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Chapter #5: Silenced Minds
*~*~*Joey's POV*~*~*
"AH HA!" I cried triumphantly. "In your face Tristan! GIN!" I placed my cards in front of me to prove that I wasn't bluffing.
"So what?" he asked all smug and confident "That's still your two wins against my four."
I sneered. "Just wait!" Then, the phone rang. I got up from my seat and answered it.
"Y'ello? Joey here" I said coolly into the phone.
"Big brother?" a familiar voice said from the other end.
"Serenity! So glad to here from you!" I smiled. Tristan looked up and was asking me to hand him the phone. Over my dead and mutilated body. "Whatca been up to, sis?"
"Nothing much. You?"
"Ah...you know how it is. Any news from the home front?" I asked sitting back on the chair. Tristan was once again trying to grab the phone away from me. I brushed him off.
"Since this the last summer before you go college, mom has agreed that I can come over there and spend some time with you!" She said ecstatically into the phone.
"Aw...that's great sis! What time will you be coming over?"
"In two days, mom permitting." She chuckled. "Oh....I can't wait to see you again Joey! And I...........What?.......Okay, fine!......Sorry Joey, I have to go. Mom says that the phone bill doesn't pay for itself. Bye Joey! See you later!"
"Later Serenity...oh yeah, and Tristan says hi!" I said quickly. I think she heard me. I don't really like the idea of her and my best buddy going out, but Tristan's a nice guy and all.....I hope I can trust him though.
"Dude! Why did you hang up? I wanted to talk to her!" He pleaded, standing up.
"No you didn't! Plus, my mom told her to get off the phone."
He frowned. I smiled. "Come on. I bet you want a rematch from my victory!"
"What did she say?" Tristan asked, totally ignoring my idea to play another round of Gin Rummy.
"That she was coming over to visit in two days."
"REALLY!? I mean....Yea, that's great Joey....." He blushed. I rolled my eyes.
"Do you wanna play Gin or not?"
"Nah. I like to stay as the undefeated champion. How about Go Fish?"
I threw a bunch of cards at him.
*~*~*Dieen's POV*~*~*
I open the door to 'Elaya's' home. I drop the key on the nearby table and look around. No one was home. Excellent.
I walk over to Elaya's room. I was able to find out where everything is by tapping into her memory. I smirked as I entered her room. I grab the nearby mirror off of her dresser and stare into it; with my red eyes showing through.
"Little did Seto Kaiba know that breaking the mirror opened the door to my freedom." It was so easy to escape the Shadows. Since Seth was within my home, I planted myself deep within his mind. That is why I kept haunting him. And boy was it fun to do that.
When he destroyed that mirror, it somehow, along with the powers of the Shadows from Yami Backura and Marik, freed me. All because whenever I haunted him, I would be free for a short amount of time...because of that stupid barrier. Any time that I was free was when those two evils were trying. Of course, my fellow 'allies' were about to break the barrier that Justi set up just as the mirror crashed. It technically doubled my chances of escape......Once I was able to obtain some more minds for energy, like from those two little brats running around crying about their families, I was able to move around easily and use my new found Shadow Powers. Ah yes. The wonders of the dark arts. Not even I can sometimes explain the goods they do!
The explanation of how or why doesn't matter now. All that does matter is that I'm free and I can do whatever I want without anyone suspecting anything. I chuckle as I make my way further into Elaya's room. I stare at her body in a full length mirror. She didn't have any physical injuries unlike my first victum--that wretched soul--and certainly doesn't have the stress or mental pressure like Seto Kaiba. Perfect. Absolutely perfect.
Once I capture three more minds for energy, I will be able to start my own little game. It will be so much fun to watch them all, total and complete strangers to one another, try and defeat me. And this time, I won't rely on duelling..they will be duelling, but not as the duellist, so to speak. Oh..the anticipation is killing me! I smile as I replay my plan in my head...they won't know what hit them...until it's too late.
*~*~*Within Justi's Mind Chamber--Justi's POV*~*~*
I uncurl myself from my present position: knees hugged up to my chest, with my arms wrapped around them. I look up to see nothing but darkness. I'm so cold.
I hate myself as I begin to cry softly. Why couldn't I protect her? That was my duty, and I failed her. Now, she has evil, Dieen's evil, inside her.....and there is no doubt that Dieen will use Elaya's body to do whatever she wants. Another hot tear runs down my cheek.
My Sword? Where is it? I shut my eyes as I remember that I dropped it beside the door of my mind chamber. That would be really handy now. I try to scream, but it comes out soundless.......I try to stand, but I'm being pressed down by a heavy weight. I can't seem to move. Dammit it all! Why did Dieen come back? Now, all her friends and the Pharaoh are in great danger! All thanks to me......this is my entire fault. If I could have stood my ground and used the power of my Sword, this wouldn't have happened!
Some warrior I am. I can't even protect the girl which whom I share this body and mind with.....The walls that surround me suddenly look closer to me........but I don't care. Let them close in around me and squish me until my bones crack from the inside.
I am so sorry Elaya. So sorry.
*~*~*Elaya's Mind Chamber--Elaya's POV*~*~*
"Hello?!" I cry. I am in a bright white room that burns my eyes every time I look at it. "HELLO?" I call louder. "ANYONE IN THIS PLACE?" Realizing that there was no other living soul in this room I clench my fists and scream. I run forward, hoping to get slammed against a wall or something.....hopefully a door.
Oh.....the foreshadowing! After running about three steps I hit a wall and land on my butt. A shiny gold doorknob appears and I reach for it. It somehow disappears and the white room breaks down around me to send me falling down into a greyish room.
"Intruder! Get her!" Two guards that look exactly like me, except they were wearing shiny metal armour, grab me by the hands before I could even understand what was going on and threw me into a tiny prison like cell.
"What the hell do you two think you are doing?" I yell angrily at my two look-alike soldiers.
Their eyes turned red for a moment, then back to a regular green. "We are Elaya's memory guarders. We push all bad memories--and ones she doesn't want to remember here." The two guards said together.
"I got news for ya: I'M NOT A BAD MEMORY!" I shouted at them, shaking the cell bars with my hands.
"Elaya says you are."
"I'M Elaya!"
"No." Their eyes turned red again. Dieen is behind this. She is turning my own mental defences against me!
"YES I AM! I ORDER YOU TO LET ME GO!" I shout.
"We cannot do that." They said....They both smirked "Higher orders." They turn tail and leave me alone.
"What the hell do you think you are doing?! GET ME OUT OF HERE! IF IT WASN'T FOR ME, YOU WOULDN'T EXIST!" They disappear down a black corridor until I can no longer see them.
Great. Just great. My 'cell' is barely tall enough for me and is like the smallest square known to humanity! This is so weird! Dieen corrupted my mind? It doesn't make any sense. No wait......it does. This is probably what happens when she takes over.......someone's body. Oh joy! Dieen is using me as a puppet. I bet she turned everyone in this place against me! I wonder if my friends will know that I'm not really there.......oh no! Yami's in trouble! She's probably out to get us all!
I pace the small black cell, somewhat hoping that I'll wear a hole in it and fall through. Of course, Lady Luck NEVER looks my way, so it doesn't happen. I crouch down in front of the cell bars and look across from me. There were dozen of other cells that I hadn't noticed before......each the same. With something happening inside each one of them.
Suddenly, one of the cell bars open and a video like screen wraps around me. I begin to back up into the wall behind me as I realize that I am watching memories of my past........the ones I hate.
*~*~*Flashback*~*~*
"Come on Seto! It's a nice day outside, the wind is great......just come out and fly kites with us!" Elaya cried and Mokuba pleaded. "PUH-LEASE?"
"I can't remember? That boy who stole Mokuba's toy ratted on me so I'm getting clean up duty." He said.
"Oh yeah...right." Elaya said in thought. "Okay. Well, we'll see ya later then. Be free to join us later on." She grabbed her blue kite and Mokuba pulled on his white one.
"See ya soon Seto!" Then, they both headed out the door.
"Bye!" Seto shouted after them, sighing as he returned to his broom work.
"Where do you want to go first, Mokuba?" Elaya asked as they made it out the doors into the fresh air.
"How about over there?" He suggested, pointing to a large open field surrounded by tall trees.
"Excellent choice young sir!" She exclaimed and they both hurried across the field.
*~*~*Reader's POV*~*~*
[I really do hope both of you are having fun!] Dieen said smirking with Elaya's lips. [It really is quite fascinating to screw with their minds.] It was she who turned Elaya's defences against her......but she also infected every one of her personalities inside her mind. She also made Justi's fears and pity consume her in a black box.....making her feel like totally at fault for everything that happened.
[So perfect....so perfectly perfect!] Dieen loved how this was going.
Ring Ring. [What is that infernal racket?]
Ring Ring
Dieen looked around and found the source of which that sound was coming from. It was a black rectangle with a stick at the end. A large flashing red button shone brightly. She pressed it down.
"Hello?" said a voice from the rectangle. "Hello? Anyone there?" it asked again. Dieen quickly tapped into Elaya's mind to find out what to do with the speaking box.
"What?" She snapped. She realized that she used her own voice and not that of Elaya's. [Curse it!]
"Elaya? Is that you?"
Using Elaya's voice, Dieen responded, "Yes, sorry about that."
"How come it took you so long to answer?"
"I forgot how to use the phone."
The female voiced sighed. "What am I going to do with you?"
"Lock me away in a prison or something."
"Funny. Now look. In three days, I have to travel to Canada for a while to do a news report for KaibaCorp........and I know how much you hate travelling so....Would it be okay if you stayed home for about four days?"
"I've been alone for most of my life....what would four days make?" Dieen said
"Okay. Alright. What's with the sudden change in attitude?"
"Nothing."
"Okay, well, we'll talk more about it at dinner, alright?"
"Fine. Bye." Dieen pressed the 'END' button and was glad to have that thing off. [Let's see, her mother is going away for a couple of days....That would be a good reason why she wouldn't be available to do anything.......] A sick thought entered her mind. [I think I have found victim number one!] She threw back her head and laughed.
"And while everyone thinks Ms. White is away on a business trip, she'll really be drained of energy.....so simple......" Dieen smiled contently as she made her way into the kitchen planning her attack on the unsuspecting mother.
*~*~*Elaya's Mind Chamber--Reader's POV........Flashback*~*~*
"Hey, Elaya! I bet you that I can fly this kite higher than you can!" Mokuba cheered as his white kite soared above hers.
Elaya tried to pick up more wind but failed and watched as her kite stooped lower and lower. "Aw...shoot!"
Mokuba laughed, obviously content that he was winning his little contest with his friend.
Elaya ran backwards and gained some wind to surpass Mokuba's kite. Just as she stopped running, her kite nose dived into a tree out of the blue.
"Aw man!" She cried as she tried pulling the string of the kite to no avail. "It's stuck!"
Mokuba brought his kite down and walked towards the tree that currently possessed Elaya's kite. "I'll get it for you!"
"No....Mokuba....you could get hurt!" Elaya would of got it herself if the skin behind her legs wasn't so tender.
"Don't worry! I'll get your kite without getting hurt. Trust me!" Mokuba cheered as he ran towards the tree and began climbing. Elaya could only watch and pray that the young boy didn't get hurt.
*~*~*Dieen's POV*~*~*
Hmmm......where is that noise coming from? I bet it is that stupid black box again! I look around and finally find it.......behind two cushions.
Answering like before, I pressed the flashing red button, "What?"
"Elaya?" It was Seth!
"Yes. How can I assist you?"
He sighs before continuing. "I need you to baby-sit Mokuba tomorrow evening. I got this meeting........"
"I'd be delighted!" I exclaim with Elaya's voice.
"Good. See you at 8 o'clock sharp tomorrow night......alright?"
"M'kay! See you then!" I waited for the dial tone. "It'll be the last time you will anyways."
I smile as I figure out that I have gotten all three victims for my energy.
*~*
There you are! Another chappie! If you guys don't know what memory is stirring up in Elaya's mind.......*sigh* think back to TMS Chapter 11....I'll explain the actual memory in later chappies.
To Lady Elfskye: Thanks for reviewing...and I know it becomes even more twisted and screwy! But, it'll be a long while before Elaya will get healed.......and I won't tell you who!
If you have the time, PLEASE REVIEW!! *~*all comments are appreciated*~*
Chapter #5: Silenced Minds
*~*~*Joey's POV*~*~*
"AH HA!" I cried triumphantly. "In your face Tristan! GIN!" I placed my cards in front of me to prove that I wasn't bluffing.
"So what?" he asked all smug and confident "That's still your two wins against my four."
I sneered. "Just wait!" Then, the phone rang. I got up from my seat and answered it.
"Y'ello? Joey here" I said coolly into the phone.
"Big brother?" a familiar voice said from the other end.
"Serenity! So glad to here from you!" I smiled. Tristan looked up and was asking me to hand him the phone. Over my dead and mutilated body. "Whatca been up to, sis?"
"Nothing much. You?"
"Ah...you know how it is. Any news from the home front?" I asked sitting back on the chair. Tristan was once again trying to grab the phone away from me. I brushed him off.
"Since this the last summer before you go college, mom has agreed that I can come over there and spend some time with you!" She said ecstatically into the phone.
"Aw...that's great sis! What time will you be coming over?"
"In two days, mom permitting." She chuckled. "Oh....I can't wait to see you again Joey! And I...........What?.......Okay, fine!......Sorry Joey, I have to go. Mom says that the phone bill doesn't pay for itself. Bye Joey! See you later!"
"Later Serenity...oh yeah, and Tristan says hi!" I said quickly. I think she heard me. I don't really like the idea of her and my best buddy going out, but Tristan's a nice guy and all.....I hope I can trust him though.
"Dude! Why did you hang up? I wanted to talk to her!" He pleaded, standing up.
"No you didn't! Plus, my mom told her to get off the phone."
He frowned. I smiled. "Come on. I bet you want a rematch from my victory!"
"What did she say?" Tristan asked, totally ignoring my idea to play another round of Gin Rummy.
"That she was coming over to visit in two days."
"REALLY!? I mean....Yea, that's great Joey....." He blushed. I rolled my eyes.
"Do you wanna play Gin or not?"
"Nah. I like to stay as the undefeated champion. How about Go Fish?"
I threw a bunch of cards at him.
*~*~*Dieen's POV*~*~*
I open the door to 'Elaya's' home. I drop the key on the nearby table and look around. No one was home. Excellent.
I walk over to Elaya's room. I was able to find out where everything is by tapping into her memory. I smirked as I entered her room. I grab the nearby mirror off of her dresser and stare into it; with my red eyes showing through.
"Little did Seto Kaiba know that breaking the mirror opened the door to my freedom." It was so easy to escape the Shadows. Since Seth was within my home, I planted myself deep within his mind. That is why I kept haunting him. And boy was it fun to do that.
When he destroyed that mirror, it somehow, along with the powers of the Shadows from Yami Backura and Marik, freed me. All because whenever I haunted him, I would be free for a short amount of time...because of that stupid barrier. Any time that I was free was when those two evils were trying. Of course, my fellow 'allies' were about to break the barrier that Justi set up just as the mirror crashed. It technically doubled my chances of escape......Once I was able to obtain some more minds for energy, like from those two little brats running around crying about their families, I was able to move around easily and use my new found Shadow Powers. Ah yes. The wonders of the dark arts. Not even I can sometimes explain the goods they do!
The explanation of how or why doesn't matter now. All that does matter is that I'm free and I can do whatever I want without anyone suspecting anything. I chuckle as I make my way further into Elaya's room. I stare at her body in a full length mirror. She didn't have any physical injuries unlike my first victum--that wretched soul--and certainly doesn't have the stress or mental pressure like Seto Kaiba. Perfect. Absolutely perfect.
Once I capture three more minds for energy, I will be able to start my own little game. It will be so much fun to watch them all, total and complete strangers to one another, try and defeat me. And this time, I won't rely on duelling..they will be duelling, but not as the duellist, so to speak. Oh..the anticipation is killing me! I smile as I replay my plan in my head...they won't know what hit them...until it's too late.
*~*~*Within Justi's Mind Chamber--Justi's POV*~*~*
I uncurl myself from my present position: knees hugged up to my chest, with my arms wrapped around them. I look up to see nothing but darkness. I'm so cold.
I hate myself as I begin to cry softly. Why couldn't I protect her? That was my duty, and I failed her. Now, she has evil, Dieen's evil, inside her.....and there is no doubt that Dieen will use Elaya's body to do whatever she wants. Another hot tear runs down my cheek.
My Sword? Where is it? I shut my eyes as I remember that I dropped it beside the door of my mind chamber. That would be really handy now. I try to scream, but it comes out soundless.......I try to stand, but I'm being pressed down by a heavy weight. I can't seem to move. Dammit it all! Why did Dieen come back? Now, all her friends and the Pharaoh are in great danger! All thanks to me......this is my entire fault. If I could have stood my ground and used the power of my Sword, this wouldn't have happened!
Some warrior I am. I can't even protect the girl which whom I share this body and mind with.....The walls that surround me suddenly look closer to me........but I don't care. Let them close in around me and squish me until my bones crack from the inside.
I am so sorry Elaya. So sorry.
*~*~*Elaya's Mind Chamber--Elaya's POV*~*~*
"Hello?!" I cry. I am in a bright white room that burns my eyes every time I look at it. "HELLO?" I call louder. "ANYONE IN THIS PLACE?" Realizing that there was no other living soul in this room I clench my fists and scream. I run forward, hoping to get slammed against a wall or something.....hopefully a door.
Oh.....the foreshadowing! After running about three steps I hit a wall and land on my butt. A shiny gold doorknob appears and I reach for it. It somehow disappears and the white room breaks down around me to send me falling down into a greyish room.
"Intruder! Get her!" Two guards that look exactly like me, except they were wearing shiny metal armour, grab me by the hands before I could even understand what was going on and threw me into a tiny prison like cell.
"What the hell do you two think you are doing?" I yell angrily at my two look-alike soldiers.
Their eyes turned red for a moment, then back to a regular green. "We are Elaya's memory guarders. We push all bad memories--and ones she doesn't want to remember here." The two guards said together.
"I got news for ya: I'M NOT A BAD MEMORY!" I shouted at them, shaking the cell bars with my hands.
"Elaya says you are."
"I'M Elaya!"
"No." Their eyes turned red again. Dieen is behind this. She is turning my own mental defences against me!
"YES I AM! I ORDER YOU TO LET ME GO!" I shout.
"We cannot do that." They said....They both smirked "Higher orders." They turn tail and leave me alone.
"What the hell do you think you are doing?! GET ME OUT OF HERE! IF IT WASN'T FOR ME, YOU WOULDN'T EXIST!" They disappear down a black corridor until I can no longer see them.
Great. Just great. My 'cell' is barely tall enough for me and is like the smallest square known to humanity! This is so weird! Dieen corrupted my mind? It doesn't make any sense. No wait......it does. This is probably what happens when she takes over.......someone's body. Oh joy! Dieen is using me as a puppet. I bet she turned everyone in this place against me! I wonder if my friends will know that I'm not really there.......oh no! Yami's in trouble! She's probably out to get us all!
I pace the small black cell, somewhat hoping that I'll wear a hole in it and fall through. Of course, Lady Luck NEVER looks my way, so it doesn't happen. I crouch down in front of the cell bars and look across from me. There were dozen of other cells that I hadn't noticed before......each the same. With something happening inside each one of them.
Suddenly, one of the cell bars open and a video like screen wraps around me. I begin to back up into the wall behind me as I realize that I am watching memories of my past........the ones I hate.
*~*~*Flashback*~*~*
"Come on Seto! It's a nice day outside, the wind is great......just come out and fly kites with us!" Elaya cried and Mokuba pleaded. "PUH-LEASE?"
"I can't remember? That boy who stole Mokuba's toy ratted on me so I'm getting clean up duty." He said.
"Oh yeah...right." Elaya said in thought. "Okay. Well, we'll see ya later then. Be free to join us later on." She grabbed her blue kite and Mokuba pulled on his white one.
"See ya soon Seto!" Then, they both headed out the door.
"Bye!" Seto shouted after them, sighing as he returned to his broom work.
"Where do you want to go first, Mokuba?" Elaya asked as they made it out the doors into the fresh air.
"How about over there?" He suggested, pointing to a large open field surrounded by tall trees.
"Excellent choice young sir!" She exclaimed and they both hurried across the field.
*~*~*Reader's POV*~*~*
[I really do hope both of you are having fun!] Dieen said smirking with Elaya's lips. [It really is quite fascinating to screw with their minds.] It was she who turned Elaya's defences against her......but she also infected every one of her personalities inside her mind. She also made Justi's fears and pity consume her in a black box.....making her feel like totally at fault for everything that happened.
[So perfect....so perfectly perfect!] Dieen loved how this was going.
Ring Ring. [What is that infernal racket?]
Ring Ring
Dieen looked around and found the source of which that sound was coming from. It was a black rectangle with a stick at the end. A large flashing red button shone brightly. She pressed it down.
"Hello?" said a voice from the rectangle. "Hello? Anyone there?" it asked again. Dieen quickly tapped into Elaya's mind to find out what to do with the speaking box.
"What?" She snapped. She realized that she used her own voice and not that of Elaya's. [Curse it!]
"Elaya? Is that you?"
Using Elaya's voice, Dieen responded, "Yes, sorry about that."
"How come it took you so long to answer?"
"I forgot how to use the phone."
The female voiced sighed. "What am I going to do with you?"
"Lock me away in a prison or something."
"Funny. Now look. In three days, I have to travel to Canada for a while to do a news report for KaibaCorp........and I know how much you hate travelling so....Would it be okay if you stayed home for about four days?"
"I've been alone for most of my life....what would four days make?" Dieen said
"Okay. Alright. What's with the sudden change in attitude?"
"Nothing."
"Okay, well, we'll talk more about it at dinner, alright?"
"Fine. Bye." Dieen pressed the 'END' button and was glad to have that thing off. [Let's see, her mother is going away for a couple of days....That would be a good reason why she wouldn't be available to do anything.......] A sick thought entered her mind. [I think I have found victim number one!] She threw back her head and laughed.
"And while everyone thinks Ms. White is away on a business trip, she'll really be drained of energy.....so simple......" Dieen smiled contently as she made her way into the kitchen planning her attack on the unsuspecting mother.
*~*~*Elaya's Mind Chamber--Reader's POV........Flashback*~*~*
"Hey, Elaya! I bet you that I can fly this kite higher than you can!" Mokuba cheered as his white kite soared above hers.
Elaya tried to pick up more wind but failed and watched as her kite stooped lower and lower. "Aw...shoot!"
Mokuba laughed, obviously content that he was winning his little contest with his friend.
Elaya ran backwards and gained some wind to surpass Mokuba's kite. Just as she stopped running, her kite nose dived into a tree out of the blue.
"Aw man!" She cried as she tried pulling the string of the kite to no avail. "It's stuck!"
Mokuba brought his kite down and walked towards the tree that currently possessed Elaya's kite. "I'll get it for you!"
"No....Mokuba....you could get hurt!" Elaya would of got it herself if the skin behind her legs wasn't so tender.
"Don't worry! I'll get your kite without getting hurt. Trust me!" Mokuba cheered as he ran towards the tree and began climbing. Elaya could only watch and pray that the young boy didn't get hurt.
*~*~*Dieen's POV*~*~*
Hmmm......where is that noise coming from? I bet it is that stupid black box again! I look around and finally find it.......behind two cushions.
Answering like before, I pressed the flashing red button, "What?"
"Elaya?" It was Seth!
"Yes. How can I assist you?"
He sighs before continuing. "I need you to baby-sit Mokuba tomorrow evening. I got this meeting........"
"I'd be delighted!" I exclaim with Elaya's voice.
"Good. See you at 8 o'clock sharp tomorrow night......alright?"
"M'kay! See you then!" I waited for the dial tone. "It'll be the last time you will anyways."
I smile as I figure out that I have gotten all three victims for my energy.
*~*
There you are! Another chappie! If you guys don't know what memory is stirring up in Elaya's mind.......*sigh* think back to TMS Chapter 11....I'll explain the actual memory in later chappies.
To Lady Elfskye: Thanks for reviewing...and I know it becomes even more twisted and screwy! But, it'll be a long while before Elaya will get healed.......and I won't tell you who!
