Chapter 2 - Chapter Two
Submitted January 23, 2009 Updated April 22, 2009 Status Complete | Takes place in the middle of Season Five- right after the Grand Prix tournament, and before they go on the memory journey to Egypt. I hope you guys like it! I'm not used to writing fanfictions! X]
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Chapter 2 - Chapter Two
Chapter 2 - Chapter Two
I entered my room that night and dressed into my pajama shorts and a button-down white shirt. I tucked my locket necklace into my shirt and turned the desk lamp off. The darkness felt good on my eyes; I didn’t realize how tired I was until now, even though it was only ten o’clock at night. Mokuba often got onto my case about how much I worked and how much I didn’t sleep, thus why I was being put under this seven-day leave of absence; I had been taught a horrible work ethic by my cruel stepfather. Unfortunately, working nineteen-or-so hours a day became a habit that proved difficult to break. At least having him as a vice-president lightened my load, some; for a middle-school kid, he was extremely intelligent, doing many impressive tasks for our company.
I slid into my bed; sometimes I forgot how pleasant and warm sleeping could be. I closed my eyes, and sighed; instantly, the world went completely dark.
There was then a loud crash on the other side of the room. Was I dreaming? I felt myself on the edge of consciousness. There was no more noise; I relaxed more, feeling that I had dreamed it…
The crash came back; I jerked my eyes open and sat up. I flipped on my desk lamp and was startled to see a brownish monster the size of a small bear on the other side of my room, throwing books off of my desk and knocking over chairs. At its feet was a small green stone; the creature itself seemed to glow green. I recognized it immediately as a duel monster that was infused with the power of the…
“…Orichalcos…?” I whispered, narrowing my eyes, hardly believing it… hadn’t we defeated that power months ago? Could this be? Was I still dreaming? I caught sight of the clock across the room from me; it was only four o’clock in the morning. I felt awake… but how could this be?
The monster roared, and the green symbol on its forehead glowed brightly. Whipping up my hand to block the light from my eyes, I managed to see that it shot a green beam in my direction; quickly I slid down out of the beam’s way, and it sailed over my head, missing me by inches… I threw myself out of the bed and ran out of the room, elbowing the monster out of my way as I passed. I heard it crash into my desk and heard glass break.
There were monsters, just like the one in my room, crawling around the foyer; I could see from the hallway that overlooked the first floor. Everyone in the house was panicking; maids and butlers running out of the front door. Briefly I wondered if anyone had been hurt, but I had bigger problems to worry about… I bolted across the second floor hallway and stopped in horror when I saw a monster sniffing around right outside of Mokuba’s bedroom door. The door was closed; could it open it?
I leapt on the monster from behind and punched it backwards, away from the door; it stumbled, and I took that second to kick it down the staircase, conveniently down to my left. I then burst into Mokuba’s room.
No monsters were in here; in fact, he was still curled up, asleep. I took just a second to chuckle; he had a knack for being able to sleep through anything. I then was hit by a biting worry… what if one of them had attacked him in his sleep?
I rushed over to the bed and leaned over him. Quickly I put my hands under his arms and knees and lifted him out of his bed; his eyelids fluttered but he didn’t wake. He was warm; seemed unhurt.
I rushed out of his room and frowned; I saw the monster that I had just battered still standing at the bottom of the staircase. The symbol on its forehead glowed, and a laser beam shot at me, again missing me by mere inches, and only because I leapt out of the way; instead, the laser hit the wall less than a foot to the left of where I was now standing. I ran out of its reach, clutching Mokuba tightly.
Now where was I supposed to go? Over anything, I had to protect Mokuba… I had a large underground walk-in safe in the fifth basement. I could go there… it was a room as large as my bedroom, but had three feet of steel encasing it on each side, and a door that only opened once it had scanned either mine or Mokuba’s retinas. Could a monster get down there?
It was fifty feet underground. I ran to the elevator and shifted Mokuba’s weight and pushed the elevator button. The elevator dinged open; no monsters were on the elevator. I entered it and pressed the button to the fifth basement.
The elevator landed at the fifth floor basement and I exited. The giant safe was just down the hall; everything down here was quiet. Mokuba yawned and shifted in my arms; he was waking up. As I walked down the long hallway towards the safe, his eyes opened and I felt his head lift up off of my chest.
“Wh… what’s going on,” he mumbled sleepily.
“I’ll explain everything in a minute,” I told him. He yawned and put his head back down onto my chest.
As I walked down the hallway, I willed my pulse rate to go down; my pounding, rapid heartbeat was probably what woke Mokuba up. I couldn’t help but feel just frightened… what was going on with the Orichalcos? It was a dangerous seal that, according to Yugi, had the ability to tear the soul out of anyone. I swallowed hard as I thought about the duel where I had witnessed the true power of the seal. But, I had been so sure that Yugi had gotten rid of it. Where did it come from, now?
I reached the safe and pressed the button that would beam a computer laser into my eye to scan it. I winced briefly from the intense light; the door dinged and opened. I entered it; the door shut behind me. I turned on the light; the room was flooded with a golden glow. I could see all of my bookshelves and drawers where I stored some vital documents and expensive jewelry; also, in case of emergency, a stash of clothes for both of us.
I set Mokuba down on one of the large armchairs. He rubbed his eyes and sat up. “What’s going on,” he asked again. “Why did we come down here?”
“I’m glad you slept through it; Orichalcos monsters are swarming the house,” I told him, going through the closet and grabbing my second purple coat and black turtleneck and slacks. I found his clothes, as well, and tossed them to him.
“Orichalcos?” he asked, startled and frightened, and suddenly much more awake. I looked over my shoulder at him, and I knew what he was thinking- he had seen just what the seal was capable of. He had witnessed even me succumb to it, during the duel with Dartz…
Dartz. Just the thought of that teal-haired bastard made my blood boil. Not only had he taken over my company and ruined its reputation, but in a battle against Yugi and me, had used his horrible seal to steal my soul to “feed” some stupid snake… Mokuba had watched the whole thing. I hated Dartz; I wasn’t entirely sure what Yugi had done to him, but I had been only too glad to hear that he had been taken care of. Was he back?
“Did… did a monster hurt you?” he asked timidly.
“One was only standing in my room,” I said, figuring it best not to mention that it had attacked us both, but missed. “I was able to get out of the room before it did anything.”
He nodded mildly and started pulling on his jeans and sneakers after taking off his pajamas. “Are you sure it was an Orichalcos monster?”
“I think so,” I said. “I recognized the symbol on its forehead.”
He frowned. “What are we going to do? Are there a lot of them?”
“There were some in our house,” I said, thinking about what I should do next. Find Yugi? He had the Egyptian god cards, which could prove useful…
I frowned at the door. I didn’t want to ask for Yugi’s help. But…
“Should… should we call Yugi?” Mokuba timidly asked. I said nothing for a second, then said, “Let’s go to headquarters. We can think of a plan there.”
He followed me out of the door and into the elevator. As we passed the first basement, the ground shook violently, and the lights flickered. Mokuba yelped, startled; I hit the emergency button that shot the elevator to the ground floor with its last burst of energy.
The elevator stopped and I forced the doors open. “Come on!” I yelled; we ran out of the elevator. My first instinct was to run to the garage and get the car. I pulled the door open and Mokuba yelled, “They’re in the front yard!”
I looked over my shoulder to see several of them leaving the front door and entering the yard; now only fifty or so feet away from us.
“Quickly,” I said, running into the garage and getting into the small red car that I had bought the last time we were trying to escape monsters. I jammed the key into the ignition and wildly backed out of the driveway, and tore down the street towards downtown, leaving behind the several monsters in the yard.
I slid into my bed; sometimes I forgot how pleasant and warm sleeping could be. I closed my eyes, and sighed; instantly, the world went completely dark.
There was then a loud crash on the other side of the room. Was I dreaming? I felt myself on the edge of consciousness. There was no more noise; I relaxed more, feeling that I had dreamed it…
The crash came back; I jerked my eyes open and sat up. I flipped on my desk lamp and was startled to see a brownish monster the size of a small bear on the other side of my room, throwing books off of my desk and knocking over chairs. At its feet was a small green stone; the creature itself seemed to glow green. I recognized it immediately as a duel monster that was infused with the power of the…
“…Orichalcos…?” I whispered, narrowing my eyes, hardly believing it… hadn’t we defeated that power months ago? Could this be? Was I still dreaming? I caught sight of the clock across the room from me; it was only four o’clock in the morning. I felt awake… but how could this be?
The monster roared, and the green symbol on its forehead glowed brightly. Whipping up my hand to block the light from my eyes, I managed to see that it shot a green beam in my direction; quickly I slid down out of the beam’s way, and it sailed over my head, missing me by inches… I threw myself out of the bed and ran out of the room, elbowing the monster out of my way as I passed. I heard it crash into my desk and heard glass break.
There were monsters, just like the one in my room, crawling around the foyer; I could see from the hallway that overlooked the first floor. Everyone in the house was panicking; maids and butlers running out of the front door. Briefly I wondered if anyone had been hurt, but I had bigger problems to worry about… I bolted across the second floor hallway and stopped in horror when I saw a monster sniffing around right outside of Mokuba’s bedroom door. The door was closed; could it open it?
I leapt on the monster from behind and punched it backwards, away from the door; it stumbled, and I took that second to kick it down the staircase, conveniently down to my left. I then burst into Mokuba’s room.
No monsters were in here; in fact, he was still curled up, asleep. I took just a second to chuckle; he had a knack for being able to sleep through anything. I then was hit by a biting worry… what if one of them had attacked him in his sleep?
I rushed over to the bed and leaned over him. Quickly I put my hands under his arms and knees and lifted him out of his bed; his eyelids fluttered but he didn’t wake. He was warm; seemed unhurt.
I rushed out of his room and frowned; I saw the monster that I had just battered still standing at the bottom of the staircase. The symbol on its forehead glowed, and a laser beam shot at me, again missing me by mere inches, and only because I leapt out of the way; instead, the laser hit the wall less than a foot to the left of where I was now standing. I ran out of its reach, clutching Mokuba tightly.
Now where was I supposed to go? Over anything, I had to protect Mokuba… I had a large underground walk-in safe in the fifth basement. I could go there… it was a room as large as my bedroom, but had three feet of steel encasing it on each side, and a door that only opened once it had scanned either mine or Mokuba’s retinas. Could a monster get down there?
It was fifty feet underground. I ran to the elevator and shifted Mokuba’s weight and pushed the elevator button. The elevator dinged open; no monsters were on the elevator. I entered it and pressed the button to the fifth basement.
The elevator landed at the fifth floor basement and I exited. The giant safe was just down the hall; everything down here was quiet. Mokuba yawned and shifted in my arms; he was waking up. As I walked down the long hallway towards the safe, his eyes opened and I felt his head lift up off of my chest.
“Wh… what’s going on,” he mumbled sleepily.
“I’ll explain everything in a minute,” I told him. He yawned and put his head back down onto my chest.
As I walked down the hallway, I willed my pulse rate to go down; my pounding, rapid heartbeat was probably what woke Mokuba up. I couldn’t help but feel just frightened… what was going on with the Orichalcos? It was a dangerous seal that, according to Yugi, had the ability to tear the soul out of anyone. I swallowed hard as I thought about the duel where I had witnessed the true power of the seal. But, I had been so sure that Yugi had gotten rid of it. Where did it come from, now?
I reached the safe and pressed the button that would beam a computer laser into my eye to scan it. I winced briefly from the intense light; the door dinged and opened. I entered it; the door shut behind me. I turned on the light; the room was flooded with a golden glow. I could see all of my bookshelves and drawers where I stored some vital documents and expensive jewelry; also, in case of emergency, a stash of clothes for both of us.
I set Mokuba down on one of the large armchairs. He rubbed his eyes and sat up. “What’s going on,” he asked again. “Why did we come down here?”
“I’m glad you slept through it; Orichalcos monsters are swarming the house,” I told him, going through the closet and grabbing my second purple coat and black turtleneck and slacks. I found his clothes, as well, and tossed them to him.
“Orichalcos?” he asked, startled and frightened, and suddenly much more awake. I looked over my shoulder at him, and I knew what he was thinking- he had seen just what the seal was capable of. He had witnessed even me succumb to it, during the duel with Dartz…
Dartz. Just the thought of that teal-haired bastard made my blood boil. Not only had he taken over my company and ruined its reputation, but in a battle against Yugi and me, had used his horrible seal to steal my soul to “feed” some stupid snake… Mokuba had watched the whole thing. I hated Dartz; I wasn’t entirely sure what Yugi had done to him, but I had been only too glad to hear that he had been taken care of. Was he back?
“Did… did a monster hurt you?” he asked timidly.
“One was only standing in my room,” I said, figuring it best not to mention that it had attacked us both, but missed. “I was able to get out of the room before it did anything.”
He nodded mildly and started pulling on his jeans and sneakers after taking off his pajamas. “Are you sure it was an Orichalcos monster?”
“I think so,” I said. “I recognized the symbol on its forehead.”
He frowned. “What are we going to do? Are there a lot of them?”
“There were some in our house,” I said, thinking about what I should do next. Find Yugi? He had the Egyptian god cards, which could prove useful…
I frowned at the door. I didn’t want to ask for Yugi’s help. But…
“Should… should we call Yugi?” Mokuba timidly asked. I said nothing for a second, then said, “Let’s go to headquarters. We can think of a plan there.”
He followed me out of the door and into the elevator. As we passed the first basement, the ground shook violently, and the lights flickered. Mokuba yelped, startled; I hit the emergency button that shot the elevator to the ground floor with its last burst of energy.
The elevator stopped and I forced the doors open. “Come on!” I yelled; we ran out of the elevator. My first instinct was to run to the garage and get the car. I pulled the door open and Mokuba yelled, “They’re in the front yard!”
I looked over my shoulder to see several of them leaving the front door and entering the yard; now only fifty or so feet away from us.
“Quickly,” I said, running into the garage and getting into the small red car that I had bought the last time we were trying to escape monsters. I jammed the key into the ignition and wildly backed out of the driveway, and tore down the street towards downtown, leaving behind the several monsters in the yard.
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