Disclaimer: It's chapter two time, my dears. Once again I don't own Yuugioh. But if I did things would be quite different… like Yami would have a girlfriend named Yuki… heh heh… anyway… on with the story.

Thankies Thelevnalchemist for your... erm... inspiring words. Well, you've wished it... so shall it be. Here we go...

Under Pressure

Kidnappers and Strangers

The ocean raged. The harsh winds blew the already infuriated waters on the docks where boats tied on and thrashing, wildly. The ropes wrapped around the poles on docks and rails on boats were snapping. The boats and yachts were flying in every which direction crashing into other boats or ending up beached.

"It feels like a hurricane is going to blow up on shore!" Joey cried.

"But there's no rain!" Tristan called.

Tristan was quite right. There was no rain but the shy was still hidden by dark, billowing clouds. Blue tinged with purple.

"Seto! What's going on with those clouds!" Mokuba screamed.

Kaiba glanced nervously at Yami, who was standing quite still, his huge crimson eyes focusing on the clouds. "Pollution?" He answered, feebly.

This caught Yami's attention. "I highly doubt any type of pollution could cause the clouds to turn blue."

Waves were beating on the dock on which everyone was standing, drenching them all.

"This shirt is dry clean only!" Tea squawked.

"And we all know that's what really matters at this moment," Yami said, brushing his soaking bangs out of his eyes.

"Well, how're we going to find Gramps now?" Joey yelled.

"I don't think that should be extremely high on our priority list at this particular moment." Kaiba said, grabbing Mokuba's arm and pulling him back.

"And why not?" Tristan shot.

"Possibly because we just might be dead in about two seconds?" Yami said, his eyes, wide and scared, focused on the ocean.

"That would be it." Kaiba said, still walking backward, off the dock and on land.

A tidal wave, about thirty feet high, was thrashing it's way directly toward land. More specifically the dock and land that everyone was at.

"RUN!" Joey screamed.

No one needed telling twice. They all sprinted away from the dock but, of course, could not outrun the raw power the ocean was throwing at them. The wave cascaded down on them all, sweeping them off their feet, each one of the spinning wildly, their bodies being forced to follow the raging current.

Kaiba lost his grip on his brother, and Mokuba darted away, as if being shot out of a cannon. He collided with Yami, who, instinctively, grabbed Mokuba's arm and pulled him close. Joey and Tea, luckily found each other and Joey managed to wrap his belt around their wrists, just so they wouldn't be stranded alone, if they were dragged into the ocean. Kaiba and Tristan found each other, too. Or rather, Tristan had been spinning out of control and his knee just happened to find it's way to Kaiba's lower chest, winding him completely.

The water was retreating, emptying back into the ocean. And the six unlucky souls that the wave had collected was going with it.

"The pharaoh and his allies have been collected, my lord."

"Excellent. Bring the pharaoh to me. Do what you wish with those little pests."

"Yes, my lord."

Mokuba awakened to find himself on Yami's chest, who was unconscious. They were both soaking wet but they were on a rocky beach, that led to what looked like a jungle. He looked around, his eyes searching for a certain blue-eyed elder sibling. When he couldn't find Kaiba, he panicked. How far apart were they? Where was Tristan, Joey, and Tea? Were they even on the same island?

He looked up at the sky. Were they even on Earth anymore? No… they weren't. The sky on Earth wasn't purple. The sky on earth always had either the moon or the sun. This sky had neither. He didn't like this new, foreign sky. But where was he that his the sky that hung above was purple?

He looked at his companion, who was still out cold. He thanked his lucky stars that Yami had a strong sense of responsibility, and grabbed him, Mokuba, when Seto had accidentally let go. Otherwise he'd in this strange new world by himself. Mokuba felt a little bit of relief enter his heart. Yami would protect him. Mokuba knew this for a fact. Yami would make sure that Mokuba was just fine. He felt an all new appreciation for the thin, small-framed man in front of him.

Yami stirred, and coughed. His eyes slowly opened, and he shot up remembering why he had blacked out in the first place. First, he took in his surroundings. Next, his eyes darted around looking around for his friends. When he found Mokuba he searched him over, looking for injuries. Yami seemed contented when Mokuba wasn't hurt. His eyes flickered toward the sky. His face showed no emotion. This was vexing seeing as how Mokuba wanted to know what Yami's reaction was! Finally Yami spoke.

"Almighty God above… where are we?"

Joey woke with a start. He had the craziest dream…. He dreamed he had been swept up by a huge ol' wave and now he was in a different dimension… crazy, eh? Wait… where was he now? And why the hell was the sky purple?

"I see you've woken up, Joey."

He turned to see Tea looking miserable. Her hair looked like she had stuck her finger in an electrical outlet. She was missing a shoe and her clothes were ruined. And the was a very tall creature behind her who had chained her hands and ankles together. It looked like a normal person except for the fact that it had gills, vicious looking talons, and fins.

Joey stared at the creature with wide eyes. The creature had multiple what looked like minions behind it that looked almost exactly like it and had chains and hand cuffs hanging off them like jewelry.

"And I see you've met the natives."

"Mr. Joseph…" The one who had a hold of Tea croaked. Joey jumped. It surprised him that this weird-o fish guy knew English.

"What d'you want?" Joey shouted, defiantly.

"I will release you and your woman if you tell me where the pharaoh is."

Joey and Tea turned red. "I don't know where he is! AND SHE'S NOT MY WOMAN!"

"Do not lie. I know you are the pharaoh's most loyal friend. You know where he is. If you do not tell me where he is, I will capture you and your woman and make you tell me where he is."

"I'M NOT HIS WOMAN!"

"I DUNNO WHERE HE IS!"

"Very well. Take him!" The creature called to his followers. Within seconds Joey was tied down and chained together with Tea. "You and your woman can share a dungeon."

"I am not his woman!" Tea shrieked.

"She's not my woman!" Joey screamed.

Tristan and Kaiba had landed together in a grass land, with no trees, no water, and no friends in sight. Only grass.

"Mokuba! Where are you?" Kaiba called, his hand on a newly developed bruise on his chest.

"Joey! Tea! Yuugi! Can you hear me?" Tristan shouted, limping because of a sore knee.

"I have a bad feeling about this… how badly were we separated?" Kaiba said, pushing the grass that came up to his thighs out of his way.

"I have no earthly idea… and where the hack are we that the sky is purple? That's not right." Tristan said.

Kaiba sighed and sat down. "I'm worried about Mokuba…"

Tristan sat as well. "I don't there's anything to worry about. Mokuba's a tough kid. And plus I think I saw Yuugi's other self grab him when you accidentally let go. And we both know that Yuugi's other self isn't going to let anything happen to Mokuba."

"Yeah, I guess you're right." Kaiba sighed. "Well what is going to happen now? We have no idea where we are. We've been separated from our friends…"

"… and we're going to attacked by monster fish people." Tristan said, looking wide eyed over Kaiba's shoulder.

"What?" Kaiba said, following Tristan's worried expression. His eyes fell on the a bunch of monsters that looked like mermaid people. They were running straight toward them. "Oh hell! Run for it!"

The two leapt up and hurtled away form the beasts, who, by the looks of it, weren't quite as fast as them. They ran for hours, only pausing for a breath every now and then. They only stopped when they came to a jungle. They decided that this would be the best place to evade their followers, even if they weren't being followed anymore.

"Yami! Watch out!"

Yami had Mokuba slung over his back and was sprinting every which way to avoid his chasers. He probably would have been going faster had a boy almost the same size as him weren't cling to his back. Mokuba discovered that his ankle had twisted when he was spinning furiously with the wave, making it very hard to outrun water monsters trying to kidnap them.

"Damn it all!" Yami swore, his breathing becoming labored.

The monsters were flying at him from every which direction. Their sharp claws never got anywhere Mokuba, Yami made sure of that… but that meant that Yami had to take most of the blunt of these attacks. His arms and chest were bleeding and his vision was getting blurry. He still sprinted ahead, still trying to keep ahead of the monsters.

Another monster leapt in front of Yami, cause him to jerk to the side. His sudden movement surprised Mokuba who clung to Yami tighter. Yami winced, Mokuba's arms squeezing his fresh wounds. Another set of claws slashed his chest, though he wasn't sure from what direction.

Yami! Let me take over! You're hurt! Yuugi shouted in the back of Yami's mind.

And what do you think will happen to you, Yuugi? Yami asked, leaping over a clump of tree roots.

I don't know! But it's better than watching you in pain!

I can't allow it. It's my responsibility… Yami's voice was getting fainter.

"Yami, are you alright?" Yami heard Mokuba's voice from his left, it was distant… and blurred….

Yami stumbled and collapsed. His chasers were closing in. Yami grabbed Mokuba by the collar, and with the last bit of strength he could manage, threw him behind a tree, out of sight. Mokuba saw Yami's eyes go blank before he was completely surrounded by the creatures.

They wouldn't look for Mokuba… they were only interested in Yami.

Mokuba stayed still and quiet, cursing himself for his cowardice, while the monsters tied Yami up, chained his wrists together and picked him up and carried him away…

His eyes burned with suppressed tears. Why did I just let them take him? Why didn't I help him?

He looked around. No monsters seemed the to be around anymore. He stepped out from behind the tree. The tears were flowing freely now. Am I just some sort of coward? Is that it?

He heard a noise from behind a bush, and jumped and leapt behind the tree again. Yes…I'm nothing but a coward.

"Where d'you think everyone is? They can't've gone too far."

Wait… Mokuba knew that voice… it was Tristan!

He looked from behind his hiding place. It was Tristan! And Seto!

He leapt out of threw himself around Kaiba's waist, sobbing uncontrollably into his stomach.

"Mokuba!" Kaiba said, a hint of relief in his voice.

"There! See? We found someone," Tristan said, looking around as if hoping to see another one of his friends pop out of nowhere. "Wait…" Tristan said, noticing Mokuba's tears. "What's wrong? Why are you crying?"

"Those stupid fish thingies! They hurt Yami and then took him away! He threw me out of the way so I wouldn't get captured along with him and then he passed out. And I didn't do anything about it! And now I don't know where he is!" Mokuba shrieked.

"Oh no! Yuugi!" Tristan shouted.

Kaiba was silent. They took Yuugi?

"Now look Mokuba… he used the last of his strength trying to protect you. Strength he could have used to save himself. If you had jumped out and tried to protect him, you would have been taken too, and his sacrifice would have been for nothing." Kaiba looked at Tristan. "We've got to find the others and then get the hell out of this… where ever the heck we are."

"Yeah… but how?" Tristan said, looking crestfallen. Losing Yami was a blow. If he got captured, who knows what could've happened to Joey and Tea?

"Maybe I can help."

The three boys looked around to see the source of the voice. A gorgeous woman with bright blue eyes and hair walked toward them. She had a simple blue tunic that reached down to her knees and blue flip-flops.

"My name is Aura. I might be able to be of service to you."

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