Chosen Pharaoh Chronicles Part 1: Longing Reunion & The Beasts Within
Based on the original Yu Gi Oh storyline. (Combination of anime & manga canon)
A/N: The title of this chapter makes it pretty obvious what its about but at the same time it is not the main focus. Loving this rewrite more and more as I work on it. There is a scene in here I'm working on a drawing for. Anyway enjoy!
Rated M
Disclaimer: I do not own Yu-Gi-Oh it belongs to Kazuki Takahashi
Chapter 11: Brothers
Gandora the Dragon of Destruction lowered himself to the street floor and reached his taloned hand to Yugi.
"Tea, please stay here with Joey."
The brunette was not happy with her partner's words. "No! I'm coming with you."
Yugi turned his head slightly. "It's too..."
She interrupted. "What dangerous? No shit. But when did that stop me from going with you guys on your ridiculous adventures?"
The dragon nudged Yugi with his enormous head. Looking at the Gandora's expression, he could almost sense as if he agreed with Tea. Proof came when the creature extended another hand.
"Alright fine." Yugi sighed in defeat and Tea practically jumped into Gandora's palm.
'Even my own monsters sided with the girl.' Yugi thought in disbelief.
"C'mon we've gotta help Atem!" Tea called out.
"Wait a just a minute, what 'bout me?" Joey interjected.
Yugi also stepped into the dragon's hand. "I wish I knew how I summoned a duel monster but I don't. So I think you are the one that will have to stay on the ground." Yugi tossed his keys to the blonde. "I'd be great if you could drive Tea's car back to my house. It's in the mall lot. We have a lot of stuff in there."
Joey frowned. "Really busy work Yuge?"
The Jackal warrior approached Joey from behind and placed a hand on his shoulder. "You should probably head to safety. When this fight is done we will all meet at Yugi's home anyway. Just trust us."
He too sighed in defeat. "Fine but please guys come back in one piece."
"Of course!" Tea sounded confident.
"Alright enough chit chat, we have to go to that tower now!" The jackal ran off on all fours.
Gandora gave another deafening roar and flapped his wings to take flight. Yugi and Tea were moved to his back and they were off.
Atem and Zorrath were locked in a seemingly endless combat. Neither was willing to give in. Both were losing strength from their wounds and heavy use of magic. Zorrath grabbed the pharaoh from the waist and hurled him to the other edge of the roof they were fighting on. Atem gracefully landed on his feet and turned tail in a full on charge. Once Atem jumped to pounce, Zorrath conjured up his sword and hit the warwolf with the blunt end of the blade. Atem crashed to the ground, this was the second time that damn sword struck him.
"I really need to stop falling for that." He groaned in pain and tried to get up but was too weak to do so. Blood was still dripping from his wounds and the large bruises on his head started to throb. Zorrath closed the distance between them and prepared to strike again. However, a thick golden hand blade stopped him from doing so.
'Who the hell is that?' Atem asked in thought under the presence of his unknown savior.
Turquoise armored boots covered the feet of the inidividual holding Zorrath back. Upon looking up Atem was surprised to see the Mystic Knight of Jackal blocking Zorrath's attack. The Jackal roared with anger and used his other hand blade to slash into the fiend's side. Atem took advantage of this to muster whatever remaining strength he had and pounced on Zorrath shortly after. He extended his claws and prepared some magic for a final attack. Atem made a deep gash in Zorrath's chest. The Zorc look alike cried out in distress and the shadow dome started to fade.
Uria's clawed hand came in to swoop up Zorrath, however, Yugi and Tea had just arrived. Gandora fired his giga rays at the demon god only to be deflected with Uria's tail. The black dragon reached out to grab the tail but the Sacred Beast slipped out of its grasp. A ball of fire was released and created a thick cloud of smoke. This gave the Lord of Flames a chance to escape with his injured masted. Despite the lack of visibility Atem would not let them get away. He called upon Slifer and within seconds the Sky Dragon emerged. Jumping on the dragon's neck once more, the two began their chase.
Yugi groaned in frustration. He wasn't sure if Gandora could handle a pseudo god monster. Tea tapped him on the shoulder and alerted him that his phone was ringing in his pant pocket.
"C'mon Tea, whoever is calling could wait. Besides I'm not sure what we can do to capture Uria."
Tea huffed. "I can see the caller ID through your pants. It's Joey so PICK UP!"
Yugi's eyes widen at her tone of voice, and noticed she was right. If Joey was still on the ground whatever he was calling about is probably urgent.
A frantic blonde sounded relieved.
"Finally you picked up! Okay look man, I'm at your house and on the news they are saying the military has copters with orders to shoot down those dragons. I'm not sure those other Egyptian guys can do anything to stop that but Atem is in some serious danger."
As if on cue, two military helicopters raced past Gandora and headed straight for Slifer's direction. He was surprised he wasn't shot down himself. Perhaps seeing his dragon's laser beam ability might have them second guess attacking. But why try fighting a literal god?
"Alright thanks for letting us know Joey, they seem to be heading toward the docks. I'll call you back." Yugi hung up the phone and ordered Gandora to follow the copters.
Atem and Slifer were flying over the Domino pier when they heard the sound of military vehicles. Uria had taken this distraction as an advantage and teleported out of the realm.
"Damn we lost them." Atem grunted.
Looking back Atem noticed the helicopters got even closer until they were about hundred feet away from Slifer. Seconds later the aircrafts unleashed hellfire on the god. Countless missiles and heavy machine guns fired at the target. Curling up into a ball like shape, Slifer used his wings and coiled body to protect Atem for the weapons. Bullets bounced right off of the god's scales and the explosives did not make a single dent. Luckily black clouds of smoke from the exploding missiles started to envelope the two blocking them from view. If the military saw that their weapons had no effect on the beasts, it would probably send them into a panic. Atem needed to stop the hellfire and avoid a PR nightmare so he ordered Slifer to retreat back to the monster realm. The dragon at first was reluctant.
"I cannot have these people thrown into a panic and thinking we are the enemy. Once you are gone they'll think you were destroyed and move on. Please trust me it's the only way." Atem pleaded.
Slifer nodded and disappeared into his realm, leaving Atem diving into the cold bay. The smoke covered up his descent. He hit the water harder than he expected. Atem only surfaced enough for his eyes to see what was happing. His black fur blended in the dark waters and his ear were folded back. As Atem predicted the helicopters stopped firing and retreated from the area announcing success in the mission. He tried to fight off the burning sting he felt on his wounds while being drenched in the polluted waters. Not to mention it was freezing. Atem began swimming to the nearest dock but his mind began to cloud. He was incredibly exhausted from the fight and now swimming against the current proved difficult. He needed the beast form to keep him warm and provide strength but he was finding it hard to keep focus. The beastly body disappeared and a human Atem was left to endure the harsh conditions. He felt his muscles tense up and his strength was just about to give out completely.
But a hand grabbed the back of Atem's shirt and pulled him close to a motorboat. Yugi tried with all his might to fight the current and keep Atem a float. But the pharaoh was no longer keeping himself above the water and his body began to sink. Tea offered a hand as well but the winter winds and swift currents made it impossible to get a good hold on Atem. Out of the blue a loud splash was heard from the right side of the boat. It was the Knight of Jackal diving in beneath Atem's body and within a minute he rose back to the surface pushing him up for better leverage. The Jackal had turned back to human form to reveal a handsome Egyptian with sharp crimson eyes, tanned skin, scruffy red and black hair with shaggy blonde bangs. The hair, eyes, facial features, and even the power this man possessed seemed all too familiar.
"Yugi! Tea! Grab his arms and I'll push him up!" The mystery man said.
The couple pulled their old friend carefully into the boat. Atem started coughing and wheezing after he spit up the water caught in his lungs. He then began trembling greatly due to the cold numbing his body. Surely hypothermia was setting in. The other man climbed on broad and removed his brown leather jacket. He placed it over Atem in an attempt to keep him warm. Although both of them being damp was not really helping the situation.
"Yugi drive the boat he needs help fast!" The Egyptian exclaimed.
Yugi was already starting up the motor again and racing back to the pier. Tea tried to keep Atem calmed down so he wouldn't exhaust himself any further. The man was checking the wounds and using pressure to stop any bleeding. Tea just needed to know whom this man was and why he looked so similar to Atem.
"Excuse me for interrupting but who are you? We were never introduced back in the city." Tea asked curiously.
The man smiled and finished the knot around the makeshift bandage.
"Forgive me for not introducing myself…I am Romaniamun but you can call me Roman for short. Everyone else does. Well sometimes the ladies call me Romeo but I don't think you guys would be that corny.
"I think I'll stick with Roman." She looked again at the shivering Atem. "Um I can't help but notice you two look very..."
Roman finished her sentence. "Alike? Yes, well I'll explain when we get him in some sort of vehicle back to your home. It's quite a bit of a story."
"Alright guys we're almost there." Yugi said as they were about a hundred meters from the dock. Even at the distance, Yugi couldn't help but notice someone with pointed hair standing at the dock. The man even waved at them.
"Holy shit it's Tristan!" Yugi cheered. "Joey must have told him about what happened."
As the trio docked the boat at the pier, they noticed Tristan was accompanied by the rest of Atem's friends and relatives. Behind that was a large black loading van. Mahad and Mana rushed to get Atem into the back. Joshua and Keanna were in the front seats and told everyone to get in the car. Well except for Tristan. He was driving on his bike. Although the brunette had a quick question for his friends.
"Ya know bumping into a bunch of random strangers, some of which I know to be dead, is not something I'm going to just pass off. Then I hear this guy is back so I have to ask. What the hell is going on here?"
Keanna poked her head out of the van. "It's okay Tristan, we will tell you everything at Yugi's place. You got a bike so you'll probably get there before us. Thanks for helping us navigate this crazy city by the way. Now Yugi, Tea, get the hell in here already! We gotta help my dad!"
"The fuck? Dad?" Tristan looked at Yugi and Tea rushing into the vehicle as it closed up and took off. "And how does she know my name?" He figured he was not going to get any answers unless he joined the group at the said destination. What a crazy day this was turning out to be.
Meanwhile inside the van, Atem's shivering was lessened by being smothered in towels. Ideally it would be best to remove his wet clothes but not until they reached Yugi's home. Since the drive was going to take a few minutes, Yugi and Tea took the time to talk to Roman
"Well, here we are. Are you going to explain how you know Atem?" Tea questioned.
Roman smiled. "Of course. You may not believe me at first but I am Atem's half brother."
Yugi's eyes practically bugged out of his head. It was just one twist after another.
"Wait. Hold up." Yugi took a deep breathe and put his hands together. "How can that be, Atem was an only son right? Is there more shit he isn't telling me?" Yugi questioned.
"No Atem does not know about me either, even in the afterlife I kept my distance. But considering how the circumstances have changed over the past few years, I had to come out of hiding if you will. I was born from a high ranked concubine our father had relations with a few years after Atem was born. Yet my mother didn't notify the king of her pregnancy and left the palace soon after she found out herself. I was raised to become one of the royal guard and during Zorc's attack on Egypt, well you can imagine what was my fate. I was not informed of my royal blood until after I died. Learning what Atem did to save our people and the rest of the world, I vowed to always be a protector like him." Roman explained.
"So why didn't you go to Atem and tell him you were his brother in the afterlife?" Tea pondered.
Roman sighed. "Because of a lot of traveling, and then I had to come down here."
Yugi removed his eyes from Atem's cold limp body. "Down here? Was this whole resurrection planned from the get go?"
Mahad shook his king's body. He was still breathing, but officially passed out. The mage wanted to have everyone to together so they could explain everything that was going on but Yugi was already figuring them out.
"No, no. We went through heaven and hell getting Atem into the afterlife and now you are basically telling me that it was all for nothing?"
The van made a sudden stop from a rude driver crossing their path during a red light. Keanna turned around in her seat.
"Oh for crying out loud, how can you say something like that. If you didn't go through that whole process, he would still be stuck in your body. That magic was old and had way too many set backs. Just because Roman and a few others returned to the living before the rest of us, that didn't mean everything was ready."
Yugi huffed. "Still could've had someone tell us what was going on..."
Keanna was not having Yugi's attitude. "Because no one expected you two to have a kid. Roman and Lykaon were raising her. Then Josh and I came to help out. So how about stop assuming we screwed you over. If anything, you not wearing a damn sock on it sped up this whole process."
That certainly shut Yugi up. He swore the woman sounded like Tea when they got into arguments. A few minutes of silence ensued before the van finally pulled up to Yugi's home. Joey and Tristan were already outside, probably waiting for the group to return. Mahad and Mana carried Atem into the living room.
"Would you guys happen to have a spare room? Preferably with a bed?" Mana asked the couple.
Tea pointed to the room near the staircase. "Try Gramps' old room. It has a futon in it."
Mahad carried the unconscious pharaoh into the spare room and gently laid him out on the bed. Small groans were escaping Atem's throat from all the moving around. Keanna and Joshua entered the space and she turned towards Tea.
"Hey we are going to have to remove these damp clothes and dress up his wounds. Mind helping out?"
A light blush crept over the woman's cheeks. "Why me?"
Keanna laughed. "I doubt any of the guys want to do it. Besides you seem like someone good with this kind of stuff."
Yugi felt a bit uncomfortable with the situation but his friend was in dire need. "It's okay Tea. I'll grab some towels."
Yugi, Joshua, Mahad, and Mana all left the room and returned to the living area. Sitting on his couch was the young man introduced as Marcus. A guy with the power of a Blue-Eyes Alternative Dragon. Not to mention he looked very similar to a certain billionaire he knew. He walked past the man trying to ignore the burning curiosity inside him. At least give the girls the much needed towels before interrogating everyone. He stopped to notice Roman at the entrance of the shop speaking with Joey and Tristan.
"Hey Roman, can you get the first aid kit we have in the bathroom? Should be under the sink."
The Egyptian nodded and quickly entered the bathroom. To his unpleasant surprise the cabinet was a complete mess. He started to franticly search through the numerous bottles of hairspray, L'Oreal bottles at that. The more he pushed aside, he began to wonder if any of these actually belonged to the woman in the house. The thought made Roman chuckle and then finally, he found the kit. Emerging from the bathroom, he headed straight to the spare room. Opening the door, the sight of his undressed brother was not what surprised him. It was the number of cuts and bruises spread throughout his body. If he did not have that beast Ka attached to him, surely Atem would not have survived the fight.
"How is he doing guys?" Roman asked handing Tea the first aid.
Keanna was examining the gashes along her father's chest. "That Zorc clone certainly did a number on him. But it seems like he is already healing. His magical energy is very faint though. He'll be out for a while."
"Good. Well, I'm gonna leave you girls to finish working on him." Roman left the room to see Yugi standing in front of the sofa with Mahad, Mana, Joshua, and Marcus . Joey and Tristan were sitting next to Yugi on chairs grabbed from the kitchen.
"Did I interrupt something?" Roman asked sheepishly.
Yugi chuckled. "No you came just in time. Please either take a seat with them or stand."
Once Roman moved into place, Joey started the conversation.
"Aight. Now I kinda know like two of ya. Da tall guy, Mahad was it? And Mana I met personally in da Millennium World. Da rest of yous ...no clue."
Tristan followed Joey's lead. "I feel like I'm the most of the loop than anyone here. I mean one minute I'm riding downtown, and the next minute there are people going crazy. Then I get told that I have to help a guy I thought was long dead. Apparently, the chick in there calls him dad, and this guy over here tells me he's his brother." The brunette gestured toward the spare room and at Roman.
"I guess what my friends here are trying to say is I think we are owed a few answers as to what the hell is going on." Yugi finished off.
The group looked at one another and they all seemed to silently agree that they did need to explain their story.
Mahad addressed the trio in front of him. "Sure. What would you like to know first?"
Joey folded his arms and leaned back into the chair he was sitting in which made a loud creak. "Most obvious is why Atem came back."
"For quite a long time many individuals who know Atem felt that a man who has done the great deeds that he has, deserved another chance at life." Mahad explained. He paused a moment before continuing. "I know in the brief conversations we had earlier made it seem like this whole thing was planned out and I know you have spoken with Lykaon, whom should also be joining us shortly. But trust me when I say those that organized this event did not know for sure if it was even going to work out."
Roman entered the discussion."Basically we wanted the transition to be as smooth as possible. Hence why I and some of the others came down to Earth first. The incident with your daughter slowed things down a bit but if anything it gave us a new perspective."
Tristan's eyes shot to Yugi. "What do these guys have to do with that? I thought you guys put the kid up for adoption."
A moment of silence fell between everyone. Joey then started to chuckle. "Oh wow. Ya know I was wonderin' what the hell you were doin' with the furniture and kid stuff in Tea's car. At first I thought you got her pregnant again, but it all makes sense now."
Yugi's lips formed into a thin line. Tristan continued to stare at him waiting for an answer. "Yes, this guy named Lykaon, showed up yesterday. Apparently he is one of them and he has been one of the people looking after Hanna. He asked if Tea and I wanted her back here with us and we said yes."
Joey turned his chair around so he could rest his hands on the back support. Although he ended up resting his whole head in his heads. He let out a muffled comment. "Oh my god Yuge."
"Not now Joey." Tristan nudged the blonde. Knowing the three of them were probably having a private conversation after the current one.
"Anyway." Roman tried to break the awkwardness in the air. "It was not just the new child that we had to investigate but also the whereabouts of another very important individual."
Joshua stepped in. "Yeah, my fiance's mother. She went missing just about twenty-four years ago and none of us were sure why."
"Well, I'm sure some of us figured it out just no one wanted it to be true or else it would make things more difficult." Mana corrected him.
'Twenty-four years ago? That's a very specific number.' Yugi thought.
"Wait. First of all congrats on hookin' up with the king's daughter. Second, this is the part Tee and I weren't here for. Da fact that Atem has a daughter and we never saw her or her mother in the Millennium World is really confusing. Could someone briefly fill us in?"
"Well, the pharaoh married early before he became king. The woman's name was Teana and she used to be one of the palace dancers and servants. Birds and the bees happen and you get a baby. Then..." Joshua was interrupted by Mana.
"Stop right there son. The other bit of that information should only be told by the man himself."
Tristan's eyes widened. "Son? This guy is like the same age as you!"
Mana laughed. "Well, I didn't want to be reincarnated old and he didn't want to be a kid so just deal with it. Keanna is the same way if you haven't noticed."
"Okay so Atem was married and had a kid. Boom. Something obviously happened and they got separated." Joey gestured his hands as he connected all the pieces of information being thrown at him. "And if da kid's mom disappeared twenty-four years ago, I'm guessin' you guys couldn't have a proper family reunion."
"Correct." Mana answered.
Yugi's eyes wandered to the closed door of the spare room. He had already figured out what was going to be said next but he hoped with all of his heart that it wasn't true. Or that anyone even mention it.
"Hold up, that amount of time is all our ages now. What was his wife's name again?" Tristan questioned.
The blonde was now a step ahead. "Teana." He stroked his chin. "Holy shit."
Tristan followed suite. "She's Tea."
'Fuck.' Yugi cursed in thought but he continued to remain silent. He suddenly didn't want answers anymore.
Roman sighed. "Once we confirmed our suspicious we had to rearrange the whole process and figure out how we could bring Atem back with as little trouble as possible. Unfortunately we hadn't factored this outcome sooner. It was only until after Zorc was defeated again that we were able to focus on uniting a lost family."
"And now you got this new bad guy on your hands." Tristan added.
Mahad sighed, although it sounded more like a groan. "Yes, this individual now known as Zorrath...has been quite the thorn on our sides. I had no idea there were still people who considered themselves followers of Zorc. We heard rumors about someone stirring trouble in the monster realm a few months ago but nobody could pinpoint exactly who was causing the destruction."
"Or the two massacres." Marcus finally threw in his two cents.
Roman folded his arms. "Well, my brother and I beat the the guy pretty good so I don't think he will stop by for at least the next few days."
"Yeah, lets hope that's the case." Joshua's phone then vibrated loudly. "Oh sorry. Thought it was on silent." He opened up the text message he received. "Hey um Lykaon said he is on his way here."
"Damn." Mahad sat up from his position. "Can you tell him to hold off for a bit?"
"And do what? They are already in the car. You gonna tell a four year old to wait any longer?"
"No, you don't have to." Roman came in to save the day. "Tell wolf boy to go to the liquor store and grab some booze."
Mahad shot Roman daggers. "Are you out of your fucking mind?"
"Woah, I got the goody-goody priest to curse. And no, I just think we all need to relax and actually celebrate the fact that Atem is back here. If anything part one of the mission was a success right?"
Joey began to laugh loudly at the squabble between them. Not to mention he noticed Yugi's silence was probably a result of what they learned about Tea.
"Yeah guys let's have some fun. Any nitty gritty stuff we can talk over some beer and take out. Does everyone got cash on them?"
As everyone was handing over bills of cash and debating on what take out food to get, Yugi was mentally screaming but perhaps some alcohol and fried food would calm his dancing nerves. At least he hoped it would.
Wow. I wasn't sure how I was going to end this chapter but it felt right at this point. This is actually larger than the original since I'm rearranging pieces of information. Wanted to give you guys a bit of a long chapter since I took a bit of a break. Now to work on the chapters that will have lots of DRAMA! Please guys leave your REVIEWS! It helps keep me going! See ya time next!