Disclaimer: I do not own Yu-gi-oh.
Me: Hi again! I'm so sorry for such the SLOW update, but as I explained in my profile as well as e-mail, the computer I wrote on crashed, and I also had 3 projects to work on (and still am). SO WORK WITH ME PLEASE! This is the fastest I've been able to update.
Well, the 50th reviewer was… *drum roll* Hirotani! So, as a reward, you get to borrow your favorite character for awhile! You can pick them up in chapter 8. *snaps fingers and all characters appear*
Yami Bakura: *sarcastically* Well, THIS should be fun.
Yami: *glares at Yami Bakura* Don't you even THINK about going near my aibou! *stands in front of Yugi protectively*
Yami Bakura: *rolls eyes* Honestly…
Me: OK, LET'S GET BACK ON THE SUBJECT HERE!
Yami's: *shut up*
Me: Better. Well, now I'm going to answer a few reviews.
To Hirotani: Hehe, I am such a Harry Potter fan 2. But my friend is a HUGE fan, her room is _literally_ a Harry Potter room; the posters, the Nimbus 2000 chimes, the CD's- I've seen it all my friend. And I have to be dragged with her every time the phrases "Harry Potter", "Ron Weasly", "Sorcerer's Stone", or "Chamber of Secrets" is used, and that's a LOT. Just lucky I guess… Oh, and congrats on being the 50th reviewer!
To KaTyA: Well, I guess I couldn't take that deal, sorry. It has just been REALLY hectic around here, and now the SAME friend is making me go with her to see The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers for like the 20th time so I have 2 do that 2. Oh well…
To Ms. Prongs: Yeah, I do that a lot too. Then I end up writing crappy reviews, but yours was just fine! And yes, I know, I AM evil, I've been told that from all the cliffhangers I make. GOMEN! I'm trying, but that's just my writing style. Soon, I'll write a REGULAR ending, I promise. Although it might be hard since a lot of drama is going to kick in soon. Well, thanks 4 putting me on your fav's!
To Cheeze Monkey: Cute pen name! And your story is great, it's just a lot of people haven't even heard of Shinzo. Stupid ABC Family took it off the air… *clenches fists* Well, I better stop b4 I start a strike lol. ^_^
To Blazesgirl: The Eye of Ra, hmm, how can I explain this… ok, here it goes. The Eye of Ra, aka the sennen eye, is sort of a symbol of Yami's power. For example, just before Yami is about to use "Mind Crush", the Eye of Ra appears on his forehead. As 4 the other question, I'm sorta confused on what you mean. Do you mean what is Yugi, as in what type of powers Yugi possesses, or do you mean who is Yugi? I think it was the 1st one but I'm not sure, I'll be happy to answer it if it's not.
To QueenOfHearts: Yeah, I know! I HATE math, and algebra is the worst! *gags* I despise it, especially since my teacher is a complete moron… He's like 80, collects trolls, and has an imaginary friend that lives in the phone! No joke, it's really true!
To Tea Gardner: *laughs* You are too much. I know what you mean, school IS evil. It's one of the reasons I can't update this as fast as I would like. I ESPECIALLY hate oral reports; I'm so bad at them. I turn bright red, and I talk too fast. I have got to learn how to make them better, being as I have to do like 10 this year… I know how u feel. Here, have a Yugi plushie! *hands Tea Gardner a Yugi plushie* I'm sure you'll like that! *wink wink* ^_~
Yugi: *turns bright red*
Yami: //Awl…//
Yugi: /Be quiet./
Well, I was going to do the Oh-So-Obvious idea of having Sheantu capturing Joey in this chapter, but I thought of a WAY better idea. So have no fear daisy, Joey's not going anywhere!
Joey: *sighs in relief*
Me: Yet… I'm not sure.
Joey: *gulps*
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I dedicate this chapter to my friend, who is going through an intense stage of depression. May she realize that she will always have friends to help her out, and that something good will always come out of the bad.
//Quotation// - Yami to Yugi through mind talk
/Quotation/ - Yugi to Yami through mind talk
'Thought' – character thought
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**** and so on – authors notes to story or vise versa
(*.*)- authors notes put in story, but not part of it
"Quotation"- Ra/ other god talking
Chapter 7: Change in Plans
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Tea flinched as the tight ropes sunk deeper into her skin, making crimson blood slowly trickle down her legs. She had only been here for a day, but it felt like a year. 'I have to get out of here, my friends need me!' But, as many times as she tried, she found it impossible. Being tied tightly to a pole meant that she could hardly breathe, let alone move.
Tea looked around, hoping to find some way to break out of her close binds. She appeared to be in some dark, silent temple with weird statues lining the perimeter. 'Great! How am I supposed to get out of here?
But a sickening oh-too-familiar laughter interrupted her thoughts. What seemed like a swirling black portal appeared before her very eyes, and Sheantu emerged, holding an unconscious body. Tea gasped. "Tristan! What did you do to him?"
Sheantu sniggered. "Oh, he'll live."
"You bastard…"
Sheantu shook his fingers and clicked his tongue. "Quiet! Act like that and I might kill him."
Tea clenched her fists but kept her mouth shut.
"Good little girl." He grinned slyly as he went over to a similar pole and tied Tristan around as well.
This time Tea couldn't help herself. "Yugi and Yami will come and get us out of here. I know they will."
Sheantu turned around sharply and grabbed Tea's chin, forcing it upward. "I'd watch my mouth if I were you. Those two will not rescue you, they stand no chance."
Tea smirked. "But they know you are coming. They will be ready."
Sheantu laughed at her remark. "Oh, but who ever said I was going after them? No, they would expect that. Instead, I'm going to go after someone else."
"What?"
"Which one person has absolutely no protection? Which one person would not even think of getting attacked? Which one person is farthest away from help?"
Tea's eyes widened in fear. "N-no, you wouldn't…"
"I would," Sheantu walked back to the portal. "And I am." He stepped through, disappearing from view.
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"WHAT?"
"Shhh Yami, you'll wake Yugi." Joey said, pointing a finger towards the couch, where the sleeping form of a small child lay.
Yami sighed. "Sorry. It's just that all Sheantu needs is one more of us and then he'll have Yugi! We can't let that happen; however, I have to admit, we're definitely out powered here." He dropped his head in defeat but looked up when a hand slapped his shoulder.
"Don't ya worry Yami. Remember, it was our friendship that beat Pegasus – we can do it again."
Yami shook his head. "You don't understand Joey. This guy is far beyond Pegasus. He has powers almost equal to the Gods, powerful enough to kill. Be as it may, our bond IS strong, but do you honestly believe that it could outtake a magic of that caliber?"
Joey hesitated for a few minutes before speaking. "I dink that if you truly believe dat you can and you put your heart into it, anything is possible. Even though we may be behind now, dat doesn't mean that we can't defeat 'em."
Yami looked over at Yugi and didn't respond. 'I hope you're right Joey. Because if you aren't, we could lose a lot more than we came in with.'
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Yugi woke up with cold sweat running down his face. He had the worst dream. 'But what was it about? I can't remember!' He sighed in annoyance as he attempted to pick his worn and tired body off the couch.
//Yugi, you up?//
Yugi nearly jumped out of his skin. Having a loud voice scream in your head at 6:00 in the morning when you just woke up from a nightmare and a crazy murderer was after you wasn't exactly comforting. Yugi felt the worry on Yami's side of the link as he felt Yugi's sudden twinge of surprise. /It's ok Yami, you just scared me a little, that's all. I'm fine./
//Sorry.//
/That's ok./
//Well, why don't you come in the kitchen? I made breakfast.//
/Are you sure it's edible?/ Yami chuckled. /Ok, I'll be right there./ Yugi headed for the kitchen, but he felt something wasn't right, something was missing…
And he soon found out what it was. As he entered the small slightly-steamy room, he looked around and only saw Joey and Yami. A wave of panic rushed through him. "Where's Tristan?"
"Well…."
"Um…"
"Tell me what happened! I deserve to know!"
Yami closed his eyes and nodded slowly. "You're right Yugi, you deserve to know," He took a deep breath. "Last night, Tristan was kidnapped, just like Tea was."
Yugi stood there in shock. Another one of his friends gone? Just like that? It was almost too much to bear.
Yami cringed when he saw the intense look of pain of his hikari's face. "Yugi…"
But Yugi didn't reply. Instead, with his head down and tears cascading down his face, he asked a question of his own: "Sheantu isn't trying to kidnap me, is he?"
Joey opened his mouth to say something, but shut it when he saw Yami's expression of deep misery.
"So all this time, we were protecting the wrong person. And now look what's happened." There was an eerie silence.
Yami looked up, determination firing in his eyes. "Maybe Yugi, but that doesn't mean we can't stop him this time. I give you my word; we will get everyone back, no matter what risks we have to take."
"Dat's right Yug."
Yugi looked up into his friends' eyes, his no longer sparkling with tears of sadness, but of faith and will. "And I believe your word." The three embraced in a group hug.
After a while, Joey cleared his throat. "Um guys, this is getting a little too mushy for me…"
Yami and Yugi caught his drift and let go. "Well," said Yami, breaking the awkward moment. "You two better get ready for school. Who knows what will happen today."
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Throughout the day, Joey and Yugi had been extremely paranoid; checking behind them every 10 seconds, looking in vacant lockers, listening keenly at every sound, all being aware that an insane madman was after them. Yami had explained the whole teleportation bit to Yugi through their link as they were walking to school, so Yugi wasn't worried so much about himself, but for his friends. The teachers were stumped by Yugi's strange behavior; he always made excuses to get out of class, but since he was a good student, they let it go. What he really was doing was checking up on Joey, since he was mostly in different classes as him and Yami was safely residing in the Millennium Puzzle. Finally, after what seemed like forever, the bell rang, and the students hurried off to lunch. Yugi went to their usual table, hurriedly looking around for Joey.
//Sheesh Yugi, you really ARE paranoid. Calm down!//
/Sorry Yami./
"Hey Yug!" yelled Joey, scurrying over to their usual spot under the big shadowing willow tree. Yugi sighed in relief to see Joey alright. Joey sat down on the grass, his back leaning against the willow's dark brown trunk with his legs bent so that his knees were the same height as his head. "Well, we got halfway through school."
Yugi nodded. "Yeah, so far, so good." He took out a sandwich from his brown paper bag and began to eat. Joey did likewise.
It was quiet for a few minutes as the two best friends ate their lunches. That was the one thing about the Willow tree: it was so peaceful, so serene, so… calm. After all you've been through, you could always come back here and just rest your head against the base and relax in the little enclosure it created from its hanging vines. And it seemed, a little peace and relaxation was just what the two friends needed right now, after all they'd been through. If only life was like a willow tree, then everything would be good, none of this horror would have happened…
"Joey?"
"Yeah?"
"Yami and I were just wondering; where do you think Sheantu is hiding? It could be anywhere."
Joey pondered for a second about what Yugi asked him. 'Where would he hide? After all, it's not like he has anyone to fear.' "Hmm…. Well, maybe he hid somewhere close to his homeland; after all, that's where he got his powers, they might be stronger there."
//Good point.//
"Yami says that's a possibility. Anyway, it's not like he could hide anywhere else. But how exactly are we going to find him?"
Joey and even Yami couldn't think of an answer to that one.
"Well, I guess we'll have to take it as it goes." Said Joey, looking out past the willows green swaying branches, desperately hoping whatever to come wasn't as bad as it likely was going to.
"Yeah, I guess." Agreed Yugi, and he too found himself memorized by the willows charming beauty. Just then the bell rang, and Joey and Yugi got up without a word and headed to their next class.
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Solomon Mutou hummed happily as he adjusted his tie in the mirror of the hotel room. Things had been going well for him; if he kept his luck up, he might be able to snag some good deals. His good mood however dropped when he thought of his two grandsons. "I hope those two are okay."
"Oh, I wouldn't be too sure about that."
Solomon turned around in surprise at the sound of the icy voice. "Whose there?"
"Me." A slimy finger tapped him on the shoulder, and Solomon was met with a hooded, yellow-skinned, green-eyed man a little taller than he was. "You will come with me now."
"Why should I go with you?" Sweat started to trickle down his back.
"Because," Sheantu replied evilly. "You have no choice."
"Never!"
Sheantu laughed. "Pathetic. Just like your grandsons. Oh well, I guess you will have to pay the consequences." He grabbed Solomon around the neck.
Solomon gagged. "et…..o….of….e…."
Sheantu refused. "I tried to ask nicely, but would you listen? No. So now you will come the hard way." They both vanished in a cloud of black smoke.
Right after they did, a cleaning maid knocked on the door. "Mr. Mutou?" Hearing no response, she allowed herself entry into the room and looked around, but didn't find him. 'I guess he must have left early.' She thought as she took out a cloth and started to clean the counter. (*A window was open so the smoke went out*)
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Yugi took a seat next to Joey. Math was one of the only classes Joey and he had together, so it was relatively safe.
//I have a bad feeling about this…//
/What do you mean? You didn't have one before./
//I know. I just feel like something is coming, and Ra knows what that could be. Just be careful, ok?//
/Ok./
Yugi felt a little queasy in his stomach. He greatly hoped that Yami's suspicion was wrong. Joey noticed the change of expression on his little friend's face. "What's wrong Yug?"
"It's nothing." Yugi said, but Joey wasn't fooled: he knew Yami felt something; it just wasn't smart to go around saying an evil presence is going to attack you in front of a whole class of people. He felt a little panic flash through him, but he pushed it aside. With a yell from the teacher to be quiet, class began.
For the next 20 minutes, Yugi and Joey looked around cautiously, not even mildly paying attention to what the teacher was saying. And, their cautiousness paid off, because a black portal appeared right next to the terrified math teacher. Screams and yelps of surprise were heard and all pandemonium broke through as students and teachers alike dashed out of the classroom in petrified states. Yami, not caring who saw him, jumped out of the Millennium Puzzle and stood in front of Yugi and Joey, getting ready to fight. And, of course, Sheantu appeared, grinning maliciously at the trio. "No use for that pharaoh, I already have what I need."
Yami glared. "You can't. In order to use the Teleportation spell, you need three hosts that are close to the chosen one."
"Precisely."
"But who?"
"Why Solomon Mutou, of course."
"No Grandpa!" Yugi screamed. Yami held him back, not taking his cold eyes off the hooded individual.
"Yes Grandpa, little Yugi. He was easy prey, not having any protection, nor expecting what was coming." Sheantu yawned. "It was almost too boring; the poor old man couldn't even put up a proper fight…"
"Sick…" Joey muttered, not taking the rage out of his voice. Yami glared.
"So why do you need to come here?" Yugi asked fearfully.
Sheantu cackled. "Why, I just want to have some fun! Destroying a school sounds very enjoyable." Yugi's eyes widened.
"Go away Sheantu. These people are innocent, they don't deserve this." Joey pleaded.
"So? Do you think I really care? All I want is power, and the way I see it, the more I use it, the stronger it becomes." He started to chant, and a black aura outlined his body.
Yami's eyes widened. "Get out of here!" he shouted. "Even I don't have enough power to match with that! Come on!" Joey and Yugi follow suite out of the small classroom.
"Cowards, running from the inevitable." Sheantu muttered, and sent an explosion of power whirling in random directions. Walls crumbled and doors were blown off their hinges. In response, the remaining students and teachers took off in a dead sprint towards any possible exits. Sheantu grinned. "This should be fun."
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Yami, Yugi, and Joey ran for their lives, trying to ignore the petrified screams of terror behind them. "Look! Der's da main entrance!" yelled Joey. They headed for it, pulling the heavy door open with ease and running in whatever direction their feet took them.
"Where are we going to go?" asked Yugi as they continued to sprint.
"At this point it really doesn't matter where we go, as long as we get away from here!"
"Ok den let's go to da Game Shop, it's da closest!" Joey yelled and took the lead. The others followed as the school couldn't take any more and buckled, causing a huge cloud of smoke to fly out from the sides…
Finally, they reached the glass doors of the small building called the Turtle Game Shop. Yugi took out the key and hastily unlocked the door, and the trio rushed inside. Once there, they collapsed, panting from running so much. Yugi was the first to speak up. "Those poor people…"
"I think they all might have got out, give or take a few," said Yami, trying to cheer up his aibou. "They started to flee before Sheantu attacked, so they might have." Yugi felt a slight bit better.
"Now what do we do?" asked Joey quietly. Yami and Yugi looked at him. "What do we do now? Sheantu has all he needs, he can take Yugi at anytime, and we can't do a thing about it!"
Yami scratched his chin. "Not necessarily Joey." Now it was his turn to be looked at. "What do you mean?"
"If I remember correctly, the person being teleported, in this case Yugi, gets a vision a split second before he is actually teleported. If my assumptions are correct, then we may know the location of Sheantu's whereabouts."
"Well, at least you'll have something." Said Yugi, trying to hide the extreme look of fear from his face. Yami wasn't fooled. He went over and hugged Yugi. "It's all right Yugi, I will come and get you, I promise."
"I know you will." Said Yugi, starting to cry.
"Yugi," said Yami. "Do not listen to what Sheantu is telling you. He will try to confuse you, manipulate you, make you believe in false accusations. You must trust me Yugi: follow your heart and you will know the true answer."
Yugi nodded, fully crying now. "Ok Yami, I promise I will do so."
Joey looked at Yugi in shock as he started to disappear before his very eyes. "Yugi!" he yelled.
Yami remained calm. "Yugi, you must try to send me the vision in your mind."
Yugi cried out. "I can't!"
"Yes you can Yugi, I believe in you." Yami smiled and he placed his hand on his vanishing counterparts shoulder. Yugi closed his eyes and concentrated with all his might.
Then he completely vanished. "No!" shouted Joey as he ran over to where Yugi was. Yami simply closed his eyes, seeming to be in deep thought.
"Did you get it Yami?" asked Joey anxiously.
Yami opened his eyes. "Yes Joey."
"Then where is he?"
"The only place he would be. Joey, we're going to Egypt."
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Me: YES! FINISHED! HALLELUIAH! *does a dance*
All: o_0
Me: *stops* Oh, right. Well, did u people like the long chappie? I thought I'd make it long to make up for such the SLOW update. Again, it'll probably be long b4 I update again because I still have reports/projects 2 work on and on Friday I'm going on a trip 2 Baltimore! Yay! ^_^ I am in such a good mood right now…
Yami: You still have to finish your science report.
Me: -_- Review please so I stay awake!!!