[Kitty: Chapter 29.
Yugi: And you're back from vacation.
Kitty: HOORAY!
Lina: And you're celebrating with a cool new chapter, right?
Kitty: Duh.
Marik: (grins) R&R!]
Chapter 29: Feel So High POV: KaraIt was only a few minutes later when my television in my room lit up, and on it appeared a familiar boy of ten years.
"Hi Noa," I greeted, "Anything interesting?"
"Yep," Noa replied, "I found a picture of a stone tablet in the Domino museum in there. I think it might interest you."
And on the screen appeared a very old-looking stone tablet. On it were two duelists...and one was the Pharaoh.
'Jackpot!' I thought to myself.
"According to the Egyptian text, there was once a duel concerning a Pharaoh and his High Priest," Noa explained, "And here's something I found interesting; the Pharaoh looks just like-"
"Yugi," I finished, "I know."
Noa smiled. "Then you know about the High Priest?"
I raised an eyebrow. "What about him?"
"Well..." Noa said slowly, "It looks a lot like my step-brother, Seto."
"I knew it!" I whispered, "I knew Kaiba had something to do with this..."
"But there's something else," Noa said, "According to the scripture, it says the High Priest and the Pharaoh were cousins."
I gaped. "WHAT?"
"I thought it was strange too," Noa agreed, "I mean, if I've ever seen two people that could never be family, it's Yugi and Seto."
"Talk about Sibling Rivalry," I muttered, "But I guess in this case, it's more like Cousin Rivalry."
Noa nodded. "The tablet says they were very competitive."
"Does it say who wins in their duel?" I asked.
"Nope," the boy replied, "That text is worn away."
"Well, I suppose I'll find out about the outcome quite soon," I said, as my Necklace flashed again, "Is there anything else I might find of interest?"
"That was all I've found so far," Noa said sheepishly, "But I'll keep looking."
"Thanks, Noa," I told him, "I really appreciate this."
"No problem."
And with that, the TV turned off.
Another shot of pain went through my arm, but I was growing used to them, so I barely flinched.
I stood up, feeling restless and wanting to find out what happened with the Pharaoh, and walked out of my room.
Right then, I heard voices in the next hall, near where Joey was resting.
"Really, young man, you shouldn't be out of bed," I heard the doctor say, "In your condition, I'm surprised you can even walk-"
"Well, I can walk, can't I?" a familiar voice retorted, "So let me see Yugi duel, and get off my case!"
I froze. It couldn't be...
I zoomed around the corner, and there he was.
POV: Joey
"JOEY!"
I turned around to see Kara there.
She ran over to me, and felt my face. "Are you...alright? How did you...?"
"I don't know," I admitted, "But I'm glad you're here."
Kara smiled. "Likewise, I'm sure."
She then frowned. "Joey, Yugi's dueling Kaiba now."
"I know," I replied, "And I'm trying to go and see him!"
"Oh, come now, Joey," Tea said reproachfully, "You really should listen to the doctor, you just got back from the Shadow Realm, you can't just-"
"Don't worry, Tea," Kara said calmly, as the Millennium Necklace flashed, "Joey's fine."
I looked at her in relief and surprise.
"But still, he shouldn't-"
"Don't you worry, Doctor," Kara cut through his protests in a oddly calm tone, "Joey can come with me. I'm going there anyway."
I grinned. "Well then, you heard the lady, I'm going!"
The Doctor sighed. "Oh, alright..."
And without another second's pause, Kara and I were running for the Duel Tower, my friends right behind me.
Hold on, Yugi...
POV: Malik
It looked like I was going to face Kaiba in the final match. His Blue Eyes Ultimate Dragon would wipe the Pharaoh out for sure, and then I'd be only one step away from claiming what I deserve.
I closed my eyes and smirked. Soon everything will be mine.
"YUGI!"
My eyes shot open and turned to stare at Kara.
Her Millennium Necklace was shining, and she was looking straight at the Pharaoh in determination.
And behind her...
My eyes widened in fury.
WHEELER?!
Joey looked scared, but Kara didn't even look worried. It was as if she didn't care about what was going on...or as if she knew what was going to happen...
I glared at her. She must have figured out how to use the Millennium Necklace!
POV: Kara
I almost didn't feel like myself, I was so calm. I somehow knew that the Pharaoh had a back-up plan...he was going to win...
My Necklace flashed.
"Dark Palaten, attack!" Yami roared.
The Blue Eyes White Dragons were destroyed in a flash of black and purple magic, and Kaiba's life points went down to zero.
"You've lost, Kaiba," Yami said quietly.
I saw the future.
And this time, I actually saw Yami win.
I smirked.
I may not know everything...but I do know what will happen in this duel.
"Go on, Yugi," I said in a neutral tone, "I've seen destiny. I know who will win this match. And whether or not Fate is on your side, I know your friends are."
Joey smiled at him. "So kick Kaiba's ass!"
Yami smiled back at him, nodded, and then looked back at Kaiba.
Kaiba rolled his eyes, and finally, his arrogance got to me.
"Kaiba!" I said sharply, "I also have something to say to you!"
He looked at me as if he couldn't care less, but I could tell he was surprised, no matter how he tried to hide it.
"Just to let you know," I whispered, "I've seen pieces of your Fate as well...and let me tell you something; unless you stop being so stubborn and listen to sense, you will never be your true potential. Too many things have happened here to just be a coincidence. Surely you see that. If you don't, you're a fool."
"Just shut up, Rozene," Kaiba growled, "I've already heard enough from Ishizu. I don't need to hear more Egyptian fairy tales."
"Is that what you think of them, Kaiba?" I asked, as another shot of pain went through my arm, "Then you're more foolish than I thought. Fine. If you won't listen to me about your past, then I'll give you advice about your future. Here it is; stop being so hateful, and actually show compassion toward someone."
Kaiba laughed derisively. "I don't need to be compassionate, Rozene! In case you haven't noticed, I'm the owner of KaibaCorp!"
His words, despite my dignity, made me laugh derisively, right back at him. "So you're saying you wouldn't show compassion to anyone?"
"I don't need to," Kaiba said arrogantly.
"But what about your brother?" I said quietly.
Everything went silent. Joey and the others stared at me in horror.
"Are you saying that you don't need to love your brother, Kaiba?" I asked.
Kaiba glared at me in absolute fury.
"Shut up, woman," he hissed.
I knew that I was going on a limb, but I knew I had to keep going.
"Answer my question, Kaiba," I whispered, "You're the owner of KaibaCorp. Once you beat Yugi, you'll regain your title as the world's great duelist. You'll have everything you ever wanted. So what will Mokuba be there for?"
I felt guilty of saying such things, because I knew Mokuba would be hurt...but unfortunately, that was something I needed.
Kaiba didn't reply, and I'm kind of glad he didn't. He just looked at Yami and said, "Let's finish this! Blue Eyes Ultimate Dragon, wipe Yugi out!"
And the attack headed for him, blue and white surround the field...
I closed my eyes, already knowing what was going to happen.
"Reveal Face-down card!" I heard Yami's voice say, "De-Fusion! That splits up your Blue Eyes Ultimate Dragon into its three separate pieces, and since Dark Palaten gains 1000 attack points for every dragon on the field, it's now the strongest monster in play! Dark Palaten, attack!"
The Blue Eyes White Dragons were destroyed in a flash of black and purple magic, and Kaiba's life points went down to zero.
I mouthed his last words as he said them;
"You've lost, Kaiba."
'Show me your company
Come and tell me who you be
I'll try and take things easy,
I'll be loose, I'll be carefree.
I'm living for tomorrow, not today,
Gotta make my plans so in case...'
'Come on, take off your pride baby,
You should wash your attitude.
I'm sitting here watching you, baby,
Trying to pretend you're cool and calm,
Come on now, you can tell me, baby,
Did the gypsy read your palm?'
-Desiree, 'Feel So High'
[Kitty: Chapter 29 completed.
Yugi: (grins) I loved the duel!
Yami: (his hair grown back thanks to Kitty's authoress magic and love for his hair) I did too. And I liked it when Kara told Kaiba off.
Kitty: But she's going to pay a price for that. Remember: she bleeds whenever she commits a sin under the priests' names, and that's almost surely one of them.
Kara: Figures. (sighs) Reviews?
Marik: (types on Kitty's computer) 10.
Kitty: Let's get them answered, shall we?
Yugi: (smiles) We shall.
Mystic Chaos said:
Me: Jesus...GET OFFA ME YOU RABID FANGIRL! (tries to shake Laura off leg)
Laura: Give Malik pictures back! (sob, sob)
Me: Not in the hell's world I'm going to do that!
Laura: WAH!
Me: Ugh... (shakes legs for a futile attempt) Forget it. Well, Helen came back already and has the last episode of Yugioh of the whole series. I watched it and...erm...it was weird. I didn't understand what the hell they were talking about since it was all Japanese-
Laura: MALIK!
Me: Go away and eat pie or something...
Laura: MALIK!
Me: Oh, fine! There's Malik cookies in the fridge. GO EAT!
Laura: COOKIES! (runs off)
Me: Don't even ask why I have Malik head cookies...anyway, I love the story, and the chapters! Especially the reviews...
Laura: Why are these Malik Cookies all cracked?!
Me: Oh...I must've tried to throw them at the squirrel...the cookies are frozen rock, ya see.
Laura: No wonder my Yami squirrel had a broken rib...
Me: Um...eh heh...BYE NOW! (runs away)
Laura: (starts to throw the frozen Malik cookies) YOU THICK-HEADED DOLT!
(Yes, Laura really does have a squirrel called Yami. She copied that off from you. It was named Fluffy after Seshoumaru from Inuyasha, but she changed it for the fifth time again. And yes, I did try to throw my homemade Malik cookies at the squirrels. They were giving me THAT look... UPDATE!)
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Yugi: (blinks) A SQUIRREL named after Yami?
Yami: (sweatdrop) And I thought a dog being named after me was bad...?
Kitty: Cookies? (grabs one from Laura and bites Malik's left eye) Yummy...
Kara: (sweatdrop) How could you eat frozen cookies?
Kitty: (opens her mouth to show two vampire fangs)
Yugi: (blinks) No more Dracula for you...
Kani said:
Poor Kara! (hugs) Yay! I LOVE Noa! He's sexy even though he's my step brother...(glomps Noa and runs off with him) Buahahahahahahahahahaha!
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Kitty: COME BACK HERE WITH MY NOA!
Yugi: (raises an eyebrow) YOUR Noa?
Kitty: (crosses her arms) He is for this fic. Besides, I like him. He's cool!
Yugi: (looks at her reproachfully)
Kitty: Hee. (pecks him on the cheek) But I still love you best.
Yugi: (smiles) You'd better.
MiraiTrunksLove said:
Me: hi everyone!
Yami Malik: (finally free from the crushed bed) y do u look so happy?
Me: cuz i finally got to watch The Ring!
Yami Malik: (sweatdrop)
Me: And here comes your next round of torture! (grabs the killer video tape)
Yami Malik: Huh?
Me: (ties Yami Malik up with some rope) there now u cant escape!
Yami Malik: (cries)
Me: (evil grin) (puts tape in and turns TV on) (runs away like hell) till next time see ya!
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Kitty: (smiles) That's one way to get rid of him...though I prefer eating these Malik cookies. (chews on the hard cookie)
Everyone Else: (sweatdrop)
Hawk Stone said:
Argh!! I go on vacation for three weeks and Joey goes to the shadow realm! The story is great though and I know, or I'm hoping that the situation will look a bit brighter in a few chapters, Kara is getting sneaky though. Oh well, I still have Kenai. He'll most likely visit you guys sometime though.
Kenai: (out somewhere looking for Malik)
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Kitty: (frowns) Well, I'm sorry you had to come back to that. At least this chapter is better.
Yugi: Yeah, Kara is becoming quite sneaky. She's also becoming a little more mature and confident.
Meanae the Thorn said:
(is crying because Joey is still unconscious) Ah, Noa is in the story! Coolnessness! And now Kara is calling the Pharaoh Yami? I still call him Pharaoh. Oh, well, please put Marik in again soon! He's just so cute! (huggles Marik) Please? Byes.
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Kitty: (smiles) I'll try. Unfortunately, things with Marik will get a lot worse before they get better.
Kara: (frowns) Aw...
Yugi: And Joey's back, so you don't have to cry anymore.
Josephine Jekyl said:
that was a cool chapter. too bad about the thing with her arm. why couldn't she be a tomb keeper to anyone other than Kaiba? i mean of all people! her arm will get better though wont it? i just uploaded a load of yu gi oh 2" toys on Ebay; 10 figures in all, a good price but i don't think people have seen them yet or they don't wanna buy them. who wouldn't! its got a dark magician girl in there. Geez! i must work on my marketing strategy.
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Kitty: Yeah, Kara definitely got the raw end of the deal of who she works for.
Kara: I'll say! I have to be loyal to KAIBA?
Kitty: Well...you'll soon find out why...the whole story is much bigger than that...
Marik: (rolls his eyes) Oh, in the name of Ra...
Story Weaver 1 said:
poor Kara, that must have hurt a lot. Pretty creative bringing Noa into the story like that.
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Kara: You bet it did.
Kitty: Thanks. (smiles) What can I say? I like Noa. I can relate to him. We're both only children who are spoiled rotten. That, and we both have complete jerks as step-brothers.
Chez and Kaiba: HEY!
Sea Goddess of the Earth said:
ITS OK...I JUST Hate you make the character "Kara" such a weak crying little bitch that acts like a damned child. I hate characters like that. And it annoying, sorry
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Yugi: The first flame of the story.
Lina: Amazing we got this far without one.
Kitty: Yes, Kara was weak. WHAT DO YOU FUCKING EXPECT?
Everyone: (gawks at Kitty)
Kitty: Think about it. She's been hidden from the world for her whole life. She's barely felt pain. She's never been far from her brother or Marik. She's never had a role model. She's barely had any self confidence; her only defense was her friends. OF COURSE she was weak. But now, slowly but surely, she is climbing out of her friends' shadows and becoming independent and confident.
Yugi: (pats Kitty on the shoulder) Alright, dear, calm down.
Kitty: (sighs) My temper. Again.
luv slayer said:
nice but i preferred the chappie with Kara pranking Malik...it was hilarious any who...update soon
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Kitty: Thank you very much.
Kara: (smiles) And I would think you'd like that chapter better.
Marik: Who wouldn't?
reuka said:
poor Kara and Joey...What the fuck is wrong with u Malik u Bastard!
Me: hey Malik, they call me Satan's daughter cuz I like to torture people I wonder what I could do to u...MUHAHAHA!!!!!!
Malik: NO!!!!!!
Me: (throws random crap at him) Hey look, a bottle of Gasoline!! Hey look, a flame thrower...HMM, I wonder... ( pours gasoline all over him and sets Malik on fire) MUHAHAHA
Good fic, update soon! (looks at Malik) OH Mongolian barbecue!!!
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Kitty: (laughs) Well, I knew I liked Hell more than Heaven for some reason! (shakes reuka's hand) Pleasure to meet you!
Yugi: (sweatdrop) We're glad you like the fic.
Kitty: YUGIOH MOVIE, YUGIOH MOIVE, HOORAY!!!!!
Yugi: (smiles) I can't wait to see it.
Kitty: Me either! (grins) R&R!]