Premonition (Part 1)

DIMENSION: ANIME (The One That Pays to Save the Day)

Masika tried to relax. It wasn't an easy thing, to relax. She was being sent back to the afterlife soon, but she didn't remember it or know it. There was a great peace of mind that it would be better now. Everything else though, was no comfort.

Téa went off the deep end. It was an unusual predicament, and she understood the unfairness and feelings, but to hide it? Yes, most likely, they would die. But? There was always a chance for something to turn. Hearing that the 'them' in another dimension would be dying, not just naturally, but in a way that 'Pharaoh's didn't like'. It only meant one thing: Their afterlife was sealed, could not be changed by even a goddess, and would be terrible.

Terrible enough that a Pharaoh trapped in a puzzle for thousands of years thought it to be 'terrible.' Whatever happened, Masika would not want to know the details. They certainly didn't deserve it. More details about the items, more time? Why were goddesses wanting them remade? Why couldn't they remake them themselves?

Life moved on though, and even though she had her own body, she still felt obligated to follow Téa's wishes. She had lived inside of her for so long, unknown, that it still felt like she should listen. Still, Téa jumped so fast, that it made her jumpy. It wouldn't be long before the Pharaoh's were knocking on the door to seek the truth.

"Would you like something to drink?" Light Bakura was being sweet. Though he certainly wasn't okay with two spirits suddenly coming into his home, Téa commanded it. While Téa was a sweet girl, usually a pushover for certain things, when times got rough? Téa dove straight in with an anger that only the original Masika used. Something she could not muster.

While Téa was sweet she could have such a fire inside of her sometimes. It was honestly part of the real attraction that the Yugi Pharaoh part didn't understand. He never glowed more than when she was upset.

///Masika: For now, just relax./// "I am fine. I will only be staying for two months. I prefer to find my own way in this world, now that I can."

"Absolutely not," Dark Bakura insisted. "The skills you possess now would only land you on the streets to get out that fast."

"Yeah, he's right," Bakura agreed handing her a water anyway. "I think from hearing . . ." He paused. Of course he did, he was too sweet to address it much. "We can figure out something. I'm sure the Ishtars would probably help you get established."

Masika took the water politely. She did feel parched. "Thank you for your kindness."

"No problem." He gave her such a sweet smile. "There is only one guest room, I'm sorry. You can . . ."

"She can share just fine with me," Dark Bakura insisted as he came closer to her. "So? While you were up there fooling around with goddesses, everyone but Joey down there took a tumble into a light orb."

"Sorry to hear. Hope it didn't hurt," she teased. "It wasn't fun."

"No, it wasn't. Do you mind telling me? Oh, I don't know. What the fuck that was all about?" Temper. "Téa practically raced out of there and commanded you here. I'm not complaining, this is where you should have been in the first place, but none of that bodes well."

Was he Masika's hero? Yes. Great at extracting information? Not without serious harm. Would he hurt her? "I have nothing to say." Not in more than a thousand years. "This water is good."

"Out with it, woman!" he demanded. "What happened?"

"A ball of light consumed me and I took a tumble. We all tumbled around like toddlers and came back out," she said. "I am rather tired."

"Why aren't you telling me?" A cross between anger and concern. "What's wrong?"

"I can't break a promise to Téa," she admitted. "It's best not to worry about me. I won't be your responsibility soon."

"It wouldn't make any sense." He just stared at her. "Sure, you're like a beloved pet to the gods, but you aren't worth the price of all those lives combined. Not your life, not just a single life. What is being asked of you and why?"

She couldn't say. He poked and prodded but he finally gave up. ///Masika: Téa.///

///Téa: Don't break, Masika. It's better this way. Yugi is trying to bug me, but I won't break. No one will make me break. There's no reason to break, all it would do is crush them.///

///Masika: Téa. Maybe at least telling them that the other us will die-///

///Téa: I know myself, and if she's really like me, then she'd rather die than hurt anyone else. Bringing back Zorc can never happen. He was responsible for Atem's death. Atem killing all those people, slaughtering them? No, we can't.///

///Masika: I fear for our other selves, not just their death, their afterlife. It is not a light matter when goddesses grow concerned! We have several months to figure this out, and you and the others have always-"///

///Téa: I can't. I can't, not for this. I don't want to play let's figure it out, when we are already like this. They would be searching and hoping for the whole time, or they might even . . . I don't want to die, but I can't ever make Atem or Bakura reform what essentially killed them. If Zorc comes back too, both Bakuras . . . I can't. This saves all those lives, Masika. Everyone's happy this way. Everyone gets to live. Everyone gets their own bodies.///

///Masika: I care not if I have a body this much! Please. I know you are upset. Greatly upset. Give yourself some time to think about it. Wait at least a few days before returning to New York. Let's see what happens.///

///Téa: No, and don't you dare try to set up some last minute game over at Bakura's to say goodbye. It won't help. It won't do anything. I yelled at poor Yugi long enough his face turned red. I made him so upset.///

///Masika: Probably a combination. He is worried, but he loves when you yell at him too.///

///Téa: Not the time for jokes, Masika. Ugh. Someone is knocking at the door again. Probably Yugi.///

Someone was knocking at Bakura's door too. Bakura seemed a little too chipper to answer it.

Yep. Pharaoh Atem was at the door, with a game of Connect Four. ///Masika: Not even close.///