Finding Family
Chapter 39 - The Invisble Foe
The light fadded away and the room came into view. It a room filled with dead grass and black vines. Amber backed away from the room but Yugi held her close. "We'll get through this I promise."
"Okay," Amber held onto Yugi tightly. Kaiba was wondering why she was acting this way but tried to concentrate on what they had to do.
"What is this place?" Yami picked up a branch.
"Pharoah put that down!" Amber knocked Yami out of the way as the branch sharpened and impailed her chest. She coughed but stood up. Joey ran over to her and healed her. "Thanks." He helped her up.
"This place gets more dangerous as we go," Yugi moaned. "Agh..." Yugi gripped his throat. It was as if some invisble for was chocking the life out of him. "Help...me..." Yugi tried to pry the invishble hands away but it was no use.
Yami rushed over. "I'm coming Yugi!" Yami kicked whatever had Yugi but he was thrown back.
"Remember that spell I told you guys to prepare for?" Sakura looked at Amara, Cala, and Caru who nodded, "While use it." They linked hands and a small thin light hit the invisible being. A large man with long black hair, grey eyes and pale skin appeared. His hands were crushing Yugi's neck.
"Die boy."
"I won't let you hurt him!" Amber fired a large golden beam at him. It bounced off. He tried to grab her but she jumped out of the way. "I said let.him.GO!" Amber jumped up and kneed him in the face. She thrust a dagger into his wrist causing him to drop Yugi. Yami caught him but was about to get crushed. Amber created a barrier in front of them stopping his attack.
"Yugi! Are you okay?" Yugi opened his eyes but found himself to weak to say anything. "Rest then my light." Yami placed Yugi on the ground beside Joey. "Keep him protected Joey." Joey nodded. Sakura, Cala and Caru aimed a well placed blast at the guys heart but it didn't affect him. Amber fired at his legs still no effect. Kaiba fired a blast from his staff at the mans neck. He screamed in pain and fell to the floor dead. He turned into a black liquid which disappeared into the ground.
"It was another of those soilders Aroga made." Amber sighed, "We should keep going. I know Aroga and Erik have more planed for us." Amber groaned in pain.
"Are you okay?" Kaiba asked catching her as she fell back.
"Yeah...just a little headach is all..." Amber graoned again.
"You're in no condition to walk." Kaiba turned to Amara. "What are you doing?"
"That branch, it was poisonous. For some reason...I don't think Joey could cure this poison." Kaiba looked down at Amber who had become even more pale then she already was.
"That explains it." Kaiba set her down. "Amara, tell me, what kind is it?"
"It doesn't kill. You would have to sleep it off, and if things get to, what's the word?"
"Strenuous?" Cala asked.
"Yes, if that happens the persons heart could fail." Amara sighed and looked at Amber, "I can make an antidote though. Yugi could you-" She looked at Yugi who was unconscious in Yami's arms, "Yami could you cut off a branch please?" Yami nodded and cut off a small peice.
Amara crushed it up in a bowl and asked Sakura to find some water. Sakura handed her a bowl with water in it. It was holy water. Amara mixed the poison in with the water. The water turned a pale pink and Amara took it over to Amber. She tipped it down her throat. Ambre imeadiatly looked better but she was still asleep. Kaiba picked her up and they continued.
As they wandered through the large room Kaiba noticed something strange. Sakura had a look of pain on her face. Kaiba knew what it meant. "Sakura! Come up here with me!" Kaiba called out. Joey ran up with a look of anger on his face.
"Why'd you call her and not me!"
"Jealous?" Kaiba asked. He whispered something in Joey's ear causing Joey to nod and walk on the other side of him. Sakura ran up and wondered why Kaiba wanted her to walk with them.
"Why did you call me up here?"
"You and I both know what is going to happen to you soon." Sakura looked down and sighed, "I knew it. You stay close. You and Amber are the ones most at risk in this world." Sakura looked at Kaiba and remembered back to her conversation with Duke.
Flashback
"Duke?" Sakura walked into his house, "I've got to tell you something."
"Yes? What is it? Did you like dinner?" Sakura nodded and pushed him down on the couch. "Wow...fiesty aren't you?"
"No Duke. It's not like that. We can't do this anymore."
"Why!"
"I've got something to tell you." Sakura sat down and explained the situation to him. What she was, what she had to do. After she told him everything he stood up.
"Why didn't you tell me sooner?" Duke asked angrily, "Why didn't you tell me!"
"I didn't tell because I...I didn't want anyone to know. It was hard to deal with in the first place, I didn't want people to pity me." Sakura looked down, "I'm truely sorry Duke, but you must find another."
"Sakura I...couldn't."
"You can and will but for now...it's just to risky to do this."
"You can't go! You can't go back!"
"I must. I will have to. I can't survive in this world much longer. I will have to face death if I do. At least if I'm alive I can watch over the people I love. Duke please understand, you are a great person and anygirl lucky enough to have you is in for a treat but I beg of you, forget of me."
"I won't."
"Then you leave me with no choice. I'm dumping you. Goodbye Duke." Sakura left Dukes home heart broken.
"Sakura I..."
End Flash Back
"Something troubling you?" Amber asked weakly.
"You're awake?"
"Been awake for ten minutes now. Every muscle in my body hurts though." Amber laughed lightly. "So what were you thinking about?"
"Duke. How I just left him that night."
"If we get through this you can see him again." Sakura shook her head no. "Why not?"
"Remember, after this I must return back to the shadows." Amber looked down sadly. Kaiba noted this.
"Lets not talk about this now." Amber nodded and gripped his shirt.
"Kaiba? Is something wrong with Amber?" Kaiba looked down as Joey mentioned this. "She's acting like she's ten years old again." Joey looked at Amber and saw her body morph into that of a ten year old.
"Thats just great!" Kaiba complained holding a ten year old Amber. "What's going to happen next? Are we all going to morph?"
"Actually..." a voice coed. "That's not a bad idea." Suddenly Kaiba and the other lights felt themselves shrink and change. All of their memories in tact though. Amber got off Kaiba and looked at him.
"You're pretty cute when your a kid!" Amber laughed and ran to Yugi who looked so tiny. "Yugi? What's wrong?"
"I'm ten again!"
"Oh no!" Seth sighed, "You had to go and say that didn't you?"
"Well exscuse me Seth but I was just thinking out loud." Everyone of the ten year olds laughed. They all wore the clothes they had when they were ten. Kaiba was wearing that same white shirt, blue sweater and pants. Amber wore a yellow sun dress that had frilled sleeves and she wore bright pink sandels. Her hair was in two long pony tails at the side of her head with bright yellow ribbons holding them in. Sakura had long brown hair tied in a pony tail and wore pink shorts and a pink t-shirt. She also had on red running shoes. Yugi wore red shorts too long for him and a baggy red top with black running shoes and Joey wore black shoes, blue pants and a white t-shirt.
"We have a slight problem." Caru moaned.
"That we do Caru. Can you guys still use your magic?" Cala looked at the ten year olds. Sakura nodded and pointed to her pearl. She summoned her staff and sword but was not able to life them. Kaiba summoned his staff but it was too big and Yugi couldn't even use the sword. Joey could use the dagger like a sword so he was okay. "That answers my question. We better move, and fast." Cala picked Sakura up, Kaiba walked, Amara picked Amber up since she still wasn't feeling well Joey and Yugi were extremely hyper so no one picked them up. They were too afraid to lose a limb.
"So what do we do now?" Amber asked Amara.
"You will sleep. The darks will take care of things for now. I think we're going to have another run in with a plasma soul."
"That's what you call them now?"
"Yes. I figured it was a good name. Don't you?" Amber smiled and fell asleep.
"How is she?" Kaiba asked looking at Amber.
"She'll be fine." Amara told Kaiba, "Now I suggest you stick close to Seth. We're approaching the doors and you can't use your magic." Kaiba sighed and moved closer to his dark.
When they reached the doors; they opened on their own. Everyone stepped inside. The darks felt a spell around them and tried to push the lights, now children out but what happened they couldn't stop. Amber, Joey, Sakura, Kaiba, and Yugi were all lifted into seperate transparent grey bubbles. Each of them banging on it to let them go. Jolts of black energy formed in it making them scream.
"AMBER!" Amara tried to break the bubble but she was pushed back.
"Silly woman. They're mine now. The child of time shall die at my hands." The five trapped in the bubble screamed again. Tears were in the eyes of Amber and Sakura.
"Help us!" Amber yelled out.
TBC...
