Yami: Yah think? *soaking wet*
Marik: Finally, a part in this fic.
Yami: Who cares.... Where is she?
Yugi: Who?
Yami: Rei-chan.
Yugi: She's probably hiding somewhere.
Yami: *smirk*
Marik: I wouldn't get too cocky pharaoh.
Yami: *face falls*
Rei-chan: *in hiding* *thinks* This is gonna be sweet! *prepares for her next prank*
Marik: I think I'll hang out with your hikari.
Yami: You had better not touch him!
"I don't believe this," Yami gasped as he stared at my duel monster. "How can you control the Dark Magician?"
"It's not that hard," I said sheepishly.
"Only I can control a Dark Magician," Yami said, still not getting over the shock.
"Don't worry, I can handle this," the brunette said, stepping up to Yami's side.
The brunette stepped into our view. Jou had his duel monsters ready at a moments notice. Anzu had enough of the trouble with her current position, called out to her duel monster. The Magician of Faith appeared and freed the girl without much trouble, since almost everyone was preoccupied with out duel. Ryou's duel monster stood ready and waiting for orders. Even though the others had not summoned their duel monsters, they were ready and alert.
"I think my duel monster can handle this Dark Magician," the brunette said arrogantly.
"Seth, you can never be certain," Yami said cautiously.
He was right about one thing. You can never be certain of the outcome. If you underestimate your opponents, you will most likely lose. If he summoned his Blue Eyes White Dragon, it meant I will have to power up my Dark Magician so that he can withstand such a force. At 3,000 attack points, the Blue Eyes White Dragon had a natural advantage over 2,500, but with the addition of the Yami and Book of Secret Arts card, he stood a chance of defeating the legendary dragon. I don't think he knows about it.
"I summon the Blue Eyes White Dragon," Seto said in a loud voice. Thought so, I knew Seto was attached to his dragon so this one must be also.
The dragon appeared as his master summoned him. My Dark Magician backed off a little, before standing his ground. I had this strange feeling coming from him. He felt angry and protective at the same time. Taking in what I felt, I could tell that he wanted to protect me; yet, at the same time, he was scared of the dragon. I don't blame him, since he had 500 less attack points than the other duel monster.
"This should be good," Yami said, leaning forward.
Bakura, Marik, and Honda managed to catch up with Yami. Standing off to one side, they watched as the battle unfolded. Honda stood on guard, ready to help his highness or the high priest, should they need the assistance. Anzu, who escaped earlier, now joined our ranks with her duel monster beside her.
"I use the Book of the Secret Arts to power up my duel monster," I said while holding up the aforementioned card. My duel monster gained additional attack points. Holding up another card, I also used it to help my Dark Magician. "I use the darkness card."
"What kind of sorcery is this?" Seth asked with a menace to his voice.
"This is card magic," I shrugged, not thinking of a better answer.
"We'll back you up," Honda announced as he summoned his Cyber Commander.
Bakura summoned his Man Eater Bug. "This should be no problem."
"Oh no, you don't," Jou said before summoning his Red Eyes Black Dragon. "We're behind you Yugi, and you can count on it."
Ryou summoned his Change of Hearts card and prepared for the battle to come. His duel monster appeared before him. "We're not going to abandon you at a time like this."
The crowd around us increased as they watched us dueling in the streets. They should be running out of here by now. Why weren't they? I don't want them to be injured. We will have to extra precaution. I have enough patients already; I don't need more.
"Why don't you surrender and make it easier on yourself," Bakura suggested as his duel monster closed in on Ryou's Change of Hearts.
"I won't!" Ryou returned to his look alike.
"Attack!" Seth ordered his dragon to attack my duel monster.
My Dark Magician stood there, waiting for the attack to hit. When the hit landed, he was able to deflect it skywards, surprising the crowd and the high priest. My duel monster attacked his dragon, only to have it fail. It seemed our duel monsters were evenly matched. I have to do something about it. I picked out another card. Holding it up, I summoned my darkness card, which boosted my Dark Magician's attack.
"Dark magic attack!" I ordered my duel monster.
He sent his attack flying at the Blue Eyes White Dragon. Fortunately his attack was stronger than the dragon's and sent the dragon back to the shadow realm. Jou and Malik cheered heartily for our side, while Ryou took a deep breath of relief.
"You're the first person who has ever survived Seto's Blue Eyes White Dragon attack," Yami said with disbelief before pulling out five cards. "I summon Exodia!" His duel monster appeared in front of him. Very few had the power to tame such a duel monster. That was why they had split him into five pieces.
"I don't believe my eyes," Jou gasped as he saw the powerful duel monster.
"I thought none existed," Ryou also gasped at the sight.
"They say only a powerful magician can control an Exodia," Malik added.
I stood there unphased by this recent development. The others panicked when they had seen the powerful monster, but I have seen the god cards, not to mention I had one in my deck, but I dare not use it, since it was very powerful. Second, I don't want anyone else knowing about the card.
"Aren't you scared?" Shizuka asked me.
"No," I answered tactfully.
"I would be," Tea muttered as her Magician of Faith was sent back to the shadow realm.
Ryou's Change of Hearts tried to take over the duel monster for one turn, but the monster proved to be too powerful. His duel monster also ended up in the shadow realm. Soon my dark magician joined the other two. We were down to zero duel monsters, while Yami had his Exodia out. This wasn't good for us.
Before I knew it, my knees had given way and I was on the ground. I struggled to get back up, when I faced the pharaoh, I could see the his third eye glowing. He must be using his shadow powers. I glanced over to the others, who were also going through the same experience. Jou, Tea, Anzu, and Ryou had blacked out. Malik and I were the only two barely staying conscious.
We both fought against the incoming darkness as much as we could until we both passed out. I don't remember much between: the time we had both fallen to the time we completely blacked out. I recalled the pharaoh coming to my side and inspecting me, before hauling me over his shoulder like a sack of potatoes.
When I woke up, I found myself in strange room. Something cold hung around my neck. I moved over toward the mirror to find a ruby encrusted collar on my neck. What does this mean? My clothes have also been changed. It wasn't the ordinary clothes, which I had bought at my new home. They were more elegant and made of softer material. I brushed my hand against its smooth texture.
"Where is everyone?" I asked myself, while inspecting the room. Neither of the girls was here. Ryou, Malik, and Jou weren't here either. "And what does this mean?" I tugged at my collar.
I advanced towards the door before pulling on the door handles. When they refused to budge, I tried again and again. Still, they wouldn't move. I must be locked in, which could only mean that I was captured. Oh crap! My deck! I reached into my pocket and with a relieved sigh, pulled out my entire deck.
Padding toward the bed, I shuffled through my deck, hoping that whoever tried to take them didn't look through them. That also brought into mind, why didn't they take it away from me. They knew I could summon any of my duel monsters and break out of here. I picked up my Dark Magician card and tried to summon him, but he didn't appear as usual. Just great, this collar must be blocking my ability to summon my duel monsters.
My duel monsters will have to wait, as I had more pressing matters at hand. I reached over to my collar and tried to pry it off. Man, this thing was stronger than it felt. This was going to be harder than I had originally thought. Maybe Malik can help me. He and Jou were the strongest out of our group. Unfortunately, neither of them was here. I don't know how long I had been at it.
When I glanced upward, I found myself staring into ruby eyes. I immediately tried to back away, but he had pinned me before I had a chance. He had a smirk on his face, while my heart raced and breathing became shallow.
I squirmed under his grasp and tried to get way, but he was way too strong for me. In the end, I only made myself tired. He, on the other hand, didn't even break a sweat. Why won't he get off of me? What did I ever do to deserve this?
"You shouldn't be taking that off," Yami said with a smirk. "It could be dangerous to your health." With that he got off of me.
What did he mean by that? What was this collar for? I gingerly tugged at the collar.
Turning around Yami faced me. "I suppose you're wondering why I told you that." I nodded my head to answer yes. He continued, "Around here, we have many slaves. Those slaves belong to anyone in my palace. That collar indicates you belong to me and only me. No one will lay a finger on you, if they know what's good for them."
This was wonderful. Now, I belonged to the pharaoh. From what I heard the other told me, I should never question the pharaoh. I nodded my head to acknowledge the statement. There, I have answered him, without using my voice. That should be good enough.
"Good," Yami said with cold eyes. Those same eyes stared me into the ground. "Today, you will be acquainted with the palace and routine. I expect you to be up to speed by tomorrow. As for your healing capabilities, we'll see how you follow orders." I nodded my head again. "One of the servants should be coming around with your instructions."
He turned on his heels, leaving me alone in this room. I had wanted to be with Yami, but I didn't want to be with this one. He made Seto Kaiba look all warm and fuzzy, which he absolutely did not. Sitting up on my bed, I wondered how my life ended up this way.
A soft knock on the door snapped my train of thought. A black haired boy poked his head into the room. "His highness has asked me to show you around."
"Sure," I answered, sliding off the bed.
"My name is Mokuba, I'm Seth's younger brother," Mokuba greeted me.
"My name is Yugi," I informed him, as we were exchanging names.
"Heya Yugi!" Jou greeted me from behind the younger boy.
"Watch it!" Mokuba glared at Jou, who grinned sheepishly. "Ryou and Malik are with me."
When I had walked out of the room, I discovered Ryou and Malik, leaning against a wall. All three of them had collars, just like mine. Jou's had dark blue stones instead of rubies. Ryou's held diamonds. Malik's collar held light blue stones.
"Each of your collars represents the different people who own you," Mokuba started his explanation, once all four of us had been gathered. The pharaoh owns Yugi, Bakura owns Ryou, the high priest owns Jou, and Marik owns Malik. Any questions?"
"What do these collars do?" I asked him curiously.
"They prevent you from summoning your duel monsters and help locate you if you should ever escape," Mokuba explained. "It was Marik's idea to make them. I didn't believe the pharaoh would actually agree to his idea."
"This is wonderful," Jou groaned. "I can't even summon my dragon."
"You have a dragon?" Mokuba asked with wide eyes.
"Red Eyes Black Dragon," Jou stated.
"Cool!" Mokuba exclaimed. "I've always wanted to see one of those."
"I wonder how our duel monsters are holding out," Ryou spoke up, from where he was standing.
"They're doing fine," Malik said casually.
"Your duties are to attend to your masters," Mokuba continued where he left off. "You are to follow them, unless they tell you otherwise. When they are in meetings, you are to return back to your quarters to await further orders."
"I can't believe I would end up serving that stuck up priest," Jou pouted. He folded his arms across his chest.
"My brother isn't stuck up," Mokuba defended his older brother.
"You mentioned something about showing us around," Ryou intervened, not wanting a fight to erupt. "Maybe we can start."
"No problem," Mokuba said.
With that, he had given us a tour around the palace. We needed to know the place, before we started serving our new masters. They wouldn't take it lightly, if we got lost. Also, along the way, he explained to each of us our specific tasks.
Rei-chan: This is a new year's gift.
Yugi: Bout time you updated.
Rei-chan: If you weren't cute, I wouldn't have let that comment slide.
Marik: You should have seen Yami.
Yugi: What happened to him?
Yami: *storms through the door covered in flour*
Yugi: What happened to you?
Yami: Rei-chan.
Rei-chan: *has a halo over her head*
Yami: *glares daggers at Rei-chan*
Rei-chan: *pelts Yami with water balloons* There's your bath.
Yami: -- Why did I see this coming?
Yugi: Because she's too clever for you.
Marik: *rotflol*
Yami: I despise you all.
Marik: Finally, a part in this fic.
Yami: Who cares.... Where is she?
Yugi: Who?
Yami: Rei-chan.
Yugi: She's probably hiding somewhere.
Yami: *smirk*
Marik: I wouldn't get too cocky pharaoh.
Yami: *face falls*
Rei-chan: *in hiding* *thinks* This is gonna be sweet! *prepares for her next prank*
Marik: I think I'll hang out with your hikari.
Yami: You had better not touch him!
"I don't believe this," Yami gasped as he stared at my duel monster. "How can you control the Dark Magician?"
"It's not that hard," I said sheepishly.
"Only I can control a Dark Magician," Yami said, still not getting over the shock.
"Don't worry, I can handle this," the brunette said, stepping up to Yami's side.
The brunette stepped into our view. Jou had his duel monsters ready at a moments notice. Anzu had enough of the trouble with her current position, called out to her duel monster. The Magician of Faith appeared and freed the girl without much trouble, since almost everyone was preoccupied with out duel. Ryou's duel monster stood ready and waiting for orders. Even though the others had not summoned their duel monsters, they were ready and alert.
"I think my duel monster can handle this Dark Magician," the brunette said arrogantly.
"Seth, you can never be certain," Yami said cautiously.
He was right about one thing. You can never be certain of the outcome. If you underestimate your opponents, you will most likely lose. If he summoned his Blue Eyes White Dragon, it meant I will have to power up my Dark Magician so that he can withstand such a force. At 3,000 attack points, the Blue Eyes White Dragon had a natural advantage over 2,500, but with the addition of the Yami and Book of Secret Arts card, he stood a chance of defeating the legendary dragon. I don't think he knows about it.
"I summon the Blue Eyes White Dragon," Seto said in a loud voice. Thought so, I knew Seto was attached to his dragon so this one must be also.
The dragon appeared as his master summoned him. My Dark Magician backed off a little, before standing his ground. I had this strange feeling coming from him. He felt angry and protective at the same time. Taking in what I felt, I could tell that he wanted to protect me; yet, at the same time, he was scared of the dragon. I don't blame him, since he had 500 less attack points than the other duel monster.
"This should be good," Yami said, leaning forward.
Bakura, Marik, and Honda managed to catch up with Yami. Standing off to one side, they watched as the battle unfolded. Honda stood on guard, ready to help his highness or the high priest, should they need the assistance. Anzu, who escaped earlier, now joined our ranks with her duel monster beside her.
"I use the Book of the Secret Arts to power up my duel monster," I said while holding up the aforementioned card. My duel monster gained additional attack points. Holding up another card, I also used it to help my Dark Magician. "I use the darkness card."
"What kind of sorcery is this?" Seth asked with a menace to his voice.
"This is card magic," I shrugged, not thinking of a better answer.
"We'll back you up," Honda announced as he summoned his Cyber Commander.
Bakura summoned his Man Eater Bug. "This should be no problem."
"Oh no, you don't," Jou said before summoning his Red Eyes Black Dragon. "We're behind you Yugi, and you can count on it."
Ryou summoned his Change of Hearts card and prepared for the battle to come. His duel monster appeared before him. "We're not going to abandon you at a time like this."
The crowd around us increased as they watched us dueling in the streets. They should be running out of here by now. Why weren't they? I don't want them to be injured. We will have to extra precaution. I have enough patients already; I don't need more.
"Why don't you surrender and make it easier on yourself," Bakura suggested as his duel monster closed in on Ryou's Change of Hearts.
"I won't!" Ryou returned to his look alike.
"Attack!" Seth ordered his dragon to attack my duel monster.
My Dark Magician stood there, waiting for the attack to hit. When the hit landed, he was able to deflect it skywards, surprising the crowd and the high priest. My duel monster attacked his dragon, only to have it fail. It seemed our duel monsters were evenly matched. I have to do something about it. I picked out another card. Holding it up, I summoned my darkness card, which boosted my Dark Magician's attack.
"Dark magic attack!" I ordered my duel monster.
He sent his attack flying at the Blue Eyes White Dragon. Fortunately his attack was stronger than the dragon's and sent the dragon back to the shadow realm. Jou and Malik cheered heartily for our side, while Ryou took a deep breath of relief.
"You're the first person who has ever survived Seto's Blue Eyes White Dragon attack," Yami said with disbelief before pulling out five cards. "I summon Exodia!" His duel monster appeared in front of him. Very few had the power to tame such a duel monster. That was why they had split him into five pieces.
"I don't believe my eyes," Jou gasped as he saw the powerful duel monster.
"I thought none existed," Ryou also gasped at the sight.
"They say only a powerful magician can control an Exodia," Malik added.
I stood there unphased by this recent development. The others panicked when they had seen the powerful monster, but I have seen the god cards, not to mention I had one in my deck, but I dare not use it, since it was very powerful. Second, I don't want anyone else knowing about the card.
"Aren't you scared?" Shizuka asked me.
"No," I answered tactfully.
"I would be," Tea muttered as her Magician of Faith was sent back to the shadow realm.
Ryou's Change of Hearts tried to take over the duel monster for one turn, but the monster proved to be too powerful. His duel monster also ended up in the shadow realm. Soon my dark magician joined the other two. We were down to zero duel monsters, while Yami had his Exodia out. This wasn't good for us.
Before I knew it, my knees had given way and I was on the ground. I struggled to get back up, when I faced the pharaoh, I could see the his third eye glowing. He must be using his shadow powers. I glanced over to the others, who were also going through the same experience. Jou, Tea, Anzu, and Ryou had blacked out. Malik and I were the only two barely staying conscious.
We both fought against the incoming darkness as much as we could until we both passed out. I don't remember much between: the time we had both fallen to the time we completely blacked out. I recalled the pharaoh coming to my side and inspecting me, before hauling me over his shoulder like a sack of potatoes.
When I woke up, I found myself in strange room. Something cold hung around my neck. I moved over toward the mirror to find a ruby encrusted collar on my neck. What does this mean? My clothes have also been changed. It wasn't the ordinary clothes, which I had bought at my new home. They were more elegant and made of softer material. I brushed my hand against its smooth texture.
"Where is everyone?" I asked myself, while inspecting the room. Neither of the girls was here. Ryou, Malik, and Jou weren't here either. "And what does this mean?" I tugged at my collar.
I advanced towards the door before pulling on the door handles. When they refused to budge, I tried again and again. Still, they wouldn't move. I must be locked in, which could only mean that I was captured. Oh crap! My deck! I reached into my pocket and with a relieved sigh, pulled out my entire deck.
Padding toward the bed, I shuffled through my deck, hoping that whoever tried to take them didn't look through them. That also brought into mind, why didn't they take it away from me. They knew I could summon any of my duel monsters and break out of here. I picked up my Dark Magician card and tried to summon him, but he didn't appear as usual. Just great, this collar must be blocking my ability to summon my duel monsters.
My duel monsters will have to wait, as I had more pressing matters at hand. I reached over to my collar and tried to pry it off. Man, this thing was stronger than it felt. This was going to be harder than I had originally thought. Maybe Malik can help me. He and Jou were the strongest out of our group. Unfortunately, neither of them was here. I don't know how long I had been at it.
When I glanced upward, I found myself staring into ruby eyes. I immediately tried to back away, but he had pinned me before I had a chance. He had a smirk on his face, while my heart raced and breathing became shallow.
I squirmed under his grasp and tried to get way, but he was way too strong for me. In the end, I only made myself tired. He, on the other hand, didn't even break a sweat. Why won't he get off of me? What did I ever do to deserve this?
"You shouldn't be taking that off," Yami said with a smirk. "It could be dangerous to your health." With that he got off of me.
What did he mean by that? What was this collar for? I gingerly tugged at the collar.
Turning around Yami faced me. "I suppose you're wondering why I told you that." I nodded my head to answer yes. He continued, "Around here, we have many slaves. Those slaves belong to anyone in my palace. That collar indicates you belong to me and only me. No one will lay a finger on you, if they know what's good for them."
This was wonderful. Now, I belonged to the pharaoh. From what I heard the other told me, I should never question the pharaoh. I nodded my head to acknowledge the statement. There, I have answered him, without using my voice. That should be good enough.
"Good," Yami said with cold eyes. Those same eyes stared me into the ground. "Today, you will be acquainted with the palace and routine. I expect you to be up to speed by tomorrow. As for your healing capabilities, we'll see how you follow orders." I nodded my head again. "One of the servants should be coming around with your instructions."
He turned on his heels, leaving me alone in this room. I had wanted to be with Yami, but I didn't want to be with this one. He made Seto Kaiba look all warm and fuzzy, which he absolutely did not. Sitting up on my bed, I wondered how my life ended up this way.
A soft knock on the door snapped my train of thought. A black haired boy poked his head into the room. "His highness has asked me to show you around."
"Sure," I answered, sliding off the bed.
"My name is Mokuba, I'm Seth's younger brother," Mokuba greeted me.
"My name is Yugi," I informed him, as we were exchanging names.
"Heya Yugi!" Jou greeted me from behind the younger boy.
"Watch it!" Mokuba glared at Jou, who grinned sheepishly. "Ryou and Malik are with me."
When I had walked out of the room, I discovered Ryou and Malik, leaning against a wall. All three of them had collars, just like mine. Jou's had dark blue stones instead of rubies. Ryou's held diamonds. Malik's collar held light blue stones.
"Each of your collars represents the different people who own you," Mokuba started his explanation, once all four of us had been gathered. The pharaoh owns Yugi, Bakura owns Ryou, the high priest owns Jou, and Marik owns Malik. Any questions?"
"What do these collars do?" I asked him curiously.
"They prevent you from summoning your duel monsters and help locate you if you should ever escape," Mokuba explained. "It was Marik's idea to make them. I didn't believe the pharaoh would actually agree to his idea."
"This is wonderful," Jou groaned. "I can't even summon my dragon."
"You have a dragon?" Mokuba asked with wide eyes.
"Red Eyes Black Dragon," Jou stated.
"Cool!" Mokuba exclaimed. "I've always wanted to see one of those."
"I wonder how our duel monsters are holding out," Ryou spoke up, from where he was standing.
"They're doing fine," Malik said casually.
"Your duties are to attend to your masters," Mokuba continued where he left off. "You are to follow them, unless they tell you otherwise. When they are in meetings, you are to return back to your quarters to await further orders."
"I can't believe I would end up serving that stuck up priest," Jou pouted. He folded his arms across his chest.
"My brother isn't stuck up," Mokuba defended his older brother.
"You mentioned something about showing us around," Ryou intervened, not wanting a fight to erupt. "Maybe we can start."
"No problem," Mokuba said.
With that, he had given us a tour around the palace. We needed to know the place, before we started serving our new masters. They wouldn't take it lightly, if we got lost. Also, along the way, he explained to each of us our specific tasks.
Rei-chan: This is a new year's gift.
Yugi: Bout time you updated.
Rei-chan: If you weren't cute, I wouldn't have let that comment slide.
Marik: You should have seen Yami.
Yugi: What happened to him?
Yami: *storms through the door covered in flour*
Yugi: What happened to you?
Yami: Rei-chan.
Rei-chan: *has a halo over her head*
Yami: *glares daggers at Rei-chan*
Rei-chan: *pelts Yami with water balloons* There's your bath.
Yami: -- Why did I see this coming?
Yugi: Because she's too clever for you.
Marik: *rotflol*
Yami: I despise you all.