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Post by Yugi Mutou/Yami Yugi on Jun 17, 2008 11:01:54 GMT -5
"My Grandpa told me about this, but I didn't think it would actually be here, right in front of me. These cards that I'm holding are called Duel Monsters cards. It's a popular card game in Japan. Apparently, these cards were modeled after these ancient Egyptian stone tablets. The creator of the game, Pegasus, told me before that the ancient Egyptians used to do battle with these stone tablets and brought them to life to duel. If these are here, I may be able to find another tablet with the Go- the special cards." Yugi explained.
Yugi couldn't tell Mana that in addition to searching for her and information about Yami's past, he was searching for information on the God cards that Marik was after. He especially didn't want someone like Marik to be able to capture Mana. It would quite possibly mean the end of the world. As he thought of Marik though, he also thought of Ishizu and then looked at Mana. He remembered generally what Ishizu looked like and he thought that Mana did bear a slight resemblance to her. How odd would it be if Mana was related to Ishizu and Marik?
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Post by Matana on Jun 17, 2008 13:44:37 GMT -5
Matana frowned and stepped back from the tablet and Yugi at the same time. “The word you nearly said was Go- card or cards and they are special cards; different some how from the others. From those cards in your hand any way. Hmm.” Think it time to make an exit and then move as fast as my legs can carry me. “I think I have to go now. Sorry. Oh and thank you for the fruit.”
She turned on her heel and walked away, fast. Matana hadn’t been it here before.She navigated her way around and manage to get her self lost.
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Post by Yugi Mutou/Yami Yugi on Jun 17, 2008 15:43:05 GMT -5
"Hey, wait. Don't go yet!" Yugi yelled as he ran after Mana. He had to tell her the truth now, before she got into big trouble. If he could find her like this, Marik would have no problem. Now that she was leaving anyway, there was no point in keeping Yami away. He quickly called Yami out and transformed. With a new energy, Yami Yugi chased after Mana, trying to catch her so he could explain. He shouted, "Mana, wait! I want to help you! You're in danger and I want to protect you!"
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Post by Matana on Jun 17, 2008 16:23:22 GMT -5
Matana heard him and only ran faster. When she had found and gotten out the door. Matana paused to consider her next move. She had to get into the streets where she could hide. And then hopefully drop out of sight for a bit and get as far from Cairo as possible. The ruins she had heard about to the west were probably her safest bet. Few would think to look there.
She had no definite home but several hideouts stationed at random points in the city where she bunked down when she need to stay over night. Matana thought about it a decided she probably would not be able to reach them before he caught up so why lead him there. Yugi had longer legs than she did and probably would catch up. Might as well get this over with. Matana sighed and sat down on the steps to wait. She was determined to tell him nothing but she would let him speak his piece before disappearing.
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Post by Yugi Mutou/Yami Yugi on Jun 17, 2008 17:59:21 GMT -5
Yami gave a sigh of relief as Mana stopped at the museum steps. At least now he would be able to take a chance at convincing her that he was a good guy that wanted to help her. As he neared her, he slowed down and thought about what he was going to do. After thinking for a few seconds, he and Yugi both decided that it would be better to tell her the whole truth, but first Yugi had to take over again. Yami transformed back into the normal Yugi and allowed him to speak to Mana. "Okay Mana, get ready to hear the real truth. I am really here in Egypt for a few reasons. One reason is to search for information on the Egyptian God cards. They are 3 extremely powerful cards that are a part of the card game whose cards I showed you. I need to get at them before an evil man named Marik does. Marik already has 2 out of the 3 cards and if he gets all 3, it will surely mean a lot of bad things, possibly even the end of the world as we know it. Another reason that I'm here is to learn more about my friend's past. The friend I was talking about before is actually an ancient Egyptian pharaoh that lives in my Millenium Puzzle." Yugi stopped here to see how shocked Mana was and to show her the puzzle by lifting it up a little, keeping it hidden from the people around them.
Then he continued, saying, "And the final reason I am here... is you. Last time, you tried to pickpocket my friends and you were asked to stop. Now don't worry about that, I hold no grudge against you and I don't want to harm you. On the contrary, I actually want to protect you. You hold secrets of the past that part of me wants to know, but your safety is more important. Marik will do whatever it takes to get the secrets that you are hiding. I want to stop him from being able to do that. He has ways of making people talk and making them his slaves as well. I don't want any of that to happen to you. So what do you think?"
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Post by Matana on Jun 17, 2008 18:57:09 GMT -5
Matana looked at Yugi skeptically.She wasn't at all shocked.In facted she was confused. She sighed heavily. “Uh huh. I have to say this. Well sorry to say you’ve got the wrong girl. Don’t know this marik guy and have no idea what he would want with me. I have nothing he’d want. This back pack is all I have in the world. You see I’m just a poor little girl who steals to get by.”
Time to cover my trail i guess. " if i was the girl your looking for i'd be cursing the fact i didn't hide well enough and that i had become complacete."
She shook her backpack for emphasis “and though I picked your pockets; I have no idea what you’re talking about. You prattle on about three special cards in a public place no less. By the way you talk they must be very sot after.”
She was of course lying through her baby teeth he didn’t have to know that. “But let’s say I believe and don’t think you’re a crazy loon. I’m fine and by the way if you come near me. I’ll be off this step and gone before you could get down them. What do you say to that?” She looked up at him and looked about to see if any one was listening. “ you give far to much information away you know that.”
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Post by Yugi Mutou/Yami Yugi on Jun 18, 2008 11:19:43 GMT -5
Yugi gave a gentle laugh after Mana told him he gives away too much information and said, "That has always been a fault of mine. I inherently trust people, including you. But right now I think you're lying to me. I can't be completely sure that you are lying, but something about the way you're talking suddenly tells me that you are in a hurry to get away. If that is what you want to do, then you may go at any time. But let me just warn you that Marik will stop at nothing to get you, including using your parents against you."
At this point Yugi stopped for emphasis, but then Yami asked if he could take over. Yugi knew that Yami must have had a reason for doing it, so he allowed Yami to take control. Within seconds it was obvious that Yugi had changed into Yami by the way that he looked and by his voice when he said, "Hello Mana. I am the ancient Egyptian pharaoh that resides within Yugi's Millenium Puzzle. This should be proof enough that what he said is the truth. And besides that, you should know that I could crush your mind right now, though of course I will not. Know that if you get into trouble with Marik, I will find a way to help you, and take care. I sense that bad things may begin happening soon, here and back home. Just... be careful." Yami gave her a smile before returning control to Yugi.
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Post by Matana on Jun 18, 2008 11:48:09 GMT -5
Matana sighed it was time to tell some of the truth but not all of it. What he ‘they’ had said frightened her badly. But she still wasn’t sure if she could trust them. “My Parents don't know I’m here. Don’t know where I am, least ways I don't thinks so. Haven't been home in a while. I would be hard to trace that way. Lead to a dead end. Poof." Matana snapped her fingers.
“Would he hurt my parents? And how would he use them?” Matana was cursing that she didn’t know the facts. “Like trying to walk straight while blindfolded.” She mumbled unhappily
She laughed at pair “Mind crush huh. Hmm but what would be the point of that. If I am that Important to you then I don’t think you’d risk it. You would probably rather I were some where you could keep an eye on me. On top of that you seem too nice then do that. I thought there something strange about you.Oh and your right I am in a hurry. For reasons that are my own.”
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Post by Yugi Mutou/Yami Yugi on Jun 18, 2008 12:16:14 GMT -5
"You don't know Marik. He can be very... resourceful. Even I am unaware of his full powers, though I think I will find that out soon enough after I return home. However, a woman at the Domino City Museum did mention that he is able to control people's minds as if they were puppets. Perhaps he would use some of his mind slaves to find your parents and then make them into mind slaves as well. Even though you haven't been home in a while, I'm sure that he would at least think that you still care about them." Yugi explained to Mana.
He was unhappy that he had to tell her all of this and scare her like that, but if she could leave him at any time, she had to be warned. "You are right that I would never use that on you. Not because your information is too important, but because I wouldn't do that to a good person like you. Even though you choose to keep secrets from me after I've told you all of mine, I don't hold a grudge against you. You must have your reasons for doing whatever you do. I will try not to put any more pressure on you about revealing your secrets."
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Post by Matana on Jun 18, 2008 12:32:41 GMT -5
Matana smiled and laughed. She bit her lip and twirled her hair in a nervous gesture. “Tell you some not all though. If this marik catches you rather than me I’d be in big trouble if I told you anything but the basics. Well yugi, my name is not Mana and I’m just a little kid. Nothing important about me, right? A lady in Japan, how do you know what you know? You’re very strange and nice too. "
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Post by Yugi Mutou/Yami Yugi on Jun 18, 2008 17:34:45 GMT -5
"Don't worry about him getting me. That's not much of his style from what I've heard. And besides, the spirit of the Millenium Puzzle will protect me. He is a powerful person and I'm sure he can protect me and even the whole world from harm. But he can't protect you if you are this far away and you get captured. So please, just take my word and be careful."
Yugi paused and then continued to answer her questions, "I think you are hiding something, but like I said, I won't push you to tell me the truth. That is something you must decide to do for yourself when the time comes. That woman in Japan holds a Millenium item, just like me and Marik. I have the Millenium Puzzle, Marik has the Millenium Rod, and she has the Millenium Necklace. To an extent, it allows her to see into the past and future and as far as her and Marik go, I think she knows him well enough. And thank you, you're nice too."
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Post by Matana on Jun 18, 2008 18:39:57 GMT -5
“Okay the truth I suppose… my name is Matana by the way. I am hiding something and ran away from my parents because of that something. For both there protection and mine and I ran away night be fore my 5th birthday. I have a gift that sets me apart and makes me fit for keeping this secret.”
*they* told*her* to be careful. That ticked matana off. "I am being careful. I didn't expect you to come back that’s all. Thought you were like the other tourists I’ve robbed, before and since. Poof you’re gone never to see me again. I miscalculated. It won’t happen again I promise. This is why I was trying to high tail it out of Cairo today." She sulked unhappily Mumbled that she had probably just blown her cover with that outburst.
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Post by Yugi Mutou/Yami Yugi on Jun 18, 2008 21:34:49 GMT -5
"... May I ask what the something is? If you can't tell me yet, then it's fine. I just think it may have something to do with helping the spirit save the world from Marik. Everyone has their part to play in the events of the future. Some parts however, are bigger than others. I believe that you, me, and Marik have some of those parts that are more important. What you are hiding might be what Marik needs to complete his plan and have enough power to do whatever he wants with the world." Yugi explained solemnly.
Yugi could see that his warning had made Matana angry. "I'm sorry. I didn't mean to say that you weren't doing a good job. It is just... just that you should never let your guard down long enough for anyone, even someone like me, to find you if you are hiding something that important. But yes, you have done a wonderful job up until now. And you can leave now, if you want. Though, truly, I would want you to come with me and pretend to be my cousin or something like that."
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Post by Matana on Jun 18, 2008 21:57:10 GMT -5
Matana wasn't sure it was safe, then but neither was this. "go where? and can i get back easy and silently? Or at the very least get to a place where i wont be notice until i can make a move. I hate being trapped in one place.but I think need to disappear from view for a bit."
Matana thought about it she liked the prospect " entierly this time.no traveling on the roads not even at night and it has to be soon.is there any where i can stash these while i mascarde. i don't think it would be wise to walk around dressed as i'm now. Can you help?" She pulled at her clothes and her back pack. " who knows that your here?"
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Post by Yugi Mutou/Yami Yugi on Jun 18, 2008 23:56:44 GMT -5
"Well, for now we could go to the hotel me and my grandpa are staying at. It isn't too far, but it is pretty inconspicuous. You would be free to leave whenever you want if you think you need to, but it would be nice to leave a message at least. But, if it is alright with you, I think that you should come back to Japan with us, acting as my cousin until we arrive. When we get out, I'm pretty sure I could find someone who can help. He's smart and pretty rich and he is a friend of mine that I know I can trust. His name is Duke Devlin. You could probably stay with him or he would find some sort of well-guarded yet inconspicuous place for you to stay while you think everything over and I resolve things with Marik. As for your clothes, if you have extras with you, then you can change now. If not, we will wait till we get to the hotel and sneak you in. After that, you can wear some of my clothes until I can go out and buy you some new ones. And as far as I know, I can trust everyone who knows that I'm here. My friends and my Grandpa would never do anything that would harm me. Ishizu might also know that I'm here, but she is just as trustworthy on that front. So... what do you think?"
Yugi looked around and found that it was getting a bit dark and people were leaving the museum. It didn't seem like anyone had paid any attention to them so far, but they had to come to a decision quickly. People were mostly going on with their own conversations or just avoiding them, thinking them a pair of weird kids. To be honest, they must have looked quite awkward together. There was a short, teenage Japanese boy and a young Egyptian girl wearing old clothes. Most people probably wanted to avoid any association with an odd pair like that.
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