Totally Spies Fan Fiction ❯ Yugioh: Dueling Drama Much Final Season ❯ Lost! ( Chapter 17 )

CHAPTER SEVENTEEN

 

The next morning, Hajji, and King Monroe were shocked to discover Sabrina was missing. Her footprints lay in the sand and lead over to the stalls. The keeper counted all the animals, and one of the horses was missing. “You do not think…?” asked Hajji. There was no doubt, “Sabrina's gone off to find Mykan on her own. That stubborn girl!”

 

The King then insisted on going on a search party to find her, which Hajji agreed to. After all, with no supplies, and a long distance to travel, Sabrina wasn't going to make it very far.

 

Hajji remained behind to look after the village, and some of the villages finest men volunteered to go along with The King. They were given enough supplies to last a few days at least. “I wish you luck.” Hajji said to The King.

 

The King didn't smile at all, “I swear… if anything happens to my girl, I'm gonna make those bad guys pay!” he swore. Then he took off on his horse, with two strong men following him.

 

Sabrina was out there somewhere!

 

…

 

Meanwhile, The Supreme-King and his court were holding a meeting. The spies were sure to enter their camp today. The Supreme King wanted assurance that those girls be put out of action. The Commander offered to do it himself, but The King said, “No! I have a very special job for you, My Son.” and he sent The Commander on his way.

 

As for the cases of the other intruders, “Perhaps threatening them with the very Synchro-Monster they had created is not enough.” The King decided, “It is time to take things to an all-new height. Heh, heh, heh…!”

 

…

 

The girls had been up since daybreak, and were well on their way. Alex never felt so relieved to be out of the graveyard, and after all the danger she went through last night. Suddenly, there was a problem; they had come to a fork in the trail, and if that wasn't bad enough, the spies had grown into an argument with Mandy about which way to go, since the maps didn't cover this area.

 

“I say we go in right.” Suggested Sam.

 

“Ah-- as if!” snorted Mandy. “I say let's go left.”

 

The spies exchanged looks of dismay, “And what's makes you so sure?” asked Alex.

 

“Duh… it's called instinct.” snuffed Mandy. It was in vain that the spies tried to convince her not to run off. Though Clover secretly thought how funny it would be if she got chased by a pack of desert wolves.

 

“Whatev's… I'll see ya later.” Mandy grunted as she took off on her horse. “No, Mandy! Get back here!” called Sam, but she was already out of sight. The spies saw no other choice but to follow her, much to Clover's dismay. “Just my luck…” she muttered. “I honestly don't know why we always have to save Mandy all the time.”

 

Alex and Sam wondered that too, but of course they did remember that Mandy was needed if they were ever to get back home to the future. Not to mention Mandy's over cockiness usually got her into trouble; one of the main reasons she could never beat them in duels.

 

They just hoped she wouldn't get into anymore trouble than what had already happened.

 

…

 

Meanwhile, in the light side of the desert…

 

Poor Sabrina had already run into trouble. She was stranded in the desert with no food, no water, the sun was beaming down, and her horse died of exhaustion. Even with her robs on keeping the sun off her face, Sabrina was really hot, and tired. “What was I thinking?” she thought to herself, “…Coming out here like this with no supplies. I'll be lucky if I can last another hour.”

 

She suddenly slipped in the sand and rolled down a small slope. She could feel herself slipping away, and finally passed out. Because of this, she didn't notice someone creeping up towards her, and picking her up.

 

Then, awhile later, Sabrina began to feel herself coming too. “I… I'm alive?” she thought. Her vision became clear and she realized that she was laying in bed in a hermit's hut. It was a simple little hut, with a small bonfire in the middle, dead animals hanging from the ceiling, and kegs of water, and bits and pieces and things like that.

 

Then, in cam a man dressed in raggedy-robes, and carrying more water buckets. “Well…” he said in a calm voice. “It looks like you're finally coming round.” he then offered her a cup of water and a hot bowl of soup.

 

Sabrina felt much better, and when she asked about everything, The man explained that he was just a runaway who found her out in the desert. “You appeared to be exceedingly tired. I feared you would die.”

 

Sabrina was thankful that she was saved, and she was also grateful that the baby was safe too; she didn't feel any different, or sore. She was a lot tougher than most people thought, or rather just lucky.

 

The Hermit, who introduced himself as Akhenaten, was very kind, but he seemed to be very poor and rather lonely. Sabrina couldn't help but realize that something about his name seemed familiar, but she couldn't help but ask how he came to be out here all by himself…

 

Akhenaten seemed rather disturbed to be reminded, but he explained that he and his wife Shepsit, were enslaved by The Supreme-King and his court. He managed to escape, and attempted to find help, but only had enough supplies to make it into the desert, miles from anywhere. For the past few weeks he had camped out as a hermit hoping that he would one day be able to find the help that he sought.

 

Sabrina felt really concerned with all this, “It's all just part of the same thing.” She muttered softly. The Supreme King just caused more and more trouble, and now had to be stopped more than ever before.

 

…

 

Elsewhere, King Monroe and his party had already reached the point where they found the dead horse. The same one that was missing form the village that Sabrina ad taken. “She's been this way.” he cried softly. He also saw her footprints in the sand leading to a long way away, but the two other men suggested they stop to rest, or their horses would die of exhaustion too. As much as the King wanted to protest, he knew his comrades were right. They would have to rest. “But Right after we eat, we're setting off! Understand?”

 

The two men agreed, and so they all settled in for a little rest break.

 

…

 

Meanwhile, The Spies had caught up with Mandy, but it felt like they were going in circles in a misty wasteland. “We passed here three times already.” groaned Clover. Mandy, for the third time refused to believe that, “Otherwise we'd be making foot… prints…” she gazed down and realized the horses' footprints were everywhere. “Uh oh…!” she groaned.

 

“Big time Uh-Oh!” cried Alex. “Way to go Mandy, you got us lost.”

 

“I-- I got us lost?!” Mandy protested. The girls were about to break into an argument, when a voice called out to them, “I'd be more worried than losing just my way… if I were you.”

 

This startled the girls, and spooked their horses a little, but they held together. That's when a lone figure leapt out form the eerie mists. “Dismount your horses.” The man hissed, “You have no place to go. Not as long as you are in my domain.”

 

“Ah-huh…” Sam simply said, “And you are…?” but it was already clear that this man was yet another one of The Supreme King's followers out to get them. “Mm, hmm, mm, mm… As much as The Supreme King detests you all for disrupting his plans, I, however, am willing to make you a deal…”

 

He told the girls that if they surrendered willing he would simply make them his slaves. “It is far less painful since your alternative is a duel to the death!”

 

“Slaves…? Us…?” snapped Alex. “As if… I don't even like slaving for myself for cleaning my room!”

 

The others all agreed with her, and so The Guard had no other option. “As you wish-- I shall sentence you all to your utter doom.” He hissed. The girls prepared to face him, but Mandy stepped in front of them, “He's mine.” she declared.

 

“Mandy…?” The Spies all asked.

 

“Mandy, I think you should let us deal with this.” Sam suggested, but Mandy refused. “Why should you guys get to have all the glory?” she snuffed. “Besides… No one gets away with even the very mention of ME being a slave.”

 

The Spies continued to try and protest, until The Guard himself agreed with Mandy's terms. “She has agreed to face me-- so it shall be.”

 

The Spies didn't know about this. The Guard seemed pretty confident that he would win. “Let's get one thing straight, Bub…” Mandy scoffed. “If anyone's doing the winning, it's gonna be me.”

 

“Oh… we shall see.” laughed The Guard. “If you only knew what surprises that awaited you.”

 

The Spies back the horses away so they wouldn't get spooked by what was going to happen as Mandy and The Gaud readied themselves, and took out their first few cards. “…DUEL!!”