Yu-Gi-Oh! Fan Fiction ❯ Spirit of the Tomb Robber ❯ The Bargain is Broken ( Chapter 1 )

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Christine: YAY! My first fanfic!

Bekki: o.o?

Christine: Okay, so it’s not my FIRST. I write a lot. But this is my first real good one! And it’s also my first one on FanFiction.net, the best source for all of my favorite Yu-Gi-Oh fics! ^_^

Bekki: You might as well just advertise for them. *sweat drop*

Christine: *ignores sister* Well, I spent a lot of time on this one. I put a lot of thought into the storyline. So I hope you enjoy it. PLEASE review it! (Make them good reviews, ^_~). Thanks, now let the fic begin!


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Bakura braced himself desperately as he endured the final blow from Slifer the Sky Dragon, the Egyptian God. After the attack hit, he secluded himself with the soul chamber of the Millennium Ring, leaving his host, Ryou, weak and unconscious.

Yami Yugi, who had retreated to the soul chamber of the Puzzle as well, transformed back into tiny Yugi Motou. Yugi, concerned for the health and safety of his classmate, ran over to assist Ryou.

"Ryou, Ryou! Wake up!" Yugi shook the silvery-haired boy. He waited for a few seconds, then turned to his friends. "He’s not moving!"

"He got hit pretty hard," blonde Joey Wheeler commented. "He’s probably out cold."

"Will he be all right?" Joey’s younger sister, Serenity, asked worriedly.

"He should, if we get him some medical help immediately," dark-haired Tea Gardner said knowingly.

"Good idea," Tristan Taylor said. He and Joey hoisted up Ryou and carried him to safety inside the blimp’s living quarters.

After getting him settled in a room and carefully monitoring him, Tea said, "His condition doesn’t seem to be improving. He’s losing strength by the second. Kaiba really should land this blimp so we can get him to a hospital."

"Yeah, right, Kaiba probably doesn’t even care, that selfish, self-centered asshole," Joey muttered.

"Joey, take it easy!" Tristan replied. "Kaiba is an insensitive jerk, but even he would be kind enough to save Ryou’s life. Let’s go speak to him."

"Hell no!" Joey cried. "That’s the last thing I wanna do right now, talk to Kaiba! Yugi’s the only one Kaiba’s got any respect for, make him go!"

"We’ll ALL go," Yugi broke in.

"Shouldn’t someone stay here with Ryou?" Tea asked.

"Good idea. Will you be all right with him, Tea?"

"Sure, you boys go right ahead. I let you know if anything happens."

Yugi nodded gratefully and hurried to catch up his friends.



--In the Millennium Ring’s soul chamber...--



Marik Ishtar used the power of his Millennium Rod to enter into Bakura’s mind. Bakura was standing in a dark corner, looking deep in thought and frustration.

"I do believe we need to have a little chat," Marik said as he approached Bakura.

"I have no time for this. Go away," Bakura snapped.

"Oh, you’ll make time for me," Marik demanded angrily.

Bakura gave him an icy glare, but said nothing. Marik chose to ignore this glare, and continued.

"You didn’t keep your end of the bargain." His eyes narrowed maliciously, and his voice was deathly low.

Rage filled Bakura. It wasn’t his fault Yugi was almost undefeatable. And who was Marik to be blaming him for everything? After all, it was Yugi who had defeated Joey, even under the control of Marik’s Millennium Rod.

"What was I supposed to do? You watched it, you saw I nearly secured a victory! It was sheer luck that Yugi called upon Slifer the Sky Dragon! What did you expect me to do?"

"I told you, the first time Yugi turned the duel around, I was going to take over your mind and duel for you! It would have been a definite win!" Marik shouted.

"I wouldn’t be so sure!" Bakura snapped. "It didn’t seem to work so well with Wheeler last time, now, did it?"

Marik’s eyes narrowed even more. "Shut up, and listen to me! You failed to bring me Yugi’s Egyptian God Card, therefore, the deal is off! The Millennium Rod remains in my possession, because Slifer remain’s in Yugi’s!"

Suddenly, Bakura began to laugh. A deranged, manical laugh. A loud, never-ending laugh. A hysterical laugh.

"WHAT‘S SO FUNNY?" Marik demanded.

As Bakura’s laughter gradually subsided to a cackle, he looked a Marik, eyes shining with malice. "I don’t need to defeat Yugi to get what I want! There’s more than one way to make you surrender your Millennium Rod to me!"

"STOP THE DAMN RIDDLES, WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?" Marik yelled.

"You’ll see soon enough, Marik Ishtar, and you’ll wish you’d never made a deal with me!"




--The next afternoon...--


Knock-knock-knock. Joey looked up from his deck, which was spread out across a table. Serenity shut the book she was reading and went to answer the door.

"Hello?" she asked.

Yugi, Tristan, Tea, and Duke Devlin all stood before her. Tristan leaned forward as if to greet Serenity, but Duke pushed ahead of him.

"Hey, Serenity!" Duke said cheerfully. He shook her hand.

"Lucky bitch," Tristan muttered angrily to himself.

Serenity giggled. "Hello, Duke! What are you doing here?"

"Just coming to see you," he said smoothly, twirling his hair.

Tristan growled, his face bright red. "No, Serenity, actually we were coming to see if you and Joey wanted to accompany us to the hospital wing. We were going to see Bakura."

"Oh, sure. Joey, would you mind if I went?"

"Sure, no problem, I was thinkin' of seein' Bakura myself." He stood up proudly, as if he planned on going all along.

Serenity glanced quickly around her and her brother's suite. She noticed a few colorful flowers in a vase on the coffee table. She gently took the vase. "I think Bakura could use something to cheer him up."

Tristan looked jealous. I wish I was sick! he though to himself.

Duke noticed Tristan's jealous look. Humph, he thought smugly. Of course, I wish Serenity were bringing me flowers, but I'm not going to give that jackass the pleasure of knowing that. We all know Serenity would pick me over him...

The group quickly made their way through the hallway of the aircraft until they reached the infirmary.

Sure enough, Bakura was sitting up, paging through a manga comic book, when he noticed his friends at the door.

"Surprise!" Serenity said, smiling. She put the vase on a table next to his hospital bed. "I hope your feeling okay."

Bakura flushed a pinkish color when he saw the flowers. "Oh, yes, I'm doing much better!" he said with a grin.

"Good--" Tea started, when suddenly Yugi collapsed.

"Yugi!" Tea cried. She clapped a hand to her mouth, and in an instant Joey was on the floor beside Yugi. "Buddy, what happened?"

Yugi, although still conscious, was weak and trembling. "I--I don't know," he stammered. "It's--Item--Marik--," and he passed out.

"Yugi!" Tea exclaimed again, and she dropped herself to the floor, kneeling besides Yugi. Just then, the Millennium Puzzle began to glow. Tiny Yugi vanished, and in his place was the taller, more confident body of the Pharaoh, Yami.

"Yuge, what just happened?" Tristan asked, dumbfounded.

"I'm not sure, but it's something involving a Millennium Item. It has to be one of the one's on this blimp." Suddenly, Yami flinched. Eyes shut, he cried out.

"Yugi, what is it?" Tea shrieked.

"I--I see Marik!" Yami cried. "He-he's struggling! There seems to be someone--a spirit--trying to escape from him! His body! A strange force is causing him much pain! I--I think it's the spirit of the Rod!"

"A Yami Marik??" Joey asked in disbelief.

"I'm not sure--but it can't be good!" Yami said, panic-stricken.



--Inside of Yugi's mind...--

"NO! JUST LEAVE ME ALONE!" Marik screamed in pain and terror.

Yami Marik just laughed. "Never! You are of no use now! It is too late! Your sister Isis and guardian Odion cannot restrain me much longer! All of your anger...your rage...has built up inside of you, resulting in the birth of me! And now I shall escape, and let my rage, my terror, run wild on all the world! HAHAHAHAHA!"

"NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!"


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Christine: WHOO-HOO! Chapter One is finished! Hate to leave it as a cliffhanger, but you can probably guess what happens right now.

Bekki: Save poor Marik! ;_;

Christine: I can't---

Marik: *appears covered in bandages from head to toe* WHAT DO YOU MEAN YOU CAN'T?

Christine: Marik, it's part of the story!

Marik: Just because I'm injured doesn't mean I can't control your mind and make you go INSANE! *whips out Rod*

Bekki: *decides this is the perfect time to run away*

Christine: *agrees with her* *while running "PLEASE R&R! CHAPTER TWO TO COME AS SOON AS I CAN GET MARIK TO AGREE TO THE STORYLINE! AHHHHH!"*