Chapter 2: When Things Go From Bad to Worse.
The next day after school all of them headed over to Yugi's to see if Grandpa had gotten any new cards. They had all gotten some the other day and were looking to see if there was anything new. Abasi was happy to have add some new ones to her deck but the visit from Kaiba and the vision she had afterward were still heavily on her mind. Of course she had gotten a chance to speak to Yugi and Yami both about it and she was relieved when Yami felt as she did about it being a warning. Yugi was a little harder to convince and in the end the two of them gave up.
When they reached the shop and found grandpa gone, she got a bad feeling in the pit of her stomach that it was already happening. Her fears were confirmed when the phone rang and Yugi found Kaiba on the other end. "Ah Yugi prefect. Your grandfather's here visiting but he's not feeling well. Why don't you come by my office and pick him up."
"Kaiba! What have you done? Kaiba!" Yugi shouted into the phone but the teen CEO had already hung up. He looked at all of his friend with a frantic look on his face and could see that they were now worried. He locked eyes with Abasi as he now knew that her vision had been right.
"What's up Yugi?" Joey asked.
"Kaiba says that Grandpa is at his office and isn't feeling good. I need to go get him."
"Not alone you don't, we're coming with you." Tristan said as they all put their school bags behind the counter. Abasi changed the sign on the door so it said that it was closed and Yugi who locked the door behind them. They were able to grab a cab and had it take them all the way to Kiaba corp. They head up the elevator, up to the top floor where Kaiba and Grand were waiting for them.
When the elevator doors opened they found Yugi's grandfather laying on the floor and looking terrible. Yugi ran to his grandpa's side and they fallowed but stopped when they heard Kaiba ask how Grandpa was doing. When they all heard that he challenged him to a duel, putting up their rarest cards as collateral, Abasi felt her blood boil. How could he do that to Sugoroku well taking about it so casually as if it was nothing? She nearly used the strongest fire spell she knew to BQQ Kaiba when she watched him take out grandpa's treasured card and rip it in half. The only thing that stopped her was feeling Yami's presence and the anger there was behind it.
"You jerk how could you do that, have you no since of respect?" Abasi snapped at him.
Just then Grandpa handed Yugi his deck and begged him to teach Kaiba about the heart of the cards with his deck and everything he had taught him. Of course Yugi was more concerned about getting his grandfather to a doctor but Kaiba wasn't about to let a possible chance to crush someone else in a duel slip away. "Sounds like an excuse. Your friends can care for your grandfather well you and I duel." Kaiba said as he smirked down at Yugi. "Unless you're afraid?"
Abasi could see that Yugi was unsure as he glared at the CEO but that changed when all of them told him to take him out. There was no hesitation form any of them to take care of Grandpa well Yugi taught Kaiba not to mess with people's feelings and what they hold dear.
Yugi took his grandfather's deck. "Ok Grandpa, I'll do it."
"I know you will my boy."
Before they split up Tea had all of them put their hands together so she could draw a symbol of their friendship on their hands. What she didn't know was at the same time Abasi muttered an incantation at the same time so that the along with the symbol, the already existing bond between them would be strengthen beyond limits.
Joey and Abasi helped to put Grandpa on Tristan's back well Tea called for an ambulance on her cell. It was just pulling up when they exited the building. "Abasi, Joey. Tristan and I will take Yugi's grandpa to the hospital. Why don't you two get back in there and cheer Yugi on."
"Ok take good care of him Tea."
"We'll be sure to let you know when Yugi kicks Kaiba's butt." Abasi said as the two of them headed back into the building and back to their friend's side. Nothing could have prepared them for seeing two full sized monsters standing on the field between Kaiba and Yami.
"Whoa! Monsters, real monster."
"Well that explains a lot." Abasi muttered as they watched Kaiba's giant try to take out Yami's dragon, but it was easily destroyed by a fireball attack. This took Kiaba's life points down to 1800. She was a bit surprised to see the Yami dueling instead of Yugi himself but she could feel the strength he had that Yugi had a hard time showing.
"Big brother, are you alright?!" Abasi looked to her left and saw a boy with wild black hair and brown eyes. There wasn't much similarity's there but she could see that the boy was clearly Kaiba's younger brother. She turned her attention back to the duel as Kaiba summed Soggi, the dark clown, and like Yami she was a little confused as she knew that its attack point were not high. It then made since when he combined it with a magic card that increased his dark clown's attack points by 300. The horrible looking clown easily took out Yami's dragon dropping his life points to 1600.
"Gee Joey are you watching closely? You could sure learn something from watching these two duel and apply it to your own dueling." Abasi said hoping to lighten the mood a bit.
"What?! Are you saying I am bad at dueling or something?"
"Maybe, but we can talk about that later." She said before she winced as Yami's defensive monster was destroyed by Kaiba's clown. "Come on Yugi, hang in there!"
This was the start of a killing spree as Kaiba kept taking out Yami's defensive monsters, one after the other. This may have protected his life points but Abasi knew as well as Yami did that unless he put a monster with stronger attack points out on the field he was going to lose the duel. "You're not faring any better than the old man did Yugi. Your deck is as weak and feeble as your grandfather." Kaiba said with a smirk.
"My grandpa is a great man and a better dullest than you'll ever be. He trusted me with his cards and I can feel his heart in this deck. I drought you have that kind of faith in your cards Kaiba." Yami said which took Kaiba by surprise a little. "But I believe in my grandpa's deck. And my faith rewards me with Gaia the fierce knight. With the destructive power of 2300."
Both Joey and Abasi were happy to see the hologram of Yami's knight take out Kaiba's clown and knock Kaiba's life points down to 1300. "Way to go Yugi!" they cheered.
"Alright Kaiba your move."
"This will be over sooner than you think." Kaiba said not fazed by Yami's move as he drew a card and did the last thing they were all expecting. "I call apron the Blue-eyes White Dragon!"
They all stared as the dragon took shape on his side of the field. "But we all saw Kaiba ripe that card in half." Joey said in confusion.
"Surprised? Did you think your grandfather was the only one to possess a Blue-eyes White Dragon?" Kaiba asked as it took out Yami's knight. Seeing that dragon reminded Abasi of her vision and she was worried if it had told her the truth, that Kaiba not only had one but all three of the four Blue eyes in his deck. If he did it was going to be a challenge to beat him. They didn't have long to have him conform her speciation as he summand a second one. "Why don't you just admit defeat Yugi?"
"Don't you dare listen to him Yugi! He's got nothing on you or your grandpa's deck. You can beat him, just don't lose faith." Abasi shouted. Through the bond that Tea and she had put in place they could all séance his grandpa's desire for him to keep on going and win.
"I won't give up. Grandpa's counting on me." Yami said also sensing it as he pick up a card, which he turned around and used. "Swords of reviling light! It stops all monsters on the field for three turns."
"How desperate. What possible good will a three turn delay give you?" Kaiba asked as the swords surrounded his dragons, stopping them from attacking or defending.
Abasi could see that even though Yami had bought some time he didn't know what to do. She and Joey didn't say anything as he tried to think of a solution, but then he seemed to get an idea. She just hoped that it was something good enough to take out all of Kaiba's dragons.
"Quit your stalling Yugi or you will forfeit the match." Kaiba snapped bring Yami out of his thoughts.
"I never forfeit." Yami snapped as he drew a card. He was relieved when he saw it was another piece of Exodia.
"Draw any card you like it doesn't matter it won't change a thing. My dragons maybe frozen for another two turns but my new monster is under so such spell. The Judgeman, with an attacking power of 2300." Kaiba took out another of Yami's defensive monsters.
Yami drew and summand the Dark Magician, easily taking out Kaiba's Judgeman and dropping his life points to 1000. Kabia again wasn't fazed as he drew a card which he in turn summoned and as Abasi had seen it was the third Blue-eyes and it easily wiped out Dark magician dropping Yami's life points to 400.
"This isn't good." Abasi muttered as she felt both Yami's and Yugi's dought. Thinking fast and hoping that Joey didn't notice, she pulled into spell she had used to straighten the bond of friendship. Trying to temporally combine their hopes together, to give Yami and Yugi the strength they so desperately needed. She knew that it would put a strain on herself and there was a risk but it was worth it.
She knew it worked when she saw in Yugi's/Yami's mind their hands over the deck, the ones with the symbol drawn on them. "Yugi. We're right here with you." Tea said as they all smiled at him.
"Yugi you've got to believe in yourself."
"You can do it, just kick Kaiba's butt."
"We believe in you and in the heart of the cards." Abasi could see that it worked as Yami's and Yugi's combined confidence came back and Yami drew their last card. Abasi was able to pull out of the bond in time to see Yami confront Kaiba.
"Draw your last pathetic card so I can end this Yugi."
"My grandpa's deck has no pathetic cards Kaiba, but it does contain the unstoppable Exodia." Yami said as he held up the card that was Exodia's head and the last piece.
"Whoa now way." Abasi said as her jaw dropped. She had heard of Exodia but she had never heard of anyone ever being able to summon him in a duel. This was history in the making and she was there to see it happen as Yami put all five pieces down on the terminal and the legendary monster materialized onto the field form a pentagram.
"Exodia. It's not possible no one's ever been able to summon him." Kaiba said and for the first time since she was him walk into the game shop Abasi saw fear on his face.
Exodia obliterated all three of Kaiba's dragons which took the rest of his life points with them. This meant that Yami had won the duel and had proven that Kaiba wasn't as good of a duelist as he thought he was. Abasi felt a little sorry for him but not all that much as she and Joey did a victory dance on the sidelines.
"You play only for power Kaiba and that is why you lost. But if you put your heart in the game there is nothing you can't do." Yami said.
Kaiba didn't listen as he still couldn't believe that he lost. "But-but how? How could I have lost to him?"
"Kaiba. If you truly want to know, open your mind." Abasi stopped celebrating with Joey as she felt a powerful force coming of her friend. She saw a golden eye on his forehead as he threw the power at Kaiba. She saw it envelope him and then shatter like a thousand shards of glass. Kaiba than dropped to his knees. "There Kaiba, maybe now you will start to see."
Abasi stared in shock at seeing what Yami had just done to his defeated opponent. She remembered Yami explaining to her the other night about the shadow games. He use to use to punish people who had traded on Yugi's or his friend's souls and how dangerous they were. He had told her that he had left those days behind him after Yugi had asked him to stop, and now she understood why. If a shadow game was anything like what she had just seen Yami do to Kaiba she was relieved that he didn't use them anymore.
"Yugi that was awesome." Joey said as Yugi, who was once again in control of his body, joined them.
"Thanks Joey." Yugi said as he smiled up at his best friend before his eyes fell on Abasi. He could see that she was pale again like yesterday but tired as well. It made him worry a bit but she smiled at him as she congratulated him on his victory.
"Come on let's get out of here. I'll see if my aunt can pick us up and take us to the hospital to see if your grandpa's alright." Abasi said leading the way out.
Sabah was not happy about the evening's events as they all told her about what had happened back at Kaiba corp. but she knew something was on her niece's mind as she hardly said a word. She also could see the tall tail signs that Abasi had used some of her magic. After checking on Sugoroku, who was feeling better but had to stay at the hospital overnight for observation, she took all of them home in her car. It was only after the two of them were along in the guestroom that she ask about what had Abasi had used her magic for.
"It wasn't anything much, I just temporally used the bond of our friendship to give Yugi hope when he need it." Abasi said as she got ready for bed, refusing to look her aunt in the eyes.
"And how did you do that?" Sabah demanded as she put her hands on her hips.
"Um by temporally linking our minds and feelings for a moment." Abasi muttered but Sabah still heard her.
"Abasi Klashi, you shouldn't be so reckless with your magic. It may be strong but what would you have done if it had gotten away from you?" She demanded.
"I figured the risk was worth the rewired and I was right." Abasi snapped as she turned and glared at her aunt. "I'm not novice any more I know what risks are involved every time I use what you have taught me. I'll admit that I still have a lot to learn and a part of that is making mistakes but I will never make those mistakes with my friends. I will never hurt them."
Sabah could see that she meant every word of this and it warmed her heart to see her being so responsible but at the same time she knew that as the student Abasi could not always see the consciences of her actions before she made the choice. "You can always have good intentions but you need to remember that if you take risks you can't keep that guaranty. Alright?"
Abasi nodded. "Alright."
"Good now off to bed, you have school in the morning." Sabah said as she left the room and headed to the kitchen to make herself a cup of tea. She felt after a long day at work and dealing with the after math of what had happened at Kaiba Corp she needed it to relax. She let it steep as she thought over what her niece had said. Sabah knew that even though Abasi was still young and learning her power was growing stronger every day. She did show great respect of her powers and control put what Sabah feared most was that if it ever broke out of her control there would be no one to stop her.
She decide that night before going to bed that there was only on course of action that was need to be taken and she felt that it was time for Abasi to have it anyway. She would just have to wait for the right moment to give it to her.
-o0o-
The next week was uneventful for Abasi and her friends after what had happened with Kaiba which none of them minded too much. In that time they finally got to see Yugi and Abasi duel each other and saw that their two friends were both very good duelist. They were also surprised by the them of her deck. "You have a thing for Gravekeeper cards huh?" Joey asked.
"Yay I know it seems weird but I've always like to use them." Abasi said as she put her deck away.
"It's not weird if you have a deck that you've put your heart into." Yugi said with a smile.
"Thanks Yugi."
After that they all watched as Tea beat Joey easily five times in a row.
Later after school Abasi learned why when Yugi told her that Joey's deck only contained monster and nothing else. She face palmed at his stupidity but agreed with Yugi that there friend needed to train with his grandpa. Of course she broke out laughing at the two of them as Joey bagged well Yugi used reverse psychology on Sugoroku to get him to agree.
Joey showed improvement in the coming weeks as the up and coming duel regional championship approached. They watched it at Yugi's the night the finals was going on. They could all see that Joey was tired but was full of enthusiasm as they watched Weevil and Rex Raptor duel for the title. Joey was nodding off as they watched and they all started to bug him about it.
Joey ground as they laughed at him. "I must have been nuts to think I could learn this crazy game."
As if on cue Yugi's grandpa appeared behind him with a package. "Time for your lesson."
"Wha- you mean we're not done?"
"Not by a long shot you slacker." Sugoroku ignored Joey's grown as he tried to cheer him up a little. "Now quit your whining Joseph. I know you've been training long and hard but you really are coming along as a dullest and I'm quite proud of you."
Joey was touched by this as tears filled his eyes and he tried to hug Grandpa but ended up face planting as he moved to Yugi and gave him the package he was carrying.
Sabah shock her head as she walked in with a try of snacks and drinks. "What are you doing on the floor Joseph?"
"He just learned that Sugoroku has good timing is all." Abasi said as she smiled at the annoyed look on Joeys face. They were all then darn to the package Yugi had gotten in the mail. "Its form Industrial Revolutions." Yugi said
"The guys who make the Duel Monsters game, but why are they sending you a package?" Joey asked as he retook his seat on the couch.
"Maybe they heard about me beating the world champion." Yugi suggested.
"Well you won't know till you open it." Abasi said.
He was about to when the TV and the duel going on got their attention. They all watched as Weevil easily beat Rex Raptor and took the title. They watched as Maximillian Pegasus gave him the trophy and announced that another duel tournament was coming up and Weevil was invited to attend. After that they were all drawn back to Yugi's package.
When he opened it all they saw was a strange glove, two gold stars and a tape. He put the tape in and they were meet with the face of Pegasus once again but this time he was talking directly to Yugi. "I've heard some terribly interesting things about you Yugi. Your impressive defeat of Seto Kaiba intrigued me, so much I've decided to investigate your dueling skills for personally. Right here, right now, we shell hold a special duel, we'll play with a strict time limit of 15 minutes and when time runs out the player with the highest life points will be the winner. Are you ready?"
This set alarm bells off in Abasi's mind as she didn't like the sound of this and looking at her aunt she saw that she also didn't like it.
"Wha? He can't expect you to fight a duel against a video tape?" Joey asked.
"That's crazy."
As they heard him laugh Abasi couldn't help but think it's not crazy if you have magic at your disposal. And sure enough he not only said it but they saw a glow coming from his left eye before they all froze in place, save Yugi. "What have you done to them, where have you taken us?" he demanded
"We're no longer in the world you know but I will return you after our game." Pegasus said. It was clear then that he was unaware of the magicians in Yugi's presence and that Sabah was quickly using her own magic to fight against. Abasi didn't have the knowledge on how to break out of such a magical hold so she could only stand by and watch her friend as he started to duel another power crazed CEO.
Yami once again took control which didn't go unnoticed by Sabah but she kept her focused on trying ti break out of the spell. They were taken by surprise as Pegasus read Yami's mind and countered Yami's dragon before he could even summon it. He quickly explained about the shadow realm and the shadow games played back in ancient Egypt which the three of them were all aware of. Abasi was relieved when Yami didn't admit that as he continued to duel Pegasus as he countered against his own dragon that was now under Pegasus control.
Sabah paused in her efforts as she heard Pegasus talk about the millennium items. How could he know about them? Unless that glow from his left eye was the Millennium eye.
The duel went on and it looked for a few moments that Yami might win but then time ran out just as Sabah broke the spells hold on herself. "Enough." She said throwing a spell at Pegasus but his left eye glowed again and her attack was dismissed.
"Well isn't this a surprise a modern day sorceress and a strong one at that." Pegasus said as he clapped seeming unfazed by her effort. "I'm impressed that you were able to break my magic's hold on you."
"Do not under estimate me Pegasus. Now what is it you want with Yugi?" Sabah demanded as she joined Yami at the TV.
"That is for me to know and him to come to Duelist Kingdom to find out. When next we duel Yugi it will be for higher stakes."
"I'm done playing your games." Yami snapped as he glared at him.
Pegasus tisked him as a smile crossed face. "You presume I'm giving you a choice in the matter, but I'm not. For I too poses one of the seven millennium items, the all-powerful Millennium eye.
"A Millennium eye." Yami said as he stared at it.
"That's right Yugi boy and now I'll show you the true extent of it magic." A wave of magic flew out of the eye and went flying at them. Sabah put a shield up around her and Yami but when it passed over them that she realized that she made a grave mistake. They watched helplessly was the eyes power covered Yugi's grandpa and removed his soul, pulling it into the TV. "You see I have found that given the proper incentive I can make anyone can be made to play my game."
As Sugoroku called out to his grandson, Yami let Yugi take back control." Grandpa."
"Yes little Yugi we will duel again how else will you ever reclaim your grandfather's soul." Pegasus laughed as he then turned his attention back to Sabah as his hold on the rest of them started to fade and Sugoroku's soulless body hit the floor. "As for you my dear I'm afraid I'll have to punish you for trying to interfere with me."
He was about to force her into the shadow realm when a powerful and blinding light stopped him. He was forced out of the living room without any further problem. Sabah looked at Abasi as she collapsed onto the floor out cold, a golden aura fading back into her skin.