Karalen: Wow, 40 reviews! That's the most reviews I've ever gotten! You must like my story! I feel so...loved! (sobs from happiness)

Inashu: The quiz was easy...if you look at it really hard.

Karalen: Heh, no one got it right! The only person that got it right was my friend. She came over, read the story, loved it, then solved the riddle easily without any help.

Inashu: It's FF.net's fault. If it was spaced out like it was in Word, then people probably would've gotten it.

Karalen: I guess you're right...anyway, here's the next chapter, along with the answer to the riddle!

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CHAPTER 9: RECUING YUGI...AGAIN

(Yuna and Fat Albert are gone. The yamis are arguing over the riddle, while the Fellowship stands to the side)

Frodo: (stares at the riddle)

Bakura: I still don't get what it is!

Yami: I think I know of one person who knows the answer...KAIBA!!!

Kaiba: (walks out of nowhere) Yeah, what?

Joey: (also pops up out of nowhere) Solve this riddle.

Kaiba: Ok. (looks at the riddle) Um...duct tape and gravy? (1)

Yami: (reaches in his hair and pulls out some duct tape and gravy)

Boromir: (puts his hand through Yami's hair and pulls out a katana) Whoa!

Gandalf: (puts his hand through Yami's hair and pulls Hiei out, who has scratches and bruises all over him) It's a dimensional portal!

Hiei: Huh? What the hell am I doing here?! I'm supposed to be helping Kurama! I'm coooooming Kuuuuraaaaamaaaaa!!! (grabs katana from Boromir, jumps back in Yami's hair and disappears)

Yami: (smooths his hair) Hey! Watch the hair! (puts a strip of duct tape on the door and throws gravy at it) ...nope. Didn't work.

Legolas: Frodo? What're you doing?

Frodo: (hugs him) Nothing. It's just that...I think I solved the riddle...

Legolas: -_-...Wait! You solved it?!

Frodo: Yes! You see, after each of the 's is a capitol letter. If you put the letters together, it spells "SIMPLE AND CLEAN". Isn't that a song?

Legolas: You actually solved it! (hugs him)

Frodo: ^__________^ I guess I'm good with riddles! ^_^

Bakura: I know that song!

Yami: So do I!

Marik: Ok! You two will have to sing together!

Bakura and Yami: (sighs) Fine...

((Yami sings the melody, and Bakura sings the alto part. Ok readers! If you know the song, sing along with them!))

Yami and Bakura: When you walk away, you don't hear me say

Please, oh baby, don't go

Simple and Clean is the way that you're making me feel tonight

It's hard to let it go.



You're giving me

Too many things

Lately you're all I need

You smiled at me and said

Don't get me wrong, I love you

But does that mean I have to meet you father?

When we are older you'll understand what I meant when I said "No,

I don't think life is quite that simple"



When you walk away, you don't hear me say

Please, oh baby, don't go

Simple and Clean is the way that you're making me feel tonight

It's hard to let it go

(So simple and clean)

The daily things (like this and that and what is what)

That keep us all busy

Are confusing me

That's when you came to me and said

"Wish I could prove I love you

But does that mean I have to walk on water?

When we are older you'll understand it's enough when I say 'So,

And maybe some things are that simple'"



When you walk away, you don't hear me say

Please, oh baby, don't go

Simple and Clean is the way that you're making me feel tonight

It's hard to let it go



Hold me

Whatever lies beyond this morning

Is a little later on

Regardless of warnings

The future doesn't scare me at all

Nothing's like before

When you walk away, you don't hear me say

Please, oh baby, don't go

Simple and Clean is the way that you're making me feel tonight

It's hard to let it go

Hold me

Whatever lies beyond this morning

Is a little later on

Regardless of warnings

The future doesn't scare me at all

Nothing's like before

Hold me

Whatever lies beyond this morning

Is a little later on

Regardless of warnings

The future doesn't scare me at all

Nothing's like before



Bakura: Jeez, you sing horribly, Pharaoh!

Yami: Not as bad as you do, Tomb Robber!

Malik: Hey look you guys! The door's opening!

(Sure enough, the door opens, but before they can get through, two boys come out.)

Riku: The door has opened Sora!

Sora: I knew it would open someday!

Marik: Huh? Who're you two?!

Sora: (gives Marik a stoned grin) I'm Sora, and this is my lo-...erm...best friend Riku!

Riku: Yeah...best friend...heh heh...^_^;;;

Malik: (knowing look) Riiiiiight...

Riku & Sora: ^_^;;;

Yami: Well, we can't just stay here, we must save Yugi!

Riku: Yugi? Who's Yugi?

Marik: Oh yeah, they don't know what he looks like...he's a short dude, about this tall...(holds his hand four feet from the ground) He has tri- colored hair: red, black, and blonde. It's really weird...almost exactly like his hair...(points at Yami) And he's got these eyes that not even the evilest heart can go up against.

Sora: Oh yeah, we saw him! This guy with white hair was dragging him along the beach.

Riku: Poor kid...I felt sorry for him. The one with the white hair looked like he was going to kill the little guy.

Yami: WHAT?! Why didn't you save him?!

Riku: Um...me and Sora were...too busy...um...finding things for Kairi! Yeah, that's it!

Malik: (raises an eyebrow at the two) In...deed.

Sora: Yep! Finding things for Kairi! (2)

Yami: That is no excuse! We must save Yugi!

Bakura: And I need to bring Ryou back to the sane world!

Riku: Hold on. You guys can't find your way around Destiny Islands without us.

Sora: (pinches Riku's cheek) Aw, admit it! You feel really bad for not helping that tri-colored hair boy!

Riku: Do not!

Sora: Do too!

Riku: Do not!

Sora: Do too!

Riku: Do not!

Sora: Do too!

Riku: Do not!

Sora: Do too!

(Five hours later)

Riku: Do not!

Sora: Do too!

Riku: Do not!

Sora: Do too!

Riku: Do not!

Sora: Do t-...wait a minute...what were we arguing about again?

Riku: (opens his mouth to answer. Then he closes it) ...you know what? I don't know.

All: (face faults)

Yami: We have to save Yugi! He could already be dead by now!

Riku: Well, Sora and I wanna see other worlds! And since Yugi's back at our place, we're not going with you!

Malik: I thought you were going to show us around Destiny Islands!

Riku: Well, I changed my mind!

Sora: (touches Riku's arm lightly) Riku...

Riku: No Sora.

Sora: (does the famous 'Sora pout')

Riku: (eye twitch) I said no!

Sora: (whispers in Riku's ear)

Riku: (frowns in thought, then blushes heavily.) Oh, all right!

Marik: Finally! Now, show us around the island!

Sora: As you wish! (walks towards the door)

Riku: (looks at the landscape of the 'new world' and sighs) Curse Sora and his cuteness...(walks behind Sora)

All Others: (follows the duo. They emerge in the Secret Cave. They follow the two to Destiny Island.)

Sora: Welcome to Destiny Island!

Malik: Please turn off all cell phones and beepers, and no pictures please.

Riku: ....what's a cell phone?

Sora: And what's a beeper?

Riku & Sora: And what's a picture?

Malik: ....nothing. You two definitely need to see new worlds.

Marik: ....hey....did you guys notice that the Fellowship is gone?

Malik: Um...Yami...there's a note stuck on your back...

Marik: A NOTE?!?! (rolls on the ground and flops like the evil Magikarp) GET IT OFF, GET IT OFF!!!!!!!

Malik: -_-;;; (gets the note off) It reads..."Dear Weirdos, We have gone to find the ONE RING. Do not worry about us, we're obviously not worried about you. Sincerely, The Fellowship of the Ring."

Yami: I hope they're ok...but I can't worry about that now! YUUUGIII!!!

Riku: Keep that up and I won't show you around!

Yami: ....

Riku: That's better.

(Suddenly, out in the sea, a huge wave comes upon the island, tossing all the others except one to the other side of it)

Bakura: What happened?

Riku: Urg...(looks around) Sora? SORA?! WHERE ARRRRE YOOOOUUUU???!!!

Malik: Hey Marik! There's another note strapped to your back!

Marik: AGGGGGHHHHH!!! GET IT OFF!!!

Yami: -_- (takes the note off) It reads, "Dear Group, I have now kidnapped Sora! Now I have Yugi and Sora in my clutches! MWA HA HA!!! Love, Ryou."

Riku: NOOOO!!! SORAAAAAA!!! RYOU WILL PAAAAAY!!!

Yami: We have to find him!

Marik: But how?

Malik: Well obviously, Ryou's hidden base is under water. So, we'll just have to take a submarine under water!

Yami: (pulls a huge submarine out of his hair)

Riku: Wow, so that's what a "sub-mah-reene" looks like...I'M COOOOMIIIIING SOOOORAAAA!!! (runs smack into the side of the submarine) Ow...Um...how do you get in here...?

Bakura: -_-;;; (grabs Riku and puts him inside the submarine)

Marik: (gets in the submarine and looks at the gadgets) Ooooooh, shiiiiiinyyyyy...(drools on the controls)

Malik: Since I'm the only one who knows about modern day technology...(shoves Marik aside) I'M DA CAPTAIN!!! (puts on a pirate's hat and an eyepatch) ARRRR!!! Man the controls, mateys!

Other 4: Um...Aye aye captain! (goes to the controls)

Malik: Jes do what I say an' we'll be fine!

(Three hours later)

Yami: We're lost, aren't we?

Malik: Nonsense matey! We're just...not in the right direction!

Riku: Who cares?! Sora could be dead by now! Get us to that Ryou or else!

Malik: Fine, fine, yeesh...

(Suddenly, an explosion from far away rumbles the submarine.)

Marik: What was that?!

Bakura: Sounded like an explosion!

Yami: Thank you, Captain Obvious!

Riku: It came from that way, so that must mean that's where Ryou is!

Malik: On mah way! (steers submarine in that direction)

(One hour later)

(Everyone except Malik is bored. They all hang out in the back, when they suddenly hear a loud "thump", followed by a girlish shriek from Malik. They sigh and run towards the ship)

Marik: Hikaaaaariiiiiii!!! (runs over Riku to get to Malik)

Riku: Agh! Get off of me Marik!

Marik: Sorry...(gets off and goes towards Malik)

Riku: My poor, soft, pale skin...(kisses a non-existant bruise)

Yami: (helps Riku up)

Bakura: Whoa! Guys, come look at this!

(Riku and Yami look up from what they're doing to see...)

Riku: (GASP! Voice shakes a bit) Is...is that Sora?!

Yami: (same) And Yugi?!

(Sure enough, there's Yugi unconscious on the windshield of the Submarine, looking like a poor fly on a windshield. He has scratches and bruises all over him, and his clothes are barely on him. There is blood all over the windshield. Clutched in his hand is Sora, who looks worse than Yugi does.) ((don't worry, they're alive!))

Malik: Those two need to move, I can't see! (cranes neck to try and see over the two)

Yami: (flailing his arms around) Who cares?! We have to bring Yugi in here!!!

Riku: (doing the same as Yami) And Sora too!!!

Bakura: (sighs) Fine.

(With the combined efforts of Marik, Bakura, Yami, and Riku, they open the latch and drag Yugi and Sora in. By the time they drag the two in, Yugi and Sora's clothes come completely off. A whole bunch of water goes in the ship, so they whip out vacuums from Yami's hair and suck all the water out. Yugi and Sora are sprawled out on the floor, amazingly alive)

Yami and Riku: (runs in circles around the two) MY LOVE IS OKAAAAAY!!! JOY TO THE WORLD!!!

Malik: Yeah! All thanks to-...(actually gets a good look at the two. His nose explodes with blood, then he passes out)

Marik: Hikari!

Bakura: Great. Just freakin great. Malik was the only one who knew how to drive the thing.

Yami: Who cares?! My love is alive!

Bakura: They're going to be dead if you don't do something with them!

Yami and Riku: Oh...right. (they get the first aid kit out and clean up their loved ones, while putting a blanket on them.)

Bakura: Wait a minute...WHERE'S RYOU?!?!

TO BE CONTINUED

Karalen: So, what did happen to Ryou? Is he dead? Or is he alive somewhere? What happened to Yugi and Sora? Will anybody be able to drive the sub? Will I stop asking questions?! Does this thing actually have a plot?! Find out in the next chapter! R&R PLEEEEEAAAASSSEEEE!!!!

(1): This is the answer that came from Nanashi! I thought it was really funny, so I put it in here! And I also had to state my beliefs that I think Yami's hair is a dimensional portal.... (2): I hate Kairi. She makes you do alllll this work, and what does she do? NOTHING!!! And she calls you a lazy bum, HAH!!!! Plus, she gets in the way of Riku and Sora's looooove!!!