Yu-Gi-Oh! Fan Fiction ❯ Children of Destiny ❯ Comin' to the Rescue ( Chapter 6 )

"TAKE THAT!!!" Ryou shouted as he shot a hand out to throw a surge of water.

Nothing.

The monsters stared confused as did Ryou, as the information sunk in, he felt a sinking feeling in the pit of his stomach. "Uh… oh… um… oh dear" he stuttered and yelped as claws swung at his face. "EEEIII!!!!" he shrieked as he ducked wrapping his arms around his head as his Yami threw a Shadow ball destroying the monster. Yami weaved past the demons as his friends distracted them. He was within arm's length to his hikari when a burst threw him back.

"YAMI!!!" Yugi yelled as he pressed himself against the magical prison. Gabriel grabbed his arm and half-dragged and half carried him away. Yami shook his head as a mauled monstrosity towered above him, intestines hanging out and huge podgy hands brandishing huge butcher knife weapons. It swung hard at the former pharaoh who rolled out of the way Yami sent a burst of dark energy.

Yugi wrenched his arm away. Gabriel growled. "If you want this…" Gabriel hissed holding the locket in his hand. "…then you'll come with me quietly"

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Bakura, Ishtar and Malik fought guarding the entrance. Malik had tried throwing flames but to no avail and thus relying on the power of his Millennium Rod which had morphed into a knife. Bakura then noticed his hikari was missing. "RYOU!? RYOU WHERE ARE YOU!?!?!?" he yelled whilst breaking away from the others.

"HEY COME BACK HERE!!!!" Ishtar shouted at the Tomb Robber but his orders was ignored leaving the two to fend for themselves.

Ryou had been running in circles around the dungeon floors before he came across a cell. He breathed a sigh of relief when the monsters weren't chasing him anymore but froze when a he heard a groan from behind him.

**********RYOU'S POV*******

Ohpleasenotanothermonster, ohpleasenotanothermonster. I closed my eyes took a deep breath and turned around facing a man lying with really… ghastly wounds on him… Oh I wonder if his ok. "H-hello?" Oh… I really wished I didn't throw myself into this mess.

"Is there someone there?" I hear a voice, weak but the guy's still alive… Kinda familiar too. "Who's that…?" I walk closer and then squinted a little. I could… just about make the features of long silver hair and remnants of red rags. I gasp…

"Pegasus?"

"Who… who are you?"

"I'm Ryou Bakura…"

"You! You're the one that stole my Millennium Eye!!!" he yelled suddenly. I stared confused but then I remembered.

"Ah… the one who stole your eye was… me… to a point in the circumstances but it wasn't really me… and…"

"Heh… it doesn't matter now… I guess I deserved it… if I managed to get myself to this state. Are you to here rescue Yugi? I could help you find him…" I smiled. This isn't the man I first met… though we haven't actually met face to face like this way.

"Oh we've already found him… I've just…" `Don't cry Ryou' "… got a little bit lost after being chased around in circles from monsters with… razor sharp teeth… Anyway… let's get you out of here…"

"Don't bother… Save yourself… I'll just be a liability" he said to me.

"No!" I yelled "I'm not leaving you behind… no matter what you did!!!" I grabbed the keys that hung on a wall down the corridor and unlocked it. Fortunately the keys to the shackles were there too. I placed his arm over my shoulder and we both staggered out.

"Uh… we have to go back to the main chamber that's where the portal I came in is at" I said as we stumbled along. I think this is the way… or is it the second door on the right? Oh hang on here we are… hehe… Bakura should be proud when I come back. I hear this huge roar down the corridor and there's a great big whopping monster come charging down toward us. What? Didn't I say that clearly enough? I SAID THERE WAS A GREAT BIG WHOPPING MONSTER WITH HUGE TEETH AND CLAWS STAMPEDING OUR WAY AND READY TO TAP DANCE ON OUR ENTRAILS!!!!! We hurry the best we can down the hallway but I'm being slowed down by the dead weight from Pegasus.

"We can't possibly outrun him. You go down this hallway, it should take you to the main chamber. I'll distract… the big guy" I drop him at the hallway that led straight to the main chamber and was ready to be a decoy. Oh Lord what was I thinking? "HEY UGLY COME AND GET ME!!!!" And what does he do…?

He listens to me…

I run down another corridor and up the stairs finding myself in the upper floors and bedrooms of the castle. I ran past some portraits of Pegasus's late wife Cecilia, and another of this strange Egyptian guy. Must be an acquaintance of Pegasus. Maybe he might have introduced the Millennium Eye to him. Anyway no time to admire the work. I've got a psychotic monster with a big butcher knife on my heels. I turn around to see. Oh great, his got friends. You know, this would have been funny if I wasn't running for my life. Running around this maze of hallways, opening doors and into rooms with more doors leading to more rooms. I think it was probably about an hour or so of chasing really. Either that or I should really start improving my fitness. I come across some more doors. I do hope one of them leads me back to the chamber where my Yami is.

1st door. Monster. Slammed it.

2nd door. Bigger monster. Slammed it.

3rd door. Huge monster. Slammed it real fast.

4th door. My Yami. Slammed it. Waitaminute… I opened the door and found my Yami squatting with his hand over his nose with the closest thing I'd get to a whimper. Oh dear…

"OH YAMI I'M SO SORRY!!!! OH ARE YOU OK!?!?" He moves his hand and wrinkled his nose a bit.

"Come on…" He muttered a little irritatedly whilst he grabbed my hand and we ran down towards the dungeon.

"You know… you look like a clown with that red nose" I cared to mention. I get a growl in response. "But a very evil clown I might add" He smirks. Nice save Ryou. Nice save. There were the others. Pegasus had made it and safely on the other side at Kaiba's mansion.

**************NORMAL POV************

"Yugi save yourself" Mrs. Motou pleaded to her crying son…

"Son… please…" Mr. Motou added. Yami pushed against the barrier as best he could. His heart wrenched as he saw his hikari was in tears and glared hatefully at the bastard that caused it. He squinted at the distance as a glint of gold caught his eye. `Yugi's locket…'. And as he stared at it, the sennen eye upon his head glowed as a second sight saw past the space that his normal vision couldn't perceive. Two spirits. A man and a woman.

"Please… Yugi go to Yami…" the woman cried

"Don't worry about us son… GO!!!" the man added with desperation. `Son?' Yami thought. `Are those two spirits Yugi's parents…?'. Things were starting to piece together as the words Grandpa had given him.

"Yugi's… not the average kid you think he is… He has been through many other events before he met you"

`If what he's says is true… then I have to find out more. I've regained most of the memories from Malik but there are still many things unexplained and Yugi is definitely holding the pieces to this puzzle…' he closed his eyes painfully but ducked as a monster attacked. The Millennium Puzzle around his neck glowed bright and ripped a hole through the shield to face Gabriel. Gabriel glared at the intruder and smirked.

"I'm impressed Pharaoh… you've actually managed to gain `some' power over the millennia" Yami didn't speak and sent a burst of Shadow energy. Gabriel simply waved and deflected it back at him. Yami was thrown back from the force. "Oh… well I guess it's not enough…" Gabriel said with a sly smile upon his face. With a flick of a hand Yami started to levitate up to ten feet from the floor. Gabriel shook his hand, which in turn directed his power to shaking Yami violently side to side in the air. He swayed an arm pointing to the chamber walls of the dungeon at the same time Yami was slammed against it. He pointed back to the opposite wall and Yami slammed against it. Gabriel cackled as he made Yami smack his chest against a round bedpost, cracking his ribs in the process whilst Yugi watched in horror. After the episode Yami was twisted in the air and the broken body was tossed to the floor like a ragdoll. A mixture of blood and saliva welled up from his lungs as he coughed a small pool upon the cold stone floor. "I would've suggested that you'd have prepare yourself better than this when facing a Prince of Demons Pharaoh, but then again… you were always on the impulsive side…" Yami growled, teeth stained pink whilst a trickle of blood ran from his lips to his chin. The coppery taste assaulted his taste blood and he cursed his weakness. Sweat upon his brow, his tired muscles strained as he tried to heave himself up. "And now your all alone, aren't you Yami…? Yin is not going to come to your aid anymore…" Yami swallowed as the memories flooded back. "Oh… you still remember her hmm?" Yami closed his eyes painfully for a brief moment before letting out a sharp breath and getting up with renewed determination.

"I've made too many mistakes that cost me the lives of all my loved ones in the past… Ra's given me pity… he's given me another chance… I'm not gonna let it happen… not again…" he rasped to himself as unshed tears formed around his hardened eyes as he stared straight at his hikari. The one he loved. Yugi watched as his Yami staggered to his feet whilst Gabriel continued to mock him. A single tear slid down Yugi's face.

"Ha, ha… you've been `quite' entertaining Pharaoh… but I'm afraid… playtimes over" he smiled as he raised his slender hand and black static started to accumulate into a orb hovering upon his palm. Yugi struggled against the hard grip from his other hand as he stared desperately at Yami.

"YAMI!!!!!!" he screamed as the static orb flew from Gabriel's hand straight towards Yami whilst a murderous grin was plastered upon the Gabriel's fair features. It quickly disappeared though as the sennen eye upon Yami's forehead appeared glaring menacingly at Gabriel. The black orb stopped pushed hard against a golden aura that surrounded Yami and a burst of light exploded like the rays of the sun from the Millennium Puzzle encasing the orb, neutralizing it. The force of light then speeded it's way towards Gabriel knocking him flying towards the back of the dungeon releasing his captive and the locket. Yugi caught it and hugged it closed to his chest before he faced Yami who swayed a little from exhaustion.

"Yami…" he whispered before dashing towards him and capturing himself into his embrace.

"Yugi…" Yami held him tight despite the pain in his chest. He finally stopped when he heard Gabriel shriek for their capture and his allies calling him. They hurried through the tunnel of light and ran through to the other side at Seto's mansion just as the tunnel began to grow smaller. Gabriel seeing this was furious and summoned a huge flow of energy and the tunnel began to dilate again.

"SEIZE THEM!!!" he screamed as monsters marched through. Everyone held their positions ready to take them on as they came.

"YUGI!!!" Yami yelled as his hikari slipped from his arms and stood himself at the entrance staring at the coming tide of demons. A slit of white started to get larger revealing an amethyst orb. Not the symbol of the sennen eye but a real third eye of Yugi's own glaring menacingly. Hot white light shot out form the pupil shooting past the monsters and straight at Gabriel and snapping his hold on the tunnel. With that done the tunnel closed rapidly trapping and crushing the monsters that was unable to escape to either side.

All was silent except for the crackling of the burning embers of the fire as the everyone stared at the little angel, or more like the third eye that had appeared upon his head. Three amethyst eyes blinked confused at first but with realization and horror. He backed away meekly, whimpering slightly whilst clutching the locket to his chest darted his gaze from each shocked face to the next.

"That's the reason that you were kidnapped" Isis realized whilst breaking the silence. "I thought they were after the Millennium Puzzle like all your other enemies but it appears I was mistaken"

"I was wondering why there wasn't a ransom note or something" Tristan said. Yugi whimpered a bit blinking three frightened eyes at his friends. Expecting a sudden uproar of anger and contempt from them

"Aibou…" Yami whispered as he moved closer to the frightened boy who had been exposed. He reached a hand, which made Yugi flinch closing his three eyes not daring to see the dreaded sight. Yami reached and tilted his face to look at him. "You're safe now… Everyone's your friend Yugi…"

"Yeah Yug…" Joey added with his heart-warming smile.

"You don't hate me?" Yugi whispered. They all shook their heads whilst Ishtar nodded. Malik elbowed him. Tears of relief started to fall down Yugi's cheeks. Yami wiped the tears away with his thumb and smiled.

"We could never hate you hikari…" Without another doubt in his friend's Yugi flung his arm around Yami crying hard into his shoulder as the burden of his secret was lifted from his shoulders.

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