Yugi in Middle Earth

(Fire Pendant

Disclaimer: I do not own Yu-gi-oh or lotr. But I do own the story and the minor characters I make up.

What happens when a certain tri-colored hair boy gets transported to Middle Earth with his yami? A SERIOUS fanfic, but doesn't mean that it isn't funny.

* * * * * * * * * * * * * * Okay, just something I thought I'd bring up. For those of you that have only read the notice part of chapter 19. I've replaced it with a real chapter. So now the fic is back on track.

Reviews:

Twisted Fool: Hehehehe, your reviews are so funny. Thank you for the complement to my mind. My mind doesn't often get that! Hehehehehe!

Molly Jean: Wow! I was thinking the same thing! Well here's some Ring pulling Yami around on a string. But he's growing a slight resistance. The Ring might have given up on him and has started to move on someone else. You-know-who. Yes, Yugi-chan is so lovable. He's sooo cute and adorable!

Dragonmaiden: No, I'm sorry the mystery character isn't Malik. But I'm planning to put in him during the Two Towers segment or the end of the first. If I put him in now, think how big the fellowship'd be. I have plans for all of them Mwahahahahahaha! Yes, Malik is going to be a little bit still evil and sadistic.

Star child: Thank you for the complement. Yeah, I know there isn't a lot of Yugioh/ LOTR fics out there. But I knew a few. I just forgot the titles. Need to check. Lol.

Guardianofthecards: You couldn't wait for this chapter! I'm much obliged! Here it is!

Sarah: I'm very very sorry! I don't think I meant to blame you that you flamed me. There was a certain other that I didn't reply to. * sigh * Well to me I think it is one person. Well onto happier subjects! Wait, you only read the notice? I reposted another chapter to replace that! Please don't be mad at me. I was in a bit of paranoia. Got six flamers. Five of them were in a row or so. Dang it. This was supposed to be the happy part! Okay, back on track. Smeagol makes a small appearance in this chappie. And sorry Sarah!

marina: awww, * sniffs * You didn't need to tell Seth to shut-up. I know he is a jerk sometimes, but other than that he's sweet. Yes I'm back! (back again! Shady's back! Tell a friend!) sorry couldn't resist! Well I'm only back for a short while.

gimeGohan: Yes, Vegeta does always seem to be having a tree up his ass. Branches and all! Shin is so cool. I checked out your ficcy. Like it! Poor Shin.

Guess: Very obliged. Short review, but with a lot of meaning.

Now on with the ficcy. I have a very important note at the bottom of the fic! Read or else you'll be mad at me!

Chapter 20: The Guardian

\\ Shut up you idiot! \\

- Shhh, Senui, Shadi trying to meditate. -

^ Look you two. I'm trying to concentrate, will you keep your arguing down? ^ asked a tired and irritated voice. Shadi stood up from his sitting position and picked up the Millennium Ankh and Scales.

- Sorry, -

^ Senui? ^ asked Shadi.

\\ Forget about the apology maggot face. I'm not as soft as Ankhkare. \\

Shadi leaned on the stone wall of the small room. He tried to read the hieroglyphs on the wall but failed to take his mind off the two spirits in the Items. * Would it be just bliss if I could be away from this old place for just a while? It might even stop Senui and Ankhkare from arguing with each other for a while. * thought Shadi closing his eyes. Japan might be nice. No, every time he went there something wrong happened. He needed a break from it all. Well other than Japan he hadn't ever been anywhere else other than Egypt.

He exited the small room and went to the main chambers. Shadi cast a glance at the now empty stone sarcophagus in the middle of the room that had once held seven of the seven Millennium Items. The Puzzle had later been moved to the pharaoh's tomb and then the Tauk and Rod taken by the Ishtars.

Shadi tucked the Scales into his belt and put the Ankh around his neck. Looking around he picked up a small pouch of extra gold he had and fastened it on his belt as well. If he was going to be traveling, might as well bring some money. Humans these days still had the tendency to lust for gold as they once had in Ancient Egypt. Slowly he started to climb the stairs upward to the outside world, so different from his own. He was so wound up in his own thoughts that he didn't notice that a step had crumbled over the years.

Stumbling, Shadi fell forward and banged his head on the steps. Thank Ra for his turban or he might have gotten a concussion. But it wasn't enough to stop him from blacking out.

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"Shadi? Shadi are you alright?" asked a muffled worried voice.

"Leave him be. He's alright." snapped another.

The voices became clearer and Shadi blinked his eyes trying to make out what had happened through his hazed vision. Slowly his vision became less clouded and he saw Ankhkare bending over him with a worried look on his face. Senui was standing a few feet away looking very disgusted by something.

"Oh Shadi you're awake!" cried Ankhkare standing up, he dusted off his own green healer's clothes and helped Shadi on to his feet.

Senui made no notice of his vessel's consciousness and kept on standing with his back to the man and spirit. Shadi looked around at his surroundings. They were in some very dark stone cavern. Light filtered down from a small room not far away. There was a very dark feeling about this place other than it had no light at all; a strange evil presence.

"You noticed it too?" asked Ankhkare watching Shadi with is green eyes. Shadi nodded silently. Senui snorted in rude laughter but continued to ignore the others.

Shadi straightened his white turban and unconsciously dusted off his own beige robes. There were a few moments of silence before there was a swish of Senui's black robes as he turned around and started pacing.

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The fellowship all crowded into the mines breathing heavily and all a bit wet. "Did you see that thing? It was huge and tried to eat Frodo!" panted Merry leaning on Pippin to catch his breath. Pippin just nodded tiredly.

Yugi was just staring agape down the stone hall in the direction of the now caved in entrance. Moments ago at the entrance, while Gandalf had been trying to open the doors, there was a disturbance in the waters in the middle of the cave.

Right when the doors opened twelve long tentacles shot out of the water and one grabbed Frodo. Aragorn and some others waded into the water to go rescue the unfortunate hobbit while Gandalf herded everyone else into the mines. When Frodo and his rescuers just dashed through the doors. The great stone blocks were ripped down. So there was no way out.

Yami was now holding onto Yugi protectively. Ryou on the other hand was alone for the while. Bakura had apparently fallen asleep in his soul room while his ankle was healing. So his hikari just stuck close to Yugi and Yami.

So they began their long hike through the mines.

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* It looks like something out of a horror movie! * thought Ryou glancing at the skeletal bodies covered with cobwebs on the ground. Arrows or swords stuck out of some of them at odd angles showing what caused their death. * I wish Bakura was out here right now. * shuddered Ryou planting his spear firmly into the ground.

A day had passed since their start at the entrance of Moria. The fellowship had now stopped due to the confusion of three doors leading away further into the mines. Gandalf was sitting on a protruding rock in front of the doors murmuring and musing to himself. Ryou looked into a gaping abyss not far away and thought he saw something crawling along the rocks. But then it disappeared after he rubbed his eyes to get a clearer view. * Naught but a figment of my imagination. * yawned Ryou.

*

Yami watched dejectedly as Gandalf muttered to himself. It was getting rather dismal in these . . . mines, more like a tomb as Boromir had put it first. He glanced at Yugi who was sitting with the hobbits.

~ Pharaoh, ~ called out a ghostly voice in his head again.

Yami stiffened, repressing a shudder than ran down his spine. * Get out. I do not want anything to do with you! * growled Yami pulling his cloak closer to his body.

The Ring's voice stopped echoing in his head and it disappeared. Yami sighed and pulled his knees up to his chin and closed his eyes.

"Oh! It's this way!" said Gandalf startling the silence.

"He's remembered!" said Merry joyously.

"No, but the air does not smell so foul down here. When in doubt Meriadoc, follow your nose." advised Gandalf as he started to descend the flight of stairs.

Yami stood up and shook his head. He had doubts about following the directions of an old man's sense of smell. But Gandalf has saved them before. Maybe he could be right.

A surprised awaited them at the bottom of the stairway. A few yards away were the most surprising sight imaginable. There were three other people. One was clothed in different shades of green, all inclusive of the round green hat atop his yellow-green hair. Next to him was a man wearing white turban and beige robes. Yami especially noticed the Millennium Ankh around his neck and the Millennium Scales tucked under his belt.

Pacing a little ways away from the man was another person, robed in black and wearing a red turban and cape. If it weren't for the clothes he would have looked exactly the same as . . . * What is Shadi doing here? * thought Yami as it finally registered in his brain, and the spirits of the Ankh and Scales? How did they all get here?

The trio noticed the fellowship at once and stared at them, the rest stared back in equal surprise (not that Shadi looked very surprised. He is a very expressionless person when he wants to be). "What are you doing here Senui?" asked Bakura, he appeared beside Ryou leaning on the boy slightly.

The man in the black robes shifted his attention to Bakura, he clenched the duplicate of the Millennium Scales tightly in his hand. It would be a wonder if it didn't get compressed under the pressure. "I was about to ask you the same question Zoku-ou no baka. [1]" snapped back Senui's, "And I see the pharaoh is here as well. What a surprise."

A faint whisper floated across the room. "You mustn't be so rude Senui."

"Shut-up softy." barked Senui with a snarl.

Shadi strode up with his usual expressionless face, his cloudy, pupil-less, blue eyes unreadable. Yami felt a twinge of dislike at the Guardian of the Millennium Items, it was mostly his fault that many people were hurt during the Battle City tournament. Shadi's fault for telling Malik this it was the 'Pharaoh's will' that Malik's father was killed. Hmph, Shadi and his tendency of being so concerned of everything; but he was all right other than that.

*

It was no surprise that Shadi felt the same bit of dislike that Yami felt for him. The pharaoh was always trying to save the world. Felt that it was his destiny. But at least such things have changed a bit after Battle City. Shadi surveyed the group of varied beings in silence. "Good day pharaoh and tomb robber." said Shadi glancing one by one at each being in the fellowship. His thick eastern accent still hazed his speech.

"It is a pleasant surprise to meet you again Shadi, Ankhkare, Senui." murmured Yami. Bakura grunted and shrugged, still glaring at Senui who scowled back darkly. Ankhkare smiled cheerfully, his mouth quirked nervously though and he winced. * He must be sensing the dark powers much more than any of us. * thought Shadi.

Yugi, the chosen one peered around the pharaoh and waved merrily at Ankhkare, the tomb robber's vessel looked up and smiled shyly. Ankhkare grinned and waved back. He had a soft spot for children that never seemed to grow smaller.

The staring and gaping at each other would of gone on for a while if it hadn't been for a short stout, bearded man gave a yelp of surprise and dashed off into the room that the sunlight filtered through. Shadi followed showing no surprise but a twitch of an eyebrow. * This is a very strange surprise. Such things do not happen often. I do notice something peculiar. None of Yugi's little friends are here. Usually they follow him around everywhere. No, it is just him and the tomb robber's vessel. Both of them bearers of two Millennium Items. As well as myself. The only one I don't see here is the bearer of the Rod. Yet that might be a good thing. I don't think he's forgiven me for the incident when his father was killed. If only Senui hadn't provoked him further through me. * thought Shadi.

Ankhkare and Senui joined the other spirits. Shadi found himself strangely is isolated from the others. No one seemed to register that he was even there; but for Ryou and Yugi who often looked back at him and gave him a few smiles.

He didn't blame them for not wanting to be around him. Such things he expected to happen to him all the time when he followed destiny's orders.

* * * to be continued . . . in a while * * *

[1] Zoku-ou no baka - Stupid/idot (whichever you think) Thief King.

Well this is a chapter dedicated to the mystery character. Again, Malik and companion and yami (maybe) will be coming in beginning of TTT or end of Fellowship of the Ring. Sorry. Think how big the fellowship'd be! I'm sorry to say that I won't be updating for a week or so. Have a chamber music camp (doesn't know what to say cause hasn't gone there yet). And after that I have to go on a three-week trip to Asia. So updating will be sparse. Sorry. I hope I can write the ficcys there.

So what do you think about my characterization of Shadi, Ankhkare, and Senui? If you don't know who they are. Then read Indigo Tantarian's Three in One Combo. Ankhkare and Senui are her muses. I borrowed them (with permission of course). I hope they weren't OOC.

Well see you all. My summer is very busy this year. I hate it when that happens. Maybe I'll pick up on some Yugioh on the trip!

Seth: She wishes, but it'll all be in a language she can barely understand.

Sabrion: I have full confidence in her.

Well bye! Will continue this Asap! -Fire Pendant