Disclaimer: I do not own Yu Gi Oh.
Authors notes: Ok, I have now seen all of the battle city episodes cus I've got the complete set of Yu Gi Oh dvd's. The best thing is that they have all the cool bits left in mild nudity, swearing and blood from time to time. I have to say I was sad when Marik was telling the pharaoh to kill him and end all the trouble. He said that he deserved to die. No Marik! The ending of battle city should be more cheerful though. Please remember that this fic will continue past this point so don't go thinking its over and never review the next chapter ok? It will be over when I say so.
If you want to see my art for this fic, then please check out my home page. The link is in my bio. If you want to draw some for me then I will be more then happy to see it. Also, I always leave little notes about upcoming chapters of this fic, dates of the next posting and possible delays etc if you're interested or want to know what's going on.
Not much details on the duels etc. I just want to get to the last duel with Yami Marik and Yugi. That's where the real story lies, but I have to admit that the scene with Joey is good too.
Btw, I have to ask this. In the English version when Yami Marik barely beats Joey, did he almost vomit when he dismounted the platform? Cus he did in the jap. I just wanted to know if they edited that part out or not. They got the M.rods dagger showing in my version
But enough rambling! On with the fic!
Unrequited love
Chapter 26: Arrival at the Duel Tower
Kaiba craft 3 was almost at its destination. It would only be a few hours longer until they got there. It was still in the early hours of the morning and Ishizu was staring out of the window. She was far too restless to sleep and sat wearily while the time slowly passed. She was interrupted from her train of thoughts when Anuket woke up suddenly from her less then peaceful slumber. Ishizu gave her a questioning look as Anuket caught her breath. She looked at the clock and out of the window before turning her attention back onto Ishizu.
"Malik is going to be here in a few hours… he looked really angry… I think it's something to do with Odion's vanishing act" said Anuket worriedly.
"Then we must move him again" said the older Egyptian.
Ishizu stood up and signalled for Anuket to help move the comatose man, which proved very difficult as Anuket only had one good arm now. After much huffing and puffing, they finally managed to lift him in a way that they could move about fairly easily. They dragged him along the corridors and into Anuket's old room. Because Kaiba had generously given her one of the more luxurious rooms, it had a better locking system. Anuket just never realised it until now when Ishizu pointed it out to her.
They fiddled with the control panel on the inside and exited the room. They had changed the password so that Malik wouldn't be able to get in, not that he'd know where to look anyway. It was such an obvious place to hide Odion that Anuket believed he wouldn't even try and search there in the first place. That was the hope anyway.
"Where is he!" bellowed Malik as he forced his way into room number eight.
Anuket stood there by the small round window smiling sweetly at him whilst keeping an innocent look plastered on her face.
"Where is who? I don't know what you're talking about" she said calmly, though inside she felt her heart beating a mile a minute.
"Don't act all innocent with me woman! I know you've hidden Odion somewhere and you are going to tell me where he is! Or else…" he threatened, raising his millennium rod and pointing it at her.
"Or else what?" Anuket challenged. "What are you going to do to me if I don't tell you? Send me to the shadow realm? I must say, that is much more preferable to what you were planning for me in the first place"
Anuket could have laughed at the expression on Malik's face if she wasn't so terrified. It was one of anger, and disbelief that she had the nerve to speak to him like that. What was going on? It was only the night before when she had run away from him, afraid he would hurt her further. Did she have a reason not to fear him? Malik quickly rid himself of those thoughts when she started speaking again.
"What's the matter Malik? Bastet got your tongue?" she taunted.
Malik composed himself and smiled at her. "Not at all my dear. I was just thinking how right I was in assuming you were perfect to be my queen" he smirked at the slight falter in her confident expression.
"I look forward to the day I can finally claim you as my own" he whispered lustfully. "I like your attitude, although you do need to work on it a little. With my power and your fiery stubbornness, our children will be at a great advantage to the rest of those commoners"
He walked towards a fearful Anuket, forcing her to back up against the wall. Malik reached out to her and softly traced her jaw line and continued down her neck. Anuket managed to hold back a shudder from his touch, but only barely. The moment his fingers touched the golden item he stopped in his tracks. He quickly pulled his hand back as he received a sharp jolt of energy, causing pain to spread through his arm. He glared at the millennium necklace for a brief moment. He never noticed that before. He leaned in close to Anuket. Close enough that she could feel his breath tickle her face.
"Well it's no wonder you were so confident before my darling, however I must warn you. Once I have the millennium puzzle and all three Egyptian god cards, it will not protect you against my advances"
"I have nothing to worry about because you're not going to win this fight!" she retorted angrily crossing her arms as best she could without straining her shoulder.
Malik raised his arms pinned Anuket between himself and the wall, trapping her. "Unfortunately my sweet, I don't have the time to stay and converse with you about his matter, as much as I would like to. I have to take over the world and kill all of your friends"
He turned and exited the room, his cape billowing out behind him, leaving Anuket to breathe a heavy sigh of relief. He was gone now and they would be arriving very soon at the place of the semi finals.
The airship had finally landed at its destination. An island once belonging to Gozaburo Kaiba called Alcatraz. Seto Kaiba had built an enormous tower in the middle of it, which he not so creatively called 'duel tower'. It stood as a monument of his victory over his cruel adoptive father.
As the door on the side of the ship opened, all the duelists and supporters, minus the few who decided to stay on board, stepped off and onto the island. Anuket gazed around at the wreckage that surrounded her. Tons of twisted and broken chunks of metal decorated the area, proof of the kind of place it must have been before Kaiba took over. Joey looked at the huge structure in the middle of the island before sniggering to himself.
"What's so funny?" asked Yami.
"Dat line from Shrek just came ta me" he chuckled. "Ya think he's compensating for somethin?" Joey tilted his head towards Kaiba. It didn't go unnoticed by the ceo.
"I don't need to compensate for anything Wheeler. In 'that' particular department I'm more gifted then most and that most certainly includes you. But then again, that isn't difficult…"
"What you talkin about! I'm not that small!" protested Joey angrily, turning red from embarrassment.
"Don't complain" scolded Tea. "You started it"
"I'm going to stay behind" said Anuket to Yami, her voice no more then a whisper. "I have to keep an eye on Odion and make sure Malik doesn't come back to harm him"
"Alright then, take care" he replied.
"Good luck everyone!" she called waving at the duelists.
Anuket turned and ran back towards the ship, dodging Malik as he stepped out. He tried to pinch her rear again but she wasn't going to give him the opportunity like last time. As everyone began to walk towards the tower, they were interrupted by a sickeningly cheerful voice from beyond the scrap heap.
"What a pleasant view" he said casually, glancing around at the destruction surrounding him. "I think I'll make this my holiday home when I become pharaoh"
Everyone rolled their eyes, completely unimpressed by this statement. They soon approached the entrance to the tower, the doors sliding open as they were near enough. Once inside, they saw four doors in each corner. Kaiba stepped in front of the duelists and began to explain the system. Apparently, they would duel to decide who played against whom. Joeys eyes wandered to Malik who was standing somewhere behind him. He would make that guy pay for what he did to Mai.
"Alright! Take a door and let's get this duel started!" shouted Kaiba. "It makes no difference which door you choose as it will offer no advantage in battle"
Joey didn't have a clue as to which door he wanted to take, so he began to recite a little rhyme and pointed to various doors. It landed on the one behind Malik.
"I'll take dat one!" he said and began to walk towards it.
Malik however beat him to it and smirked as he took his place on the lift. Joey fumed and turned to take the other places only to find Yugi and Kaiba had already occupied them.
"I guess I'd better da one dats left over…" he muttered.
His friends offered him a sympathetic smile and a thumbs up before the door closed, taking him and the other three duelists above to begin the next round.
"Has he shown any signs of waking up yet?" asked Anuket.
"I'm afraid not" replied Ishizu sadly. "Why aren't you watching the duels then?" she wondered.
"Oh, I thought I could make myself useful here. Hey I know! Perhaps I could wake him up. Is there a phone on this ship?" she asked looking around.
"I don't see why there wouldn't be, but why do you want the phone? How will that help?" asked Ishizu, confused by the strange turn of conversation.
"If I call my guardian Ipet, then she can read to me the spells from my diary that will revive him" she smiled. "I don't know why I didn't think of it before!"
"That's a very good idea, can you do it?" asked Ishizu getting up and making her way towards the door.
Anuket followed close behind her. "I should think so. When I was in Egypt, I spent most nights looking through my father's library for spells that might be handy in the future. I can heal most things. You know things like colds, broken bones, snake bites, cuts, excessive bleeding. You name it"
They arrived at the control room. They explained to the black suited men that they needed to make an urgent call to someone back in domino. The men were unsure of what to do because Kaiba hadn't given his authorisation to do so. As if sensing the men's doubt, Anuket tilted her head towards Ishizu and whispered.
"Do something, show a little skin and bat your eyelashes a bit"
"Why don't you?" whispered Ishizu in reply, pink tinged her cheeks.
"Because I've done it hundreds of times in the last few weeks and every time I do it, something bad happens to me. It's your turn now anyway, you can do it"
Ishizu was still uncertain what to do. She had never done anything like this before and was unsure of how she should act. This wasn't her at all, but the men weren't showing any signs of letting them make the call to Ipet. After a few moments Ishizu was still showing no signs of making a move. Anuket sighed and decided to take matters into her own hands.
"Last time ever" she whispered.
Ishizu smiled and let out a sigh of relief.
"Watch and learn…"
The black suited men still had their backs to them and were muttering indecisively. Anuket adjusted her sling and her shirt, showing a bit more cleavage then before. She straightened her hair and walked towards them slowly.
"Excuse me" she said in a sweet voice. "Please, I need to call my grandmother. She's very sick right now and she won't be around for much longer. If anything happened to her and I didn't get the chance to say goodbye, I don't know what I'd do…"
Ishizu watched on in amazement and Anuket burst into floods of tears. The men didn't hesitate to comfort the crying girl. They all tried to stop her crying by putting their arm around her and holding her hand. One of them spoke to a man on the other side of the room and nodded before making his way back.
"Keep this a secret ok? Make sure that Mr Kaiba doesn't find out about this" he said kindly, trying to look Anuket in the face but failing miserably.
"Thankyou so much!" said Anuket sweetly, drying her eyes with a tissue kindly provided by one of the men.
She turned and faced Ishizu again, smirking triumphantly at her before heading towards the phone. Ishizu followed after her. They sat down in front of it and began talking in Arabic so they couldn't be understood by the men.
"That was incredible… I don't know what else to say…" said Ishizu.
"Doesn't work all of the time" said Anuket, inputting her home number. "Some men aren't stupid enough for a stunt like that"
The phone began ringing. It continued for a few seconds then it stopped. Anuket looked confused and tried putting in her number again. It still didn't work. Ishizu looked towards the group leader for answers.
"What's going on? We can't get through"
"There must be some sort of static energy in the air that's blocking the signal. We can't get through it. Maybe it's coming from the duel tower… im not sure…" one man said, typing away at his keyboard, looking for a solution.
"Well there goes that idea" said Anuket glumly. "I really thought it would work…"
"I'm sure it would have. Don't worry; it's not your fault. We'll just have to wait until he wakes up on his own" replied Ishizu.
They left the control room and headed towards the room where serenity was looking after Mai.
"Still no change?" asked Ishizu
Serenity shook her head sadly, not saying a word. She had grown to be very fond of Mai. She was a strong person that wouldn't let anyone push her around. She showed that spirit right up to the point when Malik sent her away…
"Why does Malik enjoy hurting people so much…" asked Anuket despairingly.
So many people had been hurt by Malik and she was certain that there'd be more. She didn't need the millennium necklace to tell her that. Anuket and Ishizu decided to stay and talk to Serenity to keep her mind off of things. They didn't realise how long they'd been there until the doctor came by to check on his patient. Anuket closed her eyes for a second and wondered what was going on in the duel. They must have chosen the duelists opponents by now.
An image suddenly burnt itself into Anuket's mind. She saw Joey standing in front of Malik. The Winged Dragon of Ra was towering over them with its teeth bared and ready to attack. It opened its mouth and blasted a huge wave of fire towards Joey. Somehow, Joey had managed to withstand the attack, but he was very weak and his breathing became heavy. Malik was completely defenceless with no magic, trap or monster cards to protect him. Joey began to summon a monster. Anuket felt excited. Joey was going to beat Malik! It would all be over soon. Her joyful feeling quickly left her when she saw Joey slump to the floor. He was motionless and didn't move. His monsters disappeared and he wasn't breathing…
"Joey…." She whispered, as she found herself back in the room with Serenity and Ishizu. She looked round at Ishizu who had a sad expression on her face. "she knows…" thought Anuket.
"What's wrong…" asked Serenity, worried that Anuket said his name with such a grave voice.
"Come with me. We have to go and see your brother now"
She took hold of the young girl's hand and quickly led her out the room and out of the ship. They headed towards the huge tower in the hopes that they would arrive before Joey fell. There was purple smoke billowing around the top of the tower, proof of the shadow game being played there.
Anuket knew that it would hurt Serenity to witness this, but she also knew it would hurt her more knowing that she didn't get the chance to see her brother one last time.
What do you think? I had to rewrite this chapter a bit. Anuket was originally going to watch but I changed my mind at the last minute. Poor serenity! She's gonna be sad. I don't mind her so much when im writing her character. In the Japanese version, Joey actually dies!...For a bit anyway. There was a LOT of crying. It was sad.
I've skipped a few episodes and im watching the ancient Egypt arc. It is sooo cool! Bakura is fast becoming my fave character… after Marik that is… im not sure anymore. He is so evil! This had to be the most interesting series ever. You are in for a treat. In the jap dvds there is death, blood, swearing and mild gory bits in. I swear you can see the shadow of a man having his head ripped off by a monster! And the bit where Mahaado dies…. What a way to go! Ouch!
It was funny where Shimon tell Yami when he first arrives in the memory world that his tomb is being built. It was designed by him so thieves won't get in so easily. The look on Yami's face was priceless! Anyway, if anyone wants to know events that happen in the Egyptian series then let me know and I will check for you. I've never been able to say that before. It's always been the other way around!
Anyway, time for replies to the reviews! Yay! I'm happy. Let's see if I can get at least 400 reviews by the time battle city is over. Only a few more chapters of bc left and Marik will come back permanently. Then he and Anu will be together. Remember, story will continue past battle city if you chose to ignore notes at the top of page.
Crazed Fan girl: I managed to write the story despite being chained to the computer. I needed to go loo real bad though…
Vladimir Lenin: I don't know what you're saying! Is it good?
olifantje-emma: I'm glad you like the fic so far. It will continue past battle city so don't go away. Thanks for the review
Raksha666: yeah, Yami Marik blowing stuff up was fun! I've seen it now. I'm currently watching the ancient Egypt arc. It's great! You will love it!
BakurasKitty: I'm sorry. I don't mean to dis Bakura. I love him really. He is my fave character along with Marik.
Porcelain Dreams yeah, I wanted to make it sweet but not yuri which is what it would have been if he kissed her. Yuk, I don't like that sort of thing, not that I'm against it. I just don't want to read the details.
K.B Aleo you like it? Yay! I'm happy. I love new reviewers. Thanks a lot!
Scarlet Saint why would you be jealous? I don't understand. Oh well, yeah I will email you a few of those comments. I thought they were cool. Some are real funny. Glad you like the fic so far.
LoneGothic: yeah, Anu wasn't listening properly and wasn't taking the info in. we all get like that sometimes. I don't like yaoi/yuri. Though I may imply for comical purposes at time. Only a few more chapters of bc left now and all will be well… or will they?
soccerchic91588: the link to my site is in my bio page. Just click on my name and check out my art. Hope you like it. I've just put up a new picture of Marik that im real proud of! Glad you like the fic so far.
Rhea Hiryuu: thanks for the idea but there are going to be enough problem's to deal with later (maybe) without adding a Yami. Plus the fact that she has no reason to have one. I appreciate the thought though. I'm glad you liked the pov bit. I didn't want to write the explanation bit again. I thought it would be a good way to get their thoughts across. Thanks a lot. I always love hearing reviews from you.
mya starnight: thanks for understanding. I don't want to make the bc bit longer then needed. The Noa part isn't necessary. Thanks for the review!
Darkside Girl: I used your idea with a few alterations didn't make him hurt her cus he likes her. Hope you liked it. Thanks for the cool idea! I had no idea that happened at all.
LoveLiesBleeding2: I love to hate him. I like him more now then I did at first. Yeah, poor Marik but he's still there. Be patient ok? He'll be free soon enough. Keep smiling!
missmanga90: no, I know you would never say such a thing and you know why? Its cus ur such a lovely person! That's not a problem about the idea thing. If you can't think of one then someone else might, in fact they did a little. If there are any ideas for future chapters you want to see happen then feel free to tell me. Ill do my best to see it happen.
Kuramas Girl Angel: sorry about the pharaohs absence. He's off preparing to beat Yami Marik. Lets all cheer for him! Yay!
Ryu-No-Kyoki: I've stopped apologizing! See? Well I have about the thing that was annoying you! I've been real busy recently so I've not been on the comp! That's why I've disappeared off the face of the earth. Well I'm back! Yay! Glad you like the fic! People make me happy when they say that!
Kyte: I love perversion. I hate yuri/yaoi so no worries of one of those kinds of chapters. Not that I'm against it, I just don't want to read about it. I'm happy with the boy/girl thing thank you very much!
Loves A Bleeding Lie: you mean like Yami Marik? Well I have imagined a scenario should he win instead of the pharaoh but only cus I like those kind of stories too. You're not the only one with a weird mind. You be very afraid if you went into my head seeing all my sick little fantasies and stuff… im still gonna stick with Marik/Anu. You can imagine your own little Yami Marik/Anu scenario and I will too.
Go check out a cool fic I've been reading. It a Yu Gi Oh au. Bakura/oc and Marik/oc. They're in school. Marik and Bakura are the cool dudes who are gorgeous and popular and there are two hyper girls. Crappy explanation but you will love it I promise you. There is humour and seriousness.
Please check it out and review it. It will make the authoress update faster! Please I'm begging you!
It's called Wake Me Up Inside and its written by azn-sakura17