Hey minna! Wow, I cant believe that I have 22 reviews! That's the most I've ever received in my life. Though I'm sorta annoyed by the lame chapter name and…*sees Johan glaring at me* What?

Johan: I don't like you.

Kirei: It's what's going on now, isn't it?

Johan: Ya think?

Kirei: I love you?

Johan: No, you don't

Kirei: What? I couldn't help it! My friend got me into torture and harshness towards my favorite characters!

Johan: What the hell are you, Yubel?

Yubel: Wha…?

Kirei: Ew~No! Here's a Judai plushie to comfort you.

Johan: Yay! *snuggles*

Kirei: Anyway…I don't own Yu-Gi-Oh GX and onto my reviewer response.:

Chrisandersenyuki: I've done the same, so I know the feeling. Judai's always been dangerous, but it's been hiding under that cute little face of his.

Chara-the-fire-lover: Yes, cliffhangers suck don't they? Giese and Reaper: You can't kill us, she needs us. Kirei: She can. Both: What? It's against nature! Kirei: Screw nature, I'm the authoress!

Luving Randomness: I had to wonder about Judai after the stunts he pulled he was getting to, inside, and escaping KaibaCorp. He seems like a natural at this stuff

Yukiko Shiroryuu: O_0, does your brother deserve to be saved? Thank you very much for your kind review. Mission Impossible? Hm…that may work.

Oak-chan: Here's the update!

Let's not wait, onto chapter 8!

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He knew that he had to retrieve those cards. Besides him, Judai was aware that the Gem Beasts were Johan's life. If he'd manage to escape with Johan and dare leave his cards behind, the PAD would break. The holder of the Elemental Heroes scanned all the screens on in the surveillance room. A screen in the top left hand corner displayed his prize. "Okay, I see them. What do I do, Jazzlyn-san?"

Break connection to….button….find….and key code….

Jazzlyn's instructions were disconnected and difficult for Judai to comprehend. "Jazzlyn-san?"

Sorry Judai, I gone past my limits. Use your companions

With that final message only his thoughts swam in his mind. Judai was on his own. He decided to decode her orders. Break connection to…button? What button? He glanced around the room, since she hadn't say 'leave'. There in a glass case was a large red button with the words 'emergency'.

This has to be it. But how to break it? Brown orbs scanned the room for an answer. Besides the monitors was a stainless steel box. He smiled. It was his solution.

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Judai walked out the surveillance room. He locked the guards in the closet, why says spy movies teach you nothing? The monitors were blank as the control panel crackled and sparks flew. A sticky liquid, tasting like orange, spread on the console. A smirk graced Judai's face as he walked out.

What better way to break an emergency button than to short out the whole system? Now he had to find the Johan's WATCH. But that, he found, was easier said than done. Despite the structure's design, Judai could determine that the base was extremely large and teeming with guards. So what could he do on his own?

"Kuri kuri!" A familiar duel spirit cooed. Transparent angelic wings appeared along with a brown furry puffball attached to them.

Judai called to the spirit. "Aribou.(1)"

Winged Kuriboh began speaking a mass of 'kuri's towards his owner. In his own way the duel monster was chastising the duelist for either his straight headedness or his denseness towards his cards. When it stopped astral versions of his Neo-Spacians appeared. Neos commented. "He's right Judai, we're all here for you."

"Minna, arigato (2-3)." Judai did a nod of his head as a quick bow. Then he got serious. "Alright, split up and search for a small futuristic looking watch. When you find it meet back here."

All of the cards nodded before disappearing through the walls or corridors. Now it was adolescent's task to remain unsuspicious while his friends searched. He assured mentally, Johan, I'll definitely save you…no matter what.

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Pain.

That was all Johan could feel at the current moment in his life. Both of his arms were numb from their upraised position. Invisible tacks seemed to jab at his lower limbs, tantalized by the ground just one foot from his reach. Fatigue from lack of sleep began to settle. Angry red welts in the repetitious oval design of chains appeared with a vengeance. Hideous combinations of black, blue, and purple spots scattered about his skin, throbbing to even the gentle touch of the air. All of this annoyed the operative, however they were the least of his problems.

He remained stiff in order to keep from reopening any of the long gashes across his frame. Crimson coiled around his sun-kissed complexion and the bruises around his body. Droplets eventually drained into a red puddle underneath his form. Red tinted his vision, bringing a literal sense to 'seeing red'. Johan's head felt lighter than a feather from the amount of blood he lost. His sight couldn't stay focused, severely agitating to the PAD. Then there was also the knives sticking out of his abdomen.

The green-eyed male counted six however he wasn't certain as eyes multiplied the objects. Reaper stuck the blades into his abdomen…the blunette guesstimated an hour and a half. None of them struck his vital organs, but the blow still hurt nonetheless. By now his body was beginning to heal around the knives. Unfortunately, Johan realized, that was exactly what his captor wanted.

However, his thoughts hadn't centered on his condition nor predicting Reaper and Giese's next form of torture. Granted their presence aggravated the adolescent agent but his anger towards the two men were clouded by his concern for his happy-go-lucky boyfriend. Johan wondered where he was, what's his condition like, and whether or not he'd remain safe.

His reverie was broken by a tearing feeling from his chest. Green orbs watched a silver blade shine underneath blood. A smug expression behind it. "Willing to cooperate yet Johan? I can't assure your safety if this continues."

Johan managed to launch a wad of his spit and blood to reach Reaper's albino skin. With a stoic expression the silver-haired man retrieved a handkerchief from his coat pocket. He dabbed away the spit. "All we want is one simple thing."

"One simple thing I refuse to give." green glared amber. More blood squirted from his body. A dull clank informed another knife was removed. The room was spinning to the former North Academia student. "I won't give my family to the likes of you…"

"Family?" Reaper repeated. "They are cards. Inanimate objects that have no soul."

"Then why the hell do you want mine?" Johan demanded, refusing to making eye contact with his jailer.

The high maintenance gentleman smirked before he grasped a fistful of teal locks. He forced the Echo agent's gaze to meet his. "Eyes just like that woman's…As to why, it's simple. Yours are special. Cards combined to make a dragon powerful enough create rifts between dimensions, that's some quite…special and necessary to our goals."

Hoping he'd reveal his organization's intentions, green eyes stared with a fierce intensity. "What goals?"

"You'll find out. Later." was the reply.

From across the room, leaning in a chair with his feet propped was the trapping expert. "You might as well give up, he's more stubborn than an wild animal."

"I suppose you're right." A sadistic smile caused Johan's stomach to flip. "Then I guess we should move onto Judai-kun."

At the mention of the name, Johan tensed. His eyes darted to Giese, who was picking up a phone to call a guard. "Wait."

Johan knew both men expected him to react like this. However, so long as Judai remained in his grasp, they'd always dangle his safety right in front of him. The adolescent knew his love was alive and unharmed, he'd could see him through the two way communicator. The pain in Judai's voice when he screamed out for the torture to stop.

Judai, I'm sorry I brought you into this, the agent mentally scolded himself about the whole idea of introducing the said teenager to his job.

"Yes, Johan?" the sickeningly polite voice broke his reverie.

After a few seconds of thinking, he apologized in his head to his two passions; Judai and his deck. A ragged breath was released. "I'll tell you where they are. If."

The PAD paused with the emphasis of 'if'. "If you assure you won't harm Judai."

"You have my word." Giese snickered. That was the last person he'd trust. So was Reaper. But he had no choice.

Johan resigned. "It…it's in my WATCH."

"Giese-"

"I'll go get it."

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Air Hummingbird had found the WATCH. The Neo-Spacian led him to the entrance to the room containing it. Aqua Dolphin and Flare Scarab were lookouts for the nineteen-year-old. Judai stood outside the room with it inside. A keypad lie on the door. "Kisama (4), I don't have the access code."

"Judai, that hunter fellow is coming this way." Aqua Dolphin alerted him before he and the other duel spirits returned to their respective cards.

"Giese." he gasped. His eyes became the color of orange and teal, the same as Yubel's. He used her power to alter reality for the hunter. He was invisible to the man, so now he just had to stay out of his way. The man approached the locked door where Johan's WATCH was hidden. He typed a few keys on the keypad. A red light flashed across it. The hunter banged on the pass code lock. Despite the situation Judai mentally laughed at the moment.

Judai watched as he attempted about five more times before a green light flashed on lock. As the door opened the brunette stepped behind him. Inside the vault-like structure were tiled floors. Then Giese stepped in and odd fashion. The youth couldn't understand why, then he noticed Giese's foot landed on a tile and it collapsed. Underneath was a vat of acid.

Whoa…

The hunter however had show athletic ability in successfully regaining his balance. Judai, despite being more nimble and smaller, knew he couldn't mirror the pattern Giese was walking so he had to wait for him to come back. He noted it was for the best as Giese hadn't exactly remembered the path as an occasional tile would plummet.

Finally he made it to the far end of the room. Smoke rose from the floor as a circle became visible. A stand ascended into sight. Floating in mid air was the device all the Echo operatives wore. And the holder for Johan's prized possessions, the Gem Beast.

The red head began retracing his steps, towards the entrance. Towards a waiting duelist, who still tried to formulate a plan to stop the psychopath. The man headed towards him, now or never. He opted for the quickest and probably the safest; Yubel's power. "You accidentally stepped on the wrong tile. You're falling, burning from the acid. It's corroding your very skin."

A sudden cry came from them man as he flailed about. He squirmed on the ground, dropping the WATCH in the process. Judai dropped the façade as he reached out to grab the device. Suddenly a firm hand latched onto his wrist. The former Osiris yelped in surprise and made eye contact with a bemused Giese. "Sorry but none of your little parlor tricks don't work on me."

The grip tightened, so much Judai swore he was going to have bruises at the spot, and the Neo-Spacian deck user jerked forward. Caught by surprise, the younger easily lost his balance. A swift fist rammed into the adolescent's abdomen, knocking the air from his lungs. Black spots dotted Judai's vision.

Panicking and unwilling to go down as easily, wildly, yet unpredictably aimed his punch for Giese's face. A sickening crack sounded when it collided. Reeling from the blow, the hunter nearly tumbled towards the maze.

Red from glowering, Giese held nose, where blood was seeping through his fingers. Anger consumed the huntsman as all his rage channeled into his foot. He howled "You little sh*t!"

Combat boots contacted Judai's already bruised chest. Another crack was heard on impact. Judai, both caught off guard and weaker, flew back, slamming into the metallic door. Blood spat from his mouth. Consciousness swiftly escaped the escapee.

Huffing, from his shout and his attempt to control the pain on his face, Giese examined the boy, making sure he was knocked out. Then he casually slung Judai over his shoulder, not concerned for any injuries the brown-eyed duelist sustained. Another spit of blood came from Judai's limp form.

It didn't faze Giese in the least. Not even the fact he had just broken his word to waiting PAD. He's locked up, so there's no problem he thought as he returned to his colleague and favorite adversary.

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Yeah…sorry for the late update! I've been on the road, and stuff so I'm terribly sorry! Yeah, I realize that I'm not making Giese nor Reaper the likeable characters on the story. But…that's the point! Hey, after the story, how about you come up with torture methods and we'll have a big old Reaper and Giese torture session as an omake or extra?

Authoress' Notes:

1) Aribou: Japanese word meaning 'partner'. In the series, Judai often used this name for Hane Kuriboh. Atem also used the term towards Yugi in Yu-Gi-Oh!

2) Minna: Japanese word meaning 'everyone'

3) arigato: Japanese word for 'Thank you'

4) Kisama: A Japanese term meaning 'dammit'!

So now Judai's been caught again! Oh no! What's in story for our poor heroes?

Judai: You know, why don't you tell them?

Kirei: Then I couldn't build up drama! Plus, apparently cliffies drive my readers insane.

Johan: So you want them insane?

Kirei: How do we know they're sane in the first place?

Johan: Touché.

Kirei: Oh yeah! Note: Please take my poll on my page! It's for a possible follow-up series for Family Business!