Authors' Notes: This story is a AU crossover between Star Trek Voyager and Yu-Gi-Oh. It has also been a corroboration between myself and FF.net author, Yami-no-Yugi. While she wrote for the Yu-Gi-Oh sections, I wrote for Voyager.
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**Stardate 34720.4. It has come to my attention that once again we have been pulled out of normal space and we are now orbiting Earth. Internal sensors say that the year is 2003. (The year YGO is in) We are currently over the island of Japan and I wish to send down several crew members to assess the situation. Members included in the away team will be Tom Paris, Seven of Nine, and Chakotay. They will be transported to a place called Domino City.**
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Yuugi and the gang were walking home from school. The sun was shining, the sky was blue, but they couldn't feel more depressed. They complained loudly about how unfair it was for their teachers to assign homework over the weekend. But little did they know that homework would be the least of their worries. The unsuspecting group carried on as if it were a normal day; unaware that it was anything but.
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Seven of Nine strolled about the street, keeping an eye out on the other away team members who had accompanied her to the planet's surface. The noise and bustle was almost unbelievable. As she stared into the distance, a streak of color stood out from the rest of the citizens. A small child with tri-colored hair was walking with a few others ... most likely friends and the golden puzzle around his neck caught the sun's rays and bounced them into the crowd. Intrigued only slightly, Seven moved closer after communicating silently with Chakotay.
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Chakotay stared at Seven as she weaved her way through the street, following what had caught her eye. He blinked and turned back to Tom who was looking into the window of a shop, seemingly interested in the cards displayed there. Chakotay had read the sign 'Duel Monsters' and sighed before walking off, leaving Tom and Seven on their own. They would meet up later for the beam out.
***
Yuugi sighed as he bid farewell to his friends, knowing what awaited him on his desk. Many hours of labor without pay. 'This is child labor,' he thought silently. 'If we have to sit and do work we should get paid.'
He stood outside the game shop for a second. He briefly looked around, knowing he wouldn't be getting out much this weekend. He noticed a strange man looking at the display of Duel Monsters cards he put up yesterday. /I've never seen him before./ He walked up to the man to greet him, but hesitated as he heard Yami's voice.
//Yuugi, be careful. I think he was following us.//
/Huh?/ Yuugi than noticed a girl with blonde hair and ice blue eyes making her way towards the strange man. What caught Yuugi's eye was the metal above her left eye.
/Yami, I don't think that's normal./
//I agree. You better get inside, aibou.//
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Tom stared at the illustrations on the cards that he was looking at before turning around to catch a boy that was standing close to him back up. It was at that moment that he noticed Seven nearby and he wondered if she had been spotted as the one near him started to back away from him. Tom signalled Seven to move away and he placed a hand on the youth's shoulder. "Excuse me, do you know how I could purchase a few of these cards?"
Although he didn't look Japanese, he spoke the language perfectly. Little to the youth's knowledge, it was his communicator that was the key to that mystery. He turned back quickly to point out the cards before sighing deeply. "Do you understand what I am trying to ask?"
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Seven was thinking that Tom's gesture to her to back off was a little bit on the extreme side, but it looked like he was trying to interact with who she had been following. Staying back, she observed the contact with curiousity before turning around and walking the other way. The ex-drone managed to catch a brief sight of Chakotay before she moved on, walking away from Tom and the boy with the odd hair.
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Yuugi took his eyes of the strange girl when he heard the man's voice. He nodded to the stranger's question, still nervous. "Yes, I understand. You can purchase them here." He motioned for the man to follow him inside.
He looked back to the spot where he last saw the girl, but all he saw was an empty space.
//Yuugi, are you sure?//
/I think we can trust him. He can't be too dangerous if he's interested in Duel Monsters./
//What about Marik?//
Yuugi sweatdropped. /Okay, bad example. But we can't just accuse him. We don't know him./ The bells on the door rang as they walked through. "All the cards are on that shelf." Yuugi said as he pointed at the mentioned shelf. The man walked towards the shelf as Yuugi kept an eye on him.
Yuugi walked to the store counter and put his book bag down.
/See, Yami? There's nothing wrong./
//Yet.//
Yuugi rolled his eyes. /If you're worried that much do you want to come out?/
//Yes.//
"I'm gonna go into the back to see if there are more cards for you to look at." The man gave a brief nod.
Almost as soon as Yuugi walked into the back room, Yami appeared. "He's not gonna do anything, Yami. You don't have to be so sheltering."
"But what about that girl? I may not know too much about the world I live in now, but that metallic thing cannot be normal."
"It isn't, but that doesn't mean anything." Yuugi started walking out of the back room with Yami following close behind. Very close.
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Tom looked over the cards and selected a few before turning his shoulder briefly to the side, hiding the tricorder from any peering eyes. He took some readings that the Captain would need before placing it the holder on his hip. He selected a few of the cards mentally and then cleared his throat, letting the child in the back know that he was ready to make a purchase. The cards he had selected pictured a man clad in purple (Dark Magician), a fluffy creature, (Kuriboh), and a card that had two boxes on it. (Mystic Box).
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Seven continued to stroll down the street, avoiding the looks she was getting from many people. It wasn't pleasant as it reminded her that she was different all over again. Having lost Chakotay a while ago, she glanced around discreetly before walking into a park. There was still a lot of humans here but nonetheless she sat down on a bench and watched them interact with each other and their environment.
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Jounouchi, after departing from Yuugi's house, knew he would be suffering from the same fate his friend is. "Stupid teachers... Dun they know tat this is cruel?" Jounouchi mumbled to himself. 'Ahh, I can put it off for one day. Maybe I'll talk a walk to the park,' he thought silently. 'A lot's going on now. Shizuka's finally getting her eyes fixed and now this new tournament Kaiba started is coming up.' He walked down the path and into the park. 'Things are just getting more crazier everyday.' He passed people talking with each other making him wish he had someone to talk to. 'Yuugi's got the spirit of the puzzle, Ryou also and Kaiba's just too much of a pain in the butt to want to talk to. And now Honda's all over my little sister and I'm left with no one.'
He approached a bench with a blonde girl sitting alone. He saw that she was observing the people in the park. A small glint caught his eye as he noticed that on her face, right above one of her eyes was a metallic item. He grew wary of it, but he didn't back down. He sat on the bench trying to make his presence known.
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Seven turned to look at the boy who had just seated himself down beside her on the bench. On first instinct, she didn't want to talk or give any signal that she acknowledged her presence. He seemed so into his own world that she wanted to ask what he was thinking about. Moving her hand with the metal on it out of sight, she turned to the blond-haired youth.
"Anything wrong? My name is Sev-"
Seven bit off her comment quickly before continuing. "My name is Annika Hansen." "Who do I have the pleasure of meeting."
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Tom cleared his throat once again before moving to the entry way into the back room. "Hello, are you there?"
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Yuugi was startled to hear the voice. "Yes! I'm coming!" Yuugi moved to rush out of the room, when Yami grabbed his arm. He walked in fornt of the smaller boy, signalling that he wanted to go first. Yuugi rolled his eyes again, but followed anyway. Yami's face was set in stone as he exited the back room and looked at the strange man.
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Jounouchi didn't pay enough attention to notice her slip up. 'Annika Hansen. Definitely not Japanese. I wonder where she's from.' Jounouchi held out his hand and gave her a big smile. "I'm Jounouchi Katsuya. So, where are ya from? Your name doesn't sound Japanese."
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Seven appraised Jounouchi carefully before answering. "You are correct. I am not from Japan, my heritage is American. I am merely here visiting friends and enjoying the sights that this city has to offer. So far I haven't been able to do any sightseeing, but I will eventually get around to it." Seven stretched with a sigh and looked up towards the blue sky, wondering where Voyager was positioned at the moment. She glanced back down at Jounouchi and watched him. "Am I bothering you? I find most people do not appreciate my company."
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Tom glanced to the child again and stared slightly as he caught a glimpse of a shadow behind the youth selling the cards. He shook his head and blinked before looking back to the same area, there was nothing there. Puzzled, he pointed out the cards he desired. Looking back to the boy he spoke. "Could I get your name if possible? I'm Tom Paris by the way."
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Yuugi was confused.
/Yami, why did you return to the puzzle?/
//Questions may arise about our similar appearance. And if he tries anything, he wouldn't count on someone just appearing out of nowhere.//
Yuugi heard the man repeat his question. "I'm Mutou Yuugi. Nice to meet you, Paris-san."
He quickly looked at the cards Tom had pointed to. /Kuribo, Mystic Box and Dark Magician? Gee, I wonder why that sounds familiar./ Yuugi picked up the cards and took them to the counter.
"So, where are you from?" Yuugi asked with curiosity as he added up the price for the cards.
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"No, no, no! Yer not buggin' me! In fact since you haven't been sightseeing yet, maybe I could show ya around. I lived here all my life." Jounouchi suddenly got an idea. "Hey! We can go over to my friend's game shop. You've heard of Duel Monsters before right? He can beat everyone. Maybe he could teach you to play." Jounouchi rambled on. "So, do you wanna go?"
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Seven listened to Jounouchi and nodded in response to his question. "I would love to meet your friend. As for Duel Monsters, I haven't heard of it before. What is it?" Seven stood quickly and moved away from the bench, suddenly intrigued about what she might learn.
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Tom studied Yuugi for a moment before smiling. "You can just call me Tom if you wish. As for where I am from. Well, the other side of the ocean. I reside in San Fransisco, California." He didn't tell Yuugi that he lived about 300 plus years into the future. It wasn't really something you wanted to tell others. Tom turned his attention back to the cards now sitting nearby on the counter.
"So exactly what is Duel Monsters? Also, how much do I owe you for those three cards?"
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Chakotay had seen enough of Japan to inform the Captain of the current situation and now he was just browsing through the local shops. He had a lot of people inquire about the mark on his face, but he wasn't saying anything about it. Now he was just walking and taking in the scenery when he bumped into someone. Chakotay looked down and spotted a white-haired teen at his feet. He offered a hand to help the person up. "I am sorry. I wasn't paying attention. Here ... take my hand."
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Yuugi looked at the total he calculated and said, "90,000 yen (app. $80 something)"
Yuugi gave the man a quick lesson. He took out some of his cards to show examples of how certain magic cards worked, how to set and summon, the stuff all beginners learn when they first start to play. It looked like Tom understood most of what Yuugi taught. After thanking him, Tom handed him the money and left the small store.
/Yami, I think we should follow him./
//Aibou!//
/Oh, come on. If there's something different about them, don't you want to know what it is?/
//Not really,// his darker half said in a bored voice.
/Well, we're going./ Yuugi hastily turned the open sign over and locked the doors. He spotted the man walking a little ways down the street.
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Ryou looked up at the stranger. "Oh my, I'm so sorry. I didn't see where I was going." He reached for the man's hand, but before he could grasp it, his ring glowed and Bakura came out. {Oh dear, he looks angry.} Ryou's other half knocked the hand away and picked Ryou up on his own.
"And who are you?" Bakura sneered.
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Jounouchi told the story about Duelist Kingdom as they walked to Yuugi's house, leaving out Ryou's psychotic yami and people turning into cards, of course. 'I don't wanna freak her out.' "So, now there's this new tournament starting soon--" he broke off as he saw the back of Yuugi's head. 'I wonder what he's up to...' Jounouchi pointed to his friend and told Annika. "That's Yuugi. Hey, Yuugi!"
His friend turned around and motioned for Jounouchi to be quiet.
"What're ya up to?"
"There was this strange guy that--" Yuugi stopped talking. "It's you."
"Huh? What're you talkin' about, Yuugi?"
The tri-colored hair boy stared at Jounouchi's companion. "It was you I saw in the crowd today, wasn't it?"
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Chakotay frowned as another figure appeared out of nowhere. 'Oh great. I get stuck with the odd one.' He glanced at the pair and noticed the subtle difference between the two. One seemed to be kind and the other seemed just the opposite. He glanced back and forth for a few seconds before realizing that the 'darker' had asked him a question.
"My name is Chakotay." He replied before taking a closer look at the pair. "And who are you ... er ... both of you? And where did you come from?" This last question was directed to the newest arrival. His hand was nearing his phaser, not quite trusting either of these teens.
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Tom continued on his way, unaware of Yuugi following him. He continued to look over the cards, wondering if B'Elanna would kill him for buying something that seemed pointless. As he walked he placed the cards into a pocket on his coat.
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After listening to Jounouchi's story of the game and how they had been at this Duelist Kingdom, she felt glad that she had met this individual. As Jounouchi pointed out his friend, Seven groaned inwardly. 'Great ... just great,' she thought. Seven looked over at Yuugi and then Jounouchi. She caught Tom's retreating figure easily before she turned her gaze back to Yuugi. "Yes, I did follow you briefly today. But you need not know why."
Turning back to Jounouchi, she smiled at him. "I thank you for showing me around and telling me about Duel Monsters, but I fear that I may have over-stayed my welcome." Her voice had gone slightly cold as she stated the last sentence. She turned around and started to walk off, listening for any objection.
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Jounouchi was clueless to what just took place. "Hey, you're leaving? I thought ya wanted to play Duel Monsters."
Then Jounouchi looked down at Yuugi. "What are you talking about, Yuugi?"
"You see that man down there?" Jounouchi nodded. "I think he and that girl you met know each other. I saw her walking towards him then when I started talking to that guy I looked back and she was gone. So, I decided to follow him."
Jounouchi let this sink in. "Hey, Annika!" The girl stopped. "Yer not over-stayin' your welcome."
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Bakura studied the person who called himself Chakotay. He noticed the man's hand reach for something. {{Probably a weapon of some sort.}} The white-haired spirit stood between his hikari and Chakotay. "Who we are and where I came from is none of your business." His dark chocolate eyes never left the other man's coffee colored eyes. Then they flickered back to the hand reaching for a weapon, perhaps a gun. Being a tomb robber forced him to read body language.
Ryou grabbed Bakura's shoulder gently. {Bakura, that's not nice. He didn't do anything to us--}
The old spirit took his gaze off of the hand and glared at Ryou. {{Shut up! I don't trust him.}}
{Please, Bakura. Don't start anything.} Ryou pleaded.
Bakura turned completely around, his back now facing Chakotay, to stare down at Ryou.
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Chakotay watched the interaction between the two teens before making a decision. He just hoped that the Captain wouldn't mind a few extra passengers on Voyager for a couple of hours. He was only going to do this because it looked as if the 'darker' teen was going to harm the other. Sighing quietly he drew his phaser from where it sat and checked the setting of the weapon.
He cleared his throat briefly before firing the weapon first at the boy that he considered to be hostile. He didn't really wanted to stun the other boy unless needed.
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Tom overheard the name Annika being shouted from where he now stood and looked around briefly for the owner of the voice. It was the name that caught his attention as most people on board Voyager now knew Seven's childhood name. He glanced around for the ex-drone and smirked when he saw that she had company. He continued along his way, whistling a tune he knew. Tom knew that Seven would eventually find her way back to the beam out point. He was actually starting to head in that direction himself.
Seven turned around to face Jounouchi. "Are you sure of that Jounouchi. Your friend seems to think differently I believe." Truth be told, she was wanting to stay longer than the time allotted to this mission. The time left was growing shorter. Worrying about it wouldn't be productive and so she turned back to Yuugi and stuck out her hand.
"As you now know, my name is Annika. It is a pleasure to meet you Yuugi. Jounouchi has told me about you and your adventures at Duelist Kingdom. I may not have much time left to visit, but I will stay if you want me too."
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Captain Janeway glanced at her console again. Apparently the away team had gathered most of the information that she had requested but not one of her members had checked in with the ship. She was worried to say the least.
Tracking Chakotay's combadge signal, she paused briefly, hoping that her Commander was not near any civilians.
She hailed Chakotay. "Commander Chakotay, this is Voyager. Could I get an status update on why you aren't around the others?"
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Chakotay jumped when he heard the voice of his Captain float out of nowhere. Keeping an eye on his 'guests' he tapped the badge on his shirt and replied.
"Good to hear from you Captain, but I am afraid I may have a situation here. I may have to bring some guests with me. I know by now that you frown upon it, but one has seen too much."
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Janeway sighed. "Do what you have to do Commander. I am having you transported back to the ship in a few minutes."
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Yuugi took her hand, but he couldn't help glancing once at the metal above her eye. It intrigued him. "It's nice to meet you, too." His eyes flickered once again to the metal. /I don't want to be rude and ask her. It might be something personal./
"Hey, why don't Yuugi and I have a duel? You can watch us, Annika and ask questions as we play," Jounouchi suggested.
Yuugi had completely forgotten about Tom as his attention turned to the girl. "That sounds good, Jounouchi. I'm pretty sure we can use some practice before Battle City starts."
Yuugi pulled on the door to the shop. "Oops, I forgot I locked it." He started digging in his pockets for the key. "Where did I put it?" he asked more to himself.
//Aibou, I don't think you brought your keys.//
/I didn't?/ Yuugi's face fell.
"You guys, I forgot my keys." He started laughing nervously. Soon Jounouchi joined in. "I guess we'll have to wait until my Grandpa comes home."
"But that won't be for a while. When do you have to leave, Annika?"
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Ryou's eyes doubled in size. He had managed to catch Bakura before he fell to the ground. He looked at the weapon the man held. {I don't recognize that kind of weapon. Is Bakura dead? No, that's silly, how can a spirit die?} Then he heard another voice. He heard a conversation take place between Chakotay and a female.
As soon as he was sure they were done talking Ryou began asking questions. "Who are you, really? Are you a commander? What's really going on?" Ryou felt tears start building up as panic welled up inside him. "You're not taking us anywhere. And what did you do to Bakura? You didn't kill him, did you?"
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Chakotay sighed deeply before reholstering the phaser. He would eventually have to tell someone. He moved beside the teen that was still conscious and gripped his shoulder gently. "I guess you overheard too much. Yes, I am a Commander. Commander Chakotay is my title that I go by. The voice that you heard was the Captain." Chakotay rubbed his left temple with his free hand.
"I am sorry about what I did to your friend here. I did not kill him, he has merely been stunned. Your equivalent of being knocked unconscious. I promise you that no further harm will come to the both of you, but I have to take you with me for now. Please continue to hold onto your friend or else he may be left behind. This may be slightly disorientating to you as well."
Chakotay tapped his combadge again. "Chakotay to Voyager, three to beam up." With those words, the three of them shimmered into nothing.
They reappeared on the transporter pad and Chakotay escorted Ryou off of the pad just as Captain Janeway walked in.
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Seven eyed both Jounouchi and Yuugi before moving to seat herself for a bit of a wait. "I will stay for now. I may have to leave for a few minutes to contact my friends and let them know I will be longer than expected ... but I think that I could stay. Could I see these 'duel monsters' as you refer to them?"
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Tom strolled into an alley and hit his combadge. "Paris to Voyager. I am ready to transport back to the ship, but I think Seven may be occupied at the moment."
Harry Kim's voice came back to him. "Hang on Tom, we will bring you back soon. We just have to clear a little matter with the Captain first. It seems that Chakotay brought back a few guests with him."
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Yuugi and Jounouchi gave Annika a bit more extensive lesson on Duel Monsters. They played out fake battles to show her how the game worked. Yami, on the other hand, sat quietly in his soul room, very aware of Yuugi's surroundings. Should anything go wrong, he wanted to be able to help out quickly.
Yuugi and Jounouchi finally got Annika to play a couple of battles. Yuugi's eyes widened. "What about Tom? If he's one of your friends, maybe we should've gone after him."
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Ryou was glad someone helped him off...well, whatever it was he was standing on. {What just happened to us?}
{{Huh...? Ryou...? What just hit me?}}
Ryou looked at his yami as his eyelids started fluttering. {Oh, good, you're not hurt.}
{{Hurt?! I feel like a pyramid landed on me.}}
Ryou winced at the tone of his voice. {Bakura, just be quiet. Or you'll get us in even more trouble.}
Bakura fully opened his eyes. {{Where the hell are we?!}}
{I don't know.} He started looking around. {Where did he take us.}
{{You mean that Chakotay guy? If I ever get my hands on him--}}
{Bakura, he is the one that's helping us walk. The least you can do is not threaten him.}
Ryou heard a new set of footsteps coming towards him. He looked up and saw a confident lady with short auburn hair. {She must be the captain...}
{{Captain?}}
{Quiet, you. Let me handle this...}
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Captain Janeway watched Chakotay lead their guests off of the transporter pad and moved to stand before them. Giving each teen a glance over she held out her hand. "I am Captain Janeway and you are aboard the Starship Voyager. I am sorry that you had to be brought here, but as long as you or your friend don't cause any trouble I won't have to keep you in the brig." She paused to glance at Chakotay. "Could I get your names please? It might be helpful for all of us here."
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Chakotay knew that the Captain probably wasn't to pleased with his decision to beam these two with him, but since he had used Federation weaponry on one of them, he thought it would be better to bring both here. He released the hold on the boy's shoulder and moved to stand behind the transporter controls. A second later, Tom appeared on the pad.
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Tom did a double take at the two youths in the room and shook his head before passing them and the captain. He would brief the Captain of his findings later. He strolled out of the room and wound his way to the quarters that he shared with B'Elanna.
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Seven smiled as she learned the rules to Duel Monsters. It didn't seem that complicated at all. If only she could get some cards for Naomi Wildman and teach her how to play. She had been watching Yuugi and Jounouchi so intently that when Yuugi asked her about Tom she jumped slightly.
"Tom is one of my friends yes, but I believe he already knows that I am going to be delayed. Thank you though for the concern." Seven yawned then, tired from the day's activities ... including those she had performed on Voyager before they beamed down. Pausing briefly, she picked up a card of Yuugi's and stared at it. She liked the picture on the card. She read the inscription 'Curse of Dragon'. Placing the card back down, she glanced at her badge on the outfit she was wearing and wondered if she should contact Voyager. Deciding that she should, she moved away from the two boys and walked into a nearby alley. Once there she tapped into the communications between her and Voyager.
"This is Seven of Nine calling Voyager."
"Go ahead Seven." Janeway's voice responded.
"Captain, I am going to stay a bit later then the time you allotted for this mission. I will contact you again when I am ready to be transported back." Seven hoped that Janeway would be understanding enough to let her stay.
"Seven, you can stay longer as we have a slight situation. Chakotay brought back two youths with him after stunning one of them. I will maybe send someone down later to keep you informed of what is going on. Janeway out."
Seven paused briefly before moving to the mouth of the alley. She didn't sense the set of eyes watching her from the roof of a nearby building.
***
Ryou watched in wonder as a strange man just 'appeared' where he and Bakura were standing. {How is that possible?} he wondered.
{{Hey, idiot, that captain lady is asking you a question. I don't think you would like me answering.}}
{No, no, that won't be necessary.} Ryou took the Captain's hand. "I'm Ryou and this is my friend Bakura."
Bakura stood up on his own, not wanting to look as weak as he felt. {{Friend?}} Ryou heard Bakura start laughing.
{What do you want me to tell her? That you used to be a tomb-robber 5000 years ago in ancient Egypt and now you have come back to try to take over the world. Real good.}
{{You never know.}} Bakura said as he remembered what happened right before he fell unconscious. The weapon he suspected Chakotay was reaching definitely was not a gun, because he was neither dead nor wounded.
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Two cold lavender eyes watched as the blond entered the alleyway. Then he heard her call out. ^Hmm... this is interesting. Seems she's some kind of psycho.^
^^I take offence to that.^^
Before he had time to answer his other self, heard a voice again, this time it was different. ^Who is she talking to?^ he referred to the girl who called herself 'Seven of Nine.' As the blond left the alley, he started thinking about the conversation that just took place. ^That other voice... what did she mean by 'send someone down.'^
^^Maybe she's an alien.^^
^I wonder how easy it would be to control her mind.^
He turned suddenly, his dark purple cloak folding violently at the fast movement. The hood came down a bit and blond hair showed, flowing softly in the light breeze. ^Let's have some fun.^
***
Captain Janeway nodded to Tom as he passed and then turned her attention to Ryou and Bakura. It was strange. They almost seemed identical in every way, but there seemed to be a slight difference in their postures. She looked over to Chakotay and another ensign before moving towards the doors. She turned back and spoke. "If you would like, I could show you some parts of this vessel."
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Seven had reached Yuugi and Jounouchi again when a strange feeling came over her. It was almost as if she couldn't control her own actions. Slowly she turned away from the two and made her way back to the alley. She glanced up to see a fire escape ladder and she moved to climb it.
'What is going on here?' Seven tried to stop herself from going any higher but her body wouldn't obey her. Soon she was facing a blond-haired boy as she stood on the roof.
***
Bakura looked curiously at Janeway. {{Vessel?}}
Ryou who was busy looking abound at everything answered, {I think she was talking about the starship we're on.}
{{Starship? What's that?}}
Ryou realized that he didn't know what as starship was either. Then something in him broke, making him extremely nervous about their situation. Ryou remember a couple of sci-fi movies he watched. He realized that starship was synonymous to spaceship. "Oh, God..." Ryou said aloud.
"What?" Bakura asked looking at his lighter half.
"I believe we are on a spaceship."
"A what?"
Ryou looked around quickly. "Something that travels in space," he whispered. Shock was still doing its work on Ryou's nerves. "We're in space."
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The hooded man looked over his latest 'catch'. What caught his eye was when he looked at her left hand. She tried to put it behind her back, but he had forced her to do otherwise. It was metallic. He moved forward a bit and saw a more metal above her eye. ^What is she?^
^^I told you. She's an alien.^^
^Shut up.^
He smirked as he got an idea. "I'm warning you right now, *Seven of Nine*, I am a very powerful person and I do not like being lied to. Remember this: when I ask you something you will answer me honestly, otherwise you will find yourself falling from this building. And trust me, I can tell when you're lying, don't worry about that." The cloaked figure drew out a golden rod and clasped it with both hands. "Now that that's out of the way, I want to know who you are and where you came from." He laughed as he saw a bit of fear cross her eyes.
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**Stardate 34720.4. It has come to my attention that once again we have been pulled out of normal space and we are now orbiting Earth. Internal sensors say that the year is 2003. (The year YGO is in) We are currently over the island of Japan and I wish to send down several crew members to assess the situation. Members included in the away team will be Tom Paris, Seven of Nine, and Chakotay. They will be transported to a place called Domino City.**
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Yuugi and the gang were walking home from school. The sun was shining, the sky was blue, but they couldn't feel more depressed. They complained loudly about how unfair it was for their teachers to assign homework over the weekend. But little did they know that homework would be the least of their worries. The unsuspecting group carried on as if it were a normal day; unaware that it was anything but.
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Seven of Nine strolled about the street, keeping an eye out on the other away team members who had accompanied her to the planet's surface. The noise and bustle was almost unbelievable. As she stared into the distance, a streak of color stood out from the rest of the citizens. A small child with tri-colored hair was walking with a few others ... most likely friends and the golden puzzle around his neck caught the sun's rays and bounced them into the crowd. Intrigued only slightly, Seven moved closer after communicating silently with Chakotay.
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Chakotay stared at Seven as she weaved her way through the street, following what had caught her eye. He blinked and turned back to Tom who was looking into the window of a shop, seemingly interested in the cards displayed there. Chakotay had read the sign 'Duel Monsters' and sighed before walking off, leaving Tom and Seven on their own. They would meet up later for the beam out.
***
Yuugi sighed as he bid farewell to his friends, knowing what awaited him on his desk. Many hours of labor without pay. 'This is child labor,' he thought silently. 'If we have to sit and do work we should get paid.'
He stood outside the game shop for a second. He briefly looked around, knowing he wouldn't be getting out much this weekend. He noticed a strange man looking at the display of Duel Monsters cards he put up yesterday. /I've never seen him before./ He walked up to the man to greet him, but hesitated as he heard Yami's voice.
//Yuugi, be careful. I think he was following us.//
/Huh?/ Yuugi than noticed a girl with blonde hair and ice blue eyes making her way towards the strange man. What caught Yuugi's eye was the metal above her left eye.
/Yami, I don't think that's normal./
//I agree. You better get inside, aibou.//
***
Tom stared at the illustrations on the cards that he was looking at before turning around to catch a boy that was standing close to him back up. It was at that moment that he noticed Seven nearby and he wondered if she had been spotted as the one near him started to back away from him. Tom signalled Seven to move away and he placed a hand on the youth's shoulder. "Excuse me, do you know how I could purchase a few of these cards?"
Although he didn't look Japanese, he spoke the language perfectly. Little to the youth's knowledge, it was his communicator that was the key to that mystery. He turned back quickly to point out the cards before sighing deeply. "Do you understand what I am trying to ask?"
--
Seven was thinking that Tom's gesture to her to back off was a little bit on the extreme side, but it looked like he was trying to interact with who she had been following. Staying back, she observed the contact with curiousity before turning around and walking the other way. The ex-drone managed to catch a brief sight of Chakotay before she moved on, walking away from Tom and the boy with the odd hair.
***
Yuugi took his eyes of the strange girl when he heard the man's voice. He nodded to the stranger's question, still nervous. "Yes, I understand. You can purchase them here." He motioned for the man to follow him inside.
He looked back to the spot where he last saw the girl, but all he saw was an empty space.
//Yuugi, are you sure?//
/I think we can trust him. He can't be too dangerous if he's interested in Duel Monsters./
//What about Marik?//
Yuugi sweatdropped. /Okay, bad example. But we can't just accuse him. We don't know him./ The bells on the door rang as they walked through. "All the cards are on that shelf." Yuugi said as he pointed at the mentioned shelf. The man walked towards the shelf as Yuugi kept an eye on him.
Yuugi walked to the store counter and put his book bag down.
/See, Yami? There's nothing wrong./
//Yet.//
Yuugi rolled his eyes. /If you're worried that much do you want to come out?/
//Yes.//
"I'm gonna go into the back to see if there are more cards for you to look at." The man gave a brief nod.
Almost as soon as Yuugi walked into the back room, Yami appeared. "He's not gonna do anything, Yami. You don't have to be so sheltering."
"But what about that girl? I may not know too much about the world I live in now, but that metallic thing cannot be normal."
"It isn't, but that doesn't mean anything." Yuugi started walking out of the back room with Yami following close behind. Very close.
***
Tom looked over the cards and selected a few before turning his shoulder briefly to the side, hiding the tricorder from any peering eyes. He took some readings that the Captain would need before placing it the holder on his hip. He selected a few of the cards mentally and then cleared his throat, letting the child in the back know that he was ready to make a purchase. The cards he had selected pictured a man clad in purple (Dark Magician), a fluffy creature, (Kuriboh), and a card that had two boxes on it. (Mystic Box).
--
Seven continued to stroll down the street, avoiding the looks she was getting from many people. It wasn't pleasant as it reminded her that she was different all over again. Having lost Chakotay a while ago, she glanced around discreetly before walking into a park. There was still a lot of humans here but nonetheless she sat down on a bench and watched them interact with each other and their environment.
***
Jounouchi, after departing from Yuugi's house, knew he would be suffering from the same fate his friend is. "Stupid teachers... Dun they know tat this is cruel?" Jounouchi mumbled to himself. 'Ahh, I can put it off for one day. Maybe I'll talk a walk to the park,' he thought silently. 'A lot's going on now. Shizuka's finally getting her eyes fixed and now this new tournament Kaiba started is coming up.' He walked down the path and into the park. 'Things are just getting more crazier everyday.' He passed people talking with each other making him wish he had someone to talk to. 'Yuugi's got the spirit of the puzzle, Ryou also and Kaiba's just too much of a pain in the butt to want to talk to. And now Honda's all over my little sister and I'm left with no one.'
He approached a bench with a blonde girl sitting alone. He saw that she was observing the people in the park. A small glint caught his eye as he noticed that on her face, right above one of her eyes was a metallic item. He grew wary of it, but he didn't back down. He sat on the bench trying to make his presence known.
***
Seven turned to look at the boy who had just seated himself down beside her on the bench. On first instinct, she didn't want to talk or give any signal that she acknowledged her presence. He seemed so into his own world that she wanted to ask what he was thinking about. Moving her hand with the metal on it out of sight, she turned to the blond-haired youth.
"Anything wrong? My name is Sev-"
Seven bit off her comment quickly before continuing. "My name is Annika Hansen." "Who do I have the pleasure of meeting."
--
Tom cleared his throat once again before moving to the entry way into the back room. "Hello, are you there?"
***
Yuugi was startled to hear the voice. "Yes! I'm coming!" Yuugi moved to rush out of the room, when Yami grabbed his arm. He walked in fornt of the smaller boy, signalling that he wanted to go first. Yuugi rolled his eyes again, but followed anyway. Yami's face was set in stone as he exited the back room and looked at the strange man.
--
Jounouchi didn't pay enough attention to notice her slip up. 'Annika Hansen. Definitely not Japanese. I wonder where she's from.' Jounouchi held out his hand and gave her a big smile. "I'm Jounouchi Katsuya. So, where are ya from? Your name doesn't sound Japanese."
***
Seven appraised Jounouchi carefully before answering. "You are correct. I am not from Japan, my heritage is American. I am merely here visiting friends and enjoying the sights that this city has to offer. So far I haven't been able to do any sightseeing, but I will eventually get around to it." Seven stretched with a sigh and looked up towards the blue sky, wondering where Voyager was positioned at the moment. She glanced back down at Jounouchi and watched him. "Am I bothering you? I find most people do not appreciate my company."
--
Tom glanced to the child again and stared slightly as he caught a glimpse of a shadow behind the youth selling the cards. He shook his head and blinked before looking back to the same area, there was nothing there. Puzzled, he pointed out the cards he desired. Looking back to the boy he spoke. "Could I get your name if possible? I'm Tom Paris by the way."
***
Yuugi was confused.
/Yami, why did you return to the puzzle?/
//Questions may arise about our similar appearance. And if he tries anything, he wouldn't count on someone just appearing out of nowhere.//
Yuugi heard the man repeat his question. "I'm Mutou Yuugi. Nice to meet you, Paris-san."
He quickly looked at the cards Tom had pointed to. /Kuribo, Mystic Box and Dark Magician? Gee, I wonder why that sounds familiar./ Yuugi picked up the cards and took them to the counter.
"So, where are you from?" Yuugi asked with curiosity as he added up the price for the cards.
--
"No, no, no! Yer not buggin' me! In fact since you haven't been sightseeing yet, maybe I could show ya around. I lived here all my life." Jounouchi suddenly got an idea. "Hey! We can go over to my friend's game shop. You've heard of Duel Monsters before right? He can beat everyone. Maybe he could teach you to play." Jounouchi rambled on. "So, do you wanna go?"
***
Seven listened to Jounouchi and nodded in response to his question. "I would love to meet your friend. As for Duel Monsters, I haven't heard of it before. What is it?" Seven stood quickly and moved away from the bench, suddenly intrigued about what she might learn.
--
Tom studied Yuugi for a moment before smiling. "You can just call me Tom if you wish. As for where I am from. Well, the other side of the ocean. I reside in San Fransisco, California." He didn't tell Yuugi that he lived about 300 plus years into the future. It wasn't really something you wanted to tell others. Tom turned his attention back to the cards now sitting nearby on the counter.
"So exactly what is Duel Monsters? Also, how much do I owe you for those three cards?"
--
Chakotay had seen enough of Japan to inform the Captain of the current situation and now he was just browsing through the local shops. He had a lot of people inquire about the mark on his face, but he wasn't saying anything about it. Now he was just walking and taking in the scenery when he bumped into someone. Chakotay looked down and spotted a white-haired teen at his feet. He offered a hand to help the person up. "I am sorry. I wasn't paying attention. Here ... take my hand."
***
Yuugi looked at the total he calculated and said, "90,000 yen (app. $80 something)"
Yuugi gave the man a quick lesson. He took out some of his cards to show examples of how certain magic cards worked, how to set and summon, the stuff all beginners learn when they first start to play. It looked like Tom understood most of what Yuugi taught. After thanking him, Tom handed him the money and left the small store.
/Yami, I think we should follow him./
//Aibou!//
/Oh, come on. If there's something different about them, don't you want to know what it is?/
//Not really,// his darker half said in a bored voice.
/Well, we're going./ Yuugi hastily turned the open sign over and locked the doors. He spotted the man walking a little ways down the street.
--
Ryou looked up at the stranger. "Oh my, I'm so sorry. I didn't see where I was going." He reached for the man's hand, but before he could grasp it, his ring glowed and Bakura came out. {Oh dear, he looks angry.} Ryou's other half knocked the hand away and picked Ryou up on his own.
"And who are you?" Bakura sneered.
--
Jounouchi told the story about Duelist Kingdom as they walked to Yuugi's house, leaving out Ryou's psychotic yami and people turning into cards, of course. 'I don't wanna freak her out.' "So, now there's this new tournament starting soon--" he broke off as he saw the back of Yuugi's head. 'I wonder what he's up to...' Jounouchi pointed to his friend and told Annika. "That's Yuugi. Hey, Yuugi!"
His friend turned around and motioned for Jounouchi to be quiet.
"What're ya up to?"
"There was this strange guy that--" Yuugi stopped talking. "It's you."
"Huh? What're you talkin' about, Yuugi?"
The tri-colored hair boy stared at Jounouchi's companion. "It was you I saw in the crowd today, wasn't it?"
***
Chakotay frowned as another figure appeared out of nowhere. 'Oh great. I get stuck with the odd one.' He glanced at the pair and noticed the subtle difference between the two. One seemed to be kind and the other seemed just the opposite. He glanced back and forth for a few seconds before realizing that the 'darker' had asked him a question.
"My name is Chakotay." He replied before taking a closer look at the pair. "And who are you ... er ... both of you? And where did you come from?" This last question was directed to the newest arrival. His hand was nearing his phaser, not quite trusting either of these teens.
--
Tom continued on his way, unaware of Yuugi following him. He continued to look over the cards, wondering if B'Elanna would kill him for buying something that seemed pointless. As he walked he placed the cards into a pocket on his coat.
--
After listening to Jounouchi's story of the game and how they had been at this Duelist Kingdom, she felt glad that she had met this individual. As Jounouchi pointed out his friend, Seven groaned inwardly. 'Great ... just great,' she thought. Seven looked over at Yuugi and then Jounouchi. She caught Tom's retreating figure easily before she turned her gaze back to Yuugi. "Yes, I did follow you briefly today. But you need not know why."
Turning back to Jounouchi, she smiled at him. "I thank you for showing me around and telling me about Duel Monsters, but I fear that I may have over-stayed my welcome." Her voice had gone slightly cold as she stated the last sentence. She turned around and started to walk off, listening for any objection.
***
Jounouchi was clueless to what just took place. "Hey, you're leaving? I thought ya wanted to play Duel Monsters."
Then Jounouchi looked down at Yuugi. "What are you talking about, Yuugi?"
"You see that man down there?" Jounouchi nodded. "I think he and that girl you met know each other. I saw her walking towards him then when I started talking to that guy I looked back and she was gone. So, I decided to follow him."
Jounouchi let this sink in. "Hey, Annika!" The girl stopped. "Yer not over-stayin' your welcome."
--
Bakura studied the person who called himself Chakotay. He noticed the man's hand reach for something. {{Probably a weapon of some sort.}} The white-haired spirit stood between his hikari and Chakotay. "Who we are and where I came from is none of your business." His dark chocolate eyes never left the other man's coffee colored eyes. Then they flickered back to the hand reaching for a weapon, perhaps a gun. Being a tomb robber forced him to read body language.
Ryou grabbed Bakura's shoulder gently. {Bakura, that's not nice. He didn't do anything to us--}
The old spirit took his gaze off of the hand and glared at Ryou. {{Shut up! I don't trust him.}}
{Please, Bakura. Don't start anything.} Ryou pleaded.
Bakura turned completely around, his back now facing Chakotay, to stare down at Ryou.
***
Chakotay watched the interaction between the two teens before making a decision. He just hoped that the Captain wouldn't mind a few extra passengers on Voyager for a couple of hours. He was only going to do this because it looked as if the 'darker' teen was going to harm the other. Sighing quietly he drew his phaser from where it sat and checked the setting of the weapon.
He cleared his throat briefly before firing the weapon first at the boy that he considered to be hostile. He didn't really wanted to stun the other boy unless needed.
--
Tom overheard the name Annika being shouted from where he now stood and looked around briefly for the owner of the voice. It was the name that caught his attention as most people on board Voyager now knew Seven's childhood name. He glanced around for the ex-drone and smirked when he saw that she had company. He continued along his way, whistling a tune he knew. Tom knew that Seven would eventually find her way back to the beam out point. He was actually starting to head in that direction himself.
Seven turned around to face Jounouchi. "Are you sure of that Jounouchi. Your friend seems to think differently I believe." Truth be told, she was wanting to stay longer than the time allotted to this mission. The time left was growing shorter. Worrying about it wouldn't be productive and so she turned back to Yuugi and stuck out her hand.
"As you now know, my name is Annika. It is a pleasure to meet you Yuugi. Jounouchi has told me about you and your adventures at Duelist Kingdom. I may not have much time left to visit, but I will stay if you want me too."
--
Captain Janeway glanced at her console again. Apparently the away team had gathered most of the information that she had requested but not one of her members had checked in with the ship. She was worried to say the least.
Tracking Chakotay's combadge signal, she paused briefly, hoping that her Commander was not near any civilians.
She hailed Chakotay. "Commander Chakotay, this is Voyager. Could I get an status update on why you aren't around the others?"
--
Chakotay jumped when he heard the voice of his Captain float out of nowhere. Keeping an eye on his 'guests' he tapped the badge on his shirt and replied.
"Good to hear from you Captain, but I am afraid I may have a situation here. I may have to bring some guests with me. I know by now that you frown upon it, but one has seen too much."
--
Janeway sighed. "Do what you have to do Commander. I am having you transported back to the ship in a few minutes."
***
Yuugi took her hand, but he couldn't help glancing once at the metal above her eye. It intrigued him. "It's nice to meet you, too." His eyes flickered once again to the metal. /I don't want to be rude and ask her. It might be something personal./
"Hey, why don't Yuugi and I have a duel? You can watch us, Annika and ask questions as we play," Jounouchi suggested.
Yuugi had completely forgotten about Tom as his attention turned to the girl. "That sounds good, Jounouchi. I'm pretty sure we can use some practice before Battle City starts."
Yuugi pulled on the door to the shop. "Oops, I forgot I locked it." He started digging in his pockets for the key. "Where did I put it?" he asked more to himself.
//Aibou, I don't think you brought your keys.//
/I didn't?/ Yuugi's face fell.
"You guys, I forgot my keys." He started laughing nervously. Soon Jounouchi joined in. "I guess we'll have to wait until my Grandpa comes home."
"But that won't be for a while. When do you have to leave, Annika?"
--
Ryou's eyes doubled in size. He had managed to catch Bakura before he fell to the ground. He looked at the weapon the man held. {I don't recognize that kind of weapon. Is Bakura dead? No, that's silly, how can a spirit die?} Then he heard another voice. He heard a conversation take place between Chakotay and a female.
As soon as he was sure they were done talking Ryou began asking questions. "Who are you, really? Are you a commander? What's really going on?" Ryou felt tears start building up as panic welled up inside him. "You're not taking us anywhere. And what did you do to Bakura? You didn't kill him, did you?"
***
Chakotay sighed deeply before reholstering the phaser. He would eventually have to tell someone. He moved beside the teen that was still conscious and gripped his shoulder gently. "I guess you overheard too much. Yes, I am a Commander. Commander Chakotay is my title that I go by. The voice that you heard was the Captain." Chakotay rubbed his left temple with his free hand.
"I am sorry about what I did to your friend here. I did not kill him, he has merely been stunned. Your equivalent of being knocked unconscious. I promise you that no further harm will come to the both of you, but I have to take you with me for now. Please continue to hold onto your friend or else he may be left behind. This may be slightly disorientating to you as well."
Chakotay tapped his combadge again. "Chakotay to Voyager, three to beam up." With those words, the three of them shimmered into nothing.
They reappeared on the transporter pad and Chakotay escorted Ryou off of the pad just as Captain Janeway walked in.
--
Seven eyed both Jounouchi and Yuugi before moving to seat herself for a bit of a wait. "I will stay for now. I may have to leave for a few minutes to contact my friends and let them know I will be longer than expected ... but I think that I could stay. Could I see these 'duel monsters' as you refer to them?"
--
Tom strolled into an alley and hit his combadge. "Paris to Voyager. I am ready to transport back to the ship, but I think Seven may be occupied at the moment."
Harry Kim's voice came back to him. "Hang on Tom, we will bring you back soon. We just have to clear a little matter with the Captain first. It seems that Chakotay brought back a few guests with him."
***
Yuugi and Jounouchi gave Annika a bit more extensive lesson on Duel Monsters. They played out fake battles to show her how the game worked. Yami, on the other hand, sat quietly in his soul room, very aware of Yuugi's surroundings. Should anything go wrong, he wanted to be able to help out quickly.
Yuugi and Jounouchi finally got Annika to play a couple of battles. Yuugi's eyes widened. "What about Tom? If he's one of your friends, maybe we should've gone after him."
--
Ryou was glad someone helped him off...well, whatever it was he was standing on. {What just happened to us?}
{{Huh...? Ryou...? What just hit me?}}
Ryou looked at his yami as his eyelids started fluttering. {Oh, good, you're not hurt.}
{{Hurt?! I feel like a pyramid landed on me.}}
Ryou winced at the tone of his voice. {Bakura, just be quiet. Or you'll get us in even more trouble.}
Bakura fully opened his eyes. {{Where the hell are we?!}}
{I don't know.} He started looking around. {Where did he take us.}
{{You mean that Chakotay guy? If I ever get my hands on him--}}
{Bakura, he is the one that's helping us walk. The least you can do is not threaten him.}
Ryou heard a new set of footsteps coming towards him. He looked up and saw a confident lady with short auburn hair. {She must be the captain...}
{{Captain?}}
{Quiet, you. Let me handle this...}
***
Captain Janeway watched Chakotay lead their guests off of the transporter pad and moved to stand before them. Giving each teen a glance over she held out her hand. "I am Captain Janeway and you are aboard the Starship Voyager. I am sorry that you had to be brought here, but as long as you or your friend don't cause any trouble I won't have to keep you in the brig." She paused to glance at Chakotay. "Could I get your names please? It might be helpful for all of us here."
--
Chakotay knew that the Captain probably wasn't to pleased with his decision to beam these two with him, but since he had used Federation weaponry on one of them, he thought it would be better to bring both here. He released the hold on the boy's shoulder and moved to stand behind the transporter controls. A second later, Tom appeared on the pad.
--
Tom did a double take at the two youths in the room and shook his head before passing them and the captain. He would brief the Captain of his findings later. He strolled out of the room and wound his way to the quarters that he shared with B'Elanna.
--
Seven smiled as she learned the rules to Duel Monsters. It didn't seem that complicated at all. If only she could get some cards for Naomi Wildman and teach her how to play. She had been watching Yuugi and Jounouchi so intently that when Yuugi asked her about Tom she jumped slightly.
"Tom is one of my friends yes, but I believe he already knows that I am going to be delayed. Thank you though for the concern." Seven yawned then, tired from the day's activities ... including those she had performed on Voyager before they beamed down. Pausing briefly, she picked up a card of Yuugi's and stared at it. She liked the picture on the card. She read the inscription 'Curse of Dragon'. Placing the card back down, she glanced at her badge on the outfit she was wearing and wondered if she should contact Voyager. Deciding that she should, she moved away from the two boys and walked into a nearby alley. Once there she tapped into the communications between her and Voyager.
"This is Seven of Nine calling Voyager."
"Go ahead Seven." Janeway's voice responded.
"Captain, I am going to stay a bit later then the time you allotted for this mission. I will contact you again when I am ready to be transported back." Seven hoped that Janeway would be understanding enough to let her stay.
"Seven, you can stay longer as we have a slight situation. Chakotay brought back two youths with him after stunning one of them. I will maybe send someone down later to keep you informed of what is going on. Janeway out."
Seven paused briefly before moving to the mouth of the alley. She didn't sense the set of eyes watching her from the roof of a nearby building.
***
Ryou watched in wonder as a strange man just 'appeared' where he and Bakura were standing. {How is that possible?} he wondered.
{{Hey, idiot, that captain lady is asking you a question. I don't think you would like me answering.}}
{No, no, that won't be necessary.} Ryou took the Captain's hand. "I'm Ryou and this is my friend Bakura."
Bakura stood up on his own, not wanting to look as weak as he felt. {{Friend?}} Ryou heard Bakura start laughing.
{What do you want me to tell her? That you used to be a tomb-robber 5000 years ago in ancient Egypt and now you have come back to try to take over the world. Real good.}
{{You never know.}} Bakura said as he remembered what happened right before he fell unconscious. The weapon he suspected Chakotay was reaching definitely was not a gun, because he was neither dead nor wounded.
--
Two cold lavender eyes watched as the blond entered the alleyway. Then he heard her call out. ^Hmm... this is interesting. Seems she's some kind of psycho.^
^^I take offence to that.^^
Before he had time to answer his other self, heard a voice again, this time it was different. ^Who is she talking to?^ he referred to the girl who called herself 'Seven of Nine.' As the blond left the alley, he started thinking about the conversation that just took place. ^That other voice... what did she mean by 'send someone down.'^
^^Maybe she's an alien.^^
^I wonder how easy it would be to control her mind.^
He turned suddenly, his dark purple cloak folding violently at the fast movement. The hood came down a bit and blond hair showed, flowing softly in the light breeze. ^Let's have some fun.^
***
Captain Janeway nodded to Tom as he passed and then turned her attention to Ryou and Bakura. It was strange. They almost seemed identical in every way, but there seemed to be a slight difference in their postures. She looked over to Chakotay and another ensign before moving towards the doors. She turned back and spoke. "If you would like, I could show you some parts of this vessel."
--
Seven had reached Yuugi and Jounouchi again when a strange feeling came over her. It was almost as if she couldn't control her own actions. Slowly she turned away from the two and made her way back to the alley. She glanced up to see a fire escape ladder and she moved to climb it.
'What is going on here?' Seven tried to stop herself from going any higher but her body wouldn't obey her. Soon she was facing a blond-haired boy as she stood on the roof.
***
Bakura looked curiously at Janeway. {{Vessel?}}
Ryou who was busy looking abound at everything answered, {I think she was talking about the starship we're on.}
{{Starship? What's that?}}
Ryou realized that he didn't know what as starship was either. Then something in him broke, making him extremely nervous about their situation. Ryou remember a couple of sci-fi movies he watched. He realized that starship was synonymous to spaceship. "Oh, God..." Ryou said aloud.
"What?" Bakura asked looking at his lighter half.
"I believe we are on a spaceship."
"A what?"
Ryou looked around quickly. "Something that travels in space," he whispered. Shock was still doing its work on Ryou's nerves. "We're in space."
--
The hooded man looked over his latest 'catch'. What caught his eye was when he looked at her left hand. She tried to put it behind her back, but he had forced her to do otherwise. It was metallic. He moved forward a bit and saw a more metal above her eye. ^What is she?^
^^I told you. She's an alien.^^
^Shut up.^
He smirked as he got an idea. "I'm warning you right now, *Seven of Nine*, I am a very powerful person and I do not like being lied to. Remember this: when I ask you something you will answer me honestly, otherwise you will find yourself falling from this building. And trust me, I can tell when you're lying, don't worry about that." The cloaked figure drew out a golden rod and clasped it with both hands. "Now that that's out of the way, I want to know who you are and where you came from." He laughed as he saw a bit of fear cross her eyes.
***
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