Kyo huffed as she looked over her current situation. She had Oxomoco: Goddess of the night on her side of the field and she knew if she gave up two hundred life points, she could get rid of Eric's Gear golems and win the game with a direct attack. The issue was that he had a face down card on his field. She needed Giant Trunade and she could win…but would her deck actually listen to her? "Come on dear…quit stalling and attack already." Eric mocked her. Kyo glared. Should she just attack rashly? If this was a fight with Atem he would have five different ways to kick her butt when she attacks rashly. "I…I draw." Kyo closed her eyes and prayed. She yanked the card out and slowly opened her eyes and smiled. The heart of the cards were on her side. "YES! IT WORKS IT ACTUALLY WORKS!"

"What works?" Eric frowned with an unamused look. "Hmph…I activate the card Giant Trunade to get rid of that pesky face down card!"

"WHAT NO YOU CAN'T!"

"I SO CAN! NOW THAT YOUR CARD IS GONE I GIVE UP TWO HUNDRED POINTS TO GET RID OF YOUR TWO MONSTERS. SAY BYE TO YOUR GOLEMS!" Eric's face twisted into a face of horror as Oxococo eradicated his monsters. "Now…I ATTACK WITH MIDNIGHT SABER SLASH!" The attack hits and knocked Eric down to the ground. Kyo gasped and looked down at her disk, one hundred. That was her life points while Eric's dropped past one hundred and ended at zero. "I…won?" Set came running up. "THAT WAS AMAZING! OH MY GOODNESS YOU WERE A PRO OUT IN THAT DUEL!"

"I won!...I really won! I WON OH MY GOD I ACTUALLY WON MY FIRST DUEL!" Kyo cheered out of excitement and high fived Set. Eric frowned and got up. "Congratulations…you've got some skills to beat the king of games, but sadly that wasn't an official duel." Kyo looked over at Eric with a confused look. "What do you mean…that was a fair duel wasn't it?" Eric smirked. "Come now you've never dueled in front of an audience before, the only real duels are fought in front of cheering fans, this is nothing to celebrate." Kyo glared. "You know what. I don't care, this was the first duel I've ever won and I'm proud of that." She turned on her heels and stormed off. Set chased behind her. "Hey wait up!"

They made it out and in the van with Carter. "Hey Carter sorry for the hold up…"

"Atem hasn't called back!" Kyo frowned. "What do you mean?!" Carter sighed. "I mean, I've been trying to call Atem for the past thirty minutes to say we were going to be a little late cause of your duel! But he never answered and this is Atem we are talking about! He's mister responsibility and he should have called back by now." Kyo shook her head. "I think you're over reacting it's midnight. I bet he just fell asleep." Set then sighed. "No, that isn't like Atem. He wouldn't just fall asleep knowing we were here." Kyo then started to get a chill. "We need to hurry home. I have a bad feeling about this."

"Uhg…" Atem slowly opened his eyes. His head felt dizzy from being knocked out. "Uhg…MAI!" He tried to get up and was immediately reminded of his broken arm and rib. "AHHK SHIT!" he hit the floor and groaned in pain. "Maybe…I could use some shadow magic to help…" He tried to summon a monster to help him to his feet but again pain shot through his whole body. "Shit! shit shit shit shit!" Atem yelped. Shadow magic was crossed off his options. All he could do was roll onto his back and hope that help will come soon. "Shit! When Kyo comes back…oh gods she's going to have my head." Atem glanced down at his chest. He could feel where bruises were forming. "Man I don't want to look at my arm…it's going to be all sorts of black and blue." Atem sighed a painful sigh. "Hello!? Kyo! Mai are you up there!?" Atem recognized that voice. It was the police captain Akihiro. "C…Captain! In…IN HERE!" Atem called out painfully. He heard footsteps come closer, "A…ATEM!?" Atem tried to look up to see Akihiro. "O…over…uhg…here…" Akihiro ran over and Atem saw his pale grey eyes and peppered hair. "Atem what happened here?...where does it hurt?"

"I was babysitting Mai when…the..the murderer…he busted through the door…" Akihiro's hand brushed against Atem's broken rib. "RAAK!" He arched his back in pain. "Stay still Atem. Let me lift you shirt out of the way. Sounds like a broken rib."

"Ha ha…uhg…I know….Amon made that…ug…crystal clear…my upper right arm was snapped as well." Akihiro narrowed his eyes. "Amon? You mean the murderer…You knew the murderer?" Atem nodded. "He…he's my older half-brother….six foot…thick black….AHHK!" there was a sharp pain when Akihiro lifted Atem's shirt out of the way. Akihiro frowned. "Where is Mai?" Atem shook his head. "I was knocked out…she was…kidnapped." Akihiro stopped what he was doing and gave a grave look. "Oh no…Atem tell me where Kyo is."

"Kyo?...I…" Atem frowned. He couldn't remember why he was babysitting Mai. Fear crept up into his mind. "I…can't remember…" Akihiro noticed Atem's rapid breathing. "Atem calm down…You're just in shock, the memories will come back."

"No you don't understand….I can't remember exactly why I'm here…I don't know where Kyo is at….She might be in danger! I have to…"

"Stay still." Akihiro helped Atem up into a sitting position. Then he took out a flash light and shined it into his eyes. "Ah…that's bright…"

"Just checking your pupils. Making sure you're not slipping into another panic attack." Atem frowned. "I'm not going to slip in…into…" Everything started to blur again. "into…" Atem's head tilted and he slipped into darkness again. "Atem?...ATEM!?" Akihiro shook Atem's shoulder but he didn't respond. Akihiro then checked his pulse. "Normal pulse…okay he just blacked out from shock." He scooped Atem up into his arms and carried him down the five flights of stairs. Akihiro sighed as he saw the bloody carnage the murderer left behind. He was glade that Atem couldn't see the mass murder his older brother caused. The other officers saw him and Atem and got a stretcher for him. "Hey there's a van outside trying to get in. should we…"

"Is Kyo Anaki in that van?" the officers looked at each other with a dumbfounded look. "Go and get her, Bring her here…also call over an ambulance. Atem has two broken bones. Upper left arm and lower left rib." They nodded and hurried off. Akihiro sat down next to the stretcher. "UUh…How…how am I outside?" He stood back up and saw that Atem was waking up. "You just had a slight shock, that's why you blacked out." Atem gave a small smirk. "Me shocked? Ha..haha…is that why I feel like shit right now?"

"Well that and your broken bones." Atem looked over to his arm. "Shit…Amon really banged me up didn't he?" Akihiro nodded. "Yea son, he did, but looks like you put up one hell of a fight too." Atem winced, "Yea…he threw me against the wall…why did you call me son?" Akihiro smiled. "To be honest you remind me of my son. He passed away two years ago. He would be about your age now. I don't know you just…there's something about you that is similar to him."

"Hm…" Atem sighed. "ATEM!" Kyo came running up in a panic. "Kyo…Kyo I…"

"Oh my god Atem you were hurt! Is Mai okay? Where is Mai Atem?" Atem looked away from Kyo's pleading eyes. "Kyo…I couldn't stop the murderer from taking her…he took her." Kyo's eyes grew larger. Her eyes started to water. "No…no she…don't fuck with me about this Atem…she can't be…"

"I wouldn't…I wouldn't lie about this. Kyo I tried to keep her safe but…" Kyo backed up. "No…don't talk to me…" Tears were spilling out of her eyes. "Kyo please don't…I know this is hard…" But Kyo shook her head. "Just…JUST DON'T TALK TO ME!" She whipped around and ran off crying. "KYO WAI…AHK!" Atem felt a bad sting from his arm and rib. "Hey calm down. It wasn't your fault." Atem nodded. "Okay…but no need for the ambulance. Set can heal me…"

"Oh really how?" Atem turned red. "He…well he's…a psychic healer and is really good." Akihiro frowned. "Really?" Atem nodded. "Okay then…You're a psychic duelist aren't you?"

"Sort of sir." Atem gave another nod. Akihiro nodded. "Okay then…I'll help you get over to Set."

Atem and Akihiro made it to Carter's home where Set freaked out upon seeing the state Atem was in. "HOLY HELL! ATEM YOUR HURT!"

"Set…I know you can heal this." Set looked over Atem's arm and rib. "Hmph why do mortals have to have such weak bones." Atem narrowed his eyes at the comment. "Because we aren't immortals who have skin of gold and bones of silver." Akihiro sighed as Atem lied down on the couch for Set to heal him. He looked over at Carter and frowned. "I told Kyo she'll have to stay with you three. It isn't safe for her to stay alone and with her sister missing…I can't have her getting hurt too." Carter nodded. "I got it. We won't do anything to hurt her if that is what you are worried about."

"I know you guys wouldn't, but…"

"Kyo is upset isn't she?" Akihiro nodded. "Yea…but that is to be expected. I'll bring her and Mai's belongings here." Carter frowned. "You guys will catch the murderer right?"

"We'll do our best." With that Akihiro left. "OW! SET THAT HURTS!" Atem snapped when Set pressed a hand against his rib. "Well quit squirming and this wouldn't be so painful!"

"Uhg!..." Atem then looked over to where Kyo's room will be. "Where is she?"

"Who boyish girl? She's at the police station still. She had to fill out the paperwork for her sister's kidnapping. She's also still crossed about your losing her sister."

"I didn't lose her sister…Amon broke in and took her."

"While giving you a sever ass whooping in the process." Set hit a nerve and Atem just gave a dark glare. "What I'm being honest Atem, You haven't used your shadow magic abilities in years…"

"You could tell I used it couldn't you."

"Well duh, anyway you haven't used that power in years while your older brother has been honing it and working it to the point where I bet he didn't even break a sweat beating your tiny ass. What were you thinking?" Atem sat up and snapped at Set. "I was doing my job!" with that he got up and started to storm off. Set shook his head. "Atem…just like how you train Kyo's dueling abilities, you need to chip the rust off your shadow magic." Atem stopped and sighed. "And what do you suggest? There isn't any more shadow magic wielders and the only reason Amon got stronger was because he had the millennium spell book to guide him."

"Is that a hint of doubt I detect?" Set mocked. Atem turned bright red. "No…just…"

"Atem darling. You have your strength, you are a strong man and you will gain your ability back." Atem frowned thought. "I still feel horrible for losing Mai… that was my fault."

"No it wasn't and Kyo will not blame you." Atem shook his head. "No…but she needs time."