The Plan(s)
Disclaimer: I in no way own Yu-gi-oh or any of its components. I do however own Robin and this original plot.
Since I have been asked to make this chapter longer I'm aiming for 6 pages instead of my average of 3, that's why it's taken longer than usual.
Small note; The Witch did at some point retrieve her wand. I forgot to say in the last chapter when. It was early Friday morning about 4am and I'm guessing she has her own plan.
Friday – Tea's Plan
Tea had left the hospital late last worried and near tears. Grandpa had told her to go home and get some rest right before she had bumped into Joey and Tristan. She had practically dissolved in tears at that point. Why did these things always happen to Yugi? The Head Nurse now knew them all on a first name basis; that had to be bad right?
She was torn; completely torn to pieces. Her dream, or her friend. Was it fair for her to make that choice? Yugi had always supported her dream, but shouldn't she be supporting Yugi in the hospital?
What would Yugi do? She wondered, and it came to her. If she was in hospital and Yugi had someone important he had to do he would do it in her name. She would dance for Yugi. Surely that was the right thing to do?
Now she just had to worry about what Joey and Tristan had decided to do. She had seen the glance they had shared over her head, they had decided something, planned something. But what?
She decided, today she would dance then tonight she would chase after whatever mad scheme Joey and Tristan had come up with.
Joey's First Plan
Joey's plan had already been set in motion the night before. The supervisor was about to get a nasty surprise. However Joey had forgotten the trap sometime during the events of the night, so when he came in late yet again he did not expect to see a very angry dragon covered in tomato sauce. The dragon had become a colourful shade of purple that clashed rather badly with the uniform, but matched the sauce quite well.
"You!" She said when Joey came into her line of vision, "You'll never work here again! You are fired! Get out of here before I…I" She was too angry to continue.
Joey smiled cheekily, "You can't fire me 'cos I quit." He said before tearing off the silly hat and walking back out the door. He had the entire day free now for his second plan.
Tristan
Tristan didn't really want to go back to the police station. He felt guilty, Yugi had gotten into trouble and the gang hadn't been around to help him. Not that they were usually much help against the forces of evil, except that sometimes they were. But Tristan still felt he should have been there, and should now be doing something, anything.
He and Joey had a plan, more of an idea really. Yami should know that Yugi was in the hospital, maybe he would know what had happened, and maybe he was the solution. They had to find out what had happened to the puzzle.
However Tristan still couldn't shake off the feeling that something was wrong with Yami. So Tristan worried.
He went to the police station expecting just another day, which he would escape at the end of, and then meet up with Joey.
Officer Richard was waiting for him. "You" he said as a hand enclosed Tristan's shoulder, "Did you know it is a criminal offence to tamper with Police documents? You are going to spend some time in the cells thinking about what you have done, and if I get my way you won't be leaving." And then his voice dropped to a whisper, "And this time there isn't anyone to rescue you mate."
Tristan tried to protest, "I don't know what you are talking about, I haven't done anything wrong." He considered escaping, but that would get him into even more trouble, assaulting a police officer wasn't like when he went against Pegasus's goons, but then again…
"Why did you do it? Why were Robin's files so important that you had to steal them?" Officer Richard hissed at him.
"I thought… I thought I saw her." Tristan replied barely above a whisper.
The Officer stopped. "You saw her? You saw my little bird? Where?"
"Your little bird?" Tristan asked almost accusingly.
"My daughter…"
Joey's Second Plan
Joey felt… well it wasn't happiness, not when his best friend was in hospital, maybe gleeful would describe it. Certainty and Purposeful, he felt almost like he was filled with power.
He strode towards the graveyard with a purpose, he wouldn't enjoy the experience but neither could he leave Yami without a clue as to what was going on. Anyway Yami might know what they could do.
The sun seemed bright and cheerful, chasing his sister the moon through the sky. The golden orb shined intensely, while the silver orb gently glowed. Joey wasn't sure where that image had come from but it was a pretty thought.
He stopped just before entering the graveyard, and considered his options. Finding Yami would be difficult without encountering those… others. He couldn't see anyone from here, but last night Yami had just disappeared without a word.
Joey got bored strategising, and decided to just head straight in and trust to his luck. The graveyard wasn't really that big… was it?
Joey almost couldn't believe it when he heard the familiar voice. "Something doesn't seem right with this plan."
"Yuge?" He ran towards the voice, stumbling onto the small group of conspirators; Yugi, Yami, Robin and the Witch. It was lucky he had stumbled as a bolt of purple magic flew over his head.
"Yami!" Yugi and the Witch exclaimed, Yugi shocked and the Witch annoyed. Yami ignores both and readies another blast of energy.
"What's wrong?" Joey asks as the Witch moves between him and the pharaoh. She draws out her wand, and Robin lets out a gasp and stares hungrily.
Yugi moves to help Joey up, holding out his hand. Joey smiles and takes his hand, or tries to at least. "Yugi?" Joey asks; a note of fear in his voice.
"It's complicated." Yugi says.
Robin laughs at this, "It's really very simple, we are trapped and the guardians have gone crazy."
"Out of the way Witch, I would dispatch the intruder." Yami utters with anger in his voice.
The Witch smiles at Yami, but the smile is cold and hard without mercy (a Kaiba smile?), "You do not have the power to force your way past me, and why do you attack that which you called a friend only yesterday? Your sense is muddled."
Yami shakes his head, "My friends do not glow." He spat out with venom in his tone.
"The pup glows?" The Witch says with interest, turning and starring at Joey. Yami takes this opportunity to fire the dark energy at the Witch; the energy hits a shield of silver energy and is dispersed.
"I do not glow!" Joey protests, as the others stare at him.
"I don't know Joey, you do seem to be glowing a bit" Yugi says uncertainly.
"I don't see it; could it be from overexposure to magic?" Robin puts in.
The Witch frowns, "I doubt it since it doesn't seem to be the colour of either shadow or lunar magic. It might be the spell trying to affect the pup and failing."
"Why would the spell be trying to affect me?" Joey asked, "And I'm not a pup!" He points out, finally realising what the Witch had been calling him.
"Because Yugi and Yami are your friends. The spell made all my friends forget about me." Robin says, sadness entering her voice unbidden. "It made everyone forget about me…" She starts to fade away.
"Robin!" The Witch calls, but Robin is gone. "Great, now we won't find her until the next moonrise."
Yugi, looking rather nervous, asks "So what do we do now?"
The Witch looks around, "Where is Yami?" While they had been talking Yami had also disappeared into thin air. "This is hopeless. If we don't join forces and work together we can't break this trap. How are we meant to come up with a plan if everyone keeps wandering off?"
"How did you get that item?" Yugi asks, "Won't it help?"
The Witch looks down at her hand, she had almost forgotten. "The Wand? It is mine; it was mine for all my life, when I called it came even through it had difficulties hearing the call. It's already helping; I am closer to being myself than I have been since… since…" The Witch trails off, staring into space.
Yugi and Joey share a glance, the Witch still seemed peculiar.
"You called the wand? Would that work with the Puzzle?" Yugi asks, trying to find a solution. "Wait why did you have to call the Wand? Couldn't you just pick it up?"
The Witch breaks her trance. "I cannot enter the inner circle where the items are held. It is… painful to go too close just as it is painful should I try to leave. The Puzzles would not leave, they are bound too tightly by the trap, the other items are not held so firmly, they were merely an afterthought to who ever set the trap."
"Could I enter the inner circle?" Joey enquires.
"I do not know. It should not affect you as it does me as you are more than spirit, but it may be dangerous. You might trigger some other effect of the trap." The Witch replies slowly, considering, "I cannot see the harm in trying if you are willing."
Joey nods. "Just show me where it is."
"Are you sure Joey? I don't want you to get hurt." Yugi says worried.
"Come on Yuge. You would do it for me if I was in your place. We are friends! Right?"
"Sure I would Joey, but…"
"No buts mate. Let's do this."