Hey there! I did find time today to write. Yay! I'll update more often, I
promise.
To little-kat-girl: *hugs back* *coughs* *gets slightly blue* Ugh. . . can't. .. breath. . . anyways, thanks ^__^
To Pocketfirefairy: It continues ^_^ Thanks for the flower, Kuro *gg*
To snow-shadow-wolf: Thank you ^^ No, Anuki didn't kill Rebecca. Not yet *winks* She just made sure that the kid didn't hurt her eyes. . nice, eh? You'll soon hear about her own plot.
To Fluffy: *sniggers*
To Heather&Co: Thanks ^^ I'm glad you like the outtakes. *blushes like mad*
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Bakura's POV
Complete darkness. Great. First this blending flash of light, now that. Just great. I couldn't still be in the Shadow Realm, even there it wasn't that dark. I felt like I was in my mother's tummy again, there was absolutely no sound except my breathing and my heartbeat. Not even my steps were heard. It was creepy.
I remembered that Isis had told us once of this place. Was this the way to the underworld, where Osiris weighed the hearts of the dead? I didn't dare to call for Yami. It wasn't really important if he was here or still alive; I would've appreciated if anyone was here with me.
Faint whispering was around me, and trough the thick blackness I could hear soft whimpers and muffled sobs. Then a faint light appeared in the distance. It was like I was gliding towards it though I wasn't moving my feet consciously; they did on their own. The light came nearer -or did I come nearer to the light?- and I could see a small silhouette within. Like a child, the child of an angel, surrounded by pure light in complete night. A ray of hope.
And it was a child, huddling on the ground, burying the dace in its hands. Ryou really did melt the ice around my heart; I felt sorry for the kid. If I felt lost in here, what would a child feel? I knelt down, holding my hand out to the child.
"Hey there, little one."
Snowy white hair moved as the small boy looked up; and I stared into the startling green eyes of a four-year-old, shimmering with tears. "Why are you crying?"
"B'cause me's all alone.", the kid sniffed. I used my outstretched hand to remove the tears from his soft cheeks gently. That was Ryou, I supposed, for he looked like him.
"But I'm here, too."
"Me not alone then?" I shook my head no and smiled slightly as the boy dashed into my arms. Rubbing his back soothingly, I noticed he even smelt like Ryou, felt like him in my arms. None of us were alone by then. I couldn't help but smile at the trust the child had for me; when did last time give their trust to me without hesitation? Sure, I gained Teen-Ryou's. I protected him and soothed him, like he did me. But that Chibi-Ryou here in my arms only had the strong wish to be protected from the darkness and had trusted anyone to achieve his goal. Even if his saviour was the darkness himself. I straightened up and gathered the child in my arms, picking him up by the movement. His hair tickled my chin as he laid his head onto my shoulder. And so I started walking again.
Again, we approached a light in the distance. Since the kid has fallen asleep in my arms, I had completely lost my sense of time. I even wished I knew if we were in the Shadow Realm or not. Because I knew how to escape the place most people feared. Yami and I had been there, while Ryou and Yuugi had waited. The Shadow Realm couldn't turn adorable teen boys into adorable children, not by any chance. If that was Ryou, for that matter. I didn't know if I held an illusion in my arms, or an enemy, or just a rock that was enchanted to act like that by my own mind. Looking down at the sleeping kid I had bridal style in my arms, I removed this thought from my mind. Chibi-Ryou had started sucking on his thumb while sleeping and snuggled his cheek against my shirt. He looked peaceful. I was afraid this cute, peaceful expression could turn into an insane grin, that his soft small hands could tear me apart. The fears of insanity.
"Hey." I nudged the kid gently as a door appeared in front of me, causing me to stop my tracks. He moved and frowned shortly, but he didn't wake up. So I opened the door; and was blinded by another flash of light. I lost my sense of space and felt myself falling, still trying to turn around so Ryou wouldn't be hurt.
And then I awoke.
It was dim around me, I laid on a bed, and I had the Chibi still in my arms. So it hadn't been a dream. From the outside, I could hear voices, so I laid the child gently onto the bed and covered him with a blanket before getting up and entering another room. It was plain white. Bright white and I had to get used to the light before I could locate everyone. When I was able to see properly, I nearly gasped.
There was Isis, with a child in her arms, glaring at Anuki, who argued with Kaiba.
"What's going on?", I asked rather gruffly.
"I would like to know as well", a smooth voice next to me said. In another doorframe, next to mine, there was Yami, holding a now much smaller look- alike of himself by the hand. I recognized the child in Isis' arms as well; I only knew two people on this planet with sand blonde hair and lavender eyes, and Mariku leaned cross-armed on a wall. It had to be Malik. And the child on Yami's hand; Yuugi. On Seto's shoulder anyways, there sat a small girl about the age of three with reddish-brown hair.
What kind of dream was that??
"I said I want to know what the hell is going on", I growled. Anuki cleared her throat softly, drawing attention on her petite person.
"It seems everything is going along well. The ray of light you saw; that was spell I cast upon you. To turn these kids into younger kids wasn't planned though. . . "
"What do you mean, spell you cast?", Anzu asked from next to Seto, letting the Chibi-Shizuka play with her hair. "What happened?"
"I brought you all back to your former life. Maybe I should explain this to all of you. . . we have to wait until everyone gets out of their own soul."
I simply turned and went back into the room I came from, picking up Ryou. He sleepily rubbed his eyes.
"What up?"
"Nothing, little one. We're going to meet everyone else." His small face immediately brightened. When we returned to the other room, he reached out for Anzu, who smiled and walked over to pet his hair. "He's so adorable like that!" Ryou giggled softly and snuggled his head onto her shoulder, still being held by me. Anzu smiled up at me. I blushed the slightest bit; I felt like I was his father and she was my wife or something. And that was just *wrong*! Mariku could kill me for even considering that thought! I glanced at him, and of course, he glared. But not at me, no. . . he glared at Chibi-Malik who looked over Isis' shoulder and made faces at his older brother.
I glanced around while Anzu and Ryou were cuddling. In a corner, I could see Mai who leant at a wall with her younger sister by her side; the blonde child looked pretty tired and continued rubbing her eyes. She didn't seem to be younger though; for she was about eight or so already. Next to her, Ryuuji glared at Isis, who still glared at Seto, who still held Shizuka on his shoulder, who. . . looked rather lost now Anzu had taken her toy away by walking over to Bakura. Finally, the last door opened, and in came Honda and Jou. They immediately glared, too. Anuki sighed softly.
"Everyone here? Good. Let me explain something. You have to work together to get back to your own time. I transferred you to the time before Egypt was destroyed. You will experience the game that destroyed the country and nearly the whole world and you will discover our own souls.
"Nobody ever told you that you existed once. But you did, all of you. Same names, same look, same attitude. Nothings changed. I will transfer you now to the time shortly after Egypt was destroyed, and you have to find yourself to get back. I guess you will recognize it." At this point, she smiled.
"I'm sorry, I didn't want to turn them into children. It was a mistake. So please, if you want to walk through this door, you will come into Domino, Japan. . . 2005."
Everyone gaped. But no one did complain. . . this girl was creepy. And so we left the creepy room, and soon stood on a sidewalk with a sight in front of us neither of us ever had seen. Low buildings compared to our ones, and simple cars that drove on the ground. There was no hover car in sight, nothing we recognized. I hugged Ryou tighter; this was going to be a long journey.
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Next time: The groups will split again and everyone is off to find their once-bodies. Stay tuned!
To little-kat-girl: *hugs back* *coughs* *gets slightly blue* Ugh. . . can't. .. breath. . . anyways, thanks ^__^
To Pocketfirefairy: It continues ^_^ Thanks for the flower, Kuro *gg*
To snow-shadow-wolf: Thank you ^^ No, Anuki didn't kill Rebecca. Not yet *winks* She just made sure that the kid didn't hurt her eyes. . nice, eh? You'll soon hear about her own plot.
To Fluffy: *sniggers*
To Heather&Co: Thanks ^^ I'm glad you like the outtakes. *blushes like mad*
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Bakura's POV
Complete darkness. Great. First this blending flash of light, now that. Just great. I couldn't still be in the Shadow Realm, even there it wasn't that dark. I felt like I was in my mother's tummy again, there was absolutely no sound except my breathing and my heartbeat. Not even my steps were heard. It was creepy.
I remembered that Isis had told us once of this place. Was this the way to the underworld, where Osiris weighed the hearts of the dead? I didn't dare to call for Yami. It wasn't really important if he was here or still alive; I would've appreciated if anyone was here with me.
Faint whispering was around me, and trough the thick blackness I could hear soft whimpers and muffled sobs. Then a faint light appeared in the distance. It was like I was gliding towards it though I wasn't moving my feet consciously; they did on their own. The light came nearer -or did I come nearer to the light?- and I could see a small silhouette within. Like a child, the child of an angel, surrounded by pure light in complete night. A ray of hope.
And it was a child, huddling on the ground, burying the dace in its hands. Ryou really did melt the ice around my heart; I felt sorry for the kid. If I felt lost in here, what would a child feel? I knelt down, holding my hand out to the child.
"Hey there, little one."
Snowy white hair moved as the small boy looked up; and I stared into the startling green eyes of a four-year-old, shimmering with tears. "Why are you crying?"
"B'cause me's all alone.", the kid sniffed. I used my outstretched hand to remove the tears from his soft cheeks gently. That was Ryou, I supposed, for he looked like him.
"But I'm here, too."
"Me not alone then?" I shook my head no and smiled slightly as the boy dashed into my arms. Rubbing his back soothingly, I noticed he even smelt like Ryou, felt like him in my arms. None of us were alone by then. I couldn't help but smile at the trust the child had for me; when did last time give their trust to me without hesitation? Sure, I gained Teen-Ryou's. I protected him and soothed him, like he did me. But that Chibi-Ryou here in my arms only had the strong wish to be protected from the darkness and had trusted anyone to achieve his goal. Even if his saviour was the darkness himself. I straightened up and gathered the child in my arms, picking him up by the movement. His hair tickled my chin as he laid his head onto my shoulder. And so I started walking again.
Again, we approached a light in the distance. Since the kid has fallen asleep in my arms, I had completely lost my sense of time. I even wished I knew if we were in the Shadow Realm or not. Because I knew how to escape the place most people feared. Yami and I had been there, while Ryou and Yuugi had waited. The Shadow Realm couldn't turn adorable teen boys into adorable children, not by any chance. If that was Ryou, for that matter. I didn't know if I held an illusion in my arms, or an enemy, or just a rock that was enchanted to act like that by my own mind. Looking down at the sleeping kid I had bridal style in my arms, I removed this thought from my mind. Chibi-Ryou had started sucking on his thumb while sleeping and snuggled his cheek against my shirt. He looked peaceful. I was afraid this cute, peaceful expression could turn into an insane grin, that his soft small hands could tear me apart. The fears of insanity.
"Hey." I nudged the kid gently as a door appeared in front of me, causing me to stop my tracks. He moved and frowned shortly, but he didn't wake up. So I opened the door; and was blinded by another flash of light. I lost my sense of space and felt myself falling, still trying to turn around so Ryou wouldn't be hurt.
And then I awoke.
It was dim around me, I laid on a bed, and I had the Chibi still in my arms. So it hadn't been a dream. From the outside, I could hear voices, so I laid the child gently onto the bed and covered him with a blanket before getting up and entering another room. It was plain white. Bright white and I had to get used to the light before I could locate everyone. When I was able to see properly, I nearly gasped.
There was Isis, with a child in her arms, glaring at Anuki, who argued with Kaiba.
"What's going on?", I asked rather gruffly.
"I would like to know as well", a smooth voice next to me said. In another doorframe, next to mine, there was Yami, holding a now much smaller look- alike of himself by the hand. I recognized the child in Isis' arms as well; I only knew two people on this planet with sand blonde hair and lavender eyes, and Mariku leaned cross-armed on a wall. It had to be Malik. And the child on Yami's hand; Yuugi. On Seto's shoulder anyways, there sat a small girl about the age of three with reddish-brown hair.
What kind of dream was that??
"I said I want to know what the hell is going on", I growled. Anuki cleared her throat softly, drawing attention on her petite person.
"It seems everything is going along well. The ray of light you saw; that was spell I cast upon you. To turn these kids into younger kids wasn't planned though. . . "
"What do you mean, spell you cast?", Anzu asked from next to Seto, letting the Chibi-Shizuka play with her hair. "What happened?"
"I brought you all back to your former life. Maybe I should explain this to all of you. . . we have to wait until everyone gets out of their own soul."
I simply turned and went back into the room I came from, picking up Ryou. He sleepily rubbed his eyes.
"What up?"
"Nothing, little one. We're going to meet everyone else." His small face immediately brightened. When we returned to the other room, he reached out for Anzu, who smiled and walked over to pet his hair. "He's so adorable like that!" Ryou giggled softly and snuggled his head onto her shoulder, still being held by me. Anzu smiled up at me. I blushed the slightest bit; I felt like I was his father and she was my wife or something. And that was just *wrong*! Mariku could kill me for even considering that thought! I glanced at him, and of course, he glared. But not at me, no. . . he glared at Chibi-Malik who looked over Isis' shoulder and made faces at his older brother.
I glanced around while Anzu and Ryou were cuddling. In a corner, I could see Mai who leant at a wall with her younger sister by her side; the blonde child looked pretty tired and continued rubbing her eyes. She didn't seem to be younger though; for she was about eight or so already. Next to her, Ryuuji glared at Isis, who still glared at Seto, who still held Shizuka on his shoulder, who. . . looked rather lost now Anzu had taken her toy away by walking over to Bakura. Finally, the last door opened, and in came Honda and Jou. They immediately glared, too. Anuki sighed softly.
"Everyone here? Good. Let me explain something. You have to work together to get back to your own time. I transferred you to the time before Egypt was destroyed. You will experience the game that destroyed the country and nearly the whole world and you will discover our own souls.
"Nobody ever told you that you existed once. But you did, all of you. Same names, same look, same attitude. Nothings changed. I will transfer you now to the time shortly after Egypt was destroyed, and you have to find yourself to get back. I guess you will recognize it." At this point, she smiled.
"I'm sorry, I didn't want to turn them into children. It was a mistake. So please, if you want to walk through this door, you will come into Domino, Japan. . . 2005."
Everyone gaped. But no one did complain. . . this girl was creepy. And so we left the creepy room, and soon stood on a sidewalk with a sight in front of us neither of us ever had seen. Low buildings compared to our ones, and simple cars that drove on the ground. There was no hover car in sight, nothing we recognized. I hugged Ryou tighter; this was going to be a long journey.
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Next time: The groups will split again and everyone is off to find their once-bodies. Stay tuned!
