Seto lunged at Bakura in the limo as Joey grabbed Seto again. Bakura dissipated into mist. "Wait a fucking minute, Dragon...let me motherfucking explain!" The mist stated from someplace at best approximated at Ryou's shoulder. Scales were starting to form on Seto's arms as his eyes were changing.

Knowing nothing else to do to stop Seto, Joey leaned up and bit Seto on the neck, hard. "Seto. Stop. You're gonna kill us all if you change!"

Stopping the transformation, blood trickling down his neck, Seto gripped his hands into fists, breathing heavily. Glaring at Bakura, he growled. "Speak, Spirit."

Bakura appeared, on Ryou's lap, who let out a squeak with the weight that suddenly appeared on his lap. "Look. The demon has com-fuckin-pletely infected Mokuba's soul. Mokuba can't remember a cuntsucking thing since the Great War. If I don't kill Mokuba, this bitchass demon will. If I kill Mokuba, it's possible one of these guys, ya know, the FangBanging Freaks, can bring him back from the brink. So, Mokuba might be a vampire dragon, but at least he'd be a-fuckin-live."

Yami got to the window and knocked on it, asking the driver to stop. The driver pulled over and Yami got out, pulling Yugi with him. Yugi looked up at Yami. "We need to get out in case blood flies." Putting Yugi on his back, he stood to the side as Ryou got out, and Bakura solidified. Crawling out, Joey and Seto got out, Seto still trembling in rage. Transforming into a dragon, Seto took off to the sky, howling.

Bakura looked around. "What the fuck does that mean?"

Joey looked at Bakura, eyes grave. "It means ya better kill Mokie an' bring him back quick, before Seto comes back."

Bakura kept Joey's eye contact and nodded. Motioning for everyone to get back in the limo, Bakura looked at Yami. "Look, you better be the one to do it. You got more fucking control than Shrimp. Get the driver in a deserted area and have the window cracked. Be ready." Dissipating, Bakura went into the puzzle.

Yami held Yugi's hand, waiting. Ryou told the driver where to go. After the car stopped, everyone silently waited. Coming out a few minutes later, a strong hold on Mokuba, Bakura took a dagger out of his belt. Mokuba was looking around. "Where's Seto?" All averted their eyes except Ryou, who watched Bakura gut Mokuba in the limousine, blood, mucous, and intestines spilling. As Mokuba's blood curdling scream started, Bakura covered Mokuba's mouth. Yami looked to Bakura, poised over Mokuba's neck, waiting for the sign. Bakura was watching Mokuba's face as a purplish green mist started leaving out of Mokuba's nose, mouth, and eyes...after a few moments, Bakura nodded and Yami bit down, hard, fangs sinking in the flesh. Jaggedly ripping open his wrist, he forced some of his vitae in Mokuba's mouth.

There was nothing left to do but wait. As the moments passed and Mokuba didn't move, Yami's eyes grew more worried, and Bakura worried more as well. "This was supposed to fucking work. Why the fuck isn't it working?" Everyone was so concentrated on Mokuba and if he would survive, that no one saw the purplish green mist slither on the floor, up Yugi's leg, and in Yugi's nose. Everyone was staring so hard at Mokuba, that no one saw the green overtaking the amethyst of Yugi's eyes, or that Yugi's sweet, cherubic face was becoming more dark and angry. Everyone was so worried about Mokuba, that no one saw that they were losing Yugi.

Suddenly, Mokuba sat up, gasping, eyes black. Looking around, he grabbed onto Yami. "Yami...what happened? Why do I want blood? Where is big brother?"

Letting out a sigh, Yami hugged his cousin tightly. "It's okay, you're okay now."

Suddenly, the door opened, and Seto in human form looked in. Seeing Mokuba, he crawled in and went over to Mokuba, inspecting him. Looking at Yami, Yami nodded. "It worked. He's a vampire dragon, but he's alive...well, so to speak." Seto looked to Yami, nodding in appreciation. He then turned to look at Bakura, nodding in a begrudging appreciation as well.

"Uh, Yug'...where ya goin'?" Joey asked as Yugi crawled out of the car. Yami looked after quizzically and got out of the car as well.

"Aibou? Are you okay?" Yami walked over to Yugi.

Yugi was looking off to the ocean. At hearing his name, Yugi turned and looked at Yami. Gasping, Yami stared at Yugi...his beautiful amethyst eyes were turning a deep green. "Aibou? Why are your eyes green?"

At hearing that, Bakura jumped out of the car. "What the fucking hell?"

Yugi's lip curled up in a sneer. "I'm going to my Mistress." An alien voice hissed. And before Yami could stop Yugi, Yugi grabbed Yami's hair, slamming Yami's head into the ground and took off into the air. Ryou ran over to Yami, checking on him as Seto took off, transforming again after handing Mokuba to Joey. Seto flew, wings pumping, sun glinting off his scales as he chased after Yugi. Yugi flew off behind a wall, Seto close behind. Suddenly, Seto stopped, looking around...he lost him...Yugi just, disappeared!

Turning back, he quickly went and grabbed Joey. "Come with me, see if you can catch his trail." Nodding, Joey crawled on top of Seto, transforming and gripping Seto with his claws. Seto flew back to where he last saw Yugi. Joey whimpered, nose in the air, trying to figure out where Yugi's scent went. Catching a whiff of it to the right, he guided Seto that way. They traveled for an hour, twisting left and right several times, before losing the trail. Defeated, they turned back to the limo. Landing, both went back into human form, not caring that they were naked at seeing the look of pure agony on Yami's face.

Yami looked up at Seto. "I...I'm losing him Seto...I can't feel him as strong."

Seto turned, grabbing Bakura and slamming him into the limo. "Why didn't you tell us that we were in danger of the demon jumping bodies?" Seto snarled.

"Because!" Bakura yelled, nose to nose with Seto. "My information said that the demon couldn't jump into weres, vampires, angels, or other demons. I didn't think any of us were in danger!"

Yami sat on the ground, Mokuba's arms around him. Yami's eyes were lifeless, and he wasn't responding to Mokuba's gentle voice. Looking up at Seto, Mokuba gnawed on his bottom lip. "Big brother, I'm worried. He's slipping from us."

Just then, Seto's phone dinged from a text message. Angrily grabbing his phone from the floorboard of the limo, he opened it. Face hardening, he angrily tapped the screen several times. Growling lowly, they heard Seto look at the screen. "You bitch, what have you done?"

Everyone heard a female voice respond, "Oh, come now, Seto...didn't you miss me?"

"Release your hold on Yugi." Seto snarled.

"Now...how could I do that? I don't have a hold on Yugi. He's here with me voluntarily, aren't you sweetheart?" The voice dripped sickly sweet.

"Of course I am." Yugi's voice could be heard.

At the sound of Yugi's voice, Yami had jumped up and ran over to Seto, looking at the phone. Seeing that Seto had set up the Line service, he could see Yugi standing next to Anzu. Wait...why was Yugi's shirt off? Yami's eyes narrowed dangerously. "Anzu, I swear to all that is holy, if you hurt Yugi, even you will welcome the afterworld before I am done with you."

Anzu's sickly laugh came through. "Oh, big harsh words for you, Yami. You can't control Yugi, even though you tried. He's mine now, aren't you sweetheart?" Looking to Yugi, she ran a finger down Yugi's cheek. Yugi nodded and roughly pulled her into a deep kiss, one hand on her breast, and the other kneading her ass. Seto ended the call.

Yami looked at the group. "I don't care what our mission was supposed to be. I don't care if monsters take over the world. We are going after Yugi, and we are going to get him back, even if it kills me."

Everyone looked back, nodding. Bakura stepped up to Yami. "I swear to you. We will get Yugi back. I fucked this up, and I will fix it, or may Zorc have my soul." Holding out his hand, Yami took it, and they shook, sealing the vow Bakura made to Yami.

()()To be continued in Vengeance, Book Two of the Guardians Series()()