Zypher: Hello again and here's another chapter to our all favorite story! Glad you all enjoyed the last chapter and as always, enjoy this one as well.
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Yami no Game: Death's Awakening
Chapter 23
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After school, Yugi was leaving out with Jou. Yami and Aqua waited outside for them and before they could head to the arcade like they planned, a limo drove up and stopped before them. The driver got out and looked to them before bowing. "Yugi-sama, Yami-sama and Aqua-sama I presume." he spoke and Yugi nodded. "Yeah. What do ya want?" Jounouchi demanded, already having a gut feeling that something bad will happen. "Seto-sama cordially requests your presence at his home."
"Kaiba!" Yami hissed. "We're not going." he continued. "But it would be an honor if you could come." The driver said. "No, we're not going. We had enough with Kaiba." Aqua muttered. The driver sighed as he looked to them. "Then I guess I'll have to resort to force." he humed and before they could retaliate, a strong metal muzzle came out the open window and locked around Yami's mouth and Aqua's snout. Metal rings also came out and wrapped around them, making them immobile. They snarled as they tried to break free but even with the slightest signs of struggling sent a very strong jolt to them.
"Yami! Aqua!" Yugi cried. 'How could he figure out the levels of their strength and made something to trap them?!' he pondered to himself. "Are you going to come now? Seto-sama wouldn't like to wait any longer." Knowing that they couldn't break free without knocking themselves unconscious, Yugi sighed and nodded. "Fine, we'll go." The driver nodded and opened the back door, letting Yugi, Jou, Yami and Aqua climb inside before shutting the door and heading back to the driver's seat, driving off towards the mansion. "Why is Kaiba invitin' us to his house again?" Jounouchi pondered. "Well, he hasn't been at school recently..." Yugi said, thinking about what Mokuba told them yesterday.
"...nii-sama's revenge towards them is well underway! The secret project Death-T is coming!"
'Maybe it has something to do with that Death-T project he told us about.' he thought. "Yes...Seto-sama has been busy..." The driver spoke. "He and Ruby-sama has been working on an important project. They are the presidents of Kaiba Corp." he continued. "What?! The presidents of Kaiba Corp! That's the biggest amusement company in the business! But they're still in high school!" Jounouchi exclaimed. Yugi, never hearing of this, asked Jounouchi about it. "It's one of the top companies in the world in the toy and game business!" he explained.
'So, that's why Kaiba is so proud of being a great gamer and is having such a hard time accepting his defeat against Yami.' Yugi thought. /Well, that explains a lot./ Yami spoke. /Yeah. Now we know the big reason behind Kaiba trying to defeat you again. So he can reclaim his title as the greatest gamer and not tarnish his company's image with his loss against you./ Yugi responded. "And I'm the vice president!" Mokuba quipped, looking into the back and shocking Yugi. /I thought he was still trap in the penalty game you gave him./ he said. /The magic wears off after a good few hours but that magic we used on his still emanates from him to tell us whether he learns his lesson or not./ Yami spoke, looking to him. /And did he learn that lesson?/ Yugi asked. /No./
"It's been a while, Yugi! I did have fun the other day..." he said and Aqua snorted. "I didn't tell you my name last time. It's Mokuba. Mokuba Kaiba!" he said, a dark gleam in his eyes and Yugi shifted in his seat a little until he felt the comforting weight of Aqua and Yami's tails wrapped around his waist to soothe him. 'I had a bad feeling about this ever since yesterday...these brothers don't like Yami and Aqua at all, or at least Kaiba and Mokuba don't like them, and they're throwing everything at them just to defeat them.' he thought. "Hey Yugi...relax! You're going to get the V.I.P. treatment when we get to the mansion!" Mokuba said. "The project my big brothers were working on is finished. The opening ceremonies are tomorrow."
"Open ceremonies...?" Yugi questioned. "Heh heh. So anyway...my thoughtful, considerate nii-sama wanted his four friends to be the first to enjoy it. So he's giving you a special invitation...which includes the pre-opening celebration tonight!" he explained. "What's this project all about?" he questioned. "That's a secret...you'll have to wait to find out!" he replied, snickering under his breath. 'This is it, Yugi...this project is our revenge on you and your demons! This is "Death-T!" ' he thought menacingly.
Soon, they were in front of the Kaiba mansion, the driver indicating so and they climbed out, Mokuba taking a key to unlock the rings around Yami and Aqua but didn't bother to remove the muzzles which caused them to growl. They walked inside and they were greeted by the servants, the head butler standing in front of them all. "You are Seto-sama and Ruby-sama's school friends, Yugi-sama, Yami-sama and Aqua-sama, are you not?" The butler asked and Yugi nodded. "Seto-sama has ordered us to make your stay as pleasant as possible." he told them. Mokuba looked to the butler after he was done speaking with them. "Hey, where are my brothers anyway?" he asked. "Yes...they retired to their rooms a while ago..."
"What's their problem?!" Jounouchi fumed. "Why aren't they here for the pre-opening celebrations?" Yugi questioned, having a feeling something may go bad. "Sorry 'bout this, Yugi...looks like my big brothers won't be able to see you guys for a while." Mokuba hummed, looking to him. "So tonight you're my guests! I'll take good care of you!" he said happily. /As if./ Aqua murmured through the link. "Mokuba-sama..." The butler called. "Shall we prepare a meal...?" he asked. "Yeah! That sounds good! I'm starvin'!" Jounouchi exclaimed. "Really?! Why didn't you say something! I'll treat you to the best food in the world!" Mokuba quipped. "Wow! The best in the world! I wonder if it'll be gourmet food." Jounouchi questioned, looking to Yugi.
Yugi couldn't deny he was hungry and the thought of food making Yami and Aqua hungry as well but he still had a suspicious feeling about it all. "You! Prepare the special course!" Mokuba told the butler. "Yes sir! We will serve it at once!" he said as he turned away and walked off. Mokuba laughed softly under his breath as he walked off, taking a glance back at Yugi and Jounouchi, who was still talking animatedly about the food they were going to get. "We're both going to enjoy this..." he whispered. 'No one beats Mokuba Kaiba at Capsule Monster Chess...or nothing else! Tonight it's payback, Yami! To you, Aqua, your friend and your lover!' he thought.
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Once everything was set up, they headed into the dining room and sat down. "Dinner is served!" Mokuba said cheerfully but they only looked down at what was presented in confusion. 'Ugh! I was hoping for some fantastic cooking, but this is...a sundae, a hamburger, a kiddie lunch, pancakes...just what a spoiled kid would think of!' Jounouchi thought. "What do you think? Doesn't it look good?" he questioned, still acting cheerful while Aqua was looking down at what they were given in slight disdain. "Don't hold back, dig in..." he said, looking to them. "...That's what I'd like to say, but that wouldn't be interesting! What do you think about playing a little game?"
"A game?" Yugi repeated, the feeling of dread growing more. "Yes, a game. See this circle. It's a turntable like they use at Chinese restaurants! The five of us take turns spinning the table! Then we eat the food that's in front of us!" he explained. "A little problem with that if you're expecting to let Yami and Aqua play the game." Yugi responded, pointing to them who still had the muzzles over their mouths which they didn't bother to remove for the sake of keeping Yugi and Jounouchi safe. "Oh right! Forgotten all about that!" he mused, throwing Yugi a key which he took. "But wait 'til we start the game first." Jounouchi looked back down to the food. "There isn't any poison in the food, is it?" he asked jokingly. "Ha ha! That would be rude! I'd never do that to a guest! Actually, there's a wonderful treasure hidden in these dishes! The person who finds it, wins!"
"Alright then! Let's do it!"
"Then you can start, Jounouchi!"
"Ok then! Let's go!" he said, spinning the turntable. It finally slowed to a stop and the kiddie lunch was in front of him. "Ack! The kiddie lunch!" he moaned in disdain. "You have to clean your plate, Jounouchi! That's the rules of the game! And you might find the treasure!" he said. "I get it!" Jounouchi muttered, picking up his fork and started eating. "Hey, this isn't bad!" he said as his finished what was on his plate. It was a few seconds before Jounouchi slumped in his seat, eyes closed. "Jou! Jou-kun, speak to me!" Yugi cried as Yami and Aqua looked to him in shock before growling as they looked to Mokuba. "Bingo! Looks like you got the prize, Jounouchi!"
"Y-you mean..." Yugi started and Mokuba cut him off. "No, there isn't poison. Instead, there's a fast-acting sleeping drug in the food but you won't know which one it is. I wish I could've added poison but you never know when Yami and Aqua may lose a game and nii-sama would kill me if I killed Jounouchi." he spoke. "What do you mean?"
"No reason to tell you! But either way, I call this game "Russian Roulette Dinner"! 'Cause if you eat the wrong thing, you'll be asleep for a very long time until you die!"
/Russian roulette? He's trying to kill us, love./ Yami spoke. /I know./ he whispered back and looked down to Jounouchi. "If you want to save Jounouchi, then you got to win and get this antidote! But if you lose, you'll be the ones sleeping and Seto will probably wake up Jounouchi when he wants to." Mokuba said and Yugi's eyes narrowed. Yami snarled as he reached up, trying to remove the muzzle, his hands transforming into claws and his wings appearing on his back. Aqua was doing the same, also reverting into his demon form and Mokuba watched with curiosity and glee.
Yami roared and he crushed the metal in his claws, ripping it from his mouth and throwing it, surprising Mokuba since he thought he gotten the strongest metal that was fortified enough for military tanks to be unable to break through. Aqua also crushed his muzzle and threw away the remains, glaring at Mokuba. "Mokuba, this time you're dead!" he hissed. The boy only laughed. "Big words...there are only 9 dishes left...and there's three more prizes among them. It's your move!" he said, looking to him. He snorted and spun the table, watching at it spun until it stopped on the dish of spaghetti. "Well well! Spaghetti...eat up, Aqua! Like they say in Italy...Mangia! Mangia!" Mokuba said. He growled and looked down to Yugi for a little help since they never used any utensils when they ate and he moved over to his side, taking the fork and plate and feeding Aqua silently. "Aww! Isn't that cute~!" Mokuba taunted with a laugh.
Yami snarled, glaring at him before turning back to Aqua who finished the last bite of the spaghetti and Yugi returned to his seat. "You're safe! The drug wasn't in the spaghetti!" he spoke and Aqua let out a quiet sigh of relief. "Aqua! How was that?! Was it tasty?! A meal where you could live or die! After you eat, you must be thinking "Boy, I'm glad I didn't die"!" he continued, still laughing. "This meal makes you enjoy the experience of living. That makes it 'The best meal in the world!' "
/We don't have long. We need to save Jou-kun./ Yugi told them and they nodded as Yugi turned to table and ate the piece of cake that landed in front of him, glad there wasn't a sleeping drug in it. Yami took his turn, finishing the chicken quickly before looking to Mokuba. "My turn." he said, touching the syrup bottle secretly before spinning the table. It stopped and Mokuba grinned. "Chocolate parfait! My favorite!" he squealed as he ate the dessert happily, making sounds of satisfaction as he ate. /Hmm, that's odd, Mokuba isn't nervous at playing this game./ Yugi pointed out. /He must be using a trick somehow and I think I know. If it wasn't a trick of the light, I think he touched that bottle beside him before spinning the table./ Yami explained. "Hey, Mokuba. What's in that bottle?" Yami questioned. "Ehh...Ahh, this is...It's a syrup bottle! There are pancakes, aren't there?" he stuttered, confirming what he thought.
"Then why is it empty?" Mokuba snickered. "I'll tell you why...because this bottle will be filled for the first time as soon as you three eat the sleeping drug! Like they say..."The suffering of others makes the sweetest syrup"!" he said darkly. Yami snorted. "And here what we say...The suffering of another in our penalty games makes the sweetest of meals for us and, unfortunately, if you weren't Kaiba's little brother, you will be losing your flesh to us for an after dinner snack. I have heard that children's flesh is a sweet delicacy. Like dessert~" Yami murred, a glint in his eyes as his tongue flicked over his fangs which made Mokuba flinch a little.
'I guess I can be glad for that. I rather die of poison than to be ripped apart by demons!' he thought before looking to Aqua. "Now, it's your turn again!" he said. 'But I'm even more happy that I was able to bluff through about the bottle...it's actually a switch. It lets me stop the table wherever I want...This game end in the next three turns, leaving Yugi to be the last to eat the sleeping drug!'
'The hamburger, strawberry ice cream and chicken soup...next time they will stop in front of each of you!' he thought. Yami knew the bottle was the switch and whispering the plan to Aqua and Yugi through the link, they nodded discreetly, ready to start their little plan. Aqua looked to Mokuba. "Alright! Let's finish this in one go!" he said, Yugi quickly tying the Sennen Puzzle onto a small handle while Aqua had Mokuba's attention on him, and spun the table. "On the next turn, let us all eat the dishes that ends up in front of us." Mokuba agreed.
"Alright then." he spoke. 'Fool! You can spin the table as hard as you like, but the drugged soup, ice cream and hamburger are landing in front of you three! As long as I have this switch!' he thought until he saw the switch break. 'Wha...! It broke! But how?!' Yami smirked. 'Now you can't cheat. The game is up to luck now and with how spaced out we are from each other, I'm sure we have a better chance of the drugged food not landing in front of us.' Yami thought. The table slowed to a stop and in front of Yami was the pancakes, in front of Yugi was the pizza and in front of Aqua was a salad which he blanched at until Yugi offered to take the salad for his pizza which he agreed to.
But in front of Mokuba was the drugged hamburger. "No! The drugged hamburger stopped in front of me!" he exclaimed. 'This is impossible! Why did the switch break?!' he wondered in shock. He looked down and gaped. 'W-when did he...? How did he...? Yugi attached his pendant to the turntable...I hate you, Yugi!' he thought in anger as he looked back up and saw they were done, Yugi sitting upon Yami's lap and wiping his mouth with a napkin happily as Aqua smirked at Mokuba. "We've finished our food...since there's nothing wrong with us, we must've missed the drugged food." he said, looking down to what remained.
"Now...as your rules state, weren't you to clean your plate?" he spoke, grinning as he heard him growl. "Ok! Ok! I'll eat it!" he said, scarfing the hamburger and before he could finish the last bite, he slumped onto the table, catching the butler and servants' attention. "I'll guess we'll be heading to our rooms then. Love, get the antidote and give it to Jounouchi." Aqua said and he nodded as he jumped up and grabbed the vial off the table. He ran over to Jounouchi and uncorked the vial. He lifted his head and poured the contents into his mouth. He coughed a bit before he soon starting snoring, showing he was at true sleep and not by the drug. Aqua walked over and hefted him onto his shoulder before a servant made a move to lead them to their rooms while the butler ran to get another vial of antidote for Mokuba.
'So tomorrow this mysterious project finally starts...what do you have up your sleeve this time Kaiba...' Aqua thought.
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Zypher: And that's it for this one. Before you ask if you didn't figure it out, the reason why I had it at 10 dishes instead of 6 just to make it even at the start before Jounouchi was knocked out. You all know it would be pointless to have five people playing with only 6 dishes, technically two when you knock out the three that would be laden with the sleeping drug for Yami, Yugi and Aqua and the one Jounouchi ate. Anyways, I know you'll all probably love this chapter so keep enjoying them and I'll get the next one up soon. See you later.