The Millenia

Author's Note: I made a small summer resolution to update my stories more often, so I'm trying to fulfill that.

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Chapter 2: Going with the plan, and consequences

The sun rose over Egypt, signaling another new day. But for the Egyptians, another day full of fear and blood. At the oasis, Yugi woke up. He opened his enchanting violet orbs and sat up his petite body. Jou woke up seconds later. He yawned loudly, then stretched his slender but strong arms. "Hey Yugi." the blond greeted, softly so not to wake everyone else. "Good morning Jou." replied his tri-colored friend. Honda and Ryou woke up, sleepy but awake. "Good morning you two." said Yugi. Ryou mumbled a good morning while Honda just waved. Jou chuckled at Honda's morning welcome, then turned to Shizuka's bed.

Both her bed and Teana's were empty. "Hey, do you guys know where the ladies went?" asked Jou. All three shook their heads. Suddenly, Teana and Shizuka came in, carrying water from the well. "Well, glad to see you 4 up." greeted Teana. Jou shook his head. "I'll wash the fruit, then we'll have some breakfast." said Shizuka. Everyone agreed. Soon, the 6 friends gather around the kitchen area and started helping out.

Meanwhile, back at the glorious but deadly palace, Yami dressed into Egyptian silk and gold, then turned to his High Priest. "Are you ready?" he demanded. Seto nodded. Yami smirked, then he and Seto headed to the platform facing the kngdom. (a/n I forgot to tell you this, Yami and Seto were on a platform with steps on the last chapter, so that's where they're going)

At the oasis, everyone has finished eating. Suddenly, a knock on the door was heard. "I'll get it." Shizuka confirmed. Shizuka opened the wooden door and saw Malik there. "Hi Malik. What's going on at the town?" asked Shizuka. "The pharoah is gathering more children for a pleasure slave again. You guys have to get there now." he warned. Honda then took out five light brown hooded cloaks. "Thanks for letting us know, Malik. Get the ship ready." he ordered. Malik bowed, then left. Shizuka closed the door. (a/n In the last chapter, the gang was wearing cloaks too. They just took them off when they were fighting. ^_^) Everyone packed their weapons, hid them within their cloaks, and got ready. Yugi put on his cloak and immediately put on his hood. "Let's go." he said. Everyone was standing behind him and nodded in confidence.

When the group got to town, everything was silent. Dead bodies were found everywhere. Like death's kingdom, only here in reality. "Where is everyone?" asked Ryou. Suddenly, a young woman ran out of a house, crying and hiding her face. She ran into Honda ans honda gathered her into his arms. "Miss, calm down. What happened here?" he gently asked. The woman stopped crying a little bit, then looked up at him. "They killed my husband and took away my daughter!! Guards came here, looking for children. They killed anyone who resisted or tried to hide. My husband told me to distract them while he and my daughter ran. I tried, I really tried, but they found them and they slit my husband's throat and took away my daughter. One guard held me back while they dragged her away. They took many of the other children too, and killed the parents!!" she sobbed, and she resumed crying. Honda comforted her, saying any kind words that came to his head.

"Don't worry ma'am. We'll rescue your daughter." he boldly stated. She looked up at him. "Are you 5 the Millenia?" she asked. Yugi nodded. She smiled. "The people here often spoke of you. Calling you angels sent from Ra himself. Please rescue the children." she pleaded. "Leave it to us!" said Jou. The group then walked off, while the young woman waved goodbye to them.

At the platform, the children were all kneeling to the pharoah. This time the children seemed to only reach 13 to 16, and were more quiet then the last group. "These children are already broken. They're useless." hissed the pharoah. Seto looked at the children, then he looked at the horizon. He frowned, then turned to the pharoah. "When will they be here?" he hissed quietly, only for Yami to hear. Yami smirked. "They'll be here Seto. Don't worry." The pharoah snapped his fingers, and about 40 guards came to him. "With a little help from my guards." he snickered. Yami then got up and entered the palace.

Hiding in the same place, Jou looked at the group. "You all remember your jobs?" he whispered. Everyone nodded, discarding their robes. "Okay, on my mark." "The mighty pharoah has chosen none of you. He will send you all to a higher place!!" Seto announced to the children. Seto turned the guards. "Kill them." he ordered. The guards charged after the children, while the children screamed. "Hey Mr. High Priest!" shouted a voice. Everyone stopped and turned to the voice. Jou was standing in the middle, with everyone in the same positions as yesterday. "You think slaughtering children is right? Guess again, you bastard!!" Everyone took out their weapons and got ready to fight.

Seto smirked at the blond haired boy. "Try this on for size." he retorted. The guards all focused their attention on the Millenia. "Capture them. They'll make pleasant slaves for the pharoah." he ordered. "Go!" shouted Jou. Soon the Millenia and the guards charged at each other. Teana got to the front and blocked their weapons with her golden sias. "Yugi! Jou! Get moving!" she shouted. Teana thrusted her opponents, knocking them off balance. Honda took out his rod and charged roward the palace. 20 more guards blocked his way. "Man, how many guards does the pharoah have?" he asked. Honda gripped his rod and knocked out the nearest guards. The remaining went charging after him. Honda slammed his rod on the platform and hurled himself into the air, kicking the guards away. When the guards were down, Honda headed into the palace.

Yuig looked at Ryou and Jou, they were really doing a great job of defeating the guards. "Jou! We have to help Honda!" he shouted. Jou nodded, then slashed his opponent. "Ryou! Teana! Will you guys handle the rest?" asked Jou. "Yeah, just go!" shouted Ryou. Both Yugi and Jou ran for the palace, unaware of Seto keeping his eye on Jou the whole time. When he saw Yugi and Jou enter the palace, he silently followed the two.

Yugi and Jou reached the palace unharmed. But when they got there, Honda was no where in sight. "He must be running around looking for slaves." Yugi stated. Jou nodded. "We should split up. You go that way and I'll go this way. Be careful." said Jou. Yugi nodded, then headed in the direction Jou pointed to. Jou ran the direction he chose. Yugi looked in any room he saw, but there wasn't anyone there. "All the guards must be out there battling Teana and Ryou." he said, as he observed each room. Suddenly, Yugi crossed a closed door. Half with curiosity, half with duty, Yugi opened the door and entered the room. He saw a luxurious room with gold and silk, with real wood for the furniture. On the table, Yugi spied an upside down pyramid with the Eye of Ra on the front. Made of solid gold. "Wow." breathed Yugi. Yugi walked over to the pyramid, looked around to see if no one was around., then delicately picked up the surprisingly light golden object.

"I see you like my Millenium Puzzle." said a rich deep voice. Yugi immediately put it down and turned to see who it is. It was the pharoah! Yugi showed no fear when he saw the pharoah. "So I do." he replied. Yami walked over to Yugi, closing the distance between them. "Funny. You look like me, but no one despises you." he stated. "That's because I bring light to the people! I don't slaughter children or murder innocent people to get what I want!" Yami smirked. He then reached up a slender hand and touched Yugi's cheek. "You're amusing. And fearless. Normally I would kill anyone who talks to me like that." he retorted. Yugi tried to swat Yami's hand away, but the cold pharoah grabbed his wrist. Yami then used his first hand to lift up Yugi's face so Yugi could face him. "You're beautiful." he whispered. Yugi pushed Yami away with more force than intended. Yami stumbled a couple paces away from Yugi. Yugi used this opportunity to escape. "Guards!" cried Yami. 10 guards came to Yami's room. "Don't let him escape!" he ordered. All 10 guards circled around Yugi. Yugi shrugged.

"Oh well, I guess you got me. There's no way I can beat you all." he mocked. The guards looked at each other, dumbfounded. One of the guards reached out to grab Yugi. Yugi snatched his hand and twisted until it broke. Yugi then swung the broken hand at another guard. The hand hit another guard. The other guards reacted. One guard thrusted a spear at him. Yugi grabbed it and hit the guard with it. All the other guards thrusted their spears forward. Yugi twirled his spear around and thrusted it at the guards. The spear hit the guards' heads. Then Yugi jumped up in the air and rapidly spun around. Yugi kicked three of the guards unconscious. Yugi landed on the ground with great ease. The guard with the broken arm thrusted a fist at Yugi. Yugi blocked it with his own punch and kicked the guard in the groin. The guard was instantly down. Two guards came running over to Yugi. Yugi put both his hands on the ground, lifted his body up, and did the splits. His feet kicked the two guards in the stomach. The two guards were instantly down from the force of Yugi's kick. The four remaining guards came running to Yugi. Yugi slid under their legs, giving the smirking pharoah a salute.

Yugi slid for a while, holding his hand up for no reason whatsoever. Suddenly, someone grasped his hand. Yugi looked up to see who it was. It was Jou, smiling down at him. "Hey, buddy, did you find any more slaves?" asked Jou. "No, but I met the pharoah, and he's got a thing for me. What about you?" Jou sighed. "I didn't find any slaves, but I found Honda with some of them. Teana and Ryou still fighting those guards outside, and Honda's rounding up all the children and slaves. Let's get out of here before something else happens." he reported. Yugi nodded in agreement. The two of them ran out of the palace.

Seto was out on the platform, looking at the battle before him. "Where are you, dog?" he hissed. Suddenly, Jou and Yugi came running out. Seto smirked. Jou and Yugi ran, looking back every once in a while. Jou chose an unfortunate time to look back, and he ran into Seto's arms. Seto wrapped one arm around Jou's waist. "Let go of me, you bastard!" shouted Jou. Yugi looked back and saw Jou with Seto.

"Guys! Jou needs help!" shouted Jou. Ryou and Teana looked up and killed the guards they were fighting. Ryou and Teana ran toward Jou. Seto noticed this and whispered and incantation. Ryou and Teana hit a dark force field, making then stumble. "Sorry, but the puppy dog needs to play with his master." he sinisterly told them. Jou glared at him. "I'm not a dog and you're not my master you freak!! Let go of me!!" he cried. Seto shook his head. "Can't do that, puppy. You're mine now." he whispered. Yugi backed away, looking for a way to get Jou out of the predicament he was in. "Yugi look out!" cried Ryou. Yugi kept backing away until he baced into something. Yugi turned around and saw he backed into Yami. The pharoah wrapped his arms around the petite boy. "You hurt him in any way I'll kill you!" Jou threatened. Yami looked at Seto.

"High Priest, you might want to control your new slave." he said. Seto held his free hand on Jou's neck. "Sleep." he commanded. Instantly, Jou fell asleep. Yugi struggled to get out of Yami's grasp. Yami repeated the same action Seto did, and Yugi also fell asleep.

Ryou, Teana, and Honda guided the children and the slaves with guilt and anger. The pharoah and the High Priest have captured their best friends, and they couldn't do a thing about it! When the three reached the oasis, the children and the slaves Honda could rescue climbed aboard Malik's ship. They waved goodbye tot he people they rescued. "How are we going to tell Shizuka?" asked Teana. Ryou lowered his eyes to the ground. "We'll just have to tell her the truth." he replied. Honda banged his fist on a nearby tree. "I should've been there for Jou! He needed me, and I didn't help him!! I've never felt so rotten in my life!!" he gritted through his teeth. "Jou.." whispered a voice. The three of them turned to the direction. It was Shizuka. "Yugi and Jou are not here. What happened to them?" she asked. Ryou, Teana, and Honda all looked at each other, then looked at Shizuka.

"Shizuka, Jou and Yugi have been....captured. We couldn't do anything." said Teana. Shizuka had tears in her eyes, then her eyes burned with determination and hope. "We can save them." she said. "It'll be hard, it'll be risky, it may kill us, but we can save them." "How?" asked Ryou. "Leave it to me." Shizuka answered. The three of them looked at Shizuka with confusion.

Meanwhile at the palace, Yugi woke up. 'Oh, what happened?' he thought. 'Oh yeah, that's right. The pharoah took me and Jou away' Yugi looked around. He could tell he was in the pharoah's room. The door opened, and Yami stepped in, closing the door and locking it. 'This isn't going to be pretty' Yugi thought as the powerful pharoah stepped closer and closer to him.

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Oh boy, what's going to happen to Yugi and Jou? How is Shizuka going to save them? The next chapter is going to be a lemon, so REVIEW and you'll get it! ^_^