Yu-Gi-Oh! Fan Fiction ❯ A Dangerous Game ❯ Bus Ride to Hell ( Chapter 12 )
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By: generationb 
Yugi, Jonouchi, Honda, and Tyrone are on their way to Death Tower but they get delay by one of Giovanni's ghouls.
Anime/Manga: Yu-Gi-Oh! Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Suspense / Romance / Hentai / Drama | Type: Other | Uploaded On: 05.12.2006 | Pages: 4 | Words: 6.2K | Visits: 131 | Status: Completed
Yugi, Jonouchi, Honda, and Tyrone are on their way to Death Tower but they get delay by one of Giovanni's ghouls.
Anime/Manga: Yu-Gi-Oh! Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Suspense / Romance / Hentai / Drama | Type: Other | Uploaded On: 05.12.2006 | Pages: 4 | Words: 6.2K | Visits: 131 | Status: Completed
Disclaimer: I don't own Yu-Gi-Oh, never will, and I finally admit that at last!
Chapter XII: Bus Ride to Hell
After leaving Yugi’s house, the boys’ doubts about riding the bus are just a memory. The ride to Giovanni’s tower was quiet, still like a slowing-up grandfather clock. Also the bus had an eerie atmosphere to put it in best words as the bus passed by numeral buildings and roads of the active city. Not even the commercialize products, after hour nightclubs, or new duel monsters cards could grab the boys attention. The only thoughts on the boys’ mind are destroying Giovanni, average their friends getting assaulted, and to get Salonda out of danger before she dies. However it is more things on the young men’s mind besides killing Giovanni…personal ones.
As the cheerful bus driver drove across Takwee Bridge, the young men decided to do something active to occupy their minds. Jonouchi is listening to his well-hidden CD player, to the music of Slipknot. Honda was thinking about beautiful woman fighting each other on mud. Tyrone looks out the window, thinking about his little girl. He is hoping Keisha is his daughter not another man’s baby. He had a sad and worried expression on his face as he saw the passing streetlights of the road. As for Yami, he still had a feeling that something is not right.
Since he got on the bus, Yami has been having strange feelings that did not go away. It is similar to Salonda’s presence but less intense, mild, and less nerve racking. However, he does feel like someone is watching him and his friends as they travel to Death Tower. Nevertheless, there is one question on Yami’s mind: who is watching them and why? Yami looks at his friends, the men in the trench coat, and the cheerful bus driver. Yami thought it was odd that the bus is almost empty on a Saturday when everyone is out partying and getting high. Then there was the extra equipment on the bus like a mini television in the middle of the aisle. He also notices the bus driver being so cheerful even when he ran over a dog, and a baby deer. He especially felt a weird vibe coming from the bus driver as they across another old bridge, which leads to the old part of the city. Yami became more suspicious when they came closer to their destination.
Yugi can sense something is wrong with his aibou as Yami’s eyes stayed fix on the bus driver. Yugi knows that the bus ride isn’t the most pleasant trip or decision since the bus came thirty minutes late to his house. Also when Jonouchi asks about the two extra cameras near the front and back of the bus, the driver smiles and said it was for security reasons. This made Yugi feel a little suspicious himself but not like Yami’s paranoia. So maybe that could be bothering his aibou or something more sinister is in the works? So Yugi decided to asked his aibou what is wrong.
/”What is wrong, Pharaoh? Ever since we go on this bus you haven’t said a word. It’s like you is being posse by the devil when you look at the bus driver.”/
Yami looks at his invisible hikari and knew this will be hard to explain as he tries to find the right words to say.
//”Yugi, do you feel like someone is watching us? Do you feel like we are heading for a trap or something of the sort?”//
Yugi looks at him strangely at what his yami have just said. He didn’t want to think his yami is psycho or anything; it was just the way he said made him scared. Of course there are the cameras on the walls but it was there for security reasons…right? Besides, by looking at his friends, they weren’t worry about any presences or the cameras, so why is Yami worried?
/”No, I don’t feel nothing strange or unusual, Yami. Maybe it is just the cameras and the TV that is just creeping you out.”/ Yugi replied with a shrug.
//“I wish I can believe it but I can’t. I am not talking about the cameras or the TV, but a strange presence. I believe this presence have been with us since we got on the bus and it won’t go away. It feels like I am drowning in my grief and sorrows or like I am dying all over again. I really don’t want to feel this pain ever again and I wish it will go away.”// Yami explained to Yugi in a desperate consummation.
Yugi still didn’t get what Yami is talking about as he sat in silences. He wants to believe him, but couldn’t feel this presence his aibou keeps on talking about. He decides to close his eyes, trying to ignore the negative energy he is feeling until he saw something he didn’t want to see. The vision was violent, modified of horror, to see his love ones in danger. The vision has an unknown man getting slain until all was left is his bones. His aibou Puzzle was not on his neck, but in the hands of a dark figure. The figure laughs as he cuts Yami’s head off and eats the remaining bodies part. Yugi couldn’t find any of his friends but looking at the corpses, something told him they are dead. Suddenly a man came towards him with an ax and cuts him in half.
Could this be what he is talking about, cuz if it is, I know why he don’t want to experience the pain. - Yugi thought as he felt a cold chill going up his spine. He felt like his soul is going out of his body and will not return. He does not want to feel like this anymore. Yami notices his hikari had a worry look on his face.
//”What is wrong, Yugi? Did you just-”//
/”Yes, I have experience it and it wasn’t good. It felt like my soul is being tortured until I couldn’t breath. I finally get what you are saying, but do you believe that the others are having the strange presence?”/ He asked not telling Yami about the vision. He didn’t want his yami to get involve or know about the dream until he can understand it more.
Yami looks around, by the looks on their faces, anyone is not feeling the presence. If they are experiencing the feeling then they weren’t showing it like Yami is. However, his eyes did landed on the bus driver and saw a faint laugh coming from his lips. Suddenly, Yami eyes show the expression of shock when he finally figure out the bus driver is working for Giovanni and he did not have any intention to let Yugi and friends make it to old Domino City.
Yami stood up with a disturbing conclusion.
“This is a trap from Giovanni!”
Yugi soon disappears as everyone looks at Yami like he is crazy. Why would Yami thinks that Giovanni is behind the trip to Death Tower? The man in the trench coat grunted while the driver grins, turning on the television. The face everyone hated is on the television as Yami suspicious have finally come true. Jonouchi only grew angry, as he wanted to beat the hell out of Giovanni for what he has done to his friends and himself. Honda and Tyrone looks at the screen speechless as they wish they have believed Yami not their insists. Soon the feeling grew stronger inside Yami when his Puzzle started to glow out of nowhere. It lights up the whole bus while Giovanni laughs in a merciless and melancholy tone.
“Good evening, gentlemen, I hope you all enjoying the ride.” he looks at the puzzle and grins, “Well, I know that the Puzzle is still on Yugi’s neck, waiting to be in my hands.” Giovanni gloated
“The hell it is, asshole!” Jonouchi yells out with his fist clutched.
“I see you haven’t changed much, Jonouchi. I can still remember sticking that dildo up you tight ass.”
“Don’t get over yourself! I should have killed you when I had the chance!” Jonouchi said remembering the night Giovanni raped him. He shakes his head to get those thoughts out of his mind.
“Don’t make threats, my dear boy, but I do not have time to catch up for lost time because I’m a very busy man. I have to tell you my important message before you come to my house, if you come. Hahahahahahahahaheh.” he laughs in a gruesome tone.
“This is not good! That piece of dog shit!” Honda mumble while Tyrone was ready to bust a cap in Giovanni ass. Soon Giovanni continues,
“As Yugi figure it out, this is a trap and may I add that you all have successful past. After all, I would love to see you all dead if you all make it to the tower. You all got to have faith in God because you need Him for the next turn of events. I warn you all this will blow your mind. Farewell for the last time and good luck.” soon the television cuts off leaving the boys confused and scared of what Giovanni has for them.
Jonouchi eyes never left the screen while standing with hatred in his blood. Tyrone tries to get what Giovanni is talking as he folded his arms. Honda still sat in his seat with a piss-off expression that Giovanni have set them up. The trench coat man is smoking a cigarette while he grins secretly under his collar. Yami knew the bus driver is in on this but doesn’t know why he fits in this situation. Suddenly the lights on the bus went out at once. This started to creep the boys out as the bus went fast after the lights went out.
Tyrone, who is afraid of the dark, tries not to freak-out as he trips over Jonouchi. He couldn’t see very well but could see shapes of his friends. He begins to tremble as the bus increase in speed.
“What da fuck is happenin’?”
Honda, who couldn’t see an inch, grabs on to a pole. He responds,
“I don’t know, cuz it’s too damn dark in herre!”
“Yea. Whoever is on top of me, get the fuck off cuz ya too heavy!” Jonouchi yelled as Tyrone struggles to get off of him.
The bus became fast enough to kill anyone on sight while Honda and Yami fell to the ground. They all try to stand again but could not because of the increase in speed and the bus driver high-pitch laughter. Suddenly the Puzzle stared to glow when the bus began to slow down. The boys stood thanks to Yami’s puzzle and heard a gunshot. They look around because they didn’t know who got shot on the bus. Soon the bus went back going fast as Jonouchi grabs the driver’s seat. He kept his balance as he touches the bus driver’s head. When he touches it, he felt something wet and sticky on his fingers as he figures it out what it is. Jonouchi begins to yell when Yami’s puzzle stops glowing. He bumps into Tyrone and puts some on his white-T by accident. Tyrone looks at his shirt and soon discovered that it is blood and the damn driver shot himself while driving.
“Guys, I don’t think the driver is not driving this thing…” Tyrone said with an urgent intention.
“What…do yer mean…oh shit…” Jonouchi said with frighten eyes.
“We are so screwed! We are about to died!” Honda yelled out in vein.
The boys begin to worry until the trench coat man begins to laugh like a madman. They look at him like he is crazy while he stood up with a perfect balance. He walks towards Yugi and stood in front of him with a sneaky smile.
“You are certainly right, younglings. You all are about to die, unless you three,” he was pointing at Jonouchi, Tyrone, and Honda, “can find the bomb on this bus. As for you, Yugi, come with me to the top of the bus. You three most hurry, because time maybe running out as we speak.” he said with a grin while going up the bus.
They look at Yami with worries and fear while Yami had confidence in himself. However by looking at his friends he was worried for them, as well. He did not want to see them dead or fail to save one of their dear friends. Then Tyrone said in a panic,
“This is some crazy bullshit! What are we gonna do, ya’ll?”
“Find the bomb before it explodes.” Yami said calmly.
“But, Yuge…”
“Don’t worry, I’ll be fine.” Yami said while heading towards the back door of the bus. Soon Jonouchi stops him before he lefts the bus.
“Good luck, Yugi. Beat tha bastard ass!” Jonouchi said, holding up his thumb at his friend.
Yami did the same before leaving to the top of the bus. Then the boys came together and advice a plan to find the bomb before it explodes on the mother fucking bus.
“Honda, you driver this bus as Tyrone looks inside the fuckin' bus to find the bus.” Jonouchi ordered.
Honda soon asks,
“What are ya gonna do?”
Jonouchi swallows a lump in his throat and answers,
“I’m goin’ under da bus to find da bomb.”
Honda and Tyrone look at him crazy-like, trying to get Jonouchi to rethink his idea of going outside.
“It’s to dangerous to go under da bus and try to find da bomb! Are ya a crazy white boy!” Tyrone exclaimed.
“Listen to Tyrone, Jonouchi. You might die!” Honda added.
However Jonouchi shakes his head and tries to reason with them.
“No, I’m now backin’ down! We are wastin’ time, arguing abou this! Just do wat I say, okay?”
They look at him one last time and went to do their job. Jonouchi went to the front door and looks at the ground, making sure it is safe to jump. Honda moves the dead body off the seat and took control of the steering wheel. Tyrone looks under every chair, dashboard, torn open the seat covers, but couldn’t find the bomb. Tyrone checks every seat all over again while Honda is driving towards “Dead Man’s Curve”. Honda tries to drive the bus safety but couldn’t as he heard a scream coming form outside. Tyrone stops what he is doing and went to the front door.
Tyrone saw Jonouchi standing on the last step of the bus after he just loose his shoe. He held on the metal rod, that the driver use to open the doors, hoping this time he will be able to get under the bus. As the bus is going 70 miles per hour, Jonouchi puts his arm under the bus still holding on the rod. Soon Honda hit’s a bump on the road which cause the blonde boy to loose his balance and slip off the step and the only thing that he is holding on is the metal rod. Tyrone saw this and decided to get something to help his friend. He searches for anything to get Jonouchi from falling off the step again. Then, he saw some rope near Honda’s seat decided to grab it. He went back to Jonouchi but he didn’t see him anywhere. Tyrone search for his friend before Honda drove pass those curves on the road. After searching everywhere, Tyrone began to panic as he worries Jonouchi has falling off or roll over to death.
Fuck! Jonouchi, you can’t be dead! You have to alive, damnit! - thought Tyrone as he search for Jonouchi for another time.
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Yami climbs on top of the bus to meet his enemy. He notices the man is not wearing his trench coat but a suit similar to the Joker on Batman. Yami tries to keep his balance as Honda drives though the curves again. Then his feet was cuffed to the bus, so were the men opposite from him. He looks at the man with a curious outlet. The man explains,
“They automatically cuff your feet to the ground, so you won’t fall off and die. Anyway, my name is Rei and I’m a trapper keeper. I use mind-confusing tricks to capture my victims’ from making their destination. I also like using bombs to blow them up, too. Don’t worry, I’m not going to blow you up…yet. No, Giovanni ordered me to kill you with style and I’m not going to break my promise to the most talented man on earth. Besides, I have to get your Puzzle for him, so he can have that black girl to be his bride or whatever the damned reasons.
“However, I do have a secret to tell you before we begin to play the game. It is, if you lose this riddle then the bomb will explode three minutes after your death. This will give me enough time to get your Puzzle, get myself outta here, and for your friends to die. However, if I lose then the same thing will happen to me not you. Isn’t it funny? “ Rei asked in a deceiving and calculative way.
Yami was listening in anger and hatred for the man. Yet, he remains silent as Rei continues his explanation.
“Why your silent? Is it because you are about to lose your Puzzle or is it you have to die?”
“No, I’m just waiting for you to stop talking so we can go on with the game.” Yami answers simply with a little smile.
“Alright, the rules of the game is simple: you answer the riddle right and you can help your friends find the bomb before the three minutes of my death is up. But, if I win, the puzzle will belong to me and you die while your friends are searching for the bomb. Therefore your friends only have about ten minutes to find the bomb, while you only have five minutes to answer my question. So let’s begin with the question that anyone have not solve for thousands of years. Are you ready? Good. Here it goes…
“There was an elderly couple walking down a path to search for a way home, until they came across two paths. One path leads to the City of Riches while the other leads to the City of Destruction and the only clue they have is the golden apple. Which path did they chose? You only have but five minutes to solve the riddle so you better be thinking of an answer.” Rei laughs as Yami looks at him with a smile. Rei notice this and asked,
“Why are you smiling?”
“Because, I know I will solve this riddle before you can destroy me and my friends.”
“Keep telling yourself that, Yugi! It won’t help you solve the riddle!”
Yami knows he can solve the riddle but the problem is how when he don’t know the answers to it. He never heard of a strange riddle like that one before and it is very confusing at that point too. He tries to come up with answers but any of them didn’t seem to fit the question. Yami couldn’t get his finger wrap around the question. As for Rei, he smirked in the shadows, as he knows Yugi will never get the answer, he will make sure of it.
That fool, he will never get the riddle right! I will kill Yugi and his friends before they find the bomb. Soon I will get the puzzle and get the chance to kill Seto Kaiba! Hahahahahahaha. - He thought as he could sense Yugi is struggling with the riddle. Rei could taste his sweet victory as he waited for the fives minutes to be up.
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At the bottom of the bus, Jonouchi is hanging on the pipes and rods to search for the bomb. He had to use his foot to get under the bus and had to be still to keep his balance or from falling on his face. He searches every inch of the bus but couldn’t find anything underneath the moving object. He had another idea as he tries to find a way out from under the bus while Honda is trying to drive though those curves. He uses his hand to grab on the rail but he hit his hand as Honda hit a bump, again. He curses under his breath as he tries again, but this time he held on the rod. He uses one of his feet to hang on to the pipe as he uses his other hand to get the rail. Suddenly, his foot lost its balance and Jonouchi’s foot slips to the ground. Jonouchi uses his other foot to hang on to the rail as he lifts his drag foot to the rail, also. He prays to God he will succeed in getting his whole body on the bus. Jonouchi didn’t want to look down but he did as he is hang upside-down to the sea. Jonouchi screams for help as he felt light-headed from hanging this way.
Jonouchi was about to quit until Tyrone got his two sorely feet and pulls him to safety. Jonouchi was thankful that Tyrone got him up before facing his doom. After struggling for a while, Jonouchi is in the bus, breathing for some air. Tyrone stand in front of him with a smirked on his face. Honda turns around for a second and started to laugh at his injured friend. Jonouchi looks at him, confused as if to say “why ya’ll laughing” until he turns around and saw the driver’s body next to his own. Jonouchi jumps up and went farther away form the body. He was scared of dead bodies as his two friends are laughing at the way he reacts. He only stuck his tongue at them until they realize the bomb is not found.
“It wasn’ under da bus, so da only place I haven’ search is da hood.” Jonouchi said with exhausted.
“Fuck naw, you are not goin’ outside and risk yer life!” Honda yelled at his friend as he ran over a duck by accident.
Jonouchi turns and looks at him with urgent intention when his friend said that to him.
“Do ya want to die, Honda?! Tha’s what goin’ to happen to us if we do not find the damn bomb!”
Then when Jonouchi turns around, he notices that Tyrone is missing. When he looks out the front window, he saw Tyrone opening the hood cover looking for the bomb. Tyrone was on the bumper as he search everywhere for the bomb. He looks at Jonouchi and seen him mouthing,
“Tyrone, are ya fuckin’ crazy?!”
Then Tyrone mouthed off at Jonouchi,
“Not as crazy as yer, goin' under the bus like a true white boy!”
In a way, he knows that Jonouchi is cursing him out but he didn’t really care. All he cared about is to find the bomb before it explodes. Honda almost hit anything in his path since the hood is in his way. While he tries to think of something, Yami is on his wits end as he couldn’t come up with any answers. By the corner of his eyes, Rei is smirking and hoping Yami is ready to give up. Yami wanted to prove to this old man he can solve the riddle but he was wrong. he was about to give up until he heard his other side, rooting him on to solve the question. Yami thanked him as he decides to think on it one last time.
The only clue I have is the golden apple and I don’t get what this item has to do with the two paths. Wait a minute! What if the clue is symbolic in the Christian religion? Maybe I should look at it in those terms. Maybe the two cities have a dark and deeper meaning like one represent heaven and the other hell. Shit, then the City of Riches is heaven but sometimes life can disguise itself in an ugly or beautiful form. Then the Cities of Riches could be hell because money is the root of all evil. This means the golden apple is....
“Times up, make you decision and face your death!”
Yami chuckles.
“You think this riddle will fool me, Rei? you think I will get this wr-”
“Answer the question!” Rei said impatiently.
“Neither.”
“What?”
“You heard me, neither, because the old couple pick heaven not hell.”
“How did you get it...when so many people got it wrong?” Rei asked, speechless.
“At first, most people will pick the City of Riches because the apple is gold. However, money is the root of all evil and greed can consume us very easily. This means, I had to look at it in a religious point of view.
“Then I thought the City of Riches had to be heaven until I thought of the greed statement. The City of Destruction is hell automatically so the apple has to mean heaven. Besides, the old couple was looking for a was home...their eternal home.
“Therefore I have solve the riddle, you will die, and I get to help my friends! A deal is a deal, right Rei?”
Rei started to laugh at what Yami had said to him. Yami didn’t get what is so funny until Rei said,
“You are the only one who have solve the riddle, and for that I congratulate you. However I should have told you this from the beginning because this will change the whole game.”
“Then what is it you forgot to tell me?” Yami asked the riddler with suspicion in his eyes.
Rei only chuckled when he replies,
“That I will kill you anyway. You see this button on my collar,” Rei points to it which looks like a flower, “By a press of this button, the strips on your feet will shock you with 20 million volts. Then your friends will die after the bomb is activate to explode when you die!”
“You snake.”
“Ha. Before you die, I must get your puzzle so farewell Yugi and may the devils lead you to your resting place.” Rei said as he got out of his strips and ran towards Yami in full speed.
Yami steps back but realized he is still in his strips. There was no way out as Yami prays to the gods to get him out of this situation. When Rei ran towards Yami, without losing his balance, when he heard a voice.
“Not if I can help it, mutha fucker” Tyrone said as he pulls out a knife and went on top of the moving bus.
“Tyrone, go back and search for the bomb!” Yami advice him.
“Yes, listen to your friend because even if I don’t press this button you only have but five minutes left!”
“What? I have been listenin' to yer conversation and yer said da bomb will go off in three minutes after you die!” Tyrone insisted on the man exact words.
Rei laughs it off as he came closer to Yugi’s Puzzle. He touches it gently as his eyes never moved away form Tyrone. He answers,
“Yes, that is true; however the bomb is still timed and it will explode right about when the three minutes of your friend death is up.”
“Then you will die too?” Yami said suddenly.
“Not really, because I have a build in jet wings under my shirt and can still get the Puzzle. But I can’t kill Yugi unless you are out of the way. Let me tell you, a knife is not deadly compare to…” Rei pulls out his gun and aim at Tyrone, “to a gun directly at your head.”
Tyrone felt powerless as he pulls down his knife and looks at his death. He really wanted to do more than let his friends and himself into more danger. He just prays that it is a way out of the punishment and dangerous consequences. Rei grins as he was about to pull the trigger until Yami looks at the crock with hurtful but warning eyes as he yells,
“I don’t think so, Rei! Penalty game!” he said as he held out his hand and frozen or trap Rei and brings him to another world. Rei finds himself in a world fill with fog and shadows as time frozes. He looks around to think what place he is at and why. He turns to his left and sees a clown coming towards him. He thought it was a joke: a clown his penalty game. He knew Yugi could do better than that when he saw the face of the clown. At last, the man screams as he ran to a place to hide. He couldn’t believe Yugi knew about his fear for his abusive father and how he use to dress up in a clown costume to bring him closer to getting beaten to death. He never thought he would ever see his dead father again.
He ran faster and faster until he trips over a stone or something to the ground. He didn’t want to look up or to face his near father, only the fear inside of him began to formidable to him. He looks at the ground when his father bend down and whisper in his ear, seductively.
“I want to play circus tonight, my son. If you don’t do what I said then you will be wipe ninety times until you do.”
Rei began to cry softly as he shakes his head uncontrollable to his father. This began to become a nightmare to his soul. Rei couldn’t take anymore of this torture as he pulls out his other gun put it towards his head and shot himself. He fell off the bus and landed in the waters of Yumiko River.
Tyrone use his knife to unbuckle the cuffs on Yami’s ankles. After he was done, he looks at the river and felt pity for the insane man. Yami came near him and shakes his head before he realized they have to find the bomb. They only had three minutes left. Yami tapped on Tyrone shoulder to inform him about the bomb.
“Time is running out, Tyrone. We must hurry and warn the others.”
“Right” Tyrone said as he uses his foot to break though the window. He went in their first and helps Yami to go through the window. Jonouchi looks and saw his friends worried and exhausted while Honda is driving any kind of direction due to the hood blocking his view. Jonouchi let out a relief sigh but at his wits end as he tries to think of another idea to where is the fucking bomb. They have search everywhere and still could find it as time is running out.
“It’s not in da hood, man.” Tyrone said, disappointed.
“Well, I guess we are about to die, then. Nice knowin’ you guys.” Jonouchi replied as his head hang down.
Yami folded his arms when everything went quiet. He didn’t know where is the bomb, either. He closes his eyes as he heard a clock ticking sound. The noise grew louder at each tick when Yami began to wonder. His puzzle started to glow so the rest of the boys can hear it. Yami looks to the dead bus driver and begin to move closer to the dead body. The closer he came the more of the sound came from the dead body. He touches the dead body’s chest, felt a hard metal chip. He repulsed at the body when Jonouchi, and Tyrone came near him. It’s under our noise, the bomb is under…- Yami thought before tearing the body’s shirt off and saw the tiny microchip implanted on the bus driver’s flesh. They are shock to see the bus driver as the bomb meanwhile Honda hit the tree by accident.
“Oh shit, we have to…”
“Yes, Jonouchi, we have to take the body off the bus before it’s too late.” Yami told his white-as-a-ghost friend.
Honda got off the driver seat and helps Tyrone lift the body and went outside. They decided since they are near the woods, to dump the body in the darkest part of the woods. Tyrone looks at the timer and saw they only have 58 seconds left to get the body out of the bus. So they ran into the deeper part of the woods so anyone will not heard the explosion. They ran so deep into the woods that they couldn’t see anything in their path. When they found the right place, the boys drop the body on the ground and ran back to the bus, quickly as possible.
Jonouchi and Yami were waiting for Honda and Tyrone when they heard a kaboom sound form the woods. They didn’t want to think Honda and Tyrone is dead but when they notice they weren’t out by now. Jonouchi and Yami declare they were dead and it was time to leave. Jonouchi went to the drive seat, ready to drive off when he saw two figures coming out of the fire-like woods in the night. Yami took a good look to find out it was Honda and Tyrone running out of the fire. Jonouchi kneels to the floor with astonishment and jubilation at the same time until Tyrone push him out of the way while Honda shut the hood down. Jonouchi, Tyrone, and Yami sat down as Honda started the engine, then drove out of the woods on the road.
Everyone didn’t say anything at all when Honda drove within the speed limit. Yami breathe in as he went into his thoughts. He found himself talking to his aibou as he could never forget this night. Yugi was concern about his friends as he looks at his yami.
/”That creep, why would he do this? Unless, he really want us death-”/
//”More then that, Yugi. He wants my Puzzle again and he will do anything to get Salonda’s necklace and us dead. He is one sick man and should be stop.”//
/”He GOT to be stop, before Salonda, Kaiba, or us will lose our lives. But, how to stop a madman from destroying everything he sees?”/ Yugi asked his yami.
Yami looks to the ceiling as he thought and added,
//”I don’t know, but this incident taught me to think though his tricks. Maybe we have to out smart him in his games, Yugi.”//
/”Maybe you’re right…”/
As the two kept on talking, they were getting closer to their destination as the clock on the dashboard strike 9:30.
Will Yugi, Tyrone, Jonouchi, and Honda ever make it to Death Tower alive? Please keep on reading this story and find out. Holla @ ur gurl ^_^!
Chapter XII: Bus Ride to Hell
After leaving Yugi’s house, the boys’ doubts about riding the bus are just a memory. The ride to Giovanni’s tower was quiet, still like a slowing-up grandfather clock. Also the bus had an eerie atmosphere to put it in best words as the bus passed by numeral buildings and roads of the active city. Not even the commercialize products, after hour nightclubs, or new duel monsters cards could grab the boys attention. The only thoughts on the boys’ mind are destroying Giovanni, average their friends getting assaulted, and to get Salonda out of danger before she dies. However it is more things on the young men’s mind besides killing Giovanni…personal ones.
As the cheerful bus driver drove across Takwee Bridge, the young men decided to do something active to occupy their minds. Jonouchi is listening to his well-hidden CD player, to the music of Slipknot. Honda was thinking about beautiful woman fighting each other on mud. Tyrone looks out the window, thinking about his little girl. He is hoping Keisha is his daughter not another man’s baby. He had a sad and worried expression on his face as he saw the passing streetlights of the road. As for Yami, he still had a feeling that something is not right.
Since he got on the bus, Yami has been having strange feelings that did not go away. It is similar to Salonda’s presence but less intense, mild, and less nerve racking. However, he does feel like someone is watching him and his friends as they travel to Death Tower. Nevertheless, there is one question on Yami’s mind: who is watching them and why? Yami looks at his friends, the men in the trench coat, and the cheerful bus driver. Yami thought it was odd that the bus is almost empty on a Saturday when everyone is out partying and getting high. Then there was the extra equipment on the bus like a mini television in the middle of the aisle. He also notices the bus driver being so cheerful even when he ran over a dog, and a baby deer. He especially felt a weird vibe coming from the bus driver as they across another old bridge, which leads to the old part of the city. Yami became more suspicious when they came closer to their destination.
Yugi can sense something is wrong with his aibou as Yami’s eyes stayed fix on the bus driver. Yugi knows that the bus ride isn’t the most pleasant trip or decision since the bus came thirty minutes late to his house. Also when Jonouchi asks about the two extra cameras near the front and back of the bus, the driver smiles and said it was for security reasons. This made Yugi feel a little suspicious himself but not like Yami’s paranoia. So maybe that could be bothering his aibou or something more sinister is in the works? So Yugi decided to asked his aibou what is wrong.
/”What is wrong, Pharaoh? Ever since we go on this bus you haven’t said a word. It’s like you is being posse by the devil when you look at the bus driver.”/
Yami looks at his invisible hikari and knew this will be hard to explain as he tries to find the right words to say.
//”Yugi, do you feel like someone is watching us? Do you feel like we are heading for a trap or something of the sort?”//
Yugi looks at him strangely at what his yami have just said. He didn’t want to think his yami is psycho or anything; it was just the way he said made him scared. Of course there are the cameras on the walls but it was there for security reasons…right? Besides, by looking at his friends, they weren’t worry about any presences or the cameras, so why is Yami worried?
/”No, I don’t feel nothing strange or unusual, Yami. Maybe it is just the cameras and the TV that is just creeping you out.”/ Yugi replied with a shrug.
//“I wish I can believe it but I can’t. I am not talking about the cameras or the TV, but a strange presence. I believe this presence have been with us since we got on the bus and it won’t go away. It feels like I am drowning in my grief and sorrows or like I am dying all over again. I really don’t want to feel this pain ever again and I wish it will go away.”// Yami explained to Yugi in a desperate consummation.
Yugi still didn’t get what Yami is talking about as he sat in silences. He wants to believe him, but couldn’t feel this presence his aibou keeps on talking about. He decides to close his eyes, trying to ignore the negative energy he is feeling until he saw something he didn’t want to see. The vision was violent, modified of horror, to see his love ones in danger. The vision has an unknown man getting slain until all was left is his bones. His aibou Puzzle was not on his neck, but in the hands of a dark figure. The figure laughs as he cuts Yami’s head off and eats the remaining bodies part. Yugi couldn’t find any of his friends but looking at the corpses, something told him they are dead. Suddenly a man came towards him with an ax and cuts him in half.
Could this be what he is talking about, cuz if it is, I know why he don’t want to experience the pain. - Yugi thought as he felt a cold chill going up his spine. He felt like his soul is going out of his body and will not return. He does not want to feel like this anymore. Yami notices his hikari had a worry look on his face.
//”What is wrong, Yugi? Did you just-”//
/”Yes, I have experience it and it wasn’t good. It felt like my soul is being tortured until I couldn’t breath. I finally get what you are saying, but do you believe that the others are having the strange presence?”/ He asked not telling Yami about the vision. He didn’t want his yami to get involve or know about the dream until he can understand it more.
Yami looks around, by the looks on their faces, anyone is not feeling the presence. If they are experiencing the feeling then they weren’t showing it like Yami is. However, his eyes did landed on the bus driver and saw a faint laugh coming from his lips. Suddenly, Yami eyes show the expression of shock when he finally figure out the bus driver is working for Giovanni and he did not have any intention to let Yugi and friends make it to old Domino City.
Yami stood up with a disturbing conclusion.
“This is a trap from Giovanni!”
Yugi soon disappears as everyone looks at Yami like he is crazy. Why would Yami thinks that Giovanni is behind the trip to Death Tower? The man in the trench coat grunted while the driver grins, turning on the television. The face everyone hated is on the television as Yami suspicious have finally come true. Jonouchi only grew angry, as he wanted to beat the hell out of Giovanni for what he has done to his friends and himself. Honda and Tyrone looks at the screen speechless as they wish they have believed Yami not their insists. Soon the feeling grew stronger inside Yami when his Puzzle started to glow out of nowhere. It lights up the whole bus while Giovanni laughs in a merciless and melancholy tone.
“Good evening, gentlemen, I hope you all enjoying the ride.” he looks at the puzzle and grins, “Well, I know that the Puzzle is still on Yugi’s neck, waiting to be in my hands.” Giovanni gloated
“The hell it is, asshole!” Jonouchi yells out with his fist clutched.
“I see you haven’t changed much, Jonouchi. I can still remember sticking that dildo up you tight ass.”
“Don’t get over yourself! I should have killed you when I had the chance!” Jonouchi said remembering the night Giovanni raped him. He shakes his head to get those thoughts out of his mind.
“Don’t make threats, my dear boy, but I do not have time to catch up for lost time because I’m a very busy man. I have to tell you my important message before you come to my house, if you come. Hahahahahahahahaheh.” he laughs in a gruesome tone.
“This is not good! That piece of dog shit!” Honda mumble while Tyrone was ready to bust a cap in Giovanni ass. Soon Giovanni continues,
“As Yugi figure it out, this is a trap and may I add that you all have successful past. After all, I would love to see you all dead if you all make it to the tower. You all got to have faith in God because you need Him for the next turn of events. I warn you all this will blow your mind. Farewell for the last time and good luck.” soon the television cuts off leaving the boys confused and scared of what Giovanni has for them.
Jonouchi eyes never left the screen while standing with hatred in his blood. Tyrone tries to get what Giovanni is talking as he folded his arms. Honda still sat in his seat with a piss-off expression that Giovanni have set them up. The trench coat man is smoking a cigarette while he grins secretly under his collar. Yami knew the bus driver is in on this but doesn’t know why he fits in this situation. Suddenly the lights on the bus went out at once. This started to creep the boys out as the bus went fast after the lights went out.
Tyrone, who is afraid of the dark, tries not to freak-out as he trips over Jonouchi. He couldn’t see very well but could see shapes of his friends. He begins to tremble as the bus increase in speed.
“What da fuck is happenin’?”
Honda, who couldn’t see an inch, grabs on to a pole. He responds,
“I don’t know, cuz it’s too damn dark in herre!”
“Yea. Whoever is on top of me, get the fuck off cuz ya too heavy!” Jonouchi yelled as Tyrone struggles to get off of him.
The bus became fast enough to kill anyone on sight while Honda and Yami fell to the ground. They all try to stand again but could not because of the increase in speed and the bus driver high-pitch laughter. Suddenly the Puzzle stared to glow when the bus began to slow down. The boys stood thanks to Yami’s puzzle and heard a gunshot. They look around because they didn’t know who got shot on the bus. Soon the bus went back going fast as Jonouchi grabs the driver’s seat. He kept his balance as he touches the bus driver’s head. When he touches it, he felt something wet and sticky on his fingers as he figures it out what it is. Jonouchi begins to yell when Yami’s puzzle stops glowing. He bumps into Tyrone and puts some on his white-T by accident. Tyrone looks at his shirt and soon discovered that it is blood and the damn driver shot himself while driving.
“Guys, I don’t think the driver is not driving this thing…” Tyrone said with an urgent intention.
“What…do yer mean…oh shit…” Jonouchi said with frighten eyes.
“We are so screwed! We are about to died!” Honda yelled out in vein.
The boys begin to worry until the trench coat man begins to laugh like a madman. They look at him like he is crazy while he stood up with a perfect balance. He walks towards Yugi and stood in front of him with a sneaky smile.
“You are certainly right, younglings. You all are about to die, unless you three,” he was pointing at Jonouchi, Tyrone, and Honda, “can find the bomb on this bus. As for you, Yugi, come with me to the top of the bus. You three most hurry, because time maybe running out as we speak.” he said with a grin while going up the bus.
They look at Yami with worries and fear while Yami had confidence in himself. However by looking at his friends he was worried for them, as well. He did not want to see them dead or fail to save one of their dear friends. Then Tyrone said in a panic,
“This is some crazy bullshit! What are we gonna do, ya’ll?”
“Find the bomb before it explodes.” Yami said calmly.
“But, Yuge…”
“Don’t worry, I’ll be fine.” Yami said while heading towards the back door of the bus. Soon Jonouchi stops him before he lefts the bus.
“Good luck, Yugi. Beat tha bastard ass!” Jonouchi said, holding up his thumb at his friend.
Yami did the same before leaving to the top of the bus. Then the boys came together and advice a plan to find the bomb before it explodes on the mother fucking bus.
“Honda, you driver this bus as Tyrone looks inside the fuckin' bus to find the bus.” Jonouchi ordered.
Honda soon asks,
“What are ya gonna do?”
Jonouchi swallows a lump in his throat and answers,
“I’m goin’ under da bus to find da bomb.”
Honda and Tyrone look at him crazy-like, trying to get Jonouchi to rethink his idea of going outside.
“It’s to dangerous to go under da bus and try to find da bomb! Are ya a crazy white boy!” Tyrone exclaimed.
“Listen to Tyrone, Jonouchi. You might die!” Honda added.
However Jonouchi shakes his head and tries to reason with them.
“No, I’m now backin’ down! We are wastin’ time, arguing abou this! Just do wat I say, okay?”
They look at him one last time and went to do their job. Jonouchi went to the front door and looks at the ground, making sure it is safe to jump. Honda moves the dead body off the seat and took control of the steering wheel. Tyrone looks under every chair, dashboard, torn open the seat covers, but couldn’t find the bomb. Tyrone checks every seat all over again while Honda is driving towards “Dead Man’s Curve”. Honda tries to drive the bus safety but couldn’t as he heard a scream coming form outside. Tyrone stops what he is doing and went to the front door.
Tyrone saw Jonouchi standing on the last step of the bus after he just loose his shoe. He held on the metal rod, that the driver use to open the doors, hoping this time he will be able to get under the bus. As the bus is going 70 miles per hour, Jonouchi puts his arm under the bus still holding on the rod. Soon Honda hit’s a bump on the road which cause the blonde boy to loose his balance and slip off the step and the only thing that he is holding on is the metal rod. Tyrone saw this and decided to get something to help his friend. He searches for anything to get Jonouchi from falling off the step again. Then, he saw some rope near Honda’s seat decided to grab it. He went back to Jonouchi but he didn’t see him anywhere. Tyrone search for his friend before Honda drove pass those curves on the road. After searching everywhere, Tyrone began to panic as he worries Jonouchi has falling off or roll over to death.
Fuck! Jonouchi, you can’t be dead! You have to alive, damnit! - thought Tyrone as he search for Jonouchi for another time.
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Yami climbs on top of the bus to meet his enemy. He notices the man is not wearing his trench coat but a suit similar to the Joker on Batman. Yami tries to keep his balance as Honda drives though the curves again. Then his feet was cuffed to the bus, so were the men opposite from him. He looks at the man with a curious outlet. The man explains,
“They automatically cuff your feet to the ground, so you won’t fall off and die. Anyway, my name is Rei and I’m a trapper keeper. I use mind-confusing tricks to capture my victims’ from making their destination. I also like using bombs to blow them up, too. Don’t worry, I’m not going to blow you up…yet. No, Giovanni ordered me to kill you with style and I’m not going to break my promise to the most talented man on earth. Besides, I have to get your Puzzle for him, so he can have that black girl to be his bride or whatever the damned reasons.
“However, I do have a secret to tell you before we begin to play the game. It is, if you lose this riddle then the bomb will explode three minutes after your death. This will give me enough time to get your Puzzle, get myself outta here, and for your friends to die. However, if I lose then the same thing will happen to me not you. Isn’t it funny? “ Rei asked in a deceiving and calculative way.
Yami was listening in anger and hatred for the man. Yet, he remains silent as Rei continues his explanation.
“Why your silent? Is it because you are about to lose your Puzzle or is it you have to die?”
“No, I’m just waiting for you to stop talking so we can go on with the game.” Yami answers simply with a little smile.
“Alright, the rules of the game is simple: you answer the riddle right and you can help your friends find the bomb before the three minutes of my death is up. But, if I win, the puzzle will belong to me and you die while your friends are searching for the bomb. Therefore your friends only have about ten minutes to find the bomb, while you only have five minutes to answer my question. So let’s begin with the question that anyone have not solve for thousands of years. Are you ready? Good. Here it goes…
“There was an elderly couple walking down a path to search for a way home, until they came across two paths. One path leads to the City of Riches while the other leads to the City of Destruction and the only clue they have is the golden apple. Which path did they chose? You only have but five minutes to solve the riddle so you better be thinking of an answer.” Rei laughs as Yami looks at him with a smile. Rei notice this and asked,
“Why are you smiling?”
“Because, I know I will solve this riddle before you can destroy me and my friends.”
“Keep telling yourself that, Yugi! It won’t help you solve the riddle!”
Yami knows he can solve the riddle but the problem is how when he don’t know the answers to it. He never heard of a strange riddle like that one before and it is very confusing at that point too. He tries to come up with answers but any of them didn’t seem to fit the question. Yami couldn’t get his finger wrap around the question. As for Rei, he smirked in the shadows, as he knows Yugi will never get the answer, he will make sure of it.
That fool, he will never get the riddle right! I will kill Yugi and his friends before they find the bomb. Soon I will get the puzzle and get the chance to kill Seto Kaiba! Hahahahahahaha. - He thought as he could sense Yugi is struggling with the riddle. Rei could taste his sweet victory as he waited for the fives minutes to be up.
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At the bottom of the bus, Jonouchi is hanging on the pipes and rods to search for the bomb. He had to use his foot to get under the bus and had to be still to keep his balance or from falling on his face. He searches every inch of the bus but couldn’t find anything underneath the moving object. He had another idea as he tries to find a way out from under the bus while Honda is trying to drive though those curves. He uses his hand to grab on the rail but he hit his hand as Honda hit a bump, again. He curses under his breath as he tries again, but this time he held on the rod. He uses one of his feet to hang on to the pipe as he uses his other hand to get the rail. Suddenly, his foot lost its balance and Jonouchi’s foot slips to the ground. Jonouchi uses his other foot to hang on to the rail as he lifts his drag foot to the rail, also. He prays to God he will succeed in getting his whole body on the bus. Jonouchi didn’t want to look down but he did as he is hang upside-down to the sea. Jonouchi screams for help as he felt light-headed from hanging this way.
Jonouchi was about to quit until Tyrone got his two sorely feet and pulls him to safety. Jonouchi was thankful that Tyrone got him up before facing his doom. After struggling for a while, Jonouchi is in the bus, breathing for some air. Tyrone stand in front of him with a smirked on his face. Honda turns around for a second and started to laugh at his injured friend. Jonouchi looks at him, confused as if to say “why ya’ll laughing” until he turns around and saw the driver’s body next to his own. Jonouchi jumps up and went farther away form the body. He was scared of dead bodies as his two friends are laughing at the way he reacts. He only stuck his tongue at them until they realize the bomb is not found.
“It wasn’ under da bus, so da only place I haven’ search is da hood.” Jonouchi said with exhausted.
“Fuck naw, you are not goin’ outside and risk yer life!” Honda yelled at his friend as he ran over a duck by accident.
Jonouchi turns and looks at him with urgent intention when his friend said that to him.
“Do ya want to die, Honda?! Tha’s what goin’ to happen to us if we do not find the damn bomb!”
Then when Jonouchi turns around, he notices that Tyrone is missing. When he looks out the front window, he saw Tyrone opening the hood cover looking for the bomb. Tyrone was on the bumper as he search everywhere for the bomb. He looks at Jonouchi and seen him mouthing,
“Tyrone, are ya fuckin’ crazy?!”
Then Tyrone mouthed off at Jonouchi,
“Not as crazy as yer, goin' under the bus like a true white boy!”
In a way, he knows that Jonouchi is cursing him out but he didn’t really care. All he cared about is to find the bomb before it explodes. Honda almost hit anything in his path since the hood is in his way. While he tries to think of something, Yami is on his wits end as he couldn’t come up with any answers. By the corner of his eyes, Rei is smirking and hoping Yami is ready to give up. Yami wanted to prove to this old man he can solve the riddle but he was wrong. he was about to give up until he heard his other side, rooting him on to solve the question. Yami thanked him as he decides to think on it one last time.
The only clue I have is the golden apple and I don’t get what this item has to do with the two paths. Wait a minute! What if the clue is symbolic in the Christian religion? Maybe I should look at it in those terms. Maybe the two cities have a dark and deeper meaning like one represent heaven and the other hell. Shit, then the City of Riches is heaven but sometimes life can disguise itself in an ugly or beautiful form. Then the Cities of Riches could be hell because money is the root of all evil. This means the golden apple is....
“Times up, make you decision and face your death!”
Yami chuckles.
“You think this riddle will fool me, Rei? you think I will get this wr-”
“Answer the question!” Rei said impatiently.
“Neither.”
“What?”
“You heard me, neither, because the old couple pick heaven not hell.”
“How did you get it...when so many people got it wrong?” Rei asked, speechless.
“At first, most people will pick the City of Riches because the apple is gold. However, money is the root of all evil and greed can consume us very easily. This means, I had to look at it in a religious point of view.
“Then I thought the City of Riches had to be heaven until I thought of the greed statement. The City of Destruction is hell automatically so the apple has to mean heaven. Besides, the old couple was looking for a was home...their eternal home.
“Therefore I have solve the riddle, you will die, and I get to help my friends! A deal is a deal, right Rei?”
Rei started to laugh at what Yami had said to him. Yami didn’t get what is so funny until Rei said,
“You are the only one who have solve the riddle, and for that I congratulate you. However I should have told you this from the beginning because this will change the whole game.”
“Then what is it you forgot to tell me?” Yami asked the riddler with suspicion in his eyes.
Rei only chuckled when he replies,
“That I will kill you anyway. You see this button on my collar,” Rei points to it which looks like a flower, “By a press of this button, the strips on your feet will shock you with 20 million volts. Then your friends will die after the bomb is activate to explode when you die!”
“You snake.”
“Ha. Before you die, I must get your puzzle so farewell Yugi and may the devils lead you to your resting place.” Rei said as he got out of his strips and ran towards Yami in full speed.
Yami steps back but realized he is still in his strips. There was no way out as Yami prays to the gods to get him out of this situation. When Rei ran towards Yami, without losing his balance, when he heard a voice.
“Not if I can help it, mutha fucker” Tyrone said as he pulls out a knife and went on top of the moving bus.
“Tyrone, go back and search for the bomb!” Yami advice him.
“Yes, listen to your friend because even if I don’t press this button you only have but five minutes left!”
“What? I have been listenin' to yer conversation and yer said da bomb will go off in three minutes after you die!” Tyrone insisted on the man exact words.
Rei laughs it off as he came closer to Yugi’s Puzzle. He touches it gently as his eyes never moved away form Tyrone. He answers,
“Yes, that is true; however the bomb is still timed and it will explode right about when the three minutes of your friend death is up.”
“Then you will die too?” Yami said suddenly.
“Not really, because I have a build in jet wings under my shirt and can still get the Puzzle. But I can’t kill Yugi unless you are out of the way. Let me tell you, a knife is not deadly compare to…” Rei pulls out his gun and aim at Tyrone, “to a gun directly at your head.”
Tyrone felt powerless as he pulls down his knife and looks at his death. He really wanted to do more than let his friends and himself into more danger. He just prays that it is a way out of the punishment and dangerous consequences. Rei grins as he was about to pull the trigger until Yami looks at the crock with hurtful but warning eyes as he yells,
“I don’t think so, Rei! Penalty game!” he said as he held out his hand and frozen or trap Rei and brings him to another world. Rei finds himself in a world fill with fog and shadows as time frozes. He looks around to think what place he is at and why. He turns to his left and sees a clown coming towards him. He thought it was a joke: a clown his penalty game. He knew Yugi could do better than that when he saw the face of the clown. At last, the man screams as he ran to a place to hide. He couldn’t believe Yugi knew about his fear for his abusive father and how he use to dress up in a clown costume to bring him closer to getting beaten to death. He never thought he would ever see his dead father again.
He ran faster and faster until he trips over a stone or something to the ground. He didn’t want to look up or to face his near father, only the fear inside of him began to formidable to him. He looks at the ground when his father bend down and whisper in his ear, seductively.
“I want to play circus tonight, my son. If you don’t do what I said then you will be wipe ninety times until you do.”
Rei began to cry softly as he shakes his head uncontrollable to his father. This began to become a nightmare to his soul. Rei couldn’t take anymore of this torture as he pulls out his other gun put it towards his head and shot himself. He fell off the bus and landed in the waters of Yumiko River.
Tyrone use his knife to unbuckle the cuffs on Yami’s ankles. After he was done, he looks at the river and felt pity for the insane man. Yami came near him and shakes his head before he realized they have to find the bomb. They only had three minutes left. Yami tapped on Tyrone shoulder to inform him about the bomb.
“Time is running out, Tyrone. We must hurry and warn the others.”
“Right” Tyrone said as he uses his foot to break though the window. He went in their first and helps Yami to go through the window. Jonouchi looks and saw his friends worried and exhausted while Honda is driving any kind of direction due to the hood blocking his view. Jonouchi let out a relief sigh but at his wits end as he tries to think of another idea to where is the fucking bomb. They have search everywhere and still could find it as time is running out.
“It’s not in da hood, man.” Tyrone said, disappointed.
“Well, I guess we are about to die, then. Nice knowin’ you guys.” Jonouchi replied as his head hang down.
Yami folded his arms when everything went quiet. He didn’t know where is the bomb, either. He closes his eyes as he heard a clock ticking sound. The noise grew louder at each tick when Yami began to wonder. His puzzle started to glow so the rest of the boys can hear it. Yami looks to the dead bus driver and begin to move closer to the dead body. The closer he came the more of the sound came from the dead body. He touches the dead body’s chest, felt a hard metal chip. He repulsed at the body when Jonouchi, and Tyrone came near him. It’s under our noise, the bomb is under…- Yami thought before tearing the body’s shirt off and saw the tiny microchip implanted on the bus driver’s flesh. They are shock to see the bus driver as the bomb meanwhile Honda hit the tree by accident.
“Oh shit, we have to…”
“Yes, Jonouchi, we have to take the body off the bus before it’s too late.” Yami told his white-as-a-ghost friend.
Honda got off the driver seat and helps Tyrone lift the body and went outside. They decided since they are near the woods, to dump the body in the darkest part of the woods. Tyrone looks at the timer and saw they only have 58 seconds left to get the body out of the bus. So they ran into the deeper part of the woods so anyone will not heard the explosion. They ran so deep into the woods that they couldn’t see anything in their path. When they found the right place, the boys drop the body on the ground and ran back to the bus, quickly as possible.
Jonouchi and Yami were waiting for Honda and Tyrone when they heard a kaboom sound form the woods. They didn’t want to think Honda and Tyrone is dead but when they notice they weren’t out by now. Jonouchi and Yami declare they were dead and it was time to leave. Jonouchi went to the drive seat, ready to drive off when he saw two figures coming out of the fire-like woods in the night. Yami took a good look to find out it was Honda and Tyrone running out of the fire. Jonouchi kneels to the floor with astonishment and jubilation at the same time until Tyrone push him out of the way while Honda shut the hood down. Jonouchi, Tyrone, and Yami sat down as Honda started the engine, then drove out of the woods on the road.
Everyone didn’t say anything at all when Honda drove within the speed limit. Yami breathe in as he went into his thoughts. He found himself talking to his aibou as he could never forget this night. Yugi was concern about his friends as he looks at his yami.
/”That creep, why would he do this? Unless, he really want us death-”/
//”More then that, Yugi. He wants my Puzzle again and he will do anything to get Salonda’s necklace and us dead. He is one sick man and should be stop.”//
/”He GOT to be stop, before Salonda, Kaiba, or us will lose our lives. But, how to stop a madman from destroying everything he sees?”/ Yugi asked his yami.
Yami looks to the ceiling as he thought and added,
//”I don’t know, but this incident taught me to think though his tricks. Maybe we have to out smart him in his games, Yugi.”//
/”Maybe you’re right…”/
As the two kept on talking, they were getting closer to their destination as the clock on the dashboard strike 9:30.
Will Yugi, Tyrone, Jonouchi, and Honda ever make it to Death Tower alive? Please keep on reading this story and find out. Holla @ ur gurl ^_^!