Yu-Gi-Oh! Fan Fiction ❯ Evading Destiny ❯ Chapter 11
[ X - Adult: No readers under 18. Contains Graphic Adult Themes/Extreme violence. ]
By: Murasaki Rose 
Anime/Manga: Yu-Gi-Oh! Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Shounen / Romance / Fantasy / Hentai / Adventure | Type: Yaoi | Uploaded On: 09.30.2010 | Updated On: 10.22.2010 | Pages: 3 | Words: 3.1K | Visits: 456 | Status: Work In Progress
Anime/Manga: Yu-Gi-Oh! Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Shounen / Romance / Fantasy / Hentai / Adventure | Type: Yaoi | Uploaded On: 09.30.2010 | Updated On: 10.22.2010 | Pages: 3 | Words: 3.1K | Visits: 456 | Status: Work In Progress
Title: Evading Destiny
Part: 11/??
Author: Murasaki Rose
Beta: none
Genre: Romance/Fantasy/AU
Rating: NC-17
Spoilers: Yami Yuugi's real name
Warnings: Yaoi (male x male), implied Mpreg
Pairings: YYxY, SxJxS, DxT, YBxR, YMxM
Minor Pairings: BMGxA, BMxK, TxCxH, HxO, PxC, IxM, VxA
Disclaimer: Here we go. Yu-Gi-Oh and all its characters are the property of Kazuki Takahashi, Shueisha, Konami, Toei, and unfortunately, 4 Kids Entertainment. In other words, I don't own them and I'm not making any money off of this, I'm just a fangirl having some fun.
A/N: "text" = speech, 'text' = thought, ((text)) = telepathy, {text} = Atlantean
Summary: Months after their fateful trip to Egypt, the reunited soul mates continue to adjust to their new life in Domino as well as the modern teens' impending graduation. Things appear to be going well until a strange series of seemingly random attacks and bizarre accidents begin plaguing both the lights and their protectors, forcing their lovers into action. In order to protect their mates, the ancient beings must now determine not only the fate of the "lost" city of Atlantis, but also their entire species! The race is on to find the answers before they all face annihilation at the hands of an unknown enemy.
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Despite being such a large group, no one paid much attention to the small crowd of teenagers gathered just outside one of the boarding gates. Sights like this were an almost daily occurrence here.
Carry-on bags in hand, the three departing hikari bid goodbye to their friends, their yami already hidden within their items. Unable to keep from worrying, Yuugi hugged each of them in turn, making them promise to be careful and wishing them the best of luck.
Knowing her parents would be gone a long time, Chris had clung tightly to her mother the entire morning wanting to spend as much time with him as possible. Both Tomoya and Dartz felt horrible about leaving her behind, but knew it was safer for her to remain in Domino with the knights.
When it was finally time for them to board, Tomoya bent down and gathered her into a tight hug, "Now you be a good girl for Grandma and the knights while we're gone, okay sweetheart?"
Giving her mother a watery smile, the little brunette nodded. "I will Mommy. You and Daddy be careful and come home soon!"
"We will sweetie, I promise," he told her, smiling fondly at his mother and daughter.
((As do I,)) Dartz added, sending a wave of love to his little princess.
"Do not worry my lords," Timaeus reassured his sovereigns, knowing that Dartz was listening from within the item. "We will keep them safe." Behind him, Critias and Hermos nodded solemnly.
Tomoya smiled, "We know. That's why we're leaving them in your care."
Humbled by the faith their king and queen had in them, the three knights were stunned mute, unable to do more than watch as the orange-haired teen walked to the final check point where the others could not follow.
Once the last of the passengers had boarded the plane, the remaining teens and family moved to the viewing area to watch it take off, each sending silent prayers for their safety until it was no longer visible in the sky.
x-x-x-x-x-x-x
After a short jaunt through Asia, they arrived in Europe and were able to take a welcome break from plane travel. Traveling by bus the group of three, six if it was safe for the darks to be out, made good time and even managed to have a bit of fun on the way, enjoying the local sights and foods while they waited for their next bus. Inevitably, despite translation spells, the language barrier managed to get in the way and the group ended up on the wrong bus, so instead of going south to Spain as they had intended, they ended up in France. After a frustrating discussion at the ticket booth, the group settled down at a nearby cafe for lunch. It was as they were finishing their meal that someone approached their odd group.
"Pardon moi (1)?" a polite masculine voice asked from behind Hanasaki. "Vous semblez connaître, (2) the man began, his expression turning startled when both Tomoya and Dartz turned to face him. "Ah, je vous ai vu à la fois avant. Je le sais. (3)"
"Sotiris (4)?" both men breathed, staring up at the tall, blond man who had addressed them. The broad shouldered, soft spoken man staring back at them with a look of vague recognition in his eyes, was literally the spitting image of their former knight.
Rising slowly to his feet, the bespectacled hikari placed a trembling hand on the other's arm, "Is it really you?"
Confused and startled, the man began to speak again, "J-Je suis désolé, mais je ne parle pas votre langue (5)."
{Do you understand us now?} Dartz replied in Atlantean, having accurately guessed what the other man had said. Blue eyes widened in surprise as he stared back, not understanding how he had understood that strange language. He didn't even know what language it was! "Oui," he nodded rapidly, {I do understand you. But how-?}
{If there is some where we can talk privately, we would be happy to explain.} Hanasaki said with a smile.
The blond nodded rapidly. {We can talk at my home. It's not far from here,} he said smiling a bit nervously back at them. As the group paid for their meal the blond turned to them with a smile, {By the way, my name is Rafael.}
x-x-x-x-x-x-x
Just as Rafael had said, the walk to his home was a short one and they soon arrived at a quaint, two-story cottage with a white picket fence outlining the front yard. It looked like the type of house you saw in travel brochures and movies. Smiling proudly, the young man welcomed them inside and showed them to the dining room where they could temporarily place their bags. Guiding them to the living room they had barely gotten seated when the sound of thundering footsteps brought all eyes to the two young children tearing down the stairs.
"Frère vous êtes chez vous! (6)" the little girl cheered, hugging her brother around his waist.
"Et vous a invités! (7)" the boy stated in surprise, their brother never brought anyone home with him.
"Oui, je ne. Nous avons quelque chose dont nous devons discuter seul. (8)"
"Bon d'accord, (9)" the boy replied, he and his sister moving to leave.
{They can stay. I believe this effects them as well, am I right?} Dartz broke in, having sensed a familiar power from the children.
Seeing all three forms tense, Isis decided to help ease their fear and moved to the center of the room to unfurl her wings for them. Seeing the beautiful hawk wings stretched out behind the tan-skinned woman immediately calmed them.
"Vous êtes . . . comme nous? (10)"
Smiling and nodding Isis was delighted when both children unfurled their own wings. Two new ms-n hwi and another face from the past, she thought casting a glance at their older brother.
{Did you inherit your wings from your mother or your father?} Tomoya asked gently, allowing his own wings out to the delight of the children.
{Our mother. Before she and father were killed in the accident, Mother taught me how to hide them. She had the most beautiful falcon wings I had ever seen,}Rafael smiled fondly at the memory. {She warned me that I should never tell anyone about them or let anyone other than Father and my siblings see them.}
{A wise decision in this day and age. Come, we will explain everything we know to you and your siblings.} Dartz commented, gesturing for the little ones to take a seat by their brother.
x-x-x-x-x-x-x
When they arrived in Gibraltar, Hanasaki was still in high spirits. Finding Sotiris' reincarnation and his siblings had galvanized his desire to find their home. They had been surprised at how accepting he was of everything they told him until he admitted that he had been having strange dreams about Atlantis since childhood. Upon hearing about their current plight, the young man had expressed the desire to help, yet he was unwilling to uproot his younger siblings for his own wishes.
Feeling that the small family was safer staying put for now, Dartz reassured the blond that he needn't worry about them and should focus on his siblings. In case Rafael should feel that he and his family were in danger, they left the three anthros with all of their contact numbers (including Seto Kaiba's). The former knight had thanked them profusely, promising that they would meet again.
"Still feeling happy about Sotiris?" Dartz asked his chipper lover.
Gray eyes sparkled joyfully, "Oh yes. It's wonderful knowing he's alive again too. I still remember-" the teen suddenly stopped, his gaze turning a troubled.
"Remember what, love?"
Tomoya sighed, "Just before I died . . . I came across the bodies of Sotiris, Polemetris, and Athene. I think the man who killed me was the same one that killed them."
Gold eyes dimmed in remorse, if only he had been strong enough to protect his mate. Sensing his lover's discomfort, the orange-haired hikari hugged him tightly, receiving an equally tight embrace in return. Still lending one another their silent support, the couple looked to where the Rock of Gibraltar stood. In their minds' eye they could still see the floating barges and other smaller crafts, traveling back and forth from the mainland to the floating island that supported their home. Back then, their kingdom had encompassed the entire peninsula and on up into the land now known as the country of Greece.
Lost in their memories, the two Atlanteans nearly jumped out of their skin when Marik began talking to them, they hadn't even noticed when the others had returned.
"Well, it was easy enough finding a tour group to blend in with. There are a lot of tourists that go to the rock on a daily basis," the yami stated, guiding Malik to a small stone bench. Nose-deep in a travel pamphlet, the hikari was paying little attention to his surroundings.
"There are also daily cave tours and hiking trails so no one should think twice about us poking around down there," Mai continued, sitting next to the Egyptian hikari.
"We should probably check out the Moorish castle," Malik commented, still poring over his pamphlet. "There's a chance some of the artifacts that hold clues were moved there."
"We've got a couple of hours until the next tour starts. I suggest we grab ourselves some lunch," the blonde hikari stated, stretching her arms over her head.
"Sounds good to me," Marik replied, grabbing Malik around his waist to lead the still-engrossed hikari away.
Noticing that the former king and queen had yet to make any sort of response, Isis decided to help them out a little. She had a feeling she knew what was wrong, she and the rest of Atem's court had gone through the same thing back in Egypt.
"The sky looks strange without it, does it not?" she asked, startling the two Atlanteans.
Blinking rapidly as he focused on the former priestess, Hanasaki mumbled a soft 'yes' while Dartz nodded.
Isis gave them a warm smile, "Do not worry, I am sure we will find it again."
x-x-x-x-x-x-x
Once on the tour, the six yami and hikari played tourist for a while "ooing" and "awwing" with the rest of the crowd until they were able to safely ditch the tour group and search the lower tunnels on their own.
After hours of finding nothing but dead ends and empty caves they were starting to grow frustrated, but the two Atlanteans continued urging them on, knowing that they would find something eventually.
Using a flashlight lit with his magic, Hanasaki was scanning an odd alcove in the back of the large cave they had found. They had to search each area carefully physically and magically for the sign and using the hybrid flashlight would fool anyone that might run across them.
Sighting an oddly deep shadow, Hanasaki reached forward and found a hidden niche. Realizing the flashlight still couldn't illuminate the shadowed depression, the gray-eyed light frowned irritatedly. He'd seen this effect before but how-? "Oh of course," he muttered self-reprovingly. The solution was incredibly simple. {Disperse!} he ordered the shadows that were covering the niche, smiling in approval when they moved quickly, revealing a familiar symbol.
Excited the orange-haired teen called out to the others, "Guys look! I think we're finally on the right track!"
The others rushed over to where the petite teen was standing and looked at the wall where he was shining his flashlight. "See? It was hidden by shadows, it's the-"
Ch-click!
"All six of you need to back out of the cave slowly, with your hands on your heads. Now." A thickly accented voice spoke, bringing their attention to the mouth of the cave. Standing just inside the entrance was a small army of locals armed to the teeth, with every weapon aimed directly at them.
Not wanting to cause a fuss, the yami and hikari exited the cave without complaint, only to have their hands bound behind their back. Then the ones that had tied them, grabbed hold of their arms or simply shoved them from behind in the direction of the trail that lead away from the caves.
Feeling Marik summoning his powers, Malik quickly contacted his dark with a warning, ((Marik, don't!))
((Akhu, we have done nothing to warrant this treatment and they keep man-handling you!))
((Hush, they aren't hurting any of us. I'm sure we can come to a peaceful resolution, WITHOUT having to resort to magic.))
((And if you're wrong?))
((Then you can have all the fun you want.))
((Promise?))
((Yes, now behave yourself!))
Walking for what seemed forever, occasionally stumbling over the unpaved paths that were definitely not intended for tourists, the group of yami and hikari were led steadily further and further up the cliffside.
Reaching the top, they could finally see what had to be their destination and Malik couldn't help but comment, "Well, I guess we'll get to see the castle after all."
Mai groaned shook her head, "Really Malik."
"No talking!" one of the men barked, making a move to strike the young woman. He quickly changed his mind upon sighting the fierce glare Isis had leveled at him. Tied up or not, he had a feeling the dark-skinned woman would maim him should he touch the blonde.
"Quit threatening the prisoners, Nicholas! It is up to the elders to decide their punishment!" another snapped at the man. "You do remember what happened to you the last time you struck a prisoner without cause don't you?"
Glaring sullenly at the one who'd chastised him, Nicholas moved to the back of the group of villagers, allowing another to take his place. He knew better than to defy the elders again.
x-x-x-x-x-x-x
Hidden safely in the bushes, a red-headed teenager and his younger brother watched the group of foreigners being led to the castle. The two boys had been following the odd group all day and now were even more curious than before.
"What do we do now, big brother?" the boy asked once the group had moved out of ear shot. "I've never seen anyone from the village take prisoners to the castle before!"
"Neither have I Miruko," the teen replied thoughtfully, wondering why the elders would be determining their punishment instead of the police.
"I don't think they've ever arrested anybody for going in the lower caves either!"
Smirking down at his sibling, the teen ruffled his hair fondly, "I think we should go and find out why, don't you?"
Miruko grinned excitedly at his brother, "Yeah! Let's go!"
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September 26, 2010
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1- Excuse me? (French)
2 - You seem familiar, (French)
3 - Ah, I have seen you both before. I know it. (French)
4 - salvation (Greek)
5 - I - I am sorry, but I do not speak your language. (French)
6 - Big brother you are home! (French)
7 - And you brought guests! (French)
8 - Yes I did. We have something we need to discuss alone. (French)
9 - Oh all right. (French)
10 - You are . . . like us? (French)
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It's implied in the series that Rafael is from France. I just ran with it. Also, if my French is wrong, please let me know. I used a translator program for these lines so some might be too formal or literal.
Part: 11/??
Author: Murasaki Rose
Beta: none
Genre: Romance/Fantasy/AU
Rating: NC-17
Spoilers: Yami Yuugi's real name
Warnings: Yaoi (male x male), implied Mpreg
Pairings: YYxY, SxJxS, DxT, YBxR, YMxM
Minor Pairings: BMGxA, BMxK, TxCxH, HxO, PxC, IxM, VxA
Disclaimer: Here we go. Yu-Gi-Oh and all its characters are the property of Kazuki Takahashi, Shueisha, Konami, Toei, and unfortunately, 4 Kids Entertainment. In other words, I don't own them and I'm not making any money off of this, I'm just a fangirl having some fun.
A/N: "text" = speech, 'text' = thought, ((text)) = telepathy, {text} = Atlantean
Summary: Months after their fateful trip to Egypt, the reunited soul mates continue to adjust to their new life in Domino as well as the modern teens' impending graduation. Things appear to be going well until a strange series of seemingly random attacks and bizarre accidents begin plaguing both the lights and their protectors, forcing their lovers into action. In order to protect their mates, the ancient beings must now determine not only the fate of the "lost" city of Atlantis, but also their entire species! The race is on to find the answers before they all face annihilation at the hands of an unknown enemy.
o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o
Despite being such a large group, no one paid much attention to the small crowd of teenagers gathered just outside one of the boarding gates. Sights like this were an almost daily occurrence here.
Carry-on bags in hand, the three departing hikari bid goodbye to their friends, their yami already hidden within their items. Unable to keep from worrying, Yuugi hugged each of them in turn, making them promise to be careful and wishing them the best of luck.
Knowing her parents would be gone a long time, Chris had clung tightly to her mother the entire morning wanting to spend as much time with him as possible. Both Tomoya and Dartz felt horrible about leaving her behind, but knew it was safer for her to remain in Domino with the knights.
When it was finally time for them to board, Tomoya bent down and gathered her into a tight hug, "Now you be a good girl for Grandma and the knights while we're gone, okay sweetheart?"
Giving her mother a watery smile, the little brunette nodded. "I will Mommy. You and Daddy be careful and come home soon!"
"We will sweetie, I promise," he told her, smiling fondly at his mother and daughter.
((As do I,)) Dartz added, sending a wave of love to his little princess.
"Do not worry my lords," Timaeus reassured his sovereigns, knowing that Dartz was listening from within the item. "We will keep them safe." Behind him, Critias and Hermos nodded solemnly.
Tomoya smiled, "We know. That's why we're leaving them in your care."
Humbled by the faith their king and queen had in them, the three knights were stunned mute, unable to do more than watch as the orange-haired teen walked to the final check point where the others could not follow.
Once the last of the passengers had boarded the plane, the remaining teens and family moved to the viewing area to watch it take off, each sending silent prayers for their safety until it was no longer visible in the sky.
x-x-x-x-x-x-x
After a short jaunt through Asia, they arrived in Europe and were able to take a welcome break from plane travel. Traveling by bus the group of three, six if it was safe for the darks to be out, made good time and even managed to have a bit of fun on the way, enjoying the local sights and foods while they waited for their next bus. Inevitably, despite translation spells, the language barrier managed to get in the way and the group ended up on the wrong bus, so instead of going south to Spain as they had intended, they ended up in France. After a frustrating discussion at the ticket booth, the group settled down at a nearby cafe for lunch. It was as they were finishing their meal that someone approached their odd group.
"Pardon moi (1)?" a polite masculine voice asked from behind Hanasaki. "Vous semblez connaître, (2) the man began, his expression turning startled when both Tomoya and Dartz turned to face him. "Ah, je vous ai vu à la fois avant. Je le sais. (3)"
"Sotiris (4)?" both men breathed, staring up at the tall, blond man who had addressed them. The broad shouldered, soft spoken man staring back at them with a look of vague recognition in his eyes, was literally the spitting image of their former knight.
Rising slowly to his feet, the bespectacled hikari placed a trembling hand on the other's arm, "Is it really you?"
Confused and startled, the man began to speak again, "J-Je suis désolé, mais je ne parle pas votre langue (5)."
{Do you understand us now?} Dartz replied in Atlantean, having accurately guessed what the other man had said. Blue eyes widened in surprise as he stared back, not understanding how he had understood that strange language. He didn't even know what language it was! "Oui," he nodded rapidly, {I do understand you. But how-?}
{If there is some where we can talk privately, we would be happy to explain.} Hanasaki said with a smile.
The blond nodded rapidly. {We can talk at my home. It's not far from here,} he said smiling a bit nervously back at them. As the group paid for their meal the blond turned to them with a smile, {By the way, my name is Rafael.}
x-x-x-x-x-x-x
Just as Rafael had said, the walk to his home was a short one and they soon arrived at a quaint, two-story cottage with a white picket fence outlining the front yard. It looked like the type of house you saw in travel brochures and movies. Smiling proudly, the young man welcomed them inside and showed them to the dining room where they could temporarily place their bags. Guiding them to the living room they had barely gotten seated when the sound of thundering footsteps brought all eyes to the two young children tearing down the stairs.
"Frère vous êtes chez vous! (6)" the little girl cheered, hugging her brother around his waist.
"Et vous a invités! (7)" the boy stated in surprise, their brother never brought anyone home with him.
"Oui, je ne. Nous avons quelque chose dont nous devons discuter seul. (8)"
"Bon d'accord, (9)" the boy replied, he and his sister moving to leave.
{They can stay. I believe this effects them as well, am I right?} Dartz broke in, having sensed a familiar power from the children.
Seeing all three forms tense, Isis decided to help ease their fear and moved to the center of the room to unfurl her wings for them. Seeing the beautiful hawk wings stretched out behind the tan-skinned woman immediately calmed them.
"Vous êtes . . . comme nous? (10)"
Smiling and nodding Isis was delighted when both children unfurled their own wings. Two new ms-n hwi and another face from the past, she thought casting a glance at their older brother.
{Did you inherit your wings from your mother or your father?} Tomoya asked gently, allowing his own wings out to the delight of the children.
{Our mother. Before she and father were killed in the accident, Mother taught me how to hide them. She had the most beautiful falcon wings I had ever seen,}Rafael smiled fondly at the memory. {She warned me that I should never tell anyone about them or let anyone other than Father and my siblings see them.}
{A wise decision in this day and age. Come, we will explain everything we know to you and your siblings.} Dartz commented, gesturing for the little ones to take a seat by their brother.
x-x-x-x-x-x-x
When they arrived in Gibraltar, Hanasaki was still in high spirits. Finding Sotiris' reincarnation and his siblings had galvanized his desire to find their home. They had been surprised at how accepting he was of everything they told him until he admitted that he had been having strange dreams about Atlantis since childhood. Upon hearing about their current plight, the young man had expressed the desire to help, yet he was unwilling to uproot his younger siblings for his own wishes.
Feeling that the small family was safer staying put for now, Dartz reassured the blond that he needn't worry about them and should focus on his siblings. In case Rafael should feel that he and his family were in danger, they left the three anthros with all of their contact numbers (including Seto Kaiba's). The former knight had thanked them profusely, promising that they would meet again.
"Still feeling happy about Sotiris?" Dartz asked his chipper lover.
Gray eyes sparkled joyfully, "Oh yes. It's wonderful knowing he's alive again too. I still remember-" the teen suddenly stopped, his gaze turning a troubled.
"Remember what, love?"
Tomoya sighed, "Just before I died . . . I came across the bodies of Sotiris, Polemetris, and Athene. I think the man who killed me was the same one that killed them."
Gold eyes dimmed in remorse, if only he had been strong enough to protect his mate. Sensing his lover's discomfort, the orange-haired hikari hugged him tightly, receiving an equally tight embrace in return. Still lending one another their silent support, the couple looked to where the Rock of Gibraltar stood. In their minds' eye they could still see the floating barges and other smaller crafts, traveling back and forth from the mainland to the floating island that supported their home. Back then, their kingdom had encompassed the entire peninsula and on up into the land now known as the country of Greece.
Lost in their memories, the two Atlanteans nearly jumped out of their skin when Marik began talking to them, they hadn't even noticed when the others had returned.
"Well, it was easy enough finding a tour group to blend in with. There are a lot of tourists that go to the rock on a daily basis," the yami stated, guiding Malik to a small stone bench. Nose-deep in a travel pamphlet, the hikari was paying little attention to his surroundings.
"There are also daily cave tours and hiking trails so no one should think twice about us poking around down there," Mai continued, sitting next to the Egyptian hikari.
"We should probably check out the Moorish castle," Malik commented, still poring over his pamphlet. "There's a chance some of the artifacts that hold clues were moved there."
"We've got a couple of hours until the next tour starts. I suggest we grab ourselves some lunch," the blonde hikari stated, stretching her arms over her head.
"Sounds good to me," Marik replied, grabbing Malik around his waist to lead the still-engrossed hikari away.
Noticing that the former king and queen had yet to make any sort of response, Isis decided to help them out a little. She had a feeling she knew what was wrong, she and the rest of Atem's court had gone through the same thing back in Egypt.
"The sky looks strange without it, does it not?" she asked, startling the two Atlanteans.
Blinking rapidly as he focused on the former priestess, Hanasaki mumbled a soft 'yes' while Dartz nodded.
Isis gave them a warm smile, "Do not worry, I am sure we will find it again."
x-x-x-x-x-x-x
Once on the tour, the six yami and hikari played tourist for a while "ooing" and "awwing" with the rest of the crowd until they were able to safely ditch the tour group and search the lower tunnels on their own.
After hours of finding nothing but dead ends and empty caves they were starting to grow frustrated, but the two Atlanteans continued urging them on, knowing that they would find something eventually.
Using a flashlight lit with his magic, Hanasaki was scanning an odd alcove in the back of the large cave they had found. They had to search each area carefully physically and magically for the sign and using the hybrid flashlight would fool anyone that might run across them.
Sighting an oddly deep shadow, Hanasaki reached forward and found a hidden niche. Realizing the flashlight still couldn't illuminate the shadowed depression, the gray-eyed light frowned irritatedly. He'd seen this effect before but how-? "Oh of course," he muttered self-reprovingly. The solution was incredibly simple. {Disperse!} he ordered the shadows that were covering the niche, smiling in approval when they moved quickly, revealing a familiar symbol.
Excited the orange-haired teen called out to the others, "Guys look! I think we're finally on the right track!"
The others rushed over to where the petite teen was standing and looked at the wall where he was shining his flashlight. "See? It was hidden by shadows, it's the-"
Ch-click!
"All six of you need to back out of the cave slowly, with your hands on your heads. Now." A thickly accented voice spoke, bringing their attention to the mouth of the cave. Standing just inside the entrance was a small army of locals armed to the teeth, with every weapon aimed directly at them.
Not wanting to cause a fuss, the yami and hikari exited the cave without complaint, only to have their hands bound behind their back. Then the ones that had tied them, grabbed hold of their arms or simply shoved them from behind in the direction of the trail that lead away from the caves.
Feeling Marik summoning his powers, Malik quickly contacted his dark with a warning, ((Marik, don't!))
((Akhu, we have done nothing to warrant this treatment and they keep man-handling you!))
((Hush, they aren't hurting any of us. I'm sure we can come to a peaceful resolution, WITHOUT having to resort to magic.))
((And if you're wrong?))
((Then you can have all the fun you want.))
((Promise?))
((Yes, now behave yourself!))
Walking for what seemed forever, occasionally stumbling over the unpaved paths that were definitely not intended for tourists, the group of yami and hikari were led steadily further and further up the cliffside.
Reaching the top, they could finally see what had to be their destination and Malik couldn't help but comment, "Well, I guess we'll get to see the castle after all."
Mai groaned shook her head, "Really Malik."
"No talking!" one of the men barked, making a move to strike the young woman. He quickly changed his mind upon sighting the fierce glare Isis had leveled at him. Tied up or not, he had a feeling the dark-skinned woman would maim him should he touch the blonde.
"Quit threatening the prisoners, Nicholas! It is up to the elders to decide their punishment!" another snapped at the man. "You do remember what happened to you the last time you struck a prisoner without cause don't you?"
Glaring sullenly at the one who'd chastised him, Nicholas moved to the back of the group of villagers, allowing another to take his place. He knew better than to defy the elders again.
x-x-x-x-x-x-x
Hidden safely in the bushes, a red-headed teenager and his younger brother watched the group of foreigners being led to the castle. The two boys had been following the odd group all day and now were even more curious than before.
"What do we do now, big brother?" the boy asked once the group had moved out of ear shot. "I've never seen anyone from the village take prisoners to the castle before!"
"Neither have I Miruko," the teen replied thoughtfully, wondering why the elders would be determining their punishment instead of the police.
"I don't think they've ever arrested anybody for going in the lower caves either!"
Smirking down at his sibling, the teen ruffled his hair fondly, "I think we should go and find out why, don't you?"
Miruko grinned excitedly at his brother, "Yeah! Let's go!"
-
September 26, 2010
o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o
1- Excuse me? (French)
2 - You seem familiar, (French)
3 - Ah, I have seen you both before. I know it. (French)
4 - salvation (Greek)
5 - I - I am sorry, but I do not speak your language. (French)
6 - Big brother you are home! (French)
7 - And you brought guests! (French)
8 - Yes I did. We have something we need to discuss alone. (French)
9 - Oh all right. (French)
10 - You are . . . like us? (French)
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It's implied in the series that Rafael is from France. I just ran with it. Also, if my French is wrong, please let me know. I used a translator program for these lines so some might be too formal or literal.