Hey guys! The third installment of Yu-Gi-Oh plus, one? Is here! As always, hope you guys like it! Anyway, um, don't really have anything to say but enjoy! I forgot to mention this, but all the voices are the season 0 voices, just speaking english.
I don't own Yu-Gi-Oh, nor do I own any songs or games mentioned in this chapter, but I do own a colored Yugi coloring page. Oh noes! My secret is out! Oh well, bai!
It was a couple of days after the Ushio incident and Gramps had just now seen that Yugi had completed the Puzzle. We were at breakfast, eating scrambled eggs I had made as thanks for letting some random girl with amnesia stay with you guys. For some odd reason, even though we just sat down, Gramps was already done. I get that it's for the sake of the scene, but still, how does he finish it so fast? And I had just sat down when Gramps said"What?! You've really completed the Millennium Puzzle?!"
I just had to say I told you so, so, I did, "Told ya so." Gramps continued, ignoring me. (When will I NOT be ignored? Season one?) "Unbelievable! Since it was discovered this century, not one person has solved it."
"So it's been, like, what? Thirteen years?" I had checked my phone and it was, in fact, 2013.
"Well, yes. But a great many people have tried." Oh yea! NOT ignored! *starts dancing* Uhuh, oh yea, it's ma birthday. It's ma- Oh wait, ehehehe, ahem. Anyways...
Granpa then felt Yugi's forehead checking his temperature. Now, how this would tell him anything, I have no clue. He then asked (had still on Yugi's forehead), "Have you changed at all? Like you're suddenly smarter or stronger?" Yugi's reply was, "Nope..." Which earned a snort from me and a weird look from Granpa. Just the way Yugi says it is so hilarious to me.
"Why?" He continued. Granpa replied with "Look. These glyphs carved in the case. 'Thou who completes me will receive my dark knowledge and power.'"
"Oh yea, my wish came true!" Yugi stated out of no where. "I made some friends." Off topic much Yugi? I thought while finishing up my eggs. Anyone else think that when Yugi says that, his face is adorable? Only me? Okay! More Yugi for me!
"Friends?" Confused Granpa is now confused.
-time skip-
I came in right after Joey said "All done, all done!" I know because i could hear him from the doorway. He asked Yugi where they should stop on the way home. I was thinking something like So it's this episode. Okay, now should I let Téa be called a b*tch or should I take the fall? Hmmm,i'm sure I'll decide before we get there.
"I heard their hamburgers are famous for how delicious they are." Missed openning line, whatever.
"Wait a minute you guys!" At least he didn't say "You three". I wonder how many Sonic the Hedgehog references I'm going to be able to make. I then started playing the Sonic X theme in my head for absolutely no apparent reason. I remembered to pay attention as Téa was saying "Hold on, everyone... Did you say Burger World?"
"Yea, so?" I said.
"Don't joke! I heard that restaurant's food was terrible!" Téa yelled defensively. "It's true! I heard people became sick on the grand opening day! You definitely should not go!"
"Looks like we have two controversial reputations here folks! Who wants to go and see it for ourselves? I do!" I said.
"Well, if one reputation is really that bad, maybe we shouldn't go." Was Yugi's answer.
"Anyway," Téa interrupted before anyone else could answer. "Didn't Sensei say that a villain broke out of prison?"
"Ah, that's right! A big villain! The whole town is in a panic." Was Yugi's response.
"No, Yugi, pretty sure it's only you." I said. Leave it to Yugi to be the only one freaked out. Well, not like he shouldn't be, but he doesn't know that yet.
I tuned back in in time to hear the conversation after Téa left.
"But you know, Yugi... hasn't Téa been weird lately?" Need I even say who's talking? I thinketh noteth!
"Yeah, it's been a while since we walked home together."
"Could it be, Téa, that girl...is doing 'dating for pay'?"
"No way. Téa wouldn't stoop so low. Probably just got a job." I just was trying to defend Téa here, I don't know why though, and I wanted to get in on the conversation.
"But that would be against the rules!" Tristan interjected.
"It's not like the school can really control our lives outside of the classroom."
"Then it would be just as likely that she's doing 'dating for pay'." That was Joey
"What are you saying?! Our school doesn't have people like that!"
"Yeah! Téa would never do that!" Said a red-faced Yugi.
Man, his face is cute when he's blushing!
"Why so upset? Your face is all red, Yugi. Could you be..." Said Joey with a stupid grin on his face.
"No, that's not it!"
"Joey, not cool." I said. It went on like that for a few minutes before I noticed that Miho was gone. Huh? Were'd she go? Oh yea! Went after Téa. Derp.
-time skip-
"Also, it's so hard that I can't even clear the first level." That was Joey, complaining about a game I showed him. It was Halo (i don't care if that wasn't what it was. My Fanfic, my rules, and it doesn't actually state what it was in the anime)%
"That's because you're a n00b and had the difficulty on legendary. Seriously, I still play on normal and I've been playing that game for years."
"But still, you guys should try it."
"I can vouch for that. Just don't play on Legendary."
"Okay." said Yugi
"Sounds fun! Miho wants to go too!"
"Miho." Téa said, reminding her about the job.
"Ah, that's right... sorry, I can't today."
"We're going to be pretty busy for a while. So don't tempt us. So, let's go, Miho."
"See you!"
"Ok." I said.
"H-huh? Miho?" Tristan asked.
"Eh, don't worry Tristan, I'm sure she'll be fine."
"If you say so."
"I'll be right back guys, forgot to pack some books." I said, chosing to not listen to Joey's next awkward conversation.
As I went to my locker, having purposefully left the books there, I reflected on this adventure. I haven't really been acting like myself. Most of the time I'd just be 'Ok, just don't interfere and everything will be fine.' But, I've been acting as if I shouldn't be afraid to be judged, let alone actually trying to punch someone.
And why should you? These are only characters. Sometimes I like to have a conversation with myself in my mind, I even do it unconsciously sometimes, but this time, it felt different, I was probably just being paranoid about it though, though "both" of us sensed it, and I thought Just from the animeness and the excitement.
You know it's not.
Yes, it is. Face it, even in Yu-Gi-Oh I'm not a heroine and I'm not special. This thought stemmed from how I love RPGs, and fantasy and Sci-Fi books, and had dreamt that I was a heroine in something like them. And sometimes I had to tell myself to face the fact that that stuff doesn't happen.
At least consider the possibility, how many people get chased by Marik and sent into Yu-Gi-Oh on a regular basis? No one.
That doesn't mean I'm a heroine. At this point I was at my locker, having trouble remembering the lock combination. I could just be a comic relief character. And then I ended the conversation. Once I remembered the combination, I grabbed my books and went back to walk home with Yugi.
-the next day-
After class, I got there after Tristan, Miho, and Téa had left, but before Yugi and Joey had followed them.
"Come on, let's follow them." Joey said, without waiting for me.
-at the corner-
"So, Operation Trailing, commence!" Joey said. I asked, "Do we really need to give it a name?"
"Yes! It is essential to the mission!"
"So, what? We're spies? Now I wish I had worn a tux today." That last part was sarcastic.
"Oh, shut up!" And with that, we started on our 'operation'. I used a form of stepping quietly I had taught myself, never really being fully satisfied with it, although, it's not like that did us much good. Yugi and Joey didn't even bother to try to quiet down.
We got behind the bear statue as Téa looked back, me getting shoved by Joey into position because I was on the right, I barely kept myself from out right crashing into the wall.
"That was close!" Yugi exclaimed, to which I said, "Yea."
"She can be pretty smart." Joey said.
"Pretty smart?" I asked.
"Okay, let's go!" And so, we continued to follow them, still being as noisy as ever.
"This is..." Yugi started, surprised. And I looked up to see the strangely colored sign. Yup, folks! I thought, only to myself though, remembering some LK. Even in season 0, minor characters turn black for an instant. Or minor signs, as the case may be. Then, I spoke aloud, "Hah! Told ya so Joey!"
"Whatever." He said.
"But why?" Yugi asked.
"I'm sure we'll find out soon enough." Of course, I already knew, but what fun would it be to tell them? I wanted to see ketchup splattered all over there faces. I was even planning on taking a picture.
As the automatic door was opening, Miho, Téa, and Tristan did the welcome thing that fell away at the end.
-time skip-
After we had sat down and ordered, I had sat next to the window on Yugi's side and ordered a cheeseburger and onion rings, Yugi said he thought we embarrassed them.
"Téa seems mad..." He said. (Didn't feel like writing the first part of what Yugi said, deal with it *puts on some shades*)
"Serves her right." Joey said. "Their fault for keeping this secret."
And then Yugi started blushing, which I smiled at. Adorable! A minute later, Téa came with the burgers and my Rings. "Thanks for waiting." She said.
"Téa."
"At this restaurant, let me put plenty of ketchup on your burgers." She then proceeded to spell 'I won't forgive you if you blab' in ketchup. 'Spell 'their' in blood' yes! I miss ma games. who can guess what that thought's from? Cookie if you guess correctly!
"Téa..."
"Téa, hey you!"
"Joey, don't get her more mad!" I said.
"Well, now that you know about my job, I won't keep this hidden anymore." She said. "I'm saving money, when I graduate, I'm going to America."
"America?" I did not ask, i just sat there listening.
"I'm going to study dance in New York. It's my dream."
I opened my mouth to say something to be cut off by Téa as she said, "Oh, go ahead and laugh!"
"Actually, I was going to say good luck, I hope you reach your dream, Téa."
"Oh?"
"I won't laugh, and neither will Joey and Yugi, right guys?"
"Right! Joey?" Yugi said
"Yeah! Relax Téa. We're not going to blab. And if I do blab, I'll buy you ten thousand of these burgers."
"Good luck fulfilling THAT promise, Joey." I said.
"But you know, how can this shop hamburgers with nothing but ketchup? What a cruel shop." Joey said, I'm not sure if he was joking or not, probably not, considering his brain's in his stomach, so I explained the following.
"Joey, she just needed something to write with, and ketchup kind of looks like blood, to make the message more threatening."
"I knew that." Joey said with an unconvincing face.
"Relax, it's on me." Téa said, walking away. And with that, we started on our burgers, which were delicious.
I looked up from my burger when Joey stage whispered "Hey! Look guys! Something appears to be happening." Most awkward wording ever. Anyways, we snuck over there and listened in on the conversation. As Téa spilled the cars and they were going away, I saw one with a littlest pet shop thing in it. I don't collect them anymore, got rid of mine a few years back, but I still remember them. But me and my best friend, Lexie, use to collect them. The one I saw was a purple butterfly, the one I first got but soon lost. I followed the car over to a corner where I found a note saying "I am here, I know you are here too, welcome to the realm of Sheogorath."
I was somewhat confused, as the note was vague and made an Elder Scrolls reference. Sheogorath is the demonic prince of madness, and I saw how it could relate, hut this isn't a realm of Sheogorath, it was the Yugioh 'verse. So, I pocketed the note and went back to looking at the legs of the customers. I heard "Mr. Customer" call Téa a bitch and stopped looking, seeing as it was time to. You all know (or at least should) how it goes so I'm not gonna repeat. Let's just say it went as it should until where the guy grabbed the pistol and was supposed to grab Téa. Can you guess who he grabbed? Hint: It was not Miho.
Assuming you guessed me, he said his correct lines but saw that I was obviously not scared, as if this stuff happens to me every day.
I know you're not gonna shoot me, you won't. I've seen this before, you don't get away. I think that was me more trying to reassure myself than to be defiant, kind of hard to be calm when a pistol's against your head, even if you know you don't get shot.
As he said "Everyone get down!" I sent a smile Yugi's way, trying to show that I wasn't afraid. I didn't think it worked. Téa was next to Joey meaning her view was blocked by the stereotype.
Well, at least she still doesn't know who Yami Yugi will be. But I wonder, am I going to take her place in the love triangle?
The guy (can't remember name) tied the blindfold around my eyes and said "Humans, when they lose their sight, become so scared they can't even scream." Seeing that this didn't scare me into being quiet, as i was taking in a defiant breath and was about to start belting the chorus to Viva la Vida by Coldplay, he whispered in my ear, "If you make a peep, I'll blow your brains out."
This alone wouldn't have scared me into being quiet at that point in time. But the combined effects of the blindfold and him straying from the dialogue did the trick. I then started a conversation in my head to keep me sane as, I think his name was Jirou, led me to the booth, sat me down, and told Yugi to serve him.
Why are you being quiet? You know he can't shoot you.
He could be serious, I don't wanna die.
You can't die. No one from the main cast ever dies.
I'm not a part of the main cast, remember?
Well, you are now. And you're not going home until, probably after season 5. You're going to become part of the main cast. So don't worry about Jirou, or whatever his name is.
Alright, yea. And then I ended the conversation in time to hear Yami Yugi say, "However, I like letting chance decide that."
"I brought it just as you wished."
"Hey, you Who said you could stay?!"
"What? I just thought you'd want a game partner."
"It's game time." Cue would be squeal from me if it were not for the fact that I was a, right in front of him, and b, being held hostage at gunpoint.
"Oh, game? I guess I'm interested in it for a bit. In the past I use to gamble non-stop."
"However, it will be no ordinary game. It's the Yami no Game, a game where your life is at stake."
"Sounds like fun! What's the rules?"
How does any game where you could DIE sound fun? Geez, he sounds like the Yu-Gi-Oh abridged version of season 0 Kaiba.
"Rule... Just one. And that is, of these ten fingers...all are not to move accept the one that you pick. We both chose our own. And only that finger can be used. So, which finger do you choose?"
"If that's the case then of course it's the pointing finger. The fingere used to pull the gun's trigger."
-time skip-
"Let's go, Elisa." Yami Yugi said as I felt him grab my arm and pull me around the table. I took off the blindfold as I got up, being careful not to bump the table. I didn't want him to get startled and shoot.
"I knew you wouldn't be able to obey the rules." I looked over to Yami yugi and saw the Eye of, was it Udjat or Horus?, appear on his forehead.
You're screwed now. I thought as a grin creeped across my face.
"What?!"
"The Yami no Game reveals the true nature of humans. For rule breakers, it's destined to be a punishment game."
"You brat, how dare you feed me that crap!" Jirou then picked up his gun as Yami Yugi said, "The door of darkness opens."
The eye glowed brighter and blinded Jirou, I was somewhat behind Yami Yugi so I was okay. Jirou pointed his gun up and shot, making me yelp and drop to the ground while covering my head.
As I was getting up, I heard Jirou started shouting about being on fire. I saw nothing, I'm assuming because of it being an illusion.
"Are you ok?" Yami Yugi asked.
"Um, a little shaken, but not too much. Thanks."
"Good." We then walked over the the rest of the gang, Yami Yugi changing to Yugi along the way.
-time skip! Next day!-
"So you quit working?" Yugi asked. We were walking to the beef and noodle shop with Téa.
"Yea, if I keep working, I won't have time to spend with you, you guys."
At least she didn't say you two. Uncreative amateurs.
"Really?!" Yugi asked, for some reason astounded. Then Téa looked away and I knew what she was thinking. But I had thoughts of my own to be thought. Although I didn't get to think them before Joey yelled, "Hey! You're late!"
"Sorry Joey," I said, "We got a little hung up."
"Look! Opening today is this beef noodle shop, I hear it's delicious!"
As we walked in, after seeing and chatting with Miho and Tristan, (hah! You thought it would end here, didn't ya! Well... Almost.) we sat down and ordered. And I started thinking.
I did it again. Did something I would NEVER do. Not even with the lack of fear of judgement. Not with a pistol to my head. What would singing prove, anyway?
What does anything ever prove?
I don't need your help on this. I tried to end the conversation part there, but I was having trouble.
Not so fast. You do realize you're special, right?
No, I'm not! The only one who's special is Yugi! You know that!
How do you know that? The fact that you came here at all should be
proof enough.
No! Enough with this dreaming! I was never special! I will never BE special!
You don't kno- Frustrated, I cut myself off by doing the equivalent of blasting music at full volume on a music playing device. I had successfully ended the conversation, but did not want to risk starting it up again by thinking on it more. Later. I decided. The more I talked to myself, the more different the other me in the conversation seemed. And I was starting to think that she was right, that I might be special. But i also thought I might be paranoid.
OKAY! Sorry this was late guys, I got grounded from multi-media last week so I couldn't watch the correct episode to make sure that (most of) my facts were right. What does the mysterious note mean? And what is up with the two voices thing? Only I know, so suck it up!
There were a total of 2 sonic references. Should be relatively easy to spot... Anyway, even thought I got this out late, I'll try to get the next chapter up by Saturday. Not making any promises though. Don't forget to comment! I appreciate advice and compliments! Bai!