I'm so glad! Beyblade is back and Kai too! Kai's got Ryou's voice (but lower and more arrogant)... and I'm completely addicted to the voice of our Dutch Ryou. I counted almost seventy Ryou's here... though there are only fifteen of them on TV right now.
Moonlight: (leers at Joey)
Ryou-Ran: What's the problem, Moonlight?
Moonlight: Grrr...
Ryou: He's angry because Joey hit me.
Moonlight: Grr grr!
Ryou-Ran: But Moonlight, that was just in the fic!
Moonlight: Gr?
Ryou-Ran: Gr no.
Moonlight: Ah.
Ryou: And who is going to be killed in this chapter?
Ryou-Ran: Who do you think? (glances at Moonlight)
Moonlight: ?
Ryou: Oh.
Ryou-Ran: Who's going to do the disclaimer?
Yami Bakura: I am! Ahem: Ryou-Ran does not own Ryou, Yugi, Yami, me, White Magic User Bak-
Ryou-Ran: (death-glare)
Yami Bakura: OO" Uhh... to make a long story a short one: She does not ow Yu-Gi-Oh!
Ryou-Ran: Yes, but I do own Moonlight. I created him all by myself.
White Magic User Ryou?
Yugi and the rest were allowed to leave early to go to Ryou's. When they arrived there they saw Joey, who was cleaning up a bit and they saw Ryou had come around and was asking Joey "Please not to clean up, because he had not made the mess". Joey more or less ignored him and went on cleaning. When Ryou saw Yugi come in he smiled, relieved. "Yugi! I'm so glad you're here."he said.
Yami came out and listened to Ryou's story. "He was completely desperate!"Ryou said. "He clawed with his bracelets in the door and he cried. I don't think he will stay sane much longer." Yami had constantly looked in Ryou's eyes. "I will help you, Bakura."he said in his mystical way. "I will try to send your soul to your Soulroom. From there you can get inside the Millennium Ring and Yami Bakura's soulroom. I cannot do more for you. You must find out for yourself what you have to do in order to save your friend. But there is a danger too." He saw Ryou strain his muscles. "If something goes wrong and your soul gets killed you will go to the Shadow Realm. And you know Yami Bakura will not be willing to bring you back."Yami said. He paused for a second. "The Shadow Realm is a terrible place. Your worst nightmares will come to life. Are you sure you want to do this?" Ryou's arms were shaking, but he nodded. "Yes. I will do anything to save Moonlight."he said. "Everything it will take..."
Yami read the persevearance in the eyes of the frail boy. A small smile crept on his lips. "Let's all sit down in a circle."he said. They sat down, Yami besides Ryou. "We should all hold the hand of the person sitting next to us."Yami continued. He grabbed Ryou's hand, Ryou grabbed Joey's, Joey grabbed Téa's, Téa grabbed Tristan's, Tristan grabbed Yami's. Yami looked at the people sitting there. "If we hold eachother like this we can see what Bakura is doing in Yami Bakura's soulroom. We cannot talk to him. We cannot bring him back if something goes wrong. We can only watch. Bakura has to do this all by himself."he said. He looked at Ryou. "Are you really sure you want to go on with this?" "Yes. And please do not ask me that again, or I'll start to doubt it."Ryou rather brusquely said. Yami smiled again. "Close your eyes."he said in general. Everybody closed their eyes. "Concentrate on the Millennium Ring."he said. "I will activate my Puzzle... now!"
The golden jewel began to glow. The Ring began to glow too. Ryou cried out as his soul was jerked out of his body. Yami and Joey couls feel his hands numb, but kept holding them. Ryou's soulless body fell back. His eyes were still closed, his mouth half opened.
Ryou's soul landed on his back on a warm floor made out of rocks. The impact had forced all the air out of his lungs and he had to wait before he could breathe normally again. He opened his eyes and got up. He only wore grey pants and sneakers. Something that looked like a Spellbinding Circle surrounded him. He looked around and found the door. He opened it and stepped out in the dark corridor that led to Yami Bakura's Soulroom.
When he opened the gate of Yami Bakura's Soulroom and wanted to enter something massive banged into him and threw him to the floor. Before he could say something he felt two strong hands haul him to his feet and heard the gate close again. He was a little dizzy and his eyes had gone out of focus, but when he looked at the person who had picked him up a gasp escaped him mouth. Standing in front of him was Moonlight. Moonlight looked horrible. His face had ashened, his hair was dirty and stiff and sweat ran down his muscular body. He panted like he had ran ten miles in a row. "Quickly, Ryou!"he urgently said and pushed Ryou back to his Soulroom. He shut the door.
Standing in the middle of the room was a big, heavy table with an enormous Monster World field on it. Ryou had that field in real too, in the game-room in his apartment. Moonlight began to push the table in the direction of the door, grunting as it wouldn't move easily. Ryou wanted to help him, but he felt too weak. The Spellbinding Circle that haunted him had to do something with it. Moonlight had finally barricaded the door with the table and was taking a breather against the wall. He then walked right through the Spellbinding Circle and gave Ryou a warm and sweaty hug. "I'm so glad you're here, Ryou."he said. "That Yami... he keeps chasing me. I try to hide, but he finds me every time. The pain he causes me drives me crazy. I need your help. I cannot fight him."
Ryou lay a hand on Moonlight's arm. "I wish I could help you."he said. "But look. This thing... this Spellbinding Circle weakens me." Moonlight let himself fall on the floor. "It is not the Circle that weakens you, it only indicates you are weakened."he said. "I could just walk through it without getting weaker." "But what weakens me?"Ryou wanted to know. Moonlight smiled sadly. "I do."he said. "I have become a part of you. By killing me over and over again Yami Bakura weakens you, without him knowing. If I disappear part of your soul will be gone as well." Ryou looked at the circle. "But I still don't know how to help you."he said.
Moonlight got up and walked over to him. "Avatars."he said. Ryou tilted his head. "What?"he asked. The fire in Moonlight's eyes had returned. "Avatars!"he said. "I can use my dark powers to make ordinairy people hold the power of their avatar, if they have one." Ryou walked over to the Monster World field and picked a tiny doll that was standing on it up, his own avatar. "White Magic User Bakura."he said. He looked at Moonlight. "But Moonlight, White Magic User Bakura is good at defending, but his attack is not so strong. And Zork, Yami Bakura's avatar, has both strong offense and defense." Moonlight looked at the little robot. "How do you design those avatars, Ryou?"he asked. Ryou played with the robes of his avatar. "When I create one I look at the inside of a person."he said. "And his or her outside. The offense, defense and special effects are stipulated that way." Moonlight had been listening with a frown on his face. He grabbed Ryou's shoulders and looked him in the eyes. "Make me an avatar."he said. "That will take time."Ryou said. "Time is a luxury we do not have." Moonlight's gaze held him imprisoned. "Draw me one."he softly said. "Just draw one." His voice sounded weary and begging. Ryou grabbed some paper and a pencil out of the air and began drawing diligently. The tip of his tongue stuck out between his lips.
A few minutes and some sheets of paper later he held a paper up. "Done!"he said. Moonlight looked at the paper he was holding. The avatar looked a lot like Moonlight, also with the razor-sharp bracelets and the long, heavy necklace. But the avatar wore a big, golden tiara with green gems in it and a ragged skirt with a red lightning running over it. His legs were just like Moonlight's plated with gold. Written underneath the avatar was "Lunar Magic User Bakura". A grin spread across Moonlight's face. "Perfect!"he said. "Lunar Magic User Bakura! Just like brothers!"
Suddenly they heard someone slam into the door. Moonlight's eyes widened. The fire in them was distinguished. "Yami Bakura!"he whispered. "Ryou, hide this picture. Yami Bakura must not find it." Ryou folded the picture up and hid it in one of the towers of the Monster World castel, the same one on which Yami Bakura had impaled his hand before. Again they could hear the Yami bang into the door.
"Listen, Ryou."Moonlight said. "I will use my magic to hide you for Yami Bakura. He will not know you are here and he won't be able to touch you either. But whatever you do: do not move. As soon as you move too much you will be revealed. I will try to lure Yami Bakura back into his own Soulroom, so he won't find out about you. Remember, don't move!"
Another loud "BANG" disrupted the silence. The table began to move a bit. The door opened about two inches. Ryou went to stand in a corner of the room. Moonlight muttered a spell and made a gesture with his hands. Ryou felt strange, light in the head. But that could also be caused by the Circle surrounding him.
The table was shoved out of the way and the door flew open. Yami Bakura tumbled into the room and banged into the wall. When he got up he saw Moonlight was trying to sneak out. "Oh, no, you will stay here."Yami Bakura said and made a gesture in the direction of the door. Moonlight wanted to walk right through it, but bounced off, like he had walked into a force-field. He fell on his rear end, but got up again, as fast as his exhausted body allowed him to.
Yami Bakura closed in on him. He held the knife in his hands again. "You will not go anywhere... I'll see to that."he hissed. With a quick motion he stuck the knife in Moonlight's stomach. Moonlight did not scream, only gasped. He tried to cover the wound with his hand. Golden Soulblood squirted from between his fingers. He fell onto his knees and then on his side. Ryou slapped his hands in front of his mouth, afraid to scream out. He became visible for just a second and was lucky, because Yami Bakura was not looking in his direction at that moment. The Yami had concentrated on Moonlight, who was lying on the floor, not dead at all. "Enjoy yourself, I'll be back within a few days."he said. He left and closed the door behind him.
Ryou immediately leapt up and rushed over to Moonlight. Moonlight pushed himself up until he could sit with his back against the wall. "Moonlight!"Ryou cried. "What did he do to you?!" Moonlight looked at the knife that was still stuck in his body. "He's smart."he said. "When someone is stabbed in the stomach he will die slowly, really, really slowly." Ryou gulped.
Moonlight suddenly grabbed the knife and began thugging it. Every time he pulled it a grimace flashed over his delicate face. Ryou abruptly turned away his face, afraid he would get sick. "W-what are you doing?"he swallowed. Moonlight continued thugging. "I'm... trying... to... pull... this... thing... out... of... me!"he groaned between clenched teeth. Ryou looked around. "Why?"he asked, frowning. Moonlight stopped and wiped with his hand over his forehead, accidentally staining it with blood. "This dagger stops most of the poison coming from my intestines from entering my bloodstream."he said. "That's why it takes to long. If I can pull it out the process of dying will be sped up." He began pulling the knife again, but was too weak to pull it out of his stomach. Ryou had looked away again, but suddenly felt Moonlight's hand on his arm. "Ryou, I want you to do it."the Egyptian man said.
"What? NO! I CAN'T!"Ryou cried. He backed away from the dying soul a bit. Moonlight's grip tightened around his arm. "Listen, Ryou."he urgently said. "If that thing isn't pulled out of me I'll have to suffer for up to fourty-eight hours. And let me tell you: that's no fun. It will take me at least so much time to revive again. Before four days are over Yami Bakura will be back and you will be discovered and punished. We need to protect and help each other. I need you to pull the dagger out of my stomach." His purple-blue eyes locked with Ryou's brown ones. Both pairs of eyes were filled with tears, the brown ones with tears of fear and the purple ones with tears of pain.
Then Ryou's trembling hands reached for the dagger and grabbed it. "Good, Ryou!"Moonlight said. The tears began to run down Ryou's cheeks. "I daren't..."he sobbed. "DO IT!"Moonlight yelled. Ryou raised his hands high above his head, thus pulling the knife out of Moonlight's tormented body.
He had been unprepared for Moonlight's reaction. Moonlight screamed in pain and began to thrash, accidentally kicking Ryou in the side. Ryou fell with his head against the wall. That was too much for his weakened soul. He bent over and began to throw up.
"Aaahh! This hurts more than I thought!"Moonlight softly cried, wrapping his arms around his stomach. He tossed and turned, trying to ease the pain. Ryou wiped his mouth and looked at the face of his friend, the eyes that were cramped shut, the white teeth that were exposed, the tiny drops of sweat that ran down Moonlight's cheeks. "My god... what have I done?"he cried. "It's all my fault!" He covered his eyes with his hands and refused look up when he felt Moonlight thug his arm. "No, Ryou!"Moonlight said. "It's not your fault! It is Yami Bakura's!" Ryou did not remove his hands and just shook no. Moonlight fell back again with a cry. "Ra, it's too much!"he cried. "Ryou, give me the dagger, please!" Ryou picked the dagger up and gave it to Moonlight.
Without warning Moonlight slipped his own throat.
"MOONLIGHT! WHAT HAVE YOU DONE?!"Ryou screamed as Moonlight gurgled and then numbed. He slapped the Shadow Soul hard in the face. Moonlight's eyes were still open and had glazed over. Golden blood streamed over his lips and out of the wound in his throat.
Suddenly the Spellbinding Circle emitted a wave of energy that made Ryou cringe and made his heart skip a beat. Moonlight had been killed, Ryou was been weakened because of that. He fell with his chin on Moonlight's strong arm. He did not feel like getting up. He began crying. He had completely forgotten Moonlight would be revived again.
"Hey Bakura! That guy will come back alive again, you know!"Joey shouted, forgetting Ryou could not hear him. "He can't hear you, Joey."Yami said. "But Moonlight Bakura will come back alive soon and then they can execute their plans."
Ryou had been lying on Moonlight's arm for about half an hour when he suddenly felt something move. Something that pulsed. He leaned on his arms and slowly got up. He palmed Moonlight's chest. A heartbeat. Moonlight was alive. He uttered a deep sigh of relief. Moonlight stirred and woke up. The wounds were gone. He looked at Ryou's relieved face and smiled. He got up and stretched his back. He still looked terrible, paler than usual, dirt in his hair, his once pure white skirt grey. "Good, Ryou."he came straight to the point. "The avatars. Where did you hide the drawing again?" Ryou took the sheet of paper out of the tower. He gave it to Moonlight.
"Okay."Moonlight said. "In order to execute our plan we'll have to go to Yami Bakura's Soulroom." Ryou's back stiffened. "Do we have to?"he asked. Moonlight nodded. "It may sound weird, but the power of the Shadow Realm will help us get the powers of the avatars."he said. "Do you've got you avatar with you? Good. Let's go." He opened the door and went into the corridor. Ryou followed him and closed the door again. Moonlight walked over to Yami Bakura's gate. He grabbed a big ring that was attached to it and pulled it with all his might. When the door was open his face was almost purple and he panted a bit. The two souls went inside. Yami Bakura was nowhere to be seen.
"Here we go."Moonlight said. He crossed his fists in front of his face. He closed his eyes and mumbled something Ryou could not hear. His bracelets began to glow. A bright, blue light was emanated from his heart. It enveloped Ryou and himself. It was sucked into Ryou's chest. Ryou moaned and dropped White Magic User Bakura. It felt like his head and chest were exploding. He heard Moonlight groan too.
Suddenly something jumped right into the blue light. Something that yelled. Something with a voice lower and harsher than Ryou's and Moonlight's.
The light died out. Ryou's left knee collapsed and he almost fell. He looked at Moonlight, who was pressing a hand against his chest and coughed. Moonlight was wearing a tiara on his head, a ragged skirt with a red flash of lightning on it and his bracelets were longer and sharper than before. He was wearing Lunar Magic User Bakura's clothing. Moonlight looked at Ryou. Ryou was wearing long, pure-white robes with yellow ankhs on them. He was wearing a long, pointy, white cap, also with a yellow ankh on it and he held an ankh-shaped rod in his right hand. The Spellbinding Circle was still hovering around him. "It worked!"Moonlight said. He looked at Ryou, but Ryou was not looking at him. Ryou looked at something at Moonlight's right. Moonlight followed his gaze and could not suppress a small cry when he saw what Ryou was looking at.
Standing at his right was a dragon-man. Yami Bakura had gotten Zork's powers. His eyes were yellow and his face had a grey color. His hair was still white and devlish. His mouth was full of sharp teeth. All of his clothes were torn. His hands had turned into claws. His chest was still thin, but muscular. He had a long tail with sharp spikes. Wings were attached to his back. He opened his mouth and roared Moonlight upside-down. Ryou looked like he could faint any minute. Moonlight grabbed Ryou's arm, used his Lunar-powers to blind Zork-Yami Bakura and ran away. They hid behind a few dried out bushes.
Ryou pointed a weak finger at the dragon-man. "Zork."he said. He looked like he wanted to throw up again and almost did so, but Moonlight shook him. "There's no time to be afraid, Ryou!"he said, the ancient warrior inside him showing up again. "We must beat him! There's no time!"
Huh-huh, pretty freaky
, a Dragon-Yami.
I'm not in the mood for an after-story.
Sayonara and please review.