After a stop for half an hour, the group carried on with their journey. Beth carried the bags again but was slightly struggle, failing to hide it from everyone. Jesse quickly walked up to her and grabbed one of the rucksacks. "Here, let me help." Beth looked to her left to see Jesse take the bag of her left shoulder before she could argue back.
"Thank you." Jesse gave her a warm smile before putting the bag over his shoulder. "So you've walk this everyday for 5 years?" Jesse asked Beth with a bit of shock in his voice. Beth nodded.
"Pretty much." Beth said with a shrug. Jesse shook his head, not believing this. "You get use to it though." Beth assured to him.
"I don't know how you got used to it." Beth and Jesse turned to see Yuma said walking up to them. "I mean how can someone walk nearly 2 hours non-stop?"
"Simple, its called practise." Beth said simply. They carried on walking for at least another half an hour they had finally came across the river. "And here we are." Everyone stopped and sat down against a tree. Beth and Jesse placed the bags on the floor, and then Beth turned to look at everyone.
"Okay, so if the girls would like to follow me I will lead you to where we can get bathed without any boys peeking." Beth said the last bit looking mainly at the boys. Some of the boys smirked while a couple looked disappointed. Beth picked up one of the bags and then all of the girls stood up and followed her round a bush where they started to get unchanged. "Okay now I bet you all don't want to get naked in front of each other," Some of the girls looked at each other not liking that idea, "which is why there is an hidden area in the river each of you one at a time can get fully unchanged and get washed."
Once the girls were unchanged into their under-wear Beth lead them into the river. Beth stepped into it with no problems while the other girls were starting to shiver. They were all soon in the river with the water up just over their knees. Each of the girls also brought their clothes with them to wash as well. Rio said that she would like to go first to get washed, so Beth led her over to the hidden area, which was actually under a tree with a big branch covering the entrance.
"Here you are, once your washed come back out and you can get you clothes washed." And with that Beth let Rio to her business. Beth slowly walked over to the other girls and they all began to wash their clothes, some chose to start washing their hair by leaning forward and putting their head in the water. Soon after 20 minutes all the girls were done. As they came back round to see they guys, the boys were all grouped together talking.
"Hey what you boys talking about?" Tea asked. They guys look their new arrivals with a slight confusion on their faces.
"Where did you get new clothes?" Flip asked. The girls looked down at themselves. They were wearing a basic short sleeved top and jeans with rips in them. Beth stepped forward with a bag in her hand.
"Me. And now its your turn to get changed." Beth said throwing the bag to Flip, who failed to catch it. Everyone giggled as Flip fell back when the bag hit him on his chest. "Okay boy chop chop, we need to get back before the sun starts to set."
Soon half and hour went by and the boys appeared wearing the same kind of clothes the girls were wearing. Beth had put all of their wet clothes into two bags, one for the girls and one for the boys. Once everything was brought together they were soon on the road again to home.
After walking for half an hour some started to get a bit tired. "Hey Beth?" Beth turned around and looked at Axel who was walking over to her.
"Yeah Axel, what is it?" Beth asked as they carried on walking.
"Some of the others are starting to get tired. Can we take a break by any chance?" Beth bit her lip and looked ahead at the sky. The sun looked like it was getting ready to set.
"I'm sorry Axel but we can't. They sun will be setting soon, and we need to get back before it does." Axel looked like he wanted to argue back but he could see in her face that she couldn't risk them staying out late. He nodded and walked back over to Jim.
"What she say mate?" Jim asked. Axel shook his head.
"She said we can't risk the sun setting on us." Axel said to Jim. Jim sighed, but carried on walking. Jim looked around at everyone at saw the exhaustion on some of their faces.
"We really need to take a break." Jim said to Axel. Axel nodded. Yugi was nearly dragging his feet against the ground when Atem appeared next to him.
"Yugi," Atem said to get Yugi's attention.
"Yeah Atem?" Yugi said weakly.
"I sense a presence again." Atem told Yugi. Yugi looked around and only saw the same group he had been with for a week. But this time he felt something, something different. A different pair of eyes watching.
"I think your right Atem." Atem disappeared and Yugi ran up to Beth. "Beth!" Yugi called out. Beth turned around to Yugi. "We're being watched." Beth gave him a confused yet serious look.
"Are you sure?" Beth asked him. Yugi nodded.
"I'm sure. Don you not feel like your being watched?" Yugi asked her. Beth looked away from Yugi and closed her eyes. She took a deep breath and then let out a big sigh. Her eyes suddenly shot open and she stopped moving.
"Stop." She called out to the group. A couple of 'thank god' whispers were heard but Beth did not say anything about it. She took the bow of her back and placed and arrow on the string. She looked around the area to see if she could see anything. Everyone also looked round, some confused other know that there is something wrong.
Yuma looked around the area, not sure if someone saw in fact watching them. Astral suddenly appeared. "Yuma." Yuma turned to Astral.
"Astral, what is it?" Yuma asked.
"I sense a presence near by." Astral warned Yuma. Yuma's eyes narrowed. Yuma looked around the area again, hoping he could spot out who or what the presence was. An idea then popped into his head. He turned back to Astral.
"Do you think you can sense where its coming from?" Yuma asked Astral. Astral nodded and closed his eyes. Yuma carried on looking around for any sign of the enemy. Astral's eyes suddenly shot open.
"Yuma, up there!" Astral said pointing to on o the buildings. Yuma looked up and saw a dark figure running across the rooftops.
"Beth!" Yuma called out. Everyone looked at him. "Up on the roof!" Yuma called out pointing to the roof.
"I see him!" Beth called out, before aiming her arrow. The figure was running so fast the Beth could not get a clear target. Beth growled in frustration. The figure suddenly leaped from the building's rooftop to another building. Everyone looked at the figure with a surprised look. The figure then suddenly disappeared.
"Where did he go?" Jack said with an annoyed tone.
"Right here." Everyone looked to see the figure, actually a man, appear to them from a dark alleyway. The figure was no other than-
"Bakura." Yugi growled. Tea, Tristan and Joey all tensed. Bakura laughed. He look the exact same. He wore black trousers with a long red coat, exposing his chest. He also wore the millennium ring around his neck. Bakura laughed.
"Well, well, well. If it isn't little Yugi and his annoying friends." Yugi and his friends growled. Bakura laughed and looked at the rest of the group. "It seems you have made some new friends." He then saw Beth, with her arrow pointing at his warningly. "And some protective once."
"I know you. Your one of those guys who keep on coming after me." Beth reminded him. Bakura laughed.
"Yeah, but only cause a certain person wants you." Bakura said to Beth. Beth slightly lowed her weapon but not a lot, almost as she was surprised.
"Who's after me?" Beth asked.
"Bakura working for someone? Never thought that would happen." Joey whispered to Tristan who nodded.
"What was that?" Bakura yelled to Joey.
"I said 'You working for someone seems slightly different to us.' Say what is in it for you pal?!" Joey yelled.
"Why, the millennium puzzle of course. And them my revenge on the Pharaoh." Bakura said, as if they should have already known the answer. Yugi gasped and put his hand protectively over the puzzle.
"That's not gonna happen." Yugi said walking forward and activating his duel disk. Bakura laughed.
"Are you sure you want to do that?" Bakura asked with a smirk.
"Why wouldn't I?" Yugi asked.
"If you lose a duel here, you lose your soul for good." Everyone gasped. They did not know that this dimension had this kind of power. "But if you want to duel me Yugi, then that's fine. Once I beat you I will take your millennium puzzle and the girl." Bakura said activating his duel disk.
"Yugi no!" Tea yelled out to Yugi. Yugi turned to her and Joey and Tristan.
"They what should we do?" Yugi asked. "I'm up for any suggestions."
"I got one. Not duel, but," Crow began to say activating his duel disk, "summon our monsters. I summon Black Winged Fane the Steel Chain!" Crow called out as he placed the card on his duel disk. The monster suddenly appeared. "Attack that guy with chain whip!" Crow's monster went in for the attack. Bakura brought his hands up to protect him, but it didn't help. The chains caused him to go flying into a wall, and for his cards in his disk to fall out and scatter over the floor.
"Crystal Beast Sapphire Pegasus, come on out!" Jesse yelled as he summoned his monster.
"You come out as well Red Eyes Black dragon!" Joey yelled as he summoned forth his dragon. As the two new monsters were summoned to the field Beth thought of an idea. Each monster had wings
"Guys get on the monsters! We can fly out of here!" Beth called out. Everyone started to climb onto each of the monsters. Not everyone was able to get onto each monster though. Yugi and his friends were on Red Eyes. Crow, Yusei, Akiza and the twins were just able to fit onto Black Winged. And Jesse, Alexis and Jaden were able to it on Pegasus. Bakura was started to wake up, from being knocked out by the attack, and saw that they were starting to get away. He also saw that his cards were scattered everywhere.
"Damn it." He cursed as he began to pick up his cards. Beth quickly thought of an idea, but it wasn't a good one. She activated her duel disk and pulled a card from her deck.
"Water Dragon, come out!" She called out as she slammed the card onto the disk. A dragon suddenly appeared, its scales completely light blue. From the wings to the end of the tail, they were connected. It let our a cry as it was summoned. Everyone looked at Beth with a shocked look. "Okay guys get on!" Beth yelled as she and the others were just able to fit onto water dragon.
"Is this a really bad time to say that I hate height?" Caswell asked.
"Yes!" Everyone yelled at him. He just closed his eyes and held onto Water Dragon for dear life.
"Okay Water Dragon, head East." Water dragon obeyed and flew in the direction, with Pegasus, Red Eyes and Black Winged following. Bakura let out a growl in frustration.
As soon as they arrived back at the flat, Beth, Jesse, Crow and Joey summoned back their monsters and run up to the apartment with everyone following them. When the door opened to the house Joey and Jesse fell on the floor.
"Whoa man are you okay?" Tristan asked Joey as he helped him up. Jaden did the same with Jesse. They took them over to one of the sofa and sat them down on it.
"I feel weak." Joey said breathing heavily.
"I know what you mean." Crow said being carried in with Yusei's help. Yusei sat him down on the other sofa. Everyone was soon in. Beth came walking in and placed all the bags on the floor. And collapsed.
"Beth!" Blair yelled as she and the other girls ran over to her. Akiza sat Beth up against the wall near her.
"Beth, Beth can you hear me?" Akiza asked. She lightly patted Beth's face to wake her up slightly. Beth soon came around and opened her eyes.
"What happened?" She asked.
"You passed out." Alexis said to her. Beth looked at her confused, but then thought and realised something.
"It was summoning the monsters." Beth mumbled.
"What do you mean?" Tori asked.
"Who else is tired like me?" Beth asked.
"Joey, Jesse and Crow. Why?" Yugi asked. Beth looked at him.
"We were the only once that summoned monsters, and are the only once like this." Beth explained.
"That does explain it." Jesse said, still breathing heavily like Crow and Joey. "We summon monsters and then lose our energy." Jesse then looked at his friends. "Just like before." They all looked at each other, knowing what he meant. Everyone else looked at him with a confused look.
"What are you going on about?" Jack asked. Syrus was about to answer when he was cut of.
"Don't worry about it." Jaden said. Syrus looked at Jaden, but Jaden didn't look back.
"Crow," Jim said to Crow. Crow looked at him, with a weak look. "How did you get the idea to summon your monster?" Jim asked.
"Remember when Jesse summoned his monster the other day?" Crow said to Jim. Jim nodded. "Well I just figured that by summoning my monster I could buy time to get way from the Bakura guy." Crow explained.
"That was good thinking, Crow." Yusei said, tapping Crows shoulder. Crow sighed as started to close his eyes. Beth saw that Crow, Jesse, Joey and herself where starting to fall asleep, so decided not to stop them. But she would need to talk to them all tomorrow.
"Lets just get some sleep." Beth said standing up slowly. "We could all use it." Everyone agreed to what she had said, and in less than five minutes everyone was in their homes asleep.
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