Thank you for all the reviews. I'm so sorry I haven't updated lately,
things have just been hectic: exams and the fact my dad was putting the
computer in my room took awhile, and over all I've just been lazy. Sorry
for the delay, but here's chapter 10.
Chapter-Ten Finding the Soul Room
*
At first Yami thought nothing was going to happen and that it was hopeless, but then he felt the all too familiar pull and before he knew it he was inside the puzzle.
"That was supposed to be the easy part, now I just have to figure out what is wrong with Yugi." Yami said to himself as he searched the maze of the puzzle.
He walked down corridor after corridor, stair case after stair case the only thing he found was dead ends.
"Why did I have to make it so complicated to find anything in here?!"
*
"How long has he been in there?" Asked Joey.
"Almost two hours," answered Tea.
"It sure is taking a long time," said Bakura.
"He's got to find out what is wrong with Yugi, and if the inside of the puzzle is anything like the inside of the Millennium Ring then that could be a difficult task," said Yami Bakura.
"I just hope we aren't too late," said Tea as she stroked her fallen friend's hair.
*
"This should be easy; I've been to his soul room before, why can't I find it?"
Yami had successfully gotten him self lost and found eleven dead ends.
"It's almost as if it's been moved, I cannot find it anywhere, and none of these corridors look the familiar."
Yami continued to walk down the seemingly endless corridors, noticing how they weren't even bright like before. They seemed to have aged thousands of years, once smooth and untouched they were now chipped and darkened. "I have to find it soon, Yugi can't possibly hang on for much longer, where is he?"
Yami was so lost in his own thoughts he didn't even notice that he was walking into a pitch black corridor.
"Wow its getting dark, I can't see a thing!"
Before he could react his foot got caught and he fell, but instead of hitting the floor like he should have he kept falling. Once he reached the bottom his head connected with a rock and he lay unconscious.
*
"Its nearing three hours now, I wonder what is taking him so long?" said Tea.
"It shouldn't take this long, something must be wrong," said Yami Bakura.
"Maybe we should try to get through to him, maybe we can at least find out what is going on," suggested Tristan.
They all nodded and stood around Yugi's bed and placed one hand on Yugi's puzzle.
"Yami can you hear us?" said Tea.
"No answer, maybe we have to try harder," said Joey.
They all closed their eyes and concentrated as much as they could. They didn't hear Yami but they all saw an image of him lying on the ground with his head on a rock.
"Yami!" they all said in unison.
"He's hurt, how do we help him?" Said Bakura.
"I don't know, but we have to," said Tea.
"Hey remember when Yugi was duelin' Pegasus?" asked Joey.
"Yeah what's your point?" asked Tristan.
"Well when we blocked Pegasus from Yugi's mind, we were in his mind we were able to hold him and help him while Yami finished off Pegasus, so maybe we can help Yami the same way."
"Well it's worth a shot," said Bakura.
"Alright let's do it," said Tea.
"Our bodies won't be able to enter the puzzle, but maybe we can project our souls to help him," said Bakura.
"If it's all we can do, let's try," said Bakura.
They close their eyes and focused their energy once again.
"I don't think this is workin'" said Joey.
"Shh shut up, it's not going to work with you talking," said Tristan.
"Hey guys" said Bakura.
"WHAT!" Tea said becoming annoyed.
"L-look, I think it worked," said Bakura cautiously.
The rest of them opened their eyes, Bakura was right they were a few meters away from their unconscious friend. Without a backwards glance, they all ran towards Yami.
"Is he alright?" asked Tea.
Yami Bakura bent down and lifted Yami's head gently.
"He looks pretty bad, he's bleeding," Said Yami Bakura.
"What do we do now?" asked Tristan.
"Try waking him up," suggested Joey.
Tea looked worried, she knew you weren't supposed to move someone with a head injury they could have a concussion, "Is that wise?"
Knowing what Tea was thinking Yami Bakura knew what they had to do "It's the only option we've got; Yami is the only one who has the slightest clue on how to get to Yugi's soul room, without him Yugi is lost."
Since no one objected at attempting to wake Yami, Yami Bakura shook the ancient Pharaoh as lightly as he could.
"Come on Yami you gotta wake up," said Joey.
"He must have hit his head hard," said Tristan.
"Well he can't stay out, Yugi's life depends on it," said Yami Bakura as he started to shake Yami more forcefully.
"Aww, I didn't know you cared," mocked Joey.
Yami Bakura just glared at him, nothing worked better to shut Joey up.
"Mmm, hurts. . ." Yami started to open his eyes.
"Hey I think he is waking up," said Tea.
"Are you alright man, what happened?" asked Joey.
"Yugi. . . fall. . . darkness," muttered Yami.
"What?" said Joey.
"He must have hit his head harder than I thought. How many fingers am I holding up?" said Tristan.
Yami looked as if he was just asked the hardest question in the world.
"Um four," Yami eventually answered.
"Well that is close, but I think you're seein' double," said Tristan as he put his two fingers down.
"What happened?" repeated Joey.
Yami sat up and rubbed his head, when he took his hand away it was covered with blood.
"You're bleeding like a stuck pig," said Tea as she ripped part of her shirt off and touched it Yami's forehead.
"Um, I started walking down this really dark corridor, and I guess I tripped and fell but how I got down here I do not know. The whole inside of the puzzle is rearranged I don't remember any of this."
"Great, now this just became ten times harder," said Yami Bakura.
"Um why are you guys transparent?" Yami asked once he noticed.
"We are?" said Joey.
They looked down at themselves, and they too noticed they could see right through their feet to the floor.
"I guess because we aren't really here, it's just our souls our bodies are still in the hospital with Yugi," said Tea.
"Could you imagine the look on the nurse's face if she walked in the room, we probably look all dead," joked Joey.
No one said anything; they just ignored Joey's comment.
"Well you just answered my other question on how you are here, so we should get moving we need to find Yugi," said Yami as he got to his feet and swayed.
"Whoa man take it easy you have quite the bump on your head," said Joey as he steadied him.
"I'm fine we need to find Yami," said Yami as he pulled away from Joey and walked off.
"I sure didn't miss that stubbornness," said Tea.
The rest of them nodded in agreement and followed Yami.
*
"We've been walking around for hours!" complained Joey "Can't we take a break?"
Yami rounded on him, "Would Yugi take a break if it were one of us in this situation?"
"Hehe, I guess not, I'll shut up and continue walking alright?" Smiled Joey.
"Are you sure you don't recognize any of this?" asked Yami Bakura.
"Yes I'm sure, it's all changed."
As the gang continued walking they heard something that sounded like "Help me!"
"That sounded like Yugi," said Yami as he raced off in the direction of the voice, screaming Yugi's name all the way.
*
Yugi was huddled in a corner of his soul room, the only spot with light left. Darkness had taken over the whole room and he was afraid that once it took his corner he wouldn't exist. He could hear the breathing of a nameless monster in the darkness, but he dare not go near it, he was safe for now in the light. He had begun to give up on hope, but just then he thought he heard a familiar voice, he thought he heard his Yami.
"Yugi!"
He did hear him, Yami was getting closer.
"Yami, I'm in here, help me!" Yugi screamed at the top of his lungs.
"Yugi where are you?"
"I'm in here; look for a room with no light!"
"No light? OK" *
"Slow down Yami, we can't keep up with you!" yelled Tea.
"I heard Yugi; he said to find a room with no light," said Yami.
"No light? What is he talking about?" said Joey.
"I don't know, just hurry," said Yami as he ran faster.
"Hey its starting to get darker I think we're getting close," said Tristan.
Just as Tristan finished his statement Yami immediately stopped and everyone plowed into him.
"What's up Pharaoh?" said Yami Bakura as he got off the stone floor.
"Last time I walked in the dark I fell remember, so we have to be careful," said Yami.
*
"Yami?!" Yugi yelled as his voice went hoarse.
"I thought he was close, what's going on?" Yugi thought.
The nameless monsters breathing in the black abyss intensified, and Yugi knew what that meant, it meant it was getting stronger. Yugi immediately stood up and huddled as close to the wall as he could, the darkness slowly crept closer to him just barley touching the tip of his shoes.
"Please Yami you have to hurry," Yugi thought out loud.
*
The rest of them had come to a halt at the beginning of a dark hall with two doors.
"Which one is it?" asked Bakura.
"Well usually Yugi's is on the left and mine is on the right, we've reached the soul rooms but I don't know if they're in the right spot," said Yami.
"Let's try calling his name," suggested Tea.
"Yugi?!" they all yelled at once.
*
Yugi heard them, but he didn't know if his voice would allow him to yell.
"Yami!" but it only came out as a whisper.
Yugi knew he had to let them hear him so he tried with all his might, "Yami!"
"I hope they heard me," thought Yugi as he massaged his throat.
*
"That was him, his in the left room!" said Yami as he opened the door.
The room that they were about to enter was indeed pitch black, there was no light accept a tiny bit in the corner on the other side of the room that contained Yugi.
"Yugi!" said Yami as he attempted to reach him, but his friends pulled him back. "What are you doing? I have to help him."
"We don't know why the room is like that, you can't just go running in there, you can't help Yugi if something happens to you," said Tea.
"Hey Yug' what's going on in this room?" said Joey.
Yugi attempted to speak but no words came out, only a burning pain in his throat.
"No not now, I have to tell them," thought Yugi.
"What? I can't hear you," said Joey.
Yugi waved his hands and pointed at his throat.
"What is he doing?" asked Joey.
"Isn't it obvious?" said Yami Bakura.
"No, why is it to you?" said Joey.
"Yes it is, he's lost his voice from yelling for help so much," stated Yami Bakura.
"No way can't that be right, maybe the darkness is swallowing up his voice," said Joey.
"Oh ya, ask him," said Yami Bakura.
"Hey Yug' did ya lose your voice?!" yelled Joey.
Yugi nodded his head and pointed to his throat.
"You enjoy being right all the time don't you?"
"Of course."
"Well we know he can't talk, so we're just going to have to walk in there," concluded Yami.
"Well I don't know, it doesn't look safe," said Tea.
"Well then stay here," said Yami.
Yami cautiously took a step into the room, and instantly felt he shouldn't have done so. He continued to walk in, and the feeling only increased. Once Yugi noticed his Yami had begun the journey across the darkness he started waving his hands and pointing at the door.
"I have to get you Yugi, you can't stay in here," said Yami.
Yugi heard the breathing and he knew if Yami didn't get out he would be in danger. He started to run towards him, and he heard the running footsteps of the creature. Oblivious to the happenings in the room Yami continued to walk.
"What is wrong with Yugi?" said Tea as they observed from the door.
"I don't know, he doesn't look like he wants Yami in there," said Tristan.
"I have to get Yami out of here, I can hear that thing gaining on him," thought Yugi.
Once Yugi and Yami reached each other the puzzles around their necks started glowing and the room filled with light. Yugi immediately saw the thing behind his Yami and once again started waving his arms.
"What is it Yugi?" asked Yami.
The creature jumped into the air and just before it reached Yami, Joey ran as fast as he could and pushed Yami out of the way and the creatures teeth sunk into his arm.
Well that is it for chapter 10. Yes I know boring wasn't it, I just couldn't think of anything that good maybe I'll rewrite it later. Oh yes and I'm truly sorry for the cliffhanger but I have to clean the kitchen and I know you guys wanted another chapter. I'll write the next one as fast as I can. Thanks for reading this and please review!
Chapter-Ten Finding the Soul Room
*
At first Yami thought nothing was going to happen and that it was hopeless, but then he felt the all too familiar pull and before he knew it he was inside the puzzle.
"That was supposed to be the easy part, now I just have to figure out what is wrong with Yugi." Yami said to himself as he searched the maze of the puzzle.
He walked down corridor after corridor, stair case after stair case the only thing he found was dead ends.
"Why did I have to make it so complicated to find anything in here?!"
*
"How long has he been in there?" Asked Joey.
"Almost two hours," answered Tea.
"It sure is taking a long time," said Bakura.
"He's got to find out what is wrong with Yugi, and if the inside of the puzzle is anything like the inside of the Millennium Ring then that could be a difficult task," said Yami Bakura.
"I just hope we aren't too late," said Tea as she stroked her fallen friend's hair.
*
"This should be easy; I've been to his soul room before, why can't I find it?"
Yami had successfully gotten him self lost and found eleven dead ends.
"It's almost as if it's been moved, I cannot find it anywhere, and none of these corridors look the familiar."
Yami continued to walk down the seemingly endless corridors, noticing how they weren't even bright like before. They seemed to have aged thousands of years, once smooth and untouched they were now chipped and darkened. "I have to find it soon, Yugi can't possibly hang on for much longer, where is he?"
Yami was so lost in his own thoughts he didn't even notice that he was walking into a pitch black corridor.
"Wow its getting dark, I can't see a thing!"
Before he could react his foot got caught and he fell, but instead of hitting the floor like he should have he kept falling. Once he reached the bottom his head connected with a rock and he lay unconscious.
*
"Its nearing three hours now, I wonder what is taking him so long?" said Tea.
"It shouldn't take this long, something must be wrong," said Yami Bakura.
"Maybe we should try to get through to him, maybe we can at least find out what is going on," suggested Tristan.
They all nodded and stood around Yugi's bed and placed one hand on Yugi's puzzle.
"Yami can you hear us?" said Tea.
"No answer, maybe we have to try harder," said Joey.
They all closed their eyes and concentrated as much as they could. They didn't hear Yami but they all saw an image of him lying on the ground with his head on a rock.
"Yami!" they all said in unison.
"He's hurt, how do we help him?" Said Bakura.
"I don't know, but we have to," said Tea.
"Hey remember when Yugi was duelin' Pegasus?" asked Joey.
"Yeah what's your point?" asked Tristan.
"Well when we blocked Pegasus from Yugi's mind, we were in his mind we were able to hold him and help him while Yami finished off Pegasus, so maybe we can help Yami the same way."
"Well it's worth a shot," said Bakura.
"Alright let's do it," said Tea.
"Our bodies won't be able to enter the puzzle, but maybe we can project our souls to help him," said Bakura.
"If it's all we can do, let's try," said Bakura.
They close their eyes and focused their energy once again.
"I don't think this is workin'" said Joey.
"Shh shut up, it's not going to work with you talking," said Tristan.
"Hey guys" said Bakura.
"WHAT!" Tea said becoming annoyed.
"L-look, I think it worked," said Bakura cautiously.
The rest of them opened their eyes, Bakura was right they were a few meters away from their unconscious friend. Without a backwards glance, they all ran towards Yami.
"Is he alright?" asked Tea.
Yami Bakura bent down and lifted Yami's head gently.
"He looks pretty bad, he's bleeding," Said Yami Bakura.
"What do we do now?" asked Tristan.
"Try waking him up," suggested Joey.
Tea looked worried, she knew you weren't supposed to move someone with a head injury they could have a concussion, "Is that wise?"
Knowing what Tea was thinking Yami Bakura knew what they had to do "It's the only option we've got; Yami is the only one who has the slightest clue on how to get to Yugi's soul room, without him Yugi is lost."
Since no one objected at attempting to wake Yami, Yami Bakura shook the ancient Pharaoh as lightly as he could.
"Come on Yami you gotta wake up," said Joey.
"He must have hit his head hard," said Tristan.
"Well he can't stay out, Yugi's life depends on it," said Yami Bakura as he started to shake Yami more forcefully.
"Aww, I didn't know you cared," mocked Joey.
Yami Bakura just glared at him, nothing worked better to shut Joey up.
"Mmm, hurts. . ." Yami started to open his eyes.
"Hey I think he is waking up," said Tea.
"Are you alright man, what happened?" asked Joey.
"Yugi. . . fall. . . darkness," muttered Yami.
"What?" said Joey.
"He must have hit his head harder than I thought. How many fingers am I holding up?" said Tristan.
Yami looked as if he was just asked the hardest question in the world.
"Um four," Yami eventually answered.
"Well that is close, but I think you're seein' double," said Tristan as he put his two fingers down.
"What happened?" repeated Joey.
Yami sat up and rubbed his head, when he took his hand away it was covered with blood.
"You're bleeding like a stuck pig," said Tea as she ripped part of her shirt off and touched it Yami's forehead.
"Um, I started walking down this really dark corridor, and I guess I tripped and fell but how I got down here I do not know. The whole inside of the puzzle is rearranged I don't remember any of this."
"Great, now this just became ten times harder," said Yami Bakura.
"Um why are you guys transparent?" Yami asked once he noticed.
"We are?" said Joey.
They looked down at themselves, and they too noticed they could see right through their feet to the floor.
"I guess because we aren't really here, it's just our souls our bodies are still in the hospital with Yugi," said Tea.
"Could you imagine the look on the nurse's face if she walked in the room, we probably look all dead," joked Joey.
No one said anything; they just ignored Joey's comment.
"Well you just answered my other question on how you are here, so we should get moving we need to find Yugi," said Yami as he got to his feet and swayed.
"Whoa man take it easy you have quite the bump on your head," said Joey as he steadied him.
"I'm fine we need to find Yami," said Yami as he pulled away from Joey and walked off.
"I sure didn't miss that stubbornness," said Tea.
The rest of them nodded in agreement and followed Yami.
*
"We've been walking around for hours!" complained Joey "Can't we take a break?"
Yami rounded on him, "Would Yugi take a break if it were one of us in this situation?"
"Hehe, I guess not, I'll shut up and continue walking alright?" Smiled Joey.
"Are you sure you don't recognize any of this?" asked Yami Bakura.
"Yes I'm sure, it's all changed."
As the gang continued walking they heard something that sounded like "Help me!"
"That sounded like Yugi," said Yami as he raced off in the direction of the voice, screaming Yugi's name all the way.
*
Yugi was huddled in a corner of his soul room, the only spot with light left. Darkness had taken over the whole room and he was afraid that once it took his corner he wouldn't exist. He could hear the breathing of a nameless monster in the darkness, but he dare not go near it, he was safe for now in the light. He had begun to give up on hope, but just then he thought he heard a familiar voice, he thought he heard his Yami.
"Yugi!"
He did hear him, Yami was getting closer.
"Yami, I'm in here, help me!" Yugi screamed at the top of his lungs.
"Yugi where are you?"
"I'm in here; look for a room with no light!"
"No light? OK" *
"Slow down Yami, we can't keep up with you!" yelled Tea.
"I heard Yugi; he said to find a room with no light," said Yami.
"No light? What is he talking about?" said Joey.
"I don't know, just hurry," said Yami as he ran faster.
"Hey its starting to get darker I think we're getting close," said Tristan.
Just as Tristan finished his statement Yami immediately stopped and everyone plowed into him.
"What's up Pharaoh?" said Yami Bakura as he got off the stone floor.
"Last time I walked in the dark I fell remember, so we have to be careful," said Yami.
*
"Yami?!" Yugi yelled as his voice went hoarse.
"I thought he was close, what's going on?" Yugi thought.
The nameless monsters breathing in the black abyss intensified, and Yugi knew what that meant, it meant it was getting stronger. Yugi immediately stood up and huddled as close to the wall as he could, the darkness slowly crept closer to him just barley touching the tip of his shoes.
"Please Yami you have to hurry," Yugi thought out loud.
*
The rest of them had come to a halt at the beginning of a dark hall with two doors.
"Which one is it?" asked Bakura.
"Well usually Yugi's is on the left and mine is on the right, we've reached the soul rooms but I don't know if they're in the right spot," said Yami.
"Let's try calling his name," suggested Tea.
"Yugi?!" they all yelled at once.
*
Yugi heard them, but he didn't know if his voice would allow him to yell.
"Yami!" but it only came out as a whisper.
Yugi knew he had to let them hear him so he tried with all his might, "Yami!"
"I hope they heard me," thought Yugi as he massaged his throat.
*
"That was him, his in the left room!" said Yami as he opened the door.
The room that they were about to enter was indeed pitch black, there was no light accept a tiny bit in the corner on the other side of the room that contained Yugi.
"Yugi!" said Yami as he attempted to reach him, but his friends pulled him back. "What are you doing? I have to help him."
"We don't know why the room is like that, you can't just go running in there, you can't help Yugi if something happens to you," said Tea.
"Hey Yug' what's going on in this room?" said Joey.
Yugi attempted to speak but no words came out, only a burning pain in his throat.
"No not now, I have to tell them," thought Yugi.
"What? I can't hear you," said Joey.
Yugi waved his hands and pointed at his throat.
"What is he doing?" asked Joey.
"Isn't it obvious?" said Yami Bakura.
"No, why is it to you?" said Joey.
"Yes it is, he's lost his voice from yelling for help so much," stated Yami Bakura.
"No way can't that be right, maybe the darkness is swallowing up his voice," said Joey.
"Oh ya, ask him," said Yami Bakura.
"Hey Yug' did ya lose your voice?!" yelled Joey.
Yugi nodded his head and pointed to his throat.
"You enjoy being right all the time don't you?"
"Of course."
"Well we know he can't talk, so we're just going to have to walk in there," concluded Yami.
"Well I don't know, it doesn't look safe," said Tea.
"Well then stay here," said Yami.
Yami cautiously took a step into the room, and instantly felt he shouldn't have done so. He continued to walk in, and the feeling only increased. Once Yugi noticed his Yami had begun the journey across the darkness he started waving his hands and pointing at the door.
"I have to get you Yugi, you can't stay in here," said Yami.
Yugi heard the breathing and he knew if Yami didn't get out he would be in danger. He started to run towards him, and he heard the running footsteps of the creature. Oblivious to the happenings in the room Yami continued to walk.
"What is wrong with Yugi?" said Tea as they observed from the door.
"I don't know, he doesn't look like he wants Yami in there," said Tristan.
"I have to get Yami out of here, I can hear that thing gaining on him," thought Yugi.
Once Yugi and Yami reached each other the puzzles around their necks started glowing and the room filled with light. Yugi immediately saw the thing behind his Yami and once again started waving his arms.
"What is it Yugi?" asked Yami.
The creature jumped into the air and just before it reached Yami, Joey ran as fast as he could and pushed Yami out of the way and the creatures teeth sunk into his arm.
Well that is it for chapter 10. Yes I know boring wasn't it, I just couldn't think of anything that good maybe I'll rewrite it later. Oh yes and I'm truly sorry for the cliffhanger but I have to clean the kitchen and I know you guys wanted another chapter. I'll write the next one as fast as I can. Thanks for reading this and please review!