A/N: My update is late, I know. Sue me for having three younger sisters and a bunch of new kittens and a new job. After you're done with that, read my story.
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Chapter Eleven
Yami had taken over Yugi's body when Yugi had established a video uplink to the Ishtar residence. Now he was patiently waiting for Odion to come back with someone, preferably Ishizu.
Maybe no one's home, Yugi suggested.
I doubt it.
Suddenly, Marik was sitting in the seat that was visible through the computer screen. He hadn't changed much in the years that had past. He was still tan, had long dirty blond hair, and had a smirk on his face.
"Pharaoh, what can I do for you?" he asked, staring at him.
"Where is your sister?" Yami questioned.
"She's out doing something for the museum or something. Seems like archaeologists have found some ancient priestess' tomb." Marik said, glancing at someone off screen. "But I'm sure whatever you need I can help with."
Yami thought about it for a second. "Do you know anything about Alyssa's incarnation?" he asked.
"Um…she was a very powerful priestess from your time." Marik informed him, wracking his brain for information. "No one knew her real name; they called her Neko because of her interest in cats. And she liked to dance and duel…that's pretty much all that has turned up about her." He looked at Yami. "But why do you need to know about her?"
"Did she possess a Millennium Item?"
"Not that anyone knows of. She did, however, have the Egyptian Eye that's on all of them tattooed on her right shoulder."
Yami sighed and heard movement to his right. He turned to see that Performance of the Sword was standing next to him, watching and listening.
"Pharaoh, is something wrong with Alyssa?" Marik asked, concern creeping into his voice.
"There might be, but I'm not sure." Yami admitted, looking back at him. "Did Neko ever show her Ka form?"
"Once or twice, but only during times of war. She did that mostly to stop the fighting and most of the time it worked. It was Performance of the Sword." Odion said from somewhere Yami could not see him.
"Then if her Ka form was passed down to Alyssa that would mean something is definitely wrong." Yami muttered more to himself than anyone. "And if she has that tattoo that must mean that she also is possessed by another being…possibly the bad half of Neko or someone…"
"Pharaoh, is Alyssa alright?" Marik asked, leaning forward.
"I don't know…" Yami admitted. "But her birthday is in 2 days and I'm sure she wouldn't mind if you and your family showed up to make sure she was alright."
Marik brightened. "I will suggest that to Ishizu and we might see you then."
"Goodbye, Marik." Yami muttered, reaching to cut the connection.
"Goodbye, Pharaoh, see you at the party." Marik said, cutting the connection on his side.
Yami turned to look back at Performance of the Sword as the computer screen went black. "What are you doing here?"
"I came to warn you that Alyssa is getting worse." the Duel Monster said, sadness showing through her purple eyes. "I can sense her trying to escape, but she's not strong enough and she's getting weaker."
"I'll try to help her as much as I can, but you really should let me tell the others and let them see you." Yami stated, crossing his arms.
"I would if I was sure that I wouldn't be spotted by someone who would go crazy or someone who would take me back to Alyssa." Performance of the Sword said, crossing her arms. "I just can't go back there or I might be turned or destroyed."
"I wouldn't let that happen." Yami said.
They both heard a loud falcon like cry and turned to see the bird man flying outside of the window. Performance of the Sword took a step back.
"She knows…" she whispered.
"Is that Harpie's Brother?" Yami asked.
"Yes…"
Suddenly the other Duel Monster flew through the window in a shower of glass shards and flew at Performance of the Sword who brought her sword up to block his attack.
"Yami, get out of here!" she ordered, struggling to keep Harpie's Brother back.
Yami toppled out of his seat and started heading towards the door. Harpie's Brother let out another cry and another higher one came back. The door burst open and a blonde girl in revealing clothes with pink wings on her arms and talons on her hands and bird feet flew into the room. She smirked at Yami and laughed.
"Uh…I'd love to go, but can't." Yami muttered, backing away from Harpie Girl.
Performance of the Sword glanced over at Harpie Girl and her eyes narrowed. She then looked back at Harpie's Brother and forced him away from her. She grabbed Yami and forced him behind her.
"I can handle these two…" she stated. "I'm stronger than them."
Harpie's Brother let out a bone chilling laugh. "You act like we didn't come prepared." he said in a cold voice.
Harpie Girl brought out a rose whip and smiled. "I love this job." She flicked the whip at Performance of the Sword and caught her on the shoulder.
Performance of the Sword winced as the whip's thorns tore at her skin. Yami watched the scene unfold and the blood pour from Performance of the Sword's new wound.
"Are you sure there are no more Monsters that are on our side?" he asked.
"I don't know…I got out of there as fast as I could…" Performance of the Sword muttered, making a slicing motion with her sword as the rose whip came at her again.
The whip was instantly sliced in half and disintegrated in Harpie Girl's hands.
"Not fair!" Harpie Girl whined, crossing her arms.
Performance of the Sword glanced at the window and got an idea. She grabbed Yami and ran towards the window and jumped out. She made a slicing motion with her sword and a purple portal opened. She flew them through that and it closed before either of the Harpie Monsters could follow.
Yami landed on his knees as he and Performance of the Sword were thrown out of the portal, at his house now. She landed on her hurt shoulder and winced.
"Remind me to never do that again." Yami muttered and she nodded.
I thought it was awesome! Yugi said.
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Alyssa shook with fury as her Monsters came back empty handed. She had sent Harpie Girl to assist Harpie's Brother and now thought that had been a waste of time. The Monsters, though taller, were afraid of her.
"You two could not even capture one pathetic Monster!" she hissed, glaring at them as she fingered the collar that was now around Soul Tiger's neck. "That is just pathetic! I expected better of you two, but no!"
"We tried our best!" Harpie Girl declared, taking a step forward. "She just did her stupid portal trick and escaped with that Yami person!"
Alyssa's scarlet eyes glinted at those words. "What was he doing there?"
"Making a call to the Ishtar residence." Harpie's Brother stated. "It seems like he's worried about you. He's even allied himself with the traitor."
"Damn him!" Alyssa roared, eyes glowing in her anger.
Harpie Girl hid behind Harpie's Brother, who managed to keep his cool.
Alyssa started pacing. She had to do something. She just had to do something to stop them from putting her back. She wanted to keep her new freedom. She leaned against Soul Tiger and smirked.
"I want you two to keep an eye on my friends." she stated. "Tristan, Duke, Kaiba, Tea, Joey, Mai, Yugi, and Carrie."
"But there are two of us and eight of them. That's physically impossible." Harpie's Brother pointed out.
Alyssa nodded and pulled out her deck. She started selecting six more Monsters and held them out. They glowed with a scarlet light and the Monsters toppled out of the cards. She glared at them and they instantly got onto their feet.
"Warrior Dai Grepher," Alyssa said, looking at the tall warrior. "You will spy on Tristan."
The Duel Monster nodded and crossed his arms as he took a step back.
"Succubus Knight," Alyssa looked at the girl with devil horns sprouting from her head. "You'll be going to spy on Duke."
Succubus Knight smirked and moved to stand next to Warrior Dai Grepher.
"Gemini Elf," Alyssa looked at the twin elves. "You shall be going to spy on Kaiba and keep your hands off of him."
The two Monsters nodded and walked over to join their comrades. The blonde one giggled while the redhead just crossed her arms.
"Harpie's Brother, you shall spy on Tea." Alyssa ordered. "And Harpie Girl, you will spy on Joey."
The two said Monsters joined their comrades silently.
"D.D. Warrior Lady," Alyssa said and the scantily clad warrior looked at her. "You get Mai."
The Monster stalked off to stand next to Harpie Brother.
"Rapid-Fire Magician," the Monster continued to juggle his different colored orbs of magic. "You get to spy on Yugi boy."
The Monster smirked and walked over to D.D. Warrior Lady, resting his elbow on her shoulder.
"And that leaves you, Summoned Skull." Alyssa said, looking up at the demonic looking creature. "You get to follow my cousin."
The Duel Monster nodded and joined the ranks of his comrades, towering over most of them.
Alyssa looked over her small band of spies. She smirked. "You know your targets, follow them and report back to me every night at my room." she ordered. "And try to blend in with your surroundings. You can't let any civilian see you or that will result in severe punishment."
The Monsters shifted uncomfortably at the thought of their punishments. Alyssa crossed her arms.
"Well, go."
The Monsters disappeared in all directions. Harpie Girl and Harpie's Brother took off and flew in the same general direction after the others left. Alyssa watched them and got onto Soul Tiger's back.
"Let's go, my pet," Alyssa said. "There's a Midnight Circle race tonight and I need to be there."
The Monster growled before running off towards her uncle's mansion.
"And I guess you can come too, if you promise to behave."
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Tristan was walking around town, window shopping as he thought of what he was going to get Alyssa for her birthday. A shadow passed behind him and he turned around, but no one was there.
Easy, Tristan, he thought. Nothing bad is gonna happen out here to you. You're just jumpy because of the change in your best friend.
He heard something walking behind him and crouched down like he was tying his shoe. He glanced over his shoulder and saw a very tall man standing a few yards away from him, staring in a store window. He had a sheathed sword at his waist and had tattoos on his arm and on the side of his face.
Is that another Duel Monster? Tristan thought, openly staring at the guy now. But how can that be?
The man seemed to realize that Tristan was looking at him and turned to face him. He smirked and crossed his heavily muscled arms.
Tristan sweat dropped as he straightened and started walking away. The Duel Monster followed him. Tristan sped up his pace. The Monster did the same. Tristan broke out into a run and so did the Monster, actually the Monster pretty much jogged to keep Tristan in sight.
What the hell is happening? Tristan thought, trying to get home as quick as possible.
This kid better not be as annoying as he looks or I might have to hurt him, Warrior Dai Grepher thought, watching the guy run away like a chicken with its head chopped off.
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Duke signed another paper that was forced in front of him by one of his employees. He was getting tired of all of the paper work and his hand was starting to cramp up. And there were still many adoring fan girls outside of that room that wanted his autograph.
This is the price of being famous, he thought, opening the door and bracing himself for the shrieks of delight from the fan girls. But I guess it's worth it in the long run…
He started signing autographs for the girls, but felt like he was being watched. He looked up and saw a girl standing next to a video game. She was wearing black pants and a tight red top with a bat on the front of it. She smirked at him and twisted a strand of her short dirty blond hair around her finger.
He looked away from her and suppressed the urge to shiver. That girl gave him the creeps, but reminded him of something. Like a Duel Monster card, but he couldn't remember the name of it.
An hour later, he was standing at the concession stand, talking to another employee and felt like he was being watched again. The same girl was at the end of the bar, drinking a soda. He felt another shiver go up his spine and looked away. Something was definitely unsettling about that girl's red eyes. And he had an eerie feeling that he knew her from somewhere.
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Kaiba's car battery had died somehow in the parking lot and the mechanic wouldn't be there until later. He had to get home because he had given Alyssa the night off, but there was no way that he was going to call for a taxi. He started walking the mile and a half towards his house, knowing that he would look ridiculous if someone saw him.
He heard a giggle behind him and turned to see two girls standing at a bus stop. They looked like a pair of foreign models and they were watching him. The blonde one looked like the more fun loving of the two.
He rolled his eyes and continued walking. He heard the sound of high heels on the pavement and glanced over his shoulder to see that the two girls were following him. He had a feeling that he knew them, but he dismissed it. There was no way that he knew two women who were taller than him and had tattoos on their faces.
"Having problems, honey?" the blonde asked before getting smacked on the arm by her redhead friend.
Kaiba ignored them and continued walking. Prostitutes, he thought in disgust. He reached into his jacket pocket and pulled out his cell phone, making a call to his chauffeur and his limo. There was no way that he was going to walk home with these two following him where anyone could see him.
The limo pulled alongside of him a few minutes later and he climbed into it. It started moving forward once more and Kaiba opened the window to let the cool night air into the back of the limo. He looked over at the sidewalk and saw that the two women were running alongside the limo at an inhuman speed. The blonde looked over at him and blew a kiss as she continued running. She and her friend laughed at his confused look.
Where do I know these two from? Kaiba thought, closing the power window once more. And what the hell is going on here?
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Tea and Joey hanging out at the Fun Zone talking about how scary Alyssa had become. Actually, it was basically Joey talking about Alyssa and Tea was thinking about the Pharaoh in one of her fantasies. Joey let out a victory shout when he beat the game. Someone bumped into him on their way around them and he turned to yell at them.
"HEY! WATCH WHERE YOU'RE-," He saw that he was yelling at a tall man with cold red eyes. "Going…"
The man walked away and kept his hands firmly in his long coat pockets. A blonde girl followed him, but winked at Joey.
"She's cute." Joey whispered, watching the girl walk away in the same kind of coat as the man.
"And that man is probably her boyfriend." Tea said, coming out of her fantasy land. "So if you don't watch out, he may hurt you for checking out his girlfriend."
Joey shrugged and started sucking on his straw, trying to get the rest of the soda out of his cup before it got hot. The blonde tried to hug the man, but he pushed her away and turned his head away. The blonde crossed her arms and stomped her booted foot. Joey thought he saw the guy chuckle at the girl's display of displeasure.
"But if he liked her, wouldn't they be, like, hugging or holding hands or something?" Joey asked, glancing at Tea who was staring at the man with heart shaped eyes because she obviously thought he was cute in a dark way.
"That would make sense." Tea muttered, nodding her head slowly. "But they're not and maybe they don't have to."
The tall man glanced over at her and smirked. Tea almost fell down as she saw his glowing red eyes.
"That's not normal." she whispered.
The blonde girl slapped the man on the arm and said something that they couldn't hear from where they stood. The man chuckled and she hit him again. This time, he struck her and there were three long scratches across the blonde's cheek. She hissed as blood trickled down from the wounds and the man just crossed his arms and leaned back against the wall.
"That's not right!" Joey exclaimed, setting his drink down and starting to march over to where the man stood.
"Joey, don't do anything stupid!" Tea urged. "That guy's a lot bigger than you and looks really tough!"
Joey ignored her and marched over to the guy. The man looked at him with narrowed eyes.
"Didn't anyone tell you that you're not supposed to hit a girl?" Joey questioned, putting a finger in the man's face.
"Get out of here, shrimp, and keep your nose out of my business." the man ordered in a cold voice.
"And what are you going to do if I don't?" Joey asked, crossing his arms.
The man smirked and pulled one of his hands out of his pockets. He let the talons on his fingers shine in the light. Joey instantly sweat dropped and backed up and into the blonde. He turned to face her.
"And you're with this guy?" he asked.
She nodded her head and kept her hands in her pockets as well.
"Well, you're coming with me!" Joey declared.
She shook her head and showed him one of her hands, revealing the talons that were on it. Tea grabbed Joey and pushed him behind her.
"Uh…sorry about my friend…he just had too much soda and the lights are driving him crazy…you know…it happens to us all sometimes…" Tea mumbled, smiling. "So we'll just be going now…"
The man nodded and looked away. The blonde smiled sadly and leaned against the wall next to the man. Tea dragged Joey behind a game console and crouched down next to him.
"Did you see their hands?" she asked. "They could have ripped you to shreds!"
Joey was staring at something in his hand. Tea glanced at it and saw that it was a pink feather.
"Where did you get that?" she asked.
"The girl…Tea," he gulped and looked up at her. "I think they're Duel Monsters!"
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Mai was painting Carrie's nails a bright red as they talked on the front porch of her house. She wasn't exactly sure if Carrie was actually paying attention to a word that she said about fashion and Joey and all the stuff that she was interested in.
"So, Carrie, am I invited to your cousin's party?" Mai asked, hoping that would make Carrie reply.
"Yeah…I think so." Carrie muttered, blowing on her finished nails. "It's not like she's mad at you for dating Joey behind her back. I actually think she was relieved."
"Good, because I have the perfect gift for her!" Mai exclaimed, pulling Carrie's foot onto her lap and started painting the girl's toe nails.
"Ooh!" Carrie said, looking interested now. "What is it? Tell me! Tell me!"
"No. It's a surprise." Mai stated, smiling slightly.
"Aw…spoil sport!" Carrie complained, crossing her arms. "I got her a book about vampires and demons and a one year membership to anger management classes at the community center."
"The books seem like a nice idea because she kind of looks like a vampire now." Mai said, putting Carrie's foot down and grabbing the other one.
"Oh, so you saw her?"
"Yes, and I never thought I'd see the day that Alyssa would eat steak. And it was rare, too!"
"Definitely a vampire now." Carrie said. "I hope you have tons of holy water and garlic saved up." She started laughing. "But seriously, she does look like a vampire and I don't know why she did it!"
Mai nodded and heard a whole bunch of dogs start barking. She looked at the street and dropped the finger nail polish bottle that she had been closing. She just stared at the street with wide eyes. Carrie followed her gaze and her eyes went all wide too.
A woman that was scantily clad was sitting on the roof of a car while a demonic looking giant stood in the middle of the road with his arms crossed. Carrie looked at Mai.
"Uh…about that holy water…"she muttered.
"I don't have any…do you?" Mai asked.
Carrie shook her head and got to her feet quickly. Mai was already on her feet. Both girls screamed and ran into the house, slamming the door behind them.
D.D. Warrior Lady looked over at Summoned Skull and smirked. "It seems like they don't really like you." she said.
Summoned Skull just laughed and they moved closer to the house.
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Yugi sat at his desk, watching Performance of the Sword pace around the room. She had bandaged her shoulder an hour ago, but the blood was staining her bandage and started leaking. She didn't seem to notice.
Yugi, close the blinds now.
Yugi stood up and hastened to obey Yami's order. He glanced out his window before closing the blinds and saw a man juggling glowing orbs on the sidewalk. He glanced back at Performance of the Sword.
She was standing still now.
"She doesn't trust you anymore." Performance of the Sword said. "So now you're in just as much trouble as the rest of her enemies."
This can't be good. Yugi thought.
It's not, and we need to know more about what we're going up against. And there's not much time for that.
"I hope you two are ready for war." Performance of the Sword stated.
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A/N: Woohoo! War!! I love war! Not really, but fictional wars rock! So if you're a fan of Duel Monster wars, review me and then go onto the next chapter.