Ello! So, I'll get right to the point. I'm sure none of you are wondering about the title for the chapter, but in case any of you are, it's part of the lyrics to Shakedown from the Tony Hawk Downhill Jam game by theSTART. I just thought it kinda fit, plus I love that song to no end. There's also gonna be three more songs, Icona Pop-All Night, R.P.G Rockin' Playing Game and Rihanna-Disturbia. You could skip this chapter if you want, but I think it'll be a fun one. Okay, now that that's outta the way, enjoy!
Note: While singing (...) would be the secondary/backup person or the music depending on how many peeps are singing.
Another Note: I wrote this chapter and the next in Virginia. Forgot to post 'em. Whoops.
Téa was on the front steps of the school, complaining about the rain. "Maybe I could make a run for it..." She didn't even notice I was behind her until I opened up my umbrella and put it over her. "You'd need to be Ant-Man to try and 'make a run for it' and expect not to get wet." She laughed softly, looking up at the umbrella. "Logos?" "Basically. That's K.F's, Kaldur's, Ms. M's, Arty's, Rob's, Zee's, S.B's and Mine." I pointed to each symbol/logo in order. Tea smiled. "Friends of yours?" "Mmhmm." "Tea, Tara!"
We turned around and saw our little friend. "Hey, Yugi." We greeted in unison. "I kinda need help, from both of you. The recent theft of the Millennium Puzzle reminded the spirit of the Puzzle how little he knows about his past. Maybe hanging out with you two might help the spirit figure things out." We didn't really know how we could help, but agreed to meet Yami the next day at Domino Station. Yugi then ran off, even though I called out to him. Turning to Tea, I wondered aloud, "Did he not see the umbrella?" "I think he was too excited. Speaking of the umbrella, can I borrow it? I'll give it back tomorrow." I handed her the handle. "Take it. See ya later!" I did a two-finger salute, walking away with the rain-drops freezing into snow around me. "Wait, Tara, I wouldn't-" I turned a corner before she could finish.
Humming a tune, I continued walking down the street, when a familiar scent past me. Oh don't tell me... I opened my eyes and was looking at the one, the only..."Kaiba Mansion. Of course..." I tried acting very nonchalant and walking by, which didn't do anything. "Hey, Tara!" I stopped, a 'busted' look on my face. I spun around, smiling at the little Kaiba. "Hey, Half-Pint. What's up?" "Nothing really. What are you doing here?" "Trying to get back to the Game Shop." "Which is the other way." "Dang it! I knew I should of taken that left turn at Albuquerque!" Mokuba laughed, and I did too. "I better high-tail it outta here before your brother sees me." "Too late." I spun around, again, and looked up at the CEO.
"Hello, Sunshine! And how has your day been?" "Are going to keep calling me that?" "Until it actually fits, yes. Yes I am." Kaiba sighed, and I tried very hard not to say the things I really wanted to say. But Mokuba was right there so... "I'm guessing you didn't come here purposely." "What gave it away?" "The fact that you've tried to-" I put my hand over his mouth, tilting my head back towards Mokuba. "I know very well what I tried to do. It was sarcasm, Seto Kaiba, sarcasm." He pulled my hand down, muttering, "I know."
Mokuba tilted his head. "Why can't you two get along?" "Because he's a-" I paused, trying to find a better word to describe Kaiba. "-jerk." "And she's not worth my time." "What did you just say?!" "You. Are. Not. Worth. My. Time." He stressed each word, and I growled. "Mokuba, cover your ears." And while I would normally go into detail, I won't this time. Let's just say Kaiba and I called each other some very...rude...names. "Ah hope Ah see ya in Hell." I said, turning around and walking away. "Later, Half-pint." "Bye..."
...
The next morning, I was waiting at the door while Yugi was getting dressed. I was in a simple, black, sleeveless dress with a hot pink belt, black boots with hot pink straps and a short sleeved jacket that only went down to, about, the middle of my back. I overhead Yugi telling Yami he was meeting Tea later, and Yami replied, "A date! Finally! Go, Aibou!" Yugi said, "But it's not going to be me."
"Man, this is so cute! Wait...why wasn't I mentioned? Oh, right...Yami already knows I'm tagging along."
Yugi walked out in his usual all-black, bondage look. I quickly glanced over him. "Hmm..." I ruffled his hair a bit, but other than that left him alone. "What the-?" "Just trust me, Yug. I know what I'm doing." "Okay..." I flicked him on the nose gently. "Ow!" He rubbed his nose. "What was that for?" "For being so shy. Seriously, Gwen Stacy has more confidence than you. Now let's try this again. 'Just trust me, Yug. I know what I'm doing'." He sighed and fixed his hair. "I think it's fine." "Yay!" I squeaked, pulling Yugi into a hug. "Step One, complete!"
Téa was waiting at the station when I ran up to her. "Hey, Ta!" "Hey, Tara. Where's Yugi?" I glanced over my shoulder, noticing that Yugi wasn't behind me. "Oh...I think I lost him a few blocks back. Whoops." Tea laughed lightly, and I heard footsteps behind me, then, "This is where you take over." Yami sputtered a bit, exclaiming, "This isn't a duel!" then rather sheepishly said hi to Téa and I.
...
Yami was sitting with his chin in his hand, staring out the window, while Téa wondered what to say. Finally, I sighed and suggested, "We should go to the Egypt exhibit at the museum." I pulled the brochure of the exhibit out of Tea's purse, pointing out that one of the carvings had the Millennium Symbol, but Yami looked doubtful. "What do you remember?" Tea asked, and he said, "I know I'm from ancient Egypt and that I now lived inside the Puzzle, but that's all I know." "Well let's see," I started. "Luna knows that she's from Ancient Egypt, lives in the Necklace and is, or rather was, an Egyptian Princess. I have a sneaking suspicion that she's somehow related to you, but I don't know how." Yami sighed, looking back out the window. This isn't going well...
Yugi wanted you to help Yami, not to make him feel even worse!
Well then, what do you think we should do?
Let him have a good time! And you know, a few jokes never hurt anyone.
Yep, you're definitely 11052 Kurt.
Haha. C'mon, Tara! Where's the girl I fell for?
I think I'm the one who fell for you.
Whatever! I still liked you! Now get up and do what you do best!
Beat the crap outta things?
No, silly, have fun!
I really wouldn't call that what I do best. Maybe what you do best, but...
Stop being that way and go have fun!
I sighed. "Okay, let's go!"
First was checking out some CDs at a music store. I searched through the CDs until I found the one I was looking for. I dragged Yami over and handed him a set of headphones, before placing the disk into the CD player and pressing play.
"Yo Ho! Turn the wheel of the ship all the way to starboard!
Yo Ho! I'm feeling wonderful! Full speed ahead, go!
Yo Ho! Turn the wheel of the ship all the way to port!
Yo Ho! We're going left and right in this wonderful life.
When the sun sets, we will have a bon voyage banquet.
Let's not feel lonely. As long as we're alive, we'll meet again somewhere.
Break through the head wind, we can finally begin our journey.
If you're a man, you have to be strong even if your tears run dry.
Oh friends! Oh friends! With the hope that one day
we will be able to reaffirm our inseverable bond with a smile,
now let's release the lights of our resonating souls!
Yo Ho! Clear your own path with your unwavering willpower!
Yo Ho! Wager everything you have!
Flying towards an expanding ocean,
although we're quite small, our dreams are ridiculously big!
Oh friends! Oh friends! With the hope that one day
we will be able to reaffirm our inseverable bond with a smile,
now let's seize that map of our future as it starts sparkling."
Yami took off the headphones, gave me a small smile, and walked out. Okay...new plan.
Next was trying to feed some pigeons. Poor Yami was a bit freaked when they landed all over him. Tea and I laughed, while Yami shooed the pigeons off. I sighed. Plan C...Was to check out a movie. Still Yami was uninterested. Until we found a gaming store advertising Duel Monsters cards. Yami picked up a couple of cards, including the trap card Lightforce Sword, which made him happy. Then we went to the game arcade.
We saw a guy called Johnny Steps playing a dance game. After winning another round, Johnny asked me if I was feeling lucky. "We should just ignore him." But I was all fired up! Tossing my jacket at Yami, I jumped up onto the platform. "Lady picks the song." I smirked, looking over the list. I knew most of the songs, but most of them I didn't dance to. Finally, I found one that I not only knew really well, but had danced to many times. We traded a few insults, then the dance battle began!
"We always dreamed about this better life, this better life
We always felt it coming all along, yeah, all along
We got the keys to open paradise, yeah, paradise
Now let's go walking hand in hand
Come on baby we can hit the lights
Make the wrongs turn right
We can smash the club, make the pop go rock
With a love this deep, we don't need no sleep
And it feels like we could do this all night
We could do this all night
Yeah, everything is alright
We got the keys to open paradise, yeah, paradise
It feels like...
We could do this all night
(we could do this all night)
Our winter melts under the summer skies, the summer skies
The seasons change, our hearts will stay the same, yeah, stay the same
We got that burning feeling, start a fire, start a fire
Giving a shout, let's make it hot
Come on baby we can hit the lights
Make the wrongs turn right
We can smash the club, make the pop go rock
With a love this deep, we don't need no sleep
And it feels like we could do this all night
We could do this all night
Yeah, everything is alright
We got the keys to open paradise, yeah, paradise
It feels like...we could do this all night
Feels like...
We could do this all night
All night, all night, all night, all night
Come on baby we can hit the lights
Make the wrongs turn right
We can smash the club, make the pop go rock
With a love this deep, we don't need no sleep
And it feels like...
We could do this all night
We could do this all night
We could do this all night
We could do this all night
Yeah, everything is alright"
I was dancing up a storm, and Johnny started to get worried, so he tried to trip me, then gave me the elbow, but I recovered,
"We got the keys to open paradise, yeah, paradise
It feels like...
We could do this all night"
and I still managed to win, after Johnny got so freaked he fell down. Both Yami and Tea were impressed! I stepped down proudly, grabbing my jacket from Yami. "Thanks for holdin' that, sugah." Tea pulled me into a big hug. "I am so envious right now! You danced like a pro!" "No I didn't. And even if I did, I'm sure you could dance even better than me." "Maybe...how did you do that?" "Do what?" "You didn't miss a step, even when Johnny tried to trip you!" "I fell into the music. Didn't even notice anything else. Johnny tried to trip me?" "And hit you!" I turned around, but Mr. Steps wasn't there. "Well while we're here..." I grabbed Tea's arm and pulled her to a different game. A singing game. "Y-you want me to sing?!" "Yep. C'mon, it'll be fun!" I selected a song and handed Tea a mic. "If you're so worried than be back-up." "O-okay..."
(Tara)
(Bum bum be-dum bum bum be-dum bum)
What's wrong with me?
(Bum bum be-dum bum bum be-dum bum)
Why do I feel like this?
(Bum bum be-dum bum bum be-dum bum)
I'm going crazy now
(Bum bum be-dum bum bum be-dum bum)
No more gas in the rig
(Can't even get it started)
Nothing heard, nothing said
(Can't even speak about it)
Out my life, out my head
(Don't wanna think about it)
Feels like I'm going insane
Yeah
It's a thief in the night
To come and grab you
(Uh-huh)
It can creep up inside you
And consume you
(Uh-huh)
A disease of the mind
It can control you
(Uh-huh)
It's too close for comfort (It's too close for comfort)
(Tara, Tea)
Throw on your brake lights
We're in the city of wonder
Ain't gonna play nice
Watch out, you might just go under
Better think twice
Your train of thought will be altered
So if you must falter be wise
(Tara)
Your mind is in disturbia
It's like the darkness is the light
Disturbia
Am I scaring you tonight?
Disturbia
Ain't used to what you like
Disturbia
Disturbia
(Bum bum be-dum bum bum be-dum bum
Bum bum be-dum bum bum be-dum bum
Bum bum be-dum bum bum be-dum bum
Bum bum be-dum bum bum be-dum bum)
Faded pictures on the wall
(It's like they talkin' to me)
Disconnecting all the calls
(Your phone don't even ring)
I gotta get out
Or figure this shit out
It's too close for comfort, oh.
It's a thief in the night
To come and grab you
(Uh-huh)
It can creep up inside you
And consume you
(Uh-huh)
A disease of the mind
It can control you
(Uh-huh)
I feel like a monster (I feel like a monster)
(Tara, Tea)
Throw on your brake lights
We're in the city of wonder (City of lights)
Ain't gonna play nice (oh)
Watch out, you might just go under
Better think twice (think twice)
Your train of thought will be altered
So if you must falter be wise (be wise)
(Tara)
Your mind is in disturbia
It's like the darkness is the light
Disturbia
Am I scaring you tonight?
Disturbia
Ain't used to what you like (what you like)
Disturbia
Disturbia
(Bum bum be-dum bum bum be-dum bum
Bum bum be-dum bum bum be-dum bum
Bum bum be-dum bum bum be-dum bum
Bum bum be-dum bum bum be-dum bum)
Release me from this curse I'm in
Trying to maintain
But I'm struggling
If you can't go, go, go
I think I'm gonna oh, oh, oh
(Tara, Tea)
Throw on your brake lights
We're in the city of wonder
Ain't gonna play nice
Watch out, you might just go under
Better think twice (better think twice)
Your train of thought will be altered
So if you must falter be wise (if you must falter be wise)
(Tara)
Your mind is in disturbia
It's like the darkness is the light
Disturbia
Am I scaring you tonight?
Disturbia
Ain't used to what you like (disturbia)
Disturbia
Disturbia
(Bum bum be-dum bum bum be-dum bum
Bum bum be-dum bum bum be-dum bum
Bum bum be-dum bum bum be-dum bum
Bum bum be-dum bum bum be-dum bum)
Tea and I ended the song back to back in cute poses. We hadn't noticed at the time, but most of the Arcade had been watching. Tea blushed, practically running off the stage. I did a little bow before following her.
...
Later, Téa, Yami and I stood on the pier, looking out over the ocean at sunset. I was still pretty excited about my victory. "Maybe that will shut Johnny up for a while." "You were great." "Thanks, Yami."
Just then, Johnny Steps showed up demanding a rematch, claiming that his leg cramped up. "Oh, buzz off." I said, shooing him away with my hand, but then Yami stepped in and accepted Johnny's challenge—but playing Duel Monsters instead. If Yami won, Johnny would promise never to bother me again, but if Johnny won, I would have to go out with him. "Ugh, as if! That, like, will never happen!" I got strange looks from everyone and sighed. "Great, now I'm totally, like, talking like Kitty!"
I don't talk like that!
Wrong Kitty!
We headed off to Kaiba Land and got a dueling arena. Yami and Johnny blustered at each other a bit before beginning the duel. Johnny played Sonic Maid in attack and Yami responded with Celtic Guardian, destroying Sonic Maid. Johnny said Yami just got lucky, then played Water Omotics in attack mode. Water Omotics' attack was 1400, equal to Celtic Guardian's. Yami was surprised that Johnny's monsters didn't seem to have anything in common. "You can't win by throwing out random monsters!" "Maybe I have a plan too good for your puny brain to comprehend!" Yami drew and ended his turn without playing a card. Johnny then played Spirit of the Harp in defense, and the magic card Chorus of Sanctuary, which raised Spirit of the Harp's defense to 2500 points.
Yami played Curse of Dragon and destroyed Water Omotics, which was still in attack mode, and Johnny lost another 600 life points. Johnny was upset that he forgot to put Water Omotics in defense. Next Johnny played Witch of the Black Forest in defense, then used Polymerization to fuse the Witch with Lady of Faith to create the Musician King, with an attack of 1750. Musician King destroyed Yami's Celtic Guardian, hitting Yami for 350 life points. Then he played a magic/trap card face down.
Yami attacked Musician King with Curse of Dragon, but Johnny had a trap waiting—he played Metalmorph and transformed Musician King into Heavy Metal King, with an attack of 2050, and Curse of Dragon was destroyed. Yami played Giant Soldier of Stone in defense. The Heavy Metal King's attack was increased again by Metalmorph. It destroyed the Giant Soldier of Stone. Téa and I were worried—it looked like Yami was in trouble!
Johnny called Yami a loser, and told him to give up. Yami, of course, didn't. He summoned the Dark Magician and attacked Heavy Metal King. Johnny laughed—he thought Metalmorph raised the Heavy Metal King's attack over the Dark Magician's. But his monster was destroyed! "How can this be!" I facepalmed, muttering, "Baka." Yami explained—"Metalmorph only raises the equipped monster's attack while the monster is attacking. Since it was Dark Magician that was attacking, Heavy Metal King didn't receive the power bonus."
Johnny was upset. He thought Yami cheated, and asked his name.
"Why does everyone assume Yugi or Yami cheated?!"
"My name is Yugi." Yami answered simply.
"Of course, nobody ever really noticed the obvious differences between the two, and most people don't believe in magic, so saying he's Yugi would be the most reasonably response."
"Uh oh! Is this the same Yugi who beat Pegasus at Duelist Kingdom?" Johnny promptly surrendered, not wanting to go up against the King of Games. "I'm a dancer, not a duelist," Johnny said, leaving his dueling station, where he came face to face with and angry Téa, who read him out for giving up or trying to cheat when things got tough. "Forfeiting is better than losing," Johnny said. "Nobody likes a loser." Téa asked him how many friends he had. He claimed he had one, but neither Tea or I believed it. "Really? Cause that's one more that Ah thought ya had!" "Everybody loses sometime," she said. "The important thing is to look trouble in the eye and never give up!"
Johnny thanked Tea and left. "Maybe now he'll face his problems, instead of running away." "That's exactly what I have to do." We went to the museum, where Yami and I hoped to find clues about his and Luna's past. He thanked us for helping him, and we replied, in unison, with, "That's what friends are for!"
Yami started up the steps, ready to face his future, or rather, his past.
I'm not gonna do a giant author's note. Next time you guys find out more about Luna's correct past. I will be honest, I wanted to confuse ya'll a bit. Anywho, please review and we'll see ya next time!