Thanks for the reviews again! Many thanks to saria-the-green-haired for beta-reading. (or nitpicking, as she might put it. XD)
Angel Reaper: Hopefully in less than two weeks I'll be able to post brand new chapters. ^^ You don't have to review for this chapter and the next one. Even though I added scenes I'm still sticking to the basic plot.
Behold the Void: Heh. ^^; I was thinking about that the first time I wrote chapter 3.
Enjoy!
Chapter 5
MeetingsMalik sat in his armchair, thinking of another strategy to kill Yugi. No one else was in the dimly lit room…or so he thought.
"Yami no Malik, don't hide."
Malik stood up, grabbing the Millennium Rod from the table beside him.
"Show yourself, intruder." He growled as he unsheathed part of the Millennium Rod, turning it into a dagger.
The blonde haired teen looked around still holding his weapon.
"Very well than, Yami no Malik. If you refuse to come out…"
A whip darted out of one dark corner and wrapped itself tightly around Malik. He clenched the Millennium Rod and started to cut the whip.
"Bad idea."
Electricity shot out of the whip and hit Malik. He screamed in pain from the few moments of the shock and collapsed. Yami Ken came out of the shadows, holding onto the other end of the whip. He kneeled down and took the Millennium Rod from the now unconscious Malik.
"You should've listened."
The Millennium Rod glowed, teleporting the two to the Shadow Realm, where the council and Yami Kaiba were waiting.
"Council members and Yami no Kaiba, I present to you, Yami Malik." Yami Ken said, sounding smug. "Pardon his condition. He didn't want to come willingly."
Yami Ken turned to Yami Kaiba and handed him the Millennium Rod. With the magical object in hand, he turned to Malik.
"It's useless to hide from us, traitor. If you refuse to come out then we'll force you out."
A bolt of black light shot out of the Millennium Rod and struck Malik. The teen's face started to change. Markings around his eyes appeared, his hair became wilder and spikier. He opened his eyes, looked around, and glared at the two yamis.
"What? No hello to your old colleagues?" Yami Ken jeered.
"Or did you forget who we were while trying to take over the hikari world for yourself?" Yami Kaiba hissed.
"At least I managed to enter the hikari world before either of you fools did." Yami Malik retorted.
"Now is not the time to mock him, you two. Yami Kaiba, the Millennium Rod has been returned to you, your part of the plan must be done. Yami Ken, take Yami Malik to the prison. We will have a trial later." The council member sitting in the middle said.
Yami Ken along with two other guards, forced Yami Malik on his feet and shoved him out of the room. The Millennium Rod glowed and Yami Kaiba disappeared.
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"I'm gonna get my hands on whoever did this!" Jounouchi growled.
"We'll ask Yugi once he wakes up but, for now just let him sleep." Anzu said trying to calm him down.
"Yugi isn't the only one we should worry about." Honda said. "Yami could be anywhere by now."
Jounouchi had remembered that he needed new cards for his deck, and while walking to the game shop, had passed an alley and found Yugi sobbing on the floor, the Millennium Puzzle missing. Jounochi had helped Yugi up.
"Are you sure the Millennium Puzzle wasn't in the alley?" Sugoroku asked.
"I'm sure." Jounouchi answered.
They heard a door opening. Yugi came in the room. Such a cheerless expression would be rarely shown on someone like Yugi but when his friends saw him, it was one of those rare times.
"Yugi…" Anzu started to say in concern.
"It's my fault." Yugi whispered. " I-I should have fought back. I should have yelled for help. I should have done something…"
"Listen Yugi, whatever happened I'm sure there was no way you could've stopped it!" Jounouchi said.
"How could have the Puzzle been stolen?" Honda asked.
"S-Someone grabbed me. The thief wasn't normal. He had a device. Creatures came out of it, held me, then-" Yugi stopped for a moment. "my Millennium Puzzle was taken."
"He didn't take anything else?" Anzu said.
"No. The thief knows about Yami because he said 'The pharaoh can't help you' and just disappeared after that." Yugi answered and then sighed. "How are we going to find Yami? I couldn't see the thief's face."
Nobody had the answer to that question. Please be ok Yami. Yugi prayed. Outside of the Mutou house, Yami Kaiba smirked as he looked in.
"Rest tonight, runt. But soon, you'll meet your maker."
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The Digidestined stood there, dumbstruck. A spiky tri-colored haired boy had just come out of an object, that they knew little about. He looked around in confusion than turned to the Digidestined, angry.
"I'll ask again." He growled. "Where am I?"
Hikari stepped forward.
"This is kind of hard to explain but we just saved you from whoever stole you." She said.
The boy looked at the group with caution. A 'third' eye appeared on his forehead as he looked. It then disappeared.
"I see you're telling the truth." He said. "So how did you take back the Millennium Puzzle?"
"You mean that thing that's around your neck?" Daisuke said. "We don't know how it got stolen but someone who calls himself the Digimon Kaiser had it. After some fighting we managed grab it."
"Will he come back?" The boy asked.
The Digidestined looked at each other. They'd never thought about that possibility. Though the answer was obvious.
"Knowing the Digimon Kaiser, he will." Takeru answered. "What's your name anyway?"
"Yami." He said.
"Yami, when the Digimon Kaiser was using the Millennium Puzzle. There was a scream coming out of it and we got teleported to some sort of dark realm. Was it you that was screaming?" Daisuke said.
"Yes." Yami sighed. "The Millennium Puzzle's power comes from me mostly. My magic was not meant to be used against my will. That dark realm you were sent to is called the Shadow Realm."
"And the electric sparks?" Daisuke asked.
"A minor defense." Yami replied.
"Does anybody own the Millennium Puzzle?" Koushirou asked.
"Of course. My aibou is the owner." Yami said. "He must be devastated seeing me get stolen. I must go back to him soon."
"Where does he live and what's his name?" Taichi asked.
"His name is Mutou, Yugi and he lives in Domino City." Yami replied.
Everybody looked at him wide eyed.
"You're…KIDDING, right?" Daisuke said. "As in the famous duelist?"
"Hai." Yami answered looking at Daisuke as though he asked a very odd question. "Just where am I?"
"You're in the Odaiba district of Tokyo." Said Taichi.
"Do you have a phone? I need to call aibou." Yami asked.
Hikari handed him the cordless phone. He dialed Yugi's home number.
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"Hello, Mutou resid-Yami?"
Everyone looked up. Yugi's grandfather handed the phone to his grandson.
"Yami! Where are you? Are you ok?" He immediately said.
"Clam down Aibou." Yami said on the other line. "I'm fine and I'm in the Odaiba district of Tokyo."
"How'd you end up in Tokyo?" Yugi asked.
"It's a long story but some people helped and took back the Millennium Puzzle from the thief. We can trust them. I'll explain more later." Yami replied. "I'll be staying over at a friend's apartment tonight."
"How are we going to pick you up tomorrow? You're all the way in Tokyo." Said Yugi.
The spiky haired boy waited a few minutes for an answer. He heard his dark side talking to some people in the background. Then Yami answered.
"I'll take a bullet train with them. They said that the ride would last about a few hours. We'll meet at Domino Station at around two. Don't worry, aibou. Nothing will happen to me." He added.
"Ok. Bye Yami." Yugi said and then hanged up.
"So what's gonna happen?" Jounouchi asked.
"We're meeting him at the Domino Train Station at two, tomorrow." Yugi said. "Some people managed to get back the Millennium Puzzle. Yami said we could trust them."
"Do you think they know who was the thief?" Anzu said.
"Probably. We'll just have to find out tomorrow." Yugi answered.
Maybe it was just him worrying too much but the bearer of the Millennium Puzzle couldn't shake off this strange feeling that something would happen once he met Yami again.
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"I can't do this. The magic I had in my past life is probably gone now."
Don't be so doubtful. You still have your magic. The female voice said.Wingweaver is right, master. Your magic hasn't been used for millenniums but with enough patience, it'll come back to you.
Ken had been trying for the last few hours (or at least that's what it felt like to him) summoning at least one of his monsters from the cards. According to what the cards said, he'd had a past life in Ancient Egypt. He was called Kenamun, a priest and a powerful duelist. Ken sighed and took his hand off the Duel Monsters deck.
"Maybe you could show me some of my memories and I'll be able to figure out how to tap into my magic."
No. You can do this on your own. Wingweaver said firmly after a few seconds of silence.
He could tell from the cards' delay and answer that they were hiding something.
"Why can't you-?"
Ken looked up. The door was opening. Unfortunately the person who came in was an eyesore for him.
"Hello, hikari" The person sneered.
The person in front of Ken was another him. The differences were that this Ken was dressed the Digimon Kaiser suit and wore a smirk.
"So do you like your soul room? After all, it does represent you." He continued.
Ken didn't respond, merely giving his yami a glare. The double looked at the Duel Monsters deck and laughed.
"You found it already. It's such a shame that you don't remember what I remember. But it's probably for the best."
"What do you want, Digimon Kaiser?" Ken said coolly.
"For a former child genius you don't seem too bright. I thought it was obvious." The Kaiser taunted.
"It isn't just revenge and world domination you want. There's something else." Ken growled.
"You really don't remember!" The Kaiser said in pretend surprise. "You probably don't know even your former name!"
"Actually I do and I know I had a previous life." Ken snapped. "Now, just what are you planning?!"
He grabbed his dark self by the collar. Like a flash the Kaiser punched him in the stomach, grabbed and then flipped him. Ken was lying on the floor.
"Sorry I can't stay and taunt you more, but I have a plan to focus on." Yami Ken scoffed.
Ken got up, but his other self shut the door in his face.
"Let me out!" He screamed while banging the door.
He heard his dark self's voice, which was sneering.
"I'll tell your friends you miss them before they're killed."
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My past life…just how was my past life like? Seto Kaiba wondered. He shook his head. It's true that he remembers the visions of the past Isis showed him but he didn't care. All he wanted to focus on was to become the most powerful duelist in the world. Whatever happened in the past, it already happened and it didn't matter anymore. His harsh childhood years have taught him that. Seto went back to working on a new program in his computer. Who was that voice I heard? He thought."Damn it!" The CEO cursed.
He didn't understand why that incident with seeing his past self in the mirror and not his reflection troubled him. Isis's visions didn't faze him, why should this be any different?
"You haven't changed one bit."
"Who's there?!"
Seto turned around.
"What the-?!"
Before another word could escape his lips, he disappeared. Yami Kaiba grinned as he held the Millennium Rod.
"You're finally under my control again."
@_@ That was six pages according to my Microsoft Word said. As always, review!
Random Yu-Gi-Oh fact (to make up from the last chapter): There are so far 140 episodes. o_o;;;
Random Digimon fact: There are 104 episodes of Digimon. (season 1 and 2 put together)