More torture coming up...

Someone told me the authors alert does not work any more. I wonder if that's why I get so little reviews.

And there's a third commercial in the Netherlands with Ryou's voice in it. It's about a fat lady watching Blue's Clues and Steve from Blue's Clues is our Ryou. I know Steve will be replaced by his brother, Joe, but I personally don't think the voice will change in the Netherlands. I mean; Joe from Digimon and Jim from Digimon (Joe's brother) both have Dutch Ryou's voice in our version. Just like Koji and Sumilidon... lots of father-son, brother-brother and in this case Medafighter-Medabot things.

Ryou-Ran: Hikari Lunar said the eggs are getting really warm. They must be really close to hatching.

"Ryou": Is that so?

Ryou-Ran: Yes, you were there, weren't you?

"Ryou": Oh, yes.

Ryou-Ran: (smiles)

"Ryou": Do you think they'll hatch sooner if we lay them in boiling water for a few minutes?

Ryou-Ran: ?

"Ryou": (leers at the eggs) Well?

Ryou-Ran: You aren't Ryou...

"Ryou": (drools all over the place)

Ryou-Ran: (grabs cudgel, hits "Ryou")

Yami Bakura: Ooooow!

Ryou-Ran: I knew it! First you tried to eat Chikao, and now you try to eat my other eggs too! Barbarian!

Yami Bakura: AnD tHe LiTTle BarrOw oN thE saNDy RoAD... XX

Ryou-Ran: (to eggs) Don't worry, Wee Wee, Kyo-Kyo and Ed'rashtekaresket. Hikari, Ryou and I will protect you. Where's Ryou, by the way?

Ryou: (falls out of a random chest, together with the disclaimer)

Disclaimer: Ryou-Ran does not own Yu-Gi-Oh!

Ryou: OW! (bang)

The Essence of Life

"Walking, walking, we keep on walking."Yami Bakura muttered. He had taken off his jacket and had tied it around his waist. The orange sun shone on his back. "What time would it now be?"Ryou asked. Yugi got a watch from his pocket and checked it. "I don't know."he said. "The hands are still on the same place as they had been when we got here." Sweat ran down their faces. It was really hot. Only King Yami, Touzokuou and Moonlight did not seem to suffer from the heat that badly. "Perhaps this is our test."Ryou said. "Keep walking and survive the heat before we reach the trees." "Shut up!"Yami Bakura shouted. He sent Ryou a death-glare. Ryou cringed under his Yami's gaze.

Moonlight had climbed on top of a hill. "I can see trees!"he shouted down. "Where?"King Yami asked. Moonlight held his hand above his eyes. "I think... about half an hour away from here!"he answered. The others climbed up the hill too. "Half an hour to go... and then: face our next mission!"Yugi said.

Half an hour later they reached the trees. "Can we please get over with it?"Yami Bakura whined. "I want to go back!"

Suddenly everybody was surrounded by a big bubble. "Hey! What the..."Touzokuou protested. Moonlight tried to make it pop with his bracelets, but it wouldn't pop. Something that looked like a table with sliding-panels appeared in front of them. There were numbers visible on the panels. "It looks like a puzzle."Yami said. "With numbers." They all bent over the table.

"You'll have to solve that puzzle."Tristan's voice came. "Those bubbles around you contain air. If one of you does not solve that puzzle in time you will all suffocate." They tiny people looked up at him. Tristan's forehead was creased with concern. "Who of you is good at mathematics?"he asked. Nobody moved, but eventually Ryou hesitatingly stepped forward. "I'm good at mathematics."he said, his voice shaking a bit. "Okay. As soon as you touch the panels you will start to run out of oxigen. You will have to solve the puzzle quickly."Tristan said. "Good luck, Bakura-Kun. We're counting on you." Suddenly someone pushed him aside. It was Miho. "I know you can save them, Bakura-San!"she cried, tears running down her cheeks. "I just know it!"

Ryou bent over the table. He touched one of the panels and slid it aside. Immediately the bubbles of air lit up. "Don't speak."Yami said. "Don't move. That way we can save up oxigen." They sat down on the floor, but Ryou remained standing, trying to solve the puzzle. He tried to stay calm.

A few minutes later he suddenly heard someone rasp. When he looked back he saw it was Touzokuou. The Egyptian man had pressed a hand against his chest and was obviously running out of air to breathe. "Can't... breathe..."he panted. "Hurry..." Ryou turned back to his panels again. Tiny drops of sweat were visible on his forehead. Now Moonlight began panting too. He and Touzokuou were the biggest ones, so they ran out of air the quickest. "Don't... worry... about... me!"he gasped. Touzokuou clutched at his throat and wheezed. The skin under his fingernails began to color blue. He pushed himself up on one hand, but slumped down again.

Yami Bakura, Yami and King Yami began to get into trouble too. "Hurry... Yadonushi!"Yami Bakura groaned. Ryou slid and slid. Breathing became harder for him. His field of vision became smaller and smaller. A big lump was stuck in his chest. Touzokuou suddenly uttered a last pant and fell onto his stomach. Moonlight tried to grab him, but collapsed and fell on top of him. Yami Bakura's knees buckled. "Bakura-Kun! Quickly..."Yugi cried, also getting troubles with breathing.

Ryou threw a look on the suffocating people. Moonlight and Touzokuou were flat on the floor. Moonlight's chest was still going up and down, but Touzokuou did not move at all. Yami Bakura's cheeks were blue and he was about to lose consciousness. Yami and King Yami were both sitting on the floor with their arms wrapped aroud their chests. Yugi looked at Ryou. His eyes were begging for help.

The look in Yugi's eyes gave Ryou the power to think. He looked at the table. He saw the panels. He stretched his hand out to one of them, but everything became black in front of his eyes. He reeled and grabbed the table for support. When his head cleared again he suddenly saw what panel he had to slide in order to solve the puzzle. He lay his hand on the panel and slid it the right way.

The bubbles vanished. Ryou took deep breath and filled his lungs with delicious, fresh air. So did Yugi, Moonlight, the Pharaoh and the two Yamis. But Tuozokuou remained silent. He did not breathe. Moonlight got up and shook him. "Come on, Touzokuou! Breathe!"he shouted. When Touzokuou did not breathe Moonlight went to sit on his knees, took deep breath, squeezed Touzokuou's nose shut, pressed his lips on those of Touzokuou and blew air in his lungs. Touzokuou's chest went up, fell again and did not go up. Moonlight did it again. The chest of the evil magician rose, fell and did not rise again. After a third time Touzokuou coughed in Moonlight's face and began breathing on his own. Moonlight wiped with his hands over his face, a look of disgust visible on it. Touzokuou woke up and saw Moonlight sitting next to him. "What happened?"he asked. He saw Moonlight was cleaning his own mouth. "You were dying, but Moonlight saved you."Yami said. "He made you breathe again by blowing air in yo-" "You mean he kissed me?!"Touzokuou cried. "Oh Ra!" Both he and Moonlight began to spit in the sand.

Yugi grabbed Ryou's arm. "You saved us, Bakura-Kun!"he said. "You solved the puzzle!" Ryou smiled shily. "It just had to do it."he simply said. "Bakura-San!"Miho's voice came. "You're my hero!" Ryou cringed.

"You've passed the second test!"Tristan said. "Well done, Bakura!" Ryou smiled again. "What are we going to do for the next test?"Yami asked. Tristan's gaze focussed on something written in the book. When he looked back at the people his gaze had darkened. "One of you has to knock another person out."he said. "Oh, that's all?"Yami Bakura asked, walked over to Ryou and made his fist land on the cheekbone of the frail boy. "Aah!"Ryou cried and crashed down, unconsious. Moonlight boiled over and punched Yami Bakura in the stomach. "Uuurgh!"the Yami uttered, bent over and fell onto his side. Now Touzokuou got angry and chopped Moonlight in the neck. A soft "Ungh!" escaped the lips of the Shadow Soul and he fell flat on the ground. King Yami had had enough of it and hit Touzokuou on the back of his head with his Millennium Puzzle. "Ow!"the tyrannt exclaimed and collapsed. Tristan had watched bemused. Now all the four Bakuras were in various poses flat on the floor. "Uhh... I think you passed the test."he stuttered.

Yugi went to wake Ryou up. He slapped him gently in the face. Ryou fluttered his eyelids and woke up. "Yugi? Why did my Yami do that?"he asked. He sat up and looked at his surroundings with big eyes. "What happened?"he asked when he saw the other Bakuras. "Yami Bakura knocked you down. Moonlight got mad and punched Yami Bakura in the stomach. Then Touzokuou went bananas and beat Moonlight up. Then King Yami went bonkers and hit him with the Millennium Puzzle."Yugi explained. Ryou looked at him open-mouthed. "What?"he asked. "Speaking of a chain-effect!"Yugi laughed, but his laugh trembled.

"It's time for a fourth test."Tristan said. "It will be blown right to you." The seven boys saw a big cloud of sand coming in their direction. "Sandstorm!"King Yami cried. "What's the big deal?"Yugi asked when he saw his shocked face. "A sandstorm may seem harmless, but the sand really gets a sharp as a thousand knives when a sandstorm rages."Yami explained. "The storm has been sent to kill you and Bakura. We must protect you, whatever it takes... even our own bodies."

"The sandstorm will last for about fifteen minutes."Tristan said. "If Bakura-Kun and Yugi are still alive after that you have passed the test." King Yami had Ryou and Yugi each sit with their backs against a palm-tree. He and Yami tried to form somekind of wall to protect Yugi from the sand. Their Puzzles formed a small force-field that protected Yugi, but was not able to protect them. Touzokuou, Yami Bakura and Moonlight did the same thing for Ryou. The storm came closer. "Ready... IMPACT!"Moonlight shouted as the storm hit them.

That chapter number two.

Yami Bakura: XX

Ryou: You gave him quite a blow, didn't you?

Ryou-Ran: Yes, I did my very best on it! (looks around proudly)

Ryou: Say, I see a new egg has joined the party.

Ryou-Ran: Yes, that's Tin-Tin. Chinees egg. Tin-Tin was one of the sidekicks of the good old Thunderbirds. Oh, I loved the old show...

Ryou: This egg has a crack in it.

Ryou-Ran: OO It does?!

Ryou: Yes! It's the smallest egg.

Ryou-Ran: That's Wee Wee!

Egg: (breaks)

Ryou-Ran: Aw, look at my fluffy little Wee Wee. (hugs Wee-Wee)

Ryou: She's really small, but really cute. (strokes Wee Wee)

Ryou-Ran: And let's hold a party for our Wee Wee! Everbosy is invited, exept for Yami Bakura an Touzokuou Bakura-Sama!

Touzokuou: Why aren't we invited?

Ryou-Ran: The two of you would only try to eat me Wee Wee.

Touzokuou: That's true.

Moonlight: (laughs at Touzokuou)

Touzokuou: (gives him such a blow to the head that Moonlight's nose sticks out of the back of his head)

Ryou: OO" Moonlight, are you okay?

Moonlight: Eehhh... yeah... (sniffs) I need to wash my hair.

Ryou: --"

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