TCG: Holy Geez, if I still have any reviewers left in you people, I'll be the luckiest writer in the world! I'M SO SORRY IT TOOK SO LONG! T.T
Yugi: Geez, what happened?
TCG: I've just been so busy. This isn't even a very good chapter…
Yugi: What do you mean "not a very good chapter?" It's a very important chapter!
TCG: Yes, but it took me a while to figure out where I was going with it, and you can tell. But, luckily, I made notes! (TCG holds up notes that she wrote.) Usually, I hate to make them so structured, but this story get's very complicated.
Yugi: Hey, complicated it good!
TCG: I suppose, but I promise, people, it will never, ever take me this long to update again! I feel so bad. .
Yugi: Poor TCG…
TCG: On top of that, fanfiction isn't allowing songs anymore! Since when did it not allow songs!
Yugi: Um…obviously forever…
TCG: But, you guys all know me! I always use songs! They work so well with my story!
Yugi: Yeah, but what are you going to do?
TCG: I'll tell you what I'm going to do! Everyone, go to my profile (click on my penname). There, I'll have a link to a petition, since it doesn't work here for some odd reason. If you have any heart, sign my petition and help me bring music back to Fanfiction!
Yugi: Woot!
TCG: I even don't care if you sign the petition and don't review for this chapter! I just want the music back!
Yugi: Tell everyone you know, send it to everyone you can! TCG means business!
TCG: Yes, I do! So put it in every review on everyone's stories, send it to every email address you own, IM it to every…
Yugi: Ok…I think they get the hint…
TCG: Anyway, I don't own YuGiOh or anything related to it. However, Alexa, Megan, and Emily are all my own creation. So please enjoy, and I swear I'll never take this long to update again!
Alexa sat there, frozen in fear. Even if she hadn't been tied to a tree, she doubted she'd have run. Alexa didn't even scream, she was afraid to make any noise at all.
Yugi…help…me…Alexa thought desperately, unable to make her mouth speak. She couldn't believe her death would be by her most favorite animal.
The orange-and-black striped tiger had to be at least 10 feet long, and that was from looking at a distance. It bore it's fangs as it let out a loud growl. Alexa wasn't sure why, but if she hadn't known better, she'd have guessed it was staring out into space…
A…Alexa? Alexa! Where are you?
Yugi! I-is that you?
Yeah, it is…what's going on? Why are you tied to a tree…?
I have no idea…but where are you? I can't see you from here…and this tiger's about to eat me.
Tiger! What tiger?
What do you mean, 'What Tiger'? How can you not see it? It's right in front of me…
That can't be…I'm right in front of you! I don't see anything…
Alexa's heart skipped a beat. It suddenly struck her what was going on. And it seemed at that moment, the tiger seemed to come back from its daze, and looked right at her. Alexa felt a chill run up her spine.
Alexa…are you thinking, what I'm thinking?
I…I think so, Yugi…
So I'm…!
You're…!
Neither of them could complete the sentence, although they knew very well what the missing words were.
"Yugi…a-are you really…are you really the tiger?" Alexa asked in a trembling voice.
Yugi almost froze, himself, but it was true. He really was the giant animal in front of Alexa.
At first, all they did was stare. Alexa couldn't move, just staring at the face of her best friend-turned-tiger. After quite some time, she broke the silence. "Well…if you are the tiger…cut me loose! These ropes are beginning to hurt…"
Alexa almost regretted saying that as the giant animal began to walk towards her. But with one swipe of a paw, the ropes tying her to the tree were gone. "It really is you, Yugi! Oh, thank goodness! You don't know how frightened I was!"
I don't get it though, why is this happening to me?
"That's a good question…holy geez, you don't think that this island is really cursed, do you?"
I don't know…but at this point, I'd believe anything…
"Well then…um…could you also cut the ropes?"
What are you talking about? I just did…
"No…there's one tying my hands together, too. Whoever tied me up was rather odd…cause they left my legs free…which makes no sense, you know? Oh Yugi, don't use you're claws!" Alexa stopped mid sentence. Out of the corner of her eyes, she could see Yugi once again getting ready to cut the rope, one paw high in the air. "If you cut like that, you'll kill my hands!"
Well…what do you expect me to do? Get a pair of scissors? In case you haven't noticed, we're in the middle of a deserted island and I no longer have thumbs…
"Well…fine, just leave me here. I'll live…somehow…" Alexa said dramatically. She couldn't see Yugi behind her, but he was quiet, like he was thinking. Then, she felt his breath around where her wrists were tied. Then, she heard the sound of rope ripping. "Ok…biting the rope off works too!" Alexa said, realizing what he'd done. She rubbed her wrists, which were chafed from the ropes, and watched as Yugi circled around her again.
Well, I figured, it was either that, or, as you say, I'd 'sit here and look pretty'…
Alexa laughed. "Well, if it makes you feel any better, I like the way you look as a tiger…I mean, it's kinda cool being able to sit next to one and not be attacked."
Yeah, I guess so…but, what if I'm stuck like this? What if I can't change back? Yugi started to panic. What about my millennium puzzle? And everyone else?
"Yugi, calm down…I guarantee you you'll turn back to normal. I will personally see to that…"
Yugi sighed. You're right…at least I won't attack…or will I? Yugi asked sarcastically. Alexa didn't quite get what he meant, as he suddenly jumped towards her. At first, she thought he really was attacking her, but as she thought, he really wasn't. His claws were retracted, and he kept most of his weight off of her, so all it resulted in was playfully knocking her down.
"Yeah, take this!" Alexa said laughing. She slipped out from underneath him, and jumped onto his back. She unintentionally did put all of her weight on him, but it didn't seem to affect him at all. He jumped, causing her to fall off, and they continued to romp around for no apparent reason. Alexa got tired long before Yugi did, and laid on the ground panting. "Ok…you win…I'm too tired…" She said, laughing. Yugi had hardly broke a sweat, that is, if tiger's could break a sweat.
I'm sorry…I didn't mean to get you all dirty…
Alexa just laughed some more. "It's fine…I've got plenty of clothes back in the tent…"
Alright then…as long as you don't mind…
"No, I don't. That was fun!"
Alexa sensed Yugi perking up, and knew that had he been human he would have smiled. Yeah, it was…
"Hey look, the suns coming up!" Alexa said, sitting up and looking at the sky as it began to turn red.
Alexa blinked, and suddenly she found herself back in the tent. She sat up, and next to her she saw Yugi, still asleep. "It must have all been a dream…" She thought.
"What was a dream?" Yugi asked, yawning.
"Oh, I'm sorry! Did I wake you up?" Alexa asked.
"No you didn't…" Yugi said, sitting up.
"Well anyway, I had this weird dream: I was tied to this tree, and in front of me was this…"
"Wait, don't tell me: was it a tiger that turned out to really be me?" Yugi asked.
Alexa's heart sank. So it hadn't been a dream after all…Yugi's expression showed he had wished it were a dream, too…
Alexa's voice dropped to a whisper. "So…what happened? If that wasn't a dream, why aren't you a tiger right now?"
Yugi thought for a moment. "It's possible still it was a dream…maybe one that Jujiti made us dream for some reason…"
"One things' for sure: that islander can't be trusted!"
Yugi nodded. "Here, let's go see if we can find some breakfast…"
…
"Almost…got it…uh...ah! Got it!" Alexa knocked down yet another coconut from the Palm tree. Yugi had grabbed them in the sleeping bag, and he and Alexa had almost filled the whole thing full of coconuts.
Alexa hopped down off the tree. "Well, we'll have to look for other food later, right now; it seems coconuts our appetizer, entrée, and desert…"
Yugi shook his head in amusement. "Help me get these coconuts back to the others, will you?"
"Of course…" They each grabbed an end of the sleeping bag and pulled the 30 or so coconuts they'd found back to where all the tents were.
"Hey everybody, wake up! We've found sustenance!" Alexa yelled loud enough for everyone to hear. And everyone did come, except the Kaiba brothers…
"How da heck are we supposed ta eat Coconut when it's still…a nut?" Joey asked Yugi.
"Erm…I'm sure Alexa has an answer to that. Speaking of which, where did she go."
"I'm back, people!" Alexa had run down to the shore, and had grabbed a whole ton of sharp rocks. "We'll have to use this as all dining utensils and anything that's supposed to be sharp…"
"FOOD!" Joey and Tristan quickly got the idea of smashing the coconut with the rocks and eating the white part of the inside, totally ignoring the coconut milk splashing all over them.
"I don't like coconut…" Megan said, whining.
"Well Megan, tough. In case you haven't noticed, we don't have any other food…" Alexa retorted to her sister, as she grabbed her own coconut.
Emily was there trying to not destroy the coconut, but rather poke a hole in it so she could first drink the coconut milk. But as she went, the whole nut cracked and more of the coconut milk sprayed all over the place. "Alexa…I don't suppose you can cut a hole in this with your rock, could you?"
"Here, give me it…" Alexa said, grabbing the new coconut Emily had grabbed. She took a random pocket knife out of her pocket, selected a knife, and cut a rough hole in the top of the nut. "Here you go…"
"Where'd you get that from?" Yugi asked, pointing to Alexa's pocket knife.
"Oh, I found it once. I figured it'd come in handy…"
"Oh…"
As they ate there lunch/breakfast of coconuts, the sky began to get dark with clouds. Then, it slowly began to rain. As everyone ran to the shelter of there tents, they knew the storm would be pretty bad, as the sky looked a dark gray, and the whole island seemed to have the same shade all around them. Yugi and Alexa made it to there tent right before they heard the first crash of thunder.
"Well…this couldn't get much worse, could it?" Alexa said sarcastically, as she settled down.
"Shh, don't say that…it can always get worse…" Yugi said, laughing.
"Well, in the mean time…if you don't mind, I'm going to draw random things…"
"You can draw?" Yugi asked.
"Eh, sort of…but I figured I enjoy it, and that's all that matters…"
"Yes it is. Well, if you're doing that, I'm going to read a magazine…"
"Dare I ask what kind of magazine?" Alexa asked with a smile, as she got out her sketch book, and dug through her back pack for a pencil.
"Very funny. For your information, it's Duelist Monthly…"
"What, are you figuring out more ways to cream people? You know you're undefeatable…"
"I like to think that, but I wouldn't know…I haven't dueled you yet…"
Alexa looked up from her drawing. "You think I stand a chance against you?"
"You've defeated Pegasus and Bakura…"
"Yeah, but I didn't finish the duel with Pegasus, and if it wasn't for you're god card, Ra, I wouldn't have won against Bakura, either. In both cases, if it wasn't for you, I would have lost and or died…"
Yugi shrugged. "I still think you'd be tough to beat…" he said, as he flipped through his magazine.
They sat there in silence, the only noises being the rain and thunder outside, Alexa's pencil scratching the page, and the sound of Yugi turning the pages. It had been a while, when Yugi noticed out of the corner of his eye Alexa look up at him, and then look back down at her paper. A few seconds later, he saw her do it again.
"Alexa…are you drawing me?" He finally asked as he saw her do it the third time.
Alexa looked as if she'd been out in the dark, sneaking around, and had just been put in the spotlight. "No…I'm not…"
Yugi knew she was lying. "Let me see…"
"No! It's ugly!"
"Oh come on, it'd be better than an artwork of mine…"
"It's not finished, either…"
"So, you are drawing me…" At this point, Yami was there to see what all the commotion was about.
"Wha? No, I'm not! Stop saying I am!"
"Well, if it's not me, let me see what your drawing then…"
"I said no!"
"Come on, Alexa…" Yugi reached over to grab the pad, but Alexa pulled back.
"No, Yugi, it would be an offense to you!"
"No, it would not…"
"Yes, yes it would…"
"Just let me…"
"No!"
"Please?"
"No!"
"JUST LET HIM SEE THE PICTURE ALREADY!" Yami half-consciously took over Yugi and yelled rather loudly at the two quarrelling teens. The argument had started to annoy him. Alexa, scared and shocked at Yami's sudden burst, didn't do or say anything as Yami took the drawing pad from her.
Letting Yugi take back control, Yugi looked down at the drawing pad much to Alexa's disagreement. Yugi gasped: It was very good.
On the picture, there was both Yami and Yugi. Yugi was drawn as if he was transparent; he wasn't in control in the picture. They seemed to be in the middle of a duel, as there duel disk was glowing, and they both seemed to be in the position of calling a monster. Although the details of what was already there were great, it was obvious the picture wasn't done; there was a large area where the monster seemed like it would be.
"Alexa…that's awesome. You really drew that?"
"Yeah…I did…you really like it?"
"It's awesome! How could I not like it?"
"I told you though…it's not finished…I still have to draw the Dark Magician in there…"
"What! You're actually going to draw the Dark Magician! That's like, next to impossible!"
"Well, I'm going to try it anyway. Worst comes to worse…I'll think of something…"
…
As the day went by, the rain not letting up, it became obvious that they'd all be stuck in there tents at least until morning. Well, for most of them, anyway…
Alexa gave a light shiver as she put on a sweat shirt. The lack of action during the day had turned everyone lazy. Everyone, that is, except Yugi.
"Yugi…what's wrong? You look worried…"
Yugi looked at Alexa, who looked back with worried eyes. Then, he made sure Yami wasn't listening. "Alexa…I'm scared…I'm afraid…what if…what if what happens last night happens tonight again?"
Alexa thought for a minute. "I'm not sure, Yugi. I mean…other than…well, you know…nothing bad happened. Neither of us got hurt, and you were fine by morning."
Yugi stood silent, and Alexa wondered if he'd heard him. Then he replied. "I bet this has something to do with Jujiti…"
"It probably does…but where did we go? We haven't seen him since the boat accident…"
"Hey Alexa…when did the rain stop?"
Alexa listened. The rain had stopped. "I dunno…it must have been suddenly."
Yugi began to get up. "Well, I'm going to find that Jujiti…I'm going to see what he wants…even if…" Yugi didn't finish his sentence.
"Well then Yugi, I'm coming too! There's no way I'm letting you go out there alone…"
Yugi seemed to perk up. "Really? You want to come?"
"No, I want to sleep, but I want to help you more…" Alexa said, yawning, then giving him a wink. "But we'd better be quiet, or else someone will follow us…"
"Good idea…" Yugi answered. They both slowly slipped on there shoes and a small jacket, and then went outside. They walked quietly towards the jungle that they'd been in the night before.
As they traveled, the night came upon them, and the dark sky only amplified the shadows that began to surround them. Alexa didn't like the idea of going through the jungle without being able to see where she was going, but she wasn't backing down now.
Yugi climbed up the side of a small tree. "From here, you can see all the tents…" he whispered back to Alexa.
"Let me see!" Alexa said, wanting to see the familiar glow of the lighted tents, where everyone had found someway to light them. Yugi climbed down, and Alexa climbed up. She looked at the tents where everyone else was. One by one, each of them went out; everyone was going to sleep. She climbed back down.
"There all going to bed. All the lights are out now…"
Yugi wasn't sure why, but he didn't like that fact. And now he definitely felt worried…
"Yugi…are you ok?" Alexa asked, when she saw Yugi looked panicked.
"No…I…ah!" Yugi suddenly fell to the ground on his hands and knees, grunting and shaking violently.
"Yugi! Oh!" Alexa stepped back. It was happening again…
"Alexa…don't…" Yugi struggled to say, when suddenly he let out a loud yell. Leave…
Alexa's eyes were full of fear for her friend, and then for herself as she saw what happened next. The normally quiet Yugi Mutou began to rapidly change. His hands turned to huge paws, his feet doing the same. His arms and legs turned bright orange with dark black stripes, and continued onto his torso and face. His eyes, although changed in size and color, held the same soft, friendly look he usually had.
Alexa stood trembling, frozen in fear. It had been one thing to see Yugi as a tiger before, but seeing it happen was a whole other story. She couldn't help but just stare, afraid to make a move.
Alexa…please…don't be afraid…
Alexa's heart jumped as Yugi stepped towards her. Her knee's collapsed in pure fright as he approached her. Why am I so scared? He won't hurt me… But even telling herself that, she couldn't keep herself from turning weak from being so scared.
Alexa…are you ok? You look faint…
Alexa forced a smile. "I'm fine Yugi…just give me a second…" Alexa tried forcing herself to calm down. He may be a tiger, but he definitely is still as sane as a human…Alexa was interrupted by what she could have sworn was her face being licked. "What the…Yugi! Stop!" Yugi, as awkward as it was, had been licking her face. "Yugi…that was…odd…" Alexa said with a confused look on her face.
I'm sorry…it just…it didn't seem so…as you put it, "odd" to me…I'm sorry…
"What…there's nothing to be sorry about…you just caught me off guard." Yep, she wasn't scared any more. "I'm sorry I acted like you were gonna kill me…"
It's fine…I would have done the same thing, most likely. Yugi grew quiet. Alexa…you should go back to the tent…I don't want you getting hurt…
Alexa heard the sadness, the fear in his voice. That in turn, made her feel those emotions too. She almost did leave, but she turned herself against it. "No, Yugi…I'm staying here…"
You mean…you're not afraid?
"No…I'm real afraid. But, I'm not going to leave you alone. I want to help you, and I'm gonna stand by you until the end…
Really! Alexa…that means a lot to me…
Alexa smiled. "So then…what do you say we find that Jujiti guy?"
Yeah, I'm almost positive now it's been him doing all of this…
"Let me just go back to the tent, I think my pocket knifes still in my back-" Alexa stopped. "What the heck? There's some kinda force-field thingy here…" Where Alexa was, the jungle ended, and the beach began. The force holding her back began exactly where the jungle ended.
Yugi came over. He too, couldn't pass through the invisible blockade. Neither can I…we're trapped within the jungle…
Alexa sighed. "Hey look, I have my knife at least. It was in my back pocket the whole time…"
Yeah, that'll probably come in handy…
"Ok, now let's go find Jujiti!"
"Why do you need to look for me when I'm right here?"
"Jujiti! Show yourself, coward!" Alexa yelled, not sure where his voice was coming from.
"I have no need to. But I see you've figured out there's really a curse on this island, after all…"
"Curse? What cur-" Alexa stopped. Of course, Yugi! Alexa felt a sudden wave of anger towards Jujiti. She began to finger the pocket knife in her back pocket.
Jujiti chuckled. "Well, seeing as you've finally figured that out, let me explain how to break the curse. Because as you know, every curse, no matter how powerful, has to be able to be broken…somehow…"
How to break the curse? She'd have to know that. Alexa took her hand off her knife.
"Well, first, I prefer we torture the victim with what can go wrong…"
Alexa heard Yugi give out a low growl. "Just get on with it, Jujiti!" She yelled at him.
"Very well. First of all, as you've already figured out, you cannot escape the jungle until morning. Second, each night that the "mutation" occurs, you're little friend Yugi will…"
Alexa interrupted, completely angry at Jujiti. "You jerk! You can't do that to Yugi!"
Oh no…If I lose control…If…if I forget I'm human during any of these nights…I'll…Yugi stopped, but Alexa understood. He was worried about harming her. But that wouldn't be a problem; she'd break the curse before then.
"And lastly, neither of you can tell a soul about the curse: If you do, Yugi will die instantly…"
Alexa was taken aback. Now they couldn't tell anyone! How were they supposed to protect them? "Jujiti! Take this curse off of Yugi right now! You'll kill people! And you wanted this island to become a tourist attraction, I think not!"
Jujiti laughed. "Why, don't you get it? It will become a tourist attraction…and you're reviews on this lovely Island will guarantee it…"
"Are you kidding me! I'm never complimenting this island if it's the last thing I do!" She felt Yugi brush against her legs, as if to warn her.
Careful what you say…who knows that there's nothing keeping him from setting a curse on you, too? And without you…we're all doomed…
Alexa moaned, wanting to threaten Jujiti but holding back to obey Yugi.
"Alexa…let me assure you, you will compliment this Island…even if I have to do it by force…"
"And what do you mean by that!" Alexa yelled. But there was no answer, just a rustling in the trees… "That…that…jerk! I can't believe it! He never even told us how to break the curse!"
There probably isn't a way…Yugi said solemnly. Alexa sighed.
"Yugi…I promise, I'm going to break this curse…ok? Then you won't have to worry…" Alexa said, trying to make him feel better.
But…that's not the only thing, either. If either one of us slips up and tells someone…I'll…
"Oh, Yugi…" Alexa absent mindedly began to stroke Yugi's thick fur. "I promise…I won't tell…you can trust me on that…" When she realized what she was doing, she stopped. "I'm sorry…"
It's alright…I'll live…Yugi thought back to her. I can see how dog's like it…
Alexa laughed, and went back to gently stroking him. "This has to be the weirdest thing: me petting my best friend…"
Yugi had to agree with Alexa it was weird…but as a tiger, he enjoyed the feeling. But…when he said 'don't tell a soul', did he mean…did he mean I can't tell Yami?
Alexa stopped to think. "I'm not sure…I'm really not sure…But we have to keep it safe. We can't tell anyone…"
That's what I was afraid of…without him…
Alexa stopped. What was he trying to say?
I haven't done a duel or anything without him for a while…what if I lose?
Alexa thought for a minute. "Well, we'd have to see what would happen then…I mean, you might not even duel…you probably don't have to." Alexa yawned. "Now, I think I'm going to just lie down over there somewhere…"
No, don't lie down! It's all muddy from before…you'll get soaked!
"What do you suggest, I stand all night long?" Alexa asked sarcastically.
No…I just…there must be…
Alexa crossed her arms and gave him a "If you don't think of anything better, I'm laying down in the mud" look.
Well…I'm soft and furry…lay down on me! Wait…that didn't sound right…
"Uh…no." Alexa said, getting up, and began going up a tree.
Now what are you doing! You know I meant my back…right? Yugi, getting embarrassed, just stopped talking.
"I know what you meant…" Alexa grunted as she scaled another branch. "What kind of girl do you take me for? I'm just looking to see if there are any forks in the trees I can sleep in.
You mean…you're not afraid of heights?
"Nope…" Alexa said, trying to find a foot hold.
What about of falling?
Alexa's foot slipped on a mushroom she had thought was a stub of a branch, causing her to shriek. "Yugi, stop it!"
Get down from there! You'll kill yourself!
"Yugi…"
Come on, Alexa! You can't sleep up there!
"Yugi…"
Look, if you're going to argue…
"Yugi! I'm afraid of climbing back down! I can't see where my feet are in the dark!"
They were both silent for a minute.
Well…let's see what I can do…With that, Yugi got up and walked over to the tree she was stuck in. With one leap, he used his claws to "climb" up to where Alexa was.
"Well, I could see where that would be helpful…" Alexa said as he neared her.
Yugi soon got close enough to Alexa. Now…just grab onto me…
"No! If I let go…I'll fall…"
Not afraid of heights, eh?
"No…just of falling to my doom."
Yugi shook his head. Come on…just wrap you're arms around my neck, and I'll bring you down.
Alexa paused, then let go of the tree with one arm and wrapped it around Yugi's neck. She hesitated letting go of the tree with her other, afraid of slipping and killing herself. But, surprising herself, in one swift motion she let go and grabbed Yugi with both her arms.
"Hey…I didn't kill myself!" Alexa said rather surprised.
Told you…now let's get you down from here…
It was odd. Alexa felt as if she were riding a horse bare-back, only she was riding a tiger who was really her best friend. He was so much bigger than she was; he was easily twice as long as she was tall. His fur was thick and soft, and Alexa had a hard time not running her fingers through it. She could sense the strength Yugi had now, such power, his muscles moving with her on top of him as if she was nothing more than a stray bird or something. Alexa naturally had a fear of him attacking her, one swipe with his paw would be all it would take to break her neck.
Yugi reached the ground with so much grace and agility Alexa almost didn't notice they'd reached the ground.
Well…at least we're back down here…right?
"Yeah…but I still don't have a place to sleep…" Alexa said, yawning. "I guess I'll just sit on this rock…"
Yugi laid down, crossing his paws in front of him and resting his head on them. So then…you're not afraid of the snakes and jaguars?
Alexa looked up. "What snakes…there's no snakes..."
How do you know? What about the jaguars?
"What jaguars…have you seen any animals besides you since we've gotten here?"
No, but it's a jungle…what do you expect? A candy shop?
"Dude…how do you know there's something out there?"
How do you don't know?
Just then, there was a rustle in the bushes. Alexa yelped and ran to Yugi. "Don't let it eat me!" She said rather dramatically, as she clambered onto Yugi's back.
Well then…good night…
"Good night! Aren't you gonna get…me…out of…here…"
Alexa…Alexa? Guess she wasn't that afraid…
Yugi laughed and laid down. Alexa had fallen asleep on his back, exhausted from lack of sleep…
…
"Hey, Yugi, wake up! It's morning!"
Yugi heard Alexa yell at him, and he slowly sat up. "Hey…wait a sec…"
"Yep…you changed back…again…" Alexa whispered. "You hungry? I figured we could look for the good coconuts before all the others wake up.
Yugi nodded. "The way you say it, I'd bet we were on "Survivor"."
Alexa laughed. "Yeah…well you figure, it kinda is. Except there's no game, and you don't get to go home if you lose. Well, you can't go back, period, but…that's not the point."
Yugi laughed. "Well, let's go before all the food's gone…"
They both quietly stepped out of the tent. Contrary to the day before, it was very nice out today. They walked over to the collection of coconuts and each picked one out. Alexa stabbed hers with her pocket knife to let her drink the coconut milk. It was hot and humid, and it made her thirsty.
"So…what do you want to do today?" Yugi asked.
"Maybe I can fix the boat…" Alexa thought out loud. "Or I could make something out of what's left of the boat…"
Yugi laughed. "You don't really think you could fix it, do you?"
Alexa shrugged. "No, but maybe I could make a little raft or something, and then we could use it to fish…"
"How would we cook the fish, though?"
Alexa stopped, as if she didn't think of that. "I have no idea…"
…
Teã sat on the rock, the same one she'd been left on since she'd gotten there. "Ok…I'm sure that they'll get me today, I'm sure they've finally figured out how to save me without killing themselves…well, if I'm lucky, Alexa will be the bait that get's eaten by a shark…" Teã laughed.
She took a random rock, and marked a second line. She'd been there for two nights now, and was starting to get a little hungry. "Ok, Teã, think of the good things: The sky is blue, the sea is green…ok, I'm just missing the yellow submarine!" She laughed at her own stupid joke. "And Yugi's probably dying from my absence! And Alexa, that little brat is probably so jealous! And she's doing all she can to comfort Yugi, but…oh, who am I kidding!" She stood up. "ALEXA, IF YOU'RE TRYING TO GET YUGI TO HATE ME, HEAR ME NOW: YOU…WILL…FAIL!"
…
"Hey Duke, do you want to go treasure hunting!" Emily asked excitedly the minute she woke up.
Duke groaned. He definitely wasn't a morning person. "What makes you think there's treasure on this Island?"
Emily shrugged. "I don't. I just thought it'd be a change of pace."
Duke sighed and rolled over. "Give me five minutes."
"Ok!" Emily sat cross legged on her sleeping bag, staring at Duke.
Duke groaned. "If you're going to stare at me like that the whole time, I'm getting up!"
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In lack of something better to do, Megan had literally dragged Joey to the beach.
"'Let's collect shells. It'll be fun!'" Joey mocked Megan under his breath.
"Did you say something, Joey?" Megan asked, looking at the sand for shells.
"No, nothing…"
Megan knew he didn't want to be there. "How about this: The person who by the time we leave get's the most shells get's twenty burgers bought by the losing player!"
Joey, who was hungry, as usual, drooled. "Cheese…burgers…I WILL WIN THIS!" Joey said, frantically going around and finding shells.
"Not if I win!" Megan said, as she also began looking for shells, knowing that food as a prize should make Joey do almost anything.
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Tristan was sleeping. He decided to just sleep until they left.
…
Mai was sorting out all her perfumes, and make up and such. She wondered how hard it would be to find some fresh water. She had brought her own, but as drinking water, not for her portable shower. She decided that a little later, she'd go out and see if she could find a creek near by.
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Kaiba was busy typing on his computer. Mokuba sat there, bored.
"Big brother, what are you doing?"
"I'm sending for help, Mokuba. It seems that I'm the only one who is smart enough to bring something so we could still communicate with reality."
"Oh…"
Kaiba hit "enter" with an extra bang. "There. We should be off this Island now within a few hours.
…
Alexa sighed. This ship obviously was not meant to be repaired.
"Any luck, Alexa?" Yugi asked.
"Nope. All the wires and stuff are color-coded, so it'd be easy to get the engine back in gear, but the hull is as good as gone. I don't get it, this thing broke more like an explosion then as if it'd hit a rock."
"Wait…maybe…" Yugi rushed over and looked into the hull. He gasped. "Alexa, look at this!"
Alexa looked in too. "Oh! It's the pieces of…well, it looks like a small bomb!"
"Yeah, and the majority of the pieces were here, so I'd say that the bomb was thrown in."
"But look! If it had gone about another foot in, it would have hit the engine. The explosion would have caused the gas in the engine to explode, which would have led to all the oil…"
"…Which would have exploded in turn, which would have probably set of the lubricants on all this machinery back there…"
"Yugi! Whoever through in the bomb was trying to explode the whole boat! All of us!"
"Yeah, but remember when that wave almost sent me flying? Well, I bet it was thrown in then, which would have made if fly too far away from the engine to set it off. Instead, it just exploded the hull."
"And I bet the bomb was so small, from the outside it didn't seem like there was an explosion!"
"Yeah, but who…?"
"Jujiti. He wants us all dead for some reason."
"So much for a peaceful vacation…" Yugi sighed.
Alexa just shook her head. "Ah, don't worry about it. If we didn't think that all this would happen, we wouldn't have come along, now would we?"
Yugi smiled. "Yeah, you're right. I hope we figure this all out and soon…"
"Don't worry, we will. We will…" Alexa said.
It was later that evening when everyone decided to rest for the night before the mosquito's came out. But Alexa and Yugi had a theory, and they wanted to test it out. So, when everyone was asleep, the two of them snuck off again near the shipwreck, where they decided to spend the night.
"Alexa…you didn't have to come with me…" Yugi said, as he settled himself down.
"No, I wanted to, actually. I had an idea of what to do with this boat…well, what's left of it, anyway…" Alexa sighed. "So, you really think as long as we don't go into the jungle we'll be safe? Why don't you just stay in the tent then?"
"It's hard to explain, Alexa…" Yugi said after a minute. "But, each time I've transformed into a tiger, I feel like I go unconscious for a few seconds, like during the time when I'm not quite human, not quite tiger…"
"So? Why does that mean you have to be outside here with me?" Alexa walked up to the broken hull of the ship, and began to pull on the edge of the split wood.
"Alexa! What are you doing! We want to repair the boat, not make it worse!"
"Yugi, this thing's beyond repair…" Alexa said, as the wood began to creak and crack, beginning to break. "I'm going to use the wood, as well as the engine and these jets…"
"Jets?"
"Yeah," Alexa answered, wading slightly into the water, and in a few seconds coming back. "This boat uses jet propulsion to move, instead of motors." She explained, holding up one of the many small jets. "It works much in the same way that a jellyfish moves like. And if you turn it on while it's in the air…" Alexa connected it to some stray wires coming from the engine. When it turned on, it almost flew out of Alexa's hands.
"Ok…so what are you going to use them to make?" Yugi asked, curious.
"A glider…" Alexa said, going back near the boat, getting some more of the jets.
"A glider!" Yugi said. "You don't honestly expect to be able to make it fly, do you?"
Alexa shrugged. "I'm going to try…"
Yugi sighed. "Well, if I don't turn tiger, I'll help you…"
Alexa smiled. "That means a lot to me, Yugi."
Well, I know it's taking forever for me to update, but I will still reply to my ever-loyal reviewers! If I'm lucky, I'll keep getting more, even when I'm a jerk and don't update very fast… .
LoneWolfPrincess: (whispering) Between you and me, I don't want Megan to get Joey either. SHH!
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DISTURBEDtomboy: I'm sorry to make you think that! It won't happen again!
