Hey, I'm sorry for not submitting this earlier. I was having writer block problems. I just needed a battle for this one. After all, Mokuba is gonna gain some prizes besides the necklace with the three gems. Review please!
Tristan, Mkalburti, and Mokuba walked along the side of the ocean on the beach. So far, there were no monsters attacking them, only more walking. Mokuba checked on the other two groups, who were having trouble with monsters, but could handle it. It seemed that Yugi's group hit a sand storm, then fought some kind of worm. Seto's team ran into a Rock Troll, but were all fine. Mokuba smiled thankfully, knowing that his brother and friends were doing well.
Mkalburti watched the ocean waves moving back and forth against the sandy beach. It reminded him of how the Nile's waters would also move in this same pattern against the sand. Those childhood days had vanished so long ago, it seemed. He remembered he was in this young body, playing in the Nile, and off in his carefree world. Those carefree days were the happy days he spent, mostly with his father.
This was something Mkalburti shared with his father that nobody else did, a time where being royalty never mattered. Nobody had ever seen Pharaoh Seth in his calm and loving state, nobody, except for Mkalburti. He began to wonder if Mokuba had moments like those with Seto. Those careless moments were memories Mkalburti forever had longed for thoughout his life.
"AW MAN! MY LEGS ARE KILLING ME AND THE OCEAN IS MAKING ME DIZZY!" Tristan complained. "Can we rest?"
"Oh, suck it up!" Mokuba replied while rolling his eyes.
"Seriously, when are we gonna start kicking some butt?"
"I can start by kicking yours if you don't shut your trap," Mkalburti replied with a straight face.
Tristan groaned in complained as Mokuba chuckled in response to Mkalburti's comeback.
"Nice," Mokuba smirked.
"You learn a few comebacks when you live around thirty years as Pharaoh," Mkalburti replied with a half smirk. "You might learn some yourself when you're older."
"I hope so! Wait, thirty years? You look to be my age!"
"That is because after death, you can age and deage yourself. I died at 61, so I can age myself older."
"Why make yourself my age?"
"Father and I decided that it would be easier to stoop to both your levels if we looked your age."
"Oh... I guess that sorta makes sense," Mokuba replied before smiling and staring up at the sky. "You know, I'd like to be as tough as Seto someday!"
"You are your own person, Mokuba. You may learn wisdom from your brother, but you are your own person."
"What do you mean by that?"
"I have tried many years to follow the footsteps of my father," Mkalburti explained while glaring ahead of him. "I could never be as great as he... at least not to me. Though, I am my own person and I am a strong warrior and Pharaoh."
"I think you're stronger than you realize."
Mkalburti smiled warmly at Mokuba. Mkalburti could see the strength of a warrior inside his young reincarnate and saw victory in him. There was no doubt that Mokuba was strong and showed a great amount of courage and pride. Mkalburti saw a lot of himself in Mokuba and put his faith in the young boy. There was no doubt that Mokuba showed much potential.
"Do we go through that cave?" Tristan asked, pointing to the cave at the end of the beach. Mokuba and Mkalburti turned their heads, meeting their gaze, then gave a nod. "I'll take that as a 'yes.'"
As soon as the boys entered the cave, Mkalburti placed a Si-San Capsule in the Si-San Launcher to launch a monster. A monster shot out and appeared as a little torchy monster the size of a baseball. Little Flame gave out enough light, so everyone could see inside the cave. It was rocky and grew colder as they continued deeper into the cave.
"So uh... Mlkaburti huh?" Tristan asked.
"Mkalburti!" Mkalburti corrected.
"Right... so where do we find these 'trail games' you were mentioning to Kaiba?" Tristan asked.
"We will find them in due time. The game never reveals where Mokuba's trail games are," Mkalburti explained.
"So we just wonder around here until we find some item like the one around Mokuba's neck?"
"Correct."
"Well, this stinks! I wish it were more obvious, but nooooooooooo."
"I might have my little friend burn you alive if you continue more of your whining."
"Do you have to be such a little jerk?"
"Yes, if you keep complaining like that. There is too much at stake here in case you have forgotten."
"Man, you're a big sourpuss like Kaiba! When are you guys just gonna chill?"
"After becoming Pharaoh, I no longer had time for, as you call, 'chilling.' Those days are far long and gone, but not forgotten. It's called Growing Up."
"Really?" Mokuba asked dumbfounded.
"You are young, Mokuba. You are at a carefree age where you can have all the fun you want," Mkalburti replied, then showed a small smile. "You and Tristan are allowed to be carefree."
"You make being Pharaoh sound... I don't know..." Tristan shrugged. "A bad thing."
"Being Pharaoh is very enjoyable. I suppose sometimes I wish I was at my youth," Mkalburti admitted as Tristan and Mokuba stared at the pharaoh in disbelief. "You know you have grown up when you wish that you were young and still under your parents' protection."
"I wonder if Seto wishes that," Mokuba muttered to himself, which Tristan happened to hear. He wondered the same thing.
Tristan than spotted something and said, "hey look!" The two Mokuba's walked toward a large capsule that was huge, long, and round. It connected to the stone wall, but it obviously stored something.
"My guess is that, that is Mokuba's next item," Mkalburti said while staring at the capsule with glaring eyes.
"So... how does this work?" Mokuba asked before touching the capsule with his finger tips. The capsule opened and revealed some sort of gold vest armor inside it. He stared at it in awe before it clamped right around his upper body. It knocked him over to the ground. "What the..."
"What is that?" Tristan asked.
"It looks to be like some sort of armor," Mkalburti replied. "Though I don't know what it does."
The cave began to shake and rocks began falling and collapsing from the roof. Tristan shouted, "LETS GET OUT OF HERE!"
Mokuba thought quickly and ran as fast as he could. Mkalburti grabbed Tristan's arm to guide him to safety. More rocks began falling by numbers, then evenually hit Tristan and Mkalburti before they found themselves knocked cold, the pharaoh still hanging onto Tristan's arm. There was no telling what the two would face next.
Mokuba moaned after passing out when the rocks were colliding from the ceiling of the cave. The red gem on his necklace glowed and his eyes turned into a redish color. Mokuba was able to see in the dark black cave without light. He gasped slightly, then noticed the glow of the ruby gem. He was not sure what power the ruby gem gave him, but was sure it was helping him see in the dark. Mokuba decided to ask Mkalburti about it after finding him and Tristan.
Luckily, Mokuba wasn't majorly injured from the falling rocks, except maybe a few scratches. He pulled himself up on his feet and faced the pile of rocks covering the cave tunnel he had ran from before the rocks covered the entrance up. Mokuba was alone and from what he could tell, his friends didn't follow him behind the wall of rocks.
"Hello!" Mokuba cried, but all he heard was his echoing voice. "Tristan! Mkalburti! Please answer me!" Still no reply, just his own echoing voice. He felt terrified. Alone in a dark cave with no help and no way out. Mokuba fell on his knees, then shouted, "PLEASE ANSWER MEEEEEEEEE!" All he heard was his own voice. Tears were rolling down his cheeks and panic made his arms shake. Mokuba was alone. "Why me? Why?" He wished that Seto was here, then he would know what to do. It then occurred to him that curling in a ball and crying like a baby wasn't going to help solve his situation. "What am I, a baby?" Mokuba stood up and wiped his tears with a scowl written on his face. "I'm the true warrior! I'm just gonna have to man up!" With that, Mokuba marched deeper into the cave. Since he couldn't go through where he came from, he'd have to find another way out.
The cave grew colder and colder as Mokuba walked deeper and deeper. The new armor felt weird on the young kid, but it made him feel stronger. More than likely, this tunnel was leading to another trail game, which could earn him this armor. Mokuba curved a smirk on his lips by the thought of this armor making him feel like a strong warrior. He felt like he could conquer anything that came his way.
As Mokuba walked deeper into the cave, he noticed a small enterence on the other side to a large room. He peeked inside and noticed a huge statue that looked to be some sort of giant troll like the Earth Troll from Fable 2. Mokuba gulped as he slowly stepped into the room. It all of a sudden lit up with light, which changed his eyes back to violet. He noticed a huge chandelier with torches to give it light.
Mokuba gasped before noticing the huge troll moving one step in front of him. A wall on Mokuba's right side cracked, then broke into pieces, revealing hot molten lava for a floor and a round landmass in the middle with Tristan and Mkalburti lying down unconscious.
"Tristan! Mkalburti!" Mokuba cried in joy, thankful that he finally found his friends.
Tristan groaned, then pushing himself up while Mkalburti pulled himself upright, rubbing his sleepy eyes. The Pharaoh scanned his surroundings and found Mokuba standing in a huge cave room with a giant chandelier in the middle of the ceiling giving off light. He then noticed the lava surrounding the landmass him and Tristan were lying on.
"This must be your second trial," Mkalburti muttered as Tristan gasped at the lava.
"Aw man! I don't wanna be turned to fried fish!" Tristan cried, scooting from the lava.
"What do I have to do?" Mokuba asked before the troll took its fist and made its way toward him.
"RUUUUUUNNNNNNN!" Tristan cried before Mokuba dodged the attack.
"NOT AGAIN!" Mokuba whined, then began running from the troll. It roared before moving toward the young boy, who was trying to dodge the monster.
"And Mokuba is supposed to defeat that thing?" Tristan asked the Pharaoh with a deep glare.
"Not just that," Mkalburti said while eying at the end of the landmass, which was slowly being eaten away by the burning lava.
"You have got to be kidding me!"
"I kid not. If Mokuba does not defeat that monster on time, we will be burned in this lava.
"How is a twelve year old supposed to defeat a fifteen foot rock troll?"
"Actually, it's a Cave Troll and he will have to trust in himself. Perhaps his new armor can help him in some way."
"Well, this makes things better!" Tristan glared sarcastically.
"Remind me why I let you join along."