A Yu-Gi-Oh! Story
Written by Yami Ron
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©2004 Yami Ron
Chapter 3
Arnie rented out a bicycle and some rope with an anchor attached to it from the pier and sped off towards the castle. He arrived to the front entrance of Nickosus' castle in practically no time at all.
"Hmm, I better not go in the front way because they'll easily notice me." Therefore, Arnie rode around to the back of the castle and found a part of the castle walls standing out in such a way it would conceal him in shadows. A window was seen 30 feet up. "Perfect. No one will suspect me to come in from the back." He used the rope with the anchor and tossed it up to the window. After a couple misfires, the anchor caught the window sill and held fast. Arnie then started to climb up the rope.
"This is like taking candy from a baby. Master will be pleased."
Ron and Nickosus entered the library of the large castle. The books were neatly organized on the shelves and strangely arranged by color.
"Lovely arrangement of books that you have here, Nickosus. I know you didn't bring me here to read a particular one."
"Of course not, Ronnie-boy. In the library we can talk to ourselves without any distractions."
"Very well. So what did you want to talk to me about?"
"I need your help. I sense my dueling company is in great danger."
"But why is that? Your dueling supplies have gone world wide with positive results. I myself have used the dueling system and have had no problems with it."
"It is not the dueling supplies that are the problem. I'm sensing my precious company will be non-existent after tonight. Will you help me save my company?"
"Sure, Nickosus. Who are we supposed to stop?"
"That, I'm not sure. I have had no problems or conflicts with any of the other companies that are ranked lower than mine on the Fortune 500 list. Do we know anyone with so much greed and hatred to try and ruin me?"
Ron and Nickosus thought to themselves and then looked at each other at the same time with the same thought. "Archaic."
Just then, Nickosus' cell phone rang. He looked at the phone number before answering it. "Hello, Mozz. I told you not to disturb me while I'm in the library."
"I know Sir, but we have an intruder on the fourth level of your castle. I've sent my best guards Kuno and Birtha out to 'capture' him."
"Well done, Mozz. Keep me posted." With that, Nickosus hung up.
"What if it is Archaic?" Ron asked curiously.
"We handle all conflicts on this island by duels, Ronnie-boy. The security here has some of the best duelists in the world, next to me of course. If our intruder makes it though my security, he'll never make it past me. Hmhmhmhmmm."
Kurai and Ishizu were standing in front of a golden door with a sign that said "Doll Room" on it. Kurai turned the knob and opened the door for her sister to enter.
"Come on in, Ishizu." Ishizu nodded and cautiously walked into the dark room. Kurai entered and turned on the light. Ishizu was surprised at what she saw. There were Barbie dolls scattered all over the place. There must have been 200 of them. Some of them were not removed from their boxes. Also, many articles of Barbie clothing were lying about. In the far corner, there was a chair with scissors, tape, paint, pillow feathers, and other non-Barbie items placed neatly around the chair.
"You certainly have a lot of Barbie dolls. You must be a collector."
"No, sis. I'm not collecting Barbie dolls. I'm bringing my favorite Duel Monsters cards to 'life'."
"To life? Explain, Kurai."
"Well the Barbie dolls are not actually coming to life. Here let me show you some of my almost completed works."
Kurai walked over to her chair in the far corner with Ishizu following. Above the chair was a ledge with five practically disfigured Barbie dolls. Kurai grabbed a blue doll from the ledge. "This one is named Mari. If you are familiar with Duel Monsters, I've tried to imitate the appearance of Marie the Fallen One."
"I can see how you've cut this Barbie's hair short and the aluminum foil horns attached to her head." Ishizu looked at the shelf and admired one of her dolls. "Ooooh! This is a lovely remake of the Dark Necrofear." She took the Necrofear off the shelf to study it. "I really like the way you did her foil outfit and the coloring of her boots. But I notice that you did some 'carving' to her midsection."
Kurai snatched the doll from Ishizu and put it back on the shelf. "Do NOT touch my dolls! They're for your eyes only. Necrophia is also one of my favorites. I still need to purchase some gold paint and some wire to complete Mari." She turned her back to Ishizu, smiled at Mari and put it back on the ledge. "My other three dolls are named Dahlia, Ange, and Blanche." Kurai pointed to each doll as she said their name.
"I notice that all your dolls deal with death."
"What can I say, Ishizu. Death pleases me."
There was a pause for Ishizu whether to continue the topic, but she changes the subject to something more important. Her Millennium Necklace started to glow brightly. "Let's get down to business. I know what you are up to, sis. You are trying to take the Puzzle away from my Pharaoh, aren't you?"
A sinister smile appeared on Kurai as she turned around to face Ishizu. "I figured you would know my plans, sister. You're always trying to get in the way of what I want... power!"
Ishizu's Millennium Necklace glows for an instant. "Well, you will not succeed in your endeavor tonight. I'm sure of it."
"You dare underestimate the power of my Millennium Rod, dear sister? I can easily make you a victim of what I can do," Kurai spoke as she threateningly held up the Rod in front of Ishizu, with the Rod's Eye glowing dimly.
"Of course I don't estimate you or your Rod, Kurai. As possessor of the Millennium Necklace, I must not interfere with the layout of the future too greatly, or else it could be catastrophic to all of us."
Kurai lowered her Rod. "Very well, dear sister. I will prove to you for once that your Necklace's foretelling will not come to pass this night!"
Kazakura was following the unsuspecting Pooka and Ditrinity in the dense forest of the Duelist Kingdom. After about two miles of walking, Pooka and Ditrinity made it to a clearing with paths going in several directions. A sign was posted informing the siblings the correct path to take.
"Big brother, I'm tired of walking. Can we take a rest?"
"Sure, Ditrinity. We have been walking for quite awhile now." The two people found a large broken tree limb and decided to sit on it to rest. After a minute or two of resting, Kazakura began to strike. "Stand up mortals!", a voice boomed over the heads of Ditrinity and Pooka and the trees of the clearing.
"Pooka, I'm scared," Ditrinity said as she snuggled to Pooka for protection.
"Don't be afraid, Ditrinity," Pooka responded, albeit a little shakily. The siblings stood slowly. "Who's there? Show yourself!"
"As you wish." Kazakura slowly emerged from the path that led towards Nickosus' castle. She started to walk up towards the siblings.
Pooka spoke first. "What do you want with us? I bet it is of no good."
"I remember you! You were on the ship to this island and you seemed to have some sort of ulterior motives. What is your name and why are you here?"
"So many questions from these mortals. My name is Kazakura and I'm a Millennium Item collector."
"We don't have any Millennium Items! So leave us alone!", Ditrinity screamed.
"Wait, sis. Our friend, Ron has a Millennium Puzzle. Oops."
"I already know that, Pooka. The Millennium Puzzle is the ultimate prize that I seek."
"How'd you know my name?"
"Never mind that, big brother! We've got to get out of here and tell Ron someone is after his Puzzle!" And then they ran past Kazakura and headed towards the path that led to the castle.
"There is no escape, mortals!" Kazakura closed her eyes and the Millennium Ring started to glow brightly. Almost instantly a blue dome of shadow covered the entire clearing of the forest, preventing Pooka and Ditrinity from escaping.
"Let us out! Let us out!", Pooka and Ditrinity screamed as they banged on the barrier which was no good.
"There is no escape from the Shadow Realm." Pooka and Ditrinity immediately stopped banging the barrier. "Well, there is one way you can escape."
The siblings turned around to face Kazakura. "Please, tell us. We'll do anything you ask," Pooka said.
"You must duel me for your freedom. If you win, you can continue on towards the castle. However, if you lose, I'll send both of you to the graveyard for the rest of your days."
"Don't duel her, big brother! There has to be another way."
"There is no other option, Ditrinity. I will defeat Kazakura." He turned to face Kazakura. "Let's duel!"
"And that was your first mistake, mortal."
Archaic and Frozen Flareon were approaching Nickosus' castle. The helicopter was one-half mile from the target.
"Frozen Flareon, you have your parachute on?"
"Yes, Archaic, I do."
"Good. Now put this helicopter on auto-pilot so we can be ready to jump."
"Okay." After a few buttons were pressed, the auto-pilot was engaged to fly back to DMASB Corp. Archaic got up and opened the door of the helicopter. "Ready, little brother?"
"Ready, big bro!", Frozen Flareon said as he stood behind Archaic.
"Jump!" The brothers jumped out of the helicopter and started to freefall. About halfway down, they pulled the cords of the parachute. Two large parachutes folded out with a large DMASB Corporation logo printed on each one. The parachutes guided Archaic and Frozen Flareon to the back of the castle. The brothers then unbuckled their parachute equipment and walked to the walls of the castle.
"Look, big brother! Someone has already broken into the castle." Frozen Flareon pointed to a rope that was anchored to a window sill.
"Hmmm, whoever broke into the castle just made things easier for us. The security will likely concentrate on that particular person and more than likely not even notice our presence."
"Are we going up the rope too, Archaic?"
"No, Frozen Flareon. Then we will be easily found and bogged down in countless and pointless duels before we even get to Nickosus himself. I don't want any third-party involvement."
"Then how will we get in?"
"Simple. Since security should be currently on the upper levels of the castle, we have to go into the cellar of the castle and work our way up."
"Look, Archaic, over there!" Frozen Flareon pointed to the opposite side to where they stood at the back of the castle.
"Great work, Frozen Flareon. That is the entrance to the basement I seek." The two of them ran over to the cellar entrance and noticed that it was made of two gated doors of iron with a Master lock keeping the doors together.
"Just great! Now how can I get into this damn castle so I can get rid of my competition?"
"Not to worry, big brother. Look what I got!" Frozen Flareon reached into his pocket and pulled out a lock pick. The small item had been molded from previous successful picks of many kinds of locks.
"Master locks don't get picked very easily, little brother."
"We'll see about that, Archaic." Frozen Flareon guided the pick into the Master lock. After a few jiggles with the pick, the Master lock opened.
"Well, I'm impressed, Frozen Flareon. Remind me to give you a nice big raise once we get back to the corporation." Archaic took off the lock and opened one of the iron-gated doors.
"Thanks, big brother!"