Oh wow, I got quite a few reviews for last chapter. Thank you all so much, I feel much better knowing that people like this fic.
Okay, this chapter is again, only YuGiOh, but if all goes well, I will have SG1 back in the next chapter, and hopefully I will finally be able to write the introduction of SG1 and Yugi.
Since I had so many reviews and some with questions or concerns I'm going to respond to a couple of them. I most likely will not do this every time. If there is a really big question or something then I will, but I think I'll stick with thanking you all profusely.
First of to Crossover Authoress- Thank you so much for your review, yours was the first long one and it made my day. And as for other characters, I am definitely bringing into the picture Ryu and Bakura, and Malik and Yami Malik (who I call Marik for convenience). I'm not so sure about Tristan and Tea, but there are possibilities. Don't worry about Mokuba; the situation with Kaiba is not as self-explanatory as it would first appear as I hope I alluded to in this chapter here. Thanks again.
Next to Unbalanced- Thanks for the review even if it wasn't the original, I get computer problems all the time too.
And finally to pryoamp()-I hope to better explain SG1's role in the next couple of chapters. If you still can't figure it out, ask me again and I'll try and explain it better.
Oh, and as you all know, I don't own these people, except for Siris/Kathryn who hasn't really shown up yet.
Okay, now I'm done taking time away from the fic, so ENJOY *_____*
Dark and Celt's hideout turned out to be a homey little cottage with two rooms. For the past few days the three had worked into a type of routine. Dark spent almost all of his time with Yugi, trying and retrying every tactic he could think of. Celt spent most of his time performing various workouts that helped to work out some of his frustration. Mai would float between the two.
At the moment, Mai was sitting on a chair watching Celt perform a very complicated routine. She had been growing restless, having nothing to do except watch the other two get more and more frustrated.
"What do we do now?" Mai's sudden question broke Celt's concentration, who stopped and looked towards Mai. He gave a small shrug as he walked over to sit beside her leaning his sword against the wall.
"There is very little that we can do at the moment. Really just rack our brains in hopes of coming up with a plan. And then hope for the best."
"There may be another way." Mai and Celt jumped to their feet at the soft voice that spoke from in front of them. Staring at the intruder Mai placed his height to be close to Bakura's. He had very pale skin, practically white, with short, sky blue hair. Then again, he was entirely blue. He regarded them with deep blue eyes, his shirt, which was a few shades paler than his hair, while his pants and boots were some shades darker.
He stood with his hands at his side and feet a tad apart, the picture of ease. Mai was about to shout for Dark and was ready to defend Yugi with all she had when Celt spoke softly beside her.
"I'm not going to ask how you found us, let alone got in here undetected, but I would like to know what you mean by that statement." While he regarded the stranger warily there was a tone of trust in his voice that Mai could not understand.
"I mean that I can help Yugi. I know why Dark's magic won't work, but mine will. Also, I can tell you about something that you can do that may take back some of what has been stolen by the shadow realm."
"And Kaiba, he has stolen it as well."
"Perhaps, but I have been getting some odd feelings concerning him for some time now."
"Is that why you would help us?"
"No, I would help you because it is right. However, there is only so much that I can do, but I will do all that I am able."
The two simply stared at each other for a moment before Celt walked into the cabin, motioning for the stranger to follow. Dark was in his usual spot, sitting beside Yugi, when he looked up and stared open mouthed in shock for a moment. Nothing was said, but a look from Celt, and Dark moved so that the strange youth could take his place at Yugi's side.
The youth placed his hands above Yugi's chest, about six inches. He closed his eyes and immediately a pale blue light began to emanate from his hands. The light traveled to Yugi and soon covered his entire body. The onlookers were pleasantly surprised when the physical marks on his body began to fade until they disappeared entirely. Yugi's breathing also became the deep, regular breaths of one simply in a deep healing sleep. When the process was completed the youth removed his hands, opened his eyes and turned to address the others.
"He is sleeping peacefully now, but we should speak outside to prevent from waking him. His injuries were severe and it will be some days before he has fully recuperated." Without another word the four stepped back outside. Celt immediately took up a spot leaning against a wall, while Mai returned to her chair. Dark and the youth however opted to sit on the ground next to the other two.
"All right, who are you, and why are Celt and Dark trusting you so easily?" Mai blurted out. She had been bothered by this simple fact since Celtic had first spoken to the boy. It was obvious that the three knew each other, but how could they trust so easily with everything the way it was now.
"He is a friend. Though people have always considered us to be adamant adversaries." Dark answered for the youth.
"Adversaries. But the only real adversary of the dark magician is the Blue......Blue Eyes White Dra....gon." Mai finished slowly trailing off as she stared in shock at the boy in front of her. He smiled lightly and nodded his head, confirming without a word her previous statement.
"But, but you're just kid!" She practically shouted. Tilting his head slightly, and his grin widening, he gave a small laugh as he answered.
"Of course, all dragons can take human form. It is just that most people never know, never seeing us at any other time than when we duel for them."
"Okay, so maybe that explains who you are, but if you are the Blue Eyes White Dragon, why would we trust you? Isn't your master the one who is practically controlling the world?"
"A very good observation, but there is one thing that most people don't understand. It is something that Yugi does. Simply, the heart of the cards. I will obey orders giving to me by my master, but there are times when I must follow my heart, my conscience. That is what I am doing right now." Mai fell silent, her questions would have to wait.
"What feeling has compelled you to aid us, Blue? We are attempting to find a way to put an end to your master's rule." Dark questioned solemnly.
"When I told you that I have been getting an odd feeling from Master Kaiba for a while. I perhaps should have mentioned how it really began back right before he kidnapped Yugi."
"That was almost two years ago. And he still feels odd. In what way?"
"The closest I can describe is the way the ghoul Kaiba that Yugi dueled back during the Duelist Kingdom Tournament felt. Only that Kaiba felt dark and foreboding, now he simply feels, shadowed."
"I take it that Kaiba feeling shadowed, isn't a good thing." Celt spoke up.
"Maybe, or maybe not. Perhaps it means that Kaiba is not really in charge, or maybe it isn't really Kaiba."
"I would sense if it wasn't Kaiba at all. I would be able to sense the real one and know that an imposter was controlling me. I know my own master Dark."
"I'm not saying you don't, but even being the Blue Eyes White Dragon, you have your limitations. There are many forces out there stronger than us. But let's not dwell on what ifs. We will keep our minds open to possibilities, the answers will eventually be forthcoming. Now, you said you have some information." Blue nodded and began.
"I will have to begin with a question. Do any of you know of the situation in the United Sates, in Colorado?" His three listeners remained silent, while shaking their head to indicate that they had not.
"Okay, well I'll give you a brief rundown first. some months ago Kaiba decided to ensure that everyone acknowledged his role as ruler. There were no objections until one military base in Colorado was visited. He sent a holographic message, and he expected a reply within a few months. Well, they replied but they pretty much told Kaiba to forget it and buzz off."
"I bet he didn't like that." Celt chuckled, switching from standing to sitting against the wall.
"No, he didn't, and ever since then he has been sending groups of monsters to destroy the base. The amazing thing is, none of it is working. It has been a couple of months and the base shows no signs of being any weaker. This made me curious, especially since the base is underground and has no way of keeping itself supplied for such an extended period of time."
"Let me guess, once your curiosity was piqued you just had to solve this riddle. So, you go and using those unusual methods of yours, you figured it out."
"Good
job Celt, I guess you can put two and two together to make four. I did exactly that, and what I found out was
very intriguing."
"Is this were the
connection to us comes in?"
"Yes and no, Dark. In a way there is no connection, but as I was saying, what I found out is that an outside group is supplying them. I looked closer and saw that the base was split into many four-man teams, and one five-man team. It is the five-man team that interested me the most. The group is made up of Doctor Daniel Jackson, Jonas Quinn, Major Samantha Carter, Teal'c, and Colonel O'Neil. It is from them that I believe you will receive the help you need to get started."
"What exactly would we be doing with this group, once we manage to get to them and convince them to help us?" Smiling at Celt's blunt question, Blue waited a moment before answering.
"Simple, you go to Egypt."
"Egypt? Why Egypt?"
"To retrieve Siris, she will help you from there."
"Uh, Blue, there is one problem with that plan. Siris died 5,000 years ago. Don't you remember?"
"Perhaps, but my sources indicate that she is still around. Here, take this scroll. It details how to go about finding her. It would appear that some part of her has lived on." Blue seemed to grab a scroll out of thin air before handing it over to Dark. Dark looked the scroll over and mumbled a word, causing the scroll to disappear again.
"Hey, Dark, what does it say? Come on, what's on it?"
"It is simply directions on how to reach Siris's tomb. There are also some other passages concerning various problems along the way, but nothing to worry about at the moment."
"Wait, tomb. Then she is dead." Mai asked incredulously. Blue merely shrugged and stood. Everyone else soon did as well.
"That is all I can say. Those five people should prove invaluable assistance in the struggles to come. And as for Siris, well, you remember her as well as I. Now I must return to Kaiba, I wish you luck."
"Yeah, so you can tell him what we are doing." Mai mumbled under her breath.
"Don't worry Mai, I shall not tell Kaiba a word of what has gone on here. It is our secret." The other two duel monsters acknowledged Blue's sincerity and each shook hands goodbye. There was much more that everyone wanted to say, but it would wait until another time. After Blue said goodbye to Mai he strolled away from the cottage and back to the castle.
"Okay, I want you two to explain to me exactly, and I mean exactly how we can trust the most powerful and loyal monster in Kaiba's deck." Mai demanded as soon as Blue was out of sight.
"Very well, but let us check on Yugi first. Besides, he will also want to know and Celt and I don't feel like explain everything twice."
"I suppose, let's go." With that the three went back into the cottage and prepared to tell Yugi what had happened, including how he got from Kaiba's throne room, to a homey cottage in the woods.