Next chapter is here! How do you like it so far? Thanks for the reviews also. They were great! And yes this story may make a lot more sense if you have seen the movie "War of the Worlds" Hope you like this chapter. It takes a while to write each chapter but it is coming along good. I kind of think it is too much like the movie and I should change it more but I can't help it really however I think I know how to now. In any case let me know how I'm doing and review! ENJOY
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Escape to safety
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Finally they had made it to the Kame Game shop safely. Jounochi pulled them in the door and as far into the house as he could before the three of them collapsed to the ground. They laid gasping and panting for more and more air. After cooling down a bit Jounochi stood up and peeked out the window. At a far distance he could see the tripod walking above the buildings still shooting the laser into the crowds. Jounochi turned back not wanting to watch.
"Those things came from the ground! They were underneath us!" Jounochi shouted. Rebecca who had been dazed jumped a bit looking up to se Jounochi pacing through the room in a circle. Yugi stood up.
"What are they?" Yugi asked knowing there wouldn't be an answer.
"The lightning! That must be their power source!" Jounochi concluded. He paced and paced. He was franticly walking about making Rebecca even more scared. She scooted against the wall and buried her face into her arms and started to sob.
"Jounoch-kun settle down your scaring us." Yugi pleaded.
"I want my Jichan!" Rebecca cried.
"I'm sure he is okay Rebecca, we will find him soon." Yugi said trying to calm her down. Jounochi still paced his circle.
"No I want to see him NOW!" She cried loader.
"Okay okay lets see if I can call him." Yugi said running to get the list of numbers to reach them. He picked up the phone and put it to his ear. He slowly hung it back up.
"What?" Jounochi asked
"Its dead." Yugi said shoving the list of numbers into his pocket. Jounochi ran to the TV and tried to flip it on, but no power. Rebecca pulled out a cell phone she had however it too had no power what so ever.
"This is impossible!" Rebecca cried.
"Nothing has power not even the wall clock!" Jounochi cried.
"That can't be!" Yugi said trying to turn on a lamp to no avail.
"What's going on here?" Jounochi yelled throwing the remote across the room. Rebecca started to cry again.
"Jounoch-kun settle down!" Yugi pleaded. Just as he finished the words Yami threw open the door and stumbled in. The three looked up at Yami who was plastered with a mixture of fear and disbelief on his face. He came into the room slowly and leaned himself against the wall and sunk to the floor.
"Mou hitori no boku!" Yugi shouted happy to know he was alright. He rushed to Yami's side and sat next to him.
"Are you alright?" Yugi asked a little worried that Yami was not responding to him.
"Hey you there?" Jounochi said kneeling down next to Yami.
He reached out to pat Yami on the shoulder causing him to jump at the touch. Dust covered Yami's hair and face and shoulders. Yami moved his eyes over to Yugi still in shock trying to get a grip on him self. Yugi put his hand on Yami shoulder to dust the powder off him. Yami quickly stopped him and stood up. With out a word Yami walked off up the stairs.
"Wait!" Yugi called following him.
Jounochi followed next followed by Rebecca who didn't want to be alone. Yami ran in the bathroom and blasted the faucet and began to clean off the dust he was sprayed with. Yugi watched at he tried to scrub him self clean of the powder all over his skin.
"Whats going on?" Jounochi asked peeking in the door.
"What is that stuff?" Yugi asked.
Yami shot him a saddened look telling him not to inquire again. After he was done he left the bathroom and ran into Yugi's room grabbing his book bag and shoving some of Yugi's things into it. He pushed it into Yugi's arms as Yugi reached the doorway.
"Get some food and put it in here, Rebecca go get what ever you can carry from your things we have to leave now!" Yami shouted. Already confused Rebecca began to question Yami's order.
"Now Rebecca we have to leave NOW!" Yami shouted. Jounochi understanding why he was rushing to leave pulled Rebecca down the hall.
"Get your stuff now!" Jounochi ordered.
Yami ran to the kitchen following Yugi who began to put a few things in his bag. Yami helped shoving things into the bag then zipping it up as Jounochi had run into the room with Rebecca who had a small bag of things with her.
"Lets get out of here." Yami said. The three of them followed Yami out the back door. He led them away from where the Tripods were coming from.
"Where are we going!" Rebecca called trying to keep up. No one answered her. They ran and ran trying to get as far away from what ever those things were.
The noise could still be heard from a far. It was the sound of building crumbling and people screaming. There were hundreds of people running though the streets trying to get away. Yami and Jounochi kept them off the main roads for as long as they could. They didn't stop when they got to the edge of Domino City. They had been running for hours and everyone was tired. Rebecca was especially tired of being dragged by Jounochi. Finally she had enough and jerked her hand away making Jounochi halt in place. Everyone stopped running now. Rebecca dropped her self to the floor crossing her arms in protest.
"We gotta keep moving!" Jounochi protested. Rebecca shook her head.
"We don't have time for this Rebecca." Yami said standing over her. Rebecca turned putting her back to him. Yami frowned and turned to Yugi.
"You talk to her." He huffed and walked off. Yugi sighed and sat down next to her.
"Rebecca what's the matter?" Yugi asked softly, still out of breath.
"I don't want to run anymore!" Rebecca wined.
"But we have to get away. Those things are still coming this way!" Yugi emphasized. Rebecca shook her head again.
"Where are you taking me!" Rebecca shouted. Yugi was quiet. He had no idea where they were going.
"Rebecca we have to.."
"I want to see my Jichan!" She shouted. Yugi was taken back but continued to try and calm her down.
"But Rebecca I don't know.."
"Take me to Jichan!" She shouted again. Yugi sat silent.
"Yugi where is Professor Hopskin?" Jounochi asked.
"He and my Jichan went to Tokyo for a few days." Yugi said
"Then that's where we will go look." Yami said. He turned back to Rebecca. "…but we will never get there unless we keep moving." He said directly at her. She pouted a little and stood her tired body up.
"Just don't pull my arm so hard." She frowned.
The four once again continued on this time with some kind of destination. Tokyo was pretty far from Domino City but they had to find Sugoroku and Professor Hopskin. Rebecca hugged her bag for warmth. It was getting colder now that the sun was setting. She was wearing her blue skirt which wasn't very warm. She rapped her scarf around her neck more and pulled out a pair of gloves she had almost forgotten about. They were a good distance from Domino City now and there didn't seem to be any danger around. Yugi hugged him self and was staring straight ahead watching his breath as it formed into a cloud as he breathed out. His nose was cold his ears were cold his hands were cold, yet he continued to run along side Yami.
Jounochi was leading the group as they hurried though the field. They came to a fork in the gravel road they were traveling on and Jounochi looked down both directions. He turned deciding on which path to take as everyone behind him protested to follow. Jounochi noticed his friend's refusal to follow him and stopped to see what the deal was.
"Common!" He pleaded.
"Tokyo is this way." Yami said.
"Yeah I wanna see my Jichan!" Rebecca insisted.
"I know but the sun is going down and its going to get really cold, my Uncle lives about two miles down this road. He will let us stay the night and give us warm pillows and blankets to use." Jounochi said. No one seemed to be too excited to follow him.
"Well do you want to sleep out side on the cold ground?" Jounochi huffed.
"Well I don't." Rebecca frowned. She looked over at Yugi and Yami sniffling.
"It would be safer to get some place warm." Yami said.
"Alright let's go then." Jounochi said turning to lead the way.
He three friends followed close behind. Yugi was freezing and he hoped that this uncle of Jounochi's didn't live too much farther. He was starting to loose feeling in his fingers. The chilly wind started to pick up sending the four refuges huddling closer to each other for warmth. Soon they came upon an old house in a small area off the gravel road. There weren't many houses around but Jounochi seemed to know this particular house. He ran up onto the porch and knocked on the door. He was still hugging him self trying to get his rugged blue jean jacket to keep him warm which the wind wasn't helping. He waited for an answer while the three behind him tried to stay warm in the numbing wind.
"Hello? Uncle Furanku? Is anyone home?" Jounochi shouted as he knocked harder on the door. He put his hand on the door knob and turned it. It was unlocked and he pushed the door open peeking into the dark house.
"Hello? Uncle Furanku?" Jounochi walked into the warm house.
He looked around then waved for his friends to follow. Jounochi flipped on the light and looked around. No one seemed to be home. He walked further into the elegant western stile home. The hard wood floors beneath his shoes creaked softly as he stepped down the hall towards the living room. Everyone followed him in the house thankful to be in a heated home so they could warm up. Jounochi moved into the living room finding the television turned on. He looked puzzled seeing no one watching it. But some one had to be here if the TV was on.
"Uncle Furanku?" Jounochi called.
The house seemed almost too quiet. It was certainly giving Rebecca the creeps. She huddled in between Yugi and Yami for safety. She was still shivering from the weather outside and it was hard to stay still and quiet in the eerie country house. In the distance the sound of something dropping to the hard wood floor was heard against the silence.
"Hello?" Jounochi jumped turning to the direction of the noise. It was coming from the kitchen. Jounochi walked softly down the hall trying to keep as quiet as possible. He peered into the kitchen and seeing that there wasn't anyone there he took it upon him self to enter.
Before he could react someone had him in a head lock with a death grip. He was swinging around like crazy then he dropped to his knees while the person clutched his neck unmercifully. He was gagging at the sudden loss of air and trying to get away but the grip was too strong to fight. Yami quickly tried to get the crazed man off his friend. He was quickly knocked away into the trash can and fell over. Rebecca though it would be a good idea to scream her head off. Yugi was next to try and help his friend out. He struggled to pull the arms away from Jounochi who was kicking and fighting but to no avail.
"Let go of him! Jounoch-kun!" Yugi shouted. Suddenly the man dropped Jounochi like he was uninterested. He stood up and looked down at the boy gasping to breathe rubbing his neck.
"Is that you nephew?" The man said in a deep husky voice.
"Nice to see you too Uncle Furkanu." Jounochi said looking up at the man towering above him. The man chuckled.
"You scarred the livin' hell outa me boy! I thought them things were trying to get in here!" He said pulling Jounochi to his feet. He gave Jounochi a loving pat on the back that nearly knocked him down again.
"You know about those things?" Jounochi asked trying to steady him self again.
"Came up outa the ground I hear, bigger then buildings they are. We gotta get prepared to fight back." Furanku said opening a cabinet and pulling out a bottle of whiskey. He unscrewed the lid off and took a long swig then offered it to Jounochi. Jounochi shook his head in disgust.
"You aint got none of your father in ya do ya boy, common lets get some where a little more safe." He said before taking another long swig then leading the four down the stairs to the basement. It seemed set up with some supplies and blankets. Furanku set the bottle of whiskey down and sat in the recliner to rest.
"You must be tired, you and your friends get some rest while you still can, I'll keep look out, don't worry we are well protected down here." He took another drink and pulled out his 'protection' a sturdy well taken care of shot gun.
"Thanks for letting us stay here." Jounochi said then he turned to his friends.
Everyone was tired from all the running plus it was late. Rebecca collapsed to the floor dropping her bad beside her. She quickly rapped up in a blanket that was offered to her. Yami sat next to a very exhausted Yugi. Jounochi sat down and rested his tired body. It was quite dark and the only light came from the tiny window towards the top of the ceiling. The room was silent and the only bit of noise came when the liquid sloshed around in the bottle as Furanku took a drink from it.
Yami finding no sleep glanced at Yugi who was lightly sleeping next to him. He stood up after a while and stepped quietly over to the window. He glanced out into the dark field out side of the ranch home. Soon Jounochi was standing next to him looking out the window. They looked at each other only for a moment knowing how the other was feeling. Jounochi of course couldn't sleep and was worried about the situation. It still seemed like a dream that they couldn't wake up from. Yami felt similar and he still had pictures in his mind of the tripod killing off people as if they were nothing at all. The images were burned into his mind. The screams were burned into his memory. Yami glanced over to make sure Yugi was okay. It was just another pointless worry of his that maybe he would look over and Yugi would be gone or injured or worse. Jounochi leaned against the wall and looked over Yami who seemed to stare blankly at Yugi's resting figure.
"I'm sure we're safe for now." Jounochi said softly trying to reassure his friend. Yami nodded a bit and turned his gaze back to the window. Soon a soft snore could be heard then it grew into a much deeper sleeping snore. Yami and Jounochi looked over at Furanku who was sound a sleep with the half empty bottle of whiskey in his hand still. Jounochi chucked a bit.
"So much for our look out." Jounochi said
"I wasn't planning on sleeping anyway." Yami said.
"If you want you can rest and I'll stay up." Jounochi said.
"No that's alright, I can't sleep. I need to make sure everything will be safe for.." Yami trailed off.
Jounochi knew what he was trying to say. He wouldn't sleep until he knew Yugi was safe. It was his unspoken promise to always protect his Aibou. Jounochi reached up and patted Yami on the back to let him know he understood the reasons. The two were quiet for a while listening to the sounds of the others in the room sleep, some more loudly then others. Yami kept his eyes out the window making sure it was safe.
"When I got separated from him it scared me…" Yami began talk just to have some kind of sound to occupy him. "…all I knew was I had to get away and find him and make sure he was safe. I can't let anything happen to him…Ever." Yami said. Jounochi was silent as the dark talked out his feelings. "…I watched all those people die because of that….thing………I can't let that happen to.." Yami teared up and stopped in his sentence. Jounochi was quiet. Yami looked over at Yugi who was peacefully sleeping as light from the window dusted his tired face.
Sometimes fear or even a painful situation can make some one realize something that maybe they hadn't noticed yet. Yami had always been by Yugi's side. They were destine to meet and destine to deal with the hardships they were given. Yugi was Yami's partner, but now in this unreal event Yami realized he cared for Yugi a lot more then he knew.
"I have to keep him safe…because………I love him." Yami said with a sigh. A small smile almost made its way to Yami just then. He did love Yugi. He loved him more than anything. Maybe after this was all over he might even try and find a way to tell him that.
"Don't worry; we can both make sure nothing happens." Jounochi said confidently. Yami nodded again trying not to look so glum.
Rebecca lay quietly listening to the conversation. She made sure to lay silent so they would think she was asleep and keep talking. The words that came from Yami were like needles jabbing her heart. She swallowed the cold lump in her throat and tried not to tear up. She had loved Yugi ever since the first time they dueled. She would have followed him forever. It seemed though that she would have to keep her feelings to her self now. Somehow she had already realized that there would always be some one else instead of her that would be with Yugi. Rebecca sniffled a bit and snuggled into the blanket more. She ignored the fact she could see Yugi resting not far from her and fell slowly into an uneasy sleep.