Oh, boy. I know no one reviewed last chapter, but I'm still putting up the next chapter. And it looks like it might actually take longer for Yugi and SG1 to meet than I anticipated. I'm writing a part I had originally planned to just mention later on in conversation.
Well, I hope I'm managing to make things connect and be at least marginally entertaining, even if no one is letting me know.
Usual disclaimer, I own none of the characters from the show. I do own McDowell though.
And as always Please Enjoy @__@
Daniel glanced up when the sirens blared and the red lights began to flash. With a sigh he stood up and stretched before heading out the door to the surveillance room. Along the way he ran into Jonas, who had the same thought on his mind. The two walked together into the room so they could see for themselves what was up.
They reached the surveillance room and entered, where ensign McDowell greeted them.
"Hey Dr. Jackson, Mr. Quinn. What brings you guys here today?" McDowell said as he scanned through the various feeds coming in from the cameras outside.
"We were just wondering what we had coming at us today, and please, just call me Jonas."
"And Daniel's fine for me."
"Very well, Jonas, Daniel. I'll show you what we have so far today. I suppose we should be thankful. We only have three monsters attacking us at the moment." Deftly punching a few keys he had the three screens right in the front showing one monster each.
"This one right here appears to be one of the toughest, perhaps something to do with the fact that most of it is still hidden in that white eggshell with red polka dots. From what we can see of him though, I'd say it's some type of red dragon, it even has wings."
"How does it even attack?" Jonas murmured as he looked closely at the creature.
"To be honest, we are not really sure how any of these monsters attack, but they do." At that all three glanced up at the echo of a large explosion.
"They are getting closer. Okay, in this screen we have what appears to be a giant two headed tyrannosaurus rex. And our last attacker, is most definitely a forty foot long jellyfish, apparently being out of water doesn't effect it too much."
"Lovely, I don't suppose…. Hey, what is that over there?" Daniel commented suddenly leaning forward to point at the corner of the screen showing the egg dragon.
"That is the witty phantom, at least that's what he said his name was. He doesn't seem too inclined to actually join in on the fight."
"Ah, a ringleader. Does he show up every time?"
"Actually no. Last time there was a guy in a purple tux with a white cape and hat. He attacked with a few more monsters then this guy here. One I remember was an octagonal shaped treasure chest with teeth and a tongue. Another was a zebra with what looked like a unicorn horn on its forehead."
"You got attacked by a treasure chest?" Jonas asked in amazement.
"Yep, it even had jewels inside."
"Unreal. How come our guys don't appear to be aiming?" Daniel spoke up, noticing how the shots were hitting the monsters in no particular order.
"Because they aren't." Smiling at the confusion on Daniel and Jonas' faces he held up a hand and quickly continued.
"We have noted that where you hit them never seems to matter, just so long as you hit them. Basically if you hit them enough they get destroyed. We don't even use our most powerful weapons. They'll die quicker if you use a machine gun than a bazooka or missile launcher."
"Interesting."
"That it is. Look, the jellyfish is almost through." Pointing to the right screen they noted that
the huge jellyfish was indeed wavering.
The three watched as after a few more moments it simply disintegrated
into millions of pieces. The men who
had been attacking it quickly moved to back up the other two teams still
fighting their monster.
They watched the battle with interest. It was over a little over a half hour later, the other two monsters also disintegrating like the first. After the battle, the troops on the surface headed back down and were replaced with the next group who had watch.
"At least this job keeps you entertained."
"Yep, hey Daniel, Jonas, feel free to stop by anytime. I practically live here. Company is always a plus."
"We just might take you up on that. We'll be seeing you. Oh, if you do leave this room and we are available, we might be able to do lunch."
"You
bet. See you guys later."
"Well Daniel, speaking of
lunch. What do you say to getting some
before heading back to the business of archeologists?"
"Only if you buy." Laughing lightly Daniel and Jonas switched direction and headed towards the mess hall.
~~~~~*~~~~~
O'Neil and Carter stood in front of Hammonds desk. Neither spoke, and Hammond was carefully deciding on his next words.
"Colonel, we have been holding off direct attacks for nearly two months now. Doctor Jackson and Jonas have found no new information, and I am convinced that there is no more information that can be found while in the safety of this mountain."
"Sir?"
"We can't just hold them off. We need to make an offensive."
"Great, were are we going? Oh, and when?"
"Don't be so hasty Colonel. We need to know a few things first. I would at least like to know where you would be going, even if we can't keep in contact. Also, I want a rough plan of action before departure." Noticing a slight change in Hammond's demeanor, O'Neil and Carter sat down before speaking up.
"Is there something wrong?" O'Neil asked with concern. Hammond sighed and rubbed his brow before answering.
"Once we do decide on a plan of action, there will be absolutely no way to keep in contact, you will be on your own. We won't be able to even know if you have succeeded of failed."
"Actually sir, it should be easy to tell. If Kaiba sends another message going 'ha ha, try again', then we failed. If the message says 'you think you can win?', then we succeeded."
"Perhaps he could have said it better, but I agree with the Colonel, sir."
"All right, tell Daniel and Jonas to look for info on where we might find Kaiba. You two and Teal'c can work on a plan of action. Report back in two weeks."
~~~~~That night, in Kaiba's castle~~~~~
Mai Valentine sat at her windowsill, staring at the starless sky; she had long since grown used to the ever-shifting black and blue of the shadow realm. Thinking back to Joey's visit two months ago Mai sighed. She should have told him it wasn't just because she had no choice; it was also because she was just as much a prisoner as Yugi and Yami. Wistfully her gaze fell on the endless forest below.
/He's out there. Fighting against Kaiba every way he knows how. Even though he knows that he can never win alone. He still fights. Oh, Joey, he'll catch you eventually. And you'll have made him so mad that there will be no mercy for you./
Slowly Mai stood. It was time to bring Yugi and Yami their one and only meal a day. Kaiba insisted that only Mai could deliver the food and only in the middle of the night. As she made her way to the kitchen, she found her thoughts focusing on Yami and Yugi.
Kaiba had forced Yugi to duel a few times, while Yami could only watch in horror and shout for Kaiba to stop. Especially since these were not normal duels. Kaiba no longer needed his holographic technology; with the shadow realm the monsters were real. Plus Kaiba had fixed it so that whenever Yugi or his monsters where dealt damage, then Yugi felt if physically.
While he had only played a few duels with Kaiba, the injuries the boy sustained where very severe and prevented Kaiba from simply dueling with no real pause in between, since he wanted to keep Yugi alive. Just a few days ago the last duel had ended and Yugi still had yet to regain the strength to speak let alone sit up or respond.
Mai had reached the kitchen. Since the meal was so simple it took only moments to have the food ready and head out towards the throne room. Kaiba kept Yami and Yugi there because it was easier than moving them from place to place, and with Yugi's condition he really didn't have to worry about them going anywhere.
When she entered the room she saw that Yami had taken his usual position. Kaiba may be able to force them apart during the day, but at night, nothing could keep Yami from Yugi.
The chains on Yami's legs were long enough for him to walk around the back of the throne to the other side where Yugi was. He had originally simply walked around the front, but if he didn't get back to his side quick enough when Kaiba returned it was too easy for Kaiba to reach the chain and take out his frustrations. Once he reached Yugi he gathered the boy into his arms, always mindful of the chains, and would try his best to soothe and comfort his hikari.
Once she reached them she sat down and then, with Yami's help, coaxed, and sometimes forced, food into Yugi. All the while Yami would murmur words of encouragement to Yugi. He did this in a voice so low that Mai could never hear what was being said.
Mai watched Yugi throughout the process. His form was completely limp; he had no strength left, not even enough to really eat. The last duel had been particularly harsh.
/He'll die if Kaiba keeps this up! Surely Kaiba can see that!/ Suddenly she froze. Of course Kaiba knew, and he didn't care. As long as neither the puzzle nor Yami were destroyed then it was fine if Yugi died, he could always bring him back. After, of course, he had gotten something out of Yami, who would most likely do anything to get his hikari back and perhaps better treatment. Looking at Yami, whose eyes were closed at the moment, as he slowly rocked Yugi into as peaceful a sleep as possible in the current situation.
It was too much, all of this was wrong. She could not, and would not let it continue. Surely she could do something.
/If Joey can evade Kaiba for this long, then I can at least help Yami and Yugi out a little bit. That's it, I've been meaning to attempt that for a while, and I'll just take Yugi and Yami with me./
"Yami, I need to ask you something." He looked up, eyes narrowing a bit as he regarded her with suspicion. He didn't say anything, but she could see he was giving her permission to continue.
"Yami, what would you say if I told you I had a way to get you and Yugi out of here?"