"AAAAHHHHH!" yelled a male voice, making everyone jump awake that night and look to see Jesse patting himself over, looking desperately for something and sweating, badly panicked.
"Jesse!" yelled Jaden as he jumped out of his bed and rushed to his best friend, holding his shoulders firmly yet gently. Jesse began relaxing, looking around the room at his friends who were looking at him with concern.
"What happened?" asked Jaden and Jesse struggled to get his breathing back in check. He then looked at Jaden, his eyes still half dead due to him looking so terrible and being so weak.
"Just recapping memories of being with those monsters..." he whispered and Jaden gave him a sympathetic look.
"I know those memories may seem to be happening to you now, but the next time you relive that, just keep telling yourself that Kyah was able to save you, that you're safe and tucked away in bed... I know it may be hard, but keep trying to remind yourself that..." suggested Lynx as she stood, sitting at the foot of Jesse's bed and smiling gently.
"Yeah, Lynx's right! We're all here for you and willing to help you in whatever way we can Jesse!" encouraged Jaden, lightly patting Jesse on the back playfully. Jesse smiled at them, but it was half hearted. His gaze went to Kyah, who was sitting up in her bed, watching the scene and Jesse couldn't look her in the eyes. He turned his head away making Kyah look at her hands. Jesse then lay down and pulled the blankets back over himself.
"Thanks, I'll try and remind myself that..." he said and Jaden smiled as both he and Lynx walked back to their beds. Jesse lay on his side, feeling like kicking himself in the head. He hadn't been recapping memories; he'd been seeing something, something terrible. He knew it involved Kyah and that terrible duel monster Yubel that wants revenge on Jaden, but he couldn't remember the specifics. That's why he couldn't look Kyah in the eyes. He felt like his would betray the terrible secret to her, and she'd grow fearful. He remembered seeing what she was like at the haunted dorm; he never wanted to see a repeat of that ever again. Blair was right, he was in love with Kyah, but could he ever admit that to her? Never...
The next day the gang, excluding Jesse, were sitting around the table as Alucard went to prepare some food for Jesse to help him heal faster. The gang chatted about how they were going to get out of this world now that they were in it. Kyah was staring blankly at the table, she hadn't touched her food this morning and she performed all her chores successfully yet like she was a robot.
"My dear child, can you take this to that poor boy in the next room?" asked Alucard and Kyah snapped out of her trance, looking at the tray of food and Alucard who was smiling gently at her. She stood from her spot and took the tray, walking into the room they slept in and stepped to Jesse's bed. Jesse had his back to her and looked like he was sleeping.
"Jesse? I have some food here for you that Alucard made... try and eat it before it gets cold and his efforts go to waste..." she stated, placing the tray on the desk near his bed. He moved a little and she saw him lying on his back, looking up at the ceiling.
"Need some help sitting up?" she offered and he nodded. She reached forward, grabbing his shoulders and pulled him up into a sitting position then grabbed his pillow, sitting it up and then let him lay back against it. She grabbed the tray and placed it in front of him on his lap then stood back. Jesse still refused to give her eye contact. Kyah looked down at the ground sadly.
"Jesse? If I've done something that's made you uncomfortable or hate me, I'm sorry, but please, tell me what it was..." she apologised, her voice breaking in a few places. Jesse froze in a silent gasp at her voice and he looked up at her in shock. She hadn't done a thing to make him hate her, and she automatically started blaming herself. He then lowered his head and began chuckling slightly.
"Make me uncomfortable or hate you? Kyah, I could never hate you... It's just... n-nothing, don't worry about it" he said, and then looked up at her smiling. Kyah looked at him, not sure what expression she should make, and then looked at her feet, smiling and hiding her eyes with her hair.
"O-oh... that's... good then..." she stated, and then turned to walk out as quickly as she could. Jesse sat there, wanting to smack himself out with a shovel. Why was he making her so upset? Why couldn't he just tell her the truth! What was the truth though?
"Kyah? Where are you going?" asked Lynx, standing from the table as she saw Kyah walk past them and out the house. She had been looking at the ground and no one could see her face. Lynx quickly walked out after her, then began running to catch up.
"Kyah! Wait!" she yelled, as Kyah stopped and waited for Lynx to catch up.
"Did something happen between you and Jesse?" she asked and Kyah looked down at her shoes.
"No... Nothing's happened really... more... Jesse's refusing to even look at me... it's like, I've done something terrible and he's too ashamed to act like he knows me..." she explained and Lynx blinked a few times in shock, then growled under her breath.
"That bastard... I'm going to kill him... and he said he was in love with you, what the hell could have changed so quickly!" she hissed, cracking her knuckles. Kyah chuckled, her voice breaking occasionally as she laughed.
"I'm sorry, can... can you just leave me alone Lynx? It's nice and all that you're here to comfort me instead of it being the other way around, and I appreciate your concern, but I just need some time to think to myself" Kyah asked and Lynx nodded, patting her shoulder then walked back to the house. Kyah continued walking till she reached the edge of the town. When she got there, she gasped silently to feel tears falling down her cheeks. Her knees shook and she fell to her knees in the sand, crying.
"Well well, it seems the two of us have the same suffering... we've been through the same things due to the person we care most about hurting us..." stated a female voice and Kyah gasped, turning to see Yubel standing over her suddenly.
"W-Who are you?" she asked and Yubel smiled gently at her. She bent to her level and took her hands in hers.
"A friend who's been through the same thing as you and wants to help you because she knows how it feels..." she stated and Kyah blinked a tear away.
"A... friend? But... you're a duel monster... aren't the duel monsters here nasty?" she asked and Yubel smiled, shaking her head.
"Most are, but there are the few like me who have been able to retain their sanity... Let us join forces, I can help make things better!" she explained and Kyah blinked a few times, then her eyes slowly went blank before they closed and she collapsed into Yubel's arms. Yubel then began laughing and they then began glowing a shade of dark orange. Suddenly everything went black as Jesse screamed again, jumping forward in his bed, breathing heavily. The gang rushed in and Jesse scanned them in a panic. He became even more panicked when he didn't see Kyah among them.
"Where's Kyah!" he yelled and Jaden raised a brow, looking through the group.
"She said she had to think of a minute, why do you ask? You're the one who treated her like that anyway!" explained Lynx and Jaden gasped at her and Jesse looked down in guilt.
"Okay, I lied! The dreams weren't memories; it was trying to show me something. I now remember the dream, Kyah's in trouble, we have to go!" he explained and threw the covers off himself, gritting his teeth in agony as he tried to stand and walk to the exit. He leaned against the doorframe, panting and in terrible pain, then continued walking to the exit of the house.
"Jesse! You're in no condition to be walking!" exclaimed Atticus but Jesse gave him a determined glare, shutting him up.
"Jesse, can you explain to us what you saw?" asked Alexis and Jesse continued trudging through the sand painfully.
"Okay, I saw Kyah, crying on the sand and she was approached by Yubel, tricked into thinking she was her friend, and then Yubel ended up taking her body and using it as her own!" he stated and the gang gasped in shock as Jesse stopped and saw Kyah standing in the sand, her back turned to them.
"I just pray I'm not too late..." Jesse muttered and Kyah turned to look at them, her eyes a blood red, a wicked smirk on her face. The gang gasped in horror, and Jesse looked the most shocked.
"There you are, you saved me the trouble of hunting you down Jaden... Jesse... now it's time for us to have our revenge on the both of you, seen as I am her friend..." stated Kyah, but her voice was different, it was Yubel's voice instead.
"Yubel! Release Kyah!" exclaimed Jaden, standing next to Jesse. Kyah only chuckled in response.
"Why should I? Kyah's my friend, we've suffered the same way, she's my friend, and I'll never let her go... never..." she asked and then hugged her arms over her wait, laughing maniacally. Jesse gasped in horror, realising this was all his fault.
"No... This... this is all my fault... I..." he muttered, falling to his knees and looking at his hands in shock. Lynx folded her arms over her chest and glared at Jesse, but it fell when she saw Kyah raise her arms out and her eyes flashed. Lynx gasped in shock, then ran to Jesse and Jaden.
"We've got to get out of here! She's tapped into the Supreme Queen's power! She's going to turn the weather into her weapon like she did to those monsters! Hurry! Pick yourself up and run!" she exclaimed, and then turned to the group, pointing back to the house. The wind then began picking up and Jaden gasped, bending down and hoisting Jesse's arm over his shoulder. He then began glaring at Kyah.
"Yubel, we will settle this one day, but in the meantime, don't get too comfortable in Kyah's body, you won't be there long!" Jaden swore, and then rushed to the house, pulling Jesse along behind him. Once they got inside, Jaden leaned Jesse against the wall then peered out the door to see the clouds had turned a horrible shade of black and there was lightning and thunder. The winds had picked up and were fairly strong, picking up sand and tossing it everywhere.
"What is happening?" asked Alucard, walking to them and looking at the window, gasping to see the weather.
"This is the Supreme Queen's power... what has happened children?" he asked and Jesse cleared his throat.
"I was a jerk to Kyah and because of that, she's been possessed by a duel monster called Yubel that wants to destroy the 12 dimensions..." he explained and Alucard gasped in horror. He then walked up to Jesse and raised his walking stick. He hit Jesse on the head with it, and then walked to the table, sitting down and motioned for everyone to sit down. Jesse rubbed his head painfully then sat down with everyone.
"What'd you hit Jesse for Alucard?" asked Jim and Alucard chuckled.
"I hit him because he made the wrong move. I've seen young love and all its confusion, all its mistakes and all its joys... I hit Jesse because he made the wrong move, when you love someone, you don't ignore them or shut them out, even if you think you're protecting them" he explained and Jesse blinked in shock, then rested his head on the table, grumbling to himself and lightly hitting his head with his fists.
"I'm such an idiot..." he mumbled and Jaden laughed at him. In fact, the whole group did.
"Now, about this duel monster Yubel that wants to destroy the 12 dimensions, I'm not sure what can be done about that... we'll need the Supreme King's power in order to save her, that is a must. Without the Supreme King we will surely fail" started Alucard and everyone looked at each other then at Jaden, who began looking nervous.
"Considering I can't even tap into the Supreme King's power unless I'm really mad or something really bad is about to happen? That makes me kinda useless..." he stated and Alucard then hit him on the head with his walking stick. Jesse began laughing at his reaction.
"Ow... that smarts..." muttered Jaden as he rubbed his head painfully.
"But before we take on Yubel, Jaden must learn to control the Supreme King's power..." continued Alucard as he then gasped, for the first time his eyes were visible.
"She couldn't be..." he muttered and Blair raised a brow.
"She couldn't be what?" Blair asked and everyone began looking intently.
"I think Yubel might be planning to suck up energy continuously until she has enough power to tap into the Supreme Queen's hidden power, the ability to control time. If she uses that power to destroy the 12 dimensions then it's all over! But that power of hers is only a rumour, I don't even know if it's really a power of hers..." finished Alucard and everyone gasped, looking at each other in shock.
"What do we do?" asked Syrus, looking at Jaden for guidance.
"We teach Jaden to control the Supreme King..." whispered Nao and everyone turned to look at her, she still had life in her eyes, but she was a little expressionless. She sat between Hassleberry and Chazz.
"Nao's right, how hard can it be, right Jaden?" asked Hassleberry and Jaden nodded, chuckling nervously.
"Alright, when does the training begin?" asked Chazz and Jesse looked at Chazz, then at Jaden.
"Hopefully as soon as possible... we don't want to wait and then find out Kyah really does have the power to control time..." stated Jesse and Jaden nodded in agreement.
"I couldn't agree more boys... Alucard, do you know any way we can get Jaden to control the Supreme King's powers? Any particular training methods?" asked Jim and Alucard chuckled to himself.
"I do have one method, but it will be very dangerous for everyone and Jaden... are you up to the task? It could mean the end of your life if you chose to go through with it. Everyone looked at each other in dismay, but then they all nodded and looked at Alucard determinedly.
"Bring it on!" they cheered and Alucard frowned, wondering what would happen next.
"Finally, I have a powerful body that I can use to achieve my goal. I knew Jesse would react the way he did, and that's why I sent him those visions... Thank you Jesse, I couldn't have done it without you... and now with this power I will destroy the worlds and then bring an end to the 12 dimensions, creating a world where only Jaden and I exist. I shall protect him from all the evils of the world and we will rule together!" exclaimed Kyah, standing on the top of a pillar, laughing as her eyes flashed red again and the weather began getting even worse.
"I will destroy the meaning of space and time, now that I have the Supreme Queen's power, it's mine... ALL MINE!" she yelled, laughing maniacally.