A/N: I'm here to warn you that there is a few depressing scenes coming up in this chapter, so be prepared to be depressed. Other than that, enjoy!
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Chapter Fourteen
Kaiba heard several bodies hit the floor of his office and looked up. Three Duel Monsters were standing in front of his desk, staring at him while Yami and Carrie picked themselves off of the floor.
"What do you two losers want?" he asked, throwing his shot of brandy down his throat.
"First of all, I am not a loser! And neither is Yugi!" Carrie snapped, crossing her arms. "And second, what the hell did you do to make my cousin mad on Sunday?"
Kaiba smirked. "I did nothing."
He reached for his brandy bottle, but found that it wasn't there. Performance of the Sword shook it in his face before making it vanish. He crossed his arms and pouted.
"Kaiba, we don't have time to play games." Yami said, glaring at him. "What did you do to piss Alyssa off?"
"I went out for a couple of nights of gambling and well, partying and she chewed me out the instant I walked in my mansion as if I had done something to her." Kaiba said, getting to his feet and looking out the window. "Then she left and I went to bed. Happy?"
"No. Because you're a stupid dick!" Carrie hissed, looking away from him as if he was the most disgusting thing on the planet. "You drove her mad because she thought you were in the bed of someone else…and you probably were and she's liked you since high school!"
Kaiba shrugged his shoulders. "She sure doesn't act like it."
"Because she's seen you with other women and saw what you did to them." Performance of the Sword said, watching him. "She was slowly losing her grip on her anger until you brought it over the top on Sunday and this new Alyssa is the result of that foolish mistake."
Kaiba looked down at the ground so many stories below. "Get out of here."
"Kaiba, where is my cousin?" Carrie asked.
"She didn't come to work today."
"Hm…I wonder why…" Carrie commented, smirking. "Seeing as how she was so cozy last night in the arms of Marik…"
Yami shot her a warning look, which she ignored.
"I said get out!" Kaiba snarled, glancing over his shoulders at her. The shot glass that was in his hand exploded as his grip on it tightened.
"Let's go, little one." Gyakutenno Megami said, putting her hand over Carrie's mouth before she could say anything. "We must warn the others and help them destroy the spies Alyssa put on them."
Performance of the Sword made another portal and walked into it. The others followed her and it closed before Kaiba turned around. He looked at the spot where the group had been and sighed. He felt little bits of glass sting in his palm and looked down at the blood that was flowing freely from the wounds on the palm. He sat down at his desk and just stared at his hand, wondering if what they had said was true.
Gemini Elf looked at each other and ran off. They had to warn Alyssa about what was going down.
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Alyssa walked into the hotel where Marik was staying and saw the said man exit an elevator with Odion. His face was clouded until he spotted her. He smiled and walked over to her.
"What are you doing here?" he asked.
"Well, I thought that since you are here for a little bit, that maybe we could hang out and have fun somewhere." Alyssa said.
"He can not." Ishizu said from behind Alyssa.
Alyssa's eyes narrowed, but she refused to turn around to face the Egyptian woman. "And why can't he?"
"Because I know what you're planning and I will not let it happen." Ishizu stated in a calm voice. "Now leave us."
Alyssa smirked. "In the end, you will have done all of this for nothing." Alyssa said. "I will have gotten what I wanted and you will have no way to stop me." She looked at Marik. "I will see you later. Like when your sister stops being such a stiff bitch."
She turned and walked past Ishizu, purposefully banging her shoulder into the Egyptian's in the process. She walked back out into the sunlight and put her sunglasses on. A large shadow passed over her twice and she walked towards a dark alley.
Harpie's Brother was waiting for her in the shadows. Alyssa crossed her arms and looked up at the cold Duel Monster.
"Well, what news do you bring?" she asked.
"They have found your ancient tomb and the scrolls that lie within." Harpie's Brother said. "That Egyptian woman had Yugi and his friends go to the museum and told them the story about your ancient evil."
Alyssa smirked. "And what of my Duel Monsters?"
"Somehow Yugi and Carrie have released two of their Monsters. Dark Magician and Gyakutenno Megami. Summoned Skull and Rapid-Fire Magician never had a chance."
Harpie's Brother muttered, crossing his arms. "Especially with Performance of the Sword helping them."
Alyssa leaned against a grimy brick wall. "Well, they will soon try to help the others by destroying the Monsters I set after them…we must not let them do that." Alyssa stated. "I want you to get the others to strike first or it will be too late for them. Understand?"
Harpie's Brother nodded and took off again. Gemini Elf instantly replaced him. Alyssa sighed.
"And what do you two want?"
"Yugi and his friends have visited Kaiba." the redhead said. "We think they are trying to make him remember who he really is and want him to ally against us."
"Well, Kaiba's a smart boy." Alyssa mumbled. "He won't believe anything unless there is evidence to back it up. So, I won't give him the evidence and you two won't let him get the evidence."
Gemini Elf exchanged looks with each other. Then they looked back at Alyssa. "We won't." they chimed before running off again.
Soul Tiger walked over to where Alyssa was standing and rubbed his head against her leg. She absently started scratching him between the ears.
"We need to keep Kaiba busy, so the others can't use him to meddle with my plans." she whispered. "And I believe I know how to do that."
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An emergency meeting had been ordered at the docks and the gang all brought their dueling decks. The group backed up when Dark Magician and Gyakutenno Megami (who was two full feet taller than Dark Magician and a couple of inches taller than Performance of the Sword) came out of the shadows.
"Yug, what is going on?" Joey asked, staring up at the two new Monsters.
"We figured out how to unlock our own Monsters to help defeat Alyssa's." Yami said, still having control of Yugi's body. "And we also know what's wrong with her."
"Alyssa's pissed and that let some ancient evil locked away in her incarnation's body to be released." Carrie explained. "So, we basically have to put it back where it came from or we're all as good as dead with the world."
"And how do we release our Monsters?" Mai asked, looking down at her Harpie Lady card.
"You don't." came a cold voice.
Everyone looked up to see that they were surrounded by Monsters. D.D. Warrior Lady smirked at Mai.
"Drop your decks and back up slowly." D.D. Warrior Lady ordered, holding her sword at the ready. "And maybe none of you will get hurt." She glanced at Performance of the Sword. "Well, most of you won't get hurt."
Yami saw Harpie Girl's eyes dart at Joey and dim down a bit. She seemed to be the only Duel Monster that was shaking. And it wasn't like she was the least powerful one either. He wondered why that was as Dark Magician and Gyakutenno Megami got into defensive positions.
"We'll never surrender!" Carrie shouted, voice echoing around the dock. "So, you guys better drop that crap!"
Harpie's Brother looked at the others and nodded. The Duel Monsters ran towards their targets while he headed for Performance of the Sword.
Mai stared at the female Duel Monster running towards her. She smirked and held out her Harpie Lady card. There was a flash of light and Harpie Lady was suddenly fighting D.D. Warrior Lady. She fingered a magic card just in case her Monster needed some help.
Joey watched as Harpie Girl hesitantly flew towards of him, pulling out a rose whip. Tea was behind him, scared to death, so she wouldn't be much help. He saw tears form at the corners of Harpie Girl's eyes, but summoned his Red Eyes Black Dragon to protect himself and Tea. That helped make the tears vanish as Harpie Girl had to dodge the Dragon's attacks.
Tristan and Duke were back to back, watching Succubus Knight and Warrior Dai Grepher approach them at a fast pace. Dueling with cards weren't really their thing, but they did have some good decks. Tristan whipped out a card and held it out in front of him and Duke copied him. Tristan summoned Dark Blade to stop Warrior Dai Grepher while Duke summoned Metal Dragon to fight Succubus Knight.
Yami sent Dark Magician to protect Performance of the Sword as Harpie's Brother got a little too close. He turned to see Harpie Lady plunge her claws into the back of D.D. Warrior Lady before shooting straight up into the air, holding onto the Duel Monster before dropping her onto a large spike. He looked away as the Duel Monster was impaled before exploding.
Harpie Girl kept flying circles around Red Eyes Black Dragon while ripping at his hard scales with her rose whip. Finally, the Dragon managed to get one foot on her and knocked her to the ground. He let out a black orb and it connected with her foot because she had rolled out of the way in time to stop the fatal blow.
Duke and Tristan were breathing heavily as their Monsters got hit by several attacks before Dark Blade shoved his sword into the heart of Warrior Dai Grepher. The Monster's death cry echoed around the docks even after the Monster vanished. Succubus Knight was bit in half by Metal Dragon and burst into hundreds of little pieces with a little cry.
Harpie's Brother landed on one knee and glared at the three opposing Duel Monsters. He had only hit them a few times, but he had been hit the most. He was starting to feel the loss of blood through his body. His eyes kept darting around the group and in the direction of the struggling Harpie Girl, who was now being attacked by both Red Eyes Black Dragon and Harpie Lady.
"Give up." Performance of the Sword ordered, lowering her sword. "And we'll let you live."
"I'll never give up to the likes of you!" Harpie's Brother snarled, getting ready for another attack.
"Foolish bird man." Gyakutenno Megami whispered, her black eyes glowing slightly.
Harpie's Brother ran at her and his talons ripped into her abdomen. Carrie stumbled into Yami as she felt the blow herself. Dark Magician leapt into action and did a Dark Magic attack which Harpie's Brother dodged. He flew into the air and let the blood of Gyakutenno Megami drip off his talons.
His eyes darted towards Harpie Girl as Harpie Lady attacked her bad leg. He darted towards his remaining comrade and swept her into his arms. He flew back into the sky and looked back at his enemies.
"I'll deal with you all later." he called before flying off.
Carrie panted as she looked at her Duel Monster. She felt Yami still supporting her and glanced at him. "Uh…what was he going on about?" she asked, feeling blood trickle down her chin.
"I don't know, but I'd hate to see how Alyssa is doing now that most of her Monsters are dead." Duke muttered, looking at his Metal Dragon. "I mean, our Monsters were barely hurt and we're feeling the pain. She's probably worse off."
Tristan stood up straight and walked over to his motorcycle. The others watched him as the Monsters started talking to each other and healing their wounds.
"Where do you think you're going?" Tea asked as Tristan started his motorcycle.
"To check on my best friend." Tristan muttered before speeding off.
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Alyssa sat in the hall, coughing up blood. Her eyes were starting to glaze over as she saw her uncle walking towards her. She blinked and shook her head slightly as he knelt next to her.
"SOMEONE CALL 911!!!" Pegasus shouted, looking at the blood that was staining Alyssa's chin and her clothes.
Alyssa shook her head again and tried to push herself away from the wall. Pain shot up her arms and she fell back against the wall. Little spots of light exploded in front of her eyes. Her eyelids were getting heavier and she started seeing black around her uncle.
"Hold on, Angel." he whispered, not touching her. "Hold on."
Alyssa thought she saw the shadow of a large man with wings before she closed her eyes and let never ending darkness engulf her.
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Kaiba had managed to remove all the little pieces of glass from his palm and had bandaged his hand up. He turned the news on when Kathy called him almost crying. He just sat there staring at the screen.
There was live video of Alyssa being moved into the back of an ambulance. She wasn't moving or anything. Then the camera returned to a preppy looking news reporter.
'So far there are no new findings on the attack of Ms. Alyssa Pegasus,' the reporter said. 'Police aren't sure if this attack was caused by the same person who murdered her other uncle just a day ago. But they will tell us when they do. Behind me, Alyssa is being put in an ambulance to be transported to the Intensive Care Unit of Domino City Hospital and we'll be checking in on her status later. Back to you, Dave.'
Kaiba ignored the rest of the news as he continued seeing Alyssa being put into the back of the ambulance. He saw her coughing up blood, laying on the ground for dead, and felt his anger begin to boil. He got up and walked towards his office doors. Now his wounds didn't seem to matter. All that mattered was the girl on a gurney in the back of an ambulance who had been his best friend since he had been in the orphanage.
Kathy met him in the lobby and he saw tears trailing down her face.
"Make sure she's okay…" she whispered, looking up at him with watery eyes.
Kaiba nodded and walked out of the KC building. He looked up when he felt a drop of water hit him. The sky was murky gray and more rain drops started coming down. Then it started raining buckets. He sighed and walked over to his repaired car. He felt numb against everything.
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A/N: YAY!!! Depressing ending to a depressing chapter…sorry guys, I had to do it. I think it'll get better after this, but then there will be more depression. Review me, as always!