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Part Seven
Someone ELSE has messed with the program?!? SHIT!!
The two heard another roar from overhead. Delaney's eyes widened in fear as she realized what was attacking them.
"Stay here," Seto ordered.
"What? Where are you going?!"
"Someone has to get rid of those things," he said.
"You're insane!!" Delaney argued.
"You have any other ideas?" Seto asked.
"Isn't LIVING an option?!" she countered.
"We won't get much of that it if those things keep attacking us," he said.
Delaney remained silent, but for a warning: "Be careful, Seto."
He nodded and walked out from behind the massive stone into the open field. Looking up, he identified the silhouettes of the dragons. There were four. Four Blue-Eyes White Dragons/
If I summon my Blue-Eyes, I could destroy one, but it would leave me open by attacks from the others. I'll have to figure out some way to scare them off.
"Dragon Seeker!" he called out loud. Summoning the Dragon Seeker automatically destroys one dragon...
A bright light shone from the card he held, and the monster materialized into view.
"Destroy one of those Blue-Eyes!!!" Kaiba yelled.
Kaiba's creature jumped up to an incredible height, as though it could fly, too. It took a slash at a dragon, which vanished in tiny specks of holographic dust.
The other dragons seemed to realized what they had witnessed and flew off in different directions in a flurry of loud screeches and roars.
Delaney peeked out from behind her hiding place. "Wow," she said. "You destroyed a Blue-Eyes? I've never seen anyone do that before."
Don't patronize me, Kaiba thought, recalling unsavory memories of his first duel with Yugi. "You can come out now," he called.
"Are you sure? I don't want you summoning any freakies on me," Delaney answered.
"Don't tempt me," Kaiba replied flatly.
She came up beside him. "Might I suggest having this in your deck for a future date?" she asked, holding out a Dragon Capture Jar to him. Kaiba looked at it and grinned, but took it anyway.
He looked around, taking his first decent survey of where they were. A little higher up the mountain slope, the ground was was at a surprisingly low angle. Below them was another grassy field that went on for less than a mile. At the edge of that field was a dreary-looking wasteland. However, on the border between the two landscapes, there stood a building.
Kaiba had been so involved in his examination of the land, he hadn't noticed the new shadow that covered the grassy field and slope until Delaney lightly smacked his arm. This time it was no dragon. The sun had been blocked out by large, gray, menacing clouds. He could hear thunder resounding in the distance. A storm was almost upon them.
"Come on. There's a small building at the edge of the field," Seto said, gently taking Delaney's arm. She presented no arguments as he led her down the mountainside and across the grass. They had only reached level ground when they felt the first drops coming down: one...two...three... Lightning bolted across the sky. The thunder growled again, more ominously than before. Then in a matter of minutes, the sparse drops became hard rainfall. Kaiba and Delaney were not even halfway across the field. He broke out in a run, and she followed suit.
Delaney was athletic in her own right, but Kaiba was still faster. She tried keeping up with him, but the soil had turned quickly from dirt to mud, and it slowed her progress. Then, she hit a deep sinkhole of soft mud and her leg sank in to her knee.
Over the wind and rain and thunder, Kaiba could scarcely hear himself think. Still, his ears were able to pick up Delaney's cry for help on the roar of the wind. He stopped and turned back, but couldn't see her anywhere.
"Delaney!" he called, hoping she could answer him. When no reply came, he started running back.
"Delaney! Delaney!!" He couldn't see her anywhere. Finally, a faint sound was carried by the wind to his ears.
"Seto! Seto, I'm over here!" she answered.
"Keep calling, I can't see you!"
"I'm trapped in a sinkhole! I got stuck in the mud!"
She screamed, and a crash of thunder replied.
Seto ran towards the source of her voice. He finally found her next to a mud puddle, one of her legs submerged in muck up to her calf. Her hands and face were brown stained from the dirt, and spatters of water had richocheted off the puddle and spotted her shirt.
"Help!" she said again.
Seto worked quickly, grabbing her leg and yanking against the vacuum of mud. He couldn't get it out, and the ground felt justified in replacing any newly made extra space with more of Delaney's leg.
"We're going to have to dig you out," Seto said.
"Oh, geez. Could this day BE any worse?" Delaney complained.
"Don't say that!" Seto replied.
"Why not?" she asked.
"Because the general rule is that whenever someone says that, the situation inevitable DOES get worse," Kaiba explained. He looked up, and in the distance, he could see three large figures in the sky, flying in his and Delaney's direction.
"I rest my case," he said. Delaney turned to look, and saw them, too.
"We've gotta get you out of here fast," Kaiba said.
"Any ideas?" Delaney inquired.
"No, not really," Seto answered.
"Oh," Delaney said.
"Start digging. I don't care if you just had a manicure or are the queen of Monte Carlo- just dig."
Delaney obeyed. The two of them got to work fast, but because the ground was so liquid, it tended to spill back in just after they had cleared some away.
"It's not working...!" Delaney cried.
Kaiba looked up again. The three figures in the sky had drawn closer, and he could confirm his suspicions. It was the remaining three Blue-Eyes White Dragons, apparently back for revenge.
"Ok, last shot," he said. He stood to face Delaney and wrapped his arms tightly around her waist.
"Hey!" she protested.
He pulled on her body as hard as he could, gritting his teeth with effort. Delany took the cue and, grabbing onto his arm for support, pushed off the groun with her other leg. The mud puddle tried angrily to keep her captive, but eventually, the two of them overpowered it and freed Delaney's leg. She and Kaiba fell to their knees, panting from the struggle. Kaiba raised his eyes and saw that the dragons were only a couple hundred yards away and closing fast.
"Come on!" he said, grabbing Delaney's arm and pulling to her feet. They took off running.
Finally, the two made it to the building. It was a massive stone structure with wooden double doors twice as tall as Delaney or Kaiba. He reached for the handle of one of the doors and pulled, but to no avail. He grabbed the handle with both hands and planted his feet, but when he tried opening it, the door didn't budge.
The massive dragons were yet in hot pursuit, and were now less than a football field away.