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Lady Deadly Nightshade: Hello everyone! ^_^ I am here with chapter 17. Wow long ol story of mine. There are three chapters left until the end! Time is flying! Well I didn't do the author thank yous for this chapter, because I got lazy. So I thank everyone that reviewed the last chapter, and don't forget to review this one! ^_^ Also this is a long chapter, just like I said, so without further ado on to the story! ^_^
Chapter 17- The Twins and the Madman
Pegasus smiled sadistically as he watched Yugi who continued to scream out in pain. "Stop." He whispered into the ear of the person beside him.
Yugi's screams subsided and his frantic breathing filled the room.
"We'll give you a moment to compose yourself, Yugi-boy." Pegasus said with false concern.
Yugi took only a few seconds before he muttered, "How can this be?" He looked up at Pegasus.
Pegasus smiled in amusement. "Do you mean how she is alive?" He leaned in close to the figure beside him and caressed her cheek. He leaned down to press his face close to Yugi's as if to tell him a secret. "I made her one of us." Pegasus told him. "When you abandoned her"- Yugi's eyes opened wide- "she was still alive."
Yugi gazed into those blue eyes which showed no emotion what so ever as they gazed at him and he spoke to her, "Anzu." He muttered. "I didn't know. I'm so sorry!" He apologized sincerely. "I'm sorry!"
Anzu looked at him blankly as if she wasn't hearing a thing.
"She can't hear you." Pegasus told him. He stood up straight beside Anzu. He kissed her gently on the cheek.
"Don't touch her!" Yugi yelled enraged. He struggled against his restraints.
Pegasus laughed. "This is such a good show but it must come to an end." He said seriously. He pulled out a dagger with a silver hilt and hands it to Anzu. Anzu took it and stared blankly at Yugi. "She is under my control and she will do whatever I tell her too." Pegasus informed him.
"Pegasus you are one crazy bastard." Yugi told him simply.
Pegasus smiled bitterly. "Kill him." He ordered Anzu.
Anzu raised the dagger over Yugi's heart.
"Anzu don't!" Yugi told her. "I love you!" He told her as tears fell from the corners of his eyes. Anzu hesitated for a second.
"What's wrong?" Pegasus asked her with a frown. "Kill hi-"
Pegasus was interrupted as there was a loud crashing sound that caused him to turn around. Pegasus turned just in time to see one of his henchmen go soaring across the room, hitting the wall hard. Pegasus whirled back around and looked at the dungeon door. He saw Yami who was accompanied by a white haired male, that he assumed was a vampire and a girl that looked just like Anzu.
Yami gave Pegasus a very evil looking smirk. "Pegasus, long time no see." He told him. "Sorry, but we had to crash your party."
Pegasus looked unfazed. "That's all right Yami-boy. We were expecting you." Pegasus told him.
"Yeah I know. We already took care of your welcoming party. You know all your little henchmen." Yami replied.
Pegasus looked at Yami and his companions. They looked perfectly fine except for the fact that the white haired vampire had a torn and blood stained sleeve on his white sweater. "I see you are all practically unscathed, but there is one more person I want you to see." Pegasus told them as he watched the confusion on Yami's face. Pegasus smiled as all the lights in the room came flooding on, illuminating the scene that had been transpiring before they had entered.
The three companions gasped as they noticed Yugi tied down on the medieval torture device with Anzu standing over him, a dagger in her hand.
"Anzu!" Yami exclaimed surprised.
Pegasus laughed. "Surprised to see her?" He asked.
"How is she alive?" Yami pondered aloud.
"Simple Yami-boy, she was still alive when you and your brother abandoned her." He told him. "Knowing that I had attacked the wrong person for the death of Cecilia. I decided to turn Anzu into a vampire, but not because of what I had done. No, I wanted her so that I could brainwash her and use her in my revenge against you two." He told them. Pegasus glanced over at Téa. "It seems you've found a replacement." He said. "Apparently Anzu meant very little to you," He turned to glance at Yugi. "Unlike your brother here that couldn't let her go even though he thought her dead." He turned back to Yami. "Maybe-" He cut himself off as he threw a wave of power at Téa.
Yami sensed it coming and blocked it with his own wave of power.
"You've gotten stronger Yami-boy!" Pegasus observed.
"It's been a long time Pegasus." Yami replied.
"Of course, lots of years have passed for your powers to grow." Pegasus said logically. "You also have to realize that my powers have also matured." Pegasus added arrogantly. With his eyes still on Yami, Pegasus spoke to Anzu. "Anzu, kill Yugi." He ordered. Pegasus sent another wave of power at Yami to distract him.
Realizing that Yami was distracted Ryou took it upon himself to go and help his sire. Just as he was going toward Yugi a vampire appeared in his way, hindering his advancement.
Téa looked around and saw everyone distracted so with unstoppable determination she headed toward Yugi as Anzu's arm lowered the dagger down toward Yugi's chest. Téa ran as fast as her legs would allow and just before the blade could reach his chest, Téa launched herself at Anzu. Anzu and Téa fell roughly to the ground as the dagger flew out of Anzu's hand and landed with a loud clatter on the floor. Téa pinned her down onto the floor and tried to restrain her.
Meanwhile Ryou dodged as the black haired vampire leapt at him. The vampire's open hand attack was too slow that it only succeeded in gashing another whole on the sleeve of Ryou's sweater.
"You people just love attacking my clothes!" Ryou stated in annoyance. Ryou sent an open hand attack of his own and it slashed the black haired vampire across the chest, opening a gash where blood oozed out of.
The vampire gazed down at his wound. "You white haired freak!" He yelled angrily at Ryou.
Ryou sent another attack and it hit the vampire, sending him against the wall. Ryou disappeared and reappeared in front of the vampire with his dagger in hand. He embedded the dagger deep into the vampire's chest, killing him. With the vampire out of the way, Ryou headed toward Yugi and the struggling Téa and Anzu. Ryou quickly arrived to Téa's rescue.
"Don't hurt her!" Ryou heard Yugi tell him. Ryou stopped himself from sending another wave of power and instead he punched Anzu on the back of the head, knocking her unconscious. Téa pushed Anzu's limp body from her and sat up on the ground panting.
Ryou knelt down beside her. "Are you all right?" He asked her.
"Yeah, I'm fine." She replied.
Ryou instantly rose to his feet and headed toward Yugi. He quickly removed the restraints from Yugi's legs and arms. "Sire, can you hear me?" Ryou asked Yugi.
Yugi slowly opened his eyelids and revealed his amethyst eyes. "Thank you Ryou." He said softly.
Ryou lifted Yugi off the torture device and placed him down gently on the ground. Ryou cradled Yugi in his arms.
"Ryou, are you okay?" Yugi asked Ryou when he noticed the blood on Ryou's sweater.
"Si-Yugi, I'm fine." He replied.
"What happened earlier in the clearing?" Yugi asked him. "I thought you were dead."
"No, it was just an illusion that the leader had cast. When they captured you he let me go, not because it was his choice though." Ryou told him.
Yugi looked at him puzzled. "What happened?"
"I fought him and the coward ran away." Ryou replied.
Yugi seemed a little out of it. "Téa?" He called out.
"I'm fine." She said as she came up to them. She knelt down beside them and took Yugi's hand.
"Glad to hear it." Yugi replied. Téa smiled at him. "Where are Yami and Anzu?" He added anxiously.
Ryou turned his head to the side and glanced at Anzu. "She's fine. Out cold." Ryou told him. Then Ryou looked over to where Yami and Pegasus were fighting. "Yami isn't doing so well." Ryou added when he saw Yami fall hard to the floor.
"I have to help him!" Yugi said as he tried to get up, but Téa and Ryou both held him down.
"No, you need to save your strength." Téa told him.
"Yes, Yugi, you have to rest." Ryou added. "I'll go and help your brother." Ryou began to stand, but Yugi gripped his arm.
"Thank you, my dark child." Yugi said gratefully. Ryou smiled at him and Yugi's eyes closed.
"Take care of him." Ryou told Téa as she placed Yugi in her arms.
"Don't worry I'll take care of him." She replied. "Ryou?" She said timidly.
He turned back to look at her, "Yes." He said.
"Protect Yami for me." She told him.
"Of course." He told her and he headed toward the fight. He sent a wave of power at Pegasus and Pegasus staggered caught off guard.
"So you've decided to join the party." Pegasus said with a smirk on his face as he gazed at Ryou.
Ryou said nothing in reply to Pegasus words, he simply stood beside Yami.
"How's everyone?" Yami asked keeping his eyes on Pegasus.
"They're fine." Ryou replied also keeping his eyes on Pegasus.
"You don't need to get involved in this." Pegasus told Ryou. "It isn't your fight."
Ryou looked at Pegasus with an expression of anger on his face. "You're hurting my Sire and all the people that are important to him. That makes it might fight." He said angrily.
"Such loyalty." Pegasus said observantly. "Are you willing to die- Pegasus glanced around to look at Yugi- for such a pathetic creature?" He asked, still looking at Yugi. Pegasus staggered as Ryou's wave of power hit him across the face. Pegasus righted himself, placed a hand to his lips and it came back stained with blood. "I guess that means yes." Pegasus murmured looking at his hand. Pegasus sent his own wave of power, but Ryou dodged it.
However before Ryou could move again Pegasus sent out two more waves. One missed Ryou completely, but the other one hit him in the face. The hit created an identical would on Ryou's face like the one he had given Pegasus.
"Are you all right?" Yami asked him.
Ryou looked slightly dazed, as blood fell from his lips, but he was still on his feet. "I'll be all right." He told Yami.
Seeing as Yami and Ryou were distracted, Pegasus took the opportunity to send another wave at them. Yami and Ryou both fell to the ground as Pegasus' power hit them.
Pegasus laughed in absolute amusement and he began to build up power. Usually the power waves are invisible, but Pegasus' power was showing. Pegasus was enveloped in a light red color. "I've had a lot of fun playing you two, but its time to end this." Pegasus smiled sinisterly. He launched his power and aimed it right at Yami and Ryou. "Good-bye!" He told them as he released the red wave of power at them and it headed for them.
Lady Deadly Nightshade: There you go another chapter done and gone! I hope you guys enjoyed it! Well everyone don't forget to review! I'll see ya guys on the next update! ^_^
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