※ Part Fourty Four: Oops I…did it again
※ Warnings - None - just remember that this is the unrevised version.
※ Disclaimer - I obviously don't own it.
Malik giggled at Ryou’s pout as the two boys sat on a bench, the smallest wrapped up in Yugi’s jacket. He’d just been told that he’d be having a bath as soon as they were home.
“I’ww have one too!” Yami Bakura said, trying to make Ryou feel better.
“Me too!” Yami joined in.
“Me twee!” Malik was still giggling. “And Seto fouw!”
Seto’s eyes went wide, “I don’t want a bath!” He exclaimed.
This only caused Malik to giggle some more…Yugi needed to figure out where he’d gotten sugar from. “You get one now!”
Seto sighed, but smiled at his friend, “Otay.”
Marik listened silently, having never wanted a bath so much in his life. He sighed, oh well. He’d probably have to get used to it. At least Ryou was okay and Duke had stopped beating himself up about it. Joey felt kind of guilty too.
“I think we’ll go to the petting zoo next.” Yugi said as he gently rubbed Ryou’s back, “Hopefully it’ll be kind of relaxing…and hopefully nothing too interesting will happen.”
Tristan suddenly spoke up, “Did someone just hear cackling? I swear I just heard cackling.”
But everyone ignored him.
“The petting zoo it is.” Joey declared as he began to walk toward the petting zoo. They’d passed it on their way in. Together the gang made their way to the building the petting zoo had been set up in. As soon as the doors were opened everyone was assaulted by the smell of straw and farm animals.
Seto’s eyes lit up, “Mokey!” He said, taking his brother’s hand and tugging on it. “Wook!” He declared, pointing over toward one of the stalls.
“Is that…” Mai began.
“An ewephant!” Seto giggled in happiness. Mokuba smiled to himself, remembering this fixation his brother had with the giant beasts.
“Looks like they’re giving rides.” Tea commented and this only caused half of the chibis to gasp in excitement.
Mokuba looked away from the elephant and to his brother, only to be stopped dead in his tracks.
Seto…
No, THE Seto Kaiba…
Was giving him…
Chibi eyes?!?!
Mokuba gulped, truly done for and he knew it. “Um…yes Seto?”
Seto clasped his hands together in a pleading gesture, “Can we pwease wide them?” He asked, sticking out his bottom lip to emphasize the ‘pleading’.
Yami turned on Yugi, “Yeah! Pwease?”
This got Ryou and Malik into it as well. They both turned to Isis and Duke; giving them their best chibi eyes and kicked puppy dog faces.
“Gah!” Duke cried, covering his eyes, “Don’t do that!” He whimpered, “How can I resist?” Not that he would have of course.
Ryou giggled, “You can’t!” He exclaimed.
“You can all go on.” Yugi promised, ruffling Yami’s hair, causing the pharaoh to gasp and duck behind Yami Bakura.
“Yay!” The rest of the chibis cried. With that the five chibis on the floor dragged the adults over and into the line.
While waiting a sign caught Mokuba’s attention and he suddenly spoke up, “It says there’s three kids to a ride. They don’t like having them go alone and they can’t carry any more than that for safety reasons.”
“Good, there’s six chibis.” Tea shrugged, smiling at the smaller boy, “Hear that you guys? You have to go in threes.”
“I wanna go with Mawik!” Seto stated as Malik jumped on him, causing both chibis to fall to the floor.
Joey felt Marik tense and the blonde realized why. It was obvious that Yami, Yami Bakura and Ryou would group together, and that only left him to go with his other and Seto.
He wasn’t the only one to notice this problem as the small group of three whispered amongst themselves. Finally they broke apart and Ryou separated from the group and went over to the other two, “Can I wide wit’ you?” He wondered.
Sitting up from their wrestling match (no really, that’s all they were doing) both Seto and Malik grinned and nodded enthusiastically.
Yami Bakura looked up at Marik and smiled, “You come wit’ us Maywik!” He invited.
Marik was hesitant at first, but then slowly nodded, “Otay…” With that Joey helped the small boy off of his shoulders and set him on the floor. Unsure of what to do, Marik glanced up at Joey for reassurance.
Joey only smiled and nodded, “Have fun, okay?”
Marik grinned, “Kay.” He promised and joined the pharaoh and the tomb robber. Their group was next!
A man who was obviously the elephant’s trainer (not that the chibis really cared anyway) helped Seto, Malik and Ryou onto the back of the beast first. Seto sat in the back with Malik between himself and Ryou. Giggling while the large animal began to move they waved to everyone still waiting in line.
“Wow! I can see evweyt’ing!” Ryou exclaimed as they looked across the building where there were cows and goats.
“Look at that!” Seto said pointing to a white and black horse standing to their left. His finger was suddenly grasped by something long and rough. Jumping slightly Seto realized the elephant had grabbed his hand with her trunk. “Hi!” Seto giggled as he was released and the trunk moved to his shoe and took it off.
“She likes ya kid.” The trainer, who was walking beside the elephant smiled up at them.
“What’s her name?” Seto wondered as he patted her side.
“Ellie.” The trainer replied proudly.
“Hi Ellie!” All three kids said at the same time. Ellie, for her part stuck her trunk up in front of her and waved at them with the tip, even with Seto’s shoe in her grasp.
For the duration of their ride around the small ring they were in the three chibis talked to Ellie about anything that came to their minds. The old trainer smiled to himself, able to relax after a hard day of working. Usually kids would be rambunctious and try to stand up, but these three tykes were okay. They weren’t even afraid when his old girl sniffed their faces with her long trunk after handing him the shoe.
But, of course all good things must come to an end and soon their ride was over. Ellie, having grown fond of the three little humans, lifted each one off of her back with her trunk and gently set them on the floor in front of her. With that, she took the shoe from her trainer’s hands and offered it to the tallest child.
“Thanks Ellie!” Seto grinned as he pulled on his shoe.
“Next up!” The old trainer called and he noticed the three other kids watching the animal. “Shortest in the front, tallest in the back.” He said, and plucked one of the kids up. “Wow, nice hair kid.” He said as he helped Yami Yugi up onto her back.
“Tank you.” Yami said proudly, causing Yugi to chuckle.
Yami Bakura was placed in front of Yami and Marik was placed behind Yami. They were all practically the same height so it didn’t really matter. (They’re only in this order because that’s the way it should be…if you know what I mean.)
“That was fun!” Malik beamed as he watched Ellie carry around the others.
“Yeah!” Seto nodded with enthusiasm, almost sad that they’d have to leave the elephant ride and go see the other animals. But maybe they could come back!
Having gotten their turn, everyone moved out of line so other kids could go on. They sat and watched the three, awaiting their return.
However, their luck was about to change.
“Oh my god!” A voice that caused the chibis, Joey and Yugi to shudder.
Ryou whimpered, “Oh no…pwease no.” He muttered before cowering behind Seto and Malik.
“Don’t turn around…maybe it’ll go away.” Joey muttered to everyone.
“Huh?” Duke and Mai both looked confused, as did Tea and Tristan.
“Just trust us!” Yugi insisted.
“Look at this! More adorable children!” Suddenly a blonde with big breasts pushed her way through the group and to the tiny children.
Seto and Malik screamed and raced to their respective guardians. Seto immediately cowered behind Mokuba as Malik hid behind Isis.
“Oh tanks!” That left Ryou out in the open with no protection.
“There’s my little cutie!” ‘Auntie Bit-Bit’ plucked the pouting child up and cuddled him close to suffocation. By now Ryou was already emotionally scarred from this, so he could hardly be affected now. “You’re so cute! Oh so adorably cute!” As she went on, Ryou’s eyes continued to narrow at every ‘cute’ she made.
Isis looked down at a shivering Malik, then to Joey and Yugi who seemed to know what was going on. “Is that…?” She wondered.
Yugi nodded, “She first appeared when Yami and Bakura took Malik, Marik and I to a swimming pool when the three of us where chibis. Then she later found us when we were shopping for Joey’s baby clothes.” Luckily, Yugi had been filled in.
Joey shuddered, “All I can remember is that voice…oh god it will be haunting my nightmares until I die!”
Yugi had to giggle at that, he couldn’t help it. “She seems to be attached to Ryou because of how cute he is.”
They all took a moment to feel pity for the child.
As Bit-Bit continued to list off what she thought was cute about the current chibi she was trying to kill nobody even realized the massive shadow that crossed over them until it was too late.
Britney was lifted up before she could even squeal and she was lifted high into the air. Everyone around them gasped and watched as Ellie, the peaceful gentle giant held the witch upside down and shook her over the elephant’s back.
Britney (for once in her life) got the hint and handed Yami Bakura his ‘brother’ back. With Ryou safely out of harms way Ellie carried her burden outside of the ring, being careful of all the other guests that were nice enough to come see her today, and dropped the human outside the building.
Everyone cheered as Ellie made her way back to her circle.