Vigilantes Chapter 2: The Moon Prince, a yu-gi-oh fanfic

Zypher: 'Ello all and welcome to Chapter 2 of Vigilantes. I know you all must be wondering who the Moon Prince is (if you didn't guess already). So in this chapter, we shall see a flashback about the past. Enjoy everyone.

Vigilantes

Chapter 2

As Yugi and Aqua slept, he started to have a dream. The Gold Moon Bracelet shone softly as it started to show Yugi the past. His past.

-Dream-

The Sky Prince was sitting on his throne, looking around the empty throne room sadly. His friends visited by earlier but they had to go when their parents called for them to come back. He really wished they could stay but he knew they had to do their duty as upcoming kings and queens. He sighed softly and got up, walking back to his room, the ethereal white cape trailing behind him. When he reached his room, he looked out to the darkened sky. 'I hate being alone. My friends have their own things to attend to and my grandfather died a long time ago, leaving me to rule the skies alone. I wish I could have someone, anyone, to be here with me.' The little prince thought.

He watched as a shooting star went by in the night sky before he went to bed, falling asleep. Unknown to him, someone heard his wish. In his dreams, he was in a small plain surrounded by flowers that shone the color of moonlight. It was nighttime in the plains as well. He heard a howl and looked around before he saw a silver wolf running towards him. The wolf stopped in front of him. /You must be the young prince that has called for me./ The wolf greeted.

"I did? I don't remember saying anything that would call you here to my dreams." The young prince said. /Ah, but you did, young prince Yugi. Your wish is what brought me here. You never known this but there are many beasts and animals that live in the cosmos, helping those that wish for something that would make them happy but there are some that would bring ill fortune to those that wish for something. You are lucky to have called me to help you with your wish of companionship but first, you must answer a riddle./ The wolf spoke and he nodded.

/What is the light that shines at night but disappears in daylight's might?/ he asked and the small prince thought hard. As he thought upon the riddle, the scenery changed to that of daytime and the wolf disappeared and he was shocked to see him gone. "Where did you go?" Young Yugi called. /I have never left. I am merely helping you on your way to figuring out my riddle./ The wolf spoke again and he smiled, glad the wolf never left. He then thought about the appearance and disappearance of the wolf.

'He came at night but disappeared in the daylight. He is silver like the moon's light. Wait, that might be the answer to the riddle.' The young prince thought as it became night once more and the wolf appeared again. /Have you figure out the riddle, young Yugi?/ The wolf asked and he nodded. "Is it the moonlight?" he answered and the wolf smiled as he nodded. /Very good, young prince. Many have never guessed the riddle right for they never look closely at what stands before them./ The wolf praised.

"I know, when the land changed from night to day and you disappeared but never left, I thought about the moon because your fur is like moonlight and the moon never stays for long when day comes but it is still there, waiting to show in the night sky once again." Yugi said. /Very observant. I grant you your wish then. For now, you will have a part of the Moon Wolf kin living with you. They will never leave you or abandon you for something else. They will protect you from anything that should harm you and do anything they can do to give you what you want./ The wolf said and the young sky prince nodded.

The wolf walked over to him and nuzzled him softly. Yugi gently stoke the wolf's silvery fur. "I hope we will see each other again." Yugi whispered and the wolf nodded before pulling back from his gentle caress. /Do not worry. We will meet again one day in the living world but for now, I must go./ The wolf said and ran off. /It will be best for you to wake up now, young prince, for your new companions are waiting for you./ The wolf called once more as the nighttime plains disappeared and the young prince woke up.

He opened soft violet eyes and looked around. He heard a whimper and looked to the end of his bed to see two wolves, one black and the other a ghostly white with a crimson patch of fur on his back and paws. They were both sitting in the moonlight the shone through the window. He removed the covers off himself and crawled over to where they sat. He lifted a hand to them and the crimson and white wolf licked it gently before nuzzling it, whimpering like a young wolf pup.

He smiled as he moved closer and wrapped his arms around the wolf's sleek neck softly. 'Thank you, silver wolf.' he thought quietly. The silver wolf watched him from the window silently. /You're welcome, young prince. I hope Yami and Aqua will bring you many days of happiness./ he said before he disappeared as the sun started to rise silently over the clouds.

Like the silver wolf predicted, young prince Yugi's days in the palace were filled with happiness ever since Yami and Aqua came. He was never seen without them by his side and they never left Yugi for anything unless it was important and they couldn't go with him. But one night, under a full moon, while Yugi was asleep, Yami looked over to Aqua and with a small nod of their heads as agreement, they left the room silently. Yugi woke up to notice they were gone and was worried that they may have been taken away for reasons unknown. He got up and went to look for them.

He was getting extremely worried when he didn't find them anywhere and headed to the gardens, the last place they would go if they could go with Yugi anywhere. He looked around quietly, trying to see if they were anywhere and almost given up until he heard a soft howl around the clearing of the gardens where the moon would shine directly and headed there. He found Yami and Aqua howling up to the moon. He watched, wondering what they could be doing and gasped when he saw a mist cover them both and was depressed, thinking that they were heading back to where they came and left silently, not wanting to see them leave.

He jumped though when he felt a hand land on his shoulder. "Why are you sad, young prince? Did you think we would really leave you alone again?" A voice spoke and he turned to see an older teen that looked like him and a black dragon. 'How did they get here unless...' he thought before he looked up to the older. "Are you one of the wolves that were with me?" he asked quietly and he nodded. "Yes, we thought this would be the best time to show that we can change forms as well." Yami said and Yugi smiled as he hugged him. Aqua walked over. "We should head back in, it is still late." Aqua said and they nodded as Yami picked up the young prince and headed back inside.

Yugi was happy as he conversed with Yami and Aqua, learning more about the Moon Wolves and many other things. Unknown to him, the longer he stayed around Yami and Aqua, the more their feelings grew for the young prince. When they first met, they couldn't help but love the young prince. They hoped that one day, all the protection, devotion and care they gave to Yugi will give them his love.

But a few days later, an evil king came to the palace, calling himself the Equine King. They became their wolf forms when he came in and snarled, feeling that he might have some type of evil intention upon coming here. "King Pegasus, what brings you here?" Yugi asked. "Prince Yugi, I came here with a proposal. I have heard that you were alone and wish for someone to be here with you. I ask you for your hand in marriage." Pegasus said and that shocked him.

"I don't know, this is all so sudden. May I think about this first before I answer?" Yugi asked. He nodded and took Yugi's hand, kissing it lightly before letting go. "I hope you will agree to my proposal, young prince. You shouldn't have to rule the Sky Palace alone. I shall be back in three days' time." Pegasus said before he left. Yugi sighed as he sat on his throne. Yami became human once more and looked down to him, worried. 'What if he does agree to his proposal? That's means we'll never have a chance to be with him. I must find out now if he will return our feelings.' he thought, looking down silently.

'At least, if he doesn't return our feeling, we can wish him a happy life before we leave for his wish would be cancelled as he has another.' he thought again before he looked to Yugi. "Yugi, I have something to ask of you." Yami spoke and he looked over to him. "What is it, Yami?" Yugi asked. "I want to know, do you have any feelings for anyone right now?" Yami asked. Yugi wondered why he brought up that question. "Well, yes I do. I happen to have felt these emotions when we first met." Yugi said. "What brought up such a question Yami?" he asked.

"Well, I have something to tell you. When we first met Yugi, we have gained so many emotions upon seeing you but the one we could never get rid of was our love for you. We dreamt of you every night when we sleep and hoped that everything we've done for you will bring you to love us back. That's why we have taken these forms. "I am worried that you could've married King Pegasus and leave us alone. I had to know if you return our feeling for if you don't, we shall leave and go back to our home. The wish that you made would be cancelled for you found someone else to take away your loneliness. We would hate to see you with Pegasus and love him like we wanted to love you." Yami explained, keeping his head down.

Yugi was surprised hearing this from him. He actually felt the same for both of them when they became a mortal form but he thought he would never have a chance with them for they were wolves and deserve to be with someone of their own kind. "Are you sure, Yami?" Yugi asked, hoping this wasn't some sort of dream. "I am sure as the moon shines, Yugi. We both love you and hope that you will not marry Pegasus." Yami whispered.

Yugi got up from the throne and walked over to him. He lifted Yami's head and placed a light kiss on his own lips. "Don't worry, I will not marry Pegasus for the sake of you both not leaving me." Yugi whispered and he smiled as they indulged themselves into another kiss.

The three days passed quickly and in those three days did Yami, Yugi and Aqua became closer through body, mind and soul. Pegasus came back to see what Yugi's decision was. "So little prince, what is your decision?" Pegasus asked. "I'm sorry, Pegasus, but I can't take your proposal." Yugi murmured. "But why not?! There isn't anyone else here that I would see you not spending your life with!" Pegasus snapped, now angry at the thought that there was someone else the prince may have found in those three days.

"Actually, there is someone. I wished for someone to keep me company and my wish came true. If you came sooner King Pegasus, maybe I would have taken your offer but now, I couldn't betray them by marrying you." he explained and he was fuming. "Ok then, little prince. I will obey your wish for now but if I do happen to figure out who you are infatuated with, I will kill them and you will have no choice but to marry me." Pegasus hissed and stomped out from the palace.

Yugi cried softly at the thought of Yami and Aqua being dead and he went to them for comfort. "Don't worry, Yugi. We will protect you and not lose our lives to that jealous king." Aqua said and Yugi smiled, glad that they will never leave him.

A few weeks later, Yugi had to go somewhere for a private conference with another kingdom and unfortunately, couldn't bring Yami and Aqua with him so they stayed in the gardens, waiting for him to return. But Pegasus came back once again, trying to find out the person that Yugi was so infatuated with. When he spotted them, he knew that must be the ones since no one else lives in the palace with the young prince.

He stood behind them, holding a sword. "So, you are the ones that the little prince happens to love." Pegasus growled, gripping his sword tightly. Yami got up and glared at him. "Yes and what is it to you? We have been here longer and you dare come into the palace asking for his hand in marriage. If we didn't come to fill his world with happiness and love, we would have felt shame for letting him marry such a pompous king." Yami snarled as he and Aqua became wolves once more and growled at him.

Pegasus roared in anger and charged at them, ready to fight them to the death for the young prince's hand in marriage. They fought long and fierce under the light of the full moon, sword clashing with claws and blocking teeth that aimed for him. But with a move they weren't expecting, he sliced their throats in one swift sweep and the moon turned a blood red slowly as their blood split. Pegasus laughed with triumph. "Now Yugi belongs to me and there's nothing you can do about it!" Pegasus jeered and left them for dead. In the kingdom Yugi was visiting, he saw the moon changing from its pale white to a blood red and knew that Yami and Aqua were in trouble and quickly made his way back to the palace.

He looked everywhere for Yami and Aqua and checked the gardens last. What he saw made him cry. Yami and Aqua lay on the plush green grass now red with their blood, their fur coated with the blood that gathered around them. "No," Yugi whispered softly as he walked over to them. He knelt down beside him, not caring if his pristine clothes were coated in the blood.

"Please, let this be a bad dream." Yugi pleaded as he pat Aqua's neck softly. He didn't feel a pulse and he cried, wishing that they would come back to him. If they were to die then he will join them. He kissed Yami and Aqua's muzzle softly before he got up and left back into the palace, ready to end his life from this horrible nightmare.

When the young prince came to his room, he saw the silver wolf sitting on his bed. /What happened, young prince?/ he asked. "Yami and Aqua are dead! Someone came and killed them when I was gone!" Yugi explained, still crying. The silver wolf jumped off his bed and nuzzled him, Yugi leaning down to hug him. /Do not fret, young prince. I shall grant your wish and bring them back. Not only will you have them back but I will make you the Prince of the Moon so you can care for all of the Moon Wolves that still live. They deserve someone with a heart like yours to lead them./ The silver wolf spoke and he smiled.

He fell asleep after he knew his wish would be granted and when he woke up the next day, Yami and Aqua were beside him, alive and well. "I told you, Yugi, we will never leave you." Yami whispered and Yugi smiled as he hugged them, glad that they were back.

That day, Pegasus came back, hoping to get Yugi's hand in marriage but he banished him away for murder and when he saw that Yami and Aqua were alive again, he was appalled. When he asked, all they said was this:

"As long as the new Lupine Prince is alive, we will never die."

He knew that the only way to get rid of them was to kill Yugi since he was the only person they would stay nearby and as much as he hated the idea, he really didn't care for they were the problem in the first place.

A year living in the Sky Palace, Yugi voted that they should live somewhere and Yami took him to the Moon Palace where they lived among the other moon wolves and Grisolkes(1) that inhabited the plains of moonlit grass, trees and flowers.

They lived happily there and Yugi was even happier when Yami and Aqua proposed to him. He gladly accepted the proposal and they were set to marry under the rare Gold Moon which was only a few days away but those few days was all Pegasus needed to complete his plan.

When the Gold Moon shone, their wedding was ready and Yugi was so happy when his friends came. He never learned how they found out but he had a guess that Yami and Aqua told them about it. They were happy that Yugi found someone that he could be with forever when they couldn't. But the shock of it all was when the jealous king showed up as quick as a flash, stabbing the young prince in the heart with a dagger. With a mocking laugh, he disappeared once more before the Grisolke guards captured him.

Yami knelt down beside the young prince, tears coming to his eyes as he held the young boy in his arms. "Yugi, please. Don't speak. We will save you." Yami whispered but he only shook his head. "Please Yami, I can't stay this time. I wish I could so I can live with you like before but I can't. You have died once and fate decided it was my turn. I really don't want to leave you." Yugi said and coughed up a little blood. "No Yugi, we can't live without you."

"Don't worry, the silver wolf will take care of me. But now...I have to go." Yugi whispered.

That night, the young Moon Prince, Yugi, died under the Gold Moon, a rare sight to see but not one to see when your only love was killed by a jealous heart. After the wedding turned funeral and Yugi was buried, Yami and Aqua stayed in the room they once shared with Yugi, hoping that one day they would find their young prince once again. The silver wolf that helped Yugi came back, feeling miserable for the best of his kin. 'Don't worry, I'll fix this problem.' The silver wolf thought as he headed for Yugi's grave. Once he was there, he saw the crying spirit of Yugi. /Yugi, do you want to live again?/ The wolf asked and he looked up, nodding. -Yes, I want to be with Yami and Aqua again. I don't want to be dead like this and see them in pain.- he said quietly.

/Ok then, I shall send your spirit down to earth but I'm afraid you will know nothing of your past. Will you accept this young prince?/ The wolf asked again. Yugi looked down before nodding. -If it means I can be with them again then I will sacrifice my memory of my past to have a life on Earth.- Yugi whispered. He nodded and with a few spell words, Yugi's spirit was sent down to a woman that was wishing for a child.

/Now I need to make the items that will help Yami and Aqua find the young prince once more and live their lives like they should./ he spoke as he made five items based off the four rare types of moons along with the rare moon that many humans have never seen before. He sent them to different parts of the world and told Yami and Aqua what Yugi wished for and they left down to earth as well, keeping themselves secret by becoming the vigilant Wolves of the Four Moons and joined with the Sapphire Dragon and Garnet Phoenix when they met.

-End Dream-

Aqua woke up quietly and looked down to Yugi with a smile as he got up and nuzzled him. 'You are such a wonderful person, little one. I hope that you have the heart of the little prince that we lost long ago.' Aqua thought before he got up. "I summon you, Gris. Protect the young one when we cannot." Aqua spoke softly and in a dim light, a black and brown striped Grisolke stood in the room.

/What do you want me to do, Obsidian Wolf?/ Gris asked.

"Protect this boy. There's something about him that draws me to him and he has the Gold Moon Bracelet. As long as Pegasus is still at large, I want you to protect him and any friends he has. Since he has the best treasure hunters that are starved for love on his side, he will do anything to please them in order for them to keep helping him find the items of the moon. If he finds him then he may not just take him to get the bracelet but give him to the Black Cobra, Bronze Jackal, Silver Falcon and Gold Scorpion as a playmate and I don't want him to be fated to that." Aqua explained.

Gris nodded and laid down beside the bed. /I will protect him with my life for he almost resembles the moon prince./ Gris said and he nodded. 'I thought of that too.' Aqua thought before he left, knowing Yami may be wondering where he went to right about now. Before he closed the window, he pulled out a note from the shoulder bag he wore and dropped it on the side table, explaining why Gris is there.

Bakura and Crimson watched Ryou and Diamond from their shared bedroom window from a nearby roof. 'So beautiful. I must have him.' Bakura thought as he continued to watch Ryou. Ryou shivered, feeling that something or someone was watching him. Diamond looked to him as she closed the book. "What the matter, Ryou?" she asked. "I have a feeling someone is watching me but I don't see nothing outside." Ryou said as he looked out the window and almost thought he saw something gleam on the roof nearby.

"It must be that homework getting to you. Why don't you get some rest. We both need it." Diamond suggested as she climbed off the bottom bunk and climbed onto the top one. Ryou nodded and went to his bed, turning off the lights silently and got comfortable under the warm sheets. Bakura grinned when he saw the lights go off. "Time to collect our prize." he whispered as he jumped off the roof and landed on the tree that sat near the window without rustling a single leaf. He took out a bronze sai and silently made a hole big enough for Crimson to slip in. Once he did, Crimson jumped and became a cobra, landing in Bakura's outstretched hand lightly.

He moved his hand over to the window and Crimson slipped inside, landing on the floor with a silent plop and became mortal again. He got up, unlocking the window and opened it, letting Bakura in. "Come on, let's make this quick before they wake up. You know what to do, Crimson." Bakura said and he nodded, walking over to them quietly and knelt down beside Ryou. He brought out his fangs and lightly nicked his neck, causing a little venom to slip into his bloodstream to knock him out but not enough to kill him. He crawled onto the top bunk and did the same to Diamond, looking down to her affectionately before picking her up.

"Let's get out of here. We can worry about the bracelet later." Crimson murmured as he jumped off the top bunk and went over to the window, unfurling his wings before jumping out and caught the air beneath them. Bakura became a bronze jackal that was larger than any normal one before he picked up Ryou, slinging him onto his back before jumping out the window, landing softly and they both headed back for the hideout.

Pegasus searched through the city, wanting to keep his promise to the two ill-tempered thieves of their little group. 'I can't lose them, I must find someone that they will be happy with.' Pegasus thought then he heard some music from a nearby building. 'Hmm, sounds like something Marik and Toben would listen to in this time. I should check into this.' he thought and let a pair of white feathered wings appear on his back and he flew up to the window where the music was coming from.

He almost gasped out loud at the similarity of the two on the bed compared to Marik and Toben with slight differences. Malik bobbed his head as he listened to Feel Good Inc. from the Gorillaz soundtrack, reading a magazine. Topaz sat beside him, listening to another CD from his headphones. 'They look perfect enough. Maybe I could ask Marik and Toben for a little time with them after they meet.' Pegasus thought as he let his magic slip through the glass of their window and envelop them in a sleeping haze.

Malik wondered why he was feeling sleepy all of a sudden but didn't ponder on it as he fell asleep, dropping the magazine he was reading. Topaz wasn't far behind him, the Linkin Park CD playing Numb through the headphones. Pegasus smirked as he opened the window and slipped inside. He picked them up, taking the headphones off Topaz and left without a sound.

'Hopefully those two will be happy with my find.'

Yami found the location of the Red Moon Pendant and contacted Seto and Ruby about it. After he did so, he waited for Aqua, having a pretty good idea of where he went. When he saw the black wolf appear, he smirked softly. "Couldn't keep yourself away from the boy for long, can you?" he asked tauntingly. He growled as he became a dragon once more. "Shut it Yami. I'm glad I did go to see him for he has found the Gold Moon Bracelet somehow. I wasn't planning to let Pegasus know about him. Gris even agreed with my thoughts for I think he could be hosting our little prince's soul but he hasn't been awakened yet." Aqua explained.

Yami took this to thought. 'Maybe he could be the one. Only those that have a spirit related to one of the kings or queens of the cosmos from long ago would be able to see that moon items. That's what Silver Fang told us.' Yami thought. "I'll take this to thought, Aqua. We'll keep an eye on him but we must keep it secret. If Pegasus finds out we watch over him, he may suspect something and not just that but he might think the boy is the revived moon prince." Yami said and Aqua nodded.

"But for now, let's see if we can find out where he's hiding right now. If we can do that much then we may be able to snag the Blue Moonstone and New Moon Mirror. By now he might have sent out his cronies to look for the Gold Moon Bracelet." Yami said and Aqua nodded once more and they headed off to find any traces of Pegasus' magic being used anywhere in the city.

Marik and Toben waited back at the compound. Toben told him the promise Pegasus made to them and he was curious at what person he should be bringing back. Pegasus landed at the front gate and went through. Marik opened the door and looked to the two figures he held.

"I guess you did something right for once, Pegsy." Marik said as he took his look alike into his arms. 'Hmm, he's just perfect, even though he and the other remind me of the Saturn and Jupiter princes Toben and I liked when we used to live in the cosmos. Could they be the reincarnation of them?' Marik wondered before he left to head to his room, needing to dispel the sleeping spell off the boy, Toben doing the same.

When Pegasus brought the two boys back to Marik and Toben did Bakura and Crimson come in with their own load. 'Hopefully Marik and Toben kept him busy for a while.' Bakura thought as they continued on their way to their room. Once they were there, they walked inside quietly and locked the door. Crimson went to place Diamond on his bed as Bakura sat down on his own, Ryou still in his arms.

'You remind me of somebody that was very close to me long ago. Wonder if you are his reincarnation that was taken too soon from me.' Bakura thought before he lied Ryou down in the bed. He got up and looked to Crimson. "Come on, we better find Pegasus just in case he came back and tell him we have no lead on the Gold Moon Bracelet yet." Bakura spoke and he nodded as they slipped out the room from another door that not even Pegasus knows about which will keep Ryou and Diamond safe.

But for how long...

Pegasus sat in the small conference room, waiting for Bakura and Crimson seeing as Marik and Toben is occupied with something else. When he saw them come in, he smiled. "So, how is the Bronze Jackal and Black Cobra tonight?" he asked. "Enough with the cute act, Pegasus. What should we do about to Gold Moon Bracelet? We have no leads on it so far." Crimson said. "Well, it is still in the city but it has found a descendant of one of the Cosmos princes that lived long ago. I can't place who he is because my memory is a little vague other than my hatred to the Wolves of the Four Moons. But I will give you this, it should help you locate any of the princes or princesses from long ago.

"When you do find one, make sure you are ready to kill but, if one of them happen to be the Moon Prince, bring him to me as he still has something that I want." Pegasus explained as he took out a detector in the shape of a jewel that swirled with shadows and twinkling stars. Bakura took the item before they left. 'Hopefully my suspicions aren't correct about the boy I brought back. If he is the Neptune prince that I met long ago, I will not kill him.' Bakura thought as he and Crimson left out into the city once more, now looking for any sign of the bracelet.

Zypher: There, that's all for chapter 2 (sorry my mistake). Please review while I hop to getting some more chapters out. Hopefully a lot sooner than before. As a bonus, I will tell you what Yugi and his friends used to rule in the past.

Yugi: Moon

Ryou: Neptune

Malik: Saturn

Topaz: Jupiter

Jounouchi: Mars

Diamond: Pluto

Kaiser: Mercury

Also, the Grisolke I do not own. They belong to the message boards 'The Dragon's Eye' so if you want to see about them, look for the site. [edit: site no longer exists but the original art should appear in a quick google search should anyone actually read this old thing]