Zypher: Still loving your reviews everyone! Thanks for reviewing and now here we are with the next game! Onward to Death T-2! Enjoy.
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Yami no Game: Death's Awakening
Chapter 26
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"Yeah! We are the champions!" Jounouchi cheered. "We cleared that shooting game without a problem! It was a good warm-up, but now we're really gonna kick butt! Right, Yugi?" Yugi nodded. "Yeah, but I still feel nervous. We could've died back there if Honda didn't figure out the game was rigged! And I'm sure Kaiba's next game will be even more dangerous." he murmured. "Yugi's right. Don't let your guards down at any cost! The next game's at the end of this tunnel." Honda agreed. "Not to shout or anything but...why am I carrying him?!" Aqua cried, Johji grinning as he sat in his arms.
"Sorry, Aqua! He cries when he's held by anyone else and I think Zella is ready to hurt him if she holds him again." Honda said sheepishly. "Just my luck." he groaned. Johji clung closer to him and he finally cracked, dropping him and climbing up the nearest wall, literally. "Forget it! I'm done with children!" he screeched, spines fluffing up like a scared cat. "Aqua! It's alright! Johji's harmless!" Yugi called. "I'm fine where I am, thank you!" he hissed and Yugi sighed.
'I wonder what Johji did to make him so scared. It's kinda cute and funny at the same time to see such a strong demon be afraid of a baby.' Yugi thought. /I heard that!/ he shouted through the link. "Anyway! No matter what the next game is, we can beat it!" Jounouchi said with confidence and they nodded.
They continued on through the tunnel, Aqua crawling along the ceiling and Zella holding Johji once more, grumbling to herself about scaredy-cat dragons. From his place, Kaiba watched. "The fools! Acting so proud because they cleared Death T-1! They have no idea how hard the next game is...but they're starting to look like worthy enemies, even if I wish to not have Jounouchi as my enemy. I spent a lot to build this theme park for Yugi and his demons...my momentum to my revenge...I need to get my money's worth out of them." he grumbled. "Yugi, his lovers and friends are leaving the "Space Zone" Death T-1. Estimated time of arrival in Zone Two, 2.5 seconds." A mechanical voice confirmed.
"Let's see how they do in Death T-2, the "Horror Zone"..."
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As they were getting closer to the next zone, Yugi stopped when he heard something up above him. He looked to Aqua who stopped as well and looked behind him. "Do you see anything up there, Aqua?" Yugi asked. "No, not yet. It sounds like it's coming from inside the walls." Aqua responded. Soon, a grate nearby was pulled away and Keara poked her head out from the opening. She looked down to Yugi and smiled. "Hey, Yugi. Mind if I drop in?" she asked. "No but how did you know we were here?"
"It's a little secret that you'll learn of later but it was a pain to get in here so I had to crawl through the vents just to avoid Kaiba's sight and his goons without causing a riot." she said, jumping down from the vent and then noticed Aqua was still on the ceiling.
"What's with him?"
"He can't handle children."
"Why? What did I miss out?"
Yugi explained to her what happened as they went to catch up with the others and she laughed. "Aqua?! Afraid of a little kid?! Now that's hilarious! Sorry to laugh at you though." Keara assured, looking up to him. "None taken." he mumbled, a little peeved. Once they reached the others, they were now looking into a graveyard themed zone, a sign hanging from above reading Death T-2. Jounouchi shivered a little with the sudden change. "Man, what's with the change in scenery? This is creepy!"
"Yeah...it's sends a chill down your spine..." Honda whispered. "Alright! Let's keep moving!" he said, looking back then noticed the newest addition to their group. "Hey, who's she?" he questioned. Yugi told them about her, not mentioning that she was a dragon and a protector of Egypt and they nodded. "Well, the more the merrier." They started making their way inside, Jounouchi pushing Zella ahead of him. "You go first!" he told her. "Hey! What happened to all that beaming courage you just had?!" she hissed. "I...uh...I just hate this sort of thing."
A person appeared behind them and spoke out in a creepy, chilling voice. "Welcome to the horror zone..." he spoke, causing Jounouchi to freeze up. He turned, seeing the cloaked man and screamed as he cackled darkly. "Well well...if this scares you, you won't survive the next ride." he spoke, cackling again. "I w-wasn't scared, jerk! You just startled me!" Jounouchi cried defiantly. "I will be your guide for the next attraction...please follow me..." he whispered as he walked ahead of them. Aqua released his hold from the roof and landed next to Yugi as they followed the man. "Wait just a minute...he's the butler from the Kaiba Mansion!" Aqua spoke, now recognizing him. "Whoa! You're right!" Jounouchi exclaimed.
"Ahem...now...step right this way everyone..." he spoke and they all looked to see two cars there with five seats each. "What's this weird car?" Jounouchi questioned. "This is the car which will take us to our destination! I trust you'll enjoy the ride!"
"W...We have to ride this!" Jounouchi practically screeched. "This is a haunted house ride!"
"Where are you taking us?" Yugi asked. "You'll find out if you get on..." The butler replied.
"We don't have a choice. We have to ride this to move on!" Honda spoke. "I'll ride on Aqua's lap!" Johji spoke. "Oh no you don't!" he hissed, staying behind Yugi. "Aqua, just relax. He won't do a thing to you." Yugi admonished, looking back to him with glimmering eyes. The demon groaned and nodded, hating to disobey any of Yugi's wishes. 'Damn you and those eyes.' he grumbled in his mind as he took Johji from Zella's arms and headed to the front car. Everyone did the same and now it was Yugi, Aqua, Zella and Honda in the first car while Keara, Jounouchi and Yami took the second car.
"Is everyone seated?" he asked.
"Mommy..." Jounouchi whimpered.
"Man, these seats are uncomfortable." Aqua growled, shifting a bit. "My seat's nice and soft!" Johji squealed. "And you're about to be thrown from your seat if you don't zip it." he snarled in response, looking down to him. The butler cackled again and soon, their arms were shackled to the armrests and helmets being placed over their heads. "Hey, what gives!" Honda shouted. "It got our heads and arms!"
"We can't move!" Yugi cried fearfully.
"Hey, you! What are you planning to do with us?!" Jounouchi shouted, looking at the butler. He cackled once more before speaking. "This is the beginning of our game of death..."
'Game of death?!' Yugi thought in horror. "First, let me tell you where this ride leads...it leads to the Murderer's Mansion...only in a theme park of death can an attraction of such refined terror be possible!" he said. 'Murderer's Mansion?' Yami pondered, snarling lightly. "Now...on the way to the Murderer's Mansion, you will enjoy this mini game, the Electric Chair ride. However, if you're unlucky, you might end your life in this mini-game..."
"Great, another electric death game. What's with Kaiba and electricity anyway?" Aqua grumbled sarcastically. Jounouchi wasn't sharing his false enthusiasm though. "Electric Chair ride! This gets worse and worse!" he exclaimed, struggling in his seat now. "Let me explain the rules of this game...as you've guessed, the chairs you are sitting in are electric chairs...certified working chairs indeed. They have sent many criminals to the next world! Soon, we will enter the darkness of the Electric Chair ride...during this ride, no matter what you encounter, you mustn't make a sound. If you do...this sensor will pick up a human voice and run 10-million volts of electricity through the chair that person is sitting in."
"What?!"
'Kaiba, how could you make such a terrible ride. I've seen Yami handle mere shocks but nothing like this. If he or Aqua makes a sound...' Yugi couldn't bear to think more. "Hey, everyone! Don't make a sound, no matter what!" Jounouchi called behind him. "Jounouchi! You're most likely the one to scream!" Zella snipped. "Oh yeah...right..." he whispered, shutting up and sinking down into his seat. "Oh, I wanna go home!" she cried. "You and the rest of us, Zella." Aqua murmured, looking back to her. "I'm sorry we got you and the others into this." She looked to him and saw a defeated look in his eyes. "Aqua..."
"Don't worry, Aqua! I'll protect you and Zella!" Johji called. Aqua clenched his mouth shut but was cursing in every language he knew for having to deal with Johji. 'I think I know why he's hates him now. No one muscles in on my partner...' Yugi thought, glaring at Johji who returned the glare. "As the guide, I'll participate as well! To make things fair, I'm bound by the same rules. If I make a sound, the electricity will flow!" The butler spoke as he took the last seat of the first car. "Now, have you prepared yourselves?"
"We're ready to go! Just start this ride already!" Keara hissed from her seat, wishing she could break free but knew that Yugi didn't want his friends to know of her dragon powers just yet.
"Fine then. Game Start!"
The cars started moving, heading into the door that was slowly creaking open. They were bathed in darkness for a little while, Jounouchi shivering visibly in his seat but kept his mouth shut. 'I'm not only Kaiba's butler, I'm also an expert in all forms of torture. I know the best ways to make my prisoners writhe in pain...there are many ways to make a victim raise their voice. In contrast, a good torturer knows how to keep silent no matter what happens to him. And I designed this game! It doesn't scare me! In other words, this game is mine...I'll destroy all of you in this round!'
The cars continued to move, Jounouchi doing his best to stay silent. Yugi, Aqua, Honda and Zella kept quiet, same with Yami and Keara in the second car. The butler chuckled to himself mentally. 'Now, witness the first terror...' he thought as a light started to appear near the end of the path and when they were out, a giant, mummy like zombie appeared from above, startling them and Jounouchi tried to keep his mouth shut, sweat dripping down his face. 'Cry out in fear! Scream in terror!' The butler thought.
'Impressive...so this level of terror won't make you scream...then how about this...' he thought as a panel on his chair flipped over and he pressed a button and a puff of steam came from the sides of their chairs, causing them to flinch and Jounouchi trying his hardest to not scream. 'And this!' He pressed another button and hands popped out, tickling their faces and chests which was bad for Keara and Zella. Keara growled mentally in her mind. 'You will pay for this.' she hissed mentally as she closed her eyes, concentrating.
Yugi grit his teeth and turned to look at Aqua and Zella faintly. Aqua was starting to struggle, moving his head while Zella's face was flushed. 'Oh no, she looks like she's about to scream. Please, stay silent a little longer, Zella.' Yugi thought. 'It's no good...' she thought, ears flatten back. Keara opened her eyes and upon her shoulder was a scarab. /Go, crawl into the butler's flesh and make him scream./ she commanded and the scarab soon flew off, landing on the butler's hand. He looked down. 'What's this?' he wondered. The scarab clicked a few times before breaking the skin and burying itself deep into his flesh.
'What...?!' he thought as he saw the bump of the scarab crawling up inside his arm and to his neck where he lost visual of it. His eyes widened as he felt the presence of the scarab in his head and he screamed, feeling it biting down upon the tender gray matter and because of his outburst, he was shocked by 10-million volts which led to his instant death.
The cars finally made it to the end and they sighed in relief. Honda removed his helmet and looked towards them. "Phew! We made it to the goal somehow! We can talk now!" he said as he stood up. The scarab that was in the butler came out and flew over to Yugi, landing on his hand. He looked down and saw him. "Hey, now where do you came from?" he asked and then saw the blood and looked back to the dead butler. He saw the bloodied holes of the scarab's entry and exit. "You must've helped us. Thank you." He said before turning to Aqua.
Honda turned to the other car. "Hey! Yami! Keara! Jounouchi! Are you three alright?!" he called. "Yeah, we're fine!" Keara called back. "But Jounouchi fainted!" Yami responded. "What?! I guess that saved him from screaming like a little girl." Honda mumbled, shaking his head as he crossed his arms. Yugi walked over to him, the scarab perching itself onto his shoulder, and tapped him. "Jou-kun, wake up." he whispered. He groaned before sitting up quickly, screaming. "Jou-kun! It's alright! The game's over." Yugi assured and he looked around and breathed out a sigh of relief.
"Why do you hang out with these losers, Aqua?" Johji said. "Zip it or else I'll leave you behind to crawl your way back." he hissed, muffled since he had him by the scruff of his pajamas, now deciding to walk on all fours just to keep the child from attempting to cuddle him. Only one is worthy of that honor. Johji pouted and crossed his arms. Once everyone was off the cars, they looked up to the looming mansion before them. "Is this the next game?" Yugi asked. "I'm guessing so." Yami said, holding onto Yugi's other shoulder.
Back where Kaiba was, he smirked lightly. 'Welcome to Death T-2, the Murderer's Mansion...'
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"This is the Murderer's Mansion?!" Jounouchi exclaimed.
"Yech! Creepy!" Zella cried.
'This is the next game. Kaiba! What kind of traps you have for us this time!' Yugi thought then felt something pulsate in his pocket and reached in, pulling out his grandfather's deck. 'What this...? I feel a heartbeat from Jii-chan's cards!' Yami looked down to him, also feeling the heartbeat. /Yugi, your grandfather is in critical condition. We need to pass these stages before something happens. That's what the cards are telling us./ Yami told him and he gasped. The others looked back to him. "Is something wrong, Yugi?" Zella asked.
"Jii-chan's in critical condition! That's what his cards are telling me!" Yugi cried and his friends gasped, worried. Keara growled and looked to the mansion. "Then we need to hurry. Come on and let's get going." she said and they nodded as they walked up to the mansion, Yami staying back to once again feast upon their opponent's dead form but held onto his soul, having a plan with it. 'I'm sure Keara would want to do something with this.' he thought before he went to catch up with the others. "If what Yugi said is true, we need to clear this game quickly and without any problems! Let's get going!" Honda claimed as he kicked open the door and they all walked inside. "Ugh! It's so musty in here. It sticks in your throat..."
"It's too dark to see. We should stay here until our eyes adjust." Yugi murmured. "I'm fine since I'm part cat." Zella spoke, looking around a bit. The door suddenly slammed shut and they looked behind them. "The door shut on its own!" Jounouchi cried. "And it won't open back up!" Zella spoke, testing the handle but the door wouldn't budge. "That means we're trapped. Again." Yami whispered, glancing around again and holding Yugi close. Jounouchi wasn't taking any more and ran to the doors, trying to pull them open. "Crud! It really is locked! Anybody have a wire or something? I can open this door with somethin' like that..."
"You have some strange talents, Jou..." Zella whispered.
"Hey, Jounouchi! Why are you trying to open the door we came in? We have to find the exit, dummy!" Johji said.
"Why ya little-"
"Johji's right," Yami said, cutting him off. "We have to find the exit in order to move on." Yugi nodded in agreement. "Let's split up and look for the way out." They all spread out, looking through the first floor of the mansion. Yugi went past a suit of armor and looked up, seeing something attached to it. He picked it off the armor and looked to it. "Blood? What on earth could this mean? This sounds like a bad omen..." he whispered then heard Jounouchi crying out again. "Hey, this is strange! There's no way out!"
"I'll check the second floor." Honda spoke up, walking up the stairs but stopped when he saw the ceiling blocking the way. "The stairs are blocked off! There isn't a second floor!" A hologram soon appeared and Kaiba appeared. "Kaiba!" Yami growled. He chuckled quietly as he looked down to them. "Welcome to the Murderer's Mansion! I see you are searching for the exit to this mansion. Have you found it yet? Let me at least be gracious enough to give you a word of warning...if you don't escape soon, something bad will happen." he spoke and Yami's eyes narrowed.
"Let me explain why I call this the Murderer's Mansion...do you remember what happened last summer at the camp near Domino Lake? Those terrible murders that had all of Domino City cowering in fear...ten boys scouts staying at the camp were murdered...all in one night. Not even a master of puzzles would have been able to assemble those body parts back into a human form...those boys were mincemeat! After that, the suspect came to be known as "The Chopman"...he is still at large..." All but Yami, Aqua and Keara gulped in fear. He laughed softly as he looked down to them.
"You've figured it out, haven't you...the Chopman is hidden in this mansion!" he said, shocking them. "Cruelty is considered as asset at Kaiba Corporation...we scouted the Chopman to manage this attraction in the theme park of death! So! Will you be able to escape this mansion without running into the Chopman?" he spoke, laughing out loud now. "However, I couldn't have you call this game unfair...so I'll give you a little hint to find the way out of the mansion! Look at the wall behind you." They turned and saw a wall with four holes in the wall. "What the…! Four holes in the wall!"
"Yeah! And there's numbers written above each of the holes!"
"00-01-10-11..." Aqua whispered, dropping Johji onto the floor who pouted and immersed himself with picking his nose. "There are switches on the other side of that wall. If you press the right switch, the location of the exit will be revealed! Now, gather your courage and put your hands in those holes." Kaiba said. They looked to each other before Yugi, Yami, Jounouchi and Keara walked forward. 'This has to be some kind of trick, I just know it.' Yugi thought.
"What is it, you look suspicious...you'll never get out unless you press the right switch!"
"Cripes...there's no choice. We have to stick our hands in..." Jounouchi said softly. "Yeah...we searched everywhere and couldn't find a thing.." Yugi spoke up as they placed their hand through the holes. Yugi in 00, Yami in 11, Jounouchi in 01 and Keara in 10. They weren't ready for something clamping around their wrists, keeping them there. "Ra...I'm going to kill him!" Yami roared, trying to move his hand out but it wouldn't budge. "Our hands are trapped!" Jounouchi exclaimed before looking up. "And we have worse things to worry 'bout!"
They looked up as well, seeing the blade of the guillotine. "Now the game begins! Only one of those switches is the right one! If you press the wrong switch, the blade will fall and cut off your hands! You have five minutes before the blade drops! Don't forget you can only choose one switch! I've left a clue hidden in this room...I wish you luck. Hopefully you won't be losing your precious hand, Jounouchi." he said before the hologram disappeared. "What is his problem already?!" Jounouchi growled. "How come I have that odd feeling that he likes you?" Yugi suggested and he grimaced.
"Like I would like some pompous, arrogant, spoiled rotten moneybags that's out to kill us!" he hissed. "No more time to argue about Kaiba's love life. We need to figure out which one of these switches is the right one before we lose a hand." Keara said. "Honda! Zella! Aqua! Go and see if you can find any clues that we might've missed before these five minutes are up!" she called to them and they nodded as they spread out again.
"I can't stand this! What's with all these bloody games?!" Jounouchi snarled. "We'll get out of this soon if they can find that clue." Yami said. "These numbers must mean something but it's all ones and zeros, like computer code." Keara explained. "I don't get it! Kaiba said there was a clue in the room which Aqua, Zella and Honda are looking for!" Yugi then remembered and reached into his pocket. "Wait! I think I have the clue!" Yugi spoke as he held up the piece of paper. Jounouchi took the paper, looking at it.
"Blood? What is this?!" Keara took the paper from him and looked over it. "Where did you find this, Yugi?" she asked.
"I found it in here on a suit of armor when we were looking for an exit."
"Hmm...this has to be it but I can figure out what Kaiba's trying to hint."
"Grr! I hate these kinds of puzzles!" Jounouchi groaned.
"Yugi! Maybe you can figure this out!" Yami said.
"I don't know..." he whispered, looking down.
"I know you can. Don't give up now. Your jii-chan is counting on you." Yugi looked back up and saw the sincere look in the demon's eyes and nodded. "Alright. Let me see that paper again, Keara." Yugi said and she handed it to Jounouchi who handed it back to him. He looked it over then noticed something he didn't catch on earlier. 'That's got to be it! The word's misspelled! That has to be the clue! It should read blood but it has two "L"s.' he thought. "Yugi! Ya need ta hurry! We have two minutes left!" Jounouchi told him. He looked back at it, still trying to figure it out. Johji from his spot yawned in boredom.
"You can do it, Yugi! We have about a minute left!"
He whimpered, closing his eyes. /It's no good. I can't figure it out.../
/Don't lose hope. Aqua and I believe in you. Your friends do as well. You are doing a lot just to make sure we're safe from the dangers Kaiba's trying to put us through. You are the one who is giving us a reason to not just turn into demons and deal with Kaiba the easy way./ Yami reassured. Yugi smiled, tears coming to his eyes and he nodded. "Time's up, Yugi!" Jounouchi called, bringing him back and saw the blade drop. "No!" Aqua roared as he jumped up, grabbing the chains to the blade but since he wasn't using his demon strength, he couldn't keep hold on the heavy blade for long. "Yugi! Hurry and figure out the answer! I'll hold this as long as I can to give you extra time!"
Yugi thanked him and looked over the paper again. He examined it more, trying to figure it out with the last few seconds they had. Aqua hissed, being pulled down by the weight and his claws leaving lacerations in the wood he gripped onto. 'I can't hold it longer!' Aqua gasped as he lost his footing against the wall and the blade fell once more, faster than before. "I got it! Yami, press your switch!" Yugi called and he did so. The blade stopped just inches from their hands and from the force of the stop, Aqua lost his grip on the chains and fell into Jounouchi.
The grip on their wrists was gone and Jounouchi fell back from Aqua's weight. Both had comical swirly eyes and Yami rubbed his wrist. /Glad he made it just on time./ he said and Yugi nodded. The scarab clicked softly by Yugi's ear before flying off. He watched the scarab fly off before turning to Honda and Zella who ran over. "How did you figure it out, Yugi?" Zella asked.
"At first, I kept thinking about the meaning of the word blood! But the shape of the letters was what finally made me figure out the answer, especially with the extra seconds Aqua gave me! See...they made the word blood with just ones and zeros and when you look at the scrap of paper I found, there's an arrow pointing down! That must mean the exit is in the basement and the right answer being Yami's switch because of the fact that Kaiba used the ones and zeros in blood with the arrow to represent the numbers on the wall!" Yugi explained.
"And you're right! There's the exit!" Honda called, pointing to the now revealed exit behind Johji. Yugi smiled and looked back over to Aqua who stood up and was helping Jounouchi back up. He ran over and jumped into his arms, kissing his snout. "Thanks for the extra seconds to help me figure out the answer, Aqua." he said and he smiled. "Can't have you losing your soft, beautiful hands, Yugi." Aqua murmured, holding up one and kissing it softly, making him blush. "Now, let's get outta here! I just had 'bout enough with haunted houses!" Jounouchi grumbled, dusting himself off. They were unaware of someone peeking out from the exit.
"This is boring...no one bother to ask for my help..." Johji grumbled to himself, unaware of the person behind him. The scarab clicked louder, catching their attention. A hand reached out, grabbing Johji and dragging him back down, the door closing with a bang. "Guys! Johji was taken!" Zella yelled. They looked to the door leading down into the basement. "It must be the Chopman Kaiba was talking so much about." Keara growled. "He made us think this was the exit but it's actually the entrance into the serial killer's hideout."
"Great! I just can't stand that little brat! He just can't stay out of trouble for a few seconds." Aqua hissed and Yugi tapped his snout, shutting him up. "But you know we have to get him. He'll be killed if we leave him there." Aqua pouted before letting him down and went over to the door, opening it. "Next floor, basement. Serial killers, bratty children and the exit from this zone." he muttered, helping them down into the basement. They heard Johji's voice as Yami jumped down behind them along with Aqua and they started walking down the stairs. "We should worry! Kaiba said he has that murderer on his side! This could very well be another trap!" Jounouchi said, wringing his hands. They soon reached the bottom and looked ahead of them, seeing Johji sitting on a pedestal. "Hey! Over here!" he called.
"There he is!"
"Hey guys! I'm in here! Come and get me!"
They stayed silent and Aqua crossed his arms. "There's something fishy about all this." Aqua mumbled. "Yeah...Johji, tell the truth! Is someone in there with you?" Honda called. He looked around frantically. "No! No one's in here. Just little ol' me~!" he said innocently. "I don't trust that brat as far as I can throw him! That's gotta be a trap!" Aqua huffed. /And that's pretty far considering my demon strength./ he said to Yami and Yugi, flinching as Yugi reprimanded him again.
"Ohh, please help me! Pretty please!" he begged, looking cute. "Now he's actin' cute! If ya didn't believe him before...! I just know he would betray us in a snap!" Jounouchi said, siding with Aqua. "Sheesh!" The toddler grumbled, turning to look behind him. "They aren't coming in, sir!" he whined as two glowing eyes appeared above him.
"H-He talking to someone!"
"That little brat...he's already switched sides..." Honda murmured. "And you wonder why I hate kids now. What kind of child is your sister raising, Honda?" Aqua questioned. The figure behind Johji rumbled deeply, gazing at them. "Tch...now what? The Chopman has to be in that room..." Zella whispered. A screen appeared in the darkness and Kaiba appeared.
"It's Kaiba!"
"Again! I had just about enough of his face showing up!"
Johji turned to see the screen and smiled. "Wow! Kaiba!" he said happily, waving to him. "What do you think everyone? Are you enjoying Kaiba Land's games of death?" he asked. "Does it look like we're enjoyin' it?!" Jounouchi questioned angrily. "Besides, why don't ya show up in person so I can punch you in the face!" He laughed softly as he looked to them still. "Of all games, I like card games the best...but chess is my second favorite...Right now, you are living chess pieces on the giant board that is Kaiba Land! I watch as each move brings me closer to checkmate...and I'm enjoying it immensely." Yugi growled, the scarab clicking its anger towards Kaiba as well.
"Now, about the next game...you will play in here with the Chopman! Select one person to enter this room! And you can't avoid this game. You don't want to see this child's head cut off, do you?" The Chopman's hands started wrapping around Johji's neck. "Frankly, I don't care..." Aqua whispered and Zella stomped on his tail, making him cry out and holding his tail. "So cruel." he whispered, rubbing the sore spot. Yami snickered before turning a glare to Kaiba. "The Chopman only obeys my orders! If I say the word, the boy dies!" Johji gulped. "M-Mister Kaiba, you're kidding right? You don't need to do that to beat them! You wouldn't really hurt me, will you?" he asked.
"Kaiba! Don't you dare hurt a hair on that kid!" Yugi shouted. "Who will step up to play this game?" he whispered. "Helllppp!" Johji cried. Honda cursed, about to step up but Aqua already did. "Wait, Honda! I'll take him on!" he said. "Are you sure?" Yugi asked. "Yeah, as much as I hate to say it, he did help us out once and I always repay those that help us." Aqua murmured. "I'm goin' in there with ya!" Jounouchi called out. "Kaiba only said one of us is going in." he whispered, looking to him. "Forget what he says! I'll stick beside my friend and I'm not lettin' some Chopman make mincemeat outta ya!" Jounouchi said.
"Alright, climb on." Aqua said and Jounouchi jumped onto his back and he walked in. 'Hmm, with this move I catch Aqua the knight and unfortunately Jounouchi as well.' Kaiba thought, eyes narrowing. When they were in, the door slammed shut behind them and the other ran to the door. "Aqua! Jou!" Yugi called. "The door's locked!"
"Aqua! I knew you'd come for me! Quick, save me!" Johji said happily. "Shut it! You're lucky I didn't think about leaving you in here." he growled, walking over to him. "Damn it all, what this...?" he hissed, looking down. "It's oil." Jounouchi said from his back. "Great." he hissed as he moved to pick him up.
Once he had a hold of him, Johji reached behind him and cuffed his wrist. "What the...!" he screeched, looking to him. "Don't get mad at me! Kaiba made me do it! I'm too cute to die!" he whimpered. "I'll kill you myself!" Aqua growled. "Aqua! Focus!" Jounouchi murmured, jumping down from his back. "Give me Johji." Aqua didn't hesitate and handed him to the blonde. "Now the game is set! Allow me to introduce you! This is the Chopman!" Kaiba said. "Master Kaiba! Cad I cud him ub?" The Chopman asked. "Id's been soo long...!"
Aqua snorted, knowing he will have a slight problem without trying to use any shadow manipulation or demon powers. "Not until I give the signal. Anyways, the rules if this game are simple! After the signal to begin, you each pick a weapon and fight to the death! Your choices are hung from the ceiling. Stand on the podium in the middle to reach them! Be careful not to slip on the oil on the floor!"
"Aqua! I'm here for you!" Johji said. "Zip it! You already caused enough trouble than you're worth!" he yelled, looking back to him. "Aqua!" Yugi called, fearing the worse since he and Yami are being restrained to not show any of their demon form throughout this. 'Cause that's exactly what Kaiba wants for one thing and they really don't want to scare off Jounouchi, Honda and Zella.' The Chopman laughed lowly. "Guh huh huh...I cud you ub!" Jounouchi stayed behind, knowing he needed to help Aqua get that handcuff off. 'If only I had a wire or something!' he thought.
"Game Start!"
The Chopman was already on the move, climbing onto the podium. "What to cud you ub wid...?" he pondered, looking at the weapons. Aqua stood his ground while Jounouchi looked back to the others. "Hey! Do any of ya have some kind of wire?!"
"No but we'll find you something, Jou-kun!" Yugi called as they left. "Wad to pick? Choppy can'd decide.." he spoke, still choosing a weapon. 'This isn't going to work. Jounouchi is skilled at unlocking locks so I need to hold this out long enough before I'm thrown out as chunks through the door and he advances to Jounouchi and kills him.' Aqua thought. They came back and looked through the bars. "It's no good! We can't find anything!"
"Aqua!" Yugi cried. "Ogay! I use dis!" The Chopman said, pulling a chainsaw down and revving it up. "I cud you ub with dis!"
"Just perfect." he hissed before looking up to the weapons. "I'll take this!" he growled, jumping up and making a grab for the scythe. "Not this time, draggy!" he breathed, pulling back on the chains and bringing him back down. "Damn it!" he hissed, getting up. The Chopman walked towards him, chainsaw held high. "Run, Aqua! Run!" Jounouchi called. Aqua did so, almost slipping on the oil but he wasn't going anywhere since the Chopman kept him from moving. So basically, he was now running nowhere because of the oil with the Chopman moving closer, one arm wrapping the chain around his wrist to keep Aqua from distancing himself. "Oh no! He's dead!" Jounouchi cried, looking around for something that would help him unlock the handcuff. "Damn it, damn it, damn it all!" Aqua growled, still getting nowhere.
The Chopman pulled him back, making him hit the podium and he raised the chainsaw again. "I slice you in two!" he said, swinging the chainsaw down and Aqua ducked his head, making the teeth dig into the podium. The murderer growled as he tried to pull the chainsaw from the stone, loosening the grip on the chain and leaving Aqua with the chance to move again. "De teeth is stugk!" he rumbled. He raised his head up slowly and let out a breath as he stood up.
"Now's your chance! Run!" Johji screamed. "Does it look like I can go anywhere?! I'm chained to him!" The Chopman laughed again, licking at his crooked teeth. "Das right...you can'd esgape Choppy!" he said before pulling on the chainsaw again. "Id's still stugk!" Jounouchi finally thought of something and ran over to him. "Aqua! Let me see yer claws!" Jounouchi called and he held up his hand. He took it and keeping Johji tucked under his arm, he used the nail of his claws to free him.
"Now why didn't I think of that. Thanks, Jou." he said and looked back to the Chopman who was still struggling with the chainsaw. "I have an idea so when I tell you to move, move." Aqua whispered and he nodded. Aqua went over to the door and coiled the handcuff and chain onto the bars of the door. "Back up, everyone." he whispered through the door.
"I god the chainsaw free!" The Chopman called, looking to Jounouchi and Aqua who were at the door. "You can'd hide ober dere! I cub you ub! Cobe here!" he snapped, pulling on the chain. "Move!" he shouted and both Jounouchi and Aqua jumped back, making the Chopman realize he was pulling the door out instead of him. "Wuh..!"
"What?! He got the handcuff off! And he attached it to the door!" Kaiba gasped in shock. Jounouchi ran out along with Aqua who held a candle in hand. He looked back to Kaiba with a smirk. "I know a monster's strength when I see it and I used it to help us out! Thanks for opening the door for us!" he trilled, throwing the candle towards the floor. "When you teamed up with the Chopman, it was an evil demon's mind with a monster's strength! That is a combo made in hell but too bad it's over for him now~" he continued as the Chopman screeched in pain as the flames consumed him.
"C'mon, let hit the next level!" Jounouchi stated. Yugi smiled as he hugged Aqua around his waist. "I started to worry for a minute, Aqua. Don't scare me like that again." Yugi whispered. "I hate to make you scared and worried for me, koi." The demon whispered sweetly, picking him up and carrying him through the tunnel to the next game. "We won't die here and give Kaiba the satisfaction he wants. We will win and save your jii-chan." he continued and the smaller nodded, keeping himself close to him as they continued on their way. Johji turned to look at Aqua. "Thanks for saving me, Aqua. I meant it. Really." he said.
"Can I not have a moment alone here with my mate without you bugging me?!"
"Aqua, be nice."
"Grr..."
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Zypher: And that's it for this chapter. Yes, I like poking fun at Aqua. He's going to come and kill me one day but Yugi is my death free ticket. It's a miracle how easy it is for Yugi to keep two demons at bay with the threat of sleeping on a couch and no fun under the sheets for a month can do! -laughs- Anyways, before they do come and chase me to the ends of the earth, thanks for reading and I'll see you soon with a new chapter and Death T-3!