Times Blood
Chapter 4
By: Lazeralk
Standard disclaimers apply.
*. *= Yugi's thoughts ^. ^= Yami's thoughts
* * *
Yami awoke to the scent of clean linen and irises. He was in an unfamiliar bed, in an unfamiliar place and there was an unfamiliar face above him.
"Dare da omae?" he asked.
The face looked puzzled and then spoke in a very strange language.
"I asked who you were." Said Yami as he sat up, now agitated.
"Pharaoh?" That he recognized.
^Pharaoh? What the hell? ^ He thought.
*Unngh. * came Yugi's mind voice as he awoke.
^Hey. ^
*Wha? Where are we? * Asked Yugi. Yami sighed and let Yugi take over, shifting easily back to the child's body.
The man in the room with them yelped and jumped back as Yugi's wide innocent eyes looked at him with concern.
"Daijobu? Ne, doshitano?" asked Yugi, coming to his hands and knees.
The man let out a shriek and scrambled out of the room yelling in his strange language. "Well that was weird." Said Yugi to himself.
He stood up and found his coat and his shoes. He sat down to slip his shoes over his feet when he noted sourly that they didn't fit.
*Yami! My shoes don't fit! You changed without them on. * Complained Yugi.
^Sorry squirt. I'll change back in a moment. ^ Replied Yami as he gathered the power needed to make the change.
He shifted and Yami pulled on his shoes and coat. He shifted back and Yugi once again fit in his own clothes. He grabbed his bag and slung it over his shoulder before heading out to explore this new place and to find his friends.
* * *
Seto Kaiba awoke to his own scowling visage. At first he thought there was a mirror above him. Then he realized that not only was he not scowling, he was also not wearing a hat.
"Dare da, ome?" he growled at his twin.
The other him growled something back and started hissing at a pair of armed men by the door. The men left quickly, scrambling out of the chamber.
"Oi. Doko da?" demanded an equally peeved Kaiba.
Kaiba Two began yelling at him in a different language and gesturing wildly.
Kaiba arched an eyebrow and began searching for his briefcase. When bad things happen, sit down and write a new program for the holo projectors. It always worked when his life decided to take a turn for the worst. He located his briefcase and stood to retrieve it. His double watched him with suspicious eyes.
Kaiba glared at him and typed in the security codes that allowed the case to open. He popped open the lid and pulled out his laptop. His twin moved behind him to watch. Kaiba ignored him. He started up the computer and began to type furiously, calling up a new program frame. The other him was gawking at him, eyes wide with fascination. Kaiba glanced at his shadow's reflection in the screen every few minutes and tried desperately to dismiss his double's existence. It didn't work.
* * *
Yugi's stomach growled when the passing thought of 'I didn't eat lunch, did I?' crossed his mind.
"Laila?" he called tentatively.
He'd wandered into some sort of great hall full of stone pillars painted ancient Egyptian style, only they looked like they were painted yesterday. When he first saw them he thought maybe he was in Disney Land, then he found a window and that idea came crashing down around his ears.
There was a desert outside. An actual desert, with sand.
^Yes Yugi, most deserts have sand. ^
*Shut up Yami. *
^Whatever. Now what? ^
*Shouldn't we try to find everybody? Joey, Teya, Kaiba? *
^I guess. I want to find Laila and this Amen-whatever guy. ^
Yugi frowned.
*But didn't Laila say that he was you? Shouldn't you know your own name? *
^Maybe, but I don't. So I guess maybe not. ^
*Would you make up your mind already? *
^Shut up squirt! I've only lived as long as the puzzle. Sorry if I missed the last couple hundred years. ^
*Geez. Chill out Yami. I'm sorry ok? *
^Yeah, sorry kid, didn't mean to snap at ya. ^
Yugi smiled and continued to explore his surroundings. Unbeknownst to him, a shadow watched his every movement.
* * *
Teya sighed as she rolled over in her sleep. Wait. Sleep? She didn't remember going to bed. She opened her eyes and was shocked to find two of her best friends in bed with her. Her best friends also happened to be guys. There were not supposed to be guys in her bed for a long time yet. This was utterly wrong and unacceptable.
Teya screamed.
In response to her scream the two boys also awoke and started screaming, believing that they were under attack. The guards that were in the room with them, also thought they were under attack and began to scream as well, brandishing there weapons this way and that.
All in all, there was a lot of pointless screaming.
* * *
Pharaoh Amenhotep sighed as he rubbed his temples. His birthday was today and people were not supposed to be screaming on his birthday. With a growl he lifted himself from his throne.
"No one in and no one out." He ordered of his guards.
"Sir!" they saluted.
Amenhotep ignored them and went in search of that horrible noise.
* * *
Yugi whirled around at the screams; terror filled him as he picked out Teya's and Joey's voices. He raced towards the sound, his mind providing all sorts of horrible tortures that they just had to be enduring to scream so loud.
*Yami! Take over! You can run faster than I can! * Cried Yugi desperately.
^Right! ^ Said Yami as he quickly took over, his stride doubling and bringing them ever closer to their friends.
The shadow detached itself from the wall and turned, tossing silver hair into the wind.
* * *
Amenhotep slammed his hand into the door that separated him from that awful noise.
The guards were in disarray, scrambling wildly to calm the girl that was shrieking at the top of her lungs.
"Be silent!" he roared.
The girl stopped and looked at him in confusion.
She them began speaking in a strange and rapid language that left his head spinning with the effort to understand. She was apparently scolding two boys who were arguing loudly back.
A blonde haired boy made a comment and she slapped him hard enough to leave a mark. The room fell silent after that.
"What in Ra's great name is going on in here?" Amenhotep demanded of his guards.
"She woke up and started screaming, we thought we were under attack sire! We're sorry for upsetting you!" the guards cried, bowing low before their king.
Amenhotep snarled at them and stalked over to the girl.
"Who are you and what do you think you're doing in my palace?" he demanded.
The girl looked up at him and her eyes shimmered. She was going to cry.
"Oh, Ra! Anything but this!" he hissed. He couldn't stand it when girl's cried.
"Yugi!" she sobbed as she launched herself into his arms.
"What the-?" he yelped, looking down at her, totally dumbfounded.
"Yokata! Yokata Yugi!" she cried. She then proceeded to sob uncontrollably.
Amenhotep was clueless. He didn't know what to do. Laila never cried like this. What was wrong with her?
At that moment the door burst open and he was confronted with himself.
* * *
Yami rushed towards a door, his fear and adrenaline pushing him beyond his limits as he heard what could only be Teya burst into tears. He slammed the doors open and was greeted by the sight of Tea in the arms of what appeared to be- himself.
^Um.Yugi? This doesn't look good. ^
*This is weird. *
^You said it kid. ^
"Tea, are you alright?"
"Yugi?" she asked.
"Yes. It's me." Answered Yami, feeling only slightly guilty for lying to her.
"But, then who?" she asked pushing away from his look a like.
Tea backed away and hid behind Joey, who looked back and forth between the two Yugis.er.Amenhoteps.er.Yamis.um.nevermind.
Yami glanced at her, then focused his attention on the other him.
"What was all that screaming about Tea?" he asked.
"I woke up with these two idiots in my bed. My bed! I'm not old enough for that kind of stuff." She replied with dignity.
Yami tried very hard not to fall over from shock.
"So what? Its not like we were doin' nothin'. Besides, who'd wanna with a girl as flat as you?" growled Joey, still upset about being slapped.
Tea's eyes glowed red.
Yami sighed.
"Stop it Tea. Joey, take that back, it was uncalled for."
Tea blinked innocently at him, and Joey grumbled an apology.
The other him started talking. All four of them blinked at him, not understanding a word.
*Ne, Yami? Why not try activating the Millenium Eye? It reads minds doesn't it? Maybe it will help figure out what's on his mind. * Offered Yugi.
^Not a bad idea short stuff. ^
*Would you stop commenting on my height? * Hissed Yugi. Yami smirked.
Yugi scowled.
Yami ignored him and reached for his puzzle. The Eye was embedded in the Puzzle and because he controlled the Puzzle it might give him an edge when dealing with the Eye. Was mastering a second Millennium Item easier or harder? He had no way of knowing, and so, braced himself for the worst as he called to the power of the Eye.
He felt the power building, pulsing around him until it swallowed his vision and Time stopped.
* * *
End Chapter 4
Chapter 4
By: Lazeralk
Standard disclaimers apply.
*. *= Yugi's thoughts ^. ^= Yami's thoughts
* * *
Yami awoke to the scent of clean linen and irises. He was in an unfamiliar bed, in an unfamiliar place and there was an unfamiliar face above him.
"Dare da omae?" he asked.
The face looked puzzled and then spoke in a very strange language.
"I asked who you were." Said Yami as he sat up, now agitated.
"Pharaoh?" That he recognized.
^Pharaoh? What the hell? ^ He thought.
*Unngh. * came Yugi's mind voice as he awoke.
^Hey. ^
*Wha? Where are we? * Asked Yugi. Yami sighed and let Yugi take over, shifting easily back to the child's body.
The man in the room with them yelped and jumped back as Yugi's wide innocent eyes looked at him with concern.
"Daijobu? Ne, doshitano?" asked Yugi, coming to his hands and knees.
The man let out a shriek and scrambled out of the room yelling in his strange language. "Well that was weird." Said Yugi to himself.
He stood up and found his coat and his shoes. He sat down to slip his shoes over his feet when he noted sourly that they didn't fit.
*Yami! My shoes don't fit! You changed without them on. * Complained Yugi.
^Sorry squirt. I'll change back in a moment. ^ Replied Yami as he gathered the power needed to make the change.
He shifted and Yami pulled on his shoes and coat. He shifted back and Yugi once again fit in his own clothes. He grabbed his bag and slung it over his shoulder before heading out to explore this new place and to find his friends.
* * *
Seto Kaiba awoke to his own scowling visage. At first he thought there was a mirror above him. Then he realized that not only was he not scowling, he was also not wearing a hat.
"Dare da, ome?" he growled at his twin.
The other him growled something back and started hissing at a pair of armed men by the door. The men left quickly, scrambling out of the chamber.
"Oi. Doko da?" demanded an equally peeved Kaiba.
Kaiba Two began yelling at him in a different language and gesturing wildly.
Kaiba arched an eyebrow and began searching for his briefcase. When bad things happen, sit down and write a new program for the holo projectors. It always worked when his life decided to take a turn for the worst. He located his briefcase and stood to retrieve it. His double watched him with suspicious eyes.
Kaiba glared at him and typed in the security codes that allowed the case to open. He popped open the lid and pulled out his laptop. His twin moved behind him to watch. Kaiba ignored him. He started up the computer and began to type furiously, calling up a new program frame. The other him was gawking at him, eyes wide with fascination. Kaiba glanced at his shadow's reflection in the screen every few minutes and tried desperately to dismiss his double's existence. It didn't work.
* * *
Yugi's stomach growled when the passing thought of 'I didn't eat lunch, did I?' crossed his mind.
"Laila?" he called tentatively.
He'd wandered into some sort of great hall full of stone pillars painted ancient Egyptian style, only they looked like they were painted yesterday. When he first saw them he thought maybe he was in Disney Land, then he found a window and that idea came crashing down around his ears.
There was a desert outside. An actual desert, with sand.
^Yes Yugi, most deserts have sand. ^
*Shut up Yami. *
^Whatever. Now what? ^
*Shouldn't we try to find everybody? Joey, Teya, Kaiba? *
^I guess. I want to find Laila and this Amen-whatever guy. ^
Yugi frowned.
*But didn't Laila say that he was you? Shouldn't you know your own name? *
^Maybe, but I don't. So I guess maybe not. ^
*Would you make up your mind already? *
^Shut up squirt! I've only lived as long as the puzzle. Sorry if I missed the last couple hundred years. ^
*Geez. Chill out Yami. I'm sorry ok? *
^Yeah, sorry kid, didn't mean to snap at ya. ^
Yugi smiled and continued to explore his surroundings. Unbeknownst to him, a shadow watched his every movement.
* * *
Teya sighed as she rolled over in her sleep. Wait. Sleep? She didn't remember going to bed. She opened her eyes and was shocked to find two of her best friends in bed with her. Her best friends also happened to be guys. There were not supposed to be guys in her bed for a long time yet. This was utterly wrong and unacceptable.
Teya screamed.
In response to her scream the two boys also awoke and started screaming, believing that they were under attack. The guards that were in the room with them, also thought they were under attack and began to scream as well, brandishing there weapons this way and that.
All in all, there was a lot of pointless screaming.
* * *
Pharaoh Amenhotep sighed as he rubbed his temples. His birthday was today and people were not supposed to be screaming on his birthday. With a growl he lifted himself from his throne.
"No one in and no one out." He ordered of his guards.
"Sir!" they saluted.
Amenhotep ignored them and went in search of that horrible noise.
* * *
Yugi whirled around at the screams; terror filled him as he picked out Teya's and Joey's voices. He raced towards the sound, his mind providing all sorts of horrible tortures that they just had to be enduring to scream so loud.
*Yami! Take over! You can run faster than I can! * Cried Yugi desperately.
^Right! ^ Said Yami as he quickly took over, his stride doubling and bringing them ever closer to their friends.
The shadow detached itself from the wall and turned, tossing silver hair into the wind.
* * *
Amenhotep slammed his hand into the door that separated him from that awful noise.
The guards were in disarray, scrambling wildly to calm the girl that was shrieking at the top of her lungs.
"Be silent!" he roared.
The girl stopped and looked at him in confusion.
She them began speaking in a strange and rapid language that left his head spinning with the effort to understand. She was apparently scolding two boys who were arguing loudly back.
A blonde haired boy made a comment and she slapped him hard enough to leave a mark. The room fell silent after that.
"What in Ra's great name is going on in here?" Amenhotep demanded of his guards.
"She woke up and started screaming, we thought we were under attack sire! We're sorry for upsetting you!" the guards cried, bowing low before their king.
Amenhotep snarled at them and stalked over to the girl.
"Who are you and what do you think you're doing in my palace?" he demanded.
The girl looked up at him and her eyes shimmered. She was going to cry.
"Oh, Ra! Anything but this!" he hissed. He couldn't stand it when girl's cried.
"Yugi!" she sobbed as she launched herself into his arms.
"What the-?" he yelped, looking down at her, totally dumbfounded.
"Yokata! Yokata Yugi!" she cried. She then proceeded to sob uncontrollably.
Amenhotep was clueless. He didn't know what to do. Laila never cried like this. What was wrong with her?
At that moment the door burst open and he was confronted with himself.
* * *
Yami rushed towards a door, his fear and adrenaline pushing him beyond his limits as he heard what could only be Teya burst into tears. He slammed the doors open and was greeted by the sight of Tea in the arms of what appeared to be- himself.
^Um.Yugi? This doesn't look good. ^
*This is weird. *
^You said it kid. ^
"Tea, are you alright?"
"Yugi?" she asked.
"Yes. It's me." Answered Yami, feeling only slightly guilty for lying to her.
"But, then who?" she asked pushing away from his look a like.
Tea backed away and hid behind Joey, who looked back and forth between the two Yugis.er.Amenhoteps.er.Yamis.um.nevermind.
Yami glanced at her, then focused his attention on the other him.
"What was all that screaming about Tea?" he asked.
"I woke up with these two idiots in my bed. My bed! I'm not old enough for that kind of stuff." She replied with dignity.
Yami tried very hard not to fall over from shock.
"So what? Its not like we were doin' nothin'. Besides, who'd wanna with a girl as flat as you?" growled Joey, still upset about being slapped.
Tea's eyes glowed red.
Yami sighed.
"Stop it Tea. Joey, take that back, it was uncalled for."
Tea blinked innocently at him, and Joey grumbled an apology.
The other him started talking. All four of them blinked at him, not understanding a word.
*Ne, Yami? Why not try activating the Millenium Eye? It reads minds doesn't it? Maybe it will help figure out what's on his mind. * Offered Yugi.
^Not a bad idea short stuff. ^
*Would you stop commenting on my height? * Hissed Yugi. Yami smirked.
Yugi scowled.
Yami ignored him and reached for his puzzle. The Eye was embedded in the Puzzle and because he controlled the Puzzle it might give him an edge when dealing with the Eye. Was mastering a second Millennium Item easier or harder? He had no way of knowing, and so, braced himself for the worst as he called to the power of the Eye.
He felt the power building, pulsing around him until it swallowed his vision and Time stopped.
* * *
End Chapter 4