Lily: HAH!! So, how're you guys? ^_^ How's life? How was your week? How did you begin the month? How's your mom and dad? .... How's your love for the authoress?
Iris: *falls over* So THAT'S what she was wanting...
Lily: ^^UU Please, DON'T KILL ME, NOW WON'T YOU?! DON'T!! The authoress LIVES, yup!! *sighs* She's not doing so great, she's having many mental problems, but she'll eventually be fine...
Reviewers replies:
Yana5 - Thanks! ^^ *gives a plushie* Here, for not giving any threat!
YumeTakato - Thank you for your opinion, but yes, I always want so improvements, not some stupid short chapters where nothing happens ~_~ But this one is a lot better than the last one! Read on ^^
hyperactive-frogchild - Thank you!! ^^ So you like my plot? YAY!! Thanks for your patience, and here's a new chapter for you! Sorry for taking so long XD
hobbit13 - *laughs* You're welcome, twice. I'm glad you're not so confused, but after this one, I guess you'll be MUCH MORE confused... ^^UU I'm so evil, sorry *bows* As for Yugi's personality... Well, it's closer to the real one, isn't it? *giggles* I don't see TV Yugi whimpering over nothing and whining like a little child, or acting like one for that matter. So I guess it was a good change, huh? ^^ *giggles* So, since you're so eager to see what'll happen to your favorite characters, keep reading!
Koishii no Tenshi - I'm glad you like it!! Sorry for taking so long, here's an update.
Mel Gods - XD Sorry for the evil short chapter last time... This one is a lot longer though. As for Kyou, Bakura and Marik... Yeah. All psycho, insane weirdos. And yeah, the dubbers really mess up with things, don't they? =_= Stupid suckers... Anyway, so you think Yugi being Yami's idol is pretty relevant? Well, I'm actually working on that side and noticed it's a pretty interesting fact to explore. ^^ I think it'll be pretty important from now on then. Long live to original ideas!! ^^
Oh and by the way, I'm still waiting for your fanfics, you know? XD Please, try writing something soon!! It can be short, I don't care! *giggles*
(PS: Update-a-thon? *grins* Like this one?)
Pretenna - *blinks* Wow, speechless Pre. That's a change *giggles* *glomps her to snap out of it* Anyway, you like how Yami's acting? He'll keep being shy around Yugi for a while if you wanna know =P
Yami: You're so evil...
Lily: *sticks out tongue at him* *looks at M and smirks* *slaps fingers and the Marriage Tune begins to play*
Yami: O_OU
Lily: ^-^ Anyway, here's another update!! It didn't take THAT long, now did it?
LilBlue-Hedggie - *blinks* WHEE!! *glomps* It's you again!!! ^^ How're you? Ooh, so you like this story too? ^^ Thanks! I promise to try and keep this story interesting, ok? Here's a new update for you!!
Destiny - *laughs* Actually, Pegasus' fate is not in Yami's hands... It's on the psychos' hands. So yeah... poor guy... Anyway... *blinks* Hey! I agree with you!! Yami's acting pretty much like an uke in this story!! *smirks* Hey Yami, what do you think? Don't you think it's time to let Yugi be on top?
Yami: O_O *blushes*
Yugi: *faints*
Lily: *sweatdrops* Erm... what? It's a good idea!! Anyway... Here's the update!!
Yami's Tenshi - Whee~~!! Friends speech!! Time to rant!! ^^ *clears throat* Well... HYAA!! *glomps her* YAY, LONG TIME NO SEE, HUH?! ^^ I'm glad you're back too, but you don't have to call yourself stupid or jerk because you actually have a life... You should really give much importance to your academic life... Fun is always later ^_~
Iris: ... Doesn't anybody else should try that idea...
Lily: .... Don't get your words...
Iris: Ya should...
Lily: ¬¬ ANYWAY... I'm glad that you finished the "Evil Exams of Doom" and is now back ^^ *hugs* It's good receiving your reviews again!! *laughs* They're so funny!! You should give yourself some credit too, because you rule as much as I do ^_~ I love your stories too (even though I only reviewed two of them, I'll be sure to read the others too!! Sorry for not doing it before by the way, I'm just lazy when it comes to read fanfiction XD I take hours to choose what to read and IF I'm going to review...)
Iris: Oh and about Yami... Shouldn't Kerra be amusing herself with the Chibi Yami Lily and I gave her in "The Past is Present"?
Lily: ^^U Yup... Anyway, as for Yugi... Well, there's a reason why he knows so much =P I'll be sure to explain it in the future, just hang on! Oh and about the encouragement thing... *blushes* *giggles* So, it's a two way street, huh? I love your reviews and you love mine? COOL! Don't worry about reviewing, if you don't have the time you shouldn't blame yourself or hate yourself for it. I just wait patiently until I get a word from you cause it's always worth! So, keep studying and be sure to sleep early!! Do not feel bad for not reviewing my stories as soon as I post it, I'll wait for your eventual word ^^
Iris: *looks innocent* I don't understand what you said about me and computers...
Lily: She means yamis and technology always end up in DISASTER! I'm surprised that you haven't sent the computer to the Shadow Realm yet... Like bro's flashlight...
Iris: That thing is evil!! It makes light appear out of nowhere!!
Lily: *falls over* No comment... Anyway... ^________^ I saw your update you "Angel of Heaven, My Guardian Dear". THANKS FOR WORKING ON IT!! I'm sure it took you a long time to write it and I'm proud of you cause it turned out AMAZINGLY GOOD!! ^^ Did you like my review for it?
Iris: Oh and not even Ra knows how Lily works on so many fics and doesn't die in the process...
Lily: *sighs* Truth being said, because I have way too many fics I get major headaches, overflow of ideas, and block almost twice in a week. Shame, huh? But at least I'm glad to know that you're still reading my stories... Even though I posted a lot new ones, huh? ^^U Sorry. Thanks a lot for your words, girl. They really mean a lot to me. And don't worry ^_~ I'll keep updating and I'll never stop reviewing your stories! After all, they're great =D
Iris: And to finish... It's glad to know some people have a good image of Lily and don't think of her as a baka-insane-completely-out-of-her-mind-over-hyperactive-and-24/7-nut-girl...
Lily: As you do?
Iris: Exactly ^_^
Lily: ¬¬ Baka... OH! As for t.A.T.u.... My brother has the CD. I've listened vaguely to their songs, but I don't know the lyrics. But now that you told me that they're good, I might as well check it out ^^
Iris: As for the pink monitor... It was fixed ^^ And I didn't have to send it to the Shadow Realm! *parties and leaves a present for Lily's bro* Thanks for the cover though! *hugs it lovingly* I'll use it! And I'll update my stories too, and wait for new stuff soon too!!
Lily&Iris: See ya soon and read now! ^_^
Miami-chan - Your wish was granted, Miss ^^
NOW ON WITH THIS!
Disclaimer: Err... My friends and me want to rule the world. Then, we'll too find a way to own Yu-Gi-Oh!. But we don't rule it yet, hasn't rained on Saara desert and many of our plans aren't fulfilled.... So noooope, no own Yu-Gi-Oh!.... yet =P
Warning: Shounen ai content. Later, don't come with the "Aw, YUCK!! THIS HAS GAY STUFF!!!" crap and blame the authoress for it, because you see, she's warning you... But I think you ain't a baka, it's being said in the summary, isn't it?
Pairings: Yami/Yugi, Bakura/Ryou and Marik/Malik
Keys: "__" means talking and '__' means thinking
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Chapter 4: Meeting up with the evil
By: Lily Maxwell
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"So Pegasus... where is he?" Kyou asked, crossing her arms, as they stood in what seemed to be a dining room in Pegasus' giant castle. After they arrived, they were soon conduced to mentioned room. Pegasus just sat there for a few minutes, ignoring the glances the other five youths were giving him and just continued to drink his juice. Kyou was slowly losing her temper, something that didn't need to take too long to happen.
"Where are they, you mean." Marik corrected her, and she waved him off.
"Yeah, yeah, whatever... The point is, do you have the Puzzle holder and the Pharaoh?" she asked, and Pegasus finally looked at her with his normal eye, raising one eyebrow.
"If you mean Yugi Mutou and Yami Muoto, yes I have them." He said, and the others smirked.
Ryou looked away.
"So, are you ready yet? Where are they, when can we begin?" Malik asked, and Pegasus stood up, shaking his head.
"Calm down, my young Malik... Each thing at its own time." He said, and Marik's eyes narrowed.
"Do not try to delay us, Pegasus. We have waited enough." He said, and Bakura nodded.
"Just do what you're supposed to do, nothing more, nothing less than it." He said, and Pegasus chuckled again.
"That was the deal, wasn't it, my friends?" he asked, and all the others frowned at the "friends" part. They were not Pegasus friends, and there was a probability of 0% that they would ever be such.
"What do you want, Pegasus?" Kyou asked, narrowing her eyes to slits at the man. He didn't flinch under her gaze, but he could read her mind. And she had some pretty creative ideas as to what to do with Pegasus if he took way too much time to fulfill his part on the deal...
"I wish to know about your part on the deal... You will do as you promised... won't you?" Pegasus asked, knowing he was dealing with no normal people. One was a shadow, his counterpart as insane as he was... The other was a thief, and the girl was unstable... None of them were trustworthy. And Pegasus knew about that when they made the deal. But did he have any option? Of course not...
After all, it was his only chance to reach happiness again.
Bakura looked at Kyou, while holding Ryou's tied wrists behind his back. The girl raised an eyebrow and looked at Marik, who was looking at Malik. They all smirked and turned to Pegasus.
"Of course... The powers of Puzzle, once the complete soul of the Pharaoh touches it, is unimaginable. Who knows the abilities you will gain then? Who knows... the dreams you can turn into reality?" Kyou said, and Bakura nodded.
"You will gain what you want, Pegasus." He said, and the man noticed as the other gave Kyou a quick glance. "Just trust us."
Trust. That was the bad part.
However Pegasus had no choice.
"Croquet." He called, and soon the gray-haired man came inside the room. The others looked at him with no interest at all.
"Yes, sir?" he asked, and Pegasus started to walk out of the room.
"Bring our guests to the dungeons." He said, and Croquet nodded.
"Yes, sir." He said and picked out his cell phone, calling out for other guards to bring Yami and Yugi down. Pegasus, Malik, Marik, Bakura, a tied up Ryou and Kyou then started to walk through the luxurious hallways down to stone hallways. Towards the dungeons.
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"Yami? Yami?" Yugi called, but the other was far away at the moment. He was trying, unsuccessfully to comprehend all that was going on, but he figured it was way too much. First, to be kidnapped by some strange psycho with a magical eye. Then, to find out that his idol was trapped just like him and that he knew about things that seemed almost impossible and he had absolutely no idea as to how he knew those things.
'How can I be a Pharaoh's reincarnation? Yugi sounds a lot more like he is the one... Knowing about everything AND having that strange pendant. How do they know I'm really the one they're looking for? Couldn't all of this be some huge coincidence and mistake?' he thought, really hoping his words were true to himself.
But neither Yami nor Yugi had any more time to wonder about anything. At that moment, guards entered both their rooms, and the boys had to shake their heads to shove the problems away.
"Master Pegasus wants you at the dungeons now. Now get up." The guards told each one of them, and Yami and Yugi did what they were told. After all, if they had to try and do anything to try to escape that castle, they weren't going to do it trapped inside the flawless rooms.
Yami and Yugi looked around as they were dragged down the hallways, noticing as the illumination was getting dimmer and dimmer. Soon, all that lighted the surroundings were torches hanging on stone walls, and the only sound came from their shoes as they walked on the gray floor.
Pegasus walked in the front a little away from them, and his hair was covering his face in such a way that it was impossible for you to see his eyes. His head was slight bent down and his hands were clasped behind his back. Yugi could tell he was in deep thought, and wished he knew why.
'Maybe because he's anxious about what's going to happen.' He thought, and stole a glance at the taller one beside him.
Yami was looking ahead, his eyes narrowed and shining lightly due to the fire's light. His arms were crossed in front of him, and he had a suspicious glance at Pegasus. He did not seem afraid in any way, and even his walking was confident and relaxed. He, Yugi, on the other hand, was hugging himself and feeling an unknown cold surrounding him.
'He's stronger than me... He has always been.' Yugi thought, and gripped the Puzzle. 'But this time... This time I will have to do something for him. And I won't give up.' He took a deep breath as they turned on a corner, and a door was visible at the end of the last corridor. His grip on the Puzzle was firm, and he was building the enough courage to look ahead and not away.
Someone very much ahead of them opened the door, but Yugi or Yami could not see their faces. But all they could do was try to glance at what was inside the new room, but it was so dark they were afraid they weren't going to see anything in there at all.
'So what now? A magic trick?' Yami thought sarcastically, still not truly believing in all the magical stuff Yugi had told him. No, it was not like he doubted Yugi, far from it. If Yugi said there were magical powers, then there were magical powers.
Heck, if he told Yami that he had seen an alive Kuriboh, he would believe in him. After all, it's not everyday the person you most admire tries to place some trust on you, right? But he just wanted to see some magic actually happening.
Finally getting inside the room, Yami and Yugi noticed that the room wasn't completely lacking any kind of light. There were a few torches here and there that vaguely illuminated the place, and it was enough to show what was in the room.
There was a little staircase that leaded to a higher floor where there was, on the stone ground, the image of an Eye. The same Eye Yami had seen on Yugi's pendant and very similar to the one Pegasus had. Yami knew that symbol.
The Eye of Horus.
Yugi's eyes widened at the sight of the symbol on the ground, and looked immediately at Pegasus. The man had a triumphant smirk on his face, and his eyes shone with the weak light of the torches. Yugi knew that there were many things running in his mind... And he could just wonder if one of those was the idea that his plan was about to fulfill.
"Well, well... We meet again." A voice said to Yugi's side, and the boy jumped. He met strong and mischievous brown eyes... And even though the illumination was dim, he recognized that voice and those eyes.
"Bakura..." he whispered, and he heard a gasp.
"Yugi! You can't let them do what they want! They'll-" and then there was the sound of someone getting out of breath, and then of something hitting the ground.
"Ryou?? RYOU?!" Yugi called, struggling in his captor's grip. He couldn't try to reach his friend.
"Don't worry, Yugi. He won't die... yet." Came a female voice, and Yugi tried to look at its source.
"Kyou... So you were the ones behind this..." Yugi whispered, but couldn't say anything more as he and Yami were thrown up the stairs and to the higher floor. Pegasus chuckled and climbed up the stairs along with them, and behind him came more people.
"Now, now Yugi... I guess it is time to end this. We have already lost way too much time." The wealthy man said, and Yami stood before Yugi.
"What do you want from us, Pegasus??" he asked, and silence filled the room. Pegasus only smirked as the others approached Yami and Yugi in the circle, but stopped before the taller one, still positioned in front of the lavender eyed one.
"Ah... so long since I saw this face. I can remember clearly about the last time... I remember what you did to me." the female Kyou said, gripping Yami's chin but he shoved her hand away. She only seemed to smirk wider, and stepped back. Bakura chuckled.
"Yes, we all remember about last time... You destroyed each one of our lives, almighty one." He said, and Yami frowned.
"I do not know what you're talking about." He said, and Marik laughed.
"Yes, of course." He concluded, and the one beside him grinned.
"You will soon understand, Yami." Malik said, and Bakura looked at Yugi. This one gulped. The look in Bakura's eyes was not something pleasing.
"So it was you... Wasn't it? All this time... It had always been you..." he said, and Yugi backed away from Yami and the others.
"You're not getting it... YOU'RE NOT GETTING IT!! I MADE A PROMISE AND I'M NOT BREAKING IT!!" he shouted, and Yami looked at him surprised. He didn't understand why Yugi was acting that way. So, he had seen all those people before?
"Ah Yugi... Can't you see? The person you promised doesn't exist anymore... But if you cooperate, you soon will be reunited with them..." Pegasus said, smirking. Yugi shook his head.
"What do you think, that I'm stupid?? All you'll do is kill us! I won't let that happen!" he said, clenching the Puzzle. All the present but Yami laughed.
"I don't see you having a choice, little one." Kyou said, and Bakura nodded.
"Now, be an obedient slave and answer the question: what is needed to release the Puzzle's power?" Bakura asked, and approached Yugi, but Yami placed himself in front of him. He was frowning and obviously did not like the way Yugi was being treated by this people.
"Don't come any closer." He said, and Bakura narrowed his eyes. He was ready to punch Yami out of the way when Pegasus called him back. Bakura growled and walked towards the man.
"What is it? I was trying to work there!" he asked fiercely, and Pegasus chuckled.
"You were about to hit one of the destineds. You call that work?" Marik asked, raising an eyebrow. Bakura shot him a glare but Pegasus raised his hand to stop the talking.
"I think I know how the Puzzle works." He said, and all eyes were on him. He looked up at Yugi, a smirk still on his face. "Yugi, give the Puzzle to Yami." He said, and the others blinked. Yugi seemed to pale.
"NO!" he yelled, and backed away from Yami himself. Yami was confused and, deep inside, sad because he thought Yugi didn't trust him.
"Yugi...?" he asked, raising his eyebrows. Yugi shook his head.
Malik smirked.
"So it's like that that it works, huh? When Yami touches the Puzzle, his soul is awakened?" he asked, and Pegasus nodded.
"Just like it happened to Yugi's soul and memories." He said, and Marik grinned.
"Good. I think I know how to make him cooperate." He said, and pointed the Millenium Rod at Yugi. Yugi widened his eyes in his direction.
"STOP!" he yelled, but it was too late. The item's power penetrated his mind as it glowed, and soon, Yugi's eyes started to lose their focus and became glassy. He lost his expressions and wore a blank face and glance. Yami looked at him surprised at the sudden change.
"Yugi?" he asked, but the boy didn't answer.
"Give the Puzzle to Yami." Marik said, almost chanting the words. Yugi's feet began to move, and slowly he slid the Puzzle out of his neck, holding it in his hands and offering it to the taller one. Yami only looked from him to the Puzzle in confusion.
"Yugi? What's happening?" he asked, and started to back away from him. He did not seem normal, and Yami was sure he wasn't willing in the idea of giving him the Puzzle, so there was only one answer to why he was acting that way:
He was being controlled.
Kyou growled as she saw Yami backing away, so she got a card from her deck and held it before her face. Her Millenium Ring glowed, and so did the card. Soon, she shot the card in Yami's direction, and a Spellbind Circle appeared around his legs.
'What...?!' was his last thought, as his hands were too binding and stayed in front of his body. Yugi continued to approach him, and the Puzzle was almost touching Yami's hand when...
A bright light emerged out of nowhere, blinding everyone in the room. And then, all that could be seen was black.
[ To be continued... ]
Lily: Whoo!! What happened?? Huh? huh? What do you think?
Iris: I think I'm going to kill you...
Lily: O_o NO, DON'T!! *hides* I'M INNOCENT!!
Iris: ~_~ You did another EVIL CLIFFHANGER!!
Lily: Erm... it was tempting?
Iris: -_-UU
Lily: ^^UU Please, don't forget to review and wait patiently for the next chapter... IF YOU CAN!! *runs and tries to hide at a better place*