(A/N: This is an SK/YGO crossover. So I posted this in both Yugioh and
Shaman King. So if you notice that there is a clone fic out there similar
to this one, check the author first before reporting me, because I'm
posting this in Yugioh and Shaman King. Dunno whether I can do that or not,
but it makes sense. I also might make a sequel with an alternate ending if
you give me a favorable opinion to the poll at the end of the fic. But it
would spoil the story to ask now, so READ FIRST, then REVIEW and include
your opinion to the review. Do not read the reviews of others until you
finish reading the story yourself. )
(Key:
* This icon refers to anything thought by characters, and will be placed around a thought like a quote. EX: *thought by character*
(A/N:...) This will be my way of communicating crucial story points to the reader. After all, I'm hoping to attract readers from BOTH genres.
(scenery)----- This will refer to changes in scenery in most cases. Any more information about this may spoil the story, though... The ending's THAT good!
Voice: This is used to describe a voice whose speaker cannot be seen or easily identified. It's one of my signature author thingies.
Chapter 3: Later That Night...
Yoh and Manta went home after their encounter with Yami Bakura, which had overjoyed them of the thought of the perfect prank...
Yoh and Manta glance through a crack in the gate to see HoroHoro sweeping up the sidewalk, and with Anna sitting on the stoop, watching like a hawk.
Anna: "You missed a spot, Boardhead!"
Yoh and Manta proceeded to go around back, to the back entrance of the house, remembering that Anna and HoroHoro had already met up with the illusions sent by Yami Bakura. Hoping not to be caught by the volatile Itako that Anna was, they backed away from the front entrance.
Yoh: "I'm really not in the mood for an awkward entry, so let's head 'round back."
Manta: "Uh, Yoh, I don't think there is a back entrance. So where're we going now?"
Yoh: "To jump the fence of course!"
Anna: She pops her head out the gate. (to Yoh and Manta) "Do you take me for a moron, sending illusions to do your training?"
Yoh and Manta: The two freeze up at hearing Anna's piercing voice.
Anna: "There's a reason I train you so heavy, Yoh, so I'd appreciate it if you not skip out of your training."
Manta: "And that reason is what?!"
Anna: She stares coldly at Manta. "None of your business, that's what my reason is! Now never talk back to me again, got it, Manta?"
Manta: "Ugh... yes, Ma'am."
Amidamaru: He appears next to Yoh, with a huge smile on his face. "Excellent, Lord Yoh, you have returned! Now Anna will let me go!"
Anna: She paces out to where Yoh and Manta stood. "And now to think up some painful training for the both of you..."
Manta: "WHAT! Both of us? But I'm not in any Shaman Fights!"
Anna: "You're right. So Yoh should do DOUBLE what I give you to do, short stuff!"
Yoh and Manta: Both boys groan loudly.
(later on...)-----
Later that night, around 10:45, the group was preparing for bed. Since Manta missed the bus again, and because he couldn't wait to see the prank planned by Yoh and Yami Bakura, he decided to spend the night at the inn. Yoh and HoroHoro were discussing the methods to the plan for that night while Anna was in another room.
HoroHoro: "So this Yami Bakura guy can summon illusions in somebody's dreams, eh?"
Manta: "But he needs volunteer spirits to conduct the spell. My guess is he'll try to use the ghosts' energy to use his magic and infiltrate dreams."
Yoh: "So we need you to ask Korori if we can get her to help us out."
HoroHoro: "Sounds appealing. What sort of illusion are we planning here? Where Anna and I go on a date?" He giggles at the thought.
Yoh: "Dunno, but it's sure not that! Yami Bakura said something about a card game. So since that's his specialty, we'll go with what works."
Amidamaru: He appears at Yoh's side, with his arms folded. (sternly) "Are you planning to terrorize Lady Anna with magic? That's obnoxious and immature! I'm telling Anna immediately!"
HoroHoro, Manta and Yoh: (whispering forcefully) "NO, YOU WON'T"
Yoh: "Aw, c'mon Amidamaru, wer'e just messin' with her."
Amidamaru: "Well does this Yami Bakura also know that? You met him on the street, for pity's sake! You cannot be certain that his word is truthful!"
Manta: "I don't think he can harm anyone with illusions."
Amidamaru: "Well, you can rest assured that I will..."
Yoh: "You'll volunteer? That's great, cause Yami Bakura is using himself, Korori is helping, and you make the third and final ghost needed."
Amidamaru: "You didn't let me finish! I was going to say that I wasn't going to help with this ridiculous plot! Find another ghost. Or better yet, leave Lady Anna alone!"
Yoh: "Amidamaru, you worry too much. I would've known whether he was lying or not because I would've felt nervousness in him. But I didn't. Bakura's just a kid who appoints himself to use his powers against bullies."
Manta: "And he didn't seem like the popular kind, so his story checks out as far as we can tell."
Yoh: He folds his hands and gets on his knees, begging. "Pleeeease! Pretty please, Amidamaru! I promise to do ALL Anna's punishment training if she catches me! ALL of it! C'mon, weren't you young and mischievous once?"
Amidamaru: He thinks. "Hmm. I've been around for six hundred years, so maybe..." He giggles. "Although there was this one time I played a joke on Mosuke with a broken sword, holding the broken ends to my front and back, making it look like I got stabbed..." He pauses.
(A/N: Probably never happened, but bear with me. It's for the story.)
Manta: He looks at his watch. "10:55, Amidamaru. This guy's coming at 11:00, isn't he? So if you wanna' jump on the gravy train, now's your time Amidamaru."
Amidamaru: He throws his arms behind his head. "Oh alright! I'm not quite sure what this 'gravy train' that Lord Manta speaks of is, but I will assist where I can, Lord Yoh. But promise me that nobody gets hurt, okay?"
Yoh: "Cross my heart and hope to be somebody's guardian ghost in 500 years!"
HoroHoro: "Uh... Amidamaru... Could you do me a favor too?" He points to himself frantically.
Amidamaru and Yoh: They turn to face HoroHoro.
HoroHoro: (weakly) "Could we freak out Pirika like this tomorrow night, because Anna isn't the only one working to death..."
Yoh: "We'll see, HoroHoro. We'll see!"
Manta: (mocking Anna) He stands on the table, in front of HoroHoro, then he waves his finger at HoroHoro strictly. "We sure will, HoroHoro! So run a million laps around the inn by tomorrow morning, or no food for you!"
Yoh, HoroHoro, and Manta bust up laughing.
Amidamaru: He rubs his chin with his finger. "I don't see what's so funny- " His eyes shoot open. "Ooooh, I get it now!" He joins the boys in their laughter.
Anna: She slides open the door to the room the boys were in, now while wearing a white bathrobe, but no longer wearing her red bandana. "What's so funny in here?"
HoroHoro: "...uh..."
Manta: "...um..."
Yoh: "Just teaching Amidamaru how laugh." He waves.
Anna: A glance of disbelief crosses her face as she turns to Amidamaru. "You're a lousy laugher, Amidamaru. I wanna' hear five thousand giggles first thing tomorrow, or you can't go to school with Yoh AT ALL NEXT WEEK!"
Amidamaru: His snickering stopped and he cleared his throat. "Ahem. Yes, Lady Anna." He bows toward Anna.
Anna: "Good to hear. Take a lesson in obedience from Amidamaru, boys." She leaves the room.
(outside the inn)-----
Later, about fifteen minutes to be precise, Yoh, Manta and HoroHoro were stmding outside the inn as Yami Bakura approached.
Manta: As Yami Bakura arrived, fully in possession of Bakura, Manta looked at his watch, then up at Yami Bakura. "You're ten minutes late."
Yami Bakura: (doing a Gandalf impression, while pretending to smoke a pipe) "A good wizard is never late. Nor is he early; he comes precisely when he means to!" He waves his finger and holds his back like an old man.
(A/N: Lord of the Rings line; something else I don't own.)
Yami Bakura: After a blank stare from everyone, he finally spoke up again. "Never mind. You three have to read more. But seriously, I couldn't have the victim- uh, I mean...uh...forget it, I do mean victim, wake up while I'm in the middle of my spell. Had to make sure that Little Anna was asleep." He holds up a spirit flame, with a face resembling his own face. "I have one spirit. I assume two of you also have spirits."
(A/N: Yami Bakura definitely does not do this in Yugioh, but he has to make it look like he's a shaman. He's about to pull a fast one pretty soon, so get ready.)
Yoh and HoroHoro both hold up Amidamaru and Kokori respectively, and both in spirit flame mode.
Yami Bakura: "Excellent! We can begin right here and now!"
(A/N: That's the end of chapter 3. Keep reading, as the (very short) story continues. Also, slight warning that some scenes in the following chapters may be underrated for a PG-13 fic. But most of that stuff got edited out.)
(Key:
* This icon refers to anything thought by characters, and will be placed around a thought like a quote. EX: *thought by character*
(A/N:...) This will be my way of communicating crucial story points to the reader. After all, I'm hoping to attract readers from BOTH genres.
(scenery)----- This will refer to changes in scenery in most cases. Any more information about this may spoil the story, though... The ending's THAT good!
Voice: This is used to describe a voice whose speaker cannot be seen or easily identified. It's one of my signature author thingies.
Chapter 3: Later That Night...
Yoh and Manta went home after their encounter with Yami Bakura, which had overjoyed them of the thought of the perfect prank...
Yoh and Manta glance through a crack in the gate to see HoroHoro sweeping up the sidewalk, and with Anna sitting on the stoop, watching like a hawk.
Anna: "You missed a spot, Boardhead!"
Yoh and Manta proceeded to go around back, to the back entrance of the house, remembering that Anna and HoroHoro had already met up with the illusions sent by Yami Bakura. Hoping not to be caught by the volatile Itako that Anna was, they backed away from the front entrance.
Yoh: "I'm really not in the mood for an awkward entry, so let's head 'round back."
Manta: "Uh, Yoh, I don't think there is a back entrance. So where're we going now?"
Yoh: "To jump the fence of course!"
Anna: She pops her head out the gate. (to Yoh and Manta) "Do you take me for a moron, sending illusions to do your training?"
Yoh and Manta: The two freeze up at hearing Anna's piercing voice.
Anna: "There's a reason I train you so heavy, Yoh, so I'd appreciate it if you not skip out of your training."
Manta: "And that reason is what?!"
Anna: She stares coldly at Manta. "None of your business, that's what my reason is! Now never talk back to me again, got it, Manta?"
Manta: "Ugh... yes, Ma'am."
Amidamaru: He appears next to Yoh, with a huge smile on his face. "Excellent, Lord Yoh, you have returned! Now Anna will let me go!"
Anna: She paces out to where Yoh and Manta stood. "And now to think up some painful training for the both of you..."
Manta: "WHAT! Both of us? But I'm not in any Shaman Fights!"
Anna: "You're right. So Yoh should do DOUBLE what I give you to do, short stuff!"
Yoh and Manta: Both boys groan loudly.
(later on...)-----
Later that night, around 10:45, the group was preparing for bed. Since Manta missed the bus again, and because he couldn't wait to see the prank planned by Yoh and Yami Bakura, he decided to spend the night at the inn. Yoh and HoroHoro were discussing the methods to the plan for that night while Anna was in another room.
HoroHoro: "So this Yami Bakura guy can summon illusions in somebody's dreams, eh?"
Manta: "But he needs volunteer spirits to conduct the spell. My guess is he'll try to use the ghosts' energy to use his magic and infiltrate dreams."
Yoh: "So we need you to ask Korori if we can get her to help us out."
HoroHoro: "Sounds appealing. What sort of illusion are we planning here? Where Anna and I go on a date?" He giggles at the thought.
Yoh: "Dunno, but it's sure not that! Yami Bakura said something about a card game. So since that's his specialty, we'll go with what works."
Amidamaru: He appears at Yoh's side, with his arms folded. (sternly) "Are you planning to terrorize Lady Anna with magic? That's obnoxious and immature! I'm telling Anna immediately!"
HoroHoro, Manta and Yoh: (whispering forcefully) "NO, YOU WON'T"
Yoh: "Aw, c'mon Amidamaru, wer'e just messin' with her."
Amidamaru: "Well does this Yami Bakura also know that? You met him on the street, for pity's sake! You cannot be certain that his word is truthful!"
Manta: "I don't think he can harm anyone with illusions."
Amidamaru: "Well, you can rest assured that I will..."
Yoh: "You'll volunteer? That's great, cause Yami Bakura is using himself, Korori is helping, and you make the third and final ghost needed."
Amidamaru: "You didn't let me finish! I was going to say that I wasn't going to help with this ridiculous plot! Find another ghost. Or better yet, leave Lady Anna alone!"
Yoh: "Amidamaru, you worry too much. I would've known whether he was lying or not because I would've felt nervousness in him. But I didn't. Bakura's just a kid who appoints himself to use his powers against bullies."
Manta: "And he didn't seem like the popular kind, so his story checks out as far as we can tell."
Yoh: He folds his hands and gets on his knees, begging. "Pleeeease! Pretty please, Amidamaru! I promise to do ALL Anna's punishment training if she catches me! ALL of it! C'mon, weren't you young and mischievous once?"
Amidamaru: He thinks. "Hmm. I've been around for six hundred years, so maybe..." He giggles. "Although there was this one time I played a joke on Mosuke with a broken sword, holding the broken ends to my front and back, making it look like I got stabbed..." He pauses.
(A/N: Probably never happened, but bear with me. It's for the story.)
Manta: He looks at his watch. "10:55, Amidamaru. This guy's coming at 11:00, isn't he? So if you wanna' jump on the gravy train, now's your time Amidamaru."
Amidamaru: He throws his arms behind his head. "Oh alright! I'm not quite sure what this 'gravy train' that Lord Manta speaks of is, but I will assist where I can, Lord Yoh. But promise me that nobody gets hurt, okay?"
Yoh: "Cross my heart and hope to be somebody's guardian ghost in 500 years!"
HoroHoro: "Uh... Amidamaru... Could you do me a favor too?" He points to himself frantically.
Amidamaru and Yoh: They turn to face HoroHoro.
HoroHoro: (weakly) "Could we freak out Pirika like this tomorrow night, because Anna isn't the only one working to death..."
Yoh: "We'll see, HoroHoro. We'll see!"
Manta: (mocking Anna) He stands on the table, in front of HoroHoro, then he waves his finger at HoroHoro strictly. "We sure will, HoroHoro! So run a million laps around the inn by tomorrow morning, or no food for you!"
Yoh, HoroHoro, and Manta bust up laughing.
Amidamaru: He rubs his chin with his finger. "I don't see what's so funny- " His eyes shoot open. "Ooooh, I get it now!" He joins the boys in their laughter.
Anna: She slides open the door to the room the boys were in, now while wearing a white bathrobe, but no longer wearing her red bandana. "What's so funny in here?"
HoroHoro: "...uh..."
Manta: "...um..."
Yoh: "Just teaching Amidamaru how laugh." He waves.
Anna: A glance of disbelief crosses her face as she turns to Amidamaru. "You're a lousy laugher, Amidamaru. I wanna' hear five thousand giggles first thing tomorrow, or you can't go to school with Yoh AT ALL NEXT WEEK!"
Amidamaru: His snickering stopped and he cleared his throat. "Ahem. Yes, Lady Anna." He bows toward Anna.
Anna: "Good to hear. Take a lesson in obedience from Amidamaru, boys." She leaves the room.
(outside the inn)-----
Later, about fifteen minutes to be precise, Yoh, Manta and HoroHoro were stmding outside the inn as Yami Bakura approached.
Manta: As Yami Bakura arrived, fully in possession of Bakura, Manta looked at his watch, then up at Yami Bakura. "You're ten minutes late."
Yami Bakura: (doing a Gandalf impression, while pretending to smoke a pipe) "A good wizard is never late. Nor is he early; he comes precisely when he means to!" He waves his finger and holds his back like an old man.
(A/N: Lord of the Rings line; something else I don't own.)
Yami Bakura: After a blank stare from everyone, he finally spoke up again. "Never mind. You three have to read more. But seriously, I couldn't have the victim- uh, I mean...uh...forget it, I do mean victim, wake up while I'm in the middle of my spell. Had to make sure that Little Anna was asleep." He holds up a spirit flame, with a face resembling his own face. "I have one spirit. I assume two of you also have spirits."
(A/N: Yami Bakura definitely does not do this in Yugioh, but he has to make it look like he's a shaman. He's about to pull a fast one pretty soon, so get ready.)
Yoh and HoroHoro both hold up Amidamaru and Kokori respectively, and both in spirit flame mode.
Yami Bakura: "Excellent! We can begin right here and now!"
(A/N: That's the end of chapter 3. Keep reading, as the (very short) story continues. Also, slight warning that some scenes in the following chapters may be underrated for a PG-13 fic. But most of that stuff got edited out.)