Hey all you people! My exams are done, and I clamost cried with joy from the reviews, so I think that maybe I should update? So, here I am, updating. Thank you all, everyone who has read through this story so far, and thank you so, so much to all of those who have reviewed. You all have made me so happy, and I'm sorry if this chapter, or the next, isn't exactly the 'ending' you thought it would be.
It gets kind of crazy and weird, but my stories sometime match myself- crazy and weird.
I do not own Yu-Gi-Oh! 5Ds, and sadly I never will.
Crash! Everyone jumped slightly when they heard a crash come from inside the house.
"What was that?" Mary whispered.
"I thought I heard a... cat hiss," Peter whispered. "Do they have a cat? And if they did... why would they hurt it?"
"I don't know," Kallista whispered back. "I didn't know they had a cat. I-I had asked Brandon before if he had any pets, and he said 'no' because his mom doesn't like animals. But maybe... maybe he was lying..."
"We can't trust what he might've said," James whispered. "Let's just focus on getting your dad out of there. Okay everyone?" Everyone nodded.
"I'm going to check the window," Raven whispered, slowly standing up. She peeked into the window. "Nothing," she whispered, crouching down again. "Just a bedroom. And it's empty."
"Let's try the kitchen," Kallista suggested.
"Sure," Collin whispered.
"Actually," Will whispered back. "I think we should split up and search around the entire house. I'll go with Mary, and you too Collin."
"Aww," Collin mumbled.
"I'll go with Hawk and Hillary," Raven said. "Peter, why don't you go with Kallista and James?"
"Sure," Peter replied.
"Will, your group will check to see if anyone's in the rooms on the south walls, and Raven, your group will check the west side," Kallista told her friends. "We'll check the north side." They were on the east side at the moment, so checking the other sides would make sense.
"Let's go," James whispered, leading his group over towards the north side. The north side, also known as the back entrance, was where they had heard the crashing sound. The group of three headed silently towards where they were bound to find an adventure.
"Yusei," Kathryn commanded in her crazed voice. "It's time for the party. Open the present, and then we can go and have some cake!" Kathryn looked like she had flipped her lid. She looked like she had been a psycho all her life. Which, she might've. She had captured the most famous duelist of that time.
"Kathryn, calm down," Yusei told her.
"Open the present now, Yusei," Kathryn growled. She grabbed a big knife. "Then we can have cake, Yusei. One big happy family, eating cake together. Now open the present."
"Kathryn, put the knife down," Yusei commanded. When he saw her take a half step towards him, he quickly said, "If I open the present, will you calm down?"
"Of course," Kathryn growled in a psycho voice.
Yusei peeled the paper off the present. Why would she be that crazed about me not opening a present? Could it be something . . . bad? Could it be- Yusei gasped as a bright light flashed from the box. The light was invading his mind. Yusei watched as memories started to glow white. No! He wanted to call out, but he couldn't find his voice.
Pictures of people who must've been friends and family started glowing white and fading. Yusei found that he could still see the box that he was holding. He wanted to drop it, but it was as if it was glued to his hands, unable to let go. Inside the box, Yusei saw a wristband. It was the thing that was glowing. There was a . . . crystal on it. It's the crystal!
Luckily, the latest memories, like the realization about the crystal, had a long way to go before they disappeared.
"Ahhhhhh!" Yusei screamed out in pain as his memories were ripped from him. It hurt, physically and mentally.
"It's a good pain, Yusei," Kathryn laughed. "Soon, it will be gone, and we can be together forever. Won't that be wondrous?"
"Ahhhhh!" Kallista, James and Peter heard.
Kallista turned to James. Both, at the same time, whispered, "Yusei!"
Kallista got up and ran towards the back door, not caring if anyone saw. She tried the doorknob. It was locked. No! No, Yusei! No! She then proceeded to bang on the door. It didn't work either. Kallista screamed, the only thing that she could think of.
James came running over to her. Kallista felt as James grabbed her and pulled her into his arms. Kallista sighed and breathed deeply, loving the way that he held her. She heard Peter gasp, but she didn't care anymore.
"We're getting in there," James whispered to Kallista. Kallista nodded, knowing that she was safe in James's arms. James let go of her, and she felt sad for a moment. But when she opened her eyes, she saw James taking a big rock and breaking the down.
"Ah-" Kallista gasped. Peter, silent, stared at James as if he was a mad man.
Once the door was smashed in, Kallista saw Yusei lying on the ground. In one hand, he clutched his head. In the other, there was a small box. Kallista, horrified, raced over to her father.
"Get out of here!" A terrible screech broke through Kallista's horrified thoughts. Kallista looked up to see Kathryn, holding a big knife.
"Yusei, Yusei, what's wrong?" Kathryn cried. She lightly shook her father. Kallista tried to ignore Kathryn, but a madwoman holding a knife is hard to ignore. Kathryn made a lunge for Kallista, knife in hand. Kallista gasped, her eyes widening. But someone jumped in front. James jumped in front. Only one thing flashed through Kallista's mind. James, no!
Thunk! There was a weird sound as the knife split into a board that James was holding. Kallista sighed. I thought that he was about to . . . die. Kallista looked back towards Yusei. He looked like he was in a lot of pain.
"Yusei," Kallista whispered.
Kallista happily watched as Yusei looked up. But then she gasped. His eyes were glowing white! What's going on?
"Kallista," Yusei murmured. "Take the box from me. Okay?"
Confused, Kallista nodded. She reached over to the box in Yusei's left hand. She clutched the white box, and tried to take it from Yusei's hands. She couldn't, he was holding onto it to tight.
"Yusei, you have to let go if you want me to take it," Kallista whispered sacredly. There was something really wrong here. Yusei's eyes shouldn't be completely white. Kathryn didn't look like a madwoman before, but now she was. And where was Brandon?
"I can't," Yusei whispered back. "Inside it . . . there's a crystal. It . . . it's taking my memories away . . ."
"No," Kallista whispered. She looked up, searching for James. She needed his help. She didn't believe that she could help Yusei on her own. James was fighting off the madwoman with the board that had the knife in it. Kathryn actually looked . . . scared. But she also looked happy, every time her eyes flicked over to Yusei.
"Kallista, take the crystal," Yusei told his daughter. Kallista nodded. "It may stop it . . ."
Kallista grabbed the box, though she still couldn't take it from her father's hand. She then reached into the box and pulled out the crystal. It was . . . beautiful. Her eyes were locked on the crystal. She could see images in the crystal. She could see her 'Uncles' and her 'Aunts' and some of her 'cousins'. There were also scenes- Neo Domino, Satellite, the place that Yusei, Jack and Crow had shared when they participated in the WRGP. These were Yusei's memories, the ones that the crystal had taken. "No . . ."
"Break it," Yusei told his daughter. She could tell he was still in a lot of pain because of the crystal. She watched as his eyes squeezed shut.
I can do this. I'll save Yusei. No, we'll save Yusei. Kallista looked up at James and Peter. She then closed her eyes and pictured Hawk, Raven, Hillary, Mary, Collin, and Will. I can do this. Kallista took the crystal and thrashed it against the floor. It did nothing. So she banged it against the ground harder.
"It's not working!" Kallista cried. She got up and stomped on the crystal as hard as she could. After taking her foot off, she saw no change in the crystal. None except it looked like it had more color than before. "No, no, no!"
"Kallista!" Kallista looked up, hearing her name being called. She couldn't believe who was calling her name. It was Brandon!
"B-Brandon?" Kallista asked. Her ex-friend raced over to her with some sort of . . . hammer? The tip of the hammer was glowing white, just like the crystal.
"I know how to stop it," Brandon said quietly. Kallista looked him in the eyes, and noticed that they looked . . . wet. Sort of as if he had been crying or something. "Take this." He held out the hammer.
"Why?" Kallista asked. "Why are you helping me now? Before, you turned against me, and stole my dad away. Why help me this time? I don't understand you, Brandon."
"I know I did something wrong," Brandon replied strongly. "I know what my mom did was wrong. But that was in the past. Sometimes, you have to look to the future and decide if you're doing the right thing or the wrong thing. And I've realized that I've been doing the wrong thing. So now, I'm here to help."
"O-okay," Kallista replied. "I'm glad that you're on my side now."
"Take the hammer, Kallista," Brandon commanded. "This hammer is made from the same crystal. It's the only thing that can break it. I had doubts before about whether we were doing the right thing or not, so I decided to make this."
"Thanks." Kallista smiled friendly as she took the hammer from him. She picked up the crystal and looked over at Yusei. Brandon was sitting next to Yusei, whispering to him. Yusei looked like he was calming down a little.
He really is a friend. I'm kind of sad about taking Yusei from him. But our family hasn't been complete in thirteen years. We need him. Kallista smiled about having Yusei back. She noticed her other friends raced into the room as she brought the hammer down upon the crystal. Kallista swore she heard Kathryn scream. The crystal smashed, and the room filled with a bright white light, blinding everyone for a few moments.
Yep. Weirdness. But, it is who I am, and who I hope some of you are too (not in a bad way- weird is good). Anyway, next chapter is the last, so please please please review for me? I love hearing comments... please?