Bakura: Later? How much more of the story is left?
LE: Quite a bit actually. But I thought you might enjoy it a bit more now. After all, you got some action in the last chapter.
(Bakura turns bright red and hides behind Kaiba.)
Kaiba: Yeah right, like that would ever happen.
Bakura: Hey, I resent that!
Kaiba: I'm sure you do. Now shut up and let go of my leg.
Bakura: Oh. (Realizes that he is in fact, latched onto Kaiba's leg for dear life.) Sorry.
LE: (stares at the two, mouth wide open.) Um...riiiiiiiiight. I think I'm gonna take a break real fast. I need a snack. If you three try anything while I'm gone, you're gonna regret it. (Leaves)
Yami: There's got to be some way out of here. But what?
Bakura: (jumps up and begins to pace around the room) Maybe I could send her to the Shadow Realm. No, never mind, not without the Ring.
Kaiba: Maybe we could duel our way out of here. The three of us could challenge Luthien to a duel. Nothing in her deck could stand against my Blue Eyes White Dragons.
Yami: Actually Kaiba, she was showing me her dueling deck earlier and she also has a Blue Eyes White Dragon. Besides, even if we could defeat her in a duel she'd just rewrite it so that she won.
Kaiba: Rewrite it? So technically there's nothing that we can do because she could just rewrite the entire thing so that we never escaped?
Yami: Yeah, pretty much.
Bakura: (Still pacing) There's got to be something we've missed.
(Yami and Kaiba start pacing too, for lack of something better to do. They fall into step behind Bakura and copy his every move. Down to the very last scratch of the head.)
Bakura: Something will come to us.
Yami: Something will come to us.
Kaiba: Something will come to us.
Bakura: A plan, a plan.
Yami: A plan, a plan.
Kaiba: A plan, a plan.
Bakura: (To Yami) Will you stop doing that!
Yami: (To Kaiba) Will you stop doing that!
Kaiba: (To empty air) Will you stop doing that!
Bakura: Oh that's really mature, saying exactly what I say.
Yami: Oh that's really mature, saying exactly what I say.
Kaiba: Oh that's really mature, saying exactly what I say.
Bakura: I'm an idiot!
Yami & Kaiba: YOU'RE AN IDIOT!
Bakura: Fine, I'm not talking to you anymore. That way you two will have nothing to repeat and you'll have to shut up.
Yami & Kaiba: (hesitate for a minute) YOU'RE AN IDIOT!
(Bakura walks away from the two to think some more when he spots a lever on Luthien's wall. A lever labeled "Escape".)
Bakura: Hey, guys!
Kaiba: We could try climbing out the window.
Yami: And then what? Get eaten alive by rabid sea bass!
Bakura: Guys!
Yami: Maybe we could pretend that one of us is deathly ill as a distraction so that the other two could escape.
Kaiba: What about the third one?
Bakura: Guys!
Yami: You got any better ideas!
Kaiba: No, but-
Bakura: GUYS!
Yami & Kaiba: WHAT?
Bakura: We could try pulling this lever that says "Escape" on it.
Yami: That's the stupidest thing I've ever heard. Pull the lever! (Pauses) Hey, I've got it. Why don't we try pulling the lever labeled "Escape"?
Bakura: No? Really?
Kaiba: That could work. (Bakura pulls the lever and it opens a secret door in the wall. The three enter and find themselves in a dark maze when the door slides shut behind them. Around every corner they turn there's a new door. Yami walks up to the first door.)
Yami: Maybe this is the way out.
(He opens the door, only to find Marik, half-naked in a bed, looking at him with a very sexy grin on his face.)
Yami: AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHH! (Slams the door shut and spins around to barf. He hits Kaiba square in the face with his Technicolor yawn.)
Kaiba: EEEEEEEEEEEEEWW!
Yami: That...was the most disturbing thing I have ever seen.
Kaiba: You're one to talk. Look at me. You've ruined my favorite trench coat.
Yami: Sorry.
Kaiba: No you're not.
(The three continue to walk through the maze. Along the way they meet with a pack of rabid fan girls, a rampaging Winged Dragon of Re, Serenity and Tristan in bed together, Spongebob Squarepants, Brittany Spears, a pit full of mice, a room full of bloody, severed heads, stale McDonald's French fries, and mildew. Until finally, bloodied and beaten, they arrive at the end of the maze. There is one final door.)
Bakura: This has to be the way out.
Kaiba: I can't take it anymore! I'm going crazy! This girl has a sick, sick mind!
(Bakura pushes the door open. Kaiba throws himself to the floor and starts kissing it.)
Kaiba: Oh, sweet freedom! Good old terra firma! After this harrowing experience I am never going outside again!
Yami: Uh...Kaiba? (Kaiba finally realizes that it's not grass that he's kissing, but the author's feet. They are back in the author's room.)
LE: Did you have a nice walk?
Bakura: NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! WHY ME?
(Kaiba leaps up and starts spitting, trying to get rid of the awful taste in his mouth.)
Yami: Well, I will say this, you have a pretty extensive collection of torture devices. The French-fries. That was just cruel and unusual. And I wonder if Joey knows about Tristan.
Kaiba: (furiously trying to rub lipstick off of his face from their encounter with the fan girls.) I didn't know there were so many fan girls in the entire world.
Bakura: I think one of those mice bit me! I hate mice!
Yami: That was the most disturbing experience that I have ever had. If I never see that pineapple under the sea again it will be too soon.
LE: Oh well, sucks for you. You fell into my trap. That's the punishment for all characters who try to escape.
Kaiba: You mean you've captured other characters before us?
LE: Yep!
Bakura: And...how many of them have you let go?
LE: No one has ever escaped from my room! MWAHAHAHAHAHA!
Yami: Oh, dear Re! She's insane.
Mirror of the Soul
Chapter 4: Coming of the Kingdom
"When the skies light up with fireworks, the duels will begin," Pegasus announced to the crowd of anxious duelists gathered in front of his castle. Having made his announcements, Pegasus went back inside and left the competitors to prepare for the start of the tournament.
Most of the young duelists were scoping out the competition, hanging together in groups. But one stood apart from the others. Lotaru. She didn't need any further information on her fellow duelists. She had learned all that she needed to know on the boat ride to the island. Now the question was, who would she duel first? She wanted to wait before she met with Yugi in a duel. Besides, she wasn't sure how Asinath would react in that scenario.
Oh, gods, this was so frustrating! Why did she even have to duel to enter the castle? Pegasus had no right to toy with her emotions like this!
Lotaru slowly wandered away from the castle courtyard with the other duelists, looking for someone to challenge once the tournament had officially begun. Nothing caught her eye right off the bat. But she did meet up with Yugi and his friends again.
"Hey, Lotaru. What's up? Got anyone you wanna challenge when the fireworks go off?" Joey asked her in greeting. She caught the hint that he was hoping that she'd challenge him but she didn't think that would be right. Joey didn't have any experience and she didn't want to remove the poor guy from the competition so early on. Not with all that he was fighting for.
"No, not really. I think I'll just hang around for a bit. What about you, Yugi? Anyone you wanna challenge?" Lotaru asked, though she already knew the answer.
"Yeah, there's someone," Yugi answered. As he spoke a mask of pure anger settled over his features.
"Weevil?" Lotaru asked casually.
"How did you know that?" he asked her suspiciously.
"How is that any of your business?" she countered.
"What are you talking about? Of course it's my business. You keep reappearing and disappearing and you never take two seconds to explain what you're about. What's the deal here, Lotaru? What do you know that you're not telling me?"
"Sorry. Unfortunately, I can't stay," She said as she turned and began to walk away. But Yugi wasn't giving up so easily this time. He ran after her and grabbed the fraying edge of her black travel cloak, ripping it just slightly.
"I'm not letting you leave until I get some answers. What do these Millennium Items have to do with all of this? What do you about my Puzzle?"
"I really am sorry, Yugi, but I can't tell you. Not yet anyway. But I will say this. You and I are not so different in our reasons for coming to Duelist Kingdom. You are not the first person that Pegasus has wronged."
"What do you mean? For once can you explain something to me?"
Lotaru was about to answer when the skies suddenly filled with the promised fireworks.
"It's starting," Yugi said softly.
"Yes. There is much to be done."
Yugi was fit to argue with her again when Tristan interrupted them.
"Hey, Yugi! There he is!"
Tristan pointed off towards the forest and Lotaru and Yugi both looked in the direction that he was pointing in. Their eyes fell on Weevil Underwood.
"WEEVIL! I challenge you to a duel!" Yugi shouted furiously at the bug duelist.
Instead of answering, Weevil fled into the forest.
His argument with Lotaru completely forgotten, Yugi raced off after Weevil. His three friends soon followed.
"Now that will be an interesting match," Lotaru said to herself as she wandered into the forest. She knew she would have better luck finding an opponent if she stuck to the more populated areas of the island but for now she didn't want to be part of a big crowd. Maybe someone would find her instead.
And, almost as if someone had heard her thoughts, a voice came up behind her.
"Excuse me, but aren't you Lotaru Kapori? Third-ranked duelist in Japan?"
"That would be me," Lotaru said as she turned to face her accuser.
Her eyes fell on a teenage boy. From the looks of him, he couldn't be older than fourteen. He was dressed entirely in black and he was about a head shorter than she was. His hair was also black and it was cropped short around his neck. Lotaru knew that she had never met the kid before but she still couldn't shake the strange sense of familiarity. That maybe she had seen him somewhere, but she didn't know where. There was something hauntingly familiar in the teen's ice-blue eyes.
"My name is Logan. Logan Ishtar. And I challenge you to a duel!"
"All right," She answered calmly, "Where's the nearest dueling arena?"
"In a meadow a few steps behind you," Logan said as he walked past Lotaru.
Lotaru turned and saw that he was right. One of the dueling arenas that Pegasus had talked about was indeed set up in the meadow that they had just entered. Logan was already waiting at one end of the playing field. Lotaru made her way to her end and they both mounted their stands. Lotaru threw back her cloak and pulled her deck from her jean pocket. Quickly she shuffled her cards, trying to keep an eye on Logan. This kid was definitely no rookie. He wasn't wasting his energy bragging or warning her that she was going down as most would. He simply shuffled his deck. There was something different about this kid.
"I'm going to bet two star chips on this duel," Lotaru said as she placed the chips down in front of her.
"As am I. This'll be an all or nothing match," Logan said as he too, laid out his star chips.
"LETS DUEL!" They both shouted at the same time.
Lotaru(2000):Logan(2000)
"I'll open this match by playing Gazelle the King of Mythical Beasts(1500/1200) in attack mode. Then I'll play this card face down and end my turn," Logan said. And as he laid down the cards the holographic Gazelle appeared on the field. A creature that somewhat resembled a wolf with a giant horn protruding from its forehead.
"Then I'll play Doma the Angel of Silence(1600/1400) and use it to attack Gazelle. Doma, attack Gazelle!" Lotaru commanded as the horrific demon fairy appeared on the field. Doma raised his staff to attack but was stopped.
"You've activated my trap, Lotaru. My face down card was the Spellbinding Circle. Now your monster can't attack or change its position."
"I thought that might be the case. Not a bad move, Logan," Lotaru said as she drew another card.
"And that's just the beginning. To defend myself I'll place Wall of Illusion(1000/1850) in defensive mode and end my turn."
"Hmm, this kid's no slouch," Lotaru said to herself.
"I play Dust Tornado to destroy the Spellbinding Circle and release Doma. Then I'll send Doma to attack Gazelle again."
As the command was spoken Doma raised his staff and sent a great blast of dark energy to destroy Gazelle.
Lotaru(2000):Logan(1900)
"A minor loss. But now I don't have any attack monsters so I'll play Ryu- Kishin Powered(1600/1200) in attack mode."
"I counter with Spirit of the Harp(800/2000) in defense mode and send Doma to attack the Wall of Illusion. True that the wall's special ability will return Doma to my hand but now your wall is destroyed," Lotaru said. And it happened just as she described it. Doma attacked and the wall disintegrated. But Doma was sent from the field.
"A good move, Lotaru. But it's going to cost you. I place Summoned Skull(2500/1200) in attack mode!"
"Summoned Skull!" Lotaru cried out in shock.
"Yes! Summoned Skull attack the Spirit of the Harp!" Logan shouted.
With that, the deadly fiend appeared on the field and attacked the Spirit with its lightening blast, destroying it.
"NO!" Lotaru shouted angrily. She gazed down at the cards in her hands. Nothing there could help her beat the Summoned Skull, so she drew her next card. The D.D. Crazy Beast(1400/1400). The Beast's attack power was only 1400, but with a few magic cards to soup it up, it might stand a chance against Summoned Skull.
"I'll play the D.D. Crazy Beast in attack mode."
Logan could barely keep his surprise hidden.
"Why the Crazy Beast, Lotaru? That thing is puny compared to my Summoned Skull."
"Maybe now it is. But my turn isn't finished yet," Lotaru said as the giant, red Crazy Beast appeared on the field. "I arm my Crazy Beast with Axe of Despair and Rush Recklessly. Raising its attack power by 1700."
D.D. Crazy Beast(3100/1400)
"What? No way!"
"D.D. Crazy Beast, attack the Summoned Skull!" Lotaru shouted.
The Beast did so, destroying the mighty Summoned Skull.
Lotaru(2000):Logan(1300)
"Unfortunately for me, the effects of Rush Recklessly only last for one turn so the Crazy Beast's attack points are now down to 2400. But my life points are still untouched."
"Don't get too comfortable, Lotaru. I've still got a few tricks up my sleeve. I place Zombyra the Dark(2100/500) in attack mode. I'll power up Zombyra with my field spell card Mystic Plasma Zone (2600/1000) and use him to attack the D.D. Crazy Beast. GO ZOMBYRA!" Logan commanded.
Zombyra leapt forward and destroyed the Crazy Beast with one swipe.
Lotaru(1800):Logan(1300)
"With that I end my turn."
"You may have destroyed my Crazy Beast. But have you forgotten the effect Zombyra has on itself? Everytime you destroy one of my monsters, Zombyra's attack points are lowered by 200. Now he has only 2400 attack points."
"True. But I'm not beat yet. Have you forgotten my Ryu-Kishin Powered?"
"No way! That's why I'm going to counter with the Fairy's Gift(1400/1000) in attack mode. And I'll arm her with the Malevolent Nuzzler, increasing her attack power by 700 (2100/1000). She is now strong enough to take down Ryu-Kishin Powered. Fairy's Gift...ATTACK!"
The green pixie appeared on the field in a shower of light. She appeared to be a weak monster up until she sprang across the field and destroyed the gargoyle in a blaze of light.
Lotaru(1800):Logan(800)
"Damn. All I can do now is attack. There's nothing in my hand that can help me. Execpt maybe Balloon Lizard," he whispered to himself.
"I'll play Balloon Lizard(500/1900) in defense mode. And next...Zombyra, attack the Fairy's Gift!"
Zombyra jumped again and struck the Fairy's Gift down. But in the process, also taking Zombyra's attack points down to 2200.
Lotaru(1500):Logan(800)
"Come on deck don't fail me now," Lotaru whispered to herself as she reached to draw a new card.
"And this one isn't going to help me at all," she said when she saw what card she had drawn. Shining Friendship wasn't strong enough to defeat Zombyra.
"I'll play Shining Friendship(1300/1100) in defense mode and end my turn."
"In that case I'll send Zombrya to attack Shining Friendship!"
Zombrya attacked Shining Friendship and destroyed it, lowering his own attack points to 2000. But as it was in defense position no harm was done. With that one stroke of luck still fresh in her mind, Lotaru drew her next card, praying that it would be of some help.
"Yes!" Lotaru cheered to herself. The only monster she had in her hand was the Witch of the Black Forest(1100/1200). But this new magic card would be the perfect combo. One that would protect Witch of the Black Forest until she could come up with a better plan of attack.
"I play Witch of the Black Forest in attack mode. Then she receives the boost from Mystic Plasma Zone (1500/800). And I'll defend her with the Mystic Rainbow."
"Mystic Rainbow! What's that? I've never heard of that card!"
"That doesn't surprise me. It's a very rare and powerful spell card."
"What's it do?"
"Watch and learn."
As Lotaru spoke the Witch appeared on the field. Then a giant rainbow appeared and engulfed her. The seven colors of the rainbow conformed on the Witch and became a blinding white light. When the colors split and disappeared from the field, seven witches now stood where before there had been only one.
"What's going on?"
"You'll have to guess which is the real Witch and attack. But if you attack the wrong one you lose 100 life points."
"You can't do that! There's seven Witches on the field. You can only have five monsters!"
"Oh, but that's the beauty of Mystic Rainbow. It's defense magic allows for seven creatures on the field instead of five."
"All right. Fine! It can't be that tough. I'll send Zombyra to attack Witch of the Black Forest. GO ZOMBYRA! Attack the Witch in the very center!"
Zombyra flew forward and took a swipe at the chosen Witch but nothing happened. The Witch simply vanished.
Lotaru(1500):Logan(700)
"Aw, too bad. Better luck next time. You've got awhile. There are still six Witches left. 500 more potential life points to lose. Take your time. But in the mean time, I summon Dark Blade(1800/1500) to the field in attack mode. And because the effects of your Mystic Plasma Zone card are still in effect, my Dark Blade gets a 500 point power boost (2300/1100). With that I'll end my turn."
Logan drew another card and Lotaru could tell by the look on his face that this new card wouldn't save him. He looked at the cards in his hand in silent desperation but finally gave it up.
"I'll pass this turn."
"In that case, I'll send Dark Blade to attack the Balloon Lizard. GO, DARK BLADE!"
Dark Blade destroyed the Balloon Lizard with ease. But for some reason this didn't seem to upset Logan. As a matter of fact, he was laughing maniacally.
"What's so funny? I just wiped out your defense!"
"You fell into my trap, you fool! Don't you know about Balloon Lizard's special ability?"
"WHAT?"
"When Balloon Lizard is sent to the graveyard you lose life points. For every one of my turns that haspassed ever since I summoned the Balloon Lizard times 400. That's how many life points you loose. Now lets see. Three turns have passed since I summoned Balloon Lizard to the field. Multiply that by 400 for a grand total of 1200 life points!"
"NO! THAT'S NOT POSSIBLE!" Lotaru cried out as the digital readout displaying her life points began to drop.
Lotaru(300):Logan(700)
"You're finished, Lotaru! Maybe you're not as gifted as my master thinks you are."
"Your master? Who's your master?"
"You will know soon enough. But for now, I'd start focusing on the duel. You're done for!"
"No way am I giving up. There's too much at stake."
"I'm sure there is, but for now I'll take another whack at your Witch. Zombyra, attack the Witch on the far right!"
Zombrya attacked but once again it was the wrong Witch and his life points dropped.
Lotaru(300):Logan(600)
"Maybe I still have a chance after all."
"Don't get your hopes up!"
"But it's my turn. And your Zombyra is vulnerable."
"WHAT?- oh no!"
"Dark Blade, attack Zombyra!" Lotaru shouted.
Zombyra was destroyed with one whack of Dark Blade's swords. Now he was starting to look really nervous. But then he drew his next card.
Lotaru(300):Logan(300)
"I'll play Monster Reborn to resurrect my Summoned Skull."
"Are you sure about that?" Lotaru asked with a smirk.
"What? Of course I'm sure! What do you mean by that?"
"Summoned Skull was destroyed by the D.D. Crazy Beast. The Crazy Beast has a special ability. Any monster destroyed by it is permanently removed from play. You've just wasted your magic card!"
"NO!"
"Yes."
Logan sounded a growl deep in his throat. Lotaru was better than he had given her credit for.
"All right. But it's still my turn. So I'll play Feral Imp(1300/1400) in attack mode. And with the power boost he receives from Mystic Plasma Zone (1800/1000) I'll use him to attack your Witches again. FERAL IMP, ATTACK THE WITCH SECOND TO THE LEFT!"
The Imp attacked, but to no avail. Once again Logan had chosen the wrong Witch and lost another 100 life points.
Lotaru(300):Logan(200)
"Your time is up, Logan! This next turn will end it all. I'm not taking any chances so I'm invoking the powers of the Mystical Elf. I play the Gift of the Mystical Elf. It increases my life points by 300 for every monster on the field. We have Witch of the Black Forest, Dark Blade, and Feral Imp on the field so that's 900 life points for me. Now I'm back up to 1200. And now, for the final attack. DARK BLADE, ATTACK THE FERAL IMP!" Lotaru shouted out in triumph.
Dark Blade sprang across the field and dealt the killing blow with his razor sharp swords.
Lotaru(1200):Logan(0)
"NO!" Logan cried out. He slumped over the card console in defeat. His master would be angry with him when he found out that he had lost to Lotaru.
"He'll punish me for sure," Logan whispered to himself.
"Who'll punish you?" Lotaru asked as she came over to him to collect her star chips.
But by this time Logan had regained his composure. He stood tall before Lotaru and handed over the prize.
"Never you mind about that. You have earned these star chips. But I didn't need to defeat you. That wasn't the purpose of this match."
"What do you mean? If you weren't playing for the chips then why did you challenge me?"
"Simply to take the measure of your talents in the arena, Lotaru Kapori. But in the mean time remember this... The Rare Hunters are watching you."
"Rare Hunters? What's a Rare Hunter?"
"Hey, you! Punk! You're coming with us!" a voice called from the far end of the meadow. Two burly looking guards in suits were coming towards them.
"No need for force, gentlemen. I'm coming quietly. I know, I lost," Logan said as he went to join them. But as he turned to be led away, Lotaru noticed something on the back of his black jacket. Something she hadn't noticed during the duel.
A Sennen Eye was stitched into the jacket.
Lotaru was about to say something when one of the guards shot her a death glare.
"You won the duel, now I suggest you keep quiet. Unless you want to be thrown out as well."
"Well, now I know how Yugi feels," Lotaru said to no one in particular as she walked away from the arena and back into the forest. Maybe she could find out how Yugi had done against Weevil.
(Excellent work, Lotaru. Four star chips already.) Asinath spoke to her through the mind link.
(Yep. Just one step closer to the castle...and Atrus.) Lotaru responded.
(When are you going to challenge Yugi?)
(Maybe I won't have to. I want to meet with him on my terms, not yours or anyone else's.)
(Well maybe you don't want to meet with him in the dueling arena, but I want to meet with Atem. Who are you to stop me?)
(I'm your avatar, that's who. When you first came to me you promised that I would be in control.)
(You'll be in control if you help me carry out my vengeance.)
(And I will.)
(Well so far you've been doing a pretty rotten job of it.)
(I'll say it again. I want to meet with them on MY terms. Now give it a rest.)
(All right, fine. I'll give it a rest. If only for the sake of your sanity.) Asinath said, finally falling silent.
Lotaru wandered on for quite a ways before she came on another clearing along the coastline. A dueling arena was set up there and it was in use. Lotaru headed over to it to see who was dueling. To her surprise it was Joey and Mai, the woman from the boat. Yugi, Tristan and Tea were gathered just beside the arena, cheering Joey on.
"Hey, you guys. What's up?" she called out to them as she approached.
"Joey's dueling Mai," Yugi whispered back.
"No? Really? I mean how did your match with Weevil go?"
"Well, I'm still here aren't I? I beat him. Now I have three star chips. What about you? Anything interesting happen?"
"I beat this kid named Logan Ishtar. I have four star chips now. By the way, have you ever heard of the Rare Hunters?"
"No, why?" Yugi asked absent-mindedly as he turned his attention back to the duel.
"No reason, just curious," Lotaru answered as she too, turned her attention to Joey's duel.
"So what's the deal with her?" Lotaru asked, referring to the erratic way that Mai was moving her hands over the cards and chanting incoherently.
"She says that she's some kind of psychic. That she can read the cards with her mind, or something," Tristan answered.
(Hmm, do you think it's true, Asinath?)
(Is what true?)
(This girl that Joey's dueling? She claims to have psychic power. Do you think she really does?)
(I don't know. I'll have to check.) Asinath answered as she began to turn her own psychic abilities outwards, trying to sense the Shadow Realm from somewhere other than herself.
But she felt nothing. No one was accessing magic energies anywhere on the island at this particular moment except for herself and Pegasus.
(No, this girl is a liar. She has no connection to the Shadow Realm. She has no true abilities.)
(Thought so. Just thought I'd check.) Lotaru said as she turned her attention back to the outside world.
And from the looks of things, Joey wasn't doing so hot in his first duel.
XxX
LE: Yay! Chapter four is finally up. I'm on a roll here!
Bakura: (without enthusiasm) Yahoo.
LE: Is that all you've got to say? I thought you wanted out of here.
Bakura: No, that's not it. I just wore myself out in the intro of this chapter.
LE: Oh well, then. If you're not happy, I'm not happy. I think it's time to sweeten the deal yet again.
Yami: What are you talking about?
LE: This oughta be good. (Smiles devilishly.)
Kaiba: This can't be good. It's never good for us when she smiles like that. What's she gonna do this time? Hold me and tell me she didn't just give us that smile again.
Yami: Get a grip, Kaiba. We've been stuck here so long your starting to go OOC. Don't give in to it! FIGHT IT!
Bakura: You're not doing too much better, Pharaoh!
Yami: I heard that!
Bakura: Baka!
Yami: Hentai!
Bakura: YAAAAAAAAAAAH!
(Bakura jumps on Yami and the two engage in a fierce wrestling match. Meanwhile, back with the the other three, still dangling over the pit of doom.)
Yugi: I'm betting on Yami.
Ryou: Yeah right! Bakura could beat Yami anyday!
Yugi: IN YOUR DREAMS!
(Ryou and Yugi continue to argue about whose yami is best.)
Mokuba: Ok, we've got double or nothing odds on Bakura. Anyone else care to place a bet?
Kaiba: I'm with you on this one, Mokuba. Yami isn't looking too good up here.
LE: Helloooooooo! Does anyone wanna know what the new twist is?
Kaiba: I'm pretty sure we don't.
LE: Oh well, I'm gonna show ya anyway.
(Author snaps her fingers and the Millennium Puzzle appears around Yugi's neck. The Millennium Ring appears around Ryou's neck. Yami and Bakura don't even notice.)
Ryou: Yugi, do you have any idea what this means?
Yugi: Yeeeeeaaaaa-no. What does it mean?
Ryou: If you and I get plunged into the pit of doom then our items will be destroyed as well. Our yamis will die with us!
Yugi: NOOOOOO!
Kaiba: How does that "sweeten the deal" for me? You've got nothing on me.
LE: Don't I? (Snaps her fingers and the three Blue Eyes White Dragon cards appear, hanging from a chain around Mokuba's neck.)
Kaiba: NOOOOOOOOO!
LE: Ummmm...yeah. So, moving on. Who will win the wrestling match? What about Yugi, Ryou, and Mokuba? Can they possibly survive? And what about the real story? Who is Logan Ishtar and what role does he have in future events? What did Yami do to Asinath that was so horrible that she'd want to rip his heart out? How were Bakura and Asinath connected in the past? Oh, the suspense! MWAHAHAHAHA! (Hands out Ryou and Yugi plushies to every one who has reviewed the past three chappies as an apology for the outburst.) And if you haven't reviewed and you're still reading then review. Let me know that you're out there. I'll give you a plushie! ( :