Yu-Gi-Oh! Fan Fiction ❯ Stranded ❯ Returning Home ( Chapter 7 )

Recap: Erick stole Yugi in the night. Frustrated, Yami crushed the note in his bare hands. A heated battle for Yugi's fate took place. The first round was a stalemate, and the second round went to Yami. To make sure the battle would be fair, the gods judged it. Erick broke his deal by trying to kill Yugi before the battle was over. He ended up killing himself by going through a tree branch.
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Chapter 7: Returning home

Things were very peaceful tonight. Erick, the most ruthless of New Atlantis, was dead. The merfolk began their democracy. They found out that they were very good at it. They would always look forward to a visit from their prince and his new friend. Yami and Yugi were both at ease tonight. Yami didn't have to worry about anything bad happening now that Erick was dead. He knew that Erick indeed deserved his fate. Yami also knew that Hades would make sure that Erick spent eternal life in misery.
Yugi was happy for two reasons. The first reason was that he had made a life-long friend, and the other reason was that he would finally be going to his real home. His real home was with his grandfather. He couldn't wait to be back with his grandfather again. Meanwhile, Solomon had lost all hope of finding his grandson. After a year, the rescue crews discontinued the search. However, it was still the top priority of the news stations. The reporters were determined to find Yugi and not for bragging rights whatsoever. They had a feeling that Yugi was still alive and doing very well.
The next morning, Yami awakened Yugi. "Sleep well?" he asked.
"Very well," Yugi responded.
"Are you ready to go?" Yami asked.
"I sure am. I'm ready to see my grandpa," Yugi responded.
Yami climbed the tree to pick fruit for the last time on the island. He and Yugi ate the fruit and sat down for a little while. After half an hour went by, Yami carried Yugi to the ocean. The waters were very calm, indication perfect swimming conditions.
"So how do you want to travel?" Yami asked.
"I want to travel by water," Yugi responded.
"All right," Yami said smiling. He put Yugi down and held Yugi's hand. He cast the spell so Yugi could breathe underwater.
They walked into the water holding hands. When they were deep enough, Yami started swimming. They had a long swim ahead of them. They weren't too deep in the water so the sun lit their path. Yugi was amazed. The lit up ocean looked like starlight.
"Enjoying this are we?" Yami asked smiling.
"I sure am," Yugi responded smiling.
Yami swam on as the day wore on. Then the water started to get choppy. Yugi's grip was slipping more as they swam further into the choppy water. Yugi didn't feel his grip slipping because of the water. A few moments later, Yugi slipped completely from Yami's grip. Yugi gasped in shock and fear.
"Yugi!" Yami cried. He followed Yugi through the water's strong current.
The current had no affect on him. He thanked his training on the island for that. He had to swim through rough waters in the strength training area. They soon saw what made the water so rough. A whirlpool was up ahead. Yugi got pulled into it and was soon out of sight. Yami swam straight into the whirlpool to get Yugi out. Both of them were unaware that the whirlpool was moving.
"Where are you Yugi?" Yami asked loud enough for Yugi to hear.
Yugi tried to respond, but the whirlpool's pressure was very strong, against his body. He couldn't speak due to the force of the whirlpool.
"Yugi!" Yami shouted Yugi shouted. He looked up and just made out something swirling around. 'That must be Yugi,' he thought as he swam upwards to get Yugi out of the whirlpool.
Just as quickly as the whirlpool formed, it dissipated. The force had knocked Yugi unconscious, and he sank into Yami's arms. Yami looked around and saw that they had been pushed all the way back to the island. He shrugged and swam off, making sure that he had a secure grip of Yugi. A few hours later, Yugi regained consciousness. He found himself being carried through the water. He then saw that he was in Yami's arms. Yami never took his eyes off Yugi.
"Are you all right?" Yami asked.
"Yes," Yugi responded.
"That whirlpool pushed us back to the island. We're coming to the area now. Fortunately, we will be out of whirpool territory soon," Yami said.
An hour later, they were out of the whirlpool area. Yami unwrapped his arm from under Yugi's knees and made sure he had a firm grip around Yugi's midsection.
"How long do you think it will be now?" Yugi asked.
"I'm not sure. I never see your new home before," Yami responded.
A light green trail illuminated the water.
"Follow this trail my son and you willl reach your destination," a female voice said.
"Thank you mother," Yami said. He went down the illuminated path.
Meanwhile, Solomon had gone fishing with his crew. The fishermen prayed that Yugi was safe wherever he was. Seeing their friends so depressed ate them alive. They would ofen see reporters out continuing their search for Yugi.
"Have you found my grandson?" Solomon asked.
"Not yet, but we won't give up until we do. We have a feeling that Yugi is alive and doing all right," one of the reporters responded. "That's why we're all working together."
Seven hours went by, and it was dark. Yami set down on the ocean floor. He and Yugi slept for the night. Athena came down to watch over them as they slept. It was a peaceful night on the ocean floor. The next morning, Athenat awakened them.
"Thanks for watching over us Athena," Yugi said.
"No problem, safe journey," Athena said.
"Thank you my sister," Yami said before Athena disappeared. "We might as well continue on," he added. He wrapped an arm around Yugi and swam on.
"I'm hungry," Yugi said.
"As am I," Yami confirmed before swimming to the surface. He flew up a little above the water and created a platform for them to sit on. He then used his powers to bring some fish out of the water.
The fish soon died, and he used some heat energy to cook them. Then he and Yugi ate them. After finishing their meal, they waited half an hour before moving on. They got closer to the end of their journey. A few hours later, they saw a boat up ahead.
"It's a boat. Let's surface to get a better look at it," Yugi said.
Yami nodded and surfaced. They were thirty feet away. The bright white color made the boat easily visible from that range.
"I can't believe it," Yugi said in shock.
"What is it?" Yami asked. He wondered what Yugi was so shocked about.
"That's my grandpa's fishing boat!" Yugi responded happily.
Yami smiled and slowly headed for the boat. One of the fisherman was looking looking over the ocean when he saw two figure heading for the boat. He looked on as the figures got closer to the boat.
"What is it?" Solomon asked.
"Two figures are slowly approaching us," the fisherman responded.
Solomon watched as the figures got closer. They looked almost identical. He couldn't tell them apart until one of them spoke.
"Grandpa, it's me!" Yugi shouted.
"I don't believe it. One of them is my grandson," Solomon said as the two figures were now at the side of the boat.
Yami created the water geyser to put them on the boat. He let go of Yugi, and Yugi ran into his grandfather's open arms.
"I missed you so much grandpa," Yugi said as he hugged his grandfather tightly.
"I thought you were dead. It's a miracle to see that you're alive and well," Solomon said, hugging Yugi tight as well.
"The other one has a tail," a reporter said.
Solomon and the fishermen looked just in time to see Yami's tail turn into legs. Yami stood up and smiled at Solomon.
"We meet again," Yami said.
"You were the one from eight years ago," Solomon said in amazement.
"Yes Solomon, I was," Yami said.
"How do you know my name?" Solomon asked.
"Yugi told me about you when I found him on the almost deserted island," Yami said before telling the story.
Solomon, the fishermen and the reporters were amazed by the story. Yugi separated from his grandfather and walked next to Yami.
"I wouldn't have survived if it wasn't for Yami. He saved me quite a few times on that island and cared for me," Yugi said.
"I'm very grateful to you Yami. You can stay with Yugi and me if you want," Solomon said.
"I would love to. I can even show you my kingdom some time," Yami said.
"You're a king?" the reporter asked.
"A merman prince to be more precise. I was prince of New Atlantis under the sea. My ruthless brother became king when our father died because he was the first born. He banished me, and I lived on the island for eight years. My brother killed himself during the battle with him. He attempted to charge me when I got out of the way. He went speeding into a tree branch where he soon died. He killed many of New Atlantis' citizens for no good reason and deserved his fate," Yami responded.
"Yami has great strength and power," Yugi added.
"Well, I've got to get back to the TV station," the reporter said.
The news helicopter landed for the reporter to get in. Then the helicopter flew off for the station. The fishermen headed back for the dock and arrived in half an hour. Then they went into the warehouse.
"You can go home if you want Yugi. You have a set of house keys," Solomon said.
Yami scooped up Yugi and flew into the air. Solomon, and the fishermen watched in amazement. Yugi showed Yami the way. They arrived in only ten minutes since they flew. It usually took Yugi and Solomon an hour to get back from the warehouse. Yugi opened the door, and they entered. Then Yugi locked the door.
"I don't know too much about human cultures," Yami said.
"I can show you how things go on here," Yugi said.
"That would be great," Yami said.



Sorry, but I have to end it here. I don't want to get into the sequel early. As I told you in chapter 6, the sequel is A New World. Should I write it or should I not?

P.S. Oh and I'm thinking about making a sequel to Living with a Vampires as well. Humans can be more dangerours than vampires. Corrupted scientists will always try to capture and study one. In this sequel, Yami, Bakura, Kaiba and Pegasus will have to do all they can to protect Yugi and Ryou from the study hungry scientists.