Time's Blood
Chapter 5
By: Lazeralk
Standard disclaimers apply.
*
Yugi awoke floating in darkness. Yami floated beside him, unconscious. Yugi floated over to him, and shook his shoulder.
"Yami. Yami wake up." He called.
Yami grimaced, that was not fun. He opened his eyes was greeted by Yugi's concerned visage.
"Hey kid. What's going on again?"
"We're trying to use the Millennium Eye." Said Yugi.
"Oh yeah. What happened?"
"Dunno. I woke up here too."
A glow before them alerted them to another presence in the darkness.
~You are the ones who defeated my former keeper. What would you have of me?~
"Are you the Millennium Eye?" Asked Yugi.
~I am.~
"We need to be able to understand what everyone is saying. We don't speak.um.ancient Egyptian." Said Yami to the light.
~I will rectify this. My power is yours until you loose.~ said the Eye.
"We understand. Thank you." Said Yugi.
Then they were back in the room with everyone else. Teya was still hiding behind Joey, Tristan had stepped protectively between them and the Egyptians. The angry one was still glaring at the whole group demanding to know who they were and why they were there and what in the name of Ra they were wearing. It hit Yugi then that he could understand what they were saying.
"Oi oi!" He called to his friends, gaining their attention.
"Be quiet for a second ok?"
Yugi, well really Yami, who was in charge at the moment, turned to the Egyptians.
"Calm down and let's figure this out."
"How is it that we can understand you now?" Asked that other him.
"This." Said Yami fingering the Puzzle/Eye.
"Yugi?" Asked Teya.
"Yes Teya?" Said Yami kindly.
"What's going on?" She asked.
"I'm not really sure right now, but I'm betting that we've gone back in time just like Liala said and we must be in Egypt. I'm guessing that this is my past self and that he doesn't know what's going on." He explained in Japanese.
He switched back over to Egyptian and began the introductions.
"I'm Yami. The lady is Teya, the blonde is Joey and the brunette is Tristan. Laila brought us here from the future. Does that help you?" He said addressing the other him.
The man nodded and hissed at the guards who were gawking at them in wonder.
"Get back to your posts!" He told them. He turned to address Yami then, drawing himself up.
"I am Pharaoh Amenhotep. Why would my mage bring you here from the future?"
"She said that on the night of your eighteenth birthday you would be murdered and before you died you sent her into the future to get your reincarnation to prevent your death. I guess that's me." Said Yami.
"But today is my eighteenth birthday. Did she say who would murder me?" Asked Amenhotep.
"Uh.well.no, not really."
"So then.we don't know who's plotting to kill me at this very moment?"
"Nope, I guess not."
"Great. That helps a lot." Said Amenhotep sarcastically.
"Uh, Yugi? What's goin' on?" Asked Joey.
"Just warning the pharaoh of his death, like Laila said. We're supposed to prevent it remember?" Replied Yami in Japanese.
"Where is Laila?" Asked Teya, looking around.
"Good question Teya." Yami then switched back to Egyptian.
"Where is Laila?"
"Don't know. Simon!" Called the pharaoh.
A man, cloaked in flowing robes, seemed to materialize at Amenhotep's side, his eyes darting wildly around at them, the only visible part of his body.
"Where is Laila Simon?"
"Gone. Into Time, to staunch the wound." Came the soft reply.
"That's right!" Said Yami. "Laila said your death upset Time and that it was bleeding."
"Death?" Asked Simon, settling his searing gaze on Yami. Yugi gulped and shivered under that gaze.
*He's creepy. *
^No kidding. Why is he staring at us like that? It's like he can tell what we are. ^
*Yeah.don't get to close Yami; maybe he's the guy that murdered the pharaoh. *
^Maybe. ^
Yami came out of his trance just as Amenhotep finished retelling the story to Simon, who was tense and fuming.
Teya was once again hiding behind Joey and Tristan's fist kept clenching and unclenching. Yami leaned against the wall, closing his eyes and continuing his conversation with Yugi.
^We still haven't found Kaiba. I'm a little worried about him. Why isn't he here with the others? ^
*Dunno. Think he made it here ok? Maybe Laila left him back home. *
^No. He was there with us in the.what did she call it?. ^
*The In-Between. *
^Yeah, the In-Between, if he was there with us, he should have shown up too. But he isn't here. ^
*Maybe he's here but not here here, ya know? *
^Yeah, that could be it, we could ask Amenhotep. ^
"Yugi! Hey Yugi! Wake up man."
"Nani? Ah gomen." Said Yami shaking himself out of his stupor.
*We gotta practice that so we don't space every time huh? *
^Yeah. ^
"So, Yugi, what do we do now?" Asked Tristan.
"We find Kaiba." Was the immediate response.
"Kaiba? Oh yeah, he was with us in the creepy place too!" Said Teya.
"Yeah, but he isn't here with us is he?" Commented Joey.
"Amenhotep?" Called Yami.
Said pharaoh turned his attention to his futuristic look-a-like but shot a glare at Simon when the cloaked man hissed.
Yami shot his a questioning look.
"He doesn't like it when people address me by my name. He thinks everyone should say 'My Lord' or 'Master' or something stupid like that." Sneered the pharaoh, showing his clear distaste for formality.
"Uh, right. Look, we're missing a member of our party, tall guy, carries a brief case, real short brown hair, bad attitude, trench coat?" Said Yami trying to think of anything else that described the missing CEO of Kaiba Corp.
"What's a brief case?" Asked Amenhotep.
"What's a trench coat?" Echoed one of the guards.
Yami sighed.
"Never mind, his name's Seto Kaiba. He's got blue eyes, and."
"Oh that guy!" Said the other guard. "We took him down to the temple, he looks creepily like the high priest."
"Can you take us there?" Demanded Yami.
"Sure." Said Amenhotep, motioning them to follow as he turned around.
"We're going to find Kaiba now you guys, the guard said he's at the temple." Yami informed their friends.
"That other language you speak, what is it?" Asked Amenhotep as they walked along the corridors.
"Oh, its Nihongo." Said Yami. "You see we're from a place called Nippon, it's far to the east of here."
"East?" Asked Amenhotep, thoroughly fascinated.
"Oh yes, it's an archipelago, a chain of islands. We live on the main island, Honshu." Replied Yami as they approached the temple grounds.
Just then an explosion rocked the area, originating from the depths of the temple. Bald monks and priests ran for their lives as a resounding crash echoed in the air. The group took off towards the building as roar shook the stone pillars.
A very familiar sounding roar.
"Oh no, Kaiba, you didn't!" Said Yami as he ran faster; he had to find Kaiba before he did anymore damage with that Blue Eyes White Dragon of his.
*
End Chapter 5
Chapter 5
By: Lazeralk
Standard disclaimers apply.
*
Yugi awoke floating in darkness. Yami floated beside him, unconscious. Yugi floated over to him, and shook his shoulder.
"Yami. Yami wake up." He called.
Yami grimaced, that was not fun. He opened his eyes was greeted by Yugi's concerned visage.
"Hey kid. What's going on again?"
"We're trying to use the Millennium Eye." Said Yugi.
"Oh yeah. What happened?"
"Dunno. I woke up here too."
A glow before them alerted them to another presence in the darkness.
~You are the ones who defeated my former keeper. What would you have of me?~
"Are you the Millennium Eye?" Asked Yugi.
~I am.~
"We need to be able to understand what everyone is saying. We don't speak.um.ancient Egyptian." Said Yami to the light.
~I will rectify this. My power is yours until you loose.~ said the Eye.
"We understand. Thank you." Said Yugi.
Then they were back in the room with everyone else. Teya was still hiding behind Joey, Tristan had stepped protectively between them and the Egyptians. The angry one was still glaring at the whole group demanding to know who they were and why they were there and what in the name of Ra they were wearing. It hit Yugi then that he could understand what they were saying.
"Oi oi!" He called to his friends, gaining their attention.
"Be quiet for a second ok?"
Yugi, well really Yami, who was in charge at the moment, turned to the Egyptians.
"Calm down and let's figure this out."
"How is it that we can understand you now?" Asked that other him.
"This." Said Yami fingering the Puzzle/Eye.
"Yugi?" Asked Teya.
"Yes Teya?" Said Yami kindly.
"What's going on?" She asked.
"I'm not really sure right now, but I'm betting that we've gone back in time just like Liala said and we must be in Egypt. I'm guessing that this is my past self and that he doesn't know what's going on." He explained in Japanese.
He switched back over to Egyptian and began the introductions.
"I'm Yami. The lady is Teya, the blonde is Joey and the brunette is Tristan. Laila brought us here from the future. Does that help you?" He said addressing the other him.
The man nodded and hissed at the guards who were gawking at them in wonder.
"Get back to your posts!" He told them. He turned to address Yami then, drawing himself up.
"I am Pharaoh Amenhotep. Why would my mage bring you here from the future?"
"She said that on the night of your eighteenth birthday you would be murdered and before you died you sent her into the future to get your reincarnation to prevent your death. I guess that's me." Said Yami.
"But today is my eighteenth birthday. Did she say who would murder me?" Asked Amenhotep.
"Uh.well.no, not really."
"So then.we don't know who's plotting to kill me at this very moment?"
"Nope, I guess not."
"Great. That helps a lot." Said Amenhotep sarcastically.
"Uh, Yugi? What's goin' on?" Asked Joey.
"Just warning the pharaoh of his death, like Laila said. We're supposed to prevent it remember?" Replied Yami in Japanese.
"Where is Laila?" Asked Teya, looking around.
"Good question Teya." Yami then switched back to Egyptian.
"Where is Laila?"
"Don't know. Simon!" Called the pharaoh.
A man, cloaked in flowing robes, seemed to materialize at Amenhotep's side, his eyes darting wildly around at them, the only visible part of his body.
"Where is Laila Simon?"
"Gone. Into Time, to staunch the wound." Came the soft reply.
"That's right!" Said Yami. "Laila said your death upset Time and that it was bleeding."
"Death?" Asked Simon, settling his searing gaze on Yami. Yugi gulped and shivered under that gaze.
*He's creepy. *
^No kidding. Why is he staring at us like that? It's like he can tell what we are. ^
*Yeah.don't get to close Yami; maybe he's the guy that murdered the pharaoh. *
^Maybe. ^
Yami came out of his trance just as Amenhotep finished retelling the story to Simon, who was tense and fuming.
Teya was once again hiding behind Joey and Tristan's fist kept clenching and unclenching. Yami leaned against the wall, closing his eyes and continuing his conversation with Yugi.
^We still haven't found Kaiba. I'm a little worried about him. Why isn't he here with the others? ^
*Dunno. Think he made it here ok? Maybe Laila left him back home. *
^No. He was there with us in the.what did she call it?. ^
*The In-Between. *
^Yeah, the In-Between, if he was there with us, he should have shown up too. But he isn't here. ^
*Maybe he's here but not here here, ya know? *
^Yeah, that could be it, we could ask Amenhotep. ^
"Yugi! Hey Yugi! Wake up man."
"Nani? Ah gomen." Said Yami shaking himself out of his stupor.
*We gotta practice that so we don't space every time huh? *
^Yeah. ^
"So, Yugi, what do we do now?" Asked Tristan.
"We find Kaiba." Was the immediate response.
"Kaiba? Oh yeah, he was with us in the creepy place too!" Said Teya.
"Yeah, but he isn't here with us is he?" Commented Joey.
"Amenhotep?" Called Yami.
Said pharaoh turned his attention to his futuristic look-a-like but shot a glare at Simon when the cloaked man hissed.
Yami shot his a questioning look.
"He doesn't like it when people address me by my name. He thinks everyone should say 'My Lord' or 'Master' or something stupid like that." Sneered the pharaoh, showing his clear distaste for formality.
"Uh, right. Look, we're missing a member of our party, tall guy, carries a brief case, real short brown hair, bad attitude, trench coat?" Said Yami trying to think of anything else that described the missing CEO of Kaiba Corp.
"What's a brief case?" Asked Amenhotep.
"What's a trench coat?" Echoed one of the guards.
Yami sighed.
"Never mind, his name's Seto Kaiba. He's got blue eyes, and."
"Oh that guy!" Said the other guard. "We took him down to the temple, he looks creepily like the high priest."
"Can you take us there?" Demanded Yami.
"Sure." Said Amenhotep, motioning them to follow as he turned around.
"We're going to find Kaiba now you guys, the guard said he's at the temple." Yami informed their friends.
"That other language you speak, what is it?" Asked Amenhotep as they walked along the corridors.
"Oh, its Nihongo." Said Yami. "You see we're from a place called Nippon, it's far to the east of here."
"East?" Asked Amenhotep, thoroughly fascinated.
"Oh yes, it's an archipelago, a chain of islands. We live on the main island, Honshu." Replied Yami as they approached the temple grounds.
Just then an explosion rocked the area, originating from the depths of the temple. Bald monks and priests ran for their lives as a resounding crash echoed in the air. The group took off towards the building as roar shook the stone pillars.
A very familiar sounding roar.
"Oh no, Kaiba, you didn't!" Said Yami as he ran faster; he had to find Kaiba before he did anymore damage with that Blue Eyes White Dragon of his.
*
End Chapter 5