Chapter 8:

A Savior is born

Note: The song Yami sings to his child is one I made up. Enjoy!

"Is he okay?" Yugi asked as Hideko walked out of the temple placing Yami against a tree trunk. "He should be. His arm was dislocated," Hideko replied.

That night, everyone fell asleep, Hideko lying on Yami's shoulder, his hand on her full term growing stomach. Suddenly, Hideko started to moan almost curling into a ball. "Hideko?" Yami asked groggily rubbing his eyes. Hideko just moaned arching her back. "Yami…I think the baby's…coming…" she moaned.

"What!" Yami cried sitting up and also awakening the others. Yugi walked over to Hideko and knelt beside her. "Easy, Hidi," he soothed. Yami crawled over kneeling in front of her and spread her legs. Hideko just arched her back giving out a scream in pain.

"Easy, Hideko," Yami soothed. "Just push when you feel the need to."

Hideko took a deep breath and pushed as hard as she could. She tossed her head back breathing heavily. "Come on, Hideko, I know you can do this!" Joey cried. Hideko grabbed the boy's hands and pushed again letting out a scream.

Yami caught the child in his arms. "Hideko…" he said with a smile holding up the squirming and crying child. "It's a boy."

Hideko breathed heavily smiling. "My baby…" she moaned letting Yami hand her the crying boy. "Oh…he's precious," she said weakly ticking the baby's nose. "He's beautiful," Yami said wiping away a tear. The child had huge purple eyes like his father and his hair color was similar to Hideko's, but the style was like Yami's hair, but the bangs were brown and the rest of it was a combination of black and red.

"What shall we name him?" Hideko asked.

Yami thought for a moment. He smiled staring at the boy. "Tokoro Suichi Mutoh," he said. Hideko smiled. "Perfect," she said slowly rocking little Tokoro. "Hey there, little guy," Yugi smiled. Tokoro cooed at his father smiling with his gummy mouth. Yami chuckled and took the child in his arms. "Hi, Tokoro," he smiled looking down at him.

The boy copied his expression with a gummy smile. Yami chuckled. "He's precious," he said. Hideko smiled. Suddenly, Tokoro began to whimper, tears falling from his purple priceless orbs. "What's wrong, young one?" Yami asked rocking him slowly. The child began to wail rubbing his eyes. "Sshh…hush, little one," Yami soothed. He smiled as he sat against a tree rocking his son slowly. "Hush now, my prince of light, never leave my sight," he sang softly rocking the child. The boy's cries became softer turning into little wines and whimpers.

"May Ra guide you with his light, and free you from the darkness of night," Yami continued wiping away his son's tears. "Sleep tight, my child, sleep tight, my prince, may Ra watch over you with his grace."

Tokoro's eyes began to droop and he let out a soft yawn before closing them and falling asleep clinging to his new father. Yami smiled as he kissed his new son on the forehead. "Sweet dreams, my prince of light," he whispered. Hideko smiled as she watched her son sleep.

"Come on, we should get moving," Yami said taking off his jacket and wrapping his son in it and standing up. The others nodded and they went off again. "Everyone stay together. If you lose anyone, fire your monster in the sky like a beacon and we'll follow it.," Yami said as he and Hideko walked into the forest.

Yami smiled as his now fully awake son and tickled his nose. Hideko smiled at the two. "Like father like son, I see?" she asked with a giggle.

"Yes," Yami smiled as his son giggled in his arms. He glanced over at her seeing the armor on her. "Where'd you get that?" he asked. Hideko glanced at her armor. "When I saved you I merged with two monsters and after that creature was destroyed, I got this armor," she explained.

"I see…" Yami said sadly. "What's wrong?" Hideko asked. Yami sighed again. "Toki's birth…it reminded me of when I was born…" he whispered. Hideko looked at him again raising a brow. "I thought you didn't remember your past," she said.

"I don't…" Yami whispered. "But…when he was born…I sensed something…and I felt like my body was being pulled…I closed my eyes and I saw a woman laying on her back. She looked as though she was in agonizing pain. Then I saw a man hovering over her and pulling something out of her stomach…like…a child…."

"Who was the baby?" Hideko asked as they walked.

"…me."

Hideko gasped in shock. "You must've remembered the day you were born…"

"I'm not sure, but I'll find out soon enough," Yami said. Suddenly, the forest became quiet. "Hideko?" Yami called holding his son close. There was no answer. "Hideko?" Yami called again.

Suddenly he heard a shriek. "Hideko!" he cried running to find her with Tokoro in his arms. He suddenly stopped seeing something on the ground. He knelt down and it was the necklace she had worn on their first date. "No…" he whispered falling to his knees.

Then he heard a crow of a bird. He looked up seeing a large bird in the sky and holding something in its talons. "No! Hideko!" he cried running after her. As he ran he loaded his capsule and fired it towards the creature. "Magician of Black Chaos! Save her!" he cried.

The monster fired a blast towards the bird, but it dodged the attack. Hideko slowly woke up finding her self in the grip of the beast. She struggled in the beasts grip but saw Yami on the ground trying to catch up with her. "Yami! Be careful!" she cried.

Yami stopped in his tracks and growled. "Magician of Black Chaos, merge together!" he cried. His monster merged with him and Yami flew towards it. "A Whiptail Crow!" he cried. He gave the creature his familiar smirk. "See how you like this! Chaos Scepter Blast!" he cried firing his attack on the creature. As the attack hit Hideko was falling from the creature's grasp.

"Hideko!" Yami cried flying to her. Suddenly another bird-like creature swooped in and grabbed her with its mouth. "Oh no…That's a Sphinx Teleia!" Yami cried gaining up on the creature. The griffon-like beast touched down, the girl still in its mouth who was unconscious and ran into the forest.

"Where do you think you're going!" Yami cried firing another attack on the creature.

Teleia ran to a figure setting the young on the ground. "Excellent work, Teleia," the voice smirked petting the creature. Yami saw the commotion and flew down to the group. "Put her down, Alex!" he cried aiming his capsule at him.

"How far will you go to save her? How far, Pharaoh!" Alex cried. Yami's eyes were now boiled with rage but lowered his capsule shooter. Setting his son on the ground, who began to wail. Yami got down on his knees. "Please…I beg of you, Alex…let her go…please…" he said with tears in his eyes. "I'll do anything…"

Alex looked down him the darkness starting to lift from him. Maybe I should… Suddenly his eyes grew wide with fear as the darkness returned. "I think not, Pharaoh!" he cried. "In fact…" he picked up Hideko and Teleia grabbed her with its mouth. "I think I'll let me kitty play with her!"

Hideko slowly opened her eyes. "Huh..? Wha…?" she whispered seeing herself being lifted from the ground. "Yami..? Where's Yami…?" she whispered.

Yami looked up seeing the creature fly away. "No! Hideko!" he cried trying to follow her. "Not so fast!" Alex cried creating a shield above Yami making it impossible for him to catch up to her. "We have a battle to finish!" he cried as he too was trapped in the shield. He jumped down from the ledge doing a summersault and landed on his feet. He loaded his capsule and aimed it at Yami. "Shall we begin, almighty Pharaoh?" he asked firing his capsule. "Seven Armed Fiend, return and destroy!" he cried.

"What? But Hideko killed it!" Yami cried.

"Not for long! That weakling thought she killed it last time, but now…he's invincible!" Alex cried. "Now watch this! Seven Armed Fiend, merge with your master!"

The monster spirit merged with Alex's body. "Now you face…Asura Priest!" he cried. His body now had six arms and was wearing Greek clothing. "Now I'll attack with Seven Arm Slash!"

In one of his hands appeared a sword and started slashing away at Yami. "Now, another powerful, yet useful attack," Alex grinned. He then started fusing his attacks all into one.

"What!" Yami cried.

"CHAOS LEECH!" Alex shouted. He grabbed Yami by the shoulders and Yami's body began to turn red as his power was being sucked away. Little by little he began to give in. "No…! I can't give up…!" Yami cried. After Alex let go, Yami fell weakly to the ground. "Already I lost all my power…" he moaned. "Now…my darkness grows!" Alex yelled as he grew in size. "Now watch this!" he cried as the three arms merged into one arm on both sides and then grew a tail. "Now die by the hands of my beast!" Alex shouted.

"No…" Yami moaned.

Not far from the forest, Hideko was lying on a pile of grass with the Sphinx Teleia watching over her. She slowly began to stir and open her eyes. "Yami…?" she whispered. "Tokoro?"

She looked up seeing a huge dome like object a few miles ahead. She slowly got up, but as she did, Teleia growled at her. Hideko ignored her and walked on. She approached the dome sees her boyfriend on the ground weak and her son crying. "Tokoro!" Hideko cried. Before she could find a way in Teleia grabbed her with its mouth and carried her off. Hideko grabbed onto a tree branch with both hands and Teleia staring flying around in circles. After a while, Hideko passed out. The monster dropped her and her leg landed on a rock bruising it. She looked down to see what hit her leg. The rock below her began to crack. It broke into pieces and reviled itself. Hideko looked up at the monster as Teleia came at her. The monster blocked the attack with its staff. Hideko opened an eye as she heard the monster's cry.

"Dark Magic Attack!"

Everything went all negative and Teleia backed off. "Ultimate attack!" the creature cried. "Chaos Blast!" she cried putting her hand in front of Teleia and a huge blast shot out and disintegrated the creature. Hideko smiled weakly. "Harsh," she said. The creature smiled and held out a hand and pulled her to her feet.

"Thanks, Dark Magician Girl," Hideko smiled. "Thank me later," the mage said. "We have to rescue your boyfriend."

"He's not my boyfriend," Hideko smiled. "He's my fiancé."

"Whatever, we have to save him or you don't have a fiancé to marry," the mage smiled. Hideko nodded as she followed Dark Magician Girl's side and flew off to find Yami.

Back in the dome, Yami was on the ground very weak. "I can't give up…I have to save Hideko…" he moaned. He stood up and loaded his capsule. "Fire capsule!" He cried launching it. "Come forth, Black Luster Solider!"

The monster appeared like a knight ready for battle. "I'm…too weak…to merge…with Black Luster…" he moaned. "I guess I'll have to let you attack by yourself…Attack now! Chaos Blade!"

The monster attacked and slashed the monster's tail. "Ha! Nice try!" Alex cried. "You didn't think my tail was just a shell did you?"

The tail wrapped around the neck of Yami's monster's neck and sent electrical bursts throughout its body. "Black Luster, no!" Yami cried. He suddenly felt himself being lifted from the air and being zapped. "Aaah!" Yami screamed. As his monster fell to the ground, Yami did as well. Alex chuckled as seven copies of himself appeared.

One of the clones came up behind Yami and started choking him form behind. "You damn bastard!" Yami chocked with a snarl.

"Yami!" A voice called. The one Pharaoh looked from the corner of his eyes. "Hideko…" he whispered. "Don't…save…me…" he suddenly lost air and passed out.

"No!" Hideko cried. "Dark Magician Girl! Bring me down to him!"

The mage dropped Hideko and destroyed three of the clones. She swooped down and grabbed Hideko before she fell. She landed on the ground. "Dark Magician Girl, shatter that shield!" Hideko cried.

"Right! Dark Magic!"

The dome before them shattered like glass. "Damn!" Alex cried as he dropped the weak pharaoh the ground. Hideko loaded her other capsule. "Valkyria! Protect Tokoro!" she cried. The other mage grabbed the child and created a bubble like shield around the crying child.

"Yami! Hang on!" Hideko cried as she rushed to his side. "Not so fast, my dear!" Alex cried as one of his clones picked her up. "Ahh!" she cried as she was lifted up.

"Mistress!" Dark Magician Girl cried as she attacked and killed another clone. "Yami!" Hideko cried. "Help me!"

Yami slowly stirred and opened his eyes. "H-Hideko…?" he moaned. He slowly sat up and saw her monster protecting his son. "Tokoro…thank the gods you're safe…" he smiled weakly.

"Yami…" Hideko whispered before she passed out in the creature's hand. "NO!" Yami cried.

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