Yu-Gi-Oh! Fan Fiction ❯ The Power of Two: Yami Bakura and Yugioh ❯ A Mermaid? ( Chapter 6 )

Recap: Yugi and Bakura were still recuperating from being lost at sea. Bakura had a lot more trouble at recovering than Yugi did. It took encouragement from Yami Bakura, Simba and me to help him be more confident in the good outcome of him and Yugi. That night, the Great Spirit helped Simba and me get to the Yugioh world. We met up with Yugi and Yugioh. Yugioh took me around the city. While doing stunts, a group of hybrids captured me. With Simba and Yami Bakura's help, Yugioh rescued me.
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// is Yugioh mental talk
\ is Bakura mental talk
\\ is Yami Bakura mental talk
* is my mental talk
~ is Simba mental talk
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Chapter 6: A Mermaid?

It was a peaceful night. Yugi and I slept on the sofa turned into a bed while Simba and Yugioh watched over us. There was a knock at the door. Yugioh opened it to see Yami Bakura with Bakura sleeping in his arms.
"Come on in," Yugioh said.
"Thank you," Yami Bakura said as he entered.
Simba added a little extension on the bed so Bakura could sleep on it. Yami Bakura put Bakura on the bed as Yugi, Bakura and I slept on. They started a mental conversation, but made sure to block it from us since we were sleeping.
~When did you get your powers Yami Bakura?~
\\I got them in a strange way actually. Yugi, Yugioh, Bakura, the rest of our friends and I were at a baseball game. Two of the American teams came to play. They were both pretty good, but the Dodgers ended up winning in the last inning. As we were going to our homes, I was struck by lightning on a clear day. It was weird becuase I wasn't hurt.
That night, I began to feel the effects of that weird lightning. I usually eat and sleep, but I didn't have the want or need to eat or sleep. I just watched over Bakura. The next morning, I only wanted to put a gentle grip on Bakura. I broke his shoulder instead. Then I healed his shoulder. That's when Yugioh and the Great Spirit showed me my powers and abilities\\
//He's helped me out a lot. The two times in which his help really decided the outcome of things were when Yugi was under a sleeping spell that slowly killed him, and when Yugi and Bakura were lost at sea//
~What do you mean by Yugi being put under a spell that slowly killed him?~
//That day, Yugi, the others and I went to the park. Things were peaceful to start off. Yami Bakura and I went flying because I wanted to fly without Yugi that time. Anyway, Yugi was taken away at some point, and a hideous formless creature took his place in his form.
When Yami Bakura and I returned, we forced the creature to expose itself. It did and fired at Bakura. I flew Bakura out of the way, and Yami Bakura handled the creature. I flew off to find Yugi. I found him in a condemned building. Our link told me that he was under the literal sleeping death spell.
One of the evil sorcerer's minions waved a vial in the air. The vial had the cure to the spell inside. She dropped the vial, but I stopped it from breaking on the ground. I gave it to Yugi, and the spell was broken. The minions disappeared, and the building collapsed on itself. Luckily, Yugi was able to get completely underneath me when I arched over him and wasn't hurt. Then I broke my way through the debris//
~Wow! You're right with Yami Bakura's help being what decided the outcome. One of you could deal with the creature while the other left to find Yugi~
\\That's right\\
An hour after dawn the next morning, Yugioh awakened Yugi, Bakura and me. It would be at least four hours until the others arrived. Yugi and Bakura got out, and Yugioh helped me out. Then Yugioh turned the bed back into a sofa. Yugi and Bakura had breakfast. After that, Yugioh cleaned off and dressed Yugi with his powers. Yami Bakura did the same with Bakura.
"You guys want to go flying? The others won't be here for a while," Yugioh said.
"Sure," Yugi, Bakura and I responded together.
"Hey Keisha, do you want to mix up?" Bakura asked.
"Sure," I responded as I walked next to Yami Bakura.
Bakura got on Simba's back, and Yugi walked next to Yugioh. Yugioh, Yugi, Yami Bakura, Simba and I walked outside. Then Yugioh picked up Yugi, and Yami Bakura picked me up. Yugioh, Yami Bakura and Simba flew off. We just went around the city. The view of the city was good, but I liked the view of the Pridelands better.
"Keisha, Simba, may I ask you something?" Bakura asked.
"All right," Simba responded.
"What do you do in the Pridelands?" Bakura asked.
"Well the basic thing my family and I do is to keep Keisha safe from the evil sorcerer. Other than that, the Pridelands is peaceful. We have to invent what we're going to do. About a few weeks ago, there was a circus in the area. Twice a year, the circus would come 10 miles north of the Pridelands," Simba responded.
"Did you go?" Yami Bakura asked.
"We sure did. Yugi, Simba, Keisha and I went. When we got there, Simba got called away to a meeting. Keisha told Yugi and me to go in without her. We were confused, but we went in anyway. We found out that she was the star of the circus," Yugioh responded.
"Are you really?" Bakura asked me.
"I sure am," I said.
"I wish you could've seen her. She was amazing. She made the stunts look like anyone could do them," Yugi said.
We continued on. Two hours later, Yugioh, Simba and Yami Bakura landed on a rooftop of a very tall building. Yugioh put Yugi down, and Yami Bakura did the same with me. We looked over the side.
"This is an incredible view," I said.
"It is, but I like it when we're moving," Yugi said.
"So do I," Bakura added.
We just looked at the street below as people and cars went past. An hour later, we decided that we should be getting back.
"Let's you and I mix up Keisha," Yugi said.
"Okay," I said as I walked over to Yugioh.
Yugi walked over to Yami Bakura. Yugioh picked me up,and Yami Bakura did the same with Yugi. Then they and Simba flew off. We returned to the game shop two hours later. Yugioh put me down, and Bakura got off Simba's back. Yami Bakura then put Yugi down. We entered to find the others waiting for us.
"Where were you?" Mokuba asked.
"We were out flying," Bakura responded. "Keisha, Simba, these are our friends Joey, Te`a, Tristan, Seto Kaiba, but we just call him Kaiba, and Kaiba's little brother Mokuba," he added.
"Nice to finally know your names," I said.
"Are you guys ready to go to the park?" Kaiba asked.
"Ready when you are," Simba responded, "let's walk there."
All of us agreed, and we walked to the park. We got there half an hour later. We went over by the lake. The beauty of the lake amazed Simba and me. Since we arrived in the lake, we didn't really see the surface. The surface reminded me of how the stars shine at night. I never saw a lake so clear before.
"This is amazing. It looks like starlight," I said.
"The waterhole in the Pridelands looks the same way when the moonlight shines on it," Yugi said.
Soon the ducks and swans came to where we were. Yugi immediately petted a swans head. A few minutes later, he stopped. The swan came closer and nuzzled its head against face. I decided to jump in the water as my way of greeting the ducks and swans. I swam over to them, and we became fast friends. I swam along with them. The others liked my idea. They jumped in and swam along with me. An hour later, the ducks and swans flew away.
Everyone except me got out of the water. I wanted to swim some more. Yugioh, Simba and Yami Bakura dried everyone off. Half an hour later, I dove underwater. Everyone except Yugi, Yugioh and Simba gasped when they saw me. I had a pink fin.
"She's a mermaid?" Te`a asked.
"Yes, but only in the water," Simba responded.
\How did you become a mermaid Keisha?\
*I'll explain later*
\\Okay\\
I enjoyed my swim underwater. Suddenly, a dart hit me. I wondered where it came from since there was no other person in the water besides me. I soon felt some kind of poison flow into me. The poison coursed through my body quickly, and I passed out. I didn't notice the porcupine fish nearby. It panicked when it saw that it struck me. It thought that I was a predator. The fish swam up to the surface and over to where Yugi and the others were. It spoke frantically as it was worried about me.
"What's it saying?" Yugi asked.
"It's saying that it accidentally struck Keisha with one of its prills," Yami Bakura responded horrified.
"Why so frightened Yami?" Bakura asked.
"The prill from a porcupine fish is very poisonous. It thought that she was a predator and struck her with one of its prills. When it saw that she wasn't a predator, it panicked and came up here to talk to Yugioh, Simba and/or me," Yami Bakura responded.
Yugioh dove into the water and flew out of with me. He dried me off and landed near the lake. My right leg started to swell up where the fish struck me.
"Is there anything you can do?" Mokuba asked.
"Yes," Yugioh responded as he closed his eyes in concentration.
The blue energy of his healing power, and the green energy of his curing power combined into a blue-green color. He put his hand on my leg and let his power course through. In a few seconds, the swelling went down, and the wound closed up. The poison dissolved away inside my body. I regained consciousness.
"Are you all right?" Bakura asked.
"I am now thanks to Yugioh," I responded.
"Let's head back," Yugi said.
Everyone nodded, and we walked back to the game shop. We entered half an hour later. Solomon was there to greet us.
"Did you guys have a good time?" Solomon asked.
"Yes we did grandpa," Yugi responded.
"We found out that Keisha is a mermaid," Joey said.
Solomon nearly fainted when he heard that. "What do you mean?" he asked.
"I'll tell you. Keisha told Yugioh and me that it happened while she was swimming one day. She said that a mysterious something stung her in both legs. Instead of feeling pain, she felt here legs going together. She soon saw a pink fin in place of her legs. The Great Spirit told Simba and her that the evil sorcerer stung her, and she was bound to the water. About a month later, she became human again, but was granted her request to be a mermaid in the water," Yugi responded.
"Well, we best be going to our homes," Tristan said.
Everyone except Yugi, Yugioh, Solomon, Simba and me left for his/her home.
"So, how do you two like it here?" Yugioh asked Simba and me.
"It's not bad," Simba responded.
"Can you please stay a little while longer?" Yugi asked.
"All right," Simba responded smiling.
At nightfall, Yugi had his dinner and came back into the living room. I yawned loudly, and Yugioh created the bed in place of the sofa again. He put me in. Then he, Simba and Yugi quietly talked for two and a half more hours. Then it was Yugi's turn to hit the hay. Yugioh and Simba watched over us as we slept.
Meanwhile, the evil sorcerer decided to bring an old nemesis into the picture. He had killed Yami Malik and taken the cards used to create the Blue Eyes Ultimate Dragon. 'This time, the dragon will be after Bakura and Keisha as well as Yugi,' he thought.
Meanwhile, Yugi and I just slept peacefully as the night wore on. We only dreamed of each other's homes. Yugi thought that the the Pridelands was a good place to visit, but there was always no place like home. I thought the same thing. As they all say, home is where the heart is.



Here's chapter 6. Preview for Chapter 7: An Old Nuisance Comes Back for More: The evil sorcerer brings back the Blue Eyes Ultimate Dragon. This time, its mission is to destroy Bakura and me as well as Yugi. Also, there is a bargain attached. If the Blue Eyes Ultimate Dragon is defeated, then it will become cards again and be returned to Kaiba. This will be not only a fight to keep Yugi, Bakura and me safe, but also to give the cards that created it back to Kaiba.