Mou Hitori no Boku: True Darkness
Yami tossed and turned in bed. More nightmares were plaguing his mind, as he watched all his friends, and Yugi, shut away forever into the darkness. This time, the dreams went further. He saw his Hikari die slowly, as he was released into the darkness which ate away at his soul. And the figure he saw as the cause of the chaos, himself...
~oOOo~
Yugi sat up in bed, yawning. He glanced at the Puzzle on his bedside table, then at Yami, still fast asleep in bed on the other side of the room. He slowly climbed out of bed, and got dressed, in his normal outfit, and pulled the Puzzle's chain over his head. Taking his precious deck out of it's box, he slipped it into the pocket on the belt he had worn for Battle City. He pulled a box out from under his bed, and opened it. Inside was the glass-sealed Slifer. He bit his lip, wondering whether to take it with him or not.
"Aibou, why are you up so early?" Yami's sleepy voice said. "It's only five- thirty." Yugi stood up. "I don't know, mou hitori no boku." Yami smiled, and sat up. "Can't sleep? I can't blame you." he said. "We've got a long day ahead of us. Have to get ready." He climbed out of bed to join Yugi. "Wondering whether to take that or not?" he asked. Yugi nodded. "I'll have the same deck as you, Yugi. Your choice." Yami said. Yugi picked the sealed card up. "I'll take it, and be careful." Yugi said.
They heard a sharp tap at the front door. "Now who would that be this early?" Yami turned towards the bedroom door, and went to see who it it was. Yugi trotted after him.
Yami opened the door quickly. "Kaiba?!" he exclaimed. "What are you doing here?" Seto blinked at him. "I'm not sure." he said. "I just felt I needed to come here for some reason."
"Seto?" a sleepy voice said from the stairs. Malik stood there, looking as if he had just woken up, and dressed very quickly. "Hai, hai, Malik." Seto said, stepping into the house as Yami moved aside. Malik yawned. "Looks like we'll have to wait for Bakura and Ryou to wake up..." he commented. "Oh, Pharaoh, here's the Millennium Necklace." Malik handed the golden artefact to Yami. "Good, now..." Yami stopped, his eyes blanking out. Yugi stepped back, as Yami's body fell to the ground.
"Not again..." he muttered, as the familiar dark figure formed before them.
Yugiou looked at the Necklace in his hands. "Well well, looks like you're trying to get to the Seven Realms to. Have to put a stop to that."
There was a small noise as Bakura and Ryou stood next to Malik, after having been woken up.
Yugiou smirked. "Tomb Robber Bakura, Gravekeeper Malik, farewell. Enjoy your stay in the Second and Third Realms." He snapped his fingers.
"Nani!?" Bakura exclaimed, making a move towards Yugiou. Before he could get there, his body stopped moving. Starting from his feet, clear crystal wrapped itself around his unmoving form. Yugi and Ryou's' eyes widened in shock, as they saw the same thing happening to Malik. After a short period of time, the pair were completely encased. A brief flash, and the crystal became black. Another flash, and they were gone.
"You shan't be able to stop me. I will rule the Realms." Yugiou disappeared, and Yami jerked back into life. "It's begun..." he muttered, getting to his feet.
~oOOo~
The phone rang. Yugi answered it.
"Moshi moshi, Yugi speaking!"
"Oh, Yugi, by any chance is Joey there?"
"Serenity? No, he's not..."
"Well, he's disappeared, that's all. Let me know if you see him."
"Sure, Serenity. Bye."
Yugi returned the telephone to it's place. "Joey's disappeared." he told the others. Within seconds, the phone rang again.
"Mosh..."
"Yugi, sorry, it's me. Apparently, Tea and Tristan are gone too!"
"What? Thanks, Serenity, I'll look out for them."
Once again, he returned the receiver to it's place. "They're all gone."
Yami stared at him. "Yugiou's got them..." he murmured. "We've got to go. Now. Time is of the essence when dealing with magic..."
Yami tossed and turned in bed. More nightmares were plaguing his mind, as he watched all his friends, and Yugi, shut away forever into the darkness. This time, the dreams went further. He saw his Hikari die slowly, as he was released into the darkness which ate away at his soul. And the figure he saw as the cause of the chaos, himself...
~oOOo~
Yugi sat up in bed, yawning. He glanced at the Puzzle on his bedside table, then at Yami, still fast asleep in bed on the other side of the room. He slowly climbed out of bed, and got dressed, in his normal outfit, and pulled the Puzzle's chain over his head. Taking his precious deck out of it's box, he slipped it into the pocket on the belt he had worn for Battle City. He pulled a box out from under his bed, and opened it. Inside was the glass-sealed Slifer. He bit his lip, wondering whether to take it with him or not.
"Aibou, why are you up so early?" Yami's sleepy voice said. "It's only five- thirty." Yugi stood up. "I don't know, mou hitori no boku." Yami smiled, and sat up. "Can't sleep? I can't blame you." he said. "We've got a long day ahead of us. Have to get ready." He climbed out of bed to join Yugi. "Wondering whether to take that or not?" he asked. Yugi nodded. "I'll have the same deck as you, Yugi. Your choice." Yami said. Yugi picked the sealed card up. "I'll take it, and be careful." Yugi said.
They heard a sharp tap at the front door. "Now who would that be this early?" Yami turned towards the bedroom door, and went to see who it it was. Yugi trotted after him.
Yami opened the door quickly. "Kaiba?!" he exclaimed. "What are you doing here?" Seto blinked at him. "I'm not sure." he said. "I just felt I needed to come here for some reason."
"Seto?" a sleepy voice said from the stairs. Malik stood there, looking as if he had just woken up, and dressed very quickly. "Hai, hai, Malik." Seto said, stepping into the house as Yami moved aside. Malik yawned. "Looks like we'll have to wait for Bakura and Ryou to wake up..." he commented. "Oh, Pharaoh, here's the Millennium Necklace." Malik handed the golden artefact to Yami. "Good, now..." Yami stopped, his eyes blanking out. Yugi stepped back, as Yami's body fell to the ground.
"Not again..." he muttered, as the familiar dark figure formed before them.
Yugiou looked at the Necklace in his hands. "Well well, looks like you're trying to get to the Seven Realms to. Have to put a stop to that."
There was a small noise as Bakura and Ryou stood next to Malik, after having been woken up.
Yugiou smirked. "Tomb Robber Bakura, Gravekeeper Malik, farewell. Enjoy your stay in the Second and Third Realms." He snapped his fingers.
"Nani!?" Bakura exclaimed, making a move towards Yugiou. Before he could get there, his body stopped moving. Starting from his feet, clear crystal wrapped itself around his unmoving form. Yugi and Ryou's' eyes widened in shock, as they saw the same thing happening to Malik. After a short period of time, the pair were completely encased. A brief flash, and the crystal became black. Another flash, and they were gone.
"You shan't be able to stop me. I will rule the Realms." Yugiou disappeared, and Yami jerked back into life. "It's begun..." he muttered, getting to his feet.
~oOOo~
The phone rang. Yugi answered it.
"Moshi moshi, Yugi speaking!"
"Oh, Yugi, by any chance is Joey there?"
"Serenity? No, he's not..."
"Well, he's disappeared, that's all. Let me know if you see him."
"Sure, Serenity. Bye."
Yugi returned the telephone to it's place. "Joey's disappeared." he told the others. Within seconds, the phone rang again.
"Mosh..."
"Yugi, sorry, it's me. Apparently, Tea and Tristan are gone too!"
"What? Thanks, Serenity, I'll look out for them."
Once again, he returned the receiver to it's place. "They're all gone."
Yami stared at him. "Yugiou's got them..." he murmured. "We've got to go. Now. Time is of the essence when dealing with magic..."