Disclaimer: I don't own Yu-Gi-Oh! or Nick who belongs to Phoenix727 but I do own my OCs. Here's Chapter 14!
Chapter 14: A Dark Past! The Other Yukai!
Nightfall soon came, and I was lazily spending my time outside with Joey. Kaiba had gone back inside a few minutes ago. I lay on the lush grass whilst Joey was standing against a tree. The cold night air felt refreshing after the hard afternoon we had today. I gazed up at the dark sky and then looked down towards the Guardians' homes.
The infirmary building cast a shadow over the second house as a building slightly smaller than it was completely covered in darkness. The two homes had its lights on, and luckily the backyard had its own lights to illuminate me and Joey.
"Yugi," Joey replied.
"What is it?" I asked.
"Do ya really think the Guardians are goin' to turn their backs against us?"
"No way." I disagreed.
"But you heard Yukai," Joey began. "When he and his friends were in Animus, they were fightin' the Guardians."
"Yeah, and then they turned out to be good."
Joey nodded. "Maybe you're right."
"Let's get back inside," I decided.
"I just hope Nick and the others aren't still upset." Joey said.
We opened the back door to the second house and went in. We continued our way down the gloomy hallway and entered the dim-lit living room. I noticed Kaiba, Pluto and Yukai were the only ones there. Joey and I sat down on the leather couches beside Yukai as Pluto and Kaiba were seated on chairs.
"What are we going to do?" I asked worriedly.
"We have to stand down and lay low for awhile," Pluto responded. "It will take time for your friends to regain their trust again."
"Idiot! We can deal with the Final Five ourselves!" Yukai yelled.
Pluto stood up and confronted him. "Yukai, what's wrong with you? You've been acting this way ever since we came back!"
Joey stared uncomfortably at Yukai. His eyes gleamed furiously towards him, as did Kaiba's. Maybe they were sensing something was wrong.
"We were better off without them!" Yukai continued. "This is our war, not theirs!"
Pluto immediately pushed him to a corner. I noticed a dark aura enshrouded Pluto. He unsheathed his sword and pointed the tip towards Yukai's neck. They both stared at each other with hate in their eyes.
"Pluto, have you lost it?" Uranus shouted as he entered the room.
Mars, Neptune, Jupiter, Gaia and Ceres followed behind him and they were shocked by Pluto's action. Uranus ambled his way to Pluto and carefully removed the sword away from Yukai's neck.
"You know, your anger is against the Final Five, not our younger brother," Uranus said. "Besides, what would Mercury say if he sees you killed Yukai in one of your fits?"
The dark aura disappeared and Pluto seemed fine. Yukai mumbled a few words to himself and kept his hand on the hilt of his sword.
"Yugi, look!" Joey whispered. He nodded his head towards Yukai.
I realized what he was trying to show me. The hilt of Yukai's sword had the dragon and phoenix crest, which seemed the two creatures were moving in the dim light. I haven't seen that same crest on Pluto's sword. I wondered why.
"Uranus, listen carefully," Pluto instructed. "I want you, Mars, Neptune and the rest of the Titans to leave this world, and not head to Animus. Go to Elysium where it's safer."
"Are you serious?" Uranus said in disbelief. "What about the Millennium Guardians?"
"They're remaining here." Pluto responded. "I don't know want any of you destroyed in case we fail in our mission."
"Understood." Uranus replied. He turned to the others, and they shook their heads in agreement.
"Pluto, since when did you command the Titans?" Yukai questioned angrily. "The last time I checked, I was still in charge of them."
Pluto faced him. "I outrank you, so you're not the only person to lead the Titans."
"Yukai appears to have a rebellious nature," I mused. "I can't imagine him on a bad day."
"If ya ask me, that Guardian is just ignorant!" Joey yelled. "If Pluto believes that the Titans will be safer elsewhere, then let him decide!"
"With the way you're reacting, Yukai, makes me wonder if you're the traitor," Kaiba said.
"What makes you think that?" Yukai protested, appearing a little troubled at the situation.
"You sound as if you want the Titans to be destroyed."
"How could you?" Ceres accused.
"Estas loco, Yukai?" Jupiter screamed.
"There's no way I'm listening to you!" Gaia said.
"Why you bastard!" Yukai spat, looking towards Kaiba.
Kaiba began to stand up. He stared at Yukai with animosity. Joey shivered as he and I watched them.
What was this? I saw a red aura surrounding Yukai and it felt strong. Yukai's auburn eyes turned dark and he began to unsheathe his sword. I noticed he looked different and his expression was more sadistic.
"Well, I was expecting to see you again." Pluto snorted.
"Oi, what's going on in here?" Nick called out as he came in.
Tea rushed towards him and her eyes widened when she saw Yukai. Could Yukai really be the traitor Nick was talking about?
"Thus, the so-declared Guardian of the Dark Skies has appeared again." Pluto said, not showing a hint of surprise on his face.
"Then who is that?" Nick asked.
"That is no longer Yukai," Gaia explained. "That is Erebus, his evil half."
"Great, another psychotic mind!" Joey groaned. "I hope he doesn't pull us into a Shadow Game, like Yami Marik did."
"Partner!" I heard Atem cry out.
He ran into the room with Luna floating behind him. She was stunned to see Yukai's dark side, as was Atem.
"Did you just come here to warn us or what?" Nick asked Atem.
"I'll tell you later!" Atem replied as he walked over to me.
"If it isn't the former Pharaoh," Erebus sneered. "My foolish light half thought he could conceal me forever but he was wrong!"
"You're the reason why Yukai has uncontrollably rage!" Pluto blamed. "I should have destroyed him while I had the chance!" His right hand curled together to form a fist.
"What do you want?" Atem asked harshly.
"Just to put everyone in misery!"
"You're one sick mind!" Jupiter whimpered. "You almost destroyed Animus if Artemis hadn't stopped you in time!"
"Without Artemis around, there's no way you all can stop me!" Erebus declared.
"You want to bet!" Artemis's voice said from somewhere.
The whole room began to get distorted, and I noticed everything was becoming dark. It felt cold, but wait! This place looked familiar… This was the Shadow Realm!
Artemis appeared and she had her arms crossed. Her eyes stared at Erebus and then she held out her staff. Could she be luring us into a trap, or was she helping? Her heart still felt cold, and I feared for everyone's lives.
"Why have you brought me here?" Erebus demanded.
"I'm going to get rid of you once and for all!" Artemis said out loud. "Although this Shadow Game is different from what the mortals are use to playing…"
Author's Notes: Okay, so what was the plan for the shadow game… (Author looks through piles of paper to find plans) Great, I lost my notes! Anyway, here's the chapter summary:
The gang has now entered the Shadow Realm where Artemis has announced a Shadow Game like no other! Who knows if Artemis will emerge victorious, and will she go back to the good side? Hey, who are those two? One of them seems familiar to both Artemis and Luna and have they come to help? Find out next time on Dark Crisis – Chapter 15: Shadow Game! New Allies!