CHAPTER 12
"Lan's Darkness"
MEANWHILE IN DOMINO
Yugi gasped in shock.
"Pharaoh, did
you sense that?" Yugi asked.
"Yes, what do you think it was?" Yami asked.
"I'm
not sure...but, I think someone has used shadow magic." Yugi
said.
"I hope you're wrong aibou." The pharaoh replied.
"Yami, I think it's been used on Tristan." Yugi said sadly.
"How can you tell?" Yami asked.
"It's our bound." Yugi said stood.
Yami nodded, knowing what his light meant.
"Is there anyway at all you know of to him?" Yugi asked with a worried look on his face.
"How
do you mean?" Yami countered.
"Shadow Magic maybe...we have to get to him...now." Yugi said a look of deep concern on his face.
Yami complied, searching through the known auras for their friend. It didn't take long for him to find Lan in Dentech City.
Yugi looked at Yami.
"Any luck?" Yugi asked.
"Ever
hear of Den-Tech City?" he asked.
"Yeah, why?" Yugi asked.
"That's where i sensed the shadow magic." Yami replied.
"Any idea how to get there? We have to this fast." Yugi said.
The Millennium Puzzle glowed and sorta formed a tunnel as if answering Yugi's question.
"Do I just walk through?" Yugi asked.
The
pharaoh nodded. Yugi walked through. A split-second passed and
they were in Den-Tech city. They were actually
in the kitchen of Maylu and Lan's.
"Where-?"
Yami began.
"It looks like a kitchen." Yugi said.
"But whose?" Yami asked.
"Tristan's here." Yugi said.
"You sensed him? where?" Yami asked.
Yugi walked into the living room and saw Lan. Yami saw the man too.
"wonder who that is?" he asked.
"Yami, it's Tristan." Yugi said in shock.
"are you sure?" he asked.
Yugi nodded. Yami was unsure.
"Tristan!" Yugi exclaimed.
Lan looked at him.
'bro? you alright?' Megaman called.
Lan glared at Yugi. Megaman found his brother glaring at a boy. Yugi had a look of fear in his eyes. Megaman went and placed a hand on his brother's shoulder.
"Alright kid, what are you doing here?" Megaman asked.
"I'm his friend." Yugi said.
'know him?' Megaman asked Lan.
'That's Yugi Motou.' Lan thought.
Yugi started backing away in fear.
'how?' Megaman thought as he saw Yugi back away.
/Yami, for some reason I'm really scared. I don't know why./
Yugi started shaking in fear.
(( /Yugi to Yami./ -Is Yami to Yugi.- ))
'I ran away afew years back.' Lan thought.
-why? because of the one who's in that odd suit?-
'what! why?' Megaman asked.
/I'm afraid Tristan for some reason./
'It was after they told me and Jera.' Lan thought.
'go on' Megaman coaxed.
-because he's different?-
'I couldn't handle the news and ran away.' Lan thought.
/I have a bad feeling that he's under some sorta shadow spell./
'aw, bro you were a kid' Megaman comforted.
-i don't know.-
Lan had this dark aura about him that no one but, Yami could even seen. Lan glared at Megaman.
/What if he is? What do we do/
'losing family can be tough on anyone' he explained.
-wait and see-
Yugi couldn't stop the shaking.
"hey, i didn't mean to scare you" Megaman said gently, seeing Yugi shake.
Yugi was looking at Lan.
"It's not you it's Tristan something not right." Yugi said still shaking.
"um why do you call him that?" asked Megaman as he saw what he thought was fear coming Yugi.
"That's what I went by when I ran away." Lan said.
"Lan?" Megaman asked, wishing his brother wouldn't keep scaring Yugi.
Lan scoffed and rolled his eyes.
'WHAT'S with you? i never seen you like this.' Megaman thought.
/Yami.../
Yugi was still shaking in fear.
-yes?-
/Do you sense that/
Yugi was still shaking.
-yes a darkness is coming from him.-
The pharaoh was still watching Lan.
/I can't stop shaking./
-i know, but other one seems as he means no harm.-
Yami was trying to calm his light.
/I agree. I just can't stop shaking./
Megaman saw this, hoping he wasn't the cause.
/Maybe you should take over./
-alright.-
And with that the two made the switch. Lan rolled his eyes at his brother.
"looks like you've calmed down" Megaman said as he shot a glare at Lan.
"That's not Yugi, that's the pharaoh." Lan blapped.
"And what's that supposed to mean, bro?" Megaman stared Lan down, going into his-older brother-mode as looked to Yami.
"He's Yami." Lan said.
/Any way we can help him/
Megaman gave him a confused look.
-perhaps-
/Well, can you think of any/
-calm down first-
Yugi finally stopped shaking.
"so, are you gonna tell or do i need to guess?" Megaman confronted when he noticed Yami was staring for no reason.
/Well/
-the puzzle, it's light could drive out the darkness within his heart-
At that point Yami spotted a photo.
/How/
-if he was covered by it, it would force the shadow influence out of him.-
The pharaoh kept looking at the photo that had the hikari family after they were reunited.
"Just back off brother!" Lan exclaimed starting to walk away.
Megaman was shocked, NOW he KNEW something was wrong.
/We can't just let him leave./
Yami agreed as he managed to get ahead of Lan, blocking the door in the process. Lan stepped back from Yami. Megaman hoped Kat hadn't sensed the difference in her father yet as he made his way to the pair.
"Daddy..." Kat whispeared.
"Kat? honey, what is it?" Maylu asked.
"Something's wrong with daddy." Kat said.
'oh Lan...please be alright' Maylu begged as she held the girl.
"I wish you would've stayed out of the Pharaoh." Lan said coldly.
"i can't do that" the pharaoh replied.
Lan narrowed his eyes at Yami.
/We better do something before he does something he'll regret./
Yami nodded. Maylu was now worried for her family and the man she loved. Lan looked about ready to attack Yami. Megaman took a battle stance in front of the pharaoh.
/If we don't hurry, pharaoh it may take over his very soul./
-you're right-
/How are we gonna do this/
"LAN, REMEMBER YOUR FAMILY! REMEMBER WHO YOU ARE!" Megaman pleaded.
-we may have to duel.-
/We'll do what we have to./
'what's with him'?' Megaman thought, gLancing at Yami.
Lan took a few steps back.
'hope Kat doesn't come, looking' Megaman thought as he had his blaster at the ready.
/Yami, he's gonna shot at him./
-he's doesn't want to.-
/I know but,...sighs we have to duel Tristan...it's the only way./
-we have to tell Megaman-
/Right./
Lan kepted back away from the pharaoh. Maylu kept thinking of Lan as she watched Kat shuffle a deck of cards.
"It won't work Pharaoh." Lan said coldly realizing what Yami was thinking.
Both Megaman and Yami were shocked by the statement.
"I don't even own a deck remember, Yami?" Lan asked coldly.
Megaman cursed as he knew Lan was right.
"So, now what, King Of Games!" Lan exclaimed coldly.
Both the duelist and the navi clenched their fists! The phase King Of Games got Kat's attention.
"Kat?" Maylu asked knowing that Kat was going to find her father.
"Yugi Motou?" Kat asked in confusion after she found her father.
The Pharaoh and Megaman turned around when they heard Kat.
"Kat, what're you doing here?" Megaman asked.
"I heard Daddy revear to the King Of Games." Kat said.
-She's Lan's daughter.-
The pharaoh was speechless, and Yugi was just as speechless.
"Kat, stay back!" Megaman ordered.
"Did I hear daddy say he didn't have a deck?" Kat asked holding deck in hand.
Megaman nodded, surprised that she had the deck that she had built just after the funeral. Kat held it out to the Pharaoh. For some reason she got this feeling not to trust her dad.
"Are you sure, abolutely sure?" Megaman asked, surprised to see the deck she made after the funeral.
Kat noded and Megaman stepped aside, Kat walked over to Yami.
"He can use my, I just don't trust him now." Kat said.
The pharaoh nodded in understanding.
"What do you want to do." Yami asked.
"I'm not sure." Kat said.
'poor kid.' both light and darkness remarked.
"Any ideas Yugi?" Kat asked Yami.
The pharaoh was deep in thought at that point. Kat waited passinationly.
"Kat, is their another way you've battlled?" he asked.
"I'm
a net-op too." Kat said.
"net-op?" he asked, confused.
"Megaman over there is a net navi they need humans during battles. I work with his daughter." Kat said.
"net-navi? his daughter?" the pharaoh questioned.
"Why don't you demonostad what I'm trying to explain?" Kat asked her uncle.
Megaman tossed her his PET before returning. Kat caught it and handed it to the pharaoh. The King Of Games just looked at her.
"Look at the screen." Kat said.
Yami was surprised to Megaman's image.
"but how can he be your uncle?" Yami asked.
"My grandpa created his program." Kat said.
"i see" Yami said, amused.
"Daddy can be one too when need be." Kat said and Rush appeared and barked.
"rush?" asked Megaman, confused.
"That's it." Kat said.
The navi looked to her.
"Come here boy." Kat said and Rush barked running over to Kat.
Megaman just grinned at the pharaoh.
"Rush, can you take something to daddy?" Kat asked.
Rush nodded.
"He'll take my deck to daddy." Kat said.
"you sure? i'm the one who seen you play" Megaman questioned as he tought of the EGs.
Kat nodded.
"Yep." Kat said.
"thought you would've suggested the EG's" he whispered.
Kat smiled at Yami.
"since you both used them before" her uncle contined.
She handed her deck and told Rush to take it to Lan. Megaman couldn't help but watch. Lan took the deck. The navi prayed that both family members would survive this fight. Kat backed away to allow Yami and Lan to Duel. Megaman placed his hand on her shoulder.
"Let's duel!" Lan exclaimed.
Yami drew a card.
"i play silver fang" the pharaoh called.
a wolf-like creature appeared. 500/350
"silver fang, ATTACK!" Yami ordered as the monster went for Lan.
Lan's lifepoints dropped to 3500.
Lan just waited. Yami drew four cards, all faced down. Three monsters in defense mode and a magic card. Lan drew his hands. Lan smirked.
"I play chains of the soul." Lan said.
"That's not one of my cards." Kat mumbled.
There was a glow from the card. And Yugi gasped suddenly and fell quite. Megaman looked on in worry. Lan smirked looking at the card once the glowing stopped.
"Notice something about Yugi, Pharaoh?" Lan asked with a smirk.
Yami looked to his light. there was something different. Yugi wasn't even beside him.
"WHAT HAVE YOU DONE!" Yami roared.
"You'll see as this cards first abilty it allow me to summon any 2 spell caster from either of or decks I want and I choice you Magician's Valkeriran and Dark Magician." Lan said as the monsters appeared on his side of the feild. "next I equimet my magic card with Dark Magician." Lan said as Dark Magician transformed.
Yami used his prior drawn cards to summon the Black Luster Soldier.
"I wouldn't do that look closer at Dark Magician." Lan said.
Dark Magician had the Millennium Eye on his armor over the chest. The pharaoh, Megaman and Kat gasped. Dark Magician was Yugi, though his eyes were glazed over.
"Now, what pharaoh?" Lan asked smirking.
'God, I wish I could help pharaoh...but I don't a thing about this game.' Megaman thought helplessly.
"My magic card Brings Dark Magician's attack points just high enough to destory Black Luster Soider. Dark Magician attack!" Lan exclaimed as his monster charged towards Yami's.
Yami's monster managed to dodge. Dark Magician jumped back.
"Your luck this time. I play 2 cards facedown and end my turn." Lan said.
"Pharaoh! I know the culprit for all this! A navi called DARKNESSMAN!" Megaman called out.
"It's your turn Pharaoh.
Yami gLanced between the Hikari brothers.
"I play Dark Magicain Girl in defense mode." Yami called.
Lan waited for him to end his turn. And with that the pharaoh ended his turn.
"I play graceful craity." Lan said drawling 3 and discarding 2.
"Next I play Monster Reborn to summon my Dark Magician Girl. Then I play Book of Secret Arts. And use it on Dark Magician." Lan said.
Dark Magician ATK: 3600 DEF: 3100.
'DAMN, THAT'S MY MOVE!' Yami swore.
"Dark Magician attack." Lan said as the monster attack Yami's again.
This time Dark Magician Girl was destroyed. fortunately Yami's life points were intact
"I actvate a Homtomi." Lan said.
Soon the duel ended in a draw.
'Please Lan, be alright!' Megaman prayed as he Kat saw the duel end.
As the duel ended the dark aura faded Yugi appeared in his soulroom unconscious. And Lan started to collasp.
-Aibou can you hear me?-
"LAN!" Megaman cried as he and Kat rushed to his side.
Yugi groaned and appeared in spirit form confusion on his face,
-it's over-
/What happened/
-Malik was controlling Tristan-
/Oh man. But, why don't I remember the duel/
-He used his powers-
/What did he do to me/
-He sealed you, so you wouldn't be able to help-
Yugi frowned.
-what's wrong?-
/Sometimes I wonder if I.../
-yes?-
/I wonder if I just make you weaker more vulernable./
-NO! my RA! you ARE my strength!-
Yugi smiled at him.
-i did learn something of our friend-
/Huh/
-when he came to domino, he'd run away from home-
/Why/
-wanna ask his brother?-
/One of us should./
-agreed-
/For some reason I'm tired./
"um, excuse me?" asked Yami as he went to where Megaman was.
"What's up?" Megaman asked as he stood up and looked at Yami.
"during the duel your brother said he'd run away, do you know why?" he asked, looking as Kat was cradling her father's head in her lap.
"He found out his twin brother died at birth. I guess he couldn't handle it." Megaman said.
"but i'm guessing that wasn't true" the pharaoh stated, knowing there was more.
"We found out about 2 and half years ago he was alive." Maegaman said.
"i see" said the pharaoh as he knelt down and picked up the cards, handing them to Kat.
Lan groaned his eyes slowly open and he sat up.
'bro, you feeling alright' Megaman thought.
Lan nodded then noticed Yami.
"Hey, Yami." Lan said smiling at him.
"Tristan, good to see you again." Yami said.
"How've things been in Domino?" Lan asked.
"Been different since you left, Joey's calmed down" Yami chuckled.
"I was pLanning on making a trip there." Lan said.
"oh?" Yami asked.
Lan nodded.
"so, Tris-" Yami began, not certain what to call his friend.
"Just call me Tristan." Lan said.
Megaman gave him a look.
'What?' Lan asked.
'why are you still going by that name?' he questioned.
'With him, Yugi and my other friends from Domino, that's what they know me as.' Lan thought.
'i think you're a mess bro!' Megaman chided.
'Alot has happened to me after all.' Lan thought.
Yugi went back into his soulroom and fell asleep.
-pleasant dreams, aibou-
Yami smirked as he heard the exchange. Lan smiled at his brother.
"What were you saying, Yami?" Lan asked looking at Yami.
-Did he hear me?-
Yami looked susprised. Yugi started to stire. Megaman looked and wondered.
-Yugi?-
"Maybe, your voice is starting to wake him up." Lan said his eyes widen in realization.
"how did you-?" the pharaoh asked.
'Bro, I think my abilty's spreading.' Lan thought.
'really?' thought Megaman thought as he looked over.
'I just heard Yami's thoughts.' Lan thought.
'what was on his mind?' Megaman asked in thought.
'Yugi fell asleep and he was starting to wake up. I think he got worreid about Yugi.' Lan thought.
'ask him' Megaman suggested.
"Yami, are you worried about, Yugi?" Lan asked.
"what?" the pharaoh asked, coming to his senses.
"Are you worried about, Yugi?" Lan asked again.
Yami nodded.
"do you mind if i called you by what people here do? i'm sure Yugi would be alright with that." Yami said.
Lan nodded.
"Go ahead, Yami." Lan said.
Yami smiled as he looked over to the little girl who provided the 2nd deck. Kat smiled at Yami.
"and what's your name, little one?" Yami asked gently.
"Kat." She said.
"and hers?" Yami asked, noticing talla.
"That's Talla, she's my net-navi." Kat said.
"and i'm guessing your cousin as well? it's a pleasure to meet you both." Yami stated.
Lan smiled.
"i heard him call you brother." Yami said, pointing to Megaman.
Lan nodded.
-aibou-
Yugi groaned in his sleep.
"You should probably let him rest...Malik did turn him into Dark Magician after all." Lan said.
"i know, i was just checking on him." Yami said with a small smile.
"Where are the others?" Lan asked Megaman.
"waiting at home." Megaman said.
"I
want to introduce you too the rest of my family." Lan said
smiling at Yami.
Yami agreed, knowing Yugi would want to meet the rest of the Hikari family as well. Lan lead the way back to his and Maylu's. Yami followed, hopeful for a positive reaction from his friend's family. Lan opened the door.
"Lan? is that you?" Maylu called when she heard the door opened.
"It's me, Maylu!" Lan called.
"what happened? where did you and Kat go?" she began to questioned.
"You would believe let's just say I had a duel with somebody...namely the King Of Games Yugi Motou." Lan said stepping aside revieling Yami.
"but-?" she started.
Maylu remembered the time when Lan went missing after learning of his twin brother when they were little.
"This is Yugi, he's a friend of mine from Domino." Lan said.
Yugi appeared in spirit form yawning.
Yami nodded. /aibou/
/Hi./
Maylu gave her husband a confused look.
"What is it?" Lan asked.
"i thought i heard something" she answered.
"Like what?" Lan asked.
"someone said hi, but it wasn't you two" she said.
Lan sweatdropped.
/think she heard you/
Megaman gulped.
Yugi looked confused.
/What do you mean? How on earth could she hear me/
/i'm not sure, wanna take over to explain to her? feel up to it/
/I think so./
Lan looked a bit nervous.
'what's going on?' Maylu thought.
"You sure about this?" Lan asked looking at Yami.
he nodded, making the switch.
"Hey, Yug. Glad you're not scared anymore." Lan said.
Yugi smiled.
"It's ok." Yugi said.
"hey sorry for before" Megaman piped.
"It's ok." Yugi said.
"so, you gonna explain?" Maylu prompted.
"It's a long..." Yugi started explaining.
"i'm used to it" she said, looking at Lan as she waited for Yugi to continue.
"Well, 5,000 years ago a brave and powerful pharaoh use to possess my puzzle..." Yugi started taking the puzzle in his hands.
Maylu listened.
"Afew years ago I got the puzzle as a birthday present it took me 8 years to complete and well when I did the pharaoh who had been sealed in it 5,000 years ago started to share my body." Yugi said.
Maylu looked in awe. Lan smiled. Megaman started chuckling. Lan smiled.
'Megaman,
what's so funny?' Lan thought.
Megaman shook his head.
'Well?' Lan thought giving him the look.
Yugi was trying not to laugh.
'grr, ALRIGHT! i was laughing at the look on Maylu's face' he thought, when he saw Yugi.
'That was kinda funny.' Lan thought.
Maylu just crossed her arms.
Lan, and Yugi tried to keep straight faces.
'men!' she thought as she looked at them.
/Don't laugh Yami. Just don't laugh./
/trying (snicker)/
/Must not laugh./
/i know/
Maylu was becoming confused by her husband's friend.
'uh-oh' Megaman thought.
Lan started to snicker, followed by Yugi.
even Megaman joined them.
The snicker became a hard laugh.
"WHAT'S SO FUNNY!" Maylu asked, stiil red.
"Oh nothing." Lan said trying not to laugh while he said it.
Maylu glared.
"It's the look on your when I told you." Yugi snickered/
"who started it" she asked.
"The laughing?" Lan asked.
"all of it" she stated.
Lan and Yugi cocked thier heads in confusion.
"who made the comment" she said.
"What comment?" They asked in unsion.
"about me" she said, still wanting to know.
"What are you talking about?" They asked in unsion.
"look i know, just TELL ME!" she shouted.
'i'll confess' Megaman thought.
'OK.' Lan thought.
"Maylu, i started it" Megaman said, looking down
Lan and Yugi finally finished laughing.
Maylu just glared at her brother in law, causing Megaman to gulp.
"Maylu..." Lan started and kissed her.
she looked away, giving Megaman the chance to run.
Yugi smiled.
/That's cute./
/what is/
/Them./
/Lan and Maylu/
/Yeah./
/wonder how well Megaman gets along with her navi/
Lan looked at Yugi.
"They're married." Lan said answering Yami.
Yami gapped again as he learned he'd been heard.
"The only one other then Yugi that can hear you right now is me." Lan said.
/how did-/
Megaman grinned as he heard.
"I'm not sure to be honset." Lan said.
"It all started after I tested this invention of mine." Lan said.
/go on/
Lan pulled out the EGs.
'you're showing of!' Megaman thought.
'He was wonder how I read his mind.' Lan thought.
'show off!' he chided.
'So.' Lan thought.
"It was these." Lan said holding up the EGs.
/what do they do/
"With them I can become a solo-net-navi." Lan started.
Yami was still confused.
A "D" area appeared around the house.
"I'll show."
'you're gonna get it!' Megaman warned.
Lan put on the EGs and Marriorman appeared with the mask on.
/What the-/
"Since when were you an inventor?" Yugi asked.
"he started as a kid" Megaman said as he went outside.
"Really?" Yugi asked in surprise.
'tell 'im i'm gonna tell mom and the others, got more pals' Megaman thought as he raced out the door.
"Megaman's getting mom and the other member of my family more friends of mine are here." Lan said.
"hey mom! Lan's got some pals for you guys to meet!" Megaman called out as he got to where the others were. wanna do Bri?
"OK." Bri said.
Megaman returned shortly with the others in tow. Lan was back in his body smiling at Yugi. Megaman had the Jr in his arms when he saw Lan.
"Yugi,
this is my mom..." Lan started the introductions.
"Hello,
Yugi" Bri said, smiling.
"Hello,
ma'am." Yugi said blushing shyly.
"Remember, when I went to domino?" Lan asked.
"i
do...your father and i thought that we'd lost you." Bri said
sadly.
"He
was a close friend of mine when I was there." Lan said.
"Thank
you Yugi, for being there for my boy." Bri said.
"We
were always there for each-other and that won't change." Yugi
said with a small smile.
Megaman
chuckled, still having the girls in his arms.
"Our bound certainly hasn't weakened over the years." Lan said smiling.
'That I can see' Megaman thought.
Yugi smiled.
'Bro, look who I've got' Megaman thought.
Lan looked. Megaman still had the family's youngest net-battle team with him.
/they're kinda cute/
"Hi, Jr." Lan said smiling.
"uncle Lan" he said, trying to sqruim from the blue bomber' grasp.
Lan smiled. Yami smiled at the little boy in spirit form. Lan picked the boy up out of Megaman's arms. Yugi smiled that his friend's little nephew.
/looks just like them/
Lan quick introduced the rest of the group.
/Yeah./
Megaman was still wondering why his parents had never mentioned that Lan had run away years before as he watched. Lan tiggled his nephew.
"ha!-ha!-ha!-ha!-ha! NO, UNCLE LAN! STOP! ha!-ha!-ha!-ha!-ha!" the boy squealed.
Lan smiled. a small smile appeared on the navi's face. Lan stopped tiggling his nephew.
'hope he didn't noticed' Megaman thought.
'didn't notice what?' Lan thought.
Megaman looked away.
'Well?'
Lan thought giving him the look.
'why didn't you tell me?'
Megaman thought with a hurt look.
'I don't know, I never tolf
anyoe about it.' Lan thought.
'even them?' he asked in thought,
pointing to their parents.
'They knew I ran away...they came to
Domino looking for me.' Lan thought.
'but why not tell me? we're
supposed to be a team' he stated sadly.
'I'm not sure, maybe I was
waiting for the right time.' Lan thought.
Megaman just looked
down.
'It never seemed to be the right.' Lan thought sadly.
Megaman sighed.
Yugi looked between the two.
-what's
wrong, aibou?-
/I don't know./
-worried about those two?-
Yugi
nodded.
-i sense a inner turmoil between them-
Yugi nodded.
'uh-oh' Megaman thought.
'What?' Lan thought.
Megaman
cleared his throat, pointing with his thumb to Yugi.
Lan looked at
Yugi.
'they know' Megaman thought.
'Bout what?' Lan
thought.
'Yugi knows we were disagreeing' Megaman replied.
'I
see.' Lan thought.
'gonna tell?' Megaman thought.
Lan
looked a bit confused.
Yami just looked at them.
/Is it me or
has he been like that since the duel/
-what do you
mean?-
/He's been confused since that duel./
-who? Lan or Megaman?-
/Lan./
-ask him-
"Lan, you
sure you're OK? You've seemed confused since that duel." Yugi
said.
'he's got a point' Megaman thought.
'I'm not sure.' Lan
thought.
Megaman just looked to Yugi, shrugging his shoulders.
/I
hope he's ok./
Yami nodded.
Lan yawned.
/He must be
tired from that duel (yawns)/
-so, do you it seems-
"alright
you two, get some sleep" Megaman said, crossing his arms.
Yugi
and Lan nodded. Yugi wonder where exactly Megaman had in mind for him
to sleep.
'lucky thing you got a three bed-room' Megaman
thought.
Lan walked up stairs and layed down. Yugi stood there
down stairs yawning.
'better tell your other friends goodbye
unless they left by now' Megaman thought.
Lan got up and went back
yawning to where he left Fujiko, Goemon and Gekin.
And Andrew.
'he looks beat' was the thought from the others.
Lan smiled at
them tiredly.
"well pal, it's been real! but we gotta move
on" said fujiko as she and the guys left.
"Later!"
Lan called out.
the three disappeared.
Lan walked back to the
house carrying his baby brother.
Andrew
just cooed softly.
Lan walked into the house
yawning everyonce in a while.
"i'll take him" Bri said,
having been told by Megaman that Lan was tired.
Lan smiled handing
his baby brother back to there mom.
'hope he'll be alright' she
thought.
Lan yawned and started towards the steps.
Megaman and
Yami hoped that two would be able to rest.
Lan lead Yugi to the
extra room. Yugi went in and laid down on the bed. Lan smiled at Yugi
before going to his room and laying down.
roll and Maylu were
still having a time with the kids.
Yugi and Lan quickly fell
asleep.
Megaman rejoined the others since Yami and Yugi stayed
together.
Yugi was sleeping rather peacefully.
Yami
smiled.
Yugi started tossing and turning.
Yami watched his
light.
"No you're wrong...he wouldn't..." Yugi said in
his sleep.
-Yugi?-
"No Yami would never lie to me!"
Yugi exclaimed in his sleep.
-Yugi, can you hear me? wake up,
you're having a nightmare!-
"I won't let you." Yugi
growled in his sleep.
Yami was at a lost, his partner was trapped
in a dream.
"What do you mean!" Yugi demanded in his
sleep.
-YUGI! WAKE UP!-
The
Millennium Puzzle started to glow. Yami hoped to discover what
was troubling his tenshi.
"NO PLEASE
DON'T!" Yugi shouted and the glow Brightend and when it faded
Yami had been knocked to the ground and had his own body the
Millennium Puzzle was now around Yami's next alone around Yugi's neck
was something different.
'what the RA IS THAT?' Yami thought.
It
was an inverted pyimind like the Millennium Puzzle with a small ring
attach with pointer hanging from the ring like the ones on the
Millennium Ring. Yami moved a little for a closer look. The
item flash and Yugi shot up.
"Yugi?" Yami asked,
worriedly.
"It's strange." Yugi said.
"look
what's around your neck" Yami said, pointing
Yugi looks and
smiles.
"The Horus Shadow Puzzle." Yugi mumbled.
Yami
looked at him, confused.
The item flashed again and Yugi closed
his eyes and when they opened they were a narrow crimson to the point
of matching Yami's. Yugi stood up.
Yami was unsure what was going
on.
Yugi smirked.He started to search his deck heading towards the
window.
-YUGI! WAIT!-
Yugi blinked confused.
"I am
Reiken." He said as he found the desired card.
Yami was
shocked and hoping that the hikari family hadn't heard
anything.
Reiken was shock to find his brothers guardian monsters
as well.
"What are you two doing in here?" Reiken
asked as he reached the window and summoned his guardian monster and
jumped on it was none other then Slifter the Sky Dragon.
Yami
went and summoned Dark Magician to his side.
"Master?"
Dark Magician asked in confusion.
"i need your help, old
friend" Yami said.
"What is it, master?" Mahando
asked.
"Yugi's being controlled by another" he
said.
"Did he say a name, sire?" Mahando asked.
"he
did not" Yami said sadly.
"I sensed your uncle."
Mahando blaped.
"WHAT! ARE YOU CERTIAN? my other concern is
for the family here" he said. opening the door to look in the
hall.
"Wrong uncle." Mahando said.
"the
family's of that of my friend tristan; whose true name is Lan"
yam stated.
"Sire, I speak of another uncle who reigned
before your father." Mahando said.
Yami gave the mage
a confused look.
"He was father's older
brother." Mahando said.
"i see" he said.
"He
died when you're dad was 13." Mahando said.
"how would
you know this, Mahado?" Yami asked.
"Your father told
me." Mahando said.
"do you think he'll come after these
people?" Yami asked worried, if he should tell Megaman or
not.
"No." Mahando said.
'his daughter duels, but
she's too young for this.'
"He'll most likely try and find
Akunumkanon and Akuadin's reincarnations." Mahando said.
"do
you know of who-?" Yami started.
"Your father is
nearby." Mahando said.
"who is he in this time?"
he asked, curiously.
"He's in Scilabs in a lab working."
Mahando said smiling.
"you don''t mean?" he
smirked
"Who do you think I mean?" Mahando asked
smiling.
he shook his head at the thought.
Mahando
waited.
/there's no way that Tyler Hikari is my father's
reincarnation/
"Sire, he is." Mahando said as if he were
reading Yami's mind.
Yami glared at him.
/oh ra, how will i
explain this to them/
Reiken appeared in a Bright flash behind
Tyler.
"WHAT ARE YOU DOING IN HERE? THIS IS A
RESTRICTED AREA!" Tyler stated as he turned having felt that he
wasn't alone, facing reiken
"Brother?"
Reiken asked in confusion.
Tyler had no clue of his ancient
past. he just glared at the intruder
Slifer
appeared in Knight form in front of Reiken.
Reiken smiled. Lan
got up and started towards the door.
'i hope i don't have to call
the boys...' Tyler thought as he saw the appearance of this
monster.
'Lan? what's wrong?' Megaman thought as he sensed his
brother.
'Something's wrong with Yugi. He's at Scilabs.' Lan
thought.
'what about Yami?' he asked.
'I sense him still in the
extra room.' Lan thought.
Megaman sprinted for the spare bedroom.
"hey,
Yugi! are you okay in there?" Megaman called, trying the
door.
Mahando disappeared when Yami was paying attentdion.
He
quickly reappeared.
'what's going on?' Megaman thought,
having gotten no answer.
Lan came back up
and knocked.
"Yami, I know something's wrong with Yugi
and I wanna help." Lan said.
he relented, letting them
in.
"Now what exactly happened?" Lan asked.
Yami
pointed to the puzzle before explaining.
Lan
listen quitely.
"Yugi's being controlled by the spirit
of my father's older brother. and he seeks his reincarnation"
Yami explained.
Lan only kept in contact
with one of the Domino gang. He raised a finger basically saying hang
on a sec.
"5, 4, 3, 2, 1" Lan said as his cell rang.
"Hello, Joey." He said.
"tristan, dat
you?" came the reply in a brooklyn accent.
"Yeah."
Lan said.
"man, it's been foreva! how are ya!"
Joey said excitedly.
"Busy...Yami's
here actually." Lan said.
"I take it you sensed
somethin' up with Yugi too." He said.
"i did,
man...feeling gave me chills" joey replied, not sure how Yami
could be there without Yugi.
"Yami, has his own body."
Lan said know what Joey was wondering.
"how did-?" he
asked.
"I know you well enough pal." Lan said.
"but
still!" he said in the way they knew.
"As for me, I'm
married with a daughter and another on the way." Lan said.
Lan
knew this was the first Yami heard of the new one on the way.
"WHAT! SINCE WHEN DID YOU TIE THE KNOT?" joey shouted.
"8 years ago." Lan said.
"was it to that girl
you knew?" he asked amused
"Yeah." Lan said.
"the
one that couple mentioned when they came to town, looking" he
asked.
"They were my parents who came looking." Lan
said.
"so, what are you really called?" his friend
asked.
"Lan Hikari." He said.
"well Lan...need me to come
an' get our lil buddy?" joey asked.
"First we need to
fix what's wrong." Lan said.
"which is?" joey
prompted.
"One of Yami's uncles has taken over Yugi's body
and is looking for the reincarnation of his brothers." Lan said.
"do you know who?" he asked.
"The
reincarnations are?" Lan asked.
"one's your father"
Yami stated, hoping the two wouldn't shout.
"What!" They
exclaimed in unsion.
Lan gave Yami this look apologzing for shouting and saying he already knew.
"the Dark Magician
told me" Yami said, knowing Lan would repeat.
Megaman was
wondering how to tell the others as he watched.
"That my
father is your father's reincarnation." Lan said.
Yami
nodded.
"Let's go." Lan said as there was a flash and
Joey appeared Lan smirked.
'5, 4, 3, 2' he counted down to Joey and Yami's reactions.
"HOW DID-!" they said together.
"Shadow Magic, duh." Lan said smiling and looked at Megaman wondering how he'd react.
'SINCE WHEN COULD YOU-?' Megaman shouted in thought.
"A while now." Lan said.
"but i thought that-" Megaman said, looking at Yami.
"Shadow Magic sorta passes down...and dad has it, he just doesn't know how to use it." Lan said.
Lan ran out of the house and headed to Scilabs. Tyler was still trying out about this figue entered the lab, calling him brother. Lan ran in and started chantting in ancient egyptian and soon Reiken's deck glowed and Obelisk in Knight form appeared in front of Tyler. The Eye of Horus was on Lan's forehead.
"Lan?" Tyler asked.
"Reiken, I can not simply stand back and allow Akunumkanon to be hurt. The one or nephews knew would. But, I've changed." Lan said.
Tyler was still very confused, but refused to move.
"Akunadin?" Reiken asked in surprise.
Lan nodded. Megaman was in solid form due to his MDE and had his blaster aimed at Reiken, he wouldn't allow a family member be harmed. Lan closed his eyes and chanted again. Megaman kept his focus ahead. Buster Blader appeared.
"Calm down, Reiken or I will have to attack you." Akuadin said.
Akuadin looked back at Tyler.
"Get out of here brother." Akunadin said.
"But-?" Megaman started, knowing his brother was right.
Akunadin pushed Tyler towards Megaman.
"GO!" Akundin shouted.
Megaman grabbed his dad's hand. 'good luck bro' he thought as they got out.
/(Screams in panic)/
They were several miles from Scilabs when Megaman stopped, he slammed his fists into the pavement.
'I should've stayed. He's MY BROTHER, MY PARTNER.' Megaman thought in anger.
"Megaman, what is going on! Who was that! And what is up with Lan! Why were his eyes blue!" Tyler demanded.
"Apperently, Lan has ties with a dynasty from Egypt. One from 5000 yrs ago. Just like his friend Yugi...I'm not sure of ALL the details. but a friend of his can tell you more than me." Megaman tried to explained
Joey and Yami were still in shock from before when Megaman returned with Tyler in tow. Akunadin and Reiken began to fight with duel monsters.
'Bro...'
Megaman thought as he spotted the pair.
Slifer and Obelisk attacked and ended up back in there cards through when they did it caused a shockwave that knock Reiken and Akunadin into a wall.
"Megaman, why do you think this Reiken fellow called Lan Akunadin? And why did they call me Akunumkanon?" Tyler asked.
"Apperently you two are their reincarnations." Megaman said.
"Lan called me brother." Tyler said.
"I know..." Megaman said trying to make sense of it.
Tyler looked at Yami and Joey and smiled at the two.
"And who are they?" Tyler asked.
"Friends Lan knew in domino." Megaman state.
"Let's see, where should I start." Yami asked.
"From the start would be best." Tyler stated.
"Alright, but it's a long story." Yami said gestureing for Tyler to sit down.
Tyler sat on the sofa and listened.
"It all started 5,000 years ago." Yami started.
Tyler nodded.
"You reigned as Pharaoh and had a child." Yami said.
Tyler just listened.
"That child's name was Atemu you died when he was about 15." Yami said sadly.
Tyler remained glued to his seat.
"Egyptian
Kings played a game of great and terrible power called a shadow game.
Eventually these shadow games errupted into a war that threatened to
destroy the entire world, until a brave and powerfull Pharaoh lucked
the magic away, at the cost of his own life and very soul." Yami
said.
"Was that pharaoh, you?" Tyler asked, curiously.
Yami nodded.
"But who was the other you mentioned?" Tyler asked.
"What other?" Yami asked a bit confused.
"Isn't there another Reiken's searching for?" Tyler clarified.
"He was in search of my father and uncle." Yami said.
"Meaning me and someone else" Tyler said.
"His name is Akunadin." Yami said.
"But why now? After all this time?" Tyler asked.
"I'm not sure." Yami said.
'I hope Kat doesn't try something.' Megaman thought as he heard the story.
Akunadin and Reiken contiued to fight they ended up both slammed into a wall harder then last time they were semi-conscious. Yugi and Lan were back in control.
/Y-Y-Yami.../
-aibou?-
/W-W-What h-h-h-happened/
Lan was unconscious.
-You were being controlled again. Lan stepped up to give his father and brother time to run.-
Yugi was stareing at Lan acrossed the room unconscious. Yugi tried to get to him but, he couldn't cause it hurt to much to move.
/Y-Y-Yami...i-i-it h-hurts./
-We'll come get you both.-
/Good,
Lan looks like he's hurt pretty bad./
It didn't take long for the others to find them.
"Bro? can you hear me?" Megaman whispered. as he knelt down beside Lan.
Lan laid against the wall.
'C'mon bro...please.' Megaman silently begged, looking over to Yami and Yugi.
Tyler also eyed Yugi but for other reasons. Lan groaned.
'Why did Yugi have to go so far?' Megaman questioned in thought.
Lan slowly opened his eyes and they we full of pain.
'Lan?' Megaman thought.
'I wish...those two...hadn't gone...so far.' Lan thought gasping in pain.
'That's what I was thinking.' Megaman thought as he glared to the pair.
'I meant Akunadin and Reiken.' Lan said.
'What?' Megaman thought in confusion.
'They were controling our bodies.' Lan thought.
'Yes I know.' Megaman thought, looking down.
"It was...total control...the two...of us...had nothing...to do...with what...happened." Lan gasped out in pain again.
'Easy, take it easy.' Megaman thought as a medical team was summoned.
/Is that true/
'Just don't...blame Yugi...or Yami.' Lan thought gasping in pain.
Yugi nods painfully.
/Yeah./
Megaman looked at Yami as the med team rushed in to help. Lan and Yugi looked as if they would pass out.
"GET THOSE TWO TO THE MED BAY
NOW!" Tyler ordered.
/Y-Y-Yami.../ Yugi passed out from
the pain at that point followed closely by Lan.
/Aibou./
Yami and the others followed them as they were taken down. They examied the two and gave them something for the pain.
'Hope Kat doesn't know! She'll never understand.' Megaman thought as he watched close by.
One of them turned to Yami.
"Your brother has a major concussion and that's what caused the pain." He said.
"I see, what of the other one?" Yami asked.
"His injurys a bit more serious." The doctor
said.
"Will my brother pull through?" Megaman asked remembering the past.
"It's more serious then Yugi but, not permante." The doctor said.
Megaman nodded as his thoughts turned to his only niece.
"The impact seems to have caused some fluid build up around his spinal cord." The doctor said.
"Can it be controlled?" Megaman asked nervously.
"We just need to give it time to disapate." The doctor said.
Megaman nodded, still worried for Kat and his brother. The two groaned and slowly came to.
'Bro? Can you hear me?' Megaman asked in thought.
-Aibou?-
'Megaman?' Lan thought.
/Yami/
'I'm here, bro.' Megaman thought.
-Here, aibou.-
Yugi slowly sat up and groaned.
/My head./
-Lie still.-
Yami gently pushed him back down.
/How's Tristan/
-Lan? He's a little for wear, but they said he'll make it.-
/Good./
-But I think Megaman's been worried for his niece.-
Yugi smiled slightly.
/I'm sure she's fine./
-Well there is a bond.-
Yami looked in Megaman's direction, causing the navi to blush.
'Bro, I can't feel my legs.' Lan thought looking at Megaman.
"Well they said there was a build-up of fluid around your spine, it needs time to dissapate" Megaman said.
"At least it'll go away." Lan said.
"That's what they told me." Megaman said.
"I hope they're right." Lan said.
Megaman nodded. Lan looked around the room.
'What's up?' Megaman asked in thought.
'Are dad and Joey here?' Lan thought.
'I think so, want me to check?' Megaman replied.
Lan nodded.
"Yugi? Yami? Are you both OK?" Lan asked concerned.
The two puzzle-weilders nodded. Lan smiled. It took a few
minutes for Megaman to find his father and his brother's friend in
the hall.
Lan tried to sit up.
'Lie down!' Megaman thought, sensing his brother's movements.
"Hey guys!" he called, surprising the pair.
'I don't wanna.' Lan thought.
'Do it!' Megaman thought in his (older-brother) mode.
'Uh uh.' Lan thought.
Megaman looked over his shoulder.
'C'mon quit being difficult.' Megaman thought.
'Isn't it bad enough I'm stuck sitting until the fluid desapates?' Lan thought annoyed with his body.
'Yeah, well you still need to let it run it's course.' Megaman stated in thought.
'I know, but, I won't let it run my life.' Lan thought.
'I wouldn't expected you to.' Megaman thought, knowing how stubborn his brother could be.
'So are they here?' Lan thought.
'Yep, wondering what I'm up to.' Megaman smirked in thought.
'You might as well tell them.' Lan thought.
"If you guys wanna know, the guys are gonna be fine.. of course I still wanna pound him." Megaman said.
Tyler shook his head while joey had that look like he wanted to do it first. Yugi sat up again this time the pain didn't him like last time.
-Aibou, you stay down.-
"But, I..." Yugi started looking at Yami.
Yami just gently pushed Yugi back down on the bed.
/What did the doctor say anyway/
-About you or him?-
/Both./
-Said you'll both be alright, but Lan has some fluid build-up in his spine...they're waiting to see if it goes away on it's own.-
/What about this headache/
-Yugi?-
/What did they say about this headache/
'I think Yugi wants to see Joey.' Lan thought watching Yugi and Yami.
Megaman motioned over to Joey.
"I think your pal needs you." Megaman said.
Lan smiled watching the two.
-A concusion.-
/I see./
"Hey, Yug...how ya feeling pal?" Joey asked as he came in with the Hikaris in tow.
"I have a major headache but, other then that I'm fine." Yugi said.
"Sure ya are." Joey said with a smirk.
"Tristan on the other hand..." Yugi started looking down sadly.
"What about him?" Joey asked.
"The impact caused some fluid build up in his spine and he..." Yugi started still looking down.
"No way." Joey said softly as he looked in Lan's direction.
Lan nodded confirming what Yugi said.
"You know, we can call him Lan, right?" Joey said, trying to lift his friend's spirits.
"Force of habit." Yugi said looking at Joey.
Joey laughed.
'Now I see why Lan likes these guys.' Megaman thought as he watched.
Lan smiled as he watched the two.
"They can go home, I'm suggested bed rest for at least the rest of the day. Althrough in Yugi's maybe a good idea to keep him a wake for a while." The doctor said
The others nodded at the doctor. Yugi looked at Yami to make sure he'd let him up.
-Alright, alright.-
Yugi slowly sat up. Megaman eased Lan up into a sitting position. The doctor rolled over a wheelchair. Yugi stood up.
"c'mon, whaddya say to getting outta here?" Megaman asked with a hugh grin.
Lan nodded.
'oh, am I ever in for it!' Megaman thought as his brother and Yugi were being wheeled out.
-Megaman looks nevous.-
/I noticed./
-I wonder why... he should be glad that Lan'll be okay.-
/Maybe it has something to do with Maylu./
-hmmm?-
Lan smiled at Joey and the others.
"hey Lan, did ya noticed, yer bro's kinda tensed there?" joey asked.
Lan nodded.
"Maylu, can have quite a temper?" Lan said.
"really? any other reason he seems a bit scared to me" joey asked.
"He's basically a computer program and she can delete." Lan said.
"I hear ya' but, there's gotta be another reason why he looks like he'd sweat if he could." joey said, looking over..
'What's up bro?' Lan thought.
'n-n-nothing' Megaman thought.
'Just tell me.' Lan thought.
Megaman just shooked his head.
'Tell me already.' Lan thought.
Again, Megaman just shook his head.
Lan sighed he hated it when Megaman was like that.
'oh man..' Megaman kept thinking.
"see, what we mean?" joey asked.
Lan nodded.
"wait doesn't he have a kid?" joey asked in realization.
"Megaman?" Lan asked.
Joey nodded. Lan nods.
"Yep." Lan said.
Then Lan smiled noticing how annoyed Yugi was.
/I can walk you know. I don't need a damn wheelchair./
-it's just a safety measure.-
Yugi sighed in annoience. Yami chuckled as he looked over to Lan and Megaman.
-looks like Megaman's keeping quiet.-
/I noticed./
-guessing Lan doesn't like it when he does this.-
/I think you're right./
-Didn't Megaman say that he has a niece? Or there's his twin?-
/Maybe it's both./
Yami nodded. Lan was being pretty quite too. Megaman gulped. Lan clinched his eyes shut and he gripped the arm rests of the wheelchair.
'bro?' Megaman thought, knowing it wasn't Lan's first time using a wheelchair.
Lan breath quicken.
"Lan?" Megaman asked nervously.
"Lan? can you hear me?" he asked.
"What's going on?" Yugi asked in confusion.
"I'm not sure. He won't answer." Megaman said.
Lan's heart rate quickened as well he was panicy.
'Lan... LAN, SNAP OUT OF OUT!' Megaman thought in worry.
Lan's eyes snapped open.
'Lan?' Megaman thought softly.
'Bro...' Lan thought sobbing outloud, which made it obvesious to Tyler and Megaman what he had been remembering.
"Oh, Lan... it'll be alright" Tyler said comfortingly when he saw the stat his son was in as he came to give them a ride home.
Yugi frowned.
/Do you sense that/
-Yes, it seems Lan's trapped in a memory.-
/A bad one./
Yami nodded as they got in the car. Lan fell asleep in the card.
"Oh, Lan..." Megaman whispered as he watched his brother sleep.
When they got home Lan was still asleep. Megaman had to carry his brother into the house. Yugi quitely watched.
'Hope Jera isn't here.' Megaman thought as he gently placed Lan on the couch.
"Megaman, can I ask you something?" Yugi asked.
Megaman nodded.
"What happened to Lan that's so bad?" Yugi asked frowning.
"You mean as a kid or almost three years ago?" Megaman asked.
"3 years ago." Yugi said.
"H-He had to dig h-h-himself out of his grave...a friend of ours wanted revenge because he liked Maylu, but she chose my brother...he sent his net-navi to fight Lan. Needless to say he was hurt badly...he didn't make it, or so we thought. But, not before regaining a lost friendship and being reunited with a long-lost twin. Lan was buried, but he somehow dug himself out. He'd lost his memory for two years, becoming a theif...only six months ago we were reunited as a family." Megaman explained, trying not to break down.
Yugi frowned sadly.
"Guess now they know..." Megaman whispered to himself.
/Oh man, I could only imagin what that couldv'e been like./
Yami nods. Yugi looked at Joey to see his reaction.
'Oh man...the poor guy.' Joey thought as he look at their sleeping friend.
Lan's eyes slowly open.
'Hey bro.' Megaman thought gently.
'Hey.' Lan thought.
'The guys are here.' Megaman thought, pointing to Joey and Yugi.
Lan tried to sit up.
'Feeling better?' Megaman asked in thought.
'Yeah, where's Maylu?' Lan thought.
'Except, I still can't...' Lan thought.
'She left a note saying they were going to the store...I know.' Megaman replied in thought.
'I hope she doesn't take this to bad.' Lan thought.
'What?' Megaman asked.
'This whole thing with my legs.' Lan thought.
'I know.' Megaman thought.
'I wonder when she'll get back.' Lan thought and smiled softly at Yugi and Joey.
'Hope he doesn't ask me about Kat's dueling skills.' Megaman thought to himself.
"Should be soon." Megaman said.
Lan was partly up on the couch.
"Lan?" Megaman asked.
"It's just kinda hard to sit up without my legs." Lan said.
"Here." Megaman said, helping Lan to sit up more.
"Thanks." Lan said softly.
Megaman nodded.
'He'll ask, I know it.' Megaman thought.
"I wonder how mom will handle this." Lan said.
Megaman nodded, grateful that his thoughts were not heard yet.
"Did mom go with Maylu?" Lan asked.
"Hmmm, dunno. Want me to call and see?" Megaman asked.
Lan nodded.
Megaman went and placed the call to tyler and bri's. Megaman gulped, waiting for the response. Bri answered the phone.
"hey mom?" Megaman said nervously.
"Hello, Megaman." Bri said.
"can you come over?" he asked.
"Sure." Bri said.
'bro, that alright she comes by?' Megaman thought as he hung up.
"see ya in a bit" he said.
Lan nods. Megaman sighed as he headed back, still worried. Soon Bri walked in.
"hey mom" Megaman said as she came in.
Bri smiled at Megaman.
"Now what's going on?" Bri asked.
Megaman cleared his throat, looking at Lan. Lan nodded.
'You tell her.' Megaman thought, since he felt bad enough over the whole situation.
"Mom, there was an accident at the lab." Lan started.
Megaman looked away, his fists clenching.
"There was a shockwave and it knocked me back hard into a wall." Lan said.
Megaman gritted his teeth in anger.
"The impact caused some fluid bulid-up in my spine." Lan said.
'I should've stayed...I SHOULDN'T HAVE LEFT YOU ALONE!' Megaman mentally screamed at himself.
'You couldn't have stopped us, if you haden't left Akunadin would have transported you out.' Lan thought.
Megaman just looked at them, his face filled with regret he was losing the fight for control of his emotions.
"Mom, I can't feel my legs." Lan said.
That did it, a tear fell from his cheek.
"Bro." Lan said softly.
Megaman looked over, fighting the urge to cry in front of his brother and mother.
'Don't fight it, it's to cry.' Lan thought.
Megaman fell to his knees, his body shook with sobs. Bri ran to comfort Megaman. The navi just let his guilt flow.
"No one could've prevented it." Lan said.
Megaman shook his head in denial.
"The only ones who could've possible stepped in are people with shadow magic." Lan said.
"still should've stay to protect you" Megaman whispered.
"You would've only been hurt...or worse." Lan said.
Megaman just glared at him through tear-filled eyes.
"It's true." Lan said.
"Plus if you hadn't left, dad might have got hurt or even..." Lan started.
Megaman's fists clenched tighter. Lan was being pretty quite. Megaman looked over.
"IT WASN'T RIGHT!" he shouted.
"I wish I had cotrol of what happened but, I didn't." Lan said looking away from the two.
Tears began falling fom Megaman's cheeks once more. Lan sighed. Megaman didn't care of what happened to himself, he always felt his priority was to protect his net-op, LAN HIKARI...HIS PARTNER...HIS BROTHER!
"I couldn't let anything happen to you or the rest of the family." Lan said.
That stuck. Megaman hated it when Lan made sense. Lan was still looking away from the two.
'the girls will NEVER forgive me' Megaman thought as he sat on the floor hugging his knees.
'They will.' Lan thought trying to calm himself.
Megaman shook his head, in his mind...this was BEYOND forgiveness.
'They'll understand. Believe me.' Lan thought.
Megaman just buried his head in his arms.
'I just want to get this over with.' Lan thought.
Megaman heard him, wanting the same thing.
"Daddy!" Kat exclaimed when she and her mom got back.
'oh-no' Megaman thought.
Lan looked at the door and smiled seeing his wife and daughter.
"lan? what? happened?" maylu asked as she saw her husband on the couch and her brother-in law huddled on the floor.
"An accident at the lab..." Lan started.
Maylu nodded and waited to hear more, but saw the state the navi was in.
"I was knocked into a wall by a shockwave and..." Lan started.
Maylu gasped, but allowed him to finish.
"The impact caused a fluid build-up in my spine." Lan said.
"oh, honey...but why is-?" maylu started as again she looked over at the corner.
"He came into the lab and I pushed dad to him and told them to leave. He thinks he should have stayed and protected me. But, he couldn't have done anything to prevent this." Lan said.
"i see...he's blaming himself?" she whisperd.
Lan nodded. Maylu looked over, she wished the blue-clad fighter wouldn't blame himself. now that Roll was at his side, trying to comfort the navi she loved. Lan sense something and looked to where Yugi was. But, he was standing there anymore.
"Hey, Yami?" Lan asked.
"yes?" the pharaoh asked.
"Where'd Yugi go?" Lan asked.
-aibou? can you hear me?-
"Yami, I think he's starting to fall asleep and with a concussion that's a bad thing." Lan said.
"we need to get to him" yami stated.
"Try the spare bed-room." Lan said.
Yami ran for it, hoping his hikari was alright. Yugi's eyes were narrow slits as he was falling asleep.
"Yugi! c'mon wake up!" Yami cried.
"PLEASE YUGI DON'T FALL ASLEEP!" Yami shouted, trying to keep Yugi from falling asleep.
/I'm so tired./
Yugi was more asleep then awake.
-PLEASE! YUGI!-
/I'm trying./
-Your concussion must've been worse than they thought.-
/I...don't...know...how...much...longer...I...can...stay...awake./
"maylu, YUGI NEEDS HELP!" yami called out.
"Go on, honey." Lan said.
maylu heard him and rushed to the spare room. Yugi's eyes closed the rest of the way. Maylu hadn't known that Yugi was also injured. Maylu ran to him.
"YUGI!" yami cried as he tried to wake his light.
"I think Yugi fell asleep...that could be bad." Lan said looking at Joey, then Megaman and Roll.
"WHAT!" Joey yelled as he went to help his buddy.
Yugi didn't react to Yami.
'Megaman…Yugi needs our help' roll thought.
She left his side and called for medical help. Lan tried to get off the couch but fell to the ground. Lan punched the floor hard in anger. Megaman heard the noise and went to help his brother.
"Damn it…I feel so useless." Lan cursed in anger.
"They'll be here any second." Roll said helping Megaman get Lan back up.
"I hate this...I just hope this goes away soon." Lan said.
The sound of an ambulance chimed from outside.
"I hope he'll be ok." Lan looked like he was near tears.
Tears welled up in Lan's eyes and he looked at Megaman. Megaman was now scared. Lan's body started shaking in sobs.
"Easy Lan, Yugi'll pull through." Roll whispered.
The EMTs ran in.
"The spare bedroom." Roll said pointing them in the right direction.
The EMTs ran upstairs and into the spare bedroom. Yami saw them and moved out of the way with some coaxing from Maylu. The EMTs checked Yugi over.
"What exactly happened?" One of the EMTs asked.
"He and another got into a fight and he got hit on the head. The med team at Scilabs said he had a concussion and his friend downstairs was also injured. they were both released and sent home." Yami explained.
The EMT nods and he and his partner moved Yugi onto a streacher and started to take him out to the ambulance.
'Hope they don't ask about you.' Roll thought as she looked to Lan.
Lan looked worried about his friend. Roll too was worried about the tri-color haired young man.
"I hope Yami stays with him." Lan mumbled.
"I DON'T think you need to worry about that." Roll said.
"Yugi's one of my closest friends and he'll be more likely to wake up with Yami there." Lan said looking at Roll.
"Just my point." Roll said.
Lan had this angery and annoyed look on his face.
"Lan, what is it?" Roll asked.
"I'm just so annoyed with myself." Lan said.
Roll gave him a confused look.
"I'm just so annoyed with my body right now." Lan said.
"Lan..." Roll said, in much the same way as her husband.
One of the paramedics made sure at least somebody came with Yugi. Yami was going even if they told him no. The paramedic allowed Yami in. Maylu rejoined her family downstairs. Joey nearly fell as he tried to catch up to her. Lan was clutching his pants with a look of anger and annoice.
'They're both so upset.' Maylu thought as she looked to her husband and her brother in-law.
"I feel so useless." Lan said anger showing in his voice.
"You're not, my love." Maylu said, taking one of his hands in hers as she sat.
"But, I..." Lan started.
Maylu just took her fingers and placed them on his lips to silence him.
'I'm not sure I believe her.' Lan thought.
