~ . . . ~ = Yami's thoughts
+ . . . + = Gary's thoughts
Ryou and Gary walked off from the clinic together. Ryou's pupils were in the centers of his eyes still, wondering why his own arms were resisting his desire to rid of the Millennium Eye and the god card. For a long time, they were silent.
Finally, Gary said, "This is a weird concept, but your Millennium Ring is controlling you."
"Really, buddy?" Ryou asked. "How do you know?"
Gary was about to tell him about Yami, but they both suddenly saw Kyle and his brother and father crowded around something.
"I see that they found Kyle," commented Ryou.
"Wonder what they're looking at. It looks like some really old lot to me," Gary said. They approached the three Kaiba descendants.
Suddenly, Gary's Millennium Puzzle flashed. Yami had emerged, and he fell to his knees beside the object of attention - Yugi's tombstone . . .
"Yugi!" he shouted, arms around the cold block.
Ryou looked down at his Millennium Ring and asked, "What's going on?"
"I get it," said Kyle. "Gary is connected with Yugi somehow. Generations, maybe. I realized that after our duel."
"You duel?" Mike wondered.
Yami began to cry again. "Yugi . . . I never got to tell you how proud I have always been of you . . ."
"He can't even hear you," a voice from behind said.
"What? Who are YOU?" Kyle asked.
"Gary, watch out! It's May again!" Ryou exclaimed, hiding behind Kyle's father and brother.
May pointed her Millennium Rod at Kyle's father. He went slightly limp and began to dance a weird-looking dance.
"Dad!" Mike yelled. "Dad! What has gotten into you?!"
+Is she somehow controlling him?+
"I told you," said May. "I'll get what I want no matter what. Once I have your items, I can sell them for a fortune! Or better yet, I can rule the world!"
Yami stood up. "Why rule the world? You told me what your TRUE dreams are."
"Dreams, shmreams," May said. "I can reach them and beyond once I'm done with you two."
"But that's not the way," Ryou chimed in.
Kyle's dad was still dancing. Kyle, after trying to hold him down, said, "You're twisted! What are you talking about?!"
May pointed the Rod at his father again, returning him to normal. "Nothing for YOU to know, fool!"
Yami noticed a glowing from his pocket. He took out the Millennium Necklace and clutched it in his hand.
"Another item for me to get my hands on!" May squealed upon seeing it.
But suddenly, the sky was foggy. The Millennium Necklace shone brightly - so brightly that it, for a moment, blinded everyone there. Then, they all saw the same thing . . .
* * *Image begin* * *
"We are gathered here today," said a man in a black suit, "to honor the lives of two young boys. Both died mysterious deaths - tragic, mysterious deaths. But now, they shall rest in peace." He paused and looked to his left. A coffin with a picture of Bakura's normal self on top was there. He looked to the right. A coffin with a picture of little Yugi on top was there. "And now, a few words from Yugi's best friend, Joey Wheeler."
A blonde boy walked in front of the crowd. He was in a black street jacket. He began to cry a little. "Bakura and Yugi were two people that I really cared about. I curse Malik for causing their deaths!!! I know there ain't proof, but he was ALWAYS out to get my little buddy." He sobbed.
A girl and a triangle-haired boy walked up to join Joey.
The triangle-haired boy was carrying a small box. He opened it and showed the crowd four items: the Millennium Ring, the Millennium Rod, the Millennium Necklace, and pieces of the Millennium Puzzle. "My name is Tristan Taylor." He paused. "This is all we found in that massive hole where the tragedy happened. We knew that these things had powers, but we never could have imagined something like this." He closed his eyes and closed the box. "Let's just hope that these powers are never used again. And from now on, that crater in the park should be a reminder of the corruption that comes with power."
Joey, the girl, and Tristan went back to their seats. Before Tristan got to his, though, he handed the box to Yugi's grandpa, who was staring blankly ahead.
"And now a few words from Mai Valentine," the suited guy said.
A pretty, young, blonde woman, the one Gary had seen in the vision that involved the boat, walked up.
"We honor more than the deaths of these two boys," she pointed to the coffins. "At least . . . most of you won't get it, but when Yugi Moto died, a separate spirit died with him as well. I know because . . . I was falling in love with him . . ." She paused. "I never knew of any duelist as good as little Yugi, whether it was him or the spirit that was at the arena. I admire him greatly, and in my eyes, he will live on as the King of Duelists." She laid a rose on Yugi's coffin and sat down.
Suddenly, a young man sitting toward the back rose.
"I would like to say something," he said. He walked up to the front of the crowd.
"If you please, Mr. Kaiba," said the man in the suit.
(To be continued)
Ryou and Gary walked off from the clinic together. Ryou's pupils were in the centers of his eyes still, wondering why his own arms were resisting his desire to rid of the Millennium Eye and the god card. For a long time, they were silent.
Finally, Gary said, "This is a weird concept, but your Millennium Ring is controlling you."
"Really, buddy?" Ryou asked. "How do you know?"
Gary was about to tell him about Yami, but they both suddenly saw Kyle and his brother and father crowded around something.
"I see that they found Kyle," commented Ryou.
"Wonder what they're looking at. It looks like some really old lot to me," Gary said. They approached the three Kaiba descendants.
Suddenly, Gary's Millennium Puzzle flashed. Yami had emerged, and he fell to his knees beside the object of attention - Yugi's tombstone . . .
"Yugi!" he shouted, arms around the cold block.
Ryou looked down at his Millennium Ring and asked, "What's going on?"
"I get it," said Kyle. "Gary is connected with Yugi somehow. Generations, maybe. I realized that after our duel."
"You duel?" Mike wondered.
Yami began to cry again. "Yugi . . . I never got to tell you how proud I have always been of you . . ."
"He can't even hear you," a voice from behind said.
"What? Who are YOU?" Kyle asked.
"Gary, watch out! It's May again!" Ryou exclaimed, hiding behind Kyle's father and brother.
May pointed her Millennium Rod at Kyle's father. He went slightly limp and began to dance a weird-looking dance.
"Dad!" Mike yelled. "Dad! What has gotten into you?!"
+Is she somehow controlling him?+
"I told you," said May. "I'll get what I want no matter what. Once I have your items, I can sell them for a fortune! Or better yet, I can rule the world!"
Yami stood up. "Why rule the world? You told me what your TRUE dreams are."
"Dreams, shmreams," May said. "I can reach them and beyond once I'm done with you two."
"But that's not the way," Ryou chimed in.
Kyle's dad was still dancing. Kyle, after trying to hold him down, said, "You're twisted! What are you talking about?!"
May pointed the Rod at his father again, returning him to normal. "Nothing for YOU to know, fool!"
Yami noticed a glowing from his pocket. He took out the Millennium Necklace and clutched it in his hand.
"Another item for me to get my hands on!" May squealed upon seeing it.
But suddenly, the sky was foggy. The Millennium Necklace shone brightly - so brightly that it, for a moment, blinded everyone there. Then, they all saw the same thing . . .
* * *Image begin* * *
"We are gathered here today," said a man in a black suit, "to honor the lives of two young boys. Both died mysterious deaths - tragic, mysterious deaths. But now, they shall rest in peace." He paused and looked to his left. A coffin with a picture of Bakura's normal self on top was there. He looked to the right. A coffin with a picture of little Yugi on top was there. "And now, a few words from Yugi's best friend, Joey Wheeler."
A blonde boy walked in front of the crowd. He was in a black street jacket. He began to cry a little. "Bakura and Yugi were two people that I really cared about. I curse Malik for causing their deaths!!! I know there ain't proof, but he was ALWAYS out to get my little buddy." He sobbed.
A girl and a triangle-haired boy walked up to join Joey.
The triangle-haired boy was carrying a small box. He opened it and showed the crowd four items: the Millennium Ring, the Millennium Rod, the Millennium Necklace, and pieces of the Millennium Puzzle. "My name is Tristan Taylor." He paused. "This is all we found in that massive hole where the tragedy happened. We knew that these things had powers, but we never could have imagined something like this." He closed his eyes and closed the box. "Let's just hope that these powers are never used again. And from now on, that crater in the park should be a reminder of the corruption that comes with power."
Joey, the girl, and Tristan went back to their seats. Before Tristan got to his, though, he handed the box to Yugi's grandpa, who was staring blankly ahead.
"And now a few words from Mai Valentine," the suited guy said.
A pretty, young, blonde woman, the one Gary had seen in the vision that involved the boat, walked up.
"We honor more than the deaths of these two boys," she pointed to the coffins. "At least . . . most of you won't get it, but when Yugi Moto died, a separate spirit died with him as well. I know because . . . I was falling in love with him . . ." She paused. "I never knew of any duelist as good as little Yugi, whether it was him or the spirit that was at the arena. I admire him greatly, and in my eyes, he will live on as the King of Duelists." She laid a rose on Yugi's coffin and sat down.
Suddenly, a young man sitting toward the back rose.
"I would like to say something," he said. He walked up to the front of the crowd.
"If you please, Mr. Kaiba," said the man in the suit.
(To be continued)