Yu-Gi-Oh! Fan Fiction / Final Fantasy - All Series Fan Fiction ❯ Final Fantasy 7 - Yu-Gi-Oh Style ❯ Home Sweet Home Ain't So Sweet ( Chapter 10 )

Final Fantasy 7 - Yu-Gi-Oh style Chapter 10: Home Sweet Home Ain’t  so Sweet             &n bsp;    The rest of the trip was uneventful. Yugi and the others were able to relax slightly now that Bakura had not returned after their battle with a piece of Zorc’s body.            &nb sp;   “It sure is hot here!” Honda said as they stepped out onto the docks of Costa del Sol. “But I sure feel better now that I can say good-bye to this sailor suit. Yo listen up guys!! I want you to act like regular folks while we’re here!”           &n bsp;    “Oh what a shame,” Isis said,” I thought he looked rather cute in that sailor suit.            &nb sp;   “Y-You really think so?” the brunet stuttered, blushing.             ;    “Well you could always use them as a set of pj’s hon,” Mai said, teasing him, “Right Yugi?”           &n bsp;    “This isn’t a vacation guys,” Yugi said, holding back a snicker. “We're here for Bakura. I'm going on ahead.”           & nbsp;    “Hmmph, Yugi! You’re the one who’s always goofing off. I’m out of the one horse town!”           &n bsp;    “Um guys, could ya hurry it up?” XIII said panting, sweat beginning to form on his blonde fur, “Dis heat’s dryin’ up my nose!”           &n bsp;    “Yeah mine too!” Mokuba piped up.              ;   “I guess we could take a bit of a break. Just don’t wander off too far ok?” Yugi said, feeling the effects of the heat as well.            &nb sp;   “Geez, my fur’s a mess! I’m headin’ fer da shade!” With that, XIII went in search of a much cooler spot.            &nb sp;   “I’ll call ya if I need ya!” Mokuba called dashing after the dog like creature.             ;    “Hmm… I think my tan needs work,” Isis said examining her arms. “What do you think Yugi?”           &n bsp;    “Actually, Isis…” he said, blushing, “I kinda like light skin.”           &n bsp;    “Oh…” she murmured, walking off, a hurt expression on her face.             &n bsp;    “What a bunch of incompetent morons!” Seto said as he and Marik waited for the rest of their cargo to finish getting unloaded.             ;    “Hurry up you lazy good for nothing bums!” Marik said before laughing like a maniac and scaring the workers.                 “First they say Bakura was on board…”                 “Which we had no proof of,” Marik, quickly added.            &n bsp;   “Then they say that Yugi and his little cheerleading squad were on board.”           & nbsp;    “Still we had no proof of, boss.”           &n bsp;    “Even so, they still got away. Are you messing up on purpose or are you just as incompetent as the rest of my employees?”          &nb sp;     “Sorry, boss.”           &n bsp;    “Is that all you can do? Give me lame excuses and apologize?!”          &n bsp;     “Um… Mr. Kaiba, sir,” a sailor said approaching them, fearful of the crazed blond. “You’re ready for departure at anytime, sir.”           &nb sp;    “Marik, you’d better not goof up this time. I want results, not excuses!” At that the young president of Kaiba Corp. strode away from the docks. Marik, being the psychotic maniac he was went to torture some poor tourist to let out some steam at being reprimanded.           &n bsp;            &nbs p;      A while later, Isis, Mai and Yugi were walking along the somewhat crowded beach.            &n bsp;   “Um, Yugi…” Isis began, staring at a very familiar looking man lounging on a beach chair, surrounded by bikini clad hussies.                 “Well, I’ll be,” Mai said in complete surprise. Here was someone they’d least expect to be sunning himself on a beach, let alone have bikini clad women hanging all over him.            &nbs p;   “It can’t be!” Yugi said just as shocked, “Is that… Pegasus?!”          &nbs p;     “Let’s find out what he’s up to.” Before either of them could stop her, Mai dashed over to the silver haired freak.            &n bsp;   “Wadda you want?” one of the hussies slurred, obviously drunk from way too many piña coladas.                 “I’d like to talk to your um… boyfriend for a minute,” answered Yugi.            &nb sp;   “Hooda *bleep* you think ya are?” she slurred but turned to the silver haired man. “Pegsy honey, der’s  man ta see ya.”           &nbs p;    “I’m rather busy,” he replied, sipping on a glass of wine.            &nb sp;   “Yeah, well too bad,” Yugi said, blocking his sun.            &nbs p;   “Oh it’s you, Yugi-boy. Why didn’t you say so?”           &nbs p;    “Pegasus,” the spiky haired teen started.                 “You know Yugi-boy, sometimes you just have to know when to say ‘I’ve had enough’.”           ;      “What are you doing here?”           &n bsp;    “I would think it’s pretty obvious Yugi-boy. I’m working on my tan.”           &nb sp;    “Enough Pegasus! Answer me!” he shouted, grabbing the lapels of the man’s rather gaudy (not mention, pimpish) red suit.            &nb sp;   “Now, now Yugi-boy no need to get so violent. I believe we’re all here for the same reason.”                 “Bakura.”           ;      “Oh? Ran into him did you? Hm…”          &nb sp;     “What?”          & nbsp;     “Just a hypothesis I remembered. Tell me Yugi-boy have you ever gotten the feeling that someone or something was calling you? Maybe you felt like you had to be somewhere?”          &nb sp;     “I’ll go anywhere Bakura is! I’m going to put an end to all this!” Yugi yelled, not liking how the freaky scientist knew exactly was going on in his head.            &nb sp;   “Oh that’s very interesting Yugi-boy. You were in SOLDIER, correct? I could use another guinea pig.” Pegasus let out a chuckle. Yugi’s hand went to the hilt of his trusty buster sword. “Ooo not going to stick me with that sword are you?”           &nb sp;    “Yugi don’t!” Mai said, placing a hand on his sword arm “He many be a creep, but killing him won’t do us any good.”           &n bsp;    “Well, well if it isn’t the Ancient,” Pegasus said, just now noticing Isis.            &nb sp;   “My name is Isis,” she said, calmly. “There must be something you could do, Professor Pegasus. My mother told me…”          &nb sp;     “Your mother? Oh you must mean Kisara. Lovely woman. How is she by the way?”           &nb sp;    “Didn’t you know? She passed away.”           &n bsp;    “Oh… I see. What a pity.”           &n bsp;    “Professor Pegasus, I want to know. Are Zorc and Bakura Ancients too? Do we all have the same blood?”           & nbsp;    Pegasus began to mumble to himself. The only words they could make out were ‘head west’.           &n bsp;    “He’s hiding something!” Isis said, annoyed that he refused to answer her questions.           &nbs p;    “Hey answer us you freak!” Mai yelled.            & nbsp;   “Mai, give it up,” Yugi said, “He’s not going to talk. Not now, not ever.” Sighing, Mai backed off and allowed herself be led back to where Honda, Mokuba and XIII were waiting.                 After much discussing and complaining – on Mokuba’s part – it was decided that their next objective would be Mt. Corel and North Corel, Honda’s hometown. Upon reaching the mountain pass, they saw a man sitting near by and decided to ask if he’d seen anyone.            & nbsp;   “A ‘man in a black cape’?” the man asked.            &n bsp;   “Yeah,” replied Yugi.            &nb sp;   “I’ve seen him. Just now. He was heading to North Corel. I tried to tell him that it’s way too dangerous to go that way, but he ignored me.”           &nbs p;    “Bakura…” Yugi murmured.             ;    “Don’t just stand there Yugi! Let’s get going!” Mai said, anxious to catch up with her father’s killer.            & nbsp;   After fighting their way along the abandoned Corel railroad, they finally reached the now decrepit mining town.            &nb sp;   “Y-You’re!” one person said, recognizing Honda. “Hey! Everyone, Honda’s back!”           &n bsp;    “Yugi, you’d better wait here a sec,” the brunet said walking up to the man, who then promptly punched in the face.            &nb sp;   “You’ve got a lotta nerve showing your ugly mug around here!” he spat. “Don’t tell me their friends of yours.” He then came over to Yugi and the others. “You’d best ditch him as soon as you can kids. Honda’s nothing but trouble.”            ;     “He’s got that right!” a woman yelled. “It’s your fault that this place is a *bleep* hole!”           &n bsp;    “Not gonna say anything?!” asked the man, “Let me guess, you forgot what you did here did you?!”           &n bsp;    “I-I’m sorry…” Honda said, hanging his head.            &nb sp;   “Leave him be,” the woman said, noticing her husband was going to punch him again  and spitting in his face. “He’s not worth it.”           &nbs p;    “You’re right. I’m not gonna waste my time talking to this scum.”           &n bsp;    “You heard them,” Honda said to the others as the couple walked away. “It’s my fault that my hometown’s… destroyed.”          &nb sp;     Honda refused to say any more and told them to just skip asking about Bakura and head for the ropeway to Kaiba Land, the nearest place.            &n bsp;   “Honda, what happened?” Isis asked the gloomy brunet as they rode the gondola.                 “I-I can’t tell you. It’s too much.”           &n bsp;    “Please, Honda,” begged Yugi, wanting to know what that was all about back at North Corel.            &n bsp;   “That dump used to be my hometown,” the tall teen replied.                 “Huh? Whadda ya mean ‘used ta be’,” XIII asked confused.             ;    “My hometown got buried under all that crap in four years, or so I’ve heard.”           & nbsp;    “But for those people to treat you like that,” Isis said, laying a hand on his knee.            &nb sp;   “I told you before! It IS my fault. ALL MY FAULT!” Honda slammed his fist into the glass window by him.   Flashback:         &nbs p;      The citizens were holding an impromptu town meeting at Honda’s home.            &nb sp;          “We need to decide something,” the headman said, “The only one against this is Amelda.”                 “You better believe I’m against it!” a redheaded boy in a cropped top yelled. “No matter what! I’ve got nothing to say to you if you’re just going to throw away our coal! Our coal's been protected for generations. Our fathers, and theirs before them, risked their lives for it. You’ve no right to just give it away like that!”           &n bsp;    “Oh come on, Amelda!” a younger Honda shouted, “Get with the program, who uses coal these days?”           &n bsp;    “See, he understands progress,” a young brunette girl in a slutty red dress, said haughtily. “We all use mako now. You’ve got nothing to worry about. Kaiba Corp. said they’ll make sure no one goes jobless once the reactor’s built.”           & nbsp;    “Look ‘melda. I don’t want my sister have to suffer anymore,” pleaded Honda.            &n bsp;   “I know, I know, pal, I feel the same. I want a better life for Mikey too, but there’s no way I’m letting them take our coal!”           &n bsp;    “Amelda-kun, please,” begged the headman. End Flashback            &nbs p;     “We finally got Amelda to agree and the reactor got built, but one day Kaiba sent his army to town and burnt the whole thing to the ground,” Honda said gloomily                 “The army?!” Yugi asked, shocked, “Why would he do that?”           &n bsp;    “Not too long after they got the reactor going, there was an explosion. Kaiba then decided it was our fault, since Amelda was the only one who didn’t agree on putting it up from the get go. They said a terrorist group did it.”           &nbs p;    “What a bunch of *bleep*s!” Mai yelled.            & nbsp;   “Got that right babe! But, I just can’t forgive myself. I should have agreed with Amelda.”                 “Don't blame yourself, hon,” Mai said placing a hand on his shoulder. “Kaiba had us all suckered in back then.”           &n bsp;    “That’s why I’m so p.o’d most of the time!” Honda slammed the window again. “Not only did they screw us over, I lost my sister and my nephew…” The brunet furiously wiped at his eyes. “Amelda was my best friend. We were real close ever since we were little, him and his kid brother Mikey.”           & nbsp;    “Honda… why did you tell me?” Mai asked stunned at they learned about their friend’s past.            &nb sp;   “Look, I agree this is all horrible,” Mokuba said, trying to sound tough while rubbing at his eyes, “But it’s Honda’s fault for trusting Kaiba Corp. to begin with.”           &n bsp;    “We’re here,” Mai said glaring at the raven haired boy.            &nbs p;   “Oh my Ra!” Isis said in astonishment at the ginormous amusement park. “I know this really isn’t the time for this but I think he needs it,” she whispered to Yugi. “Oh come on, Honda, cheer up!”           &nbs p;    “Isis, in case you haven’t noticed, I’m not exactly in a cheery mood right now,” the brunet shot back.            &nb sp;   “Oh well that’s too bad. I was really looking forward to some more time with you. Let’s go Yugi.”           &n bsp;    “Wasn’t that a bit harsh?” Mai whispered.           &nbs p;    “Like I told Yugi,” she whispered back “Whether he wants it or not, Honda needs this.”           &n bsp;    “You think so?”           &nbs p;    “Absolutely!” She then looked back over her shoulder at the still sulking Honda. “We’re gonna have some fun!”           &nb sp;    “Yeah well, *bleep* you *bleep*! Go have your fun! Just don’t forget about Bakura!” the brunet yelled then ran off in the opposite direction.           &nbs p;    “I think I may have overdone it,” Isis said, apologetically.            ;     “Oh, he’ll be fine. Just give the guy some space,” Mai replied. “Yugi, I think you and me and together in case Bakura’s around.”                 “That’s a great idea, Mai.” Isis then latched onto the teen’s other arm, earning a glare from Mai.            &nbs p;   While exploring the different areas of Kaiba Land, they ran into a huge gorilla looking teen not much older than Yugi. “Yo, kid!” he called to Yugi. “Kid?”Yugi, mumbled, annoyed at being mistaken for a little kid again. ‘Damn my shrimpy body.’           &n bsp;    “How ya like it here? Ya having fun yet? Good for you, kid!”           &nb sp;    “It’s Yugi! I’m over fifteen so stop calling me ‘kid.’”         & nbsp;      However the annoying jerk didn’t hear him too much in love with the sound of his voice. “Me? I’m Ushio! Supreme ruler of Kaiba Land! But you can call me Lord Ushio!” Yugi and the girls started to walk away when ‘Lord’ Ushio grabbed him by the shoulder. “Say kid, do ya know anything about ‘black materia’?”         &nbs p;      “Um… no?” Yugi did not like having to look up to people, especially really strong, gorilla type people.            & nbsp;   “Oh ho ho ho!” ‘Lord’ Ushio laughed. “That’s a good one kid. But you really shouldn’t lie, it’s naughty.”            ;     “But why ask me?”           &nbs p;    “Oh, some weird kid came by here earlier asking for it. I thought it was some kinda new game or something. I thought maybe you’d know since you looked to be the same age.”           &nb sp;    “Um… did he have a black cape?”           &n bsp;    “So you do know him! Yeah he had a black cape. Had a tattoo that said ‘1’ also.”           &n bsp;    “Which way did he go?”           &nbs p;    “Don’t know. Say why don’t ya stop by Battle Square? That’s where I keep all my trophies,” ‘Lord’ Ushio then walked off laughing like the complete idiot that he was. After about half an hour, Mai got bored and went off looking for Honda, leaving the ex-SOLDIER with Isis.            &nb sp;   “Hey you!” a tiny cat with dice earrings and a red headband and vest sitting on a giant stuffed moogle called to them. “Why the long faces? How about a fortune reading? Maybe you’ll get a really nice one! But don’t go blaming me if it isn’t. How rude of me! Name’s Ryuuji!” the cat then took Isis’ hand in his tiny paw and kissed it, making her blush. “So you’re a fortune teller?” Yugi asked. “Not just a fortune teller, but a diviner too! I can find missing people, info, anything!” “Can you tell me where Bakura is?” “Bakura, huh!? Here goes nothing!!” the cat and moogle did a kawaii shuffle dance then a slip of paper came from the moogle’s mouth. Yugi took it looking at it. “’Ordinary luck. It will be an active fortune. Give into the good will of others, and something big'll happen after summer.’ What’s that supposed to mean?”           &n bsp;    “Hmm. Lemme try again,” Ryuuji said going into their dance again. Another piece of paper was produced and Yugi grabbed it.              ;   “’Be careful of forgetfulness. Your lucky color is ...blue?’ Ahh stuff this!” he said, angry that he should have known better than to believe a fortuneteller paid by Kaiba Corp.            &nb sp;   “Hey! Wait!” Ryuuji called as Yugi started to walk away. “Gimme another chance!” They then went into their dance yet again.            &n bsp;   “W-What the?!” stammered Yugi as he read the fortune.                 “Is it another bad one?”           &nb sp;    “’What you pursue will be yours. But you will lose something dear,’” Yugi read, getting a very cold feeling down his spine.            &n bsp;   “Oh wow! I don’t know if I should be happy for you or not!” Ryuuji said, astonished. “That’s the first time I ever got something like this. Oh, well, shall we?” The moogle then pushed itself between the two Avalanche members.                 “Excuse ME?” Isis said as the cat, who was still on the moogle, began to sidle over to her.            &nbs p;   “I’m going with you! I won’t be able to relax if I don’t see what comes from this. Besides, I can’t let a pretty lady go if she’s gonna have a bad fortune.”            ;     Isis giggled a little. “Um… what do you think Yugi?”           &n bsp;    “I’m coming with you like it or not!” said Ryuuji sticking close to Isis.            &nb sp;   “H-Hey!” complained Yugi, but it was already a lost battle. There was no getting rid of the cat and moogle.            & nbsp;   As the trio was making their way into Battle Square, a fully armed and uniformed Kaiba Corp. soldier stumbled in front of them from the arena then collapsed. Yugi ran up to him and checked him.            &nbs p;   “Dead…” The spiky haired teen ran into the arena.            &n bsp;   “Yugi wait!” Isis yelled, running after him.            &nbs p;   Corpses of Kaiba Corp. soldiers and staff littered the arena lobby.            &n bsp;   “Did Bakura do this!?” Yugi asked then examined the bodies closer. “Bakura hates guns. They’ve all been shot. Hey! What happened?!” he asked when he noticed one of the bodies was still alive.            &n bsp;   “Ugh... ugh... a man… with a gun... on his arm......” the staff member then collapsed from blood loss.            &nb sp;   “You don’t think…” Isis wondered, concerned.           &nbs p;    “Don’t you move a muscle!” Ushio shouted, followed by a squad of Kaiba soldiers. “Did you guys do this?” he asked towering over Yugi.            &nb sp;   “N-No it wasn’t us!”           &nbs p;    “I’d think we’d better get outta here,” Ryuuji whispered to them.            &nb sp;   “H-Hey!” cried Yugi as the soldiers started advancing on them. “It really wasn’t us!”           &nbs p;    “Get ‘em!” Ushio shouted. They ran, but were quickly surrounded. “That’s as far as you kids go.”           &nbs p;    “You’ve got it all wrong!” Yugi persisted.           &nbs p;    “Yuugi, just quit it already,” Ryuujji said, “They’re not gonna listen.”                 A group of security robots appeared and grabbed onto them, one person each in their gigantic claws. One by one, they were dropped into a chute that had opened up in the arena floor. “Heh, heh, heh. One more to go,” Ushio said, gleefully.           &nbs p;    “Wait a minute! Please! You’ve gotta listen!”                 “I don’t gotta do nothin’!” Ushio spat back. “Ya do the crime, ya pay the time!” At that, the robot dropped Yugi down the chute.     ~TBC~     Sakura: Well, here’s chappie 10!!! And another ally joins our hero!! Yay!!!!   Honda: Yeah, but did it have to be that jerk?!   Sakura: Look at it this way, he’s not hitting on Jou’s sister.   Honda: True, but does he really have to be one of us good guys?   Sakura: Not unless you’d rather be stuck with Bobosa.   Honda: Um… no?   Sakura: Good. Anyhoo please, please, please tell me whatcha think!! I reaaaaaaaaaaaaaalllllllllllllly need the feedback!!   Bakura: Stop begging onna! It’s pathetic!   Sakura: Oh shut it ‘kura-sama! (pouts)   Bakura: Oh Ra no, not the pout!   Sakura: Then stop being such a meanie!