Author's Notes: I'm also glad to say that the Doom Saga has finally started, and the new opening seems to have improved as well as the BGM. Anyway, disclaimer: I don't own Yu-Gi-Oh! or Nick who belongs to Phoenix727, but I do own my original characters. Chapter 11 begins!
Chapter 11: Takeover! The Final Five's Evil Trap!
The Final Five were plotting their next attack on us in their castle, but one Guardian wasn't present at their discussion. Artemis was in Zephyrus' room at the time, and she still had some thoughts on her mind.
Zephyrus was resting peacefully in his bed as Artemis was idly watching him, admiring his features in the afternoon sun. Her eyes had a look of despair on her, and she didn't seem to have a care in the world.
"Hey, Artemis, aren't you coming with us?" Sonja asked as she appeared in the room.
Silence.
"You want me to tell Seiryu that you're not going?" Sonja offered.
"Why are you being so nice?" Artemis implied.
"Even though we're rivals. We both give respect towards each other and sometimes we have to pay back our debts, for the battle between us is never over," Sonja explained. "It's similar to the rivalry between that runt and rich boy."
"Yugi…" Artemis gasped.
"Just remember what I said, and don't tell anyone about this talk we had as well." Sonja said as she walked towards the doorway and disappeared into the corridor.
"Who do I really love? Zephyrus or Yugi…?" Artemis pondered to herself.
Meanwhile Yukai and I left Pluto alone and we met up with the others back at the house. Everyone was already awake, but I didn't see any sign of Nick. I headed towards the dining room to find Tea seated at the long table. Serenity, Mokuba and Ryou were also seated at the table. They were contently eating breakfast and they looked up to see me approaching them.
"Morning, Yugi!" Tea greeted, cheerfully eating a waffle.
"Just in time for desayuno," Jupiter said as she entered the dining room, carrying four glasses and a pitcher of orange juice on a tray.
I helped her with the troublesome load as Joey came in, looking very annoyed. His messy, blond hair was drenched with water, and he snatched a napkin from the table to wipe his face dry. Jupiter turned red as Joey shot back a look at her direction.
"Did you just take a shower, Joey?" Serenity asked.
"No!" he answered. "Dat crazy girl poured a bucket of cold water on my head while I was sleepin'!"
"You needed to wake up!" Jupiter said defensively. "You sleep like Artemis sometimes since nothing seems to get her to wake up."
I froze once Jupiter spoke of Artemis's name. Tea saw this and signaled Jupiter about it. The Guardian realized this and decided to change the subject.
"Yugi, why not sit down and I'll bring you something to eat," Jupiter suggested.
"No thanks." I said.
"I don't mind if ya fix somethin' for me," Joey replied.
"Go get it yourself!" Jupiter scoffed as she left the dining room.
Nick entered the room with Kaiba and Bakura behind him. Joey cast a harsh glance at Kaiba, but the CEO wasn't paying attention. Kaiba didn't take his eyes off Nick since they appeared. Nick walked towards Tea as she stood up and embraced him.
"Seto, aren't you hungry?" Mokuba asked.
"No." Kaiba answered, still staring at Nick.
Suddenly Atem came in bursting into the room. Tristan and Gaia followed him and they all looked distressed.
"Something wrong?" Nick queried.
"The Final Five are back again and this time they're in Gold City!" Gaia yelled. "They have the Dragon Temple surrounded, and Nidoki and Forseti are in there!"
"That's not all," Pluto said as he came in. His hand was bleeding, and Gaia immediately went into the kitchen. She reappeared with a towel and wrapped it around Pluto's bloodied hand.
"What more should we know about?" I asked.
"Seiryu is with them and they're threatening to kill both Nidoki and Forseti." Pluto continued.
"We were just at Gold City too, and what about the Trinity?" Gaia questioned.
"The Final Five have put a barrier that is nearly impenetrable that the Trinity can't break through it and it seems that we're the only ones to get in." Pluto explained.
"DEMON!" An angered voice shouted from outside. We all headed outside to confront the owner of the voice. Uranus, Neptune and Mars were waiting for us and Luna was with them as well. "Demon, what are we waiting for?" Uranus said angrily to Pluto.
"Why do you call Pluto that?" Tea asked.
"I guess you mortals never seen a half-demon, have you?" Uranus raised an eyebrow.
We faced Pluto who had taken a few steps back. His right eye quivered irritably.
"Uranus, must you torment Pluto about his dark heritage?" Luna yelled. "He's been through enough already!"
"Well, I had to get his attention."
Pluto was part-demon! So that explained where he got his dark powers from, but then my thoughts wandered to Mercury. He would be half-demon, too. It looked like another new mystery was about to unravel.
"No wonder you were so sadistic when we first met you," Nick mused. "Pluto may eventually turn on us."
"Nick's right," Joey agreed. "Bad guys never change!"
"ENOUGH!" Yukai snapped. He was standing beside Pluto, his auburn eyes filled with rage. "What's more important right now is freeing my brother and sister from the Final Five."
"Apollo and Orpheus are waiting for us there, right?" Neptune asked.
"Yes, and I want Jupiter and Gaia to stay here and tell Ceres to stand down," Pluto decided. "We don't want anyone else to fall in this dark war."
"Right." Gaia and Jupiter approved.
"Looks like we're staying behind," Tristan stated.
"Afraid so," Yukai responded. "Serenity, Mokuba, can stay but Ryou and Bakura must come along with us."
"Why should we?" Bakura growled.
"We may need the assistance of those who access to the shadow powers, what else is there to explain?" Yukai murmured.
"To me, that means we're going to get killed!" Bakura argued.
"Why you psychotic spirit! How dare you speak that way in front of me!" Yukai roared.
"Let's just do what we can to help them," Ryou tried to calm down Bakura before he sent Yukai to his demise.
"Fine but I don't want no harm to come to my host!" Bakura said.
"Whatever." Yukai sighed.
Luna had a worried look on her face. Her blue eyes stared directly at Nick, as did Tea, Kaiba and Pluto. Joey didn't pay attention to Nick's behavior lately, and it seemed Nick was planning something...
I noticed a warp tunnel was being opened as the Guardians, excluding Jupiter and Gaia went in. Serenity, Mokuba and Tristan stood back and the others dived in. I turned around and waved good-bye to them. Tristan was trying to restrain Mokuba as best he could so he wouldn't follow us into the warp tunnel.
The tunnel closed as I leaped in, and once again I felt the cold darkness surrounding my body. Everything was dark and luckily the others weren't far away from me. We finally reached the endpoint of the warp-tunnel, and I stumbled onto the ground.
A hand picked me up as I opened my eyes. This person had black hair and brown eyes, and he seemed to be wearing some type of robed uniform. He had a black cloak on, and there was a pendant attached to it that appeared familiar to me… I suddenly remembered! The pendant depicted the family crest of the Millennium Guardians. It shimmered in the sunlight, and it looked as though the dragon and phoenix were moving along with the sun.
"Matt, any luck?" Yukai replied as he walked over to the person.
"Nothing works but Apollo and Orpheus went ahead to fight whoever is in there," the young man named Matt explained. "Sorry, I haven't properly introduced myself. I'm Matthew Blair, leader of the Trinity."
My friends and the other Guardians found us, and their eyes widened as we gazed at the huge barrier enshrouding an ancient structure, which closely resembled the Forgotten Tomb. Something told me we were in for a challenge if we're confronting the entire Final Five.
"There's only one way to get rid of this and that's fighting the Final Five!" Pluto said.
The wind began to blow as the gentle breeze pushed my bangs. The wind was blowing in the direction of the temple, and this reminded me of something Artemis said to me. 'Let the spirits guide you', that was what she told me. Maybe I should listen to the meaning of her quote and do what was right.
I began racing down the hill, heading for the barrier. Pluto and Yukai realized what I was doing, and they gave chase but in flight to catch up. Luna followed them, and the others were running after us. I was nearing the barrier and I braced myself to go in. I plunged into the shield and emerged on the other side.
Pluto, Yukai, Joey and Kaiba were able to bypass it, but the others were less fortunate. They couldn't get through, and I tried getting back out. My hand touched the barrier and I was unable to return.
"We're trapped!" I yelled.
"That is not possible!" Joey responded.
"The Final Five probably want to get rid of the stronger opposition and also they want to eliminate Yugi, Joey and I." Kaiba concluded.
"The only way out is to get pass the Final Five…" Pluto stated.
We started to walk towards the temple. The others were trying to call out to us to not go further, but we couldn't hear them. All we heard was silence.
Author's Notes: Looks to me I revealed a bit more of the past about Pluto and Yukai. Yes, Pluto is a half-demon. Here's what's in stored for the next chapter.
Yugi, Joey, Kaiba, Yukai and Pluto have stumbled upon a trap created by the Final Five, and now they must rescue the rest of the Millennium Guardians before they are killed. Artemis is still not entering the conflict but something tells her she must, and you won't believe what will happen next. What? The Silver Phoenix Dragon has been summoned! But how? Without the aid of their friends, will the characters be able to get out alive and what is Nick planning? Find out in Chapter 12: Dangerous Fight! Waking the Silver Phoenix Dragon!