~ . . . ~ = Yami's thoughts
+ . . . + = Gary's thoughts
Kyle crept into the hotel that his brother (Mike) and father were staying in, with the three Blue Eyes cards and Yujo's ultra-rare card in his pocket.
"Excuse me," he said slowly to a lady at the counter. "May I please have the room number of William K. Cooper?"
"William Kaiba Cooper?" repeated the lady, in a heavy Japanese accent. "Sure." She gave Kyle the number, and he quietly rushed to the door and knocked. Mike opened the door. Their father was still asleep.
All Kyle told his brother was, "I think I've had enough rebellion today."
* * *
Ryou overcame his evil spirit.
"What am I doin' here?" He looked around in the dark, knowing that he was still in Japan, standing near a subway station. He checked his pockets. No money. So he turned around to walk. "I remember this place. It's not far off from where I first got my Millennium Ring. But . . . " He yawned. "Better get some rest." With nowhere else to go, he went to a park next door to one of the cemeteries that the evil spirit had already checked for those god cards. On one of the benches, Ryou fell asleep.
* * *
As the new day came, Gary had arrived from America. He was quite hungry. He had some US dollars on hand, but that wasn't going to buy him anything there.
Something from inside of one of his suitcases was glowing. "I hope it's food," Gary said aloud, drooling. He unzipped the thing and found that the shoebox in which the Millennium Puzzle came in was the thing causing the glow.
~Hmm?~
Gary opened the box, where another small box lay. He had never opened it before, as to not spark painful memories of his dead father. Finally, he mustered up the courage to open it.
Sure enough, the Millennium Necklace was inside, glowing insanely brightly.
~Why, I don't believe it! The Necklace!~
Gary held it in his hand, and soon, he saw an image . . . * * * Image* * *
Yugi Moto and a tall boy in a green sweater were standing on the side of a boat. Then, a pretty, blond girl walked up and addressed Yugi. Gary distinctly heard her say, "You know, you're famous."
Yugi looked humbled. "Uh, thanks very much . . .I think."
* * *End image* * *
The image faded.
+What was that?!+ Gary's eyes widened.
~An image of the past.~ Yami was sad. ~That Millennium Necklace has shown us the past . . .~
Gary put the Necklace in his pocket and began to walk on. He noticed the Kaiba Museum ahead, but he was shocked when he saw his classmate, Kyle Cooper, across the street!
* * *
Ryou woke up and almost tripped in shock. "Wh-what is that?!" A pretty deep hole was just a few feet away from the bench he had slept on, covered by a few, thin wooden boards. He hadn't seen it before because it had been dark when he came to that park last night. "What IS this crazy hole?! I almost fell in!" He bent down to try to make the boards more secure across the hole's diameter. However, something caught his eye, causing the evil spirit to take over him once more.
* * *
"Hi, Kyle!" Gary yelled from across the street.
"Gary!" Kyle shouted back.
Gary crossed the street. "What a small world," he said, laughing a little. "What are you doing? Checking on the Kaiba Museum?"
Kyle nodded.
Without warning, Yami overtook Gary.
+What are you doing?!+
Yami narrowed his eyes. ~I sense one of the god cards nearby.~
+You do?!+
~Mmm. Could it be that this boy has one?~
+Kyle? No way! He doesn't even play the game!+
"Listen . . . Kyle," said Yami. "Do you know of any rare cards?" He failed miserably in sounding casual.
Kyle looked stunned. "Is he after those Blue Eyes cards?" he asked himself quietly.
"Blue Eyes White Dragon?!" Yami had overheard.
+What's THAT card?+
Kyle pulled is Duel Monsters deck from his pocket, but in his haste, he dropped it. Yami caught a glimpse of the three dragons and a god card - Obelisk!
Kyle saw the look on Yami's face as he bent down to help him pick them up. Kyle stopped him from helping.
"These cards are mine!" Kyle insisted, quickly picking up his deck.
"One of those cards . . . I don't know how to say this . . . but one of those cards is extremely important to me . . ." Yami began.
Kyle suddenly had a determined look on his face. His jacket flared out from behind. "If it's so important to you, maybe it's worth a duel!" He shuffled his deck.
"Duel?!" Yami's pupils went to the centers of his eyes.
~I thought he didn't duel!~
+He doesn't . . . this is so unlike him.+
~Could it be?~ Yami thought for a bit. ~Maybe the Blue Eyes White Dragon cards have influenced him in a way to act like the cards' previous owner.~
+Previous owner?+
"I accept your challenge." Yami took off his jacket and wore it as a cape.
~I sense that Kaiba's fighting spirit has lasted through the ages.~
(To be continued)
Kyle crept into the hotel that his brother (Mike) and father were staying in, with the three Blue Eyes cards and Yujo's ultra-rare card in his pocket.
"Excuse me," he said slowly to a lady at the counter. "May I please have the room number of William K. Cooper?"
"William Kaiba Cooper?" repeated the lady, in a heavy Japanese accent. "Sure." She gave Kyle the number, and he quietly rushed to the door and knocked. Mike opened the door. Their father was still asleep.
All Kyle told his brother was, "I think I've had enough rebellion today."
* * *
Ryou overcame his evil spirit.
"What am I doin' here?" He looked around in the dark, knowing that he was still in Japan, standing near a subway station. He checked his pockets. No money. So he turned around to walk. "I remember this place. It's not far off from where I first got my Millennium Ring. But . . . " He yawned. "Better get some rest." With nowhere else to go, he went to a park next door to one of the cemeteries that the evil spirit had already checked for those god cards. On one of the benches, Ryou fell asleep.
* * *
As the new day came, Gary had arrived from America. He was quite hungry. He had some US dollars on hand, but that wasn't going to buy him anything there.
Something from inside of one of his suitcases was glowing. "I hope it's food," Gary said aloud, drooling. He unzipped the thing and found that the shoebox in which the Millennium Puzzle came in was the thing causing the glow.
~Hmm?~
Gary opened the box, where another small box lay. He had never opened it before, as to not spark painful memories of his dead father. Finally, he mustered up the courage to open it.
Sure enough, the Millennium Necklace was inside, glowing insanely brightly.
~Why, I don't believe it! The Necklace!~
Gary held it in his hand, and soon, he saw an image . . . * * * Image* * *
Yugi Moto and a tall boy in a green sweater were standing on the side of a boat. Then, a pretty, blond girl walked up and addressed Yugi. Gary distinctly heard her say, "You know, you're famous."
Yugi looked humbled. "Uh, thanks very much . . .I think."
* * *End image* * *
The image faded.
+What was that?!+ Gary's eyes widened.
~An image of the past.~ Yami was sad. ~That Millennium Necklace has shown us the past . . .~
Gary put the Necklace in his pocket and began to walk on. He noticed the Kaiba Museum ahead, but he was shocked when he saw his classmate, Kyle Cooper, across the street!
* * *
Ryou woke up and almost tripped in shock. "Wh-what is that?!" A pretty deep hole was just a few feet away from the bench he had slept on, covered by a few, thin wooden boards. He hadn't seen it before because it had been dark when he came to that park last night. "What IS this crazy hole?! I almost fell in!" He bent down to try to make the boards more secure across the hole's diameter. However, something caught his eye, causing the evil spirit to take over him once more.
* * *
"Hi, Kyle!" Gary yelled from across the street.
"Gary!" Kyle shouted back.
Gary crossed the street. "What a small world," he said, laughing a little. "What are you doing? Checking on the Kaiba Museum?"
Kyle nodded.
Without warning, Yami overtook Gary.
+What are you doing?!+
Yami narrowed his eyes. ~I sense one of the god cards nearby.~
+You do?!+
~Mmm. Could it be that this boy has one?~
+Kyle? No way! He doesn't even play the game!+
"Listen . . . Kyle," said Yami. "Do you know of any rare cards?" He failed miserably in sounding casual.
Kyle looked stunned. "Is he after those Blue Eyes cards?" he asked himself quietly.
"Blue Eyes White Dragon?!" Yami had overheard.
+What's THAT card?+
Kyle pulled is Duel Monsters deck from his pocket, but in his haste, he dropped it. Yami caught a glimpse of the three dragons and a god card - Obelisk!
Kyle saw the look on Yami's face as he bent down to help him pick them up. Kyle stopped him from helping.
"These cards are mine!" Kyle insisted, quickly picking up his deck.
"One of those cards . . . I don't know how to say this . . . but one of those cards is extremely important to me . . ." Yami began.
Kyle suddenly had a determined look on his face. His jacket flared out from behind. "If it's so important to you, maybe it's worth a duel!" He shuffled his deck.
"Duel?!" Yami's pupils went to the centers of his eyes.
~I thought he didn't duel!~
+He doesn't . . . this is so unlike him.+
~Could it be?~ Yami thought for a bit. ~Maybe the Blue Eyes White Dragon cards have influenced him in a way to act like the cards' previous owner.~
+Previous owner?+
"I accept your challenge." Yami took off his jacket and wore it as a cape.
~I sense that Kaiba's fighting spirit has lasted through the ages.~
(To be continued)