The creature was frozen in mid air, it's arms stretched out above its head
ending in razor sharp spikes. A golden eye shape was now on the area that
could pass for the creatures forehead.
"Are you alright miss?" A deep familiar voice called from behind her.
Turning she saw Yugi, only it wasn't Yugi. This person was wearing a regal looking cloak and ornate golden trinkets adorned his form, the same golden 'eye' was glowing on his forehead, pulsing slightly as though emitting an unseen energy.
"Y... yes, But Robert he!" Sammantha started and turned back to look in the direction she had come from only to see a wall where the entrance had been.
"He's fine, as will you be once the darkness is purged from you. I'm sorry that you had to be involved in this particular game, but I shall do my very best to help you, please look at the creature again and focus your will on what you most want the creature to do." 'Yugi' said forcefully, yet kindly.
Looking at the creature she began to think of the only thing she wanted it to do, vanish forever. She closed her eyes and poured every ounce of her will power into that one thought, so focused was she that she never noticed 'Yugi' placing his hand upon her back. Nor did she hear him utter ancient sounding words.
Her eyes snapped open once the screaming had started the dark creature began to writhe in pain, its form shifting shapes rapidly, lashing out violently it struck the image of the Dragon in the Sun, only to be blasted with a brilliant golden energy, the light was so bright Sammantha shielded her eyes from it.
When she looked again the creature was gone, not a trace of it remained.
"What? Where'd it?" She was looking around quickly, expecting the dark beast to leap out of the shadows at her, when her eyes rested upon the image of the Dragon in the Sun however she understood, the image had changed. No longer was the great Dragon coiled tightly inside of the sun, it was forming a bridge between the sun and the land below, it's red ruby eyes now glowing fiercely.
"The beast has awoken the great one." 'Yugi' said, awe in his voice.
Turning towards Sammantha he smiled slightly, weakness showing in his face, as though he'd done far more than he should have.
"The darkness is purged, but what's left of my power will soon fade. Return to your world child, but beware. Amun Ra has returned to the world and seeks a master." 'Yugi' faded away leaving Sammantha alone in the dark chamber, a faint roar could be heard all around her shaking the room slightly.
A bright golden light shone in her eyes, bright as the sun, a warm golden light.
Rest Zone Three
The bright light shone in Sammanthas eyes as she opened them. As her eyes focused she found the source of the light, the curtains were open slightly and the sun was shinning right on her face. Her black hair was matted to her brow with sweat she recalled the dream, it had been so vivid. So real.
'ROBERT!!!' She quickly turned to his side of the bed. He was gone.
"ROBERT!? ROBERT!?" She started to scream as she leapt out of bed, hysteria gripping her mind.
'What if it wasn't a dream? Where is he?' She began searching the bedroom in a flurry.
"Whoa, Sam what's wrong?" Robert rushed into the room, his flour covered face showing concern.
"ROBERT?" She ran over to him and leapt into his arms, hugging him tightly, as though she were afraid he might slip away.
"Sam, it's okay I'm here, I'm not going anywhere without you." His bright green eyes looked into her crystal blue eyes, he reached up and gently wiped away the tear under her left eye and kissed her on the forehead.
"I had the most awful dream." Sammantha started. "We were having a Picnic." She paused to wipe her nose with a tissue from the bedside table.
"Oh come on, I know I'm not the best cook in the world but I'm not nightmare material." Robert said, smiling at her.
She laughed slightly, her nose still red and her eyes still puffy from crying. "Come on, Breakfast is almost done. I was going to bring it to you in bed but I guess we can just eat in the breakfast nook in the Sun light." Robert took her hand and lead her out of the room.
Mythos Castle
"Magic Cylinders! your attack is turned back on your own life points!" Panik declared as he laughed maniacally.
"Not quite Panik, remember the card I placed before I attacked?"
Paniks laughter abated and a sobering look came over his features.
"Since the cylinders effect turned my attack back on me, I'll return the favor with this card, Barrel Behind The Door!" A golden revolver appeared on the field absorbing the returning blast of energy and aiming itself directly at Panik.
The hammer drew back and slammed forward.
Panik: 0000
Ryu: 5500
"You lose Panik. And as my prize I claim your Magic Cylinder!" Ryu called as his Duel Disc shut down, the readout showing eight Star Points had been added, bringing his total to ten.
Ryu slipped his new card into his deck and noticed a bright light shinning into the castles courtyard.
"Wow, Sunrise. Finished just in time." Ryu smiled and the courtyard was filled with the beautiful golden light.
"That was a very impressive Duel." Yugi said as Ryu walked towards them, Stepping out of the Sun light.
"Yeah, you smoked that freak." Joey said enthusiastically.
"Thanks guys, Hey aren't you Yugi Muto, the world Champion?" Ryu was eyeing Yugi questioningly.
"Yes, I am. But with players like you in this tournament I feel my work is really going to be cut out for me to keep that title." Yugi replied smiling.
"Do you recognize me?" Joey asked puffing out his chest and sticking out his hand forming a 'V' with his index and middle finger.
"No, sorry not really." Ryu replied and Joey facefaulted.
"I'm Joey Wheeler! Second best Duelist in the world!" Joey was fuming slightly.
"Calm down Joey, just because he doesn't know what you look like doesn't mean he hasn't heard your name." Yugi quickly said, trying to calm down his friend.
He turned slightly towards Ryu and winked.
"Oh! Yeah, Of course I've heard of you Joey! I just didn't know what you looked like. Sorry." Ryu said, playing along with Yugi.
"Oh, well in that case okay then. It's a pleasure to meetcha!" Joey offered his hand to shake and Ryu happily accepted.
"So, where are you headed to now?" Yugi asked Ryu as the three of them headed out of the castle.
"I was going to head over to the Rainforest and meet up with my friend Robert. I wanted to pay him back for helping me out after the Tourney started yesterday." Ryu answered.
"You know Robert huh?" Joey asked, rubbing his goatee as though he were in deep thought.
"Mind if we come with you? I want to challenge that guy, those dragons are gonna be sweet in my deck!" Joey said, a dreamy look on his face as he pictured his Red Eyes Black Dragon flanked by two Blue Eyes White Dragons in a Duel.
"I don't mind at all, but if you think you can beat Robert you should think again. He took Weevil underwood apart in his first Duel on the island." Ryu said as the three of them waited for the tram to the eastern coastal trail.
"I whupped Weevil in Battle City, Robert didn't do nothin' I haven't." Joey boasted.
"He only lost one hundred Life Points the entire match." Ryu said, remembering the Duel.
"Only one hundred?" Yugi exclaimed as he took his seat on the tram.
"Joey, maybe you should rethink this. You've already got ten Star Points you're halfway to the finals." Yugi cautioned his friend.
But Joey was already planning what he'd do with the two Blue Eyes cards.
"Are you alright miss?" A deep familiar voice called from behind her.
Turning she saw Yugi, only it wasn't Yugi. This person was wearing a regal looking cloak and ornate golden trinkets adorned his form, the same golden 'eye' was glowing on his forehead, pulsing slightly as though emitting an unseen energy.
"Y... yes, But Robert he!" Sammantha started and turned back to look in the direction she had come from only to see a wall where the entrance had been.
"He's fine, as will you be once the darkness is purged from you. I'm sorry that you had to be involved in this particular game, but I shall do my very best to help you, please look at the creature again and focus your will on what you most want the creature to do." 'Yugi' said forcefully, yet kindly.
Looking at the creature she began to think of the only thing she wanted it to do, vanish forever. She closed her eyes and poured every ounce of her will power into that one thought, so focused was she that she never noticed 'Yugi' placing his hand upon her back. Nor did she hear him utter ancient sounding words.
Her eyes snapped open once the screaming had started the dark creature began to writhe in pain, its form shifting shapes rapidly, lashing out violently it struck the image of the Dragon in the Sun, only to be blasted with a brilliant golden energy, the light was so bright Sammantha shielded her eyes from it.
When she looked again the creature was gone, not a trace of it remained.
"What? Where'd it?" She was looking around quickly, expecting the dark beast to leap out of the shadows at her, when her eyes rested upon the image of the Dragon in the Sun however she understood, the image had changed. No longer was the great Dragon coiled tightly inside of the sun, it was forming a bridge between the sun and the land below, it's red ruby eyes now glowing fiercely.
"The beast has awoken the great one." 'Yugi' said, awe in his voice.
Turning towards Sammantha he smiled slightly, weakness showing in his face, as though he'd done far more than he should have.
"The darkness is purged, but what's left of my power will soon fade. Return to your world child, but beware. Amun Ra has returned to the world and seeks a master." 'Yugi' faded away leaving Sammantha alone in the dark chamber, a faint roar could be heard all around her shaking the room slightly.
A bright golden light shone in her eyes, bright as the sun, a warm golden light.
Rest Zone Three
The bright light shone in Sammanthas eyes as she opened them. As her eyes focused she found the source of the light, the curtains were open slightly and the sun was shinning right on her face. Her black hair was matted to her brow with sweat she recalled the dream, it had been so vivid. So real.
'ROBERT!!!' She quickly turned to his side of the bed. He was gone.
"ROBERT!? ROBERT!?" She started to scream as she leapt out of bed, hysteria gripping her mind.
'What if it wasn't a dream? Where is he?' She began searching the bedroom in a flurry.
"Whoa, Sam what's wrong?" Robert rushed into the room, his flour covered face showing concern.
"ROBERT?" She ran over to him and leapt into his arms, hugging him tightly, as though she were afraid he might slip away.
"Sam, it's okay I'm here, I'm not going anywhere without you." His bright green eyes looked into her crystal blue eyes, he reached up and gently wiped away the tear under her left eye and kissed her on the forehead.
"I had the most awful dream." Sammantha started. "We were having a Picnic." She paused to wipe her nose with a tissue from the bedside table.
"Oh come on, I know I'm not the best cook in the world but I'm not nightmare material." Robert said, smiling at her.
She laughed slightly, her nose still red and her eyes still puffy from crying. "Come on, Breakfast is almost done. I was going to bring it to you in bed but I guess we can just eat in the breakfast nook in the Sun light." Robert took her hand and lead her out of the room.
Mythos Castle
"Magic Cylinders! your attack is turned back on your own life points!" Panik declared as he laughed maniacally.
"Not quite Panik, remember the card I placed before I attacked?"
Paniks laughter abated and a sobering look came over his features.
"Since the cylinders effect turned my attack back on me, I'll return the favor with this card, Barrel Behind The Door!" A golden revolver appeared on the field absorbing the returning blast of energy and aiming itself directly at Panik.
The hammer drew back and slammed forward.
Panik: 0000
Ryu: 5500
"You lose Panik. And as my prize I claim your Magic Cylinder!" Ryu called as his Duel Disc shut down, the readout showing eight Star Points had been added, bringing his total to ten.
Ryu slipped his new card into his deck and noticed a bright light shinning into the castles courtyard.
"Wow, Sunrise. Finished just in time." Ryu smiled and the courtyard was filled with the beautiful golden light.
"That was a very impressive Duel." Yugi said as Ryu walked towards them, Stepping out of the Sun light.
"Yeah, you smoked that freak." Joey said enthusiastically.
"Thanks guys, Hey aren't you Yugi Muto, the world Champion?" Ryu was eyeing Yugi questioningly.
"Yes, I am. But with players like you in this tournament I feel my work is really going to be cut out for me to keep that title." Yugi replied smiling.
"Do you recognize me?" Joey asked puffing out his chest and sticking out his hand forming a 'V' with his index and middle finger.
"No, sorry not really." Ryu replied and Joey facefaulted.
"I'm Joey Wheeler! Second best Duelist in the world!" Joey was fuming slightly.
"Calm down Joey, just because he doesn't know what you look like doesn't mean he hasn't heard your name." Yugi quickly said, trying to calm down his friend.
He turned slightly towards Ryu and winked.
"Oh! Yeah, Of course I've heard of you Joey! I just didn't know what you looked like. Sorry." Ryu said, playing along with Yugi.
"Oh, well in that case okay then. It's a pleasure to meetcha!" Joey offered his hand to shake and Ryu happily accepted.
"So, where are you headed to now?" Yugi asked Ryu as the three of them headed out of the castle.
"I was going to head over to the Rainforest and meet up with my friend Robert. I wanted to pay him back for helping me out after the Tourney started yesterday." Ryu answered.
"You know Robert huh?" Joey asked, rubbing his goatee as though he were in deep thought.
"Mind if we come with you? I want to challenge that guy, those dragons are gonna be sweet in my deck!" Joey said, a dreamy look on his face as he pictured his Red Eyes Black Dragon flanked by two Blue Eyes White Dragons in a Duel.
"I don't mind at all, but if you think you can beat Robert you should think again. He took Weevil underwood apart in his first Duel on the island." Ryu said as the three of them waited for the tram to the eastern coastal trail.
"I whupped Weevil in Battle City, Robert didn't do nothin' I haven't." Joey boasted.
"He only lost one hundred Life Points the entire match." Ryu said, remembering the Duel.
"Only one hundred?" Yugi exclaimed as he took his seat on the tram.
"Joey, maybe you should rethink this. You've already got ten Star Points you're halfway to the finals." Yugi cautioned his friend.
But Joey was already planning what he'd do with the two Blue Eyes cards.