"Somewhere With You"
A/N: Like I said about two more chapters. Or three, depends on how this works out. Ah! I found out what Sho means! (Even though this chapter features their English names.) Here.
Sho…the light that penetrates from the Heavens. Isn't that awesome? And now, thankies!
Ronin 32. And to think you almost fell for it. :- ) I'll just have to try harder next time, won't I? Lol. But here you go with the next chapter. We'll see who wins and who loses.
Chibi AngelStar. I agree. So maybe he does duel using his hormones…o-o Ho boy…This still has a couple of chapters until it ends. But have no fear! There will be another GX story underway when this one is done.
Battygirl. That's right Judai, er Jaden this chapter, kick his ass! Syrus is too adorable for his own good, I always say.
XxSexiItxX. Ain't I? I love doing that!
Shadowiscool28. Holy crap! …Holy crap! …?.? Um…never really thought of that. But this story has already been planned out so…but those are some good ideas though! I should write another story that kind of revolves around those ideas…I'll keep them in mind.
Ac-the-brain-supreme. (Anime fall) Omg. I've said why one too many times to still be repeating myself.
- glomps Yuugi -. Yes, I'm afraid it is in a couple of chapters. Hmm, shirtless men in the middle of nowhere? Only the best could happen. ;) Aw, yay! I'm glad you'll stick around for the duel. After all, it's a duel to gain Syrus.
BombayGoku. That chapter may have been over, but this one is just beginning. And trust me, it's not as if Syrus is an item, Jaden just doesn't have a choice in the matter. /insert evil laughter/
BloodMistress. Yep.
K-Gforever. Finally! Someone says something about what happened to Zane! I was wondering if anyone noticed or not.
Kagome-princess. Glad you like it.
LZfOx1379. Syrus hasn't even been out of it that long! And Chazz and Zane (as are their names this chapter) can't be happy because Mito won't let them. : ) Lol, you'd jump into my story? Now that'd be interesting. And getting sucked into the story is a good thing! Go ahead and get sucked in!
Yoshi-foxburr. Lol, yes, just nine more. Thanks.
A/N: Okay, this story may be almost up, but I have another GX story in mind to write after this one makes its final curtain call. I'll give you the summary at the end of this chapter. And we're up to ninety-one reviews! Wow! Nine more would break my first hundred. Wow. So if we break a hundred (and I say 'we' cuz I wouldn't get a hundred reviews without you guys) then I'll put in a special lemon intermission chapter just for Syrus/Sho or Jaden/Judai. Or Chazz/Jun or Zane/Ryo, you guys get to choose. Aaaannnnnnddd, you get to choose which translation of their names you want me to use. But this is only if we break a hundred. So here's for a hundred reviews. : ) (/lyrics)
X10
/In this hole
That is me
The dead are rolling over/
"I already said I'll do whatever it takes to get him back." Jaden said angrily after Mito suggested putting Syrus up as a bid in a duel. "Even if that means dueling someone like you."
Mito chuckled. "I wonder if you're even worth dueling?" he asked.
Jaden blinked. "I thought you wanted to win Syrus?" he asked. "Oh I do." Mito told him. "Syrus is worth dueling for. I just wonder if you're worth actual dueling."
"Now what's that supposed to mean?" Jaden yelled. He watched as Mito walked toward the cliff with Syrus in his arms. Lifting Syrus and putting his back to the rocky cliff he pushed him into it. Jaden's eyes widened. It was almost as if the rock melted around him and took hold of him almost as if it were a hand. Still the blue haired Slifer remained unconscious. When the stone had grasped his body Mito walked back to his place in front of Jaden. "It means get your duel disk ready," he told him.
/In this hole
Thickening
Dirt shoveled over shoulders/
Jaden looked around, hoping that Syrus carried his duel disk in his backpack like he usually did. As he looked back at Mito a duel disk was tossed at him. Just as it hit his chest he caught it. "Use it well." Mito told him. "That's Syrus's duel disk."
Jaden looked over at Syrus. So he would be dueling with his duel disk after all. At least a part of him would be dueling alongside him. Strapping the disk around his arm he slid in his cards and turned it on. "Get your game on," he declared more than willing and definitely more than ready to fight. His eyes wandered back over to Syrus. It wasn't that he considered him a prize to be won, far from it actually, but this was the only way he could think of to get him back. He wouldn't survive in the shadow realm. His eyes turned back to Mito just in time to see him hold out his right arm, clothed in his long sleeved white shirt, in front of his chest. Once he did the cloth on his sleeve morphed, shifted, and almost melted in order to form a transparent duel disk on his arm. It almost surprised Jaden, and probably would have too if he hadn't been throwing dark energy balls at them earlier. 'I think this guy's just about capable of anything,' he thought.
/I feel it in me
So overwhelmed
All this pressure centerizing
My life overturned/
Mito smirked slyly. "I'll begin." He drew his first five cards. "And once I win, Syrus's soul will be bonded to mine forever. He will live with me in the shadow realm."
"Yeah right!" Jaden exclaimed drawing his first five cards. "When I win you'll have to go back to the shadow realm where you came from and leave us alone!"
Mito chuckled at this. "Do you honestly think that scares me?" he asked. "I am a part of the shadows you moron." "Well that's just great." Jaden mumbled sarcastically. "And I can't think of anything else."
/Unfair the despair
All these scars keep ripping open/
Mito outright laughed. "And one more thing. Once I win I will also claim your spirit keys."
With a 'huh' Jaden looked down at the spirit keys around his neck. When realization struck he yelled, "So you're only after Syrus in order to get the spirit keys! You bastard!"
"That was my original intentions, yes." Mito said. He looked over at Syrus. "But those intentions have changed. True I do desire the spirit keys, but I desire Syrus even more." "Well you can't have him!" Jaden shouted. "Get your damn game on!"
Mito growled. "Fine. I will." He drew his sixth card and came at Jaden hard from the start. "I activate 'Polymerization' to fuse together my 'Elemental Light Child' and my 'Elemental Dark Child' to create my 'Change of Heart Child'."
/Peel me from the skin
Tear me from the rind
Does it make you happy now/
Two of the ten elemental children appeared on the field, one with angel wings, a light purple cloak and a halo, the other with a dark purple cloak with horns and a tail. Once fused together the created the very same monster that was on the magic/spell card 'Change of Heart'; however, this monster now had 2900 attack points and 2500 defense points. Jaden stared at it in awe. "Wow. That's a sweet monster! Too bad you can't use it right away!"
"Who said I have to use her this turn?" Mito asked. "I place one down and end my turn."
Jaden drew and looked at his hand. As of now he had nothing that could really stand up to 'Change of Heart Child' attack wise. But until he did he had to somehow hold him off. "I play 'Elemental Hero Clayman' in defense mode. And to finish this turn I'll throw down a face down. Take that Shadow Rider."
"You must be joking." Mito said taking his next card. "You honestly think I am a shadow rider?" "Well duh!" Jaden exclaimed. "You are after the spirit keys."
"The Shadow Riders were incompetent. I was the one who sent them after you!" "Say what!" Jaden exclaimed. Mito smirked. He was beginning to understand now. "I activate 'Change of Heart Child's special ability! Activate 'Change of Heart'!" (Like we didn't see that one coming, lol.)
Mito's monster began to sing an enchanting melody that lured 'Clayman' over to his side of the field. "What the…?" "'Change of Heart Child's special ability is just as it says. It allows me to take control of one of your monster per turn at the cost of losing her own attack. And if your monster successfully attacks your life points directly it's destroyed at the end of the turn. And now that 'Clayman' is on my side of the field I'll switch him into attack mode. And activate my face down card, 'Pockey'!"
"Pockey? What flavor is it?" Jaden asked. "Well it's choc, wai, does it matter?" Mito stuttered. Jaden crossed his arms. "I was just curious. I like strawberry better anyway."
Mito sweat-dropped but continued on with his turn nonetheless. "During the turn 'Pockey' is activated the chosen monster gains eight hundred attack or defense points depending on which mode it's in when this card is activated. And since 'Clayman' was in attack mode, he gains eight hundred attack points. Now feast on the 'Pockey' 'Clayman' and grow stronger."
/Tear me from the bone
Tear me from myself
Are you feeling happy now/
'Clayman' obeyed and soon gained eight hundred attack points making a total of 1400 attack points. "Now attack Jaden directly!" Jaden grunted at the full frontal assault as his life points dropped from 4000 to 2600 already. He was just glad that using the effect forfeited 'Change of Heart Child's attack. Or else he'd be done in two turns. Most literally. The blow had felt real, not like it usually did. "What the hell was that?" he grunted.
"Oh I forgot to mention that this game, is real. These monsters are no longer holograms. When you play against me you play against the real thing. And once you lose the duel, you lose everything. And I mean everything. So with that I'll end my turn." Mito told him. Clayman was sent to the grave.
Jaden drew his next card. "Time to really get my game on. I activate 'Polymerization' and fuse together Elemental Hero's 'Burstinatrix' and 'Avian' to create 'Elemental Hero Flame Wingman'! How's that?"
Mito only stared at his accomplished fusion. "Well gee, don't get too excited." Jaden said sarcastically.
"I'll jump for joy later; will you get on with it?"
XOX
/In this hole
That is me
A life that's growing feeble/
Conscience- Holy crap, holy crap, holy crap, SHIT! What'd we do? Zane won't wake up!
Hormones- Well my answer's not gonna be the right one, why you asking me!
Little Voice- Uh guys? I'm still hungry!
Conscience and Hormones- HOW CAN YOU THINK ABOUT FOOD AT A TIME LIKE THIS! …
All three- (sniff, sniff) WAKE UP ZANE! WAHA!
/In this hole
So limiting
The sun has set; all darkens/
XOX
"I activate 'Sky Scraper'! Once this card is out on the field, if the monster 'Flame Wingman' attacks have more attack points then him, he gains a thousand more! So say bye-bye to your 'Change of Heart Child'. 'Flame Wingman' 'Sky Scrape Scorcher!"
After flying into the air 'Flame Wingman' came down on 'Change of Heart Child' with a scorching kick that destroyed her and took away two hundred life points. At least, he was hoping. But Jaden realized he had his hopes up too high when he found 'Flame Wingman' destroyed and 'Change of Heart Child' still on the field. "What the hell happened?"
Mito held a card with a raging bull on it in front of him. "'Rush Recklessly'. It's a quick play spell card that lets my monster gain seven hundred attack points for one turn. And since it was more then enough she destroyed yours."
/Buried underneath
Hands slip off the wheel
Internal path-way to contention/
Jaden grunted as his life points dropped by five hundred. Already he was down to 2100. And 'Flame Wingman' was one of his best monsters! He gulped. "A face down will do it for me."
His eyes wandered back over to Syrus who was still out of it. He gulped. "You might as well get a good look at him now." Mito said taking his next card. "Because once I win you'll never see him again."
Jaden glared at him. "Get on with it."
"Fine." He glanced at his cards. "I summon 'Mystical Elf' in defense mode. And since you have no monsters for me to control or to protect you I'll have 'Change of Heart Child' attack you directly. Go! 'Both Side Strike'!"
/Peel me from the skin
Tear me from the rind
Does it make you happy now/
"Not even! I activate my trap card, 'Mirror Force'! And it blasts your monster with her own attack!" Jaden exclaimed. 'Change of Heart Child' screamed as the force of her attack sent her to the graveyard. Mito ended his turn with one face down card.
Jaden drew. "I activate 'Pot of Greed' and draw two more cards. Then I activate 'Mirage of Nightmare'. It allows me to draw four new cards. But if I don't use those cards within my turn I have to discard them." He drew his four new cards. "But that's not gonna happen because I activate 'Emergency Provisions'. And by sacrificing one spell card from my field, I gain one thousand life points. So bye-bye 'Mirage of Nightmare'."
'Mirage of Nightmare' vanished into the graveyard and Jaden gained a thousand life points, bring him up to 3100. He smirked. He was not gonna lose this duel. "I also activate 'The Warrior Returning Alive' and bring back 'Burstinatrix' from the grave! Activating 'Fusion Gate' I fuse her together with 'Elemental Hero Bubble Man'. Welcome to the field 'Elemental Hero Steam Healer'."
With a cry of release 'E-Hero Steam Healer' appeared on the field with 1800 attack and 1000 defense. "Now 'Elemental Hero Steam Healer' attack his life points directly!"
'E-Hero Steam Healer' charged at Mito full force, subtracting 1800 points from his score. He was down to 2200. "And I'll end my turn with that."
Mito shrugged it off and drew his next card. "I activate 'Rageki'." A strike of lightening obliterated any monster on Jaden's side of the field. "And I summon 'The White Witch's Cat' in attack mode." A white cat with a black outlined upper crescent moon on her forehead and a forked tail behind her landed on her feet on the field.
/Tear me from the bone
Tear me from myself
Are you feeling happy now/
"Oh wow, she's actually cute!" Jaden exclaimed.
Mito smirked. "Yes, but she does have quite the bite to her. Now my feline, attack! 'Front Paw Strike'!" With a running start 'The White Witch's Cat' slashed Jaden with her front paws. His blazer was ripped open and blood began to spill from the open slices she left behind. His hand went to his chest. His life points were back down to 2100. Mito finished his turn by laying one card face down on the field.
Jaden drew. "Sweet. I summon 'Elemental Hero Sparkman' in attack mode!" 'E-Hero Sparkman' blasted onto the field. "Even though I'm against animal cruelty I'm gonna have to exterminate your cat! 'Spark Blast'!"
/Are you
HAPPY/
"I activate the trap card 'Envy'. One of the Seven Deadly Sin cards. And I chose to attach it to 'The White Witch's Cat'. She gains every effect as well as the attack and defense points of the attacking monster for two turns without being destroyed. So your attack just got canceled."
'E-Hero Sparkman' retreated back to Jaden's side of the field. "Fine!" he exclaimed. "I'll just have to place one card face down and end my turn."
/Are you
HAPPY/
Mito drew. "I activate the spell card 'Wild Magic'. It allows me to draw six new cards. But every card that's not a magic card is sent to the graveyard." Out of the six cards he drew, four went to the graveyard leaving two to stay in his hand. "I summon 'Dream Weaver' in attack mode. And since she's the only monster on my side of the field I can summon her without a sacrifice."
A winged faerie shined onto the field with 1800 attack and 1500 defense. "Now, attack 'Sparkman' with 'Dreamy Strife'!"
/Are you feeling happy/
"I don't think so!" Jaden exclaimed wincing at the pain in his chest. "Even though that sounds really cool, I activate 'Hero Barrier'! As long as I have a monster on the field with 'Elemental Hero' in its name your attack is negated!"
Mito rolled his eyes. "You are merely prolonging your defeat," he told him. "Soon this duel will end. I shall see to that. I set one card face down and end my turn."
"Fine!" Jaden exclaimed taking his next card. 'I'm doing this for Syrus,' he reminded himself. 'And I'm doing this for Zane…Mostly for Syrus.' He glared at Mito.
/In this hole
That is me
Left with a heart exhausted
What's my release?
What sets me free?
Do you pull me up just to push me down again/
This duel would end. And as the score sat now, Jaden was at 2100 and Mito was at 2200. It was close; he was one hundred life points ahead. He would have to do something to turn things around and soon. "I activate 'Monster Reincarnation' and by putting one of my cards into the graveyard I can bring one back! And I choose, 'Elemental Hero Clayman'!" 'E-Hero Clayman' landed on the field. "And because 'Fusion Gate' is still out I can fuse him with 'Sparkman' to create the 'Elemental Hero Thunder Giant'!"
/Peel me from the skin
Tear me from the rind
Does it make you happy now/
'E-Hero Thunder Giant' appeared above the field in a group of thunder clouds, crashing onto Jaden's side of the field with 2400 attack and 1500 defense points. "And thanks to his special ability your cat won't last through his first attack! Go!"
/Tear me from the bone
Tear me from myself
Are you feeling happy/
'E-Hero Thunder Giant' destroyed Mito's cat as per his special ability. Mito simply watched as she was sent to the graveyard. "Now attack 'Mystical Elf'!" Using his second attack 'E-Hero Thunder Giant' sent 'Mystical Elf' to the grave as well. He laid one card face down.
Mito gritted his teeth. It wouldn't matter what he did, he would win Syrus and the keys. Not Jaden. He drew. "You will not win so easily," he told him. "I activate 'Fusion Return' to bring back one 'Polymerization' from my deck to my hand. But it won't be here for long. I plan on using it to fuse together my 'Elemental Fire Child' with my 'Elemental Earth Child' to create 'Lava Child'."
A child of earth and a child of fire merged to create a male child dripping from the hands with lava with 2200 attack points and 1850 defense. "As soon as he's summoned and is the only monster on my side of the field his special ability allows me to destroy the first card on top of your deck. So say good-bye to what may be a valuable asset."
Indeed, Jaden had said good-bye to 'Elemental Hero Necro Darkman'.
/Peel me from the skiiiiiiiiiin
Peel me from the skiiiiiiiiiin
Tear me from the rind
Does it make you happy now/
"I'll attach 'Black Pendent' to my child." Mito declared. 'Lava Child's attack rose by five hundred. Jaden took a step back, gulping. That was more then enough to do in his giant. "Now attack his giant!" Mito demanded.
The monster did as it was commanded and attacked. 'E-Hero Thunder Giant' was defeated by a wave of molten hot lava that emerged from 'Lava Child's hands. Three hundred points were taken from Jaden's life points. He was down to 1800.
/Tear me from the boooooooooone
Tear me from the boooooooooone
Tear me from myself
Are you feeling happy/
'Dammit. This guy's tough. He's taken out my best cards.' Jaden thought desperately. He looked up at Mito and drew, hoping for the one card that could win him this duel. It wasn't it, but it would help. "I set 'Wroughtweiler' in defense mode. And end my turn." (800/1200)
Mito drew and smirked. "This duel is over!"
/Does it make you happy?
Are you feeling happy?
Are you fking happy?
Now that I'm lost left with nothing/
Jaden gasped. 'It can't be over! Not yet!'
"I summon 'Cuddle Bain' in attack mode!" To Jaden's surprise a teddy bear monster appeared on the field with one thousand attack points and half that for defense. "What does it do?" he asked. "It attacks you directly." Mito told him. "Go, 'Power Paw'." With a powerful charge 'Cuddle Bain' slashed at Jaden directly, creating more wounds for blood to seep out. Just when the old ones finally stopped. He fell to one knee and his life points dropped to eight hundred life points. When he looked up he found everything had become blurred. He really was losing his life points, in the literal sense of it. He was at 800 and Mito was at 2200. "And now I destroy your little dog. Go 'Lava Child'."
Within seconds 'Wroughtweiler' was sent to the graveyard. His special ability, however, allowed Jaden to bring back one hero and one fusion card from his graveyard to his hand. He chose 'E-Hero Sparkman'. Mito smirked at him, knowing that anything he did was pointless in the biggest sense of the word. Jaden gulped but drew his next card.
It still wasn't the break he wanted, but it was the best break he had right at the moment. It seemed only a little risky since he had beaten all his other fusion monster, but he still had to try, try for Syrus. "I activate 'Monster Reborn' and bring back 'Elemental Hero Avian' from the grave. And since it was 'Elemental Hero Necro Darkman' that was sent to the graveyard a couple of turns back, I also bring back 'Elemental Hero Burstinatrix'. And since 'Fusion Gate' is still in play, I'll use it to fuse them together. You can guess who's making another grand entrance."
'E-Hero Flame Wingman' flew once again onto the field. But he wasn't there for long. "Now that he's out," Jaden continued. "I'll fuse him together with 'Elemental Hero Sparkman' who's out on the field. Together they create the one and only, 'Elemental Hero Shining Flare Wingman'. Pretty sweet huh? And he gains an extra three hundred attack points for each elemental hero in my grave. That's a whopping nine hundred extra points."
'E-Hero Shining Flare Wingman' let out a battle cry as his attack points went up from 2500 to 3400. More then enough to take down his 'Lava Child'. But instead, "'Elemental Hero Shining Flare Wingman' attack 'Cuddle Bain'!"
'E-Hero Shining Flare Wingman attacked, but his attack somehow swirled toward 'Lava Child' instead. "My bear's special trick makes it so that if there are any other monsters on my side of the field you have to attack them before you can attack him," he informed.
"Well at least I got rid of your strongest monster. This game isn't over with yet."
Mito chuckled. "It almost is. But I think you should at least know the name of the one that defeated you and stole away with the one you care for the most. Call me Mito."
/Does it make you happy?
Are you feeling happy?
Are you fking happy?
Now that I'm lost left with nothing/
A/N: Whew. This chapter alone was eight MS Word pages. If you guys actually read through this I'd be somewhat surprised. I started confusing myself during this duel with who was in the graveyard or not. Holy crap. Oh yeah! I told you guys I'd give you the summary to another GX story I wanted to write when this one was done. Now I've got two to show you, I want you guys to pick which one you like best… (I used their Japanese names)
Motto Motto Ai Shiteru ("I love you more and more")
Sho is forced into a marriage by the demand of his father. But Sho doesn't want to marry her, he doesn't love her. When he runs into the arms of Judai Yuki, someone he's only met at school, will he gain the happy ever after his brother got? Shodai
Shoot the Moon
Jun wants to be perfect. But in the eyes of Ryo, he already is. Only Jun doesn't realize how Ryo feels but when he finally does will it already be too late? Run
That's it, one for Jaden and Syrus (Sho and Judai) and one for Zane and Chazz (Ryo and Jun). Which one do you think I should write next? And don't forget! If we break a hundred with this chapter, I'll put in a lemony intermission with either Jaden and Syrus, or Chazz and Zane. And whichever translation of names you want me to use. A thank you to all of you for reviewing.
Song: "Happy"
Artist: Mudvayne
Original Cards: Just about all of Mito's cards are mine. If you haven't seen them in the anime.