AN+ is gonna be Lan to Yami. # for Yami to Lan. Megaman to Yami \. & is gonna be Megaman to Yugi. Yugi to Megaman. Lan to Yugi. Yugi to Lan.
Chapter 14
"Questions Loom"
Yami grinned at his fellow darkness. Lan smiled at the two. Lan smiled at Joey weakly.
"was'up pal?" he asked.
Lan shook his head and made a weak gesture towards Yugi. Joey hated it when he was left out of things by his friends.
"Téa's pregnant." Yugi said.
"WHAT! REALLY!" Joey cried, looking at Yugi.
Yugi nodded.
"neva' thought I hear dis from YOU!" he chuckled.
"I know." Yugi said.
Lan smiled.
'oh man! I'M SOOO IN FOR IT!' Megaman thought after having told Maylu of Lan's stroke, causing her to faint meanwhile.
Lan just smiled weakly.
-what's going on?-
"He heard us remember?" Yugi asked dark.
no, I meant with Megaman-
"Probably worried about Maylu's reaction." Yugi said.
"she wouldn't really do anything to him, would she?" Yami asked, not wanting to believe that their friend's wife would harm another.
"I don't know. But, I hope not after what I saw." Yugi said.
"in the other timeline?" Yami asked.
Yugi nodded.
-you know Megaman's wanted to go after you when he went after Lan earlier.-
/I know./
and I used to think that JOEY HAD A TEMPER!-
/I know seriously./
-do you suppose their father has any idea?-
/About his temper? Or the light dark thing/
yami-hikari-
/doubt it./
-bet it that they won't tell anyone-
/maybe they will but it'll take a while./
Yami smirked. Yugi smiled. Yami wondered if any of the things Lan had built were in the way of the millennium items or what Yugi now had around his neck. Lan was really weak.
-he needs Megaman-
/Should I go get him./
Yami nodded. Yugi ran out and to the waiting room. Megaman looked up, still having a fainted Maylu in his arms. Yugi told Megaman Lan needed him. Megaman asked Yugi to stay with Maylu as he ran back to his brother. Lan slowly looked at him.
'bro? you okay?' Megaman asked in thought as he tried to catch his breath.
'I just feel so weak.' Lan thought.
'hope I'm not the cause' he thought to himself.
'It's
probably from the stroke.' Lan thought weakly.
Megaman
gulped, looking over his shoulder. Back in the waiting room, Maylu
began to stir. Yugi watched her.
"where-?" she asked softly.
"Megaman? He went back in Lan's room." Yugi said.
"JUST wait until I get MY HANDS on that NO-GOOD pile of data!" she snarled.
"You can't delete Megaman." Yugi said.
Then in a whisper told her about the Yami/hikari thing.
"what? are you serious?" she asked.
Yugi nodded.
"I've seen what Lan would be like without Megaman, and it wasn't pleasant." Yugi said the told her everything he saw in the other timeline.
"but-?" she said in shock.
"It's all true." Yugi said helping her up.
"Lan was happy when he was little, up until that day-" she said, her voice a bit of sadness from the time when she thought she'd lost her best friend.
"My guess is there were only a few days until he lost out to the darkness inside him, until he got Megaman." Yugi said frowning.
"It's still- I mean-" she tried to say.
"Hard
to believe?" Yugi asked.
Maylu
nodded.
"I know, Yami the one you first met through me is my darkness." Yugi said.
"but if what you
say is true about my husband...wouldn't they need something to tie
them together?" Maylu asked, realizing she needed to call her
in-laws.
"That's
true, I'm still trying figure that part out." Yugi said.
Maylu kept trying to figure what tied her husband and the navi that was his brother. Lan right hand was in a fist shape like it was when the stroke started. His left hand weakly tried to reach for his right hand but, couldn't manage it. His right arm was numb and he couldn't move it but, he still felt a lot pain in his right hand. Maylu was in so deep in thought that she forgot that Yugi was there. Yugi waved a hand in front of her. Maylu looked at him a little sheepishly.
'Uh, bro...' Lan started in thought.
'yeah?' Megaman asked in thought still looking over his shoulder.
'My hand hurts.' Lan thought pain on his face and in his thoughts.
"I've gotta get Dr. Green." Megaman said to himself.
Lan tried again to move his left hand to his right to open his right hand up.
'Hope he'll be alright for a bit.' Megaman thought as he started for the door.
Lan failed again. Megaman managed to look out the door when he saw Mark Green coming. Yami and Joey had watched the two brothers, knowing from past experience what happens when the balance was disturbed. Lan tried for a third time to open his hand and failed again.
"Why don't we go in and see Lan?" Yugi asked.
Maylu nodded. Yugi leads her in.
Lan tired a forth time still failing.
"Lan?" Maylu said gently as they went in.
Megaman slipped passed her timidly, he wanted to talked to Dr. green again. Lan looked at her. Lan smiled weakly.
"Lan? What's with-?" Maylu started when she saw how fast Megaman left.
Lan managed to gesture with his left hand for Maylu to come closer.
"Lan?" Maylu asked softly as she neared him.
Lan glanced a moment at his right hand.
"M-M-Maylu, m-my h-hand h-hurts." Lan said weakly.
"Well I was told by a CERTAIN someone that it was a stroke." Maylu said, still a little angry.
Lan was still trying to reach his hand to open it but failing. Maylu just watched, wishing there was something she could do.
"M-M-Maylu, c-can y-you..." Lan started glancing at his right hand.
Maylu smiled and gently eased his hand to an open position. Lan smiled weakly at her.
"Thanks." he said.
Maylu smiled, but glanced behind her. Lan's eyes started to close again as sleep started to claim him again.
"sleep tight, love" Maylu whispered as she gently stroked his cheek.
Maylu then turned to Yugi. Yugi smiled at her. Megaman was still not ready to face her. Yugi sighed. Maylu felt bad for making Megaman feel guilty. Yugi hoped his fellow light would be OK.
'Did I really scare him THAT MUCH?' Maylu thought.
"He's upset I can understand that believe me." Yugi said looking at Yami.
"But I didn't mean-" Maylu started.
"He's upset about his dark being sick." Yugi said.
"Are you sure that I'm not the reason?" Maylu asked sadly.
Yugi shook his head telling her she wasn't.
"He probably blames himself for letting the stroke get so bad." Yugi said.
"What do you mean?" Maylu asked curiously.
"That headache Lan had was one of the first symptoms." Yugi said.
Maylu nodded, wondering if she should tell him of the earlier one. Yugi frowned as the thought of the possibility of his own yami getting sick came to him.
Aibou, don't think of it-
Yugi looks at Yami.
/I can't help it./
Yami smirked. He ALWAYS got a kick when Yugi worried about others. Yugi ran over and hugged Yami. Maylu smiled at the two.
/I...couldn't...handle it...if...something...happened...to you./ He sobbed through the link.
-Yugi...it's alright, calm down- Yami reassured through the link.
Yugi looked up at Yami Tears falling. Yami just smiled.
Shhh, it's alright-
Yugi was trying to calm down. Yami just held him, knowing they were being watched. Yugi calmed down. Mark looked at Megaman.
"What is it?" Mark asked.
"How bad was my brother's stroke?" Megaman asked, glancing at his brother's room.
"With physical therapy he should be back on his feet in 2 months tops." Mark said.
"So, it's not permanent?" Megaman asked with hope in his voice.
Mark shook his head.
"Nope, it's not." Mark said.
Megaman sighed in relief.
"Bet carter's still shaking from before." Megaman whispered to himself.
"Are you kidding? He was so shaken we had to send him home." Mark chuckled.
"Well, Lan didn't mean it he was angry at the poor guy." Megaman admitted.
"I can't blame Lan, I mean John was the one who told you he was dead...but, what happened after he told you?" Mark asked not know about Lan digging himself out.
"Well, I would've gone to pound him, if my sister-in law hadn't needed me. We buried him, but sometime after the service he managed to dig himself out of his grave...he lost his memory-becoming a thief. He was able to regain his memory after I stop him from committing a robbery at Scilabs" Megaman explained with a Tear sliding down his cheek.
"I see, but, I bet your glade he's back." Mark said.
"More than you know...Dr. Green, MORE then YOU CAN EVER KNOW!" Megaman said softly.
A
MONTH LATER
Lan walked into Scilabs he was using a cane to stay balanced.
"Glad to be back?" Megaman asked as he followed behind.
Lan nodded.
"Hi, dad." Lan said.
"Lan, how are you?" Tyler asked with a smile at seeing his sons.
"I'm much better." Lan said.
Tyler smiled at him as he glanced at Megaman who shook his head when he knew he was being watched. Lan started work on something.
'Now what's he up to?' Megaman thought.
As he worked he lost his grip on his cane and fell triggering the machine to do something strange.
"Lan!" Megaman yelled as he watched.
Lan dropped the two PETs on the devise when he fell. Lan groaned in a bit if pain.
'Lan?' Megaman thought as he got to his brother's side.
The machine stopped and Lan was trying to get up.
'Here lemme help.' Megaman thought as he offered a hand to his brother.
Lan took his hand.
"What the-?" Megaman whispered as Tyler came in and picked up a PET and Lan's newest invention.
"There's only one here." Tyler whispered.
Lan managed to get up with Megaman's help and spotted his cane a crossed the room.
"Dad, can you get Lan's cane?" Megaman asked, noticing where it was.
Tyler brought it and the PET.
"Thanks dad...hey what's going on I dropped both on the machine." Lan said when he noticed only one PET.
"Lan...I think they fused somehow, I only found one" Tyler said, holding it up.
It was half-red and half-blue in color. Lan took it and looked at Megaman in shock. Megaman gapped in shock at seeing the two PETs as one.
'Hey bro, yin and yang.' Lan thought.
'Just like Yugi said...' Megaman replied in thought.
:Course now we may have to tell him about the yami/hikari thing.:
Megaman gulped.
"Dad, we have something to tell you but it may sound crazy." Lan said.
"What is it, boys?" Tyler asked, wondering why there was one PET where two had been.
Lan started explaining the concept of yami/hikari. Tyler was shocked but continued to listen.
"My friends Yugi and Yami, have that relationship." Lan said unsure how to tell him about Megaman and him.
"But what does that have do with you two?" Tyler asked confused.
Lan looked at Megaman.
No, oh no, I'm not telling him! NO WAY!
:How should we tell him:
How should I KNOW!
Lan sighs.
"Dad, the fact is I am the darkness in our relationship and Megaman's the light." Lan said.
Tyler was silent, he didn't know what to say. A giggle came from the door.
Uh oh.
Tyler looked behind him due to the giggle. Lan looked and saw Yugi standing at the door.
"What are you laughing at, Motou?" Megaman sneered.
"Your dad's reactions. It was priceless." Yugi said walking in.
Can I pound him? PLEASE, say I can pound him!
:No.:
Megaman fists balled up when Yugi was close.
Aww!
:We both have something in common.:
Hmph! don't say it!
:His girlfriend is pregnant.:
Megaman smacks his helmet, knowing of another who was expecting. Lan smiled.
"I know it's a lot to take in." Yugi said.
Tyler just looked between his sons and their friend. Yugi smiled at the three. Tyler nodded and wondered who else knew.
"In case you're wondering, Maylu, Megaman, Lan, Yami, Joey and I know." Yugi said.
Tyler's mouth dropped open when that was said.
Uh oh, I was afraid of that.
:Yep.:
Yugi can't keep quiet
:I know.:
Megaman kept glaring at his fellow light.
:It's like when he and Yami were separated Yugi lost the filter between his brain and mouth.:
Megaman crossed his arms and kept up his glare on his fellow light. Lan practically leapt at Yugi and covered his mouth holding his arms at his side and sighed.
'I wonder when this all started.' Tyler thought as he watched the three.
Megaman trying to hold back his desire to beat-up Yugi when Lan did that.
Forgets what I can do.
Megaman stomped off, grumbling to himself. Yugi looked annoyed. Tyler watched him leave. Yugi struggled to get free of Lan's grip through. It didn't take long and Yugi moved a way from Lan. Causing Lan to fall to the ground again cause he dropped his cane when he leapt at Yugi. Tyler went and helped Lan up, while giving Yugi a disapproving look. Lan smiled at his dad.
'5, 4, 3, 2, 1.' He counted down to Yami's arrival.
"YUGI!" Yami called out.
Yugi looked at Yami.
"What happened? I just saw Megaman stomp off, he seemed angry." Yami said.
"Yugi was blabbing again." Lan said.
Yugi gasped.
"I was not!" Yugi exclaimed.
"Yes, you were." Lan said.
"Was not!" Yugi exclaimed.
"Were too!" Lan exclaimed.
"Was not!" Yugi exclaimed.
"Were too!" Lan exclaimed.
/Aibou/
"Was not!" Yugi exclaimed.
"Were too!" Lan exclaimed.
"Was not!" Yugi exclaimed.
"Were too!" Lan exclaimed.
"Was not!" Yugi exclaimed.
"Were too!" Lan exclaimed.
"Was not!" Yugi exclaimed.
"Were too!" Lan exclaimed.
"Was not!" Yugi exclaimed.
"Were too!" Lan exclaimed.
"Was not!" Yugi exclaimed.
"Were too!" Lan exclaimed.
"Was not!" Yugi exclaimed.
"Were too!" Lan exclaimed.
"Was not!" Yugi exclaimed.
"Were too!" Lan exclaimed.
"Was not!" Yugi exclaimed.
"Were too!" Lan exclaimed.
"THAT'S ENOUGH!" Yami shouted as loud as he could.
They stopped arguing. But, one of Lan's other inventions started to suck Yugi and Lan towards it. Both were sucked into the air they were trying to stop themselves grabbing anything and everything they could.
/Yami/
"Dad!" Lan exclaimed.
"HOLD ON GUYS!" Tyler shouted as he and Yami tried to grab them and pull them to safety.
They slipped from the two's grip.
:Megaman:
Lan!
Megaman took off like a shot back to the lab. They were losing their grip on the last thing they could hold on to. Megaman managed to bolt into the lab as he tried to grab a hold of them.
:I'm sorry, bro...:
Lan lost his grip and was sucked.
"Megaman stay in the PET we'll need your help." Yugi said before he too lost his grip and was sucked in.
The devise stopped at that point. Megaman looked on sadly as he did what his fellow light requested but not before crying out in anger.
"NOOO!" Megaman shouted.
MEANWHILE SOMETIME IN THE DISTANT FUTURE
Two appeared in the Scilabs ruins unconscious. One was of darkness, the other of light. Yugi woke up first. Yugi shook Lan.
"Y-Yugi?" Lan asked.
Yugi nodded.
"Yeah." Yugi said.
"Where's the guys?" Lan asked, looking around.
"Your time machine sucked us up." Yugi said searching the lab or what was left of it for something.
"But I-? Yugi, look I didn't mean for this to happen... really I didn't." Lan said when he noticed Yugi was in search of something.
"I know." Yugi said as he lifted some debris and found the desired item. It was covered in dust so it looked almost gray but, a little red and blue were visible.
"It can't be!" Lan said softly.
'bro...' he thought sadly.
On his search Yugi also found Lan's cane and gave it to him along with the PET, the blue bomber was in sleep mode.
'Mmm, what? Who's there? Sounds familiar.' Megaman thought as he slumbered, hearing his brother's voice and thoughts.
"Megaman! Wake up!" Lan exclaimed.
"L-Lan! is it really YOU!" Megaman cried as he awoke and seeing his brother, hoping this wasn't a dream.
Lan smiled and nodded. Megaman looked as he would cry, he ha nearly given up hope of seeing Lan again. Yugi held up the MDE.
"I wonder if this still works." Yugi said.
"My MDE!" Megaman cried.
"Wanna see if it still works?" Lan asked.
Yugi frowned.
"I wonder what happened to Yami." Yugi said sadly.
Megaman gave a look that left Lan no reason to ask.
"I don't know." Megaman said sadly.
"Jack in Megaman! Power up!" Lan exclaimed jacking Megaman into the MDE.
The first thing Megaman did was give his brother an extremely tight bear hug once he was solid.
/Yami/
A-Aibou?-
/Yami/
Lan hugged him back.
"How long were we gone?" Lan asked.
S-So dark...where are-?-
/Scilabs./
"Kat, the twins, Jr. and Andrew are now grown with families of their own...you've both been gone 20 years!" Megaman replied.
/Yami, where are you/
Yugi ran out of Scilabs to find Yami.
So dark.-
:Who told Mom, Maylu and Kat:
"Dad and I." Megaman said clenching his fists.
Megaman began to sob, he had kept his pain in for so many years that he could no longer. Lan hugged his brother letting him cry. Yami kept rocking back and forth, after Lan and Yugi disappeared he became catatonic and was now in a mental hospital. Yugi followed his gut and soon found the mental hospital.
"Excuse me?" Yugi asked the nurse.
"Yes." asked a young woman with a soothing voice.
"I'm looking for Yami Motou." Yugi said.
"Yami? Such a sad case." She said amazed that one of those under her care had a visitor after so long.
"Where is he?" Yugi asked.
"Follow me." She said gently.
She got up leading Yugi to Yami's room where he was huddled on the floor. Yugi ran to him.
"Mou Hitori No Boku!" Yugi exclaimed.
"A-Aibou?" Yami asked weakly, unwilling to believe that the voice he heard was that of his light.
Yugi brushed Yami's golden rod bangs away from his face.
"It's Yugi." He said.
"B-B-But, h-how?" Yami asked as Tears fell down his cheeks as he felt Yugi brush his bangs away.
"It was a time machine." Yugi said hugging his dark.
"Not the one that-?" Yami started to say as a sense of safety came from being embraced by his light.
"Lan and I are both back and safe." Yugi said.
"L-Lan? Where?" Yami asked.
"Scilabs." Yugi said.
"Megaman's been so lonely with him." Yami said quietly.
"Come on." Yugi said helping Yami up.
"But-? Will they let me leave?" Yami asked.
Yugi looks at the nurse.
:Megaman? What about Joey and Téa, and Yugi's baby:
"I'll get the release forms for you." The nurse smiled, she'd never say it but she liked when her patients were released to their loved ones.
Yugi smiled.
"Yugi has a daughter, she married your son. Joey stayed with Téa to help her as a sign of respect for him." Megaman said Tearfully.
Yugi hugged his dark tightly.
Aibou, you have a daughter.-
Yugi smiles.
Her name's destiny, she's married to Lan's son Virgil who has a twin sister named Kitty, the three of them resemble you and Lan. And kitty is reflection of Kat.-
Yugi smiled.
/What about Téa/
I-I-I don't know...I lost track when I was put in here.-
Yugi couldn't wait to get his dark outta there.
'I lost count of how often I thought of going to the shadow realm, if it hadn't been for the kids.' Megaman thought sadly while still in his brother's embraced.
MEANWHILE
"Here you are." The nurse said.
Yugi signed the papers and took Yami outta that place.
Wanna head to Scilabs? I'd like to see Megaman again.-
/OK./
Yugi took Yami to Scilabs.
/Careful it's in pretty bad shape as you can see./
Yami nodded as he followed. The two eventually made it to the Hikari lab. Lan was just holding his light. Megaman had yet to notice that they had company. He had such a grip on Lan that most wouldn't believe. Yugi quietly watched.
-Poor Megaman.-
/Yeah./
I didn't even know he was by himself.-
/He was here waiting./
You're serious?-
Yugi nodded.
He seems torn inside.-
/He lost his dark for 20 years...in a way you two are in the same boat./
:Bro, don't you wanna go see Roll and Talla:
I missed them so, I've been here for so long...
:Let's go. I know I wanna see Maylu.:
-I do know something of Megaman's family-
/What/
The same day Lan's twins were born, their father helped him and Roll have a pair of their own. I believe the four became partners.-
Lan smiled at Yami having heard him.
:Megaman, I just found out something about your family.:
Yeah?
:When my twins were born dad helped you two have a pair of your own. Their partners' now.:
Megaman blushes. Lan smiles.
:Let's go home.:
Megaman nods. The four of them headed to the Hikari house. Some curtains moved ever so slightly from the front window. Lan reached to try the door. Megaman bit his lip, knowing how withdrawn Maylu had become over the years. Lan took in a deep breath and opened the door.
"Who's there?" called a slightly aged voice.
"Maylu!" Lan called.
"N-N-No, it can't be!" Maylu cried as she rushed down stairs with Roll following behind.
Lan smiled when he saw his wife. Maylu still looked as she did years before, although now gray danced along side her red hair. Lan walked over to his wife slowly.
"Oh, Lan...I thought I lost you again." Maylu said as Tears came to her eyes.
Lan hugged her. Yugi was slightly behind his dark and a thought occurred to him. That being how Yami ended up there, and who sent him there. Yami was unwilling to spoil the reunion of their fellow yami/hikari with their loved ones with such unpleasantness.
"I brought Megaman back with me." Lan said stepping aside revealing Megaman.
"M-Megaman?" Roll said softly.
Lan smiled watching the reunion of his hikari with his wife.
"Hey pretty navi." Megaman cooed as he rushed to hold her.
No one had noticed but, time was starting to catch up to them. Roll cried into her husband's shoulder. She had tried many times to bring him home after his darkness disappeared. Yugi twirled one of a few gray streaks around his finger, the gray was not noticed yet by anyone.
'Something's different, time must be catching up to them.' Megaman thought.
Yugi wondered how long it would take his dark to notice the gray. Yami noticed the streaks, but kept quiet. Lan's hair also was starting to turn gray.
'Knew it.' Megaman thought.
It was a gray stripe above the ears.
'Looks good on him.' Megaman thought, looking at his dark half.
Lan kissed his wife. Megaman copied with his own wife. Yugi smiled watching and suddenly he frowned. Yami knew what troubled his light. Yugi looked at Yami putting on a fake smiling.
-You don't have put up a show for me, I know you miss Téa.-
/Yeah, I do./
-Wish I hadn't lost touch with them.-
/Maybe Megaman managed to stay in touch with her./
Megaman looked away.
/Think he heard me/
-Perhaps.-
:What about mom and dad:
Megaman looked to him with Tears.
:What is it:
T-T-They...I can't.
"Somebody tell me. What happened to mom and dad?" Lan asked looking at the group.
"They're gone." Maylu said sadly, knowing why Megaman was nearly crying.
"H-How?" Lan asked trying to stay calm.
"It was ten years ago...dad kept trying to find a way to bring you both home, mom rarely left his side. One day they left Andrew here, I went along. I felt a series of vibrations. Afterwards I managed to find reports that Scilabs was destroyed. And a couple were among the victims." Megaman said losing the fight to cry once more.
"My PET had been closed in the blast." Megaman continued.
Lan fell to his knees in shock, as Tears fell freely.
'Should've kept my mouth shut.' Megaman thought in anger toward himself.
:I'm glad you told me.:
Yugi and Lan nod to each-other. Megaman looked at him Tearfully. Lan stood.
'What's he-? Oh no.' Megaman thought.
Yugi and Lan nodded in agreement.
'They wouldn't.' Megaman told himself.
The two hugged their others and headed for the door. Megaman followed and watched his darkness go. Lan finished. Yugi and him then jumped in the time machine. Both hoped this would work for the sake of their families and friends. Two reappear in Scilabs unconscious the effect of the trip on their hair would remain. Yugi groaned. Yugi woke up sitting up and looking around he sighed it had worked. Yugi twirled the same gray streak on his finger. Yugi shook Lan.
"Lan, wake up!" Yugi exclaimed noticing they were alone in the lab.
Lan groaned coming to.
:Megaman:
/Yami/
Yugi helped Lan up handing him his cane.
Bro?
-Aibou?-
:Yeah.:
/Hey, Yami./
What's going on?
-Are you alright?-
/I'm fine./
:It was a time machine.:
YOU AND YOUR GADGETS! I SWEAR!
Yami sighs. Megaman and Yami walked into the lab. They were shocked at the change of appearance in their partners. Yugi was still twirling the gray streak.
"Alright guys! Better start talking!" Megaman said, Yami was also wanting to know.
"We got sent 20 years in the future." Lan said.
"And?" Megaman prompted, not knowing of the events.
"It doesn't matter." Lan said.
Grr, fine!
-Aibou?-
Yugi looks at Yami cocking his head still twirling one of the gray streaks. The two were still curious of their other halves gray hair but kept quiet.
"Where's dad?" Lan asked heading for the doors.
"In his lab, where else." Megaman smirked
"He was in here when we left." Lan said.
Megaman cocked his head.
"He tired to grab me before you came in." Lan said.
"Go and see." Megaman said.
Lan ran into his dad's lab.
"Lan?" Tyler asked when he saw his son.
Lan nodded.
"Are
you alright?" Tyler asked.
Lan
nodded and sat down on a chair next to his dad. Tyler looked
to Megaman who just shrugged his shoulders. Lan
ran a hand through his graying hair.
"How did-?" Tyler asked seeing his son's hair.
"That machine that sucked me and Yugi up was a time machine." Lan said with a sigh.
Megaman glared at him, while their father gasped. Yugi was still twirling the same gray streak as he walked back to where he left Joey.
"Yug? What da?" Joey started to say when he saw his friend.
Yugi looked at Joey.
"Yer hair." Joey finished.
"I know." Yugi said.
"How d-?" Joey asked, wondering what his friend had done.
"Never mind that." Yugi said.
Joey looked at him annoyed. Lan waited for his father to get over the shock.
"You don't wanna know." Yugi said.
"Lan? How far d-?" Tyler tried to ask.
"20 years." Lan said.
Tyler looked at him in shock, trying to guess what they may have witnessed.
"Dad, in 10 years you have to take the year off. Please." Lan pled.
Tyler looked at him, curious of this plea he had heard. Tears threatened to escape Lan's eyes.
"Lan? What is it?" he asked when he looked in his eyes and noticed the Tears that were threatening to come forth.
"In 10 years Scilabs will be destroyed and if you're here you'll die, please dad, and take a year off in 10 years." Lan pled.
'how would he know of this? who told him?' Tyler asked himself as he tried to calm Lan down.
"Megaman said you and mom were trying to find a way to bring us both home and you were here working and mom was here with you and Scilabs was destroyed and you both were killed." Lan sobbed out.
"b-but how did he know?" Tyler asked as he placed a gentle hand on his son's shoulder.
"He was in his PET there with you." Lan said sadly.
"but how d-?" Tyler tried, wondering how the navi that he always thought of as one of his sons survived such a thing.
"I don't know." Lan Tears finally started to fall.
"how? where d-?" Tyler tried as he wiped some Tears from Lan's cheek.
"Megaman was in my lab in his PET, it was so dusty it looked almost gray." Lan said sadly.
"but-?" Tyler tried to ask, not sure if he wanted to know the blue bomber emotional state.
:Maylu's gonna have a baby boy and girl.:
what? how d-?
:You told me.:
'bet I was a mess in 2 decades' Megaman thought to himself
Lan nodded at his brother. Megaman gulped, wishing Lan HADN'T heard that. Lan's Tears were slowing. Yugi glances at Yami.
"feeling better?" Tyler asked.
what's wrong?-
/It's just the shape you were in when we arrived in the future./
what do you mean?-
/I found you catatonic in a mental hospital./
Lan nodded.
me?-
"Just promise me you won't work for a year in 10 years." Lan pled again.
Yugi nods.
"Alright son, if it MEANS that much to you" Tyler said, hoping the events Lan describe would NOT come to pass.
Yami wondered how he could've ended up in that place. Lan nodded.
"It does." Lan said relief in his voice.
/I wondered the same thing, I got you to tell me./
oh?-
Tyler smiled, he was curious of Megaman's emotional state after being reunited with his brother, the OTHER half of the soul.
/I mean I never did./
I see-
"Megaman hugged me, he had a grip on me you wouldn't believe. He broke down in Tears and I just held him letting him cry." Lan said.
"h-he broke down and cried in your arms? well, he cares a lot about you...even IF he won't say" Tyler said.
Lan smiled softly.
"He doesn't have to tell me, I know." Lan said.
Megaman began blushing, causing his battle-mask to appear. he wondered what they had said.
/I'm gonna have a daughter./
how do you know?-
/You told me when you snapped out of it./
how bad a shape was I in?-
/You were just rocking back and forth on your room floor, and when I spoke to you, you didn't believe it was me at first./
yami was shocked, he couldn't believe he wouldn't acknowledge his brother by voice alone.
/I brushed your bangs away and spoke again and you reacted./
yami just smiled softly, wondering how Megaman reacted.
/Actually in the future me and Lan were in-laws./
what?-
/My daughter was married to Lan's son./
"I think I'm gonna take the day off." Lan said still of course using the cane as he stood.
find out their names?-
"alright, I'll see you two later" Tyler said as he watched Megaman and Lan leave.
/Destiny and Virgil./
Lan walked past his friends on his way home. Lan was so lost in thought he didn't realize it. Megaman noticed this but continued to follow his brother. Lan walked into his and Maylu's.
"hey you two" roll said, coming downstairs.
"Hi, Roll." Lan said again running a hand through his graying hair.
"she's in the kitchen" roll told Lan as Megaman made his way to the backyard as he heard the laughter of two young girls and the playful barking of a cyber dog.
Lan walked into the kitchen.
'5, 4, 3, 2, 1.' Lan counted down to Roll's realization.
"Lan? what happened to your hair?" she called after him.
"Time Travel a big mess." Lan called back.
Megaman laughed as he heard the exchange. Roll wasn't quite sure what he meant by that. Lan hugged his wife from behind.
"Lan!" she shouted playfully. Megaman was just glad he wouldn't be inside when Maylu saw the new hairstyle.
Lan chuckled.
"Lan? what happened to your-?" she started when she noticed the gray streaks.
Lan smiled.
"Long story." Lan said.
Maylu looked towards the backyard upon hearing shouts and laughter.
"Let's just say I had a peak at the future." Lan said.
"what?" she asked.
"I had a peak at the future." Lan said.
Maylu wondered what he meant, he hadn't used an invention to do this.
"We're gonna have a son and daughter in 6 months." Lan said smiling at her.
she gasped when she heard this for she had yet to learn the gender of her unborn children. Lan smiled at her. Maylu still wondered who could've told him.
"My brother told me." Lan said looking out the window into the backyard.
"but he-?" Maylu said as she joined her husband in watching those close to them in play outside.
"We were teleport 20 years in the future, me and Yugi that is." Lan said.
Maylu kept quiet.
"That's how the hair happened." Lan said.
"well I think it makes you look quite handsome" she said slyly.
Lan smiled. Maylu began to wonder how Megaman's future self took to being without Lan for so long.
"Dex and the other, and mom, Kat and Talla and Andrew still haven't seen the new do." Lan said.
Maylu nodded. Lan walked out to the backyard. Megaman was in the process of overwhelmed by the girls when Lan came out.
don't laugh!
Lan smiled.
"Hi, Kat." Lan said.
"daddy!" she squealed.
"Hey, sweetie." Lan said picking her up.
Kat cocked her head in confusion as she looked at her father's hair. Lan smiled.
better tell her
:How do you propose I do that:
uh, the truth...SHEESH!
:How should I put it? She is only 8.:
Megaman gave a you'll figure it out look to his brother. Lan sighed and told her about the time machine and the accident. Kat looked between her father and uncle and smiled.
knew she could handle it
Lan smiled back. Talla gave an identical smile after hearing her uncle's tale as she looked up at her dad.
:You and Roll are gonna have twins the day mine are born...:
bro..?
:The four will be partners.:
Maylu probably wanted it done
Lan smiled and nodded.
think we ought to show the-?
:The gang my hair or are you talking about the PET.:
PET
:Should we show the kids first or the wives:
how 'bout all 6
"Roll, Maylu! Can you come out here for a minute!" Lan called.
The ladies were out within minutes.
"what is it, Lan?" Maylu asked.
"Well..." Lan started as he pulled out the PET.
'it looks like Megaman's but there's something different' Maylu thought when she saw the fused PET.
"I was working on an invention I lost my grip on my cane and fell dropping Marriorman and Megaman's PET on it and..." Lan started.
"what-?" Maylu tried to say.
"They became fused." Lan said.
Roll looked shocked but she remembered a saying. (and the two shall become one) Lan smiled at Maylu. Maylu smiled back remembering what Yugi had told her of Light and Darkness being in balance.
"Yugi's was with me when I was sent to the future." Lan said.
roll gasped and wondered if her husband had been pulled with them.
"Megaman was in the MDE at the time." Lan said glancing at his brother.
Megaman shrugged at her.
better tell her what you told me
Lan told them everything that he had told Megaman. The girls had a look of shock. Megaman looked away. Lan sighed putting Kat down cause he was about to fall, cause he had dropped his cane to pick her up.
"whoa, GOTCHA!" Megaman said as he caught him, Talla was on her dad's shoulders.
Lan smiled.
"uncle Lan, you okay?" Talla called out.
Lan nodded. The little navi smiled at her uncle as she laid her cheek on her father's helmet. Lan smiled at this.
"Can somebody grab my cane?" Lan asked.
Roll went and reached the desired item and handed it to him. Lan took it and smiled.
"Thanks." Lan said.
she smiled as she lifted her daughter from her perch. the two girls started giggling.
:This is so frustrating.:
I know bro, I know
:I can't even stay standing without my cane, I wish this would just get better already.:
takes time to heal, you know that!
:I know. It's take a month just to get to this point.:
Megaman sighed.
:Sometimes I wonder if it's ever gonna get any better.:
don't you start with the doubts!
:You can't blame me.:
Megaman looked at him. Time passes and soon what Lan told Maylu about the twins was confirmed.
'they're SO CUTE! they look like Lan and Kat' Megaman thought.
Lan didn't need the cane anymore and was holding the boy.
'hmm wonder when-?' Megaman mused.
Lan took the girl as well walking out to the waiting room where the family was waiting.
"oh Lan...they're adorable" Bri gushed at her newest grandchildren.
"wow, bro!" Jera exclaimed
Lan smiled at his mother, father, daughter, Talla, Roll, Jr, and brothers. Megaman was still musing to himself as he looked at the twins.
"Mom, Dad, do either of you wanna hold one of them?" Lan asked.
Tyler took his newborn grandson in his arms. Lan smiled. Bri went and held the little girl, giving Lan freedom with both arms. Lan walked over to Megaman.
:I know what you're thinking about.:
alright fine I was
:We could asked dad about it.:
now? looks like he's enjoying himself
:I know, but, he can hold Virgil later.:
aw...
:And look at Mom, with Kitty.:
that's MY POINT, they're too cute with the twins!
:I know.:
couldn't you ask Jera?
:Dad's done it before.:
fine! you ask! I don't have the heart to-
"Dad?" Lan asked.
"yes son?" Tyler said as he held Virgil.
"Well, Megaman was thinking about think I told him about the future..." Lan started.
"and?" Tyler prompted.
"Well, the day the twins were born...you helped Megaman and Roll have a pair of their own." Lan said.
"I see" Tyler said, looking over the navi.
Lan smiled.
"better get them to the lab so we can get started" he said.
Lan nodded.
wonder how Yugi's doing
MEANWHILE IN DOMINO
Yugi had to wait in the waiting room pacing back and forth worried out of his mind. Yugi's breathe caught in his chest.
"relax
Yugi" yami said as he watched his twin pace.
"But,
she..." Yugi started.
"I'm
sure Téa's fine" yami tried to reassure.
Yugi frowns.
"I hope so." Yugi said.
Yami smiled, wondering how their fellow Yami/Hikari were with the births of their newest members.Yugi flopped on the chair next to Yami. yami was still wondering about their friend's family. Yugi's breathe was still catching in his chest and this worried him.
"want me to get a doctor?" yami asked, still thinking it was his brother worrying that was getting the better of him.
Yugi nodded. Michael Gallant was walking past the waiting room door.
"excuse me" yami asked.
Michael looked at Yami.
"it's my brother, he seems to be having trouble breathing, can you take a look?" yami said.
Michael nodded and walked in and noticed right off the bat that Yugi's lips were turning blue.
"I need to know if there's any family history of heart attack." Gallant said rushing to Yugi's side.
"no, not that I'm aware...I thought it was because he was nervous over the birth of his first child" yami explained
/G-G-Grandp-pa h-had o-one./ He gasped through the link.
"my grandfather had one" yami said.
Gallant checked Yugi's pulse.
"Now your brother is having one." Gallant said picking up Yugi.
"Yugi" yami said softly as he followed.
They gave him some medicine to stop the heart attack. and put that tube under his nose to help him breathe.
'Téa's not gonna like this' yami thought as he watched.
The doctors walked into the waiting room and found out from Gallant, where Yugi and Yami were. They walked into the room. yami looked in their direction.
"They're both fine." The doctor said.
"so...is?" yami asked.
The doctor looked confused.
"the baby?" yami asked.
"It's a girl." The doctor said.
"destiny" he whispered.
Yugi smiled softly. yami remember what he had been told just weeks before, he'd have a niece.
"can I see them?" Yami asked as he looked to his brother.
Yugi nodded. yami looked to the doctor. He nodded as well. Yami started to head back to Téa and his niece.
"Téa?" yami asked, a bit nervous.
Téa smiled at Yami. yami gave her a weak smile, not wanting to look her in the eye.
"What is it?" Téa asked.
"Yugi...a heart attack" he said softly.
"did Yugi have a..." Téa cut off.
"we were waiting for word on you...his chest started to tighten" yami tried to explain.
"Is he gonna be ok." Téa asked.
"I don't know" he said softly.
Téa smiled.
"I'm sure he will be." Téa said.
yami wasn't as sure.
"I'm surprised Joey didn't sense something was up cause know you too you haven't called him yet." Téa said.
yami winced. Téa held her daughter. yami looked at the baby. she shared the features seen on her father. Those innocent doe like amethyst orbs opened for the first time looking at her uncle.
'hello destiny' yami thought as he looked into the little one's eyes.
The baby's little hands reached for her uncle. yami picked her and gently cradled her close. Téa smiled.
"wish I could take her to see Yugi" yami whispered.
"Somebody likes you." Téa said.
Lan gasped sensing the new arrival and something wrong with Yugi. Yami blushed.
"bro?" asked Jera.
"Téa had the baby and...
"and?" Jera prompted.
"Something's wrong with Yugi." Lan said.
'too bad he and Megaman can't travel like Yugi and yami did, since Megaman's in the lab with roll' Jera thought.
Lan was worried not only for his friend but, for his brother and sister in law.
bro?
:Huh:
w-w-what's the matter?
:Téa had the baby and something's wrong with Yugi. And I'm worried about you and Roll.:
I-I-I know
:I'll try and keep the girls distracted.:
b-but? I had to give data more to compile the twins
:I know you'll be fine.:
Megaman wasn't sure if it was safe to leave yet.
:Just rest until dad gives the OK.:
nods
Megaman just settled back on the platform he'd been on.
"I suggest you stay here the rest of the day at least." Tyler said.
"You should be able to go home tomorrow." Tyler said.
Megaman nodded, wishing he could help his fellow light. Lan slipped out of the waiting room unnoticed. Megaman sensed Lan leave as he slumbered, wishing he could go along. Lan put on the EGs and jacked in the flash was noticed in the waiting room.
"Lan?" came a question.
Marriorman was heading to Domino. Somebody bumped into Lan knocking off the EGs and making him drop the PET.
'oh no' the technician thought.
Marriorman appeared on a computer screen in Téa's room.
"Hi, Yami." Marriorman said with his battle mask on.
"Lan?" yami asked in surprise.
The mask disappear and Lan smiled.
"Yep." Marriorman said.
Téa looked in shock at the navi on the screen.
"Hi, Téa." Marriorman said looking at her.
Téa was still confused having never seen her friend's cyber-self before.
"It's me Tristan." Marriorman said
Marriorman chuckled.
"T-Tristan?" she asked.
Marriorman nodded. yami chuckled.
"Is that Destiny?" Marriorman asked.
yami came closer to the screen to show his fellow darkness the newest member of the Motou clan. Marriorman chuckled.
"She has Yugi's eyes." Marriorman said.
"and the same tri colored hair" yami said, nuzzling the newborn.
"Speaking of Yugi..." Marriorman started.
"heart attack" yami said gently.
"I hope he'll be ok." Marriorman said.
yami nodded. Lan's body lay unconscious on the floor. Tyler saw this, when he went to tell Lan the results of the transfer and got him to med bay.
"d-dad?" Megaman called out weakly.
One of his co-worker walks in.
"Dr. Hikari..." They started holding PET that Tyler hadn't notice.
"what happened!" he demanded.
"I found this on the floor out side the waiting area." The co-worker said.
"did you find a pair of odd glasses with that?" Tyler asked.
The co-worker nodded, the glasses were pretty badly damaged.
'oh no' Tyler thought.
"Megaman's kinda weak so I should get back to Dentech city." Marriorman said.
l-Lan!
Marriorman reappeared in the PET.
L-LAN!
:Bro, take it easy.:
I-I don't t-t-think y-y-you'll...
:What is it:
a-a-ask d-dad
"Dad, what's going on?" Lan asked.
"Lan? there was an accident with the EGs you used" Tyler said, hearing his son.
"What happened?" Lan asked.
"Somebody knocked into your body by accident, causing the EGs to separate from the PET, they were badly damaged" Tyler said sadly.
"They could probably be fixed..." Lan started.
"can you wait until they are?" he asked.
"I don't have much choice." Lan said.
Tyler nodded.
"why don't you go keep Megaman company while I work on these?" Tyler suggested.
Lan appeared next to the platform his brother was on.
L-L-L-Lan?
Lan sat on the edge of the platform smiling at his brother. Kat frowned and ran into the med bay. Megaman tried to sit up. Lan gently pushed him back down.
"Take it easy." Lan said.
"Kat?" Tyler asked as he saw his eldest granddaughter.
"Something's wrong with daddy." Kat said.
"your dad'll be fine. there was a small accident with the EGs. he's with Megaman right now" he said gently, pointing to the computer screen.
company
Kat smiled softly. She walked over to the computer screen. Megaman tried to wave to her. Lan smiled. Megaman tried again to sit up.
:Just rest aibou...I mean bro.:
Megaman glared
:What? All that means is partner.:
you hung out with Yugi TOO MUCH!
:Actually that's from Yami.:
grrr!
:Yugi calls Yami Mou Hitori No Boku.:
how do YOU know!
:I heard him call him it last time they were here.:
Megaman gave him a confused look before glancing at his niece. Kat smiled at them. Lan just smiled at his daughter and brother unaware how long he'd actually be stuck in cyber-form. Megaman was curious, but kept quiet. Lan finally couldn't take not know.
"Dad, how LONG do you think it'll be!" Lan called out.
"a couple months at least" Tyler sighed.
'Then I'll need a net-op until then.' Lan thought.
'The question is who.' He thought.
Megaman had an idea but wasn't sure enough to say. Lan looked at his hikari.
:What's up, bro:
Jera
:Good idea.:
"Dad, I'm gonna need a net-op until you're done." Lan said.
"have any one in mind?" Tyler asked.
"Jera." Lan said.
Tyler smiled, but was curious who thought of Jera being a net-op. Lan made a gesture towards Megaman knowing what his dad was wondering.
snitch!
:He probably would've figured it out anyway. He is a sciencetist.:
Tyler chuckled it always amused him when they had their spats. Lan smiled at his dad.
"so, do you want to go and ask or should I call?" Tyler asked with a grin.
"Last time I checked he was in the waiting room." Lan said.
"I'll get him." Kat said.
Tyler nodded. Kat ran into the waiting room.
"Kat? What is it?" Jera asked when he saw his niece run in.
"There was an accident with the EGs." Kat said.
"Is your dad alright?" Jera asked.
Kat nods.
"He'sfinebuttheEGsweredamagedandgrandpahastofixthemandhesaidit'lltakeacouplemonthsanddad'sstuckinhiscyberformtilthen." Kat blurted out in one breath.
"WHOA! KAT! Calm down! I didn't catch all that." Jera said.
"He's fine but the EGs were damaged and grandpa has to fix them and he said it'll take a couple months and dad's stuck in his cyber form till then." Kat said.
"meaning he'd need a PET and net-op, right?" Jera asked.
Kat nods.
"who'd they want?" Jera asked, not knowing that HE was his brothers' choice.
Kat pointed at Jera. Yugi was laying there on his hospital bed glaring in annoyance at the heart monitor.
'This things driving me nuts.' Yugi thought in annoyance.
'I wish that stupid thing would stop beeping already!'
The extreme annoyance caused his shadow magic to flare for a moment blowing out all the glass in the hospital. Destiny screamed in her uncles arms.
"ME?" Jera gasped out.
Yugi? calm down-
"it's okay destiny...it's alright" yami cooed, trying to calm his niece.
There were cries of shock heard in the hospital. The explosion included heart monitors.
was that REALLY necessary!-
/I didn't mean it./
Yugi was trying to rub something out of his eyes.
you know the damage shadow powers cause, plus you went and scared destiny with that stunt.-
/And I think I got glass in my eyes./
I'll be there soon-
It took only minutes for yami to return to Yugi's room. he left his niece with her mother. Yugi was still trying to get the glass out.
"stop doing that, I'll get a doctor" yami said sternly.
Yugi nods. Yami looked to see Dr. Luka Kovac coming their way.
Luka started to walk past on his rounds.
"Excuse me?" yami asked when he saw him.
Luka looked at Yami.
"Yes, what is it?" Luka asked.
"My brother's got something in his eye, could you take a look?" Yami asked.
Luka nodded and walked into Yugi's room and flashed that little light in Yugi's eyes. Yami stayed by the door, hoping Yugi wouldn't lose his temper. Luka sighed and walked over to Yami.
"yes?" Yami asked.
"There's glass in his eyes, it's dangerously close to the cornea, so they might operate, but..." Luka started.
Kat nodded at her uncle.
"go on" he said, glaring at Yugi.
"whose idea was that?" asked Jera.
"Not telling." Kat said.
"If they operate it might not do any good." Luka said.
"I see" he said sadly.
/Yami.../
yes?-
/He's say it could blind me if they operate./
-I know-
/I can barely see as it is...and it hurts./
"Is there we can do for the pain it's causing?" yami asked.
"Maybe we should bring in a surgioncal consult. They might be able give me some options." Luka said.
"it wouldn't hurt to ask, right?" yami said.
Luka shook his head.
"No, it wouldn't." Luka said.
MEANWHILE AT SCILABS ONE OR TWO FLOORS DOWN FROM TYLER'S LAB
Lan's body lay there without his mind and soul in his body to control the shadow magic swirled around them and all of Scilabs suddenly went dark though it wasn't a power outage the light stopped working.
w-what was that?
Dex and the others happened to be heading for Scilabs when a black dome appeared around the main building. Lan cursed under his breath.
l-Lan?
Dex tried to get in but, got blasted back a few feet when he touched the doom.
"Dex!" Yai and Tori yelled.
Dex groaned in pain sitting up.
"you okay?" Tori asked.
"I'm fine, but, that hurt." Dex said.
Lan clinched his fist and slowly stood.
l-Lan?
Black energy crackled around him.
'oh no, shadow magic' Megaman thought.
Lan spread both arms out.
"Shadow Realm D Area!" He exclaimed clapping his hands above his head and the black energy foomed from him and then pink energy started to crackle in the doom.
The waiting room was full of shadow creatures. Megaman wished he could help, being Lan's OTHER HALF! A hole had also formed to allow the gang entrance. Luka went to call in a surgeon.
"C'MON GUYS!" yelled Tori as he saw the hole.
The shadow creatures were attacking everyone, and one lunched at Virgil and another at Kitty. Dex ran through the hole. Megaman willed for the safety of his youngest niece and nephew. Kat summon two monsters to protect them. Lan appeared behind Tyler in shadow mode. Talla wished she could help protect her little cousins.
"Lan?" he asked in shock.
Lan nodded. Scilabs was full of shadow creatures. When the gang first came in they were attack by a Kuribo. So Lan was majorly out numbered. The others had no idea how to fight these creatures.
damn, I wish I had my strength back!
Lan ran towards the entrance he made and used shadow buster on the Kuribo that was attacking Dex, Yai and Tori.
"Lan?" they said unison.
Lan nodded.
"You can jack your navis in this is a D area." Lan said.
"JACK-IN! GLYDE, GUTS AND ICEMAN! POWER-UP!" they cried out together.
"You fight these guys like a viruses." Lan said.
"They sure DON'T look like ANY virus that we've come across." Iceman remarked.
"They're from a place called the shadow realm." Lan said.
"trust him guys! HE'S TELLING THE TRUTH!" Megaman called out.
"Let's go, my family is in danger." Lan said.
They nodded and followed. Lan ran a long blasting shadow creatures as he did sometimes missing one or two.
"so, Lan? does Megaman know of anything about this?" Yai yelled as they ran.
"The shadow realm?" Lan asked.
she nodded, looking up.
"Yep, he knows." Lan said.
/Yami, I'd rather be blind without pain, then mostly blind with pain./
aibou?-
/I'm serious, I rather have the surgery then live with the pain./
I hoped you'd go along with it-
Luka lead the surgeon to Yugi's room.
"so, Kovac? who's your new case?" asked a sarcastic voice.
"You remember when all the glass blew out a few minutes ago?" Luka asked.
Rocket nodded.
"Well, his heart monitor sorta exploded and well." Luka started.
"how d-?" Ramono tried to ask.
"I don't know...all I know is when I came in to check on him the glass on the heart monitor was blown out as well." Luka said.
"anyone with him?" he asked.
"His twin brother came to get me." Luka said.
Ramono nodded again. Luka lead him over to Yugi. yami noticed them.
aibou? they're here-
/Good./
"Check out his eyes." Luka said.
Ramono did a double-take as he went over to examine Yugi. yami HOPED his light would keep his cool. Yugi managed to keep his cool.
"What do you think?" Luka asked.
"hmm, seems the only way..." rocket replied, hinting that Luka was right about an operation.
Luka nodded. yami looked on, wondering how Téa's take the news of Yugi needing eye surgery.
"I don't think he can sign the consent papers." Luka said gesturing towards Yugi.
want me to?-
/Yeah./
"I'll sign the consent forms" yami piped.
Luka handed the forms to Yami. he quickly filled them out. Luka took the papers when Yami was done.
"we best get started soon as possible" Ramono remarked.
"We can start now, well as soon as he's out anyway." Luka said.
Ramono nodded.
"Best take him up." Luka said.
Ramono nodded as he went for a wheelchair to take Yugi to the OR. The two moved Yugi to the wheelchair. yami wanted to go too, but remembered of a certain baby girl. Tea had managed to calm the baby.
"she's not gonna believe this" yami whispered
Lan got leapt on and pinned by a Silver Fang. It growled and bared it's teeth looking about ready bite Lan's head off. Megaman willed all his strength to race to Lan's side. and fired with his Mega Buster hitting the Silver Fang. Lan was breathing heavily and smiled at his hikari getting up.
b-bro? you okay?
Lan nodded.
:But, you should be resting.:
couldn't let you get deleted
Lan smiled.
:Thanks for the help.:
Megaman fell to his knees, noticing their friends. Lan ran to help his hikari.
I-im fine
Lan helped him up. Megaman felt like his knees would give from under him.
"You shouldn't even be up." Lan said worried for his hikari.
Megaman glared, he wasn't going to let viruses take out his other half...NOT IF HE COULD HELP IT!
"You can barely stand." Lan said his voice and face etched with deep concern.
their friends wondered what was going on.
they're watching
"You just gave some data to create your twins so you need to rest." Lan said.
Megaman weakly glanced over, knowing their friends were unaware that the hikari family had grown by four.
"We need to move fast there are more shadow creators in the waiting room." Lan said to the group.
they nodded. Megaman got back up when he thought of Kat being in danger.
"Think you can manage?" Lan asked.
Megaman
nodded, he would NOT ALLOW any harm to come to Kat...he rather be
deleted first. Lan nodded and started to run towards where the
waiting room was. Megaman and the
others followed, hitting shadow-viruses along the way. Some
of them would be taken out by Lan's shadow buster. And others with
Megaman's mega-buster. Lan ran into the waiting room and started on
them. But, he saw a summoned skull about to attack Bri who was
holding the twin Lan rushed forward pushing her outta the way and
took the hit. He was engulfed by the electricity and screamed in pain
and collapsed still awake but unable to move. Several shadow-viruses
surrounded Lan. Destiny cooed in her mom's arms. Megaman launched a
barrage of shots when he saw his brother out-numbered. yami came in a
with somber look on his face. Tea looked at Yami.
:I-I-I
c-c-can't...: Lan started through the link in pain.
"hey tea" he said as he looked at destiny
"What's up?" Tea asked knowing something was wrong.
LAN!
Megaman willed his remaining strength to get to his brother.
"were you wondering about that?" yami asked, pointing to the shattered glass.
Tea nodded.
:M-M-Megaman, I-I-I c-c-can't m-move.:
"Yugi got mad at the heart-monitor, his shadow-powers flared up taking out every bit of glass in this place" yami explained.
I'M COMING!
"I see." Tea said, wondering why he was telling her this.
"some got in his eyes, he'll need surgery to hopefully remove it" yami continued
"When?" Tea asked.
Lan laid there on floor motionless.
"they just took him a short time ago" yami said.
Lan? can you hear me?
Megaman moved closer to him.
:I can hear you, I just can't move./
Megaman sighed as he fought his way to his brother.
"Daddy!" Kat exclaimed.
Yugi was in the OR and out.
"K-KAT! G-GET OUTTA HERE!" Megaman shouted as he felt drained again.
Yami wondered how the procedure went, but felt something else was VERY WRONG. Kat shook her head.
"Not without you and daddy." Kat said.
'why must she be SO stubborn!' Megaman thought as he tried to blast another shadow-virus.
Kat summon a duel monster and her and Megaman cleared the way for someone to get to Lan. Tori and Dex saw this and ran to get Lan out of harm's way.
:What's wrong with me, I wonder. I mean. I can't move or talk.:
your mind and body are separated, due to the damage done to the EGs
Megaman groaned.
:But, I was able to move and talk a second ago until I took the Summoned Skulls over there's attack to protect mom and the twins. I wish I could help.:
I-I know
:We need Yami. The pharaoh could send the shadow realm away.:
y-y-you're r-right. b-but how?
:Maybe Glide, can go to Domino and tell him what's going on.:
Megaman squinted his eyes in exhaustion, looking to their friend.
:Hurry, if any one passes out in this place there soul would be torn to shreds and I doubt the babies' souls will survive very long in here anyway.: He said sadly through the link.
"G-GLIDE! WE NEED YOU TO GO TO DOMINO TO GET HELP!" Megaman shouted as loud as he could before he fell to his hands and knees.
:Bro:
"on it!" Glide called looking to Yai.
so tired!
"Go, and hurry." Yai said.
:Just stay awake. Please, bro. If you don't you know what will happen me.:
Megaman groaned again as he opened a mental channel, hoping to reach their fellow Yami/Hikari.
'YUGI, YAMI! WE NEED HELP! PLEASE, HEAR ME! PLEASE!' he screamed in thought
Megaman gasped, hoping he was heard, not knowing how long they'd last he prayed his message reached his fellow light as he tried to attack again. Yugi's slowly woke up.
/Yami, did you hear that/
-I did...we're needed.-
/But, they won't let me leave I just had a heart attack and eye surgery. Go on Yami./
Yami nodded as he was transported, sensing the shadow powers threatening his fellow dark's loved ones.
b-bro, called yami
:Just don't leave me, bro.: He said worried out of his mind for his hikari.
Megaman sensed the concern of his dark as he tried to keep his strength which was failing.
"CURSE OF DRAGON! COME FORTH!" came a shout as a dragon-like creature launched a attack.
:Thank goodness.:
"Lan! hold on you two!" as yami appeared in front of the blue hikari.
:If only I knew Yami could hear me.:
The pharaoh began chanting which sent the creatures back to the realm of beasts.
great timing!
:Yeah.:
Yami went over to see how to help his friends.
'I wonder how this all happened.' Yami thought.
:I know. Now if Yami could hear I could tell him.:
can he read off a screen?
:Of course he can.:
J-Just asking
:Why:
well You've known him longer than I have!
:What did you have in mind:
well if I-I m right our PET should've recorded the battle
:Dad has it in the lab.:
Yami had noticed weakened condition of the digital hikari. Yami found a computer that was on and began to type.
(what happened?)
see that?
:Megaman, maybe that electric attack did damage to my program.:
maybe. as if we didn't enough to worry over
:Yeah, it should only take a few minutes to fix, and I think my body was the cause of this.:
told ya
Yami smirked at the two.
:I mean the shadow creatures and the shadow realm. That damned summoned skull paralyzed me.:
HE'S GETTING A KICK OUTTA THIS!
'wonder who'll tell first?' Yami thought
:Well, at least that makes it obvesious he can hear us.:
I SO WANNA POUND HIM!
Yami grinned, knowing Megaman was mad.
Yami, there was an accident with the EGs.+
Well, the part that connects my body and mind when I'm in this form was damaged and since my body is soulless and mindless right now it lost control of the shadow magic.+
#I understand but...#
Megaman's thoughts turned to his wife and children as he watched the exchange.
What is it+
#your brother doesn't look well#
Dad used some of there data to create twins. My mom over there is holding mine.+
#ah, two more teams to the family name. eh?#
Yeah.+
Megaman gritted his teeth.
#doesn't like me, does he?#
He's just a bit mad about the fact that he thought you were listening in on us a minute ago.+
#me?#
Yeah.+
YEAH! YOU!
:Why are you yelling at me:
Megaman pointed at yami shakily.
#what'd he say?#
YEAH! YOH! And he gave me a headache.+
Yami shook his head with a grin.
#doesn't mean it, you know?#
I know.+
#betting he's also worried for his family#
A summoned skull was gonna attack my mom while she was holding the twin and I...+
#you got hit by a summoned skull? no wonder you were paralyzed!#
Yeah, but I had to protect them.+
#I'm not questioning that! and you were confusing Téa before#
\ha!\
'did I just-? no I couldn't have' yami thought to himself.
Yami shook his head of the notion.
\what's the matter? scared? I swear if I had my strength back-!\
Well, Yami, you hear me so why not...+
#I know but...#
:Be nice. He came all this way to help us.:
grrr!
#glad Yugi didn't come#
Something wrong? He didn't have another heart attack did he+ Lan asked with deep concern for his friend.
#well...he had to have eye surgery#
Why+
#He got irate with a piece of equipment in his room causing his powers to flare and ended up destroying every bit of glass at the hospital...some got in his eye#
That's unusual...for him to loss his temper like that I mean.+
#I know...scared destiny pretty good#
Poor thing.+
MEANWHILE IN DOMINO
Tea asked if she could see Yugi. Luka lead Tea into recovery.
"It'll take a couple weeks before his eyes heal enough to take off the bandages." Luka said.
"OK." Tea said.
Luka left.
"Tea, can I ask you a question?" Yugi asked.
"yes?" she said.
"I love you so much..." Yugi started.
"yugi.." she said.
"Will you make me the happiest man in the world...will you marry me?" Yugi asked.
"YES!" she said, believing this day would NEVER come.
Téa leaned over and kissed him. Yugi kissed her back.
BACK IN DENTECH
whoa!
:You OK:
giggled+
you're NOT gonna believe me
:Yugi popped the question:
#what?#
how d-?
Your light just popped the question.+
#about time! took him long ENOUGH!#
didn't answer my question.
I know.+
:Sensed Tea's happeist.:
there's times i HATE the MINDLINK!
:The connection goes a long way back.:
there's times i HATE the MINDLINK!
:The connection goes a long way back.:
#annoyed, is he?#
Yeah, remember the day you first duel you had against Kaiba before Duelist Kingdom+
#what of it?#
I was just telling him how I knew Yugi popped the question.+
#huh?#
I sensed Tea and Yugi were really happy.+
blabbermouth, bro
#he's getting worked up!#
:Only you, Yugi and Yami can hear me right now anyway.:
A bit.+
WELL you ARE! Even as a kid!
:I know.:
#still think he acting like this because of his wife#
How so+
