Yugioh Fantasy: Escape From Within Destiny

Progress One: A Meeting of Change

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"So, who do you suppose can do this task we ask of them?" Shaadi with his beige robe and high rank stared heavily at the playful lord of the universe. Yugi and Ishizu questionably thinking on what would be best accomplished, while Seto growled and shook his head calmly at the stupid idea.

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It was earlier that day when they had gone to the entrance to the conference room. A young woman, more of a girl than woman, with strawberry hair and the plasma circuited cyborg had met Seto and his bodyguards at least an hour early. The girl had smiled, bowing in deep respect for the much known icicle, Kaiba.

"Welcome to Ma'at, Lord Kaiba." Both of Pegasus's bodyguards had answered after their deep bowing, her fingers tracing back a few strands of strawberry blonde hair. Ryou blinked, watching her in thought. Seto had heard that Chisato was a rather young bodyguard, but this was not something he expected and if anyone knew him, he wanted only the expected to happen.

"Lord Ryou and Lord Malik, it is well to see you as well. You three however were not expected until the meeting officially began, but Master Crawford knew that you, Lord Kaiba, would at least come early." Chisato explained, her soft-spoken voice being the only noise between the five humanoids, until....

"The early bird always gets the worm, isn't that right, Chisato?" Honda asked quite oblivious to the fact that he was not indeed with a programmed sense of humor. The human bodyguard could only cover her face in disgust!! This was her first time meeting all the leaders, being official and everything because Croquet was reaching fifty-seven this year, and she had to get Honda to be her arms comrade.

"Hm....So it is true that Pegasus's genius only goes as far as politics and not as far in electronics." Kaiba's cold voice seemed void of anything but amusement at Chisato and the wildly misconstrued and rather misfortunate Honda all the while insulting Pegasus. Ryou could sense the start of an argument as he had many times in the past. Malik only smiled at the sight.

"MASTER Pegasus, if you please. His genius is only marked by people who truly do not understand what a great master he is to Chisato and I." The cyborg gladly supplied for Seto, Chisato's fury growing into her flesh as agitation. Ryou sighed, brushing his white bangs from his face, ready to fight against the oncoming onslaught of what you would call a normal 'Seto' day.

"His genius is only marked because he became a master of the universe. That doesn't mean he is good at anything else, you unprogrammed robot." Seto calmly stated, looking expectantly at Chisato as Honda was immediately transmitting through his network for his gun. Chisato could feel the cyborg's electronics go from peaceful to lethal in the mere seconds it took.

"Don't do that, Mr. Honda. I can fry all your circuitry before you even pull that trigger." Ryou stepped up towards the gap between Honda and Seto. The cyborg seemed to calm down somewhat, eyes pleading towards Chisato to do something. With a sigh, she shook her head; his transmission cut off abruptly, the human eyes that he had gotten from Master Pegasus darkened considerably.

"Kaiba-boy!! It is good to see you!!" If one could say that Seto was indeed cringing into the floor, it would be an understatement. Kaiba's dark blue eyes sharpened into slits as he and everyone else within the room turned to face the cheerful voice of the newcomer. Chisato smiled in relief. She didn't want to deal with Lord Kaiba and his cutting remarks for an hour!!! Honda nodded, grinning with his metallic face, quickly switching to his hologram.

"Pegasus." Kaiba shuddered even saying that godforsaken name. Pegasus and him were enemies ever since that loony got the gig to be his higher up which didn't exactly settle well with him even if that was nearly twelve years before when he was seventeen. Malik seemed to ease himself towards the back of the room, obviously not wanting to deal with Pegasus saying 'certain' things about them.

"Hello, Ryou-boy and Malik-boy!! It is indeed good to see your three beautiful faces here. I hope that Annuk was acting like a good little girl. She's seventeen you know, and I so hope that she I-" Pegasus started on when he felt the abrupt touch of his niece's hand upon his shoulder and the sharp 'ahem' from Kaiba. Taking a moment to shoo off her hand from his shoulder, he smiled even more adding to the effect of a fruitcake to think of.

"She is a rather young one but we came here for the meeting not for the interview of your inexperienced guard." Pegasus gaily smiled towards his cute or rather, sexy, nemesis. The smile could be interpreted into many things, but one thing it would always mean to Kaiba and Malik was run, and run quick. Chisato could only control her emotions as she glared heavily, seeming to sulk, at Kaiba's fearful gaze.

"Let's have a tea party!! Honda-borg, please go set out the tea set and Annuk, please wait for the other bodyguards." The Master of the Universe happily led Kaiba, an unwilling lord, to his tea room, a green and light sky blue room with plants and fancy chairs, the china waiting for them. Ryou could only shake his head and smile. This had happened many times when Kaiba and the other bodyguard, Malik, came to Ma'at early. It was as if Kaiba enjoyed this torture which deemed it sort of sick but then again, Kaiba showed no emotion except disdain towards anyone.

"Yes, Master." The woman bodyguard bowed to her master and Kaiba as the three of them, including Malik went to go have some tea. Standing up straight, she looked over to Ryou, who by now was deciding to go off on a tour of the palace. His interest into all the tapestries and paintings seemed to amuse him as he wondered off.

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"I trust in most of you to make your opinion of your bodyguards and yourselves." Pegasus told the group of leaders. His golden eye resting upon the table where a golden box sat, waiting for them to open it. His pale hair seemed to shimmer as he watched the leaders, the glint of gold sparkling on everyone's faces. "We cannot sell these, neither can we throw them away. We will have to be the guardians for these items." He lay down matter-of-factly. His voice was strong and surprising from the playfulness of a child's that he normally adhered to when talking to all the leaders but this was something they had not anticipated, especially Shaadi.

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The Ma'at sun beat gently upon the three figures as they walked the steps to the entrance of the Heavenly Castle. Pausing for only a few minutes, Shiro Shidou shook off the mutual feeling that he and Chijin had been feeling since they had easily teleported into the many transport teleporters. The Heavenly Castle was nice and rather old, but it didn't hold a sense of beauty to him. Taking time to sigh, climbing upon the steps up to the front doors, he couldn't help but seem to stare at the building with contempt.

It was a rather simple reason why he never liked Ma'at, unlike Chijin, and the Heavenly Castle. From his perspective, he had come to the conclusion of the reason of his dislike for the planet in a whole. Ma'at, though often depicted as a peaceful planet, Hellenistic life forming every minute all around, he knew from the secret history that Shaadi had granted him and from his own knowledge that Ma'at, the judge, the punishment for sins, was anything but peaceful.

There had been wars and bloodshed upon the very steps that he walked up. He wasn't showing it, but his mind ran over many of the video holoprograms that he had watched as he had learned history in his and Chijin's schooling. In truth, he was disgusted by Ma'at. It was nothing but a rather stupid planet that he had been made to go to with Shaadi and Chijin since he was small.

His twin, upon looking over to the amused girl, was different about it. Unlike him, Chijin kept her mind open on everything. She was open and sweet but cunning when she needed to be. She was in almost every way, the epitome of innocence. Big beautiful blue eyes filled with wonder as she looked around to the hellenistic statues and the crafted garden without much suspision.

She actually loved going here while Shiro dreaded the ordeal, somewhat. He had heard that there would be some new bodyguards, besides Pharaoh Yugi's men, there was one of Pegasus's, and lastly, one of Kaiba's. He didn't really want to deal with meeting the new people, and certainly didn't care too much as long as they didn't get too boring.

Taking longer, while Chijin frantically tried touching the statues all around to feel the texture, her stoic brother took this moment to sigh and follow the back of his leader, putting on a semi-smile for the slight brunette. Just as long as Chijin and Shaadi was safe would he be happy and not much could probably change his whole mind on the ordeal.

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"Well, I prescribe that all of you, especially you, Lord Shaadi, sit down. This knowledge I have is great, but grave indeed." Pegasus's commanding voice filled the room. The rich intonation seemed only semi- serious if you knew him but it seemed a huge surprise to everyone within the velvet covered room. Kaiba's blue half-dragonic eyes widened as he wondered what could be so great to make the craziest man in the universe into an actual serious man.

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And that was how all the trouble began.

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Well, I must say that this was an awesome chapter. Well, what was I trying to do? Transition, my dears, transition......

O_o I really need a shrink. The above sentence proved that one. Well, please review!! Loves to all!!

~Tally-chan-chan