III.
For Fairysphinx, here's your card!!
Yami stared into the darkness. Even though they were at a walk he now knew better than to try to get away. The first time he had tried he had felt agony until Gaia had come and placed him back on Gadreel's back. The second time he ignored the pain and managed to get quite some distance before he was suddenly back in the saddle. There was no third time as Gaia had placed an arm around him, effectively keeping him where he was.
Now he didn't know where they were going and all Gaia would say to his questions was "You 'll see."
//See what?//
He sighed and glared at his card on Gaia's arm, so much for loyal Knights.
The area around them had grown increasingly bleaker. His soul room wasn't even this dark. He wouldn't admit it even to himself, but he was scared. He hoped his light was doing okay. He thought back to the time when three people he knew had been held in cards.
//Was this how they felt?//
Suddenly Gadreel stopped and Yami shook away his thoughts and looked up. They were in front of a huge tower, made of a glass like substance in deep ebony. There were no windows, only a set of doors at the base and a winding staircase that led straight to the top of the tower, which from here looked flat.
This place reminded him of someone…the doors opened…
//Or some card.//
The Dark Magician. He should have known. Gaia dismounted, taking Yami with him and setting him down in front of him. Yami didn't dare try to run. He knew the Dark Magician's powers and he wasn't sure whose side he was on.
"Greetings Gaia. I see you have our little King of Games." He looked down at Yami and he didn't like the look in the eyes. Now he knew how his opponents felt when ever he pulled out the card. He decided to say nothing and looked away instead, crossing his arms and assuming his arrogant posture again. Gaia chuckled and the Magician gestured for them to enter.
The cards went in and at Yami's refusal Gaia him a warning glare.
//Great now I'm the one being ordered around//
He followed them inside, he didn't have a choice. Before the doors closed he looked back at Gadreel and heard him whicker something that sounded suspiciously like an apology. He turned as the doors closed and followed the two cards into a huge library. All the books had something to do with magic, monsters or the dark arts.
He was growing more and more uneasy. Here was his most trusted ally and he feared him. This shouldn't be happening. They were talking in low voices and then the Dark Magician nodded and moved the robe away from his wrist. Yami started in surprise. Even the dark Magician had a holder on his arm.
Yami watched as his card was passed from Knight to Magician. Then Gaia left and Yami was alone with his new master. The Magician sat down in a comfortable arm chair and gestured for Yami to do the same. He did so and then looked at the Magician waiting for him to make the first move.
The Magician sighed. "You will always be stubborn it seems. You must be wondering what you are doing here. From what Gaia has told me, the young Celiian has asked for help and you are supposedly the answer." He shook his help. "The poor little elf. He doesn't know what he's doing. He can't get any more powerful and what were you thinking, giving him a sword!" He glared at Yami. "Elves do not wield swords."
Yami smirked. "I know. That is why I am here. I just want to know where here is." He looked around and that back at the Magician.
"That is easy. You are in the Dark Plains. Of course it has a much more fancier name, but it is easier to remember this way. Now back to why Gaia brought you here. You are a bad influence on the young elf. We have been trying to teach him his place. It was either magic, or bow. Sometimes there would be daggers or staff, but never, never a sword. Where you got this idea I don't know, but I do know this. I cannot let you go back to the Forest." He took Yami's card and placed it in a crystal in the middle of a table. "Here you will remain until we know what to do with you." He then exited the room and Yami was left there, unable to move towards his card or touch any of the books. He was captured.
He stayed where he was and placed his head in his hands. There has to be another card that he had over looked. One he knew was loyal, that he never realized before.
//My light, I wish you were here. You would understand them. I know how to fight, how to win, but I don't know how to understand this. I only recognize power, not faith. That was you all along.//
Yugi woke up in a soft bed. He looked around and saw Mokuba staring at him worriedly.
He sat up slowly and Mokuba reached over to help him.
"Thanks."
"No problem, you and Yami have helped me more than a few times and you scared us there when you fainted, even big brother, although I doubt he'll admit it." Yugi nodded.
"I'm sorry, it's just that Yami, he was scared. And well, he has never been scared before. He knew what to do in every situation. I should be with him. I'm losing myself." He closed his eyes and let the tears fall. "He's there Mokuba, he's there and I can't reach him or find him. We belong together, not apart." Mokuba nodded.
"So it's like what big brother said. You two are so closely linked that to separate you would to destroy who you are and kill you." Yugi nodded.
"He needs me."
"Yugi." Yugi looked up and saw Kaiba standing in the door way. Everyone is here and I think I can figure out a way for us to find your Yami. But you need to come downstairs. Can you manage that." Yugi nodded. He was willing to do anything for Yami. Kaiba saw it in his eyes. "You have the heart of a wolf, Yugi. Loyal to the pack and those you care for and willing to fight for them regardless of anything else."
/The heart of a wolf? What good is the heart without the soul./
/The heart of a wolf…/
Yami's head shot up. "Yugi?" He was still alone but he smiled and reached for his deck. His light had come through for him, yet again. He reached for his deck and pulled up the first card. He knew what it would be, even before he looked at it.
"Silver Fang! I need your help!" The eye on his glove glowed and Silver Fang appeared before him. The beautiful snow wolf grinned at him.
:About time you remembered me:
Yami smiled back at it. "I'm relearning the true heart deals with small as well as the strong." He pointed to his card, the one he couldn't touch. "We need to get to the forest and fast. Willing to help?"
:Always:
Silver Fang grabbed the card gently within his jaw and then gestured for Yami to get on his back. The wolf was large enough to bear his weight and together they sped off out of the tower. They were half way across the plains when a fog over took them.
"The King Fog! Can you get past it?"
:Not while it's powered up on it's own turf. This is the dark zone and he is a fiend-type:
Yami nodded. "Then you'll need a power-up. I equip you with the Beast Fangs!" He felt Silver Fang get stronger and together they got through the fog, leaving it to howl it's frustrations to the wind. Silver Fang howled back, a mocking, triumphant sound. Yami smirked and held on as the plains disappeared under them.
:Thanks. I needed that!:
"Anytime! Now lets get to the forest before anything else comes after us." They moved together, the heart and soul, for now, combined.
Kaiba was explaining to the assembled friends what he was going to try.
"We are going to use my holographic system and Yugi's link with Yami to try and track him down. Yami Bakura said that he could open the path ways between our realm and that of the Shadow realm. My system will allow us to see what is going on. The other thing we will use as a link is the deck both Yugi and Yami use." He pressed a few buttons on the console behind him and the monitor came to life.
"Yugi placed his deck in the indicated spot and Yami Bakura placed the ring over it and chanted something. Everyone held there breaths as the screen flickered a few times and then they were rewarded with an image. It was Yami, dressed completely different and he seemed to be on top of Silver Fang.
Yugi let out a cry of delight as a cheer was taken up by his friends.
/I knew you were there/
He felt warmth over his chest and looked down at the piece of the Millennium Puzzle. Another layer had been returned. The others noticed too.. Tea was weeping with happiness into Tristan's shoulder and Mai and Joey were hugging. Mokuba was jumping up and down and even Kaiba had a smirk for the presence of his rival.
/We'll get you back. I promise./
He had to sit down, he was still losing strength, but he wasn't ready to let go. Not when he could see his other half. He smiled, even as his eyes grew heavy, his hands clutching the top layer of the puzzle.
Yami and Silver Fang had entered the Forest.
:So, where exactly are we going?:
"We have to find the elves. I have to find the Celtic Guardian. He needs help. I know it."
:And so does he. That is why he called out for you. You are Yu- Gi-Oh. The King of Games and only you can help your cards. Do you remember when we were sealed?:
Yami shook his head. "No, I know I was the one who did it, but beyond that I know nothing."
Silver Fang nodded his head. :You sealed us away because the Pharaohs were causing great destruction with us. But you never realized how much we were being used until you received the Celtic Guardian. You knew than that something was wrong when an elf was willing to take up a sword. Yet it was his decsion. You chose that path because that was the only way he could be of any use to you. He knew you cared about the heart of the cards:
"So why am I going through this if he has already chosen his path?" The wolf sighed.
:That was when you were whole. When you were locked into the puzzle you lost the compassion that had made you seal away the powers in the first place. I guess that was your price. Now that you are two halves you let your light take on one part and you the other. By doing that neither of you are ever whole and you can't tap into the true heart. There may be no problems in your light's world, but among us, we are ill at ease:
"I don't understand this still…"
"You will, King of Games." They both looked up and saw the blue skinned elf before them.
"The Mystical Elf." She nodded.
"You gave an elf the power to adapt and to prove himself. You did it once. You must do it again, or the darkness will take over and the Dragons will reopen the two realms. It will be like days of old."
Yami's eyes narrowed. "I will not let that happen!"
Yami Bakura and Yugi understood what they were talking about and both agreed with Yami.
/It won't happen! Not while I am with you!/
For Fairysphinx, here's your card!!
Yami stared into the darkness. Even though they were at a walk he now knew better than to try to get away. The first time he had tried he had felt agony until Gaia had come and placed him back on Gadreel's back. The second time he ignored the pain and managed to get quite some distance before he was suddenly back in the saddle. There was no third time as Gaia had placed an arm around him, effectively keeping him where he was.
Now he didn't know where they were going and all Gaia would say to his questions was "You 'll see."
//See what?//
He sighed and glared at his card on Gaia's arm, so much for loyal Knights.
The area around them had grown increasingly bleaker. His soul room wasn't even this dark. He wouldn't admit it even to himself, but he was scared. He hoped his light was doing okay. He thought back to the time when three people he knew had been held in cards.
//Was this how they felt?//
Suddenly Gadreel stopped and Yami shook away his thoughts and looked up. They were in front of a huge tower, made of a glass like substance in deep ebony. There were no windows, only a set of doors at the base and a winding staircase that led straight to the top of the tower, which from here looked flat.
This place reminded him of someone…the doors opened…
//Or some card.//
The Dark Magician. He should have known. Gaia dismounted, taking Yami with him and setting him down in front of him. Yami didn't dare try to run. He knew the Dark Magician's powers and he wasn't sure whose side he was on.
"Greetings Gaia. I see you have our little King of Games." He looked down at Yami and he didn't like the look in the eyes. Now he knew how his opponents felt when ever he pulled out the card. He decided to say nothing and looked away instead, crossing his arms and assuming his arrogant posture again. Gaia chuckled and the Magician gestured for them to enter.
The cards went in and at Yami's refusal Gaia him a warning glare.
//Great now I'm the one being ordered around//
He followed them inside, he didn't have a choice. Before the doors closed he looked back at Gadreel and heard him whicker something that sounded suspiciously like an apology. He turned as the doors closed and followed the two cards into a huge library. All the books had something to do with magic, monsters or the dark arts.
He was growing more and more uneasy. Here was his most trusted ally and he feared him. This shouldn't be happening. They were talking in low voices and then the Dark Magician nodded and moved the robe away from his wrist. Yami started in surprise. Even the dark Magician had a holder on his arm.
Yami watched as his card was passed from Knight to Magician. Then Gaia left and Yami was alone with his new master. The Magician sat down in a comfortable arm chair and gestured for Yami to do the same. He did so and then looked at the Magician waiting for him to make the first move.
The Magician sighed. "You will always be stubborn it seems. You must be wondering what you are doing here. From what Gaia has told me, the young Celiian has asked for help and you are supposedly the answer." He shook his help. "The poor little elf. He doesn't know what he's doing. He can't get any more powerful and what were you thinking, giving him a sword!" He glared at Yami. "Elves do not wield swords."
Yami smirked. "I know. That is why I am here. I just want to know where here is." He looked around and that back at the Magician.
"That is easy. You are in the Dark Plains. Of course it has a much more fancier name, but it is easier to remember this way. Now back to why Gaia brought you here. You are a bad influence on the young elf. We have been trying to teach him his place. It was either magic, or bow. Sometimes there would be daggers or staff, but never, never a sword. Where you got this idea I don't know, but I do know this. I cannot let you go back to the Forest." He took Yami's card and placed it in a crystal in the middle of a table. "Here you will remain until we know what to do with you." He then exited the room and Yami was left there, unable to move towards his card or touch any of the books. He was captured.
He stayed where he was and placed his head in his hands. There has to be another card that he had over looked. One he knew was loyal, that he never realized before.
//My light, I wish you were here. You would understand them. I know how to fight, how to win, but I don't know how to understand this. I only recognize power, not faith. That was you all along.//
Yugi woke up in a soft bed. He looked around and saw Mokuba staring at him worriedly.
He sat up slowly and Mokuba reached over to help him.
"Thanks."
"No problem, you and Yami have helped me more than a few times and you scared us there when you fainted, even big brother, although I doubt he'll admit it." Yugi nodded.
"I'm sorry, it's just that Yami, he was scared. And well, he has never been scared before. He knew what to do in every situation. I should be with him. I'm losing myself." He closed his eyes and let the tears fall. "He's there Mokuba, he's there and I can't reach him or find him. We belong together, not apart." Mokuba nodded.
"So it's like what big brother said. You two are so closely linked that to separate you would to destroy who you are and kill you." Yugi nodded.
"He needs me."
"Yugi." Yugi looked up and saw Kaiba standing in the door way. Everyone is here and I think I can figure out a way for us to find your Yami. But you need to come downstairs. Can you manage that." Yugi nodded. He was willing to do anything for Yami. Kaiba saw it in his eyes. "You have the heart of a wolf, Yugi. Loyal to the pack and those you care for and willing to fight for them regardless of anything else."
/The heart of a wolf? What good is the heart without the soul./
/The heart of a wolf…/
Yami's head shot up. "Yugi?" He was still alone but he smiled and reached for his deck. His light had come through for him, yet again. He reached for his deck and pulled up the first card. He knew what it would be, even before he looked at it.
"Silver Fang! I need your help!" The eye on his glove glowed and Silver Fang appeared before him. The beautiful snow wolf grinned at him.
:About time you remembered me:
Yami smiled back at it. "I'm relearning the true heart deals with small as well as the strong." He pointed to his card, the one he couldn't touch. "We need to get to the forest and fast. Willing to help?"
:Always:
Silver Fang grabbed the card gently within his jaw and then gestured for Yami to get on his back. The wolf was large enough to bear his weight and together they sped off out of the tower. They were half way across the plains when a fog over took them.
"The King Fog! Can you get past it?"
:Not while it's powered up on it's own turf. This is the dark zone and he is a fiend-type:
Yami nodded. "Then you'll need a power-up. I equip you with the Beast Fangs!" He felt Silver Fang get stronger and together they got through the fog, leaving it to howl it's frustrations to the wind. Silver Fang howled back, a mocking, triumphant sound. Yami smirked and held on as the plains disappeared under them.
:Thanks. I needed that!:
"Anytime! Now lets get to the forest before anything else comes after us." They moved together, the heart and soul, for now, combined.
Kaiba was explaining to the assembled friends what he was going to try.
"We are going to use my holographic system and Yugi's link with Yami to try and track him down. Yami Bakura said that he could open the path ways between our realm and that of the Shadow realm. My system will allow us to see what is going on. The other thing we will use as a link is the deck both Yugi and Yami use." He pressed a few buttons on the console behind him and the monitor came to life.
"Yugi placed his deck in the indicated spot and Yami Bakura placed the ring over it and chanted something. Everyone held there breaths as the screen flickered a few times and then they were rewarded with an image. It was Yami, dressed completely different and he seemed to be on top of Silver Fang.
Yugi let out a cry of delight as a cheer was taken up by his friends.
/I knew you were there/
He felt warmth over his chest and looked down at the piece of the Millennium Puzzle. Another layer had been returned. The others noticed too.. Tea was weeping with happiness into Tristan's shoulder and Mai and Joey were hugging. Mokuba was jumping up and down and even Kaiba had a smirk for the presence of his rival.
/We'll get you back. I promise./
He had to sit down, he was still losing strength, but he wasn't ready to let go. Not when he could see his other half. He smiled, even as his eyes grew heavy, his hands clutching the top layer of the puzzle.
Yami and Silver Fang had entered the Forest.
:So, where exactly are we going?:
"We have to find the elves. I have to find the Celtic Guardian. He needs help. I know it."
:And so does he. That is why he called out for you. You are Yu- Gi-Oh. The King of Games and only you can help your cards. Do you remember when we were sealed?:
Yami shook his head. "No, I know I was the one who did it, but beyond that I know nothing."
Silver Fang nodded his head. :You sealed us away because the Pharaohs were causing great destruction with us. But you never realized how much we were being used until you received the Celtic Guardian. You knew than that something was wrong when an elf was willing to take up a sword. Yet it was his decsion. You chose that path because that was the only way he could be of any use to you. He knew you cared about the heart of the cards:
"So why am I going through this if he has already chosen his path?" The wolf sighed.
:That was when you were whole. When you were locked into the puzzle you lost the compassion that had made you seal away the powers in the first place. I guess that was your price. Now that you are two halves you let your light take on one part and you the other. By doing that neither of you are ever whole and you can't tap into the true heart. There may be no problems in your light's world, but among us, we are ill at ease:
"I don't understand this still…"
"You will, King of Games." They both looked up and saw the blue skinned elf before them.
"The Mystical Elf." She nodded.
"You gave an elf the power to adapt and to prove himself. You did it once. You must do it again, or the darkness will take over and the Dragons will reopen the two realms. It will be like days of old."
Yami's eyes narrowed. "I will not let that happen!"
Yami Bakura and Yugi understood what they were talking about and both agreed with Yami.
/It won't happen! Not while I am with you!/
