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Takeover

Chapter Three

Underwater

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            "So you succeeded?"

            "Yes, but they have started to piece the clues together yet.  They have no idea about me, but they do about you, they're beginning to find what you want."

            "That doesn't matter in the least.  They can chase my motives around until their death; it won't make a difference in my final plan."

            "Unless…"

            "You will keep that from happening.  Don't let him tell anyone, especially the 'light'"

            "If I wasn't there he would have already guessed."

            "I knew he would have… that's why I created the plan the way I did."

            "Yes, and it's working perfectly."

            "Yes… now go, I will speak with you later."

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            "Are you looking at the stars too?" Shizuka asked as she came up to Amaya who sat looking up at the sky.  The day had been very tiring especially after Yugi couldn't give his guidance anymore.  He hadn't woken up yet.

            "Yes… It reminds me of home," Amaya answered.

            "Where was your home?"

            "North of here, in a place called Siliki.  The skies are always so clear, it's so easy to get your head stuck up there and it's fun to look at the stars all the time."

            "Jou and I used to do this all the time.  We'd sneak out at night when our parents were busy fighting to look up and dream of what it would be like up their.  Than our parents got divorced and we didn't really get to see each other often.  Our mom just died so I had to move back in with Jou and dad."

            "Mitsu and I used to do that a lot before our mom died.  Than we met our dad… he changed everything."

            "I guess we have a lot in common than.  Did you know your dad at all when you were little?"

            "No, mom moved away when Mitsu was five.  When she left she didn't realize that I had already been conceived."

            "When did you meet your dad?"

            "A few years ago"

            "How did he change everything?"

            "Mitsu didn't like dad so much, but dad was really nice to me - he seemed very sad, especially when we talked about mom – Mitsu and I got into a fight because he said that dad was a really bad person but I didn't agree."

            Amaya started getting up, "I'm going to go back to sleep."

            "Okay, I'll see you tomorrow."

            "Yeah, tomorrow"

            Minutes passed as Shizuka stared up at the stars, remembering how Jou and she would for such a long time.  She was so caught up in her thoughts that she didn't even notice when someone come up behind her and sat down next to her.  She only noticed someone was there when she felt a hand on her shoulder.  At that point she looked and saw Yugi sitting next to her.  "You're up," She said surprised.

            "It hasn't been more than a day has it?" Yugi asked weakly.  He was still weak from the attack.

            "No, it's still… today"

            "I wasn't sure… no one else was awake to ask."

            "When did you wake up?"

            "A while ago, I couldn't get the strength to get up until recently though."

            "What did those monkeys do to you?"

            "There was some sort of spell on the vines"

            "Why didn't the spell affect the rest of us?"

            "It would have affected you if they had used some kind of force you are weak against."

            "But I'm weak against Earth"

            "Yes, but since the vines covered the sun it didn't, because Earth needs Light to grow.  The sun was covered to fast for you to be affected."

            "Oh, I get it"

            "That's good." Suddenly Yugi started looking around, as if for someone who was going to threaten them.  "We have to get back to camp"

            "Why?"

            "We'll be in less danger there."

            "Okay."  Shizuka got up and started walking back to camp, but when she didn't hear Yugi following she turned around.  Yugi was on his hands and knees struggling to stand up.  "Need help?" Shizuka asked.

            "That would be great," Yugi said breathing heavily.  Shizuka walked over to him and helped him up.  She let Yugi lean on her as they started to walk back to camp.  However, before they could make it to the camp a flock of Fire Birds came swooping out of no where and surrounded them.  "Shizuka, watch out!" Yugi shouted as one of the birds shot fire.  Yugi was able to put up a shield, but only a weak one.

            "Yugi, what do we do?"

            "Can you make a Cloud Shield?"

            "Yes"

            "Okay, use it!"

            Clouds formed in a shield around them.  It was able to repel most of the attacks thrown their way.  "What now?" Shizuka asked.

"Can you make wings?"

"No, I was supposed to learn how to this year"

"Okay than just concentrate on keeping the shield up."  As Shizuka concentrated on keeping the shield up Yugi concentrated on making wings.  "Hold on Shizuka," Yugi said as he swooped down and picked up Shizuka and flew away from the birds.  It wasn't that easy though because the birds followed.  "Can you make an Air Bubble?" Yugi asked.

            "Yes, why?"

            "Because the birds can't go underwater, it will put out there flames and kill them."

            "We're going underwater?"

            "Yes, now get the Air Bubble ready.  I'm going to fly over to that lake"

            "I don't know how long my Air Bubble can last though"

            "I know, but it's our only hope."  Yugi swooped down straight for the lake.  Seconds before he touched the surface a glassy bubble appeared around him and Shizuka.  Then they were underwater.  Yugi's grip on Shizuka loosened as his wings disappeared and he fell to the bottom of the bubble.  Shizuka looked down and saw that he was unconscious… he had used too much of his energy.  Then she looked up to see the birds circling over where she and Yugi had dived in the water.  She was stuck down here and had to try her best to keep up the bubble.  If not both she and Yugi would die.

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            "Where's Yugi?" Rebecca asked the next morning when she woke up.  Her shout woke up a few other people, specifically Yami, Mitsu, and Amaya.  The other three were very deep sleepers.

            "Yugi's not here?" Amaya asked.

            "If he was here I wouldn't have asked where he was," Rebecca said.

            "Shizuka's not here either," Yami noted.

            "She was out last night" Mitsu commented, "I heard her get up."

            "Did you hear Yugi get up?" Yami asked.

            "No, I must have been asleep by than."

            "I was talking to Shizuka last night," Amaya said, "She might still be in the same place."

            "And Yugi might be with her," Yami said, "Show us where the place is."

            "Alright, follow me."  Amaya led them up a hill and in back of some trees to where she and Shizuka talked last night.  They didn't see anyone their, but they did see some bare spots on the ground with no grass.  "I'm going to go back and wake up the others, okay?"

            "Sure," Yami said distractedly, "It looks like they were attacked by some sort of fire creature."

            "How do you know that?" Rebecca asked.

            "There is scorched grass and Shizuka is an Air Mage.  She'd be able to blow the fire out before it spread too far but it would still burn the grass." Mitsu answered.

            "Oh, were they caught?"

            "I don't know," Yami started, "If Yugi wasn't weakened I'd be sure the answer was no, but he was so I don't know."

            "He wouldn't be killed though," Rebecca said, "If he was caught he'd be brought over to the school."

            "How do you know?" Mitsu asked.

            "From what Yugi said, that's the reason they took over the school in the first place."

            "That's one hope," Yami commented, "let's go back to the camp and start looking for them right after breakfast"

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            "The others know?"

            "Yes, was that your plan?"

            "Of course, they will search for him and in doing so get farther away from getting in my way."

            "What if they do find him?"

            "Don't worry about that I have a back up plan."

            "What of the girl?"

            "She is not very strong… she will be more of a pain than a help to him."

            "And of the boy?"

            "He will find them, I will see to it"

            "What must I do now?"

            "Keep going until this afternoon, than… disappear."

            "I should disappear just as it comes?"

            "Yes, now go, they will reach the camp soon."

            "Yes, I will talk to you another time."

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Sorry for the long wait… I've actually had this chapter written, but I wanted to try and finish the fifth chapter before I put this one up… I didn't end up finishing it, but decided I shouldn't keep you waiting.  I hope you liked it and there was another clue in this chapter… really big clue.  1 review to continue