Chapter 4- Why I Won't
Yugi woke in the middle of the night. He could hear voices down the hall. Slipping out of bed, he went to investigate. As he entered the den, Yugi noticed everyone was there including Katrina. A heavy atmosphere filled the room. Jounouchi looked angry along with Anzu. Katrina seemed impatient. Anzu couldn't take it anymore.
"Why won't you just do it?"
"I already agreed to free your friends. To do the other is asking a lot of me." Explained Katrina.
"That's a sorry excuse? He has a right you know." Exclaimed Jounouchi.
"Hey guys, what's going on?" asked Yugi.
Everyone turned their attention to hi. No one had noticed he had entered the room.
"Oh hey Yugi! We were just discussing Yami." Offered Anzu trying to lighten the atmosphere.
"Well what about Yami?"
"Your friends want me to restore his memories." Said Katrina.
"See why is that such a hard thing to do?" questioned Honda.
Katrina was about o say something. Yugi was the Phariss put her transparent hand on her shoulder. Katrina stopped. Yami and Yugi continued to watch them.
"I'm going for a walk." The Phariss told Katrina.
As Katrina passed them she seemed to glare at Yami. She stopped right by him. In interest he continued to watch her. She turned to look ahead of her.
"You must understand, I cannot return the Pharaoh's memories to just anyone."
With that Katrina walked out. The other Katrina sighed in exhaustion.
"I'm going to bed. I have a throbbing headache."
"You can't get out of this that easily!" yelled Jounouchi.
"Stop it Jounouchi. It's late. We'll continue this discussion tomorrow morning." Told Yugi.
As everyone returned to their rooms, Yugi took a walk outside. The moon was full and shone down on the garden.
"Are you restless again Yugi?"
"Yeah... I mean, now we have the chance to really get you back your memories but..."
"An obstacle stands in our way."
Yugi sighed. An endless journey this was turning out o be. Then it came, a soft humming sound. Yugi walked around the garden trying to fine the source. He finally reached the middle. The Phariss Katrina sat on the fountain singing to a small bird. The bird seemed to sense her, but was otherwise, completely oblivious to her. Katrina heard a crunching of gravel.
"Hello Yugi."
"How did you know it was me?"
"When I first saw you, you seemed tired, exhausted, wore out. It's only natural that you would come for a walk to release your troubled mind." Answered Katrina while facing him.
They sat in silence for a while.
"I just want to know if you and my friends were arguing about Yami's past."
"You don't miss a thing do you?"
"So it is true."
Yugi looked at the ground with a sad expression. Katrina looked at Yugi with curiosity.
"I'll tell you something."
Yugi looked at Katrina.
"What' that?"
"Katrina looked up at the full moon. The moonlight shined upon her face.
"I promised I wouldn't give just anyone his past. The past is the key to his power. So get angry, get mad. It won't do you a damn thing."
Yugi looked down at the ground and sighed.
"But..."
They looked at each other as she continued.
"If you can prove to me that your spirit is the Pharaoh, I will restore his past to him."
"But what if I can't?"
"Worrying gets you nowhere. Yugi the puzzle chose you. Why Yami chose you I'm not sure? But it proves that you are his choice. He believes in you. And so does Katrina."
"She does?" questioned Yugi.
Surprise was written all over his face. Katrina believes in him.
The Phariss rose from her eat. She began to walk away. Stopping in her tracks, Katrina faced Yugi one last time.
"Yugi, you have real spirit. You'll be alright."
Yugi smiled as she left him there. But her last comment shocked him.
"Good night Yugi. Good night Yu-Gi-Oh."
Yugi looked over at Yami. "Yu-Gi-Oh?"
Yami narrowed his eyes at the departing spirit.
Morning arrived faster tan anyone had expected. They all sat around the table as Isis's servants served breakfast. Katrina was the only one missing. She finally made her appearance halfway through breakfast. Her hair was tousled and she still wore her pajamas. But her duel disk was on her arm. Grabbing a biscuit off the table she quickly exited the room. They could hear yelling in the hallway. They then heard the front doors open and slam shut.
"I wonder what that was about?" questioned Mokuba.
"Who knows?" Said Jonouchi while finishing his breakfast.
Isis moved from her chair. Then it happened, the dining room doors flew open and a cloaked man slid across the long table. He ended up in Isis's chair at the far end. When he landed in it, the chair fell backwards. Everyone turned their attention to a very angry Dark Magician Girl. Katrina, the Phariss, stood behind her, duel disk activated. The cloaked man never got up. The servants nearby picked him up and took him away. Katrina raised her arm making the duel disk to return to its inactive state. She then transformed back into regular Katrina. Katrina sighed at the destruction.
"Aw man, I'm starved though."
Isis just smiled at her. The cook popped his head out of the kitchen.
"I saved you a plate."
"Great!"
Their afternoon was just as eventful.
"Spending my afternoon in a dead man's tomb was not my idea of fun." Complained Anzu.
"Man do I hate this!" exclaimed Jonouchi.
"Get over it monkey boy." Said Seto.
"What?!"
"Jonouchi, we'll be all right won't we?" asked Serenity.
Before Honda or Duke could make their move, Katrina answered Serenity.
"We'll be fine. This I not a tomb, this is a temple."
Candles were lit everywhere. A huge circle lied in the middle of the room. Four bodies lied in the middle of the circle. At the base of the lit circle there was a small space. The Phariss stood there. She took fleshly form and she began the ritual.
"Dark spirits release thee. God Osiris I call to thee. Release their minds from the Shadow Realm. And take thy souls over there. Malik, Mai, Ryo, and Odion, return to the bodies... here my cry!"
A huge light erupted through the temple. The light blinded everyone. When it finally dispersed they saw Mai standing, eyes open and smiling. As soon as she saw Jonouchi, Mai ran to him. They embraced into a hug. "Thank you!"
"For what?"
"Watching over me silly."
Isis helped Odion and Malik to their feet. Honda helped Bakura. Katrina walked over to Ryo and Malik.
"May I please see your millennium items?"
Ryo and Malik both nodded their heads and handed her their items. Katrina told them to stand away from the circle.
"You all our also welcome to leave now."
"Yeah, about time too!" cheered Jonouchi.
Everyone exited but stopped when they realized Katrina hadn't followed. Yugi was the first to see what she was doing. She was in the middle with the millennium items.
"Yugi, look!"
A glow came from Ryo's pocket. The Millennium Eye emerged and floated over to the other items. Each item that had been touched by evil was with Katrina. Yugi's puzzle began to shake.
"Yami, what's going on?"
"I'm not sure."
A piece from the puzzle pulled from the structure and went over to Katrina. Then she rose into the air and the items began to circle her. She began to glow, but small portions of her didn't. Yami felt a terrible headache. Katrina opened her eyes to reveal that they had turned completely black. She raised her arms directly above her. Then quickly brought them down, causing a powerful force to emerged and hit the items. The blast caused the essence of evil to leave the items, cleansing them. As they grew brighter, the darkened parts of Katrina also began to glow. He black eyes turned white, and an eruption of light shook through the temple. Yami took fleshy form and ran forward. The items fell to the ground. The sand cushioned the fall. As the Phariss fell, Yami caught her. She looked up at him with tired eyes. Darkness called to her. Katrina fell into unconscience. Yami held her close. In his mind he kept asking himself. What was his connection to her?
Yugi woke in the middle of the night. He could hear voices down the hall. Slipping out of bed, he went to investigate. As he entered the den, Yugi noticed everyone was there including Katrina. A heavy atmosphere filled the room. Jounouchi looked angry along with Anzu. Katrina seemed impatient. Anzu couldn't take it anymore.
"Why won't you just do it?"
"I already agreed to free your friends. To do the other is asking a lot of me." Explained Katrina.
"That's a sorry excuse? He has a right you know." Exclaimed Jounouchi.
"Hey guys, what's going on?" asked Yugi.
Everyone turned their attention to hi. No one had noticed he had entered the room.
"Oh hey Yugi! We were just discussing Yami." Offered Anzu trying to lighten the atmosphere.
"Well what about Yami?"
"Your friends want me to restore his memories." Said Katrina.
"See why is that such a hard thing to do?" questioned Honda.
Katrina was about o say something. Yugi was the Phariss put her transparent hand on her shoulder. Katrina stopped. Yami and Yugi continued to watch them.
"I'm going for a walk." The Phariss told Katrina.
As Katrina passed them she seemed to glare at Yami. She stopped right by him. In interest he continued to watch her. She turned to look ahead of her.
"You must understand, I cannot return the Pharaoh's memories to just anyone."
With that Katrina walked out. The other Katrina sighed in exhaustion.
"I'm going to bed. I have a throbbing headache."
"You can't get out of this that easily!" yelled Jounouchi.
"Stop it Jounouchi. It's late. We'll continue this discussion tomorrow morning." Told Yugi.
As everyone returned to their rooms, Yugi took a walk outside. The moon was full and shone down on the garden.
"Are you restless again Yugi?"
"Yeah... I mean, now we have the chance to really get you back your memories but..."
"An obstacle stands in our way."
Yugi sighed. An endless journey this was turning out o be. Then it came, a soft humming sound. Yugi walked around the garden trying to fine the source. He finally reached the middle. The Phariss Katrina sat on the fountain singing to a small bird. The bird seemed to sense her, but was otherwise, completely oblivious to her. Katrina heard a crunching of gravel.
"Hello Yugi."
"How did you know it was me?"
"When I first saw you, you seemed tired, exhausted, wore out. It's only natural that you would come for a walk to release your troubled mind." Answered Katrina while facing him.
They sat in silence for a while.
"I just want to know if you and my friends were arguing about Yami's past."
"You don't miss a thing do you?"
"So it is true."
Yugi looked at the ground with a sad expression. Katrina looked at Yugi with curiosity.
"I'll tell you something."
Yugi looked at Katrina.
"What' that?"
"Katrina looked up at the full moon. The moonlight shined upon her face.
"I promised I wouldn't give just anyone his past. The past is the key to his power. So get angry, get mad. It won't do you a damn thing."
Yugi looked down at the ground and sighed.
"But..."
They looked at each other as she continued.
"If you can prove to me that your spirit is the Pharaoh, I will restore his past to him."
"But what if I can't?"
"Worrying gets you nowhere. Yugi the puzzle chose you. Why Yami chose you I'm not sure? But it proves that you are his choice. He believes in you. And so does Katrina."
"She does?" questioned Yugi.
Surprise was written all over his face. Katrina believes in him.
The Phariss rose from her eat. She began to walk away. Stopping in her tracks, Katrina faced Yugi one last time.
"Yugi, you have real spirit. You'll be alright."
Yugi smiled as she left him there. But her last comment shocked him.
"Good night Yugi. Good night Yu-Gi-Oh."
Yugi looked over at Yami. "Yu-Gi-Oh?"
Yami narrowed his eyes at the departing spirit.
Morning arrived faster tan anyone had expected. They all sat around the table as Isis's servants served breakfast. Katrina was the only one missing. She finally made her appearance halfway through breakfast. Her hair was tousled and she still wore her pajamas. But her duel disk was on her arm. Grabbing a biscuit off the table she quickly exited the room. They could hear yelling in the hallway. They then heard the front doors open and slam shut.
"I wonder what that was about?" questioned Mokuba.
"Who knows?" Said Jonouchi while finishing his breakfast.
Isis moved from her chair. Then it happened, the dining room doors flew open and a cloaked man slid across the long table. He ended up in Isis's chair at the far end. When he landed in it, the chair fell backwards. Everyone turned their attention to a very angry Dark Magician Girl. Katrina, the Phariss, stood behind her, duel disk activated. The cloaked man never got up. The servants nearby picked him up and took him away. Katrina raised her arm making the duel disk to return to its inactive state. She then transformed back into regular Katrina. Katrina sighed at the destruction.
"Aw man, I'm starved though."
Isis just smiled at her. The cook popped his head out of the kitchen.
"I saved you a plate."
"Great!"
Their afternoon was just as eventful.
"Spending my afternoon in a dead man's tomb was not my idea of fun." Complained Anzu.
"Man do I hate this!" exclaimed Jonouchi.
"Get over it monkey boy." Said Seto.
"What?!"
"Jonouchi, we'll be all right won't we?" asked Serenity.
Before Honda or Duke could make their move, Katrina answered Serenity.
"We'll be fine. This I not a tomb, this is a temple."
Candles were lit everywhere. A huge circle lied in the middle of the room. Four bodies lied in the middle of the circle. At the base of the lit circle there was a small space. The Phariss stood there. She took fleshly form and she began the ritual.
"Dark spirits release thee. God Osiris I call to thee. Release their minds from the Shadow Realm. And take thy souls over there. Malik, Mai, Ryo, and Odion, return to the bodies... here my cry!"
A huge light erupted through the temple. The light blinded everyone. When it finally dispersed they saw Mai standing, eyes open and smiling. As soon as she saw Jonouchi, Mai ran to him. They embraced into a hug. "Thank you!"
"For what?"
"Watching over me silly."
Isis helped Odion and Malik to their feet. Honda helped Bakura. Katrina walked over to Ryo and Malik.
"May I please see your millennium items?"
Ryo and Malik both nodded their heads and handed her their items. Katrina told them to stand away from the circle.
"You all our also welcome to leave now."
"Yeah, about time too!" cheered Jonouchi.
Everyone exited but stopped when they realized Katrina hadn't followed. Yugi was the first to see what she was doing. She was in the middle with the millennium items.
"Yugi, look!"
A glow came from Ryo's pocket. The Millennium Eye emerged and floated over to the other items. Each item that had been touched by evil was with Katrina. Yugi's puzzle began to shake.
"Yami, what's going on?"
"I'm not sure."
A piece from the puzzle pulled from the structure and went over to Katrina. Then she rose into the air and the items began to circle her. She began to glow, but small portions of her didn't. Yami felt a terrible headache. Katrina opened her eyes to reveal that they had turned completely black. She raised her arms directly above her. Then quickly brought them down, causing a powerful force to emerged and hit the items. The blast caused the essence of evil to leave the items, cleansing them. As they grew brighter, the darkened parts of Katrina also began to glow. He black eyes turned white, and an eruption of light shook through the temple. Yami took fleshy form and ran forward. The items fell to the ground. The sand cushioned the fall. As the Phariss fell, Yami caught her. She looked up at him with tired eyes. Darkness called to her. Katrina fell into unconscience. Yami held her close. In his mind he kept asking himself. What was his connection to her?