Evelyn: I decided to go ahead and put this chapter up while my internet is behaving today. :) Enjoy.
I do not own Yu-gi-oh
Yami was getting frustrated. There was only an hour left until noon and there was nothing around the well. He
watched as Yugi and Mana searched everywhere on the fountain they possibly could but they had no luck finding
it. Just in case this wasn't the answer, he had some of his smartest officers look at the clue to search other places
around town.
To Yami, it was a really old looking well. Since he grew up in the capitol he hasn't seen anything so small and old
looking. It was covered in dust practically, also small. Really small. It's hard to believe that this thing has an
underground stream. That would imply that this well was natural, and that's something that no one has seen in
years. He didn't exactly have the time to think about this though, he had a bomb to find and a criminal to punish.
"Maybe... it's in the well?" Yami said. Yugi thought about those words and Mana looked at him, "That's a great
idea! But..." she walked up to the well, "Only a child could fit down there to find out. And we couldn't put a kid in
danger..." Yugi coughed, "Um..." he looked down. He was embarrassed that he was so small, but he wouldn't
mind acknowledging it for the sake of preventing an explosion.
Yami eyed Yugi for a moment, he was the perfect size. But it wouldn't be professional of a ruler to let a mere
citizen do something so dangerous. He already felt guilty for relying on him to help answer the clue. But he
needed the help. If Yugi offered, he couldn't say no. All of his officers were too bulky to go down there. Yami
himself wasn't exactly tall, but he was a good foot over Yugi and he couldn't get down there without being too
cramped to look.
"I'll do it." This snapped Yami out of his thoughts, "Excuse me?" Yugi stepped forward, "I'll go down the well for
the sake of my village." Yami sighed in defeat, he didn't want the young one to have to go through with this but
what were his other options? "Very well. We still have an hour before this thing detonates, so we need to see if it
is here and move on if it isn't." The younger nodded, "Okay, what should I do if I find it?" Mana jumped back into
the conversation, "Bring it back up for me to disarm if it isn't too heavy!" Yugi looked at Yami for approval and the
older nodded.
Yugi held on tightly to the rope. He had to do this for his town. His foot was in a loop tied at the end of rope and
he was holding onto it with both hands as he was lowered down into the well. "Remember! Tug twice when
you're ready to come up. If you don't pull in fifteen minutes, I'm pulling you back up anyway!" Yami yelled from the
top. "Okay!" Yugi called back in response as he was lowered into the darkness.
The small teen was now at the bottom of the well, his waist in the water and he was still sinking. He kicked
around a little when he realized that there was a slight current trying to take him. Wait... Current? Yugi attempted
to kick the side of the well but there was nothing to kick, he slipped off the rope and was taken by the current
underneath the well.
Panic fill his senses. He didn't know how long this stream went on or when the cavern that's preventing him from
coming up for air would last. He started kicking around trying to find a space for him to breath. After about forty
seconds of flailing about in the water, he finally reached an area to where he could come up for air.
He gasped and caught his breath but began swimming steadily against the current to he wouldn't be taken again.
The young teen looked around for a moment to gather his bearings. He swam left a little bit and put his arm on a
ledge. He picked himself up and laid on the cement for a moment. It was covered in dirt and he knew it would stick
to him, but he didn't care about anything other than breathing at the moment.
Fifteen minutes have passed and Yugi still hasn't pulled on the rope. Yami decided it was time to pull up his
partner from the well. He wasn't sure what else to call him at the moment. His partner for the time being sounded
better than 'kid who's life he destroyed.'
But he decided that any longer down there, he could either hurt himself or catch a cold. When he started to pull
on the rope, he didn't feel anything attached to it. A look of panic crossed his face, he peered down into the well,
"Yugi!" Mana looked over at her king, "What's going -" Yami held his hand up and Mana quieted down. He closed
his eyes and prayed that Yugi would answer.
After a couple moments passed, he started pulling up the rope at a quick pace until the end with a loop came up.
Worry struck Mana's face, "Should we call the team? Hold on, I'll go-" But once again she was cut off by the King's
actions, though instead of him holding up a hand, Yami jumped into the well to go after Yugi. He wasn't going to
have anymore blood on his hands. He was made king not too long ago and it was his duty to protect the people.
Hold on Aibou. He thought to himself as he splashed into the water at the bottom of the cramped well. Before he
knew it, he too was taken along the current of the underground stream. He was determined to find Yugi at all
costs. He swam with the current keeping an eye up when finally he saw the trench above him disappear.
The king came up for air and looked around. He swam over to a cement ledge and held onto it as he caught his
breath for a moment. After a he was breathing normally again, he lifted himself onto the ledge and all he saw was
a small figure standing in front of a rather large looking doorway. Yami practically ran to figure, knowing exactly
who it was. The hair was definitely a dead give away.
Yami put a hand on Yugi's shoulder and he felt him jump a little before looking at him. "Oh, what are you doing
here?" the small teen said worriedly. "Rescuing you. But apparently you've made a big discovery," Yami said,
looking at the doorway. "Yeah, and I also discovered that," Yugi said, pointing to the bomb placed on top of it.
Evelyn: I don't think this chapter is my best work, but at least I didn't have to embarrass myself with a lame clue game. T/T