Yume here. Sorry it's been a while. My life has been hectic and typing a fanfic was sorta… not an option. Anyways, here's Chapter 4! It might be short, depends on how much I decide to happen…

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Chapter Four

Plead

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Yume tapped her foot impatiently as the man looked at his hand, smirking in all his glory as if he already had this duel won.

"We don't have all day, I have more important things to take care of than you," Yume scorned.

"Hmph. Can't wait to lose, can you?"

"Stop flattering yourself and get on with it."

Apocalypse smiled. He liked this girl's attitude.

"Oh well, I'll just summon this Slate Warrior and end my turn."

The odd looking creature appeared in a dazzle of light. Yume wasn't really impressed by the new holographic system, but it was an improvement. Slate Warrior was a powerful monster with 1900 Attack Points, but she'd be able to take it down.

"Now its my turn," Yume drew a card, adding it to her first five. In her hand were Maha Vailo, Tribute Doll, Thunder Nyan Nyan, Breaker the Magical Warrior, Skilled White Magician, and Monster Reborn. Not exactly the greatest hand, but it would have to do until she could power up her monsters. Or bring out her big guns. Either way, she was going to win this.

"I summon Breaker the Magical Warrior in Attack Mode and then place this card face down."

"My turn."

Apocalypse smiled as he drew a card. He put it face down in the magic and trap zone and then switched his monster into defense mode. He then summoned a Magical Scientist in attack mode.

Yume frowned. Why would he do that? Magical Scientist had pathetic stats, only 300 in both Attack and Defense. On top of that, he looked demented.

Apocalypse ended his turn by placing another card facedown. "Well, attack me, if you dare…"

He winked suggestively as she drew her next card, a Malevolent Nuzzler. This was too perfect.

"I summon Maha Vailo, in attack mode!" Yume then decided, "And just in case you try something fishy, I switch my Breaker into defense position!"

He appeared on the field in a blaze of glory. One of Yume's favorite monsters, she could always count on him to be there when she needed him. Breaker bent down on his knee, held up his shield, and laid the sword in his lap.

"Oh no, the big bad Accessory King!" Apocalypse mocked. Maha Vailo snorted at his remark.

"Hmph. Even without his equipment, he can still destroy your monsters!" Yume assured him.

"Even so, who's to say I'm not to spring a… trap?" he stretched the last word like it was some kind of gum. Yume didn't hesitate to make him suffer.

"I equip Maha Vailo with the magic card, Malevolent Nuzzler, raising his attack points by 700! Now he's at a powerful 2250! And that's not including the bonus he gets either…"

The numbers on Maha Vailo's image rose to a 2750. Apocalypse fake shuddered. "Oh, I'm so scared, you must be giggling inside seeing me afraid like this!" he half laughed.

"Maha Vailo, attack the Magical Scientist!"

He raised his staff, conjuring up a bolt of lightning from the sky, and directed the power at the Scientist, who merely waved a finger at the Spellcaster.

"I don't think so little girl."

"What?" Yume was baffled.

"You should know better than that."

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Kioko turned, ready to run as though her life depended on it, but Magnum merely clicked his fingers. There was a sound as someone fell from a rooftop, and all of a sudden, she felt a splitting pain in the back of her neck, and the girl fell.

All she could recollect was a sudden blackout in the middle of a dark, abandoned street.

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A sharp pain nicked the back of Yume's head, causing her to fall to her knees.

"Oh, bowing before your prince, how sweet of you…" her opponent laughed.

"Bastard," Yume uttered, biting her lip in pain. Something was wrong. This had never happened before. Only once when Yume hadn't been around and Kioko had been in… no, she couldn't be in danger, not now! Yume's mind raced a billion messages to her a in a heartbeat, making her feel like Kioko needed to be saved right now or else she would never see her again. It was too much. But right now, she had to duel. There was no way Yume would let this freak take her only chances of finding her sister…

Yugi watched as the duel went on, his heart racing. The fate of the world was at stake, and all he could do was stand on the sidelines and cheer Yume on! She was too distracted by the intensity of the battle to note his existence, so his being there wasn't making a difference. Yugi frowned, and was suddenly struck with an idea.

"Yume!" he called. The girl turned and glared – she didn't need any distractions right now. "I'm going to go find Kioko!" he yelled. "You can do this, as long as you believe in the Heart of the Cards!"

He turned and ran. Apocalypse laughed, amused. Yume turned back to her opponent, the need to destroy him refueled.

The Heart of the Cards? Could Yugi possibly be talking about the bond that she and Kioko shared with their Duel Monsters?

She glanced down at her Duel Disk. The deck of cards was barely visible beneath the system, yet she felt a surge of hope when she glanced at her hand and her deck.

She had to get Kioko back.

"Your Scientist is finished!" she screamed.

He laughed. "Guess again."

Just as Yume was attacking, Apocalypse activated the effect of Magical Scientist. In chain, he activated one of his two facedown cards, a magic card known as Raregold Armour. Yume grimaced. Now Apocalypse could force her to attack any monster on his side of the field.

Maha Vailo's attack redirected at a monster that the Magical Scientist conjured up - a Dark Flare Knight. Dark Flare Knight had an attack power of 2200, and was a fusion of Dark Magician and Flame Swordsman. Under normal circumstances, Apocalypse wouldn't have been able to play a Fusion Monster without undergoing the correct steps first, especially as it still was Yume's turn, but Magical Scientist had a special effect. Dark Flare Knight took the blow and dissolved, but unfortunately for Yume, it didn't take any Life Point damage, due to its effect. However, 1000 points came off, due to the use of Magical Scientist's ability - to Special Summon a Fusion Monster with six stars or less, so Apocalypse stood at a total of 3000.

"Although I may have taken a small scratch of damage, you're the one who takes the bigger amount… at least, you will soon enough..."

He laughed as another creature appeared with 2800 attack points, just enough to take down Yume's Maha Vailo.

"No! Not the Mirage Knight!"

"And before your turn is over, I play this card, Solemn Wishes. I get 500 Life Points each time I draw a card."

"Just go," Yume was tired of him reciting what she already knew.

"Well, now that your turn is over, I shall be making my move and getting my Life Point increase," Apocalypse declared. Now he was on 3500.

He drew his card and smirked. This was too easy.

"This marks the end of you, my little princess," he sneered.

"Call me princess again, you're the one who's going to be marked," Yume gave him a death glare.

"Surely you find me attractive?" he struck a stupid pose. (Think of Dragon Ball Z's Ginyu Force…)

Yume gagged and snorted at him in disgust.

"Fine, but you don't know what you're missing!" he laughed.

If all the Rare Hunters are like THAT, how can they really be my DOOM? Yume sweat dropped. Then, abruptly, another pain stopped her from saying a witty retort. She seethed as it burned into her skull, the pain like a thousand sharp daggers raining down on her in a blaze of fury.

"Enough chat though, love, I really do have to beat you now. Anyway, as I was saying, this card is your inevitable demise."

"What, a scapegoat?" Yume said sarcastically.

Apocalypse smirked and asked, "What's THAT supposed to mean?"

"Nothing, you fruitcake, just play your card!" Yume was growing impatient. With the psychic pain of her sister and this joke of a duelist hitting on her, she didn't know which was worse.

He placed his so-called "doom" card facedown and smiled. "It's not the right time yet, but it will come. Hmmm… first, I switch my Magical Scientist to Defense Mode."

The insane-looking scientist went down onto his knees as Apocalypse changed the position of his card.

Apocalypse sacrificed another 1000 Life Points and Magical Scientist brought forth another Dark Flare Knight. Now the psychopathic Rare Hunter was on 2500 Life Points.

"Anyway, down to business, Mirage Knight, attack Maha Vailo!"

Maha Vailo was obliterated before Yume's eyes. She hadn't suffered a colossal loss however; she was still on 3950 Life Points. It was the loss of her monster that could prove to be a problem.

"Big deal, it's not as though you're able to attack my Life Points directly yet."

"Is that so? Just watch."

"Guess what? Breaker's in defense mode, which means he won't make you take damage, BUT, unless you manage to find a way to stop me, you'll only be able to defend with one monster next turn, and since I have THREE monsters, I can take a HUGE chunk of points from you… and then its only a matter of time before I make my final move…"

His attitude went from stupid to serious. He wasn't smiling anymore. Even a Rare Hunter knew when he had to do his job right. Yume guessed he couldn't screw up, and she felt sort of sorry him. But she had no time to spare pity, but she had a mission to complete. And she had to knock this fool down before he could do the same.

Yume didn't hear the command of Dark Flare Knight annihilating Breaker, as her heart seemed to be now pounding in her ears. Her concentration was almost broken. She only managed to break out of her trance when she saw Breaker's shield fly off in another direction.

"Oh, and to end my turn, I play Graceful Charity," he said, drawing three cards. He then discarded two to the Graveyard, but he only received 500 points. He was now on 3000.

Dark Flare Knight disappeared from the field as the Rare Hunter ended his turn. He frowned.

"Looks like you struck it lucky – due the effect of my Magical Scientist, Dark Flare Knight can't stick around for the rest of the duel. But then again… what's to stop me from Special Summoning him AGAIN next turn?" he laughed again, amused by his own plays.

"Alright. My move," she breathed in twice, raspy short breaths of hope. This card had to be of some use to her. She could not lose this duel at any cost. A United We Stand spell card was her draw. Looking at her hand, there was only one thing to do - bring back an old friend. Yume smiled, but stopped as she remembered an important fact. He had a facedown card on the field. Was it worth risking everything on this card?

It could be a bluff. But Yume knew better than to judge certain duelists like that. He wouldn't have really wasted his time bickering about the card if it were a bluff, or perhaps he would have ranted about it some more in attempts to string her along… not knowing what to trust, she stood there, trembling, unsure of what to do next. For a split second, she thought she could hear Kioko's sweet voice, and even if it wasn't real, Yume wanted to believe that it was. The motivation to get her sister back was powerful, and no facedown card was going to stop her from accomplishing her task.

There had to be a way. And even if there wasn't, Yume was going to punch some walls to find it if she had to.

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Yume: Sorry for the LONG wait. Man, skool sucks, my step dad sucks. My life in general sucks… but I'm out of writer's block I think, and hopefully more updates are expected. But next chapter is Kitana's turn. Who has edited this chapter as well…she's so nice to waste her precious time like that.