Lost Quest
Chapter 4
Another Yugi?
Three days had passed since the accident. As much as he hated to do it,Joey had forfited the tounament. Although he still wished he had the money for Serenity's eye operation,he couldn't duel without his friend.
Tea looked at her friend. She had been staying at Joey's,because she was worried about him. Ever since he got the news of Yugi's accident,he had been very distant. He almost never responded when someone talked to him,and he burst into tears at the sound of Yugi's name. Tea wished she knew what was going on in his head. It seemed as though he lost hope for something. Did he truly believe Yugi was dead? He must have;what were the odds of Yugi surviving something like that?
"Joey,"Tea said after a long,awkward silence,"Mourning won't bring him back."Joey looked at her. His eyes were beginning to gloss over.
"I know."He replied,"It's just...Yugi was my best friend. He put himself at a disadvantage by giving me one of his star chips,just so we could get in the tournament together. Now,it's as if...as if..."
"As if he made that sacrifice for nothing."Tea finished for him. Joey nodded,tears flowing down his face in rivers.
"I don't think I'll ever get over this."he said hoarsly.
"I know how you feel. I miss him too. But maybe we don't have to get over it."Tea leaned closer to her friend,"Yugi's death isn't something we should dwell on for the rest of our lives,but we shouldn't ignore it either. Let's just be grateful for what he has given us."Joey nodded again.
"You're right,Tea. I gotta be a man. Yugi wouldn't want me cryin' like this."
***
Yugi swam as hard as he could. Something he was carrying weighed him down and hurt his arm. The mystery man was there again,clinging to a rope ladder. He held out his hand.
"C'mon,Yugi!"he called. Strangly the voice seemed familiar. Yugi swam for him. He grabbed Yugi's load from his arm. It was another man,about the same age as the first. He appeared to be unconcious. Yugi made a grab for the rope ladder. There was a wave.
"Hey Yugi! Yugi,wake up!"Yugi felt someone shaking him.
"Huh? What?"he muttered sleepily as he opened his eyes. He looked up and saw Sumara leaning over him.
"C'mon Yugi! Mommy signed you up for a new school,remember?"
"Right."Yugi grumbled as he crawled off the matress that Akito put on the floor for him. He stood up and started to put on the cloths the Laura brought him.
Yugi felt very lucky. The family had decided to take him in and help him as much as they can with his amnesia. He was sharing a room with Sumara,who loved the idea. He said it was kind of like having a big brother. This was kind of amusing;Yugi was made part of the family only yesterday.
"So what was up with you last night?"Sumara asked as he put his shirt on.
"Last night?"
"Yeah,you were tossing around a lot. What was with that?"
"Oh,I had a strange dream."
"What dream?"Yugi told him about the dream.
"Wierd. I wonder if it has something to do with your past."
"Maybe..."Yugi trailed off. Questions were flooding his head like a river. Who was that person he appeared to be saving? Why was he in the water? Who was the man on the ladder? Why did it seem like he knew these people?
Yugi shook off his confusion and finished getting dressed. He picked up his pendant from the night stand. It was a very interesting pendant. It was gold and pyramid shaped,with an eye reliefed on it. It looked and felt very old,and judging from the markings,it was probably from Egypt. It had a gold hoop at the top(well,if you count the pyramid's point as the top,the bottem)with a gold chain through it.
Yugi looked at it curiously as he put it on. Laura said that he was wearing it around his neck when they found him. Somehow,it felt very important to him. It seemed special,as though it had some purpose,other then just a piece of jewlry.
***
It was after school,and Sumara was showing Yugi around town and introducing him to the people who lived there. Yugi was thrilled. The townsfolk were very kind,and seemed quite curious about the boy that came from the sea. Some even said that they thought they'd seen him somewhere before. This confused Yugi,but he shook it off easily.
After getting some ice cream,Sumara and Yugi started to head home.
"So you say this island is completely uncharted?"Yugi asked as he licked his ice cream cone.
"That's right."Sumara cheerfully replied,"Nobody even dares to come out this far."
"Wow. I'm amazed that an island nobody else even knows exists can grow so large a population."
"Yeah. We've had some close calls,though. If the rest of the world found out about us,we'd be ruined. Have you seen the damage the world has done? We never want that to happen. We were so relieved when that Duelist Kingdom was built."Yugi stopped walking,"Hey,what's with you?"
"I don't know."Yugi answered,"Duelist Kingdom...that sounds...familiar..."
"It's an island,a couple hundred miles from here. A lot of people go there. I see the ferrys pass us sometimes,several miles away of course."
"What do they do there?"
"I dunno. I think it's supposed to be some tourist trap."
Duelist Kingdom...ferry...these scattered scraps of memory were getting more and more confusing,like a puzzle with missing pieces. The dream...wasn't he near a ship?
A scream in the distance shattered the silence.
"Stop! Theif!"Yugi and Sumara turned around and saw someone running towards them,a woman not too far behind.
"He has my purse! Stop him!"she yelled. Yugi jumped foreward and tried to block the guy's path.
"Outta my way!"he yelled as he smacked the little boy aside. He smashed into the wall,the impact knocking him out.
"Yugi!"Sumara screamed as he ran to help his friend. The theif continued to run. Sumara watched as the woman continued to chase him. Suddenly,out of the corner of his eye,he thought he saw something glow. He turned around. Yugi had woken up...or had he?
There was a man standing there. He looked kind of like Yugi,only he was tall and dark-looking. His eyes looked mean and determined.
"Y-Yugi?"Sumara gaped at the tall stranger.
"Stay behind me."the figure said. His voice was deep and convincing. Sumara was confused,but he heeded the comand. The figure moved towards the theif.
"You there!"he yelled,pointing an accusing finger at him. The theif jumped at the startlingly angry voice,and turned around.
"You steal from an innocent woman,and hurt a harmless child! You should be ashamed of yourself! You will pay for your wrongs!"the figure began to glow an eiree light. His red hair began to stand on end. The theif was frightened.
"Who-who are you?!"
"My name is not important. What matters is that you will never harm another innocent!"
The figure's glowing seised. Sumara saw something on his forehead...a third eye...how strange. He cast a hand in front of him,aiming at the theif. There was a blinding light,followed by a scream,half in terror,half in agony.
When the light died down,Sumara opened his eyes. The theif was on the ground. The woman stormed away,carrying her purse. But where was that guy? Sumara looked around,and saw Yugi sprawled out on the ground,right where the mysterious figure was standing before. He ran over to his 'brother' and began to shake his shoulder.
"Yugi! Yugi,wake up! Wake up!"Yugi opened his eyes with a faint moan.
"Wha-?"he uttered out weakly.
"How did you do that?"Sumara exclaimed as he helped Yugi up.
"Do what?"
"That!"he nodded toward the theif,lying face-down on the pavement. Yugi blinked at him.
"What are you talking about?"
"You..."Sumara loooked at his brother,"You don't remember?"
"C'mon,Sumara,I'm not stupid. That guy knocked me out. If I did anything to him,I'd have remembered."
"Wierd."Sumara pondered,"Well,either way,let's go home."
To be continued...
Umm,hehe,yeah. Um,this was the only way I could think of to get Yami into this chapter. It's not too dorky,is it?
Chapter 4
Another Yugi?
Three days had passed since the accident. As much as he hated to do it,Joey had forfited the tounament. Although he still wished he had the money for Serenity's eye operation,he couldn't duel without his friend.
Tea looked at her friend. She had been staying at Joey's,because she was worried about him. Ever since he got the news of Yugi's accident,he had been very distant. He almost never responded when someone talked to him,and he burst into tears at the sound of Yugi's name. Tea wished she knew what was going on in his head. It seemed as though he lost hope for something. Did he truly believe Yugi was dead? He must have;what were the odds of Yugi surviving something like that?
"Joey,"Tea said after a long,awkward silence,"Mourning won't bring him back."Joey looked at her. His eyes were beginning to gloss over.
"I know."He replied,"It's just...Yugi was my best friend. He put himself at a disadvantage by giving me one of his star chips,just so we could get in the tournament together. Now,it's as if...as if..."
"As if he made that sacrifice for nothing."Tea finished for him. Joey nodded,tears flowing down his face in rivers.
"I don't think I'll ever get over this."he said hoarsly.
"I know how you feel. I miss him too. But maybe we don't have to get over it."Tea leaned closer to her friend,"Yugi's death isn't something we should dwell on for the rest of our lives,but we shouldn't ignore it either. Let's just be grateful for what he has given us."Joey nodded again.
"You're right,Tea. I gotta be a man. Yugi wouldn't want me cryin' like this."
***
Yugi swam as hard as he could. Something he was carrying weighed him down and hurt his arm. The mystery man was there again,clinging to a rope ladder. He held out his hand.
"C'mon,Yugi!"he called. Strangly the voice seemed familiar. Yugi swam for him. He grabbed Yugi's load from his arm. It was another man,about the same age as the first. He appeared to be unconcious. Yugi made a grab for the rope ladder. There was a wave.
"Hey Yugi! Yugi,wake up!"Yugi felt someone shaking him.
"Huh? What?"he muttered sleepily as he opened his eyes. He looked up and saw Sumara leaning over him.
"C'mon Yugi! Mommy signed you up for a new school,remember?"
"Right."Yugi grumbled as he crawled off the matress that Akito put on the floor for him. He stood up and started to put on the cloths the Laura brought him.
Yugi felt very lucky. The family had decided to take him in and help him as much as they can with his amnesia. He was sharing a room with Sumara,who loved the idea. He said it was kind of like having a big brother. This was kind of amusing;Yugi was made part of the family only yesterday.
"So what was up with you last night?"Sumara asked as he put his shirt on.
"Last night?"
"Yeah,you were tossing around a lot. What was with that?"
"Oh,I had a strange dream."
"What dream?"Yugi told him about the dream.
"Wierd. I wonder if it has something to do with your past."
"Maybe..."Yugi trailed off. Questions were flooding his head like a river. Who was that person he appeared to be saving? Why was he in the water? Who was the man on the ladder? Why did it seem like he knew these people?
Yugi shook off his confusion and finished getting dressed. He picked up his pendant from the night stand. It was a very interesting pendant. It was gold and pyramid shaped,with an eye reliefed on it. It looked and felt very old,and judging from the markings,it was probably from Egypt. It had a gold hoop at the top(well,if you count the pyramid's point as the top,the bottem)with a gold chain through it.
Yugi looked at it curiously as he put it on. Laura said that he was wearing it around his neck when they found him. Somehow,it felt very important to him. It seemed special,as though it had some purpose,other then just a piece of jewlry.
***
It was after school,and Sumara was showing Yugi around town and introducing him to the people who lived there. Yugi was thrilled. The townsfolk were very kind,and seemed quite curious about the boy that came from the sea. Some even said that they thought they'd seen him somewhere before. This confused Yugi,but he shook it off easily.
After getting some ice cream,Sumara and Yugi started to head home.
"So you say this island is completely uncharted?"Yugi asked as he licked his ice cream cone.
"That's right."Sumara cheerfully replied,"Nobody even dares to come out this far."
"Wow. I'm amazed that an island nobody else even knows exists can grow so large a population."
"Yeah. We've had some close calls,though. If the rest of the world found out about us,we'd be ruined. Have you seen the damage the world has done? We never want that to happen. We were so relieved when that Duelist Kingdom was built."Yugi stopped walking,"Hey,what's with you?"
"I don't know."Yugi answered,"Duelist Kingdom...that sounds...familiar..."
"It's an island,a couple hundred miles from here. A lot of people go there. I see the ferrys pass us sometimes,several miles away of course."
"What do they do there?"
"I dunno. I think it's supposed to be some tourist trap."
Duelist Kingdom...ferry...these scattered scraps of memory were getting more and more confusing,like a puzzle with missing pieces. The dream...wasn't he near a ship?
A scream in the distance shattered the silence.
"Stop! Theif!"Yugi and Sumara turned around and saw someone running towards them,a woman not too far behind.
"He has my purse! Stop him!"she yelled. Yugi jumped foreward and tried to block the guy's path.
"Outta my way!"he yelled as he smacked the little boy aside. He smashed into the wall,the impact knocking him out.
"Yugi!"Sumara screamed as he ran to help his friend. The theif continued to run. Sumara watched as the woman continued to chase him. Suddenly,out of the corner of his eye,he thought he saw something glow. He turned around. Yugi had woken up...or had he?
There was a man standing there. He looked kind of like Yugi,only he was tall and dark-looking. His eyes looked mean and determined.
"Y-Yugi?"Sumara gaped at the tall stranger.
"Stay behind me."the figure said. His voice was deep and convincing. Sumara was confused,but he heeded the comand. The figure moved towards the theif.
"You there!"he yelled,pointing an accusing finger at him. The theif jumped at the startlingly angry voice,and turned around.
"You steal from an innocent woman,and hurt a harmless child! You should be ashamed of yourself! You will pay for your wrongs!"the figure began to glow an eiree light. His red hair began to stand on end. The theif was frightened.
"Who-who are you?!"
"My name is not important. What matters is that you will never harm another innocent!"
The figure's glowing seised. Sumara saw something on his forehead...a third eye...how strange. He cast a hand in front of him,aiming at the theif. There was a blinding light,followed by a scream,half in terror,half in agony.
When the light died down,Sumara opened his eyes. The theif was on the ground. The woman stormed away,carrying her purse. But where was that guy? Sumara looked around,and saw Yugi sprawled out on the ground,right where the mysterious figure was standing before. He ran over to his 'brother' and began to shake his shoulder.
"Yugi! Yugi,wake up! Wake up!"Yugi opened his eyes with a faint moan.
"Wha-?"he uttered out weakly.
"How did you do that?"Sumara exclaimed as he helped Yugi up.
"Do what?"
"That!"he nodded toward the theif,lying face-down on the pavement. Yugi blinked at him.
"What are you talking about?"
"You..."Sumara loooked at his brother,"You don't remember?"
"C'mon,Sumara,I'm not stupid. That guy knocked me out. If I did anything to him,I'd have remembered."
"Wierd."Sumara pondered,"Well,either way,let's go home."
To be continued...
Umm,hehe,yeah. Um,this was the only way I could think of to get Yami into this chapter. It's not too dorky,is it?