AN: Sorry for the short chapter, but me and my brother need a break from writing for a while. Look for a post in the future!
Chapter 5
The Showdown Begins
"There," Inu-yasha said, sheathing his Tetseiga, "That's the last of them. The way should be clear for you guys to get into the tower."
"Let's go!" Yugi/Yami said, leading the way. But as they approached the entrance, two hidden doors opened above them. In the doorway, was none other than Seto Kaiba himself. No longer dressed in his "Prince Charming disguise, he was now decked in implements of battle.
"Kaiba!" yelled Joey, ""Where's my sister, you snake!"
"She's safe for now," Kaiba answered, "But if you want her back, then you'll have to face my Tower of Death!"
"We've had enough of your games, Kaiba!" yelled Yugi/Yami.
"Come down and fight, coward!" Inu-yasha called up.
"We'll face each other soon enough, Yugi," Kaiba replied, "I'll face you on the Platform, where we had our last Duel. Only don't expect the outcome to be the same this time. I've mastered my Shadow powers. But first, I want to see what your demon warrior can handle." Then, the upper doors closed, and the entrance of the tower opened…
Serenity looked all over her room. There had to be a way out, there just had to. Let me see, she thought to herself, those guards are supposed to guard me, but they're also supposed to listen to me if I need anything. I could pretend to get sick, and run when they open the door. No, that won't work. They'll just grab me and force me back in here. She walked over to the barred window. She could break the glass, but how was she supposed to get through the bars? And this building went straight up. No foot holds to climb from.
"'Do not be afraid to break the darkness with the light.'" Ishizu must have meant something from that clue, but what? She looked outside. They were gone. They must be inside now. And this place was filled with traps. Oh, she just had to find a way out!
"This doesn't smell right." Inu-yasha said as they all looked at the open doors. "There's obviously a trap inside."
"Knowing Kaiba, there are many," Yugi/Yami said, "But we have no choice. We must enter." So Yugi/Yami, still in his Pharaoh's attire, led the odd group inside. But, before Tristan, Tea, and little Shippo could walk in behind the others, the doors closed.
"What's going on!" Joey cried.
"I told you it was a trap," Inu-yasha yelled.
Yugi/Yami ran to the door, and called out, "Tea! Tristan! Can you here me?!"
"Yugi?" they barely heard Tea reply, "What happened?"
"Don't worry, we're alright."
"You guys go on," Tristan said through the door, "We'll find our own way in." But before Yugi/Yami could reply, he heard the sound of metal grinding against metal, and then, "YAAAHHH!" Inu-yasha was gone!
"Inu-yash?!" they all cried as the floor swallowed up their friend. Then, they all felt the floor tilt! They began to slide down towards who knew what. But at one point, the slide broke into three sections. Joey and Miroku went one way, Songo and Mai down another, and Kagome and Yugi/Yami down the last. When they landed, Yugi/Yami looked around. The room was dark. "Where are we," Kagome asked.
"I don't know," the Game King answered, "But I don't like the look of it."
"Where in all the H$&&s am I?" Inu-yasha said as he got up. One minute he was standing next to Kagome, the next he's here. "I know you can hear, Kaiba. I don't know what your beef with me is, but I'm still gonna shred you and what ever you throw at me apart. Got that?"
"Quite well, you-kai. But before you make any threats, just wait and see what I'm going 'throw at you'," Kaiba's voice said over the speakers.
"He's worse than Naraku," Inu-yasha muttered under his breath, "And worse, he's human." But then, he felt a quick, excruciating pain in his arm. He cried out in pain, falling to his knees. He looked up, and saw a Samurai standing there. Another mechanical warrior? Inu-yasha wasted no time. He jumped from the Samurai's next swing, covered his hands in his blood, and yelled, "Blades of Blood!" slashing forward, sending out red blades that tore the Samurai into several, sparking pieces.
"You're gonna have to do better than that!" the han-you called out. Then, he smelt it. He knew those scents. Joey and Miroku! They were close! He sniffed the air, getting a sense of what direction to go, and took off.
"So, Musaki the Legendary Swordsman didn't bring him down," Seto said as he watched the monitors. "I'll have to study his moves. He must have a weakness."
Joey and Miroku looked around at the blank walls. "Gloomiest place I've ever been." Joey remarked.
"Must you make jokes at times like this?"
"I can't help it, alright?"
"Just stay alert for any more of those metal warriors," Miroku said. But he was caught off guard, for then a club swung in, hitting the monk in the back. He fell, stunned. Joey twirled his Staff, and made a swing, but this robot ducked, and made it's own swing. "Another stupid monster-robot." Joey said, dodging the metal maniac's swings, "This is getting old!" Before Joey swung, he heard someone say, "For once I agree!" and then, with a flash of white light, the robot fell apart. Inu-yasha stepped from the shadows.
"I thought I'd never be happy to see you, dog breath," Joey said as Inu-yasha helped Miroku to his feet.
"Whatever. Where's Kagome?"
"We don't know," Miroku answered as he steadied himself. "We were separated."
"Great. Just great. Is this Kaiba guy always this complicated?" But from above, over the speakers, came his answer.
"Not complicated. Strategic," said Kaiba's voice. "A devided enemy is easier to conquer. Now that I've seen some of yours and Wheeler's moves, I want to see what your monk can do." Then, Inu-yasha's ears twitched, and he cried, "Get down!" as they were showered by darts. They got up, and started to run, but they heard Kaiba's laugh from all around.
"Do you think you can escape the inevitable?" They were narrowly dodging the darts as they ran ahead, the number of projectiles increasing.
"I have no choice!" cried Miroku, twirling around. He unwrapped his hand, and cried, "Wind Tunnel!" The black hole in his hand sucked up the darts, but even as those went in, more darts were fired! He lifted his hand high, letting the darts swarm around and into his hand, while Inu-yasha unsheathed the Tetseiga, jammed it in the ground, and he and Joey held on tight while the monk used his curse as a weapon.
Soon, the darts stopped coming. When that happened, Miroku covered his hand again and the other boys walked towards him. Then, Kaiba's voice spoke once more.
"Amusing. Now let's see you at the next level of my Death Tower." With that, the ground under them shifted, and they were suddenly rising. They had been on a platform that was now taking them higher up into the Tower.
"This is getting cliché," said Mai as she and Songo walked along the long passage. "Could Kaiba be more predictable. What next? More robots?"
"Don't tempt him," Songo said, looking from left to right.
Too late, a barrage of arrows soon fired upon them. Then, Amazons surrounded them. Songo drew her sword, handed it to Mai, and said, "Make yourself useful!" She charged, throwing her hiraikotsu, while Kirara lunged at another batch. Mai lifted the sword uncertainly as the Amazon Swordswoman stepped forward, bearing her own sword. Mai closed her eyes, gulped, prayed for a miracle, and charged at her robotic opponent, shrieking a cry fiercer than her Harpies could have. She made a wild swipe at the Swordswoman's head, and made actually managed to make contact. She kept swinging her blade as more Amazons came at her. Soon, when she heard o more robots attacking, she opened her eyes, and looked at the rabble of metal parts on the floor. She looked towards Songo, who was out of breath from fighting, too. Kirara was licking at a small wound on her paw.
"You two seem strong enough," said Kaiba's voice over the intercom. "I suppose I shall let you advance," he added as the floor lifted them up.
Chapter 5
The Showdown Begins
"There," Inu-yasha said, sheathing his Tetseiga, "That's the last of them. The way should be clear for you guys to get into the tower."
"Let's go!" Yugi/Yami said, leading the way. But as they approached the entrance, two hidden doors opened above them. In the doorway, was none other than Seto Kaiba himself. No longer dressed in his "Prince Charming disguise, he was now decked in implements of battle.
"Kaiba!" yelled Joey, ""Where's my sister, you snake!"
"She's safe for now," Kaiba answered, "But if you want her back, then you'll have to face my Tower of Death!"
"We've had enough of your games, Kaiba!" yelled Yugi/Yami.
"Come down and fight, coward!" Inu-yasha called up.
"We'll face each other soon enough, Yugi," Kaiba replied, "I'll face you on the Platform, where we had our last Duel. Only don't expect the outcome to be the same this time. I've mastered my Shadow powers. But first, I want to see what your demon warrior can handle." Then, the upper doors closed, and the entrance of the tower opened…
Serenity looked all over her room. There had to be a way out, there just had to. Let me see, she thought to herself, those guards are supposed to guard me, but they're also supposed to listen to me if I need anything. I could pretend to get sick, and run when they open the door. No, that won't work. They'll just grab me and force me back in here. She walked over to the barred window. She could break the glass, but how was she supposed to get through the bars? And this building went straight up. No foot holds to climb from.
"'Do not be afraid to break the darkness with the light.'" Ishizu must have meant something from that clue, but what? She looked outside. They were gone. They must be inside now. And this place was filled with traps. Oh, she just had to find a way out!
"This doesn't smell right." Inu-yasha said as they all looked at the open doors. "There's obviously a trap inside."
"Knowing Kaiba, there are many," Yugi/Yami said, "But we have no choice. We must enter." So Yugi/Yami, still in his Pharaoh's attire, led the odd group inside. But, before Tristan, Tea, and little Shippo could walk in behind the others, the doors closed.
"What's going on!" Joey cried.
"I told you it was a trap," Inu-yasha yelled.
Yugi/Yami ran to the door, and called out, "Tea! Tristan! Can you here me?!"
"Yugi?" they barely heard Tea reply, "What happened?"
"Don't worry, we're alright."
"You guys go on," Tristan said through the door, "We'll find our own way in." But before Yugi/Yami could reply, he heard the sound of metal grinding against metal, and then, "YAAAHHH!" Inu-yasha was gone!
"Inu-yash?!" they all cried as the floor swallowed up their friend. Then, they all felt the floor tilt! They began to slide down towards who knew what. But at one point, the slide broke into three sections. Joey and Miroku went one way, Songo and Mai down another, and Kagome and Yugi/Yami down the last. When they landed, Yugi/Yami looked around. The room was dark. "Where are we," Kagome asked.
"I don't know," the Game King answered, "But I don't like the look of it."
"Where in all the H$&&s am I?" Inu-yasha said as he got up. One minute he was standing next to Kagome, the next he's here. "I know you can hear, Kaiba. I don't know what your beef with me is, but I'm still gonna shred you and what ever you throw at me apart. Got that?"
"Quite well, you-kai. But before you make any threats, just wait and see what I'm going 'throw at you'," Kaiba's voice said over the speakers.
"He's worse than Naraku," Inu-yasha muttered under his breath, "And worse, he's human." But then, he felt a quick, excruciating pain in his arm. He cried out in pain, falling to his knees. He looked up, and saw a Samurai standing there. Another mechanical warrior? Inu-yasha wasted no time. He jumped from the Samurai's next swing, covered his hands in his blood, and yelled, "Blades of Blood!" slashing forward, sending out red blades that tore the Samurai into several, sparking pieces.
"You're gonna have to do better than that!" the han-you called out. Then, he smelt it. He knew those scents. Joey and Miroku! They were close! He sniffed the air, getting a sense of what direction to go, and took off.
"So, Musaki the Legendary Swordsman didn't bring him down," Seto said as he watched the monitors. "I'll have to study his moves. He must have a weakness."
Joey and Miroku looked around at the blank walls. "Gloomiest place I've ever been." Joey remarked.
"Must you make jokes at times like this?"
"I can't help it, alright?"
"Just stay alert for any more of those metal warriors," Miroku said. But he was caught off guard, for then a club swung in, hitting the monk in the back. He fell, stunned. Joey twirled his Staff, and made a swing, but this robot ducked, and made it's own swing. "Another stupid monster-robot." Joey said, dodging the metal maniac's swings, "This is getting old!" Before Joey swung, he heard someone say, "For once I agree!" and then, with a flash of white light, the robot fell apart. Inu-yasha stepped from the shadows.
"I thought I'd never be happy to see you, dog breath," Joey said as Inu-yasha helped Miroku to his feet.
"Whatever. Where's Kagome?"
"We don't know," Miroku answered as he steadied himself. "We were separated."
"Great. Just great. Is this Kaiba guy always this complicated?" But from above, over the speakers, came his answer.
"Not complicated. Strategic," said Kaiba's voice. "A devided enemy is easier to conquer. Now that I've seen some of yours and Wheeler's moves, I want to see what your monk can do." Then, Inu-yasha's ears twitched, and he cried, "Get down!" as they were showered by darts. They got up, and started to run, but they heard Kaiba's laugh from all around.
"Do you think you can escape the inevitable?" They were narrowly dodging the darts as they ran ahead, the number of projectiles increasing.
"I have no choice!" cried Miroku, twirling around. He unwrapped his hand, and cried, "Wind Tunnel!" The black hole in his hand sucked up the darts, but even as those went in, more darts were fired! He lifted his hand high, letting the darts swarm around and into his hand, while Inu-yasha unsheathed the Tetseiga, jammed it in the ground, and he and Joey held on tight while the monk used his curse as a weapon.
Soon, the darts stopped coming. When that happened, Miroku covered his hand again and the other boys walked towards him. Then, Kaiba's voice spoke once more.
"Amusing. Now let's see you at the next level of my Death Tower." With that, the ground under them shifted, and they were suddenly rising. They had been on a platform that was now taking them higher up into the Tower.
"This is getting cliché," said Mai as she and Songo walked along the long passage. "Could Kaiba be more predictable. What next? More robots?"
"Don't tempt him," Songo said, looking from left to right.
Too late, a barrage of arrows soon fired upon them. Then, Amazons surrounded them. Songo drew her sword, handed it to Mai, and said, "Make yourself useful!" She charged, throwing her hiraikotsu, while Kirara lunged at another batch. Mai lifted the sword uncertainly as the Amazon Swordswoman stepped forward, bearing her own sword. Mai closed her eyes, gulped, prayed for a miracle, and charged at her robotic opponent, shrieking a cry fiercer than her Harpies could have. She made a wild swipe at the Swordswoman's head, and made actually managed to make contact. She kept swinging her blade as more Amazons came at her. Soon, when she heard o more robots attacking, she opened her eyes, and looked at the rabble of metal parts on the floor. She looked towards Songo, who was out of breath from fighting, too. Kirara was licking at a small wound on her paw.
"You two seem strong enough," said Kaiba's voice over the intercom. "I suppose I shall let you advance," he added as the floor lifted them up.