Yu-Gi-Oh! Fan Fiction ❯ Pirates! ❯ Out on the Town ( Chapter 3 )

Chapter 3: Out on the Town

"Hurry up!" Anzu screeched, standing in the middle of the fort's courtyard.

"Coming!" someone yelled frantically off to the side. A pair of double doors burst open as Jou, Malik, Yugi, Ryou, and Aiko practically ran over each other in their rush out the door.

"We're here! We're here!" Yugi, who was leading the group, shouted as they ran up to and double over, trying to catch their breath.

"How unsightly." Anzu sneered. She spun on her heel with her nose in the air and walked towards the doors of the fort. The others followed, rolling their eyes. They had made it to the captain's office on time but had stopped to get a few things before going to meet Anzu in the courtyard. Apparently, that was a horrible mistake.

"Drama Queen." Aiko muttered to the others behind her hand. They all snickered slightly, trying to hide it with their hands. Anzu spun sharply around at the sound, making Aiko stop to avoid a collision. The others ran into Aiko and almost knocked her over.

"What did you say?" Anzu said suspiciously, seeming to grow about seven feet in height.

"Nothing you need to worry your pretty little head about." Malik stepped in, patting her on the shoulder. She glowered and uttered a small 'humph!' before turning around again. The others looked at each other, trying not to laugh. When they reached the gate, a soldier in a navy blue uniform with a gold lanyard running over his chest rushed forward to greet them.

"Why, hello, Ms. Anzu!" he said, tipping his hat to her and smiling softly, completely ignoring the other teens.

Well, maybe he just wanted to greet Anzu.

"Hello to you, too, Aigyo (1). Would you be a dear and open the gate for us?" she said sweetly, batting her eyelashes flirtatiously at the love-struck soldier. Malik made a gagging motion behind her and all of the others snickered once again. Anzu shot a glare over her shoulder before snapping her head towards Aigyo with a sweet smile.

"O-of course, Miss." Aigyo stammered, a faint blush spreading across his face. He turned back to the gate and pulled out a small piece of metal. Its top was long with three prongs; two of them were bunched together on the left, and the last one stood alone on the right. The body of the 'key' was a square that was about an inch thick. The sides tucked in and extended down, forming a long, skinny rectangle for the handle. All in all, the 'key' looked like a blocky fork with a missing prong. Engraved onto the body of the fork was C-shaped letter with a red square in the center. Aigyo pushed the key into the lock in the center of the gate so that the indention of the lock corresponded with the prongs. Once it was in, the square turned a bright green. He turned the key to the right, causing a small ding to sound a second later. A hiss sounded from the door, and mist emitted from the bottom. The doors jerked apart with a loud groan and stopped. A second later, the doors slowly moved apart, scraping against the ground loudly.

"Thanks, dear." Anzu said softly, walking through the door. She stopped in the center allowing a green light to wash over her. She walked briskly out a moment later, knowing she had nothing to get her in trouble. High up in the guard tower, her X-ray image appeared on a computer (2), showing that she had no weapons on her person (3). The others rushed to the door, muttering their 'thank yous' to Aigyo. The light scanned them quickly and they rushed towards Anzu. Their images also appeared in the tower, showing that they were clean. They caught up to her, bracing themselves for the long day ahead.

Meanwhile…

A large ship glided effortlessly into a hidden dock on the far side of Domino. On the side of its metal hull, the words 'Dark Millenium' gleamed in bright gold. The flames of the burners on the side of the ship simmered down before going completely out. On its deck, the door to the captain's cabin burst as Bakura waltzed out with Marik, Seto, Matsuo, and Yami following closely behind. This caught the attention of the rest of the crew, which congregated around them. They all murmured amongst themselves, confused about what was happening. A loud banging noise filled the air and everyone turned towards the source. It was the cook, who was banging his ladle against his cauldron.

"Alright, you ingrates! The captain wants to say something, so shut yer mouths!" He yelled, effectively shutting the crew up.

"Thank you, Unga (4)." Yami said, addressing the cook, amusement clear in his voice. Unga nodded, obviously pleased with this praise.

"Bakura, Seto, Marik, Matsuo, and I are going to go ashore to map out the city. When we return, we will begin to plan our raid." Yami said, his voice echoing loudly off the walls of the ship. Cheers erupted from the pirates’ mouths at their captain' words. Yami smirked slightly; his words had been meant to get their blood boiling for the raid. His crew had become restless because of days of nothing but the open space. A raid would do them some good (maybe not the city, though…).

Suddenly, a young boy elbowed his way through the crowd, forcing his way to the front. He was about four foot, three inches tall with waist length black hair and big, blue eyes. He seemed to be only about eleven years old, an unusual age for someone on a pirate ship. Despite his small size, he was very wiry and maneuvered easily through the mass of bodies and limbs. The shirt that he was wearing seemed to engulf him, his pants just barely poking out from beneath. He looked at the older men with hope shining in his eyes.

"Can I come with you, nii-san?" He pleaded.

"No, Mokuba." Seto stated firmly, trying to resist his little brother's gaze. That was when Mokuba used his secret weapon: the puppy dog eyes (5). Seto's eyes widened, mere seconds from caving, despite the obvious danger of Mokuba coming along with them. Yami chuckled slightly, receiving a glare from Seto.

"Mokuba," Yami said softly, "you are not coming with us."

"B-but! – " Mokuba began to protest before Yami cut him off.

"No buts. We need you stay here to and take care of the ship while we're away. But, if you don't want to do, then we could always find someone else. Hey, Unga-"

"No, I wanna do it! Please, please, please!" Mokuba said, jumping up and down in front of Yami.

"Well, if you really want to…"

"Yes, of course! You can expect the best out of me, Captain!" Mokuba said enthusiastically, saluting as smartly as he could.

"Thank you, Mokuba. I'm sure you'll do great." Yami said, smirking in amusement.

"You're welcome! Have fun!" Mokuba said, bouncing away happily.

"Yami, I could've handled him." Seto growled angrily, his pride slightly hurt. How could he be a ruthless pirate if he couldn't even resist his little brother?

"Yes, well, I handled him. Let's move on, shall we?" Yami said, a challenge evident in his eyes. Silence was his only response.

"Let's go, guys." Matsuo interrupted, knowing that Seto wanted very badly to retaliate and, knowing those two, it would get ugly. The five of them walked to the edge of the ship and stopped at a trap door that rested in the floor of the ship. Marik bent down and opened it, revealing metal rungs in the shape of a staircase that led to a chamber beneath the deck. Yami motioned to one of the human boys to follow them through. Marik lowered himself down into the passage, clambering nimbly down the rungs with practiced ease, and landed lightly on his feet. The others did the same, descending quickly due to years of practice.

Yami walked to the side of the ship and pushed on one of the metal plates. The plate gave way under the pressure and flipped around, revealing a gray button on the other side. He pushed the button and the ship began to shake. A piece of its seemingly seamless hull pulled away from the side, like a drawbridge. It slammed down on the wooden dock, making it shudder under the tremendous weight of the metal. A small, seven foot-by-seven foot hole appeared in front of the group, with just enough room for even the biggest of the pirates to fit through. Yami, Seto, Bakura, Matsuo and Marik walked through the door and onto the dock, and then turned toward the ship. Yami gave the human boy the signal to close the door. The boy nodded, showing he understood, and pushed the button again. The panel the button was on flipped back to the other side, making it now invisible to the naked and unskilled eye. The door groaned loudly, jerking away from the dock. It closed slowly, creaking as the metal of the door scrapes against the sides of the ship.

"So," Bakura started, his eyes shining with mischief, a smirk covering his handsome face, "let's go have some fun."

With Yugi…

Seriously, today was not a good day.

Not only had he and his friends been forced to follow Anzu around for the last three hours, Anzu had not allowed any of them any sort of break the entire time. And now, while Anzu sat comfortable and cool under an umbrella at a restaurant, he and his friends were forced to the rest of her shopping for her because her, quote unquote, "feet hurt." Yugi just sighed softly, shaking his head. He pulled out the list that Anzu had given him for the hundredth time, looking it over. It was a list of purses Anzu wanted for the twenty new dresses she just bought. Yugi suddenly felt bad for Captain Mizaki; he was the one who had to deal with Anzu's shopping appetite.

He looked around taking in the wonderful colors that surround him. That was one of the reasons he loved to live in Domino; the city was filled with so many different people and cultures that it was amazing. Domino was also known for the citizen's ability to get along. Hearing a shout to his left, Yugi flinched.

Well, at least moderately getting along.

He looked over to see a man with floppy dog ears and square glasses that rested on his rather large nose. He was bantering angrily with a pot-bellied man that looked like a fish out of water, literally. Gills lined his thick neck, and he seemed to be breathing heavily. Scales covered his forehead, and his purple lips were thin and stretched, as if dried out. Yugi giggled softly, noticing the very large jug of water resting on the table next to him. Yugi noticed that the dog-man was carrying a basket that was filled to the brim with baby bottles. Yugi raised an eyebrow. Now, why did he need so many bottles?

That was when he noticed it. The 'it' being the large baby carriage next to the dog-man. And, boy, was it big! It stretched out about three feet, with four wheels like a tram (6). The carriage was light purple, which was a weird color for a baby carriage; normally they were either pink or blue. The cat-like woman standing over the carriage was tapping her nails, well, claws, impatiently. Yugi put a little distance between himself and the woman; she looked about ready to punch someone – from where he was standing, her victim would most likely be the fish-man – and he did not want to be collateral damage.

As Yugi walked by, he saw the reason why, one, the carriage was so big, and, two, why it was purple. Inside the carriage sat five children, each with their own little section to themselves. The first four children were female; he could tell by their frilly pink dresses and the bows fastened in their hair. They all took after their mother; fluffy, cat ears protruding from their scalps. The last child was obviously male; he was wearing an adorable, navy-blue suit, complete with a golden anchor pin on his shirt. He took after his father; large, dog-ears flopped cutely over the side of his face. All of the children had inherited their father's brown eyes and their mother's auburn hair (7). He looked up from the adorable kids and his eyes and the woman's caught. Yugi smiled warmly at her, and she smiled gratefully back.

Apparently, she needed that.

Yugi continued on with a small bounce in his step, happy at the thought that he had brightened someone's day. He felt something ram into him, knocking him off his feet. A small 'oof!' emitted from his mouth when he hit the ground. He looked up, and suddenly, he was looking into the most beautiful crimson eyes he had ever seen.

NOT PART OF THE STORY:

No. 1: His name roughly means 'loving.' I wanted him to be the sweet, love-struck fool that Anzu could manipulate into doing her dirty work.

No. 2: Yes, they do have computers, but it's kinda like how computers were in America when they first came out: only the military and important businesses can use them. I wanted my AU to have some sort of cool technology.

No.3: It's kinda like a really big metal detector thing to make sure that none of the people leaving the military fort, who are not soldiers on duty, have taken any of the weapons that could potentially threaten the civilians. Yes, I really thought this thing through that much.

No.4: His name means 'meal' in Swahili. I wanted his name to mean something to do with food, but also sound kinda cool.

No.5: Ah, the ever-famous puppy dog eyes! I just had to put this in this story. Anyone who puts Mokuba in a story has to include it; that's just how it's done!

No.6: A tram in this context is the same as one in our society; it's used to get people around town without having to walk. Domino's streets – well, my Domino's streets – are pretty narrow, so a car wouldn't fit.

No.7: All of those people who have seen the movie, "Treasure Planet" know who I am referring to. If you haven't, one, go see it. NOW. It's one of the best, recent, animated movies by Disney. Two, I am referring to the professor and the ship captain in "Treasure Planet" and their kids. The captain and the professor end up falling in love; she is the captain, he is the professor. They are minor characters, but their relationship is adorable, and you see their kids at the end of the movie. I may have tweaked their appearances a bit, because I haven't seen it in a while, but I am talking about them. Also, just wanted to say: I DO NOT OWN THEM! They are the product of Walt Disney pictures, and I am making no money off of putting them into this story.