Milay:(in the corner of a graveyard over a grave with Stela, Yami, and Bakura.) Are you sure that she's down there?
Bakura:(Growls) Of course she is. (Points to the tombstone, which reads: Here lies Moonclaw's…) But if you want to be sure (smirks)…you'll have to dig her up.
Yami: No funny business from you, Tomb Thief.
Stela: No. He's right; we have to know for sure. We have to know why she hasn't updated, and if that reason it because…
Milay: No time to think about that! Let's get digging! (Starts digging with his claws)
(30 minuets and one large hole later)
Bakura: (pants) How deep is this grave! (doesn't see Moonclaw walk up behind them)
Mc: What' cha doing?
Everyone: (except Bakura, who looks crestfallen) Moonclaw? Moonclaw!
Stela: But wait, if you're here…then what is this? (Points to the grave)
Mc: Oh that…(dusts off the rest of the tombstone; which now reads: Here lies Moonclaw's future lair) It's the site for my new studio.
Everyone? A studio? In a graveyard?
Mc: Yeah, why not? It's quiet, not very crowed (Bakura snorts) and besides…this plot is off the graveyard.
Milay: Oh, so…could you explain why you haven't updated in so long?
Mc: Oh sure. Let's see…I had received a very nasty flame and it made me feel sad for a little while, but not to worry, I'm up and ready to go! (Smiles brightly.) Also besides from the usual writer's block, I was studying for my CPT, or collage placement test. (I don't know why I want to go to collage while I'm still in high school…I just do.) And my grandparents visited me for almost a month. Yay! But now they're back in Michigan. Aww! And I won't see them again for another year. (Pouts) Oh and fan fiction had my account suspended for a while because of the review responds in chapter 10. So yeah, that about wraps up everything that's happened so far. (Rubs hands together) So who wants to do the disclaimer? How about you Yami?
Yami: Ok.
Disclaimer: Moonclaw doesn't own Yugioh. She just owns her own characters. Enjoy.
'Blah'-thinking
'Blah'- hikari mind though
'Blah'-yami mind though
Mc: And now, on with the fic!
Yami and Yugi trudged down the street, one of them occasionally looking over their shoulder to see if Stela was coming. "She's been gone a long time…do you thing something happened to her?" Yugi asked, turning to Yami with a concerned look in his eyes. "I'm not sure Yugi…I'm sure she's fine. She's just having a hard time finding her purse." Yami said reassuringly, but he couldn't help, but worry himself.
Suddenly, speeding around the block, a black van speed towards the boys and without slowing, the driver threw something at the two, the thing barely clearing Yami's head as they dove out of the way.
"Are you ok Yugi?" Yami asked as he rose to his feet and watched the van speed around a corner and disappear from sight. "Yeah…yeah I think so. What was that!"? Yugi asked shaken up and stood as well.
Yami looked at the object and saw that it was a brick with a note tied around. He knelt and after untying the note, he quickly scanned it. "What does it say?" Yugi asked, a feeling of dread rising in him. Yami glanced at Yugi before reading the note aloud:
We'll warn you once and only once… interfere or call the police and you'll be risking the lives of your friends. You and your friends are being watched. Remember that…
Yugi paled and looked down at the ground and blinked when he saw something that had fallen from inside the note. Reached down and picking it up, Yugi saw what it was. "It's…its hair, white hair…"Yugi whispered, showing Yami the small bundle of white hair.
Yami stared at the hairs. "Stela's."
"What do we do? Should we tell her mom?" Yugi asked. "No, not yet…the note said that we're being watched, but." Yami grunted in frustration and stood "…I have to…I have to think." Yami exclaimed pacing the sidewalk.
"But we don't have time…Stela is in trouble. Her life in danger!" Yugi said watching his friend pace. Yami stopped and glanced around, noting the empty street before running across the road to a pay phone. "What are you doing?" Yugi asked following.
"Calling the others." Placing a few coins into the machine Yami quickly dialed a number and waited for the other end to pick up. "Hello, Tea? Call Joey and Tristan and tell them to meet us at the shop please. Yeah, we'll explain later. Thanks, bye." Then turning to Yugi he said. "Let's go." And he and Yugi took off down the street in the direction of the game shop.
Mokuba shifted, uncomfortable in his hiding place, while trying to stay as quiet as possible, even though the men were listening to the radio. (And singing along…off key.) Half and hour ago the man in the passenger seat, who Mokuba had christened Dummy A, had reached back and cut a long, thin strand of Stela's hair and had placed it inside a note that he then tied to a brick and threw out the window. Unfortunately, Mokuba didn't dare look to see who the target of the brick was.
Shifting again, Mokuba noticed that the van was turning again, but it was also slowing down, meaning that they were arriving at their destination. Chancing a peek out of the side window, Mokuba saw a small airfield, on the outskirts of the larger Domino airport. On the airstrip was a small, privet jet plane, similar to one of his brother's. 'Where could they be going?' Mokuba thought to himself, and then almost smacked his forehead. The boy had just realized that the men were going to come around the back of the van to get Stela and whatever else they needed. What would they do when they found a kid sitting in the back of their van? What was he going to do? 'Hi, I'm Mokuba Kaiba. I seem to have lost my way. Can you help me? Yeah right Moki.' He mused bitterly.
Mokuba looked around franticly, hoping to find a hiding spot, but was spared for a moment, for instead of getting Stela right a way, the men stepped out of the van and walked around towards the front. Mokuba peeked out the window again.
Two other men were standing outside the van with Dummy A and B. One of the men was out of Mokuba's range of sight, but the other man he recognized. He was Seto's history teacher. "What's he doing here?" Mokuba whispered to himself, slipping back out of sight, least the men spot him.
Looking around the van again, Mokuba noticed the boxes he was hiding behind. They were long, black, and looked like they could hold a kid about Mokuba's size. There were even small holes near the top. Opening the top box, Mokuba looked in and gasped.
Inside the box was a sniper rifle cradled in black foam. Mokuba grunted and dragged the rifle and foam from the box and stuffed them under the font seat before crawling inside the box. Shutting the lip, Mokuba sighed in relief as footsteps approached the back of the van. 'That…was close.' Mokuba thought as he settled down into a somewhat comfortable position and listened with baited breath as the back of the van opened.
Someone sighed. "I see you two forgot to use the chloroform. No matter. Take the girl and put her in the back of the jet and watch her till we get into the air." Mokuba heard Karan say, and then one of the men grunt as he lifted Stela from the van. "You two, take those boxes and place them in the cargo hold and then ready the plane for take off. I want to leave in 10 minuets." Karan continued as his voice and footsteps, along with another pair faded way in the direction of the plane.
Mokuba listened for any other sounds and almost cried out in alarm when his box was lifted and started moving. "Uhh…Man, these boxes feel like they're get heavier." The man carrying Mokuba's box complained. " Stop your whining and get a move on." Said another man close by.
After a short and very bumpy ride, Mokuba felt his box being set down and then heard a thud as the other box was set down on top of his. 'Uh oh…'he thought as he gave the lid of his box a test push and found it too weighted down to remove noiselessly. He sweat dropped. 'This is going to be a problem…'
Mc: Oh no! Poor Mokuba!
Kaiba: (walks into the room) Has anyone seen Mokuba.
Milay: err…
Mc: (sweat drops) Well that's all for now folks! Return next time for more of Into the World of Yugioh! See'ya next time! (starts running from Kaiba)
Kaiba: (death glare) Moonclaw! (Gives chase)
Stela: Well, please R&R. Thank you! And also chapter 2 has been revised. If you want you can go back and read it, but you're not missing anything. Mc just went back to redo some spelling and grammar. (And to give Linda, Stela's mom more personality.)