Okay peoples, the BIG CHAPTERS! You won't be hearing from me until the end
of Chapter 15, because I don't want to interrupt. Enjoy! *is shaking with
excitement*
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Kurry gasped as she came to. Someone removed the cloth over her eyes and she blinked. Malik peered down at her. 'How're you feeling?'
Kurry slowly sat up. 'Like I've been trampled by a herd of demons,' she muttered. Malik smiled fondly, and handed her a cup. 'Here. Drink this.'
Whatever it was, it was cold and refreshing. Kurry instantly felt better. 'What's happening?' she asked, seeing how dark it was.
Malik looked sad. 'Darkness is rising. The sun is blotted out. We were waiting for you. I wanted to leave you here, but Kitty insisted it was safer if we all went together.' He lowered his eyes.
Kurry tilted his chin up. 'Thank you for thinking of me, but I wouldn't miss this fight for the world!' And with that she leapt up and dashed towards the other room where their friends were waiting. Malik ran after her.
The others were talking in hushed voices when Kurry burst into the room. Transforming to full-fledged angel in a swirl of blue energy, she pumped her fist in the air and cried, 'Let's go kick some demon butt!'
'YEAH!!' everyone hollered. Kitty and Kat reverted to full demon form, (making Ryou and Bakura look like this: *-*), the yamis and Malik pulled out the Sennen Items and everybody's eyes were gleaming in anticipation of a good punch-out. Then Kitty made a Portal and they all swarmed through.
Dropping silently to the ground, each person rolled out of the way and quickly hid behind a rock outcropping. They had Portalled directly to Hokana, in the rock barriers that separated it from the rest of Rikshana. As silent as wraiths, the group zigzagged from boulder to boulder, always staying in sight of each other, yet spreading out a little so they were less visible. Finally they reached the ledge.
Malik saw Kurry stagger and darted over to her. 'What's wrong?' he hissed.
'Nothing, but, it's exactly how it was in my dream and...' She was suddenly enveloped in a hug. 'Don't be afraid,' he whispered, and that comfort crept into her heart again.
'I'm not.'
'Good. Kitty's signalling. Let's go.'
The group regathered on the ledge. Peering down, they saw the flames and the rippling pool, but where was Rikarsh?
Suddenly, a rumble of laughter echoed in the chamber. Their heads shot up to see Rikarsh on a ledge higher up and across from them, cackling evilly.
'Did you really think a bunch of teenagers could stop me?' he boomed. 'I'm not even afraid!' He kept chuckling, not seeing Malik and Bakura nod at each other.
CRACK!!
Twin light beams mutilated the rock walls on either side of Rikarsh. Startled, he dove behind a boulder. Standing shoulder to shoulder, Malik and Bakura high-fived and vanished back behind the rocks.
'Shit. They're better than I thought,' Rikarsh muttered before leaping up again. Reaching toward the ceiling, he bellowed, 'Awaken, my loyal servants, and exact your revenge on the creatures that trapped you here!' The group of teens looked up too, and gasped.
The entire ceiling had eyes.
Red, glowing, pulsating eyes glared down at them before the mindless demons released their holds and swooped down. The teens prepared for battle, looking grim. 'The Shadow Realm will be full of demons before I am finished here,' Bakura growled. His eyes had a maniacal glint in them.
The demons swarmed and the teens scattered. Punching and yelling, the battle commenced.
A demon grabbed Mai from behind. 'EEEEYYYAAAGGGHHHH!!!' she screamed in pure disgust. 'Mai!' Joey leaped over a fallen demon and as Mai ducked, he punched it right in the face. The demon let go, shrieking. Joey grabbed it by the tail and swung it right off the ledge. Disoriented, the demon fell until it was incinerated.
Breathing heavily, Joey gasped, 'Mai! Are you alright?'
'I am now!' she cried exuberantly, having just demolished her first demon.
'That's one of the reasons I love you. You bounce right back,' Joey shouted, punching out another demon. Mai grinned.
Serenity was running. A demon was hopping after her, cackling like only an evil thing can. Gasping for breath, she came upon a dead end. Trapped, she backed away from the demon until she felt the rock wall against her back. The demon closed in, about to attack...when Seto dropped down on it from above. It shrieked and turned into dust. Serenity ran into Seto's arms. 'Oh thank you!' He hugged her, saying, 'I'd never let anything hurt you, Seren.' She blushed.
Kitty and Ryou were back-to-back, fighting a circle of demons that just kept coming. Thinking desperately, Kitty glanced up and saw an overhang above the demons. Hollering for Bakura, she caught his eye and pointed at the overhang. Getting her drift, Bakura whirled and fired with the Ring. The overhang cracked ominously and the demons froze. Shrieking, they all tried to get out from under it, but they were packed in too tight. The overhang fell, crushing all the demons. Bakura stared, aghast, as Kitty and Ryou disappeared along with them.
'RYOU!!!' he hollered and blasting a few demons to the Shadow Realm, dashed over to the rockslide. Digging frantically, he tried to get in, but to no avail. Seeing his back open to attack, Kat leaped in and covered him, shouting, 'Bakura! What are you doing? This is no time to be digging for treasure!!'
'I-I buried Kitty and Ryou. I thought they could get out...' Bakura answered, a horror-stricken look on his face.
'WHAT?!?!?!'
Just then, some of the rocks at the top of the pile began to shiver, then shift, then they cracked and Kitty broke through with a mighty yell. Ryou was kneeled under her wing, gaping up at her in admiration.
Bakura leapt up and flew toward his hikari. 'RYOU! KITTY!' he cried, catching them both in a hug. 'I thought I'd killed you!'
'We're alright yami. Let's help Kat,' said Ryou, pointing at the oppressed eagle demon.
'Right,' said Bakura, determined.
The demon sisters and the white-haired bishies leapt valiantly on a group of demons, yelling:
'YYYYYYYYYYAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHH!!!'
Farther along the ledge, Yugi and Tea were hard pressed to keep the demons at bay. A demon grasped Tea from behind, but she hollered, 'Oh no you don't!' and stomped on its foot, elbowed it in the stomach and punched it dead in the face. Then it was dragged backwards by Yugi, who swung it by its tail into a boulder. It shrieked once and turned to dust. Yugi looked like this: O____O! at what he had just done. Tea placed a hand on his shoulder. 'You don't know your own strength,' she muttered, amazed. Yugi blushed. 'I'm just glad you're alright,' he said. Tea = ^___^.
Yami and Isis were similarly engaged. Yami was mind-crushing every demon in sight and Isis was fighting in karate format, whirling and kicking and sending many demons to dust; all the while keeping up a steady stream of conversation with Yami.
'So...*pant, kick*...you been to the museum lately?' Isis asked.
'Nope, I would've come to see you if I had,' Yami answered. ('Mind crush!')
'Oh. You should come if we ever get out of this. We're...*punch, gasp*...having another Egyptian exhibit from Cairo soon.' Another demon faded, shrieking.
'Alright, I'll (mind crush!) come by then.'
In a different part of the cavern, Kurry was fighting for her life. A demon hit her with its tail, making her see stars. She staggered and fell. Blearily trying to clear her vision, she looked up to see the demon take up a rock, about to smash her head in...then it dropped like a stone. Bakura was behind it, the Ring glowing. He helped Kurry to her feet. 'Came as fast as I could,' he told her. 'Malik's busy at the moment,' he added tensely, looking over her shoulder. She turned and looked up.
Malik was battling a horde of demons single-handedly, and they were driving him toward a cliff.
'MALIK!!' Kurry shrieked, and ran toward the cliff. Dodging demons left and right, she fought her way in from the back, just in time to see Malik take a hit to the stomach, lose his footing and go over.
'NOOOO!'
Before she knew it, she was in the air, diving off the cliff. Halfway down, she caught Malik by the collar. The sudden weight caused her to tumble...they were nearing the ground...she thought she heard someone yell, 'Kurry!'...the last thing she thought as the ground rushed up to meet them was +Wings.+
WHOOSH!!!
Her wings! She'd completely forgotten about them! Pumping her wings, Kurry soared out over the fire pit, Malik clutched tightly in her grasp. Looking down, Kurry could see that she was balanced quite high up and gasped in giddy exhilaration. Swooping and diving towards her friends, she landed and laid Malik down gently on the ground.
'Malik? Wake up will ya?' she asked, gently tapping him. 'Hmmm.' Her face lit up as she got an idea. Leaning down, she kissed him lightly on the lips and pulled back. Those lips grinned and Malik opened his eyes. 'What a nice way to be woken up,' he sighed, and Kurry blushed.
Rikarsh looked down on them from above. 'Damn!' He whirled on his servant, who flinched. 'Perform the spell!' he ordered. As the servant began chanting, Rikarsh grinned evilly.
'It's time to release the fire demon.'
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Kurry gasped as she came to. Someone removed the cloth over her eyes and she blinked. Malik peered down at her. 'How're you feeling?'
Kurry slowly sat up. 'Like I've been trampled by a herd of demons,' she muttered. Malik smiled fondly, and handed her a cup. 'Here. Drink this.'
Whatever it was, it was cold and refreshing. Kurry instantly felt better. 'What's happening?' she asked, seeing how dark it was.
Malik looked sad. 'Darkness is rising. The sun is blotted out. We were waiting for you. I wanted to leave you here, but Kitty insisted it was safer if we all went together.' He lowered his eyes.
Kurry tilted his chin up. 'Thank you for thinking of me, but I wouldn't miss this fight for the world!' And with that she leapt up and dashed towards the other room where their friends were waiting. Malik ran after her.
The others were talking in hushed voices when Kurry burst into the room. Transforming to full-fledged angel in a swirl of blue energy, she pumped her fist in the air and cried, 'Let's go kick some demon butt!'
'YEAH!!' everyone hollered. Kitty and Kat reverted to full demon form, (making Ryou and Bakura look like this: *-*), the yamis and Malik pulled out the Sennen Items and everybody's eyes were gleaming in anticipation of a good punch-out. Then Kitty made a Portal and they all swarmed through.
Dropping silently to the ground, each person rolled out of the way and quickly hid behind a rock outcropping. They had Portalled directly to Hokana, in the rock barriers that separated it from the rest of Rikshana. As silent as wraiths, the group zigzagged from boulder to boulder, always staying in sight of each other, yet spreading out a little so they were less visible. Finally they reached the ledge.
Malik saw Kurry stagger and darted over to her. 'What's wrong?' he hissed.
'Nothing, but, it's exactly how it was in my dream and...' She was suddenly enveloped in a hug. 'Don't be afraid,' he whispered, and that comfort crept into her heart again.
'I'm not.'
'Good. Kitty's signalling. Let's go.'
The group regathered on the ledge. Peering down, they saw the flames and the rippling pool, but where was Rikarsh?
Suddenly, a rumble of laughter echoed in the chamber. Their heads shot up to see Rikarsh on a ledge higher up and across from them, cackling evilly.
'Did you really think a bunch of teenagers could stop me?' he boomed. 'I'm not even afraid!' He kept chuckling, not seeing Malik and Bakura nod at each other.
CRACK!!
Twin light beams mutilated the rock walls on either side of Rikarsh. Startled, he dove behind a boulder. Standing shoulder to shoulder, Malik and Bakura high-fived and vanished back behind the rocks.
'Shit. They're better than I thought,' Rikarsh muttered before leaping up again. Reaching toward the ceiling, he bellowed, 'Awaken, my loyal servants, and exact your revenge on the creatures that trapped you here!' The group of teens looked up too, and gasped.
The entire ceiling had eyes.
Red, glowing, pulsating eyes glared down at them before the mindless demons released their holds and swooped down. The teens prepared for battle, looking grim. 'The Shadow Realm will be full of demons before I am finished here,' Bakura growled. His eyes had a maniacal glint in them.
The demons swarmed and the teens scattered. Punching and yelling, the battle commenced.
A demon grabbed Mai from behind. 'EEEEYYYAAAGGGHHHH!!!' she screamed in pure disgust. 'Mai!' Joey leaped over a fallen demon and as Mai ducked, he punched it right in the face. The demon let go, shrieking. Joey grabbed it by the tail and swung it right off the ledge. Disoriented, the demon fell until it was incinerated.
Breathing heavily, Joey gasped, 'Mai! Are you alright?'
'I am now!' she cried exuberantly, having just demolished her first demon.
'That's one of the reasons I love you. You bounce right back,' Joey shouted, punching out another demon. Mai grinned.
Serenity was running. A demon was hopping after her, cackling like only an evil thing can. Gasping for breath, she came upon a dead end. Trapped, she backed away from the demon until she felt the rock wall against her back. The demon closed in, about to attack...when Seto dropped down on it from above. It shrieked and turned into dust. Serenity ran into Seto's arms. 'Oh thank you!' He hugged her, saying, 'I'd never let anything hurt you, Seren.' She blushed.
Kitty and Ryou were back-to-back, fighting a circle of demons that just kept coming. Thinking desperately, Kitty glanced up and saw an overhang above the demons. Hollering for Bakura, she caught his eye and pointed at the overhang. Getting her drift, Bakura whirled and fired with the Ring. The overhang cracked ominously and the demons froze. Shrieking, they all tried to get out from under it, but they were packed in too tight. The overhang fell, crushing all the demons. Bakura stared, aghast, as Kitty and Ryou disappeared along with them.
'RYOU!!!' he hollered and blasting a few demons to the Shadow Realm, dashed over to the rockslide. Digging frantically, he tried to get in, but to no avail. Seeing his back open to attack, Kat leaped in and covered him, shouting, 'Bakura! What are you doing? This is no time to be digging for treasure!!'
'I-I buried Kitty and Ryou. I thought they could get out...' Bakura answered, a horror-stricken look on his face.
'WHAT?!?!?!'
Just then, some of the rocks at the top of the pile began to shiver, then shift, then they cracked and Kitty broke through with a mighty yell. Ryou was kneeled under her wing, gaping up at her in admiration.
Bakura leapt up and flew toward his hikari. 'RYOU! KITTY!' he cried, catching them both in a hug. 'I thought I'd killed you!'
'We're alright yami. Let's help Kat,' said Ryou, pointing at the oppressed eagle demon.
'Right,' said Bakura, determined.
The demon sisters and the white-haired bishies leapt valiantly on a group of demons, yelling:
'YYYYYYYYYYAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHH!!!'
Farther along the ledge, Yugi and Tea were hard pressed to keep the demons at bay. A demon grasped Tea from behind, but she hollered, 'Oh no you don't!' and stomped on its foot, elbowed it in the stomach and punched it dead in the face. Then it was dragged backwards by Yugi, who swung it by its tail into a boulder. It shrieked once and turned to dust. Yugi looked like this: O____O! at what he had just done. Tea placed a hand on his shoulder. 'You don't know your own strength,' she muttered, amazed. Yugi blushed. 'I'm just glad you're alright,' he said. Tea = ^___^.
Yami and Isis were similarly engaged. Yami was mind-crushing every demon in sight and Isis was fighting in karate format, whirling and kicking and sending many demons to dust; all the while keeping up a steady stream of conversation with Yami.
'So...*pant, kick*...you been to the museum lately?' Isis asked.
'Nope, I would've come to see you if I had,' Yami answered. ('Mind crush!')
'Oh. You should come if we ever get out of this. We're...*punch, gasp*...having another Egyptian exhibit from Cairo soon.' Another demon faded, shrieking.
'Alright, I'll (mind crush!) come by then.'
In a different part of the cavern, Kurry was fighting for her life. A demon hit her with its tail, making her see stars. She staggered and fell. Blearily trying to clear her vision, she looked up to see the demon take up a rock, about to smash her head in...then it dropped like a stone. Bakura was behind it, the Ring glowing. He helped Kurry to her feet. 'Came as fast as I could,' he told her. 'Malik's busy at the moment,' he added tensely, looking over her shoulder. She turned and looked up.
Malik was battling a horde of demons single-handedly, and they were driving him toward a cliff.
'MALIK!!' Kurry shrieked, and ran toward the cliff. Dodging demons left and right, she fought her way in from the back, just in time to see Malik take a hit to the stomach, lose his footing and go over.
'NOOOO!'
Before she knew it, she was in the air, diving off the cliff. Halfway down, she caught Malik by the collar. The sudden weight caused her to tumble...they were nearing the ground...she thought she heard someone yell, 'Kurry!'...the last thing she thought as the ground rushed up to meet them was +Wings.+
WHOOSH!!!
Her wings! She'd completely forgotten about them! Pumping her wings, Kurry soared out over the fire pit, Malik clutched tightly in her grasp. Looking down, Kurry could see that she was balanced quite high up and gasped in giddy exhilaration. Swooping and diving towards her friends, she landed and laid Malik down gently on the ground.
'Malik? Wake up will ya?' she asked, gently tapping him. 'Hmmm.' Her face lit up as she got an idea. Leaning down, she kissed him lightly on the lips and pulled back. Those lips grinned and Malik opened his eyes. 'What a nice way to be woken up,' he sighed, and Kurry blushed.
Rikarsh looked down on them from above. 'Damn!' He whirled on his servant, who flinched. 'Perform the spell!' he ordered. As the servant began chanting, Rikarsh grinned evilly.
'It's time to release the fire demon.'