Ayumi: Well, I guess I should have started at some point.

Bakura: yes you should have. For heavens sake I'm hiding from a psycho!!!

Yami: You are a psycho.

Bakura: (glare)

Ayumi: Cool down kiddies. (Pushes them away from one another) We don't need injuries... yet anyway.

Yami: what are you implying Authoress?

Ayumi: I have nickname now! Cool! The Pharaoh gave me a nickname! o

Bakura: (blink) ...right.

Ayumi: Oh hush up Ore-sama! I have a nickname! (Dose freaky voodoo dance)

Yami: Ore-sama? Wazzat?

Ayumi: Ore-sama is what Baku-chan refers himself too in the Manga. Ore: I (ego), boastful first-person pronoun and sama: (When used a suffix) means master. Bakura is such an ego driven guy in the Manga but we love him anyway.

Bakura: Am I really that self-centered? (Note the surprise in his voice) Wow.

Yami: (snort)

Ayumi: Ahem. Well who would have thought one could get a writers block on a cliffhanger? Is that even possible?

Yami: You're living proof Authoress no Baka.

Ayumi: (Hits Yami with the Webster's Dictionary and Thesaurus)

Bakura: (sighs) so what goes into this concoction of mischief have you brewed for this chapter?

Ayumi: A whole lot of turmoil, a dash of gore, maybe a pinch of angst and an over dose of Kyotism as usual.

Bakura: 0.o great

Life: get used to it, that's life.

Bakura: what? But, your life!

Life: I'm Life, that's life.

Bakura: oro?

Yami: Don't hurt yourself Bakura.

Disclaimer: I'm just borrowing it! Really... I'll give it back after I make a few minor adjustments... (Gets pulled away by police)

Warnings: Because we have a off-your-rocker-psycho-murderer (well, for all we know it could be a sane murderer... or an old nice person, who just so happens to carry around a rather large knife... NAH!) Obviously there will be warnings for mass violence and gore (well maybe not mass, 'sides my muse of gore is working over time pokes Touzo). Plus we have dear Bakura-chan... nuff said (if anyone doesn't get that, heaven forbid, Bakura just so happens to have a mouth that needs a good cleaning).

Seven Curses of Egypt

Jubaku

Chapter thirteen

"Well, if we're going to trash Moses's apartment, we might as well do it
right. Who has the Silly String?"
I BELIVE THAT IS I
Fate and Death (Yami's of Tokyo University: Freshmen)

Narrator: Long ago, in a galaxy far, far away...

Life: Cut! That's not the script! That's... Ooooooo! STAR WARS!!!! Eeee! (Yes, Life is a Star wars fan) GEORGE LUCAS IS GOD!!!!!!!!!!!!! (Congers up the 5 movies and hugs them desperately)

Cast: 0.0 shit

Ayumi: (Pulls Life away) stupid, stupid, and stupider. Baka-Narrator, should know better. Now we have Life currently out of service. Normalcy is doomed in this chapter.

Life: (Stars in his eyes) Star wars... (Giggles and hugs the movies)

Far, far away, in the middle of the caves...

We see the dark pit of the dead. The silence is so thick that it seems to have it's own idiosyncratic sound. (Now your all probably wondering what idiosyncratic means and are probably wondering if the authoress actually used it in the right context, and are probably reaching for a dictionary of some sort. Well, who cares? That doesn't matter. The point is... there is no point. Actually some synonyms to the word are: characteristic, personal, distinctive, individual, peculiar, particular, eccentric, all your own etc. etc... But who cares about this little Language arts lesson anyway?)

Then from the depths of the silence, a sound so inaudible you had to strain to hear such a quiet sound. So small, so soft...

A small click sound, like a pebble hitting a rock.

So in the end, by sheer twist of ironic fate, Malik (surprisingly) was right. Sadly for our dear Ryou, he'll have to find another bottomless pit to throw against Malik. But this little piece of information will have to go by unnoticed to both of them; in some ways it's a good thing, for small things can be very big catalysts. [1]

With our hero, Yami (Who really isn't our hero. Who is our hero?) and our questionable persona, Bakura:

They had been behind the poster for about 10 minutes, crouched like cats in anticipation (well Bakura was, Yami just was sitting, it's not easy to crouch in leather), waiting for any sign of a getaway as the stalking (Ayumi: walks like Death unh... never mind sweat drop) black cloaked figure stalked around looking for the two 'young' teens.

Yami was currently hyperventilating silently. Not that I wish to do such a thing to our dear Pharaoh (well, it's fun bugging him) but someone has to be scared out of there wits during such an event as this. I mean if they weren't what would be the point of this scenario? It would be a waist of computer document space and my time that's what! I could be writing something else! Argh!

Well, let's ignore poor Yami-kun for un momento and go see what our dear Bakura is up to (random screaming from crazed fan girls, the authoress being one of them). Bakura, being a master thief and sneeker-arounder (can that be considered a title?) is very good at the fine art of 'watching your adversaries'. It comes in handy (well no duh).

"Shut up Yami before you die... again... from the lack of oxygen going to your brain. Breathing like that is not helping you get anymore oxygen than you should have." Now this particular statement could (an would) be mistaken for caring if Bakura didn't decide to continue, "Plus it's loud and we could get caught, I don't wish to become a shish kabob anytime soon." Yeah, that's more like him.

Yami slowly began to calm down, trying desperately to think rational thoughts that didn't evolve him and Bakura becoming Swiss cheese or human pincushions. Not a good thing. They wouldn't die, they'd just be in a hell of a lot of pain. Well, having a few holes in you hurts the last time he checked, not that he's ever gotten any holes in his body, besides ear piercing (which hurts like hell).

(Ayumi: Mommy, the writer's block hurts T.T)

With the quiet one, (it's always the quiet ones, always!) Ryou and the mini- fern-headed-Pharaoh, Yugi!

"Have any eights?" Ryou asked, peering over his cards towards Yugi.

"Go fish." Yugi said. Ryou sighed and reached for the deck to pull out the two spades.

"Got any threes?" Yugi asked Ryou. Ryou sighed deeply and handed him over the three of diamonds.

"Got any twos?" Ryou asked, getting a bit annoyed. He had just 6 pairs and Yugi had 10. Obviously the Ring holder wasn't very good at go fish. Ryou was actually considering cheating and that particular thought scared the shit right out of him. His worst nightmare (ok, ok, not his worst nightmare but pretty close to it) was to become like his yami. He was an honest young boy and wasn't about to become some... duplicitous, two-faced, double- crossing, swindling, deceitful, dishonest, treacherous snake. Little did he know that the past 8 words he used all meant the same thing.

"Go Fish. You suck at this game Ryou. No offence." Yugi said laughing.

"None taken. It's just been a while since I've played." Ryou said with a grin as he made a pair with his two. 7 to 10. He was catching up.

"That's good. Got a queen?" Yugi asked with a small smile.

"Nope, go fish! Do you know what happened to Bakura and Yami?" Ryou asked, watching Yugi make a face at the card he just drew, placing it in his hand. "Got an ace?" He laughed as Yugi pouted and handed him the Ace of hearts.

8 to 10. And the underdog is catching up.

"No I don't know where they are. Bakura probably just went looking for another box of tissues. Got a three?" Yugi asked hopefully.

"Go fish." Ryou laughed, "Looks like the tables have turned. Got a nine." Ryou asked.

Yugi groaned and handed over the nine. "Got a jack? Yes, the tables have turned, but the heart of the cards will guide us!!!" Yugi said, imitating Yami. Ryou burst out laughing and fell over.

"Go fish. Who needs the heart of the cards? There is only power!" The white- haired Hikari smirked, acting like Seto Kaiba.

Yugi pulled a card and grinned. Then he burst out cackling manically like Ishtar. "This card shall be your demise!" He exclaimed as he made a pair. Ryou laughed uncontrollably.

"Fool!" Ryou said pointing at him, "You can't destroy the darkness!" He added, laughing wildly. His hair seemed messier in a way that made him look like Bakura. "Got a King?" He added with a smirk.

"AW MAN!!!!!!!!!" Yugi exclaimed, mimicking Joey when something wasn't going his way, and handed Ryou his King. Both laughed joyously.

"Yugi-boy? I must say I grow tired of this game," Ryou said, talking like Pegasus. "How about we play another game? May I suggest, Old Maid?"

More Laughter.

"Sure why not? Go fish is boring anyway." Yugi said. Ryou took the cards and shuffled them, put one joker in then dealt again. Once both boys made all the pairs they could make, they started the game.

Yugi leaned over and pulled a card from Ryou's hand and scowled, not getting anything good. Ryou's face was neutral as he pulled a card from Yugi's hand and made a pair. "With a new hand comes a new perspective, the game, ever changing..." Ryou whispered, mimicking Bakura in Yami's first duel with Bakura since Ancient Egypt in Duelist Kingdom. Yugi reached over and pulled a card, making a pair and giving a peace sign that made Ryou snort.

This is a prime example of the fact that those who are over shadowed by those in the spotlight always have the last laugh.

"Is it gone yet?" Yami asked, kneeling next to a crouched Bakura (who's feet were asleep now, but he wont tell Yami that).

Bakura peered into the darkness, looking for any sign of movement. When he was absolutely sure nothing was out there, the white haired yami stood up and walked out into the lobby area. He looked around yet again, double- checking before motioning to Yami to follow him.

Yami glowered at the back of the retreating yami and walked briskly to catch up with him while retaining a Pharaoh-like aura constantly radiating off of him at all times. He easily caught up to the professional thief and ignored Bakura's not fearful but vigilant glances around the dark corridors.

Bizarrely, there wasn't a living being in sight. No workers, no travelers, no annoying flight attendants (usually that's a good thing), something was amiss. It was eerily quiet, much like, to his astonishment, the dark caves of the dig. The same mysterious silence. It unnerved him, though he wouldn't admit it to the Grave Thief for many evident reasons. He didn't want to put up with Bakura's jeering tonight (or any other time).

Bakura stopped and reached out in front of him. Yami watched as Bakura fingers ghosted over something unseen right before them. The image rippled like water, and the magical energies that it was composed of were sensed by both of the paranormal beings. Yami reached out and touched it. It felt like water, yet the magical energies made his coolly tingle.

"What do you suppose it is?" They asked simultaneously. Bakura yet again ran his hand over it almost experimentally. The image rippled and danced.

"Do you think it's a barrier?" Bakura asked to himself more than Yami.

"I think it is, but what's it keeping out?" Yami asked? He looked and saw Bakura with his eyes closed, a meditative look on his face. Several minutes later Bakura opened his eyes and sighed. "It's not keeping something out, it's keeping something in."

Yami turned with a panicked look on his face (which was quite hilarious). "Do you mean—"

"No, we should be able to pass through it quite easily. If you actually paid attention to the energies around us, it's keeping the negative magical energies within and letting the positive magical energies to flow as they please. As you can see," Bakura plunged his hand through the barrier, "Nothing happens. It's perfectly harmless." And pulled his hand back in.

"Tingly." Bakura murmured.

"So what's its purpose?" Yami asked, "It's obviously there for some reason."

Before Bakura could answer (like he was going to answer) a hand grasped both yamis' shoulders. A harsh, raspy breath was at the back of there necks and a sharp knife, gleaming dangerously...

"AHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!" Before Bakura knew what happened, Yami grabbed his wrist and pulled him through the barrier. Both turned to face the... thing to see nothing but a lightened hallway with busy people scurrying about doing their business. Bakura raised his hand to touch the barrier when it stretched and looked like something was trying to get out. A face formed, screaming in anger. No sound. It looked like rubber stretched over the face and it was trying to break through. Soon it stopped and the warping of the image stopped. [2]

"That's what it was for." Bakura said, "To keep that thing in there."

"What was that place anyway?" Yami asked as they walked back to where their hosts were.

"I think it was a separate dimension not unlike our own." Bakura said, running a hand through his ruffled hair. "You know that plane where--"

"Where the Shadow Realm and the Real Realm over lap each other? Weren't they destroyed a long time ago?" Yami said.

"The ones in Egypt were, but I don't think the Ancient Chinese knew of the planes at all and thus they remain. And remember only those tied to the realm in some way can venture into the planes. That's why the humans here don't notice it." Bakura said.

Yami nodded in understanding. "It's getting bigger, rapidly." He said simply.

"Yes, you can feel it growing. Soon the plane will cover the world and descend upon Reality. Then the Shadow realm will descend upon the plane. That's how the Shadow Realm works. If you remember it nearly did that in Egypt." Bakura said.

"It must be stopped." Yami said, pounding his hand into his other fist, eyes ablaze with determination to save the world.

Bakura slapped his forehead.

Here we go again. He thought with a sigh. The Pharaoh's got his 'save the world' mode on again.

"Pharaoh?" Bakura said after a few moments in silence.

"Yes Tomb Robber?" Yami asked.

Bakura smirked. "You scream like a girl." Then he took off running, cackling all the while, to avoid being pulverized by the fern-headed-one. (Ayumi: I certainly like calling Yami names don't I?)

Yami stood there, eyes shadowed by his bangs, trembling in rage. He then took off after the thief, face red, waving his fist in the air and yelling curses directed to the aforementioned thief.

"I fold." Yugi said with a sigh.

"You can't fold in Cheat!" [3] Ryou said, hands akimbo on his hips, glaring at Yugi playfully.

"Ryou, Cheat is meant for three or more players, not two." Yugi said simply.

Ryou was about to say something, but with that remark, folded his arms across his chest and turned, pouting stubbornly. "Humph!" Was his stubborn reply.

Yugi giggled at his friend's overly childish antics.

The two had played an assortment of games. Go Fish, Old Maid, Poker, War, Golf, Spit, Speed, Jackass and Cheat. They had simply run out of games to play, and they were bored to death. There was no sign of the yamis... not that it was a bad thing... they were just getting worried. Bakura was loose... may god protect the mortals in his way.

Both heads turned to the sound of hysterical laughing coming form a fast moving pale form and before poor Ryou could react, the pale form literally rammed right into him sending both of them flying over the seats. There was a soft thud and a burst of giggling.

"Ryou-chaaaaaaaaan!!!!!!!!! Protect me from the evil-porcupine-turned-fern- headed-Pharaoh-midget-thing-that-screams-like-a-girl!!!! It's trying to hurt meeeeeeeeee!!!" The voice belonged to Bakura, and it seemed he was having Pharaoh troubles.

"ARGHHHHHHHH!!!!" Came the ferocious roar (Ayumi: meow!) of the Pharaoh as he charged head long at Bakura and his Ryou-shield.

Yami mumbled a long string of curses when he saw poor Ryou being used a lifesaver. He walked away before he hurt Ryou along his abomination that he dared called a yami (a.k.a.: Bakura-chan!!!!!).

Bakura stuck his tongue out and blew a raspberry before giving a victory sign. "And the Tomb Robber triumphs yet again!! Honestly Pharaoh you're getting dull. Not as sharp as ya used to be?" Bakura said, getting up and dusting himself off then helping Ryou stand. Then he took off running around the seated area with a mad Yami no Yugi not far behind.

"I'm bored." Ryou said, poking at the plastic seats.

Yami had nearly succeeded in hurting Bakura but Yugi stopped him from giving the Master Thief a black eye.

"Me two." Yugi said, lying on his back with his arms used as pillows. Yami dully nodded from his spot on the row of seats.

Bakura was upside down on the seats with headphones on, Good Charlotte's "Lifestyles of the rich and the famous" was slightly heard over the noise of Hong Kong's International Airport. Bakura was yet again doing a weird form of meditation. The group had watched him for a while before their interest was lost and went back to being bored.

"You'd think the blood would rush to his head by now." Yugi muttered, looking at Bakura's peaceful state.

"He's a walking blob of energy [4] Aibou, he has no blood." Yami said dully, looking like he was about to fall off the seat.

They turned to see poor Ryou sound asleep, snoring lightly.

"I guess we should get some sleep Yami." Yugi said, repressing a yawn. Yami smile and disappeared into the puzzle while no one was looking.

/ Good night Aibou. /

/ Good night Yami. /

"You have fail again Meiun. This dose not bode well with me."

"Of course not Sire."

"Do not disappoint me again."

"No sire."

"Good. I want them eradicated. This time... make sure you don't lose them."

"It shall be done sire."

"Excellent."

YAY! Done!

HA! I'm not dead! Betcha didn't see that coming!

Reviews!!!!!! (dose a happy dance):

Yoshikuni-Miharu: Yes I would love that! (giggles happily and hugs Bakura) Yes I'm very happy that you reviewed. I like the new name, where'd you get it? Lol. (winks)

Ente: Of course it's exciting! I know. (pets Bakura too) He dose have a cute yawn.

Bakura: (purrs while being pet)

Um right. Yeah, the effects of the first curse should come in next chapter. Hopefully. Can't make promises I can't keep. I also like the iron idea. Stroke of genius, got it out of Irish legends. Well now that you saw I guess it wasn't as horror-ish as you thought hun?

Meeeeeeeeeeeow: Hi Kage. The end was cliché? (Reads over) um right. Yeah it was way better than the last chapter. What about this one? And you think Bakura wears briefs? I think he wears boxers in my opinion. Well Bakura is crazy... he tends to have mood swings. Honestly Kage.

Una1: Find it funny? ME TOO! My teacher (well used to be now...) sneezed like Bakura. Yugi being the odd one out was unexpected at first. I forgot he was even in the scene! Stupid me. Lol. Yawning is contagious. Be afraid!!!! MAWHAHAHAHA!

Thank you all reviewers.

Notes:

Ok I can't say when the new chapter will be coming. But hopefully before August. If not, you'll have to wait till September 'cuz I'm going away on June the 31. Argh I have to wear a dress to my cousins wedding! NOOOOOOO!!!!!!! The humiliation!

Footnotes:

[1] That was the original ending for the entire story. But I decided against it. And your probably wondering where the pebble came from, if you go back to chapter 4 (I think) it's the part where Malik scares Ryou and a pebble falls off and the whole bottomless pit thing starts.

[2] That was really hard to explain but I have an example. Fear not readers! You know in the First Harry Potter movie and the screaming book. You know the face that came out? Kinda like that.

[3] That was actually something that happened in real life. Kage folded in Cheat and we all told her she couldn't. Lol, good times.

[4] Well since the Yami's aren't Human... yeah. There actually blobs of magical energy. I got the idea from Borath's "Experiment". Good fic, if you don't mind Yaoi (grins and waves the darkshipping flag around)

Well I hope you enjoyed the chapter.

Status: 13 chapters

Chapters left: Bad question, really bad question.

Reviews per chapter: 5.07

Now review and make me a happy little writer!!!

All Yuugiou characters are © by Kazuki Takahashi

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