A/N: Hey everyone!! I'm back!! Took a huge break from writing and now I'm
here, with an all-new story and all-new obsessions! The story you are
about to read has been transferred from a role-play that I did with Rue no
Hime. There are a couple of original characters but they do not appear
until the end of this chapter-I will tell you who at the end. And I will
be using the Japanese character names. The only changes in names are the
following: Teá is Anzu; Joey is Jounouchi (Katsuya being his first name);
Tristan is Honda (Hiroto being his first name). That's about it. I hope
you enjoy!
Disclaimer: I do not own Yu-Gi-Oh! The anime show or the Duel Monsters card game. I do, however, own two characters who appear later, and Rue no Hime owns the girl who is revealed as Hanako.
Back From Beyond
A Yu-Gi-Oh! Story
Chapter One: Dreams and Adventures
"Come to me."
The words echoed loudly in the darkness. Yugi looked around him, searching for the source of the cool female voice.
"Who's there?" he called desperately. Yet all he could hear was "Who's there, who's there, who's there?" as his voice bounced off of invisible walls in the vast nothingness.
Yugi's eyes caught something glowing behind him. He whipped around, his blonde-and-black-clashed hair swatting his face. He brushed a long strand of yellow lightning out of his eyes and gasped loudly at what he saw.
A pair of great fuchsia eyes was staring back at him-female eyes- floating amidst nothing. Yugi's own eyes widened in fear and he took a step backwards, tripping in his haste and falling onto his backside.
"Come to me, Pharaoh." the mouth that had formed under the glowing eyes was saying. "Come to me."
Yugi was struggling to back away from the eyes but something was preventing him from doing so; he felt as if he were bound by ropes and could barely move.
"Come to me."
Yugi awoke with a start, sitting up in his bed in his room at the Kame Game Store. He was drenched in sweat-so were his bedsheets, which were so tightly wrapped around him that for a fleeting second he thought he'd never get loose. He stared down at his hands, which were shivering, as was his whole body.
"What was that?" he gasped.
"I don't know," said a voice inside his head-the dark form of himself, called Yami. "But she seemed familiar."
Yugi reached up to touch his Millennium Puzzle that was dangling from his headboard. In doing so a projection-hologram-of Yami appeared, sitting on the bed next to Yugi with a worried expression on his face.
"Who?" asked Yugi, who had by now almost stopped shivering.
"Those eyes." said Yami's hologram, staring at the Millennium Puzzle. "I've seen them somewhere before."
Yugi, on the other hand, was staring at Yami. "D'ya think. it's a trap?" he asked quietly. Yami was silent, watching the Puzzle glisten in the moonlight. After a while he spoke up.
"We have to find her," he said with finality.
"Wha-" Yugi began.
"We have to." Yami looked back at Yugi. "I have to know."
Yugi had decided not to ask what Yami had to know; instead, after talking about the dream a bit, he finally was eased back into sleep, not waking until the next morning.
After he woke up, Yugi thought about his conversation with Yami for a while, then got up, dressed in his usual wardrobe, and ran to the phone. He picked up the receiver and held it to his ear, dialing Jounouchi's number. It rang once, then twice, before someone picked up.
"Hello?" said Jounouchi's voice.
"Jounouchi, listen. I had a dream last night." and Yugi explained the whole dream and the conversation he'd had to Jounouchi. "And Yami's determined to go meet her," Yugi finished.
There was silence from Jounouchi's end, which meant he understood bit wasn't going to suggest anything.
Yugi spoke up instead. "Listen, Jounouchi, I need you to call Anzu and Honda and tell them to meet us here at the Kame Game Shop, k? I'd like it if you three went with me."
"No problem, Yug," came Jounouchi's cheerful voice. "I'll see you later then."
"Okay, and thanks!" Yugi hung up the phone and went downstairs to explain to his grandfather why he was going to leave with his friends as soon as they got here. Soon enough, Jounouchi, Anzu, and Honda came through the door. Unfortunately, Yugi had to explain his dream again to Anzu and Honda due to Jounouchi's lack of story-telling ability. Finally Yugi grinned widely at everyone.
"Thanks, guys, for coming with me," said Yugi gratefully. "You don't know how much this means to me."
"No problem, Yugi," Honda said with a grin as Jounouchi gave Yugi a thumbs up.
"Yeah, we're happy we could come with you," Anzu added, smiling.
"Shall we go, then?" Yugi asked, looking around at everyone.
"What, without me?" a voice called from the doorway. Everybody turned to search for the owner of the voice to find Mai leaning up against the frame, huge grin on her face. Both Jounouchi and Honda drooled; Anzu hit Honda over the head with her purse.
"You heard the dream, then?" Yugi asked, not eager to share it again. To his relief, Mai nodded.
"Yup. And I'd be thrilled to help." Mai winked.
Feeling very important, Yugi beamed. "Let's go then!" He led the way outside, then stopped in his tracks. Where was he going?
"Yugi, is something wrong?" called Anzu from the back of the group. Yugi gulped, looking around frantically.
Yami seemed to have sensed Yugi's trouble and spoke up. "Let me take over, Yugi." His voice rang through Yugi's head. "I think I know the way."
Thankful for an escape, Yugi cradled his Puzzle-which was hanging around his neck-and looked to the sky, shouting "Yu-Gi-Oh!!" and being engulfed in light. As the light faded, Yami was standing in Yugi's place.
It was Anzu's turn to drool now as she caught sight of Yami. She'd never really gotten over the fact that her crush was still present. Honda muttered bitterly, something about Anzu's being able to drool when he couldn't.
Yami took a minute to carefully take in his surroundings, then said, "It's this way." And he led the group off toward the unknown.
Meanwhile.
A young-looking girl dressed in a sky blue outfit sat upon a throne on top of a mountain of stairs. She wore shoes to match her long pants and long-sleeved shirt. A glistening tiara sat in her hair and a necklace sparkled from around her neck; however, her face was shadowed from view. She was holding a long staff with some sort of upside down pyramid mounted upon in as if pierced through the middle by the staff. A smirk was visible amongst the shadows that hid her face.
"It seems they are on their way."
She stood up from her throne, which put her upper half in the shadows.
"Hanako, Hanako!"
A girl with long blonde hair ran into the room. She was clad in sand colored Egyptian robes; she gave a short bow upon entering. "Yes, what is it?"
The smirk on the first girl's mouth widened into somewhat of an excited grin.
"They're on their way. Will you please meet them when they arrive?"
The girl called Hanako smiled, her blue eyes twinkling with excitement.
"I'd be happy to." And with another short bow, she left.
The first girl gave a grin and plopped down into her throne.
"Please hurry, Pharaoh. There is so much you still don't know."
A/N: So, that's chapter one. Not much meat, I know, but I had to introduce the plotline. Also, it's a bit shorter than I wanted it to be, but I had to leave it at a cliffhanger ending. Have to draw you guys back somehow. lol. The girl clad in light blue is one of my characters, so please do not use her unless you have permission from me (which is quite hard to get), and the girl called Hanako is Rue no Hime's , so please do not use her unless you have permission from her (which is also very hard to get). Next chapter is going to be really long because I wanted to again end it at a cliffhanger, otherwise it would just stop. It'll be up shortly, as soon as I get it typed up. Hope you enjoyed this chapter, nonetheless!!
Next Chapter: The Memory of a Pharaoh
Coming soon!!
Disclaimer: I do not own Yu-Gi-Oh! The anime show or the Duel Monsters card game. I do, however, own two characters who appear later, and Rue no Hime owns the girl who is revealed as Hanako.
Back From Beyond
A Yu-Gi-Oh! Story
Chapter One: Dreams and Adventures
"Come to me."
The words echoed loudly in the darkness. Yugi looked around him, searching for the source of the cool female voice.
"Who's there?" he called desperately. Yet all he could hear was "Who's there, who's there, who's there?" as his voice bounced off of invisible walls in the vast nothingness.
Yugi's eyes caught something glowing behind him. He whipped around, his blonde-and-black-clashed hair swatting his face. He brushed a long strand of yellow lightning out of his eyes and gasped loudly at what he saw.
A pair of great fuchsia eyes was staring back at him-female eyes- floating amidst nothing. Yugi's own eyes widened in fear and he took a step backwards, tripping in his haste and falling onto his backside.
"Come to me, Pharaoh." the mouth that had formed under the glowing eyes was saying. "Come to me."
Yugi was struggling to back away from the eyes but something was preventing him from doing so; he felt as if he were bound by ropes and could barely move.
"Come to me."
Yugi awoke with a start, sitting up in his bed in his room at the Kame Game Store. He was drenched in sweat-so were his bedsheets, which were so tightly wrapped around him that for a fleeting second he thought he'd never get loose. He stared down at his hands, which were shivering, as was his whole body.
"What was that?" he gasped.
"I don't know," said a voice inside his head-the dark form of himself, called Yami. "But she seemed familiar."
Yugi reached up to touch his Millennium Puzzle that was dangling from his headboard. In doing so a projection-hologram-of Yami appeared, sitting on the bed next to Yugi with a worried expression on his face.
"Who?" asked Yugi, who had by now almost stopped shivering.
"Those eyes." said Yami's hologram, staring at the Millennium Puzzle. "I've seen them somewhere before."
Yugi, on the other hand, was staring at Yami. "D'ya think. it's a trap?" he asked quietly. Yami was silent, watching the Puzzle glisten in the moonlight. After a while he spoke up.
"We have to find her," he said with finality.
"Wha-" Yugi began.
"We have to." Yami looked back at Yugi. "I have to know."
Yugi had decided not to ask what Yami had to know; instead, after talking about the dream a bit, he finally was eased back into sleep, not waking until the next morning.
After he woke up, Yugi thought about his conversation with Yami for a while, then got up, dressed in his usual wardrobe, and ran to the phone. He picked up the receiver and held it to his ear, dialing Jounouchi's number. It rang once, then twice, before someone picked up.
"Hello?" said Jounouchi's voice.
"Jounouchi, listen. I had a dream last night." and Yugi explained the whole dream and the conversation he'd had to Jounouchi. "And Yami's determined to go meet her," Yugi finished.
There was silence from Jounouchi's end, which meant he understood bit wasn't going to suggest anything.
Yugi spoke up instead. "Listen, Jounouchi, I need you to call Anzu and Honda and tell them to meet us here at the Kame Game Shop, k? I'd like it if you three went with me."
"No problem, Yug," came Jounouchi's cheerful voice. "I'll see you later then."
"Okay, and thanks!" Yugi hung up the phone and went downstairs to explain to his grandfather why he was going to leave with his friends as soon as they got here. Soon enough, Jounouchi, Anzu, and Honda came through the door. Unfortunately, Yugi had to explain his dream again to Anzu and Honda due to Jounouchi's lack of story-telling ability. Finally Yugi grinned widely at everyone.
"Thanks, guys, for coming with me," said Yugi gratefully. "You don't know how much this means to me."
"No problem, Yugi," Honda said with a grin as Jounouchi gave Yugi a thumbs up.
"Yeah, we're happy we could come with you," Anzu added, smiling.
"Shall we go, then?" Yugi asked, looking around at everyone.
"What, without me?" a voice called from the doorway. Everybody turned to search for the owner of the voice to find Mai leaning up against the frame, huge grin on her face. Both Jounouchi and Honda drooled; Anzu hit Honda over the head with her purse.
"You heard the dream, then?" Yugi asked, not eager to share it again. To his relief, Mai nodded.
"Yup. And I'd be thrilled to help." Mai winked.
Feeling very important, Yugi beamed. "Let's go then!" He led the way outside, then stopped in his tracks. Where was he going?
"Yugi, is something wrong?" called Anzu from the back of the group. Yugi gulped, looking around frantically.
Yami seemed to have sensed Yugi's trouble and spoke up. "Let me take over, Yugi." His voice rang through Yugi's head. "I think I know the way."
Thankful for an escape, Yugi cradled his Puzzle-which was hanging around his neck-and looked to the sky, shouting "Yu-Gi-Oh!!" and being engulfed in light. As the light faded, Yami was standing in Yugi's place.
It was Anzu's turn to drool now as she caught sight of Yami. She'd never really gotten over the fact that her crush was still present. Honda muttered bitterly, something about Anzu's being able to drool when he couldn't.
Yami took a minute to carefully take in his surroundings, then said, "It's this way." And he led the group off toward the unknown.
Meanwhile.
A young-looking girl dressed in a sky blue outfit sat upon a throne on top of a mountain of stairs. She wore shoes to match her long pants and long-sleeved shirt. A glistening tiara sat in her hair and a necklace sparkled from around her neck; however, her face was shadowed from view. She was holding a long staff with some sort of upside down pyramid mounted upon in as if pierced through the middle by the staff. A smirk was visible amongst the shadows that hid her face.
"It seems they are on their way."
She stood up from her throne, which put her upper half in the shadows.
"Hanako, Hanako!"
A girl with long blonde hair ran into the room. She was clad in sand colored Egyptian robes; she gave a short bow upon entering. "Yes, what is it?"
The smirk on the first girl's mouth widened into somewhat of an excited grin.
"They're on their way. Will you please meet them when they arrive?"
The girl called Hanako smiled, her blue eyes twinkling with excitement.
"I'd be happy to." And with another short bow, she left.
The first girl gave a grin and plopped down into her throne.
"Please hurry, Pharaoh. There is so much you still don't know."
A/N: So, that's chapter one. Not much meat, I know, but I had to introduce the plotline. Also, it's a bit shorter than I wanted it to be, but I had to leave it at a cliffhanger ending. Have to draw you guys back somehow. lol. The girl clad in light blue is one of my characters, so please do not use her unless you have permission from me (which is quite hard to get), and the girl called Hanako is Rue no Hime's , so please do not use her unless you have permission from her (which is also very hard to get). Next chapter is going to be really long because I wanted to again end it at a cliffhanger, otherwise it would just stop. It'll be up shortly, as soon as I get it typed up. Hope you enjoyed this chapter, nonetheless!!
Next Chapter: The Memory of a Pharaoh
Coming soon!!