When Jaden woke up the next morning, Destiny was gone. He looked around the campsite, but no trace of her was to be found except for the smoldering ashes of a campfire. Then, he heard faint singing.
"I'm sailing away…Set an open course for the virgin sea…"
He followed the voice until he came upon a small spring a short walk away from the campsite. Kneeling next to it was Destiny, who was washing dishes and singing "Sail Away" by Styx.
"Good morning, Destiny!" he shouted.
She stopped singing and looked up. Her face turned pink. "Oh! Good morning! I didn't know you were standing there!"
"I've been looking everywhere for you!"
Destiny's face got pinker. "Sorry! I would have told you where I was going, but I didn't want to wake you. I thought I could make it back before you woke up."
"It's ok." Jaden scrambled down the hill he was standing on. "If you're done, we'd better get going."
Destiny slid the dishes into her backpack. "Ok then." She turned to the campsite, then stopped. "Wait. You said we'd have a duel today!"
"Did I?" said Jaden smilingly.
"You little!-" Destiny playfully whacked him on the shoulder. Jaden fake-punched her back. They were having so much fun with their play fight that neither of them noticed Marik watching from where Jaden had been just moments ago.
"Oh, how sweet. Honeymooning, are we?" he laughed.
Destiny protectively stepped in front of Jaden. Marik threw her aside.
"Get out of my way, you scrawny little bitch."
All of the natural color went out of Destiny's face and was replaced by a bright red. Her eyes lit up like fireworks. She stepped right in front of Marik again and slapped him right across the face.
"You MONSTER! You horrible, awful, heartless monster!"
"Destiny, don't. I promised Avery-" Jaden started to say.
"I don't care what you promised him! He can't speak to me like that!" shouted Destiny, shoving Marik up against a tree. He tapped the Millennium Rod, turning it into a staff, and jabbed it at her chest, throwing her onto the ground. As he was raising it to attack, Jaden leapt up on Marik's back, throwing him off balance and distracting him for a minute.
"Destiny, run! Forget about me, I'll be fine! Go!" Jaden shouted from Marik's back.
"Jaden if you think I'm going without you, you're an idiot. A cute, funny, charming-"
"A LITTLE HELP HERE!" cried Jaden, who was struggling to cling on to Marik.
Destiny grabbed the nearest thing- her backpack- and threw it at Marik. It hit him squarely in the head, knocking Jaden off and making Marik fall to the ground.
"Well well, looks like the girl's got some strength." said Marik, standing up and brushing himself off. "Too bad I have to crush her like a grape." As he was about to bring the serrated edge of the Millennium Rod down on Destiny, a motorcycle burst through the woods. They man on said motorcycle pulled Destiny and Jaden onto it and took off, much to the annoyance of Marik.
"What? COME BACK HERE, YOU BASTARD!" He shouted. But it was too late. The motorcycle was already speeding away.
"WHATEVER YOU DO, DON'T LET GO!" the man shouted.
"WAY AHEAD OF YOU!" yelled Jaden as he flailed around on the back of the motorcycle.
********************************************************************************Who is the mysterious man on the motorcycle? Will Destiny and Jaden ever have their duel? Find out next time! Please review!