Mokuba: This it the third chapter in the mass update for a while.
Yugi: Hope everyone enjoys!
Yugi stayed in Mau form as he curled up in Bobby's lap. The Hunter couldn't believe that his new son could attract as much trouble as Sam Winchester did. He had finally read all of Atem's notes on the three Hikari Vampires and was shocked to learn that the youngest had been kidnapped and his soul stolen only to be possessed by Atemu's own spirit…among other things.
The Hunter scratched Yugi's neck as the Mau shifted in his sleep. Golden eyes cracked open. *Hi Dad.*
"Hi son. How are you feeling?"
*Better. Just trying to keep warm.*
Just as Yugi finished relaying his thoughts, the heater kicked on for the first time in a few weeks. The Mau let out a sigh of relief as he felt the heat.
Dartz was furious when he learned that Shai had yet to capture another of his targets. His Tracker was needing more treatments to stave off the emerging memories of his past. The vampire was growing tired of trying to stay one step ahead of Shai's weakness and his supply of Stones was limited until he could make his way back to his former homeland without it being discovered.
The vampire sighed at the thought of his former kingdom. It had fallen into the ocean so long ago. Dartz shrugged when he thought of the cause of the disaster. "Perhaps a floating island was doomed to fall sooner or later," he mused to his silent doll as he played with its hair.
"My king," a guard spoke up.
Dartz dropped the boy's hair from his hand, "What now?"
"Shai was spotted within the borders. He's in a hurry, master."
"Gather my things and prepare a bag for my pet. I want to be ready if there's to be trouble."
Shai entered the room with slight difficulty, earning Dartz's attention. "What is it this time?"
"I ask permission to obtain the two others in a different manner, Master," Shai hissed from the shadows. "They are proving to be more difficult to capture as of late."
"What do you suggest then, Shai," Dartz pressed.
Shai's glowing eyes flared, "I wish to lead them to the tunnels under the fortress. I can kill the humans who come with them as I separate and capture the targets."
Dartz nodded, "I suppose that could work to our advantage. But don't kill the humans who foolishly step foot in my domain. Have them brought to me in chains. I need more guard dogs to keep out other trespassers."
Shai bowed, "I do as you wish, Master."
The Tracker vanished from the room only to return when Dartz called him back. "You can't very well fight without a little boost. I will give you another treatment to suppress your condition."
Shai nodded before heading to lay on the couch. He released his hold on the Shadows surrounding his left shoulder, allowing Dartz access to the deathly pale skin and revealing old scars. Dartz carefully cut the stitches from the last 'treatment' and removed two tiny pebbles of the Stone that he used to control, or subdue, certain 'subjects'. Taking four, Dartz carefully slipped them into the open wound before resealing it, "That should keep you from any issues for a bit, especially when you may be fighting several beings at once. Go and capture the last two for my collection."
Shai took his leave once more.
Dean shuddered as he tried not to make eye contact with Yugi and failed. Yugi noticed this, "What's wrong?"
"How could you eat that crap," the oldest Winchester boy asked.
Yugi was confused, "What stuff are you referring to?"
"Brussels sprouts," Dean nearly gagged as he mentioned the vegetable.
"I happen to enjoy them," Yugi shrugged. "If they're made right, they taste like buttered cabbage. They go great with cheese sauce."
Dean gagged and rushed from the room. Sam couldn't help but laugh at his brother's reaction to an honest answer. "What was that all about," Yugi asked, confused.
Sam shook his head, "Dean hates most vegetables, but Brussels sprouts are at the top of his 'Do not eat' list."
"You shouldn't have mentioned that," Malik piped up as he entered. "Now I'm going to find a way to slip them into his food at dinner time."
"Good luck with that," Sam laughed. "We've been trying to years to get him to eat vegetables that aren't normally on burgers or deep fried."
Malik smirked, "I've got a plan and those rarely fail."
"You know last night's tater-tots," Yugi asked.
"What about them?"
"Those were actually mostly cauliflower," Malik stated proudly.
Sam looked impressed, "Wow."
"Yup," Malik replied, "learned that from Ryou's pop."
"Yeah, because you hated your vegetables when we were kids," Yugi pointed out. The Hikari laughed, "He'd make his super-delicious smoothies and have them ready for us when we got to his house after school. Malik nearly flipped when he forgot that we had an early day and we caught him using all sorts of fruits and vegetables, most of them Malik swore he wouldn't eat."
"I drank them, big difference," Malik stated.
Sam shrugged, "You get Dean to eat, or drink, those Brussels Sprouts, and I'll give you two twenty dollars."
"Forty says that he finishes whatever we make after we tell him what's in it," Malik countered.
"Deal."
Yugi and Malik high-fived each other as they surveyed the fruits of their labors. They made a large pot of vegetable beef stew, a couple of pizzas, and smoothies were ready to be mixed before serving. Spinach, oranges, pineapple, and carrots were washed and prepared to blend after everyone was seated and announcements made. Yugi had chopped up the Brussels sprouts and mixed them into the stew and the pizza sauce while Malik prepared most everything else.
Malik let out a tense breath, "Let's do this."
They unlocked the kitchen doors and allowed Bakura and Akefia to enter. The four of them set up one serving cart with the dishes and clean dog bowls. The other cart was loaded with all but the ingredients for the smoothies. Yugi and Malik would head back into the kitchen after the announcements to prepare them for serving.
Yugi gave a small smile to Sam as Dean asked for another serving of stew and a third smoothie while reaching for another slice of pizza. Malik smirked as he got up and headed back into the kitchen. A third cart was pushed out bearing a blender and all the materials for the smoothies. Dean paled, "What's that?"
"You should know as you've apparently enjoyed the first two smoothies," Malik gloated. "We heard you hate spinach and yet you've maybe downed about two or more servings of it. There's more. Yugi?"
Yugi waited until Dean finished his pizza slice, "You might want to look under your placemat for the list of ingredients that we used in both the pizza and the stew."
"You little brats," Dean cried in shock, "You've ruined me!"
Everyone but the two remaining Hikaris were shocked when Dean hung his head, "Is there anymore pizza?"
Dean: You little pest! YOU RUINED ME!
*Rolls Eyes* I may have 'ruined' you, but it was so much fun.
Malik: You are evil.
Evil no...Devious yes.
Mokuba: 'Please Accept Me' is up next.
Yugi: Until Next time!