Amaya: Hi there, people. It's Amaya. Danny couldn't come right now. Three
cheers on a can of sake now? *Holds up sake can*
*Violent sounds come from off screen* Daenerys: AMAYA O'DONELL! OPEN THIS DOOR NOW! *Hammers on door some more*
Amaya: Well, she isn't very nice is she? *Opens door*
Daenerys: Thankys.
Amaya: Welcome!
Daenerys: Now that I'm back, I will wrap this up. KH isn't owned by me, only Amaya.
Amaya: Hey!
Daenerys: *Ignoring Amaya* Therefore, you cannot prosecute me for using this, since I am admitting fault. *Glances down at script and throws it in the air* I hate those damn people making me say this bull-crap! I am still going to work on this, though.
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Chapter 2: The Beginning
----- "Where are we?" Amaya asked.
"We, my girl, are at the gates of Kingdom Hearts. I thank you for opening them. We have been waiting for five years for you to come."
"Me?!" Amaya's voice rose several octaves at this pronouncement. "Why me?"
"You have great amounts of light and dark within your heart. That turned you into the key we needed to open the door," Riku explained. His voice was beautifully rich and a bass to boot. He sounded tired though. "Mickey, how will we get to the other worlds?"
"Not to worry! I have a Gummi Ship stored away nearby. Because this gate has been opened, the other worlds have been unlocked as well. That makes traveling a synch!" Mickey said cheerfully.
"Excuse me, but what is a Gummi Ship?" Amaya asked. She knew that Mickey was actually a Disney character, but she had no clue as to who this Riku was. Amaya was worried that she might have fallen with bad company, but what choice did she have? She didn't know where the hell she was and she wasn't about to stick around. Best be sure of the transportation first.
"It's a ship constructed of Gummi blocks that allows the passengers to travel to other worlds. It is more difficult to explain than to do. Sorry 'bout that." Mickey smiled at Amaya, which lifted her spirits a little. Riku smiled to, but it didn't seem near as happy.
They went to the Gummi Ship and boarded.
"Wow! I've never seen anything like this! It's amazing!" Amaya was doing all sorts of exclamations like this as she looked at the equipment and felt the Gummi blocks. Mickey was busily working at the panel that Amaya assumed was the controls for flying this amazing contraption. Riku was sitting back, watching Mickey with mild interest and not making a sound. By his side there was a strange object. It looked like a huge key.
"Um, excuse me?" Amaya said to the white-haired man. Riku turned away from watching Mickey running a diagnostics check and looked at Amaya. Taking a gulp, she pushed right into it. "What is that thing there?" Amaya pointed at the key.
"It's a Keyblade," he said simply.
"Well, what's that?" Amaya asked cautiously. Riku blinked his eyes slowly. He seemed to be considering whether or not to tell her.
"It's a key that unlocks hearts," he said finally.
Amaya winced. "Sounds painful."
Riku's gaze darkened perceptibly and he turned away. After a moment, he said, "If not properly used, yes, it is very painful. Of course, there are those who enjoy pain. Especially the darkness."
Stunned by this, Amaya sat down. What is the matter with this guy? He punishes himself for something and I don't dare ask him about that! What did he do that makes him so miserable? Amaya continued to think about this strange person as Mickey started the Gummi Ship up and they took off.
* * *
Hours passed as they traveled away from the dank darkness of the End of the World. Flashing past were other worlds. Some were twisted and some seemed lush with life. Others were desert-like. One even was totally submerged in water. Others out here looked like cities. Finally, they slowed by a place that looked like Disney World in Florida.
"Well, this would be home!" Mickey said cheerfully. "I need to check up on Minnie and the others. It is my responsibility, after all!"
"What is this place?" Amaya asked. She had dreamt of going to Disney World for a long time, but never had the money or the time.
"Don't worry about it, Amaya-san!" Mickey said to her.
"How did you know I was part Japanese?"
"I know about your world, Amaya-san. I was born there after all. Walt was a very good friend of mine."
"You knew Walt Disney himself?!" Amaya was startled to think that a cartoon character knew all about the famed Walt Disney.
"Naturally! He is my father of sorts," Mickey said jovially. "Part Japanese, you say?"
"Uh, yeah. My mom is Japanese while Dad's Irish," Amaya said. "I take mostly after my mom, but Japanese don't freckle." She blushed, which only accented the freckles on her skin. Riku remained silent, listening to everything said and storing it for later. He made special note of the freckles, however.
They disembarked on the world. Riku seemed like a dark cloud hovering as he walked through the bright corridors. Amaya was dressed just as dark, but she didn't seem near as dreary and clamed up. Mickey, of course, lead the way through the halls until the came upon a pair of brightly colored doors that were as big as the Kingdom Hearts doors. They weren't as cathedral- like either.
He coughed quietly and Amaya, expecting the huge doors to open, jumped when a little one swung open instead. "Come along," called Mickey.
Riku went in after Mickey and Amaya hung back for a moment. "Amaya-san, come along," Riku said, stepping out of the door for a second. Amaya told herself not to be stupid and went through the door. There, she saw a very unusual sight. Mickey was hugging another mouse Amaya presumed was Minnie. A feminine looking duck was standing a bit behind the hugging mice and smiling. Amaya took another guess and named this one Daisy.
Amaya couldn't help but grin. Although Minnie and Daisy looked nice enough, they were an unusual sight.
Daisy looked away from Mickey and Minnie and looked at Amaya. Surprise was written across her face as she realized who Amaya was. She tapped on Minnie's shoulder and said something to her. Minnie broke away from Mickey. Mickey turned and beckoned Amaya forward.
Smile gone from her face, Amaya approached the front of what was undoubtedly the throne room. She passed Riku and for a second was ahead of him, however he started walking forward as well. The walked up side-by-side to the three up near the throne.
"So, you must be Riku," Minnie began, "We heard much about you from Sora while he was here. Too bad you missed him. He left with Donald and Goofy to find you and Mickey. Apparently, Pluto had a letter from Mickey."
"I don't have a problem with that. I'll just go and find them myself if I have to."
Minnie smiled. Then she turned to Amaya. "Now who might you be?"
"This is Amaya O'Donell. Amaya-san, meet my queen, Minnie, and her lady-in- waiting, Daisy," Mickey said in general. Amaya bowed in the traditional Japanese style.
Once she straightened back up, she turned on Mickey, "Why didn't you tell me you were king?"
"It didn't seem important at the time, Amaya-san. I hope you aren't upset."
"Well, no, not really. My nerves are a little frayed right now. Falling through steel and concrete is not very fun," Amaya replied. //Nor is it to open a door that lets loose a bunch of freaks.//
"Well, Riku, I know that when Amaya opened the door, she let loose a good deal of the Heartless. Unfortunately, I can't leave just now. Would you be so good as to take care of them? If you find Sora, Donald and Goofy, I'm sure they would be willing to help," Mickey said to Riku.
"Fine by me. May I borrow that Gummi Ship of yours?" Riku replied.
"Go ahead! We have so many of those dratted Gummi blocks that that ship is the top of the line!"
"But what about me? What am I supposed to do?" Amaya broke in.
"Why not go with Riku?" Mickey said to the distraught twenty-year-old. Amaya blinked her brown eyes in disbelief.
"Why?" was all she could get out and even that was strangled.
"What? You don't like me?" Riku smiled a sly smile at Amaya. "Actually, it would be a good idea. You were able to cross through the barrier between the sealed worlds. That gift will prove useful."
"Exactly right, Riku!" Mickey chirruped.
"But this time, new worlds opened along with some of the old ones. The ones where the Princesses of Heart live are still sealed. Destiny Island must be safe because Kairi is there."
"Destiny Island?" Amaya asked.
"My home," Riku said simply.
"Oh." Amaya drifted off as she realized there was pain in his voice again. "I'm sorry," she said finally.
"It isn't your fault. You didn't know," he said quietly.
Mickey said cheerfully (as he was trying to break up the dreary mood), "Well, you better get along. Traverse Town is only a hop, skip and a jump away! You can find a weapon of some sort for Amaya to use there along with plenty of supplies. Well, scoot along!"
Riku raised an eyebrow. "'Scoot along'?"
"Sorry!"
They departed from Mickey's home not long after. "Why couldn't he come along?" asked Amaya. She was now sitting in the front passenger seat next to Riku.
"Paperwork, probably. It doesn't really matter, Amaya-san. As long as my heart is strong, I control the Keyblade. By the way, why does Mickey call you that? And what world did you come from?"
"Well, the name 'san' is a title. It's the same as calling me Miss Amaya. If I used it at the end of your name, it would mean Mr. Riku-"
"Uh huh."
"And my home is in Hallotsville. It's not really a 'village' but more of a city. It left the village stage over twenty years ago when oil was discovered there. My world would be called 'Earth' because it isn't just Hallotsville. It has all kinds of cities and towns, countries and continents, oceans and seas."
"Sounds nice," Riku said just to comment. He checked the navigational system and announced that they were close to Traverse Town.
They set down and disembarked. (A/N: Ooh! Big word! Remember that one when you got to a new place in KH?) Amaya was impressed. It was a nice looking town, but the big neon signs kinda took away from the old look of the town. Riku strode off to a shop with the sign 'Items' over the door. Amaya followed, looking at the different people that were going about their business.
She was so busy looking around that she bumped into the door of the shop. Embarrassed by what she had done, she looked quickly around her to find that no one had seen her. Relieved, she opened the door and darted inside.
".do you have?" Riku was saying as she entered.
"Well, we have all sorts of weapons. Is she a magician?" a little duck in a red shirt and ball cap on top of the counter responded.
"I don't think so. Are you Amaya-san?" Riku said, turning to Amaya.
"Am I what?" Amaya was a little confused by what he meant.
"A magician."
"Uh, no."
"Well, that rules out those kinds of weapons," Huey said, for that's who he was. "We also have shields, but she doesn't seem to be the kind to use those." Huey sat there on the counter, tapping his head with one feathered 'finger.'
"What about that old sword we have around, Huey?" a green-shirted duck said.
"Nah," Huey responded, "That thing is so rusty that it wouldn't cut through butter, Louie."
All this time, Amaya was exploring the shop. She saw all sorts of stuff on shelves (A/N: The boys had expanded on their shop. That alleyway we liked going through in Traverse Town and had that red Trinity Mark now has the boys shop under it. *Winks* Now they are on their way to a department store). A lot of it was very weird. There were all kinds of potions, various second hand things, and a case to display select weapons. Hidden in a corner filled with dust, something glimmered.
Intrigued, Amaya picked it up. The dust was so thick on it except on one place, the object wasn't even recognizable.
After dusting it off (and sneezing in the process), it turned out to be some sort of bracelet. It was very pretty and looked to be beaten gold. On top of it, there was an Egyptian cross.
Just for fun, Amaya put it on. It was a little loose and she left it on for a couple of minutes as she looked at the weapons in the case.
For a moment, she forgot that she was wearing it and when she looked down, she saw that the bracelet-thingy seemed to be closer to her skin.
She tried to get it off, but it seemed to have shrunk while she was wearing it. "Crap, crap, crap!" she muttered in frustration. The bracelet wasn't even coming off.
"Amaya-san, there is nothing here. Let's go," called Riku from the front of the store. Amaya's eyes grew wide.
"Uh, not yet. I'm not finished looking at this stuff!" she called out in a slightly panicky voice. Fortunately, she was hidden behind a shelf. Amaya was twisting it and was only succeeding in hurting her arm.
"Hurry up," Riku said.
"I can't," Amaya squeaked.
"What did you say?"
"I- ah- nothing!"
"What's wrong?" Louie called. Amaya heard the footsteps coming in her direction. From the sound, it was Riku. A pattering sound was also approaching in which she assumed was one of the ducks.
As they came around the end of the shelf, she spun around to face them and hid her arm behind her back. Riku arched an eyebrow again, questioning her.
"What's wrong with you, miss?" Dewey asked.
Amaya did a half-smile, half-grimace when that question was asked. "Ah," she began but she didn't continue the thought.
Riku came up and grabbed her roughly by her left arm. Unfortunately, that was the arm the manacle-like bracelet was on. "What's this?" he demanded.
"I- ah- oh- um- well-" Amaya was trying to give a reasonable answer.
"That old thing?!" exclaimed Dewey. The two humans turned to face the duck. "That was brought in a long time ago by some woman. She was dressed in some very weird clothes and had some very weird jewelry. She told me that one day the 'key' would come to take the 'Millennium Manacle' from this store. We didn't understand what she meant by that, but she said we were to give it to that person along with a deck of cards she gave us."
"And? Anything else you would like to add?" Riku pressed.
"We were to identify the key by how the Manacle would react. 'It would tighten,' she said, 'and become irremovable from the key's wrist.' We have that deck of cards locked away. They looked valuable compared to that. For some reason, we weren't as worried about that Manacle being stolen."
Riku was using his 'Ice Glare,' as Amaya called it now, on the duck. Dewey made an excuse to get away from him by offering to get the cards.
Amaya, however, was glued to the spot. Millennium Manacle? That sounds like some sort of thing you would get on Yu-Gi-Oh. This is nuts. I'm stuck in a universe that is absolutely starkers. A Millennium Item? This is shit! Dewey returned with the deck and offered it to Amaya. She, however, didn't want it.
But then, something weird happened. The hand with her new accessory clasped firmly to it reached out on its own and took the deck from Dewey's outstretched hand.
"Hell," Amaya muttered, "This has gone from weird to pure psychotic. Someone pinch me. I really need to wake up." A sudden pain in her right arm made her yelp in surprise.
"You didn't wake up Amaya," said an unfamiliar voice. She turned to see a look-alike Amaya standing next to her. "My name is Kylara and I am the sister to the pharaoh of Egypt."
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Danny: Damn! I did it again! Cliffhangers damn well abound in this story. Okay, I guess I didn't warn you that I was going to use Yu-Gi-Oh, did I. Well, a brief disclaimer will absolve me of any unjust punishment. Konami owns Yu-Gi-Oh, but Kylara is mine, along with the design of the Millenium Manacle. Good enough for you?
*Amaya enters looking peeved*
Amaya: Why didn't you tell me that I was going to do a Yugi-type part?! I am your very own design and you decide to damn well stick me with a spirit called Kylara?
*Kylara appears behind Amaya*
Kylara: You aren't being very nice. (Amaya jumps up about three feet and starts swearing violently) My, my. Danny-chan, why did you put us together? We are complete and total opposites.
Danny: *Looking irritated* Light and Dark are opposites, Kylara. You are the Yami while Amaya is. well. Amaya. Get along now children.
*Violent sounds come from off screen* Daenerys: AMAYA O'DONELL! OPEN THIS DOOR NOW! *Hammers on door some more*
Amaya: Well, she isn't very nice is she? *Opens door*
Daenerys: Thankys.
Amaya: Welcome!
Daenerys: Now that I'm back, I will wrap this up. KH isn't owned by me, only Amaya.
Amaya: Hey!
Daenerys: *Ignoring Amaya* Therefore, you cannot prosecute me for using this, since I am admitting fault. *Glances down at script and throws it in the air* I hate those damn people making me say this bull-crap! I am still going to work on this, though.
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Chapter 2: The Beginning
----- "Where are we?" Amaya asked.
"We, my girl, are at the gates of Kingdom Hearts. I thank you for opening them. We have been waiting for five years for you to come."
"Me?!" Amaya's voice rose several octaves at this pronouncement. "Why me?"
"You have great amounts of light and dark within your heart. That turned you into the key we needed to open the door," Riku explained. His voice was beautifully rich and a bass to boot. He sounded tired though. "Mickey, how will we get to the other worlds?"
"Not to worry! I have a Gummi Ship stored away nearby. Because this gate has been opened, the other worlds have been unlocked as well. That makes traveling a synch!" Mickey said cheerfully.
"Excuse me, but what is a Gummi Ship?" Amaya asked. She knew that Mickey was actually a Disney character, but she had no clue as to who this Riku was. Amaya was worried that she might have fallen with bad company, but what choice did she have? She didn't know where the hell she was and she wasn't about to stick around. Best be sure of the transportation first.
"It's a ship constructed of Gummi blocks that allows the passengers to travel to other worlds. It is more difficult to explain than to do. Sorry 'bout that." Mickey smiled at Amaya, which lifted her spirits a little. Riku smiled to, but it didn't seem near as happy.
They went to the Gummi Ship and boarded.
"Wow! I've never seen anything like this! It's amazing!" Amaya was doing all sorts of exclamations like this as she looked at the equipment and felt the Gummi blocks. Mickey was busily working at the panel that Amaya assumed was the controls for flying this amazing contraption. Riku was sitting back, watching Mickey with mild interest and not making a sound. By his side there was a strange object. It looked like a huge key.
"Um, excuse me?" Amaya said to the white-haired man. Riku turned away from watching Mickey running a diagnostics check and looked at Amaya. Taking a gulp, she pushed right into it. "What is that thing there?" Amaya pointed at the key.
"It's a Keyblade," he said simply.
"Well, what's that?" Amaya asked cautiously. Riku blinked his eyes slowly. He seemed to be considering whether or not to tell her.
"It's a key that unlocks hearts," he said finally.
Amaya winced. "Sounds painful."
Riku's gaze darkened perceptibly and he turned away. After a moment, he said, "If not properly used, yes, it is very painful. Of course, there are those who enjoy pain. Especially the darkness."
Stunned by this, Amaya sat down. What is the matter with this guy? He punishes himself for something and I don't dare ask him about that! What did he do that makes him so miserable? Amaya continued to think about this strange person as Mickey started the Gummi Ship up and they took off.
* * *
Hours passed as they traveled away from the dank darkness of the End of the World. Flashing past were other worlds. Some were twisted and some seemed lush with life. Others were desert-like. One even was totally submerged in water. Others out here looked like cities. Finally, they slowed by a place that looked like Disney World in Florida.
"Well, this would be home!" Mickey said cheerfully. "I need to check up on Minnie and the others. It is my responsibility, after all!"
"What is this place?" Amaya asked. She had dreamt of going to Disney World for a long time, but never had the money or the time.
"Don't worry about it, Amaya-san!" Mickey said to her.
"How did you know I was part Japanese?"
"I know about your world, Amaya-san. I was born there after all. Walt was a very good friend of mine."
"You knew Walt Disney himself?!" Amaya was startled to think that a cartoon character knew all about the famed Walt Disney.
"Naturally! He is my father of sorts," Mickey said jovially. "Part Japanese, you say?"
"Uh, yeah. My mom is Japanese while Dad's Irish," Amaya said. "I take mostly after my mom, but Japanese don't freckle." She blushed, which only accented the freckles on her skin. Riku remained silent, listening to everything said and storing it for later. He made special note of the freckles, however.
They disembarked on the world. Riku seemed like a dark cloud hovering as he walked through the bright corridors. Amaya was dressed just as dark, but she didn't seem near as dreary and clamed up. Mickey, of course, lead the way through the halls until the came upon a pair of brightly colored doors that were as big as the Kingdom Hearts doors. They weren't as cathedral- like either.
He coughed quietly and Amaya, expecting the huge doors to open, jumped when a little one swung open instead. "Come along," called Mickey.
Riku went in after Mickey and Amaya hung back for a moment. "Amaya-san, come along," Riku said, stepping out of the door for a second. Amaya told herself not to be stupid and went through the door. There, she saw a very unusual sight. Mickey was hugging another mouse Amaya presumed was Minnie. A feminine looking duck was standing a bit behind the hugging mice and smiling. Amaya took another guess and named this one Daisy.
Amaya couldn't help but grin. Although Minnie and Daisy looked nice enough, they were an unusual sight.
Daisy looked away from Mickey and Minnie and looked at Amaya. Surprise was written across her face as she realized who Amaya was. She tapped on Minnie's shoulder and said something to her. Minnie broke away from Mickey. Mickey turned and beckoned Amaya forward.
Smile gone from her face, Amaya approached the front of what was undoubtedly the throne room. She passed Riku and for a second was ahead of him, however he started walking forward as well. The walked up side-by-side to the three up near the throne.
"So, you must be Riku," Minnie began, "We heard much about you from Sora while he was here. Too bad you missed him. He left with Donald and Goofy to find you and Mickey. Apparently, Pluto had a letter from Mickey."
"I don't have a problem with that. I'll just go and find them myself if I have to."
Minnie smiled. Then she turned to Amaya. "Now who might you be?"
"This is Amaya O'Donell. Amaya-san, meet my queen, Minnie, and her lady-in- waiting, Daisy," Mickey said in general. Amaya bowed in the traditional Japanese style.
Once she straightened back up, she turned on Mickey, "Why didn't you tell me you were king?"
"It didn't seem important at the time, Amaya-san. I hope you aren't upset."
"Well, no, not really. My nerves are a little frayed right now. Falling through steel and concrete is not very fun," Amaya replied. //Nor is it to open a door that lets loose a bunch of freaks.//
"Well, Riku, I know that when Amaya opened the door, she let loose a good deal of the Heartless. Unfortunately, I can't leave just now. Would you be so good as to take care of them? If you find Sora, Donald and Goofy, I'm sure they would be willing to help," Mickey said to Riku.
"Fine by me. May I borrow that Gummi Ship of yours?" Riku replied.
"Go ahead! We have so many of those dratted Gummi blocks that that ship is the top of the line!"
"But what about me? What am I supposed to do?" Amaya broke in.
"Why not go with Riku?" Mickey said to the distraught twenty-year-old. Amaya blinked her brown eyes in disbelief.
"Why?" was all she could get out and even that was strangled.
"What? You don't like me?" Riku smiled a sly smile at Amaya. "Actually, it would be a good idea. You were able to cross through the barrier between the sealed worlds. That gift will prove useful."
"Exactly right, Riku!" Mickey chirruped.
"But this time, new worlds opened along with some of the old ones. The ones where the Princesses of Heart live are still sealed. Destiny Island must be safe because Kairi is there."
"Destiny Island?" Amaya asked.
"My home," Riku said simply.
"Oh." Amaya drifted off as she realized there was pain in his voice again. "I'm sorry," she said finally.
"It isn't your fault. You didn't know," he said quietly.
Mickey said cheerfully (as he was trying to break up the dreary mood), "Well, you better get along. Traverse Town is only a hop, skip and a jump away! You can find a weapon of some sort for Amaya to use there along with plenty of supplies. Well, scoot along!"
Riku raised an eyebrow. "'Scoot along'?"
"Sorry!"
They departed from Mickey's home not long after. "Why couldn't he come along?" asked Amaya. She was now sitting in the front passenger seat next to Riku.
"Paperwork, probably. It doesn't really matter, Amaya-san. As long as my heart is strong, I control the Keyblade. By the way, why does Mickey call you that? And what world did you come from?"
"Well, the name 'san' is a title. It's the same as calling me Miss Amaya. If I used it at the end of your name, it would mean Mr. Riku-"
"Uh huh."
"And my home is in Hallotsville. It's not really a 'village' but more of a city. It left the village stage over twenty years ago when oil was discovered there. My world would be called 'Earth' because it isn't just Hallotsville. It has all kinds of cities and towns, countries and continents, oceans and seas."
"Sounds nice," Riku said just to comment. He checked the navigational system and announced that they were close to Traverse Town.
They set down and disembarked. (A/N: Ooh! Big word! Remember that one when you got to a new place in KH?) Amaya was impressed. It was a nice looking town, but the big neon signs kinda took away from the old look of the town. Riku strode off to a shop with the sign 'Items' over the door. Amaya followed, looking at the different people that were going about their business.
She was so busy looking around that she bumped into the door of the shop. Embarrassed by what she had done, she looked quickly around her to find that no one had seen her. Relieved, she opened the door and darted inside.
".do you have?" Riku was saying as she entered.
"Well, we have all sorts of weapons. Is she a magician?" a little duck in a red shirt and ball cap on top of the counter responded.
"I don't think so. Are you Amaya-san?" Riku said, turning to Amaya.
"Am I what?" Amaya was a little confused by what he meant.
"A magician."
"Uh, no."
"Well, that rules out those kinds of weapons," Huey said, for that's who he was. "We also have shields, but she doesn't seem to be the kind to use those." Huey sat there on the counter, tapping his head with one feathered 'finger.'
"What about that old sword we have around, Huey?" a green-shirted duck said.
"Nah," Huey responded, "That thing is so rusty that it wouldn't cut through butter, Louie."
All this time, Amaya was exploring the shop. She saw all sorts of stuff on shelves (A/N: The boys had expanded on their shop. That alleyway we liked going through in Traverse Town and had that red Trinity Mark now has the boys shop under it. *Winks* Now they are on their way to a department store). A lot of it was very weird. There were all kinds of potions, various second hand things, and a case to display select weapons. Hidden in a corner filled with dust, something glimmered.
Intrigued, Amaya picked it up. The dust was so thick on it except on one place, the object wasn't even recognizable.
After dusting it off (and sneezing in the process), it turned out to be some sort of bracelet. It was very pretty and looked to be beaten gold. On top of it, there was an Egyptian cross.
Just for fun, Amaya put it on. It was a little loose and she left it on for a couple of minutes as she looked at the weapons in the case.
For a moment, she forgot that she was wearing it and when she looked down, she saw that the bracelet-thingy seemed to be closer to her skin.
She tried to get it off, but it seemed to have shrunk while she was wearing it. "Crap, crap, crap!" she muttered in frustration. The bracelet wasn't even coming off.
"Amaya-san, there is nothing here. Let's go," called Riku from the front of the store. Amaya's eyes grew wide.
"Uh, not yet. I'm not finished looking at this stuff!" she called out in a slightly panicky voice. Fortunately, she was hidden behind a shelf. Amaya was twisting it and was only succeeding in hurting her arm.
"Hurry up," Riku said.
"I can't," Amaya squeaked.
"What did you say?"
"I- ah- nothing!"
"What's wrong?" Louie called. Amaya heard the footsteps coming in her direction. From the sound, it was Riku. A pattering sound was also approaching in which she assumed was one of the ducks.
As they came around the end of the shelf, she spun around to face them and hid her arm behind her back. Riku arched an eyebrow again, questioning her.
"What's wrong with you, miss?" Dewey asked.
Amaya did a half-smile, half-grimace when that question was asked. "Ah," she began but she didn't continue the thought.
Riku came up and grabbed her roughly by her left arm. Unfortunately, that was the arm the manacle-like bracelet was on. "What's this?" he demanded.
"I- ah- oh- um- well-" Amaya was trying to give a reasonable answer.
"That old thing?!" exclaimed Dewey. The two humans turned to face the duck. "That was brought in a long time ago by some woman. She was dressed in some very weird clothes and had some very weird jewelry. She told me that one day the 'key' would come to take the 'Millennium Manacle' from this store. We didn't understand what she meant by that, but she said we were to give it to that person along with a deck of cards she gave us."
"And? Anything else you would like to add?" Riku pressed.
"We were to identify the key by how the Manacle would react. 'It would tighten,' she said, 'and become irremovable from the key's wrist.' We have that deck of cards locked away. They looked valuable compared to that. For some reason, we weren't as worried about that Manacle being stolen."
Riku was using his 'Ice Glare,' as Amaya called it now, on the duck. Dewey made an excuse to get away from him by offering to get the cards.
Amaya, however, was glued to the spot. Millennium Manacle? That sounds like some sort of thing you would get on Yu-Gi-Oh. This is nuts. I'm stuck in a universe that is absolutely starkers. A Millennium Item? This is shit! Dewey returned with the deck and offered it to Amaya. She, however, didn't want it.
But then, something weird happened. The hand with her new accessory clasped firmly to it reached out on its own and took the deck from Dewey's outstretched hand.
"Hell," Amaya muttered, "This has gone from weird to pure psychotic. Someone pinch me. I really need to wake up." A sudden pain in her right arm made her yelp in surprise.
"You didn't wake up Amaya," said an unfamiliar voice. She turned to see a look-alike Amaya standing next to her. "My name is Kylara and I am the sister to the pharaoh of Egypt."
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Danny: Damn! I did it again! Cliffhangers damn well abound in this story. Okay, I guess I didn't warn you that I was going to use Yu-Gi-Oh, did I. Well, a brief disclaimer will absolve me of any unjust punishment. Konami owns Yu-Gi-Oh, but Kylara is mine, along with the design of the Millenium Manacle. Good enough for you?
*Amaya enters looking peeved*
Amaya: Why didn't you tell me that I was going to do a Yugi-type part?! I am your very own design and you decide to damn well stick me with a spirit called Kylara?
*Kylara appears behind Amaya*
Kylara: You aren't being very nice. (Amaya jumps up about three feet and starts swearing violently) My, my. Danny-chan, why did you put us together? We are complete and total opposites.
Danny: *Looking irritated* Light and Dark are opposites, Kylara. You are the Yami while Amaya is. well. Amaya. Get along now children.