Snowy Egypt: Hello everyone! I'm back with another chappie!
Joey: And I'm back from my break. Along with...
Pikachu: Pika Pi Pikachu! (Your's truly, Pikachu!)
Yugi: What? Pikachu, you don't come into play until the next story!
Pikachu: Pika? Pi Chu Pika. Pikachu Pi! (Really? Sorry about that. I'll be back, though!) /leaves/
Yugi: Okay... Anywho, Joey was talkin' about me, and I'm gonna help out with the stuff before the story.
Joey: (Mumbling) Yeah, and you get to do the disclaimer...
Snowy Egypt: But before that I need to tell the readers that I won't be updating for a while. (Social Studies project, not done with chapter 5, stuff like that) But in the meantime, enjoy this chapter!
Yugi: Still, the same thing goes, Snowy Egypt DOES NOT own Yugioh.
Chapter 4: The Messengers
The five of us started walking around to try to find an exit. I suddenly got very dizzy and very weak. I decided to speak up.
"Uh…guys… I don't feel too good." I said.
Yami put his hand on my forehead, then pulled it back quickly in shock. Yet he sounded very calm.
"Her fever just got worse." he said.
"Maybe we should find a place to sleep." said Yugi. "My watch says its 10:00 P.M."
"Where we sleep also has to be our place to hide. Don't forget, we don't wanna get caught." said Joey, matter-of-factly.
"I can't believe Joey actually makes sense…" Mai said, stunned. "But that's beside the point."
"She's right." Yami began. "We don't know what is behind any of these doors. All of us could be walking right into a trap."
"We'll have to take that risk…for Araina's sake. " Yugi said, warmly.
I managed to give him a weak smile. He knew I meant "Thank you", so I didn't have to say anything. Then a sudden thought hit me.
"Hey guys, even though I was knocked out, didn't you see where they took us?" I asked them.
"Nope. Those thugs gagged and blindfolded us." Yugi answered.
"And if they hadn't thought of that, I bet they would've knocked us out too." said Joey
"I'm glad they didn't." said Mai.
"Let's not think about that right now. We need to go ahead and choose a door." said Yami.
"I think I'll go first." I said.
I was about to open a door, when I heard a strange sound. I stopped dead in my tracks and concentrated hard on it.
"Is something wrong?" Yami asked.
"Shh… I hear someone." I whispered.
There were about 5 sets of footsteps coming in our direction. I started to stare in the direction of the sound. I took my hand away form the door I was about to open and balled it into a fist. Yami was looking at me with curiosity in his eyes.
"I know that look. She makes that look only when she thinks there's danger coming. Something must be wrong…" he thought.
Yugi was curious as well.
"I wonder what she heard? Whatever it was, it must have been something only she could hear. Besides, she has the best hearing out of all of us. Something must be wrong…" he thought.
Suddenly, the sound stopped, and Joey thought it would be wise to break the silence.
"I don't know what dat was about, but I'm glad it's over." he sighed.
Yugi, Yami, and I quickly turned around and gave Joey stern looks, which made him quiet.
"Trust me," I said, "it's not over... yet."
Yugi was still curious about what I had heard.
"By the way… Araina, what did you hear?" he asked me.
"Footsteps… 5 pairs of 'em." I replied.
Yugi started to think, then he said, "Hmm, let's see… A person has 2 feet, and you heard 5 pairs of footsteps, right?"
"Yeah." I answered.
Then Joey started to do the math, because he started mumbling, "1, times 2, times 5…"
"That's 5 people Joey." said Yami and Mai together.
"Precisely…"
The five of us turned around to see that there were 5 people standing before us.
"I knew it. The thugs from the game shop!" I said.
"Just who exactly are you five?" Yami asked them.
"Allow us to introduce ourselves." said the first man. "I am Shogun!" (Walter)
"I'm Kariudo!" (Hunter)
"The name's Kyuusai"! (Joshua)
"I'm Neisan!" (Nathan)
"Don't forget me, Ransu!" (Lance)
"Let me guess…" I started, "you guys are brothers, right?"
"Very good. You're smarter than you look." said Kariudo, snidely.
"Say what! You want a piece of me dude!" I shouted, ticked off.
"Enough chitchat!" Joey said, stepping in. "C'mon gang, let's take down these freaks!"
"I get Kariudo." I said.
"I want Shogun." said Yami.
"Dibs on Kyuusai!" proclaimed Joey.
"I'll have Neisan." said Mai.
"And I'll take Ransu." said Yugi.
"Since that's settled," I said, "let's fight!"
Shogun tried to land the first punch, but Yami quickly ducked and gave him an uppercut in his stomach. A triumphant smirk appeared on Yami's face.
"Ha-ha!" I shouted, "I taught him that!"
"SHUT IT, CHOSEN ONE!" Kariudo screamed at me.
"Chosen one?" I asked myself.
Kariudo came at me with a flying sidekick. I stepped to the left, grabbed him out of the air, and put him in a tight headlock.
"What do you mean, "Chosen one"?" I hissed at him.
"Sorry, that's all you're gonna get outta' me." he chocked, still in the headlock.
By now, Yugi was getting annoyed. "Alright!" he shouted. "I've had just about enough of this!"
Without warning, sweet, innocent Yugi, rabbit punched Ransu in the head, chest, and stomach! I was astonished. So was everyone else.
"Wow!" exclaimed Joey. "Way to go, Yugi!"
"You won't be cheering for long!" said Kyuusai.
Kyuusai tried to give Joey a backfist, but Joey saw something wrong with it.
"Tisk, tisk, tisk…" said Joey, playfully,"You're telegraphing! Here, let me show you how it's done."
First, Joey evaded the attack like he wasn't even trying, then he gave Kyuusai a backfist in the head. After that, he quickly turned around and gave him a thrusting-knee strike.
"See… now that's how you do it." said Joey.
"You're gonna pay for hurting my brother!" screamed Neisan.
Neisan was going to try a spinning hook kick. I could tell because he was telegraphing too. But since Mai was a little bit faster than me, she jumped in to intercept the attack.
"Sorry hun…" said Mai, "but I won't let you hurt Joey!"
She pushed Joey out of the way, dodged the kick, grabbed Neisan's arm when he wasn't looking, and threw him over her shoulders, thus, slamming him into the ground!
"Take that, you moron!" she hissed.
I guess Yami didn't him hard enough, because Shogun got to feet, starring at us with blood red eyes. Then he gathered up his brothers that were on the floor.
"Believe me…" he spat, "you won't get away with this."
He took something out of his pocket that resembled a sphere. Then he slammed it into the ground, creating a smokescreen. But there was something different about this smoke. It was pitch-black, but it smelled weird. It smelled…pleasant, like flowers or candles with different fragrances. I started to loose control of my senses. My entire body felt numb, and my eyes began to close…
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I found myself locked in a dimly lit room.
"Where am I?" I thought.
I lifted my left arm to check the time on my watch, but something was keeping it down.
"Why's my arm so heavy?"
Even though it was kind of dark, I could clearly see what was on my arm.
"It's a Duel Disk…like the one Kaiba made for Battle City participants…"
Then I realized that my dueling deck was in my pocket. I took it out and inserted it into the Duel Disk. There was a flashing of lights, indicating that it was working.
"So you do know how it works, don't you?"
I looked up to face the person who talked to me, but there was no one there.
"Yes, I do." I said, cautiously. "My friend Yugi taught me how to use it."
"I see…" he said.
Without warning, an old guy dressed in a gray business suit and red tie appeared out of thin air. The top of his head was bald, and he had a pin on his collar that said "KC" in bold, white letters. I started to put 2 and 2 together.
"Hmm… bald…works for Kaiba Corp…I know who this is."
"Allow me to introduce myself." ha started. "I am…"
"Gansley, former business consultant for Kaiba Corp., and founder of the Big 5, right?" I asked him.
"Impressive…"
"I know. Both Yugi's have told me so much about you… LIKE HOW YOU WANTED TO ESCAPE NOAH'S VIRTUAL WORLD IN THERE BODIES!"
"Precisely, but that's not why I'm here."
"Well hurry up. I need to get out of here and get back to the others."
"But Araina, you never left them."
"What? Hey, how do you know my name?"
Before I got my answer, a voice started talking over an intercom that wasn't there.
It said, "Will Gansley please return to the boardroom; you have visitors."
"Hmm…" he mumbled, "It seems that we have to cut this meeting short."
"But you haven't told me why you're here, or how you know me!" I exclaimed.
"That will be explained later, because we will see each other again, and sooner than you think, so get your deck ready!" he said.
With that, he disappeared without a trace. Then the little bit of light that was on went off, and I was alone in darkness…
Meanwhile… Gansley was walking down a hallway, while talking on a cell phone.
"Gansley to Boardroom; the message has been sent."
"Excellent…"
Snowy Egypt: Hope you liked it.
OF COURSE THEY LIKED IT!
Joey and Yugi: Umm... what was that?
Snowy Egypt: Oh geez... I was right.
Yugi: About what?
Snowy Egypt: About the fact that I might be getting a darker half soon.
Joey: Then 'Oh geez' is right.
Yugi: Read and Review.
OR I'LL SEND YOU TO THE SHADOW REALM!
All: (Sweatdrop)