Yu-Gi-Oh! Fan Fiction ❯ Three-In-One Combo ❯ Soul Changing ( Chapter 13 )
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By: Indigo Tantarian 
Ankh goes to do the Rod spirit a favor, but Scale wants to come along...
Anime/Manga: Yu-Gi-Oh! Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Drama / Comedy | Type: Alternate Universe | Uploaded On: 02.17.2003 | Pages: 2 | Words: 1.7K | Visits: 244 | Status: Work In Progress
Ankh goes to do the Rod spirit a favor, but Scale wants to come along...
Anime/Manga: Yu-Gi-Oh! Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Drama / Comedy | Type: Alternate Universe | Uploaded On: 02.17.2003 | Pages: 2 | Words: 1.7K | Visits: 244 | Status: Work In Progress
Author's Notes: Warning: "Suggestive Dialogue" by Scale, but he's like that, so live with it. Nothing too bad. This chapter may be a bit boring. It's basically explaining some things about the past and tying up loose ends. I know Seth doesn't act like Seto sometimes, but they aren't the same person. And I know Malik's out of character at times, but I can't help it. I've seen very little of him. This chapter and part of the next will be in Ankh's point of view because I missed him SO much! And Shadi needs his sleep. To all you Americans, happy Thanksgiving! To the non-Americans, yeah, it's kind of a dumb holiday, isn't it? But it gets us out of school. ^_^ Chibigreen Tanuki, I thought of Ankh/Scale myself, but if it goes on, it'll be in private. And none of us would be able to guess, because they'll act the same! And don't think Shadi's safe yet! There's more to come for him! JessiChi, the "real" Malik will show up for a short time, in a while. Seena, Ankh's like Ryou because they're both cute and sweet and nice. And yes, End of Evangelion is the last OVA in the Evangelion anime series. It's REALLY bloody! SalAmanda, I'm not sure what'll happen when Yami sends Yami Malik to the Shadow Realm... Hopefully it'll just be his negativity, like when he banished Seto's dark side. I hope he doesn't put the Rod spirit in the SHadow Realm. Poor Seth has enough trouble already. Hmm...
Scale: That wimpy deformed cross thought he could take my place, did he!? I'll show him! He wouldn't know who owned Yu-Gi-Oh if it hit him in the face! And that's a pretty good idea. I think I'll go do that... Wait, why am I even DOING this!? First Indigo thinks me and the wimp belong to her. What a loser. Then shegoes and lets everybody and their mother use us! First that freak the Clow Hatter and now that name-changing idiot, Killing Perfection! See if I ever listen to her again!
Three-In-One Combo!
Early the next morning, Ankh woke up feeling well rested. He had unknowingly given the brunt of his exhaustion to Shadi and Scale, so they were still asleep, as were Malik and Isis. But he could sense the Rod spirit's waking mind, so he silently separated from Shadi and slipped over to Malik's bedroom. Making sure his body was in its most insubstantial form, he carefully passed through the door. Malik was asleep half in and half out of his bed in a very strange position. Checking to make sure he wouldn't wake up any time soon, Ankh took himself into the boy's mind.
Before he could go over to the Rod spirit's door, Ankh was overcome by the cloud of negativity. He staggered and put his hand on the left-hand door. Noticing that it was sealed shut, he pulled himself together enough to undo the seal. He softly opened the door. Malik lay sprawled all over a bed inside. He looked sad and troubled. But he also looked very tired, so Ankh quietly closed the door and clenched his teeth as he moved across the hall and knocked on the other door.
"Seth?" he called tentatively. There was the faint sound of footsteps on the other side of the door, and after a second it opened.
"Ankhkare," Seth greeted him with a nod. "Feeling better?"
"Well, I was," Ankh said, making a face. "But this mind is so full of negativity that I almost wish I were unconscious again."
"Yes, it IS pretty bad out there," Seth agreed. "Come in, it's better in here." Ankh followed him in and he shut the door behind them.
"That's much better. Thank you," Ankh said, smiling.
"I assume you'd like to know what that dark cloud in the hall is?" Seth asked. Ankh nodded, and Seth proceeded to tell him what he had told Shadi about Malik, and then his reincarnation who was out there somewhere.
"I wish I could help you, but don't you think you should take care of your present host as well?" asked Ankh. "I had to practically un-weld his door to open it."
Seth's eyes widened. "Shadi said that you could do that, but I didn't believe him. I'm impressed. I'm sorry, I know you disapprove, but I really don't care what happens to this boy."
Ankh frowned slightly. "I think I remember you being selfish like this before. But please, he seems like a nice enough person. You might even like him."
"I doubt that. I like very few people," Seth said. "They're usually idiots."
"Then why are you being so nice to me?" Ankh asked.
"Well, you might be one of the few exceptions. Since we were both magic users in the pharaoh's court, we worked together a lot. I admit, I thought you were just as stupid and useless as everyone else until you saved my younger brother's life. Numerous times, in fact. He became rather fond of you, and I always trusted his judgment, so I stopped telling you to shut up. And you actually had some intelligent things to say, unlike most people."
"Oh," Ankh said. "Well I'm... glad you think so, I suppose."
"Unlike that idiot Senui, who you have the misfortune of living with," Seth muttered.
"What did he do?" Ankh asked.
"He took all sorts of bribes, and ended up giving me a lot of trouble. He helped quite a few people try to control my power and influence," Seth said darkly. "A few times he even captured my brother, because he knew I wouldn't allow him to be harmed."
"Ah..." said Ankh, who couldn't remember for the life of him. So he changed the subject. "How successful have you been in you plans to get your descendent to come and claim you?"
Seth frowned. "Not very. I've almost gotten Isis to try to show him the pictures, but she's not very enthusiastic about it. Her will is amazingly strong. I might be able to get her to ask him once, but I think that's all I can do."
Ankh considered for a moment. "I could give her a strong desire for him to see the pictures, if the Tauk's spirit doesn't mind."
Seth looked surprised. "You'd do that? Even though you don't remember me?"
"Of course!" Ankh said. "I don't like the way you treat Malik, but I know how hard it is to have a master you don't like. Besides, maybe without your power to draw on, the dark Malik would disappear."
Seth smiled. "You're right, he might. Thank you, Ankhkare. You haven't changed much since ancient times."
"Well... thank you," Ankh said. "I'd better go into Isis's mind while she's still asleep. Thank you for telling me... about everything."
"No problem. I'm glad you're here Ankhkare. It's nice to have someone to talk to again after 3000 years. Come back any time," Seth said. The two friends smiled at each other, and then Ankh brought himself out of Malik's mind.
On his way to Isis's bedroom Ankh ran into Scale, who was waiting for him. "And where are YOU going?" Scale asked.
"Oh, Scale," Ankh said. "I'm just doing S- the Rod spirit a favor. You're up early."
'No thanks to you, you parasite." Scale glared at him. "You made me just as tired as you were. Luckily, I pushed it all off on Shadi. And where are you going? Gonna pay Isis a visit in bed?" he leered suggestively.
Ankh blushed. "No! Well, not like THAT. I'm going into her mind."
Scale raised an eyebrow. "While she's asleep? Probably to change her mind about something, then. There may be hope for you yet."
"Scale, go away and leave me alone," Ankh sighed.
"All right. I think I'll go wake up Isis and tell her you're plotting against her with the Rod spirit." Scale grinned and started toward Isis's room. Ankh quickly caught his sleeve.
"No, Scale!" he hissed. Scale turned and looked at him expectantly. Ankh's shoulders drooped at that look. "What do you want?"
Scale sneered smugly. "Take me with you."
"What!? Into Isis's mind? Do you think that's a good idea, considering how the last two or three spirits you've encountered reacted to you?"
Scale shrugged. "I don't think I knew her. She's the only one who I can't remember, but I don't think there were many women I didn't please." He grinned smugly.
Ankh rolled his eyes. "Did you worship the gods much?" he asked, thinking of what Seth had told him.
"Sure, I made plenty of donations to the temples. I even visited a few times," Scale said. "What does that have to do with anything, though?"
Ankh looked apprehensive. "I really don't like the idea of this..."
"You think you have a choice?" Scale asked.
"I suppose not," Ankh sighed. "But I really think you should reconsider."
"Not a chance," Scale said, brushing off Ankh's worry. "Let's go, weakling."
"All right, but you may regret this," Ankh said reluctantly. "Follow me and be quiet." He walked to Isis's door.
"I'll talk if I want to," Scale said insolently.
Ankh stopped, then whirled around angrily. "Listen Scale. I'm the one who can take us into her mind. You're just here because you're bored and you can't do much for yourself. I understand that no one wants to be around you, but I also understand WHY. You're just being difficult for the sake of being annoying. And it's getting on my nerves. Quit it." With one final glare, he passed through Isis's door. Scale stood there for a moment, then silently followed Ankh.
On the other side of the door, Ankh was standing by Isis's bed. He sensed Scale come in and turned to him. He extended a hand to the other spirit. Scale recoiled a bit, looking at the hand as if it were covered in pond scum. Ankh frowned, grabbed Scale's arm, and dragged them into Isis's mind.
Endnote: Well that was fun, wasn't it? Don't worry, the next few chapters are lots more fun. Go forth and review! Oh, and read The Clow Hatter's story, "Dog Days" because it's about Shadi and Anubis and Ankh and Scale. You must go read it because I command it! And Killing Perfection's "one Million Deaths," because that'll have Ankh and Scale in it too. Go read!
Scale: That wimpy deformed cross thought he could take my place, did he!? I'll show him! He wouldn't know who owned Yu-Gi-Oh if it hit him in the face! And that's a pretty good idea. I think I'll go do that... Wait, why am I even DOING this!? First Indigo thinks me and the wimp belong to her. What a loser. Then shegoes and lets everybody and their mother use us! First that freak the Clow Hatter and now that name-changing idiot, Killing Perfection! See if I ever listen to her again!
Three-In-One Combo!
Early the next morning, Ankh woke up feeling well rested. He had unknowingly given the brunt of his exhaustion to Shadi and Scale, so they were still asleep, as were Malik and Isis. But he could sense the Rod spirit's waking mind, so he silently separated from Shadi and slipped over to Malik's bedroom. Making sure his body was in its most insubstantial form, he carefully passed through the door. Malik was asleep half in and half out of his bed in a very strange position. Checking to make sure he wouldn't wake up any time soon, Ankh took himself into the boy's mind.
Before he could go over to the Rod spirit's door, Ankh was overcome by the cloud of negativity. He staggered and put his hand on the left-hand door. Noticing that it was sealed shut, he pulled himself together enough to undo the seal. He softly opened the door. Malik lay sprawled all over a bed inside. He looked sad and troubled. But he also looked very tired, so Ankh quietly closed the door and clenched his teeth as he moved across the hall and knocked on the other door.
"Seth?" he called tentatively. There was the faint sound of footsteps on the other side of the door, and after a second it opened.
"Ankhkare," Seth greeted him with a nod. "Feeling better?"
"Well, I was," Ankh said, making a face. "But this mind is so full of negativity that I almost wish I were unconscious again."
"Yes, it IS pretty bad out there," Seth agreed. "Come in, it's better in here." Ankh followed him in and he shut the door behind them.
"That's much better. Thank you," Ankh said, smiling.
"I assume you'd like to know what that dark cloud in the hall is?" Seth asked. Ankh nodded, and Seth proceeded to tell him what he had told Shadi about Malik, and then his reincarnation who was out there somewhere.
"I wish I could help you, but don't you think you should take care of your present host as well?" asked Ankh. "I had to practically un-weld his door to open it."
Seth's eyes widened. "Shadi said that you could do that, but I didn't believe him. I'm impressed. I'm sorry, I know you disapprove, but I really don't care what happens to this boy."
Ankh frowned slightly. "I think I remember you being selfish like this before. But please, he seems like a nice enough person. You might even like him."
"I doubt that. I like very few people," Seth said. "They're usually idiots."
"Then why are you being so nice to me?" Ankh asked.
"Well, you might be one of the few exceptions. Since we were both magic users in the pharaoh's court, we worked together a lot. I admit, I thought you were just as stupid and useless as everyone else until you saved my younger brother's life. Numerous times, in fact. He became rather fond of you, and I always trusted his judgment, so I stopped telling you to shut up. And you actually had some intelligent things to say, unlike most people."
"Oh," Ankh said. "Well I'm... glad you think so, I suppose."
"Unlike that idiot Senui, who you have the misfortune of living with," Seth muttered.
"What did he do?" Ankh asked.
"He took all sorts of bribes, and ended up giving me a lot of trouble. He helped quite a few people try to control my power and influence," Seth said darkly. "A few times he even captured my brother, because he knew I wouldn't allow him to be harmed."
"Ah..." said Ankh, who couldn't remember for the life of him. So he changed the subject. "How successful have you been in you plans to get your descendent to come and claim you?"
Seth frowned. "Not very. I've almost gotten Isis to try to show him the pictures, but she's not very enthusiastic about it. Her will is amazingly strong. I might be able to get her to ask him once, but I think that's all I can do."
Ankh considered for a moment. "I could give her a strong desire for him to see the pictures, if the Tauk's spirit doesn't mind."
Seth looked surprised. "You'd do that? Even though you don't remember me?"
"Of course!" Ankh said. "I don't like the way you treat Malik, but I know how hard it is to have a master you don't like. Besides, maybe without your power to draw on, the dark Malik would disappear."
Seth smiled. "You're right, he might. Thank you, Ankhkare. You haven't changed much since ancient times."
"Well... thank you," Ankh said. "I'd better go into Isis's mind while she's still asleep. Thank you for telling me... about everything."
"No problem. I'm glad you're here Ankhkare. It's nice to have someone to talk to again after 3000 years. Come back any time," Seth said. The two friends smiled at each other, and then Ankh brought himself out of Malik's mind.
On his way to Isis's bedroom Ankh ran into Scale, who was waiting for him. "And where are YOU going?" Scale asked.
"Oh, Scale," Ankh said. "I'm just doing S- the Rod spirit a favor. You're up early."
'No thanks to you, you parasite." Scale glared at him. "You made me just as tired as you were. Luckily, I pushed it all off on Shadi. And where are you going? Gonna pay Isis a visit in bed?" he leered suggestively.
Ankh blushed. "No! Well, not like THAT. I'm going into her mind."
Scale raised an eyebrow. "While she's asleep? Probably to change her mind about something, then. There may be hope for you yet."
"Scale, go away and leave me alone," Ankh sighed.
"All right. I think I'll go wake up Isis and tell her you're plotting against her with the Rod spirit." Scale grinned and started toward Isis's room. Ankh quickly caught his sleeve.
"No, Scale!" he hissed. Scale turned and looked at him expectantly. Ankh's shoulders drooped at that look. "What do you want?"
Scale sneered smugly. "Take me with you."
"What!? Into Isis's mind? Do you think that's a good idea, considering how the last two or three spirits you've encountered reacted to you?"
Scale shrugged. "I don't think I knew her. She's the only one who I can't remember, but I don't think there were many women I didn't please." He grinned smugly.
Ankh rolled his eyes. "Did you worship the gods much?" he asked, thinking of what Seth had told him.
"Sure, I made plenty of donations to the temples. I even visited a few times," Scale said. "What does that have to do with anything, though?"
Ankh looked apprehensive. "I really don't like the idea of this..."
"You think you have a choice?" Scale asked.
"I suppose not," Ankh sighed. "But I really think you should reconsider."
"Not a chance," Scale said, brushing off Ankh's worry. "Let's go, weakling."
"All right, but you may regret this," Ankh said reluctantly. "Follow me and be quiet." He walked to Isis's door.
"I'll talk if I want to," Scale said insolently.
Ankh stopped, then whirled around angrily. "Listen Scale. I'm the one who can take us into her mind. You're just here because you're bored and you can't do much for yourself. I understand that no one wants to be around you, but I also understand WHY. You're just being difficult for the sake of being annoying. And it's getting on my nerves. Quit it." With one final glare, he passed through Isis's door. Scale stood there for a moment, then silently followed Ankh.
On the other side of the door, Ankh was standing by Isis's bed. He sensed Scale come in and turned to him. He extended a hand to the other spirit. Scale recoiled a bit, looking at the hand as if it were covered in pond scum. Ankh frowned, grabbed Scale's arm, and dragged them into Isis's mind.
Endnote: Well that was fun, wasn't it? Don't worry, the next few chapters are lots more fun. Go forth and review! Oh, and read The Clow Hatter's story, "Dog Days" because it's about Shadi and Anubis and Ankh and Scale. You must go read it because I command it! And Killing Perfection's "one Million Deaths," because that'll have Ankh and Scale in it too. Go read!