Game III: Death By Pods
Outside storm clouds grew and grew; winds were whipping through streets like a hurricane. In tight alleyways, the winds swirled in dead ends, causing mini tornadoes. Many people fled far indoors due to this erratic weather.
Then came rain, first a small, fast drizzle. But in no time at all, an enormous downpour, like the entire sky had dropped all at once. This rain mixed with the harsh wind, caused nimble and weak tree branches to break right off the trees themselves.
Lightning didn't take long to get there. Soon sparks to large thunderbolts struck across the sky. This fierce storm came out of nowhere, and no one was prepared.
"Mr. Kaiba sir." Said one of the executives of the Kaibaland Corporation.
"What is it Terry?" Kaiba said in a quick irritated tone.
"There seems to be a violent storm approaching really fast, and some of the other executives suggest that we shut down your videogame theme park temporarily." she spoke through the intercom.
"How bad of a storm is it that would make it shutdown?" he turned his chair slightly towards the heavy curtains that are closed around his office.
"Why don't you see for yourself?" she said amusingly.
Kaiba moves the curtains open enough for him to get a good view. As he watched the storm, a sharp strip of lightning struck through the sky, right in front of the building.
"So, do you wish for us to announce a temporary shutdown to the people?"
"Yes, quickly." He closed the curtains as a small rumble of thunder passed by.
"Right away Mr. Kaiba." The small beep of the intercom showed that she had finished talking through the speaker.
Back at the Kaibaland park, the people (mostly kids) were oblivious to the storm because there were hardly any windows, and all of them had shades. No one could hear it because of the crowds and videogame noises.
"Alright kiddies, we have two more openings in the pods." Said the man next to the controls. "The next two in line may ride only if you have four quarters." He checked yugi's and another kid's money and showed them to their pods. "Alright you, in the green, will ride with that group, and you," he points to yugi, "will ride with this group. Have fun!" two other kids were inside the other pods next to his. The conductor pushed a few buttons and switches, and the glass dome closed overhead.
Soon yugi was transported to simlou's forest standing by himself.
The speaker rang loud over all the sounds throughout the park. "Due to a dense storm, Kaibaland will be shutdown temporarily." A pause and the announcement was repeated, "I repeat, there's a dense storm, so Kaibaland will be shutdown temporarily." Disappointed people seemed to whine and groan all at the same time.
"Aww, man...well this sucks!" Joey pouted.
"Let's go and find Tea'." Tristan insisted.
"What about Yugi?" He said
"He'll be getting off soon, then we'll meet up with him after we get Tea'."
"Oh, ok. Sounds good to me." Joey gave a small smile, and they walked together to search for Tea'.
Just then the lights flickered and went out. They stayed off for only a few seconds before the backup generators kicked in.
Inside the game, yugi felt a large jerk in his body. To him it was quite painful for only the few seconds when the power was out. "Wha- what was that?" he said hoarsely.
Back outside the pods, the conductor was awakening the other kids in the other four groups of three.
Another lightning strike hit the backup generator and the power went out completely through the entire park and buildings.
"AHHH!!.... S-something's wrong." He puts his hand on his chest as he struggles to stand again. "What? I-... I can't log out?!" he stumbles to a nearby tree.
The emergency power was switched on, and a few games lit up.
"Hey! There's Tea'!" Tristan waved to his right, "come on Joey, and lets meet with her." Tristan pulled Joey along behind him. "Before the lights go out entirely."
"Alright, Alright! Just let go of my shirt!"
"Oops, sorry man!" He lets go.
Tea' walks up to them as they approach. "Hey guys. Um... where's yugi?"
"We were going to look for him as soon as we found you." Joey said.
"Well then, lets hurry up. I don't like it that the power keeps going out." She walks past them and then stops. "Do you guys know where he might be?"
"Follow me!" Tristan replied.
The conductor frantically tries to open and wake the remaining three kids in the last pod. "Dang. I don't know why this darn thing won't open. It must be an electrical shortage." He opens a latch on the side and finds out some wires are fried. "Uh-oh. I need to quickly get an engineer, I don't how this works!"
"Hey!" Joey yells from behind to the conductor.
He turns around to see a girl with two guys standing below him on the floor. "What is it? I'm busy right now."
"Did you see a kid about this high with spiky red and blonde hair?"
He turns around and looks in the three pods in front of him. His face turns in to a worried look. He then looks back at them and points into the pod, "right here..."
"What?! Hey, get him outta there! The power might go out again." Joey yells.
He looked ashamed, "I...I can't."
Quickly all three of them jump up onto the stage and peer inside his pod. The conductor gets up and goes to his phone to call an engineer.
"Yes. I need someone to get down here and repair a pod. Three kids are stuck inside the game..... what!? You can't tell me that all of them are working on the generators..... well try!" He puts the phone back and walks over to where they are. "Someone will come as quickly as they can. It'll be about an hour or more before they even get here."
Joey turns to him, "Your telling me that they can't wake up."
He pushes his glasses back and sighs, "I'm sorry. Even if he did wake up, I'm not sure what's going to happen to him." Tea', Tristan, and Joey all look at each other worried. Yugi on the other hand is walking around Simlou to find the players in the other two pods.
Outside storm clouds grew and grew; winds were whipping through streets like a hurricane. In tight alleyways, the winds swirled in dead ends, causing mini tornadoes. Many people fled far indoors due to this erratic weather.
Then came rain, first a small, fast drizzle. But in no time at all, an enormous downpour, like the entire sky had dropped all at once. This rain mixed with the harsh wind, caused nimble and weak tree branches to break right off the trees themselves.
Lightning didn't take long to get there. Soon sparks to large thunderbolts struck across the sky. This fierce storm came out of nowhere, and no one was prepared.
"Mr. Kaiba sir." Said one of the executives of the Kaibaland Corporation.
"What is it Terry?" Kaiba said in a quick irritated tone.
"There seems to be a violent storm approaching really fast, and some of the other executives suggest that we shut down your videogame theme park temporarily." she spoke through the intercom.
"How bad of a storm is it that would make it shutdown?" he turned his chair slightly towards the heavy curtains that are closed around his office.
"Why don't you see for yourself?" she said amusingly.
Kaiba moves the curtains open enough for him to get a good view. As he watched the storm, a sharp strip of lightning struck through the sky, right in front of the building.
"So, do you wish for us to announce a temporary shutdown to the people?"
"Yes, quickly." He closed the curtains as a small rumble of thunder passed by.
"Right away Mr. Kaiba." The small beep of the intercom showed that she had finished talking through the speaker.
Back at the Kaibaland park, the people (mostly kids) were oblivious to the storm because there were hardly any windows, and all of them had shades. No one could hear it because of the crowds and videogame noises.
"Alright kiddies, we have two more openings in the pods." Said the man next to the controls. "The next two in line may ride only if you have four quarters." He checked yugi's and another kid's money and showed them to their pods. "Alright you, in the green, will ride with that group, and you," he points to yugi, "will ride with this group. Have fun!" two other kids were inside the other pods next to his. The conductor pushed a few buttons and switches, and the glass dome closed overhead.
Soon yugi was transported to simlou's forest standing by himself.
The speaker rang loud over all the sounds throughout the park. "Due to a dense storm, Kaibaland will be shutdown temporarily." A pause and the announcement was repeated, "I repeat, there's a dense storm, so Kaibaland will be shutdown temporarily." Disappointed people seemed to whine and groan all at the same time.
"Aww, man...well this sucks!" Joey pouted.
"Let's go and find Tea'." Tristan insisted.
"What about Yugi?" He said
"He'll be getting off soon, then we'll meet up with him after we get Tea'."
"Oh, ok. Sounds good to me." Joey gave a small smile, and they walked together to search for Tea'.
Just then the lights flickered and went out. They stayed off for only a few seconds before the backup generators kicked in.
Inside the game, yugi felt a large jerk in his body. To him it was quite painful for only the few seconds when the power was out. "Wha- what was that?" he said hoarsely.
Back outside the pods, the conductor was awakening the other kids in the other four groups of three.
Another lightning strike hit the backup generator and the power went out completely through the entire park and buildings.
"AHHH!!.... S-something's wrong." He puts his hand on his chest as he struggles to stand again. "What? I-... I can't log out?!" he stumbles to a nearby tree.
The emergency power was switched on, and a few games lit up.
"Hey! There's Tea'!" Tristan waved to his right, "come on Joey, and lets meet with her." Tristan pulled Joey along behind him. "Before the lights go out entirely."
"Alright, Alright! Just let go of my shirt!"
"Oops, sorry man!" He lets go.
Tea' walks up to them as they approach. "Hey guys. Um... where's yugi?"
"We were going to look for him as soon as we found you." Joey said.
"Well then, lets hurry up. I don't like it that the power keeps going out." She walks past them and then stops. "Do you guys know where he might be?"
"Follow me!" Tristan replied.
The conductor frantically tries to open and wake the remaining three kids in the last pod. "Dang. I don't know why this darn thing won't open. It must be an electrical shortage." He opens a latch on the side and finds out some wires are fried. "Uh-oh. I need to quickly get an engineer, I don't how this works!"
"Hey!" Joey yells from behind to the conductor.
He turns around to see a girl with two guys standing below him on the floor. "What is it? I'm busy right now."
"Did you see a kid about this high with spiky red and blonde hair?"
He turns around and looks in the three pods in front of him. His face turns in to a worried look. He then looks back at them and points into the pod, "right here..."
"What?! Hey, get him outta there! The power might go out again." Joey yells.
He looked ashamed, "I...I can't."
Quickly all three of them jump up onto the stage and peer inside his pod. The conductor gets up and goes to his phone to call an engineer.
"Yes. I need someone to get down here and repair a pod. Three kids are stuck inside the game..... what!? You can't tell me that all of them are working on the generators..... well try!" He puts the phone back and walks over to where they are. "Someone will come as quickly as they can. It'll be about an hour or more before they even get here."
Joey turns to him, "Your telling me that they can't wake up."
He pushes his glasses back and sighs, "I'm sorry. Even if he did wake up, I'm not sure what's going to happen to him." Tea', Tristan, and Joey all look at each other worried. Yugi on the other hand is walking around Simlou to find the players in the other two pods.