Alexis was jolted awake as she hit the ground, hard.
"Thanks for waking me up," she said to Yuko.
The witch wasn't even listening. Instead, Yuko was looking around in horror. Alexis looked around as well. Her heart dropped. The Kitsune siblings' home was totally wrecked. Everything was on fire.
"Oh no!" she gasped.
Alexis stood, leaving Mokona on the grass that hadn't fallen victim to the flames. Then she ran down the hill, ignoring Yuko's cries for her to stay put. Alexis ran for the house, praying.
'Please Mage, Krios. Be alright,' she prayed, reaching the house.
She screamed bloody murder seeing it was completely engulfed in flames. She covered her mouth to silence her sobs. She fell to her knees right there next to the burning house. Something floated towards her. Yuko saw this as she caught up to Alexis. Yuko stopped just behind Alexis.
"Alexis," she said, placing her hand on Alexis's back.
Alexis looked up slowly, seeing four tiny orbs. One was made of water, one was fire, and the last two were earth and air. Alexis caught the air one first, smiling at it.
"For my breezy personality!"
Alexis touched the water orb.
"My nuts hurt."
"But the breeze I'm gettin' from your breezy personality is a nice change of pace."
Alexis laughed, despite herself. She looked at the one made of fire.
"If you think water's fun, wait until you meet Tempus. She may accidentally light you on fire. Doesn't that sound fun?"
Alexis smiled.
"Oodles," she whispered, touching the water orb.
"HEY! Don't touch my nuts!"
Alexis pulled her hands away quickly, jumping a bit.
"Krios?" she asked.
"Who else would it be?" he asked.
"I'm here too!" Mage called.
Alexis smiled and then began to cry tears of happiness.
"I'm so glad you're all alive."
"Yeah, a floating ball of liquid is alive," Krios muttered.
"You three shouldn't be here! Sara is still around!" Mage cried.
Alexis looked at Yuko.
"They know Sara?" she asked.
"Once upon a time, Sara was another witch's apprentice. All apprentices tend to become known far and wide in only a few years," Yuko replied, shrugging.
"And this witch-"
"Is already dead."
Yuko turned a bit, spotting Sara. Alexis stood.
"Do you know how much it took to get here?" Sara asked.
"Why did you do this?" Alexis demanded to know.
Sara shrugged.
"I was bored," she replied.
Alexis moved to attack her but Yuko held her back.
"If you want the spell, we'll give it to you. But leave this place immediately," Yuko bargained.
Sara smirked.
"Really? You think that's ALL I want?" she asked.
She pointed at Alexis.
"I want YOU gone. You caused me Hell. Now it is time to make you PAY."
Alexis shook Yuko off.
"Let's go," she said.
"Are you crazy?" Yubel asked.
"Little bit," Alexis replied.
Yubel rolled her eyes.
"Your funeral," she mumbled.
Sara gathered lightning in her hand.
"This'll be over in one second," she said.
The lightning lashed out, like a whip. Alexis held up her hands, creating a shield. Sara smiled.
"Impressive. See if you can handle this," she said, attacking with a large wave of water. "YOU BITCH!" Krios yelled, the water orb bubbling.
"Careful, you might evaporate," Mage said.
Alexis closed her eyes, taking a deep breath.
"You have to feel it, to be able to move with it," she coached herself.
Alexis raised her arms and the shield broke apart. The shattered pieces grew, making a larger shield. The water hit and was instantly absorbed, coming out the other side and hitting the house. The flames shrank until they were extinguished. Alexis smiled, facing Sara.
"Well?" she asked.
Sara's eyes trailed to Yuko.
"See if you can handle this!" she yelled, throwing a bolt of lightning at Yuko.
Yuko moved to shield herself but Alexis leapt in front of her, a shield already forming. The lightning hit her, completely engulfing her.
"ALEXIS!" Yuko cried.
"Alexis?"
Alexis flinched at the voice, thinking maybe it was Sara. Or Yubel. Angry Yubel seemed scary. Alexis opened her eyes, staring right at Jaden.
"Jaden?" she asked.
He looked even more demon like. Jaden touched her cheek, his claws not even seeming to touch her. Sadness entered his eyes.
"No," he whispered.
Alexis smiled.
"Is this Heaven?" she asked.
Jaden shook his head.
"Lex, I'm not dead," he said.
Alexis opened her eyes.
"What?" she asked.
Jaden seemed to move away.
"Alexis, I'm not dead," he repeated.
He looked at her with sad eyes.
"But I think you are."
Mokona stared in shock at where Alexis had been.
"Mistress, is she dead?" he asked.
The Kitsune siblings floated behind him, watching silently. Yuko stared as well.
"Yes," she whispered. "She is."
Yuko broke into sobs, crying silently. Sara smiled triumphantly and turned to leave. She stopped though.
"Impossible," she whispered.
She turned to Yuko.
"Guess my to do list has to wait," she said, opening a rift and stepping through.
Jaden stared out at Duel Academy's campus. He felt the wind beat at him but didn't move even with its added chill.
"Hello. Sara," he said, glancing back at him.
"HOW?" Sara demanded.
Jaden turned to face her.
"Let's keep that a secret for now. All you need to know is that I'm back. What did you do to Alexis?" he asked.
Sara grinned.
"Oh her? I killed her," she said.
Jaden's eyes narrowed.
"Oh go ahead. Get mad. I don't care. She's out of my way, the spell is back in my hands and now that I know it works, I can create an army," she said.
"And that's where you're wrong," Jaden said.
"Huh?" Sara asked.
Out of nowhere, Jim pounced, grabbing the spell from Sara's hand.
"WHAT!" Sara cried as Jim fell off the roof.
Jaden smiled, shrugging.
"What can I say? I hate ya," he said, leaping after Jim.
He grabbed Jim's hand and flew over the campus.
"GET BACK HERE!" Sara screamed, throwing her hands into the air.
The sky darkened, bolts of lightning flashing close to the ground. Jaden dodged each bolt. "How long can she keep that up?" Jim asked.
"Long as she needs to," Jaden replied.
"Alexis isn't really dead, is she?" Jim asked.
Jaden was silent.
"Honestly, I don't know," he replied.
Moro and Maru glanced up as the door to their hiding spot was opened. They shivered in fear when all they saw was a long haired shadow.
"Hey, do you two know how I got here?" Alexis inquired.
Moro and Maru looked at her in shock.
"Is Mistress back?" they asked as one.
Alexis shrugged.
"Who knows?" she asked.
The two stood and began telling her about Sara's trip to the house.
"Alright. I get it," Alexis said, interrupting them. "Look, I need a ride to Duel Academy Island and some sort of weapon to defeat Sara."
Moro and Maru glanced at each other before holding up a white egg.
"Here's your ride," they offered.
It cracked and a white version of Mokona popped out. Alexis blinked in shock.
"Okay. I can take this. Now can he bring people here?" she asked.
The white Mokona grinned.
"Who did you have in mind?" he asked.
Alexis smiled.
"I need Jaden. Here and now. Can you make it happen?"
Sara grinned as she caught sight of Jaden and Jim. They were hiding in the Slifer Dorm with Hassleberry, Jesse, and Zane.
"Well, there goes about half of my problem children," Sara laughed, closing her eyes.
She focused all her power and then let it go. A large bolt of lightning struck it, destroying the entire dorm.
"I could've sworn we were about to die," Hassleberry said, looking around.
Jaden looked around, recognizing Yuko's shop.
"YOU SUMMONED IT?" they heard.
Alexis ran past them, vanishing into a room. She ran back out seconds later with a broom, passing them. They followed her to where she was fighting a large furry arm back with a broom. Jaden walked over, digging his claws in the wrist and twisting. The arm retreated and the doors closed themselves. Alexis turned to them.
"Well, we were just expecting Jaden but this is nice too," she said.
"I thought you were dead," Jim said.
"You know what, you gave us a lot of false dead reports," Jesse said.
Alexis smiled.
"I don't even know how I'm still alive," she admitted.
Jaden smirked.
"That's nice and all but Sara's tearing Duel Academy to pieces. We really have to speed things up," he said.
"Man, you sound like Yubel," Alexis said.
She turned to white Mokona.
"Can you bring Yuko, black Mokona and the Kitsune siblings here?" she asked.
"On it," replied white Mokona.
She turned to Jim, Jesse, Hassleberry and Zane.
"Look, guys. We've been through a lot together but you need to sit this one out," she said. "What? Why?" Hassleberry whined.
"Because Sara isn't dueling us. She's using hardcore magic. Magic!" Alexis stressed. "And who says they can't?"
Alexis spun to see Yuko stepping out of the kitchen.
"There was just a freakishly large and furry beast in there. What happened?" she asked. "I'm very persuasive Alexis," she said.
She held up her hand, revealing Krios, still in water orb form.
"You bitch. What did I say?" he demanded.
Yuko closed her hand again.
"Boys, you're about to get magic powers. Who's first?" she asked.
"I'm not really sure. I mean-" Jesse began.
Yuko grabbed his chin, sticking Krios in it and then shutting it.
"Now, don't chew and just swallow," she instructed.
Jesse followed her instructions.
"Good boy. Now say ah," Yuko said.
Jesse did.
"Krios, can you hear me?" she asked.
"I HATE YOU!" Krios yelled.
Yuko smiled, closing Jesse's mouth for him.
"He's perfectly fine," she said, smiling.
RuRu, Tempus and Mage floated into view.
"So, who's next?"