Yu-Gi-Oh! Fan Fiction ❯ Always A Friend, Always A Guardian ❯ A New Ruler ( Chapter 5 )

[ P - Pre-Teen ]

Recap: Yugioh went thouogh intense training to unlock his powers and abilities. He has also become one with the elements. He finsihed his training in a week. Yugi ran away from his friends because they never gave him any privaccy. He was captured by the Blue Eyes Ultimate Dragon, and Yugioh came to his aid. After straightening out the privacy problem, Yugioh teleported back to his kingdom.
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Chapter 5: A New Ruler

One year has passed since Yugioh returned to his kingdom. He missed Yugi a lot. After saving him from the Blue Eyes Ultimate Dragon, Yugioh teleported back to his kingdom. He is now deciding on what he should do. 'What should I do? Should I got back to Yugi, or should I stay here?' he thought.
Jaime came in and saw Yugioh's sad state. "What's wrong father?" he asked.
"I don't know what to do anymore. I want to stay with Yugi, but some of me is telling me that I should stay here and rule," Yugioh responded.
"I can rule this kingdom in your place. I respect the people as much as you do," Jaime said.
Yugioh's expression turned from sad to happy. "Yes my son, you can rule as well as I can. Tomorrow, you will be declared the new Pharaoh, and I can go back to Yugi," he said.
"I will tell the royal officials right away," Jaime said. At that, he left to find the officials. He found them not too long afterwards and told them what Yugioh told him.
The officials nodded and left to prepare for the declaration. They went through the entire kingdom to tell the news. They were happy for Jaime, but sad that Yugioh would be leaving. At nightfall, Yugioh watched over his sleeping son.
'Jaime, I would stay, but I know that Yugi will really need me because Yami Malik willl stop at nothing to kill him. I also don't feel whole without Yugi. It's like I'm only a half without Yugi. I need to be with Yugi to be complete,' Yugioh thought.
Jaime rose with the dawn. A crowd could be heard outside.
"Well, let's go," Yugioh said.
Yugioh and Jaime walked outside the palace. People from all over came to watch the declaration of the new Pharaoh.
"My subjects," Yugioh started, "you have been very loyal to me this year. I am sad to say that I will be leaving."
There was a huge gasp from the crowd.
"I know that this is a sudden shock to you, but I must leave. My friend Yugi's life is in grave danger. Yami Malik will stop at nothing to kill him. Yami Malik has sent the Blue Eyes Ultimate Dragon to capture Yugi once already," Yugioh added.
"How awful," some of the people of the crowd said.
"So, that is why I must leave. The only way to protect him better will be to live where he lives. There is another reason that I want to be with him. This place is my home, but it is my past home. I feel that part of me is missing when Yugi isn't around. I have realized that my home is with Yugi," Yugioh said. "But now I will get to the thing that you came here for, the crowning of the Pharaoh."
His hands glowed a yellow, and he touched his crown, and another crown appeared out of thin air. Even though the crown was duplicated, it was as real as the original crown. He took the crown and faced Jaime. "Jaime, you have respected the kingdom and all the people who dwell here from birth to now, your 30th living year (A/N: To clear up any confusion that might take place, Jaime waas 28 before the kingdom was buried underground. After the kingdom resurfaced, the people's lives just continued as if the kingdom never got buried). May you continue to have that respect. Kingship is hard, but I have faith in you." he said. He faced the people and said, "Now, behold your new Pharaoh, my son Jaime," he said as he put the crown on Jaime's head.
The people rejoiced for their new Pharaoh.
"I will continue in my father's footsteps and rule with patience, wisdom, understanding, and justice. I give my word and my honor that nothing will change," Jaime said.
Yugioh spread his wings. "Don't worry my people, I will visit whenever I can," he said. Then he took off. He knew that he was leaving the kingdom in good hands.
In Japan, Yugi is still having problems with Joey, Te`a and Tristan. Since the Blue Eyes Ultimate Dragon incident, things havent gotten too much better. Yugi has received "some" privacy, but he still felt like a baby.
Meanwhile, Yami Malik is preparing to put his new plan into action. He has his own Cyber Commander and he trained it to be a killer. He is confident that his new plan won't fail (A/N: It's the same old song isn't it? That's what all bad guys think before their plans end up in failure). He doesn't know how tough pulling off his plans are going to be.
In his room, Yugi is depressed and angry. 'Why can't my friends understand me? Their understanding of me wanting privacy makes me feel like a two-year old. I wish that they would give me more time to myself. I...' his thought was cut off by the opening door.
Te`a had come in. "Are you okay?" she asked.
"Yes, I'm fine," he responded; although his mind was screaming, "Leave me in peace for goodness sake!"
Te`a sat in there with him. He was feeling pretty angry. The Blue Eyes incident just made Joey, Te`a and Tristan more protective. Yugi got a very limited amount of free time before one to them would be around him.
"Meanwhile, Yugioh is enjoying the open air. Suddenly, he feels Yugi's anger and depression. //Yugi, what's wrong?//
/My friends still won't give me the privacy that I want/
//Did you talk to them about it?//
/Multiple times, but they still don't respect my requests. They give me way less time than I want. I can't take this much longer. I feel like I'm going to say something that I will regret/
//Hang in there Yugi. We'll straighten this out soon. You won't have to worry about this anymore//
/How are we going to do that?/
//I'm coming back to you Yugi. My home is with you//
/Really?/
//Yes Yugi, I am coming back. I liked the idea of returning to my kingdom, but I realized that I needed you to feel complete//
/I'll see you when you get here/
//Yes, when I get there//
Yugi felt like a burden was just taken off his shoulders. Yugioh was coming back for good. Yugi would feel complete again. He and Yugioh were always equals in each other's eyes.
Te`a left Yugi's room. Yugi was relieved. Now he could have some privacy.
'How am I going to get outside without my friends noticing?' Yugi thought.
As an answer to his question, he overheard his friends say that they were going to take a nap in the guest room. When he heard them pass his room, he quietly walked out. He went down the stairs and outside. He stood on the front steps waiting for Yugioh.
Speaking of Yugioh, he was streaking through the sky. 'I thought we straightened the privacy issue out. We'll we're going to straighten this out once and for all,' he thought. He reached the Turtle Games Shop in half an hour due to his speed. Then he slowed down.
Yugi looks ahead and sees Yugioh approaching. After a few more moments, Yugioh lands twenty yards away from the front steps and retracts his wings. Yugi saw him land, and ran to him with open arms. Yugioh saw Yugi approaching him and spread his arms out as well. Yugi jumps into Yugioh's arms as Yugioh spins him around before placing him down.
/I've missed you do much/
//You don't know the half of how much I missed you//
/It was like a part of me was missing/
//That's exactly how I felt//
Then they pulled each other into a hug. They are glad to have each other again. For they are two halves of a whole, not being complete without the other. Then, Te`a, Tristan and Joey came outside, hoping that Yugi didn't get into trouble. They smiled when they saw Yugi and Yugioh hugging. Yugi and Yugioh saw them and ended their hug.
"We need to talk," Yugioh said.
"Talk about what?" Joey asked.
"Yugi told me that the privacy issue hasn't gotten better," Yugioh responded. "He feels like a defenseless two-year old," he added.
"We have given him some privacy," Te`a said. "We were always with him though."
"Did you ever consider that maybe he feels this way because of the excessive time that you spent with him?" Yugioh asked.
Te`a, Tristan and Joey saw the point.
"We never thought of it that way. We just wanted to protect him," Tristan said.
"There is a line between protecting and babying. You seemed to cross over that line by spending too much time with him than he would have liked," Yugioh said.
"Yugioh?" Yugi asked.
"Yes Yugi," Yugioh responded.
Yugi put his arms around Yugioh's neck. "Can we go flying?" he whispered into Yugioh's ear.
Yugioh smiled. "Sure," he responded. He picked up Yugi, spread his wings and flew off.
Their friends smiled because they knew what Yugi asked. They went back inside the shop.
Yugioh and Yugi were one mile over the city. Being careful not to draw attention, Yugioh made himself and Yugi invisible to everyone except their friends. Yugioh didn't want to risk being seen by a plane or something that can easily be at least one mile in the air.
Yugi was awestruck. The view is amazing. Everything looks the size of ants.
"This is amazing," Yugi said.
"Yes, it is," Yugioh said.
"I have never seen things from this high up before," Yugi said.
"Yes, even the tallest buildings look small from up here," Yugioh said.
An hour later, they returned home. Yugioh landed on the steps, placed Yugi down, and retracted his wings.
"What are you going to do about your clothing?" Yugi asked.
"I was just getting to that," Yugioh responded as his body glowed a light blue.
When the light subsided, Yugioh was wearing the same outfit as Yugi. The only differences were that Yugioh's outfit was a darker blue, he wasn't wearing the white undershirt, and he was wearing boots instead of sneakers. He then makes them visible to anyone.
They went in to find out that their friends had left. Yugi and Yugioh sit on the couch and are greeted by Yugi's grandfather.
"Hey boys, and welcome back Yugioh," Solomon said.
"It's good to be back where I truly belong," Yugioh said.
It was 10 pm, and Yugi went upstairs to get ready for bed. He went into the bathroom and brushed his teeth. When he finished, he went into his room and put his pajamas on. He climbed into bed and fell asleep.
Yugioh came in to find Yugi fast asleep. He smilded and pulled up a chair next to Yugi's bed to watch over him. Immediately afterwards, he sensed an unfriendly presence nearby. 'I might as well just let that duel monster watch us. It can't do anyting while I'm here anyway,' he thought.
The unfriendly presence was indeed a duel monster. It watched as Yugi went up to prepare for bed as well as Yugioh going up to watch over him. The monster soon departed. Half an hour later, it reported back to Yami Malik.
"This is not good. With the Pharaoh back, I won't be able to pull off my plans easily," Yami Malik said. He knew that he would have to be sneaky if he were to have a chance at killing Yugi.
Meanwhile, Yugi sleeps peacefully as Yugioh continues to watch over him.
'Don't worry Yugi, I'm back for good. I will be here when you need me. I will protect you from whatever Yami Malik throws at you,' Yugioh thought.
Yugi was at peace this night. Yugioh was back for good, and they weren't going to be a great distance apart for a long time.
'I'm so glad that you're back Yugioh. I didn't know what I was going to do without you,' Yugi thought as he slept.
The sun rose to the start of a beautiful morning.
"Wake up Yugi," Yugioh said gently.
The sleeping boy awakened and looked at Yugioh. He smiled and said, "Good morning."
"Good morning to you too," Yugioh said. "Go get ready. You have school today," he added. Then he left the room and went downstairs.
Yugi got out of bed and went into the bathroom to take a shower. After he finished, he brushed his teeth, and when back into his room to get dressed. After getting dressed, he went downstairs to eat breakfast. He grabbed his back pack and prepared to leave when Yugioh grabbed his wrist.
"Is something wrong?" Yugi asked.
"No, not at all young one," Yugioh responded. He picked up Yugi and said, "I just wanted to give you a lift."
Yugi smiled and put his arms around Yugioh's neck. Yugioh smiled and walked outside. He made Yugi and himself invisible, spread his wings and flew off into the sky.
/Thank you for giving me a lift/
//You don't have to use the mental link. No one will hear us. When I made us invisible, I also made us soundproof to all ears//
"Oh," Yugi said. "Anyway, thanks for giving me a lift," he added.
"It's no problem Yugi," Yugioh said.
Ten minutes later, they landed in front of the outdoor basketball court. They were the first to arrive. Yugioh made Yugi and himself visible again. He kept his wings out, but he made it so only Yugi and their friends would be able to see them. A few minutes later, the other students began to arrive. When the other students saw Yugioh, they thought that he was probably a new student. Upon taking a closer look, they were amazed by how much he looked like Yugi.
Then Bakura arrived. He saw Yugi and Yugioh and walked over to them. Yugioh and Yugi saw Bakura approaching them and prepared to greet him.
"Hi Yugi, Yugioh," Bakura said. "So, have you come to be at school with Yugi?" he asked Yugioh.
"Good morning Bakura," Yugioh said. "No, I'm not here for school. I only came to give Yugi a lift," he added.
Bakura then saw Yugioh's wings. He also noticed that no one else seemed to notice them. "I see. I also see that no one else here knows about them," he said quietly.
"Yeah, I made them invisible to all except Yugi, you and the rest of our friends," Yugioh said quietly enough for only Yugi and Bakura to hear.
Just then, the bell rang.
"Well, Bakura and I have to go to class," Yugi said.
"When do you get out for the day?" Yugioh asked.
"My classes are over for the day at 2:30," Yugi responded.
"Okay, I will see you then," Yugioh said.
Yugi and the other students left for class. After they were all out of sight, Yugioh became invisible and flew off. On the way to class, Yugi and Bakura met up with Joey, Te`a and Tristan.
"Good morning Yugi," Te`a said.
"Good morning," Yugi said cheerfully. He was still not to happy with how they treated him, but he had made up his mind to give them another chance.
Things start off well between Yugi and his friends. At lunchtime, they all sat together.
"Hey Yug', do you want to go to the forest with Tristan and me? We're going there to relax," Joey said.
"Sure guys, I'll be glad to," Yugi said. "I'll tell Yugioh right now," he added as he went into a trance-like state. /Yugioh?'
//Yes?//
/Is it okay if I go to the forest with Joey and Tristan after school?/
//Of course, just let me know when I should get come get you. I'll tell your grandfather so he won't worry//
/Okay/
"Yugioh said that I could go. He's going to tell Grandpa about it," Yugi said.
"Okay, then it's settled," Tristan said.
The rest of the day seemed to fly by for Yugi and his friends. After school, Yugi, Joey and Tristan left for the forest. It was an hour walk. When they arrived, they put their stuff down adn sat down to relax.
Unknown to them, Yami Malik was watching from a nearby bush. 'I'll kill you for sure Yugi,' he thought.
Half an hour later, Yugi said, "I'm going for a walk."
"Okay Yug'," Joey said.
'Maybe they will keep their promise this time after all,' Yugi thought happily as he went for a walk. Half an hour later, he reaches a cliff. He stands a few feet from the edge and looks down. The sight leaves him awestuck there is a river winding a trail at the bottom.
'This is amazing,' he thought as he saw a waterfall pouring water into the river. He just stood there for half an hour. He then headed back to where his friends were. He is ten minutes away from his friends when he is confronted by a Cyber Commander.
'What? A Cyber Commander? But how? Tristan always has his deck with him,' Yugi thought. Looking closer, he notices that this Cyber Commander looks a lot more fierce than Tristan's. 'Wait a minute, this can't be Tristan's Cyber Commander. This one looks a lot meaner.'
The Cyber Commander then fired at Yugi. Yugi go out of the way as a nearby tree was blasted to kingdom come, the blast knocking him into another tree. He hit his head, but fortunately, not hard enough to knock him unconscious. Joey and Tristan heard the explosion. They picked up their stuff and ran in the direction of the sound. Suddenly, Yami Malik appeared in front of them.
"Oh no you don't," Yami Malik said.
"Get out of our way!" Joey said.
"Yeah, or else we'll make you!" Tristan said.
"You wouldn't even be able to touch me," Yami Malik said. He then used his magic on them.
Joey and Tristan disappeared. They reappeared at their homes.
'Now that they're gone, I can go see how Yugi is getting along,' Yami Malik thought. He teleported to where Yugi and the Cyber Commander were.
"Well, I see that you met my Cyber Commander," Yami Malik said. "And don't even think about calling for your friends, they can't help you," he added.
"What did you do to them?" Yugi asked.
"Oh, I didn't hurt them. I just sent them home. They won't remember anything about coming here today thanks to a little memory erase I gave them," Yami Malik responded. "Have fun with my Cyber Commander," he added as he disappeared.
The Cyber Commander attacks again. Yugi jumps out of the way and starts to run. The Cyber Commander gives chase while constantly firing at Yugi. Fifteen minutes later, the chase stopped at the cliff.
'I'm done for. My luck has run out,' Yugi thought as he no longer has anywhere to go. He closes his eyes and waits to get shot.
The Cyber Commander comes up and gets ready to fire. Time seemed to slow down as the Cyber Commander fired. The missiles were speeding toward Yugi, but it seemed slow to Yugi.
'This is it,' Yugi thought.
Time resumed at its normal pace for him when he felt a sudden gust of wind. Before he could ponder about what happened, an explosion was heard. Ten minutes later, the smoke cleared.
The Cyber Commander sees that Yugi is gone. 'Where can he be. He couldn't have gotten blown off the cliff. I would have heard him hit the ground if he did,' it thought.
Yugi opened his eyes. 'I'm still alive! But how?' he thought. He looks down to find himself hovering in the air. 'What's going on?' When he shifted, he felt someone's arms shift with him. He looked up to see Yugioh looking down at him.
//Are you all right?//
/Yes, thanks to you. How did you know I was in trouble?/
/I get an image of what is happening in my mind. So, when you are in danger, I see a little bit of what's happening. Should we let that Cyber Commander know where we are?//
/Yeah, let's let him know/
"Where is that boy?" the Cyber Commander asked angrily.
"Why don't you try looking up?" a deep voice asked. "You hothead," the voice added.
The Cyber Commander looked up and saw Yugioh holding Yugi.
"You! You don't take a powder do you? I'm going to blast you and your friend to bit," the Cyber Commander said.
"You won't even scratch me," Yugioh said. He swung Yugi to his back and put a shield over him.
Yugi put his arms around Yugioh's neck. Yugioh let go of Yugi's waist as the Cyber Commander fired. The missiles were right on target.
"That takes care of them," the Cyber Commander said.
"I wouldn't be so sure," a deep voice said through the smoke.
Sure enough, as the smoke cleared, Yugioh was still hovering in the air. He wasn't even scratched.
"But that's impossible! How can you be untouched? You protected the boy, but you took a direct hit," the Cyber Commander said.
"The 'direct hit' only tickled. Nothing in the universe can affect me. In other words, I'm invincible," Yugioh said. "I suggest that you leave now," he added.
The Cyber Commander complied immediately by running off. 'I don't want to take my chances with him,' it thought.
"Are you really invincible?" Yugi asked.
"Yes I am. Yami Malik won't be able to kill me. But he will try everything he can think of to kill you," Yugioh responded.
"I have to get my stuff," Yugi said.
"Okay, hold on," Yugioh said as he flew through the air.
Fifteen minutes later, Yugi pointed out the area where he put his stuff. Yugioh landed, and Yugi got off his back. Yugi picked up his stuff, and went back to Yugioh.
"Ready?" Yugioh asked.
"Yeah, I'm ready," Yugi responded.
Yugioh picked up Yugi and flew off.
"Why does this happen to me?" Yugi asked. Sadness was evident in his voice.
"Don't worry, I will be here for you," Yugioh said. He headed for home and arrived there in half an hour. He landed on the steps, put Yugi down, and retracted his wings.
Yugi opened the door and turned on the lights. They went in to find no one home.
"Where's Grandpa?" Yugi asked.
Yugioh looked around and saw a note near the cash register. "Yugi, there's a note over there by the cash register," he said.
Yugi looked where Yugioh pointed and saw the note. He picked it up and read it. "The note says, 'Boys, I went to the store to get something for dinner. I was going to ask Yugioh, but he left for some reason. Be back soon, Grandpa.'"
As soon as he finished reading, Solomon came in.
"I see that you just got here as well," Solomon said.
"Yes, we did," Yugioh said.
"Did you have fun Yugi," Solomon asked.
"Well, my fun was spoiled my fun.
"What happened?" Solomon asked.
"Well, my friends and I went to the forest to relax," Yugi started. "I decided to go for a walk half an hour after we got there. I walked until I came to a cliff. I looked over to see a beautiful waterfall pouring water into a river. I stayed there for thirty minutes.
Then I headed back to where my friends were. Ten minutes before I was where my friends were, a very-fierce looking Cyber commander confronted me. Yami Malik appeared, telling me that he sent my friends home and erased their memory of coming to the forest to prevent them from interfering.
He disappeared, leaving me at the Cyber Commander's mercy. It fired at me as I ran in my attempt to get away. I didn't notice that I was going in the direction of hte cliff. I stopped at the cliff. I turned to face the approaching Cyber commander," Yugi said.
"What happened?" Solomon asked.
"He just stood there. He knew he had nowhere to go. He just waited for the Cyber Commander to kill him," Yugioh responded. "The Cyber commander fired. The missiles were speeding toward Yugi. I flew by fast, scooping up Yugi as I flew by. The missiles hit me instead, but they only tickled," he added.
"You weren't hurt?" Solomon asked.
"No, I wasn't. The Cyber Commander couldn't see that because of the smoke. When the smoke cleared he saw that Yugi was gone. I told him to look up. He did so and saw me holding Yugi. The Cyber Commander prepared to fire at me. I swung Yugi around and put a shield around him. When the missiles hit me again, the Cyber Commander thought we were finished. I burst his bubble. He asked how come there wasn't a single scratch on me, and I told him that I was invincible," Yugioh said.
"Wow, are you really?" Solomon asked.
Yugioh smiled at the amazement in Solomon's voice and responded, "Yes I am. Nothing in the universe can hurt me. I am not only invincible outwardly, I am invincible inside as well. I won't get sick at anytime from anything," Yugioh responded.
"This is very interesting. One thing bothers me though. How did you know that Yugi was in trouble?" Solomon said.
"The first time the Cyber Commander tried to shoot Yugi, Yugi got out of the way. The missiles blasted a tree. The explosion blew Yugi into another tree and he bumped his head. I sensed that he bumped his head against the tree, and I also got a mental image of a Cyber Commander ready to kill him," Yugioh said.
"Thank you for saving my grandson," Solomon said.
"It's nothing. I will do all I can to help Yugi," Yugioh said.
Yugi didn't have any homework, so he was free for the rest of the day. He was bored beyond mention. He decided to relax. He knew that he was safe with Yugioh, especially after what happened today.



Another day, another chapter. Yami Malik is getting very desperate. Preview for Chapter 6: Yugioh's Secret is Revealed: Yugi and Yugioh go to the mall. Some of the stores in the mall were robbed by criminals. To make manners worse, the criminals have cleverly made themselves look unsuspicious and are cruising through the mall to keep the suspicion low. Will the criminals slip up? Review to find out. There will be a big action scene in this chapter. I won't say where it is, but you will know it when you see it.
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