Sorry this chapter took a little longer to come out, but as I told you
before I'm not too good with Card Duels! I'll try though, and I sort of
procrastinated a little bit on starting this chapter. Sorry! Oh and I've
decided not to try too hard on the card battle, it wouldn't make sense
anyways I know like nothing about the cards so for those of you who like
duels I'm sorry!
Chapter-Eight It's Time to Duel!
The team walked into the enormous stadium rather reluctantly, they were greeted by the last man they wanted to see, again.
"I've been waiting for you Yugi-boy" said Pegasus, as he walked to his side of the dueling arena.
"Give us the antidote!" yelled Yami.
"Manners, Yami please do control yourself, or I might not want to give him the antidote" said Pegasus maliciously.
"Don't worry Yami, I'll get it" said Yugi, as he positioned himself on his side of the dueling arena "Lets duel Pegasus."
"So soon? Why don't we wait awhile, you just got here" said Pegasus tauntingly.
Yugi didn't say anything in reply; he just stared at Pegasus, with nothing short of hatred.
"Alright I get the point, we'll duel now, you know the conditions. If you win, you get the antidote, and if I win I get your Millennium Puzzle."
Yugi nodded in response, which he soon regretted as sharp searing pain shot through his head. He stumbled and fell to his knees.
"Yugi?!" screamed Tea as she watched her friend suffer through such agony.
"Oh dear me, it looks as though you need that antidote now." Pegasus laughed as he began shuffling his deck.
"I-I'm OK Tea" Yugi said as he got up. "Really" he said after seeing her worried face. "OK, that's enough talking Pegasus lets get this over and done with." Yugi began to cut and shuffle his own deck.
"We will each get 1000 life points" said Pegasus as he dealt himself his cards.
Yugi did the same.
"Oh and one more thing" Yugi looked up at his words. "We will be playing under the protection of the Shadow Realm."
"What! Yugi can't play in there, he is already too weak!" Yelled Yami.
"Well it's my game, so I get to choose the rules" said Pegasus.
"Its OK Yami, I'll be fine don't worry" said Yugi, as he too dealt himself his cards.
"Then it's settled, lets begin" said Pegasus, as the dueling arena started to get swallowed by the black void, that was the Shadow Realm.
"But Yugi you know what happens if you become too weak in the Shadow Realm, your soul will be shredded and dispersed in the realm for all eternity" said Yami as he watched the arena completely disappear into blackness.
"What do we do now? How can we help him?" said Tea as she sank to the floor.
"We can help him Tea" said Yami.
"Yeah we can, remember just like last time" said Joey reassuringly.
"We'll have to try" said Tea.
*
"I know what you're thinking Yugi-boy, you're thinking, what new cards does Pegasus have this time to try and fool me?"
Usually Yugi would have been shocked if someone just guessed what he was thinking word for word, but this was nothing new, he knew that Pegasus used his Millennium Eye to cheat.
"Well I assure you Yugi, I have no new cards, for you see I have no need for them. I have the same deck I had in our last duel as do you."
"You have no need for them? You sound confident" retorted Yugi.
"Yes, and you'll see why soon enough," said Pegasus as he eyed Yugi's doubtful face. "Now let's begin."
"OK" said Yugi hastily, as he wanted to get this over with he didn't think he could last long in the Shadow Realm, he was already beginning to become weak and he didn't even have a monster out yet.
(AN: I apologize for this awful duel, I've been working on this chapter all day, but I can't seem to make a duel so I'm giving up and just doing this, I'm not even going to name cards really sorry! I just can't think of anything. But I assure you the rest of the story won't be as boring! Sorry again)
"I lay one card in defense-mode and one magic card" said Pegasus as he did what he said.
Yugi didn't move right away, he honestly didn't know what to do.
"How can I possibly win this time? I can't use mind shuffle like last time . . ."
Yugi's thoughts were cut off.
"Of course you can't use mind shuffle! I made sure of that" Pegasus said as he invaded Yugi's mind.
Yugi didn't even try thinking, he picked up a card and threw it face down in defense-mode, and since he didn't look at his hand yet, he threw on of them down on the magic square.
"Trying to win by not even looking at your cards, interesting very interesting."
*
"They've been in there an awfully long time, do you think Yugi's alright?" said Tea breaking the silence.
Tea was standing right in front of the blackness that once was the dueling arena, Joey and Tristan had stationed themselves on the floor. Bakura and his Yami were trying to pass the time by playing cards with Joey and Tristan, but none have them had even made a move, they just kept staring at the black void that had their friend. Yami was as far away from the group as he could be without looking suspicious. He didn't want to let on that he wasn't feeling well; in fact he was feeling horrible. He was beginning to feel light-headed and his chest was tight; every time a cough plagued his body he had to do his best to conceal it so the others wouldn't hear it, and in doing so the next one was more agony than the last.
"I'm sure he's fine Tea, we have to trust him. Come on he's the King of Duels he can hold his own" said Tristan reassuringly.
"Yeah I know, but last time he had at least Yami with him, and he wasn't sick" said Tea.
"Where is Yami anyways?" asked Bakura.
The rest of them looked up, and Joey found him in the corner.
"He's over in the corner, I'll go get him he's probably blamin' himself again" Joey said as he walked over to his friend.
Just as Joey reached him, Yami felt a cough coming and he tried as hard as he could to stop it.
"Hey man, whatcha doin' over here?" said Joey.
Yami didn't answer, he knew if he opened his mouth he would surely cough.
"Didcha hear me? Come on man don't tell me yer blamin' yourself again. It wasn't your fault." Joey said as he placed a comforting hand on Yami's shoulder.
Yami couldn't hold it anymore, he let out his cough and as it finished another one started, and then another, he starting having a coughing fit.
"You OK Yami?" Joey said as he patted Yami's back. "Hey guys I think there's something wrong with Yami" he yelled as Yami's coughs ceased to subside.
The rest of them looked up, and started walking towards Yami. Once they reached him, they heard his coughs and they sounded painful.
"Jeeze those sound just like Yugi's" said Tristan.
Realizing the truth in Tristan's words, Tea immediately bent down and placed a hand on Yami's sweltering forehead.
"Yami you're burning up! Its not a little fever this time either, yours could rival Yugi's." Tea said as she bent down to ease Yami's coughs.
Yami finally stopped and gasped for air, his throat was raw and sore and the room was beginning to spin, and his friends were slipping in and out of focus.
"Are you OK Yami? You don't look so good" said Bakura, not knowing what else to say.
Just like before Yami didn't answer, but not because of a cough, the room was spinning so much he closed his eyes and before anyone could blink he went limp and passed out.
*
The duel between Pegasus and Yugi wasn't in Yugi's favor. Yugi was having a hard enough time thinking straight, than keeping Pegasus out of his mind. The score was 800 verses 1000 in Pegasus' favor.
"My, my Yugi-boy you aren't doing so well are you?"
"Pegas . . . sus I'll beat y . . . ou" said Yugi as he started swaying on his feet.
"Well lets see, shall we" said Pegasus as he ordered his monster to attack and claimed 200 more of Yugi's precious life points.
"What do I do? I can't even have more than two monsters out at a time or I'll get too light-headed. I can't even think straight, I don't know how I'm going to win this." thought Yugi as he attacked Pegasus' monster but failed as he sprung Pegasus' trap-card.
"I don't think I'm going to make it. Why is it so hot in here? Yugi thought as Pegasus' starting slipping in and out of focus.
Yugi just waited for Pegasus to read his mind and taunt him, after hearing his thoughts. But the taunting never came, in fact Pegasus' smile was completely gone in fact he looked worried!
"What's wrong, why can't I read his mind all of a sudden?" thought Pegasus as he tried over and over again.
While Pegasus was thinking, it gave Yugi a chance to take 200 of his life points. The score was Yugi: 600 verses Pegasus: 800.
*
"Yami! Yami wake up!" Yelled Tea as she lightly slapped Yami's crimson cheeks,
Yami's eyes fluttered slightly but did not open.
"Come on buddy, you gotta wake up" said Joey.
Yami stayed unconscious.
"Wake up Pharaoh!" yelled Yami Bakura, as he took Tea's place and started to slap Yami's cheeks just as Tea had, but with a lot more force.
"Calm down Yami Bakura, you're going to hurt him" said Bakura.
"Wake up dammit!" screamed Yami Bakura in frustration.
Tristan was about to object to Yami Bakura's behavior, but soon decided against it, once he saw the former Tomb Raiders eye's rimmed with tears.
"His fevers too high, he can't hear us. Its OK Yami Bakura he'll be alright." said Tea as she placed her trembling hand on Yami Bakura's shoulder.
Yami Bakura refused to listen, he kept yelling into Yami's ear, and tapping his cheeks. After what seemed like an eternity, Yami opened one eye then the other one followed.
"You're awake! How are you feeling?" said Tea.
Yami didn't answer his throat was too raw, and he was having a hard time making the room go into focus. He thought he saw Yami Bakura sitting over him, but it couldn't be why would he care?
Sensing Yami's thoughts "He needs water, I'm sure after those coughs his throat must be in pain" said Yami Bakura.
"I have some!" said Bakura, as he looked in his bag, and pulled out a water bottle.
Yami Bakura took it, and coaxed Yami to drink it.
"Come on its water, you need it."
Yami drank the water rather greedily, and once he was finished the room looked a little clearer, and his throat felt a bit better, but the pounding in his head didn't subside.
"W . . . hat hap . . . pend?" he said once he found the words.
"You fainted, why didn't you tell us?" said Tristan.
"I didn't want to worry you" Yami said shortly.
"Well that plan miserably failed" said Yami Bakura.
Everyone laughed accept Yami, it would have hurt him too much.
"Yes I'm sorry, I wasn't thinking straight."
"I don't think I would either, if I had a fever that high" said Joey. "Well I wouldn't" he said once he saw everyone looking at him.
"How long have I been out?"
"About twenty minuets" said Tea.
"They haven't come out yet?" said Yami worriedly.
Everyone just shook their head. Yami started to stand, but was pushed back down by Yami Bakura.
"What do you think you're doing? You're in no condition to be walking."
"I'm going to try to help Yugi," Yami replied, as he successfully stood up, but swayed slightly.
"And how do you think you're going to do that?" said Yami Bakura.
"I'm going to try to connect with him phycically" said Yami matter-of- factly.
"But you said you couldn't get through before" said Tea.
"Well I've got to try; I need to know what is going on in there." said Yami as he started to sway again.
Tristan was first to notice and caught his friend. "Whoa, Yami take it easy you shouldn't be standing."
Yami didn't answer he had already started to contact his lighter-half.
*
Since Pegasus was failing at reading Yugi's mind, Yugi had managed to tie the game.
"I don't understand why I can't get through" said Pegasus in frustration.
Normally Yugi would have said something to this statement, but he was having a hard enough time staying conscious, than engaging in physiological warfare.
It was Pegasus' turn, he attacked without thinking, and his monster was soon met with a trap-card.
"I should have seen that coming! Why can't I get through!" he screamed in frustration. "What is you're secret Yugi? It can't be mind shuffle again."
Yugi didn't answer, he had grabbed onto the card mat for balance.
"I see the Shadow Realm is finally getting to you" said Pegasus in a very happy tone indeed. "Maybe I can get through now."
Pegasus tried again, but he still couldn't get through, just like before he was met with a wall of fire and heat.
"Heat? I don't understand."
Yugi wasn't even listening he was whipping sweat off his sweltering forehead.
Pegasus immediately noticed this.
"Too hot for you Yugi? I can't imagine why I'm perfectly fine" realizing what he just said "Your fever!"
"What about my fever?" said Yugi as he started to sway once again.
"That is what is blocking me out, why didn't I think of it before? You aren't thinking clearly enough for me to see it!" Exasperated by this new found knowledge, Pegasus attacked again and luckily he wiped out 100 of Yugi's life points, it now stood at 500 to 600. "Well no matter, if your fever is too high for me to get in, I'm sure it's too high for you to think of a plan to defeat me."
*
Yami had been standing, or rather had been held up by Tristan for ten minuets.
Yami stood there concentrating with all his might, it worried him that it took this much effort to contact him. "Yugi, can you hear me?" he said mentally.
Nothing.
He tried and tried, but to no avail he couldn't get through, and the pounding headache wasn't helping at all.
"Are you getting anything?" said Bakura.
"No, I can't seem to get through" said Yami as he stopped to take a rest. "I'm going to try once more."
This time he managed to get through but he was met with the same fiery wall that Pegasus had seen, and it was too much for him, he stumbled forward and clutched his head. Joey immediately rushed to his aid and with Tristan's help they hand Yami standing again.
"What happened?" said Bakura.
"I . . . I don't know. It was just really hot all of a sudden and I couldn't get through" said Yami.
"It must be his fever" said Tea. "It's so high you can't get through, and it also doesn't help that yours is getting just as high."
*
Yugi wasn't doing so well anymore, now that Pegasus wasn't distracted by his loss of reading minds, he had Yugi down to 100 life points, while his stayed at 600.
"I just can't win, I can barley stay awake anymore. S . . . o . . . tired" said Yugi mentally.
Pegasus successfully took out 50 more of Yugi's life points.
"I thought you'd be at least better than this, you haven't even been a challenge" said Pegasus as he began thinking of his next move.
So far Pegasus had his Toon-Blue-Eyes-White-Dragon and a Witty Phantom on the field, while Yugi had his Dark Magician out.
"What can I do? I only have magic cards in my hand." He stopped thinking abruptly to let the arena tip back into focus. "I have Book of Secret Arts, Sword of Dark Destruction, change of heart (Which Bakura slipped into his deck before they arrived), Yami and Magical Elf. What can I do? Lets see Yami . . . it changes the field to Spell-caster friendly, if I do that my Dark Magician will gain 200 attack and defense points."
Yugi put down the Yami card.
"I change the field to Magic" he said.
"Sure, I don't know what that is going to do" said Pegasus as he rearranged the cards in his hand.
"OK now for my other cards, let's see um . . . I'll add the Book of Secrets, for an additional 300 attack and defense points for my Dark Magician. Now I'm up to 3000/2600!"
"And next I add Book of Secret Arts to my Dark Magician."
"Uh-huh go on" said Pegasus as he looked at his nails.
"Ok then if I add Sword of Dark Destruction, my Dark Magician will be at 3400, but my defense will go down to 2400."
"OK and then I'll add Sword of Dark Destruction" said Yugi as he placed the card.
"OK now I can take out his Toon-Blue-Eyes but he'll still have 100 life points left, let's see um, the Change of Heart card! How did Bakura know?"
Yugi was about to place his next magic card, but an all too familiar sharp pain shot through his forehead; he dropped his Change of Heart card and fell to the floor. Noticing this right away Pegasus smiled.
"Oh I think I forgot to mention something to you Yugi, you see the longer you spend in the Shadow Realm, the faster the poison kills you, you might not even have a few hours left" he said as he laughed.
*
"What is it Yami?" asked Tea, her voice full of concern.
At the exact moment of Yugi's attack, Yami clutched his head and he too fell to the floor. He didn't answer Tea's question the pain was too intense. Joey was looking at Yami and noticed that his body seemed to flicker, as if it was disappearing.
"Ya . . . mi! You're body what happening?"
Soon everyone else noticed.
"Yugi's dying" said Yami Bakura shortly.
"W. . . What?" said Bakura.
"He's dying, Yami's body is flickering, it means Yugi is dying and if he does, Yami will cease to exist" said Yami Bakura in an unnaturally calm tone.
"It can't be Yugi, Yami!" said Tristan.
"Let's try to reach him, maybe we can do something" said Tea.
Everyone nodded they figured it was worth a try. They stood around Yami, and connected hands trying to reach Yugi. Just like Pegasus and Yami, they were met with the fire wall.
"Lets try again, think of something cold to try and get through" ordered Tea.
They tried and this time they managed to get through, once they were inside they felt Yugi's and Yami's pain.
"Hold on we can do it" said Tristan.
"What do we do now?" said Joey.
"Look for Yugi" said Bakura.
Just as Bakura finished his statement, they found Yugi on lying on a black floor. They rushed over to him.
"Yugi?! Wake-up" said Tea.
"He's dying" sobbed Joey.
"Let's try to transfer some of our strength to him" said Yami Bakura.
Everyone was just shocked at his statement, no one objected. Instead they all placed a hand on their friends still form and concentrated.
*
"I've g . . . ot to win!" said Yugi mentally. "Yugi didn't understand but he was starting to feel less tired, he quickly picked up his dropped card and slammed it down on the virtual screen.
"I play Change of Hearts and take control of your Toon-Blue-Eyes-White- Dragon and I attack your Witty Phantom reducing your life points to 100."
"Good for you, now are you finished so I can obliterate you?"
"Not yet Pegasus, I have one more move to make."
Pegasus decided it was worth a look at Yugi's brilliant move. He looked at Yugi's soupped up Dark Magician, and then at his Toon-Blue-Eyes, Yugi had exactly 100 more attack points.
"I attack with Dark Magician" said Yugi as he fell to his knees in utter exhaustion; the temporary strength his friends lent him was running out.
Pegasus searched his board looking for a trap-card a magic-card anything, then he turned to his hand and he still had nothing. He had been so over confident he didn't plan anything, he lost!
*
"Look the match is over!" said Tea as the black void began to dissipate, and the arena was coming into view.
Once the arena was completely in focus, they saw Pegasus staring into space; he seemed to be in some sort of trance.
"Where's Yugi?" asked Joey.
"Over there look" said Tristan, as he pointed to the fallen form of Yugi on his side of the arena.
Tristan and Joey rushed over to Yugi's still form, Tristan shook him and Joey placed a hand on Yugi's forehead.
"Pegasus the antidote" Joey said as he held out his hand.
Pegasus just continued to stare.
"Did you hear me? The antidote, Yugi won" said Joey.
Bakura ran over to Pegasus and shook him.
"W . . . hat what's going on?" said Pegasus as he came out of his stupor.
"Antidote" was all Bakura said.
Pegasus reached inside his blazer, and produced a vile with emerald green liquid in it. Bakura snatched it and ran over to Yugi. Joey took the vile and uncorked it; he then poured the liquid into his barley breathing friend's mouth and forced him to swallow.
Yami began to stir, but Yugi remained still.
"What happened is it over?" said Yami.
"Yami you're awake! What's going on why are you better and not Yugi?" said Tea.
Tristan tried shaking Yugi, but Yugi didn't even flinch.
"What's going on Pegasus?! Why isn't Yugi better?" yelled Joey.
"I'm sorry" said Pegasus.
"You had better be, now fix Yugi" demanded Yami, as he rushed over to his lighter-half's side.
"I'm s . . . orry master" stuttered Pegasus.
"Master? What is he talking about? I think he's off his rocker" said Tristan.
"I will defeat him next time, I promise" cowered Pegasus.
"Who is he talking to?" said Bakura.
Just as Bakura asked his question, it was answered. A form started to materialize next to Pegasus. The form turned out to be man, the man looked exactly like Pegasus, accept he had tanned skin and his hair was jet-black not white, and if you thought Pegasus looked mean he was nothing compared to this mystery person.
"High Priest Pehotep" said Yami Bakura and Yami in unison.
"Who?" said Bakura.
"He was before our time, but he was supposedly very evil and after he tried to take over Egypt they banished him, explained Yami Bakura, never once taking his eyes off the unwanted intruder.
"I told you not to fail! I need that Millennium Puzzle! You know what your punishment is, now that you've failed for the last time" said the Priest.
"N-No anything but that" begged Pegasus. "Give me one more chance, I know I can get it for you, and then I can have my dear Cecilia back" said Pegasus.
"No that was the last chance, now you'll be trapped in the shadow realm forever and I will obtain you're empty body, I should have done this a long time ago."
"No please."
The Priest didn't reply, he just disappeared, and they saw Pegasus' soul exit his body and start to disappear into darkness.
His last words were "Soul . . . Yugi . . . Bug . . . Room" before he disappeared.
Pegasus' body also disappeared, but not into blackness, it looked as though it just was teleported or transported somewhere else.
"What do we do now?" said Tea as she tried to hold back her tears.
"I don't know. What does Soul, Yugi, Bug, Room mean?" said Bakura.
"He was obviously trying to help us" said Yami Bakura.
Yami just stood there holding onto Yugi's ice cold hand.
"I guess we should take him to a hospital, then figure out how to help him" said Tristan.
"Let's go" said Tea.
And that's it for chapter 8 sorry about the sad card battle; I told you I'm no good with those. Well thank you for reading my story and please review I should have the next chapter up sooner, it will be easier to write!
Chapter-Eight It's Time to Duel!
The team walked into the enormous stadium rather reluctantly, they were greeted by the last man they wanted to see, again.
"I've been waiting for you Yugi-boy" said Pegasus, as he walked to his side of the dueling arena.
"Give us the antidote!" yelled Yami.
"Manners, Yami please do control yourself, or I might not want to give him the antidote" said Pegasus maliciously.
"Don't worry Yami, I'll get it" said Yugi, as he positioned himself on his side of the dueling arena "Lets duel Pegasus."
"So soon? Why don't we wait awhile, you just got here" said Pegasus tauntingly.
Yugi didn't say anything in reply; he just stared at Pegasus, with nothing short of hatred.
"Alright I get the point, we'll duel now, you know the conditions. If you win, you get the antidote, and if I win I get your Millennium Puzzle."
Yugi nodded in response, which he soon regretted as sharp searing pain shot through his head. He stumbled and fell to his knees.
"Yugi?!" screamed Tea as she watched her friend suffer through such agony.
"Oh dear me, it looks as though you need that antidote now." Pegasus laughed as he began shuffling his deck.
"I-I'm OK Tea" Yugi said as he got up. "Really" he said after seeing her worried face. "OK, that's enough talking Pegasus lets get this over and done with." Yugi began to cut and shuffle his own deck.
"We will each get 1000 life points" said Pegasus as he dealt himself his cards.
Yugi did the same.
"Oh and one more thing" Yugi looked up at his words. "We will be playing under the protection of the Shadow Realm."
"What! Yugi can't play in there, he is already too weak!" Yelled Yami.
"Well it's my game, so I get to choose the rules" said Pegasus.
"Its OK Yami, I'll be fine don't worry" said Yugi, as he too dealt himself his cards.
"Then it's settled, lets begin" said Pegasus, as the dueling arena started to get swallowed by the black void, that was the Shadow Realm.
"But Yugi you know what happens if you become too weak in the Shadow Realm, your soul will be shredded and dispersed in the realm for all eternity" said Yami as he watched the arena completely disappear into blackness.
"What do we do now? How can we help him?" said Tea as she sank to the floor.
"We can help him Tea" said Yami.
"Yeah we can, remember just like last time" said Joey reassuringly.
"We'll have to try" said Tea.
*
"I know what you're thinking Yugi-boy, you're thinking, what new cards does Pegasus have this time to try and fool me?"
Usually Yugi would have been shocked if someone just guessed what he was thinking word for word, but this was nothing new, he knew that Pegasus used his Millennium Eye to cheat.
"Well I assure you Yugi, I have no new cards, for you see I have no need for them. I have the same deck I had in our last duel as do you."
"You have no need for them? You sound confident" retorted Yugi.
"Yes, and you'll see why soon enough," said Pegasus as he eyed Yugi's doubtful face. "Now let's begin."
"OK" said Yugi hastily, as he wanted to get this over with he didn't think he could last long in the Shadow Realm, he was already beginning to become weak and he didn't even have a monster out yet.
(AN: I apologize for this awful duel, I've been working on this chapter all day, but I can't seem to make a duel so I'm giving up and just doing this, I'm not even going to name cards really sorry! I just can't think of anything. But I assure you the rest of the story won't be as boring! Sorry again)
"I lay one card in defense-mode and one magic card" said Pegasus as he did what he said.
Yugi didn't move right away, he honestly didn't know what to do.
"How can I possibly win this time? I can't use mind shuffle like last time . . ."
Yugi's thoughts were cut off.
"Of course you can't use mind shuffle! I made sure of that" Pegasus said as he invaded Yugi's mind.
Yugi didn't even try thinking, he picked up a card and threw it face down in defense-mode, and since he didn't look at his hand yet, he threw on of them down on the magic square.
"Trying to win by not even looking at your cards, interesting very interesting."
*
"They've been in there an awfully long time, do you think Yugi's alright?" said Tea breaking the silence.
Tea was standing right in front of the blackness that once was the dueling arena, Joey and Tristan had stationed themselves on the floor. Bakura and his Yami were trying to pass the time by playing cards with Joey and Tristan, but none have them had even made a move, they just kept staring at the black void that had their friend. Yami was as far away from the group as he could be without looking suspicious. He didn't want to let on that he wasn't feeling well; in fact he was feeling horrible. He was beginning to feel light-headed and his chest was tight; every time a cough plagued his body he had to do his best to conceal it so the others wouldn't hear it, and in doing so the next one was more agony than the last.
"I'm sure he's fine Tea, we have to trust him. Come on he's the King of Duels he can hold his own" said Tristan reassuringly.
"Yeah I know, but last time he had at least Yami with him, and he wasn't sick" said Tea.
"Where is Yami anyways?" asked Bakura.
The rest of them looked up, and Joey found him in the corner.
"He's over in the corner, I'll go get him he's probably blamin' himself again" Joey said as he walked over to his friend.
Just as Joey reached him, Yami felt a cough coming and he tried as hard as he could to stop it.
"Hey man, whatcha doin' over here?" said Joey.
Yami didn't answer, he knew if he opened his mouth he would surely cough.
"Didcha hear me? Come on man don't tell me yer blamin' yourself again. It wasn't your fault." Joey said as he placed a comforting hand on Yami's shoulder.
Yami couldn't hold it anymore, he let out his cough and as it finished another one started, and then another, he starting having a coughing fit.
"You OK Yami?" Joey said as he patted Yami's back. "Hey guys I think there's something wrong with Yami" he yelled as Yami's coughs ceased to subside.
The rest of them looked up, and started walking towards Yami. Once they reached him, they heard his coughs and they sounded painful.
"Jeeze those sound just like Yugi's" said Tristan.
Realizing the truth in Tristan's words, Tea immediately bent down and placed a hand on Yami's sweltering forehead.
"Yami you're burning up! Its not a little fever this time either, yours could rival Yugi's." Tea said as she bent down to ease Yami's coughs.
Yami finally stopped and gasped for air, his throat was raw and sore and the room was beginning to spin, and his friends were slipping in and out of focus.
"Are you OK Yami? You don't look so good" said Bakura, not knowing what else to say.
Just like before Yami didn't answer, but not because of a cough, the room was spinning so much he closed his eyes and before anyone could blink he went limp and passed out.
*
The duel between Pegasus and Yugi wasn't in Yugi's favor. Yugi was having a hard enough time thinking straight, than keeping Pegasus out of his mind. The score was 800 verses 1000 in Pegasus' favor.
"My, my Yugi-boy you aren't doing so well are you?"
"Pegas . . . sus I'll beat y . . . ou" said Yugi as he started swaying on his feet.
"Well lets see, shall we" said Pegasus as he ordered his monster to attack and claimed 200 more of Yugi's precious life points.
"What do I do? I can't even have more than two monsters out at a time or I'll get too light-headed. I can't even think straight, I don't know how I'm going to win this." thought Yugi as he attacked Pegasus' monster but failed as he sprung Pegasus' trap-card.
"I don't think I'm going to make it. Why is it so hot in here? Yugi thought as Pegasus' starting slipping in and out of focus.
Yugi just waited for Pegasus to read his mind and taunt him, after hearing his thoughts. But the taunting never came, in fact Pegasus' smile was completely gone in fact he looked worried!
"What's wrong, why can't I read his mind all of a sudden?" thought Pegasus as he tried over and over again.
While Pegasus was thinking, it gave Yugi a chance to take 200 of his life points. The score was Yugi: 600 verses Pegasus: 800.
*
"Yami! Yami wake up!" Yelled Tea as she lightly slapped Yami's crimson cheeks,
Yami's eyes fluttered slightly but did not open.
"Come on buddy, you gotta wake up" said Joey.
Yami stayed unconscious.
"Wake up Pharaoh!" yelled Yami Bakura, as he took Tea's place and started to slap Yami's cheeks just as Tea had, but with a lot more force.
"Calm down Yami Bakura, you're going to hurt him" said Bakura.
"Wake up dammit!" screamed Yami Bakura in frustration.
Tristan was about to object to Yami Bakura's behavior, but soon decided against it, once he saw the former Tomb Raiders eye's rimmed with tears.
"His fevers too high, he can't hear us. Its OK Yami Bakura he'll be alright." said Tea as she placed her trembling hand on Yami Bakura's shoulder.
Yami Bakura refused to listen, he kept yelling into Yami's ear, and tapping his cheeks. After what seemed like an eternity, Yami opened one eye then the other one followed.
"You're awake! How are you feeling?" said Tea.
Yami didn't answer his throat was too raw, and he was having a hard time making the room go into focus. He thought he saw Yami Bakura sitting over him, but it couldn't be why would he care?
Sensing Yami's thoughts "He needs water, I'm sure after those coughs his throat must be in pain" said Yami Bakura.
"I have some!" said Bakura, as he looked in his bag, and pulled out a water bottle.
Yami Bakura took it, and coaxed Yami to drink it.
"Come on its water, you need it."
Yami drank the water rather greedily, and once he was finished the room looked a little clearer, and his throat felt a bit better, but the pounding in his head didn't subside.
"W . . . hat hap . . . pend?" he said once he found the words.
"You fainted, why didn't you tell us?" said Tristan.
"I didn't want to worry you" Yami said shortly.
"Well that plan miserably failed" said Yami Bakura.
Everyone laughed accept Yami, it would have hurt him too much.
"Yes I'm sorry, I wasn't thinking straight."
"I don't think I would either, if I had a fever that high" said Joey. "Well I wouldn't" he said once he saw everyone looking at him.
"How long have I been out?"
"About twenty minuets" said Tea.
"They haven't come out yet?" said Yami worriedly.
Everyone just shook their head. Yami started to stand, but was pushed back down by Yami Bakura.
"What do you think you're doing? You're in no condition to be walking."
"I'm going to try to help Yugi," Yami replied, as he successfully stood up, but swayed slightly.
"And how do you think you're going to do that?" said Yami Bakura.
"I'm going to try to connect with him phycically" said Yami matter-of- factly.
"But you said you couldn't get through before" said Tea.
"Well I've got to try; I need to know what is going on in there." said Yami as he started to sway again.
Tristan was first to notice and caught his friend. "Whoa, Yami take it easy you shouldn't be standing."
Yami didn't answer he had already started to contact his lighter-half.
*
Since Pegasus was failing at reading Yugi's mind, Yugi had managed to tie the game.
"I don't understand why I can't get through" said Pegasus in frustration.
Normally Yugi would have said something to this statement, but he was having a hard enough time staying conscious, than engaging in physiological warfare.
It was Pegasus' turn, he attacked without thinking, and his monster was soon met with a trap-card.
"I should have seen that coming! Why can't I get through!" he screamed in frustration. "What is you're secret Yugi? It can't be mind shuffle again."
Yugi didn't answer, he had grabbed onto the card mat for balance.
"I see the Shadow Realm is finally getting to you" said Pegasus in a very happy tone indeed. "Maybe I can get through now."
Pegasus tried again, but he still couldn't get through, just like before he was met with a wall of fire and heat.
"Heat? I don't understand."
Yugi wasn't even listening he was whipping sweat off his sweltering forehead.
Pegasus immediately noticed this.
"Too hot for you Yugi? I can't imagine why I'm perfectly fine" realizing what he just said "Your fever!"
"What about my fever?" said Yugi as he started to sway once again.
"That is what is blocking me out, why didn't I think of it before? You aren't thinking clearly enough for me to see it!" Exasperated by this new found knowledge, Pegasus attacked again and luckily he wiped out 100 of Yugi's life points, it now stood at 500 to 600. "Well no matter, if your fever is too high for me to get in, I'm sure it's too high for you to think of a plan to defeat me."
*
Yami had been standing, or rather had been held up by Tristan for ten minuets.
Yami stood there concentrating with all his might, it worried him that it took this much effort to contact him. "Yugi, can you hear me?" he said mentally.
Nothing.
He tried and tried, but to no avail he couldn't get through, and the pounding headache wasn't helping at all.
"Are you getting anything?" said Bakura.
"No, I can't seem to get through" said Yami as he stopped to take a rest. "I'm going to try once more."
This time he managed to get through but he was met with the same fiery wall that Pegasus had seen, and it was too much for him, he stumbled forward and clutched his head. Joey immediately rushed to his aid and with Tristan's help they hand Yami standing again.
"What happened?" said Bakura.
"I . . . I don't know. It was just really hot all of a sudden and I couldn't get through" said Yami.
"It must be his fever" said Tea. "It's so high you can't get through, and it also doesn't help that yours is getting just as high."
*
Yugi wasn't doing so well anymore, now that Pegasus wasn't distracted by his loss of reading minds, he had Yugi down to 100 life points, while his stayed at 600.
"I just can't win, I can barley stay awake anymore. S . . . o . . . tired" said Yugi mentally.
Pegasus successfully took out 50 more of Yugi's life points.
"I thought you'd be at least better than this, you haven't even been a challenge" said Pegasus as he began thinking of his next move.
So far Pegasus had his Toon-Blue-Eyes-White-Dragon and a Witty Phantom on the field, while Yugi had his Dark Magician out.
"What can I do? I only have magic cards in my hand." He stopped thinking abruptly to let the arena tip back into focus. "I have Book of Secret Arts, Sword of Dark Destruction, change of heart (Which Bakura slipped into his deck before they arrived), Yami and Magical Elf. What can I do? Lets see Yami . . . it changes the field to Spell-caster friendly, if I do that my Dark Magician will gain 200 attack and defense points."
Yugi put down the Yami card.
"I change the field to Magic" he said.
"Sure, I don't know what that is going to do" said Pegasus as he rearranged the cards in his hand.
"OK now for my other cards, let's see um . . . I'll add the Book of Secrets, for an additional 300 attack and defense points for my Dark Magician. Now I'm up to 3000/2600!"
"And next I add Book of Secret Arts to my Dark Magician."
"Uh-huh go on" said Pegasus as he looked at his nails.
"Ok then if I add Sword of Dark Destruction, my Dark Magician will be at 3400, but my defense will go down to 2400."
"OK and then I'll add Sword of Dark Destruction" said Yugi as he placed the card.
"OK now I can take out his Toon-Blue-Eyes but he'll still have 100 life points left, let's see um, the Change of Heart card! How did Bakura know?"
Yugi was about to place his next magic card, but an all too familiar sharp pain shot through his forehead; he dropped his Change of Heart card and fell to the floor. Noticing this right away Pegasus smiled.
"Oh I think I forgot to mention something to you Yugi, you see the longer you spend in the Shadow Realm, the faster the poison kills you, you might not even have a few hours left" he said as he laughed.
*
"What is it Yami?" asked Tea, her voice full of concern.
At the exact moment of Yugi's attack, Yami clutched his head and he too fell to the floor. He didn't answer Tea's question the pain was too intense. Joey was looking at Yami and noticed that his body seemed to flicker, as if it was disappearing.
"Ya . . . mi! You're body what happening?"
Soon everyone else noticed.
"Yugi's dying" said Yami Bakura shortly.
"W. . . What?" said Bakura.
"He's dying, Yami's body is flickering, it means Yugi is dying and if he does, Yami will cease to exist" said Yami Bakura in an unnaturally calm tone.
"It can't be Yugi, Yami!" said Tristan.
"Let's try to reach him, maybe we can do something" said Tea.
Everyone nodded they figured it was worth a try. They stood around Yami, and connected hands trying to reach Yugi. Just like Pegasus and Yami, they were met with the fire wall.
"Lets try again, think of something cold to try and get through" ordered Tea.
They tried and this time they managed to get through, once they were inside they felt Yugi's and Yami's pain.
"Hold on we can do it" said Tristan.
"What do we do now?" said Joey.
"Look for Yugi" said Bakura.
Just as Bakura finished his statement, they found Yugi on lying on a black floor. They rushed over to him.
"Yugi?! Wake-up" said Tea.
"He's dying" sobbed Joey.
"Let's try to transfer some of our strength to him" said Yami Bakura.
Everyone was just shocked at his statement, no one objected. Instead they all placed a hand on their friends still form and concentrated.
*
"I've g . . . ot to win!" said Yugi mentally. "Yugi didn't understand but he was starting to feel less tired, he quickly picked up his dropped card and slammed it down on the virtual screen.
"I play Change of Hearts and take control of your Toon-Blue-Eyes-White- Dragon and I attack your Witty Phantom reducing your life points to 100."
"Good for you, now are you finished so I can obliterate you?"
"Not yet Pegasus, I have one more move to make."
Pegasus decided it was worth a look at Yugi's brilliant move. He looked at Yugi's soupped up Dark Magician, and then at his Toon-Blue-Eyes, Yugi had exactly 100 more attack points.
"I attack with Dark Magician" said Yugi as he fell to his knees in utter exhaustion; the temporary strength his friends lent him was running out.
Pegasus searched his board looking for a trap-card a magic-card anything, then he turned to his hand and he still had nothing. He had been so over confident he didn't plan anything, he lost!
*
"Look the match is over!" said Tea as the black void began to dissipate, and the arena was coming into view.
Once the arena was completely in focus, they saw Pegasus staring into space; he seemed to be in some sort of trance.
"Where's Yugi?" asked Joey.
"Over there look" said Tristan, as he pointed to the fallen form of Yugi on his side of the arena.
Tristan and Joey rushed over to Yugi's still form, Tristan shook him and Joey placed a hand on Yugi's forehead.
"Pegasus the antidote" Joey said as he held out his hand.
Pegasus just continued to stare.
"Did you hear me? The antidote, Yugi won" said Joey.
Bakura ran over to Pegasus and shook him.
"W . . . hat what's going on?" said Pegasus as he came out of his stupor.
"Antidote" was all Bakura said.
Pegasus reached inside his blazer, and produced a vile with emerald green liquid in it. Bakura snatched it and ran over to Yugi. Joey took the vile and uncorked it; he then poured the liquid into his barley breathing friend's mouth and forced him to swallow.
Yami began to stir, but Yugi remained still.
"What happened is it over?" said Yami.
"Yami you're awake! What's going on why are you better and not Yugi?" said Tea.
Tristan tried shaking Yugi, but Yugi didn't even flinch.
"What's going on Pegasus?! Why isn't Yugi better?" yelled Joey.
"I'm sorry" said Pegasus.
"You had better be, now fix Yugi" demanded Yami, as he rushed over to his lighter-half's side.
"I'm s . . . orry master" stuttered Pegasus.
"Master? What is he talking about? I think he's off his rocker" said Tristan.
"I will defeat him next time, I promise" cowered Pegasus.
"Who is he talking to?" said Bakura.
Just as Bakura asked his question, it was answered. A form started to materialize next to Pegasus. The form turned out to be man, the man looked exactly like Pegasus, accept he had tanned skin and his hair was jet-black not white, and if you thought Pegasus looked mean he was nothing compared to this mystery person.
"High Priest Pehotep" said Yami Bakura and Yami in unison.
"Who?" said Bakura.
"He was before our time, but he was supposedly very evil and after he tried to take over Egypt they banished him, explained Yami Bakura, never once taking his eyes off the unwanted intruder.
"I told you not to fail! I need that Millennium Puzzle! You know what your punishment is, now that you've failed for the last time" said the Priest.
"N-No anything but that" begged Pegasus. "Give me one more chance, I know I can get it for you, and then I can have my dear Cecilia back" said Pegasus.
"No that was the last chance, now you'll be trapped in the shadow realm forever and I will obtain you're empty body, I should have done this a long time ago."
"No please."
The Priest didn't reply, he just disappeared, and they saw Pegasus' soul exit his body and start to disappear into darkness.
His last words were "Soul . . . Yugi . . . Bug . . . Room" before he disappeared.
Pegasus' body also disappeared, but not into blackness, it looked as though it just was teleported or transported somewhere else.
"What do we do now?" said Tea as she tried to hold back her tears.
"I don't know. What does Soul, Yugi, Bug, Room mean?" said Bakura.
"He was obviously trying to help us" said Yami Bakura.
Yami just stood there holding onto Yugi's ice cold hand.
"I guess we should take him to a hospital, then figure out how to help him" said Tristan.
"Let's go" said Tea.
And that's it for chapter 8 sorry about the sad card battle; I told you I'm no good with those. Well thank you for reading my story and please review I should have the next chapter up sooner, it will be easier to write!