Yu-Gi-Oh! Fan Fiction ❯ Trials of Life ❯ Rivals ( Chapter 13 )

Rivals

AN: Another chapter and FF.Net is still being a bitch, though I have started to post this on MM.Org as well, so I'm not as P.O.'d anymore.

Does anyone want a profile page for my original characters?

Thank you to the reviewer I got on MM.Org, chibi_hikari, I really, really appreciate your review.

You all know the rest.

~*~*~*~Last time~*~*~*~

"Now if that's all, have a good day," Selene said, and then couldn't help one more sarcastic remark. As she closed the door she added, "Pharaoh."

Yami stared at the door in shock for a few seconds before regaining his senses and walked out of the building. All the while he was thinking about what she'd just said. `She knows about Yugi's and my past.' And he was still amazed at the amount of loyalty she had toward him.

~*~*~*~On with the story~*~*~*~

It has been about a month since Yugi and everyone first moved back to Domino city. Every weekend they would stake out the museum to make sure that their schedule stayed consistent. Finally they were ready.

Selene, decked out all in black, turned to her friends. "Are you guys ready?" she asked.

Yugi, Jake, Damien, Jason, and Derek nodded, each of them was also decked out all in black and each of them had their weapons strapped to them. They also each had a walkie-talkie strapped to their belts. These were the latest models, invented by Jason himself, and he made sure that no one could hear what they were saying over the radio waves.

"All ready to go." Yugi said after double-checking his weapons and walkie-talkie. The others did the same and they headed out.

The plan was simple. Jason, Derek, and Damien would sneak into the security room and, after knocking out any obstacles, were to shut off security until they were ready. Then they were to call Yugi, Selene, and Jake on the walkie-talkies to inform them that it was off. The three of them would break into the museum and, after knocking out any of the watchmen, take back the illegally or unfairly acquired item. Then, after getting out of range of any cameras, they were to call up Damien, Jason, and Derek so they could start up the security on a timer with enough time for them to get out. They were not to kill anyone period. That was an unspoken rule inside the team. Knock out, do not kill anyone.

Everything was going smoothly during the first part. Derek, Jason, and Damien made it in easily and just as easily knocked out any obstacles and shut down the security system.

Selene, Yugi, and Jason made it in and past the guards easily, but then the unexpected factor came in. When they reached the jewel they were to steal back they found the case empty and containing a note. The note read `Hello Venators. You're getting rusty if we could slip be you without your noticing. We now have the Starlight Gem. You know the rules of the game. You have to find us and get it back. ~Lotronis'

Selene had to cover her mouth to stop herself from cursing aloud as she read the note. She stuck it in her pack and gestured to her two companions to move out. Though confused, both Yugi and Jason headed out.

As soon as they were outside camera range Selene contacted the others.

"~Guys, we are out of the building. Repeat we are out of the building.~" Selene said softly into the walkie-talkie.

"~Great,~" came Jason's voice, "~was the mission a success?~"

"~Not exactly. More at the apartment. Move out.~" Selene said in a voice that brooked no comments.

"~Okay, meet you there in a few.~" came Jason's voice again.

They headed over to their apartment where Jake, Yugi, and Selene promptly collapsed onto the chairs in the living room.

"What was the note about Neko?" Jake asked, knowing he probably wouldn't get an answer until everyone was there. And he was proven correct when Selene just shook her head.

A couple of minutes later the rest of the group walked in and they too sat down.

"Okay, Neko, explain." Jason said. "What do you mean that the mission wasn't a success. How could we have bumbled up such a simple task."

"Simple," Selene said as she handed them the note, "read this." Each of them took turns reading it. Jason, Derek, and Jake ended up cursing aloud while Damien and Yugi were just doing so in their respective minds.

"Exactly," Selene said, "it looks like the Lotronis followed us all the way to Domino. They obviously want to take some of the property of that museum. We have to be on the look out for them."

"Oh sure," Jake said very sarcastically, "it'll be easy to find the Lotronis in a whole city full of people. Damn. I just hate it how they seemed to have picked us to pick on. They always steal the thing we're after and then we have to get it back and keep them from stealing anything else." And the last part was completely serious.

Yugi and the others nodded in agreement. As much as Yugi had only been in the group for two years, he'd still had his fair share of experiences with the Lotronis. And none of said encounters had been pleasant.

"Well," Damien said suddenly grinning, "looks like we have ourselves another challenge on our hands folks. Let's meet and surpass it like we did with every other of their stupid challenges. After all, aren't we the Venators for a reason. We will, yet again, hunt them down."

The others grinned, though Damien was usually quite, he did get rather silly at times. And they also all welcomed a good challenge, especially Selene and Yugi. Also known as, in several cities they'd been to, the Game Goddess and the King of Games. Looks like they were going to have some fun.

Slowly each of them went to bed so they might be able to stay awake during school the next day. Hey, it was always worth a shot, wasn't it? Though it usually didn't work.

They had also had to call their boss, and he was none too happy either, but hey, what could he do? Nothing except threaten them, in joke only mind you, with bodily harm if they don't get the gem back soon.

The next morning there was a news report on their break in and the missing gem. Evidently, of course, the guards were none to happy about being had as one of them kept screaming something along the lines of "their just kids" and "it just isn't normal." The fact that they managed to shut down the cameras so they had no idea who these kids were didn't help matters at all. In fact it just made the preciously mentioned officer to scream said sentences louder. They all had a good laugh over that before heading out to another day of school. Looks like they'd be staying in Domino for a while.

TBC…

AN: So, what do you think? Please review and tell me.

And again, does anyone want a profile page for my original characters Selene, Damien, Jake, Jason, and Derek? If so, just tell me in the review. Thanks, bye!