Gotc: K, I had some problems loading the first chap, and I'm not entirely sure that the foot notes loaded. So if you need them to help you understand the whole thing better, just e-mail me and I will me more than happy to send them to you. bows to Lord Fanfiction Please don't remove my story for this. I'm just trying to help out my readers.
Ace: And your characters?
Gotc: You are my pawns.
Ace: Great...But speaking of pawns, where's Laura? She hasn't tried to kidnap me or anything lately...
Gotc: Huh. I dunno. But if I see her I'll let you know that you miss her.
Ace: Uhuh. You do that. Wait...
Gotc: And before Laura figures out we were talking about her...
Disclaimer: Gotc does not own Yugioh, or any of the characters, but would once again like to remind the masses that Ace is hers.
Gotc: Yup! Now for the fic! (Remember/ Yugi to Yami /.../Yami to Yugi /)
Chap 2: Eternal Darkness
"Come on guys! He's heading for the docks!"
After Ace ran off, the others decided to go after him. Whoever, or whatever summoned the Gods, had really thrown Ace for a loop. But what was that language they had been speaking in? How could Ace even understand it? And what about the Gods? Sure, they were the three most powerful cards in the game, that and almost everyone wanted to get their hands on them, but how were they summoned? And why? And what couldn't Ace let happen again?
Yugi sighed inwardly. He didn't have the answers to any of the questions running rampant through his head. Ace was their friend, so why was he acting so strangely? They'd only known him for two months, and he seemed like one of the group. Come to think of it though, they hardly knew anything about Ace or his past...
/ Don't worry aibou./ Yami comforted// We'll find out what's going on soon enough./
/ I guess so... But 'soon enough' may be too late. Look at the sky. It's only 10a.m. and the sun hasn't come back out ever since the Gods were summoned. Not to mention the fact that it's gotten a lot colder./
/ Yes. I sense dark magics at work here. Covering the land in shadow and sending the world into eternal night. Whoever did this, is very powerful indeed./
Moments later, they arrived at the docks, and began searching for Ace.
"Guys! Look up there!" Joey yelled above the steadily growing wind.
Everyone turned to look at where Joey was pointing. Not far off, Ace was running up a cliff that over looked Domino harbor.
"Come on! We have to follow him!"
But the group only made it to the path leading up the cliff before Ace took an arcing dive over the edge.
"Ace!"
Everyone found their second wind, and ran to the spot were Ace had jumped moments before, but as they peered over the side, several things, one carrying Ace, shot up the side of the cliff, effectively knocking everyone to the ground, as they shot out over the sea.
"What was dat!" Joey said jumping to his feet.
" I don't know, but has anyone seen Tristan?" Tea said frantically.
"He was right behind me..."
From somewhere below them, they heard a roar of a motor in the water. Much to everyone's surprise, Tristan stood smiling at the helm of a speed boat.
"Tristan! Where did you get this!" Tea said in astonishment as the boat skipped across the waves in pursuit of Ace and those things.
"I used to work at the marina for my cousin," came Tristan's reply, "Instead of paying me, he gave me this. I thought it would come in handy."
"No kidding!" Yugi said holding on to the boat for dear life.
" Tristan! Up dere'!"
Just ahead of them, flew seven winged creatures, and on the back of the middle one, was Ace.
"Could ya' make dis ting' go any faster?" Joey yelled over the roar of the waves.
"I'm trying!"
The water had grown considerably rougher since they had left Domino, and it was getting hard to see anything at all.
"Guys! I don't see him anymore! Maybe we should go back!"
"Which way is back?"
Suddenly an outcropping of rocks loomed in their path, and before Tristan could react, the boat hit them head on. Oil and gas spilled over the waves and ignited, illuminating the area for miles Joey, Tristan and Tea clung to the wreckage, but Yugi was nowhere to be found amidst the burning waves. Then without warning, someone plucked them off of the burning wreck. But this was no boat, it felt scaly and...moving?
"Tea!" Someone cried over the storm, "Where's Yugi?"
"I don't know! He must have fallen off the boat when we crashed!"
The next thing she knew, was the sound of someone jumping into the water.
Beneath the shifting waves that burned high above, everything was peaceful. Calm. Yugi felt himself slowly slipping away as he sank deeper and deeper into the black depths. He absentmindedly tried to get to the surface, but every time he tried, a pain in his head threatened to make him pass out. Yugi drifted limp with the tide and looked to the surface one last time with one desperate thought.
"Someone...help..."
Darkness finally claimed Yugi's tired form, as two powerful arms scooped him up and hauled him to the surface...
Tea scanned the blazing area still searching for any sign of Yugi, when she saw Ace's form break the surface, holding Yugi's unconscious form in his arms. He handed him to Tea, then yelled at someone else. Without warning, the place where she was standing lurched into the air and shot forward, nearly knocking Tea off. Somehow she managed to stay on and hold on to Yugi at the same time. She turned back to look at what was left of the wreck, and through the wind and the rain, she saw something pluck Ace out of the water. She looked forward to see if she could see anything, but only darkness met her eyes. She looked down at Yugi, then forward again. She had no idea where they were going, but could only hope that it was better than where they had just been...
Gotc: Ok, so Ace has a little more to him than meets the eye. Not to mention a couple of dark secrets that await you in the next chapter so stick with me and watch for the next chappie!-!