[Kitty: Chapter 9. I'm shocked at the amount of reviews! 0_0 I can barely
believe that my fic is this popular! ^_^ TWO really popular fics; Angel
Antics and this!
Yugi: R&R!]
Chapter Nine: Ready to Run
Kara did not listen to her brother. She thought this: if Marik couldn't come to her, then she'd come to Marik.
Although she knew it wasn't safe to be looking for Marik on the computer at Roth's house, she knew that she could look elsewhere.
Before walking home from her private school (Dragon Crest High), she walked into the library across the way.
Kara put down her backpack, and sat down next to a computer. She brought up Google. She typed in two words, "Marik" and "Ishtar".
"Shit!" she cursed under her breath when the computer said
There were no responses for "Marik Ishtar".
Then she noticed that there was a suggestion from the computer,
Are you looking for "Ishtar, Marik"?
Clicking it, she got to the Kaiba homepage. Intrigued, she read:
Battle City Tournament Contestants:
Search for contestants by:
Name (Last, then first)
__________________
Age
___
Experience (how many past tournaments)
__________
Level (in stars)
_____
Status (in locator cards)
_____
Kara typed in "Ishtar, Marik" as the name and "14" as the age.
A browser came up saying:
1 results were found.
She clicked on the link, and found a profile:
Ishtar, Marik
Age: 14
Experience: None
Level: High
Status: 6 locator cards
BATTLE CITY FINALIST
Kara stared at the screen. A finalist?! In Kaiba's tournament?! Marik?!
She almost thought there might be a mistake, until she convinced herself that Kaiba couldn't make this kind of mistake, especially for his own tournament.
But then Kara reminded herself that this was in Battle City. BATTLE CITY. Kara's eyes widened. That was so close to Domino! She then frowned. If Marik was so close, why didn't she come for her like she tried to do him?
She pushed it away. She HAD to get to Battle City! If she could find Marik, she could find some answers, like why he wasn't at his Tomb Keeper position in Egypt.
Kara logged off, and thought about how she could get there. She couldn't depend on Roth, and Heidi wouldn't do anything for her without Roth's permission. She decided to find another way.
As Kara walked out of the library, someone bumped into her. "Oh, I'm sorry!" she said, as she tried to help him.
"Why don't you watch where you're going?!" the guy snapped, as he grabbed his bag and ran off. "Why don't you, bastard?!" Kara yelled after him.
She then saw that he had dropped a newspaper. She read the headline:
New Egyptian Exhibit at Domino Museum
Recently, Ishizu Ishtar, the Egyptian ambassador, has brought in new
artifacts to expand the Domino Museum's Egyptian exhibit, suggesting
something almost unthinkable until now.
"The game of Duel Monsters might actually be linked to an ancient game played by both Pharaohs and commoners," says Miss Ishtar, "The artifacts I've discovered suggest that this ancient form of Duel Monsters was played
with real magic, instead of cards like so many do today."
Now that there are people entering Seto Kaiba's Battle City tournament, the museum curators are sure that many contestants will wish to look into this
exhibit.
Kara didn't care about the mentioning of Kaiba's tournament, the Egyptian exhibit, or it's links. 'Ishizu's here too,' Kara thought to herself, 'Maybe she can help me.'
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Marik growled as he watched his plan crumble. If Wheeler hadn't been able to shake off his Rod, he would have destroyed the Pharaoh for good.
'Oh well,' Marik thought to himself, 'I still can destroy the Pharaoh in the Battle City Finals.'
[Kitty: Just thought you should know what Marik was doing..]
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Kara ran up the steps into the Domino Museum. 'Oh please, Ishizu,' she begged within her mind, 'please be here!'
Kara opened the doors. No one else was around. She stepped inside, looking for someone to be there. Disappointed, she turned to leave.
"Hello, Kara."
Kara swerved around to see a woman with long black hair, a white dress and a golden glimmer around her neck that turned out to be a necklace. But this wasn't just any necklace... That was the Millennium Necklace!
"ISHIZU!" cried Kara in excitement, running over to her.
"I knew you were looking for me," Ishizu said, sounding slightly sad, "but only because you're looking for Marik."
Kara frowned. "Where is he? I know he's in the tournament, is he here?"
"I'm sorry, Kara, but no," said Ishizu, "You see, he didn't even come here with me."
"What are you talking about?"
"He left the Tomb Keeper section with Odean many months ago," Ishizu explained, "He was leaving to get revenge on the Pharaoh."
"For what?"
"Do you remember the day that my and Marik's father died?"
"Of course," Kara said, not seeing where this was going.
"Marik believed that the man he saw on the wall killed his father," said Ishizu, "And because the man mentioned the Pharaoh, Marik assumed that he killed him on the orders of the Pharaoh."
"B-but the Pharaoh didn't---"
"Of course he didn't," Ishizu said, "But Marik doesn't know that. Believe me, Kara, I tried to stop him, but he stole two of the three Egyptian God cards."
"The God Cards?!?!" Kara yelled.
"Shh!" Ishizu quieted her, "Yes. He stole both Slifer and Ra."
"What about Obelisk?"
"Did you hear about Kaiba's tournament?"
"Yeah. So?"
"I gave Kaiba that God Card so that I could get the other two."
"I don't quite see."
"Kaiba's new rule requires the loser to hand his rarest card to the winner."
"So Kaiba has to beat Marik?"
"Not just him," said Ishizu, "But his group of Rare Hunters."
"Rare whaters?"
"Rare Hunters. They steal rare cards and sell them on the black market, but the best ones they keep as to add to their decks."
"So you're saying that Marik has formed some kind of black market-selling thieves?!" Kara yelled.
"He did it for the Ishtars as well as for himself," Ishizu said quietly.
"Have you even tried to stop him?"
"I was able to retrieve Obelisk before him, wasn't I?"
"But couldn't you force him to stop long enough so you could tell him the truth?!"
"It's not that simple."
"Oh, really? You've got the Millennium Necklace, I doubt very highly that you wouldn't be able to make him listen!"
"I can't MAKE him, Kara."
"Why not, because you're too scared to go against destiny?!" Kara yelled, "Well, let me tell you something, Ishizu! If you're not going to help Marik before he gets himself hurt, then I'll do it myself!"
Ishizu looked ready to speak, but Kara stopped her.
"Don't even try to stop me, Ishizu!" she snapped, "I've been looking for Marik for a whole year, and I will find him!"
And with that, she ran out of the Domino Museum, tears of fury in her eyes. 'This time,' she thought to herself, 'I'll be ready to tell Marik how much I love him.'
'When the train rolls by,
I'm gonna be ready this time.
When the boy gets that look in his eye,
I'm gonna be ready this time.
When my momma says "You look good in white,"
I'm gonna be ready this time. Yeah,
Ready, ready, ready, ready, ready, ready to run!
All I'm ready to do is have some fun!
What's all this talk about love?'
-the Dixie Chicks, 'Ready to Run'
[Kitty: Chapter nine.
Lina: This was slightly less sad...
Kara: Whadya talkin' about?! I still haven't found Marik! ;_;
Marik: Yeah... ;_;
Kitty: -_-;;;;
Lina: Reviews! Starting with Airimis.
Kitty: I just did continue... and I will keep doing so! ^__^
Kara: GOOD!
Lina: To Stalin Lenin Comunista Atomica?
Yugi: Yah, 'tis very sad... ;_; Marik got tricked by the Rozenes into thinking that letter was from Kara!
Marik: It wasn't?
Kara: *slaps him* You really think I would say those mean things?
Marik: I did wonder...
Kara: ;_; You're mean, Marik-chan.
Marik: 0_0;;;;;; No, I didn't say that to be mean!
Kitty: Anyway...
Lina: Kani- Yeah, I do hope the best for Marik + Kara, both in the fic and here with us... *looks at Marik trying to comfort Kara* -_-;;;;;
Kitty: Airimis- WAH!!!! ;_; So many think that chappie was sad...
Yugi: Because it was! ;_;
Kitty: True..
Lina: Mystic Chaos- You're quite welcome. ^_^
Marik: Another hater of my Yami! ^_^
Y. Marik: *pokes his head out from under Kitty's bed again* EEP!
Marik: *to Kara, who is about to pounce* Allow me. *jumps under the bed to catch his Yami*
Kitty, Lina, Yugi, Yami: 0_0;;;;;;;;;;;
Kara: ^_^ What a gentleman, doing that for his lady!
Kitty: -_-;;;; Idiots.
Yugi: Mystic Chaos- Don't know the Dixie Chicks? Hmm... that's okay, most people know them for speaking out against George Bush, Jr. at their concert.
Kitty: ^______^
Yami: -_-;;;;;; Stupid girl got into politics... remind me never to question her about her opinions on Bush.
Kitty: Whatever. You're from the East Coast also? ^_^ Which state?
Kara: As to my brother... he's just looking out for me, but I don't like him as much as I used to when I was little (and he was nicer! -`_`-).
Roth: *pokes his head out from another corner of Kitty's bed* EEP!
*Lina holds Kara back to stop her from jumping after him*
Yugi, Yami: 0_o
Kitty: 0_o;;; Lina never stops someone from violence...
Lina: *pushes Kara aside* Allow me. *jumps after Roth*
Yugi, Yami: -_-;;;;;;;;;;;;;
Kitty: R&R!!!!]
Yugi: R&R!]
Chapter Nine: Ready to Run
Kara did not listen to her brother. She thought this: if Marik couldn't come to her, then she'd come to Marik.
Although she knew it wasn't safe to be looking for Marik on the computer at Roth's house, she knew that she could look elsewhere.
Before walking home from her private school (Dragon Crest High), she walked into the library across the way.
Kara put down her backpack, and sat down next to a computer. She brought up Google. She typed in two words, "Marik" and "Ishtar".
"Shit!" she cursed under her breath when the computer said
There were no responses for "Marik Ishtar".
Then she noticed that there was a suggestion from the computer,
Are you looking for "Ishtar, Marik"?
Clicking it, she got to the Kaiba homepage. Intrigued, she read:
Battle City Tournament Contestants:
Search for contestants by:
Name (Last, then first)
__________________
Age
___
Experience (how many past tournaments)
__________
Level (in stars)
_____
Status (in locator cards)
_____
Kara typed in "Ishtar, Marik" as the name and "14" as the age.
A browser came up saying:
1 results were found.
She clicked on the link, and found a profile:
Ishtar, Marik
Age: 14
Experience: None
Level: High
Status: 6 locator cards
BATTLE CITY FINALIST
Kara stared at the screen. A finalist?! In Kaiba's tournament?! Marik?!
She almost thought there might be a mistake, until she convinced herself that Kaiba couldn't make this kind of mistake, especially for his own tournament.
But then Kara reminded herself that this was in Battle City. BATTLE CITY. Kara's eyes widened. That was so close to Domino! She then frowned. If Marik was so close, why didn't she come for her like she tried to do him?
She pushed it away. She HAD to get to Battle City! If she could find Marik, she could find some answers, like why he wasn't at his Tomb Keeper position in Egypt.
Kara logged off, and thought about how she could get there. She couldn't depend on Roth, and Heidi wouldn't do anything for her without Roth's permission. She decided to find another way.
As Kara walked out of the library, someone bumped into her. "Oh, I'm sorry!" she said, as she tried to help him.
"Why don't you watch where you're going?!" the guy snapped, as he grabbed his bag and ran off. "Why don't you, bastard?!" Kara yelled after him.
She then saw that he had dropped a newspaper. She read the headline:
New Egyptian Exhibit at Domino Museum
Recently, Ishizu Ishtar, the Egyptian ambassador, has brought in new
artifacts to expand the Domino Museum's Egyptian exhibit, suggesting
something almost unthinkable until now.
"The game of Duel Monsters might actually be linked to an ancient game played by both Pharaohs and commoners," says Miss Ishtar, "The artifacts I've discovered suggest that this ancient form of Duel Monsters was played
with real magic, instead of cards like so many do today."
Now that there are people entering Seto Kaiba's Battle City tournament, the museum curators are sure that many contestants will wish to look into this
exhibit.
Kara didn't care about the mentioning of Kaiba's tournament, the Egyptian exhibit, or it's links. 'Ishizu's here too,' Kara thought to herself, 'Maybe she can help me.'
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Marik growled as he watched his plan crumble. If Wheeler hadn't been able to shake off his Rod, he would have destroyed the Pharaoh for good.
'Oh well,' Marik thought to himself, 'I still can destroy the Pharaoh in the Battle City Finals.'
[Kitty: Just thought you should know what Marik was doing..]
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Kara ran up the steps into the Domino Museum. 'Oh please, Ishizu,' she begged within her mind, 'please be here!'
Kara opened the doors. No one else was around. She stepped inside, looking for someone to be there. Disappointed, she turned to leave.
"Hello, Kara."
Kara swerved around to see a woman with long black hair, a white dress and a golden glimmer around her neck that turned out to be a necklace. But this wasn't just any necklace... That was the Millennium Necklace!
"ISHIZU!" cried Kara in excitement, running over to her.
"I knew you were looking for me," Ishizu said, sounding slightly sad, "but only because you're looking for Marik."
Kara frowned. "Where is he? I know he's in the tournament, is he here?"
"I'm sorry, Kara, but no," said Ishizu, "You see, he didn't even come here with me."
"What are you talking about?"
"He left the Tomb Keeper section with Odean many months ago," Ishizu explained, "He was leaving to get revenge on the Pharaoh."
"For what?"
"Do you remember the day that my and Marik's father died?"
"Of course," Kara said, not seeing where this was going.
"Marik believed that the man he saw on the wall killed his father," said Ishizu, "And because the man mentioned the Pharaoh, Marik assumed that he killed him on the orders of the Pharaoh."
"B-but the Pharaoh didn't---"
"Of course he didn't," Ishizu said, "But Marik doesn't know that. Believe me, Kara, I tried to stop him, but he stole two of the three Egyptian God cards."
"The God Cards?!?!" Kara yelled.
"Shh!" Ishizu quieted her, "Yes. He stole both Slifer and Ra."
"What about Obelisk?"
"Did you hear about Kaiba's tournament?"
"Yeah. So?"
"I gave Kaiba that God Card so that I could get the other two."
"I don't quite see."
"Kaiba's new rule requires the loser to hand his rarest card to the winner."
"So Kaiba has to beat Marik?"
"Not just him," said Ishizu, "But his group of Rare Hunters."
"Rare whaters?"
"Rare Hunters. They steal rare cards and sell them on the black market, but the best ones they keep as to add to their decks."
"So you're saying that Marik has formed some kind of black market-selling thieves?!" Kara yelled.
"He did it for the Ishtars as well as for himself," Ishizu said quietly.
"Have you even tried to stop him?"
"I was able to retrieve Obelisk before him, wasn't I?"
"But couldn't you force him to stop long enough so you could tell him the truth?!"
"It's not that simple."
"Oh, really? You've got the Millennium Necklace, I doubt very highly that you wouldn't be able to make him listen!"
"I can't MAKE him, Kara."
"Why not, because you're too scared to go against destiny?!" Kara yelled, "Well, let me tell you something, Ishizu! If you're not going to help Marik before he gets himself hurt, then I'll do it myself!"
Ishizu looked ready to speak, but Kara stopped her.
"Don't even try to stop me, Ishizu!" she snapped, "I've been looking for Marik for a whole year, and I will find him!"
And with that, she ran out of the Domino Museum, tears of fury in her eyes. 'This time,' she thought to herself, 'I'll be ready to tell Marik how much I love him.'
'When the train rolls by,
I'm gonna be ready this time.
When the boy gets that look in his eye,
I'm gonna be ready this time.
When my momma says "You look good in white,"
I'm gonna be ready this time. Yeah,
Ready, ready, ready, ready, ready, ready to run!
All I'm ready to do is have some fun!
What's all this talk about love?'
-the Dixie Chicks, 'Ready to Run'
[Kitty: Chapter nine.
Lina: This was slightly less sad...
Kara: Whadya talkin' about?! I still haven't found Marik! ;_;
Marik: Yeah... ;_;
Kitty: -_-;;;;
Lina: Reviews! Starting with Airimis.
Kitty: I just did continue... and I will keep doing so! ^__^
Kara: GOOD!
Lina: To Stalin Lenin Comunista Atomica?
Yugi: Yah, 'tis very sad... ;_; Marik got tricked by the Rozenes into thinking that letter was from Kara!
Marik: It wasn't?
Kara: *slaps him* You really think I would say those mean things?
Marik: I did wonder...
Kara: ;_; You're mean, Marik-chan.
Marik: 0_0;;;;;; No, I didn't say that to be mean!
Kitty: Anyway...
Lina: Kani- Yeah, I do hope the best for Marik + Kara, both in the fic and here with us... *looks at Marik trying to comfort Kara* -_-;;;;;
Kitty: Airimis- WAH!!!! ;_; So many think that chappie was sad...
Yugi: Because it was! ;_;
Kitty: True..
Lina: Mystic Chaos- You're quite welcome. ^_^
Marik: Another hater of my Yami! ^_^
Y. Marik: *pokes his head out from under Kitty's bed again* EEP!
Marik: *to Kara, who is about to pounce* Allow me. *jumps under the bed to catch his Yami*
Kitty, Lina, Yugi, Yami: 0_0;;;;;;;;;;;
Kara: ^_^ What a gentleman, doing that for his lady!
Kitty: -_-;;;; Idiots.
Yugi: Mystic Chaos- Don't know the Dixie Chicks? Hmm... that's okay, most people know them for speaking out against George Bush, Jr. at their concert.
Kitty: ^______^
Yami: -_-;;;;;; Stupid girl got into politics... remind me never to question her about her opinions on Bush.
Kitty: Whatever. You're from the East Coast also? ^_^ Which state?
Kara: As to my brother... he's just looking out for me, but I don't like him as much as I used to when I was little (and he was nicer! -`_`-).
Roth: *pokes his head out from another corner of Kitty's bed* EEP!
*Lina holds Kara back to stop her from jumping after him*
Yugi, Yami: 0_o
Kitty: 0_o;;; Lina never stops someone from violence...
Lina: *pushes Kara aside* Allow me. *jumps after Roth*
Yugi, Yami: -_-;;;;;;;;;;;;;
Kitty: R&R!!!!]