Last time on Yu-Gi-Oh: After dueling the eliminator Garrison, Bakura meets
up with Yugi and company. Afterward, Rathje and Yasumi appeared. Rathje
greeted his old friend Garrison. After asking about Pegasus, Bakura blushed
sheepishly and aroused suspicion.
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"So what exactly do you know about Richard Pegasus?" Rathje asked.
Bakura hesitated. Rathje sighed, "If you don't want to tell us. . ."
"No, it's okay," Bakura blurted out.
Rathje raised an eyebrow, looking expectantly at Bakura.
"Well, it started after the original Duelist Kingdom. Yami Bakura was in control of my body. I did know all his plans, we shared a mind. He had followed everybody to Kaiba Corporation. This happened just prior to Battle City, as Mokuba was leading you to save Kaiba," Bakura explained, "My Yami was attempting to take the souls of the Big Five, to gain more power with his Millennium Eye. He first tried to take out a guard at the front gate, but he was unskilled with the Millennium Eye. The guard was put unconscious, but remained alive.
"So Yami Bakura left Kaiba Corp. He went in search of Richard Pegasus, Maxmillion's nephew. Richard's parents had died long ago, and he had often visited his uncle. They had become very close, almost as if Richard had been Maxmillion's son. Now Richard had become like his uncle, desperately searching for a way to revive the dead. In this case, he was trying to bring back Maxmillion.
"Yami Bakura approached Richard, though hiding his Millennium Eye. He thought that since Richard was related to Maxmillion, he would have more control of the Millennium Eye. So he talked to Richard. He told him that he may be able to revive Maxmillion, but he would need help. Richard answered him eagerly, almost blindly, saying he would do anything.
"Then Yami Bakura said that he would need to take control of Richard's body, use it to collect what he needs. For he knew that Richard Pegasus held more power of this world than he. Richard accepted his offer immediately, not thinking of what it meant. Yami Bakura left my body, entering Richard's. He then took the Millennium Eye and Ring from me. I returned to my normal self. Yami Bakura had complete control of Richard, for he had been a willing host. I would assume that Richard cannot even see Yami Bakura's thoughts, or if he has, he would have no way of stopping them."
"What do you mean?" Rathje asked blankly.
"Well, I could see everything Yami Bakura was thinking. I knew all his plans, and how he was going to achieve them. I know what he is about to do," Bakura stated, "He is planning on reviving Maxmillion Pegasus' body, not soul, then take it as an empty host. Maxmillion has almost perfect mastery of the Millennium Eye, thus Yami Bakura would be able to use it himself. So now I'm trying to stop Yami Bakura and free Richard Pegasus by banishing the Yami to the Shadow Realm."
Bakura looked at his listeners. Rathje nodded grimly. Garrison looked angry. Yasumi seemed a little sad, but also a little scared. Tristan was staring at Castle Pegasus. Yugi seemed lost in thought, as did Joey (whose expression changed every now and then depending on his thoughts). Tea was quite shocked, her hands pressing lightly against her lips. Mai seemed unfazed.
"Alright," Rathje finally broke the silence, "I'll help you. I wanted to make it to Castle Pegasus anyway, I may as well have a reason."
"Then I'm coming with you," Yasumi added.
Rathje turned to look at Yasumi, who was smiling. He smiled back.
"I'd come, but I can't go against Pegasus if he hasn't done anything," Garrison shook his head.
"I know, Garrison," Rathje replied, "just make sure the right people make it past you."
Garrison grinned broadly, "Alright, Rathje."
"Well," Yugi said, "we wouldn't be very good friends if we didn't come, too."
"Yeah, Bakura," Joey continued, "We're with you."
"Thank you," Bakura smiled meekly, "all of you."
"Anytime, buddy," Tristan shrugged.
Rathje looked at his wrist, "Hey, guys, I need a few more star-chips. I'll see you at Castle Pegasus."
"Alright," Garrison answered.
"Hey!" Yasumi jogged after him, "I thought we were going together!"
Rathje smirked, "Okay, let's go."
Rathje and Yasumi ran off in the way opposite the one they had came, the direction of the ocean caverns. Bakura stared at them.
"Who was that?" Bakura asked, just realizing that he didn't know.
Garrison looked down at Bakura, his face stricken with confusion, "What do you mean, kiddo? That was Rathje, an eliminator."
"Who was the girl?"
"Got me."
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Seto Kaiba smirked. He had one Blue Eyes out, another in his hand. He also had his Lord of D. and Flute of Summoning Dragon. He drew, it was a Dragon Piper. He used his Fissure to destroy the Buster Blader, powered up to 3200 by the Blue Eyes on the field and the one in his graveyard. He then played Lord of D., used Flute of Summoning Dragon, and then used his face-down Monster Reborn. All three Blue Eyes attacked directly, doing 9000 points of direct damage.
Seto: 8000, Little Jimmy: 0
Jimmy hopped off the dueling platform, handing over three star-chips. Kaiba grinned, extending his arm to view all ten of his star-chips. Mokuba smiled at him, and he grinned back.
"Come on, little brother," Kaiba stated, leading Mokuba away, "We have a tournament to win."
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"I play Polymerization," he declared, "I fuse my Guardian of the Labyrinth and Protector of the Throne to make Giltia the D. Knight! I equip him with Sword of Deep-seated, raising him up to 2350 attack points, plus another 200 from your Sogen."
'Wow, he's good. He got that relatively weak monster quite powerful. I can still beat him, my Barrel Dragon's stronger,' Jacob thought to himself.
Duelist Soul remained emotionless, playing his next card, "I play Share the Pain, sacrificing my Man-eater Bug."
"Fine, I'll take out my Queen's Double," Jacob replied.
"Then I select your Barrel Dragon to be destroyed due to Man-eater Bug's effect," Duelist Soul continued.
Giltia attacked, dealing 2550 damage to Jacob. He smiled inwardly. After this duel he would finally win his last star-chip. He had put up two of his star-chips, allowing the other kid to only offer one. So far, the life points were widely spread.
Duelist Soul: 6700, Jacob: 2150
"I end my turn, Jacob," Duelist Soul stated stolidly.
Jacob drew. He played his Dark Elf. He then equipped it with Horn of the Unicorn. It attacked, but Duelist Soul used Reverse Trap, lowering it to 1300 attack points.
Duelist Soul: 6700, Jacob: 450
"I. . .end my turn. . ." Jacob said.
"Jacob," a smile flickered across Duelist Soul's lips, "game over."
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Author's Note: sorry I took so long, I was perfecting the story-line. Anyway, that's chappy 8! Enjoy!
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"So what exactly do you know about Richard Pegasus?" Rathje asked.
Bakura hesitated. Rathje sighed, "If you don't want to tell us. . ."
"No, it's okay," Bakura blurted out.
Rathje raised an eyebrow, looking expectantly at Bakura.
"Well, it started after the original Duelist Kingdom. Yami Bakura was in control of my body. I did know all his plans, we shared a mind. He had followed everybody to Kaiba Corporation. This happened just prior to Battle City, as Mokuba was leading you to save Kaiba," Bakura explained, "My Yami was attempting to take the souls of the Big Five, to gain more power with his Millennium Eye. He first tried to take out a guard at the front gate, but he was unskilled with the Millennium Eye. The guard was put unconscious, but remained alive.
"So Yami Bakura left Kaiba Corp. He went in search of Richard Pegasus, Maxmillion's nephew. Richard's parents had died long ago, and he had often visited his uncle. They had become very close, almost as if Richard had been Maxmillion's son. Now Richard had become like his uncle, desperately searching for a way to revive the dead. In this case, he was trying to bring back Maxmillion.
"Yami Bakura approached Richard, though hiding his Millennium Eye. He thought that since Richard was related to Maxmillion, he would have more control of the Millennium Eye. So he talked to Richard. He told him that he may be able to revive Maxmillion, but he would need help. Richard answered him eagerly, almost blindly, saying he would do anything.
"Then Yami Bakura said that he would need to take control of Richard's body, use it to collect what he needs. For he knew that Richard Pegasus held more power of this world than he. Richard accepted his offer immediately, not thinking of what it meant. Yami Bakura left my body, entering Richard's. He then took the Millennium Eye and Ring from me. I returned to my normal self. Yami Bakura had complete control of Richard, for he had been a willing host. I would assume that Richard cannot even see Yami Bakura's thoughts, or if he has, he would have no way of stopping them."
"What do you mean?" Rathje asked blankly.
"Well, I could see everything Yami Bakura was thinking. I knew all his plans, and how he was going to achieve them. I know what he is about to do," Bakura stated, "He is planning on reviving Maxmillion Pegasus' body, not soul, then take it as an empty host. Maxmillion has almost perfect mastery of the Millennium Eye, thus Yami Bakura would be able to use it himself. So now I'm trying to stop Yami Bakura and free Richard Pegasus by banishing the Yami to the Shadow Realm."
Bakura looked at his listeners. Rathje nodded grimly. Garrison looked angry. Yasumi seemed a little sad, but also a little scared. Tristan was staring at Castle Pegasus. Yugi seemed lost in thought, as did Joey (whose expression changed every now and then depending on his thoughts). Tea was quite shocked, her hands pressing lightly against her lips. Mai seemed unfazed.
"Alright," Rathje finally broke the silence, "I'll help you. I wanted to make it to Castle Pegasus anyway, I may as well have a reason."
"Then I'm coming with you," Yasumi added.
Rathje turned to look at Yasumi, who was smiling. He smiled back.
"I'd come, but I can't go against Pegasus if he hasn't done anything," Garrison shook his head.
"I know, Garrison," Rathje replied, "just make sure the right people make it past you."
Garrison grinned broadly, "Alright, Rathje."
"Well," Yugi said, "we wouldn't be very good friends if we didn't come, too."
"Yeah, Bakura," Joey continued, "We're with you."
"Thank you," Bakura smiled meekly, "all of you."
"Anytime, buddy," Tristan shrugged.
Rathje looked at his wrist, "Hey, guys, I need a few more star-chips. I'll see you at Castle Pegasus."
"Alright," Garrison answered.
"Hey!" Yasumi jogged after him, "I thought we were going together!"
Rathje smirked, "Okay, let's go."
Rathje and Yasumi ran off in the way opposite the one they had came, the direction of the ocean caverns. Bakura stared at them.
"Who was that?" Bakura asked, just realizing that he didn't know.
Garrison looked down at Bakura, his face stricken with confusion, "What do you mean, kiddo? That was Rathje, an eliminator."
"Who was the girl?"
"Got me."
~
Seto Kaiba smirked. He had one Blue Eyes out, another in his hand. He also had his Lord of D. and Flute of Summoning Dragon. He drew, it was a Dragon Piper. He used his Fissure to destroy the Buster Blader, powered up to 3200 by the Blue Eyes on the field and the one in his graveyard. He then played Lord of D., used Flute of Summoning Dragon, and then used his face-down Monster Reborn. All three Blue Eyes attacked directly, doing 9000 points of direct damage.
Seto: 8000, Little Jimmy: 0
Jimmy hopped off the dueling platform, handing over three star-chips. Kaiba grinned, extending his arm to view all ten of his star-chips. Mokuba smiled at him, and he grinned back.
"Come on, little brother," Kaiba stated, leading Mokuba away, "We have a tournament to win."
~
"I play Polymerization," he declared, "I fuse my Guardian of the Labyrinth and Protector of the Throne to make Giltia the D. Knight! I equip him with Sword of Deep-seated, raising him up to 2350 attack points, plus another 200 from your Sogen."
'Wow, he's good. He got that relatively weak monster quite powerful. I can still beat him, my Barrel Dragon's stronger,' Jacob thought to himself.
Duelist Soul remained emotionless, playing his next card, "I play Share the Pain, sacrificing my Man-eater Bug."
"Fine, I'll take out my Queen's Double," Jacob replied.
"Then I select your Barrel Dragon to be destroyed due to Man-eater Bug's effect," Duelist Soul continued.
Giltia attacked, dealing 2550 damage to Jacob. He smiled inwardly. After this duel he would finally win his last star-chip. He had put up two of his star-chips, allowing the other kid to only offer one. So far, the life points were widely spread.
Duelist Soul: 6700, Jacob: 2150
"I end my turn, Jacob," Duelist Soul stated stolidly.
Jacob drew. He played his Dark Elf. He then equipped it with Horn of the Unicorn. It attacked, but Duelist Soul used Reverse Trap, lowering it to 1300 attack points.
Duelist Soul: 6700, Jacob: 450
"I. . .end my turn. . ." Jacob said.
"Jacob," a smile flickered across Duelist Soul's lips, "game over."
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Author's Note: sorry I took so long, I was perfecting the story-line. Anyway, that's chappy 8! Enjoy!