TWO-POINT-ZERO

AN: So, here's chapter eight. Now, for those of y'all who didn't read chapter seven, which of course, is impossible, here's the scoop. Adriana and Eric get somewhat of a talk from their respective fathers, about how they proud they are, and of course, some good natured ribbing about grades and their so-called "date". During the dance, they're about to seal their love when the Neo Darkness decides to crash the party! Anyway, I don't own YGO GX, but I do own all OCs. There. Now, ON WITH THE SHOW!

Chapter Eight: Revelation

"What are you talking about?" Serena asked.

"You heard me." The masked duellist in the lead said. "We want you."

"Sorry. But I'm not just a free agent you can sign on to your team." Serena replied. "It takes a little more than that to 'take' me."

"You don't have a choice in the matter; you will join us." The lead said.

"Haven't you heard?" Rick asked. "Maybe that mask might have done something to your hearing, so I'll reiterate what she said. She said NO."

"This doesn't concern you." The lead replied as she snapped her fingers. Rick felt something push against him, and throw him away from Serena into the wall.

"Rick!" Bobbi, Michelle, Serena and even Tim screamed as he hit the wall. Michelle, Bobbi, and Tim ran up to him as he came to after that.

"You ok, hot head?" Bobbi asked.

"Never felt better." Rick answered.

"What were you thinking, pal?" Tim asked.

"Guess I wasn't." Rick answered. "Come on, Serena needs us." He said as he got up. The rest of the crew grabbed their duel disks and prepped them, but Serena stopped them.

"This is my fight." She said. "Don't interfere. Tim, lead them out of here."

"That's right." The masked lead said. "Now, why don't we have a little change in environment so that we won't be interrupted?" She then said some words that even Bastion couldn't get and before long the area both of them were in was surrounded in pure darkness. As all that happened, Tim led the rest of the students out of the room.

"You think she'll be ok, moneybags?" Rick asked.

"Don't worry about her. She's tough." Tim answered. "You've got to be when your parents divorced early in your childhood."

"I hope you're right, moneybags." Rick said. "For her sake."

"I hope so too." Tim replied.

Meanwhile, Serena saw what happened, and she asked, "What is this?"

"Blackness." The masked woman said. "Now there's one way out, and that's to duel." As she said that, her disk activated as did Serena's.

"If that's how you want to settle it, then why don't we settle it that way?" Serena asked.

Serena/??: GAME ON!

Serena: 4000

??: 4000

"Of course, there is a price the loser has to pay, but then again, you'll find out. So draw your first card!" The masked duellist said.

"My pleasure." Serena replied. "I put a card face down, and summon my Crystal Beast Cobalt Eagle (1400/800) in attack mode!" She yelled out.

"Holy heck, Serena!" Cobalt Eagle said. "You think I'm an owl or something? I should be asleep by now with all this darkness!"

"Get serious, Eagle." Serena replied. "Our lives may be on the line here." She then turned to her opponent. "It's your move." She said.

"Well then, I'll place two cards face down, and summon out a monster you might have known from your father's early days; Advanced Crystal Beast Topaz Tiger (1600/1000)!" The masked woman cried.

'Wow… her deck seems familiar.' Serena thought. 'No it couldn't be.'

"Advanced Topaz, attack cobalt eagle!" The masked duellist cried as the attack hit the mark.

Serena: 3800

??: 4000

"If you really knew how to duel with crystal beasts, you should remember their special effect!" Serena yelled. "Instead of going to the graveyard, they happen to stay." She explained as a cobalt stone appeared on her field. "It's my move! I'll summon out my Crystal Beast Sapphire Pegasus (1800/1200) in attack mode!" she cried out.

"All right, Serena!" Sapphire Pegasus said. "Let's go and attack this impostor!"

"My thoughts, exactly." Serena replied. "Attack Advanced Topaz Tiger now!"

Serena: 3800

??: 3800

But then, the advanced topaz tiger turned into a topaz crystal. "Let me guess, they don't get destroyed as well?" Serena asked.

"Exactly." Her opponent answered. "You know, your father happened to be quite good with this deck, but he never used it to the best of his ability!"

"How do you know my father?" Serena fired back.

"Oh you'll see soon enough!" Her opponent replied as she drew. "I'll just place one monster in defence position and end my turn here."

"Ok, time out." Serena said. "You haven't even answered my question. What does my father have to do with this deck you possess here, and how do you know him?"

"Touchy." The masked duellist replied as her right hand approached her mask. "But then again, you were too young to know what happened."

"Too young? What are you talking about?" Serena asked as truth finally came to her in spades. "No… It couldn't be."

"That's right, Serena. Do you remember now, or is the memory just too painful?" The masked duellist said as she took off her mask, revealing her face for the first time.

END CHAPTER

AN: Looks like a cliff-hanger… Don't worry, I'll finish the duel next chapter or the chapter after that… R&R!