Evelyn: Chapter Six finally! Um... this chapter is a bit embarrassing for me because I'm not really good at making up games / but it's needed for the plot unfortunately, so on with the story!

PS: I meant to update a couple days ago my internet hates me. .

I do not own Yu-Gi-Oh

Chapter Six

As the capitol prepared for their ruler's return, a dark soul lurked in the shadows of the dimmed alleyways. Their king won't be returning tonight I'm afraid. The dark figure let out a small chuckle and then headed back to where she needed to be before she was missed. She wouldn't be missed that much, but she couldn't afford to have any suspicion cast upon her. On that note, she faded back into the darkness.

It was early in the morning and Yugi walked around his town, taking one last look at it. The townsfolk cheered in the streets and some of the men were working to remove the rubble that now surrounded the city. But he smiled, things were peaceful... but to Yugi it had a price. Word traveled fast about his grandfather, the villagers were preparing a large memorial service for him. His grandfather was one of the few people that kept the villagers entertained during these long 18 years. His games and cheerfulness gave them hope.

Yugi wore an empty smile. He was going to be the first to leave this town, but it wasn't happening in the way he expected.

"Oi! Yugi!" Yugi turned around to see a small blond girl with glasses running towards him. She stopped right in front of him, "Yugi, my grandfather said he has something very important to discuss with you before you leave." Her voice had a very serious tone so he didn't argue, "Okay Rebecca."

The small girl lead Yugi into a rather quaint two-story building, and if you didn't know any better, you'd think you're walking into a library instead of a house. There were bookshelves in every corner and piles of random series stacked on top of each other. "Ah Yugi! Please come in!"

"Hello Professor Hawkins," Yugi said with a sad smile. This man had been Yugi's grandfather's greatest friend. He's one of the few people that actually got trade in this town, though it was illegal, he was secretly keeping up with a few of the outside world's discoveries when he could have books smuggled in. He wasn't able to keep up with many, but he knew more than the rest of them did.

"Come, have a seat!" He gestured to a small bar stool across from him. The small teen obeyed the older man and at down in the cluttered area. "So, what did you need to talk to me about?"

"Well... it's something that your... grandfather entrusted to me a long time ago." Yugi's head automatically drooped at the thought of his grandfather. Seeing his reaction, Professor Hawkins panicked a little, "But it's something he wanted me to entrust to you, so I figured since you will be leaving soon, it should go to its rightful owner," he said quickly.

Yugi looked back up eyes still sorrowful, but he sounded a little cheerful nonetheless, "What is it?" The older man picked up a small box placed on the table next to him, "Here." Yugi took the box and examined it. It was a deep emerald green with golden colored straps. It wasn't big, it could fit in his hand opened it slowly and the inside of it revealed a small stone with odd symbols carved into it. He gave it a confused look and then looked at the Professor again.

He returned Yugi's confused stare, "Only your grandfather kno- er... knew what it is." The elder was the one who looked down this time. He was his grandfathers best friend after all. The young teen tried to sound as cheerful as he could, "Thank you for sharing this with me. I'll be sure to treasure this." He didn't succeed very well, but the professor was thankful for his attempt, "Just be safe Yugi. Rumors travel fast and I hear you're leaving with the king himself." The sad atmosphere started to lift finally to Yugi's relief.

Yugi nodded shyly, "Y-yes. I'm looking forward to traveling for the first time." "I'm glad that you are able to finally go see the world. The capitol city is going to be an amazing site for you. It's almost a full days travel, but it's well worth it."

Yugi spent most of the morning chatting with Arthur and Rebecca about good places to travel, and he is planning on taking Rebecca on a trip so she has a chance to see the world too.

After Yugi said his goodbye to the Hawkins family, it was about time for him to head back to the camp. Before he could get back, he saw the king talking with a crowd of people. There was a look of worry on the townspeople's faces, but he was giving them a reassuring, confident smile. The small teen ran up to the crowd to see if he could catch what was going on.

What he heard wasn't exactly what he wanted to hear. "A bomb?" Yami used comforting words to sooth the townsfolk, "Don't worry, me and my team are on the case. But everyone should clear the city limits just in case. We don't want to take any unnecessary risks."

After several complaints, the townsfolk murmured and headed towards the city's front gates. Yugi stepped forward, "What's going on?" Yami looked a little surprised to see him here, but he answered the question grimly, "Someone has left a note for us. Apparently they aren't happy that the city is free." He pulled a piece of paper out of his pocket, "I'm normally great at these kind of things, but I'm not sure about landmarks in this town... As far as I know, there's not a stream for miles."

"What do you mean?" Yugi said, worriedly. Yami was hesitant, but he handed Yugi the note. Who knows, maybe he'll see something he missed.

The small teen looked over the note for a few moments. It didn't take him long to figure out that it was a clue game. The note hinted where the bomb was, but Yami was right. If you didn't know the town, then you wouldn't know where to find it.

Dear ===== I mean Yami,

Though your effort to free this town was valiant, it's quite Sorrowful that your job isn't done yet.

There is a bomb placed somewhere in this town, and if it isn't found by noon, the result could be quite Startling.

The Stream of tears will be endless once I'm done.

Yugi looked up from the note. He wondered what the perpetrator wrote before Yami's name. It was scratched out too much for him to tell. Then he shook that thought, he needed to solve this riddle. Though, since there wasn't much to do in his town, folklore became popular fast. But since Yami doesn't know any of it, and since he wouldn't want any ordinary citizen being part of this, they must have used something from a really old folklore. One his grandfather told him. One that wasn't very popular with the younger villagers.

"... The well." Yugi said.

Yami gave the small teen a startled look, "What?" Yugi looked up at the older man, "The well in the center of town. There's a folklore that there is an underground stream and that's where the water comes from. There's nothing else that I can think of that would involve a stream."

Yami looked at him and smiled, glad that he trusted Yugi to help, "We'll go check it out, you need to stay here." The king said, but before he could get far Yugi ran after him. "Wait! I want to go!" the young teen yelled. Yami stopped dead in his tracks and turned around, "You have been a big help, but it's very dangerous. No one knows how powerful this bomb is, or who-" "No, this is my home, even if I'm leaving. I want to help you protect it." Yugi said with determination.

Yami sighed in defeat but looked back up with a proud smile, "Okay then. Let's go Aibou."

Evelyn: I hope you enjoyed it! Still a bit embarrassed about the clue thing. T/T But I'll make up for it in the next chapter!