I wandered around the Pharaoh's mind I came across a door and opened it, as I opened the door my eyes were assaulted by a black swirling mass. I saw a blonde woman chained by a couple of duel monsters and my brother's evil side beginning to call out an attack with the Winged Dragon of Ra. Suddenly a blonde boy ran onto the duel arena and I turned to see the Pharaoh scream at the boy just as I was sucked back into the puzzle and blasted into the wall across from the door.

"Damn it all to hell!" I jumped up and lunged back though the door just in time to see the blast from Ra coming straight at Yami. "Yami NOOOOO!" I cried and lunged between the blast of Ra and the Pharaoh. I heard Yami scream my name just as Ra's blast pounded into my chest. Time felt as if it slowed and each second that ticked by felt like hours of agony. Slowly Ra's blast ended and I collapsed. My world turned black and my body felt weightless.

"Jessica? Jessica!" I heard the Pharaoh scream from somewhere beyond the darkness. I tried to move, to breathe, but my chest felt heavy and my breath died in my lungs. "JESSICAAAAAAA!"

"She's gone Yami…." Yugi whispered softly.

"No she's not! You're lying! She's NOT gone!" Yami screamed again and again.

I pushed my way through the darkness, though I felt the shadows grabbing at my feet. They ripped at the flesh of my arms and legs and still I pressed on. "I won't die yet, my mission's not done." I growled at the shadows, my red eyes flashing with my inner power. The shadows slowly crept up my body until they were lashing at my face and I threw my arms out, a bright golden light formed a shield around my body. "Your darkness will taint me no more! I've found the light and that light is my Yami!" I screamed as the shadows dissipated and I was sucked by an unseen force away from the darkness.

"Please come back Jessica…please…" Yami sobbed as he held onto my body.

"I'll take over now Pharaoh…you try and rest please." Yugi said just before laying me down flat on the ground. I twitched my fingers slightly and I heard the gasps of several people and one voice ruin the moment.

"It's just a reflex, guys. She's still gone."

"Shut up Duke! Don't make it worse!" Yugi screamed at the guy. Slowly I managed to part my lips and speak.

"Yea you ass…this was my big moment and…aahh" I winced as Yami took over Yugi's body again and hugged me tight. I opened my eyes and saw his face red and tear stained.

"Don't you ever do something like that again!" he sobbed into my chest. "I thought I lost you…"

"And let you run off with someone else? No way, you're stuck with me for a while." I grinned and blushed. "If that's ok with you, I mean." Yami grinned and nodded happily at me, still no letting go.

"Uh…hey Yug, who is dis girl anyway? How come you never told us 'bout her?" the blonde boy Yami protected earlier asked as he looked confused from me to Yami. Yami looked up to him with a chuckle before answering.

"Well Joey, she's Marik and Ishizu's sister. She's supposed to be my protector and as you saw, she's excellent at it." Yami looked at me again, this time with softness in his eyes. "And she means more to me than I can begin to explain." With that everyone introduced themselves to me. I tried to stand up but fell over and sighed.

"Well this sucks." I laughed and saw Mokuba walk over to me.

"Not to worry, Jessica. We'll have you looked at by doctors right away!" he grinned and ran off.

"I hate to interrupt the festivities but I have a tournament to finish so if you all would get off my platform I'd like to continue now. Or do you forfeit the competition now?"

"Oh shut up Kaiba we're goin'!" Joey yelled before he and Yami helped me stand up. I looked up and saw my sister run over and take me from them.

"You two have a tournament to finish, I'll take her to the doctors. Please my Pharaoh, you need to save the world!" Ishizu said as she helped me to the elevator. "I'm proud of you Jessica. You were strong and brave and you fought the darkness with great strength. Our Pharaoh is lucky to have you."

"That means I can really be with him?" I gasped and leaned against a wall to look at my sister. She nodded and opened the door to the room I'll be kept in.

"That means as long as you and the Pharaoh are happy together no one can stop you."