Just so you know, this next attack that I have come up with is loosely based on the movie The American President starring Harrison Ford. It's not dealing with the plot, but it's what gave me teh idea for this little arc in the story. It will span over a few chapters.
Also, there will be plane usuage in this story. Please understand that I know nothing about aviation or flying a plane, so I'm winging it. If anything I write is wrong, I'm sorry. I'm going to school to be a teacher, not a pilot.
Enjoy!
Chapter 6- Hijacked Plane
"Well, tomorrow we go to England." Joey said as he lounged back in the chair.
"Yeah. I'm so excited. Can't you tell?" Malik asked excitedly.
Heba was packing, and the others were in the room with him. "You know, you could be a little happier about it." Heba said.
"Why should we? It's not like it has anything to do with us." Malik asked.
"Guys, you know that we have to go because of who we are married to. We need to be courteous and polite to the English king while we are there." Heba said.
"Heba's right. We don't need to cause problems for anyone here." Ryou added.
"Don't worry. No one will know that we hate being there." Joey said.
Heba sighed before saying, "Have you guys packed for the trip yet?"
"Yes, I have." Ryou said.
The two then looked at Malik and Joey, who looked away sheepishly.
Heba groaned. "Go and get packed. We have to leave at eight in the morning for a seven hour flight." Heba said.
Malik and Joey walked out of the room, grumbling about having to go.
Ryou shook his head. "Do you think that we'll have to go and force them to pack?" Ryou asked.
"More than likely." Heba answered.
"I am so glad that we are going to England. We haven't seen Tea and Tristan in awhile." Yami said.
"Tristan, either. I always thought that those two would end up together. I mean, they were always flirting with each other." Atemu added.
"It'll be great just to get out of this palace and somewhere else." Bakura said.
"I just wish that our husbands weren't coming." Marik stated.
"You know that the Pharaoh said that they had to come, so you're just going to have to live with that." Mahado said.
"We know, Mahado." Seto said.
"Besides, they aren't as bad as you make them out to be." Atemu said.
"Well, you like Heba. We don't like our husbands." Bakura said.
Atemu rolled his eyes. "At lest I am trying to get along with my husband. We're getting to be friends." Atemu said.
"Something we are all grateful for. Listening to you argue with them all the time was getting annoying." Yami said.
"It still is." Isis added.
"Anyway, when does the plane leave?" Seto asked.
"It's leaving at eight." Mahado answered.
"Well, we're all packed, so there's nothing that we need to worry about." Marik said.
"So, have you come up with another idea on how to start the war?" the man asked Kenshin asked.
Kenshin smirked. "Actually, I do have another idea. It is already being put into motion." Kenshin answered as he walked down the hall.
"What have you done?" the man asked.
"You'll learn soon enough." Kenshin answered.
"Well, I hope that it works." the man said.
"It will. I know that it will." Kenshin said.
The man looked over worriedly. "How many countries might we be going to war with?" the man asked.
"Only two." Kenshin answered.
"Two we can handle." the man agreed.
"Yes, and we'll have the war that I want." Kenshin said.
"What about the rebellion?" the man asked.
"I'm not worried about that. They're not strong enough to do anything to us." Kenshin said.
Kenshin then walked on.
'I hope that this works. Emperor Kenshin might make a mistake if he starts to get angry and frustrated with not being able to start this war that he wants so desperately.' the man thought before he walked the opposite way that Kenshin had.
Aknankanon was walking down the hall with Michael Gardner, who was the King of England.
"Thank you for having us again, Michael." Aknankanon said.
"It is my pleasure, Aknankanon. I enjoy having you here. Although-" Michael trailed off.
"What is it?" Aknankanon asked, looking at his friend.
"I worry about having those Millennials here. I know that since they are married to your son and nephews that they need to be here as a formality, but it leaves me uneasy given what trouble Kenshin has been giving to every kingdom in the world." Michael said.
"I understand your concern, my friend, but Heba hasn't shown any signs of being a threat to us nor have the other three. In fact, they saved our lives from Millennials who would have killed us." Aknankanon said.
"Do you consider them your allies now?" Michael asked.
"At the moment, no. I know that they are not the enemy, but I do not consider them allies, either." Aknankanon answered.
"I can assure you that we will treat them with respect." Michael said.
"I know you will." Aknankanon said.
The following morning, everyone at the Egyptian palace boarded the luxury jet called Egyptian Royal 2 to go to England.
"I'm glad that we're going." Bakura said.
Atemu rolled his eyes. "Just don't do anything to distract the pilots. Don't forget what happened last time." Atemu said.
"It wasn't that big of a deal, Atemu." Bakura said.
"Not a big deal?! The pilot almost crashed because of your idiocy!" Yami exclaimed.
"Okay, but it wouldn't be the first time I caused something to almost crash." Bakura said.
"No, and I doubt that it will be the last time, either." Atemu said.
The plane was divided into sets of four seats.
Heba, Joey, Ryou, and Malik had taken to sitting together at one of the areas.
"Unsociable much?" Bakura muttered under his breath.
"It's not like you ever do anything to make them feel welcome." Atemu said.
"He makes a good point." Yami agreed.
"So you're both against us." Marik said.
"Maybe. You could try to be a little nicer to them." Yami said.
"We have been." Seto protested.
"Seto, you've only been kinder recently because of the loss that they suffered. You could be nicer to them all the time." Yami said.
Heba, Joey, Ryou, and Malik sat at the area, not knowing what their husbands were talking about.
"Remind me again why we have to go?" Joey said.
"Because it's a formality as their husbands." Heba answered.
"I really don't want to do this." Joey muttered.
"You're just going to have to tough it out, Joey." Heba said.
"Fine." Joey muttered.
Heba took out a book and started to read it. Ryou followed his example. Joey and Malik sat there looking bored.
Mahado, Isis, and Karim were up in the cockpit.
"Are we ready to leave, Ansu?" Mahado asked.
"I'll do a final system check, and then we'll leave. You might want to go and tell everyone to buckle up." Ansu said.
"Of course." Isis said.
"And are we going to be having arguments?" Ansu asked.
"We hope not. The arguments have toned down, but we make no guarantees." Mahado said.
Mahado and Isis then went back out to the seating area.
Karim remained since he was the copilot.
"How do you deal with the arguments, Karim?" Ansu asked.
"I don't know. AT least Prince Atemu and Prince Heba no longer argue. I believe that they are starting to get along, but Lord Seto, Lord Marik, and Lord Bakura are determined not to have anything to do with their husbands unless it involves arguing with them." Karim replied.
"I feel sorry for them out there." Ansu said.
"So do I." Karim said.
Mahado and Isis walked out.
"We're getting ready to leave, so you all need to buckle up." Mahado said.
The boys did as they were told and buckled up. Mahado and Isis also sat down and buckled up.
The groups continued to talk among themselves until takeoff.
Unknown to anyone else, there were five people on the plane in the cargo hold that were not supposed to be there.
"I can't believe that we're doing this." one of them muttered.
"Take it easy. We don't have a choice. Emperor Kenshin gave us our orders, and we're going to follow them." another said.
"Shouldn't we act now?" a third asked.
"No. We have to wait until we're in the air. They won't be able to get any help that way. Once we are in the air, we'll wait a while before making our move." the first said.
"It just seems a little stupid to me." the fourth said.
"It may, but we have our orders, and we have to follow them." the last one said.
The five then settled down to wait until they could strike.
"When are we going to take off already?" Malik muttered, getting really bored.
"Take it easy, Malik. These things take time." Heba said, not looking up from the book.
Malik glared. "You're not bored." Malik said.
"Then you should have brought something to entertain yourself." Heba said.
Ryou sighed. "Once we're in the air, you can figure out something to do." Ryou said.
Atemu, Yami, Seto, Marik, and Bakura were listening to them.
"Humph. Talk about a complainer." Bakura said.
The four starred at him.
"What?" Bakura asked.
"This coming from the all-time complainer?" Atemu asked.
"Okay. OS maybe I complain a little." Bakura said.
"A little?" Yami asked.
"Okay. A lot." Bakura admitted.
"Calm down. We'll be leaving soon. You can then watch one of your movies." Atemu said.
Bakura nodded as he leaned back in his chair, crossing his arms.
Before long, the pilot spoke on the loudspeaker. "We're ready to take off now. If you're not buckled in, please do so now." the pilot said.
"We are, so take off already!" Marik growled.
"Marik, clam down! We'll be leaving shortly1" Mahado snapped. He had flown with Marik and Bakura long enough to get sick of hearing him complain. Bakura, too, for that matter.
It wasn't long before the plane took off.
Since everyone on the plane was accustomed to flying, no one was upset at the take off.
Once they were flying steady in the middle of the air, the group unbuckled.
"Finally. Now we can watch a movie." Bakura said.
"What are you watching?" Malik asked.
For once, Marik decided not to be snide or rude. "Not sure. What are we watching, Kura?" Marik asked.
"HOW MANY TIMES DO I HAVE TO TELL YOU NOT TO CALL ME THAT?!" Bakura shouted.
"But it's so much fun to get you riled up." Marik said with a smirk.
Bakura glared heatedly at his brother. "We're watching Saw V." Bakura said.
Joey's eyes lit up. "I love that movie!" Joey said.
"You do?" Seto asked.
"Yeah. I love any kind of horror movie." Joey said.
"Well, it looks like you have a love that Marik and Bakura have." Atemu said.
"The Saw movies are okay, but I prefer Halloween or Nightmare on Elm Street over anything else." Malik said.
"I love those movies! I think they're the greatest, especially Freddy vs. Jason." Marik said.
"No kidding. That's one of the best." Malik replied.
"Oh no." Ryou said, covering his eyes.
"Two more horror movie fanatics." Heba added.
"Do you two not like them?" Yami asked.
"Not really." Heba said.
Mahado and Isis looked at each other.
Isis leaned over to Mahado and said, "You know, I think that this is the nicest conversation that they have ever had."
"I know. At least Marik and Malik have found some common ground." Mahado said.
Bakura put the movie in before the group sat back to watch it.
Halfway through the movie, Heba and Ryou were cringing each time they heard someone screaming.
"I hate these kind of movies." Heba muttered.
"Come on. It's time." one of the stowaway men said.
"Finally. I thought that we would be down here the entire trip without doing anything." another said.
The group got up and readied their guns and swords in case they needed the added power of swords before they made their way from the cargo hold to the top of the plane.
Hearing noises, the lead pointed to the door and motioned for them to separate. The group got on two separate sides and peered into the room.
They saw that most of them were watching the movie with their backs to them while Heba and Ryou were sitting in their chairs, not looking their way.
"Should we go now?" one asked.
"Let's wait. I want to make sure that we won't be caught." the leader said.
Pretty soon, the movie came to an end.
"That was great!" Joey said.
"No kidding! I could watch that one again." Marik added.
Isis covered her mouth. "No more horror movies. Please. That one made me sick enough as it is." Isis said.
"Oh, come on, Isis. Just one more." Bakura said.
"NO!" Isis said firmly.
Malik, Joey, Marik, and Bakura all groaned in disappointment.
"Look, guys. Just put in a movie like Diehard or Rambo. You like explosions, so you've got that." Atemu said.
"Hey! That's not a bad idea." Marik said.
"I don't mind a good action movie." Joey agreed.
Karim walked out of the cockpit and out to them. "What's going on out here?" Karim asked.
"Not much. They've watched a horror movie, and now, they're planning to watch an action movie." Mahado answered.
"And I think that I'm going to be sick." Isis said, looking queasy.
"I take it you still have an aversion to horror movies." Karim said.
Isis glared at him. "It's because of you and Shada that I have that fear." Isis said.
Heba raised an eyebrow at that. "What did they do?" Heba asked.
"Well, Shada and I might have overdid it once when were teenagers in scaring Isis." Karim said, rubbing the back of his head.
"They had me watch a horror movie, and then they made me think that the movie was real by playing pranks on me. I nearly had a heart attack when I thought there was a psycho running loose who was intent on killing me." Isis said.
"Yes. The Pharaoh nearly killed you two for that one." Mahado said.
"Yeah. He did." Karim agreed.
Isis then got up and headed to the bathroom.
The leader smirked. "I think that we can act now." the leader said.
"Why?" one man asked.
"Because we can get a hostage." the leader answered.
The other four then saw his plan.
"An excellent idea." the others said.
"Come on. We act on the Emperor's behalf now. Just make sure that no one knows that the Emperor sent us." the leader said.
Isis was about at the bathroom when the five men barged into the room. Startled, Isis let out a scream.
"Isis!" Mahado exclaimed.
The nearest man to her, the leader, grabbed Isis and wrapped an arm around her neck before putting the gun at her temple.
All of them had started to get up and go toward them.
"Move, and she dies." the leader said vehemently.
Everyone froze. They didn't doubt that he would do just what they said.
"Who are you? What do you want?" Atemu demanded.
"You are in no position to be making demands of us, Prince Atemu? We're the ones in command here." the leader said.
Heba noticed the gun and instantly recognized it as one of the advanced laser weapons used by the Millennial army. 'Father must have sent them. He's making another attack against Egypt.' Heba thought.
"That's it." Bakura said, starting to go forward.
Heba grabbed him and held him back. "Bakura, don't. Priestess Isis will die if you do that. He will kill her." Heba said.
"He is quite right. I suggest that you do what we tell you." the leader said.
"What do you want?" Mahado asked.
"All of you, sit down now." the leader said.
Knowing that they had no choice, the group did as they were told.
"Hinomi, go and get the pilot out of the cockpit and take control of the plane. Cut all radio contact until I say otherwise." the leader said.
Hinomi nodded.
"Zorath, go and get the pilot out here." the leader said.
Zorath nodded and went to get the pilot.
Hinomi burst into the cockpit.
"What are you-" Ansu started before seeing the gun pointed at him.
"Get out of the seat, and don't even try to tell anyone through the radio what's going on." Hinomi said.
Ansu, fearing for his life, did as he was told.
"Hand over the headset." Hinomi said.
Ansu took the headset off and handed it to Hinomi.
Zorath appeared. "Come out here now. Hinomi, take over the plane. I've got him." Zorath said.
Hinomi nodded and took over the control to the plane.
Ansu walked out of the cockpit with Zorath behind him.
The other two had tied the others up.
Once they were all tied, the leader let go of Isis and tied her up as well.
"Tie him up. We make no mistakes and take no chances." the leader said.
Zorath nodded and tied him up.
'Zorath and Hinomi. Member of Father's royal guard. They are fierce and ruthless. They have no regard for human life.' Heba thought.
"What is it that you want?" Atemu asked.
"That is something that I will discuss with your father once we decide to contact him." the leader said.
"How did you get on this ship?" Mahado demanded.
"It was too simple to get past the Egyptian security. You really have poor defenses. It's a wonder that your kingdom still stands. I would have thought someone would have defeated you by now." the leader said.
"From your standpoint, it might not be that well defended, but by the standards here on Earth, Egypt is one of the most defended kingdoms on Earth." Heba said.
"No one asked you!" the leader snapped.
"Maybe not, but you have crossed the line with this, Shimore." Heba said.
The leader, or Shimore, looked at Heba. "You knew?" the leader growled.
"Yes, I did. I'm not stupid." Heba said.
Shimore's eyes darkened. "It doesn't matter what you know. It won't save you." Shimore said.
"You're wrong if you think that you can get away with this!" Heba spat, his eyes showing nothing but hatred for the man.
'They must be Millennials!' Atemu thought.
"I don't think that there is much that you can do to stop us, Prince Heba." Shimore said, saying Heba's title with contempt.
"You'll never get away with it." Heba said.
"Please. You can't do anything about it." Shimore said.
"Want to bet? Do you really think that you can win?" Heba asked.
Shimore, angry that Heba wasn't scared of him, slammed the butt of his gun into the side of Heba's head.
"HEBA!" Joey, Ryou, and Malik exclaimed.
"Anyone else feel like tempting me?" Shimore asked.
No one said a word.
"I didn't think so. Zorath, come with me. Bram. Kent. Stand guard outside." Shimore said.
All four left the room.
"What now?" Yami asked.
"I don't know." Atemu said, looking worriedly at Heba, who was unconscious.
"Don't worry about Heba, Prince Atemu. He'll be fine. He's just unconscious." Ryou said.
"Are you sure, though? He was hit pretty hard." Isis said, looking at Heba.
"Yeah. We can withstand a lot. He'll wake up with one hell of a headache and made as hell, but he'll be fine." Ryou said.
"Are these guys Millennials?" Atemu asked.
"Yeah. If we had known they were on the ship, we could have stopped this." Malik growled.
"How could you have known?" Karim asked.
"We couldn't, actually." Malik admitted.
"Then it's not your fault. Any ideas on how we get out of this mess?" Mahado asked.
"Not right now." Joey said.
"I thought you guys had more strength than us." Bakura said.
"We do, but the rope they used is magically enchanted rope. Even Millennial strength can't break them." Joey said.
"We'll have to ride this out then." Atemu said.
"Mom and Dad are going to be beside themselves when they find out." Yami said.
"So will my dad. I hope we can get out of this alive." Seto said.
Aknankanon, Amara, Aknaudin, Shada, Michael, his wife Clarice, their daughter Tea, and Tea's fiancé Tristan were all sitting down, eating.
"When are your sons due to arrive?" Clarice asked.
"They should be here before too long actually." Aknankanon said.
"I'll be glad to see them again." Tea said.
"They're excited about seeing you, too." Amara said.
Before anything else could be said, a soldier ran in. "Your Majesty, we have a problem!" the soldier said.
"What is it?" Michael demanded, thinking that if it wasn't important, he was in trouble.
"We have recently lost contact with the Egyptian Royal 2." the soldier said.
"What?!" Aknankanon exclaimed.
"D-did it crash?' Amara asked.
"No. It's still on our radar. They are in the air, but not responding to any contact, and we have technicians that say that the radio is on complete working order. We fear that the plane may have been hijacked." the soldier said.
There were surprised gasps.
Aknankanon, Aknaudin, Amara, and Michael went with the solider to the control room.
"They have deviated off course." a soldier said from a computer.
"Where are they headed?" Michael asked.
"The Mahjong Kingdom." a soldier said.
"Mahjong?!" Michael exclaimed.
"They are in league with Emperor Kenshin." Aknankanon said.
"They are in serious danger." Aknaudin said.
"I hope that they are all right." Aknankanon said.
The group could do nothing but wait and hear from whoever had hijacked the plane.
Hope you liked it.
Next: The continuation of the hostage situation.
R&R.