Here is the final chapter of Volume 4 a whipping total of 8,620 words 18 pages… and I stayed up late to do it too. I hope you enjoy and as a farther measure I do not own any of the songs in this chapter. Now, enjoy my friends.
Chapter 10
Band Openings
November 10th, 2011
The room was black as Regan looked around. She felt like she should have recognized it, but she couldn't place it.
"Hello!" She called out, but there was only a bone chilling laugh that answered her. "Who the hell are you, where am I?!"
"You are nowhere, but everywhere. I am nothing to you, but everything to you. Who am I?" A female voice said.
She could almost recognize just as much as she recognized where she was, but nothing clicked in. "I'm not in the mood to play games."
"But you are always in a mood to play games." The voice answered happily. "But to make this more down your ally, it's not a game it's a riddle."
"The last time I answered a riddle, I woke up in a different country and an hour there I unleashed a crazy mother fucker." Regan answered in annoyance. "I'm not answering your damn riddle."
"So deflective," The voice giggled.
"I don't see what is so funny."
"You!" It snapped fiercely. "You are the biggest joke I have ever seen. You are nothing compare to me and yet you thrive while I hide."
"What are you talking about, who are you?"
"I am the past, present and most definite future. I am what you will eventually know as the answer to the riddle I had asked you."
"Nice to meet you the answer to the riddle I had asked you, now unless you are actually here for a purpose that I see fit, get the fuck out of me head."
"You're so sarcastic, but will that attitude keep you from destroying yourself."
"It might, it might not. I rather sacrifice myself to keep everything I cherish safe than have someone else get hurt. So you tell me."
"Prideful and loyal. It will get you killed in the end. And I'm going to enjoy every second of it." The voice laughed as she recognized it for a second and then it was gone.
"Tell me who the hell you are now!" Regan shouted in anger.
"Why? When this is some much fun!"
Regan looked around the room again to see if she could find the voice. The room suddenly shifted to a familiar scene of the purple and black realm. She found herself chained and then a cry off to her left she turned to it and saw Atem, Seto and Yugi all looking a little ways in from it her. She followed their look and saw a good sized black sphere coming in her direction in a blur.
She bolted up in bed as she breathed heavily and felt damp. She looked around and noticed that she was in the girls' bedroom with Téa sleeping on one side of the room and Mai on the other. She sighed heavily getting out of bed. 'This is getting really annoying.' She thought to herself. She knew it wasn't a nightmare. She had all of her senses in her dream. Not like she didn't before in her dreams, but this one felt different. Just like the one the night before. Nile popped out beside her which almost causing her to scream.
'Jesus fucking Christ eating Cheetos, what are you doing?!'
"Did I just hear that right?"
Regan just rolled her eyes as she found some clothes and her swords. 'I'm in a creative mood. What are you doing?'
"I felt a disturbance and here I found you cursing using the name of the Christian prophet eating a terrible junk food." Nile explained and looked at Regan in confusion she picked up her cell phone. "What are you doing?"
'I'm calling Pegasus, I need answers and he seems to be the only one at an available distance for me to get one.'
"Why don't you just call Egypt?"
'Because I don't know them that well.'
"And you know Pegasus?"
'As well as you do.' Regan answered as she held the phone to her ear and walked into the bathroom.
She started to get changed when Pegasus answered the phone.
~Ms. Heartin, why are you calling me at four in the morning?~
"Don't address me with that name." Regan hissed as she placed on a blue top. "I don't like it."
~Somebody woke up on the wrong side of the bed.~ Pegasus taunted, but she ignored it.
"Mr. Pegasus, I need to speak with you immediately."
~Do you mean like now or sometime later.~
"In about five minutes, I'll be knocking in your door. There is something you know that I need answers for."
~Why don't you just call the Ishtars if it's for what I think you are going to ask me about? They would probably have more answers than me.~
"Because you're closer and I don't need someone tapping onto the conversation."
~Look at you thinking like a business person, I must say I didn't give you enough credit the other day.~
"I'll be there in four." She said and hung up the phone before Pegasus could say another word.
She brushed her teeth quickly, stuck the phone in her pocket and put on her two swords. Regan walked out of the bathroom and out of the bedroom. The main room was empty and silent. She started to head for the door when Nile stopped her.
"Shouldn't you bring someone with you?"
'I have you,' Regan replied and opened the door and left.
She quickly and quietly went up to Pegasus's room that was up on the top floor and knocked on his door.
The door opened and Pegasus stood in the door way. "I thought you were to have someone with you at all times?"
"I always have someone with me at all times." Regan answered plainly and walked into his room. Pegasus turned on the main lights and she was surprised about how plain the room was. If anything it was the same as the suite she was staying in, only more open.
Pegasus led her to the couches and sat down on one. She followed and sat down on the opposite couch. "So what questions do you have that I have the answers for?"
"I need you to tell me everything you know about nightmares and how they connect to the Millennium Items."
"Someone having a nightmare?"
She didn't answer and the creator got up and walked to a shelf. He took down a book and grabbed a pencil from the drawer. He sat back down and started to draw in the book. In confusion, Regan waited until he was done. He placed down the book and Regan saw seven items and then the River's Puzzle off to the side away from the other seven. She looked over the seven and noticed the Millennium Puzzle was in the seven items. "Are these the Millennium Items?"
Pegasus nodded. "If there are things that are common with the items, it would be that they all have shadow magic properties which can conduct Shadow Games, they can all bring Duel Monsters to life, create illusions and shield against other types of magic." He pointed to the sphere shaped one. "This one is was my Millennium Item the Millennium Eye."
"What does it do?"
"It allowed me to read a person mind."
"That's it?"
"No, that's not all. I could read what a person was thinking and memories of that person. It also allowed me to see if there was a spirit inhabiting a mind. I could see into the spiritual world and I could seal a person soul in the shadow realm and release them at will."
"Sounds like a lot of responsibility. Is that how you lost your eye?"
"Yes, to have full power of the Millennium Eye you have to place the item in your eye socket."
Regan scrunched up her nose. "That's disgusting."
"I didn't choose to be the bearer of the Millennium Eye. Shadi did."
"You know him too?!"
"I believe everyone who has or had a Millennium Item knows who Shadi is. He's the guardian of the items after all."
"Yea I know." Regan replied. "For a ghost he causes quite a bit of trouble."
"He's dropped off your item did he?" Pegasus questioned, but Regan noticed it was more of a statement. "Well as you know each of these are Millennium Items. This one is the Millennium Rod. According to the scriptures and Marik Ishtar, it can control minds, read memories, have a telepathic link, manipulate others and can seal a piece of the user's soul into someone else. Also, it was used to seal the monsters in ancient Egypt into stone tablets, and it has a hidden dagger. The rod itself is a sheath for the blade inside."
"Apparently, Seto in his past life was the welder of the Rod."
"Did he tell you that himself?! Please say yes." Pegasus asked in excitement.
"No, though he did say he was going to slice Atem's throat with it."
Pegasus looked upset. "Well that wasn't the answer I was looking for."
"So what's this Millennium Item?" Regan changed the subject as she pointed at the scales.
"Ah the Millennium Scales."
"They weren't very creative coming up with these names were they?"
"No I guess not. Anyway the Millennium Scales can judge a person's heart, can fuse monsters back in ancient times together and it can tell if there is darkness in someone's heart."
"What happens when a person is judged and deemed evil, I have a feeling it's going against the feather of Ma'at so-"
"Well their soul is eaten by Ammit and the person dies a painful death."
"Sounds like a wonderful way to go." Regan stated sarcastically. "Which item is next?"
Pegasus went across the page placing check marks on the side of each item they covered. "I guess the next one it the other item Shadi carried, the Millennium Key. Care to take a guess at what it does."
"The first thing that comes to mind is that it opens things... so what does it open?"
"The Key opens a door to your soul and it allows the user to see what's in there and according to accounts from Yugi, it can redecorate the soul room to how ever the user wishes to decorate. They essentially can create a mindless slave and can create a telepathic link. Another thing that it can do it that I got first person is that you can walk in invisible to the people around you. Kind of like a pathway in the Shadow Realm from one place to another."
"So you can actually create portals from one place to another using the Shadow Realm?!"
"All the Millennium Items can do it; I believe Yami Bakura as many call him now could do it with ease. I'm not sure if others have succeeded in creating Shadow Portals."
"That's amazing, it would make travel a lot quicker and it's a quick getaway."
"Yes I think is a nice way to travel, just don't do it when you have no idea where you are going, I heard the people that went in for travel got lost in be shadow realm and never got out."
"I won't be doing it any time soon; I need to master my first art before I go for the second."
"I'm sure Yugi knows about travel by now, but you should give out a hint at him to get him practicing again."
Regan nodded with a hint of a smile in her face, she was getting excited about something she knew was a couple of years out of her reach. "So what's the weird circle and triangle thing?"
"That's the Millennium Ring, the item that held the spirit of Thief King Bakura, who was later revealed to be part of Zorcnecrophades."
"He's a bit of a douche, if I do say so myself."
"So I heard. Now what this item does is actually quite the list. It can lead the holder to what they are looking for like a GPS by using the needles to show which way they need to go. It can also point out other magical people without being asked, erased memories, interfere other Millennium Items, remote viewing, fusing an object and a portion of the user's soul and in the records you can fuse the soul with the Ka Monster to be even stronger, but that is a worst case scenario. Oh and there is one last thing. It has a strong bond with the user in which it always makes it back to the welder no matter what happens to it."
"So I could throw it in lava and it would be fine?"
"I was thinking more along the lines of what Mr. Taylor did when he threw the ring into the forest from the top of my tower in Duelist Kingdom."
"Sounds a bit OP for a Millennium Item."
Pegasus chuckled. "Just a bit I suppose. Now you already know what the Millennium Puzzle does, but I'll tell you the short form of it. It original was called the Millennium Pendent."
"I have a stupid question before you go farther. Why was it called the Millennium Pendent and not the Millennium Puzzle?"
"Not a stupid question, it actually leads to where I was going." Pegasus answered. "Because after the events in Egypt five thousand years ago, it was shattered into pieces to create a puzzle that only one person who was destined to have it would be able to solve it. Another thing it does is Mind Crushes, it can grant one wish, and the inscription that was on the box that the Millennium Puzzle was buried with was 'The one who solves me shall gain the powers and knowledge of darkness'."
"I'm not sure if that's intriguing or a warning to stay away." Regan said and pointed to her item since she found it appropriate to bring it up. "What about this one, I'm sure you have done some research by now."
"You are too smart for your own good." Pegasus smiled with amusement.
"I rather be too smart then just plain smart, so do you wish to share or no?"
"There isn't any information that you don't know about." Pegasus said right away making Regan think there was something.
"Alright then," She sighed not in the mood to fight with him. "What about this item?"
"That is the Millennium Necklace; Ishizu was the welder of the item. It can see into the pas and into the future."
Regan perked up at that. "It can see the future!"
"Yes, it's quite the marvellous object. You brother went against it back in Battle City, he was going to lose against Ishizu until he accidentally triggered the Millennium Rod that gave him visions on his past life and turned the duel around and win on that same turn."
Regan thought about that for a moment and then her nightmare flashed before her eyes for a split second. "You don't have a Millennium Item, how come you get glimpses of the future?"
"Just because I don't have it now doesn't mean it doesn't affect me anymore. The magic that came from that Item has rubbed off on me over the years, so even now I can still activate the little bit of fused magic I have. Though I can't do anything extensive like a shadow game, I still have the connection to see things in my sleep. Even though sometimes or should I say most of the time I prefer not to see what comes by when I sleep."
"So does that mean that the Shadows like to show bits and pieces of what is ahead of a person?"
Pegasus shrugged. "I don't know? It could be to protect them or just to mess with them."
"Lovely." Regan replied dully.
"What seems to be the real problem, I don't feel like I helped you answer your question."
Regan looked away from the drawings and up to the creator of Duel Monsters. She didn't really know who Pegasus was, but she found him comforting. "I've been having a bad dream and this is the second night in a row now."
"Do you know what it means?"
"If did I wouldn't be asking you about it."
"Not a very smart question was it?" Pegasus shook his head with a grin. "I'm not a sleep therapist, but do you want to share your dream?"
"It would be easier to show you, but my item can only project things like that to Yugi and Atem."
Pegasus started to say something, but his quickly changed to a different answer before Regan could catch what he was going to say. "And this is where I tell you I wish I had the Millennium Eye. I could just watch it and you probably wouldn't even notice."
She glared at the thought of him intruding her memories, the same thing Zorc had done when they first met. "I guess I'll just have to tell you." She told him about her nightmare with as much detail as she could to create a picture like in a video. She started with the stranger at the beginning and then told him about the riddle. She didn't know why she felt comfortable with explaining him it when she couldn't make herself tell her boyfriend or her brothers. He sat quietly as he listened to her with undivided attention. When she was finally done she took a deep breath. "And that's it."
Pegasus continued to sit there only now he looked like he was thinking. After five minutes of thinking he finally decided to speak. "Sounds like a warning. The black ball you spoke of I've seen before in my own slumber so I guess there is some connection to what it is. All we have to do is find out what it is to make the connection. Then again, I doubt Google has it on their search list."
"Me too." Regan sighed leaning against the back of the couch and then her phone rang playing Pokémon encounter theme music from the fourth generation. "Why can't I go someplace without him knowing exactly where I shouldn't be, but still decides to call?"
"Your brother I'm presuming, if it is I think the ring tone matches."
Regan glared at the CEO as she picked up the phone. "I'm busy right now if you would like to leave a message I will get back to you as soon as I can, thanks for calling." She said into the phone in the most chippy voice she could muster and then she hung up half excepting Seto to call back. But he didn't, which meant he took the hint. Pegasus's looked priceless as he started at her. "What?"
"Nothing. Just surprised."
"Surprised with what?"
"You just hung up on Kaiba-boy and he didn't call you back."
"I'm expecting him to text me right about... now." Suddenly to phone went off to play You're Not Me by Marty Bags. "And this is his theme song he has declared as his own."
"Yes he got me involved to have it copyrighted as his theme song." Pegasus laughed mostly to himself.
Regan rolled her eyes in amusement and looked at the message that was impressively long. "Well that wasn't what I expected from him."
"May I ask what he said?"
"In the short form he said to meet in the designated spot around lunch time when I was done and told me to tell you that if you did anything that would be going off what I came up here for that he didn't care what I did to you just make sure that you are never found."
"He certainly knows how to make good company."
"He's just being over protective... But if it ever did come down to that, I guess it's a good thing that I know how to get rid of a body in two days so there isn't even bones left. Three days max."
"Please tell me that Kaiba-boy didn't feed this information to you."
"Not that little bit. But he has taught me a lot of things." Regan giggled and then a thought came to her mind and she became serious. "That favor Yugi asked you, have you found anyone that fits the description in the tournament?"
"No I haven't, I'm sorry. But hopefully since the structure games are coming up, we can see if she is about. There are less people to go searching through." Pegasus said in the same tone. "How are you doing in the tournament?"
"I thought you kept track of these things?"
"I do and I don't mean your standings. I meant your tolerance towards this tournament. This is your first one after all."
"I guess I'm doing alright. I'm pretty sure I'm not the only first tournament player participating." She shrugged noticing him changing the subject. She never thought that someone like Pegasus could be one of small talk. "It's not that stressful as I thought I would be, but that isn't bad. It gives me time to single out the ones that are trying to start trouble."
"You mean people like Jacob?"
"Yes, like cheaters that somehow get away with their cheating." Regan hissed. "He's going regret not being kicked out yesterday."
"You do realize you can't hurt him."
"Oh I'm aware, but that doesn't mean I can't plan out things to keep him busy until whoever is going against him that I know. I will gladly enjoy karma biting him in the butt."
"I thought you were going to say something more psychologically disturbing."
"No, that's Seto's job to enjoy watching people squirm as their lives falls apart. I prefer to not enjoy that side of human nature."
Pegasus looked at her and Regan noticed him staring so she looked at him. She wasn't sure what he was trying to read off of her, but whatever it was he seemed like he couldn't find it. "When you leave please be careful, you never know who might not want to follow the rules."
"Are you kicking me out already, I didn't think I was a horrible guest." Regan pouted.
Pegasus laughed kindly. "No, I'm just telling you whenever you do leave. Also, make sure you keep smiling no matter what happens to you and your group of friends and family. Everyone enjoys seeing your optimistic side, especially Seto and Yugi. They treasure it the most."
"Why do you say that?"
"Just the words of someone who knows loss of someone they loved." He responded sadly and Regan felt waves of depression come from him. "Plus, I know that in life there are always twist and turns that are never expected. You and your group had the worse over their lives and they will continue to have the worst compare to everyone else."
Regan lowered her look to her puzzle grabbing the chain tightly. "They probably wouldn't be having this problem anymore if it wasn't for me."
"Maybe or maybe not. But I'll give you a quote from something that you will probably recognize. 'I see now that the circumstances of one's birth are irrelevant; it is what you do with the gift of life that determines who you are.' Do you know who said it?"
"That was said by Mewtwo." Regan answered. "Why is the creator of Duel Monsters quoting Pokémon?"
"Haven't you heard about my love for cartoons? Now the question is do you understand what it means?"
"It means suck it up and do what you think is right because that makes you who you are."
"Exactly, it doesn't matter if your birth caused what you believe to be total chaos; it's what you do with the gift of life to either make those affected proud or take away their dreams of seeing you grow up good and be the exact opposite."
Regan was about to say something, but her stomach interrupted.
"Sounds like somebody's hungry."
"Maybe a little."
"How about I treat you to breakfast?"
"Are you sure? I did wake you at inhuman time."
"Yes of course." Pegasus insisted. "Besides, you're interesting to talk to."
Regan thought about it for a moment. She really didn't mind Pegasus and he was interesting to talk to as well, not as annoying and a total diva as her brothers and friends had told her he was. Or maybe he really was and she didn't mind it. She smiled and nodded. "Sure, I would love to go to breakfast with you. I just need to text my brother first and then turn my phone on silent."
Pegasus started to laugh. "Look at you breaking all the rules."
"I'm not breaking any rules; he isn't the boss of me. I'm sixteen I'll do as I wish."
"Alright Regan, I just want to make sure you and him don't kill each other so at least place your phone on vibrate. Tell him we are going to the CN Tower sky diner for breakfast in the VIP section."
She sighed, "Alright." She texted on her phone and told Seto where she was going and then turned her phone on vibrate.
Pegasus led her outside and on the way she texted Yugi, though he may not have been awake, she at least wanted to let him know where she was when he did get up.
A limo came down the road and stopped in front of them. The driver got out of the car, came around the vehicle and opened the door in the back. Pegasus held out an arm to allow Regan to get in first.
"If this is a kidnapping attempt, I'm the last person you want to kidnap." Regan stated with a hint of amusement.
Pegasus laughed as he joined her in the vehicle, "I don't kidnap people anymore; that was the work of the Millennium Eye made me a bit of an insane man."
Regan grinned, "You better not."
Yugi was getting on his suit. His nerves were slightly tingling, just like they were when he was going against people in any challenge that was bigger than little stakes. Not like the tournament had large stakes to begin with, just his title. He sighed placing on his jacket as Atem came up behind him and watched him through the reflection of the mirror.
Atem looked up at the mirror in his suit and looked at him. "Is there something wrong Yugi?"
"I'm just a little nervous." Yugi sighed as he turned to him.
"That's understandable, it's not like we have done this sort of thing before." Atem replied with a smile. "I think everyone is nervous on how this will turn out."
Yugi nodded and then a thought came into his head. "How are you and Téa doing?"
"We're fine, actually since coming here we have gone to many different places together."
"What base have you guys jumped to now?"
"Base?"
"Yes base, first base, second base, home run-"
"Yugi!" Atem raised his voice in shock.
"If you can speak about my relationship then I can speak about yours, and besides you started it." Yugi said slyly somewhat enjoying his friend blushing. "So what base?"
"I guess second base." Atem shifted. "Why are you asking me such a question?"
Yugi shrugged. "No reason."
"Yugi…"
"What I was curious to see how far your relationship has gone."
"Our relationship goes as far as Téa wishes it to go." Atem stated. "I do not want to push Téa into doing anything she doesn't want to do."
"Okay."
"Is there something you wish to ask Yugi?"
Yugi shifted back and forth. "No, I don't think so."
"Still first base huh."
Yugi nodded.
"Don't worry about it, besides you both are still young yet, no need to speed anything up." Atem chuckled. "And besides, Kaiba would kill you if you decided to take Regan away."
"You are so reassuring."
"Well face it, if Regan wasn't his sister, he would probably try to get her hand in marriage."
"Marriage!"
Atem started laughing, almost without any control.
"I hate you."
"Heh, sorry I was just kidding, he has his sights set one somebody else."
"And who would that be?"
"I'm sure you already know the answer." Atem answered. "Come on, if you are ready I'm sure the rest of our band is waiting for us at our table."
Yugi sighed, "Alright lead the way brother."
"You know what's funny?" Atem asked before he opened the door out of his room.
"What?"
"If you got married to Regan, Seto would be your brother in law and he would be my brother in law."
"I think something would be even funnier."
"What?"
"If you got married to Téa, I got married to Regan, and Nile somehow became like you and got married to Ryou, Kaiba would have all of us as his family."
"And Mokuba married Serenity."
Yugi grinned as they left the room, "That would be even funnier."
"What would be funnier?" Kaiba asked as he came out of his room.
"If Mokuba married Serenity." Atem replied calmly.
"What's wrong with Serenity- wait." Kaiba started and then glared at Yugi and Atem, but Yugi wasn't bothered by it. "I will have to murder Joseph before that happens."
"What? Does Mokuba have a crush on her or something?"
Kaiba didn't say anything as he walked out of the suite.
"Since when." Yugi asked Atem.
"I don't know; I didn't even know they talked after Battle City."
"I wonder if Joey knows."
Atem shrugged and they both went towards the ballroom. When they walked in the room, the room was darker, relatively quiet and had large round tables placed all over to make a large dining hall. On the stage a band played for their spot in the match ups. 'The band competition was worldwide voting and whoever didn't pass was not going to the match up part of the tournament.' Yugi gulped. 'I hope I don't mess up.'
Atem placed his hand on his shoulder. Yugi looked up and smirked. They would be fine. Atem led them to their table and Yugi found Regan, Mokuba, Téa, Tristan, Kaiba and Mokuba at the table with four seats empty. The girls were in semiformal dresses. Téa's was in a gold and white dress while Regan was in a silver and white dress. While the guys were in black suits with the exception of Kaiba as he was in a white and silver suit.
"Where are Joey and Mai?" Yugi asked.
"They are with their group back stage, their next." Regan answered with a smile as she pulled out a chair next to her. "Come sit, we won't be up there until the main course."
Yugi nodded back and went around the table to sit next to her. When he did he placed a kiss on her cheek and only a second afterwards Atem did the same thing to Téa. "Don't copy me."
Atem only smirked. "I didn't, it was coincidence."
Yugi rolled his eyes as the appetisers came by.
"Mokuba, Téa Yugi!" Someone called out to them.
Yugi looked towards the shout and saw Serenity in a little purple dress come towards their table.
"Hey Serenity," Mokuba answered the new arrival and got out of his chair. Yugi watched in amusement as he moved Regan's chair closer to Yugi and stole a chair from the closest table and placed in the open space. "Does Joey know you're here?"
"No I wanted it to be a surprise." She answered with a smile and sat down in the seat provided.
Yugi looked over at Atem and the pharaoh shook his head with a smile. He turned back to Serenity. "So how have you been?"
"I've been good, I wanted to see Joey in the finals and when I heard about his disqualification, I came almost immediately over to see him. It looks like I made it in time to see him compete in the Rock Band diner show."
"Actually, he's next." Téa answered.
Yugi nodded and then he felt Regan place her hand in his. "Oh Serenity, this is my girlfriend Regan. Regan this is Serenity, Joey's sister if you haven't figured that out yet."
Regan smiled to Joey's sister. "Nice to meet you Serenity."
"Nice to meet you too, Mokuba told me lots about you."
"Oh did he?" Regan said and Yugi could tell she was looking past Serenity towards Mokuba.
"Yea and you meet his description almost perfectly, though I think you are much more beautiful than what he said."
Regan giggled. "I'm not that good looking, nothing like celebrities or anything."
"I beg to differ." Yugi commented as the band came off stage and many people started to clap. "It looks like Joey and Mai are going to be up next."
Everyone turned their attention to the stage. Devin came onto the stage and took a microphone off the stand.
"That was wonderful, now if you want to vote for The Predators text in your vote to Gamer Trials zero six. That is 426-378-7425-06. Now for our next group we have The Edge!" Joey, Mai, Rose and a guy Yugi didn't know came on stage and went into their positions. "First we have Joey Wheeler on drums, Mai Valentine on lead guitar, Rose Phono on bass and Doyle Foster on mic." Devin placed the mic back on the stand and left the stage. The stage went dark and Yugi noticed there was a hologram projection in front of them showing the notes, but it was barely noticeable on the floor, though from his practice up on the stage earlier that day, they were very visible on the stage.
Doyle picked up the mic. "This is Devour original band of this song is Shinedown. Now let's get this song started!"
The sudden change in mood of Doyle made Yugi flinch, apparently the stage was Doyle's territory. The lights dimmed to a red color and the drums were off to a fast start. The bass started and then the lead came in after a few seconds and Yugi turned to Regan.
"Have you ever heard of this song?"
"I've heard of the band, but not this song. If it's good I'll download it to my computer." Regan answered with a smile.
Yugi was about to say something else and then the singer started to sing.
Take it and take it and take it and take it and take it all
Take it and take it and take it until you take us all
Smash it and crash it and thrash it and trash it
They're only toys
Yugi was impressed at how Doyle could sing.
Try it, you'll like it, don't hide it, don't fight it, just let it out
Steal and shoot it and kill it or take another route
Take it and take it and take it
You know they're only toys
There was a pause and then Yugi noticed Joey had a mic at the drums and the chorus began.
Devour, devour
Suffocate your own empire
Devour, devour
It's your final hour
Both Joey and Doyle were singing and Yugi was truly entertained. They were really good singing that together.
Devour, devour
Stolen like a foreign soul
Devour, devour
What a way to go
Then the song did a break with a solo and Doyle sang the next verse.
You want it, you want it, you want it, you want it
Well, here it is, everything, everything, everything
Isn't so primitive
Take it and take it and take it and take it and take it all
Yugi noticed there was a little solo in between the verses as Mai owned the solo.
Nobody, nobody wants to feel like this
Nobody, nobody wants to live like this
Nobody, nobody wants a war like this
Joey came back into singing again.
Devour, devour
Suffocate your own empire
Devour, devour
It's your final hour
Devour, devour
Stolen like a foreign soul
Devour, devour
What a way to go
What a way to go
Joey took lead of the song and Yugi was completely impressed that his friend could sing. Rose completed a solo of her own.
Diving down
Round and round
Diving down
Round and round
And then Doyle joined Joey and they did the chorus again.
Devour, devour
Suffocate your own empire
Devour, devour
It's your final hour
Devour, devour
Stolen like a foreign soul
Devour, devour
What a way to go
Devour, devour
Suffocate your own empire
Devour, devour
It's your final hour
Devour, devour
Stolen like a foreign soul
Devour, devour
What a way to go
What a way to go
Joey sang out that last line and then the instruments struck their last note hard to end the song. Yugi and Regan started clapping and cheering and Yugi could hear Téa and Serenity behind him.
The Edge walked off stage and Devin came on not to long afterwards. "I see the audience agrees for this band to move on."
The audience cheered.
"Well for those who are at home and who are allowed to vote, if you wish to vote for The Edge, text in your vote to Gamer Trials zero seven. That is 426-378-7425-07. Now for our next group: Creatures of the Night!"
A bunch of hooded people came onto the stage and Yugi thought he recognized the bass guitarist, but he wasn't sure. He was about to hear the introductions of the band members, but Serenity got out of her seat and Yugi saw her hide under the table. He looked around and saw Joey and Mai coming towards them.
"Good job Joey, Mai." Téa said to them as they came with in hearing distance.
"It wasn't bad, I'm sure the folks at home saw our mistakes with the split screen." Mai responded.
"There wasn't any band screeching noises and the singing was done beautifully." Regan complimented. "Joey, I didn't know you could sing."
"Heh, I didn't really either, who knew." Joey answered scratching the back of his head and then some really eerie music came on.
Yugi noticed Serenity poke Joey in the back. Joey turned around and looked stunned.
Serenity gave him a hug, "Hi Joey, good performance."
"Serenity, what are you doing here?" Joey asked in surprise.
"Well I wanted to see you in the finals… but then I heard about that foul shot from Mokuba and decided to see you earlier."
"Wait, you and Mokuba talk… I thought you talked to Tristan all the time."
Serenity giggled. "Well we did, but." She looked over at Tristan. "We decided that we were better friends not something more."
"So you and Mokuba talked after Battle City and now are you…what?"
Mokuba jumped in front of Joey. "We aren't in a relationship, we are just really good friends that's all."
Yugi looked closer and noticed the kid was blushing. "Hey Joey, you look hungry maybe you should have an appetizer."
Joey turned to him. "Yea buddy, I'm starving."
Joey left the two teenagers and jumped into his seat. Mai sighed and followed him in her red and silver short dress. Mokuba and Serenity walked back to their seats and Yugi barely heard Mokuba whisper a thank you. Through that entire situation, Yugi noticed the music that was playing stopped. He saw the main course come towards his table and his stomach growled. He quickly started to eat his appetizer when someone tapped on his shoulder. He turned around and saw one of the tournament workers.
"Can we help you?" Atem asked.
"You are up next after this band, so you need to head back stage now." The worker said and waited for them to get up.
"Fine, let's get this over with." Kaiba stated as Yugi turned to him.
Yugi nodded and he got out of his seat. Regan, Kaiba and Atem followed suit and the four of them walked behind the worker. They walked passed everyone as the next band started up their song. The worker opened a door and held it open for them.
"Right in here and up the stairs, you will see your instruments set and ready for use. You may practice as you wait; no one will hear you, this room is a sound proof area."
"Um, thank you." Regan told him and turned to Yugi. "Want to practice or no?"
Yugi shook his head. "That would probably make me more nervous."
"Same, but just thought I'd ask."
Yugi grabbed his guitar and put it on. Kaiba grabbed the drumsticks while Atem put on his guitar. They waited in silence and then Devin came up to them through another door.
"Are you ready?" He asked them.
"No we are standing here like idiots." Kaiba stated in annoyance.
"Seto," Regan mumbled in a scolding tone, but he seemed to ignore it.
"So yes you are ready, good because you are on in the next minute after I talk to the people watching TV."
Yugi felt his heart stop for a second as it showed how nervous he really was. He did not do well with crowds let alone being viewed by the world. It was different when he was just playing a game; he wasn't trying to impress anybody or trying to make them care and like him. Now he was going on stage, playing guitar and singing for everyone to hear. Yugi felt two hands on his shoulders and his heart stopped pounding in his ears.
"Yugi, you need to calm down. If you don't, you will more than likely pass out on stage or even worse mess up the entire song." Regan whispered in his ear. Yugi was about to turn to her, but she firmly kept her hands on his shoulders not allowing him to move. "Before we go out there, take a deep breath and pretend there is nobody watching us and there is no crowd. It's just us playing the song like in practice and we have to get ever note right. No mistakes, no skipping a note, no messing up on a word. Just be yourself and show that practice that you are better than it."
"What happens if I mess up?"
"Ignore it and keep playing like it never happened."
Yugi took a deep breath and felt his nerves calm down. "Okay, I'm calm, I think."
Regan giggled and turn him around. She wrapped her arms around his neck and gave him a kiss.
"Good, because I think that's Devin calling for us now."
Yugi turned his attention away from her and towards the stage.
"Now, let's hear it for The Band of Heroes!"
"I hate that name." Kaiba muttered and walked out onto the stage.
Atem shook his head and followed him. Yugi grabbed Regan's hand while she picked up her mic and they walked out onto the stage. Surprisingly enough, he couldn't see the people in the audience because of the hologram in front of him and the lights that were projected from in front of the stage. 'So that's the trick. All the bands cheat out stage fright by blinding themselves. Not a bad idea.'
"On lead guitar, we have Yugi Muto, on bass we have Atem Muto, on drums we have Seto Kaiba and on vocals we have Regan Heartin. Good luck!" Devin stated introducing them and then he placed the mic back on the stand and left.
Yugi walked up to the stand and moved it to the side a bit for his own space and Regan looked at him as she was still holding his hand.
She turned to the crowd. "How is everyone doing?"
There was a roar from the crowd of scattered shouts and clapping.
"This song is originally done by Bonnie Tyler and tonight ladies and gentlemen we will play for you tonight Total Eclipse of the Heart!"
The screen suddenly became active and Regan let go of Yugi's hand knowing he was going to need it. Kaiba tapped them in on the tambourine and then Atem started to play the bass, which wasn't as low as what a bass would be.
Yugi took a deep breath and began.
Turn around,
Regan looked at him happily.
Every now and then I get a little bit lonely and you're never coming round
Yugi repeated the line and became less nervous.
Turn around,
Regan sang her part.
Every now and then I get a little bit tired of listening to the sound of my tears
Yugi placed more spirit into the lyrics.
Turn around,
Yugi took a peek at Regan and realized she was in her own world now.
Every now and then I get a little bit nervous that the best of all the years have gone by
Turn around,
Every now and then I get a little bit terrified and then I see the look in your eyes
Turn around, bright eyes
Every now and then I fall apart
Turn around, bright eyes
Every now and then I fall apart
Turnaround,
Yugi started to play his guitar and Kaiba started to play the drums.
Every now and then I get a little bit restless and I dream of something wild
Turnaround,
Every now and then I get a little bit helpless and I'm lying like a child in your arms
Turnaround,
Every now and then I get a little bit angry and I know I've got to get out and cry
Turnaround,
Every now and then I get a little bit terrified but then I see the look in your eyes
Atem stepped up to the mic with him and the three guys sang their line together.
Turnaround bright eyes
Every now and then I fall apart
Turnaround bright eyes
Every now and then I fall apart
Regan took the lead while Yugi went to his soloing.
And I need you now tonight
And I need you more than ever
And if you only hold me tight
We'll be holding on forever
And we'll only be making it right
'Cause we'll never be wrong
The lights start to flash random colors to the beat of the drums.
Together we can take it to the end of the line
Your love is like a shadow on me all of the time
I don't know what to do and I'm always in the dark
We're living in a powder keg and giving off sparks
Then the lights stopped as all four of them started to sing.
I really need you tonight
Forever's gonna to start tonight
Forever's gonna to start tonight
The music stopped except for the bass and Regan was left singing alone.
Once upon a time I was falling in love
The three guys joined in.
Now I'm only falling apart
There's nothing I can do
A total eclipse of the heart
Then Regan and Yugi sang together on her mic.
Once upon a time there was light in my life
But now there's only love in the dark
Nothing I can say
A total eclipse of the heart
Atem played the beat as the rest of them were quiet. And then Yugi and Kaiba joined in and started to play loudly in their solo. Regan held out the mic for him as he did his singing solo.
Turnaround, bright eyes
Turnaround, bright eyes
Turnaround,
Regan joined placed herself behind his guitar holding the mic for the both of them.
Every now and then I know you'll never be the boy you always wanted to be
Turnaround,
Every now and then I know you'll always be the only boy who wanted me the way that I am
Turnaround,
Every now and then I know there's no one in the universe as magical and wondrous as you
Turnaround,
Every now and then I know there's nothing any better, there's nothing that I just wouldn't do
Turnaround bright eyes
Every now and then I fall apart
Turnaround bright eyes
Every now and then I fall apart
And I need you now tonight
Yugi joined Atem at his mic and the four of them started singing.
And I need you more than ever
And if you'll only hold me tight
We'll be holding on forever
And we'll only be making it right
'Cause we'll never be wrong
Together we can take it to the end of the line
Your love is like a shadow on me all of the time
I don't know what to do; I'm always in the dark
We're living in a powder keg and giving off sparks
I really need you tonight
Forever's gonna start tonight
Forever's gonna start tonight
The song went to the bass and Regan was left singing.
Once upon a time I was falling in love
Yugi went up to her mic.
Now I'm only falling apart
There's nothing I can do
A total eclipse of the heart
Once upon a time there was light in my life
But now there's only love in the dark
Nothing I can say
A total eclipse of the heart
A total eclipse of the heart
A total eclipse of the heart
Let go of his guitar and Regan gave him the mic.
Turn around, bright eyes
Turn around, bright eyes
Turn around
The song finished and then Yugi remember the crowd as they started cheering. Now he wanted to see what his performance looked like, not because of the cheers, but for his subconscious level he thought that they were just being nice. Regan walked up to his and planted a kiss on his cheek and just as he heard the audience awed, she dragged him away. Yugi followed her out as Devin came up on stage and did his thing. They walked back to the table with Atem and Kaiba not too far behind him. Téa walked passed Yugi and marched right up to Atem.
"That was great, much better than practice. I don't think you guys missed a note." Tea told him as she walked her fingers up his chest.
"Really?" Atem asked.
She nodded.
"Come on you two, I suggest you get food before you start a porn movie in front of everyone." Kaiba stated and Regan buried her head in Yugi's chest as she started to laugh. Yugi grinned though that was quite low to shoot for on Kaiba's part.
"Kaiba go get laid if you're that stressed." Téa scolded.
Regan started to laugh harder though her laughs were silent; she still vibrated against his chest.
Yugi just shook his head. "Come on let's just eat before we cause a scene."
"Kaiba is a scene." Atem muttered to Yugi as he passed him. Regan laughed again, obviously hearing it.
She came up to breath. "Okay, I'm finding this way too funny; I need to go to bed after dinner."
"How about I carry you to the room after supper?" Yugi suggested before he filtered his mouth.
"You want to carry me?"
"Yea, but only if you want me to." Yugi corrected himself suddenly feeling his face go hot.
Regan eyed him and then she smiled brightly. "Of course you can carry me to the room."
"Alright, then I, the king shall carry my queen back to our room."
"Just don't think about hitting a third base or a homerun."
"Trust me those are not on the top of my list of things to do-"
"It better not be on that list period." Kaiba said in his ear scaring him half to death.
"Seto, let him finished his sentence." Regan scolded with a flushed face. "Go on Yugi."
"That sort of thing doesn't come until after marriage."
"If you live long enough to marry anyone." Kaiba threatened and walked to his seat.
The final chapter, next chapter for Volume 5 is Remembrance Day and hopefully be up soon. Until then,
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