Hey guys! Man, I've been having writer's block on this particular chapter. I didn't really know how to start it. I mean I know the plot and how it's supposed to go, but sometimes I just don't know what a particular chapter is supposed to be to go from Point A to Point B. But anyways, here it is. Review please!

A few days earlier, Yugi was driving on the Interstate of California. Jaylin wasn't sure where, but she was certain they had left the San Andres Fault. Her and Yugi were on vacation at the moment. They would sometimes have these vacation sprees together, just the two of them. Yugi would save a percentage of his paycheck for weeks like these, being he enjoyed every moment him and Jaylin were together. It was also good for her, being she couldn't have too much dark energy built inside her. It was no different for Yugi. They both always needed those times of enjoying themselves to cool down the dark energy inside them.

Jaylin was changing the radio station, since the last one was starting to show static. There was a variety of stations that seemed very different and each of them were in English. Though, there was one particular station that stuck out to her.

"This is 77.6 the Bull, bringing you the best Country-Western Music," The radio host said.

"There we go," Jaylin said. "I get that they want to be more hip, but you can't beat the old bango and fiddle playin'."

"I can agree with ya there. You know, Professor Hawkins once took Rebecca and I camping. He'd get his old bango and sang old country-western songs from his day. Rebecca would sing along. She also could yodel," Yugi replied.

"What's yodel?"

"It's a kind of thing you do with your voice. I can't do it. I tried and Rebecca said I sounded like I was choking a pine cone."

Jaylin burst out laughing, then asked, "but isn't that what makes American Country songs so interesting? The fact they sound like they're choking on cigarettes, while singing about beer, bars, ladies and depressing shit. Their Square-Dancing's fun, though."

"Don't let the Hawkins' hear that or they'd tease you about your J-Pop."

"I don't even listen to that. I'm more into Baby Metal."

"Oh good lord."

"You listen to it too, Dad. It totally matches, since you already dress like you just came out of a goth club."

"Only when I'm dueling. Otherwise, I dress in work clothes."

"Well, yeah, but-" Jaylin said, then she felt something or someone nearby with a great amount of darkness. Hers and Yugi's eyes flashed gold and red as soon as they felt it.

"Hold on, Princess. We might be heading for-" Yugi said right before dark fog began heading for them. "AH!"

Neither Jaylin or Yugi could see anything, it was pitch black all around them. Yugi pushed the breaks, halting the car to a stop before using his darkness to see through the black fog to make sure the car was on the side of the road. Him and Jaylin didn't hesitate to get out of the car. They were the only ones capable of seeing through this pitch blackness, even concealing themselves in the darkness.

"Stay with me, Princess," Yugi said as Jaylin nodded, then held her father's hand.

Other cars began spinning, swirving and crashing into each other. No one had the capabilities to see through this darkness, being they weren't dark users or trained in using dark magic. Jaylin and Yugi still used their powers to slow down as many cars as they could to save as many civilians as possible. It wasn't long before Yugi felt a presence not too far from him. He glared, showing his crimson red eyes. Jaylin didn't hold back in showing her golden once.

"Are you here to challenge me, because I'm ready, if you are," Yugi warned.

"Hahahaha you already were and lost," the figure smirked as a green blade cut right through Yugi's abdomen. The laugh grew louder as Yugi gasped. The glowing green blade, it looked... oh no!

"Princess, get out of here!" Yugi shouted before coughing.

"DADDY!" Jaylin cried, witnessing the horrific display in front of her. She turned to the figure and glared at him. "I won't-"

"Don't... challenge him! It's the Seal of Orichalcos. He will take your soul as well," Yugi warned as Jaylin turned to her father, then watched as a bright green light shown upon him from the sky, the ground showing a hex that looked like the same one from Fullmetal Alchemist. Just then, Yugi's body became limp and a soul card slowly fell on the ground.

Jaylin, with glowing gold eyes, slowly picked up the card, then looked back at the figure.

"What is this?" Jaylin asked.

"The soul of the Legendary Knight of Tamias. I have done my job," the figure stated.

Just as the figure was about to leave, a strong darkness began to pull against him like a rope. He looked back and saw the strength of the girl's darkness. Jaylin would not let this guy leave so easily. She was going to get answers.

"I want answers and you are going to tell me everything," Jaylin said.

"In that case, how about you talk to my leader? He will reveal everything to you," the figure smirked as Jaylin showed one of her own.

"Gladly," Jaylin replied.


Waking up, Jaylin moaned from the sunlight peeking from the curtains. It was sunrise. Sighing, she got up, sitting on the side of the bed as she walked to what used to be a large town and now hardly showed signs of civilization. Well, she did her task. This is what the Great Leviathan wanted and she gave them to that... thing. Jaylin didn't know what to call it.

The door opened and Jaylin turned, seeing a small, fragile child.

"Are you okay?" The child asked as Jaylin smiled.

"No need to worry, kiddo," Jaylin replied softly, kneeling to the child's level, then petting his head.

"I heard you rolling on the bed. Did you have a bad dream?"

"It's fine. Grown ups tend to shake it off."

"Oh... I see," The child nodded, staring down at the ground.

"Do you need anything? I can make breakfast," Jaylin offered.

"Scrambled eggs with cheese. I like that," the child replied with a soft smile.

"Scrambled eggs coming up!" Jaylin replied, then set herself off to the kitchen of this building, which happened to be an orphanage.

After collecting a good amount of souls, Jaylin needed a place to stay. She spotted an orphanage. The children there were told to stay inside, so they had not known who attacked the town. They offered Jaylin a place to sleep and promised to keep quiet of her stay here. She fed and cared for them, so they instantly loved her. Though, they also weren't stupid. They knew she was hiding something dark within her heart. Though, they felt more kindness from her, than darkness.


Alister was resting on the chair in the hospital, being he was still injured from his encounter with Jaylin. He could not get that scene out of his head. There was no doubt Jaylin needed to be stopped, but there was something bigger at play. Her role for the Great Laviathan was to collect as many souls to revive him. Alister would know that, being he once was in Jaylin's shoes, but there was something different. Jaylin was not being brainwashed or controlled by anyone. She was working at her own freewill, possibly as an attempt to save Yugi.

Seto Kaiba's soul was taken, including Joey Wheeler's, meaning that the Great Leviathan planned to take them out from the start, so he would no longer have to deal with the three legendary knights like last time. So, the question remained how to stop this beast without the three legendary knights? Neither Alister or his friends planned on giving up that easily, not even Mai. She called Tea, who was still teaching a class in Domino City. She was devastated to hear that Yugi's soul was taken and Jaylin had become the pawn of the Great Leviathan. She didn't seem too surprised either, which made Mai wonder what it was that Tea knew about Jaylin that she didn't.

Alister spent his free time watching the News about the devastation and propaganda, until he heard the door open. His waist was in bandages and was sitting on the couch. It was Tea, who brought out four other kids: three girls and a boy. The boy looked to be like one of those kids involved in some sort of gang, while the girls looked normal for the most part, especially the younger one. Alister raised his eyebrows at the children.

"These are Jaylin's friends. They heard what happened and want to tag along," Tea explained.

"How many orphanages do you got around here?" The boy asked.

"You are?" Alister asked.

"Shon Rhinoksi, now are you gonna answer my question or...?" Shon asked nonchalantly. Rude kid.

"I don't know. Why?"

"Jay is there cooking for the kids."

"What?"

"I've known that bitch, since we were babies. She's a mommy when it comes to orphans. Used to make rice balls for us during our preschool days," Shon smirked.

"Ain't that the truth," One twin girl agreed, who had dyed red hair.

"Is it true? Did Jaylin really do all this?" The younger girl with long blue hair asked with devistation on her facial features as she stared in horror at the destruction outside.

"The streets are painted with Jaylin Yuki. She can be a real bitch as your enemy. Good thing I wasn't at the front row seats or I'd be deader than those bodies on the streets," Shon snorted.

"You're not funny and never were the first time you made a death joke," the twin with the black hair glared.

"That's because you girls get emotional over everything."

"I don't find it funny either," Alister glared.

"I'm not the one, who got himself fucked up. Then again, I'd be dead if I did encounter Jaylin at this stage," Shon laughed.

"Don't worry about him. He's a complete dick, but he's known Jaylin longer than us. He knows how she works and where she'll go next," the twin with the red hair assured Alister.

Alister almost rolled his eyes. He figured that, but the girls seemed genuinly nice, while the youngest was still in shock. He asked, "what'er your names?"

"Katal Yakasha, this is my sister, Kathle Yakasha. The young one there is Blair Flannigan," Katal introduced herself, the girl with the dyed red hair, as Alister nodded.

"Aside from Blair, you all seem to be taking this well," Alister replied.

"Have you met Jaylin in person?"

"Not really, but I don't see a psychotic teenage girl being the type Yugi would choose to raise as his own."

"Jaylin's a bitch, but she's not psychotic! Watch yourself, big boy!" Shon defended with sharp, gray-blue eyes that could kill. Kid had a mouth, but he seemed to care about Jaylin a lot.

"You do realize I'm 35, right?" Alister asked with stubborn eyes.

"You do realize I don't give a fuck, right?"

"Shon, stop! His first meeting with Jaylin wasn't the best, as you can already see out there," Kathle rebuked, pointing out the window.

"Doesn't matter. He used to work for that Orichalcos monster guy! He's one to talk when it comes to destruction. Jaylin is practically a saint compared to him!" Shon pointed out.

"I didn't destroy cities or towns," Alister defended.

"No, you hijacked a plane, forced a minor to duel you on said plane, then forced a younger minor to drive said plane. You noticed Jaylin never touched any children, Senior citizens, ill or disabled. That's why this hospital is still in one piece," Shon replied as Alister's eyebrows rose.

"How'd you...?"

"Mr. Kaiba often babysat Jaylin, while Pops was going to school. That dude told some interesting tales about you bozos," Shon smirked.

"Kaiba's still pissed at you for putting Mokuba in harms way and almost killing them," Katal pointed out as Alister sighed guiltily.

"Fine, perhaps I was out of line by calling your friend psycho. I'm under a lot of pressure at the moment and with those bizzarre powers she has in her grasp and all the legendary knights gone, we need a Plan B. If you guys can help me stop Jaylin from destroying the country, if not aim for Japan as her next target, I want to know."

"You want my suggestion? Don't go after Jaylin. She will kill you," Shon said.

"Are you serious?" Alister glared.

"He's right. Jaylin is not the real enemy here. It's the Great Leviathan. If you target Jaylin, even if you manage to knock her out, her Ka will kill you and she's worse than Jaylin with almost no moral compass," Kathle replied, showing a frown.

"Bitch number 2 probably already has problems in the Spirit World," Shon replied, staring outside.

"But, we can't let Jaylin destroy more than she already has! Are you saying we should just let her kill and destroy more!?" Blair cried in outrage.

"Of course that's not what I'm saying! I'm saying that we need to aim for the real enemy. Jaylin is in the worst position possible and unless we take out the boss, she's going to stay in that position. Right now, she's angry and hurt. She'll be in more pressure, if you decide to play sacrifice and you won't hurt your friends on her. Jaylin doesn't work like that! She ain't Superman. She will kill you!"

"Kills without hesitation. What kind of killer did Yugi raise?" Alister muttered.

"I'll be honest, but Jaylin has issues not even we can understand," Kathle replied, shaking her head sadly.

"What's your say in this?" Alister asked Tea.

"They're right. Jaylin is a killer that holds a strong moral compass. She always has had anger management problems as a child. That's why I got her into dance classes," Tea replied.

"That's why this doesn't surprise you?" Alister asked, looking outside at the destruction.

"Partly. I've also seen Yugi's powers as well. Not as powerful, but it was enough to destroy a whole island," Tea explained.

"Pardon?" Alister asked with widened eyes.

"Yugi was devastated, but when he couldn't control his powers and kept hurting us, he ran away to an island. He made friends and fell in love with a young girl he killed by accident. He's never been the same since."

Alister blinked, then stared at the ground. It would make sense for Yugi to adopt a girl with issues with controlling her powers and emotions. To kill someone you love? It would devastate anyone. Alister was devastated when his little brother was murdered. How could anyone not be devastated when someone you love is killed, especially by your own hands. Maybe Jaylin was someone Yugi could see himself in, in how both had powers and emotions beyond their control. After her father was taken, Jaylin would start rampaging and destroying cities, but there seemed to be more behind it. Something terrifying.

After a sigh, a bright light began to shown from the inside of Tea's purse. Everyone gasped as Tea dug into her purse and found the source of the light. It was from a single card in Yugi's deck that Tea kept, after Yugi's soul was taken. All of Yugi's belongings were given to Tea, being she was the closest family in the country, after arriving. Jaylin not picking up her father's deck only made sense, being she would not want to contaminate the deck with what she was getting herself involved in.

Tea's hand trembled as she picked up the card that read Judgment of the Pharaoh. The light shined brighter, then became a transcended figure of Atem. Everyone gasped as Alister stared at a green stone that appeared on the floor. He glared.

"Other Yugi?" Tea asked with a trembling voice.

"Now, there's a name I haven't heard in years," Atem teased.

"You're using the Orichalcos to summon yourself here," Alister said with glaring eyes.

"Good to see you too. I only have a limited amount of time to use this. Former users of the Orichalcos are able to use its powers without the brainwashing effect, but it will only last for as long as they've previously used it. It's brainwashing works like a virus where it's dangerous, but the body can become immune to its dangerous effects," Atem explained.

"How did you find this out?" Alister asked with folded arms.

"He totally used it in a duel," Shon smirked, chuckling.

"It... was an accident," Atem admitted, blushing.

"Bullshit!"

"Did they try taking your soul too?" Tea asked, after calming herself from the shock.

"Yes and failed. Also, a friend of mine was able to save Aibou from the beast, though his soul is tired. He's in the spirit world right now," Atem replied.

"A friend?" Blair asked.

"Someone from my memories. She... I think she's Jaylin's Ancient Self. She often calls her 'Master.'"

"It's Bitch 2," Shon replied.

"Jezerel the Dark Queen, we've met a couple of times. She saved Yugi and you both have met before?" Tea asked.

"Yes. We're going to meet with Dartz to find out what the Great Beast is plotting and what he wants with Jaylin. I can't talk much longer. The former users of the Orichalcos must use it again. It's the gateway to where the Beast lies," Atem said, grabbing a hold of his forehead as his eyes began to show bits of red. He ten disappeared.

"I guess he could only take ten minutes before that Orichalcos can take him," Shon said.

"That must've been how long he had it when dueling Raphiel," Tea said.

"So, we can use it longer," Alister muttered, staring out the window, then at a green stone. He snatched it as it instantly turned into an Orichalcos card. "The gate to where the Great Beast lies, huh?"