Chapter 2~ Present
I sat on a park bench in Battle City, watching duelists battle each other. I was somewhat glad that no one had challenged me. It was getting annoying when amateur duelists try to beat me or Yugi. Sure, Yugi and I could go ahead a duel one of them to gain the last Locator Card we need to get into the finals, but where's the fun in dueling those who are.shall we say inexperienced?
I leaned back and checked the time on a near by bank clock. It was 10:27. Joey and Tea were supposed to meet me here at 10:30.
{{Be patient, Yami.}} Yugi said from the Soul Room.
{I'm sorry, Yugi.} I replied. {I guess I'm just not good at waiting.} I glanced at the bank clock again. 10:28.
{{Joey and Tea will be here. You know they promised.} Yugi pointed out. {{That is if Joey hasn't gotten dragged in to a duel again.}}
{Let's wait here a few minutes. Then we'll go and see} I suggested.
{{Ok, sounds fair.}} Yugi replied with a yawn. {{If you don't mind, I think I'm going to take a nap.}}
{You were up late again?} I asked somewhat surprised and accusatory.
{{Yeah, I was trying to work on that damned history paper for Ms. Thomason's class.}} Suddenly he laughed. {{Why didn't I think of this before? Yami, you can help me. It's on Ancient Egypt.}}
{Ari, you know I will help you as much as I can. However, keep in mind that I don't remember much, and what I do remember may or may not help at all.} I said, glancing at the bank clock again. 10:33. {Get some rest, Yugi. I'm going to see if I can find Tea and Joey.} Yugi nodded and disappeared into his Soul Room, and the mental connection between us was closed. {Rest well, little Yugi.} I said quietly to him, not knowing if he could hear me or not.
I walked toward the center of Battle City, where most of the duels take place. When I arrived there, I scanned the duelists and spotted Joey in a duel. It was easy to spot him with his Thousand Dragon and Red Eyes Black Dragon on the field. His opponent was Rex Raptor.
"Yami!" Tea, came running up to me. "Sorry about not meeting you in the park. Rex wants the Red Eyes Black Dragon back."
"Joey has gotten quiet attached to that card. He likes to use it a lot." I said as Joey switched the dragons in to attack position, and lay a card face down. "What's the score?"
"Joey's ahead by 200 pts. He has 1200 life points, Rex only has 1000." She reported.
I watched as Rex tried to attack but Joey flipped over a trap card. It was Trap Hole, it destroyed Rex's only monster.
Joey looked calm as he drew a card and attacked with his Thousand Dragon, eliminating all of Rex's life points.
I was surprised that Joey didn't start cheering like he usually did. Instead he took two locator cards and the rare car from Rex and walked to us.
"Hi, Yami." He said somewhat dully.
"Hey, Joey. Great duel! Are you ok?" I asked. He looked like he hadn't slept in days.
"Yeah, I'm fine, man." He lied.
I glanced at Tea. "He's been arguing with his mom a lot and Serenity got mad at both of them." She explained.
"It's more than that, Tea; it's also that stupid history paper. I've been working on it till nearly 1:00 in the freaking morning." Joey stated.
"Ugh! Don't even mention that paper!" Tea put her face in her hands.
"Is it really that bad?" I asked. "I know it's been depriving Yugi of sleep all week."
"It's bad, Yami." Joey said as he sat on the edge of a water fountain.
"Where's Tristan? Is he going to join us?" I asked. "Or is he with Serenity?"
"He's with my sister right now. He said he'll join us around noon or so." Joey glanced at his watch.
"Yeah, right. We'll see." Tea said rolling her eyes. Then glancing at me she asked. "Aren't you going to see Ishizu today, Yami?" For a while Ishizu Ishtar, the possessor of the Millennium Necklace (a.k.a. torque) has been helping me regain my lost memories.
"I don't need to see her until 1:00 this afternoon." I said.
"Just out of curiosity, Yami," Joey asked. "Is she helping you at all? Is what she's showing you working?" He'd been skeptical about the whole thing. I don't really blame him.
"Sometimes." I said honestly. "It's still to early to tell."
Tristan caught up with us just before noon. At twelve-thirty we headed to the museum.
"I can't believe the Ancient Egypt Exhibit is still here." Tristan said. Then he glanced at me, "not to sound mean or anything, Yami."
"That's ok, Tristan. Yugi told me that most exhibits that come to the Domino Museum don't stay for this long. Ishizu says that they're going to stay for at least a year and a half. She believes it will be enough time to stop those who are trying to steal the rest of the Millennium Items."
We arrived at the museum and headed down to the basement, where I usually met Ishizu.
"You can't go down there!" A security guard stopped us.
"My name is Yami and I have an appointment with Ishizu Ishtar" I said.
"In the basement?" The guard was puzzled.
"Yes." I replied with a quick nod.
"Let me see." The guard disappeared down the stairs and returned a moment later. "Okay, she's expecting you."
I sat on a park bench in Battle City, watching duelists battle each other. I was somewhat glad that no one had challenged me. It was getting annoying when amateur duelists try to beat me or Yugi. Sure, Yugi and I could go ahead a duel one of them to gain the last Locator Card we need to get into the finals, but where's the fun in dueling those who are.shall we say inexperienced?
I leaned back and checked the time on a near by bank clock. It was 10:27. Joey and Tea were supposed to meet me here at 10:30.
{{Be patient, Yami.}} Yugi said from the Soul Room.
{I'm sorry, Yugi.} I replied. {I guess I'm just not good at waiting.} I glanced at the bank clock again. 10:28.
{{Joey and Tea will be here. You know they promised.} Yugi pointed out. {{That is if Joey hasn't gotten dragged in to a duel again.}}
{Let's wait here a few minutes. Then we'll go and see} I suggested.
{{Ok, sounds fair.}} Yugi replied with a yawn. {{If you don't mind, I think I'm going to take a nap.}}
{You were up late again?} I asked somewhat surprised and accusatory.
{{Yeah, I was trying to work on that damned history paper for Ms. Thomason's class.}} Suddenly he laughed. {{Why didn't I think of this before? Yami, you can help me. It's on Ancient Egypt.}}
{Ari, you know I will help you as much as I can. However, keep in mind that I don't remember much, and what I do remember may or may not help at all.} I said, glancing at the bank clock again. 10:33. {Get some rest, Yugi. I'm going to see if I can find Tea and Joey.} Yugi nodded and disappeared into his Soul Room, and the mental connection between us was closed. {Rest well, little Yugi.} I said quietly to him, not knowing if he could hear me or not.
I walked toward the center of Battle City, where most of the duels take place. When I arrived there, I scanned the duelists and spotted Joey in a duel. It was easy to spot him with his Thousand Dragon and Red Eyes Black Dragon on the field. His opponent was Rex Raptor.
"Yami!" Tea, came running up to me. "Sorry about not meeting you in the park. Rex wants the Red Eyes Black Dragon back."
"Joey has gotten quiet attached to that card. He likes to use it a lot." I said as Joey switched the dragons in to attack position, and lay a card face down. "What's the score?"
"Joey's ahead by 200 pts. He has 1200 life points, Rex only has 1000." She reported.
I watched as Rex tried to attack but Joey flipped over a trap card. It was Trap Hole, it destroyed Rex's only monster.
Joey looked calm as he drew a card and attacked with his Thousand Dragon, eliminating all of Rex's life points.
I was surprised that Joey didn't start cheering like he usually did. Instead he took two locator cards and the rare car from Rex and walked to us.
"Hi, Yami." He said somewhat dully.
"Hey, Joey. Great duel! Are you ok?" I asked. He looked like he hadn't slept in days.
"Yeah, I'm fine, man." He lied.
I glanced at Tea. "He's been arguing with his mom a lot and Serenity got mad at both of them." She explained.
"It's more than that, Tea; it's also that stupid history paper. I've been working on it till nearly 1:00 in the freaking morning." Joey stated.
"Ugh! Don't even mention that paper!" Tea put her face in her hands.
"Is it really that bad?" I asked. "I know it's been depriving Yugi of sleep all week."
"It's bad, Yami." Joey said as he sat on the edge of a water fountain.
"Where's Tristan? Is he going to join us?" I asked. "Or is he with Serenity?"
"He's with my sister right now. He said he'll join us around noon or so." Joey glanced at his watch.
"Yeah, right. We'll see." Tea said rolling her eyes. Then glancing at me she asked. "Aren't you going to see Ishizu today, Yami?" For a while Ishizu Ishtar, the possessor of the Millennium Necklace (a.k.a. torque) has been helping me regain my lost memories.
"I don't need to see her until 1:00 this afternoon." I said.
"Just out of curiosity, Yami," Joey asked. "Is she helping you at all? Is what she's showing you working?" He'd been skeptical about the whole thing. I don't really blame him.
"Sometimes." I said honestly. "It's still to early to tell."
Tristan caught up with us just before noon. At twelve-thirty we headed to the museum.
"I can't believe the Ancient Egypt Exhibit is still here." Tristan said. Then he glanced at me, "not to sound mean or anything, Yami."
"That's ok, Tristan. Yugi told me that most exhibits that come to the Domino Museum don't stay for this long. Ishizu says that they're going to stay for at least a year and a half. She believes it will be enough time to stop those who are trying to steal the rest of the Millennium Items."
We arrived at the museum and headed down to the basement, where I usually met Ishizu.
"You can't go down there!" A security guard stopped us.
"My name is Yami and I have an appointment with Ishizu Ishtar" I said.
"In the basement?" The guard was puzzled.
"Yes." I replied with a quick nod.
"Let me see." The guard disappeared down the stairs and returned a moment later. "Okay, she's expecting you."