JasmineUnicorn: i can not believe all the reviews i got. thank you so much. i hope you like this part as much as the last.
Yami: i think we will (smack on the head by seto) why did you do that
Seto: because i think she knows that already
Yami: oh ya. well, write...NOW
JasmineUnicorn: I will
Yami: (sitting back and eating some popcorn)YIPPY
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Chapter 10 A Risk Unsure To Take
The morning had the smell of rain. Drips of rain were falling from leaves of trees. A gental breeze was blowing through an open window. The bed was not made and the puzzel was laying on the dresser with a sleeping pharoah within. Noises were coming through a crack of the door from downstairs. A group of kids were all around the television watching a duel that was going on. "Miko is going to win. I just know it." said Joey who was sitting on the ground against the couch.
"Not exactly. If you look, it seems like Kiya has another plan." said Yugi who was sitting on the couch.
"What move could that be, Yug?" asked Joey looking up at Yugi
"Just watch. She has two cards placed in defence mode and one card face down." said Yugi
"Oh, I see it now." said Joey.
Everyone watched the television as the boy named Miko had one of his monsters attack the defence card. Yugi was correct on the strategy. Kiya's face down card was a magic ritual card. It made the monster that Jason had attack be sacrificed for Randa's defence monsters to form. With one final move, Kiya made Miko's life points go down to zero. "I guess you were right about that duel, Yug." said Joey standing up and stretching. Everyone else that was sitting down were near the front door.
"I knew it by the way she had those two cards face down. Both monsters were weak so there had to be a reason she played them in that stradegy." said Yugi who was leaning over the couch.
"Looks like the rain finally stopped. Do you want meet at our normal place?" asked Tea.
"I actually got chores to do. So I will probably meet you guys over at the place later." said Yugi
"Okay. See you later then." said Joey exiting out of the door followed by Tea.
Yugi rolled down from the couched and layed down. He wanted to head the Hang-Out, but his grandfather insisted that he stay and help out in the Game Shop. Yugi decided to stay and help. There was only a minor problem. He was now stuck doing the dishes.
About ten minutes after Yugi's friends left, Yugi's grandfather came out of the kitchen. "You look bored. Leave the chores to me. Go have fun. Since the rain stop, the day is cool out and you won't get many like this." said Yugi's grandfather.
"Are you sure, grandpa? I can stay and help." asked Yugi
"If you do all the work, what will I do?" asked Yugi's grandfather.
"Got a point. Thank you and see you tonight." said Yugi running upstairs. He grabbed his shoes, jacket, puzzle and was out the house in 5 minutes.
Yugi's grandfather was correct. With the rain gone, the weather outside was cool, but not too cool. As Yugi was walking towards the Hang-Out, he never realized that he was being followed. Farther down the road, dressed in a black cape, Marik was following Yugi towards the Hang-Out. Just a few more hours and his plan would come to action. All he needed was the bait to lurer Yugi to his death.
Arriving at the Hang-Out, Yugi noticed that everyone was watching the table. He quickly ran over and noticed that Serenity and Joey were dueling. Tristan was going crazy as for Serenity was winning by just a few points, however, she had Mai's help. Tea was trying to control Tristan as Joey was throwing him mean looks. As soon as Yugi arrived at the table, he was giggling and Joey was already grabbing Tristan. Tea was just shaking her head, but Serenity was looking behind Yugi as lost in confusion. Everyone turned around including Yugi. Marik had arrived, but he was not acting as himself, instead he was acting as Namu to get to Tea.
Yugi stood there confused with Serenity and Tristan as Joey and Tea ran over to see how Namu was doing. After Tea returned, Yugi decided to ask. "Tea, who is that?"
"Oh, that's Namu. He saved Bakura while you were gone. He is also a duelist in this tournment and wanted pointers from Joey." said Tea turning back towards Serenity. After a few minutes, both left to Namu and started talking.
Finally after about five to ten minutes of talking and giggling, Joey, Tea, and rest returned to the duel. Namu did not stop by to talk with Yugi instead he went straight to Tea and whispered something in her ear. She knodded her head and he placed his arm around her for confort. Yugi did not understand. 'I don't trust him.' whispered Yami as Yugi stood there quiet. Yugi knodded his head, but did not know why. He seemed gental enough so why was he so worried. Yugi decided to drop it and continue to watch the duel.
The duel with Serenity and Joey continued for about thirty more minutes. The sun was coming out warming the weather around. Serenity and Mai both removed the coats and took a drink of their water bottles why Joey and Tristan just stood up to strech. Namu, however, went over to Tea and both were walking away whispering in secret. After coming back, he layed a sweet kiss upon her lips. She smiled and then held his hand back to the duel. Something bothered Yugi by that kiss. He started to shiver with fear as if something was going to happen. Yami just whispered to settle down. How did Yugi know that they were not going out?
The duel continued and at the end both Serenity and Joey gave up. Both were doing there best, however, Joey was mainly declared as the winner. "I guess I still need some learning." said Serenity.
"No, you are getting much better. Joey has just been dueling for while longer than you." said Mai leaning down by Serenity cheering her up.
"Does anyone know the time?" asked Tristan about five minutes later of silence.
"Yes, around ten. Why?" asked Mai
"I need to get home and do something. I will be back later this evening if that is the plan." said Tristan starting to leave.
"Well, I guess that would be a good idea." said Serenity.
"Ya, lets go home. We could eat and I could help you on your game skills." said Joey helping Serenity up and walking away.
Mai left also, but she left with Joey and Serenity. All that was left was Yugi, Tea, and Namu. "Well, I must get going. Live on the other side of town. Maybe I could come again." said Namu.
"I would like that." said Tea giving him a hug and then waving good-bye.
"He seems different as if I know him from some place." said Yugi after a few minutes.
"Yugi, I was wondering if you would walk home with me. I mean just to be with me because of...you know what I mean." said Tea turning around towards Yugi
"Ya, I understand and sure." said Yugi.
Marik stood over in a corner hidden in shadow. He smiled as his plan went into action. Controlling Tea and making it seem as if he cared about her was the perfect idea to lurer Yugi to his death. As soon as he saw Tea and Yugi round the corner, he left towards the place where Yugi will meet his end.
Arriving there, everything seemed in plan. The shade seem perfect for Marik to hid. His trustful Rare Hunter was waiting with the dagger. Nothing seemed to go wrong. All he had to do was wait for the time being.
Yugi continued to walk with Tea unsure where he was going. The roads they been taking did not seem the correct route towards Tea's house or even to the fork in the road that lead both to Yugi and Tea's house. "Tea, where are we heading. I don't know these paths." asked Yugi or at least trying. Tea seemed to be ignoring him.
"We are taking the long way home. I want to enjoy the weather before fall comes." said Tea calmly. She went silent for the rest of the walk.
Every corner Yugi and Tea came towards, a Rare Hunter was hidden in the shadow. When they saw them past, one would run towards the area Marik was waiting. Every time one arrived, he knew his plan was closing in and the time was running short. "Just a few more turns and it will be show time." said Marik.
Yugi was quiet for the about 3 more turns around corners. Finally, Tea stopped and without watching, ran straight into Tea. He looked around and noticed that they were about a 4 to 5 blocks away from their home, instead near a field that had huge oak trees with delecate shade underneath. Tea turned around towards Yugi and told him to stay. She quickly walked away and went near one of the oak trees. Yugi saw something shiny flash, but thought it was only a charm that Tea was wearing.
As Yugi was looking around, he heard a voice familure to him. "Stay where you are and she will not get hurt." said the voice.
"Marik, where are you. Show yourself." yelled Yugi unsure what was going on.
"In time. In time. Just stay where you are and she will not get harm." said the voice once again in the shadows of the tree.
Yugi felt confused and worried at the same time. He was not sure if what the person was saying was true or was the person actually Marik and was he planning to hurt Tea. 'Yugi, maybe I should deal with him' said Yami
"No. I don't want to risk you if it is Marik." whispered Yugi.
Marik stood there within the shadows. He held Tea's mouth to make no sound come from her. He was buying his time. Just waiting to see if Yugi will try anything. Over at Yugi, however, he was not doing anything, instead he was growing worried and confused.
"Have you ever wonder why Tea obeyed me so well?" asked Marik smiling a twisted smile. Yugi stood quiet as Marik stood watching. "Well, here is the answer. I whispered a spell in her ear that I found while I was in Egypt looking for the Egyptian God Cards. Amazing spell it is. Turns anyone into zombies. All, I had to do was ask her to act as my girlfriend and lead you here. She did it with no problem. Now that she is free from my spell, she will watch you and Yami die."
Yugi stood quiet again. He never knew that everything that was happening at the Hang-Out was caused by a spell. Yami was correct. He was someone not to trust. Look what happen in trusting him. Yugi shook his head with angerment. Marik just laughed a silent laugh.
Almost twenty minutes went by when one of Marik's Rare Hunters returned with a dueling disk. "Time to show Yugi how cute we look together." said Marik into Tea's ear. Her eyes went wide as she looked from Marik to Yugi who was still standing clueless, but angry as ever. Marik had his rod in his hand prepared for this. He was not going to let anything go wrong.
Tea decided to listen to what ever Marik was saying for as soon as she started to move, he flipped his wrist to show the dagger. She started to shake in fear and he just laughed. As soon as Tea calmed down, he turned the dagger back into his rod. Slowly moving away from the shadow he moved in front of Yugi.
Yugi started to hear the movement of the leaves. He quickly looked up and noticed Namu holding Tea around the neck. "Namu, why are you hurting her?" asked Yugi full of confusion.
"You wanted to meet me, little Yugi. Well, you got your wish. I am not Namu, but Marik instead. Now had me the puzzle and the girl does not get hurt." said Marik pointing the rod at Yugi then forming it into a dagger and placing it at Tea's throat.
"Marik, let her go. She did nothing to you. I am the one you want. Let her go." yelled Yugi nervous what to do.
"She is my plan to you. Until I get the puzzle, you are putting your dear friend Tea at risk of death. Now the puzzle or her. Oh, I also forgot one thing. If the pharoah comes instead, she dies." said Marik moving the dagger closer to Tea's throat. Tears were running down her face and she was shaking with fear. She tried moving away, but Marik's grip on her wa so tight.
Yugi stood steal not sure what to do. He was going to allow Yami to take over, but now since he might put Tea in danger, he can not risk it. 'What should I do? If I don't hand the puzzel over, Tea might be killed, but if I do, Yami will be destroyed.' thought Yugi to himself.
"Time is a wasting. If you look towards the west, the sun is about to set. If I don't have the puzzle before the sun is completely gone, I will kill Tea no matter what you do. Now the puzzle." yelled Marik pointing towards the west.
Yugi noticed that not much time was going to be left. He had to think fast, but will he risk his friends on the outcome of this all. "You have to duel me for the puzzle, so no matter what, you still lose." yelled Yugi thinking of something quick.
"Yes, I know that. Follow me." said Marik turning away. Yugi kept a distance, but followed Marik. Around the corner, was an open land hidden from prying eyes. "We will duel here and Tea is doing the turns. If you win, Tea dies. If Tea wins, she lives, but I am not completely sure about you. Now remove the puzzle and the God Card. You won't need them in this duel." said Marik standing behind Tea as one of the Rare Hunters came around and equiped Tea with a duel disk.
Yugi followed Marik's order and removed his belt once again. He did not like to use Slifer the Sky Dragon, but for some reason, he wished he could. He also felt guilty having to remove his puzzle. Without Yami to help him, he might not save Tea in time. With everything ready, Tea shakly grabbed five cards. This deck was put together for this reason and had one card that Yugi has not seen yet, The Winged Dragon of Ra.
Yugi was finished drawing his cards and the duel was on its way. Marik made Tea play two cards face down and one card in defence mode. Yugi placed one card face down and then one monster in attack mode. Marik once again made Tea flip over a trap card. It reduced Yugi's monster attack points down to 500 while increasing his monster by 500. Marik then played his face down card in attack mode. Quickly it defeated Yugi's monster. (Yugi -- 3500, Marik -- 4000) Marik again played another trap card. This card attacked Yugi automatically decreasing his life points by another 500. (Yugi -- 3000) Back at Yugi, he places one card face down and places his Big Shield Gardna in defence mode. "Do you think that will save you. You are pathetic. By time this duel is over both Tea and you will be dead." said Marik laughing as he notices Tea drawing Ra.
"I will defeat you, Marik." said Yugi in a dark tone as he ended his turn.
"We will see." said Marik showing a direct face of anger. He command Tea to play two more cards down and summon a monster in defence mode.
Back at Yugi, he glanced up at the sun. Only about forty-five minutes were left. He felt as if he would not be able to save her. Time was running out and worse, he had no way of defeating a monster with 1500 attack points unless he sacrafice a monster. There was only a problem, he had no monsters to sacrafice. Laying one card in defence mode, he ended his tern.
Marik smiled as he watched Yugi grow worried with concerned. His plan was working. Worring the boy was stage two. Now all he had to do was win this game. At the end, he would slit Tea's throat and then kill Yugi. Marik commanded Tea to draw and lay another monster down.
Yugi noticed that he had three monsters in defence mode. "He wants to summon something, but what." thought Yugi. Yugi knew that he had to destroy one of his monsters to prevent the sacrafice and this time he was lucky. The Dark Magician Girl was in his hand. Sacrificing his Karibo, he used her to destroy one of Marik's monster.
"Figured I wanted to sacrifice. Doesn't matter. Your Dark Magician Girl won't last long." said Marik. Yugi looked worried as he thought of what Marik could be up to.
As the duel continued, Joey and Serenity were just on there way to the Hang-Out. Tea usually meets them there, but when they arrived no one was around. About five minutes of wondering. Mai arrived and she seemed to be as clueless as Joey and Serenity. All three were wondering where everyone was at. Joey and Mai both decided to wait for at least 20 more minutes. Tristan still had to arrive and so did Yugi.
As they waited though, Tristan was the only one who showed up. Almost ten minutes later when it was around a four o clock, Mai decided to call Tea and Yugi. Tea's mother said that she has not been home all day. Yugi's grandfather also said the same. Mai seemed worried. Where could Tea and Yugi be at? Why did they not call and say that they were going to late? Did something happen to them? All these questions had complicated answers.
Almost twenty minutes of sitting down and worring, Seto Kiaba came walking by. Mokuba sence that two people were missing, but he also sence that something seemed wrong. "Hi Joey. Where's Yugi?" asked Mokuba walking up with Kaiba.
"We have not seen him all day. Mai called his house, but he was not seen all day. Same goes with Tea. She is usually the first person here. Mai called her house and she was not seen all day." said Joey jumping down from the table.
"Well, if I see any of them I will tell them that you are looking for them. Come Mokuba." said Kaiba walking away.
Back at the duel,Yugi was getting worried. Only thirty minutes were left of the duel before the sun was at the horizon. He had to think of something or Tea could be killed. Every card Marik had made Tea lay down was always preventing Yugi was summoning any of his high power monstors. Marik stood there holding Tea just smiling. "I lay one monster in defence mode and one card face down to end my turn." said Yugi unsure what to do.
"Good." said Marik. He took one card to the graveyard and place another strong monster down. Again, Yugi's defence card was destroyed, but this time he had back-up. His magic card was Brain Control. For one turn, Yugi had control over one of Marik's strong monster. When it was Yugi's turn he used it to attack Marik's life points. It was hard to do since Tea was actually the person he attacked and with the strength of the monster she almost dropped to her knees. If she did, the dagger could easily killed her.
The sun was starting to set. Only a bit over the trees were seen where Kaiba and Mokuba were walking. As Kaiba and Mokuba were rounding a corner on their way home, they started to hear a duel, however, as they were listening to the duel, they thought they heard Yugi's voice. "Is that Yugi's voice?" asked Mokuba looking down the path.
"I am not sure." said Kaiba. He was not completely sure, but decided to go check anyways.
As Kaiba and Mokuba were walking towards the voices, Yugi was doing his best to survive against the monster Marik played. For one turned he controlled it and damaged Marik's life points. In the same time, he almost hurt Tea. Now since the monster was Marik's side again, Yugi was once again defending instead of attacking.
Walking around three more corners, Kaiba and Mokuba came up to the path that was directly behind Yugi's and Marik's duel. Both were shocked when they saw what was going on. Yugi's life points were at 500 while Marik's were at 2500. "Seto, that guy is holding Tea. He also has a dagger up to her throat. We have to do something about this." said Mokuba.
"I know, but what. We could risk her and Yugi." said Kaiba.
"Make your move Yugi. Sunset is in less than 5 minutes. Are you going to risk Tea's life or your own." said Marik pointing towards the trees. Dipping behind the trees, the sun was setting. In less than 5 minutes, one life was going to over, but whose.
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JasmineUnicorn: Sorry everyone. Need to stop now. It has started to rain pretty hard here and I need to get home. Hope you like.
Yami:(dropping all his popcorn and knokking Kaiba over)NOOOOOOOO!!! You need to tell me who wins. Will Kaiba reach them in time. Will Yugi save Tea's life. Did Marik win? Come On!!! I need more.
Kaiba: Same here, but you better get home. She will right more later. First, lets see your opinions.
Yami: i think we will (smack on the head by seto) why did you do that
Seto: because i think she knows that already
Yami: oh ya. well, write...NOW
JasmineUnicorn: I will
Yami: (sitting back and eating some popcorn)YIPPY
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Chapter 10 A Risk Unsure To Take
The morning had the smell of rain. Drips of rain were falling from leaves of trees. A gental breeze was blowing through an open window. The bed was not made and the puzzel was laying on the dresser with a sleeping pharoah within. Noises were coming through a crack of the door from downstairs. A group of kids were all around the television watching a duel that was going on. "Miko is going to win. I just know it." said Joey who was sitting on the ground against the couch.
"Not exactly. If you look, it seems like Kiya has another plan." said Yugi who was sitting on the couch.
"What move could that be, Yug?" asked Joey looking up at Yugi
"Just watch. She has two cards placed in defence mode and one card face down." said Yugi
"Oh, I see it now." said Joey.
Everyone watched the television as the boy named Miko had one of his monsters attack the defence card. Yugi was correct on the strategy. Kiya's face down card was a magic ritual card. It made the monster that Jason had attack be sacrificed for Randa's defence monsters to form. With one final move, Kiya made Miko's life points go down to zero. "I guess you were right about that duel, Yug." said Joey standing up and stretching. Everyone else that was sitting down were near the front door.
"I knew it by the way she had those two cards face down. Both monsters were weak so there had to be a reason she played them in that stradegy." said Yugi who was leaning over the couch.
"Looks like the rain finally stopped. Do you want meet at our normal place?" asked Tea.
"I actually got chores to do. So I will probably meet you guys over at the place later." said Yugi
"Okay. See you later then." said Joey exiting out of the door followed by Tea.
Yugi rolled down from the couched and layed down. He wanted to head the Hang-Out, but his grandfather insisted that he stay and help out in the Game Shop. Yugi decided to stay and help. There was only a minor problem. He was now stuck doing the dishes.
About ten minutes after Yugi's friends left, Yugi's grandfather came out of the kitchen. "You look bored. Leave the chores to me. Go have fun. Since the rain stop, the day is cool out and you won't get many like this." said Yugi's grandfather.
"Are you sure, grandpa? I can stay and help." asked Yugi
"If you do all the work, what will I do?" asked Yugi's grandfather.
"Got a point. Thank you and see you tonight." said Yugi running upstairs. He grabbed his shoes, jacket, puzzle and was out the house in 5 minutes.
Yugi's grandfather was correct. With the rain gone, the weather outside was cool, but not too cool. As Yugi was walking towards the Hang-Out, he never realized that he was being followed. Farther down the road, dressed in a black cape, Marik was following Yugi towards the Hang-Out. Just a few more hours and his plan would come to action. All he needed was the bait to lurer Yugi to his death.
Arriving at the Hang-Out, Yugi noticed that everyone was watching the table. He quickly ran over and noticed that Serenity and Joey were dueling. Tristan was going crazy as for Serenity was winning by just a few points, however, she had Mai's help. Tea was trying to control Tristan as Joey was throwing him mean looks. As soon as Yugi arrived at the table, he was giggling and Joey was already grabbing Tristan. Tea was just shaking her head, but Serenity was looking behind Yugi as lost in confusion. Everyone turned around including Yugi. Marik had arrived, but he was not acting as himself, instead he was acting as Namu to get to Tea.
Yugi stood there confused with Serenity and Tristan as Joey and Tea ran over to see how Namu was doing. After Tea returned, Yugi decided to ask. "Tea, who is that?"
"Oh, that's Namu. He saved Bakura while you were gone. He is also a duelist in this tournment and wanted pointers from Joey." said Tea turning back towards Serenity. After a few minutes, both left to Namu and started talking.
Finally after about five to ten minutes of talking and giggling, Joey, Tea, and rest returned to the duel. Namu did not stop by to talk with Yugi instead he went straight to Tea and whispered something in her ear. She knodded her head and he placed his arm around her for confort. Yugi did not understand. 'I don't trust him.' whispered Yami as Yugi stood there quiet. Yugi knodded his head, but did not know why. He seemed gental enough so why was he so worried. Yugi decided to drop it and continue to watch the duel.
The duel with Serenity and Joey continued for about thirty more minutes. The sun was coming out warming the weather around. Serenity and Mai both removed the coats and took a drink of their water bottles why Joey and Tristan just stood up to strech. Namu, however, went over to Tea and both were walking away whispering in secret. After coming back, he layed a sweet kiss upon her lips. She smiled and then held his hand back to the duel. Something bothered Yugi by that kiss. He started to shiver with fear as if something was going to happen. Yami just whispered to settle down. How did Yugi know that they were not going out?
The duel continued and at the end both Serenity and Joey gave up. Both were doing there best, however, Joey was mainly declared as the winner. "I guess I still need some learning." said Serenity.
"No, you are getting much better. Joey has just been dueling for while longer than you." said Mai leaning down by Serenity cheering her up.
"Does anyone know the time?" asked Tristan about five minutes later of silence.
"Yes, around ten. Why?" asked Mai
"I need to get home and do something. I will be back later this evening if that is the plan." said Tristan starting to leave.
"Well, I guess that would be a good idea." said Serenity.
"Ya, lets go home. We could eat and I could help you on your game skills." said Joey helping Serenity up and walking away.
Mai left also, but she left with Joey and Serenity. All that was left was Yugi, Tea, and Namu. "Well, I must get going. Live on the other side of town. Maybe I could come again." said Namu.
"I would like that." said Tea giving him a hug and then waving good-bye.
"He seems different as if I know him from some place." said Yugi after a few minutes.
"Yugi, I was wondering if you would walk home with me. I mean just to be with me because of...you know what I mean." said Tea turning around towards Yugi
"Ya, I understand and sure." said Yugi.
Marik stood over in a corner hidden in shadow. He smiled as his plan went into action. Controlling Tea and making it seem as if he cared about her was the perfect idea to lurer Yugi to his death. As soon as he saw Tea and Yugi round the corner, he left towards the place where Yugi will meet his end.
Arriving there, everything seemed in plan. The shade seem perfect for Marik to hid. His trustful Rare Hunter was waiting with the dagger. Nothing seemed to go wrong. All he had to do was wait for the time being.
Yugi continued to walk with Tea unsure where he was going. The roads they been taking did not seem the correct route towards Tea's house or even to the fork in the road that lead both to Yugi and Tea's house. "Tea, where are we heading. I don't know these paths." asked Yugi or at least trying. Tea seemed to be ignoring him.
"We are taking the long way home. I want to enjoy the weather before fall comes." said Tea calmly. She went silent for the rest of the walk.
Every corner Yugi and Tea came towards, a Rare Hunter was hidden in the shadow. When they saw them past, one would run towards the area Marik was waiting. Every time one arrived, he knew his plan was closing in and the time was running short. "Just a few more turns and it will be show time." said Marik.
Yugi was quiet for the about 3 more turns around corners. Finally, Tea stopped and without watching, ran straight into Tea. He looked around and noticed that they were about a 4 to 5 blocks away from their home, instead near a field that had huge oak trees with delecate shade underneath. Tea turned around towards Yugi and told him to stay. She quickly walked away and went near one of the oak trees. Yugi saw something shiny flash, but thought it was only a charm that Tea was wearing.
As Yugi was looking around, he heard a voice familure to him. "Stay where you are and she will not get hurt." said the voice.
"Marik, where are you. Show yourself." yelled Yugi unsure what was going on.
"In time. In time. Just stay where you are and she will not get harm." said the voice once again in the shadows of the tree.
Yugi felt confused and worried at the same time. He was not sure if what the person was saying was true or was the person actually Marik and was he planning to hurt Tea. 'Yugi, maybe I should deal with him' said Yami
"No. I don't want to risk you if it is Marik." whispered Yugi.
Marik stood there within the shadows. He held Tea's mouth to make no sound come from her. He was buying his time. Just waiting to see if Yugi will try anything. Over at Yugi, however, he was not doing anything, instead he was growing worried and confused.
"Have you ever wonder why Tea obeyed me so well?" asked Marik smiling a twisted smile. Yugi stood quiet as Marik stood watching. "Well, here is the answer. I whispered a spell in her ear that I found while I was in Egypt looking for the Egyptian God Cards. Amazing spell it is. Turns anyone into zombies. All, I had to do was ask her to act as my girlfriend and lead you here. She did it with no problem. Now that she is free from my spell, she will watch you and Yami die."
Yugi stood quiet again. He never knew that everything that was happening at the Hang-Out was caused by a spell. Yami was correct. He was someone not to trust. Look what happen in trusting him. Yugi shook his head with angerment. Marik just laughed a silent laugh.
Almost twenty minutes went by when one of Marik's Rare Hunters returned with a dueling disk. "Time to show Yugi how cute we look together." said Marik into Tea's ear. Her eyes went wide as she looked from Marik to Yugi who was still standing clueless, but angry as ever. Marik had his rod in his hand prepared for this. He was not going to let anything go wrong.
Tea decided to listen to what ever Marik was saying for as soon as she started to move, he flipped his wrist to show the dagger. She started to shake in fear and he just laughed. As soon as Tea calmed down, he turned the dagger back into his rod. Slowly moving away from the shadow he moved in front of Yugi.
Yugi started to hear the movement of the leaves. He quickly looked up and noticed Namu holding Tea around the neck. "Namu, why are you hurting her?" asked Yugi full of confusion.
"You wanted to meet me, little Yugi. Well, you got your wish. I am not Namu, but Marik instead. Now had me the puzzle and the girl does not get hurt." said Marik pointing the rod at Yugi then forming it into a dagger and placing it at Tea's throat.
"Marik, let her go. She did nothing to you. I am the one you want. Let her go." yelled Yugi nervous what to do.
"She is my plan to you. Until I get the puzzle, you are putting your dear friend Tea at risk of death. Now the puzzle or her. Oh, I also forgot one thing. If the pharoah comes instead, she dies." said Marik moving the dagger closer to Tea's throat. Tears were running down her face and she was shaking with fear. She tried moving away, but Marik's grip on her wa so tight.
Yugi stood steal not sure what to do. He was going to allow Yami to take over, but now since he might put Tea in danger, he can not risk it. 'What should I do? If I don't hand the puzzel over, Tea might be killed, but if I do, Yami will be destroyed.' thought Yugi to himself.
"Time is a wasting. If you look towards the west, the sun is about to set. If I don't have the puzzle before the sun is completely gone, I will kill Tea no matter what you do. Now the puzzle." yelled Marik pointing towards the west.
Yugi noticed that not much time was going to be left. He had to think fast, but will he risk his friends on the outcome of this all. "You have to duel me for the puzzle, so no matter what, you still lose." yelled Yugi thinking of something quick.
"Yes, I know that. Follow me." said Marik turning away. Yugi kept a distance, but followed Marik. Around the corner, was an open land hidden from prying eyes. "We will duel here and Tea is doing the turns. If you win, Tea dies. If Tea wins, she lives, but I am not completely sure about you. Now remove the puzzle and the God Card. You won't need them in this duel." said Marik standing behind Tea as one of the Rare Hunters came around and equiped Tea with a duel disk.
Yugi followed Marik's order and removed his belt once again. He did not like to use Slifer the Sky Dragon, but for some reason, he wished he could. He also felt guilty having to remove his puzzle. Without Yami to help him, he might not save Tea in time. With everything ready, Tea shakly grabbed five cards. This deck was put together for this reason and had one card that Yugi has not seen yet, The Winged Dragon of Ra.
Yugi was finished drawing his cards and the duel was on its way. Marik made Tea play two cards face down and one card in defence mode. Yugi placed one card face down and then one monster in attack mode. Marik once again made Tea flip over a trap card. It reduced Yugi's monster attack points down to 500 while increasing his monster by 500. Marik then played his face down card in attack mode. Quickly it defeated Yugi's monster. (Yugi -- 3500, Marik -- 4000) Marik again played another trap card. This card attacked Yugi automatically decreasing his life points by another 500. (Yugi -- 3000) Back at Yugi, he places one card face down and places his Big Shield Gardna in defence mode. "Do you think that will save you. You are pathetic. By time this duel is over both Tea and you will be dead." said Marik laughing as he notices Tea drawing Ra.
"I will defeat you, Marik." said Yugi in a dark tone as he ended his turn.
"We will see." said Marik showing a direct face of anger. He command Tea to play two more cards down and summon a monster in defence mode.
Back at Yugi, he glanced up at the sun. Only about forty-five minutes were left. He felt as if he would not be able to save her. Time was running out and worse, he had no way of defeating a monster with 1500 attack points unless he sacrafice a monster. There was only a problem, he had no monsters to sacrafice. Laying one card in defence mode, he ended his tern.
Marik smiled as he watched Yugi grow worried with concerned. His plan was working. Worring the boy was stage two. Now all he had to do was win this game. At the end, he would slit Tea's throat and then kill Yugi. Marik commanded Tea to draw and lay another monster down.
Yugi noticed that he had three monsters in defence mode. "He wants to summon something, but what." thought Yugi. Yugi knew that he had to destroy one of his monsters to prevent the sacrafice and this time he was lucky. The Dark Magician Girl was in his hand. Sacrificing his Karibo, he used her to destroy one of Marik's monster.
"Figured I wanted to sacrifice. Doesn't matter. Your Dark Magician Girl won't last long." said Marik. Yugi looked worried as he thought of what Marik could be up to.
As the duel continued, Joey and Serenity were just on there way to the Hang-Out. Tea usually meets them there, but when they arrived no one was around. About five minutes of wondering. Mai arrived and she seemed to be as clueless as Joey and Serenity. All three were wondering where everyone was at. Joey and Mai both decided to wait for at least 20 more minutes. Tristan still had to arrive and so did Yugi.
As they waited though, Tristan was the only one who showed up. Almost ten minutes later when it was around a four o clock, Mai decided to call Tea and Yugi. Tea's mother said that she has not been home all day. Yugi's grandfather also said the same. Mai seemed worried. Where could Tea and Yugi be at? Why did they not call and say that they were going to late? Did something happen to them? All these questions had complicated answers.
Almost twenty minutes of sitting down and worring, Seto Kiaba came walking by. Mokuba sence that two people were missing, but he also sence that something seemed wrong. "Hi Joey. Where's Yugi?" asked Mokuba walking up with Kaiba.
"We have not seen him all day. Mai called his house, but he was not seen all day. Same goes with Tea. She is usually the first person here. Mai called her house and she was not seen all day." said Joey jumping down from the table.
"Well, if I see any of them I will tell them that you are looking for them. Come Mokuba." said Kaiba walking away.
Back at the duel,Yugi was getting worried. Only thirty minutes were left of the duel before the sun was at the horizon. He had to think of something or Tea could be killed. Every card Marik had made Tea lay down was always preventing Yugi was summoning any of his high power monstors. Marik stood there holding Tea just smiling. "I lay one monster in defence mode and one card face down to end my turn." said Yugi unsure what to do.
"Good." said Marik. He took one card to the graveyard and place another strong monster down. Again, Yugi's defence card was destroyed, but this time he had back-up. His magic card was Brain Control. For one turn, Yugi had control over one of Marik's strong monster. When it was Yugi's turn he used it to attack Marik's life points. It was hard to do since Tea was actually the person he attacked and with the strength of the monster she almost dropped to her knees. If she did, the dagger could easily killed her.
The sun was starting to set. Only a bit over the trees were seen where Kaiba and Mokuba were walking. As Kaiba and Mokuba were rounding a corner on their way home, they started to hear a duel, however, as they were listening to the duel, they thought they heard Yugi's voice. "Is that Yugi's voice?" asked Mokuba looking down the path.
"I am not sure." said Kaiba. He was not completely sure, but decided to go check anyways.
As Kaiba and Mokuba were walking towards the voices, Yugi was doing his best to survive against the monster Marik played. For one turned he controlled it and damaged Marik's life points. In the same time, he almost hurt Tea. Now since the monster was Marik's side again, Yugi was once again defending instead of attacking.
Walking around three more corners, Kaiba and Mokuba came up to the path that was directly behind Yugi's and Marik's duel. Both were shocked when they saw what was going on. Yugi's life points were at 500 while Marik's were at 2500. "Seto, that guy is holding Tea. He also has a dagger up to her throat. We have to do something about this." said Mokuba.
"I know, but what. We could risk her and Yugi." said Kaiba.
"Make your move Yugi. Sunset is in less than 5 minutes. Are you going to risk Tea's life or your own." said Marik pointing towards the trees. Dipping behind the trees, the sun was setting. In less than 5 minutes, one life was going to over, but whose.
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JasmineUnicorn: Sorry everyone. Need to stop now. It has started to rain pretty hard here and I need to get home. Hope you like.
Yami:(dropping all his popcorn and knokking Kaiba over)NOOOOOOOO!!! You need to tell me who wins. Will Kaiba reach them in time. Will Yugi save Tea's life. Did Marik win? Come On!!! I need more.
Kaiba: Same here, but you better get home. She will right more later. First, lets see your opinions.