Mai ran through the forest towards the temple again. She reached the steps leading up to the temple. It was a long way up, there must have been at least 500 steps but Mai didn't think about it for long. She sprinted up and was at the top in no time and not even out of breath.
The temple was shaped like a huge pyramid and inside there was a long narrow corridor leading down into darkness. Mai glanced back and then took a deep breath and stepped inside.
Mai was glad to have gotten rid of Kaiba. That gas bomb she gave him would knock him out for at least an hour, which was plenty of time to have got the duel card and be away. Mai hated feeling weak. She was no damsel in distress after all.
Mai walked down the corridor tentatively. Anything could be lurking round the corner. The sounds of her footsteps echoed around and her shadow was huge cast against the wall by the tiny lanterns up above.
Mai turned another corner. The passageway seemed to go on for miles, bending like a maze, but she couldn't give up, she had to go on. She kept walking, but was now hearing squeaks behind her. She thought it may have been the enemy and turned ready to attack, but it was just a mouse scuttling along, trying to find the exit.
Come to think of it, Mai had absolutely no idea how she got this far and absolutely no idea how she was going to get back. Her heart sank a little and she wished she had someone to tag along with her. But only for a moment, that thought soon passed.
Up ahead she could see a shining golden light and she walked slowly towards it. There were voices - the sound of two men chattering and sniggering to each other. Mai crouched down and waited outside the room patiently. She then peeked round and saw the two men. It was those two guys in the black ninja suits, they seemed happy. And that's when she saw it, the duel card, on top of a golden altar.
It looked like the two ninja guys planned to take the duel card before her but Mai had other ideas. She leapt forward and sprung off one ninjas head whilst kicking the other in the face. She then cart wheeled off and grabbed the duel card.
"Yes!" she cried. "I finally have it. Catch you later boys, I've gotta run."
The two ninjas tried to grab Mai but she simply hoped over them and skipped down the corridor with a huge smile on her face.
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Kaiba woke up in a daze.
He had been unconscious for almost an hour. He put his hand to his head. He had the biggest headache. He then realized what happened.
Mai?
He had to find Mai fast. A fragile, delicate girl like Mai couldn't possibly survive out in the wilderness by herself. He had to save her. So Kaiba quickly ran out of the house and headed through the forest and towards the temple. He knew that was where Mai went but he only hoped that he wouldn't get there too late.
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Mai felt so empowered, like she'd finally shown everyone and now with this duel card nobody was going to be able to defeat her. She was sick of being underestimated because she was a girl or just being stared at by perverts. She was going to take care of business.
Mai ran as fast as she could towards the exit when she heard a rumbling sound.
She looked behind her and it was the sound of the two ninjas running for their lives and then a loud, bellowing voice echoing from the room where Mai got the card.
"You have stolen from me," said the voice. "Now you must suffer!"
The two ninjas had run straight passed her without even noticing her but that was the least of her worries. Mai looked up and saw little pieces of the ceiling crumbling down.
Oh dear, she thought, and she started running faster than ever. She had no idea where the exit was so she was just running in any direction and running for her life.