AN: Wow, I had such a hard time last time I updated. It all went poof, like five times... And then it wouldn't let me put the awesome clue I wanted, so they got this really lame, obvious clue, and if you didn't figure it out, bless you! that means it's not as obvious as I thought it was... sorry people. I'll try to make the clue better this time, but, thanx to fanfiction, I can't gaurinty anything... Anyway, please enjoy!
The new girl moaned. "Figures." she sat down on the cirb and put her face in her hands.
Bakura knelt down to her, "Don't worry, we'll figure it out."
"I hope so," she muttered into her palms, "I don't know what I'd do without my sister."
"We've all got something riding on this," Yugi assured her, "We will figure this out and we will get your sister back."
Be careful. Don't make a promise you can't keep, Atem warned him.
I will keep this promise. I have to. Was all Yugi said in reply.
"Maybe it's another language?" Honda suggested.
Mokuba shook his head, "No, I don't think so. It's just a bunch of letters."
"Well, maybe those letters are supposed to be words... somehow..." Jonouchi suggested.
Yugi grinned. "Maybe they're all scrambled up! Maybe all we have to do is unscramble them!"
He grabbed the letter and a pen and started trying different combinations. So far, no luck.
"Yugi,wait," Jonouchi commanded, "that right there. Switch those four letters around."
Yugi did as told and beamed as he read off the first word: "CONgratulations!"
in a matter of minutes, they had deciphered the rest of the clue. "Well, at least we know where we're going, Moneybags," Jonouchi announced, "Sydney Australia. "
"And where would the next clue be, Mutt?" The retort launched Kaiba and Joey into a verbal battle the likes of which had never before been seen in (or near) London. Sarina looked at Yugi in confusion.
"Do they do this often?" she asked.
Yugi sighed, "Sadly, yes."
"Stop it!" Mokuba shouted, bringing the verbal battle to a halt, "I'm not sure about you, but I want my friends back alive! Every moment you two waste on you constant insults in one more moment or friends are left with that... that lunatic! Now are you going to help us with this clue or not?"
Seto sighed and held put his hand, "Give it here, Mokuba." The younger Kaiba gave his brother the note. The elder studied it for a moment, then said, "Why is 'con' capitalized?"
Honda shrugged, "I don't know... Typo maybe?"
"Do you think she would go through all this trouble to have a typo? No, it means something..." He pulled out his cell phone and dialed.
"What the bloody hell are you doing?"
Kaiba ignored him, "Roland. I want you to look for any convention in Sydney, Australia in the next twenty-four hours. Quickly."
They waited in silence for a few minutes, then he nodded and hung up. "Well?" Jonouchi questioned.
"We're going to comic con."
"All the... Cosplayers!" Jonouchi shuddered.
"Australian cosplayers,"this time Honda shivered.
"Could be worse," Mokuba joked, "they could be American cosplayers."
"So what exactly are we looking for here, Kaiba?" Yugi asked quietly, staring as a group of people dressed as aliens wandered leisurely past them.
"Anything out of the ordinary," Kaiba said seriously.
"Look around Kaiba!" Jonouchi shouted, "Everything's out of the ordinary!"
He shrugged, "Look for something ordinary then."
"Hey you! With the crazy hair! Yeah, you!" A young boy dressed as Naruto (complete with weapons) came running up to them. "Nice costume!"
"Ummmm..." Yugi stuttered, "Thanks?"
"How'd you get your hair to stand up like that? The other guy just used felt."
"L'Orel, because... What? What other guy?"
"there was a guy, dressed just like you... All of you..."
"There. Abnormal." Seto stated.
"Where were they?" Yugi asked kindly.
"That way. By the Looking for Group booth."
As Kaiba strutted confidently in the direction the boy pointed Yugi said a polite goodbye and thank you before leading the gang o the booth.
"Hmmmm. Larry, I believe the end of our little scavenger hunt is almost here."
Blub, bloop, blop?
"Don't be sad my pet. The fun is only just beginning. Once they get here, the real show will begin."
"Well, Anzu,"Shizuka whispered, looking up at her friend, "what do you think?"
Anzu sighed," there's no way we're getting out of this by ourselves." She sat down, glancing over the dark room. the other two girls were asleep, Analee's head resting on Kisara's shoulder. She had hoped to get them all out of here. That poor little girl...
"what's the use? They're never going to let us go!" Shizuka buried her face in her arms.
"Don't think like that. I'm sure they'll let us go once our finalists get here..."
"If they all come, you mean."
"If?" Anzu stared, confused at her friend.
"I know Jonouchi will come for me, he always has, and I know Yugi would never leave you like this, and I'm not judging Analee's sister but... Kaiba? The only person he's ever cared about is Mokuba. I'm worried. What'll happen to her if he doesn't come?"
Anzu stared at the white haired girl across the room, "I don't know. But then again, I'm not sure what will happen if they do come..."
Kisara listened silently from across the room, stroking the young girl's hair soothingly. the other two thought she was asleep, they never would have discussed this if they had known she was listening. But she was glad she was hearing it. There was a sense of reality to their words, as if she had been living in a fantasy, thinking she could mean anything to Seto Kaiba...
No, she wasn't going to give up yet. She closed her eyes, leaning against the hard stone wall. Seto, she thought desperately, Where are you?
"That was surprisingly easy," Seto stated as he took the note from his cosplay self. He eagerly tore it open.
I'm afraid that we are nearing the end of our little game, my friends. But don't be too sad, two more clues and we can start the real fun! The tournament is almost here! Aren't you excited? And then you'll all see your girls again. I bet you want your clue now don't you? Very well...
Une tour de pingouins peut manger beaucoup de papillons
Good luck! :)
AN: Yay! Finally! another chapter! And all with a major migraine! I hope that wasn't too terrible... Anywho, I love you all! :)
