Yu-Gi-Oh Special Event! Part IV
Rose D.: Part IV comin' your way!
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Yu-Gi-Oh!
The Games of Light & Shadow
part iv
The elevator ride took several minutes, but a last it came a stop. The doors opened to reveal a featureless room with only a set of stairs at the far end, leading upward.
"I guess that's the way." I said.
"Yeah," Yugi breathed, then moving forward. We moved up the steps — and emerged out onto the rounded-roof of Kaiba Tower.
"Wow we must be high," I exhaled; there was a circular railing all the way around the edge, so I didn't feel too unstable. Yet what really struck me, was a giant skeleton of a dome over our heads; parts of the plastic structure were missing or out of place, and big black tarps were hanging every which way on different rungs of the skeleton.
"This is weird." I said in a low tone.
"Kaiba must be making changes to—"
"Salutations Yugi," came that same voice we'd heard few minutes earlier, and finally we saw the face it belonged to, "How nice to see you and your friend again."
My hand went to my mouth at the sight of the blubbery man; he was SO ugly!
"YOU!" Yugi shouted, "You're Kaiba's dark side!"
Abiak clapped his hands. "Very good."
"And what do you mean 'again'?" Yugi barked.
"Ah, well I saw you both in my office just a few hours ago. I gave you both Duel Disks, but perhaps you don't recognize me for I really didn't have the same face." He laughed.
Yugi and I took a step back. "You were pretending to be Kaiba! No wonder he was acting weird, he was you!" Yugi sounded.
"Yeah, I thought it was weird Kaiba acting so nice." I said, turning to Yugi, "I don't know Kaiba, but I know enough about him to know he's a jerk."
Abiak laughed heartily. "That's my other side for you! Fans everywhere he goes!" Abiak's well-rounded form bounced, his laugh reducing to a chuckle, "But anyway," he went on, "You, and you, will both Duel with me now."
"Why!" I demanded, "I don't know you! I've never met you! What's your beef?"
"My beef is with Yugi and his Shadow, and most definitely with Kaiba. However it is true that I've never known you outside of today. Nonetheless I thought it would simply be fun to have you play also!"
Yugi clenched his teeth. "That's stupid Abiak!"
"You may well think so, but you're not in charge here. You won't refuse to Duel and neither will your friend! "
"Huh?"
"Imagine my glee when I discovered you two have something in common!" Abiak ranted.
Yugi and I exchanged glances. "Something in common? What?"
"You both have grandparents you would die for in order to save!"
'Grama!'
'Grampa!'
"What did you do!" we screamed.
"Don't worry yourselves, yet. Your grandfather," he pointed to Yugi, "And your grandmother," he pointed to me, "Are fine and dandy. They're several floors below us in fact, keeping each other company."
"You dredge!" I spat, "You better not hurt her—!"
"My grampa better be all right!" Yugi snarled.
Abiak looked at us, then pointed his lardy finger and began laughing in our faces. "Oh this is rich! You two are acting just as I'd hoped!" he turned and began walking away from us, "Two grandchildren will be Dueling for their grandparents, people they love dearly and with all their hearts! No?" Abiak turned to face us, readying his Duel Disk, "But I rather think Yugi has more at stake, hmm?"
Kaiba's dark side was standing in front of one of the hanging black tarps; he spun on his heels and ripped it down—
Yugi gasped, and so did I. There was Yami, with most of his body embedded within the bulk of a giant rock-like crystal black as the deepest night.
"Y–Yami!" Yugi stuttered, cut to the quick. Of course Abiak was responsible for the Pharaoh's imprisonment, but not only that, the lardy man had placed a black crystal band around Yami's head, just like a crown.
"What did you do to Yami!" I cried, staring aghast at the unconscious King.
"I need him, and his Shadow Powers," explained Abiak, "For only Shadows with the Millennium Mark —you know, the third eye— can access the Shadow Realm, and that's just what I'm going to have him do!"
Yugi finally found words to say. "Yami won't help you!" he snapped.
I inhaled suddenly as I saw Yami's eyes open. Yami cringed before looking at Abiak; he was shaking as though he were freezing cold.
"No, I won't help you Abiak. Not willingly . . ." He said this with as much strength as he could muster.
Kaiba's dark side looked up at the Ancient King sarcastically. "You don't have to help me willingly Pharaoh. You're merely the medium for your Powers, it is the Crystal of Darkness that shall use them, and me that shall command them."
Abiak's Duel Disk instantly snapped into Ready mode, beeping loudly in activation. "NOW!" the villain cried, "Bring forth the Shadow Realm Pharaoh, so that this Duel might end the way I hope!"
The black crystal started to glow. Yami struggled against its Darkness, straining to resist its extracting force, but it hurt him terrible to do so; Yugi stared in horror, and his eyes shone with unshed tears.
"AHHGH!" Yami wailed, not being able to fight the Darkness any longer; his head jerked upward suddenly, the Millennium Symbol blazing forth on his forehead. Yet almost without delay, the black crystal crown around his head caught up the golden energy, absorbing the Pharaoh's Shadow Powers, and bending them towards Abiak's purpose.
Yugi and I jumped at the sound of thunder right above our heads, and there appeared a team of vicious clouds, purple, blue, black, swarming forward, eager to engulf us.
"Oh no," I lamented, and Shadow Realm over took us, covering the whole of Kaiba Tower's roof with its wicked essence. And I shivered suddenly as the temperature dropped several degrees, in an instant.
"Shekie pekie!" I sounded, and lightly saw my breath, "We're in the Shadow Realm!"
Yugi moved his arm and his Duel Disk snapped into place. "I'll fight you Abiak! And I'll win!"
I looked at my new friends, Yami & Yugi, and thought of my grama. 'I'll do anything for her!' And my Duel Disk also snapped into place. "You'll wish you never challenged us butter ball!" I called, and drew my cards.
Yugi had already drawn his, and at that, Abiak cheerfully drew his own.
Yami gritted his teeth, and I felt a slight sickness in the pit of my stomach as I watched him struggling as the unwilling medium between Shadow and Darkness; he was being forced to sustain the Shadow Realm.
Yugi swallowed a sob induced by the whole situation, and slammed a card down on his Disk; his Life Points, and mine, were set at 4000, while Abiak's were at 8000.
"I summon Buster Blader! (2600/2300) In Attack Mode!" Yugi bellowed, heat rising in his beating heart; the navy-armored Monster appeared, carrying its sword-like weapon at the ready. "And one card face-down! End Turn!"
"My turn!" I called, and looked my Hand over, "I summon Wingweaver (2750/2400) in Attack Mode! And place two cards face-down! I end my turn!" My angel-like creature, with its six pairs of wings, rose up; her pink skin and yellow dress looked a great contrast to the gloom of the Shadow Realm.
"Well good." Abiak said, grinning cheekily, "Now, I place Ray & Temperature (1000/1000), in Defense Mode! And activate Hinotama Magic Card!"
Me and Yugi gasped as flaming fireballs came out of the cloudy Shadow Realm sky, and pounded down on Yugi!
"Yugi!" I cried, as did Yami, though it took him much more effort. When the flames vanished, Yugi was on his knees, his jacket smoking; his Life Points fell by 500 points and were now 3500.
Yugi rose to his feet.
"I end my turn." Abiak sneered.
"Good!" Yugi and I said in unison. We didn't mean to, and looked at each other briefly. Of a sudden, I realized something, and quickly turned to Yugi.
"Psst! Yugi!" I called to where only he could hear, "I've got a really good move, but I need to play it now. How 'bout we have our turns switch every time Abiak's turn is over? You know, I go first every other time?"
Yugi looked at me for a few seconds, and then smiled. "Sounds good. If Abiak's hoping to confuse by switching us from the Real World to the Shadow Realm, then we'll do a little switching of our own!"
Yugi Mutoh turned, facing Kaiba's dark side. "Brittany goes first this time!"
"What?" Abiak blinked.
"That's right! And I activate my Fairy Meteor Crush, Magic card!" I had the card rise up from its position on the field.
Abiak's eyes widened.
"Go Wingweaver!" I commanded, "Attack his Ray & Temperature and deal as much damage as if it were in Attack mode!"
My Fairy-type flew forward and sliced her wings across the weird sun and wispy wind Monster that looked like it'd been drawn in the 70's; they instantly shattered into fragments and Abiak's Life Points fell to 6250.
"I end my turn!" I said triumphantly. The villian glowered at me.
"Great move Brittany! And now that his Life Points are wide open . . ! Go Buster Blader! Attack him directly!" Yugi ordered, and his Monster did as he was told.
Abiak gave a yell as Buster Blader's blunt sword came down; again the Dark Side's LPs fell, and this time, to 3650. Yugi ended his turn.
"Yahh!" I cried, jumping up and down, "We got you good buster!"
It was then however, that a real hideous look fell across Abiak's face, and I realized, with a shudder, that it was aimed at me.
"You'll pay for that." he said, and drew his next card. Yugi and I got slightly edgy when we saw his face alight with a wild look of triumph.
"AH! Prepare yourselves! For the Blue-Eyes White Dragon is come!"
"What!" we cried.
"You have Kaiba's Deck again?" Yugi quizzed.
"I AM Kaiba!" Abiak sounded, "From now on! Now go my Blue-Eyes!"
The white metal Dragon appeared on the field in a blaze of light, and turned on us with a mighty roar that threatened to break our eardrums; Yugi was barely aware that the ATK of his Buster Blader had gone up by 500 points.
"Attack my beast! Destroy the Wingweaver with White Lightning!"
The Blue-Eyes attack screamed through the atmosphere and engulfed my Monster; it also blinded me, nearly knockeding me from my feet. My Life Points fell by 250, to 3750.
"I'm not done!" lauded Abiak, "I also summon the Beast of Talwar (2400/2150) to the field! Attack her directly my Fiend!"
I gave a cry when I saw the Monster come flying at me with its Talwar sword blades poised.
"BRITTANY!" Yugi exclaimed. "No!" Yami lamented, the Dark energy still coursing through him.
The attack came— My body went flying back, slamming down next to the entrance through which we had come onto the roof.
"Brittany!" Yugi cried, and left his position to come to me. The Beast of Talwar returned to its side of the field.
Yugi came and kneeled; I rolled over onto my back and he reached down to me. "Are you all right?" he asked, sounding terribly concerned. I looked up at him, and he then saw a deep red cut running across the length of my left cheek; fortunately it wasn't bleeding . . . yet.
Yugi shot a look-of-fire back at Abiak. "You dastard Abiak! Leave her alone!"
"The move wasn't outside the rules of the game." Abiak said simply.
I sat up slowly; Yugi was there to steady me. My cheek was stinging like crazy, I wanted to hit or scratch at it, but I knew that would make it bleed for sure.
"I'm all right, I think." I told the spikey-haired boy who was only a couple of years younger than me. As I started to get up, I gasped and my hand went immediately to my stomach; there I found my shirt had been slit just like my cheek and there was a reddish mark across my tum. "Drat. And I liked this shirt," I said.
Yugi and I heard a grumble from across the way. "Will you NOT take all day!" shouted Abiak, "I want to get on with winning this Duel, thank you very much!"
Yugi narrowed his eyes on the fat menace; Yami, me, his Grandpa, my Grandma – all of this was on Yugi's mind, and he wasn't going to let Abiak get away with hurting any of us.
"We're going to win this Duel Abiak!" Yugi thundered, "We're not done, not by a long shot!"
Abiak was smiling – he said nothing.
"He's right you creep!" I shouted, getting to my feet with Yugi's aid, "You'll see! I won't let anything happen to my Grama! Got that!"
Yugi and I returned to our stances on the Dueling Field, and Yugi drew a card; he smiled at it.
I was looking at the LP counter on my Duel Disk; it read 1350. 'Down to nearly a third.' I thought to myself. That's when I heard Yugi say:
"I play the Magic card Rain of Mercy! Just for Brittany and me!"
"What?" Abiak stared.
There came a light rumble, as of thunder, and it started to rain – but only on our side of the field. It was just like a warm spring shower and even though Yugi and I were getting wet, we didn't care. The air suddenly smelled fresh and clean, as of earth after a rain storm — and our Life Points went up by 1000 points each.
Yugi's was 4500, mine was 2350. The rain ceased, and our hair was dripping wet; I felt strong again. Yugi winked at me; I felt a silly fluttery feeling in my heart, and gave a funny grin.
"My turn's not over!" Yugi called, "Go Buster Blader! Attack his Blue-Eyes and destroy it!"
Blue armored Buster Blader dove forward; the Blue-Eyes watched. Abiak yawned as he set a Trap Card on the Field.
"I play Negate Attack."
All at once Yugi's Monster ran into an invisible wall, and was forced back to its starting point. Yugi's fingers tightened into a fist.
"Fine then!" my friend shouted, "I summon Giant Soldier of Stone (1300/2000) in Defense mode, and end my turn!"
The humongous rock-man rose up on the Field, kneeling down on one knee.
I cocked my head. "Well, my turn." I placed my fingers upon the next card in my Deck Holder. 'Please let it be—' I pleaded, and drew. My eyes brightened at the sight of the card I had prayed for: my Red-Eyes Black Dragon; the more ferocious of my pair I might add.
'Thank you God!' I said in my head, and a smile spread across my naturally ruby lips; I looked on Abiak. "Now I play—!" I called, "My Red-Eyes Black Dragon!" (2400/2000)
Yugi's eyes widened slightly at the name, and there appeared my Dark Monster. The Red-Eyes gave a sharp bellow for it knew what Abiak had done to me with his Beast of Talwar. Sensing the intended threat towards its wielder, the Blue-Eyes roared in return; the Dragons faced-off.
"Fat lot of good that's going to do you!" Abiak called as the roars of our creatures died down, "Can't you see your Dragon's weaker than mine?"
"I can see. But he won't be for long! 'cause I play the Field Magic card, Mountain!" The little slot at the side of my Duel Disk flipped open and I shoved the card into it. It instantly snapped shut and a dazzle of colored light spread across my Disk.
"Mountain!" Yugi shouted, and the ground moved beneath his feet. In the next moment, a mountain rose up beneath us, thrusting us upward into the atmosphere; then a team of them spread out across the Field, even unto Abiak's side; we cringed as the violence of the earthquake grew.
When the ground finally stopped shuddering, I took my arms from guarding my face and found that my Field Magic card had done quite a job. Among other things, it had greatly expanded the playing-field.
A valley was now where a roof had been, being fenced in as it was, by a circle of dark-brown mountains.
I looked to Yugi and noticed that he and I were on separate peaks roughly 4 yards apart; he looked at me worriedly. I turned my gaze to Abiak and saw him across the way upon a peak of his own.
Yami was there behind the villain, still a prisoner of the Crystal of Darkness. All this time the Pharaoh had been trying to send the Shadow Realm away, struggling to banish it back to its home along the Astral Plane, but the attempt had been fruitless, and the recoil from the Darkness had left him burned inside.
'Fine then,' Yami lamented within himself, 'I have tried, and have failed. The only other recourse is for me — to sustain the Shadow Realm of my own free will.' Yami begrudged this decision, but he could think of no other way to free himself from the discomfiture, and help his friends.
The Pharaoh opened his eyes, and was aware for the first time that the scenery had changed.
"And just what did that do?" asked Abiak, looking at me quizzically, "Your Red-Eyes might've gone up by 200, but so did my Blue-Eyes."
Out of the corner of my eye I could tell Yugi was looking at me with more worry than before. That's when I got really sarcastic.
"Do I look like I'm done?" I spat, "I play the Magic and Trap cards Dragon Treasure and Reinforcements to raise my Dragon's attack power all the way up to 3400!"
"What!" began Abiak.
From my Magic card, a bluish striped dragon appeared, baring between its wings, a greenish orb; the dragon moved the signet sphere and presented it to my Red-Eyes. My Red-Eyes took it, and swallowed the gem whole; my Duel Monster instantly began to radiate a faint emerald glow.
Yet not only that; from my Trap card emerged a band of armored men, waving a banner and yelling for my Dragon's victory; the Red-Eyes Black Dragon squalled like a storm.
Abiak was about to have a fit. "You can't–!"
"I CAN. Now go my Red-Eyes! Dispatch his Dragon to the Graveyard with your Fire Blast!"
My Red-Eyes Black Dragon lunged forward, jaws opening to reveal a furnace of fire. The Blue-Eyes White Dragon was overwhelmed by the sudden and unceasing attack, and it shattered to the Card Graveyard; Abiak's LPs fell to 3450. Yami felt like cheering, but was too cold, and was trying to conserve his strength. So to that, Yugi did it for both of them.
Abiak ducked the remainder of the flying shards, and hissed.
My Trap card vanished from the Field and my Dragon's power dropped by 500 points and was now 2900.
"Before I end my turn, I'll play one more card face-down, and summon The All-Seeing White Tiger in Defense mode." My Magic card materialized face-down before me, and my White Tiger came forth; it sat down, for it was in a Defensive state.
Yet then I was aware of some strange lightlessness moving at the edge of my vision; I immediately looked down and saw shadows forming at the base of the mountain. They moved forward, stretching out across the valley toward Abiak.
Yugi and I watched as Abiak and Yami looked upward into the sky behind us with a sort of wondering gaze. We both blinked in apprehension and turned to see a golden moon hanging low in the sky. "Huh?"
A notion struck me suddenly and I looked at the White Tiger card on my Duel Disk; there pictured behind the Monster was the same luminous moon. "Wow." I uttered. The whole valley was now set in a strange light.
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Rose D.: I just summoned the All-seeing White Tiger! My Chinese Zodiac sign is a Tiger! AHHH! There's some freaky linkin' goin' on here!
Britannica: Stop tryin' to make it sound so dramatic. Sheesh, like anyone cares what sign you were born under. –rolls eyes–
Rose D.: You're mean 'mou hitori no boku!' I'm also a Gemini! Just like Yugi! So THERE! –sticks tongue out–
