Author's Note: Okay, now that I know where I'm going with this (for the most part), I don't really need too many suggestions any more. Not that I got many in the first place… But I would like suggestions about what the Dark Magician's name should be. After all, if he does get to stay in the real world, he can't very well introduce himself as "Dark Magician," now can he? So any suggestions for that would be welcome. Or if I don't get any I like, he'll make up his own name without telling you. I don't plan to use this particular Dark Magician again, so he won't need to let you know. I would, however, still like to do a Bakura fic. So any ideas about something like that would be welcome. Next chapter might be the last! Enjoy, and please review!
Oh yes, and a few translation notes that people might have needed:
Yami: Dark
Hikari: Light
Sennen: Thousand Year (or Millenium)
Escape to Reality
The game shop wasn't hard to find. I got there a bit after noon. Since the white-haired spirit didn't seem to trust the people here, I decided I'd better be careful. So I ducked behind a bush next to the shop and crouched under a window, peering through it every once in a while to stay on top of the situation. There was an old man with spiky gray hair behind the counter. Two boys, one with blond hair and one with brown pointy hair, were leaving the shop. There, I saw the one I was looking for. He waved at the two other boys as they left, the Sennen Puzzle resting on his chest. I ducked out of sight as he turned towards my window.
After a minute, I looked again. The boy was behind the counter now. He was nodding at the old man who was leaving through a door in the back of the shop that probably led to the house. After hiding below the window again, I once more looked at the boy. He looked deep in thought. He was staring at a deck of Duel Monsters cards which he held in one hand. The other hand idly fingered his Sennen Puzzle. He stayed like that for a minute before looking up. I quickly dropped out of sight again. I stayed down for a couple of minutes before cautiously peeking in the window. The boy was gone. Where was he?
Suddenly, a cheerful voice behind me made me jump and then turn around.
"Hi!" the boy said, grinning at me. "What are you doing?"
"I… uh…" I said, not quite sure how to respond.
"I thought I saw someone out here! Yami says you're a Dark Magician. You're my favorite card!! C'mon, why don't you come in," he said, going back to the door and beckoning for me to come along. I hesitated, but since I didn't see how else I could get the Sennen Puzzle, I followed.
"Do you want some chocolate?" the boy asked, offering me a brightly-colored bag. "I'm Yuugi, by the way."
"Umm… No thank you. I don't need to eat," I said.
"Yeah, neither does Yami, but he likes chocolate! C'mon, try some!" Yuugi said eagerly.
"It's not just that I don't need to eat," I said, trying to make the hyper kid stop shoving the bag in my face, "I couldn't if I wanted to. That's kind of why I'm here. I reached for the bag and, as expected, my hand passed right through. Yuugi's eyes grew wider, if that was possible. "I can't seem to touch anything my former master didn't touch before me."
As I explained my situation, Yuugi hopped up on a high stoof, listening intently and eating the chocolate thoughtfully.
"…So it led me to a … person… who said that if I got your Sennen Puzzle and brought it to him he could help me. I thought it was a bit strange that he carried a picture of you if he didn't even want you to know he was involved in something like this," I said.
"Hmm… That does sound suspicious," the boy said, furrowing his brow. "Why don't you talk to Yami about it, he'll know what to do." With that, the Sennen Puzzle glowed. Some of Yuugi's bangs stood up against his hair's spikes. He grew taller. His eyes became narrow and slanted, much like the white-haired yami's.
"Tell me, was this another yami, like me?" the yami asked.
"He… he said he didn't want you knowing he was involved," I said. "So I assume he knows you. I can't tell you anything else."
"This sounds like the work of the tomb robber…" he said, mostly to himself. "Did he have white hair and brown eyes? And a very scared hikari?"
I tried not to let on that he was right, but something must have showed in my face. The yami nodded.
"I see. Then it's Bakura again," he said. "Unfortunately, although he probably could help you, he wouldn't. He just wants my Sennen Puzzle for himself. He would probably lock you in the Shadow Realm if you brought it to him."
Of course, all this upset me a bit. I looked into the yami's violet eyes. "How do I know who to believe?" I asked quietly.
"You would take the word of another Dark Magician, wouldn't you?" he asked, holding up his deck with a Dark Magician on top. I instinctively reached out to try to touch my brother, but then I remembered what would happen and withdrew my hand.
"Yes, of course," I said. "But since he isn't in my deck, I can't sense him very well."
The yami smiled. "That's not a problem," he said. The same eye that was on his puzzle appeared on his forehead, and he thrust his deck at me. Before I could react, I was in the Shadow Realm. I panicked for a moment, and then a door suddenly appeared in front of me and opened. Another Dark Magician, still in his normal robes, stepped out.
"I've been listening to everything," he said in a voice almost identical to my own. "You have a wonderful opportunity here. You have my word that Yuugi and his yami are completely trustworthy. I have also encountered Bakura and his yami. The hikari is very kind, but the yami controls him and wishes the world nothing but harm."
"Thank you," I said. "I was beginning to suspect something like that, but I needed some confirmation."
He smiled. "You're welcome. Now, Yami can't keep you here for long without you becoming a card again. You'd better go. Good luck!"
Suddenly, I felt myself being jerked back to the game shop.
"I'm sorry I doubted you," I said to the yami.
"Don't worry about it," he said, smiling slightly. "It's understandable. And no one warned you about Yami Bakura, though I'm sure his hikari would have, given the chance."
I nodded. Come to think of it, he had probably tried and been stopped.
"Now, if we plan this the right way, you can get your… tangibility… and we can also do something about Yami Bakura," Yami Yuugi said. "Why don't you come out too, Yuugi?"
The puzzle glowed, and where there had been one boy with spiky tri-colored hair, there were now two. I could really see the difference in height, among other things, now.
"Great!" Yuugi exclaimed, grinning. "This'll be fun! I've been waiting for a way to get back at Yami Bakura for all those things he did to us. Especially Ryou."
So we plotted and schemed well into the night. I stayed in a guest room overnight, and in the morning we were ready to carry out the plan.
Endnote: Okay, next chapter, beware of me having to use my artistic license. For example, I'll give Yami Yuugi a few more powers than he probably has. Speaking of this, I have no idea if Yuugi's house has a guest room. I pulled that out of my writer's void too. But really, it doesn't matter. Please keep reviewing!!! Thank you!
Oh yes, and a few translation notes that people might have needed:
Yami: Dark
Hikari: Light
Sennen: Thousand Year (or Millenium)
Escape to Reality
The game shop wasn't hard to find. I got there a bit after noon. Since the white-haired spirit didn't seem to trust the people here, I decided I'd better be careful. So I ducked behind a bush next to the shop and crouched under a window, peering through it every once in a while to stay on top of the situation. There was an old man with spiky gray hair behind the counter. Two boys, one with blond hair and one with brown pointy hair, were leaving the shop. There, I saw the one I was looking for. He waved at the two other boys as they left, the Sennen Puzzle resting on his chest. I ducked out of sight as he turned towards my window.
After a minute, I looked again. The boy was behind the counter now. He was nodding at the old man who was leaving through a door in the back of the shop that probably led to the house. After hiding below the window again, I once more looked at the boy. He looked deep in thought. He was staring at a deck of Duel Monsters cards which he held in one hand. The other hand idly fingered his Sennen Puzzle. He stayed like that for a minute before looking up. I quickly dropped out of sight again. I stayed down for a couple of minutes before cautiously peeking in the window. The boy was gone. Where was he?
Suddenly, a cheerful voice behind me made me jump and then turn around.
"Hi!" the boy said, grinning at me. "What are you doing?"
"I… uh…" I said, not quite sure how to respond.
"I thought I saw someone out here! Yami says you're a Dark Magician. You're my favorite card!! C'mon, why don't you come in," he said, going back to the door and beckoning for me to come along. I hesitated, but since I didn't see how else I could get the Sennen Puzzle, I followed.
"Do you want some chocolate?" the boy asked, offering me a brightly-colored bag. "I'm Yuugi, by the way."
"Umm… No thank you. I don't need to eat," I said.
"Yeah, neither does Yami, but he likes chocolate! C'mon, try some!" Yuugi said eagerly.
"It's not just that I don't need to eat," I said, trying to make the hyper kid stop shoving the bag in my face, "I couldn't if I wanted to. That's kind of why I'm here. I reached for the bag and, as expected, my hand passed right through. Yuugi's eyes grew wider, if that was possible. "I can't seem to touch anything my former master didn't touch before me."
As I explained my situation, Yuugi hopped up on a high stoof, listening intently and eating the chocolate thoughtfully.
"…So it led me to a … person… who said that if I got your Sennen Puzzle and brought it to him he could help me. I thought it was a bit strange that he carried a picture of you if he didn't even want you to know he was involved in something like this," I said.
"Hmm… That does sound suspicious," the boy said, furrowing his brow. "Why don't you talk to Yami about it, he'll know what to do." With that, the Sennen Puzzle glowed. Some of Yuugi's bangs stood up against his hair's spikes. He grew taller. His eyes became narrow and slanted, much like the white-haired yami's.
"Tell me, was this another yami, like me?" the yami asked.
"He… he said he didn't want you knowing he was involved," I said. "So I assume he knows you. I can't tell you anything else."
"This sounds like the work of the tomb robber…" he said, mostly to himself. "Did he have white hair and brown eyes? And a very scared hikari?"
I tried not to let on that he was right, but something must have showed in my face. The yami nodded.
"I see. Then it's Bakura again," he said. "Unfortunately, although he probably could help you, he wouldn't. He just wants my Sennen Puzzle for himself. He would probably lock you in the Shadow Realm if you brought it to him."
Of course, all this upset me a bit. I looked into the yami's violet eyes. "How do I know who to believe?" I asked quietly.
"You would take the word of another Dark Magician, wouldn't you?" he asked, holding up his deck with a Dark Magician on top. I instinctively reached out to try to touch my brother, but then I remembered what would happen and withdrew my hand.
"Yes, of course," I said. "But since he isn't in my deck, I can't sense him very well."
The yami smiled. "That's not a problem," he said. The same eye that was on his puzzle appeared on his forehead, and he thrust his deck at me. Before I could react, I was in the Shadow Realm. I panicked for a moment, and then a door suddenly appeared in front of me and opened. Another Dark Magician, still in his normal robes, stepped out.
"I've been listening to everything," he said in a voice almost identical to my own. "You have a wonderful opportunity here. You have my word that Yuugi and his yami are completely trustworthy. I have also encountered Bakura and his yami. The hikari is very kind, but the yami controls him and wishes the world nothing but harm."
"Thank you," I said. "I was beginning to suspect something like that, but I needed some confirmation."
He smiled. "You're welcome. Now, Yami can't keep you here for long without you becoming a card again. You'd better go. Good luck!"
Suddenly, I felt myself being jerked back to the game shop.
"I'm sorry I doubted you," I said to the yami.
"Don't worry about it," he said, smiling slightly. "It's understandable. And no one warned you about Yami Bakura, though I'm sure his hikari would have, given the chance."
I nodded. Come to think of it, he had probably tried and been stopped.
"Now, if we plan this the right way, you can get your… tangibility… and we can also do something about Yami Bakura," Yami Yuugi said. "Why don't you come out too, Yuugi?"
The puzzle glowed, and where there had been one boy with spiky tri-colored hair, there were now two. I could really see the difference in height, among other things, now.
"Great!" Yuugi exclaimed, grinning. "This'll be fun! I've been waiting for a way to get back at Yami Bakura for all those things he did to us. Especially Ryou."
So we plotted and schemed well into the night. I stayed in a guest room overnight, and in the morning we were ready to carry out the plan.
Endnote: Okay, next chapter, beware of me having to use my artistic license. For example, I'll give Yami Yuugi a few more powers than he probably has. Speaking of this, I have no idea if Yuugi's house has a guest room. I pulled that out of my writer's void too. But really, it doesn't matter. Please keep reviewing!!! Thank you!