It took me ALL morning just to finish this in time! It's kinda rushed but
the next chapter should have more action in it . . . a LOT more action.
Anyway this chapter basically sets the stage.
YAMIGIRL3: Thanks for being patient with me. Yeah, Joey can heal himself but that doesn't exactly mean he can't die. So if the branch fell on him and like snapped his vertebra it's possible that he wouldn't be able to heal himself before he died because it uses up his strength and energy to heal a wound and with one that bad he might die.
Ryou Bakura Obsessor: Arigato! I'm glad you like it! ^_^
Mamono: Lol. I hope you don't pass out on me on this chapter!
Snow white Hyatt: *blinks* Well . . . that's the most interesting review I've gotten so far. Lol
Kaz: Thank you so much for waiting. And I'm so happy you like it! Here's the next chapter (in full text).
Disclaimer: Don't own Yu-Gi-Oh. Do own everything (accept Serenity) on the Black Arrow.
Chapter 9
Shadi
"What's going on?!" Bakura cried.
"Yami, what'd you do?!" Joey demanded.
Yami turned to look at him. His eyes widened, "JOEY! LOOK OUT!" Mai looked up and a heavy branch break above the blonde. She grabbed his arm and yanked him out of the way just as it fell. That's when the ground began to break apart . . .
***
"Is everyone alright?" Yugi asked sitting upright.
"Yeah, I think so," Tristan's voice answered him.
Yugi stood up and looked around. They were underground in some sort of cave. It was pitch black and he couldn't see a thing. Someone bumped into him knocking Yugi and the other person down.
"Yow!" Yugi cried as a sharp rock scrapped his arm.
"Oh, sorry!" the other person said. "Is that you Yugi?"
"Mokuba?!"
"Yeah, it's me. I didn't hurt you or anything, did I?" the younger boy replied.
Yugi wiped the blood away from the cut. "It's just a scratch. Where's everyone else?"
"OUCH! Watch it!" came Duke's voice to Yugi's right.
"Oops, sorry Duke. Couldn't see ya," Tristan's voice answered.
"Tristan, Duke, follow my voice! We don't need to get separated!" Yugi called out.
There a bit of shuffling around before the four of them came in contact with one another.
"Okay, that's four of us, where's everyone else?" Tristan asked.
"Seto? Are you there big brother?" Mokuba called out into the stillness. No one answered.
"Yo Joey, you out there?" Tristan said.
"Yami? Where are you?" Yugi asked attentively.
Still no one answered.
"I guess we're alone . . ." Tristan trailed off.
Suddenly a light flared blinding everyone. When they became accustomed to the bright light Duke spoke, "Tr-Tristan, I-I don't think we're alone."
Everyone turned in Duke's direction to ask what he meant and gasped. Duke was pointing at the hand that was clutching his shoulder.
"Shadi?!" Yugi cried recognizing whom the hand belonged to.
Shadi looked at Yugi then walked over to a wall and placed his hand upon it.
Mokuba tugged on Yugi's sleeve, "Yugi? Who is that? What's he doing?"
"Quiet Mokuba," Yugi said not peeling his off of the strange man. Suddenly the wall began to slowly swing outward to reveal a passageway. Shadi looked at the teens once again and strode through the door.
"Hey! Wait a second!" Tristan suddenly called out jumping to his feet swiftly followed by Yugi, Mokuba, and Duke.
Duke frowned when they entered the dark passage. "He's gone."
"That's impossible," Tristan said.
"No it's not Tristan," Yugi said taking the lead. "But it's obvious he wanted us to come in here. Maybe we'll find the others."
"I hope so," Mokuba said quietly.
***
"Joey! Wake up! Come on you idiot! Wake up!" Mai hissed shaking the blonde boy beside her.
"Ya don't have ta call me an idiot."
"You're awake!" Mai cried flinging herself upon the fallen teen hugging him tightly. "You're awake! You're awake!"
Joey gasped, "Yeah . . . Mai . . . air."
Mai back off blushing furiously, "Oh, right, sorry Joey."
Joey waved the apology aside as he sat up taking in deep breaths of fresh air. "So, uh . . . where are we?" he asked after he was breathing properly again.
Mai looked around for the first time, "Some sort of underground tunnel." The two of them stood up.
"I guess we'd just better see where this thing leads to, huh?" Mai nodded.
***
"Whoever's on me, can you get off?"
"Oh, whoops. Sorry Bakura. You alright?"
Bakura sat up, "I've been better, how about you Malik?"
"Well, I did have a soft landing," the other boy laughed.
"Where is everyone?"
"I think we're the only ones here," Malik answered squinting into the darkness. "It looks like we're in some sort of tunnel."
"Well, we better see if we can find any of the others," Bakura said.
***
Seto groaned and opened his eyes. Where he was it was pitch black. As he sat up lights flared on momentarily blinding the teen. When his eyes were adjusted to the brightness he saw he was alone in a long and narrow hallway. There were carvings along the walls but he didn't pay any attention to them. Seto stood up taking a second to guess at which way to go, and turned to his right and started walking hoping he would run into the others and that Téa and Mokuba were alright.
***
Yami sat up slightly dizzy. Gradually he noticed the heavy presence of magic surrounding him. Looking up he saw a huge temple made of pure gold bricks with colorful paintings of most likely the history of how the temple came to be. He also realized he was underground.
Someone moved behind him. The Pharaoh turned and was relieved to see Isis a few feet away from him. She glanced at the temple. Her eyes grew wide with astonishment.
"Oh my," were her only words as she and Yami stared at the grand building in front of them.
***
"I can't believe stuck with a baka like you!" Yami Bakura roared in anger.
"Do you think I had of choice of who I was to end up with Tomb Robber?" Yami Malik snapped.
Yami Bakura didn't answer; his Millennium Ring had started glowing. Yami Malik noticed this too. As soon as the item indicated which way to go Yami Malik had grabbed the Ring, dragging the ancient Tomb Robber with it, and was sprinting down the passageway. If Yami Bakura hadn't been trying to keep himself from being strangled he would've laughed out loud at Yami Malik's eagerness to get to Malik.
***
It was night when Iron Morgan Bonney visited Serenity again. Then entire day she had been questioned as to the whereabouts of her friends and when she revealed nothing she was hit continuously.
When Bonney came in her normally carefree and aloft face saddened at the sight of Serenity's bruised body.
"Oh you poor thing," she said. "We're gonna have ta break ya outta here."
Serenity looked up at her with hopeful eyes. Bonney placed Serenity's dinner in front of her and started to pace the length of the room while the girl ate. Finally Bonney sat down next to Serenity and started to lay out her plan.
Serenity frowned when she was finished, "It's too risky. Either of us could easily end up dieing."
Bonney smiled, "Well if I die I's already sent me money to me family in Ireland so it ain't no great bother ta me. You're the one that needs ta stay alive. An' besides, I'm the best fighter on deck so there ain't no worry there. So you get ready ta make a break for it." Serenity nodded and Bonney left with the dinner dish leaving Serenity be herself again.
Don't worry brother, she silently thought, I'm coming.
*****
Chapter 10: Serenity's escape is the big thing. Hopefully Téa comes in. Maybe a little romance, not sure yet. Oh, and Yami Bakura doesn't get strangled. ^_^
Review please and I'll see ya'll next time I update!
YAMIGIRL3: Thanks for being patient with me. Yeah, Joey can heal himself but that doesn't exactly mean he can't die. So if the branch fell on him and like snapped his vertebra it's possible that he wouldn't be able to heal himself before he died because it uses up his strength and energy to heal a wound and with one that bad he might die.
Ryou Bakura Obsessor: Arigato! I'm glad you like it! ^_^
Mamono: Lol. I hope you don't pass out on me on this chapter!
Snow white Hyatt: *blinks* Well . . . that's the most interesting review I've gotten so far. Lol
Kaz: Thank you so much for waiting. And I'm so happy you like it! Here's the next chapter (in full text).
Disclaimer: Don't own Yu-Gi-Oh. Do own everything (accept Serenity) on the Black Arrow.
Chapter 9
Shadi
"What's going on?!" Bakura cried.
"Yami, what'd you do?!" Joey demanded.
Yami turned to look at him. His eyes widened, "JOEY! LOOK OUT!" Mai looked up and a heavy branch break above the blonde. She grabbed his arm and yanked him out of the way just as it fell. That's when the ground began to break apart . . .
***
"Is everyone alright?" Yugi asked sitting upright.
"Yeah, I think so," Tristan's voice answered him.
Yugi stood up and looked around. They were underground in some sort of cave. It was pitch black and he couldn't see a thing. Someone bumped into him knocking Yugi and the other person down.
"Yow!" Yugi cried as a sharp rock scrapped his arm.
"Oh, sorry!" the other person said. "Is that you Yugi?"
"Mokuba?!"
"Yeah, it's me. I didn't hurt you or anything, did I?" the younger boy replied.
Yugi wiped the blood away from the cut. "It's just a scratch. Where's everyone else?"
"OUCH! Watch it!" came Duke's voice to Yugi's right.
"Oops, sorry Duke. Couldn't see ya," Tristan's voice answered.
"Tristan, Duke, follow my voice! We don't need to get separated!" Yugi called out.
There a bit of shuffling around before the four of them came in contact with one another.
"Okay, that's four of us, where's everyone else?" Tristan asked.
"Seto? Are you there big brother?" Mokuba called out into the stillness. No one answered.
"Yo Joey, you out there?" Tristan said.
"Yami? Where are you?" Yugi asked attentively.
Still no one answered.
"I guess we're alone . . ." Tristan trailed off.
Suddenly a light flared blinding everyone. When they became accustomed to the bright light Duke spoke, "Tr-Tristan, I-I don't think we're alone."
Everyone turned in Duke's direction to ask what he meant and gasped. Duke was pointing at the hand that was clutching his shoulder.
"Shadi?!" Yugi cried recognizing whom the hand belonged to.
Shadi looked at Yugi then walked over to a wall and placed his hand upon it.
Mokuba tugged on Yugi's sleeve, "Yugi? Who is that? What's he doing?"
"Quiet Mokuba," Yugi said not peeling his off of the strange man. Suddenly the wall began to slowly swing outward to reveal a passageway. Shadi looked at the teens once again and strode through the door.
"Hey! Wait a second!" Tristan suddenly called out jumping to his feet swiftly followed by Yugi, Mokuba, and Duke.
Duke frowned when they entered the dark passage. "He's gone."
"That's impossible," Tristan said.
"No it's not Tristan," Yugi said taking the lead. "But it's obvious he wanted us to come in here. Maybe we'll find the others."
"I hope so," Mokuba said quietly.
***
"Joey! Wake up! Come on you idiot! Wake up!" Mai hissed shaking the blonde boy beside her.
"Ya don't have ta call me an idiot."
"You're awake!" Mai cried flinging herself upon the fallen teen hugging him tightly. "You're awake! You're awake!"
Joey gasped, "Yeah . . . Mai . . . air."
Mai back off blushing furiously, "Oh, right, sorry Joey."
Joey waved the apology aside as he sat up taking in deep breaths of fresh air. "So, uh . . . where are we?" he asked after he was breathing properly again.
Mai looked around for the first time, "Some sort of underground tunnel." The two of them stood up.
"I guess we'd just better see where this thing leads to, huh?" Mai nodded.
***
"Whoever's on me, can you get off?"
"Oh, whoops. Sorry Bakura. You alright?"
Bakura sat up, "I've been better, how about you Malik?"
"Well, I did have a soft landing," the other boy laughed.
"Where is everyone?"
"I think we're the only ones here," Malik answered squinting into the darkness. "It looks like we're in some sort of tunnel."
"Well, we better see if we can find any of the others," Bakura said.
***
Seto groaned and opened his eyes. Where he was it was pitch black. As he sat up lights flared on momentarily blinding the teen. When his eyes were adjusted to the brightness he saw he was alone in a long and narrow hallway. There were carvings along the walls but he didn't pay any attention to them. Seto stood up taking a second to guess at which way to go, and turned to his right and started walking hoping he would run into the others and that Téa and Mokuba were alright.
***
Yami sat up slightly dizzy. Gradually he noticed the heavy presence of magic surrounding him. Looking up he saw a huge temple made of pure gold bricks with colorful paintings of most likely the history of how the temple came to be. He also realized he was underground.
Someone moved behind him. The Pharaoh turned and was relieved to see Isis a few feet away from him. She glanced at the temple. Her eyes grew wide with astonishment.
"Oh my," were her only words as she and Yami stared at the grand building in front of them.
***
"I can't believe stuck with a baka like you!" Yami Bakura roared in anger.
"Do you think I had of choice of who I was to end up with Tomb Robber?" Yami Malik snapped.
Yami Bakura didn't answer; his Millennium Ring had started glowing. Yami Malik noticed this too. As soon as the item indicated which way to go Yami Malik had grabbed the Ring, dragging the ancient Tomb Robber with it, and was sprinting down the passageway. If Yami Bakura hadn't been trying to keep himself from being strangled he would've laughed out loud at Yami Malik's eagerness to get to Malik.
***
It was night when Iron Morgan Bonney visited Serenity again. Then entire day she had been questioned as to the whereabouts of her friends and when she revealed nothing she was hit continuously.
When Bonney came in her normally carefree and aloft face saddened at the sight of Serenity's bruised body.
"Oh you poor thing," she said. "We're gonna have ta break ya outta here."
Serenity looked up at her with hopeful eyes. Bonney placed Serenity's dinner in front of her and started to pace the length of the room while the girl ate. Finally Bonney sat down next to Serenity and started to lay out her plan.
Serenity frowned when she was finished, "It's too risky. Either of us could easily end up dieing."
Bonney smiled, "Well if I die I's already sent me money to me family in Ireland so it ain't no great bother ta me. You're the one that needs ta stay alive. An' besides, I'm the best fighter on deck so there ain't no worry there. So you get ready ta make a break for it." Serenity nodded and Bonney left with the dinner dish leaving Serenity be herself again.
Don't worry brother, she silently thought, I'm coming.
*****
Chapter 10: Serenity's escape is the big thing. Hopefully Téa comes in. Maybe a little romance, not sure yet. Oh, and Yami Bakura doesn't get strangled. ^_^
Review please and I'll see ya'll next time I update!