Bat: Well, here it is, like I promised! ^.^ I caved in actually... four
reviews did a lot for my ego! The next chapter is more interesting in
my opinion at least...Thank you so much to my reviewers! I was so
happy! Waii! Thank you Asian Angel 12, Keiko, G.O.D., Blue Lagoon Loon
and Jada Flame! They're not exactly aliens though... the yamis are more
like super sophisticated clones, their bodies created from the DNA that
H.E.L.L. took from the bodies found in Yami's tomb... I think I'm
giving a little too much away there, but hey, whatever. ^.^
I'm swamped with work this week, so it might take a while for me to update. But I'm a natural born procrastinator. If you harass me enough, I'll write it. I swear, I'll use any excuse to get out of doing homework!
Well, guess what! I got another plant! I'm soooo happy! I love plants! What can I say; love of nature comes naturally to wood elves. (wink)
Ohhh.. Speaking of elves, is everyone as excited as me for the special edition of The Fellowship of the Ring? And Harry Potter? I'm going in the first day it comes out here, without a doubt! ^-^
Anyways, this is where I shut up.
Chapter 2: Umbra
Yugi reached the door at the bottom of the stairs and opened it, only to be blinded by the bright light bouncing off pure white walls. Ahead of him was a row of more doors.
Yugi groaned. "I hope this isn't where they store the bodies."
He walked forward, his wet shoes squeaking as he dragged them. He tried to open the first door, but it was locked. Which was strange, because there was no lock where a key could be placed.
He observed the door more closely and noticed a pad. It was well hidden among the whiteness of the door. Someone who wasn't paying attention would have missed it altogether. Yugi was almost certain that it was to analyse thumbprints.
"This place is strange," he murmured to himself. " It looks so plain and simple, but the technology is definitely state of the art. I get the impression that whoever runs this place is trying to hide it."
He placed his thumb on the pad, and to his surprise, the door opened.
'How is that possible? It shouldn't be letting me in.' he mused to himself. 'Maybe the computer likes me."
He gathered his courage and stepped into the room.
* * * *
He had noticed the small presence as soon as it had entered the building. There was no way he could have missed it.
After all, he was plugged into the security system.
His body might have been in another room, but he had connected himself to the main computer. Wires were protruding from his arms and head, and his eyes were closed as if he was dead. Which in a way he was.
The young boy who had just entered the building didn't know it, but this was H.E.L.L. - the Human Evolutionary Lacuna Laboratory. The whole morgue thing was just pretence. It kept the general public out, and the government overlooked it. After all, what was so interesting about dead people?
The government had no need to know that they were 30 years ahead of all that cloning sheep crap.
Here, they were creating the perfect humans. Cyborgs, actually. And not any simple human DNA would do. It had to belong to ancient humans from Egypt. For what reason, he didn't know.
And he was considered their most perfect creation. Once again he couldn't understand why. He had seen some of the other experiments. They all were like machines: emotionless. Fearless. If they were out to create the perfect human, wouldn't they be the perfect ones?
He was created from the DNA of an Egyptian pharaoh rumoured to be so ruthless, that his name was forcefully erased from history forever. But he wouldn't know, he had no memory of what he used to be.
All he knew was that he didn't feel 'ruthless'. In fact, all he felt was terribly lonely. Although that shouldn't have been possible, since he was mostly a machine. None of the others felt like he did...
Each night after the staff had left, he merged his mind with the computer, and sifted through any findings H.E.L.L. had made during the day.
He didn't destroy them. That would have been too obvious. He only made them difficult to find, or changed some variables in their equations.
After all, there shouldn't be any others like him created. To play with life like a god was wrong. And it was cruel.
The after-hours day had started off as usual. He had expected the rest of the night to proceed as usual.
But then HE came.
The main computer was connected to the security system, and he checked it at regular intervals to make sure no one caught him in his nightly escapades. He never expected to actually see someone.
The boy physically looked surprisingly a lot like him. And he was alone and lost. Like he was. He couldn't help but feel attached to the boy, so he didn't hinder his passage. In fact, he overrode several security measures to allow him to enter freely.
And there he was, standing in the data room, where electronics monitored the other specimens. There was a screen in the room. And he knew the boy was facing it thanks to the cameras.
He gathered his courage, and decided to try and talk to the boy.
* * * *
Yugi nearly jumped out of his skin when a computer beeped and turned itself on. Yugi was certain that the blue screen was blank at first, but after blinking he saw a message sprawled across the screen.
'What are you doing in this place little hikari?'
Yugi nearly fainted.
'Go ahead and speak. I will hear you.'
Trembling with fear, Yugi scanned the room. It was empty if you didn't count all the computers.
Yugi somehow found his voice. "W-where are you?"
Another message flashed on the screen. 'In another room.'
"H-how d-did y-you know I-I was here?" Yugi asked.
For a moment, he would have believed the machines were amused by his question, but he dismissed that thought. Machines didn't have a sense of humour.
'This place has many security cameras.'
Upon seeing Yugi scan the room frantically for a camera, another message flashed on the screen.
'You wont find any, they are the size of a pin.'
Yugi's legs collapsed from under him. "Oh." He breathed.
'Don't worry. I'm erasing the footage as we speak. You wont get into any trouble. What is your name?'
"Thank you.... My name is Mutou Yugi. Who are you?" Yugi murmured, his fear slowly leaving him. After all, whoever this person was, they seemed very kind. It wasn't awkward talking to thin air anymore.
'I don't know.'
"Oh." Yugi said his eyebrows scrunched quizzically. "Do you have a name?"
'Not really... but if you must call me something, you may call me 'Yami'.'
"Alright!" Yugi smiled brightly. "Maybe we could be friends Yami."
'Perhaps.'
There was a small silence, in which only the hum of the computers could be heard.
'You must leave this place.'
Yugi couldn't help feeling stung by the message. He wanted to make friends, but this person wanted him to leave.
'If anyone found you here, we would be in more trouble than you could imagine.'
Yugi's curiosity was stirred at the 'we' part, but he didn't ask anything.
'I'll open the other exits. Simply follow the open doors.'
"But.. I haven't even seen you, Yami.."
There was another silence.
Then the computer screen flashed another message. 'You must leave.'
Yugi hung his head his head in disappointment. No one ever seemed to want him. Tears stung at his eyes. Yami was cold. Like the machine he was presently talking to.
The computer seemed to hesitate. Another message appeared. 'However... If you wish, you may return tomorrow.'
Yugi's heart leapt with joy. He was wrong, Yami wanted to see him again; he just didn't know how to say so!
'But you must come after the staff leaves... that is to say, at around 5 o'clock.'
Yugi smiled brightly and enthusiastically nodded his head. "I understand Yami! Will I be able to see you tomorrow?"
'Perhaps.' To Yugi, the computers almost seemed to smirk, and he was glad no one was around... they would think he was crazy, talking to a computer and attributing a human personality to it.
And that was it. The screen flashed off, becoming black. The door behind him opened and Yugi took it as a hint that he was supposed to leave now.
"Thank you," he murmured, unaware that his words had reached the cyborg in the other room. A small smile played on the former pharaoh's lips.
After years of isolation, of being regarded as less then human, or rather, inhuman, he had found a friend. And he wasn't about to give up this friend.
"I'll protect him." He vowed to himself, some unknown light flashing in his blank eyes.
"Nothing shall ever harm Yugi. EVER. He might look like me, but I shall make sure that he shall never feel the pain I felt."
A smirk played on his lifeless face. "Kaiba underestimated me. He can't keep his 'perfect creation' in this cage forever."
So, what do you think? Ooooo... How is Kaiba associated to H.E.L.L.? ^.^ I'm not telling, but you are free to guess.
Urgh... for me to continue right now, I'd need a few morale boosting reviews. Well, not really, but I'm just really busy and it's a good excuse to try and get people to review. You know, I really admire those people who don't give up on their stories because of a lack of reviews. THAT'S THE SPIRIT GUYS! ^O^
Ok... Ryou and Bakura are definitely in the next chapter. And this story will have (dun dun duuuunn) A PLOT! Yes folks, Bat's little brain is about to kick into high gear!
By the way, please tell me if there are any typos, or if there's anything wrong about the appearance of the text. I tried to fix more of it this time, but I'm sure I missed some. Arghh.. I cant get the "..." (Three dots) to work! Could someone give me a hint on how to fix that?
I'm swamped with work this week, so it might take a while for me to update. But I'm a natural born procrastinator. If you harass me enough, I'll write it. I swear, I'll use any excuse to get out of doing homework!
Well, guess what! I got another plant! I'm soooo happy! I love plants! What can I say; love of nature comes naturally to wood elves. (wink)
Ohhh.. Speaking of elves, is everyone as excited as me for the special edition of The Fellowship of the Ring? And Harry Potter? I'm going in the first day it comes out here, without a doubt! ^-^
Anyways, this is where I shut up.
Chapter 2: Umbra
Yugi reached the door at the bottom of the stairs and opened it, only to be blinded by the bright light bouncing off pure white walls. Ahead of him was a row of more doors.
Yugi groaned. "I hope this isn't where they store the bodies."
He walked forward, his wet shoes squeaking as he dragged them. He tried to open the first door, but it was locked. Which was strange, because there was no lock where a key could be placed.
He observed the door more closely and noticed a pad. It was well hidden among the whiteness of the door. Someone who wasn't paying attention would have missed it altogether. Yugi was almost certain that it was to analyse thumbprints.
"This place is strange," he murmured to himself. " It looks so plain and simple, but the technology is definitely state of the art. I get the impression that whoever runs this place is trying to hide it."
He placed his thumb on the pad, and to his surprise, the door opened.
'How is that possible? It shouldn't be letting me in.' he mused to himself. 'Maybe the computer likes me."
He gathered his courage and stepped into the room.
* * * *
He had noticed the small presence as soon as it had entered the building. There was no way he could have missed it.
After all, he was plugged into the security system.
His body might have been in another room, but he had connected himself to the main computer. Wires were protruding from his arms and head, and his eyes were closed as if he was dead. Which in a way he was.
The young boy who had just entered the building didn't know it, but this was H.E.L.L. - the Human Evolutionary Lacuna Laboratory. The whole morgue thing was just pretence. It kept the general public out, and the government overlooked it. After all, what was so interesting about dead people?
The government had no need to know that they were 30 years ahead of all that cloning sheep crap.
Here, they were creating the perfect humans. Cyborgs, actually. And not any simple human DNA would do. It had to belong to ancient humans from Egypt. For what reason, he didn't know.
And he was considered their most perfect creation. Once again he couldn't understand why. He had seen some of the other experiments. They all were like machines: emotionless. Fearless. If they were out to create the perfect human, wouldn't they be the perfect ones?
He was created from the DNA of an Egyptian pharaoh rumoured to be so ruthless, that his name was forcefully erased from history forever. But he wouldn't know, he had no memory of what he used to be.
All he knew was that he didn't feel 'ruthless'. In fact, all he felt was terribly lonely. Although that shouldn't have been possible, since he was mostly a machine. None of the others felt like he did...
Each night after the staff had left, he merged his mind with the computer, and sifted through any findings H.E.L.L. had made during the day.
He didn't destroy them. That would have been too obvious. He only made them difficult to find, or changed some variables in their equations.
After all, there shouldn't be any others like him created. To play with life like a god was wrong. And it was cruel.
The after-hours day had started off as usual. He had expected the rest of the night to proceed as usual.
But then HE came.
The main computer was connected to the security system, and he checked it at regular intervals to make sure no one caught him in his nightly escapades. He never expected to actually see someone.
The boy physically looked surprisingly a lot like him. And he was alone and lost. Like he was. He couldn't help but feel attached to the boy, so he didn't hinder his passage. In fact, he overrode several security measures to allow him to enter freely.
And there he was, standing in the data room, where electronics monitored the other specimens. There was a screen in the room. And he knew the boy was facing it thanks to the cameras.
He gathered his courage, and decided to try and talk to the boy.
* * * *
Yugi nearly jumped out of his skin when a computer beeped and turned itself on. Yugi was certain that the blue screen was blank at first, but after blinking he saw a message sprawled across the screen.
'What are you doing in this place little hikari?'
Yugi nearly fainted.
'Go ahead and speak. I will hear you.'
Trembling with fear, Yugi scanned the room. It was empty if you didn't count all the computers.
Yugi somehow found his voice. "W-where are you?"
Another message flashed on the screen. 'In another room.'
"H-how d-did y-you know I-I was here?" Yugi asked.
For a moment, he would have believed the machines were amused by his question, but he dismissed that thought. Machines didn't have a sense of humour.
'This place has many security cameras.'
Upon seeing Yugi scan the room frantically for a camera, another message flashed on the screen.
'You wont find any, they are the size of a pin.'
Yugi's legs collapsed from under him. "Oh." He breathed.
'Don't worry. I'm erasing the footage as we speak. You wont get into any trouble. What is your name?'
"Thank you.... My name is Mutou Yugi. Who are you?" Yugi murmured, his fear slowly leaving him. After all, whoever this person was, they seemed very kind. It wasn't awkward talking to thin air anymore.
'I don't know.'
"Oh." Yugi said his eyebrows scrunched quizzically. "Do you have a name?"
'Not really... but if you must call me something, you may call me 'Yami'.'
"Alright!" Yugi smiled brightly. "Maybe we could be friends Yami."
'Perhaps.'
There was a small silence, in which only the hum of the computers could be heard.
'You must leave this place.'
Yugi couldn't help feeling stung by the message. He wanted to make friends, but this person wanted him to leave.
'If anyone found you here, we would be in more trouble than you could imagine.'
Yugi's curiosity was stirred at the 'we' part, but he didn't ask anything.
'I'll open the other exits. Simply follow the open doors.'
"But.. I haven't even seen you, Yami.."
There was another silence.
Then the computer screen flashed another message. 'You must leave.'
Yugi hung his head his head in disappointment. No one ever seemed to want him. Tears stung at his eyes. Yami was cold. Like the machine he was presently talking to.
The computer seemed to hesitate. Another message appeared. 'However... If you wish, you may return tomorrow.'
Yugi's heart leapt with joy. He was wrong, Yami wanted to see him again; he just didn't know how to say so!
'But you must come after the staff leaves... that is to say, at around 5 o'clock.'
Yugi smiled brightly and enthusiastically nodded his head. "I understand Yami! Will I be able to see you tomorrow?"
'Perhaps.' To Yugi, the computers almost seemed to smirk, and he was glad no one was around... they would think he was crazy, talking to a computer and attributing a human personality to it.
And that was it. The screen flashed off, becoming black. The door behind him opened and Yugi took it as a hint that he was supposed to leave now.
"Thank you," he murmured, unaware that his words had reached the cyborg in the other room. A small smile played on the former pharaoh's lips.
After years of isolation, of being regarded as less then human, or rather, inhuman, he had found a friend. And he wasn't about to give up this friend.
"I'll protect him." He vowed to himself, some unknown light flashing in his blank eyes.
"Nothing shall ever harm Yugi. EVER. He might look like me, but I shall make sure that he shall never feel the pain I felt."
A smirk played on his lifeless face. "Kaiba underestimated me. He can't keep his 'perfect creation' in this cage forever."
So, what do you think? Ooooo... How is Kaiba associated to H.E.L.L.? ^.^ I'm not telling, but you are free to guess.
Urgh... for me to continue right now, I'd need a few morale boosting reviews. Well, not really, but I'm just really busy and it's a good excuse to try and get people to review. You know, I really admire those people who don't give up on their stories because of a lack of reviews. THAT'S THE SPIRIT GUYS! ^O^
Ok... Ryou and Bakura are definitely in the next chapter. And this story will have (dun dun duuuunn) A PLOT! Yes folks, Bat's little brain is about to kick into high gear!
By the way, please tell me if there are any typos, or if there's anything wrong about the appearance of the text. I tried to fix more of it this time, but I'm sure I missed some. Arghh.. I cant get the "..." (Three dots) to work! Could someone give me a hint on how to fix that?