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Chapter 5: New Powers and More Problems
I'm gonna go to bed Yami, goodnight
Goodnight
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Aoi looked up at the sign.
"Turtle Game Shop…" she muttered, "it shall all end here," she entered silently, the millennium falcon gripped tightly in her hand.
Upstairs, Yugi was asleep in bed, Yami in his soul room thinking again. No one had noticed the return of the young girl. She swept past the door, glided down the hallway, and up to the closed door of Yugi's bedroom. Then pressed her ear on the door to listen for any sound.
Good, he's asleep.
Carefully, she turned the doorknob and tiptoed into Yugi's room to see Yugi sound asleep.
Aw. Cute…too bad he has to die.Yami's Soul room
"I really can't understand what I said to have steamed her up like that, what did I say to make her so mad anyway? And to make things worse, she ran off because of what I said…" Yami looked up, "oh, I'll think about this later…this is frustrating…but I just can't stop worrying about her, I mean…she can be anywhere…including…here?! With that…AH! YUGI!!!"
YUGI! WAKE UP!!! NOW!!!!!
Wah…
Yugi had barely opened his eyes when Yami took control and dodged the incoming sharp tail of the millennium falcon heading straight for his heart.
"Aoi! What are you doing??" asked a desperate Yami.
"What do you think, Yami?" she answered, and lunged forward for another attack."How am I supposed to know?" he retorted as he dodged another stab of the millennium falcon.
Yami what is going on? Why is Aoi trying to kill us?!
I don't know…hoping she does though
What??
"Look Aoi," Yami began, "I'm terribly sorry for whatever I said to make you so mad, but please stop this madness!"
Aoi stopped for a moment, and panted, "Said…? You didn't just say something to make me end up like this…and I'll bet you're afraid to admit what you did…" she darted towards him again.
"Maybe I am…but I've lost all my memories, and Ra knows what I did to you! At least let me know the reason for you to kill me!"
Aoi didn't answer, she had disappeared.
"Wha…Aoi…ugh..?!"
She had snuck up just below him, holding the millennium falcon that had its sharp tail stuck into Yami's chest. His hands fell down as blood slowly gushed out of the wound.
"Aoi…what are you…" he fainted before he could finish. Aoi laughed manically…but suddenly, nothing seemed right…
Haha…uh…what in the…wasn't I at the museum? Aoi blinked at the figure on the floor.
"Oh my god…YUGI!!!"
In the Real Word
Travis had just returned home after winning another Duel Monsters tournament. He walked by his mother, and up to his room to change.
"I'm gonna go visit Kei again," he told his mother before heading out again.
"Alright, dear," his mother replied.
Travis walked out into the street, thinking. I wonder if Kei would have already awakened by now…it has been a month since she fell into a coma. But then, why can't any of the doctors figure out what's wrong with her? What's even more creepy, the last doctor actually said there wasn't any brain activity going on…Travis shook his head, I mustn't think of that. Kei will be fine; it's just…just something she's going through…she has to be fine…
He walked into the hospital…
Then again…why is she affecting me so much? Do I like her? But why have I suddenly gotten so much better at dueling after she left? I even won a couple tournaments…But…my friends also said I've had more attitude after that too…probably influence from the show. I am thinking too much. I guess I shouldn't worry; Kei is going to fine after all. Get hold of yourself Travis, just be normal…
Travis had arrived in Kei's room, he slowly moved to her bedside.
"Kei…" he muttered sadly, looking down at her, "I'm back again to check on you, but I see nothing has changed still…if only you were awake now, I can tell you how well I've done in dueling," he continued, "I've even won a few tournaments while you were away."
Kei's features remained motionless. Travis just kept going, he was used to talking to her like that by now.
"By the way, I got a present from a relative living in Egypt, it's a little golden pyramid like Yugi's; only a lot smaller of course," his eyes brightened up a bit, "you told me before you love ancient Egyptian stuff and want to be an archeologist, that's why you like the Yugioh show and cherish your falcon so much," he smiled a little.
"Well, now I have one too, and I want to show it to you." Kei still did not move. Travis was starting to get dispirited. One month of talking to a close childhood friend lying in a hospital bed, who couldn't talk back…had its limits.
"When will you come back again to help me get better at dueling? You did say you would…but you never did…or maybe you're not waking up because I'm babbling too much…" he sighed, "Kei, I just want to see you again…is that too much to ask?"
He laid down his head on the table beside her bed and stared at her face, hoping for her eyes to open, but to no avail. Maybe if I wish hard enough, maybe…just maybe something will happen…with that thought in mind, he slowly fell asleep.
Travis' pyramid flickered.
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"Yugi? Yugi?? Someone get the doctor!!" Travis opened his eyes.
Ok…now I'm dreaming.
"He's waking up gramps, come look!"
"Yugi, you're finally awake! We've all been very worried!"
"Yeah, buddy, glad you're awake."
Travis sat up and stared at the people in front of him. The first one was a girl he thought seemed oddly familiar, the rest he remembered they were the main characters he had seen in the Yugioh show. He could've sworn right there he was losing it, and fast.
"Uh…I'm Yugi?" he asked, pointing at himself.
"Yug…you alright?" Jou put a hand on Travis's forehead.
"Oh no…does he have amnesia??" Anzu suggested.
"Why's he stating the obvious?" Honda inquired.
"Let's just hope he's alright," said Ryou.
"Yeah…" Aoi added, "Yugi, do you remember what happened?"
"Who are you?" Travis looked at her. Aoi stared back at him.
"Yugi? I'm Aoi, remember?"
"Aoi…" Travis muttered, "I know I heard that somewhere…"
Aoi gaped.
"Of course you heard it somewhere!!!" she almost yelled. Travis was taken back at the sudden outburst, but he decided to act calm and play along.
"Oh sorry, right…Aoi…hehe…must've…hit my head too hard," he explained. They all sighed. Yugi had obviously hit his head too hard.
"Doctor," Anzu called, "can you check again if Yugi has any head injuries?" The doctor nodded.
"Sure ma'am, I'll do it after you all leave," and the doctor walked off.
Travis tried to get up, wondering why he was in the hospital, just when his question was answered by the pain in his chest. He shifted his view down to his right chest where it was wrapped in bandages, dotted with red blood marks.
"What happened to me?" He inquired.
"That's what we'd all like to know," Sugoroku answered, "Aoi found you laying on your bedroom floor bleeding. Did someone break in? Luckily whoever it was didn't kill you!"
"How the heck should I know?" he retorted, the gang backed off for a moment at the sudden change of tone, "sorry," he apologized.
"The doctor says someone must've stabbed you or something," Anzu explained, "and we were all thinking maybe you'd know who it was."
"But apparently I don't," Travis frowned.
"Do you remember anything before you fainted Yugi?" Aoi asked.
"No," he answered truthfully, "don't you?"
"No…I…don't think I was even there…"
"Think?"
"Hey what about Yami?" asked Anzu. Jounouchi and Honda stared at her.
"Yami? Who's dat?" Anzu put her hands up defensively.
"Oh nothing…just…someone," she lied.
"Yami?"
Yami…oh yeah…the Yami guy…the spirit of the millennium puzzle. Maybe I should call him through a mental link or something…but how in the world do I do that? Travis blinked at the millennium puzzle, displayed by his bedside.
Hello, aibou
He jumped at the sudden voice.
"Wha…what the-"
"What did Yami say?" Anzu urged.
"Say…he said…hi?"
"Hi?" they repeated in unison.
"Don't look at me, that's what he said!"
"Who's Yugi talkin' to?" Jou thought out loud, "and why can't we see him?"
"Uh…" Anzu started, "why don't you two go outside and get us some drinks?" she suggested, pushing them out of the room.
"But Anz…"
"No buts! Get out, now! I'll explain later," with that said, she closed the door behind the two and went back to Travis' side. Then took up the millennium puzzle and kneeling down, she placed it back onto him.
"Maybe that will help," she said brightly, "now try again!"
"Uh…ok…" he nodded. Travis took a deep breath and…
HI
Hmm, looks like your wish came true
What?
I-I mean…yes?
You're Yami, right?
Who else?
Well, Yami.
Yes?
Do you remember what happened to me?
No, I was meditating in my soul room
Ok…
"He says he doesn't know either," stated Travis. Although he did seem to be talking weird…
"I see…" Aoi looked worried, but Travis saw this.
"Hey, don't worry about me Aoi, I'm gonna be just fine. So just chill out, k?" Aoi, who had paused for a moment nodded.
"Okay, I will," she grinned. He smiled back.
"Good girl," he teased, patting her head.
"H-Hey!"
Sugoroku turned to leave, "I'll leave you two alone for now, go back to the game shop if you want to talk to me," and he left.
"What's up with him?"
"No idea…"
"Well!" Aoi piped up, "How are you feeling now? I mean…you really should be resting."
"Haven't I rested for at least five millennias," Aoi cocked an eyebrow at this, "well I have haven't I? Oh wait…I mean…Yami has!" he chuckled awkwardly in front of her.
"Okay…you should REALLY rest," said Aoi, pushing him back onto his pillow
"Yeah…I guess I really should," he muttered. Then I'll be back at the hospital by Kei again. Without this weird voice in my head!
Am I truly that annoying?
YES
…
And to think you were a pharaoh in the past…
Pharaoh?
NEVERMIND!
Travis sighed, he really wasn't used to little voices talking to him inside his head. But since this was a dream…he could make an exception.
"Well, goodnight!" Aoi gave him a pat on the shoulder and trotted out of the hospital room. Gee, sure hope Yugi's fine. He's acting very strangely. If only I can find out what happened…somehow… Aoi paused. Oh wait… and almost bumped into a nurse who gave her a strange look but continued down the hallway, this is my own version of the Yugioh world, maybe…just maybe…I can control it too?! She looked at the nurse she just passed and imagined a ball. Then out of nowhere a ball appeared and hit the nurse's butt! The nurse screamed and looked behind her, but she saw nothing since Aoi was hiding. So she ran off to the washroom in panic thinking something was wrong with herself.
Aoi couldn't contain her laughter. She burst out laughing causing everyone in the hall to stare at her. Still, despite the fact people were giving her the strangest looks, she kept laughing all the way outside of the hospital. (A/N: Attention! I am NOT trying to make a mary-sue here!! So please read on, thank you bows ) Now let's try something else…um…I have the ability to teleport! In a zap, she disappeared and soon found herself staring straight at Yugi's face, 2 cm apart.
Travis felt a bump, so he opened his eyes.
"AHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!"
"GAH!" Aoi jumped up, tripped over her own foot and fell backwards.
"W-W-What were you trying to do??" Travis panted, his face red as a tomato.
"I-I…dunno! Mistake!" she stuttered, "I have NO idea why I ended up in here!" and she ran out again, face blushing even worst than Travis'.
OK…I am NOT doing that again! Man…these powers are really something to be reckoned with. I should stop fooling around this much. Aoi panted all the way back out of the hospital.
But then as they always say, great power comes with great responsibilities! She smiled to herself and headed in the direction of the Turtle Game shop, daydreaming about her new found powers. She knew she was going to have much fun in the near future, but a thought had never occurred to her.
To be given such great powers, what was the price?
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