Yu-Gi-Oh! Fan Fiction / Final Fantasy - All Series Fan Fiction ❯ Final Fantasy 7 - Yu-Gi-Oh Style ❯ Daddy Dearest and We’ve Got Yet Another Ally ( Chapter 13 )

Final Fantasy 7 - Yu-Gi-Oh style Chapter 13: Daddy Dearest and We’ve Got Yet Another Ally             &nb sp;    Jou was silent as he and the others followed his grandfather up the stairs leading to his home. When they reached a floor or so below where the observatory stood, they paused by a large, sealed metal door.            &nb sp;   “This place can be pretty rough, so would you mind coming with us Yugi?” the old man asked. “Sure,” the spiky haired teen replied, followed by Honda who wouldn’t take no for an answer. “So are we ready kids?” The two AVALANCHE members nodded. “Good, let’s get this party started.” He then operated the mechanism near the door and it lifted with a tired and annoyed groan.            &n bsp;   “Aren’t you comin’ Gramps?” the dog like creature asked, noticing the old man hadn’t moved from his spot.            &nb sp;   “What are you thinking Jounouchi?! Would you put an old man like me in danger?!! You kids go first, I’ll be right behind.”                 Shaking his head, Jou started through the door and down the ladders into a huge cavern. They walked a few feet when they ran into a skeleton that wanted to, well what all walking skeletons want. Of course the group told it exactly what they thought of that and the battle was over within seconds – Yugi just threw a phoenix down on it and poof!, instead dead undead.            & nbsp;   “Poor fellow,” Sugoroku said, feeling a small amount of pity for the spirit, “That was a Gi ghost. He must have died in that battle…”           ;      “What battle Gramps?” Jou asked.            &n bsp;   “The spirits of the Gi won’t join the lifestream. They all want revenge for what happened. Come on, we’ve got a long way to go still.”           & nbsp;    Everyone was silent as they continued to make there way further in to the caves, picking up a few treasures here and there while dealing with the doomed spirits roaming the areas.            &n bsp;   “I guess you must have noticed by now, these caves lead to the back of the canyon. Had the Gi made it through here, it would have been all over for everyone back at the village due to their larger numbers.” “…” Jou stood silent, deep in thought. “There was a warrior who in spite of all the warnings of the others rushed through these caves alone, never stopping as wave after wave of Gi warriors came to meet him,” the old man said as they took a short breather.             ;    “Grandpa…” Jou said, not sure where his grandfather’s talk was going, “Was that guy…”          &n bsp;     “Ho Ho Hoooo... almost there,” was the reply.            &n bsp;   When they reached the end of the caves, they saw an enormous undead creature guarding the exit. Seeing that there was no other way past it, they rushed to fight it. It wasn’t an easy battle, but after a few rounds, it was weakened enough for a phoenix down to defeat it in one single blow.            &nb sp;   “Thank you, Yugi, Honda, we’d never have made it here without you. You’ve gotten a lot stronger too Jounouchi,” Sugoroku said looking proudly at his ‘grandson’.         &nb sp;      “Ya think?” he said, wagging his tail in pride.            &n bsp;   “I knew this was the time to bring you here. What I wanted you to see is right over here.” They followed him into the other entrance of the canyon.    Jou gasped, looking up at the top of the cliffs. “This is…”          &nb sp;     “That m’boy is the lone warrior who fought against the Gi. The Gi never put one foot in the village because of him. But because of his bravery, he can never return home.” Sugoroku gazed mournfully at the cliffs. “Look Jounouchi, look at your father, the warrior Mahaado.”            ;     The others looked as well and stood at wonder at a statue of a dog like creature similar to Jou, the body pierced by hundreds of arrows making it look more like a large porcupine.           &nbs p;    “T-Tha… That’s… Mahaado!!” Jou cried, unable to stop the tears leaving his eyes. The calm, kind, yet stern face was unmistakable.           & nbsp;    “Your father keep on fighting to the very end,” said Sugoroku, tears leaking from the corners of his eyes. Even when the Gi’s poison turned his body to stone… even after they all retreated... Mahaado continues to protect this canyon… even now.”           &nb sp;    “Even now…” Jou repeated, rubbing his eyes with one paw.            &nbs p;   “I’m sorry you had to grow up thinking your father was a coward, Jou. But I had my reasons for not telling you.”           &nb sp;    “Grandpa? D-Did Mom know?”           &n bsp;    “She knew,” the old man said, solemnly. “She and your father made me promise seal this place off myself and not tell anyone. They believed it was for the best if we all just forgot about the whole thing.” Jou just stood there, his head hanging in shame. Shame of ever doubting his father’s bravery. “Yugi, could you and Honda leave us for a bit?” The two teens nodded and silently left, both affected by the heart-wrenching scene.            &n bsp;   “Jounouchi. I want you to go with them,” the old man said once the others were out of earshot.                 “But Gramps I just got home!”           &n bsp;    “Listen up, Jounouchi. I know your friends are trying to save the planet, but I honestly don’t think they can. Even if they do shut down every reactor, even if they stop Bakura, the planet will die eventually, like everything else. I’m not saying you shouldn’t try, after all wouldn’t you want to help someone in pain even if there was nothing you could do. I’m not as young as I used to be, so I want you to go in my place. Please Jounouchi, do this for my sake if not for the planet.”                 “Grandpa…”        &nb sp;       “I wanted you see what your father really was. I’m just glad I was still around to show you.”           &nb sp;    “Grandpa! I don’t wanna think what it’d be like… without ya.”           &nbs p;    “I’ve had a nice long life,” he, a glint of mischief in his wrinkled violet eyes.            &nb sp;   “Grandpa! C’mon quit it old man! You’re gonna stay alive so I can come back and tell ya about all the stuff we did and saw!”           &nb sp;    “Only kidding you boy,” he said laughing heartily, “Don’t you worry I’ll still be here waiting. Now get going you big puppy.”           & nbsp;    “I’m Jounouchi of Cosmo Canyon! The son of the warrior, Mahaado!” Jou said, puffing himself up with newfound pride. “You’ll see Gramps, I’m gonna be a warrior just like my old man! Nah, I’m gonna be even better ‘cuz I’m gonna come back!”           &n bsp;    ‘Your son’s come quite a long way, my friend,’ the old man said silently.             ;    “D-Dad…” As the dog like creature looked up at the petrified corpse of his father, he could have sworn he saw two tears drip from the still open eyes. Deeply touched by all he heard and seen that day, Jou let out a mournful howl, one that could be heard from miles away.   The next day…           &nb sp;    “The buggy's fixed, so we can go now,” Honda said, coming from the mechanic’s.          &nb sp;     “Well guess we should get ready,” said Yugi.            &nb sp;   “Poor Jounouchi,” Isis murmured, Yugi had filled her and the others in on what had happened to his father.            & nbsp;   “That’s the way things are,” the taller brunet said, not ready to say goodbye to his friend, “He really did come handy in a fight tho’.”          &n bsp;     “’EY!!!!” Jounouchi yelled running up to the stairs leading out of the village Sugoroku following him, “I’m coming wit’ ya guys!”           &n bsp;    Yugi turned to face the old man when he felt him tap him on the shoulder, Yugi, please take care of  Jounouchi.” The spiky haired teen nodded.            & nbsp;   “You okay, Jou?” he asked, knowing he had to still be hurting from learning about his father.            & nbsp;   “Yeah,” the dog like creature sniffed, “I-I think I grew up some back dere, tho’”          &nb sp;     “Thought there was something different about you, hon,” Mai said.            &nb sp;   “We going or what? I wanna get outta this one horse hick town,” Mokuba piped up, impatient to get back on the road. Jou growled at the insult to his town, but let it slide as they followed the boy to the buggy.             & nbsp;    After hours of driving and even more complaints from Mokuba, who still hadn’t been allowed to drive – he was only twelve after all – they found that they were getting low on gas. Spotting a town nestled in a group of mountains, they decided to stop to refuel and restock.                 “What the *bleep*?!!” Mai shouted, recognizing that they had stopped at her and Yugi’s supposed to have been demolished hometown. “Yugi, you said Nibelheim had burnt to the ground!”                 “I was afraid of this,” the spiky haired teen muttered, suspecting yet another huge cover-up by Kaiba.            &n bsp;   “Even my house is still here!” the blonde said, staring at an all too familiar two-story townhouse.           &nbs p;    “We’re dreaming, right?” Honda said, not liking the situation, “What the *bleep*’s goin’ on Yugi?!”           & nbsp;    “I-I didn’t lie!” defended Yugi, “I can still feel the intense heat from the flames.”                 “Maybe Kaiba Corp. rebuilt?” Isis asked, playing peacemaker.           &nb sp;    “I wouldn’t put it past them,” Mai spat.            &nb sp;   “So let’s look around!” Mokuba said, then dashed off in search of materia he could steal.            &n bsp;   “Might as well,” Yugi said before walking towards the back of the town, where the place where all this mess with Bakura began was still waiting – the Kaiba mansion. Isis and Jou went with him this time, much to the silent jealous fuming of Mai and the rather vocal complaints of having to babysit ‘the brat’ from Honda.            &n bsp;   “So this is where it all started,” the black haired woman mused as they entered the mansion.                 “Bakura…” Yugi muttered, off in a world of his own.            &nbs p;   Jou said nothing, knowing Yugi would rather be left alone to deal with the past. After all, he had to practically do the same thing last night himself.   Later…        &nb sp;         They reached the hidden basement after having dispatched most of the monsters roaming the abandoned house and searching for clues, which unfortunately were no where in sight.            &n bsp;   “Dis place gives me da creeps,” Jou said as they came to a room filled with of all things, COFFINS!!!           &nbs p;    “I-I think there’s someone in this one,” Isis stuttered after hearing faint moans coming from one of the coffins.                 “D-D-Don’t open it!!!!” the dog like creature yelled, shaking like a leaf caught in a hurricane. “I-I-It’s gotta be some kinda ghost or zombie or sumthin’!!!”         &n bsp;      “Doesn’t sound like a monster,” Yugi said investigating the coffin, “More like a person.”                 “Get away from dere Yug!”           &nb sp;    Before he could stop him, the spiky haired teen cautiously lifted the lid. Inside was indeed a person! It appeared to be a boy about his age and had long white hair, much like Bakura’s but way tamer. What was more shocking than the resemblance to his former lover, was that he was dressed in a long white robe of some sort, which was partially obscured by one angel wing and one demon wing folded over his chest.            &n bsp;   “Oh my!” Isis said. “It looks like he’s having a nightmare.”          &nb sp;     The boy in the coffin was still moaning and occasionally twitching. “Hey, wake up!” Yugi said, shaking the boy just enough to rouse him. He blinked his chocolate brown eyes a few times before sitting up and looking at the group gathered around his ‘bed’. “Whoever you are, you must leave,” he said, frowning slightly at being disturbed. “You were having a nightmare,” the spiky haired teen explained. “We woke ya up, you outta be thankin’ us,” Jou piped up, annoyed at the strange teen’s rudeness. “A nightmare,” the boy said, “It seems that my long years of sleep have given me time to repent.” “What do you mean by that?” Yugi asked, puzzled. “Please, leave. I have nothing to say to strangers. Your nightmare will begin here.” “No need to tell me that,” Yugi replied. “Oh, and why is that?” the boy queried. “It’s like you said, my nightmare began here, only this time it’s for real. This is where Bakura lost his mind when he found the secrets hidden here.” “NANDA YO?!!(What did you say) You know Bakura?!! Tell me, how do you know Bakura?!” “So that’s what we’re doing here,” Yugi said, after explaining about their quest to find and stop his now completely insane former lover and commander. “So he found out about what they did to him and about the Zorc Project?” the white haired teen mused. “And now he’s killing anyone who stands in his way in order to find the Shadow Realm…”                 “That’s about it,” Yugi confirmed, “So what’s your story?”           & nbsp;    “I’d rather not talk about it if you don’t mind,” the boy said, clamming up again.            &n bsp;   “Dat’s not fair!” howled Jou, “Yug told ya ours!”           &n bsp;    “Your story has given me another sin to repent,” the winged teen said, lying back down in the coffin. “I fear I shall have yet more nightmares. I implore you, please leave.” With that, he closed the coffin. But Yugi would have none of it, so he quickly opened the coffin a second time.            &nb sp;   “You’re still here?” the teen inside asked, clearly annoyed.                 “You could at least tell us your name,” Yugi retorted, obviously miffed.            & nbsp;   The pale teen sighed. “I used to work for Kaiba Corp…. In the Manufacturing Department in Administrative Research or more commonly known as the Ghouls. My name’s Ryou.”           &n bsp;    “You’re with the ghouls?!” Isis gasped, fearing they may have stumbled upon an enemy.            &n bsp;   “Not any longer,” he reassured, “My association with Kaiba Corp. ended long ago. You?” he asked Yugi, noticing the glow of mako within the wide violet eyes.            &nb sp;   “I used to be with SOLDIER,” he replied.                 “I see, then you must know Cecilia.”            ;     “Dare?!(Who)”         & nbsp;      “Cecilia Crawford, the woman who gave birth to Bakura.”                 Everyone’s eyes bugged out at that little tidbit. “Wasn’t he… created from Zorc’s cells?” Yugi asked, remembering what Bakura had told him just before he went totally schizo on him.            &nbs p;   “You’re only half right. His mother was a beautiful woman. That woman was Cecilia, an assistant to Professor Hawkins, head of the Zorc Project. Beautiful Cecilia…”         &nbs p;      “So he was…” Isis began.            &n bsp;   “A human guinea pig,” spat Yugi, feeling sorry for the insane man.            &nbs p;   “I wanted to stop the experiment for her sake. I tried, but I couldn’t convince her to abandon it. That is my sin, I let the woman I loved and respected so much face the worst.”           & nbsp;    “Dat why you’re sleepin’ in a coffin?” Jou asked, disgusted. “Oh puh-leeze. Ya gotta be kiddin’ me.”           &nbs p;    “Just let me sleep,” Ryou said, closing the lid yet again. This time, the coffin refused to open when Yugi tried to wake the boy again. It was pretty obvious that he was holding onto the lid from the inside.            & nbsp;   “Leave da wuss,” Jou said, angry that they had to waste their time in a room filled with coffins, which he did not like.             ;    Sighing, the spiky haired teen nodded and led them to the secret library where they found…           & nbsp;    “Bakura!” Yugi yelled, torn between running up to him with open arms and running his Buster Sword through him.            &nbs p;   “A lot of memories here, ne?” the silver haired man said, smirking at his former lover, “So are you going to participate in our little Reunion?”            ;     Yugi narrowed his eyes. “What are you talking about Bakura?”                 “Father will be at the Reunion. He will join the Reunion and become a calamity from the skies.” He then laughed maniacally.           &nb sp;    “What do you mean ‘a calamity from the skies?’” Yugi asked, “Wasn’t Zorc an ancient?”            ;     “Oh is that the way it is then?” Bakura sneered, “I don’t think you have the right to join us. If you want to know, then follow me if you can. I’ll be waiting up north, past Mt. Nibel.” Bakura threw a piece of materia at Yugi’s feet before flying out of the library, basement, and mansion altogether, laughing all the way.            &nbs p;   Yugi and the others were silent as they passed the coffins and started making their way back up the spiral staircase leading up.              ;   “Matte!(Wait)” came Ryou’s voice. The winged teen was gliding over to them. “If I were to go with you, would I see Pegasus?”            ;     “Maybe,” Yugi replied, “We’re after him too, but Bakura’s our prime objective. Still, it’s possible we may run into him on the way.”           &nb sp;    “He was chasing after Bakura too,” added Isis.            &nb sp;   “Cecilia…” Ryou murmured. The albino mused for a few moments, then looked at Yugi. “I’ve decided to go with you.”           &nb sp;    “N-Nani?!(What)” Jou sputtered, he did not like having a possible vampire traveling with them.            &nb sp;   “My skills as a former Ghoul may help you,” Ryou said, ignoring the dog like creature.             ;    Yugi looked to Isis. “I don’t think he’s an enemy,” she said, “Besides, he’s rather kawaii(cute).” Ryou sputtered and coughed, causing the slightly taller woman to giggle. A rather large blush appeared on his normally pale face.            &nb sp;   “Guess it’s settled then,” Yugi said smiling faintly at their antics, “Welcome to AVALANCHE Ryou-kun.”   ~TBC~     Sakura: Yay!!!!! I FINALLY got to Ryou’s entrance in this crazy little ficcie of mine.   Ryou: LITTLE?!   Yami: She’s got the crazy part right. And WHAT ABOUT THE MORE LINES YOU PROMISED ME ONNA?!!!   Sakura: (holds up the FDNOD™) Did we say something pharaoh?   Yami: …   Sakura: Didn’t think so.   Ryou: Um… Sakura-san, I don’t want to sound like I’m complaining, I really don’t mind you dressing me up as the Change of Heart, but why did you have me sleeping in a coffin?!   Sakura: Gomen darling, but that’s what was in the game script. I couldn’t change it. -_-   Jou: Just be grateful she didn’t make ya into a dog like she did me. ;_;   Seto: She knows you’re the only one perfect for that part mutt.   Jou: Why you!!!!   Pegasus: Amusing as this story of yours is, Sakura-chan, mind telling me why did you imply my Cecilia was having an affair with a Ryou Bakura of all people?!   Sakura: H-How’d you get in here?!!   Pegasus: He let me in. (points to Xellos)   Sakura: Xellos Metallium!!!!!!!! How many times do I have to tell you… DO. NOT. LET. EITHER. PEGS. MURAKI. OR. DARTZ. ANY. WHERE. NEAR. ME!!!!!!!   Xel: But Sakura-chan, they have white hair. Isn’t that your favorite?   Sakura: (grabs her cousins’ Barney DVDs) They’re sick freaks!!!!!!!!!! I CAN’T STAND THEM!!!!!!!!!!!! YOU. ARE. SOOOOOOOOOOO. DEAD. MISTER!!!!!!!   Xel: Noooooooooooooooooooo not that!!!!! Anything but that!!!!! Juuou-sama heeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeellllllllllllp!!!   Firia: Got what you deserved namagomi.   Sakura: I heard that ryu no baka!!! No one insults my Xel like that!!!!   Firia: Eep!   Kurama: It certainly is noisy tonight.   Hiei: Ch. Crazy females.   Gojyo: Got that right. Though that dragon chick’s kinda cute.   Sanzo: Keep in your pants hentai kappa.   Gojyo: Oh shove it ya stuck up *bleep*!   Hakkai: Now, now let’s not fight. Someone’s got to do Sakura-san’s job for her while she’s… um.. busy.   Sanzo: That woman is lazier than a certain goddess I know.   Goku: Oh, who? Who? Who Sanzo?   Sanzo: Shut up baka saru.   Kurama: I guess it’s up to me this time. (clears throat) Sakura-san wishes for you to tell her what you think of her story so far and to leave many reviews so she’ll get the next part or parts out faster.   Hiei: Like that’ll happen.   Kurama: Be nice Hiei or she’ll start playing with us. Again.   Hiei: Ch.   Kurama: Be warned, Sakura-san does not care for flames so any reviews of that nature will be fed to her deck along with the reviewer. That is all.