WA: Alrightie! Let's get going!
DISCLAIMER: WE DON'T OWN YUGIOH!!!
Yamu screamed through the bandana that covered her mouth. She couldn't even move
her legs or arms because they were tied down. She couldn't see because the cloaked men put a cloth over
her eyes. All she had with her was her hearing and still all she could hear was pure silence and stillness.
(In Motou Residence)
"Wake up already!" Mai urged and shook Kokoro violently. Kokoro at first was still but slowly regained
consciousness. She tried to sit up on her own but her ribs ached and she groaned with agony. "Where…" at
first she said as she looked around then shouted out, "Mana! Yamu and Mahado! They were taken away!"
"Taken away by whom?" Yugi asked almost panicking. "Some cloaked men…" Kokoro answered then
figured describing them would be hopeless. "Jeez! That's such great information Kokonutz!" Mai said
sarcastically. "Couldn't you like grabbed a weapon and hit them with anything or done something so this just
wouldn't have happened?!" Joey asked practically yelling. Kokoro was just filled with guilt. 'I've should've
done something…now it's all my fault.' She just wished the couch she was laying on would just swallow her
whole as she felt her throat turn blazing hot and tears wanting to force out of her eyes. Just then out of
Kokoro's back-pack came rolling out that metal haru cooing, "Haru! Haru!"
"…..Huh?" Everybody except Kokoro went as they saw the odd little metal ball. "Haru!" Kokoro said
slowly sitting up but still even that hurt. 'Damn. That guy has a good fist if my ribs are still killing me!' She
finally stood up and walked over towards her Haru bouncing towards her and perfectly into her hands. It
flapped it ears loudly. "What the…?" Yugi said running to see the small living ball. "What's it saying?" Joey
said in curiosity. "I don't know." Kokoro said in awe but before she could answer the screen in the Haru had
turned into a map of the whole city with a red dot blinking on and off. "What the hell is that red dot supposes
to mean?" Mai asked. Kokoro shrugged unsure herself. What the hell was going on with this haru?
"I'll be taking that haru with me." Atem's voice came from behind the group and took the haru out of
Kokoro's hand. Everyone noticed that Atem had his dueling deck with him on his belt and a backpack. He
then walked out with out another word. "Hey!" Joey yelled "Wait for me!" "Me too." Yugi exclaimed, as
they both jumped into their shoes and ran after Atem.
(Outside)
"Hey hold up man." Joey said as him and Yugi finally catching up with Atem. "Alright" Atem said placing the
haru down. "Your going to lead me where that red dot is located...understood?" The Haru looked as if it
nodded, turned and started to bounce away as the pharaoh and the two boys followed behind.
Mahado's vision was blurry at first but after a few blinks he was seeing clearly he was in a dark room.
"Damnit…" He cursed under his breath. He tried to see if he could find any of the girls. But found that t he
darkness was beyond dark and he couldn't see at all. He tried sensing Mana's Black Magician Girl's aura
but not even a whiff was to be found anywhere. "Double damnit!" He tried to move his arm and legs knowing
there was nothing on them. No chains, no ropes, no cuffs attached to the wall. So what was the point of bring
him here if there was nothing to keep him back? He got up slowly and thought, 'What if there's some sort of
trap in this room?' He wished he had a rock to throw something so he could see that it was safe ground.
He tried to look around for his Black Magician staff bit couldn't feel that through the darkness and figured the
madmen who brought him in the first place must've token it away. 'Thing is' Mahado thought to himself,
'How do these men know magic? More importantly how did they find out me and Mana are Black Magician
and Black Magician Girl?' He sighed and decided to take a risk. He took a step forward in the darkness and
found nothing had happened to him. So he took another step forward, then another and another. On his fifth
step once his foot placed on the floor he felt a shock go through his whole body and cause him to move
backwards. 'Alright….' Mahado said sitting down and rubbing his injured foot. 'They have a barrier here.
Great.' All he could do in the mean time is concentrate on his power hoping the pharaoh will sense it and
come.
(At the Kame Game Store)
"Okay!" Rini said to herself, "I should go back in there and get back my deck. Oh! What am I going to do
when I see Mahado?" She walked hesitatingly towards the Kame Store and as she walked closer she noticed
the closed store sign. "Oh…" She said and wondered if Mahado was inside playing video games with Yugi,
Joey, and Atem. "I guess I should try." Rini gulped down the chill that crept up her spine. She walked
towards the door of the house and knocked lightly. She waited outside for 5 minutes when Mai came to open
the door. Rini stared at her in shock. "Eh? Mai-san?" "…Hai?" Mai answered, "And no. Mahado is not here
but he will be back soon. Don't start asking how soon is soon!" Half of Rini was relived but the other half
was kind of disappointed. "Oh…okay, Arigato Mai-san." Mai nodded and closed the door. Rini sighed and
turned.
(Down town)
"Where is this thing taking us?" Yugi asked Atem who was running after the Haru through the crowds. He
was making sure he wouldn't lose the little thing because (a.) it's the only way to found Mana, Yamu, and
Mahado (b.) The damn little bouncing ball that repeats its stupid name over and over isn't his. (c.) It belongs
to Kokoro. "It's taking to where Mahado's aura can be found." Atem answered at last. "…huh?" Yugi
asked in total puzzlement. "I dun get it." Joey said. Atem sighed and said, "When I found Kokoro in her
backpack the Haru was sort of damaged. So I fixed it with my shadow power and made
some….modifications to it." Yugi and Joey both exchanged looks indicating, "Let's just hope when we get
back Kokoro won't find out who messed with her Haru." Even though he was whizzing past the crowds
Atem couldn't help but feel that somehow this had to do something with the nightmare that he has been
getting lately. Somehow it felt related or maybe he was thinking too much. But there was something inside that
felt like this had to do with the dream. 'Ugh! Whatever!' Atem thought to himself and noticed he was lacking
speed with the Haru which was bouncing away. Soon he realized he walk walking out of town. Not only that
but he heard thunder. 'Shit.' He cursed to himself and ran to grab Haru and slipped the little moving ball
under his jacket. He couldn't afford to even try to follow Mahado's aura now. Last time he did that he
winded up at the other end.
(Motou Residence)
Mai sighed and heard another knock at the door. "Now who is it?" she asked in irritation but started walking
towards the door anyway. She opened the door to see nobody but two letters. "Huh? Never knew the
mailman comes at night." She said as she bended down to reach the letters and the letters were separately for
Atem and Yugi from….Kaiba?!!! "Let me guess…" Kokoro said from the living room. "It's the invitations to
Seto's tournament to Atem and Yugi…separate letters?" Mai was looking at Kokoro wide-eyed then
stopped and said, "Hey! Seto told you about this already?"
Kokoro shrugged.
"Before I left I heard him yelling on the phone through the door that he wanted the tournament to start tonight.
I think you should go home Mai to see if you have an invitation." Mai's insides light up and she smiled saying
(almost squealing), "You mean he put me in his tournament??!!" Kokoro shrugged. Mai jumped up with joy,
ran to go out the door and yelled (in sing-song tone), "Bye Kokoro!" Then Mai slammed the door after
herself. Kokoro sighed.
'Just like being home…' She looked around and picked up the letters seeing the golden script font. She put
the letters back down and sighed only knowing Chirpy was with her in the room…as usual. She sighed once
more and stood up to go into the game store to the phone on the side of the counter. Chirpy followed her
down to the game store. She up the phone off the receiver and started dialing some numbers after pressing
some numbers in she waiting for the phone on the other end to pick up.
(Rini's and Len's Home)
Rini sighed but then a knock came to her door. "Huh?" she said standing up off the couch. She opened the
door to see nobody but a letter sticking out of the mailbox. She picked it out saying, "Len forgot another
letter in the mailbox again." Then she saw it was the letter from Kaiba. "OHMIGAWD!!" She shouted with
excitement and jumping up and down, like a kid who had won a free trip to Disney World. She ripped open
the letter and started reading the invitation to Kaiba's tournament called, "Kaiba Land Battle Arena??!!" Rini
titled her head at the long name. "What the…?" Suddenly she noticed she didn't shut the door close and as
the thunder struck she saw a figure standing in the doorway. "Len-Chan…?" But when she looked up it
wasn't Len standing in the doorway.
WA: Whoa!! Have a swim meet soon but I am getting started on the next chapter.