Dreams of power
Chapter 5:
Just as Marik and Malik were exiting the front door they saw two spiky haired boys come up to them... Yami and Yugi.
"Uh, hey you guys." Malik said locking the door, "What's up?"
"You know what's up!" Yami stepped forward. "You two are running for president!"
"Yup."
"What made you think to do that?!" Yugi asked.
"Well, we want to rule the world. But we realized we needed to start small."
"So, you're going to rule America first?"
"That's the plan." Marik and Malik went down to the bus stop but Yami and Yugi followed.
"How are you going to pay for this?"
"Kaiba's sponsoring us."
"He... he is?"
"Sure is." The bus stopped in front of them, "Now, if you'll excuse us. We have an election to win." They got on the bus and it started to pull away.
Yugi yelled after the bus, "YOU'LL NEVER GET AWAY WITH IT!"
Malik and Marik had already taken their seats. "Marik, where are we going?"
"To the airport."
"Oh. Well, where's the first place were campaigning?"
"Kaiba has made an appointment for us in New York. We supposed to be there and do an interview."
"Really? Kaiba did that?"
"Yeah, he said he'd be our campaign manager since we knew nothing about it. His words, not mine."
"Well, I'm glad he's helping us."
"Yeah, this'll make it easier for us to borrow money from him."
When they made it to the airport Marik and Malik got on the plane without much hassle, although there were a few people who recognized them. Anyway, once the plane took off it was about four hours till they landed in New York. There was a limo waiting for them outside the airport, Kaiba had sent it for them so they'd arrive at the station on time.
"Wow, Malik. I can't believe were really here."
"Yeah, it's exciting but scary all at the same time."
"Nothing to be scared of. We have a lot to do though..."
Malik nodded, "Do you think we'll get to meet George Bush and John Kerry?"
"Well, yeah. But the people you need to get acquainted with are Dick Chaney and John Edwards."
"Yeah." In about thirty minutes they arrived at the station, a bunch of people were out in front with cameras and microphones waiting for them. When they got out of the limo everyone was asking questions and stuff. But eventually they made it inside and to the backroom.
They were sitting down waiting to be called into the room with the interviewers.
"Marik, is this a T.V interview?"
"Yeah, why?"
"Oh man, I didn't know that. Marik, I don't think I can do this."
"Sure you can, it'll be easy."
"That's what you always say."
"That's because it's always true."
In a second Kaiba came through the door, "Come on you two, there ready."
"Kaiba?" Marik stood up, "What are you doing here?"
"I'm here to make sure you two don't screw this up."
"Oh."
"Okay let's go." Kaiba led them into the same room they see on Fox News where those people talk about the world.
Marik sat in one seat and Malik sat next to him, "I'm nervous."
"Come on, Malik. If you're going to be vice president then you can't be this camera shy."
"I know..."
Soon two people sat down and introduced themselves. "Hello, I'm Jack."
"Hello, I'm Lizzie."
Marik and Malik waved. In a second the guy behind a camera said, "And we're live in...3...2...1."
Jack and Lizzie got really big fake smiles on their faces, "Hi and welcome to Fox and Friends. I'm Lizzie."
"And I'm Jack, today we have two very special guests. New comers to the presidential election, Marik and Malik Ishtar. Tell us, why did you two start to run for president?"
Marik started, "We want to rule-"
Malik put his hand over his yami's mouth, "No! I mean, we want to make America a better place."
"Well, then." Lizzie said, "Why don't you tell us some of the problems America has."
"Um... there's so many silly things going on that could easily be solved if someone would use common sense." Marik said.
"Like what?"
"Like..." he looked at Malik.
"Like world hunger. If all the fat people went on a diet then there would be more food for the really skinny people."
"..."
"..." Jack and Lizzie looked at him.
Kaiba was watching from the green room, "That idiot!"
Jack cleared his voice, "Moving on."
"Yes, um..." Lizzie thought for a second, "Well, what are your thoughts about the war going on over in Iraq?"
This time Marik answered, "We should just blow them up."
"..."
"..."
Malik looked at Marik, "What he means is... that it's not that big a deal. People are running around saying they should do something about it. But no one ever does. This is just a simple solution."
"I suppose..." Lizzie sighed. "Well, what do you plan to do about over population? There are too many people... eventually we won't have enough food and shelter for everyone."
"Ooh, this'll be easy." Marik grinned. "Just stop people from having sex."
"..."
"..."
"Yeah," Malik added. "If people stopped that then we wouldn't have that problem, now would we?"
"Well, no. But how do you expect to stop people from making love in the privacy of their own home?"
"Duh! All we do is stick a device in everyone's house that can tell if they're doing it or not. And if they are... it's off to jail!"
"..."
"..."
Marik and Malik started to laugh. "This is way too easy."
Lizzie shifted in her seat, "You guys are so lucky that you're cute."
They smiled, "We know."
Jack sighed, "So, what's the story about you both having the same last name? You look like twins almost."
"Well," Marik started, "That's a long story."
"Yeah, confusing too. But I guess you could say we're brothers."
"Okay, then. That's all the time we have now, but stay tuned for the weather." Jack got up as soon as they turned the camera off, "It was nice meeting you two."
"Same here," Lizzie left, "Hope you win."
Marik and Malik went back in the green room with Kaiba, "How'd we do?"
"Uh... let's just say no one could forget you two."
Marik turned to Malik, "That's good, right?"
"I suppose."
"Come on," Kaiba said. "You two have another appointment."
"Where is this?"
"It's one of those public appearances. At a homeless shelter."
Chapter 5:
Just as Marik and Malik were exiting the front door they saw two spiky haired boys come up to them... Yami and Yugi.
"Uh, hey you guys." Malik said locking the door, "What's up?"
"You know what's up!" Yami stepped forward. "You two are running for president!"
"Yup."
"What made you think to do that?!" Yugi asked.
"Well, we want to rule the world. But we realized we needed to start small."
"So, you're going to rule America first?"
"That's the plan." Marik and Malik went down to the bus stop but Yami and Yugi followed.
"How are you going to pay for this?"
"Kaiba's sponsoring us."
"He... he is?"
"Sure is." The bus stopped in front of them, "Now, if you'll excuse us. We have an election to win." They got on the bus and it started to pull away.
Yugi yelled after the bus, "YOU'LL NEVER GET AWAY WITH IT!"
Malik and Marik had already taken their seats. "Marik, where are we going?"
"To the airport."
"Oh. Well, where's the first place were campaigning?"
"Kaiba has made an appointment for us in New York. We supposed to be there and do an interview."
"Really? Kaiba did that?"
"Yeah, he said he'd be our campaign manager since we knew nothing about it. His words, not mine."
"Well, I'm glad he's helping us."
"Yeah, this'll make it easier for us to borrow money from him."
When they made it to the airport Marik and Malik got on the plane without much hassle, although there were a few people who recognized them. Anyway, once the plane took off it was about four hours till they landed in New York. There was a limo waiting for them outside the airport, Kaiba had sent it for them so they'd arrive at the station on time.
"Wow, Malik. I can't believe were really here."
"Yeah, it's exciting but scary all at the same time."
"Nothing to be scared of. We have a lot to do though..."
Malik nodded, "Do you think we'll get to meet George Bush and John Kerry?"
"Well, yeah. But the people you need to get acquainted with are Dick Chaney and John Edwards."
"Yeah." In about thirty minutes they arrived at the station, a bunch of people were out in front with cameras and microphones waiting for them. When they got out of the limo everyone was asking questions and stuff. But eventually they made it inside and to the backroom.
They were sitting down waiting to be called into the room with the interviewers.
"Marik, is this a T.V interview?"
"Yeah, why?"
"Oh man, I didn't know that. Marik, I don't think I can do this."
"Sure you can, it'll be easy."
"That's what you always say."
"That's because it's always true."
In a second Kaiba came through the door, "Come on you two, there ready."
"Kaiba?" Marik stood up, "What are you doing here?"
"I'm here to make sure you two don't screw this up."
"Oh."
"Okay let's go." Kaiba led them into the same room they see on Fox News where those people talk about the world.
Marik sat in one seat and Malik sat next to him, "I'm nervous."
"Come on, Malik. If you're going to be vice president then you can't be this camera shy."
"I know..."
Soon two people sat down and introduced themselves. "Hello, I'm Jack."
"Hello, I'm Lizzie."
Marik and Malik waved. In a second the guy behind a camera said, "And we're live in...3...2...1."
Jack and Lizzie got really big fake smiles on their faces, "Hi and welcome to Fox and Friends. I'm Lizzie."
"And I'm Jack, today we have two very special guests. New comers to the presidential election, Marik and Malik Ishtar. Tell us, why did you two start to run for president?"
Marik started, "We want to rule-"
Malik put his hand over his yami's mouth, "No! I mean, we want to make America a better place."
"Well, then." Lizzie said, "Why don't you tell us some of the problems America has."
"Um... there's so many silly things going on that could easily be solved if someone would use common sense." Marik said.
"Like what?"
"Like..." he looked at Malik.
"Like world hunger. If all the fat people went on a diet then there would be more food for the really skinny people."
"..."
"..." Jack and Lizzie looked at him.
Kaiba was watching from the green room, "That idiot!"
Jack cleared his voice, "Moving on."
"Yes, um..." Lizzie thought for a second, "Well, what are your thoughts about the war going on over in Iraq?"
This time Marik answered, "We should just blow them up."
"..."
"..."
Malik looked at Marik, "What he means is... that it's not that big a deal. People are running around saying they should do something about it. But no one ever does. This is just a simple solution."
"I suppose..." Lizzie sighed. "Well, what do you plan to do about over population? There are too many people... eventually we won't have enough food and shelter for everyone."
"Ooh, this'll be easy." Marik grinned. "Just stop people from having sex."
"..."
"..."
"Yeah," Malik added. "If people stopped that then we wouldn't have that problem, now would we?"
"Well, no. But how do you expect to stop people from making love in the privacy of their own home?"
"Duh! All we do is stick a device in everyone's house that can tell if they're doing it or not. And if they are... it's off to jail!"
"..."
"..."
Marik and Malik started to laugh. "This is way too easy."
Lizzie shifted in her seat, "You guys are so lucky that you're cute."
They smiled, "We know."
Jack sighed, "So, what's the story about you both having the same last name? You look like twins almost."
"Well," Marik started, "That's a long story."
"Yeah, confusing too. But I guess you could say we're brothers."
"Okay, then. That's all the time we have now, but stay tuned for the weather." Jack got up as soon as they turned the camera off, "It was nice meeting you two."
"Same here," Lizzie left, "Hope you win."
Marik and Malik went back in the green room with Kaiba, "How'd we do?"
"Uh... let's just say no one could forget you two."
Marik turned to Malik, "That's good, right?"
"I suppose."
"Come on," Kaiba said. "You two have another appointment."
"Where is this?"
"It's one of those public appearances. At a homeless shelter."