Chapter nineteen
The large ballroom Sethos and his men entered was enormous and beautiful, the blood red carpet and stairs were fully clean and intact as if it were just cleaned. Sethos calmly lead his men to the back of the staircase to another door. This time with warriors carved in stone sealing it shut. Sethos take out the Soul Bearing Stone (Red Stone) and places it inside the hole in the door. The curtains along the wall drop revealing black gears that began to rotate. The eyes of the warrior flashed red and began to bleed. They slowly release themselves from the door and face the men ready to attack. The men moved back in fear and Franco, still holding Seto in chains, looked on in awe. Seto himself didn't know what to believe but one thing he knew he had a splitting headache and had to figure out a way to get out of this mess. Sethos calmly held out his hand pushing the stone warriors to the side of the wall. The door opens and they enter.
Just a little while later . . . Isis and gang are walking thru the creepy dark castle, and they are lead to the ballroom. They look around noticing the turning gears on the walls around them. Inside are the stone men who are ready to attack. Joey jumps behind Tristan in fear.
"Holy crap! Who the hell is these guys?"
"I have no clue but it looks like they want to fight." Marik said preparing himself.
The stone figures charge and the gang scatters in opposite directions to fight. Joey pulls a curtain off the floor and tosses it over the warrior and grabs a chair to hit him and knock him out. It doesn't work. Yugi and Tea struggles with one as they hide under a table. The stone warrior stabs into the table trying to strike one of them. Isis calls for them to enter the door. Yugi and Tea make a run for it while Joey, Tristan and Marik follow. Once inside they push with all their might to close the door as the figures charges for them. They close it shut with a loud thud. Soon the red stone falls to the floor near Yugi's feet. He picks it up and images appear in front of him showing him where the Blue Stone is located.
"I see it! The blue stone is in a dark room. I think something is holding it!"
"Is it Sethos?" Isis asks.
"It looks like a woman."
"We must find it before he does!"
They run down the dark passageway.
"Damn this place gets scarier and scarier!" Tristan said looking around the dark passages
"Don't worry. We just have to stick together." Marik said.
After running around for sometime the gang tire down and begin to walk. Joey huffs in frustration.
"For crying out loud how long does this damn thing go!"
Isis stops to look over the wall. "Stop. There are markings along the wall."
She examines the wall, feeling along the figures.
"Can you read the markings, sister?" Marik asked.
"Hm, let me see."
As Isis inspects the strange writings Joey looks over at the opposite wall and sees a strange flashing light. He reaches out to touch it and it sucks him in. Tristan looks around and notice Joey is missing.
"Hey guys where's Joey?"
Yugi looked around noticing he was no where in sight. "He was right here."
As everyone begins to retrace their steps' Yugi rest against the wall and is sucked in.
"Holy crap! Yugi went right thru the wall!" Tea shouted.
"We have to go in after him." Tristan said, nervous about where it could lead but determined to save Yugi.
The gang jumps thru the wall not wasting any time.
The room was a beautiful mixture of Dark blue, powder blue and black. And there was nothing inside but a stone carving of what looks like the Mystical Elf with the Blue stone within her closed hands.
"Guys, I found Joey!" Yugi shouted for everyone.
Tea looked around the beautiful room. "Where are we?"
"This is the room that contains the Blue stone!" Isis said amazed.
Tristan was happy they were the only ones there. "Wow! And we got here before that freak!"
"What are we waitin' for! Let's grab it." Joey said not wasting any time.
Before anyone could make a move, Sethos enters. Yugi is relieved when Kaiba walks in and seems to be doing okay. Sethos waste no time, and he wants them dead and fast.
"Attack! Kill them all!"
The men turn into demons and charge. Just then the Mystical Elf comes to life.
"I will not permit such a display within my presence! If you must battle for this stone then you must fight the way thee ancients battled so long ago."
The room lights up and reveals it's Egyptian surroundings. On the wall are stone tablets with duel monsters carved on them.
"Choose a duelist from each side and may the battle commence."
"Yugi! Please let me do this."
"Pharaoh! You know I am deter-"
" I know, but I know your feelings. I try not to pry but we are so close for me not to feel what you feel."
"I just have to learn to stand on my own."
"Yugi, let's enjoy each other now without worry of the future. We are friends, are we not?"
"Of course we are."
"Then trust me. We are one Yugi, we are friends and we should rely on each other at times like this. I know you are strong and will stand on your own when the time comes. But please don't shut me out."
Yugi couldn't help but listen to the Pharaoh's words. He did trust him and he felt bad because he didn't trust himself, he didn't trust that he would be able to move on without his other self. He still felt weak and therefore he tried a desperate attempt to move on even before his other self was gone. It must have hurt the Pharaoh greatly. Yugi decided that he was going to trust himself for now on.
"You are right. Being strong, is me standing by your side and letting you to stand by my side no matter what happens! I won't run away from this. We are one!"
Yugi and Yami fused and soft round eyes became sharp and fierce.
"I will take this battle!"
Sethos laugh.
"Now you remind me of someone. The one I've only had a small glimpse of before I was banished from High Priest Seto. I will take your challenge!"
The two duelists stand on either side surrounded by the tablets.
"Hm, this game is slightly different from Duel monsters but I will defeat him." Yami said, confident of his chances at victory.
Sethos on the other hand remember this game quite well.
"I'll go first! I call The Dark Dragon of the Four Souls!"
With his arms stretched out a large tablet rise behind him to reveal a large black furry Dragon with shining black orbs for eyes and four multicolored (Red, Green, Yellow, Blue) circling its chest. The large dragon emerges from the stone sending out a deafening roar.
Everyone in the room covers their ears.
Joey practically squeezed his ears shut "Man! How is he suppose to beat that!"
"C'mon man! This is Yugi here, he'll win!" Tristan stated proudly.
"Yeah we just have to give our support!" Teas chimed in.
"I don't know which monster to start with but I've seen a beast such as that before!"
"Don't worry Pharaoh! Just pick a monster you know won't let us down!"
'Hm, then that should be no problem, there is one I know I can always count on' The Pharaoh thought confidently to himself.
"I call my Dark Magician! Rise and aid me in defeating this beast!"
The stone tablet behind Yami rises with an Ancient carving of the Dark Magician. The Magician materializes from the tablet in front of Yami.
" How many life points do they have!" Joey turned to Tristan.
"I don't see any!"
"This is not a game you silly little brats!"
Sethos were beginning to get annoyed with the young school kids acting as if this was a spectator sport.
Joey jumps behind Tristan in fear. Now turning his attention to Yami.
"I remember this battle clearly! We shall battle with our chosen monsters until one of them is destroyed!" Sethos continued on forgetting the . . . what do they say in this modern time? 'Losers' standing in his way.
"So if my Magician is destroyed I lose?" Yami said surprised.
"Exactly that! And there is no way you will defeat my beast!"
"I WILL topple your beast! Attack my Magician!"
"Attack my Dark Dragon!"
The two monsters charged and once they made contact a very bright light shined out blinding everyone. Once it dissipated, both monsters were left on the field. Everyone was shocked.
Tristan couldn't believe it. "What! Nothing happened!"
"You can't defeat my monster! Just take a look, he is unfazed! But your Magician is looking a little weary, don't you think?" Sethos laughed.
Yami looks over to see his Magician panting and in pain. Sethos laugh.
"With a weak monster like that on your side you will never defeat me!"