Yami sat in his prison cell, staring through the window. He had long ago
given up the incessant pacing back and forth and drumming out a tune on the
bars. He was sure that something was going on, and he knew that Joey
wasn't telling him the entire truth. Sighing, he lay back on his bed and
closed his eyes, listening to all the sounds around him.
He was the only prisoner in this part of the prison, but he could hear other prisoners. He recognised a man's voice as the same one who had been talking in his sleep last night. He rolled over to face the wall and listened again. He could hear children playing outside, laughing and shouting as they had fun in the sunlight.
Yami heard the door to his prison creak open and a guard walked in and placed some food in the cell.
"What time is it?" Yami asked, not turning around.
"Lunch time." The guard replied.
"I meant, is it well after midday, or before?" Yami said patiently.
"After." The guard said.
"Thank you." Yami replied. "Am I permitted any visitors today?"
"Don't know. Ask the supervisor when he comes." The guard replied, closing the door and leaving Yami alone. Yami rolled off of the bed and picked up the bowl of cold soup. He ate it quickly, licking out the remains from the bowl before pushing it back through the bars and into the corridor that led to the exit.
He sat back down and picked up a piece of chalk. He began drawing on the wall. Just little doodles that he immediately rubbed out. Keeping himself entertained was difficult, but he knew that he had to otherwise he would slowly slip into insanity.
Perhaps an hour or so had passed before Yami heard his door swing open. Hoping to see Serenity, he was surprised when the jailer came in holding some keys. The jailer opened Yami's door and Yami looked at him expectantly.
"Hop it kiddo." The man said. "You're free to go."
Yami didn't get up. "But how?" He asked.
"Prince Yami sent a letter saying that you were to be released. This girl here brought it." He said, indicating someone in the entrance.
"Tea?" Yami asked, staring at her. "What are you doing here?" He ran over to her but she shrank backwards.
"How do you know my name?" Tea asked, thinking that Yami was actually Yugi. Too late, Yami realised his mistake.
"Oh, I saw you at the palace a few days ago." He shrugged.
"You had better come with me anyway. I don't see how but Seto Kaiba thinks that you can help them."
"Help who?" Yami asked. Emerging into the sunlight he saw an entire army waiting for them, with two saddled horses waiting.
"Get up." Tea said, indicating a grey horse. Yami got up as Tea explained. "Prince Yami and a few servants, including myself, went into hiding a few days ago, because a threat was placed on Yami's life. But the assassins found out through an inside informer and stormed our hide out. I left to get help; the others are trapped in the depths of the caves. Apparently the Prince and Seto think that you can help them." She kicked on her horse and began to lead the army back the way they had come. They trotted through the village, not wanting to tire out the horses too quickly.
Suddenly Serenity appeared at the side of the road. "Yugi?" She shouted. "What are you doing?"
Yami turned and spotted her. He smiled at her and blew her a kiss, not having the time to explain himself. Joey appeared next to her, mouth agog. "You have a lot of explaining to do Joey!" Yami called as they left.
The sun was setting in the sky by the time the army reached the village where Mr Haiku left and headed east for the mountains. They urged their horses into a canter as the mountains came into view. When they reached the foot of the slopes they dismounted and tied their horses up. They proceeded on foot to the place where Tea had emerged from the hole.
"We shall have to find the other way down." A guard said. "None of us with fit down there."
"The true opening is in a valley among the mountains." Tea said. "It will take hours to find."
"Then we must start immediately!" The guard ordered. The army began to climb the precipice. It was hard going and many a time an officer slipped and fell back down to the previous ledge. All the time they pushed on, fanning out until finally, some four hours after their search had begun.
"Captain. I have found the valley! I can see the opening to the cave!"
As the moon rose higher above the army began to climb into the valley, hoping against hope they weren't too late to save their prince. Ironically he needed no saving, he was already among them safe as house, for now anyway!
He was the only prisoner in this part of the prison, but he could hear other prisoners. He recognised a man's voice as the same one who had been talking in his sleep last night. He rolled over to face the wall and listened again. He could hear children playing outside, laughing and shouting as they had fun in the sunlight.
Yami heard the door to his prison creak open and a guard walked in and placed some food in the cell.
"What time is it?" Yami asked, not turning around.
"Lunch time." The guard replied.
"I meant, is it well after midday, or before?" Yami said patiently.
"After." The guard said.
"Thank you." Yami replied. "Am I permitted any visitors today?"
"Don't know. Ask the supervisor when he comes." The guard replied, closing the door and leaving Yami alone. Yami rolled off of the bed and picked up the bowl of cold soup. He ate it quickly, licking out the remains from the bowl before pushing it back through the bars and into the corridor that led to the exit.
He sat back down and picked up a piece of chalk. He began drawing on the wall. Just little doodles that he immediately rubbed out. Keeping himself entertained was difficult, but he knew that he had to otherwise he would slowly slip into insanity.
Perhaps an hour or so had passed before Yami heard his door swing open. Hoping to see Serenity, he was surprised when the jailer came in holding some keys. The jailer opened Yami's door and Yami looked at him expectantly.
"Hop it kiddo." The man said. "You're free to go."
Yami didn't get up. "But how?" He asked.
"Prince Yami sent a letter saying that you were to be released. This girl here brought it." He said, indicating someone in the entrance.
"Tea?" Yami asked, staring at her. "What are you doing here?" He ran over to her but she shrank backwards.
"How do you know my name?" Tea asked, thinking that Yami was actually Yugi. Too late, Yami realised his mistake.
"Oh, I saw you at the palace a few days ago." He shrugged.
"You had better come with me anyway. I don't see how but Seto Kaiba thinks that you can help them."
"Help who?" Yami asked. Emerging into the sunlight he saw an entire army waiting for them, with two saddled horses waiting.
"Get up." Tea said, indicating a grey horse. Yami got up as Tea explained. "Prince Yami and a few servants, including myself, went into hiding a few days ago, because a threat was placed on Yami's life. But the assassins found out through an inside informer and stormed our hide out. I left to get help; the others are trapped in the depths of the caves. Apparently the Prince and Seto think that you can help them." She kicked on her horse and began to lead the army back the way they had come. They trotted through the village, not wanting to tire out the horses too quickly.
Suddenly Serenity appeared at the side of the road. "Yugi?" She shouted. "What are you doing?"
Yami turned and spotted her. He smiled at her and blew her a kiss, not having the time to explain himself. Joey appeared next to her, mouth agog. "You have a lot of explaining to do Joey!" Yami called as they left.
The sun was setting in the sky by the time the army reached the village where Mr Haiku left and headed east for the mountains. They urged their horses into a canter as the mountains came into view. When they reached the foot of the slopes they dismounted and tied their horses up. They proceeded on foot to the place where Tea had emerged from the hole.
"We shall have to find the other way down." A guard said. "None of us with fit down there."
"The true opening is in a valley among the mountains." Tea said. "It will take hours to find."
"Then we must start immediately!" The guard ordered. The army began to climb the precipice. It was hard going and many a time an officer slipped and fell back down to the previous ledge. All the time they pushed on, fanning out until finally, some four hours after their search had begun.
"Captain. I have found the valley! I can see the opening to the cave!"
As the moon rose higher above the army began to climb into the valley, hoping against hope they weren't too late to save their prince. Ironically he needed no saving, he was already among them safe as house, for now anyway!
