Do You Believe In Monsters?-Chapter 2- Broken Dreams and Kaiba Corp.
Whoop! Chapter two! Cool!
Okay, last chapter was during Mokuba's party…lets carry on from there…
DC66- let's not! XD
DISCLAIMER- No, I do not own Yu-Gi-Oh…if I did…it wouldn't be suitable for people under the age of twenty-one… (That means that basically the Pegasus' would be the only ones able to watch it!)
WARNING- May not be suitable for young children; people with weak stomachs, hearts, bladders or bowls; pregnant women (or men…I'm open-minded…very open-minded); those who can't read; those who don't like Yaoi or Mokuba/Mai pairings; those with arachnophobia; those who fear death; police officers; Mafia hit men/women; Yu-Gi-Oh haters; flamers; and anyone who disliked my last fic…idiots, how could you not like my last fic? I killed Teá for crying out loud! What else do you want me to do?
DC66- Have Yami and Yugi mate like rabbits on heat! .:huge grin:.
Yami- .:happy grin:. I'd like that!
Yugi- .:chibi grin:. My virginity must be lost!
Yami- XD That's right little one…step into the dark side of life…. .:cackles:.
DC66- …I wonder if they'd mind if I videotaped it?
DC666- Hey! That's my job!
DC66- no, your job is to keep the potential reviewers entertained XD
DC666- Oh…well, look at the end for that one
SUMMARY (for this chapter)- Pegasus finds out how to bring Cecilia back and Seto gets sick.
Thanks to our reviewer, daughterofanubis .:glares at everyone else:. review dammit!
(Cecilia's Spirit)
Poor Max was, yet again, pacing. He hadn't slept in a week…he hadn't looked at his calendar or clock yet either, it was 11:45am on Saturday the 9th of April.
It was Mokuba's birthday and he was already late for the party…Croquet came to check in on him…
"Mr Pegasus, if I am not mistaken, were you not to be joining the Kaibas in some form of celebration?" He gently asked. My poor baby's eyes widened. He looked at the time then the calendar.
"Oh, dear. It's dear Mokuba's birthday! I need to dress and dine!" He rushed about to get ready.
Little did he know…he was already too late for the party…but he still had time to save Seto…
(Mokuba Kaiba)
I got so many presents! I got 15 boxes of chocolates, 25 CDs, 12 DVDs, money and a single red rose…(guess who that was from)…
We had pizza, popcorn, lollies, fairy floss (Yugi Moto was bouncing off walls, Atum Muto was…well…I don't wanna know) and marshmallows (yes, fairy floss and marshmallows are in a different category to lollies). Basically, we had SUGAR!
(Yugi- Yum! XD Yami- .:grins:. I'd lick it off my aibou…DC66- See how perverted DC666 got my mind!)
We watched some DVDs (Friday The Thirteenth, Parts 1&2 and Texas Chainsaw Massacre) and Mai clung onto me in fear. We played games (spin-the-bottle, truth-or-dare, I-never and Karaoke).
Then came…the birthday cake…sixteen layers of chocolaty goodness…pure chocolate…
After singing 'Happy Birthday' we all stuffed ourselves so badly that Mai suggested that we work off all the kilojoules. Guess how she suggested it…
"Hey, who wants to do the Chicken Dance?" She cracked.
"Yeah, sure, why not?" Was the joined response of Bakura Ryou, Malik Ishtar, Atum and Seth.
"But can we do it in the nude?" At this comment by Bakura, everyone laughed. "What? I just have a strange urge to make Marik Ishtar use Mind Control on me, take me to a shopping centre and make me do the Chicken Dance in the nude. Ra only knows why…" (A/N- No…not only Ra, people who have read Family Fun know why too, Kura.)
After finding the CD in the trash compactor (I'm blaming Teá, who seemed to be busy in the kitchen when we were talking) and finding my spare hidden copy, we all started dancing. That's where it went wrong…
After the Chicken Dance, Nut Bush and Macarena we were all tired and decided that, after the Bus Stop, we'd all sit down and rest…
Unfortunately we didn't get that far…during the song, Seto fainted. Everyone went down, just like dominoes.
"BLUE EYES! Blue Eyes, baby, are you alright? Why won't you answer me, Blue Eyes?" Jou bent over Seto, whom had just regained consciousness.
"Because you haven't given me a chance to, Pup. Mokuba, alert the chopper pilots and tell them to get one ready to take me to the hospital." Seto groaned.
"I can't, big brother. They're all away or off their faces on booze. You can't fly in your condition, Noah just can't fly and I need back-up ground support from here…" My face lit up as I looked out of the window. "Seto, how about we take my new car for a spin? See how fast we could get you to hospital?" I grinned.
"Yeah, and I promised you…let's go." He went to stand up. Jou picked him up and carried him away and placed him in the backseat of the car.
Noah hopped in front beside me. Jou hesitated. Seto helped him make up his mind by grabbing the front of his shirt and pulling him face-first into the car. Jou smiled and held Seto in his arms.
I turned the car around and sped out of the driveway, as I looked in my side-mirror, I saw Mai. She was running along-side the car waving, she looked grim. After about 500m she stopped and blew a kiss at me as we drove out of site. I smiled and kept driving.
We needed to get to the hospital…no matter what…
(Cecilia)
Max had a phone in his hand and was calling the Kaiba residence to apologise for his absence, something had come up. But when the phone was answered, it was done so by Yugi.
"Kaiba residence, Yugi Moto speaking."
"Yugi-boy, it's Pegasus, is Kaiba-boy in?"
"No, Mokuba and Noah just left to take Seto to the hospital. Seto fainted. You might be able to reach them on Seto's mobile."
"No, that's okay, can you just tell them I rang to apologise for my absence. That is all."
"All right. Later, Pegasus."
Max sat down and looked at the computer screen. The screen saver was randomly showing all the Duel Monster cards he had ever created. Suddenly he opened a file that contained the design for every card.
He was looking for a few in particular: Return From the Different Dimension, Monster Reborn and Premature Burial. The revival cards.
What if he could do this again? What if his hidden Shadow Powers would help him? What if…
(Mokuba)
"I'm afraid that it's a heart disease."
"What kind?"
"Your heart has a pinprick-sized hole in it, you are slowly bleeding to death internally."
"What'll happen?"
"We can't fix it. You will drown in your own blood."
"How long do I have?"
"Not long, 48 hours to be correct. I am sorry, Mr. Kaiba, there is nothing we can do…"
Seto took the news rather well, considering what was going to happen…
We drove home in silence, I didn't even feel like speeding. Just before we got home, Seto began to talk.
"We need to tell them, as our friends, they have a right to know. I also have a proposition for you, Mokuba." His eyes glittered with tears of pride. "Starting tomorrow morning, how would you like to run Kaiba Corp? You always wanted to. And you are of legal age to do so…"
"Wow…but why me? Why not Noah?" I asked, confused.
"Because, I don't want Kaiba Corp. I was always destined to get it, my father was always telling me that one day I would be the CEO…then I had the accident…Seto gained control…I didn't want it anyway…too much responsibility…you deserve it, not me." He explained.
"How about we go halves? You handle the press and stuff and I'll handle the tech stuff. We'll make a great team!" I bubbled and Seto smiled.
"Where do we fit Seth in?" He laughed.
"Uh…hired assassin?" Noah attempted.
"Security! He could be in charge of the security guards." I thought. "No that's no good, we'll be dead and he'll come in asking for the ketchup!" Everyone laughed and Seto coughed up some blood.
"It's starting…" Seto whispered as everyone stared at his palm…
(Cecilia)
Max walked up to my grave. "Cecilia, darling, it is I. Your dear Max." He bowed his head. "Sorry to disturb you, but I wanted to see if something worked…you can't blame me for trying…"
He held the new card forward. It was called 'Life Renewal'.
"I call forward the Egyptian gods, Anubis and Osiris to plead for the return of my beloved. With my Shadow Powers and this card, I command you to return her to my side! LIFE RENEWAL!"
The sky grew dark and two single drops of water fell, one striking Max on the head, the other falling on my tombstone. It seemed as if Ra either felt for him and was granting his wish or he was mocking him…
(Mokuba)
When told of the news, many began to cry. Mai held my hand in sympathy.
Everyone went home, except for Mai, Rebecca and Jou. Mai sat on the arm of the chair I was on and had her arm around me as I cried. Rebecca was arguing with Noah over who was driving her home later. Seth was leaning against the doorframe with a single tear running down his naturally tanned skin. And Jou and Seto sat silently on the couch holding each other.
"For Ra's sake! I'll give you a lift home when I drop Mai off later, Bec. There, problem solved, stop fighting!" I cried harder and Mai stood up. She picked me up and sat me on her knee.
She glared at the other two and held me tight against her chest. "This is hard enough for him without you two bickering about stupid little things! So just grow up!" Suddenly she burst into tears and buried her face in my hair. "It's not fair! Even with modern technology, we can't fix a small hole in someone's heart…it's so mean! Look at the cars, look at the duel systems, look at what we can do!"
"I know Mai, I know…" Seto was cut off by the phone ringing. It was Pegasus. He sounded breathless.
"Kaiba-boy! You're back! How was the hospital?"
"I'm dying of a heart disease…you?"
"I just brought my wife back from the dead!"
"WHAT!"
"I just brought Cecilia back from the dead! There's a chance that we could save you too!"
"How?"
"I'll explain later, come over to my mansion in two hours. See you then."
Seto looked at the phone in his hand.
"Well?" Seth looked at Seto funny.
"Pegasus wants us to go over to his place to meet his dead wife. And he may have a way to save me…"
"Not that! If I wanted to know that I could just read your mind…which I already did…I mean what do you think of the dead wife thing? Shadow Powers?"
"Maybe, Seth…Maybe…"
(Cecilia)
"Ooh! What's this? Who's that? What do they do?" I cried out as I ran around the mansion. "Hey, who are these people?" I stopped and pointed at a picture of Max with a crowd of people.
"Seto, Seth, Noah and Mokuba Kaiba, Trusdale, Yugi and Atum Moto, Ryou Bakura, Bakura Ryou, Marik, Malik, Ishizu and Odeon Ishtar, Mai Valentine, Teá Gardener, Tristan Taylor, Serenity and Joseph Wheeler, Rebecca Hawkins, Duke Devlin, Weevil Underwood, Rex Raptor, Maiko Tsunami and some other people I can't remember the names of…" Max took a deep breath. "Why?"
"Coz!…Do we have any more sugar?" The doorbell rang. "I'll get it!"
I ran and pulled the door open to find seven green faced people. "HI! I'm Cecilia Pegasus!" Max stepped up behind me.
"Invite them in…" He whispered into my ear.
"Come on in! Max just showed me a picture of you guys with some other people!" I squealed as I recognised them all. I pointed to them each in turn. "You are…Seto, Seth, Mokuba, Noah, Rebecca, Joseph and Mai! Hey, I like your teddy, Rebecca! What's with the helicopter?"
"I flew us here. I never want to do that without my instructor again. We only brought that because we wouldn't all fit in one car." Mokuba said, swaying slightly. Mai grabbed his shoulders.
"Hey, weren't you dead?" She asked.
"Um…from what Max has told me, I was dead for the last ten years, minus the last two and a half hours!" I giggled. I was on a sugar high, if you couldn't tell…
"I believe you have something we needed to talk about?" Seto said to Max as we walked into the lounge.
"Yes, we should speak of it my study." Max and Seto then left us alone…
(Mokuba)
She was oober scary! She had fangs and this evil, sugar-induced grin…or at least we hope it was sugar-induced…
"What gives with having a name like Joseph? It sounds fruity!" She laughed.
"My mother gave it to me. I prefer to be called Joey or Jou. Nothing with an animal name, Seto will kill you…again…" Joey looked puzzled. "That is so weird!"
"How old are you?" I asked her. She grinned and retaliated with the same question.
"How old are you?" She grinned her psychotic grin again. I looked at the clock.
"For you're information, I am sixteen in five minutes. And you didn't answer my question." I retorted.
"Alright, I was twenty-five…but that was before I woke up…apparently I'm turning thirty-five…GUMMI BEARS! Sugar, sugar, sugar, sugar, SUGAR!" She started jumping around screaming out random words and hugging people…scary…
(Seto)
"It's a card…a new one…a new revival card…how many d'ya make?" I asked Pegasus.
He blinked. "Just the one…I only needed one…"
"Why did you bring her back from the dead? You survived for so long without her. Why now?"
"Today was the tenth anniversary of her death…she seems different somehow…" He stared blankly at a spot on the wall.
"Uh…maybe because she's been dead for ten years, then you decided to bring her back and give her sugar! Do you not know the effects of sugar on females?" I pointed out to him.
"Touché. So, do you want me to help you or not?" He asked.
"Depends, who would be the one restoring me?" I countered.
"Whoever you want. That could mean Seth, Atum, Bakura, Malik, me, Cecilia or yourself even." I blinked.
"Even me? Cool. Thanks, I accept your offer." With that I took the card and walked out of the room…
(Mokuba)
Something was up…Seto didn't seem like himself after we left…it was like he was in deep thought…
He didn't even flinch when I almost crashed the chopper.
When we landed back at home, Seto suddenly spoke.
"If you wish, you may all stay the night. Lord knows we have room for you all." He smiled. "I just want to have some friends around…when it happens…I don't want Mokuba, Noah and Seth to be alone…"
"Can we stay too?" From the shadows came the voices of twelve people. We looked up to see Yugi, Atum, the four Ishtars, Bakura, Ryou, Teá, Tristan, Serenity and Duke. They were all carrying sleeping bags and backpacks full of clothes.
"Joey, I brought some clothes for you. I hope you don't mind, big brother." Serenity smiled and handed her brother a bag like her own.
"Rebecca, your grandpa stopped over with this." Yugi handed Bec a small pink bag.
"Unfortunately, I could not find a means of entry into your apartment so that I could get some things for you Mai, but I will happily accompany you to get some." Ishizu bowed. Teá grinned.
"I'll happily go too! Coz that's what friendship's all about!" She giggled.
"WILL YOU SHUT UP ABOUT FRIENDSHIP ALREADY? I'VE SAT THROUGH THESE RA-DAMNED FRIENDSHIP SPEACHES FOR THE LAST FIVE YEARS! JUST SHUT UP ALREADY! WE'VE HEARD IT ALL BEFORE!" Atum suddenly launched at Teá and started to attack her. As he attacked, Yugi panicked and tried to get the taller boy off the girl.
"YAMI, BABY, PLEASE! LEAVE HER ALONE! COME ON, ATUM, GET OFF HER!" The little boy began to cry and give Atum the cutest, most adorable, most innocent, puppy dog eyes ever. "Yami, Atum! Come on! Yaaaaaaamiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii! Pleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeease!" He sobbed and ran off into the trees.
The elder boy stopped. "Yugi? YUGI!" He ran after the smaller boy. "YUGI! COME BACK! YUGI!"
Everyone watched them run off. There was a sudden gasp from the girl on the ground. Everyone looked at her. "Wow…she's still alive…" Bakura took Ryou's hand and pulled him inside the house, ignoring the girl that was passing away on the ground.
Malik took it one step too far and stepped on her stomach as he went inside. Marik glared at Teá for a second and then followed suit.
With each time she was stepped on, blood poured out of her mouth. It was too late to save her. Bowing our heads we walked inside…
(Seto)
As the others went inside, I stooped down and picked Teá up. As much as I hated her, no-one deserves to die at the hand of a supposed friend…if you could call Atum that after what he did to her…
I carried her inside and lay her down on one of the beds in a spare bedroom.
"Th-thank you…Seto…" She breathed.
"Don't speak…save your energy…focus on getting better…" I whispered. She smiled and closed her eyes.
After a while her breathing slowed down and I assumed that she was asleep. I pulled the new card out of my pocket. Now was as good as time as any to test it…
"In the name of Isis, save this girl from death. Life Renewal." I whispered. In response, she rolled over and pulled the covers over her own head.
Lightning flashed outside. I sat beside the girl for a little while longer, after I felt she was safe, I left.
I could only hope this thing would work on me…I could only hope that it could save us all…
YAY! SQUEE! Dude, I need a hobby…oh, yeah, this is my hobby…
Yeah, uh…just to explain…uh, no…Seto won't die…Teá will later…but no-one will actually die yet…I like everyone…so far…
But, if you don't review me…the same rules apply for this fic as they did with my last one…if you don't review…someone dies…and my first target this time will be Yugi, Joey, Ryou or Marik…so you better review me…
DC66- STOP WITH THE AMN PERIODS ALREADY! .:twitches:. Damn '...' things…why are they even called periods? They should have something that doesn't make my mind automatically thing of sanity disposal units.
My yami/editor/friend/DC66 will ensure that you review me…she'll kill those of you who read without reviewing…
DC66- .:twitches:. I'll kill you if you don't stop with the periods!
If you even think of flaming me…I will personally come to your house, stab you through that empty cavity in your chest where your heart is supposed to be, cut off your head, gut you like a science experiment, use you as shooting practise (as soon as I find a store that will sell illegal biological-weapons to angry, underage authoresses) and then frame your best friend for your murder.
Aren't I nice? I'm telling you in advance.
Now…uh…DC66 wants to say something that will no doubt be something of pure irrelevance…so here she is… .:Whisper:. …Please be nice…
DC66- .:uncontrollable twitch:. Diiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiie! .:attacks DC666:.
Yami- HEY! No killing her until my aibou and I get our screen time!
Yugi- Yeah!
DC66- .:growls:. And if you DON'T get screen-time?
Yami- I'll help you kill her XD
Yugi- I'll supply the explosives! It's amazing how much illegal stuff you can get when you look like me! XD
DC666- Screen-time? Uh, suuuuure, screen-time .:tries to nod convincingly:.
DC66- You can tell which two character's I'm obsessing over today, ne? Cos I'm the one who keeps writing for Yami and Yugi…I'll bring Ryou and Bakura into the next Authors Notes XD
Yami and Yugi- XD YAY! SHE LIKES US!
Yugi- .:happy, chibi squeal:.
Yami- .:psychotic grin:. Reviewers review, readers read and writers will write!
P.S-Please take no offence to DreamCherry666's (DC666's) 'death threat'. It is meant purely as a joke of sorts, and she does not wish injury on anyone. Other than Tea/Anzu. And those girls in our grade...
DC66- .:twiiiiiiiiiitch:. DIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIE!
