This is the fourth chapter! Sorry for taking so long with this one... the main problem was that, well, these past two weeks have been kinda hard on me.

Disclaimer: I do not own Ojamajo Doremi

Running at full speed, Hazuki and Aiko were moving to the Maho-dou, panting and running almost as if their own lives depended on getting their as fast as possible. When they arrived, they simply burst through the door, panting with wattery eyes. "Why are you always late!?!" Majo Rika shouted at them, until she saw them. "Where are the others?" she stopped, suddenly changing her attitude, she could tell that something was very, very wrong. The girls hugged her, and finally let it all out, they could not bare the pain anymore. Majo Rika could feel their tears coming down onto her back, and when she spotted Dodo with them, she too, was in great pain. Doremi was worth more to Majo Rika than being the one who needed to change her back, or the only one who could, she was like a daughter to her... all of them were her daughters... but she had to remain strong.

"What happened to her?", Lala asked, already knowing that Doremi was the problem. The girls dried their tears, and Aiko spoke. "She was playing a game of Duel Monsters on the roof of the school... and... the other player... did something to her... I don't know what he did, but she's hurt!", now Majo Rika was mad... "You mean to tell me you got us worked up over a game!?! Idiots!", Hazuki stared her right in the face, and said "This is bad, because we haven't seen anyone fall asleep that way, or anything like it, since Onpu performed forbidden magic." This made Majo Rika change attitudes once again.

They started on their way to the hospital. Along the way, there was a news report talking about the incident. They could hear the voice of news reporters asking a Seto Kaiba, a young man who was very tall, and was a world champion duelist in a similar fashion to Yugi. "I assure you that these isolated incidents have nothing to do with my technology, or any of their potential malfunctions. If there is anyone at fault, it is not my company.", he said with anger in his voice. The program soon switched to a reporter, showing a mug shot of Doremi. "It seems Kaiba may be in luck, as the Harukaze family does not seem ready to throw him into court, nor do they want to. This incident was seen in connection to similar other incidents, because the victim was seen hitting this coma-like stasis after playing the game 'Duel Monsters' , however, there have been isolated incidents where this has happened, even without Kaiba Corporation technology."

At that time, somebody else was watching the news... the young man Kotake. He was staring at his cards, mixed emotions running through him... anger for what had happened... sadness that Doremi was hurt... confusion as to how this happened... and fear of what was going on. He knew somebody would have to take that challenge, and that if he were the one in trouble, Doremi would have come to be the one to take that, regardless of whether she would win or lose. "She would definitely lose... I know that... but maybe I have a chance... maybe..."

During all this, with Doremi in the hospital, being held by her mother, friends and family all looking at her, with fear for her. Her mother, her father, little sister Pop, teacher Seki, some of her friends. All of them looking upon her body, but not one of them truly seeing her at all. Her soul still in the hands of Takara, sealed within a mystical card.

Takara, at that time, was taking the card over to an altar, and placed it in the middle. Above where the card was placed, there were blue shards, and a small red gem. A voice started speaking to his mind, "You have obtained a soul... good. I can sense that this one has great power... that will be of great use for repairing the Pyramid of Light." When the card was set, the crystal and the shards began to glow. "Yes master... your return shall be soon, and so shall be your revenge...", Takara spoke, kneeling before the small alter.

Aiko, Hazuki and Majo Rika had finally arrived at the hospital, when they noticed something was wrong. Time had stopped on them, or somebody had used magic to stop time. When they noticed, cherry blossom petals seemed to start falling from the sky, coming from a very familiar chariot. The queen of Majo-Kai had come to visit them. "Queen! We need your help!", Aiko shouted to her, flying up to the chariot. "Please! Doremi is in danger!", Hazuki said quietly. The queen spoke to them, still inside her chariot, "I am sorry for what has happened, but you cannot worry about that now. If something is not done quickly, the world around you will be destroyed!"

No matter how much they hated it, they had to leave Doremi for the time being. The two had to go inside, but only to get Momoko and Onpu out to the roof of the building. The time for action was coming, and this time, the fate of the world would hang in the balance...

Excitment! Action! Coming soon! (hopefully sooner than this chapter did...)