'Get out of here, Ryou.'
"So Soy, your name IS Soy, right?" the collector said, walking slowly up to the trapped girl. He smirked as Soy slowly opened her eyes. "You have quite a reputation among us."
Soy didn't answer. She just stared, hoping Ryou and Bakura were going to get far enough away to be safe.
"I can't believe I finally caught you." He said, scratching his chin thoughtfully. "Although, I wish I could have had your brother." He leaned closer. "Your brother was a beautiful man."
Soy narrowed her green eyes, she could feel her anger rising. "I wouldn't celebrate catching me yet. You can see I'm not dead."
"I struck a nerve didn't I?" the collector said. "I'm sorry. I didn't mean to offend you. You're beautiful too. But your BROTHER…"
Soy growled. She didn't want to hear him talk anymore. "Stop talking about my brother!"
"I'm sorry. I can see it still pains you that your dear twin is dead. So I'll let you have sometime for yourself." He turned toward where Ryou and Bakura had run. "So I'll go after those other two!"
Soy growled as the collector jumped away, heading off toward the direction the others had escaped. She knew that they didn't stand a chance. The collector would catch them easily. He would kill them, and Soy would be helpless to stop him. Her anger began to rise again, filling her with a deep rage. She began to growl louder, and her normally green eyes turned a glowing red. Her long silver hair became longer and black, and her two tails suddenly split into nine black ones.
* * *
Ryou glanced back, breathing hard, hoping to spot any sign of Soy. He knew he was in a life and death situation, but so was Soy. And it was all his fault. If it weren't for him, Soy would still be alive. He was convinced she was already gone.
Bakura turned back to find Ryou lagging behind. "What's wrong with you!? Lets go!"
Ryou looked at him, his brown eyes wide. "But Soy…"
Bakura growled. "Forget her!" he grabbed his Hikari by his arm, dragging him along. "She isn't worth it!"
He continued running, pulling Ryou along. He didn't understand why he would risk his own safety by thinking of Soy. She hadn't sacrificed herself to have Ryou stop his escape. And Bakura wasn't going to let Soy's death be in vain.
Bakura suddenly stopped short, finding the ground drop off in front of them. "Fuck!" he yelled, realizing they had run right into a cliff. And the drop was too far for them to jump. They would have to back track and go another way.
Ryou looked down over the edge of the cliff. He felt sick. It felt as he was shaking down to his soul.
Bakura spun around, dragging Ryou with him. But he had barely gone two steps when something dropped down in front of them.
The collector stared at them with its blank face. "Ahh, I've found you both. Good." It stepped forward as Bakura pushed Ryou behind him, trying to keep him safe. "I didn't want you both to get away. You're so beautiful."
It stepped forward, causing Bakura and Ryou to step back. They were dangerously near the edge of the cliff, but they had nowhere else to run.
The collector raised a hand and prepared to throw the white goo that had ensnared Soy and almost killed Ryou before. Bakura narrowed his eyes. He wasn't going to let Ryou get hit. He would follow Soy's example, and take the blow for him. He would be the victim, but at least Ryou would be safe a little longer.
"How about we make a deal?" Bakura asked.
The collector tilted his head. "What kind of deal?"
"I'll let you take me as a trophy, if you leave him out of it." Bakura said, and Ryou gasped. He never expect everyone to be trying so hard to keep him safe.
The collector seemed to be considering. "Well, ok. After all, I don't need two of the same trophy."
"Yami…no." Ryou said, stunned and horrified. But Bakura looked back at him, a serious look on his face.
"No one will care if I'm gone. But you have friends at home that will want you back." He looked back toward the collector. "Run away as soon as he throws the goo. Get out of here, find a way home."
Ryou blinked at him. He couldn't believe it. "Yami…"
Bakura smiled at him, but the smile was forced. 'I love you, aibou.' He turned back to the collector. "All right! Let's finish this!"
The collector drew his hand back, ready to launch his deadly attack against the determined spirit. Bakura's face-hardened as he watched the collectors attack come at him. He wasn't thrilled with dying, but if it meant Ryou would be safe…
Ryou watched in horror as the white substance flew toward his Yami. He couldn't believe what was happening.
But the attack never reached Bakura. The goo was vaporized in mid air, by a beam of black light. Shock registered on everyone's faces, as they tried to realize what had happened. Bakura's eyes drifted up to the trees behind the collector, and he gasped.
A figure with long black hair and glowing red eyes jump down from the tree and landed between the collector and Bakura. It stood with it's back to him, fixing its hard glare on the now terrified faceless creature.
Ryou gasped when he realized the new arrival was Soy, but her hair and eyes were different. She had more tails now and she looked, mean.
Soy narrowed her glowing eyes at the collector, who took a step back in horror. "How dare you." She growled.
The collector was trembling. He had left Soy in the woods, trapped and near death, so how was she here?
Soy raised her arms, black flames forming around them and her tails, which were arched up. She glared harder, her red eyes burning with fury. The collector tried to run, but Soy slashed at him, catching him with the black flames.
The collector cried out as the attack connected, slicing him into several pieces. Soy growled at him, the entire ground shaking from the attack. Bakura and Ryou tried to shield themselves from the black light and the tremendous shaking of the ground. It felt like the whole world would shake apart.
"Rotto o heru." She growled, as she slashed at him again, ready to finish him off.
The collector cried out in pain again as the world around him erupted in black light. "But that's impossible! You can only take that form if you're protecting a f-…"
His words were cut off as the black light expanded, silencing him forever. Slowly, the black light began to fade, and Ryou and Bakura uncovered their eyes.
"Soy…how did you do that?" Ryou asked, stunned.
Soy started to turn around, but when she faced them, she was back to normal. Her hair was silver again, and her eyes were no longer red and evil. She blinked at them. "How did I do what?"
Ryou was stunned. She was normal again. "Your hair was a different color, and your eyes…"
Soy looked confused. "I don't know what you're talking about. Are you sure you're ok, Ryou?"
Bakura and Ryou were stunned.
'She doesn't remember?'
Whew. So Soy is ok. ^_^ Please review!
"So Soy, your name IS Soy, right?" the collector said, walking slowly up to the trapped girl. He smirked as Soy slowly opened her eyes. "You have quite a reputation among us."
Soy didn't answer. She just stared, hoping Ryou and Bakura were going to get far enough away to be safe.
"I can't believe I finally caught you." He said, scratching his chin thoughtfully. "Although, I wish I could have had your brother." He leaned closer. "Your brother was a beautiful man."
Soy narrowed her green eyes, she could feel her anger rising. "I wouldn't celebrate catching me yet. You can see I'm not dead."
"I struck a nerve didn't I?" the collector said. "I'm sorry. I didn't mean to offend you. You're beautiful too. But your BROTHER…"
Soy growled. She didn't want to hear him talk anymore. "Stop talking about my brother!"
"I'm sorry. I can see it still pains you that your dear twin is dead. So I'll let you have sometime for yourself." He turned toward where Ryou and Bakura had run. "So I'll go after those other two!"
Soy growled as the collector jumped away, heading off toward the direction the others had escaped. She knew that they didn't stand a chance. The collector would catch them easily. He would kill them, and Soy would be helpless to stop him. Her anger began to rise again, filling her with a deep rage. She began to growl louder, and her normally green eyes turned a glowing red. Her long silver hair became longer and black, and her two tails suddenly split into nine black ones.
* * *
Ryou glanced back, breathing hard, hoping to spot any sign of Soy. He knew he was in a life and death situation, but so was Soy. And it was all his fault. If it weren't for him, Soy would still be alive. He was convinced she was already gone.
Bakura turned back to find Ryou lagging behind. "What's wrong with you!? Lets go!"
Ryou looked at him, his brown eyes wide. "But Soy…"
Bakura growled. "Forget her!" he grabbed his Hikari by his arm, dragging him along. "She isn't worth it!"
He continued running, pulling Ryou along. He didn't understand why he would risk his own safety by thinking of Soy. She hadn't sacrificed herself to have Ryou stop his escape. And Bakura wasn't going to let Soy's death be in vain.
Bakura suddenly stopped short, finding the ground drop off in front of them. "Fuck!" he yelled, realizing they had run right into a cliff. And the drop was too far for them to jump. They would have to back track and go another way.
Ryou looked down over the edge of the cliff. He felt sick. It felt as he was shaking down to his soul.
Bakura spun around, dragging Ryou with him. But he had barely gone two steps when something dropped down in front of them.
The collector stared at them with its blank face. "Ahh, I've found you both. Good." It stepped forward as Bakura pushed Ryou behind him, trying to keep him safe. "I didn't want you both to get away. You're so beautiful."
It stepped forward, causing Bakura and Ryou to step back. They were dangerously near the edge of the cliff, but they had nowhere else to run.
The collector raised a hand and prepared to throw the white goo that had ensnared Soy and almost killed Ryou before. Bakura narrowed his eyes. He wasn't going to let Ryou get hit. He would follow Soy's example, and take the blow for him. He would be the victim, but at least Ryou would be safe a little longer.
"How about we make a deal?" Bakura asked.
The collector tilted his head. "What kind of deal?"
"I'll let you take me as a trophy, if you leave him out of it." Bakura said, and Ryou gasped. He never expect everyone to be trying so hard to keep him safe.
The collector seemed to be considering. "Well, ok. After all, I don't need two of the same trophy."
"Yami…no." Ryou said, stunned and horrified. But Bakura looked back at him, a serious look on his face.
"No one will care if I'm gone. But you have friends at home that will want you back." He looked back toward the collector. "Run away as soon as he throws the goo. Get out of here, find a way home."
Ryou blinked at him. He couldn't believe it. "Yami…"
Bakura smiled at him, but the smile was forced. 'I love you, aibou.' He turned back to the collector. "All right! Let's finish this!"
The collector drew his hand back, ready to launch his deadly attack against the determined spirit. Bakura's face-hardened as he watched the collectors attack come at him. He wasn't thrilled with dying, but if it meant Ryou would be safe…
Ryou watched in horror as the white substance flew toward his Yami. He couldn't believe what was happening.
But the attack never reached Bakura. The goo was vaporized in mid air, by a beam of black light. Shock registered on everyone's faces, as they tried to realize what had happened. Bakura's eyes drifted up to the trees behind the collector, and he gasped.
A figure with long black hair and glowing red eyes jump down from the tree and landed between the collector and Bakura. It stood with it's back to him, fixing its hard glare on the now terrified faceless creature.
Ryou gasped when he realized the new arrival was Soy, but her hair and eyes were different. She had more tails now and she looked, mean.
Soy narrowed her glowing eyes at the collector, who took a step back in horror. "How dare you." She growled.
The collector was trembling. He had left Soy in the woods, trapped and near death, so how was she here?
Soy raised her arms, black flames forming around them and her tails, which were arched up. She glared harder, her red eyes burning with fury. The collector tried to run, but Soy slashed at him, catching him with the black flames.
The collector cried out as the attack connected, slicing him into several pieces. Soy growled at him, the entire ground shaking from the attack. Bakura and Ryou tried to shield themselves from the black light and the tremendous shaking of the ground. It felt like the whole world would shake apart.
"Rotto o heru." She growled, as she slashed at him again, ready to finish him off.
The collector cried out in pain again as the world around him erupted in black light. "But that's impossible! You can only take that form if you're protecting a f-…"
His words were cut off as the black light expanded, silencing him forever. Slowly, the black light began to fade, and Ryou and Bakura uncovered their eyes.
"Soy…how did you do that?" Ryou asked, stunned.
Soy started to turn around, but when she faced them, she was back to normal. Her hair was silver again, and her eyes were no longer red and evil. She blinked at them. "How did I do what?"
Ryou was stunned. She was normal again. "Your hair was a different color, and your eyes…"
Soy looked confused. "I don't know what you're talking about. Are you sure you're ok, Ryou?"
Bakura and Ryou were stunned.
'She doesn't remember?'
Whew. So Soy is ok. ^_^ Please review!