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Soon Yugi's house was a hubbub of activity. In the half hour before everyone else arrived there the four boys washed, dressed, ate and cleared up (an amazing act for boys!). Joey and Serenity arrived a bit later, bleary eyed and complaining about such an early start (it was only six am, they had not leave early to get to Dice before the rush). Next came Tea and Tristan and finally Mai turned up, looking half asleep and going on about bags under her eyes and beauty sleep, which Joey scoffed at earning him a clip round the ear from Mai.
In half an hour they were ready. Bags were filled with sandwiches for lunch and Yami, Joey and Mai carried their duelling decks with them. Yami and Yugi decided that Yami should battle as he had the competitive instinct. Yugi was happy not to duel, he felt that duelling burdened him and he also felt that duelling was something that Yami could enjoy, and Yami did. It was his only link to his past and he wanted to keep a connection with his days in Egypt, no matter how distant they seemed.
Finally they all left Yugi's house and trudged down to the bus stop. Wearily they clambered on the bus and Joey promptly fell asleep, snoring his head off. They stayed in silence for about an hour until they all looked out of the window and saw that they were in Dice, and nearing their destination. They all looked out excitedly for where the convention was. Ryou spotted a large tent on the outskirts of the buildings. This was where the convention was being held. They climbed off of the bus as its final stop and joined the crowd of people from another bus that swarmed towards the tent. Yami and Bakura were overawed at the volume of people and it made them feel unsteady. They finally came to a tollgate where they paid their entrance money and had their hands stamped with the symbol of Exodia. This would allow them to leave the main area of the convention during the day but return that day if they wanted.
They made their way to a corner of the field by a large oak tree that was quieter than the rest of the area.
"This should be our meeting place," said Tea. "If anyone gets separated accidentally they should come back here and wait for someone else."
"It's pointless to stick together as a big group," commented Joey, "We should split into small groups for an hour or so to do certain things, then we should meet back here for lunch."
"I think we should all be together for the tournament!" piped up Yugi. "They are having a proper one this year. It starts at two o'clock, so if we meet back here for lunch at one we can go to it together. Yami, Joey and Mai registered at the entrance so that's not a problem!"
"Ok," Said Tea, "Well, I want to check out the shops. Anyone else?"
Serenity and Ryou agreed to this.
Tristan and Joey decided to check out the food stalls. Mai, Yami and Yugi wanted to find the trading areas and the stalls selling duelling cards. Bakura said that he wanted to be alone but Mai firmly told him that he was coming with them because, frankly, he wasn't to be trusted. They separated promising to all meet back at the tree for lunch.
Yami, Yugi and Mai set off for a large blue and yellow tent at the far end of the convention area, Bakura trailing sullenly behind them. He actually had no intention of hurting anyone today. He had wanted to strengthen his own duelling deck but wanted to do this alone. He didn't want Yami to see his deck. When the time was right they would battle, but until then everything had to be done to keep Yami on his toes.
They entered the tent and picked up a leaflet telling them the rough contents of each staff. They soon realised why this was necessary. Over a hundred large tables surrounded the edge of the tent, selling cards. Another hundred smaller tables were crammed into the centre of the room where duellist gathered to trade cards. In the centre of these smaller tables was one large stand with at least twenty staff manning it. This was the official trading desk. Yami and Mai headed straight to this centre table, as most of the action was happening here, and they couldn't afford to buy cards anyway. Yugi went with Bakura to one of the smaller tables. Yami had possession of Yugi's grandpa's deck and Yugi trusted him with it. Yugi was attempting to strengthen his old deck that he had compiled at a child. Bakura decided to stick with Yugi; it would be easier to give him the slip.
After half an hour Mai and Yami were still trading, and having great success. Yugi had finished trading and had put together a much stronger deck. He and Bakura made their way towards the large trading desk, to find that Yami and Mai weren't there.
"There they go!" Exclaimed Bakura pointing to an exit, opposite to where they had come in.
"I don't see them!" Squeaked Yugi.
"I am sure that I saw them, come on!" Bakura led Yugi over to the exit. A crowd of people were moving away from them, one with familiar looking multicoloured hair.
"Yami!" Shouted Yugi as he ran towards the group. Bakura smiled as he darted back into the trading tent and quickly opened his rucksack. He pulled out a baseball cap and jacket that he had borrowed from Ryou. He pulled the clothes on and looked like a different person. He also put on some sunglasses before making his way back to the trading tables, now he could really strengthen his deck.
"Yami!" Shouted Yugi at the retreating figure. But Yami ignored him. Yugi finally caught up and pulled hard on Yami's sleeve, forcing him to turn around. Except it wasn't Yami. To Yugi's embarrassment the figure was actually a really big girl. She had black and crimson hair gelled into three spikes and had blue highlights at the front. From the back she had looked something like Yami, but from the front she looked totally different. Not as friendly either.
"Get off me squirt!" She bellowed, pulling her arm from Yugi's grasp. Yugi was about to apologise when a taller, butch looking boy grabbed him by the collar and shook him.
"What are you doin' wiv my girlfriend?" He demanded, throwing Yugi to the floor before Yugi could even reply. Yugi closed his eyes as a shadow fell over him, images of the bullying he had previously endured flashing across his mind. But no blow came. Instead he heard an old man's voice.
"I would leave if I were you sir." Said the voice calmly. Yugi opened his eyes to see a wizened old man dressed in red and purple standing over him, talking to the gang. "Before I make you leave."
"What you gonna do old man!" Cackled one girl.
"My dear lady, I can have you all banned from the duelling world, as the organiser of the convention." Stated the gentleman. Yugi was astounded. This was the convention organiser, Mr Quill?
The gang looked at each other worriedly before making their apologies and departing. Mr Quill held out a hand to Yugi who gratefully took it. Mr Quill looked at him thoughtfully before speaking. "Would you like to have tea with me, Mr Mouto?" Yugi was about to ask how he knew his name, but then realised that Mr Quill must be an avid follower of duel monsters and would know of his defeat of Pegasus. Yugi accepted and was led to a small hut at the edge of the field. He sat on a stool inside and gratefully accepted the tea given to him by the strange man.
It was quarter to one and Bakura knew that his time was running out. Quickly he left the trading tent, having made sure that Yami and Mai were still there, they had in fact been there the whole time too! He hurriedly made his way to the meeting place, changing back into his original clothes. He saw Tea, Serenity and Ryou coming towards him and arranged his face into a worried look as he ran over to them.
"I glad you are here!" He enthused, "I have been alone for a while now. Yami and Mai went off to trade so I stayed with Yugi, but we got separated in the crowd. I came straight back here as I was told, but he hasn't showed up. It was nearly an hour ago too!"
"Don't worry Bakura." Soothed Ryou. "He probably found Yami and Mai and they are looking for you now!"
Bakura looked at them and saw that none of them were particularly worried. Even when Joey and Tristan came back, stuffed full of food but still hungry, no one seemed overly worried that Yugi had been separated from Bakura. Tea actually praised Bakura for not causing any trouble when he had been on his own. Their chatter faded however, when they saw Yami and Mai approaching, with out Yugi.
Meanwhile Yugi was sipping tea and listening to Mr Quill talk about duel monsters. Suddenly Mr Quill leaned forward and said in a whisper.
"I have something for you Yugi. You must look after it for me. It is very special and has many secrets surrounding it. I have a feeling that you will be able to unravel them." He handed Yugi a purple envelope in which Yugi could feel a duel monsters card. Excited he went to open it, but was stopped by his companion. "Not here Yugi! When you return home you must open it alone. Do not show it to anyone else but put it in your deck, and use it when the time comes."
Yugi nodded and looked down. He saw that it was past one o'clock.
"Your friends are worried." Commented Mr Quill. "I will walk you halfway to your destination."
They walked in silence until they were in sight of the large tree, under which stood Yugi's friends, frantically talking to a security guard who was shaking his head.
Mr Quill turned to face Yugi as Yugi waved to Tea, who spotted him. Everyone began to run over. Mr Quill spoke again. "Should you need any more information, research 'The O'Dell's of England, around the time 1003.' You will find some of what you need to know."
Yugi turned to Mr Quill to thank him, but he was gone. At that moment he was engulfed in hugs from Tea and Serenity. He shrugged them off, looking for Mr Quill.
"What's up Yuge?" Asked Joey. "Aren't you glad to see us?"
"Yes, I was just looking for Mr Quill. I wanted to thank him for the tea." Yugi explained about Mr Quill, omitting the details about the envelope.
"Let's go and find him then!" Said Tea. They walked to where Yugi said the hut had been, but saw nothing. Only a few bricks and stones in a heap by a tree.
"But it was here!" Exclaimed Yugi. "I'm sure of it!"
"Excuse me!" Called Mai to an official, who came over. "My friend said there was a hut at the edge of the field, around here. Some one called Mr Quill lived there."
"You are right little lady!" said the official. "There WAS an hut here and Mr Quill DID live there. But he died around a thousand years ago, and the hut was demolished about a decade ago." He laughed and walked off, not noticing the ashen-faced Yugi. Yugi felt inside his pocket as they walked away, Joey laughing at him. The envelope was still there. Yugi wanted so badly to prove Joey wrong, but he had made a promise and he intended to keep it. He knew that it had been real.
"Come on!" Shouted Mai. "The tournament will start soon! Do you want us to miss it?" With that they ran to the central white tent where the tournament was being held.
AN - The plot thickens. More will be revealed soon but keep reviewing!!!
Soon Yugi's house was a hubbub of activity. In the half hour before everyone else arrived there the four boys washed, dressed, ate and cleared up (an amazing act for boys!). Joey and Serenity arrived a bit later, bleary eyed and complaining about such an early start (it was only six am, they had not leave early to get to Dice before the rush). Next came Tea and Tristan and finally Mai turned up, looking half asleep and going on about bags under her eyes and beauty sleep, which Joey scoffed at earning him a clip round the ear from Mai.
In half an hour they were ready. Bags were filled with sandwiches for lunch and Yami, Joey and Mai carried their duelling decks with them. Yami and Yugi decided that Yami should battle as he had the competitive instinct. Yugi was happy not to duel, he felt that duelling burdened him and he also felt that duelling was something that Yami could enjoy, and Yami did. It was his only link to his past and he wanted to keep a connection with his days in Egypt, no matter how distant they seemed.
Finally they all left Yugi's house and trudged down to the bus stop. Wearily they clambered on the bus and Joey promptly fell asleep, snoring his head off. They stayed in silence for about an hour until they all looked out of the window and saw that they were in Dice, and nearing their destination. They all looked out excitedly for where the convention was. Ryou spotted a large tent on the outskirts of the buildings. This was where the convention was being held. They climbed off of the bus as its final stop and joined the crowd of people from another bus that swarmed towards the tent. Yami and Bakura were overawed at the volume of people and it made them feel unsteady. They finally came to a tollgate where they paid their entrance money and had their hands stamped with the symbol of Exodia. This would allow them to leave the main area of the convention during the day but return that day if they wanted.
They made their way to a corner of the field by a large oak tree that was quieter than the rest of the area.
"This should be our meeting place," said Tea. "If anyone gets separated accidentally they should come back here and wait for someone else."
"It's pointless to stick together as a big group," commented Joey, "We should split into small groups for an hour or so to do certain things, then we should meet back here for lunch."
"I think we should all be together for the tournament!" piped up Yugi. "They are having a proper one this year. It starts at two o'clock, so if we meet back here for lunch at one we can go to it together. Yami, Joey and Mai registered at the entrance so that's not a problem!"
"Ok," Said Tea, "Well, I want to check out the shops. Anyone else?"
Serenity and Ryou agreed to this.
Tristan and Joey decided to check out the food stalls. Mai, Yami and Yugi wanted to find the trading areas and the stalls selling duelling cards. Bakura said that he wanted to be alone but Mai firmly told him that he was coming with them because, frankly, he wasn't to be trusted. They separated promising to all meet back at the tree for lunch.
Yami, Yugi and Mai set off for a large blue and yellow tent at the far end of the convention area, Bakura trailing sullenly behind them. He actually had no intention of hurting anyone today. He had wanted to strengthen his own duelling deck but wanted to do this alone. He didn't want Yami to see his deck. When the time was right they would battle, but until then everything had to be done to keep Yami on his toes.
They entered the tent and picked up a leaflet telling them the rough contents of each staff. They soon realised why this was necessary. Over a hundred large tables surrounded the edge of the tent, selling cards. Another hundred smaller tables were crammed into the centre of the room where duellist gathered to trade cards. In the centre of these smaller tables was one large stand with at least twenty staff manning it. This was the official trading desk. Yami and Mai headed straight to this centre table, as most of the action was happening here, and they couldn't afford to buy cards anyway. Yugi went with Bakura to one of the smaller tables. Yami had possession of Yugi's grandpa's deck and Yugi trusted him with it. Yugi was attempting to strengthen his old deck that he had compiled at a child. Bakura decided to stick with Yugi; it would be easier to give him the slip.
After half an hour Mai and Yami were still trading, and having great success. Yugi had finished trading and had put together a much stronger deck. He and Bakura made their way towards the large trading desk, to find that Yami and Mai weren't there.
"There they go!" Exclaimed Bakura pointing to an exit, opposite to where they had come in.
"I don't see them!" Squeaked Yugi.
"I am sure that I saw them, come on!" Bakura led Yugi over to the exit. A crowd of people were moving away from them, one with familiar looking multicoloured hair.
"Yami!" Shouted Yugi as he ran towards the group. Bakura smiled as he darted back into the trading tent and quickly opened his rucksack. He pulled out a baseball cap and jacket that he had borrowed from Ryou. He pulled the clothes on and looked like a different person. He also put on some sunglasses before making his way back to the trading tables, now he could really strengthen his deck.
"Yami!" Shouted Yugi at the retreating figure. But Yami ignored him. Yugi finally caught up and pulled hard on Yami's sleeve, forcing him to turn around. Except it wasn't Yami. To Yugi's embarrassment the figure was actually a really big girl. She had black and crimson hair gelled into three spikes and had blue highlights at the front. From the back she had looked something like Yami, but from the front she looked totally different. Not as friendly either.
"Get off me squirt!" She bellowed, pulling her arm from Yugi's grasp. Yugi was about to apologise when a taller, butch looking boy grabbed him by the collar and shook him.
"What are you doin' wiv my girlfriend?" He demanded, throwing Yugi to the floor before Yugi could even reply. Yugi closed his eyes as a shadow fell over him, images of the bullying he had previously endured flashing across his mind. But no blow came. Instead he heard an old man's voice.
"I would leave if I were you sir." Said the voice calmly. Yugi opened his eyes to see a wizened old man dressed in red and purple standing over him, talking to the gang. "Before I make you leave."
"What you gonna do old man!" Cackled one girl.
"My dear lady, I can have you all banned from the duelling world, as the organiser of the convention." Stated the gentleman. Yugi was astounded. This was the convention organiser, Mr Quill?
The gang looked at each other worriedly before making their apologies and departing. Mr Quill held out a hand to Yugi who gratefully took it. Mr Quill looked at him thoughtfully before speaking. "Would you like to have tea with me, Mr Mouto?" Yugi was about to ask how he knew his name, but then realised that Mr Quill must be an avid follower of duel monsters and would know of his defeat of Pegasus. Yugi accepted and was led to a small hut at the edge of the field. He sat on a stool inside and gratefully accepted the tea given to him by the strange man.
It was quarter to one and Bakura knew that his time was running out. Quickly he left the trading tent, having made sure that Yami and Mai were still there, they had in fact been there the whole time too! He hurriedly made his way to the meeting place, changing back into his original clothes. He saw Tea, Serenity and Ryou coming towards him and arranged his face into a worried look as he ran over to them.
"I glad you are here!" He enthused, "I have been alone for a while now. Yami and Mai went off to trade so I stayed with Yugi, but we got separated in the crowd. I came straight back here as I was told, but he hasn't showed up. It was nearly an hour ago too!"
"Don't worry Bakura." Soothed Ryou. "He probably found Yami and Mai and they are looking for you now!"
Bakura looked at them and saw that none of them were particularly worried. Even when Joey and Tristan came back, stuffed full of food but still hungry, no one seemed overly worried that Yugi had been separated from Bakura. Tea actually praised Bakura for not causing any trouble when he had been on his own. Their chatter faded however, when they saw Yami and Mai approaching, with out Yugi.
Meanwhile Yugi was sipping tea and listening to Mr Quill talk about duel monsters. Suddenly Mr Quill leaned forward and said in a whisper.
"I have something for you Yugi. You must look after it for me. It is very special and has many secrets surrounding it. I have a feeling that you will be able to unravel them." He handed Yugi a purple envelope in which Yugi could feel a duel monsters card. Excited he went to open it, but was stopped by his companion. "Not here Yugi! When you return home you must open it alone. Do not show it to anyone else but put it in your deck, and use it when the time comes."
Yugi nodded and looked down. He saw that it was past one o'clock.
"Your friends are worried." Commented Mr Quill. "I will walk you halfway to your destination."
They walked in silence until they were in sight of the large tree, under which stood Yugi's friends, frantically talking to a security guard who was shaking his head.
Mr Quill turned to face Yugi as Yugi waved to Tea, who spotted him. Everyone began to run over. Mr Quill spoke again. "Should you need any more information, research 'The O'Dell's of England, around the time 1003.' You will find some of what you need to know."
Yugi turned to Mr Quill to thank him, but he was gone. At that moment he was engulfed in hugs from Tea and Serenity. He shrugged them off, looking for Mr Quill.
"What's up Yuge?" Asked Joey. "Aren't you glad to see us?"
"Yes, I was just looking for Mr Quill. I wanted to thank him for the tea." Yugi explained about Mr Quill, omitting the details about the envelope.
"Let's go and find him then!" Said Tea. They walked to where Yugi said the hut had been, but saw nothing. Only a few bricks and stones in a heap by a tree.
"But it was here!" Exclaimed Yugi. "I'm sure of it!"
"Excuse me!" Called Mai to an official, who came over. "My friend said there was a hut at the edge of the field, around here. Some one called Mr Quill lived there."
"You are right little lady!" said the official. "There WAS an hut here and Mr Quill DID live there. But he died around a thousand years ago, and the hut was demolished about a decade ago." He laughed and walked off, not noticing the ashen-faced Yugi. Yugi felt inside his pocket as they walked away, Joey laughing at him. The envelope was still there. Yugi wanted so badly to prove Joey wrong, but he had made a promise and he intended to keep it. He knew that it had been real.
"Come on!" Shouted Mai. "The tournament will start soon! Do you want us to miss it?" With that they ran to the central white tent where the tournament was being held.
AN - The plot thickens. More will be revealed soon but keep reviewing!!!
