I don't own Yugioh. I do, however, own the Bakemono brothers.
Chapter 16
"Midway Island!" Jou cheered, jumping out of the plane when the door opened.
"Finally!" Anzu breathed in the air.
"So you don't remember anything?" Yami blinked, looking down at Yugi.
"Remember what?" Yugi frowned. He had woken up just as they were landing and following the runway, and had no idea of what had happened. He had a feeling that, in the recesses of his mind, there was something nagging him. About a word. Gaia. But other then that, he didn't know anything. He didn't remember the vision, and couldn't explain what happened.
Yami shook his head, "Nevermind, aibou."
Yugi blinked a few times in confusion, but didn't press his 'brother'.
Seto strolled out of the plane, tossing their bags to them, "Take your stuff with you. This is just a rest break. The plane has to be refueled so we can reach Brazil."
"By the way…," Anzu suddenly spoke up as they walked, "Does anyone know how to speak Spanish?"
Blank looks.
"Yami?" Jou looked hopeful.
"Never once had to deal with a Spanish speaking person," Yami responded, "I wasn't taught it, even as pharaoh."
"I can say 'hello'," Seto offered.
"I can count to ten," Yugi supplied as well.
"Anyone c'n say 'hello' or count to ten!" Jou groaned, "That's jus' great!"
"Hopefully, we won't have to deal with the locals," Seto turned to them, "Our mission is a rescue mission."
"But we may have to ask where he was digging," Yugi stated, "He's an archeologist."
"Wasn't he with a partner?" Seto looked at him, "They usually don't operate alone."
Yugi nodded, "Un. I don't know who it is, though. I never met him."
"Let's go to the Hut. We can talk there," Seto led them.
"Sounds like you've been here before, Seto," Jou stated as they took the moving escalator forward.
Seto nodded, "Of course. Only pilots know about this place. My father did. And he showed me. So of course I know about it."
"That's a good thing," Anzu nodded.
"Lead on, Seto," Yami smiled.
Seto nodded, and led them to an area that looked like a cafeteria, "Let's get something to eat. You guys hungry?"
"Starv'n!" Jou's mouth was practically watering.
"You're always hungry, Jou," Anzu stated.
"Hey!" Jou laughed.
"Just don't eat a hole out of my pocket," Seto growled.
"You're buying, Seto?" Yugi blinked.
"Well, you don't have money, do you?" Seto countered.
"Yami got some of my 'parent's' funds," Yugi stated, "Something with the bank and everything. But it's not much."
"That's because you gave most of it to Jou," Seto interrupted, "Who doesn't have the money to spend on these things if he wants to help his sister."
Jou nodded.
"And, I doubt that Anzu has anything…do you?" Seto raised an eyebrow.
Anzu nodded, "But it's only about 500 yen. Not that much."
"You got that right," Seto grunted, "So I'll buy."
"Arigatou, Seto," Yugi smiled.
"Thanks," Anzu nodded.
"Awright!" Jou cheered.
Yami grinned, "I owe ya."
"Your currency isn't usable in this age," Seto laughed, "Don't worry about it."
"You've done so much for us, Seto," Yugi bowed his head, his voice in a whisper, "I thank you."
"Hey…it's nothing," Seto blinked, "Are you crying?"
Yugi wiped his eyes with his sleeve, then sniffled, "No…"
Yami chuckled and put a hand on Yugi's shoulder, "Sa. Let's get something to eat."
Yugi nodded, "Un!"
They got into line to get some food.
"So," Seto took a drink of his soda, "Let me get this strait…your grandpa's an archeologist. He travels all over the world to do his job with another man who is his partner in the line of work."
Yugi nodded.
"He recently went to Brazil in South America to investigate some tribal ruins, and then was somehow kidnapped by some sort of fiend?"
Yugi nodded, "Un."
Seto was about to ask a question, when everyone heard shouting and was standing up to see it. The group of five also stood up to see what was going on. Yugi tried standing on the chair, but still couldn't see.
"What's going on?" Yugi tried to see.
"There's a fight!" some guy shouted, pointing.
"That had to have hurt," Jou winced when they heard more shouting, watching what was going on.
"Stupid…," Seto muttered.
Yugi tried to get higher, but just then, the chair tipped over, and he yelped, being thrown onto the ground, right at someone's feet. He looked up. The guy was tall and muscular wearing black pants and a purple sleeveless sleeve shirt. He had black sneakers and dark brown hair with merciless violet eyes.
"You are…Tenko Motou," the guy grinned.
Yugi got to his knees and looked up, "M-my name is Yugi…and my last name isn't 'Motou', it's…"
"Silence!" the guy pointed. "You are Tenko Motou! I know it!"
Yami went over and gently pulled Yugi onto his feet, glaring at the boy.
Yugi glanced back, "Yami, what's he talking about…?"
"I don't know," Yami whispered, then looked at the boy, "Listen, brat! You leave Yugi alone. If you want something, say it now…!"
The kid, who looked to be about 17 years old, held up a deck, "I want a duel."
"Fine…," Yami smirked.
"With Tenko Motou," the kid pointed.
"M-me?!" Yugi stammered.
"Yes," the kid nodded.
"Wait a minute!" Anzu shouted over the crowd that was still watching the fight, "He doesn't have to duel you!"
"Yes, he does," the kid grinned, "Cause if he doesn't, then we'll kill his grandfather."
Yugi's eyes went wide, "You…you're one of the…the creatures that has grandpa…?"
The kid smirked.
"Don't believe him, Yug!" Jou stated, "He's gotta be ly'n…!"
"But how would he know about it?" Yugi whispered, "We're the only ones who knows about jiichan's life being in danger. I can't take the chance."
"You're going to duel, then?" Yami asked, "But you…"
"I'll be fine," Yugi pulled out his deck.
"Oh, and there's one more condition," the kid sneered, "No coaching. He has to do it on his own."
"No wa…," Jou started.
"Agreed," Yugi nodded.
"Follow me to a quieter place," the kid walked down the stairs.
The group looked from one to the other.
"Guess we's got no choice," Jou shoved his hands roughly in his pockets, "I don't like this, though."
The kid smirked when they started to follow him. That's right…there's no way you can beat me. Not while you still don't realize your powers, and I'll be fighting with all my Shadow power.
Yami's eyes narrowed as they followed him. I feel a familiar presence coming from him. It's as if he possesses dark energy from the Shadow Realm itself!
They arrived in a musty basement with a small table set up in the center with two chairs on either side. There were also four chairs set up around the room.
"This is a storage room," Seto looked around.
The kid sat down at the table, then indicated for Yugi to do so.
Yugi shakily sat down. There's something about him that's sending chills up and down my spine. Like sending waves of fear into me. It's…it's almost like when I first was transported to the Shadow Realm by Yami…
"If he wins," Yami spoke up, "We go free, right? And nobody touches his grandfather."
"Correct," the kid laughed, "Of course, you won't be winning."
"Yugi will win," Yami stated, giving Yugi a reassuring look.
The kid regarded Yami as if he first noticed him.
"It's rude to stare," Yami growled.
"Just…sit down," the kid pointed to the chairs.
Seto, Anzu, Jou, and Yami took a seat.
"Remember…no coaching. Or else I automatically win," the kid grinned.
"Before you guys start," Jou looked up, "There's one thing I wanna know…who are you?"
"My name? Oh, yes. I never told you, did I? I'm Warumono Bakemono, the youngest of the three Bakemono brothers."
"Bakemono brothers…?" the group echoed.
Yami's eyes narrowed. Where have I heard that name…?
"Well, now that you know me," Warumono stated, placing his deck down, "I say we duel."
Yugi nodded, placing his down.
Warumono snapped, and a grid came down from the ceiling. It was more like a scoreboard. On one side was Yugi's name (of course, it said 'Tenko' instead), and on the other was Warumono's name.
"Standard procedure. We start with 8000 life points," Warumono stated. He drew his five cards.
Yugi followed suit.
"You go first," Warumono indicated.
Yugi nodded, drawing a card. He looked at his hand. Let's see…I still have a bad feeling coming from Warumono. There's just something about him…something evil. No…I can't let it distract me. Yami wouldn't be distracted. I just have to try my best. After all, jiichan's life is at stake! "I play a creature face down in defense mode. And, I also lay down a trap card face down." Yugi put the cards down, then looked up, "End of my turn."
Warumono drew a card, and smirked, "You're done for. I play the Fiendish Warrior in attack mode!"
"The what?!" the group of four watching peered at it.
"I've never seen that card before…," Seto blinked, "And I have the entire collection!"
"Fool," Warumono laughed, "My cards are special."
"Then they ain't legal!" Jou shouted, "Cheater!"
"They're legal, alright," Warumono smirked, "I just got them from a different place. Different places, different cards. You should know that, Yugi."
Yugi blinked.
"He's trying to psyche you out!" Anzu shouted, "Don't listen to him, Yugi!"
"I'm not trying to psyche you out," Warumono shook his head, "Mind games isn't my style. Instead, I prefer brute force! I attack with the Fiendish Warrior!"
Yugi turned over his creature card. It was the Celtic Guardian.
-DUEL!-
-Fiendish Warrior (2000|1500) attack vs. Celtic Guardian (1400|1200) defense. Winner: Fiendish Warrior. Difference of 700 points. No life points lost.-
Yugi put the card in the graveyard. Such a powerful card! And he can put it out first turn! It's only a level four! If that's a weak monster, then what does he have in his deck…?
Anzu bit her lip, "Yugi's getting scared…I can see it in his eyes."
"End of my turn," Warumono declared.
Yugi drew a card. Curse of Dragon…but I can't play it yet…none of the cards in my hand can even stand up to the attack power of that monster. "I place a creature card face-down in defense mode. End of my turn."
Warumono laughed, "Running scared, are you? What's wrong, Tenko? I heard you were an A-class duelist! You should be better then this!" He drew a card, and grinned. "Now, feel my wrath! Wraith of the Bog, in attack mode!"
Yugi gulped.
"What…?!" Yami looked on.
Yugi gulped, looking at his cards. What do I do…? That card he just played has an attack power of 1800. My Luise can't stand up to that…
"I attack your monster with my Wraith of the Bog," Warumono pointed.
Yugi turned it over.
-DUEL!-
-Wraith of the Bog (1800|1600) attack vs. Luise (1200|1500) defense. Winner: Wraith of the Bog. Difference of 300 points. No life points lost.-
Yugi gulped as he put it into the graveyard.
"And," Warumono grinned, "I now attack with the Fiendish Warrior!"
-DIRECT!-
-Damage instantly goes through. 2000 Life points lost.-
Yugi glanced at the board and saw the numbers decrease, leaving him at 6000 life points.
"And, I declare my turn over," Warumono grinned, "You've lost." He can't stand up to my Shadow creatures. Spawned off of the shadows. My demonic power allows me to draw the powerful ones when I need them. And with this card I just drew, on my next turn, he's done for.
Yugi shakily drew his next card. His left hand holding his cards was starting to shake. I can't beat him…! He's right…! There's no way I can win…! He has two monsters out! No matter what I do……I can't win…! His eyes darted over his cards like a nervous rabbit.
Warumono smirked. Run, rabbit, run. I've caught you, Tenko Motou.
Yugi gulped, "U-um…I place…um…"
"He's losing it," Seto whispered.
"Shit," Jou swore, "Yug! Snap outta it!"
"It's no good," Warumono laughed, "He's just a scared little kid! And I have him on the run, so he's forgotten everything he knew about the game!"
Yugi pulled out a card, "I p-place a creature in defense mode, face down. End of my turn."
Warumono laughed, drawing his next card, "It is over! I sacrifice my Wraith of the Bog and my Fiendish Warrior to put out my killer card! The Dark Abysmal Specter! In attack mode!"
Everyone gasped.
"It's attack…," Yami's eyes were wide, "Is greater then a…"
"…a Blue Eyes White Dragon," Seto finished.
"And, I play a magic card. Stop Defense! I can choose any monster of yours and change it to attack mode! Guess which one I'm choosing, Tenko! That's right!" Warumono laughed.
Yugi's eyes went wide. He turned over the card.
"My Dark Abysmal Specter has an attack power of 4000 and a defense of 3500 points! Face it, Tenko! You've lost the game and you've lost your grandfather! I attack with the Dark Abysmal Specter!" Warumono laughed.
-DUEL!-
-Dark Abysmal Specter (4000|3500) attack vs. Feral Imp (1300|1400) attack. Winner: Dark Abysmal Specter. Difference of 2700 life points. 2700 Life points lost. -
The numbers on the board went down.
"You're done for," Warumono laughed, "Tenko Motou! You only have 3300 life points left! End my turn. On my next attack, you die!" He placed the Stop Defense in the graveyard since it would be destroyed once his turn was over.
Yugi gulped. Even if I put out a creature in defense mode, he'll probably have another creature on the table next turn. He knows that no matter what I put down, he can destroy it.
"What's wrong?" Warumono sneered, "Draw!"
Yugi's hand hovered over the deck. What if I can't do it…? If I lose, then jiichan will…!
"Be brave, Yugi!" Anzu shouted.
"You can do it, Yug!" Jou agreed.
"We believe in you," Seto nodded.
"Remember your grandfather and his teachings!" Yami stated.
"Silence!" Warumono growled. He grinned, "Well, Tenko?"
Yugi closed his eyes and took a deep breath. I have too much riding on this…
Warumono frowned, "What are you doing? Draw and play!"
Yugi put his hand over the cards. I can't lose. I'm letting him psyche me out so much and leer over me that I forgot I had placed a Magic Fizzle card on the table. I could have prevented the Stop Defense card. I had forgotten everything…about the heart of the cards, and that all of my friends are right here, rooting for me. I have to win!
Warumono gulped. Damn…I can feel his Holy powers rising! Impossible! He calmed himself down. What am I getting so worked up over…? I'm still at 8000 life points while he only has 3300 left. I can kill him with my next attack.
Yugi opened his eyes and looked at his deck. I trust the cards…I can feel energy coming from them. Like power…it's telling me not to worry…that it'll be alright. To trust them. I do! I trust them! I believe in them! Yugi drew a card, and brightened up. Reborn the Monster…this is just what I needed!
"Make your move already!" Warumono yawned, "I want to beat you! I have other places to be, you know…"
"First," Yugi pulled out a magic card, "I play the Soul Exchange card."
"Nani…?!" Warumono gaped.
"It allows me to use one of your monsters as a tribute for one of mine," Yugi stated, and pointed to the Dark Abysmal Specter, "Into the graveyard."
Warumono grumbled, and put it in. "Whatever you put out still won't…"
"I play," Yugi put the card on the table, "Curse of Dragon! In attack mode!"
Warumono laughed, "You're still not thinking! You know that you can't…!"
"And," Yugi put a card down on the table, "Another magic card. Reborn the Monster!"
Warumono paled, "N-no…! It can't be…!"
Yugi nodded, "This card allows me to revive any monster in any graveyard. And I choose to revive the Dark Abysmal Specter, under my control!" He put the card on his side of the table.
"Yea!" the four cheered.
Warumono grinned, "You still can't beat me! Maybe I have a magic card to destroy all the monsters on the field!"
"You're bluffing," Yugi spoke suddenly, "There's no way you have any other magic cards in that deck. You said yourself that you rely on brute strength to win. And, the only magic card you've played this entire game was the Stop Defense card. Your deck is comprised of nothing but creatures and that one magic card, or others to increase your creature's power or make it so you can trample your opponent."
"Well said, Yugi!" Yami nodded.
"Even so, you're still doomed," Warumono stammered.
"It's your turn," Yugi stated, "Because of the Soul Exchange card, I have to skip my battle stage."
Warumono drew a card, then laughed, "Well, now. How interesting." He placed the card down, "I play Netherworld Fiend in attack mode. And I play a Dark Orb which raises its attack power 300 points. I attack your Curse of Dragon!"
-DUEL!-
-Netherworld Fiend (2800|500) attack vs. Curse of Dragon (2000|1500) attack. Winner: Netherworld Fiend. Difference of 800. 800 Life points lost.-
The numbers went down on Yugi's side again, decreasing to 2500.
"End my turn," Warumono stated.
Yugi reached over and took out another card, once again trusting in the cards and feeling them respond by giving off a warmth. He glanced at his friends, who were smiling and encouraging him.
Yugi placed it down, "I play the Change of Heart card! That means that I get possession of your monster until the end of my turn." He took the Netherworld Fiend. "And, since I haven't played a monster yet, I sacrifice the Netherworld Fiend and put out Summoned Skull!"
Warumono gritted his teeth.
"Wait a minute…what just happened?" Anzu blinked.
Seto grinned, "The Change of Heart card does allow you to take control of a creature for a turn. Since it is now counted as one of your own, you can use it as if it is one of your own. In other words, you can sacrifice it to put out a higher level creature you are holding. And since there was a magic card equipped on the Netherworld Fiend, both go to the graveyard. Even though it leaves Yugi with just no cards in his hand, it's an excellent tactic. I'm impressed. He really does know what he's doing."
"Way ta go, Yug!" Jou cheered. "Put that joker in his place!"
Yugi nodded, then turned back to the game, "I attack with the Dark Abysmal Specter first."
-DIRECT!-
-Damage instantly goes through. 4000 Life points lost.-
Warumono gritted his teeth as his life points dropped from 8000 to 4000.
"And," Yugi stated, "I also attack with the Summoned Skull!"
-DIRECT!-
-Damage instantly goes through. 2500 Life points lost.-
Warumono's smirk was wiped off his face as his life points again dropped down to 1500.
"End of my turn," Yugi stated.
Warumono drew his card, then threw it on the table, "I place the Marsh Brute in attack mode! And, then a field magic card that gives all Marsh creatures a field power bonus, raising the attack power of my Marsh Brute to 2250. And, I also play a magic card, Full Moon, and equip it to the Marsh Brute, raising his attack power by another 300 points. And I attack your Summoned Skull!"
-DUEL!-
-Marsh Brute (2550|1900) attack vs. Summoned Skull (2500|1200) attack. Winner: Marsh Brute. Difference of 50. 50 Life points lost.-
Yugi glanced at his score as it went down to 2450.
"End of my turn," Warumono growled.
Yugi drew a card, and then looked up, "I place the Mystical Elf in attack mode. And, I attack with the Dark Abysmal Specter."
-DUEL!-
-Dark Abysmal Specter (4000|3500. 1450 Life points lost.-
Warumono placed his creature and the magic card in the graveyard as he watched his life points drop to 50. No! I can't lose! Not to Yugi! I can't…! If I lose, then…I will be returned to that place…! And if I try to pull something, then Yami will do the same to me as my superiors would the instant I lose!
"Now," Yugi pointed, "I attack with the Mystical Elf!"
-DIRECT!-
-Damage instantly goes through. 800 Life points lost.-
Warumono gaped as his life points dropped to zero. The final score:
Yugi = 2450
Warumono = 0
Warumono stood up, then grabbed his head, "NOOO! Forgive me! Don't!"
The others stared, their cheering for Yugi's victory forgotten.
Yugi grabbed his cards and stumbled back, staring across in shock as a dark energy seemed to engulf Warumono. He felt like a thousand needles were going through his body, and he sunk to the floor, gasping for breath as the darkness stretched out and consumed Warumono.
The darkness reached out to the other occupants of the room, but Yami held out his hand and started to hold it back.
"Damn…what is this power…?!" Yami growled.
Yugi felt paralyzed, and squeezed his eyes shut, tears running down his face as he held his deck. Help…!
A brilliant white glow engulfed the room, destroying the dark power trying to engulf them.
Anzu, who had opened her eyes a crack, thought she saw an apparition of a brilliant silver wolf. It looked at them, then closed its eyes and vanished. Anzu was forced to close her eyes once again as the light flashed, then died down.
Everyone slowly opened their eyes.
Yami regained himself faster then the others, and ran over to the boy laying on the cold floor, "Yugi?! Yugi, daijoubu?! Yugi?!" He propped the boy up.
Yugi winced and opened his eyes, finding himself in Yami's arms, "Yami…? What happened?"
"I don't know," Yami shook his head, "But it's over now."
"You did a great job, Yugi," Anzu congratulated him.
"I'm impressed," Seto nodded.
"Awright, Yug!" Jou laughed.
Yugi smiled.
Yami helped him up, "Let's get outta here."
They nodded.
"I'm hungry…what about you?" Jou turned to Anzu as they started out, Seto following.
"You're always hungry," Anzu sighed.
"Eating a hole in my pocket again, I see…," Seto mumbled.
Yami, who was behind them, chuckled as they started up the stairs.
Yugi paused in front of the stairs, suddenly feeling weak. His chest burned, and his head hurt. It was suddenly hard to breathe, and he gasped, his eyes going wide. He sunk to his knees and placed a hand over his mouth, coughing.
Yami stopped and turned around, "Yugi…?"
Jou, Anzu, and Seto stopped and looked back.
Yugi continued to cough, his lungs aching with the movement and his shoulders shaking as blood trickled down his fingers.
"Yugi…?!" Yami gasped, noticing.
Yugi coughed up some more blood, sinking lower down to the ground and bowing his head.
Seto, Anzu, and Jou ran over when they saw the drops of blood hit the ground.
"What's wrong?!" Anzu started to rub Yugi's back.
"Yug?!" Jou gasped.
Seto pulled off his bag and was looking for any medical supplies he could find.
Yugi hacked up more blood one more time, then dropped his bloody hand weakly to the ground, gasping for breath. Tears ran down his face.
"Easy, now," Anzu whispered, then hugged him, "Yugi…"
"What's wrong?" Jou asked.
Yugi opened his eyes, but only halfway. "……I……feel weak…" He gasped for breath in between words.
Anzu blinked, "Come to think of it…when the darkness went away, I thought I saw a silver wolf." She let go of Yugi.
Yugi weakly sat up against the wall, panting for breath. He then, shakily, pulled out his deck and found the Silver Fang on top.
Yami noticed. Could it be…that he used the card as a summon…like we used to do in the old days to battle!? But it isn't dark power he's using to tap into them…it's something else. Now I understand…that would explain his condition. He's just weakened from using such powerful magical abilities.
"Is he sick…?" Jou asked.
Yami smiled, "No. He'll be just fine. He just needs some rest."
"How do you know?" Seto looked up sharply.
"If what Anzu said was true," Yami looked back, "Yugi actually somehow summoned the Silver Fang, which used its power to save us."
"No way…!" Jou gasped.
"Woa…," Anzu whispered.
Seto's eyes were wide, "Now I'm even more impressed…"
Yami turned to the resting boy, "Yugi…are you ready to move? I'll carry you. We can go back to the plane, and you can rest there, and…"
"We can stay here tonight," Seto stated, "I'll pay for a room."
"It may be better if we get going," Yami shook his head, "Obviously, these guys know more about Yugi then he or we know about him. And, for some reason, they're after him. If they're the ones that kidnapped his grandpa, then they know we're here. We need to leave. I wish Yugi could rest on a soft bed, too. It would be better. But now, any rest will do. And we have to get out of here. If he had accomplices…"
Seto nodded, "I understand." He glanced at Yugi, who was half conscious against the wall, finally getting his breathing under control. Seto looked back up, "Okay. Let's go. The ship should be refueled. I'll run a quick check for anything strange on it, and we'll go."
Yami nodded, then turned so his back was facing Yugi, "Aibou, do you have enough energy to move forward a bit?"
Yugi looked up and started to move his arms, but they felt like dead weights. He let them fall back and replied sleepily, "Gomen…Yami. I try…ed…but I…can't…"
"It's alright," Yami smiled back at him.
Anzu and Jou gently moved Yugi forward onto Yami's back.
Yami stood up, supporting the boy on his back like he often did when Yugi was tired, sick, or injured. Yugi's arms hung limply over Yami's shoulders, and he rested his head against Yami's shoulder/back.
"Right," Seto nodded, "Let's go. We'll take a short cut and avoid the Hut with all the people."
They nodded. Anzu kept a hand on Yugi's back to make sure he stayed on Yami's back as they walked. Jou brought up the rear.
When they were finally back on the plane, Yami gently set Yugi down on the seat, then took the one next to him. He fastened Yugi's seatbelt, then his own, and let Yugi lean against him.
Jou and Anzu sat behind them as Seto finished checking the plane. They put their things away in the storage compartment, and Seto finished getting clearance to take off.
"Here we go," Seto stated, moving the plane onto the runway and speeding up as they moved along it.
"Ya…mi…," Yugi whispered drowsily.
"Shh," Yami held him, "Everything's okay. Everybody's safe. So are you." He didn't even attempt a mental link. Yugi was drained as it was.
Yugi closed his eyes and whispered so only Yami could hear. "Aish'teru, niichan…"
Yami smiled, "I love you too, Yugi. Now, get some rest. You'll feel better soon."
"Okay." Yugi let out a breath as the plane leveled out, and fell asleep in seconds.
TO BE CONTINUED…