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The Millennium Ritual
Chapter 13: Snakes And An Old Friend
Yugi woke up, feeling very tired from the night before. He looked toward the window by his side, to see that the sun had just risen. Stretching, Yugi sat up on his bed, trying to remember anything that happened the day before. 'Yami sure took a long time talking to Aura.' Yugi thought, looking around. 'Where am I?'
'We are at the Healer's home Yugi.' Yami answered. Surprised, Yugi turned to face the spirit of the Millennium Puzzle.
'Yami! You scared me! Where have you been? Wait, who's the Healer?' Asked Yugi, who was very confused indeed.
'The person with our answers. The Healer is supposed to know where the captives are and what the kidnappers are going to do in the Millennium Ritual.'
'Millennium Ritual? What's that?'
'We do not know yet. That's why we are here. But from what Aura had told us, the people who surrounded us a few nights before are called the Millennium Hunters, who search and steal anything that has to do with the Millennium Items. According to the information we found out, they are planning to do the Millennium Ritual, and for some reason, they need Serenity, Mokuba, and your grandfather to complete it.' Yami replied.
'Interesting.' Said Yugi, thinking hard.
There were a few moments of silence followed after that, and just when Yugi was about to ask what Yami and Aura talked about, a sudden crash was heard, and quickly followed was a scream. Yugi recognized the scream.
It was Tea.
"Tea!" Yugi said, quickly jumping out of his bed and running toward the door. 'Her room is 2 doors down.' Yami said. He ran, following Yami's directions. Up ahead, Yugi can see Bakura, Duke, and Tristan scrambling through her door, yelling, "We're coming Tea!" But as soon as they came in the door, they came out screaming, "SNAKE!!!"
That remark made Yugi freeze right in his spot. Snakes, he was afraid of snakes ever since he was a little kid. He was afraid of them even to this day. Yugi had no idea what to do, until right at that moment Aura ran past him, straight to Tea's room. From where he stood, Yugi can hear hissing, a few yelps from Tea, and Aura saying, "Calm down, Tea. Just get out of the room, slowly, slowly, SLOWLY. . ." But Tea couldn't move. She was stuck in her position. Finally making a decision, Yugi walked toward Tea's room, to see that the only thing blocking the snake from Tea was Aura.
"Tea, if you just walk out of the room, maybe I can get rid of the cobra. Now, if you please. . ." Aura said, and then she pushed Tea out of the room. Tea yelped once more, making the snake launch to Aura's wrist, which was fortunately covered by the gold wristband. But that did not stop the snake, for it slithered up her arm.
"Oh no you don't." She said, running toward the window, and then vigorously shaking her arm, making the snake fall to the ground. Hissing in disgust, it slithered away into the quickly disappearing shadows. Aura sighed, then, turning to Tea she said, "Next time in the near future, it would help a lot to get out of the room when a poisonous cobra is in it. Got that, little girl?" Tea nodded, feeling very small in Aura's presence.
"Good," Aura said. She walked toward the door across Tea's room. She knocked on it, saying, "If you three are done playing hide and go seek, you can change into your clothing. We will be leaving right after breakfast. That goes for the rest of you." Aura said, looking at Tea and Yugi, then Kaiba and Joey, who just came out of their rooms. With that said, Aura went to her own room, slamming the door loudly.
Joey turned to the rest of them, who was looking at the slammed door, and asked, "So, what did I miss?"
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After they were finished eating breakfast, Yugi, Joey, Tea, Tristan, Duke, Bakura, Kaiba, and Aura packed up the supplies that were given by The Healer. Following the rest down the stairs, Yugi passed Aura's room, hearing a quiet conversation by The Healer and Aura. Stopping, he knelt by the door and listened in.
"Aura, are you sure about this?"
"Yes Healer, I am sure about it."
"What would happen if something was to go wrong, like the last time?"
"It won't, because now the Pharaoh and the High Priest is here. That will make all the difference."
"But remember Aura, that cobra was a warning from Shanek. How do you know that he is not one of your so called allies?"
"I know because Shanek would never think up of anything like that. He's too dumb founded."
"Listen to me, I don't like this. You don't even know what he looks like! How do you know if you did not see him?"
"I don't Healer. I'll just have to watch my back. Thank you for your hospitality."
Quickly Yugi stood up, just in time too, because right at that moment Aura opened the door. "Yugi!" She said, surprised. But she recovered quickly, because after that she said, "I think we should be going now, don't you?" Yugi nodded, so together they walked down the stairs.
But before they went through the front door, Yugi heard The Healer say, "Heed my words Aura. I am warning you."
Quickening their pace, Yugi and Aura walked out the door, and out to the streets of Egypt.
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"So where are we going to go now?" Duke said when Yugi and Aura walked out of the Healer's home. "Or do just happen to have a house in that motorcycle of yours?"
"Careful Duke, you don't want to see me lose my temper." Aura warned. "And if you happen to notice, my motorcycle is gone." She pointed to the empty spot where the motorcycle was last seen. "I've taken the liberty to hide it, so no greedy hands might wander its way to my motorcycle."
"Well then, what are we going to do, mighty caped one?" Joey said sarcastically.
"I thought that we would go shopping for supplies for a while, since today is Market day." Aura replied back.
"I like shopping!" Tea remarked happily.
"Humph. Well, at least it would be better than staying in a stuffy old house all day." Kaiba said.
"So it's agreed. We'll all go shopping." Said Bakura, looking around the market place.
But Yugi wasn't so sure that was all Aura was planning to do.
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Joey, Tea, and Bakura all wanted to see the market place up front, where all the carpets, rugs, and spices were sold, while Tristan and Duke wanted to see the performances that were held at the center of the market. They all agreed to meet each other by 1:00, which gave them an hour of eye shopping. Who was left of the group were Kaiba, Yugi, and Aura.
"So, where do you guys want to go?" Yugi asked nervously. And he had a good reason to be nervous, because as one can tell, there was an air of suspicion and untruth around Kaiba and Aura.
"Anywhere." Aura said, looking the other direction, the one where Kaiba wasn't in.
"Whatever." Kaiba said, doing the same as Aura.
Yugi was about to fall down in the stupidity of this situation. 'Why don't they just take a break? It's obvious that they don't like each other! Kaiba is sulking at my right, and Aura is acting like a little kid! What am I supposed to do?' He thought, looking at them both.
Recovering quickly, Yugi said, "Hey, I got an idea! How about we all go and get something to eat? I'm sure one of you guys is hungry."
"We just had breakfast Yugi. Besides, what we should be doing is looking for my little brother." Kaiba said commandingly.
"We are doing that Kaiba," Aura said, crossing her arms, while still not looking at Kaiba, "Why do you think we're in Egypt? Aren't you supposed to be the smart CEO?"
"Yes, I am. I'm just wondering that if we were looking for Mokuba, then why are we shopping?" Said Kaiba cruelly.
"We need supplies and information before taking any action!" Aura snapped, finally looking at Kaiba.
"Doesn't look like we're doing any of that stuff to me!" Kaiba said, staring straight back.
"Hey, hey! You guys, come on, we're adults now, not little kids who needs a break time!" Yugi said, pushing them away from each other. "We'll find Mokuba soon, Kaiba. And Aura, we'll get the supplies and info we need. But first in order to do that, we have to make sure that we won't strangle each other to death!"
That seemed to calm the two enemies down, because slowly each of them back away from each other. Yugi sighed.
Dusting off her cape, Aura replied, "You're right Yugi. We shouldn't be fighting, what we should be doing is working together to find the captives and bring them home."
"We'll need more information on the Millennium Hunters too, in order to save them." Kaiba said, hesitantly.
"That's the spirit! Now let's go get something to eat!" Yugi said, glad that the fight was now over.
"The nearest restaurant is that way." Aura said, turning around. But as she turned, she bumped into a man in a white robe. "I'm sorry; please excuse me for my slight intrusion." Aura said, blushing.
"Your apology is accepted Your Highness." The man replied back.
Aura's eyes widened, and she as she looked at the man's face, Yugi said, "Shadi?"
"We meet again, Yugi. I have come to give you a message, all of you a message."
To be continued. . .
Yeah, yeah, I left a cliffie, big deal. I bet you're wondering what the last chapter had anything to do with the story. Well, you will find out that it plays a big deal in my story later on. Oh yeah, please review, and tell me what I need to improve on.
The Millennium Ritual
Chapter 13: Snakes And An Old Friend
Yugi woke up, feeling very tired from the night before. He looked toward the window by his side, to see that the sun had just risen. Stretching, Yugi sat up on his bed, trying to remember anything that happened the day before. 'Yami sure took a long time talking to Aura.' Yugi thought, looking around. 'Where am I?'
'We are at the Healer's home Yugi.' Yami answered. Surprised, Yugi turned to face the spirit of the Millennium Puzzle.
'Yami! You scared me! Where have you been? Wait, who's the Healer?' Asked Yugi, who was very confused indeed.
'The person with our answers. The Healer is supposed to know where the captives are and what the kidnappers are going to do in the Millennium Ritual.'
'Millennium Ritual? What's that?'
'We do not know yet. That's why we are here. But from what Aura had told us, the people who surrounded us a few nights before are called the Millennium Hunters, who search and steal anything that has to do with the Millennium Items. According to the information we found out, they are planning to do the Millennium Ritual, and for some reason, they need Serenity, Mokuba, and your grandfather to complete it.' Yami replied.
'Interesting.' Said Yugi, thinking hard.
There were a few moments of silence followed after that, and just when Yugi was about to ask what Yami and Aura talked about, a sudden crash was heard, and quickly followed was a scream. Yugi recognized the scream.
It was Tea.
"Tea!" Yugi said, quickly jumping out of his bed and running toward the door. 'Her room is 2 doors down.' Yami said. He ran, following Yami's directions. Up ahead, Yugi can see Bakura, Duke, and Tristan scrambling through her door, yelling, "We're coming Tea!" But as soon as they came in the door, they came out screaming, "SNAKE!!!"
That remark made Yugi freeze right in his spot. Snakes, he was afraid of snakes ever since he was a little kid. He was afraid of them even to this day. Yugi had no idea what to do, until right at that moment Aura ran past him, straight to Tea's room. From where he stood, Yugi can hear hissing, a few yelps from Tea, and Aura saying, "Calm down, Tea. Just get out of the room, slowly, slowly, SLOWLY. . ." But Tea couldn't move. She was stuck in her position. Finally making a decision, Yugi walked toward Tea's room, to see that the only thing blocking the snake from Tea was Aura.
"Tea, if you just walk out of the room, maybe I can get rid of the cobra. Now, if you please. . ." Aura said, and then she pushed Tea out of the room. Tea yelped once more, making the snake launch to Aura's wrist, which was fortunately covered by the gold wristband. But that did not stop the snake, for it slithered up her arm.
"Oh no you don't." She said, running toward the window, and then vigorously shaking her arm, making the snake fall to the ground. Hissing in disgust, it slithered away into the quickly disappearing shadows. Aura sighed, then, turning to Tea she said, "Next time in the near future, it would help a lot to get out of the room when a poisonous cobra is in it. Got that, little girl?" Tea nodded, feeling very small in Aura's presence.
"Good," Aura said. She walked toward the door across Tea's room. She knocked on it, saying, "If you three are done playing hide and go seek, you can change into your clothing. We will be leaving right after breakfast. That goes for the rest of you." Aura said, looking at Tea and Yugi, then Kaiba and Joey, who just came out of their rooms. With that said, Aura went to her own room, slamming the door loudly.
Joey turned to the rest of them, who was looking at the slammed door, and asked, "So, what did I miss?"
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After they were finished eating breakfast, Yugi, Joey, Tea, Tristan, Duke, Bakura, Kaiba, and Aura packed up the supplies that were given by The Healer. Following the rest down the stairs, Yugi passed Aura's room, hearing a quiet conversation by The Healer and Aura. Stopping, he knelt by the door and listened in.
"Aura, are you sure about this?"
"Yes Healer, I am sure about it."
"What would happen if something was to go wrong, like the last time?"
"It won't, because now the Pharaoh and the High Priest is here. That will make all the difference."
"But remember Aura, that cobra was a warning from Shanek. How do you know that he is not one of your so called allies?"
"I know because Shanek would never think up of anything like that. He's too dumb founded."
"Listen to me, I don't like this. You don't even know what he looks like! How do you know if you did not see him?"
"I don't Healer. I'll just have to watch my back. Thank you for your hospitality."
Quickly Yugi stood up, just in time too, because right at that moment Aura opened the door. "Yugi!" She said, surprised. But she recovered quickly, because after that she said, "I think we should be going now, don't you?" Yugi nodded, so together they walked down the stairs.
But before they went through the front door, Yugi heard The Healer say, "Heed my words Aura. I am warning you."
Quickening their pace, Yugi and Aura walked out the door, and out to the streets of Egypt.
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"So where are we going to go now?" Duke said when Yugi and Aura walked out of the Healer's home. "Or do just happen to have a house in that motorcycle of yours?"
"Careful Duke, you don't want to see me lose my temper." Aura warned. "And if you happen to notice, my motorcycle is gone." She pointed to the empty spot where the motorcycle was last seen. "I've taken the liberty to hide it, so no greedy hands might wander its way to my motorcycle."
"Well then, what are we going to do, mighty caped one?" Joey said sarcastically.
"I thought that we would go shopping for supplies for a while, since today is Market day." Aura replied back.
"I like shopping!" Tea remarked happily.
"Humph. Well, at least it would be better than staying in a stuffy old house all day." Kaiba said.
"So it's agreed. We'll all go shopping." Said Bakura, looking around the market place.
But Yugi wasn't so sure that was all Aura was planning to do.
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Joey, Tea, and Bakura all wanted to see the market place up front, where all the carpets, rugs, and spices were sold, while Tristan and Duke wanted to see the performances that were held at the center of the market. They all agreed to meet each other by 1:00, which gave them an hour of eye shopping. Who was left of the group were Kaiba, Yugi, and Aura.
"So, where do you guys want to go?" Yugi asked nervously. And he had a good reason to be nervous, because as one can tell, there was an air of suspicion and untruth around Kaiba and Aura.
"Anywhere." Aura said, looking the other direction, the one where Kaiba wasn't in.
"Whatever." Kaiba said, doing the same as Aura.
Yugi was about to fall down in the stupidity of this situation. 'Why don't they just take a break? It's obvious that they don't like each other! Kaiba is sulking at my right, and Aura is acting like a little kid! What am I supposed to do?' He thought, looking at them both.
Recovering quickly, Yugi said, "Hey, I got an idea! How about we all go and get something to eat? I'm sure one of you guys is hungry."
"We just had breakfast Yugi. Besides, what we should be doing is looking for my little brother." Kaiba said commandingly.
"We are doing that Kaiba," Aura said, crossing her arms, while still not looking at Kaiba, "Why do you think we're in Egypt? Aren't you supposed to be the smart CEO?"
"Yes, I am. I'm just wondering that if we were looking for Mokuba, then why are we shopping?" Said Kaiba cruelly.
"We need supplies and information before taking any action!" Aura snapped, finally looking at Kaiba.
"Doesn't look like we're doing any of that stuff to me!" Kaiba said, staring straight back.
"Hey, hey! You guys, come on, we're adults now, not little kids who needs a break time!" Yugi said, pushing them away from each other. "We'll find Mokuba soon, Kaiba. And Aura, we'll get the supplies and info we need. But first in order to do that, we have to make sure that we won't strangle each other to death!"
That seemed to calm the two enemies down, because slowly each of them back away from each other. Yugi sighed.
Dusting off her cape, Aura replied, "You're right Yugi. We shouldn't be fighting, what we should be doing is working together to find the captives and bring them home."
"We'll need more information on the Millennium Hunters too, in order to save them." Kaiba said, hesitantly.
"That's the spirit! Now let's go get something to eat!" Yugi said, glad that the fight was now over.
"The nearest restaurant is that way." Aura said, turning around. But as she turned, she bumped into a man in a white robe. "I'm sorry; please excuse me for my slight intrusion." Aura said, blushing.
"Your apology is accepted Your Highness." The man replied back.
Aura's eyes widened, and she as she looked at the man's face, Yugi said, "Shadi?"
"We meet again, Yugi. I have come to give you a message, all of you a message."
To be continued. . .
Yeah, yeah, I left a cliffie, big deal. I bet you're wondering what the last chapter had anything to do with the story. Well, you will find out that it plays a big deal in my story later on. Oh yeah, please review, and tell me what I need to improve on.