In The Shadow of The Prophecy
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Chapter eight - Trapped in a Deadly Game
Well I couldn't tell you
why she felt that way
She felt it everyday
I couldn't help her
I just watched her make
The same mistakes again
What's wrong what's wrong now
too many too many problems
Don't know where she belongs
Where she belongs
-Avril Lavingne
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Yugi moaned painfully, rolling over on the chaise longue in the darkened room. His mind was delirious with pain, his left arm throbbing in time with his heartbeat as he clutched it uselessly to his chest to stop the blood. Every once and a while there would be a twinge in the back of his psyche. The spirit of the puzzle to reach him through the mental link that joined them Ya...mi... his soul finally gave out, he was too weak to send more.
The slight noise caused his guard, a young man in his early twenties with a gray stocking cap to look up, his sighed a disappointed sigh" Well this sure is boring, here we're getting ambushed and I stuck keeping an eye on you " he carped. The sentry went back to watching the hand held monitoring device.
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" Its pretty safe to say my family already knows were here " as they ran down the dark, elaborate halls.
" What? 'chor fam'ly " Joey echoed with surprise.
She looked at him as if he damn well knew what she was talking about" Oh wait, sorry, wrong friend " she said shaking her head and mentally chiding herself" its a long story ".
They kept running down the long corridors # Damn, dis place is a maze how're we supposed ta find anyone ?# thought the blonde, looking around for some sort of landmark. This place had so many doors it was impossible to navigate, the two of them may be going in circles for all he knew. His amber-eyed ally was looking ahead determinedly" 'Ay, do you 'ave any idea where we're goin' " he inquired.
" I have no idea, I've never been here before " she replied indignantly.
" Whaa " Joey facefaulted, nearly falling over. Carmen felt a twitchy feeling in her chest telling her to turn left.
" This way " she shouted, turning abruptly down another unlit antechamber. The other teen skidded to a stop to follow.
" Hold up Ca'men, where you goin' " he called after her.
" I told you, I don't know " she snapped back. The hall ended at a pair of double doors, Joey threw it open impatiently and the two teens found themselves in a lavish dining room. The blond stepped in intrepidly :
" Hey you no good spineless white-collar bastards " he barked. Carmen entered the dining room cautiously after him.
Once she assured herself there were no booby trap she turned to Joey and said" You know that's my family your talking about ". He ruffled his hair sheepishly and apologized, Carmen nodded curtly. " Besides moronic asshole suits them better ". The blond looked at her with astonishment, did she just swear? He was beginning to like this chick!
Suddenly the lights started flash red and the doors slammed shut # A trap !# Joey realized and tried to pull the doors open. They held steadfastly, much to the teen displeasure # Damn, we're trapped # .Barricades of steel slid down the exits and soon the entire room was encased in impenetrible metal. The teens slammed their fists on the covered exits fruitlessly. Carmen hit the door along side her friend till her knuckles were raw and sore, but she tired first, resting her fore against the cold steel, sliding to her knees. " Its no use, its too thick " she said defeated.
Joey stopped mid-punch, she was right thought, he hated to admit, but he couldn't give up, there had to some way out of there. A small teevee screen descended from the ceiling with Kemo's smug face plastered on it. The blond felt his blood boil" it seems you've walked right into the fortified steel dining room " he said cockily" In case you already tried I'm sure you've already discovered the walls can't be broken. There's about an hour or two's worth of air in there. Unless you get rowdy, in which case you'll use it up faster ".
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" Well, well, this ruins the fun " grumbled the guard idly, seeing the prisoner's liberators stymied. In the background, his detainee moaned painfully again and he made his decision, standing up from his chair. " Looks like its time for a little 'family reunion' ".
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# Only about a half hour of air left # thought Joey urgently, pacing around the room, even he knew what that meant" Der's gotta be some way outta here ". he said to himself.
" There isn't " said Carmen somberly, she leaned back and gave the metal wall a tap" This is one-hundred percent titanium steel, so unless you've got a bomb in your back pocket we're trapped ".
Joey punched the wall again" Damn dose suits " he growled angrily. The girl sighed heavily, suddenly her lungs convulsed and she coughed violently.
" Ca'men, you okay " he asked with worry, but his breath went short and he, too, began coughing uncontrollably.
" We're running out of air " she said in-between coughs. Joey's eyes widened as he gasped for breath himself# Is dis it ?# .
Suddenly there was a great whoosh as the steel barricades lifted a fraction and fresh air rushed in. Huh? Did the system malfunction Carmen and Joey looked up as the metal wall revealed a young man around twenty with crew cut brown hair and green eyes. Carmen's eyes lit up" Jason ".
Joey's eyes shifted from him to his friend with a curious glance" Jason, huh " he said with his usual smile" Guess you're da one to thank for savin' our hides ".
" Yeah, its that hero thing you know " he replied sheepishly" Getting there in the nick of time, by the way, what are you guys doing here in the middle of the night anyhow ".
" Gramp's flunkies kidnapped a friend of ours and he's using him to force me to give myself up " said Carmen.
" Okay dis is where ya lost me " said the blond dim-wittedly, focusing on the petite girl" Why're dey afta' you ".
" Its her inheritance they're after " Jason informed him" the Seraph Software Corporation was founded by my late great grandparents, it was supposed to be divided up among their five grandchildren. However Vincent's father went against the family and his parents disowned him, but our great-grandmother kept him in her will and signed all of her shares of the company over to him ".
" Wait, what happened to his dad " the girl asked without delay once he paused for a breath.
" He died, about ten years ago in a fire, supposedly with the rest of Vince's family, so then Vince inherited everything " said the young man.
Joey leaned down and whispered to Carmen" Who's dis Vince guy ".
" My brother...kinda " she whispered" he sort of adopted me ".
" Oh " replied Joey, though he only understood the gist of it and turned to Jason" So 'ave ya seen our friend? He's kinda short with really crazy 'air ".
" The guys grandfather hired put a kid in one of the rooms back there " He pointed to the corridor behind him" This place is a maze, but it down there, turn left, then right, then left twice and then right again, make sure you follow all the halls to the end and it'll be the fourth door on the right ". Joey repeated the directions to himself mentally so he wouldn't forget them.
" Let's split up " suggested Carmen abruptly, catching Joey by surprise. /p
" Huh why " he inquired baffledly.
" If we split up there's no way they can catch us all at once" she said in a logical, strategic tone, like what the other Yugi" You go find Yugi, 'kay ".
" Sure" he nodded confirmingly" what're you gonna do ".
" I'm going to find my 'grandparents' " she replied flatly. This is something I can't keep running away from .
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With their hopes rekindled, the trio split up, Joey went to find Yugi and Carmen along with Jason went to find the Seraph grandparents.
The amber-eyed teen followed her guide as he cut through the kitchen and into an expansive ballroom. " They're up these stairs right " she said jogged up the stairs to the over hanging balcony. Jason followed behind with casual, unworried gate, Carmen glanced back curiously because he was falling further behind" Do you need me to slow down ".
" Nah, you keep going, its right ahead " he replied encouragingly. She shot a concerned glance his way and raced up the remaining stairs, suddenly...
WHOOOSHHH !
Flames rushed up from the floor in a wall, the girl's footing falter in her surprise and fell, rolling back down to the foot of the stairs. She stood, a little worse for ware, feeling the heat of the flames on her face and looked back at Jason. He was holding a remote control and she was confused.
To Be Continued ...