Chapter: 3

Ash ran to the front with Pikachu at his heels but stopped short and stared at the girl.

She was a little taller than he was. She had short red hair up in a ponytail and aqua green eyes. She was pale and wore a short yellow tank top, blue jean shorts, and red and white tennies. Her eyes grew wide, just staring at Ash. She couldn't believe it. She blushed and threw her arms around him. "Ash!" She cried with tears in her eyes. "I can't believe it! When did you get here?"

Ash was surprised but he eventually returned her embrace. "A little while ago, Misty." He answered. "When did you get here?" He let go of her but was surprised that she didn't let go of him yet.

Misty looked at him. "A few months ago." She replied. "I've been here ever since. How are my sisters? How's Brock? How's your mom?" She gasped, as her eyes grew wide. "How did you get here?"

"Uh…a Pokémon came to Pallet Town and opened some sort of portal. Luckily, Pikachu is still with me."

Misty looked at Pikachu and released Ash. She picked up Pikachu and hugged it. "Oh Pikachu!" She cried. "I'm so glad to see you!"

Pikachu smiled brightly and chattered in her ear.

It was confusing to Ash. Misty was here and she seemed to have changed. She used to smack him and yell at him when he said something or did something wrong or stupid, now she was hugging him and crying and bombarding him with so many questions.

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Kaiba mansion

Much to Seto's surprise, Mokuba wasn't home yet. Then he remembered that his brother had asked him to go to a friend's house after school this morning—so he had sent the driver to Mokuba's school all for nothing. He sighed and made it to the sofa in the very large living room. He then set the girl onto it and lied her down. He then tossed a blanket over her and walked away.

Suddenly, the girl's hand shot out and snatched his wrist—so quickly and so hard that it startled him and he looked at her. Tears streamed down her cheeks from her closed eyes. "Please don't leave." She pleaded weakly. "I don't want to be alone."

Sighing, Seto sat down next to her on the sofa. He was a little irritated by her, but for whatever reason he could feel her fear and sadness. He felt his eyes ache but no tears ever came.

The girl released his wrist and placed her hand over her stomach. It only took a moment for him to realize that she was finally asleep. She looked peaceful, but there was something around her neck that caught his eye.

Seto leaned over her to get a closer look.

Much to his surprise, it was a silver heart shaped locket on a silver chain. It had a gem in the middle with writing along the side.

Seto picked it up and opened the locket.

Inside was a picture a man and woman, possibly her parents. They were both smiling. The woman looked very beautiful.

Seto closed the locket and let it fall to her chest. He looked down at the floor.

What was wrong with him? He would have gotten up and walked away while she slept but something made him stay. Of course, she had asked him to. That could have been the reason, but he never said he would stay so he could easily have gotten up and left. Plus, she was too exact to the girl he saw in his dream earlier this morning. Who was she?

Seto pulled out her ID card from his pocket to examine it again. He was getting frustrated with the writing on it so he tossed it onto the armrest at the girl's head.

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Abandoned warehouse

Kali woke up and looked up at her sister's sleeping face. To her horror, Shika's face was flushed and not because she was blushing. She placed her hand on Shika's forehead and felt it burning. "Oh no." She muttered. "Shika has a fever."

Shika opened her eyes and smiled weakly. "Don't be stupid, Kali." She whispered weakly. "I'm fine. I've dealt with worse." She pinched her eyes shut and groaned in agony.

Kali's eyes grew wide with horror. "Shika!" She cried.

She panted heavily. "F-Find…help." She muttered.

Kali shook her head. "I'm not leaving you." She protested.

"Just do it." Shika snapped and groaned again. She sent out her trusted Ninetales. "I'll…be…fine. Fox will…be…here…with me."

Kali swallowed the lump in her throat and nodded understanding. She stood up and hurried out of the warehouse.

Shika's Ninetales, Fox curled up against her to keep her warm.

Shika wrapped her arms around Fox's neck. She closed her eyes but didn't want to sleep. She had made her sister go get help and she felt guilty for it.

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Kali wandered around, seeing that it was late at night, hoping to find someone to help. Of course, she kept getting strange feelings by all of them. Then she felt something unusual and she headed towards the pulsing. She ran down a deserted, filthy, dark alley and was almost knocked off her feet by a powerful gust of wind.

A portal opened and a boy, looking the same height as her sister fell through. He had spiky black hair with violet tips, blonde bangs, and a few blonde streaks running up his hair like lightning bolts. It was obvious he wasn't from any place Kali was familiar with by how he was dressed, with a blue cape on his shoulders and everything. He had bronze colored skin and had a nice light build to his body.

He hit her, knocked down Kali, and she landed on her back. She watched in awe as the portal closed. She was dazed after the impacted of the concrete against her body.

The boy looked like he was 17 to 18 but he could have been older. He slowly got up, shook his head to clear it, and cursed in a language Kali was nowhere near familiar with. He spotted her and helped her sit up slowly. "Forgive me." He apologized. "I had no idea you were there." His violet eyes showed worry for her.

Kali was still dazed but she eventually regained all of her thoughts. She liked how his aura felt around her and she knew that he could help, because she trusted him already. She smiled. "It's fine." She replied and saw his face soften. "I'm ok." Her smile faded. "But…my sister isn't doing so well."

He went into worry. "Your sister?" He muttered.

Kali nodded as she stood and helped him up. She grabbed his hand and led him to the old, abandoned warehouse where her sister was.

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Fox saw Kali with a stranger and she growled and snarled.

Kali released the boy's hand, walked up to Fox, knelt down, and stroked the girl Ninetales' fur gently. "It's ok, Fox." She whispered softly. "He's here to help."

The boy just stood in awe at the sight of Shika.

Once Fox calmed down, Kali looked at the boy and said, "It's ok. You can come over now."

He nodded slowly and cautiously treaded towards the girls. He knelt down next to Shika.

She opened her eyes slightly and looked at him. "Who…are you?" She demanded weakly.

He bowed his head politely. "I am Atem." He answered.

Shika snarled. "He was…all…you…could f-find?" She hissed softly. She didn't trust him about as far as she could throw him.

Atem held back the urge to snap at the black haired beauty. "Give me a chance is all I ask of you." He told her.

Shika closed her eyes. "Fine." She murmured. "That doesn't mean…I'm going to…like it." She let out a loud groan in agony.

Atem placed his hand on her forehead and felt her burning up, like she was on fire. He took off his cape and tossed it over her body. He had no idea what to do. He wasn't a doctor. He was a pharaoh of Egypt and he had no idea why a large, white and purple creature—that looked like a strange dragon or a very, very large dinosaur—tossed him out of the afterlife and onto Kali.

Shika felt the warmth of his body left behind on his cape and she could smell such a sweet scent coming from it. She heard her sister and Atem talking while Fox growled, but they all sounded distant:

"Fox is very protective." Kali told Atem. "She won't let you."

"Do you have any other ideas?" Atem demanded. "She needs a hospital."

No hospitals. Thought Shika. Please. No hospitals. I'm begging you. I'll be fine. Just no hospitals.

"Aaah!" Atem shouted and there was a loud thud—which sounded distant—that made Shika open her eyes. Fox was on top of him and he was trying to keep her from snapping at his face.

Shika's vision was blurry and dark, but she could see outlines at least. "Fox!" She cried. Her voice sounded distant too, which scared her. "Stop!"

Atem and Fox both looked at her. Fox got off of him and he hurried to her.

Shika's eyes closed and then she felt like she was being carried. She then blacked out and remembered nothing.

dragonchild247: Uh-oh. Shika's got a very high fever and it sounds like its rising. Let's hope Atem and Kali can find someone who can help her. Please review.