Relick: *walks up on the stage in a black sparkly dress and holding a bouquet of roses* *sniff* You like me! You really like me!! First I'd like to thank my wonderful reviewers…all eleven of them. *smiles at the eleven of them, who are the only ones in the audience.* Okay… enough of this gushy stuff… *spins around and is magically in regular clothes* Alright… I'm sure you were all wondering why I wanted to wait for ten reviews. The truth is… I figured I would have time to actually write it without letting too many people down. I wasn't expecting my minimum the day after I put it up…
TO: MASTER OF BLACK CHAOS(cool name! ^__^)
In your review, you told me to make the story have more funnyness. I don't want to give away the ending so I'll just tell you this… The Final Shadow Game is NOT supposed to be funny. It's supposed to be kinda depressing, but still full of action and excitement. But… just because I'm so nice(and I appreciate your honesty) I'll dedicate this chapter to you. This one will be a bit funnier before I get to the sad parts… If it's not your cup of tea, read Yugioh Commercials. That one is positively insane!!! ^_^
Now that that's all said and done… here be thy next chapter!!!
"Alright everyone, hand in your permission slips so we can get started."
Seto raised his hand. "Ummm, excuse me, Miss…"
"I know Seto, we talked about it yesterday."
Seto lowered his hand and sighed in relief. Yugi looked up from his duel with Jounochi and stared at Seto. "I wonder why Kaiba doesn't need to hand in a permission slip…" he wondered as he turned his attention back to the game. The excitement of the Egyptian trip was so overwhelming that their teachers gave their students a free week. The class would leave next week. Ryou still wasn't back in school.
"Poor Ryou," Anzu sighed. "He must be really sick to not be in school for three whole weeks."
"Maybe he caught one of those rare African viruses that we had to get all those shots for." Honda joked.
"Will you two PLEASE shut up!?" Jounochi said crossly. "I'm trying to concentrate! I'm about to win!"
Yugi made two sacrifices and played Dark Magician, destroying the Baby Dragon card Jounochi had on the field.
"I win…" Yugi said blandly.
Anzu looked concerned. "Yugi, what's the matter? You seem kinda down and nervous."
"Can you guys keep a secret?" Yugi whispered.
"Of course you can, Yuge," Jounochi exclaimed. "We're your buds!"
"Alright… I'll tell you." Yugi went on to explain about the challenge from the Dark Spirit he had gotten a few weeks before. Apparently, Yami had gotten another letter concerning the whereabouts of the duel.
"The letter said, 'Meet me at the location where the Millennium Items were created. Bring friends… I want to be rid of you all…'"
"But weren't the Millennium Items made in Egypt?" Honda asked.
" Exactly, Yami doesn't think this trip we're having was merely by chance. He said it was my destiny," he looked up at his friends. "OUR destiny."
"Do you think the four of us will be enough?" Jounochi questioned.
"Yeah! We're gonna need another head to fill in for Jounochi!!"
"What was that, Honda!?!?"
Yugi broke up the fight. "Chill out, you guys. I already have someone else in mind…"
"Yugi you're not thinking…"
"You CAN"T be thinking…"
Yugi smiled.
"So let me get this straight," Seto said to Yugi, as he pour some tea for Anzu. There's going to be a big battle of magic for the fate of the planet during our trip next week. And you want me to help?"
"That's pretty much it in a nutshell," Yugi replied nervously.
"But what do you need MY help for?"
"Come on, Seto!" Mokuba interrupted. "It'll be fun! Just like the fellowship in Lord of the Rings!"
"Hmmm…Lord of the Rings…"
"Yeah!" Mokuba continued. "And could be Gandalf!"
"Plus," Jounochi added as he swallowed his pride. "You're extremely clever and a genius…" he said uneasily.
The others stared at him waiting for his response. No one noticed Seto fidgeting around with something in his pocket. "I wonder if these Millennium Items have anything to do with my mother's death…" he thought to himself.
Seto stood up. "You know… you have a point." The room fell silent. Finally, he spoke again.
"I AM a genius!!!"
"Does that mean you're in?" Yugi asked hopefully.
"I'm in!"
"And so am I!" added Mokuba.
The day of the trip finally arrived, and the class could hardly contain their excitement.
"You behave for Mr. Moto, and I'll be home in a few weeks." Seto told Mokuba.
"But, Seto, I have to go with you! You need people like me for this kind of mission… quest… thing…" Mokuba's eyes met up to his brother's, looking hopeful.
Seto looked at Mokuba, and smiled. "I'll call you when we get there."
Yugi smiled and the rest of the group laughed. Anzu called out to them. "Come on, you guys! The plane's going to leave soon!"
As they boarded the plane, Mr. Moto turned to Mokuba and asked what he wanted to do. But he wasn't there. "Oh no!" Mr. Moto cried out.
Mokuba pushed over a suitcase. "Owww… this is going to be a long trip. But there's no way they're leaving me behind! Look out Egypt! Mokuba's coming to town!" Just then, a few more suitcases fell on his head. "This really IS going to be a long trip."
Miles away in Egypt, unbeknownst to Yugi and the gang, a shadowy figure in a violet cloak looked out over the ocean. A girl's slender hand escaped from the cloak, revealing a golden staff, bearing the Millennium Symbol. The girl removed the hood from her head, letting her scarlet locks flow freely. She smiled as her staff glowed. "I know you are coming, Pharaoh. Then, you will pay for what you did to me, all those years long past."
Relick: There you are! Chapter two! I'll put up the next chapter as soon as I can. Review as always and could any of you tell me how to slowly develop a relationship in a story? It would help in the next few chapters. Ja ne!