Chapter 2
By Hikari Tsuki ChiDisclaimer- I don't own Sailor Moon or Yu-Gi-Oh!
Note-Sorry it's been a while since I updated. I had to get chapter 1 for a future story, Ken no Shimai, out of my head before I updated.
9-3-06: nothing new to add, only stuff taken out.
Chapter 2Once they reached the museum, the gang went off to different exhibits. Yugi dragging Joey and Tristan off to the game exhibit that Serena mentioned, Tea went to some exhibit that no one caught the name of, and Serena went to see if they had updated the Egypt exhibit since the last time she had been here when she was thirteen.
Serena wandered through the exhibit, glancing around since they hadn't updated. She had been drawn to Egypt for as long as she remembered, but it had only grew when Yugi and her had found what Grandpa had meant to be deathbed gifts.
He got a gold puzzle in a box and was dared to solve it. She had received a crystal that was presumed to be the puzzle's final shape.
It had puzzled her since day 1, since it seemed to reflect the light, even when there was no light source. It also seemed to emit a ki that she could feel, faint as it was. The puzzle was also a mystery, since if it was solid gold, as pure as whoever made it could get, it should have at least some scratches, but it didn't.
And ever since she became Sailor Moon, Serena detected a magical aura, the same aura, now that she thought about it, clinging to the Millennium Puzzle. No, she thought. Not the same. Darker. Stronger. Deadlier.
Being wrapped up in her thoughts, she failed to notice the Arab man in Arab dress walking towards her. Bumping into him, Serena was startled from her thoughts. "Ah! Gomen nasai." She said, bowing in apology.
Straightening, something in his eyes unnerved her. But before she could even move to leave, the man raised an ankh-shaped key to her forehead and turned it.
Shaadi had noticed this girl ever since she had entered the museum with Yugi and his friends. She reeked of Shadow magick, bearing the only Item that no one was ever to know about, the one buried with the Puzzle in the Pharaoh's false tomb. Deciding to investigate, he entered her mind.
Like in Yugi's mind, the girl bore two soulrooms. The one with the open door was scattered with books and weapons of all kinds. Though the pieces of a shattered clay mask lie in the doorway, he paid them and the room no more then a mere glance. Instead, he turned his attention to the other door.
Once Shaadi's full attention was on that door, it swung open with a metallic creak. Behind it in the center of the room stood a girl. A girl that he recognized fully, but whom he knew would not remember him.
"Why have you entered here?" she asked.
Shaadi walked in slowly. "Darkness threatens the world and wishes to use the makaoa-kha-renput to destroy it."
She narrowed her eyes. "That does not answer my question."
Shaadi replied, "I entered by way of the Millennium Ankh. I entered here in order to rule out this Item as the source."
"Only seven were created. This crystal was not one of them. You know it, and I know it."
"How do you know that this crystal is not one of the seven?"
"This is older. Darker. And far more deadlier than the seven could ever be combined." There was a dark gleam in her eyes. "One is not trapped in here for as long as one can remember and does not listen to what the Shadows say about the Items and this crystal."
Oh what a far cry you are from the innocent girl who fought better than all the guards combined and was the Pharaoh's only queen and royal wife… Shaadi thought, tingled with sadness his face did not show. "How do I know that you did not search the mind of your host to learn what you say the Shadows told you?" he challenged.
"Aside from the fact that I would only wish the invasion of a mind upon my worst enemy, she only knows what little the books say, and no one has let her into the big secret." Countered the girl, who could be tentatively identified as the Pharaoh's wife.
"Then let me search your mind in order to prove what you say," he replied.
With a blink of an eye, the room changed…and became a labyrinth. "Still think you can find something?" she challenged.
"Is this your call to a Game of Darkness?"
"If that is what you want it to be." Smirking, she disappeared.
Slowly, Shaadi began his explorations. After all, who knew how many of those rooms existed? Clearly, her memories, despite being in a crystal, were not 'crystal clear', as they say. After almost being flatten by a stone weight in one room, Shaadi thought, Her memories should have survived in far better condition's than the Pharaoh's, and to some degree they have, but overall they have not. What could have caused it; her link with the Pharaoh…or the crystal's magick itself?
A voice called out, "Who are you?"
Turning, Shaadi saw the girl who was the vessel to this mysterious spirit.
"My name is unimportant, but I am a guardian of Balance, and right now that Balance is tipped towards Chaos."
Muttering something that sounded vaguely like 'when hasn't it', the girl said, somewhat sarcastically, "My name is Serena, and before today, I had never realized there was another battle against Chaos going on."
Before he could ask just what he meant by 'another battle', a doorway he hadn't noticed creaked open.
As he headed towards it, Serena asked, "You sure that's such a good idea?"
He ignored her as he walked through the door. Sighing, Serena followed…
…Only to wind up right back in the museum, Shaadi holding the Ankh to Serena's forehead. Frowning, he removed it. "Can I have an explanation? NOW?" asked Serena, tapping her foot and crossing her arms.
"5,000 years ago seven Items were created in order to summon the Shadows. Games involving monsters from the realm where the Shadows dwelled became common, but the Shadows grew out of control, until a brave Pharaoh sacrificed himself in order to seal them away. But the darkness that caused the Shadows to grow out of control in the first place is returning," he explained.
"You said seven Items were created…but my crystal isn't one of the Seven, is it?"
"No. Its origins are unknown." He stared at her. "I don't know how or why the Millennium Crystal came into your hands, but the darkness that is after the Pharaoh will also be coming after you as well."
And then he was gone. Serena blinked, not sure what to expect now. She lifted the crystal off her chest and held it in front of her face. It glowed faintly. Here goes nothing… "Well…uh…hi." Great, if this isn't cracking up, than I don't know what is.
'You're not cracking up. I assure you.'
Serena jumped at the voice. In front of her there was a girl, wearing the same clothes as her, but somehow managing to come off as a touch more dangerous than Serena could manage normally. She would look like any other girl if she wasn't see-through. She cocked her head to one side and asked, "I thought we would wind up looking alike."
"Well… I don't want to get confused with my cousin Yugi. What's your name?"
She looked slightly uncomfortable. "I don't know."
"Well, how 'bout Yama? "
"…okay…"
"I better go look for Yugi and his friends, it's getting close to dinner time. We'll talk more tonight, okay?"
The new dubbed Yama disappeared back into the crystal. Serena wandered over to the games display Yugi, Joey, and Tristan said they were going to see. When she got there, Tea was already there, and Yugi asked, "Was there anything new?"
She answered back, "Nope, nothing new at all."
"Is it just me, or are we the only ones in the museum?"
"You're right, I haven't seen anyone around today either."
Once these words had left Tristan's mouth, a dark mist filled the room. Soon they were no longer in the museum, but in another dimension. Yugi looked around the place, clearly nervous. Serena also looked around, but with the air of searching out an enemy, trying the predicate the first movement. Every one else just looked scared. From their right, a man appeared out of nowhere. He looked just like Kagato from the first Tenchi Muyo series. "Welcome to my lair."
Serena asked, "What kind of villain takes the good guys to his lair before they've even fought?"
"My name is Osiris." He continued, acting like he hadn't heard her.
"What do you want with us?" asked Yugi, who was looking a bit more dangerous than before.He chuckled. "What do you think I'm after? It's obvious what I'm after."
Yugi said, "You'll never have the puzzle."
"Foolish boy. It's not just the puzzle I'm after. I'm after something of far greater value, but with more power when used with the puzzle. A crystal that holds more power than that of the Pharaoh."
"What crystal is this?" questioned Serena, fearing that this 'Osiris' knew she held the Millennium Crystal AND the Silver Crystal.
"The crystal I'm after is that of moonlight, for if I find it, it will lead me to far greater power, the power that the soldiers of legend possess. With that ultimate power of the Great Three, I could control the universe."
Serena asked, " Why are you telling us this?"
Osiris smirked, the kind that is full arrogance. "Because I know you won't be able to stop me."
With that last statement, they were back in the museum, Osiris nowhere in sight. Completely and thoroughly confused by the entire event, they all went their separate ways. Serena was unusually quiet over dinner, her eyes glazed over in thought, or what it seems like to Grandpa and Yugi. She was actually talking to Yama, discussing the thoroughly confusing and weird event. Yama wanted to help in the future battles they knew would come, but she couldn't have a solid body without taking over Serena's body. 'Don't worry about it Yama, I have an idea. Just wait.'
After dinner, Yugi headed to his room. Once he had closed the door, Yami came out in spirit form. "What was that all about?"
"I don't know. What's he mean by the Great Three? Are they Duel Monsters?"
"I'm not sure, but this probably won't be the last time that we see this person."
End of Chapter 2
Note- What do you think? I've had mid-terms all last week, and my homeroom teacher DID NOT help at all with my five-month headache, that ends the moment I leave her sight at gradation. Also, it doesn't help that I have ideas for the SEQUELS to this story, so by the time I actually reach those stories, than they should be good. See ya at the next chapter!