakura's past, but it's not the usual. Instead, it starts with Yami B 7 years old and Yami Y 15, just turned pharaoh, when he hears a yelp from an alley. . . read it yourself. Now, on with THIS fic!
*****************Chapter Eleven: The Next Stop Along the Way***************
It was dark, cold, and damp. Where am I? I slowly opened my eyes. The smell of smoke was still in the air. I slowly got up, trying not to wake anyone up. We were still in the fort, but the fire burnt out, and the chilly morning air was frosty. I heard muttering, which was Leafe hugging his robes and talking in his dream. I heard the phrase 'Shimmy' quite a few times. I laughed to myself. Tea and Myst were huddled in a corner, sound asleep and unmoving. I stretched and snuck out of the small structure.
The rain the day before had soaked into the ground, making it muddy and soggy. The trees had sparkling dewdrops, shimmering like halos. Shimmering. Shimmer. Halos. It made me remember the day before; Shimmer was lost to the Summon Skulls. The trees were at an exact angle, making the sun's rays hit half, and cast a shadow over the other. The trees had long branches, and at an angle, the sun's rays cast an eerie effect, like it had two wings. It looked like the change of heart. Bakura. The skulls captured him after an attempt to distract them. It worked, but the summon skulls took him prisoner.
I heard soft footsteps behind me. I tensed, then spun around, ready to attack. Myst stood there, surprised at my sudden movement. I relaxed and brought my hand back to my side. "Myst, don't scare me like that! I thought you were those summon skulls!"
Myst smiled. "It's a good reflex. I know you're ready when you're sneaked on, now." I could tell by the look on her face that she was joking.
I sighed in frustration and collapsed onto the leafy underbrush below. I stared hard at the ground, as if wishing for something to happen. Myst noticed the tenseness. "What's wrong?" she asked.
"Harp. . . Bakura. . . Shimmer. . ." I choked out. "Joey. . . Mai. . . they're. . ."
Myst sighed. "Gone. . ." we both finished. Myst sat down beside me.
"But you know they're okay, you saw them in your visions, didn't you?" Myst reminded me.
"But I didn't get anything about Joey or-" I didn't have time to finish my sentence as my sword glowed, and I blacked out.
**VISION**
Mai was furiously rubbing two sticks together. Joey was beside her motionless. "C'mon Joseph, c'mon, hurry up and get better. . ." The sticks snapped in her hands. "Is that too much to ask for?" Mai whispered. Mai kneeled over Joey and felt his chest. "Good, heart still beating. Mai placed a hand right over Joey's mouth. "Still breathing, too." Mai sighed and rubbed two more sticks together. "Now all I need is that fire!"
I remembered I was there, just a vision, too. I went over to Joey and examined him. He was obviously unconscious, and he felt cold. The rain must've done this to him. . . Mai, in the meanwhile, just created a few sparks. By blowing on them carefully, she managed to create a small fire. I got out of the way (although I was a vision) as she picked Joey up and set him near the fire. But Mai had no first-hand experience for fires, and it soon raged out of control. Mai, I noticed, was still slightly larger than her normal size. Gently picking Joey up, she ran away from the raging forest fire.
**END VISION**
"FIRE! FIRRREEE!!!!" someone yelled. I bolted awake and I saw Leafe running away from something. As soon as Myst saw I was awake, she helped me up and pulled me towards the direction Leafe was going. Tea was trying not to trip on her skirt.
"What's going on?" I asked, in a sleepy voice.
"There's a forest fire! We have to go!" Myst answered quickly. Tea broke out into a run, and so did Myst. I ran to catch up with them.
"I know what happened! Joey was knocked out and cold, so Mai started a fire to warm him up, and accidentally started this forest fire!" I informed Myst. She nodded.
"So that means we might be able to find them!" she analyzed.
I smiled. "Yeah."
We ran for a few seconds, adrenaline pumping, when I heard a familiar voice call for help.
"That's Mai!" I realized. I went back.
"Yugi! What are you doing?" asked Tea, shocked.
"Mai and Joey are still in there!" I shouted back. "I'm going to get them!" I saw Tea try to follow me, but a burning log blocked her path. I heard Leafe mutter something about a 'last resort.'
I reached a small oasis. Mai was still carrying Joey, and salamandras surrounded her.
"Missy, we do all the burning around here, and you have violated the laws of Ra!" a salamandra hissed.
"DARK MAGIC, ATTACK!" I yelled. The salamandra turned around just in time to see my attack destroy him. I yelled more attacks, freeing Mai from the salamandras.
"Follow me, Mai!" I panted. We ran through the forest, Mai following me. It was really hot, hotter than the red eye's fire. I glanced at Mai, with Joey gripped to her chest. I bet Joey would've loved to see this.
"So, how'd you find me?" asked Mai through all the sounds of burning.
"I heard you yell, and I knew you made the fire because I had a vision," I replied. A burning log fell in front of us, and it became a wall of fire. "Shoot," I mumbled.
"WATER! FLOOD!" I heard someone yell. A blast of water shot through the wall of fire, and I just barely dodged it. Mai gave a yelp and flew above the blast of water. The liquid washed through the wall of flames, and the flames vanished. More water came, and it smothered all the fire.
I looked at the person who released the water. Leafe capped another one of his spell bottles. "We're told only to use that in emergencies," he told me, as if to answer a question. He tucked the bottle back into his robe. "Now, I hope we know where we are. . ."
I stared at him, and everyone else did, too. "You don't?" accused Mai.
Leafe seemed startled by this remark. "No I don't. . ."
Mai seemed to fill with rage. "CAN'T YOU SEE MY BOYFRIEND'S DYING?! YOU'RE KING OF THE FORESTS, ACT LIKE ONE! YOU SHOULD KNOW THIS PLACE TOP TO BOTTOM!"
We all stared at Mai. Tea rushed over and felt Joey. "He's really cold. . ." whispered Tea.
Leafe grumbled something about fire control. "Get me some rocks and I'll make a fire that we can handle."
I nodded. "I'll go!" I volunteered. Leafe nodded in acceptance, and I ran off into the woods. Walking a little ways, I found a small spring. There was a creek flowing from it, pure water dribbling down its little path. I seized my canteen that hung from my waist and replenished it with the spring water. After it filled, I tasted a bit. It was fresh and delicious. I saw the rocks down there were smooth, like dozens of eggs. I reached in the spring and took some out. Gathered as many as I could, then I ran off to find my friends, which turned out to be easier said than done.
The forest, now burnt, offered no landmarks, and I soon got lost. I stumbled around for nearly half an hour until I came up with an idea. "Sword. . ." I slipped my sword of silence out of its scabbard. "Lead me to my friends!" The sword slipped out of me hands and started going by itself. I followed. A matter of minutes later, I found my worried friends.
"Yugi! Where were you?" Myst asked.
"I got lost, but my sword led me back." I dumped the rocks into a pile. "I also found a spring!"
"Good news, kid, but right now, we need to worry about Joey!" Mai reminded us.
Leafe nodded and set the stones into a circle. Then he got out the liquid fire and poured a small amount inside the circle of stones. The leaves inside the circle burst into flames. Mai set Joey down by the fire.
"Hey Myst, can I be 5 and a half feet tall again?" Mai requested.
"Ok," Myst answered. She began to chant, and Mai shrank down to her normal size again.
I saw Joey move and groan. "Hey guys, I think he woke up!" I informed them. Mai rushed over to Joey's side. His eyes fluttered open.
"What's going on? Where am I?" he asked. Joey propped himself up and groggily stood up. Mai hugged him.
"You got knock unconscious after falling into a lake, remember?" Mai reminded him.
So that's what happened.
"AHH!!! THERE ARE VOICES IN MY HEAD!!!" Joey screamed. He caught a glace of Leafe and he fainted.
"What do you think happened to him? He knows about the mindlink," I mused.
"He might've forgot everything, I think it's called amnesia. . ." Tea hypothesized.
"Possible. . ." considered Myst.
=Why scared of me? Why is Joey scared of me?!=
Leafe was pacing back and forth.
|You scare everyone, Leafe. As I said before, you're not a very good person to first meet here.|
Leafe scowled. "If it weren't for me, Tea, Yugi, and Myst would all have either a very bad cold or hypothermia! And Yugi, Joey, and you would be burnt to a crisp! And you would be shattered to pieces by Harpie's brother!"
Now it was Mai's turn to scowl. "What about your 'lost love,' Shimmer?"
Shimmy. . .
Mai burst out laughing. Leafe blushed. Amongst all the noise, Joey was waking up.
"Hey Joey, you remember me?" I whispered.
"AHH!!!! IT'S THE VOICE IN MY HEAD!!!! YOU PUT VOICES IN MY HEAD!!!" Joey yelled. He was going berserk!
I sighed. "Who's going to tell him what happened, and who he is, and such?"
Mai stepped forth. "I will," she volunteered.
**HALF AN HOUR LATER**
". . .and that's what you're here for!" Mai finished.
#finally!#
I think Mai was very interesting. Did you notice that Mai added in a few good things about herself?
=Yeah! I was the one who cast the fire spell!=
|Aww, shut up. You could've done it!|
\Joey, try the mindlink.\
/Um. . . Hi?/
You did it!
/Great, so what do we do now?/
Find the prison!
**TWILIGHT**
It was dark now, and the only light was the crescent moon above, embedded in a sea of stars. The burnt trees were endless, and we were still lost.
"I STILL say we just go in one direction! Then we could at least get out of here!" Tea complained.
Leafe whirled around and poked her in the chest. "Listen, are you king of the forests?"
"No. . ."
"Do you know every beast that could pop up from a hole?"
"No. . ."
"Do you know which way is North?"
"No. . ."
"Can you lead us any better than me?"
"Yes. . ."
Leafe sighed. "Ok, ok, I got your point. The truth of the matter is, I recognized this place BEFORE it was burned down." Leafe glared at Mai. "Nice GOING hotshot."
"Hey, I'm not getting you lost! I was just doing that so Joey wouldn't get too cold!" Mai defended.
"Well, technically Mai, you burned this place so. . ." My voice trailed off. Mai grumbled in annoyance. I sighed. "Tea, you wanted to do it, so why don't you lead?"
"OK!" accepted Tea. She positioned herself between Leafe and the woods. "Now, I say we keep going in one direction, because if you're in the middle of the woods, every direction provides a way out!"
|True enough.|
**TWENTY MINUTES LATER**
We saw a small dot of light.
"ALL RIGHT!" we all cheered, except for Leafe, who mumbled a sarcastic 'whoop de do.'
We ran towards the light. It opened up into a clearing, and from there, we could see a cliff. Reaching the cliff and looking down, we saw the dots of lights in buildings.
"We've reached Billowy City, my hometown," Myst said with a smile. "We can all stay at my house."
"But what about finding the prison?" Joey asked.
"I don't think it's in those woods," Leafe told him.
Myst guided us down the cliff. The city drew nearer. The bright lights guided us through the large city, which had many neon lights and wide streets. The sidewalks were so clean, they almost shined.
"How does this city keep the sidewalks so clean?" I asked.
"Billowy City has a lot of water-type monsters, so they never have trouble finding a janitor," Myst replied.
"Wow, this city is FLASHY!" Joey remarked.
"This city is sometimes called the city of lights," answered Myst. She stopped at an apartment building. "Okay, follow me." She went inside. There was a panel full of buttons, all the way from 1 to 200. Myst held down the 127 button and spoke. "Hey, Cousin Ellie, it's me, Myst!"
The speaker cracked for a sec, then a voice like Myst's came on. "Myst, cuz! I haven't seen you in a while! I'll be down in a sec!"
A few minutes later, the elevator's doors opened, and a mystical elf came out. She went up to the door and dug her pocket for something. Upon finding a key, she unlocked the front door, which Joey found out earlier, was locked.
"C'mon in, Myst!" She eyed us. "Who're they?"
"This is Yugi, Joey, Mai, Tea, and Leafe," Myst introduced. Bending toward her cousin, Myst whispered, "You might want to keep an eye on Leafe, he's a bit hard to please."
"I HEARD THAT!" accused Leafe.
"See?"
**************
R Amythest: what havoc will Leafe cause? What twist in the adventure will occur NOW?
Yami Amythest: just hurry up.
R Amythest: anyway, yeah, the button thing is how it works for some apartments. There are two sets of doors, you go through one set, then you reach the doors and there's the button thing. You press the number that your relative/friend/person-you're-supposed-to-meet's room is. It's kinda screwy. . . I mean, what if you're running away from a rabid Yami?
Yami Amythest: I heard that.
Ryou: *whispering to Yami Yugi* at least they're not stalking us. . .
R Amythest and Yami Amythest: RYOU!!!!/YAMI!!!!! *glomp favorite bishie*
Yami Yugi: Ryou, for the good of us both. . .
Ryou: what?
Yami Yugi: next time, shut up.
R Amythest: RYOU!!!!! Yami, don't you dare tell him to shut up!
Yami Amythest: don't tell Yami (^_^) not to tell Ryou to shut up!
R Amythest: don't tell me not to tell Yami to tell Ryou (^_^) to shut up!
Yami Amythest: don't tell me not to tell you not to tell Yami (^_^) to tell Ryou to shut up!
R Amythest: don't tell me not to tell you not to tell me not to tell Yami to tell Ryou (^_^) to shut up!
*girls bicker in background*
Ryou: uh. . .Yami, what are they saying?
Yami Yugi: *slaps forehead* for the first time in 5000 years, I don't know.
R Amythest: don't tell me not to tell you not to tell me not to tell you not to tell me not to tell you not to tell me not to tell Yami to tell Ryou (^_^) to shut up!
Ryou and Yami Yugi: O_O;;;;;;;;;;; *so many sweatdrops that they made a swimming pool in R Amythest's typing room 1 foot deep*
Yami Amythest: *wading through water to get to R Amythest so she could accuse her of making the typing room damp* don't tell me not to tell you not to tell me not to tell you not to tell me not to tell you not to tell me not to tell you not to tell Yami (^_^) to tell Ryou to shut up!
Ryou and Yami Yugi: O_O;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;; *the water is now 5 feet deep and will soon zap the computer*
*bishies faint and are drowning*
R Amythest: don't tell me not to tell you not to- *notices that Ryou is drowning* AH! *dives underwater to retrieve Ryou*
*Yami Amythest dives to retrieve Yami Yugi*
Malik: Ok, so I'm not a primary character in this story. *thinks a bit* wait, I'm not in this story at all! So, as I was saying, I'm going to put an end to this! As *static* *buzz* *static*
Mini Voice: this phrase has been deleted out by the filter
Malik: would say (yay! I typed it without her slapping me! *SLAP* ow.) review and review!
Yami Amythest: *slaps Ryou*
*slap*
*slap*
*both bishies have red cheeks and are wincing in pain*
*Yugi and Yami Bakura walk in*
Yugi: Yami! I was wondering, have you seen the authoress? 'Cause I need to get more hair gel.
Yami Bakura: You fool! There's more in the kitchen cabinet! That's where she always puts it! And I need ring polisher! My millennium ring is starting to RUST! RUST, THE WORST EVIL IMAGINABLE TO A SPIRIT!!! WAHAHAHA!!!!
Yugi: *sees R Amythest slapping Yami Yugi* Yami! *sobs* What are you doing to my yami?!
R Amythest: *softens up to her 3rd favorite bishie* oh sorry, I'll stop if you get Yami Amythest to quit slapping Ryou, okee? *glomp, although Yugi is 2 feet shorter than her*
Yugi: AHHH!!!!! *makes Yami Yugi go back into the puzzle and gets out of there*
R Amythest: YUGI!
Ryou: *starts yelping each time Yami Amythest slaps him, which is twice every second*
R Amythest: RYOU! *Shoves Yami Amythest off Ryou*
Ryou: *sighs in relief* I never thought I'd live to see the day R Amythest does something that benefits me. . .
R Amythest: Ryyoooouuuu!!!!! *glomps Ryou*
Ryou: Ahh!!!
Yami Amythest: HEY! I was having a good time!
R Amythest: bug off! Into the sceptre, now!
Yami Amythest: picky, picky. You don't even let me have room service in there! Yami Yugi said he had SERVANTS in hi-
R Amythest: INTO THE SCEPTRE, NOW!
Yami Amythest: *sulks back into the sceptre* geez.
R Amythest: *glomps Ryou* okay, a quick note that I have no chapters left and I'm standing in front of a writer's block the size of the great wall of China. However, I do have a new fic up, it's called 'It Came With the Rising Sun.' It's about Yami Bakura's past, but it's not the usual. Instead, it starts with Yami B 7 years old and Yami Y 15, just turned pharaoh, when he hears a yelp from an alley. . . read it yourself. Now, on with THIS fic!
*****************Chapter Eleven: The Next Stop Along the Way***************
It was dark, cold, and damp. Where am I? I slowly opened my eyes. The smell of smoke was still in the air. I slowly got up, trying not to wake anyone up. We were still in the fort, but the fire burnt out, and the chilly morning air was frosty. I heard muttering, which was Leafe hugging his robes and talking in his dream. I heard the phrase 'Shimmy' quite a few times. I laughed to myself. Tea and Myst were huddled in a corner, sound asleep and unmoving. I stretched and snuck out of the small structure.
The rain the day before had soaked into the ground, making it muddy and soggy. The trees had sparkling dewdrops, shimmering like halos. Shimmering. Shimmer. Halos. It made me remember the day before; Shimmer was lost to the Summon Skulls. The trees were at an exact angle, making the sun's rays hit half, and cast a shadow over the other. The trees had long branches, and at an angle, the sun's rays cast an eerie effect, like it had two wings. It looked like the change of heart. Bakura. The skulls captured him after an attempt to distract them. It worked, but the summon skulls took him prisoner.
I heard soft footsteps behind me. I tensed, then spun around, ready to attack. Myst stood there, surprised at my sudden movement. I relaxed and brought my hand back to my side. "Myst, don't scare me like that! I thought you were those summon skulls!"
Myst smiled. "It's a good reflex. I know you're ready when you're sneaked on, now." I could tell by the look on her face that she was joking.
I sighed in frustration and collapsed onto the leafy underbrush below. I stared hard at the ground, as if wishing for something to happen. Myst noticed the tenseness. "What's wrong?" she asked.
"Harp. . . Bakura. . . Shimmer. . ." I choked out. "Joey. . . Mai. . . they're. . ."
Myst sighed. "Gone. . ." we both finished. Myst sat down beside me.
"But you know they're okay, you saw them in your visions, didn't you?" Myst reminded me.
"But I didn't get anything about Joey or-" I didn't have time to finish my sentence as my sword glowed, and I blacked out.
**VISION**
Mai was furiously rubbing two sticks together. Joey was beside her motionless. "C'mon Joseph, c'mon, hurry up and get better. . ." The sticks snapped in her hands. "Is that too much to ask for?" Mai whispered. Mai kneeled over Joey and felt his chest. "Good, heart still beating. Mai placed a hand right over Joey's mouth. "Still breathing, too." Mai sighed and rubbed two more sticks together. "Now all I need is that fire!"
I remembered I was there, just a vision, too. I went over to Joey and examined him. He was obviously unconscious, and he felt cold. The rain must've done this to him. . . Mai, in the meanwhile, just created a few sparks. By blowing on them carefully, she managed to create a small fire. I got out of the way (although I was a vision) as she picked Joey up and set him near the fire. But Mai had no first-hand experience for fires, and it soon raged out of control. Mai, I noticed, was still slightly larger than her normal size. Gently picking Joey up, she ran away from the raging forest fire.
**END VISION**
"FIRE! FIRRREEE!!!!" someone yelled. I bolted awake and I saw Leafe running away from something. As soon as Myst saw I was awake, she helped me up and pulled me towards the direction Leafe was going. Tea was trying not to trip on her skirt.
"What's going on?" I asked, in a sleepy voice.
"There's a forest fire! We have to go!" Myst answered quickly. Tea broke out into a run, and so did Myst. I ran to catch up with them.
"I know what happened! Joey was knocked out and cold, so Mai started a fire to warm him up, and accidentally started this forest fire!" I informed Myst. She nodded.
"So that means we might be able to find them!" she analyzed.
I smiled. "Yeah."
We ran for a few seconds, adrenaline pumping, when I heard a familiar voice call for help.
"That's Mai!" I realized. I went back.
"Yugi! What are you doing?" asked Tea, shocked.
"Mai and Joey are still in there!" I shouted back. "I'm going to get them!" I saw Tea try to follow me, but a burning log blocked her path. I heard Leafe mutter something about a 'last resort.'
I reached a small oasis. Mai was still carrying Joey, and salamandras surrounded her.
"Missy, we do all the burning around here, and you have violated the laws of Ra!" a salamandra hissed.
"DARK MAGIC, ATTACK!" I yelled. The salamandra turned around just in time to see my attack destroy him. I yelled more attacks, freeing Mai from the salamandras.
"Follow me, Mai!" I panted. We ran through the forest, Mai following me. It was really hot, hotter than the red eye's fire. I glanced at Mai, with Joey gripped to her chest. I bet Joey would've loved to see this.
"So, how'd you find me?" asked Mai through all the sounds of burning.
"I heard you yell, and I knew you made the fire because I had a vision," I replied. A burning log fell in front of us, and it became a wall of fire. "Shoot," I mumbled.
"WATER! FLOOD!" I heard someone yell. A blast of water shot through the wall of fire, and I just barely dodged it. Mai gave a yelp and flew above the blast of water. The liquid washed through the wall of flames, and the flames vanished. More water came, and it smothered all the fire.
I looked at the person who released the water. Leafe capped another one of his spell bottles. "We're told only to use that in emergencies," he told me, as if to answer a question. He tucked the bottle back into his robe. "Now, I hope we know where we are. . ."
I stared at him, and everyone else did, too. "You don't?" accused Mai.
Leafe seemed startled by this remark. "No I don't. . ."
Mai seemed to fill with rage. "CAN'T YOU SEE MY BOYFRIEND'S DYING?! YOU'RE KING OF THE FORESTS, ACT LIKE ONE! YOU SHOULD KNOW THIS PLACE TOP TO BOTTOM!"
We all stared at Mai. Tea rushed over and felt Joey. "He's really cold. . ." whispered Tea.
Leafe grumbled something about fire control. "Get me some rocks and I'll make a fire that we can handle."
I nodded. "I'll go!" I volunteered. Leafe nodded in acceptance, and I ran off into the woods. Walking a little ways, I found a small spring. There was a creek flowing from it, pure water dribbling down its little path. I seized my canteen that hung from my waist and replenished it with the spring water. After it filled, I tasted a bit. It was fresh and delicious. I saw the rocks down there were smooth, like dozens of eggs. I reached in the spring and took some out. Gathered as many as I could, then I ran off to find my friends, which turned out to be easier said than done.
The forest, now burnt, offered no landmarks, and I soon got lost. I stumbled around for nearly half an hour until I came up with an idea. "Sword. . ." I slipped my sword of silence out of its scabbard. "Lead me to my friends!" The sword slipped out of me hands and started going by itself. I followed. A matter of minutes later, I found my worried friends.
"Yugi! Where were you?" Myst asked.
"I got lost, but my sword led me back." I dumped the rocks into a pile. "I also found a spring!"
"Good news, kid, but right now, we need to worry about Joey!" Mai reminded us.
Leafe nodded and set the stones into a circle. Then he got out the liquid fire and poured a small amount inside the circle of stones. The leaves inside the circle burst into flames. Mai set Joey down by the fire.
"Hey Myst, can I be 5 and a half feet tall again?" Mai requested.
"Ok," Myst answered. She began to chant, and Mai shrank down to her normal size again.
I saw Joey move and groan. "Hey guys, I think he woke up!" I informed them. Mai rushed over to Joey's side. His eyes fluttered open.
"What's going on? Where am I?" he asked. Joey propped himself up and groggily stood up. Mai hugged him.
"You got knock unconscious after falling into a lake, remember?" Mai reminded him.
So that's what happened.
"AHH!!! THERE ARE VOICES IN MY HEAD!!!" Joey screamed. He caught a glace of Leafe and he fainted.
"What do you think happened to him? He knows about the mindlink," I mused.
"He might've forgot everything, I think it's called amnesia. . ." Tea hypothesized.
"Possible. . ." considered Myst.
=Why scared of me? Why is Joey scared of me?!=
Leafe was pacing back and forth.
|You scare everyone, Leafe. As I said before, you're not a very good person to first meet here.|
Leafe scowled. "If it weren't for me, Tea, Yugi, and Myst would all have either a very bad cold or hypothermia! And Yugi, Joey, and you would be burnt to a crisp! And you would be shattered to pieces by Harpie's brother!"
Now it was Mai's turn to scowl. "What about your 'lost love,' Shimmer?"
Shimmy. . .
Mai burst out laughing. Leafe blushed. Amongst all the noise, Joey was waking up.
"Hey Joey, you remember me?" I whispered.
"AHH!!!! IT'S THE VOICE IN MY HEAD!!!! YOU PUT VOICES IN MY HEAD!!!" Joey yelled. He was going berserk!
I sighed. "Who's going to tell him what happened, and who he is, and such?"
Mai stepped forth. "I will," she volunteered.
**HALF AN HOUR LATER**
". . .and that's what you're here for!" Mai finished.
#finally!#
I think Mai was very interesting. Did you notice that Mai added in a few good things about herself?
=Yeah! I was the one who cast the fire spell!=
|Aww, shut up. You could've done it!|
\Joey, try the mindlink.\
/Um. . . Hi?/
You did it!
/Great, so what do we do now?/
Find the prison!
**TWILIGHT**
It was dark now, and the only light was the crescent moon above, embedded in a sea of stars. The burnt trees were endless, and we were still lost.
"I STILL say we just go in one direction! Then we could at least get out of here!" Tea complained.
Leafe whirled around and poked her in the chest. "Listen, are you king of the forests?"
"No. . ."
"Do you know every beast that could pop up from a hole?"
"No. . ."
"Do you know which way is North?"
"No. . ."
"Can you lead us any better than me?"
"Yes. . ."
Leafe sighed. "Ok, ok, I got your point. The truth of the matter is, I recognized this place BEFORE it was burned down." Leafe glared at Mai. "Nice GOING hotshot."
"Hey, I'm not getting you lost! I was just doing that so Joey wouldn't get too cold!" Mai defended.
"Well, technically Mai, you burned this place so. . ." My voice trailed off. Mai grumbled in annoyance. I sighed. "Tea, you wanted to do it, so why don't you lead?"
"OK!" accepted Tea. She positioned herself between Leafe and the woods. "Now, I say we keep going in one direction, because if you're in the middle of the woods, every direction provides a way out!"
|True enough.|
**TWENTY MINUTES LATER**
We saw a small dot of light.
"ALL RIGHT!" we all cheered, except for Leafe, who mumbled a sarcastic 'whoop de do.'
We ran towards the light. It opened up into a clearing, and from there, we could see a cliff. Reaching the cliff and looking down, we saw the dots of lights in buildings.
"We've reached Billowy City, my hometown," Myst said with a smile. "We can all stay at my house."
"But what about finding the prison?" Joey asked.
"I don't think it's in those woods," Leafe told him.
Myst guided us down the cliff. The city drew nearer. The bright lights guided us through the large city, which had many neon lights and wide streets. The sidewalks were so clean, they almost shined.
"How does this city keep the sidewalks so clean?" I asked.
"Billowy City has a lot of water-type monsters, so they never have trouble finding a janitor," Myst replied.
"Wow, this city is FLASHY!" Joey remarked.
"This city is sometimes called the city of lights," answered Myst. She stopped at an apartment building. "Okay, follow me." She went inside. There was a panel full of buttons, all the way from 1 to 200. Myst held down the 127 button and spoke. "Hey, Cousin Ellie, it's me, Myst!"
The speaker cracked for a sec, then a voice like Myst's came on. "Myst, cuz! I haven't seen you in a while! I'll be down in a sec!"
A few minutes later, the elevator's doors opened, and a mystical elf came out. She went up to the door and dug her pocket for something. Upon finding a key, she unlocked the front door, which Joey found out earlier, was locked.
"C'mon in, Myst!" She eyed us. "Who're they?"
"This is Yugi, Joey, Mai, Tea, and Leafe," Myst introduced. Bending toward her cousin, Myst whispered, "You might want to keep an eye on Leafe, he's a bit hard to please."
"I HEARD THAT!" accused Leafe.
"See?"
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R Amythest: what havoc will Leafe cause? What twist in the adventure will occur NOW?
Yami Amythest: just hurry up.
R Amythest: anyway, yeah, the button thing is how it works for some apartments. There are two sets of doors, you go through one set, then you reach the doors and there's the button thing. You press the number that your relative/friend/person-you're-supposed-to-meet's room is. It's kinda screwy. . . I mean, what if you're running away from a rabid Yami?
Yami Amythest: I heard that.
Ryou: *whispering to Yami Yugi* at least they're not stalking us. . .
R Amythest and Yami Amythest: RYOU!!!!/YAMI!!!!! *glomp favorite bishie*
Yami Yugi: Ryou, for the good of us both. . .
Ryou: what?
Yami Yugi: next time, shut up.
R Amythest: RYOU!!!!! Yami, don't you dare tell him to shut up!
Yami Amythest: don't tell Yami (^_^) not to tell Ryou to shut up!
R Amythest: don't tell me not to tell Yami to tell Ryou (^_^) to shut up!
Yami Amythest: don't tell me not to tell you not to tell Yami (^_^) to tell Ryou to shut up!
R Amythest: don't tell me not to tell you not to tell me not to tell Yami to tell Ryou (^_^) to shut up!
*girls bicker in background*
Ryou: uh. . .Yami, what are they saying?
Yami Yugi: *slaps forehead* for the first time in 5000 years, I don't know.
R Amythest: don't tell me not to tell you not to tell me not to tell you not to tell me not to tell you not to tell me not to tell Yami to tell Ryou (^_^) to shut up!
Ryou and Yami Yugi: O_O;;;;;;;;;;; *so many sweatdrops that they made a swimming pool in R Amythest's typing room 1 foot deep*
Yami Amythest: *wading through water to get to R Amythest so she could accuse her of making the typing room damp* don't tell me not to tell you not to tell me not to tell you not to tell me not to tell you not to tell me not to tell you not to tell Yami (^_^) to tell Ryou to shut up!
Ryou and Yami Yugi: O_O;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;; *the water is now 5 feet deep and will soon zap the computer*
*bishies faint and are drowning*
R Amythest: don't tell me not to tell you not to- *notices that Ryou is drowning* AH! *dives underwater to retrieve Ryou*
*Yami Amythest dives to retrieve Yami Yugi*
Malik: Ok, so I'm not a primary character in this story. *thinks a bit* wait, I'm not in this story at all! So, as I was saying, I'm going to put an end to this! As *static* *buzz* *static*
Mini Voice: this phrase has been deleted out by the filter
Malik: would say (yay! I typed it without her slapping me! *SLAP* ow.) review and review!