Chapter 2: A Gap In Time
Bakura was walking away from Malik's apartment after calling Yugi and the gang. He stopped at Dunkin' Donuts for a dozen glazed.
Bakura: How much for a dozen glazed?
Cashier: $5.35. Would you like to make it a Baker's Dozen?
Bakura: No thanks. Could you throw in a cup of coffee as well?
Cashier: Yeah. Your new total is $6.50.
Bakura: Thanks. pays the lady and walks out
Cashier: Have a good day. turns around and picks up the phone after he leaves Yes? Hello. He was just here. All seven of them?! What are we going to do about this? What do you mean me? I'm not doing this by myself! I know… but- sigh Alright. hangs up This better be worth it…
Yugi hung up the phone after listening to the dial tone for a few minutes. He dialed 69, but the message he got was, "This phone line has been disconnected". He looked up to his friends, asking himself why he let this happen.
"It's not your fault, Yug." Spoke Jounouchi, trying to comfort the little boy. "No one could've known that anyone was after the Sennen Items after all this time."
"I knew! I knew he would be after them. I knew he would attack. I knew he would kill. I knew he would come after me. I knew it…I always knew. In my heart, I always knew." Yugi tried to reason with his friends.
"Yugi, it's not your fault. However, it's our problem. We have to stop him from succeeding." Anzu whispered softly in his ear, stroking his hair. At that moment, she had a vision. A mysterious figure walks into a shop. He asks for a dozen glazed, and then a cup of coffee. The cashier looks familiar. Her face is hidden, but she knows.
"Anzu? Anzu, are you O.K.?" Yugioh shook the girl awake from her dreams.
"Huh? Yeah, I'm fine."
"You had another vision, I assume?"
"Yep. We need to call this number…" She divulged the phone number and it was dialed. The phone was answered.
"Yes?"
"Hello Mai."
"Hello."
"Have you seen Bakura?"
"He was just here."
"I thought so. He's after the Sennen Items."
"All seven of them?!"
"Yeah."
"What are we going to do about this?"
"Not us, you."
"What do you mean me?"
"You have to do this alone."
"I'm not doing this by myself!"
"You know he's had an interest in you for a while now, Mai."
"I know… but-"
"Mai, you have to."
sigh "Alright." hangs up "This better be worth it…"
Mai hung up the phone just in time to see Shadii walk in.
Mai: Hello, may I help you?
Shadii: Yes you can, Mai. You will listen to your friend, Anzu. You will become close to the Thief and learn his inner thoughts and plans. You will need this. he gives her the Sennen Scales These will judge him. Be careful how you use them. You could end up dead if they turn against you. she takes them and he leaves
Mai: Thank you. Come again. notices a piece of paper on them Warning: Do not speak these words unless you are wanting to judge another being. Ancient beings from my past. Ensure my trust and ensure my faith. Bestowed upon you is a soul. Judge him fairly and judge him whole. Give this being his Just Desserts. she put the paper in her back pocket and clocked out I have to leave early today. Something came up.
Co-Worker: What about the night shift?!
Mai: You'll just have to handle it yourself.
Co-Worker: Wha?!? the door is slammed in his face Guess I will…
Mai jumps in her car only to find a paper bag with a small box. She opens it, and finds a beautiful 24 karat gold necklace with a 26" chain. Further in the bag was a ticket, and a note.
Dear Mai,
I have loved you since the moment I knew of your inner strength. You have shown me true compassion and I wish to thank you for that. Meet me at the Grand Theatre tonight at 7:30 p.m. Dress nicely. I'll be waiting for you in the seat next to yours.
Sincerely,
Your True Love
She put the note back, and slowly put the necklace on. She looked in her rear-view mirror and drove home. She put a call through to California and got a different voice than what was expected.
Mai: Hello?
Jounouchi: Hello Mai. How are you?
Mai: Jounouchi? Are you sick? You sound different.
Jounouchi: This is his past self. I was waiting for a call from a…pizza place. Do tell me, what is it?
Mai: Don't worry. I think you'll like how it tastes. I'm going to visit Malik tonight. I was wondering if anyone would be making their way home early?
Jounouchi: Alright. Well, I think Jounouchi and Shizuka will be on the flight home tonight. As a matter of fact, they just left.
Mai: Thanks. I'll see you later.
Jounouchi: Yes. hangs up
Mai: hangs up Alright, I can do this….no I can't. calls up the first number that pops into her head
"This phone line has been disconnected."
Mai: That's odd…Isis always keeps her line connected, and on. I think I'll pay a visit to her. leaves her apartment and goes to the apartment.
Bakura had made his way to Shadii's house, and was surprised the priest could afford such luxuries. Still, he hid in the shadows until he came home. Armed with what he could find, he slinked around the place after he came home. Shadii, totally unaware there was an intruder, went to the kitchen to make himself something to eat. Little did he know it would be the last time he would be able to. Bakura came out from behind Shadii and beat him on the head with a guitar. He then unstrung the instrument, and while wearing gloves, dismembered the ancient priest body part by body part, until all that was left was each toe, finger, 2 hands, feet, forearms, upper arms, calves, thighs, a torso, and a head. Bakura licked the blood off the floor and then from a dagger he used to cut out the heart. He then proceeded to eat it while it was still beating. With his mouth and hands covered in blood, he left the scene, wanting more. Yearning for more. In his possession was the Sennen Tauk.
Bakura was walking away from Malik's apartment after calling Yugi and the gang. He stopped at Dunkin' Donuts for a dozen glazed.
Bakura: How much for a dozen glazed?
Cashier: $5.35. Would you like to make it a Baker's Dozen?
Bakura: No thanks. Could you throw in a cup of coffee as well?
Cashier: Yeah. Your new total is $6.50.
Bakura: Thanks. pays the lady and walks out
Cashier: Have a good day. turns around and picks up the phone after he leaves Yes? Hello. He was just here. All seven of them?! What are we going to do about this? What do you mean me? I'm not doing this by myself! I know… but- sigh Alright. hangs up This better be worth it…
Yugi hung up the phone after listening to the dial tone for a few minutes. He dialed 69, but the message he got was, "This phone line has been disconnected". He looked up to his friends, asking himself why he let this happen.
"It's not your fault, Yug." Spoke Jounouchi, trying to comfort the little boy. "No one could've known that anyone was after the Sennen Items after all this time."
"I knew! I knew he would be after them. I knew he would attack. I knew he would kill. I knew he would come after me. I knew it…I always knew. In my heart, I always knew." Yugi tried to reason with his friends.
"Yugi, it's not your fault. However, it's our problem. We have to stop him from succeeding." Anzu whispered softly in his ear, stroking his hair. At that moment, she had a vision. A mysterious figure walks into a shop. He asks for a dozen glazed, and then a cup of coffee. The cashier looks familiar. Her face is hidden, but she knows.
"Anzu? Anzu, are you O.K.?" Yugioh shook the girl awake from her dreams.
"Huh? Yeah, I'm fine."
"You had another vision, I assume?"
"Yep. We need to call this number…" She divulged the phone number and it was dialed. The phone was answered.
"Yes?"
"Hello Mai."
"Hello."
"Have you seen Bakura?"
"He was just here."
"I thought so. He's after the Sennen Items."
"All seven of them?!"
"Yeah."
"What are we going to do about this?"
"Not us, you."
"What do you mean me?"
"You have to do this alone."
"I'm not doing this by myself!"
"You know he's had an interest in you for a while now, Mai."
"I know… but-"
"Mai, you have to."
sigh "Alright." hangs up "This better be worth it…"
Mai hung up the phone just in time to see Shadii walk in.
Mai: Hello, may I help you?
Shadii: Yes you can, Mai. You will listen to your friend, Anzu. You will become close to the Thief and learn his inner thoughts and plans. You will need this. he gives her the Sennen Scales These will judge him. Be careful how you use them. You could end up dead if they turn against you. she takes them and he leaves
Mai: Thank you. Come again. notices a piece of paper on them Warning: Do not speak these words unless you are wanting to judge another being. Ancient beings from my past. Ensure my trust and ensure my faith. Bestowed upon you is a soul. Judge him fairly and judge him whole. Give this being his Just Desserts. she put the paper in her back pocket and clocked out I have to leave early today. Something came up.
Co-Worker: What about the night shift?!
Mai: You'll just have to handle it yourself.
Co-Worker: Wha?!? the door is slammed in his face Guess I will…
Mai jumps in her car only to find a paper bag with a small box. She opens it, and finds a beautiful 24 karat gold necklace with a 26" chain. Further in the bag was a ticket, and a note.
Dear Mai,
I have loved you since the moment I knew of your inner strength. You have shown me true compassion and I wish to thank you for that. Meet me at the Grand Theatre tonight at 7:30 p.m. Dress nicely. I'll be waiting for you in the seat next to yours.
Sincerely,
Your True Love
She put the note back, and slowly put the necklace on. She looked in her rear-view mirror and drove home. She put a call through to California and got a different voice than what was expected.
Mai: Hello?
Jounouchi: Hello Mai. How are you?
Mai: Jounouchi? Are you sick? You sound different.
Jounouchi: This is his past self. I was waiting for a call from a…pizza place. Do tell me, what is it?
Mai: Don't worry. I think you'll like how it tastes. I'm going to visit Malik tonight. I was wondering if anyone would be making their way home early?
Jounouchi: Alright. Well, I think Jounouchi and Shizuka will be on the flight home tonight. As a matter of fact, they just left.
Mai: Thanks. I'll see you later.
Jounouchi: Yes. hangs up
Mai: hangs up Alright, I can do this….no I can't. calls up the first number that pops into her head
"This phone line has been disconnected."
Mai: That's odd…Isis always keeps her line connected, and on. I think I'll pay a visit to her. leaves her apartment and goes to the apartment.
Bakura had made his way to Shadii's house, and was surprised the priest could afford such luxuries. Still, he hid in the shadows until he came home. Armed with what he could find, he slinked around the place after he came home. Shadii, totally unaware there was an intruder, went to the kitchen to make himself something to eat. Little did he know it would be the last time he would be able to. Bakura came out from behind Shadii and beat him on the head with a guitar. He then unstrung the instrument, and while wearing gloves, dismembered the ancient priest body part by body part, until all that was left was each toe, finger, 2 hands, feet, forearms, upper arms, calves, thighs, a torso, and a head. Bakura licked the blood off the floor and then from a dagger he used to cut out the heart. He then proceeded to eat it while it was still beating. With his mouth and hands covered in blood, he left the scene, wanting more. Yearning for more. In his possession was the Sennen Tauk.