Disclaimer: I do not now, nor will I ever, own Yu- Gi- Oh. Good day.
SIDE NOTE: Dragaria: *has hearts in eyes* Who did you say this was again?
Sariah: Huh? *looks at picture Dragaria was drooling over* Uh... this is Chu. He's from Yu Yu Hakusho. Which I don't own!
Dragario: Sis? Are you okay?
Dragaria: Forget Yami; I want Chuuuuuuu...
Sariah: O.o Hey!! You can't have Chu! Chu is kawaii! I want Chu!!
Dragaria: You have Hiei!!
Sariah: Can I at least have drooling privileges? Chu is very kawaii.
Dragaria: Okay.
Sariah: *gives up picture* All yours.
Dragaria: Yay!! Mine!!!!
Sariah: Wow... long side note. Read on!
"I'm sick of doing peasant work!" the tomb- robber threw down his rag. "I don't belong here, I tell you! I don't belong here!"
"Will you shut up?!" Tea hit the thief over the head with a bucket. "We have to stay patient if we want to get out of here."
"Yeah," Tristan agreed. "We're going to have to go along with our roles until we can leave, no matter how much we don't like it. Personally, the company's just as bad."
"I'll make it worse if you don't take that back!" the tomb- robber snapped.
Tea hit him over the head with the bucket again. "Stop it!"
"Ow...," the spirit rubbed the back of his head. "You're going to give me a concussion, vile woman..."
"Don't MAKE me strangle you!"
"Tea?" Tea looked up at the sound of the voice. It was Yugi. "Yugi! Wow, I didn't know you were here, too!"
"Yeah, Joey never mentioned you, man," Tristan set down his rag and sat up to talk to Yugi.
"He never mentioned any of you guys, either," Yugi agreed. He sat on the floor level with his friends. "Hey, Bakura." The tomb- robber "hmph"ed.
"Don't bother; it's the psycho Bakura again," Tea said irritably. "Anyway, what have you been up to? And what about your role here in this dimension? What's it like?"
"I'll tell you, being the chief knight isn't easy," Yugi sighed. "Especially for someone who has to not only take orders, but give them, too. And I don't even know half the stuff that goes on here. So what are you guys? You kind of look like a cleaning crew..."
"Shut up, puny child," Bakura snapped. Tea hit him over the head again, this time knocking him unconscious.
"He was getting SO annoying," she rolled her eyes. "Speaking of annoyances, I haven't Joey in a while. He doesn't even pass by to say hello to us anymore. Probably too busy enjoying his role as a prince, the stuck- up punk!"
"Aw, have a heart, Tea," Yugi smiled. "Joey's probably got the hardest role of any of us."
"Yeah, it's SO hard to boss everyone around," Tristan rolled his eyes.
"I'm serious!" Yugi insisted. "I see him all the time in the knight's quarters giving orders. Well... he's supposed to be giving orders, but most of the time he's just yawning and nodding. He's been walking around the palace taking care of messages from other countries and complaints from the villages. He's had to sign stuff, and he hardly gets any sleep. I think he's been really busy trying to fit into his role."
Tea sighed, but as usual giving in to Yugi's serious and annoyingly sweet face. "Well... I guess I can't blame him, but I still wish he'd talk to us more often."
"Are you sure this is the right place?" the group turned at a familiar voice. To their surprise, there was Mokuba being led towards the main hall by an unfamiliar- looking boy. The unfamiliar one nodded.
"Yes, sir. The prince should be somewhere here. We simply need to call him down to the main hall so you can give him the message."
"Right... okay," Mokuba paused. "Um... are you supposed to come with me...?"
"Nah, this is where I stop," the other boy said. "I'll wait to escort you back to Lord Machete's city." The boy walked back outside and Mokuba walked uncertainly into the hall. Yugi, Tristan, and Tea flocked to the front door to see what was happening.
"Halt!" two guards stepped in front of Moukba, blocking his way through the entrance. "What is your purpose here?"
"I... I, uh, brought this message for Prince Jonan... from, uh...," Mokuba paused, trying to remember. "Sweden... I think..."
One of the guards shook his head. "This memory loss thing must be spreading everywhere."
The other guard nodded. "I know. First Prince Jonan and now this!" he sighed. "Alright, kid, you wait here. We'll escort Prince Jonan here immediately."
"So Mokuba's here, too!" Tea whispered. "We're not the only ones trapped in a different dimension!"
Yugi shushed her as Joey came in. He held a look of surprise on his face as he saw Mokuba. Mokuba's own expression was that of pure joy.
"Joey! Oh... I mean, Prince Jonan, I uh... brought this message for you...," Mokuba handed Joey the message. Joey read through it, his eyes full of confusion and suspicion.
"Iran is plannin' an attack against us? That's not possible! I just received word yesterday that Iran was after Iraq... they got North America involved an' everythin'! Besides, this guy's from Sweden, right? That's all the way on the other side of us, so how could this Machete guy know about it?"
One guard spoke up. "Sir, if I may..."
Joey turned to him. "Speak."
"Well, sir, I would trust Lord Machete's word. He governs all of Sweden, he's highly respected by his subjects, and he is your most trusted governor. The news you received yesterday must have been at fault."
"Most trusted governor, huh?" Joey looked suspiciously at the note. "Well, as of now..." Joey ripped the message in half. "... I don't trust this guy. Someone all the way on the other end Iran says they're attackin' us? I'll bet that's just an excuse so THEY can come after us!"
"It's your word, sir. Shall we assemble the troops?"
"You get them as ready as possible. Assemble a few facing Iran, so we can fool them. Get the rest of the troops facing Sweden, but make sure that no one can see them. We want to ambush any attackers coming from that region, understood?"
The guards bowed. "Sir!" Then they ran off to fulfill his orders. Joey then turned to Mokuba.
"So, Mokuba... long time no see."
Mokuba gave Joey a hug. "Wow, Joey! You're so cool!"
"Heh; cool, but exhausted. Bet you are, too. I'll ask someone to get a room for ya."
"Thanks, Joey... you might wanna get one for the escort waiting for me outside. He came with me all this way."
Joey nodded. "Consider it done. I'll go get someone... you can chill with the nosy gang hidin' over there." Joey left. Mokuba rounded the corner and found Tea, (who was fuming that Joey knew they were there) Tristan, an unconscious Bakura, and Yugi.
"Hi, you guys!" Mokuba waved at them happily. "Wow... you're all part of this palace, too? That's so cool! What do you all do here?"
"Oh, me, Tea and Bakura are just servants," Tristan smiled. "Not much."
"I'm supposed to be the chief knight... or something like that," Yugi blushed.
"Wow! That's so cool! You mean you get to fight people and stuff?"
"Well, we haven't done much fighting, but I guess so..."
Mokuba's escort and Joey entered a few minutes later. "Yug' ya might wanna get ready. Remember, most of your troops are gonna be hidden out there waitin' for an attack."
Yugi nodded. "Right. I'm on it." He left. Tea and Tristan went back to work. A guard appeared at Joey's side.
"Find this escort a room," Joey ordered. "I'll take the messenger to his own room shortly. I need to speak with him first."
The guard bowed. "Yes, sir." He then started to lead the escort to a room.
Mokuba was puzzled. "What did you need to talk to me about, Joey?"
"Nothin' really," Joey grinned. "But there's somethin' I wanna show ya."
Mokuba was still puzzled as Joey led him into the village, straight to one home. He was even more puzzled when Joey motioned for him to stay hidden behind him and not to say a word until he signaled for it. But he understood as soon as the door opened. He could barely contain his excitement.
"What do you want, Wheeler?" Kaiba snapped at the blonde. Joey grinned.
"I got a surprise for ya, Kaiba."
Before Kaiba could ask what Joey was talking about, the blonde stepped aside. Mokuba flung his arms around his surprised brother. "Seto!"
"Mokuba! How did you get here?"
Mokuba shrugged. "I walked." Kaiba chuckled.
"I sure missed you, kid," he ruffled his little brother's hair.
"Alright, Kaiba. I jus' wanted to let ya know Mokuba was okay. I've offered him a room in the palace, so we'd better get back. People might freak out if I'm gone too long."
Kaiba glared at Joey. "Fine. But if anything happens to him in that palace, I swear..."
"Oh, please, Kaiba!" Joey rolled his eyes. "Nothing could happen in that palace! We got security swarmin' the place day an' night, and besides, any guest I invite to stay are treated JUST like everyone treats me. And that's what I call safe. Over- safe, maybe, but safe."
"Whatever. Just take care of him."
"I'll be fie, big brother!" Mokuba assured his brother.
As he and Joey left, Kaiba wasn't the only one watching. From outside the village, a pair of lavender eyes gazed upon Joey. There was a grunting sound.
"So... Joey's here, too?" Mai sighed happily. "Man, he looks GOOD in that outfit..."
SIDE NOTE: Um... did this confuse any of you? I hope not... well, I just wanted to update... for me, I'm sure all of you feel this is soon. Yes. For me, it's soon. Well, please review!
SIDE NOTE: Dragaria: *has hearts in eyes* Who did you say this was again?
Sariah: Huh? *looks at picture Dragaria was drooling over* Uh... this is Chu. He's from Yu Yu Hakusho. Which I don't own!
Dragario: Sis? Are you okay?
Dragaria: Forget Yami; I want Chuuuuuuu...
Sariah: O.o Hey!! You can't have Chu! Chu is kawaii! I want Chu!!
Dragaria: You have Hiei!!
Sariah: Can I at least have drooling privileges? Chu is very kawaii.
Dragaria: Okay.
Sariah: *gives up picture* All yours.
Dragaria: Yay!! Mine!!!!
Sariah: Wow... long side note. Read on!
"I'm sick of doing peasant work!" the tomb- robber threw down his rag. "I don't belong here, I tell you! I don't belong here!"
"Will you shut up?!" Tea hit the thief over the head with a bucket. "We have to stay patient if we want to get out of here."
"Yeah," Tristan agreed. "We're going to have to go along with our roles until we can leave, no matter how much we don't like it. Personally, the company's just as bad."
"I'll make it worse if you don't take that back!" the tomb- robber snapped.
Tea hit him over the head with the bucket again. "Stop it!"
"Ow...," the spirit rubbed the back of his head. "You're going to give me a concussion, vile woman..."
"Don't MAKE me strangle you!"
"Tea?" Tea looked up at the sound of the voice. It was Yugi. "Yugi! Wow, I didn't know you were here, too!"
"Yeah, Joey never mentioned you, man," Tristan set down his rag and sat up to talk to Yugi.
"He never mentioned any of you guys, either," Yugi agreed. He sat on the floor level with his friends. "Hey, Bakura." The tomb- robber "hmph"ed.
"Don't bother; it's the psycho Bakura again," Tea said irritably. "Anyway, what have you been up to? And what about your role here in this dimension? What's it like?"
"I'll tell you, being the chief knight isn't easy," Yugi sighed. "Especially for someone who has to not only take orders, but give them, too. And I don't even know half the stuff that goes on here. So what are you guys? You kind of look like a cleaning crew..."
"Shut up, puny child," Bakura snapped. Tea hit him over the head again, this time knocking him unconscious.
"He was getting SO annoying," she rolled her eyes. "Speaking of annoyances, I haven't Joey in a while. He doesn't even pass by to say hello to us anymore. Probably too busy enjoying his role as a prince, the stuck- up punk!"
"Aw, have a heart, Tea," Yugi smiled. "Joey's probably got the hardest role of any of us."
"Yeah, it's SO hard to boss everyone around," Tristan rolled his eyes.
"I'm serious!" Yugi insisted. "I see him all the time in the knight's quarters giving orders. Well... he's supposed to be giving orders, but most of the time he's just yawning and nodding. He's been walking around the palace taking care of messages from other countries and complaints from the villages. He's had to sign stuff, and he hardly gets any sleep. I think he's been really busy trying to fit into his role."
Tea sighed, but as usual giving in to Yugi's serious and annoyingly sweet face. "Well... I guess I can't blame him, but I still wish he'd talk to us more often."
"Are you sure this is the right place?" the group turned at a familiar voice. To their surprise, there was Mokuba being led towards the main hall by an unfamiliar- looking boy. The unfamiliar one nodded.
"Yes, sir. The prince should be somewhere here. We simply need to call him down to the main hall so you can give him the message."
"Right... okay," Mokuba paused. "Um... are you supposed to come with me...?"
"Nah, this is where I stop," the other boy said. "I'll wait to escort you back to Lord Machete's city." The boy walked back outside and Mokuba walked uncertainly into the hall. Yugi, Tristan, and Tea flocked to the front door to see what was happening.
"Halt!" two guards stepped in front of Moukba, blocking his way through the entrance. "What is your purpose here?"
"I... I, uh, brought this message for Prince Jonan... from, uh...," Mokuba paused, trying to remember. "Sweden... I think..."
One of the guards shook his head. "This memory loss thing must be spreading everywhere."
The other guard nodded. "I know. First Prince Jonan and now this!" he sighed. "Alright, kid, you wait here. We'll escort Prince Jonan here immediately."
"So Mokuba's here, too!" Tea whispered. "We're not the only ones trapped in a different dimension!"
Yugi shushed her as Joey came in. He held a look of surprise on his face as he saw Mokuba. Mokuba's own expression was that of pure joy.
"Joey! Oh... I mean, Prince Jonan, I uh... brought this message for you...," Mokuba handed Joey the message. Joey read through it, his eyes full of confusion and suspicion.
"Iran is plannin' an attack against us? That's not possible! I just received word yesterday that Iran was after Iraq... they got North America involved an' everythin'! Besides, this guy's from Sweden, right? That's all the way on the other side of us, so how could this Machete guy know about it?"
One guard spoke up. "Sir, if I may..."
Joey turned to him. "Speak."
"Well, sir, I would trust Lord Machete's word. He governs all of Sweden, he's highly respected by his subjects, and he is your most trusted governor. The news you received yesterday must have been at fault."
"Most trusted governor, huh?" Joey looked suspiciously at the note. "Well, as of now..." Joey ripped the message in half. "... I don't trust this guy. Someone all the way on the other end Iran says they're attackin' us? I'll bet that's just an excuse so THEY can come after us!"
"It's your word, sir. Shall we assemble the troops?"
"You get them as ready as possible. Assemble a few facing Iran, so we can fool them. Get the rest of the troops facing Sweden, but make sure that no one can see them. We want to ambush any attackers coming from that region, understood?"
The guards bowed. "Sir!" Then they ran off to fulfill his orders. Joey then turned to Mokuba.
"So, Mokuba... long time no see."
Mokuba gave Joey a hug. "Wow, Joey! You're so cool!"
"Heh; cool, but exhausted. Bet you are, too. I'll ask someone to get a room for ya."
"Thanks, Joey... you might wanna get one for the escort waiting for me outside. He came with me all this way."
Joey nodded. "Consider it done. I'll go get someone... you can chill with the nosy gang hidin' over there." Joey left. Mokuba rounded the corner and found Tea, (who was fuming that Joey knew they were there) Tristan, an unconscious Bakura, and Yugi.
"Hi, you guys!" Mokuba waved at them happily. "Wow... you're all part of this palace, too? That's so cool! What do you all do here?"
"Oh, me, Tea and Bakura are just servants," Tristan smiled. "Not much."
"I'm supposed to be the chief knight... or something like that," Yugi blushed.
"Wow! That's so cool! You mean you get to fight people and stuff?"
"Well, we haven't done much fighting, but I guess so..."
Mokuba's escort and Joey entered a few minutes later. "Yug' ya might wanna get ready. Remember, most of your troops are gonna be hidden out there waitin' for an attack."
Yugi nodded. "Right. I'm on it." He left. Tea and Tristan went back to work. A guard appeared at Joey's side.
"Find this escort a room," Joey ordered. "I'll take the messenger to his own room shortly. I need to speak with him first."
The guard bowed. "Yes, sir." He then started to lead the escort to a room.
Mokuba was puzzled. "What did you need to talk to me about, Joey?"
"Nothin' really," Joey grinned. "But there's somethin' I wanna show ya."
Mokuba was still puzzled as Joey led him into the village, straight to one home. He was even more puzzled when Joey motioned for him to stay hidden behind him and not to say a word until he signaled for it. But he understood as soon as the door opened. He could barely contain his excitement.
"What do you want, Wheeler?" Kaiba snapped at the blonde. Joey grinned.
"I got a surprise for ya, Kaiba."
Before Kaiba could ask what Joey was talking about, the blonde stepped aside. Mokuba flung his arms around his surprised brother. "Seto!"
"Mokuba! How did you get here?"
Mokuba shrugged. "I walked." Kaiba chuckled.
"I sure missed you, kid," he ruffled his little brother's hair.
"Alright, Kaiba. I jus' wanted to let ya know Mokuba was okay. I've offered him a room in the palace, so we'd better get back. People might freak out if I'm gone too long."
Kaiba glared at Joey. "Fine. But if anything happens to him in that palace, I swear..."
"Oh, please, Kaiba!" Joey rolled his eyes. "Nothing could happen in that palace! We got security swarmin' the place day an' night, and besides, any guest I invite to stay are treated JUST like everyone treats me. And that's what I call safe. Over- safe, maybe, but safe."
"Whatever. Just take care of him."
"I'll be fie, big brother!" Mokuba assured his brother.
As he and Joey left, Kaiba wasn't the only one watching. From outside the village, a pair of lavender eyes gazed upon Joey. There was a grunting sound.
"So... Joey's here, too?" Mai sighed happily. "Man, he looks GOOD in that outfit..."
SIDE NOTE: Um... did this confuse any of you? I hope not... well, I just wanted to update... for me, I'm sure all of you feel this is soon. Yes. For me, it's soon. Well, please review!
