Yu-Gi-Oh! Fan Fiction / Fan Fiction ❯ Double Spy Lani ❯ Trapped in the Middle ( Chapter 6 )

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~Two days later on the Silver Beetle~

Lani was still so very curious about the scroll and had longed to know what was in it. She knew it was something very important. She had had a few chances where she could've sneaked another peek at the scroll but was a little afraid of Yami catching her in the act and she knew that he had meant that threat.

As she was walking around the ship, watching the crew work, she heard faint voices coming from the captain's cabin. Being who she was, Lani just had to find out what was going on in there.

She walked towards the cabin and crouched down low and put her ear near a crack where she could hear what the people in there were talking about. She heard the voice of Yugi speaking.

"You're talking treason, Yami!" he exclaimed.

"Not if the plan comes through," Yami said. "And it will. With your help of course, Captain."

"Please, call me Yugi," Yugi said. "So, you're really a lord in the palace at Alexandria?"

"Yes, I am," Yami replied. "Highly trusted by the queen herself."

"Wow!" Yugi said. "So, how exactly did this all start?"

"Well, it's quite simple really. The prince and I became great friends. He was like an older brother to me. I noticed how he was treated. He always had guards near him all the time. I felt bad that his half-sister kept him locked up even though it was his rightful turn on the throne. When his father, the pharaoh, died, Prince Duke was too young to rule, so Anzu took the throne temporarily. Only, it turned out to be a not so temporary thing and she won't let him have the throne. All that was happening to my friend miffed me and we devised a plan to put him on the throne. We have bribed person after person to join our ranks and overthrow Queen Anzu. While all this is happening, I am posing as a trusted lord of Anzu. She has no idea how dangerous I am to her."

Lani's heart beat fast as she listened to Yami's little speech. It sounded like he was the leader of these rebels that were trying to overthrow the pharaoh, Anzu. This was exactly what the cold nobleman had wanted her to find. The leader of the rebels. Lani strained to listen again though as Yugi started speaking.

"So, you're the amazing leader of the rebels," Yugi said, amazed. "I've been wanting to join the rebel ranks, you know. The queen has not done any good for Egypt. She's weakened our army and not given them the supplies they need to protect Egypt and she's done naught but make the people pay taxes just so she can build statues of herself around Egypt."

"All this is true, Yugi," Yami said. "I'm very glad you feel this way. I knew when I boarded this ship that you were one of us."

"There's just one thing I don't understand though," Yugi said. "How is it that someone won't bring you in once they're bribed?"

Lani held her breath as she waited for the response. All of a sudden though, she felt a tickle go up her nose. She tried to hold it in but it wasn't any use. She sneezed a pretty loud sneeze and was positive that Yami and Yugi had heard it. She got in position to run but heard Yugi talking again. She breathed a sigh of relief.

"I thought it was you who would be listening in on us," Lani heard all of a sudden. She whirled around to see Yami standing in front of her. He had a sharp look on his face. Lani got up to run but Yami grabbed her arm and dragged her into the cabin.

"Look at what I found, Yugi," Yami said, still holding Lani's arm in a firm grip.

"Lani!" Yugi cried. "What were you doing listening in on our conversation?"

"I couldn't help it," Lani said.

Yami looked at her coldly and said sarcastically, "Sure you couldn't. How much did you hear?" he then demanded. Lani was quiet.

"How much did you hear?" Yami demanded again, gripping her arm even harder.

"Stop it, Yami!" Lani gasped. "You're hurting me!"

"How much did you hear?"

"Just about everything," Lani finally answered. "Now let me go!" Yami released his grip on her and went to lock the doors so that she couldn't get out of the cabin. Yami then started questioning Lani.

When he was done, he said to Yugi, "So she does know everything. I can't let her out now that she knows all this information."

"No, you can't," Yugi agreed.

Yami was thinking very hard and suddenly remembered Lani's clever cake stealing in the market at Menfe. She would make a wonderful spy if she could be trusted, Yami thought. If I threatened her, would she be a trustworthy spy or would she be the death of me and the rest of Egypt?

"Now, I have a little proposal to make," Yami started. "I, being a trusted lord of Anzu's, cannot be seen with the prince. I made a trip to Menfe to find a messenger, or spy, to go between us. That person would have to be clever. Very clever. Now, I remember seeing you in Menfe. You put on a little amusing play for me to watch in the market place, stealing those cakes from the baker."

"You saw that?" Lani exclaimed. "So I suppose you want me to be this spy you're talking about?"

"Only if you want. You have two other choices though. One, you can go to the dungeon for stealing or two, you can be thrown to the crocodiles or killed in some other way. It's your choice, Lani."

Lani looked into the mocking face of Yami's and for a second, she just hated him. What should I do? she thought. It didn't take long for her to make her decision though. All she had to do was say she'd be a spy and then turn him over to the cold nobleman who would then turn him over to the queen. It would be that easy to gain more money than she could've imagined and see her family again. Lani looked straight into the mocking eyes of Yami and said, "Fine, I'll be a spy for you. What do I have to do?"

I hope you liked this chapter. It's a bit longer than the other chapters. Please, tell me what you think of it.