Yu-Gi-Oh! Fan Fiction ❯ Three-In-One Combo ❯ The Thief ( Chapter 8 )
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By: Indigo Tantarian 
Scale gets in trouble for trying to play two stronger spirits against each other...
Anime/Manga: Yu-Gi-Oh! Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Drama / Comedy | Type: Alternate Universe | Uploaded On: 02.17.2003 | Pages: 2 | Words: 2.0K | Visits: 230 | Status: Work In Progress
Scale gets in trouble for trying to play two stronger spirits against each other...
Anime/Manga: Yu-Gi-Oh! Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Drama / Comedy | Type: Alternate Universe | Uploaded On: 02.17.2003 | Pages: 2 | Words: 2.0K | Visits: 230 | Status: Work In Progress
Author's Notes: Wow, I can't believe this already beat my huge Slayers epic in terms of reviews! I'm not sure how I feel about that... Any Slayers fans out there, go read Ramblings of the Doomed! Anyway... Here's where all the excitement, action, violence, and danger is! Scale's not as insulting as he usually is, but there's a very good reason for that, as you will soon see. Let me know if anybody gets too out of character, though. Seena and anyone else who doesn't know what Valmont looks like, here's a picture: http://www.dragonfare.com/AL/shows/Images/valmont.jpg Bakura calls Ryou "king's property" in the Japanese version. He also calls him "woman" in some fanfics, but I'm not sure about the actual series. I'll use it anyway though. I came up with an interesting idea for Malik... Let's see if I can write him! Anyone who knows anything about him or Isis, please tell me about their personalities! Thanks so much for all the reviews! Keep them coming! You people rule beyond belief!
Scale: Indigo doesn't own Yu-Gi-Oh. Thank Ra for that! I can't imagine what that loser would do with it...
Three-In-One Combo!
"Bakura, no!" Ryou said quickly, stepping forward. His white-haired spirit snarled and backhanded him in the face, making him stagger back, where Ankh caught him.
"Listen, that was uncalled for! You can't just treat your host like and unwanted object!" Ankh protested, glaring at the other spirit.
"Shut up, you women," Bakura, the Ring's spirit, said. Then he turned back towards Shadi. Ah, the Scales. You know, the Eye and I were just talking about you. Why don't you come out and join us?" Since this was practically his own mind, he used his powers to draw Scale out of his Item and into the room.
Scale appeared between Shadi and Bakura. He was an inch or two taller than Shadi. He wore a blood-red turban and cape over a black robe. Thin bits of black hair stuck out of his turban. His complexion was as dark as Shadi's and he wore the same earrings. His eyes were slanted, but they were the same smoky blue as Shadi's. He held his Scales in his hand, and looked nervous and very unhappy at being physically here.
Bakura walked slowly around Scale. "Now, apparently you would like us to overpower the others and take over the world... A worthy goal..."
The Eye's spirit, looking slightly less tired, now approached him. "Then you planned to borrow strength from... one of us... and send each of the others ro Anubis. But it seems after that, our stories don't quite match up." He also began to circle Scale like a shark preparing to attack. Scale had begun to sweat.
"You see, the Eye seems to think that you promised HIM half of the world," Bakura said, speaking behind Scale. "But that obviously can't be true, because you promised me the same thing. So, would you like to tell us which statement to believe?" Both spirits came to stand in front of Scale. Scale gulped. He looked over his left shoulder at Ankh.
"I told you this would happen, Scale," Ankh said, frowning at him. Scale looked over his right shoulder at Shadi. Shadi merely shook his head. There wasn't much he could do against two strong spirits.
Bakura grinned maliciously. "I don't see how you thought you could trick us, you weakling." Scale growled and narrowed his eyes. "But to be fair, we won't rip you to shreds just yet. I propose a Shadow Game. We merely pit our Items against each other, and the stronger one wins."
The Eye's spirit spoke up. "I'll be your opponent, just to make it fair. Although even if I were too weak to stand, I could still beat you." He smirked.
Scale glared at him. "We'll see about that," he said. His voice was vaguely like Shadi's but deeper and rougher.
The spirit of the Eye chuckled and stepped up to Scale. The Millennium Eye in his left socket began to glow red. Scale jumped back a step and thrust the Millennium Scales out in front of him. The Scales began to emanate a dark aura, seeming to glow black.
Shadi frowned. He approached the Eye. "That's quite enough. There's no need for this."
Bakura walked over and shoved Shadi down. "Don't interfere, mortal!" he sneered.
Beams of red and black light shot from the symbol of the Eye on both Items. Scale staggered back. He obviously wasn't up to the strength of even the weakened Eye. Bakura smirked while Ankh, Ryou, and Shadi looked on in horror as Scale's strength was steadily diminished. Shadi cursed silently. The Millennium Scales were not a safe Item to be in the control of such malevolent spirits. Scale was mean in a petty way, but he never actually hurt anyone. If true evil had the power to give anyone to the god of death, the world would be doomed.
"Now, let's finish this," the Eye spirit said as he prepared to let loose a final large burst of energy.
"NO!" a shout came from behind Scale. To everyone's shock, Ankh dashed past Scale and grabbed onto the spirit of the Eye from the side. He wrapped his arms around the other spirit's neck, with one hand over the Eye. "Do something fast!" he called to Scale.
The Eye's spirit yelled in surprise and frustration. Scale didn't waste any time. Recovering quickly, Scale drew a bit of the Eye's essence out through his scream and onto one side of the Scales. Unlike the previous criminals, this mist was pitch black. It was a stark contrast to the pure white feather on the other side. The mist's side fell so fast that it nearly dragged the Scales to the ground.
With a mighty roar, Anubis rose into the room. Scale and Shadi both fell prostrate before their master. Ankh, who usually had nothing to do with Anubis, had quickly let go of the Eye and backed up into the wall. Bakura and the spirit of the Eye stood frozen in place. Ryou was writing in silent agony, since having a god rise directly into his soul room was not exactly comfortable.
||AH, A MILLENNIUM SPIRIT...|| Anubis mused, fingering the Eye spirit's head. ||THIS SHALL OCCUPY ME FOR QUITE A WHILE.|| The god carefully took the head in his giant clawed hand. He turned to Scale. ||YOU HAVE NOT SHOWN YOUR FACE IN OVER THREE MILLENNIA. WHAT BRINGS OUT OUT, MY MOST FAITHFUL SERVANT?||
"I... he... the Ring's spirit... brought me out, Master," Scale said hurriedly.
Anubis looked over at the white-haired spirit. ||I SEE. PERHAPS I SHALL ACQUIRE A SECOND SPIRIT TO CHEW ON BEFORE THIS DAY IS DONE.|| With a predatory grin, he pulled the Eye spirit struggling and screaming down to the underworld with him.
Ryou gave a gasp of relief. Ankh slid down the wall to sit down. Bakura shivered slightly, looking at the place where Anubis and the spirit of the Eye had disappeared. Scale and Shadi slowly got to their feet. Scale wiped sweat from his forehead and gave Ankh a strange, slightly puzzled look.
Recovering quickly, Bakura strode over to Scale and gripped the neck of his robe. "You just killed my Millennium Eye! That took a lot of trouble to get! You'll be sorry now."
"There's no reason to be angry," Shadi said calmly, walking up to the pair. "You still possess the Eye and all its powers. It is only the spirit who shall never return."
"Are you telling the truth?" Bakura hissed, dropping Scale and advancing on Shadi.
Shadi nodded. The Ring's spirit smiled maliciously. "Good. He was a weak idiot. He wasn't worthy to live in this king's vessel."
Scale slunk away from the violent spirit. Ankh went over to make sure he was all right. He looked at Ankh with narrowed eyes. "I guess you're not as much of a cowardly fool as I thought you were..."
Ankh smiled and blushed at Scale's extravagant praise. "Well, I couldn't let him hurt you... You're not as evil as you pretend to be."
Scale glared at him. "Don't expect anything in return! And if you breathe a word of this to anyone, I'll strangle you!"
"Of course, Scale," Ankh said. Then he went over to check on Ryou, who still looked rather panicked at having a god in his mind.
"...Nevertheless, the fact remains that you stole the Eye," Shadi said to Bakura. "You too must be judged by the Scales."
"Judged?" Bakura and Ryou said simultaneously, paling a bit and looking at Scale. Scale walked back over to the white-haired spirit rather unwillingly. He held up the Scales once more.
"Why did you steal the Eye? What are you planning to use it for?" Scale asked. Bakura was rooted to the floor by the Scales' power.
Shadi, Ankh, and Scale were watching so intently that they didn't see Ryou scramble to his feet. He looked pleadingly at the picture of the Change of Heart on the wall. The card's eyes glowed green, and suddenly Ryou was standing in front of Scale, while Bakura stood behind them.
"Please don't take him! He's not always nice, but he's part of me! Please, I can't lose him. He took the Eye because the spirit of Yugi's Puzzle is so strong. He just wants to have a chance next time they face each other. You can't kill him!" Ryou said in a rush. As he spoke, pure white mist came from his mouth and rested on the Scales, opposite the feather. It didn't sink at all. If anything, it rose a bit. Everyone else stared in amazement. Scale looked like he was in a state of shock. Ryou gained a thin white aura for a split second, then it vanished.
"Well I guess that's that, then," Scale said. He sounded annoyed.
"By the will of Ma'at, whose power resides in the Scales, the boy's wishes must be complied with," Shadi said. He turned to the speechless Ring spirit. "You have been spared today, but be cautious in the future. And you owe this mortal your life. Remember that the next time you lose your temper."
Bakura growled low in his throat. "Get out of here," he said as he pushed past him and stalked back into his own soul room, slamming both doors behind him.
"Thank you. All of you," Ryou said, looking at the other three with extreme gratitude.
"You ruined it, you little cockroach!" Scale snarled. "I could have gotten rid of both of them! Now he'll still be after me. And he never did anything good for you. Why did you save him?"
"He's still my other half," Ryou faltered. "And... He just doesn't know how to be nice. He'll learn, just give him some time."
Scale uttered a sound of disgust and walked off to look at the pictures on the wall. Shadi looked doubtful. But Ankh smiled sadly.
"I think you're right," Ankh said. "I can sense the goodness buried deep in his soul. But it may take a very long time, or it may be impossible to get to."
Ryou smiled. "I know. But I'm patient."
The door banged open again, and once more Bakura stood in the doorway scowling. "I told you to leave." Shadi, Ankh, and Scale were jerked forcefully out of Ryou's mind.
Endnote: Well, that was rather intense for a while, wasn't it? Not as funny as it sometimes is. Sorry about that! Next chapter will have some very funny parts, even if it doesn't do much for the plot. Anyway, leave me a nice long review (or even just a short one if that's all you can manage), and I won't have Scale send you to Anubis!! Oh, and a question for all of you to answer: How do you feel about Seto/Ryou relationships? Doesn't have to be romantic, but it could be. I need some help for a future chapter. No, not Seto/Ryou. Just people like them. So let me know, please! Thanks! ^_^
Scale: Indigo doesn't own Yu-Gi-Oh. Thank Ra for that! I can't imagine what that loser would do with it...
Three-In-One Combo!
"Bakura, no!" Ryou said quickly, stepping forward. His white-haired spirit snarled and backhanded him in the face, making him stagger back, where Ankh caught him.
"Listen, that was uncalled for! You can't just treat your host like and unwanted object!" Ankh protested, glaring at the other spirit.
"Shut up, you women," Bakura, the Ring's spirit, said. Then he turned back towards Shadi. Ah, the Scales. You know, the Eye and I were just talking about you. Why don't you come out and join us?" Since this was practically his own mind, he used his powers to draw Scale out of his Item and into the room.
Scale appeared between Shadi and Bakura. He was an inch or two taller than Shadi. He wore a blood-red turban and cape over a black robe. Thin bits of black hair stuck out of his turban. His complexion was as dark as Shadi's and he wore the same earrings. His eyes were slanted, but they were the same smoky blue as Shadi's. He held his Scales in his hand, and looked nervous and very unhappy at being physically here.
Bakura walked slowly around Scale. "Now, apparently you would like us to overpower the others and take over the world... A worthy goal..."
The Eye's spirit, looking slightly less tired, now approached him. "Then you planned to borrow strength from... one of us... and send each of the others ro Anubis. But it seems after that, our stories don't quite match up." He also began to circle Scale like a shark preparing to attack. Scale had begun to sweat.
"You see, the Eye seems to think that you promised HIM half of the world," Bakura said, speaking behind Scale. "But that obviously can't be true, because you promised me the same thing. So, would you like to tell us which statement to believe?" Both spirits came to stand in front of Scale. Scale gulped. He looked over his left shoulder at Ankh.
"I told you this would happen, Scale," Ankh said, frowning at him. Scale looked over his right shoulder at Shadi. Shadi merely shook his head. There wasn't much he could do against two strong spirits.
Bakura grinned maliciously. "I don't see how you thought you could trick us, you weakling." Scale growled and narrowed his eyes. "But to be fair, we won't rip you to shreds just yet. I propose a Shadow Game. We merely pit our Items against each other, and the stronger one wins."
The Eye's spirit spoke up. "I'll be your opponent, just to make it fair. Although even if I were too weak to stand, I could still beat you." He smirked.
Scale glared at him. "We'll see about that," he said. His voice was vaguely like Shadi's but deeper and rougher.
The spirit of the Eye chuckled and stepped up to Scale. The Millennium Eye in his left socket began to glow red. Scale jumped back a step and thrust the Millennium Scales out in front of him. The Scales began to emanate a dark aura, seeming to glow black.
Shadi frowned. He approached the Eye. "That's quite enough. There's no need for this."
Bakura walked over and shoved Shadi down. "Don't interfere, mortal!" he sneered.
Beams of red and black light shot from the symbol of the Eye on both Items. Scale staggered back. He obviously wasn't up to the strength of even the weakened Eye. Bakura smirked while Ankh, Ryou, and Shadi looked on in horror as Scale's strength was steadily diminished. Shadi cursed silently. The Millennium Scales were not a safe Item to be in the control of such malevolent spirits. Scale was mean in a petty way, but he never actually hurt anyone. If true evil had the power to give anyone to the god of death, the world would be doomed.
"Now, let's finish this," the Eye spirit said as he prepared to let loose a final large burst of energy.
"NO!" a shout came from behind Scale. To everyone's shock, Ankh dashed past Scale and grabbed onto the spirit of the Eye from the side. He wrapped his arms around the other spirit's neck, with one hand over the Eye. "Do something fast!" he called to Scale.
The Eye's spirit yelled in surprise and frustration. Scale didn't waste any time. Recovering quickly, Scale drew a bit of the Eye's essence out through his scream and onto one side of the Scales. Unlike the previous criminals, this mist was pitch black. It was a stark contrast to the pure white feather on the other side. The mist's side fell so fast that it nearly dragged the Scales to the ground.
With a mighty roar, Anubis rose into the room. Scale and Shadi both fell prostrate before their master. Ankh, who usually had nothing to do with Anubis, had quickly let go of the Eye and backed up into the wall. Bakura and the spirit of the Eye stood frozen in place. Ryou was writing in silent agony, since having a god rise directly into his soul room was not exactly comfortable.
||AH, A MILLENNIUM SPIRIT...|| Anubis mused, fingering the Eye spirit's head. ||THIS SHALL OCCUPY ME FOR QUITE A WHILE.|| The god carefully took the head in his giant clawed hand. He turned to Scale. ||YOU HAVE NOT SHOWN YOUR FACE IN OVER THREE MILLENNIA. WHAT BRINGS OUT OUT, MY MOST FAITHFUL SERVANT?||
"I... he... the Ring's spirit... brought me out, Master," Scale said hurriedly.
Anubis looked over at the white-haired spirit. ||I SEE. PERHAPS I SHALL ACQUIRE A SECOND SPIRIT TO CHEW ON BEFORE THIS DAY IS DONE.|| With a predatory grin, he pulled the Eye spirit struggling and screaming down to the underworld with him.
Ryou gave a gasp of relief. Ankh slid down the wall to sit down. Bakura shivered slightly, looking at the place where Anubis and the spirit of the Eye had disappeared. Scale and Shadi slowly got to their feet. Scale wiped sweat from his forehead and gave Ankh a strange, slightly puzzled look.
Recovering quickly, Bakura strode over to Scale and gripped the neck of his robe. "You just killed my Millennium Eye! That took a lot of trouble to get! You'll be sorry now."
"There's no reason to be angry," Shadi said calmly, walking up to the pair. "You still possess the Eye and all its powers. It is only the spirit who shall never return."
"Are you telling the truth?" Bakura hissed, dropping Scale and advancing on Shadi.
Shadi nodded. The Ring's spirit smiled maliciously. "Good. He was a weak idiot. He wasn't worthy to live in this king's vessel."
Scale slunk away from the violent spirit. Ankh went over to make sure he was all right. He looked at Ankh with narrowed eyes. "I guess you're not as much of a cowardly fool as I thought you were..."
Ankh smiled and blushed at Scale's extravagant praise. "Well, I couldn't let him hurt you... You're not as evil as you pretend to be."
Scale glared at him. "Don't expect anything in return! And if you breathe a word of this to anyone, I'll strangle you!"
"Of course, Scale," Ankh said. Then he went over to check on Ryou, who still looked rather panicked at having a god in his mind.
"...Nevertheless, the fact remains that you stole the Eye," Shadi said to Bakura. "You too must be judged by the Scales."
"Judged?" Bakura and Ryou said simultaneously, paling a bit and looking at Scale. Scale walked back over to the white-haired spirit rather unwillingly. He held up the Scales once more.
"Why did you steal the Eye? What are you planning to use it for?" Scale asked. Bakura was rooted to the floor by the Scales' power.
Shadi, Ankh, and Scale were watching so intently that they didn't see Ryou scramble to his feet. He looked pleadingly at the picture of the Change of Heart on the wall. The card's eyes glowed green, and suddenly Ryou was standing in front of Scale, while Bakura stood behind them.
"Please don't take him! He's not always nice, but he's part of me! Please, I can't lose him. He took the Eye because the spirit of Yugi's Puzzle is so strong. He just wants to have a chance next time they face each other. You can't kill him!" Ryou said in a rush. As he spoke, pure white mist came from his mouth and rested on the Scales, opposite the feather. It didn't sink at all. If anything, it rose a bit. Everyone else stared in amazement. Scale looked like he was in a state of shock. Ryou gained a thin white aura for a split second, then it vanished.
"Well I guess that's that, then," Scale said. He sounded annoyed.
"By the will of Ma'at, whose power resides in the Scales, the boy's wishes must be complied with," Shadi said. He turned to the speechless Ring spirit. "You have been spared today, but be cautious in the future. And you owe this mortal your life. Remember that the next time you lose your temper."
Bakura growled low in his throat. "Get out of here," he said as he pushed past him and stalked back into his own soul room, slamming both doors behind him.
"Thank you. All of you," Ryou said, looking at the other three with extreme gratitude.
"You ruined it, you little cockroach!" Scale snarled. "I could have gotten rid of both of them! Now he'll still be after me. And he never did anything good for you. Why did you save him?"
"He's still my other half," Ryou faltered. "And... He just doesn't know how to be nice. He'll learn, just give him some time."
Scale uttered a sound of disgust and walked off to look at the pictures on the wall. Shadi looked doubtful. But Ankh smiled sadly.
"I think you're right," Ankh said. "I can sense the goodness buried deep in his soul. But it may take a very long time, or it may be impossible to get to."
Ryou smiled. "I know. But I'm patient."
The door banged open again, and once more Bakura stood in the doorway scowling. "I told you to leave." Shadi, Ankh, and Scale were jerked forcefully out of Ryou's mind.
Endnote: Well, that was rather intense for a while, wasn't it? Not as funny as it sometimes is. Sorry about that! Next chapter will have some very funny parts, even if it doesn't do much for the plot. Anyway, leave me a nice long review (or even just a short one if that's all you can manage), and I won't have Scale send you to Anubis!! Oh, and a question for all of you to answer: How do you feel about Seto/Ryou relationships? Doesn't have to be romantic, but it could be. I need some help for a future chapter. No, not Seto/Ryou. Just people like them. So let me know, please! Thanks! ^_^