Z Star: GAH! I've been so lazy! I need to work on my fics, or people are gonna lose interest-
Misty: You think?
Z Star: ¬.¬ Quiet you. Or I'll change the story line and pair you off with Gary XD
Misty: YOU WOULDN'T DARE!
Z Star: Yeah, you're right, I'd never mess with my story line. Anyway, I don't own anything, just my characters so go ahead and read. Enjoy! (waves)
Chapter Twenty: The First Step
This was her first clue, to releasing herself from a retched curse!
And it was all because of that handosme, charming little midjet! Oh she could just kiss him!
Oh my! What am I thinking! Misty chided at herself, blushing at thought. Kissing Yugi? What kind of idea was that?
A very good one?
Oh I'm getting ahead of myself. Don't worry Misty, you're over excited and a little too greatful to Yugi. It means nothing…She tried to tell herself. Over and over again. She just had to reassure herself that her and Yugi Moto were just friends, nothing more. That was all.
With a deep sigh she hid the Cascade Tear in the layers of her shirt, safely kept away. A ruckus came at the door, creating a racket. Misty snapped her head at the sounds source, but sighed with relief. It was just Ella, having one of her clumsy moments.
"Ouch!" The lioness lady sqeuaked from the floor, looking up at Misty with a sheepish grin. "Hehe, little help?" Misty smiled down at her gawky friend, lending her arm to help her off her feet. "Thank you."
"No problem."
"… Misty…"
"Hm?"
"I'm sorry…" Ella sighed, trailing her eyes away from Misty. Her lips were shut tight, her face darkening.
"What! What for?" Misty asked, surprised at the young girl. Her big blue eyes widened at her friend's nervousness. What on earth did Ella have to be sorry for? What could sadden this chipper girl so? She had done nothing wrong…
"If I hadn't been nosing about near that shrine, you would have found your first clue by now. I'm deeply sorry, so sorry!" Ella aplogised, over and over again. "I let my stupid curiosity get the better of me!"
"Ella, calm down. You didn't do anything." Misty soothed her, taking Ella's shoulders in her hands. Blue eyes tried to gaze into deep brown ones. "It's not your fault. I'm not upset! Really, we weren't gonna find anything back at that place anyway."
"… Are you sure you aren't dissapointed in me?" Ella asked, almost childlike. Misty let out a hearty laugh, oh this poor girl. She was like a child afraid of being told off. So naïve and free spirited. Just what Misty liked about her.
"Yes, Ella, I am absolutely sure." Misty convinced her. "In fact, if you hadn't let your curiousity get the better of you, we might not have been able to go home at all. I am indepted to you Ella." A bright smile shined off the lioness's lips. She grabbed the redhead and snaked her arms around her into a bear hug. Misty bubbled up with laughter escaping from her lips, she needed a good laugh.
"So, what do we do now?" Ella asked, releasing her friend. "You don't have a lot of time Misty… we need to find the first clue soon!"
"I know." Misty smirked. "That's why I found this." And Misty pulled out the silk fan, showing off its loveliness. Ella sat there in awe at beautiful patterns, like a moth to a flame. She was delighted by the radiace.
"Oh…" Ella cooed. "Pretty…"
"I know." Misty smiled. She expected a reply to her comment, but didn't get one. She took her eyes off the fan and found Ella STILL staring at it. "Ella? Ella!"
"Huh? Wha?" Ella stammered, her eyes blinking and twitching. Misty thought it would be a good idea to put the fan away, for her friend's sake. "Oh, sorry Misty. But how do you think a fan will help you find what you're looking for?"
"I don't know… But I know it has something to do with Shinju!" Misty beamed. "And its all I have to lead me to the next clue."
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All was gloomy, in the underworld, where Amaya rained supreme. She twiddled her hands, while sat on her throne with her staff resting on one of its arms. Her evil, twisted thoughts egnited a manical smile on her lips. Her loyal servants would return from their mission with the information she needed and she would be able to stop that little water trainer wench from breaking her curse.
Life was wonderful!
And evil…
With a woosh of the wind and erratic screams, she knew her minions were coming. Amaya rolled her eyes and got ready for a big bang. The shrieks of fear grew louder and louder, as they came closer and closer. She repeated her eye rolling. How the sorceror hated waiting…
"AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!"
With a loud thud, they finally crashed, shaking the walls of the area. A pile of rocks broke from the rocky roofs and nearly smashed down on Amaya's head!
"ARGH! FOR THE LOVE OF!" She screamed, knocking the dirty coal that dared to strike her to the ground. It was a good thing she was undead, or she would be the one being beaten to a pulp.
"Yukiko and Takumi, reporting for duty!" They chorused, making a mockery of an army salute.
"Ow! I think I hit myself!" Yukiko whined rubbing his forehead.
"You always hit yourself moron!" Takumi hissed. The sorceress in the corner, watching the two bickering brothers rolled her eyes, tapping her finger impatiently. Of all the people she could have worked with or enslaved, why these two? Lord why!
"Shut up you two!" Amaya snapped. "I do not have time to listen to your idiotic bickering. Now, what information about the girl and the Cascade Tear have you brought me?" The only answer she got was silence. Yukiko looked to his brother, desperately seeking instruction. Amaya did not like this… whenever that dimwit gazed at his brother with the disgustingly pathetic gaze, she knew they had either messed up or have done something that would piss her off.
"Well, you eminence…" Takumi began. Yep, they had screwed up. "The girl and her friends are more elusive and sneaky then we thought! They managed to evade us all through the mission!"
"WHAT!" Amaya shrieked, a loud shriek that could trick any mortal into thinking it was just an earth quake. The sorceress dug her claws into her throne, her eyes boiling with rage. "You are telling me, that you didn't find out anything! Not one damn clue! YOU MORONS! Now we're behind getting the clues, those brats will get ahead and find a cure for my curse!" She hissed, spitting venom at her lowly servants.
She edged closer to the cowering demon twins, igniting her hands with ravenous flames.
"You have ten seconds…" Amaya threatened. "To give me one good reason, why I shouldn't kill you two idiots!"
"Um-Um, um, um UM!" Yukiko chorused, dripping in nervous sweat. "UM! UM! UMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM!"
"ARGH!" Just as Amaya was about to smoulder Yukiho and Takumi, T's quick thinking saved the day!
"WAIT!" He pleaded. "We have something that will be worth more then crushing that redhead your evilness!" Amaya held back her hand. What on earth could these idiots have found that would interest her?
"Go on… Show me what your brought me." She urged on, holding a blank gaze. T and Y were giddy with excitement, for once they weren't going to get burned!
"Well prepare to be dazzled!" Takumi smirked. "TADAAAAAAAAAAAAA!" He pulled out the pan, that once belonged to Brock and Tracey, and showed it off to his mistress in all it's brilliance. A shining aurora glowed brightly!
"… You brought, me a pan…"
"We stole this from humans who worshipped this holy item, like their god!" Yukiko wickedly grinned, bopping his head up and down in excitement. "Think of the control you'll have over them once you show them it is in your possesion!"
"… You brought me a pan…"
"I knew you would be pleased mistress!" Takumi beamed. Meanwhile Rhea, the gyspy trapped in the mirror you all know and love, cringed at the sight. She covered her eyes to look away from the blood and gore ahead.
"This will end badly." Rhea predicted, and she didn't need a crystal ball to tell her that.
"Yes!" Amaya spat, a gruesome grin on her face. "I am pleased! Now I have something, TO SMACK YOU UPSIDE THE HEAD WITH, WITHOUT BREAKING MY NAILS!" She snatched the mighty pan away and raised it in the air. And smash! Yukiko was the first to be hit. Bam! Then Takumi got his punishment.
Rhea shook her head, finally able to watch what was happening. Apel, Amaya's crow squawked with laughter, enjoying every moment of the demon brother's torture. They layed there unconscious, with x eyes.
"Ah…" Amaya breathed with relief. "I feel much better now…"
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"… Misty…"
"Yes Ella?"
"Nothing…"
"Ok."
"… Misty…"
"What is it Ella?"
"… No, forget it." Ella shyed away again, twiddling her thumbs. "Misty…"
"Ella, whatever you have to say, just say it! Ok?" Misty urged on, nearly losing her temper with her catty friend. She smiled.
"I thought you would never ask." Ella giggled. "Well… when I was laying there unconscious, when you guys found me… I… well I had this really weird dream…" Two blue eyes were at full attention. "Well, not dream, I'm not sure what to call it… I was in this cave… everything was dark… and I saw these two people…" She trailed off, her cheeks blazing red.
"You saw them what?" Misty asked.
"I saw them… Well…" She turned darker. "Kissing."
"Kissing!" Misty gasped. She let out a hearty laugh, relieved what Ella wanted to say wasn't as serious as she was making it out to be.
"Yeah, they were lip locking over a torch of fire!" Ella giggled. "Then it went out and everything was dark. That's when I woke up." she said, looking sullen again. "But Misty, I was really freaked out!"
"By what? It's not like you've never seen or never kissed anyone before." Misty smirked at Ella's creeping blush.
"I know!" She whined, trying to concentrate and keep her mind off her boyfriend. "But what creeped me out was, that… Well the man and woman that were kissing. The woman… she looked just like you! Only older looking and she had long hair."
"Shinju!"
"And the man… I'm sure he was the older version of the pharoah! And he…"
"What?"
"He looked exactly like Yami!"
Her lips parted, she was stunned into silence. Blue eyes stared back into brown ones, looking for reasurrance and confirmation. How could this be? How could the pharaoh look like Yami's double? The quiet, friendly big brother model look like that… that man who dared to hurt Misty's family the way he did!
"I know it sounds impossible, hard to imagine, but that's what I saw." Ella stuttered on, afraid by Misty's silence. She reached out for the lioness woman's shoulder, squeezing it. It calmed the beatiful beast for the moment.
"Don't worry about it Ella. Like you said, it was just a dream. A vision, a, a figment of your imagination. That's all it was… a dream…"
End of Chapter Twenty
Z Star: WHOOT! Chapter twenty y'all! Time to celebrate!
Ash: Celebrate good times, COME ON!
Z Star: O.o; Okkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk. Well, I think this chapter was a bit slow, but I hope he humour and drama kept you tuned in! Sorry for taking so long, I'm just so tired these days. Adios!
Misty: WAIT! I've got to find out about Yami's double! And what will happen to Takumi and Yukiko! Will Amaya get her claws on me? OH HERE WE GO!