DGG: I would just like to interject to say that the author's notes on this chapter made me laugh because I was ranting about how the floppy disc drive on my computer broke, and I was apparently saving these chapters to floppy discs at the time. Haha. So old.
Then the note at the end of this chapter said I hadn't updated in forever because we apparently got rid of AOL in favor of another dial-up service called NetLink, and I was unable to get online because I apparently deleted the Internet Explorer icon and couldn't get it back. My gosh! What was I doing to that poor computer?
Ah. Memories. Sorry. I just thought it would be amusing to share. :)
Chapter 12: The Battle Begins
Mokuba looked out the window in Yugi's bedroom. He kept thinking about what had happened earlier. He only wanted to help, but kept hurting others. He was almost killed tonight! He knew he should have stayed at Yugi's, but he couldn't let his brother be in a world of pain!
Mokuba's salty tears were still stinging the fresh cuts on his face. He couldn't lose Seto. He was the only family he had left now! He promised himself at the orphanage that he'd never lose his older brother! Mokuba looked at the clock. It read 8:30. Mokuba needed and wanted some sleep, but he knew that when he closed his eyes he'd see his brother's hurt face. No, it was his worried face. Whichever, he didn't want to see it.
"Mokuba," said Solomon's voice, "don't you want something to eat?"
"No thanks," Mokuba answered.
"Are you sure?"
"I'm just not hungry."
If Kaiba had heard those words he would've died of a heart attack! Mokuba was always hungry. He never said those words before. Not that Yugi and the gang would known that was odd, but it was. It would be like Joey not being hungry for something. If Mokuba wasn't going to eat, there would have to be something wrong.
"All right," said Solomon. "But if you want something you are welcome to anything we have."
"Thanks," Mokuba said.
Solomon left the room to go wake up Yugi. The store opened in half an hour, and Yugi was usually up by now.
"Yugi," Solomon said softly while gently shaking him. "Yugi, it's time to get up."
Yugi's eyes fluttered open, "Grandpa?" he asked groggily. "What time is it?"
"Time to get up and eat," Solomon smiled.
"Okay, Grandpa," said Yugi.
Yugi got up and took his blanket and pillow upstairs to his room.
"Hey," Yugi greeted. "Are you okay?"
Mokuba didn't answer him. He kept staring out the window.
Yugi didn't know what to do. He knew Mokuba wanted his brother. His brother would be able to comfort him, but Yugi wasn't capable of doing that. Kaiba was the person who could truly make him feel better.
"Yugi, I want my brother back," Mokuba sobbed.
"I know," said Yugi. "You'll be back with him soon."
"I want Anubis to go away. Why does he have to be picking on my brother?"
"Yami said that we'll start our attack tomorrow."
"No, we have to today! I can't wait anymore!"
"Mokuba, Yami's strength isn't back yet," said Yugi. "He said it will be mostly back by tomorrow."
"I DON'T CARE! My brother needs me!" he yelled.
"We still don't know how we're going to defeat Anubis."
Mokuba started crying harder, "I just want to help him. I don't feel like I'm doing anything!"
"You are helping," said Yugi. "You're supposed to be helping by staying away from your brother like he wants."
"That doesn't feel like much."
"It means a lot to your brother. What was his reaction when you first got there?"
"I think he was shocked but..."
"You see, he didn't expect you to come to his rescue. He didn't want you to come and get killed. He didn't want last night to happen. He told you to stay away because he cares about you!"
Mokuba couldn't take it anymore. He fell to his knees and cried even harder. Seto meant the world to him. He was the only family Mokuba had left, and he wasn't about to lose him.
"Yami, maybe we should do something now," said Yugi.
"But...what...can...we...do?" asked Yami. "I'm...not...at...full...strength."
"Neither is Anubis," said Yugi. "I hurt him when I bit Kaiba's arm. Maybe we should attack now."
Yami thought about it. Yugi did have a point. Maybe they should start today.
"You're...right...we...should...begin...tonight," agreed Yami.
"Mokuba," Yugi said, walking over to him, "I'm going to call the others."
Mokuba looked up at him.
"We're going to attack tonight."
Later, Yami Bakura was sent back to the Kaiba mansion.
"Kaiba," he said.
Kaiba raised his head slowly, "What?"
"I need to speak with Anubis."
"No."
"I am not trying to tell you what is happening tonight," snapped Yami Bakura. "I was instructed to tell Anubis."
Kaiba fell to his knees, "No, please don't come!"
Yami Bakura watched intently. He still enjoyed watching others in pain. Finally, Kaiba stopped his cries.
"You need to speak with me?" said Anubis, standing up.
"I have an invitation for you. Be at the park in two hours."
"Are we beginning our fight so soon? What a shame. I was enjoying his pain."
"I will enjoy destroying you."
"Are you going to get revenge for the ones I killed? Is that why you are fighting?" asked Anubis.
"This has nothing to do with those people," Yami Bakura. "This is only for my enjoyment."
"Are you sure, Yami Bakura? Or is it the guilt of your village that makes you fight me?"
Yami Bakura glared at him, "Be there in two hours."
He swiftly turned and walked away as Anubis smirked.
"You hear that, mortal?" Anubis asked Kaiba. "Today is when the fight begins. Your precious brother will be killed tonight."
Kaiba didn't want to think about that anymore. He almost lost Mokuba last night. He couldn't watch Mokuba die now!
'There has to be something I can do to weaken him,' thought Kaiba. 'But how?'
He wanted to get up, but he still couldn't walk very well. Kaiba couldn't do anything but sit around and feel helpless, and he was sick of it.
"Prepare yourself for what will happen," laughed Anubis.
Two hours later Yugi and his friends were at the park. Everyone but Mokuba. He was forced to stay back at the game shop with Yugi's grandpa. They knew Mokuba would be coming so they wanted to finish this as fast as possible.
"Everyone, be on guard," instructed Yugi."Who knows what Anubis may do."
"Do you have the cards, Yugi?" asked Yami Bakura.
"Yeah, they're right here," he said, taking them out of his pocket.
"I'll take these two," he said, taking two of them.
"Joey, you have your deck right?" asked Yugi.
"Yeah," he said.
"Use it."
"Mmhmm."
"Everyone is here," spoke his "Kaiba's" voice. "Well, everyone but the little one."
Everyone turned and found Anubis.
"I'm afraid you are mistaken, Anubis," smirked Yami Bakura. "Yugi is right here."
"Hey!" yelled Yugi.
"Enough!" ordered Anubis. "I came to fight."
"If you wanna fight, I'll give ya one!" yelled Joey as he ran up to Anubis, ready to punch.
"Joey, stop!" cried Yugi.
It was too late. Joey wasn't about to be stopped. Anubis only smirked. When Joey was about to punch him, a mirror wall appeared. Joey ended up punching the reflection of himself, which sent him flying backwards!
"Joey!" cried Yugi.
"Joey, get up!" cried Téa.
The mirror wall disappeared, revealing Anubis' smiling face.
"I can't be hurt that easily," he said.
"I...noticed," panted Joey.
"Where is the little one?" asked Anubis.
"That's really none of your business," Tristan said while helping Joey up.
"It may not be my business, but it is his brother's," said Anubis. "His brother needs to know."
"His brother wants him to be safe, and he is," said Yugi.
"For now," said Anubis. "We'll see if you can keep him that way."
"Yugi, get your deck ready," ordered Yami Bakura.
Yugi nodded, pulling out his deck.
"Let's start our battle," said Anubis.
Directly after his words, a Blue Eyes White Dragon emerged from the ground where Anubis was standing. The Blue Eyes roared, sending chills up everyone's spine. Anubis stood on the mighty dragon's head.
"You should have taken this card from the boy's deck that day, tomb robber," said Anubis.
"I call forth the Man-Eater Bug," called Yami Bakura.
His Millennium Ring activated, calling forth the monster on the card, "I'll destroy your dragon."
Anubis smirked, "I don't think you will."
The Man-Eater Bug sprung towards the Blue Eyes only to run into the mirror wall.
"No way!" cried Tristan.
"I can use my mirror wall against anything I choose," explained Anubis. "I can use my powers to make it reflect your re-directed attacks too."
"I know something that should shatter his mirror wall," said Yugi.
"You can't break my mirror if my monster absorbs it," said Anubis.
"Absorbs it?" repeated Téa. "Yugi, what does he mean?"
"The Blue Eyes White Dragon can't absorb traps," said Yami Bakura.
"My powers enable it to," smirked Anubis.
"Well that's not fair!" cried Téa.
Then, the mirror wall was sucked inside the dragon's wings.
"That...can't be good," said Joey.
Anubis laughed.
"What can we do?" asked Yugi.
"Summon your Black Luster Soldier," said Yami Bakura. "It may be able to help us."
Yugi, used the power of his puzzle to summon the Black Luster Soldier.
"You can't stop my Black Luster Soldier from destroying your dragon!" cried Yugi.
The Black Luster Soldier sprang forward to attack, but the Blue Eyes held its wings out in front of it. The Black Luster Soldier's reflection was in its wings! Yugi's monster attacked its own reflection, and it was sent flying to the ground.
"You'll have to get past the mirror wall to attack my dragon," laughed Anubis.
"His dragon is the mirror," said Tristan. "In order to destroy the mirror you'd have to destroy the dragon."
"Right now it looks pretty hopeless," said Téa. "No matter what they do they can't even touch his monster!"
"My idea might still work," said Yugi. "If his dragon is the mirror, I may be able to shatter his Blue Eyes."
"Shatter my dragon?" said Anubis. "You'd be a fool to try."
"Do it, Yugi!" Kaiba cried from inside his soul room.
"I...I can help," said Joey.
"Are you sure?" asked Tristan.
"You can barely stand," said Téa.
"I'm okay ," he said, taking out his deck. "I summon the Red Eyes Black Dragon!"
With help from Yugi's puzzle, the Red Eyes appeared in front of them.
"Wait Joey, before you call an attack I'd like to try something," said Yugi. "I call upon Kuriboh and Catapult Turtle!"
"I see what Yugi's doing!" cried Téa happily.
"Now Catapult Turtle can launch Kuriboh at the Blue Eyes White Dragon!"
Instantly, the Kuriboh went flying towards Anubis' monster. The Blue Eyes readied itself by sticking its wings out in front. Everyone watched intently. The small Kuriboh hit the Blue Eyes' wings, shattering them to pieces.
"No!" cried Anubis.
"That takes care of the mirror wall!" cried Joey.
"My dragon may not be able to defend, but he can still attack!"
The Blue Eyes opened its mighty jaws ready to unleash its attack. It sent the white beam of light straight for Yugi's Kuriboh! That's when Yugi activated his multiply card, creating a barrier for them. Once the attack was complete, more Kuriboh appeared.
"Good thinkin, Yuge," said Joey.
The Blue Eyes roared in anger.
"Your tiny dust mites can't protect you forever," said Anubis.
"No, but my Man-Eater Bug can now feast upon your dragon," smirked Yami Bakura.
The Man-Eater Bug leapt forward again, and landed on the dragon's neck. It bit it, and with one final roar the dragon disappeared. Anubis stayed floating in the air.
"Your foolish attempts are not enough to defeat me," laughed Anubis. "Whether or not I stay in this world, I will destroy that young child and make his older brother immortal."
"You won't get your hands on Mokuba," said Yugi.
Anubis turned his head to one side, "I wouldn't be so sure of that."
Everyone turned their gaze to where Anubis was looking.
"No!" cried Kaiba.
Mokuba was running towards them.
"No," Yugi whispered to himself.
"You're not keeping me away from here!" Mokuba cried at Yugi.
Anubis started laughing. Finally, he could accomplish his goal of ruining Kaiba's life. It was all thanks to Mokuba's arrival. Finally, Kaiba would suffer greatly.