Sailor Moon Fan Fiction / Dragon Ball/Z/GT Fan Fiction / Yu-Gi-Oh! Fan Fiction ❯ D&D Fantasy ❯ Chapter 3 ( Chapter 3 )

Chapter 3

<'And so forth'> = Thought or Thinking

Once Kaiba was in his grasp it was not hard to turn him to the dark side; it was as if he wanted to be evil all along. After Shadow explained the plan, and Kaiba changed a few of the ideas he didn't like, they set a time and day, to strike our group. The day came and Kaiba sent in three centaurs to kidnap me, Serena, and Rini. The kidnapping went great, but when I saw Shadow I went full feline and so did Serena and Rini. Kaiba knocked all three of us unconscious and slipped a metal collar around each of our necks. We regained consciousness to find that we were in cages. I tried to take my human form and dark energy zapped me. Shadow laughed and said sarcastically, "Oh Blade, what's wrong? Stuck in that feline body of yours?"

I said seething, "What have you done to me!"

"Oh it's not just you; neither of the other two can become human." Shadow said seductively.

Hearing Shadow say those words caused Serena and Rini to try taking their human forms, and they got the same result as me. We all started to growl; then Kaiba came out saying,

"What's the matter? Don't you like my inventions?"

Suddenly a voice rang through the warehouse where we were being held saying, "Well I don't approve of them."

Kaiba spun around saying angrily, "Show Yourself!"

Suddenly, a man with purple hair stepped out of the shadows and launched a blast at Shadow. Shadow dodged and said angrily, "Who dares attack me!"

"My name's Trunks." The stranger said, getting closer to shadow.

As he got closer and Shadow backed off, Serena, Rini, and I started ramming at the cage doors. I was the first one out followed by Serena and we went to attack Kaiba. Kaiba's centaurs took the front line and fought us. Rini finally broke out of her cage and went to help Trunks, who was being zapped by several bolts of dark energy. Rini went up and bit Shadow's arm, causing him to throw her across the room, where she hit a hard box and went unconscious. This angered Trunks and he went super sayjin two.

Surprised, Shadow vanished, with a terrified Kaiba, and many beat up centaurs. Serena looked over at Rini and ran to her aid.

As Shadow returned to his dark castle, he thought < "They'll never get those collars off. Kaiba locked each and every one of them. They could blow them off, but the ladies would end up dead from the blast.">

Shadow then laughed to himself. Trunks carried Rini, as we all flew back to the hotel, where we saw the guys searching frantically for us. (Rini regained consciousness and was able to fly when we were half way there, so Trunks let her go and flew off in the other direction.)

When we landed, the guys all asked at once, "Where have you been?"

I answered "Trouble found us."

"Blade, why are you in your feline form?" Seiya asked suspiciously.

I replied "I'll show you." < "I'm gonna regret this.">

I tried going to my human form, and everyone saw the collar activate and zap me.

"Blade, you could've just told me that's what would happen." Seiya said as he helped me up off the ground. "Would you have believed me?" I asked.

"I guess not." He replied.

Yami spoke up, "Who did this to you?"

I replied, "Remember Shadow? He's got a new ally."

"What do you mean?" Yami asked suspiciously.

"Kaiba has joined him." I replied with a tone of anger.

"We must work on a strategy to defeat him!" Darien said, taking charge.

Taiki said, "Shouldn't we get these collars off the ladies first?"

Hearing Taiki's suggestion,

I mumbled, "Good luck."

Taiki asked, "What's that supposed to mean?"

I answered, "Kaiba locked all of them with the only key made for these dumb things. What's worse, Kaiba made them."

"Were any of you good at picking locks in a past life?" Seiya asked.

Bakura stepped forward and said, "I know how to get them off; Decapitation."

Serena took a chance and smacked Bakura upside the head.

Bakura turned to snatch her soul and Yami called on mirror force to reflect it back at him.

Bakura dodged and I shouted, "Are you two finished yet!"

They quit fighting as they saw a tall woman with green hair approaching us.

She said, "Hello, my name is Trista."

Yaten said, "And your point is…"

"My point is I'd like to help you out." She replied.

"What do you mean, help us out?" I asked.

"I saw the trouble you were in, and I have a skeleton key to unlock those three collars." She answered.

"Really?" I asked.

She just moved forward and unlocked the collars; freeing us. We all went to our human form and it felt really good to stretch out. We thanked Trista before she left to watch over the time gates. Life returned to somewhat normal. We sat down to dinner and I had several helpings of what was there.

Yaten said, "Geeze, someone's not worried about getting fat."

That comment struck me hard and I finished my meal silently. I then went to my room and sat on the bed thinking about what Yaten had said.

Someone knocked at the door and I said, "Come in."

Yami entered asking, "You okay?"

I replied, "I don't know, I was shocked at what Yaten said to me; and I was also a bit hurt."

"He was just trying to be obnoxious." Yami said, trying to comfort me.

"I know. And he always manages to succeed at humiliating people." I replied.

"I'm sure he didn't mean to offend you, he was just speaking his mind." Yami explained.

"Maybe if I sleep on it, I'll find a way to forgive him in the morning." I said.

"Good idea, you'll need your rest if Shadow attacks tomorrow." Yami said as he exited the room.

I got ready for bed and after I crawled under the covers, I turned out the light. I woke up the next morning and headed for the kitchen. As I got closer, Yaten's comment rang through my mind.

Seiya looked up and said, "Good morning." His tone cheerful.

I said, "Good morning to you" as cheerfully as I could.

"Want some toast?" Ryou questioned.

"No thanks, I'm not hungry" I said as I headed out the door to go exploring.

Seiya leaned over to Yaten and said, "I think what you said last night really hurt her feelings."

Yaten looked at the door as it swung closed; and turning back, he had a look of guilt on his face. I was flying over a small area with a waterfall surrounded by trees when my stomach started growling. I landed and sat by the water resisting the pain from the hunger. At the hotel, lunch time was approaching and the group waited for me to return. When I didn't return after twenty minutes, they started lunch without me. I was still at the same spot when dinner time rolled around, and night approached. I was starving, but I refused to eat, for fear that I would gain weight. I fell asleep by the water. When I didn't return to the hotel, Seiya, Yami, Darien, Serena, Rini, Taiki, Ryou, and even Yaten were worried. I woke up the next day feeling weak, and extremely hungry. Again, I refused to eat for the entire day. I decided to go to the mountains and stay there, instead of going back to the hotel. The guys finally decided to spread out and look for me. They searched by air and by land, but they couldn't find me.

Seiya shouted to Yami, "I'm getting really worried about Blade; she's never stayed out this long." Yami replied, "When I talked to her the other night, she was very hurt about what Yaten had said. I'm worried that she's refusing to come back so she won't be pushed to eat something."

Two Weeks Later, Bakura went into the mountains where he found me in a cave. When he walked up to me he realized I was very pale. He picked me up and carried me back to the hotel; he then put me in my room. I woke up to find him sitting in a chair at the end of my bed. I sat up with a start and tried to retreat; knowing how evil he was. He got up in an instant and grabbed me.

I said weakly, "Let me go!"

He replied slyly, "You haven't eaten in two weeks; you're too weak to even break my grasp around your waist."

I tried to put my chill touch on him, but it sputtered out into harmless snowflakes.

"I told you, you're too weak." Bakura said, snickering.

"What are you going to do?" I questioned angrily.

"Not much, just this." He said as he placed his hand on my forehead causing me to collapse into slumber.

Bakura then called on Yaten to get a needle and some formulas for nutrients. I came to four days later with a needle in my arm and Bakura keeping watch.

"You'll be stronger now." He said as he checked the needle and removed it.

After searching for two weeks; four hours at a time, Yami and Seiya finally returned to the hotel.

Confronting Serena they said, "We couldn't find her anywhere."

Serena said, "That's because Bakura already has."

"What!" they both said in unison.

"She's in her room resting." Yaten said as he came out of the kitchen.

"Is she okay?" Seiya asked urgently.

"She's fine; I gave her an IV with nutrients."

I came out of the room followed by Bakura. Seeing Yaten, I turned around running right into Bakura, who turned me around saying,

"You'll have to confront him sooner or later."

I replied, "How about later."

Bakura turned me around again and said, "How about now."

I said, "Fine! Yaten, you owe me an apology."

Yaten said, "Yeah, I know, my conscious hasn't left me alone since you left. And I'm so sorry I made you feel bad."

"Apology accepted." I said happily.

"I'm glad to see you're ok." Yami said smiling.

A week went by with no attack from Shadow; and I was beginning to think he got bored attacking us; when a huge fireball came at the house we were staying at. I put a shield around the house, but it wasn't strong enough and the fireball came through, hitting me. I stood up slowly and tried the shield again as another attack came at the house. Again, the shield wasn't strong enough, and I was hit a second time. I started thinking

< "I wish the others were here.">

Just then, I felt someone grab my hand and the shield got stronger. I couldn't hold the shield long enough and I collapsed into the person next to me. I tried to get up, but I was beat up pretty badly. The two fireballs that hit me really took their toll. I was being stubborn and I managed to stand, only to be pushed back down, as a fireball went over me. I was a little dazed while all the attacking was going on and I didn't see who was helping me stay alive. I looked up to see a blurry image of a man with silvery white hair before I slipped into unconsciousness. I woke up a while later in a room I didn't recognize. I tried to get up, but winced in pain at the bruises on my ribs.

I heard a voice say, "Careful, your ribs are bruised pretty badly."

I managed to ask, "Where am I?"

The man said, "You're at my castle, in one of the guest rooms."

I asked, "Who are you?"

The man replied, "My name is Maximillion Pegasus, and you need your rest."

He said, as he left the room. Knowing who he was, and after making sure my wings would be able to carry me, I escaped through the window. Pegasus saw this on his monitors, and sent a crew to capture me if I should happen to fall. I did start to weaken a bit, and knowing of the men searching for me below, I went to the mountains, and hid inside the cave that Bakura found me in when I was refusing to eat. Kemo notified Pegasus that they lost me in the mountains and went back to the castle. Seeing that the coast was clear, I headed back to the village. I got there to find everyone scouting the area for me. I landed and winced in pain with every rapid breath. I told them about Pegasus being there, and how he took me to his castle after I collapsed during a battle. Yami couldn't believe it, and he knew that Pegasus probably sensed him there. Yami explained how evil Pegasus was, and told the others to find a place to hide me; if Pegasus knew I was in their group, he would more than likely steal my soul to force Yami into a duel with him. Bakura and the others brought me to the cellar and put me to bed. Just as they started to leave, they heard Pegasus talking to Yami. I lay in fear as to whether he would be able to find me. Yami explained how the group has seen many travelers come and go and that he didn't know who I was. Pegasus didn't give up searching though; he asked to search the house. Bakura, the others, and I tried to be as quiet as possible, but it was hard to stay calm when we knew what he was capable of. Pegasus left saying he'd be back to further search the perimeter. The next day came in which Yami had the time to visit me in the cellar that night. Pegasus arrived at 8:00 sharp that morning to search the perimeter. At the time he was searching the perimeter, Seiya, Yaten, and Taiki were in the cellar with me. Yaten tried to help me sit up to eat, when he hit my bruised ribs causing me to cry out in pain. Yami and Pegasus turned to the sound as Pegasus headed towards the cellar, where he found me.

"Well, well, what have we here?" Pegasus said, smiling evilly. "I thought you said that you hadn't seen her." He said turning to Yami.

I jumped from the bed and bolted for the door saying, "He didn't."

Unfortunately, Pegasus had a cane with him, and he tapped my side causing me to collapse to my knees. Yami stood in front of me warning him to stay away, but Pegasus didn't stop and he managed to grab my arm, pulling me out from behind Yami. When Yami tried to move in and hit him,

Pegasus said, "If you want her soul to remain in tact, I suggest you stay put.

I looked back at the others helplessly as Pegasus brought me back to his castle.

I shouted, "Why did you bring me back here? Can't you take a hint? I don't want to be here!"

Pegasus replied calmly, "I have to give Yami a reason to come to my castle so that I may get his millennium puzzle, and strip his powers from him."

"So basically, I'm a hostage." I said sarcastically.

"Hostages don't get fully furnished rooms. You'll be a guest here until I get Yami's puzzle." Pegasus said.

"More like a prisoner." I mumbled.

Pegasus looked at me angrily and went to slap me when he hit a hard surface.

"Clever girl, putting a shield up to defend herself." He said angrily.

"I should take your soul for that! But then, I won't have a soul to bargain with." "I can get Yami's puzzle in exchange for your safe return. It's brilliant." Pegasus told of his plan aloud.

I thought < "I'll prevent him from ever keeping the puzzle long enough to do any damage.">

Yami burst through the castle doors with Darien, Seiya, Yaten, and Taiki right behind him. I cast a spell to see what was going on outside of the room, through the mirror. I saw Pegasus walk up to Yami, and yank the puzzle from around his neck. Yami disappeared, and Yugi was back to normal.

"I finally have it!" Pegasus exclaimed.

I thought < "Oh no! I have to see where he puts it, so I can reach through the mirror, and take it back.">

I saw Pegasus being attacked by Seiya, Taiki, Darien, and Yaten in their feline forms. Unfortunately, he held Yugi hostage and they ended up being locked in the dungeon. I saw Pegasus put the puzzle on an altar in one of the lower rooms of the castle.

I cast a spell saying, "The image that I see becomes close for me to reach, turn this mirror into a portal of passage for me."

I went through the portal and took flight, so that I wouldn't step on the floor sensors as I grabbed the puzzle. Once the puzzle was in my hands, it started glowing and Yami appeared as a ghostly image. I told him everything would be alright, and that I would free the others from the dungeon cell they were placed in. I went back through the portal and into the room, only to form another portal to the dungeon cell to unlock it. I set the others free and gave Yugi the puzzle. I then went back through the portal to the room and closed it. Pegasus entered the room explaining how he succeeded and that my soul would be his forever.

I shouted, "Mirror wall!"

Just as a golden light came from his eye; it bounced back at Pegasus, capturing his soul. The others walked into the room and Yami thanked me for helping him and Yugi. When we got back to the house, Yami replaced the broken rope around the puzzle with a chain and slipped it around his neck. My ribs eventually healed and that night there was a ball at the castle. I put on my formal dress, which had red shoes and red around the cuffs of the sleeves. I then met the guys who were awed at how beautiful Serena, Rini, and I looked. Rini wasn't too happy about the ball because she knew she wouldn't have anyone to dance with. I danced with Seiya, Taiki and Yaten asked a couple of girls to dance, Darien and Serena were together, and Yami and Bakura watched the excitement. Rini sat in a chair and watched everyone dance around happily, while she had become a wall flower.

Suddenly, a hand appeared in front of her and a boy with silvery hair asked her to dance. He didn't have to ask twice, she was on her feet in a matter of minutes dancing, and smiling as they went around the floor. When the dance was over, Taiki and Yaten liked the girls they were dancing with so much, they asked for their names.

"My name's Amy" the first girl said.

"My name's Raye" the second girl said.

"Nice to meet you" Taiki and Yaten said in unison.

Rini had already thanked the boy for the dance, and now she was asking for his name.

The boy replied, "My name's Peruru." Rini then told the boy her name.

"I'm Rini" she said.

"That's a pretty name." the boy said, causing Rini to blush.

We said our farewells and headed back to the house. It was dark, and I was beginning to get a bad feeling. I looked behind me to see Shadow firing up an attack to blast Rini. Before I could say anything, something blasted Shadow from behind. Rini looked to see Peruru hitting him with white light. Shadow turned around and knocked the boy out. As he fell, I raced to catch him. With him safely on the ground, I looked back at Rini, who was not happy. Rini's eyes glowed bright red just before she went into her feline form and cried out,

"Soul Tiger!"

We all watched as a spirit flew out of Rini's heart; causing her to collapse, and broke Shadow's arm, before he cried out in pain and vanished. The spirit returned to Rini, but she just wanted to sleep.

I said, "Our strongest attacks could be our downfall."

"Why do you say that?" Yami asked.

"Once we use our strongest attacks we can't fight anymore; we're too tired and weak."

Darien carried his daughter into the house with Peruru close behind. Darien put Rini to bed and told Peruru that he could stay as long as he'd like. The next day Taiki and Yaten were walking around with Amy and Raye when Amy collapsed to her knees holding her head. Taiki bent down to help her as several branches came up from the earth encasing them.

Amy was screaming "My head, it hurts, I can't control it."

Taiki knew this was a flare up of new and unexpected power, from an element that Amy hasn't worked with yet.

Taiki said, "Calm down, you need to focus your mind on embracing the power that has suddenly arisen within you."

"I can't, it's too strong, it's tearing me up inside!" Amy cried out.

Taiki took a stern tone with Amy and shouted, "If you don't try to control it, it will kill you!"

Amy heard Taiki and started trying to control the power. The branches started to return to the earth slowly, but she started to lose concentration and the branches started growing back again. Taiki coaxed her through the ordeal with much effort. Finally, the branches all retreated back into the earth revealing a very exhausted Amy. Amy collapsed into slumber and Taiki carried her back to the house. Taiki, Yaten, and Raye were confronted by the others as they asked what had happened.

Taiki said, "Amy's earth element woke up while we were on our walk. I had to coax her on how to get control over the surge of power. She gained control, but doing so exhausted her. I'm going to take her to one of the guest rooms."

The others sat down and relaxed, knowing there was no real threat and that Shadow hadn't attacked. I looked at Raye who seemed really worried.

I asked, "What's wrong?"

Raye answered, "I'm worried. If an elemental power can flare up that suddenly, one of us might be the next to have an energy burst."

I replied softly, "Having an energy burst isn't contagious, it just happens."

Raye looked up and said, "That's exactly why I'm worried, I might be next."

I said, "You saw how Taiki reacted when Amy had her flare up didn't you?"

Raye nodded.

"What makes you think Yaten wouldn't do the same for you?" I continued.

"He seems so, I don't know, quiet, it's as if he doesn't want to be near me." Raye said sadly.

"I've learned many things Raye, and the way you two were dancing last night, I wouldn't doubt he cares for you." I said reassuringly.

Raye looked at me with hope in her eyes and as she got up and went to her room she thought,

< "I hope you're right.">

In Rini's room, Peruru was keeping watch when Darien entered the room.

He said, "You know, she's only resting because she used her strongest attack, and that puts us out for three days."

Peruru looked up at Darien and smiled. Thanking Darien for the reassurance, he headed down to the kitchen to get something to eat.