A/N: We're back!
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::chapter 7::
"Let's stop. Please? My feet are startin' ta hurt." Joey complained.
"Okay, Joey. I'm getting tired too." Yugi plopped on to the ground. It was fairly rocky, but not too much. "I wonder where we are?"
"'You're in Vingette. Did you not know?" A girl with red brown hair came out behind a tree. She was wearing a long white sweater-like dress. Her hands had leathery looking gloves.
Her hair was tied back, and she was wearing tough boots. She had a green scarf that hung loosely around her neck.
She smiled. "Allez, vien! My name's Jai. And...you?" In an instant, Tristan blushed.
Téa rolled her eyes. ~Didn't this always happen to him? What was it, an allergic reaction?!~ She sweatdropped, her eyes going embarrassed (anime- style), remembering when Tristan had told her about the psychic had told him he'd get a girlfriend in six months, and it'd been over a year... --
"Hi! My name's Yugi, this is my friend Joey, Bakura, Téa, Tristan, Mai, and Callie." Yugi said this cheerfully, and pointed to each of them in turn.
Jai looked at Bakura for a long moment when Yugi said his name. He began to fidget, and she tore her gaze away. "Why are you 'ere?"
"We didn't come here ourselves-some jerk transported us here." Joey said this in his Brooklyn accent, leaving Jai surprised.
"Where are you from?" Jai gave them an imposing survey.
"Um, not from here, that's for sure." Mai said, her eyes traveling the landscape.
"Well, then. Could you escort me to the palace?"
"What palace?" Yugi asked. He didn't remember seeing any palace.
"*That* one." Jai pointed towards a grand snow-topped palace with black imposing towers.
"Whoa." Joey stared. "Why do ya wanna go there?!"
"Well, my mother works there..." Jai said mysteriously.
"Sure! We'll be happy to help." Yugi smiled.
Bakura blew on his cold hands. "Do you think you could get us a place to stay and some warm clothes?"
"And some food!" Joey grinned. "Heh heh. Traveling makes me hungry."
"Of course." Jai put her arm through a one of a surprised Bakura's. "Let's go."
~Okaaay...This girl is pretty forward.~ Callie suppressed the feeling of glaring at her, not even *knowing* why exactly she wanted to.
~Why do I think it's not a good idea for her to pick *Bakura* to hit on?~ Téa saw Bakura mouthing the words 'I'm sorry!' to Tristan and give him a shrug.
Tristan scowled. ~It's not like I'm ugly or anything! *Why* does every girl ignore me?!~ He let out an aggravated sigh.
All of them trudged through the crunchy snow towards the castle.
***
"Let's make camp here." Bakura was finally able to get away from the Vingettian to go to a giant cave.
They had come away from the cliffy environment to a more meadow like one. Then again, they were still near the cliff, so it wasn't peculiar for a cave to be here. Even so, it mightn't have been a meadow at all. It was hard to tell with all the snow.
There entered the dark cave (it was light out, but not for long.)
"Joey's log." Joey said this abruptly, making everyone jump.
"What're you doing, man?" Tristan said apprehensively. He wasn't exactly sure if he wanted to know. This *was* Joey, after all.
"I'm keepin' a journal. So I can remember what we did on dis adventure."
"That's sensible." Mai said kindly. Then she froze. "Sensible? That's not like you, Joey," she teased.
Joey glowered. "Thanks for the support, Mai." He shook his head. "I'm not *dumb*, you know."
"That's not what I meant, Joey! I was just-Well, what are you writing?"
"Yes, Joey. What is it?" Jai was in the cave now, listening. Callie hadn't been far behind. She had been a bit nicer to Jai, though she was still anxious.
" 'I'm in a cave with Mai, Tristan, Téa, Yugi, Bakura, someone new named Callie, someone called Jai, in a totally different universe and I'm *hungry*!' "
Yugi and the gang burst out laughing. "Joey, that's such a-well, *Joey* remark!"
Jai wasn't exactly laughing. "You're from a different universe?"
"Yeah, we-" Tristan began, but Téa cut him off.
"No, of course not! Joey's just exaggerating! Aren't you, Joey?" She turned to Joey, who was very surprised, giving him a signal to say 'yes'. While she did, Callie gave a confused Tristan a Look.
"Anyway, I think we should get some firewood. Joey, Yugi-" Mai didn't finish.
"Coming right up, yer highness!" Joey gave an elegant bow. "But we need some food."
"Don't worry!" Jai exclaimed excitedly. She brought some packages from her bag. "Can any of you cook?"
"Don't worry, mate, I know how." Bakura smiled and took the packages to examine them.
"O-okay. Sure." Jai smiled in a girly way. Bakura let out a embarrassed sigh. Callie got a little anime-angry mark on her head. ~This girl is a total sap! Jeez!~
Tristan went to get some flint to start the fire. So all the girls and Bakura were left in the cave.
Bakura grinned and turned to Callie. "Do you like Modern-yaki?" (Japanese Food)
She looked at the food in his hand and took it from him. "Yup. This looks okay to eat." She grinned. "I hope you're a good cook, Bakura! I'm famished."
*
Joey, Yugi, and Tristan came back soon after it began raining. Bakura and Joey both started to cook. That is, until Joey started burning the food and Téa took that privilege away from him. Then it was just Bakura.
They ate happily, talking and gossiping. Jai told them there was a queen called Queen Ilede. She told them also that it was like this the whole year round. She mentioned a few other unnecessary bits on the land, too, all the while smiling at Bakura.
Finally, it was time to sleep. Joey wrote in his log.
" 'It's late. I'm cold and wet. I miss the heater at home. I'm cold, wet, and in a cave. I miss the blankets at home. I'm cold, wet, in a cave, and in a totally different *universe*. I miss-"
"Tristan's log." Tristan said suddenly, picking up some leftover fire wood. "Is about to connect with JOEY"S HEAD!!!"
"AAAAUUUUGGGGH!" Joey shouted and ducked. Luckily, Callie and Téa were able to hold Tristan back.
Yugi coughed. "I *definitely* think it's time to sleep. Joey, I advise putting that away."
So they laid out their sleeping bags (Jai did too) and fell asleep.
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::chapter 7::
"Let's stop. Please? My feet are startin' ta hurt." Joey complained.
"Okay, Joey. I'm getting tired too." Yugi plopped on to the ground. It was fairly rocky, but not too much. "I wonder where we are?"
"'You're in Vingette. Did you not know?" A girl with red brown hair came out behind a tree. She was wearing a long white sweater-like dress. Her hands had leathery looking gloves.
Her hair was tied back, and she was wearing tough boots. She had a green scarf that hung loosely around her neck.
She smiled. "Allez, vien! My name's Jai. And...you?" In an instant, Tristan blushed.
Téa rolled her eyes. ~Didn't this always happen to him? What was it, an allergic reaction?!~ She sweatdropped, her eyes going embarrassed (anime- style), remembering when Tristan had told her about the psychic had told him he'd get a girlfriend in six months, and it'd been over a year... --
"Hi! My name's Yugi, this is my friend Joey, Bakura, Téa, Tristan, Mai, and Callie." Yugi said this cheerfully, and pointed to each of them in turn.
Jai looked at Bakura for a long moment when Yugi said his name. He began to fidget, and she tore her gaze away. "Why are you 'ere?"
"We didn't come here ourselves-some jerk transported us here." Joey said this in his Brooklyn accent, leaving Jai surprised.
"Where are you from?" Jai gave them an imposing survey.
"Um, not from here, that's for sure." Mai said, her eyes traveling the landscape.
"Well, then. Could you escort me to the palace?"
"What palace?" Yugi asked. He didn't remember seeing any palace.
"*That* one." Jai pointed towards a grand snow-topped palace with black imposing towers.
"Whoa." Joey stared. "Why do ya wanna go there?!"
"Well, my mother works there..." Jai said mysteriously.
"Sure! We'll be happy to help." Yugi smiled.
Bakura blew on his cold hands. "Do you think you could get us a place to stay and some warm clothes?"
"And some food!" Joey grinned. "Heh heh. Traveling makes me hungry."
"Of course." Jai put her arm through a one of a surprised Bakura's. "Let's go."
~Okaaay...This girl is pretty forward.~ Callie suppressed the feeling of glaring at her, not even *knowing* why exactly she wanted to.
~Why do I think it's not a good idea for her to pick *Bakura* to hit on?~ Téa saw Bakura mouthing the words 'I'm sorry!' to Tristan and give him a shrug.
Tristan scowled. ~It's not like I'm ugly or anything! *Why* does every girl ignore me?!~ He let out an aggravated sigh.
All of them trudged through the crunchy snow towards the castle.
***
"Let's make camp here." Bakura was finally able to get away from the Vingettian to go to a giant cave.
They had come away from the cliffy environment to a more meadow like one. Then again, they were still near the cliff, so it wasn't peculiar for a cave to be here. Even so, it mightn't have been a meadow at all. It was hard to tell with all the snow.
There entered the dark cave (it was light out, but not for long.)
"Joey's log." Joey said this abruptly, making everyone jump.
"What're you doing, man?" Tristan said apprehensively. He wasn't exactly sure if he wanted to know. This *was* Joey, after all.
"I'm keepin' a journal. So I can remember what we did on dis adventure."
"That's sensible." Mai said kindly. Then she froze. "Sensible? That's not like you, Joey," she teased.
Joey glowered. "Thanks for the support, Mai." He shook his head. "I'm not *dumb*, you know."
"That's not what I meant, Joey! I was just-Well, what are you writing?"
"Yes, Joey. What is it?" Jai was in the cave now, listening. Callie hadn't been far behind. She had been a bit nicer to Jai, though she was still anxious.
" 'I'm in a cave with Mai, Tristan, Téa, Yugi, Bakura, someone new named Callie, someone called Jai, in a totally different universe and I'm *hungry*!' "
Yugi and the gang burst out laughing. "Joey, that's such a-well, *Joey* remark!"
Jai wasn't exactly laughing. "You're from a different universe?"
"Yeah, we-" Tristan began, but Téa cut him off.
"No, of course not! Joey's just exaggerating! Aren't you, Joey?" She turned to Joey, who was very surprised, giving him a signal to say 'yes'. While she did, Callie gave a confused Tristan a Look.
"Anyway, I think we should get some firewood. Joey, Yugi-" Mai didn't finish.
"Coming right up, yer highness!" Joey gave an elegant bow. "But we need some food."
"Don't worry!" Jai exclaimed excitedly. She brought some packages from her bag. "Can any of you cook?"
"Don't worry, mate, I know how." Bakura smiled and took the packages to examine them.
"O-okay. Sure." Jai smiled in a girly way. Bakura let out a embarrassed sigh. Callie got a little anime-angry mark on her head. ~This girl is a total sap! Jeez!~
Tristan went to get some flint to start the fire. So all the girls and Bakura were left in the cave.
Bakura grinned and turned to Callie. "Do you like Modern-yaki?" (Japanese Food)
She looked at the food in his hand and took it from him. "Yup. This looks okay to eat." She grinned. "I hope you're a good cook, Bakura! I'm famished."
*
Joey, Yugi, and Tristan came back soon after it began raining. Bakura and Joey both started to cook. That is, until Joey started burning the food and Téa took that privilege away from him. Then it was just Bakura.
They ate happily, talking and gossiping. Jai told them there was a queen called Queen Ilede. She told them also that it was like this the whole year round. She mentioned a few other unnecessary bits on the land, too, all the while smiling at Bakura.
Finally, it was time to sleep. Joey wrote in his log.
" 'It's late. I'm cold and wet. I miss the heater at home. I'm cold, wet, and in a cave. I miss the blankets at home. I'm cold, wet, in a cave, and in a totally different *universe*. I miss-"
"Tristan's log." Tristan said suddenly, picking up some leftover fire wood. "Is about to connect with JOEY"S HEAD!!!"
"AAAAUUUUGGGGH!" Joey shouted and ducked. Luckily, Callie and Téa were able to hold Tristan back.
Yugi coughed. "I *definitely* think it's time to sleep. Joey, I advise putting that away."
So they laid out their sleeping bags (Jai did too) and fell asleep.
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