Bridging the Void

Note: Here's chapter six, hope ya like it! R&R!

Chapter Six: Virtual Reality

I opened my eyes and then flew up, realizing that I was not in my world or Seto's. I was in Gozaboro's virtual world, and let me tell you, it was scary. Franticly, I stood up, trying to get myself away from the pretty flowers. Nearby, Seto was scrutinizing something that looked suspiciously like a fairy.

"What on earth is wrong with this place? It's so… pink."

He shook his head and looked at me for a minute before emitting a sound that could nearly have been laughter.

"What?"

"Speaking of pink, you should see yourself right now."

Alarmed, I looked stupidly for a mirror. Seeing a lake nearby I rushed towards it, hearing the sound of Seto's unhurried footsteps behind me. Blushing like mad, I glanced into the water and did a double take. I was dressed, dare I say it, exactly like the Dark Magician Girl, and I was not amused in the least. Sure, it looked awesome on her but really, was it necessary to poke fun at me like this?

"Oh my gosh… I look… terrible."

Seto snorted. "You could never look terrible, Lily. You just look like a very obsessive fan of the Dark Magician Girl."

"You shut up! It's not funny!"

I ran my hand over the sleeve unhappily and then poked my hat. All that and no magic wand… how rude.

"You forgot something," a slightly rough female voice said. Seto stopped smiling and assumed his usual grim appearance.

"Oh…"

She was holding the staff that would complete my little costume. I smiled innocently, trying not to look alarmed. This was no normal person. She was covered in silver fur, and had cat ears on her head. I gawked for a second, but when those light, nearly white, blue eyes pierced through me I could do little more than take a step closer to Seto.

"Well?" she prompted, brandishing my fancy stick. "Who are you and what are you doing here?"

I opened my mouth and then shut it again. I felt Seto's hand grab onto mine firmly and felt reassured. He would know what to do.

"We are not here to cause trouble. My name is Seto Kaiba and-"

"KAIBA? You're Gozaboro's son? I thought they said… Never mind." She snapped her fingers and several warriors sprang into action, tying him up. "And you, little magician girl? Who are you?"

I swallowed. "My name is Lily and I guess that Seto and I owe you an explanation." I took a deep breath and launched into the telling of our story, taking out our romance, which was our business, and hoped that she would believe me.

"Your story is… strange. I can't release anyone with the name Kaiba upon our town. Gozaboro is a terrible man and any who are related to him can't-""

"Seto was adopted. He had no choice in the matter!" Okay, it was a minor white lie, but he was adopted, after all.

"Hmm… I'm sorry, but I just can't accept that without proof. You, on the other hand, must be a magician. That is the one force we can't beat, and Gozaboro has two of them. If you help us, we could win. But can we trust you?"

Having never negotiated much of anything, other than the price of my car, I was having difficulty setting my terms, but I knew that Seto's very life might hang in the balance, and so I had to be strong.

"I won't help anyone who holds Seto captive." Not only that, but I highly doubted that I could help at all. I stared at the staff hopefully. "However… if you let him go… you have my word, and his, I'm sure, that we are not on Gozaboro's side. He's the whole reason that we're stuck here, after all."

She narrowed her eyes at me and then tossed me the staff, which I caught expertly and then twirled it as if I had been doing so my entire life. I stared in amazement at my hands.

"Okay, for now, I'll trust you. But betray that trust… and you are dead."

I nodded and rushed over to Seto as the women untied him. Smiling, I realized that every single warrior was a woman.

"My name is Kiyoko. I am the leader of the only group that resists the dictatorship of Gozaboro… the only successful group, that is." She smirked and pointed to a slow moving, panting guy running up the hill.

"Nobody move! No… no…" He collapsed and looked defeated. "So, Kiyoko, you beat me to it again… how does that make you feel?"

"Not now, Blane. Right now… I think I've found our team a magician. What have the boys got on their side, hmm?"

"A magician? This girl? Can't you tell she's just a silly weirdo playing dress up?"

I narrowed my eyes and felt the familiar anger rush over me. It had been a while since I'd been around people long enough to get mad, but I remembered my temper well enough.

"Scuze me, hun, but I think you're forgetting a minor detail. I can hear you. You wanna take that back now?"

He looked at me and laughed. "What're you going to do if I don't? Hit me with your stick?"

I took his advice and treated his head like a softball. Too bad it didn't critically injure any pitchers, totally ruining my tradition. "I may be a lot of things, but a silly girl is not one of them."

Seto clasped my shoulder. "There's that temper again. I was starting to worry that you'd changed a little too much."

"You like my temper, Seto?" I asked sweetly, glaring at Blane. No one called me silly and got away with it. Not even if I did look pretty silly.

"Ow… my head… That still wasn't magic, though." He stumbled and fell over.

"Like anyone needs it to beat you," I retorted, smiling evilly. I had missed making the comebacks that I was famous for.

"Grrr…"

"Come of it, Blane. Well, Lily, I think that we should go to a more private area before continuing this conversation. It isn't fit for the ears of children."

Blane scowled and Kiyoko smirked. Sensing that I had little choice in the matter, I followed her with Seto right behind me, still holding my shoulder. I blushed but sent him a radiant smile. No reason to let him know that I was scared senseless. No reason to admit that I feared we would never get out.

End note: Kinda short chapter, I guess. Hope u liked it, and there's still room for new characters, as we'll be meeting many more in the next few chapters! Just tell me the appearance, name, and some other important info about them and I can put em in for ya! Review!