Chapter 4: To Egypt!
"What's that?" A light shone brightly into a dark room covering the walls in unusual shadows. "A light?" The light formed a figure and started to fade out of view. "Wait! Who are you? What are you?" The darkness over took the room again, but a single light still shone. An oval shaped light, with a symbol in the middle. "An eye?" A golden eye glowed and redness filled the room. The eye took shape, appearing on the forehead of a young man. His blond bangs flowing in front of his violet eyes. "Y … Yugi?" A dim light suddenly beamed down on the mysterious man. He was tall slender and wore Egyptian clothes. "Yami!" He moved closer, and spoke in a thundering voice.
"It is the end for you, betrayer!" He lunged into the darkness, a faint cry was heard and soon all was black.
The sheets draped over the girls' still body flew back and a shrill cry ran through the house.
***
Joey, was about to eat a slice of pie when the cry caused him to jump up and fling the pie right into his face. "Aw man! I was just about to eat that!" He whined.
Yugi jumped off the couch and ran upstairs. "Téa!" He cried. Inside the millennium puzzle, a deep voice spoke.
No Yugi! It might be dangerous! Let me go!
Yugi nodded and a light shone from the puzzle.
***
Téa bolted up and looked around at her surroundings. "It this, Yugi's house?" She questioned. A numbing pain in her head caused her to lie back down. She pulled the sheets up close and stared at the ceiling. "What a strange dream … I wonder – She began, but the doors to the room swung open, causing her to fall off the bed into a crumpled heap on the floor. She untangled herself and flung the sheets on to the bed. "Don't you guys no the phrase 'Knock before entering!'?" She spat. "I could have been naked or something!" All of the guys blushed except the one who swung the door open. Téa's eyes traced the hand that held the doorknob up to the face that was staring at her with wide eyes. Instead of sweet little Yugi, Yami stood before her. She screamed and dove under the sheets. This caused all of the guys to look at each other with a curious look on their faces. Téa peeked through the blankets and blushed. "Sorry, I guess I'm a little jumpy." She lifted the blanket off her head and sat up in the bed.
Joey walked over to her and put a hand on her forehead. "You doing ok now?"
Téa nodded. "Yes, just a little dizzy." She got off of the bed and walked over to Yami. "How's Yugi doing?"
"He is fine." Yami replied calmly.
Téa sighed in relief. "Thank goodness! He had me so worried!" She looked around again, more puzzled then ever. "Um, how did we get here?"
Everyone exchanged looks.
"Kaiba brought all of us here safely." Yami replied.
Téa looked around at everyone questionably. "Kaiba?"
Joey nodded. "Yeah, after you fainted Bakura carried you back to the helicopter and Kaiba flew us over to Yugi's house.
Téa blinked in confusion. "I just can't seem to remember anything, except a large flash of light."
Bakura put his hand on Téa's shoulder and spoke softly. "If you are feeling better now, there are snacks downstairs." He said cheerfully.
Téa smiled. "Wonderful! I'm starved!"
Joey and Tristan descended the stairs. Téa put her arm around Bakura's neck and he helped her down the stairs. Yami started to follow, but stop suddenly. His eyes narrowed suspiciously. Something evil was lurking near by.
***
In the bushes below Yugi's house, a dark figure stalked the shadows. They walked over to the door and slid a small piece of paper through it and knocked. Upon hearing footsteps, he ran off. Mission complete!
***
Yugi, who was now back to his normal self, opened the door. Looking around outside, he saw no one. He shrugged and was about to close the door, when he looked down and saw a piece of paper stuck to his foot. "Mail?" He questioned, seeing as it was Sunday. He picked it up and closed the door. Walking back into the living room, he ripped the envelope open. His eyes widened and he smiled brightly. "Hey guys! It seems I've won a trip to Egypt and I am allowed to bring 5 people with me!"
Téa walked over to him. "May I see it?"
Yugi handed her the letter.
She scrolled through it. "Seems legit." She handed it back to Yugi.
"Well, it looks like our summer vacation has been planned!" Joey exclaimed.
Tristan frowned. "I would have preferred a nice trip to Hawaii! I mean, Egypt is creepy, man! All those tombs…"
Joey snuck up behind him and grabbed his shoulders. "Boo!" He shouted in his ear.
Tristan froze and then karate chopped Joey. He looked down and saw Joey unconscious on the floor. "Oops…sorry, man…"
Yugi began to count on his fingers. "Five people … Joey, Téa, Tristan, Bakura and … who else?"
Joey looked up. "What about Kaiba?"
Everyone turned to look at him as if he was mad.
"Uh, it was a JOKE guys..." He sweat-dropped.
"I have a feeling that he'll show up anyways." Téa stated.
"Why do you say that, Téa?" Yugi asked.
Téa took the letter from Yugi and pointed at the fine line below it.
Yugi read it out loud. "Sponsors for this trip…Burger World, Toto Library and Kaiba Corp … Oh!" He said, with a laugh.
Téa giggled. "Always read the fine lines!" She winked.
Yugi blushed. "Well, we have to find one more person."
Suddenly everyone looked over at Joey.
Joey sat up, rubbing his head. "What? Why are you all looking at me?"
Everyone smiled and said at the same time a certain name. "Mai!"
Joeys' face faulted as he flung himself back down onto the floor spread-eagle. "GUYS!!!"
***
Two days went by and soon everyone was all packed and ready to go. Yugi's' grandpa bid the group goodbye and made sure Yugi had packed a fair amount of rations. After piling into Mai's car, screaming their heads off at her driving and almost crashing several times, they arrived at the airport.
"Well, we're here!"
Everyone climbed out of the car, looking like they had just died.
"Man! Those rides at the amusement park will seem so tame after this!" Joey complained.
"No kidding…" Téa commented, fainting right there and then.
Yami chuckled silently in the puzzle.
It's not funny… Yugi frowned.
Yes it is! Where's your sense of humour, Yugi? The spirit teased.
Yugi grumbled. I think I lost it along with my lunch!
Yami laughed.
After everyone regained his or her composure, Yugi stood up.
Raising his fist in the air, he shouted. "Let's go!"
Everyone cheered and ran off toward the main doors and unknown to them … a new adventure.
***
A shiny black car was parked at a nearby hotel. In the car, Seto Kaiba, his younger brother Mokuba Kaiba and two guests sat, watching the planes taking off from the nearby airport.
A petit red haired girl glanced out the window. "Thank you, for taking me along, Kaiba. It'll be nice to see my brother again. I haven't since much of him since Battle City."
Kaiba smirked. "Well, since you work at Burger World, which sponsors this trip it's only fair."
Serenity smiled. "Yes, it was nice of Téa to get me a job there after she quit. At least now they higher people ages thirteen and up." She leaned back in her seat and closed her eyes. Be careful brother … I'll be seeing you soon … She turned to face another guy in the car beside her. He had dark skin and blond hair. "So, you work for the library, right?"
The man nodded. "Yes, my dear. It's so much fun learning about Egypt and the secrets of its past." He looked down at a certain gold ring, with and Egyptian eye on it and smiled. "And it's treasures within."
Serenity felt a slight chill. "H … How nice…" She forced a smile.
***
After going through customs, everyone boarded the plane. In order to pass the time, Joey and Yugi played a dual monsters game.
"I summon the Dark Magician!" Yugi said, eagerly placing the card on the table.
Joey threw his head back in his seat. "Oh man! You got me again!"
Yugi smiled. "I guess you pay the price when you duel the 'King of Games!'"
Joey frowned. "No fair…"
Everyone laughed.
Téa stared quietly out the window. She kept going over the dream she had and the closer they were to Egypt, the clearer her dreams were becoming. This time, she had dreamt about being an Egyptian woman. Draped in a light pink silk, with a gold plating across the chest. She had also seen Joey, and Yami as well. They were standing in front of her, and glaring down at her. Why am I dreaming this? What does it mean? She looked over at Yugi, who was now sitting across from her. Something's wrong…
"Hey, Téa! You ok?" Yugi asked.
Téa looked up and nodded. "Yes, just thinking…"
Yugi faced the window. "Oh…"
Téa suddenly had an idea. "Hey … Yugi?"
Yugi looked up at her in response.
"Could I … umm … that is … could I speak to Yami for a minute?"
Yugi nodded hesitantly. "Sure … are you're alright, Téa?"
Téa smiled. "Yes, really I am. I just need to ask him something."
Yugi closed his eyes. A temporary flash occurred and soon Yami was sitting across from her. He was totally different from Yugi. Instead of sitting straight up, he was slouched back, arms and legs crossed. Téa held back a laugh. It was funny to see Yami wearing a safari style shirt with shorts. Sometimes, Yugi really didn't have taste in the clothing he chose to wear.
He raised an eyebrow at her expression. "You wanted to speak with me?" He asked, un-amused.
Téa composed herself. "Yes … I wanted to know if during your reign as Pharaoh, did you have any close friends?"
Yami thought for minute. "Now that you mention it … I did. A young woman, she looked a lot like you. And a blonde haired man, who reminds me a lot of Joey … that's all I remember at the moment."
Téa listened, leaning forward a bit. "What were their names?"
Yami leaned forward as well. "The woman was called Téana … and the man was called Jono."
Téa shifted in her seat uncomfortably. "Did … either of them … betray you?"
Yami looked up at her, his eyes narrowed. "I don't … know … possibly … but it was too long ago to remember. Why are you asking me all of this suddenly?"
Téa sighed. "Because … I had a dream … and in it I was dressed in Egyptian robes and you and Joey were looking down at me, like you wanted to kill me…"
Yami sat back, his mouth hung open slightly.
"Yami?" Téa asked concerned.
"I don't have all of my memories back yet but I do know that just before I was sealed away, a war broke out. This war was caused by one of my people informing the enemy on our hide out. Because of this person, many people died and the Shadow Games were unleashed." He glanced out the window. "And, before I was sealed … Téana had died…"
Téa gasped and covered her mouth. "How?"
Yami closed his eyes and leaned forward again. "I killed her…"
***
"Watch out!" Kaiba shouted as a crazy driver almost ran them off the road. "People…" He sighed in disgust.
Serenity giggled. A sudden clicking noise was heard and she turned around slowly. A gun was pointed at her head.
Mokuba tried to lunge forward, but Serenity held him back. "No … don't move." She warned him.
Mokuba gulped and remained silent.
Kaiba glanced in the mirror and saw the gun aimed at Serenity's' head. "What the…?"
The man leaned forward. "Don't think about it … or she dies and then your brother is next."
Kaiba obeyed but inside his head, he was plotting a way to escape.
"Now drive me to the airport! Oh and just so you know, you won't be coming along for the ride!"
Kaiba sneered. "What do you want?"
The man looked down at his finger. "I want, Yugi."
Kaiba turned around. "Yugi … Yugi Moto?"
The man nodded. "Yes, my master has great plans for him."
Serenity held Mokuba close to her protectively. "What if we refuse?"
The man laughed and slowly pulled the trigger back. "Then you will die…"
To be continued…
