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Second-to-last chapter, then a one-shot sequel to wrap this puppy up! I really enjoyed posting this!
After that they flew to Europe, going through many countries before finally landing in England. Ryo heaved a huge sigh as she breathed in the air of her homeland. Kisara placed a hand on her shoulder and murmured in their native tongue, "Don't worry, we'll protect you."
Bakura snorted. /She'll do nothing, I'll protect you, Ryo.\\
/Thanks, Bakura.\
/You're tired, let's get you to the hotel.\\
/You would too if you'd carried a baby for almost a year and counting.\
/It's maturing slowly. Kaiba was shocked it looked only four months when you were nine months along. Hopefully the tournament will be over before you deliver.\\
/Perish the thought that I'd be stuffed for another month.\
/It must be the location, this is the first time I've heard you call your condition "stuffed".\\
She stuck her tongue out at him and he chuckled.
The driver of the limo slammed on the brakes. Kaiba demanded, "What's going on?!"
"It seems we've been blocked off, Mister Kaiba."
The door suddenly opened and Ryo yelped as she was pulled out by the front of her shirt and against a body.
"RYO!" Kaiba yelled.
"I wouldn't do that, mate. We're taking this bird with us."
The click of a pistol hammer made everyone but Bakura freeze. The thief kicked the gun out of the guy's hand and yanked Ryo to him.
"He's got her, Alister! Shoot him!"
Bakura dashed down an alley, just as a gunshot rang out. He grunted, but kept running. /We're in deep trouble.\\
/No duh, Sherlock. I don't know how long I can run, being so stuffed I'm about to pop.\
/As much as you can, I'm not letting them get you.\\
"Raphael! They're coming your way!"
A flash of green light made Ryo flinch. They were surrounded by the Seal of Orichalcos and Bakura swore.
/Bakura!\
/We're in for it now, they've gotten serious.\\
"Oi! Raphael!" a voice which was a blast from the past shouted. "I was going to take care of the wench who killed my little sister!"
"Master Dartz said nothing about the order, Valon," Raphael stated in return. "He only said that we capture her so he'll have the honor of killing her himself."
Bakura chuckled. Valon growled, "What's so funny?"
"You obviously know nothing about what happened that day, or else you'd be trying to capture me."
"I know what I saw! It was that bird!" Valon enunciated with a stab of his pointer finger at Ryo. "There's no mistake! She was wearing that bloody necklace of hers and laughing!"
"You mean this?" Bakura held the Millennium Ring up. "I was the one who killed Chris. She was teasing Ryo at school, so I took care of her so Ryo would be left alone. She wasn't very good at Monster World, she was destroyed in a few turns by Dark Master Zorc. I felt great satisfaction from her death, even if it caused Ryo to flee from the country."
"Chris wouldn't tease anyone! She was the sweetest little girl in the whole world!"
/Bakura, he's right. She only laughed at the wrong joke. You picked the wrong target amidst the truly guilty.\
/Now you tell me.\\ "So I've been informed. If there's any fault, it's with me, not Ryo."
"What do we do, Valon?" Alister asked.
"Take them both! Let Dad deal with this!" Valon snapped, as the seal closed around Ryo and Bakura, trapping them.
/We're gonna die.\
/Not if I can help it.\\
With a bright flash of light, they were standing in an office that looked much like Kaiba's at his mansion, except with less tech and more traditional European furnishings.
"Dad, we found Ryo Bakura!" Valon called.
A high-backed chair turned around and a man with long teal hair and different colored eyes (gold and green) was revealed. He looked Ryo up and down before his eyes burned in hatred.
"Who's this beside her? He looks very similar to the one who killed my precious Chris."
"This bloke says he's the one who killed her!"
"Hmmm…being a wielder of dark magic, I can see only negligible amounts inside the woman, but the man…I recognize these dark energies that reside in him!" His eyes seethed with abhorrence as he ordered, "Take him and put him in our special prison cell! He dies this evening! As for the girl…" He stood and waved his hand. "Escort her back to her people, Raphael. We have no use for her."
/Bakura! I can't let them kill you when they've been hunting me all this time!\
/Let me die, Ryo. My life has already been extended three thousand years longer than it should have. I'm honored to die for my closest friend.\\
/Don't you go all honorable on me, Bakura! You're a bloody thief, and thieves have no honor!\
/Go, and have your baby in peace. If you want, you can even name it after me.\\
/I don't care if I have to go to Hell, I'm not letting you off the hook this easy! You hear me?!\
/Clear as a bell, Ryo. Now leave me alone, I can tell you're feeling the beginnings of your labor, and I had to block that one out the first time.\\
Without waiting for an answer, he cut off their link.
Ryo's eyes cleared to find Raphael knocking on a hotel room door. The door opened immediately, and the blonde man bowed to Kaiba.
"My apologies, Mister Kaiba, for kidnapping your wife. Here she is, safe and sound. Master Dartz has caught the true culprit, so she no longer has to hide, nor Miss Kisara. Good day to you."
With a flash of green light, he was gone.
Kaiba had her enfolded in his arms, as close as he could manage with her huge stomach. "Thank goodness you're alright, I thought they'd killed you by now," he mumbled as he buried his face in her hair. "How are you? Is the baby alright?"
"We're both fine Seto," Ryo replied, then looked back at the hallway. "But Bakura won't be. He's in their clutches, and once someone is caught, they don't come back."
"He sacrificed himself for you?"
"No. He's the one who killed that innocent girl in the first place."
"What?! You were on the run because of something he did?!"
"Yes. It was before he became better. And now…he'll be tortured and killed for the murder of Chris, the only daughter of the boss of the Paradius Mob, who goes by the name of Dartz."
"No rescue possible?"
"Unless you have their method of travel in and out, no. That's why the police haven't been able to stop them. Plus, no one knows where it is."
She held her breath before starting her Lamaze breathing. Kaiba's eyes lit up.
"It's time?"
"Finally. I'm done carrying this baby."
He guided her to the limo, which drove to the medical unit set aside for the tournament.
Several hours passed before she gave birth to a healthy boy. He looked almost exactly like Fuyuki, but with gray eyes. They decided on the name Ryu, since his father was the master of dragons.
"I wonder why it took him so long to develop…"
At that time, Atem and Marik barged in, breathless. The former pharaoh gasped at the feeling the newborn gave off. "Your baby…it might have Shadow Magic…"
Kaiba's eyes narrowed. "How can you tell?"
"I know the feel of it, Kaiba. It's very weak, but it's definitely coming from your newborn child."
Ryo looked thoughtful as she stroked the brunette tresses of her newest son. "With Bakura around, it was inevitable."
Marik snorted, then asked, "Speaking of, where is our white-haired tomb robber?"
Ryo bit her lip as she held Ryu and felt the emptiness of the link being broken. /Bakura…I hope your sacrifice will be accepted by everyone else, because I bloody don't.\
In this chapter, the language in bold was Japanese, and they were speaking English most of the time, just in case you were lost.
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