To Remember Light
By: Rikku24
Chapter 9: Escape!
It was hard with all the guards but eventually I was able to tell my plan to Anzu, Jounouchi, and Honda. Every minute I would glance at the guards and make sure none of them were listening in on our conversation. Anzu and the others listened carefully to my plan. I was pretty sure that it would work but I couldn't be completely sure. We were going over the plan for like the second or third time when two of the cloaked people appeared.
"Uh oh," Jounouchi whispered.
Yugi tried to break free but he couldn't. Every try just tightened the hold his captors had. The presence of Yami faded in his mind.
(YAMI! YAMI!) Yugi telepathically screamed but there was no reply. Tears streamed down his face. He was being dragged down a dark corridor and every once in a while he saw faded bloodstains on the wall.
Isis desperately searched for a place to hide her Millennium Item but could find none in time. She could hear the bolts being opened and the door handle opening. Fear filled her eyes as she saw the forms of Malik and Bakura enter the room.
Malik desperately tried to break the spell. It was weakening but still not weak enough. Malik scanned the barrier carefully and found what he was looking for; a weak spot. Malik focused all his energy on that one spot and struck. The whole barrier collapsed. He was free!
Malik went off to search for his Yami and found him quickly. Malik began to chant the spell that just sealed him. A golden net appeared and trapped Yami Malik. The element of surprise was one of Malik's favorite elements. Yami Malik felt the net about him and gasped in surprised. He turned around to face Malik.
"Wha- H-how? You were supposed to be trapped in your Soul Room for at least another hour!" Yami Malik exclaimed.
"I have my ways," Malik replied, smirking.
Yami Malik disappeared into his Soul Room. Now to fix all of the damage his Yami had done.
"So you're planning an escape?" a familiar voice asked.
I looked up and saw the woman who had recently saved my life.
"Y-yes," I said cautiously.
"Then we'll help you. My name is Akila and this is Seto Kaiba. Now will you mind introducing yourselves?" Akila asked.
"You mean it. You'll really help us escape?" I asked in disbelief.
"Yes, you have my word," Akila said smiling, "Your names?"
"I'm Trinity Ariake Soradanomi," I said introducing myself.
"I'm Honda and this is my buddy Jounouchi," Honda said introducing both himself and Jounouchi.
"My name's Anzu," Anzu said.
"Nice to meet you all. Now to get you out of here," Akila said.
"I've got an idea. I'll be back," and with that the cloaked figure known as Seto Kaiba left and went to talk to the other guards.
"Okay, my master wants to speak with you. Come on now," Seto said seriously.
At first I was confused but then I realized it was part of his plan. So Akila led us out with our hands still bound. When we entered the main room, Akila and Seto unbound our hands. I looked at Seto for the first time and there was something strangely familiar about him. He seemed to think the same too.
"Have I seen you somewhere before?" Seto asked me.
"I'd ask the same of you," I said.
He looked so familiar yet I couldn't quite place where I had seen him before. Oh well, I'd deal with that later. Right now I had to find Ishtar and Yugi. We searched the main room but could not find them. Where could they be?
"What was that?" Jounouchi suddenly asked.
"What was what?" I said, slightly confused.
"I thought I heard a scream," Jounouchi said.
Then I heard it too. The scream was coming from one of the dark corridors. We quickly ran towards the corridor and just before entering it; I saw blood stains on the wall.
Isis watched the figures approach. Malik, however, seemed…different. Upon his head was the Eye of Horus. His hair was different too and he seemed eviler. Isis was even more afraid now.
Then there was a glow and Malik seemed to change. The Eye of Horus was no longer present on his forehead and his hair was back to normal. The evil look was gone as well. At first Malik didn't seem to know where he was but after looking at his surroundings, Malik knew where he was. Then his eyes landed on the tied up Isis.
"Sister! What happened to you?" Malik asked, full with concern.
"Like you don't know brother. You tied me up and locked me in here without a second thought. You came here to take my Millennium Tauk. Don't you remember?" Isis said, her words drenched in the pain of being betrayed and hatred.
"That wasn't me, sis. It was my Yami," Malik said.
"Sure it was. Just tell me the truth, okay?" Isis said.
"Are you okay Ishtar? C'mon let's take the Millennium Tauk and go already," Bakura said, slightly annoyed.
"But that wasn't my plan. I would never do this to a family member, never. You must believe me sis. Why do you think I just changed from that evil-looking self to this?" Malik asked her.
"I don't know what to believe anymore. I was betrayed too greatly," Isis said sadly.
"You've go to believe me. Please," Malik said.
He then took out a pocketknife and cut his sister's bonds.
"I beg of you, please forgive me Isis. It was my Yami that hurt you, not me. I couldn't control him. Sorry," Malik said, looking at his sister.
"Very well, I forgive you brother. Now you'll have to regain Trinity's trust and all of her friends' trust as well," Isis said.
"Foolish mortal! We have worked so hard on taking possession of all the Millennium Items, why stop now?" Bakura asked, still a bit annoyed.
"That wasn't my plan Bakura. It was my Yami's. You can continue it, but you'll have to continue it without the Millennium Tauk and Rod," Malik told him sternly.
"What of the Millennium Puzzle then? You still have it in your possession, do you not?" Bakura asked.
"I do? Oh Ra, what my Yami did is going to be almost impossible to fix," Malik said in a sad tone.
"Then you better start now, brother," Isis said, and with that the siblings left with a very confused and angry tomb robber watching them leave.
"Oh I'll continue with the plan, Malik. But I'll continue it using all of the Millennium Items, including yours and your sister's," Bakura said to himself, snickering.
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Aren't I just evil? I put in all sorts of EVIL cliffhangers yet my readers still review. I'll post Chapter 10 soon but in the meantime… PLEASE REVIEW!
